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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: 86-62-5
1/20 Four Point Play:
St. Bonaventure -1.5
Bonnies/VCU over 139
Rhode Island -4.5
Clemson -1.5
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St. Bonaventure -1.5 / Over 139 : What can I say? I’m in love. I just love the way the Bonnies play the game. They have scoring from every level, and are an extremely unselfish team. Mark Schmidt is an excellent coach. VCU is on a nice stretch of form, but lost to Rhode Island by 15 in their only step-up in competition in the last two months essentially. If you have guards who take care of the ball, you can really score on VCU’s pressure. The Bonnies have a 16/10 assist/turnover ratio, which is one of the better ratios in the country. That is why I like the Bonnies in this game, and also why I like the over. Last season, St. Bonaventure reached 69 possessions in this match-up, and VCU reached 63 (while shooting 24 free throws). Jaren Holmes is scorching hot for the Bonnies, and I expect Lofton’s form to follow. These teams will run with each other, and the Bonnies will take care of business at home. (I like the spread -3 or less / and the over 140 or less .. but my official plays are all that you can hold me liable to haha)
Score Prediction: Bonnies 78 – VCU 73
Rhode Island -4.5 : Duquense is really struggling this season. They are 0-5 ATS in their last 5, and have just experienced departures from Sincere Carry and Lamar Norton Jr. to the transfer portal. Sincere Carry did so much for this team, and that is a really brutal loss midseason. The Dukes have also been without Maceo Austin due to a death in the family. He may be back today, but it is unconfirmed as of this hour. Meanwhile, Rhode Island is starting to find a bit of form coming off of a 20 point win over George Mason. I think Duquense will struggle to score with Fats and the Rams, and URI covers the number for us. (I like the spread -5 or less .. but my official play is all that you can hold me liable to haha)
Score Prediction: URI 70 – Duquesne 62
Clemson -1.5 : If you follow Big Cat over at Barstool, this is a classic Dead Cat Bounce Back game that he speaks of. Clemson was ranked #12 in the country before that brutal embarrassment UVA put on them. This was the most excited this program has been in a long time. It was a bit of a reality check, but will also drive hunger to right the wrong tonight. This is not a great spot for Georgia Tech. They are coming off of a 2+ week long shutdown due to COVID, and they are facing a Clemson team that is pissed off and hungry to bounce back. Clemson puts the clamps defensively on the Jackets and gets out to an early lead in this one. GT may make it close in the end, but we will have no problem covering. (I like the spread -3 or less .. but my official play is all that you can hold me liable to haha)
Score Prediction: Clemson 68 – Georgia Tech 62
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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