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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: 145-111-5
2/16 Four Point Play:
Wagner +4
Austin Peay 1H -3.5 & -6
Purdue -5
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Wagner +4 : This team is rolling into their series against Mount St. Mary’s on a tear! They have won 5 in a row, and their players are racking up big time NEC accolades. DeLonnie Hunt has won Rookie of the Week for the 2nd straight week, and Alex Morales won NEC Player of the Week last week. There is balanced scoring on this team across their four key guards, and they all crash the offensive glass. This team is undersized, but they just don’t get outrebounded. They are a scrappy bunch that I will love to take the points with in this match-up.
Score Prediction: Wagner 64 – Mount St. Mary’s 62
Austin Peay 1H -3.5 / 6 : This will be another drubbing of the Redhawks by the Governors. Any time the Redhawks take a step-up in competition, they fold and get blown out. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games, and all of those loses were by double digits. When they get down big, they do not claw back into games. They had no answer for Terry Taylor in the first match-up. Not many people do, but Terry had 23 points in the first half! I expect another big night for him, but the catalyst tonight will be Jordyn Adams. He has not been playing like himself recently, and this will be a great night to snap out of that spell. If you are scared of the B2B series here, I understand .. but, there have been a few days off .. and a similar team, Murray State, demolished the Redhawks twice recently. Governors big!
Score Prediction: Austin Peay 77 – SE Missouri St. 64
Purdue -5: There will be a lot of energy in Mackey tonight! This may not be a “must win” for the Boilermakers, but it is pretty close. Purdue will finally have their full compliment of players tonight, and Sparty has just been dreadful of late. A name to watch is Brandon Newman. Mike Randle (Action Network) pointed out recently that the freshman shot 58% from distance during Stefanovic’s absence from the lineup. If the Boilermakers can have two sharp shooters hitting, it will open up a lot of space for Trevion Williams to work. These are just two teams with completely different mindsets tonight. Also, the Boilermakers just don’t lose at Mackey. 8-1 straight up this season, with the lone loss to #3 Michigan. Boiler Up!
Score Prediction: Purdue 71 – Michigan State 62
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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