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I will do my best to provide a daily three ball of picks for all of you snipers out there. The goal is a 2-1 night, with some 3-0’s sprinkled occasionally. I recommend you play them individually .. however, never be scared of a little three ball parlay!
Season Record: 7-2-1
12/12 Three Ball:
NDSU -4.5
Samford +18
Illinois -3
NDSU -4.5 : The Bison have had a brutal stretch to start the season. This has included road matchups with Creighton and Kansas. Their record is not indicative of how good this team is. They were 25-8 team last year, and were on their way to a tourney birth before coronavirus cancelled the tournameny. Sure, they lost Shahid .. but they still return vital pieces from last year’s squad. David Richman is a great coach and will have the boys fired up for a rivalry match-up.
Score Prediction: NDSU 72 – North Dakota 64
Samford +18 : I love getting 18 in this spot with Samford. Anthony Edwards and Rayshaun Hammonds are gone for UGA. This team will struggle this season. Yes, they are 4-0.. however, they have not played anyone with a pulse. Samford can score the basketball, and come in with a Top 10 pace in the country. They just scored 96 in a win against a great Belmont team. They will trick a young UGA team into running with them, and it will make this a close game. Samford may even win. I am sprinkling a minimum ML play on Samford as well at +1260.
Score Prediction: UGA 84 – Samford 80
Illinois -3: This one will be a sweat, but I cannot turn my nose at Illinois laying 3 or less. Missouri has veteran guard play that have gotten them off to a hot start this season, but they do not really bring much to the table down low. Cockburn and Giorgi should have big nights for the Illini. I would be nervous if this was the first true road test for Illinois, but they just went into Cameron and made slight work of Duke. Missouri will keep this one tight, and may lead for the majority of the game.. but the Illini have Final Four aspirations this year. They will fight to bring home the road win, and will pull this out late with free throws.
Score Prediction: Illinois 78 – Missouri 73
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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