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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: 112-86-5
2/4 Three Ball:
Murray State / Morehead State o128.5
Rutgers / Minnesota o140
Montana ML -115
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Murray St / Morehead St over 128.5 : This number has risen a tad since we locked it in last night, so the CLV should be in our favor. When these two teams met earlier in the season, the total landed on 117. However, there are a lot of underlying factors that lead me to believe we will easily hit the number tonight. There were 43 fouls in the first match-up. That resulted in a whopping 51 free throw attempts between the teams, but only 30 of these attempts were cashed in. 21 points left at the line. Also, the teams were a combined 7 for 34 from distance. Murray State shot 35% from the field, and Morehead shot 40% from the field. I believe we easily go over the total here. Two unit play for me.
Score Prediction: Murray State 73 – Morehead State 69
Rutgers / Minnesota over 140 : I really like this play tonight. Minnesota is coming into the RAC with a fringe top 50 pace in the country. Rutgers plays with high energy at home, and I believe they will get out and run with an inferior Minnesota team. Also, neither team rank in the top 100 in the country in defensive efficiency. There should be plenty of fast breaks, fouls, open threes, etc. that will get us across the 140 total. I was tempted to take Rutgers here, but I will go with the over instead.
Score Prediction: Rutgers 78 – Minnesota 70
Montana ML -115: A little late night Grizz action! I’m not sure if you can find this one on a stream anywhere, but make sure to add it to your bet slip. This is one of my favorite mid-major programs to follow. This year especially with the addition on Brandon Whitney. This is a big time freshman. Whitney is averaging 21.3 ppg in his last three, and is shooting it 54% from the field on the season as a guard. He will be a name in the Big Sky for years to come. Also, Portland State is just not very good. 38.5% from the field, 27.5 % from distance, and turn the ball over 15 times a game. Yuck. Give me the Griz! This may be a multi-unit play as well.
Score Prediction: Montana 69 – Portland State 60
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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