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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: 151-115-5
2/19 Four Point Play:
South Alabama +1.5
Akron -4
Cal Baptist +9.5 & Over 142.5
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South Alabama +1.5 : These two teams split an earlier season series, but the Jaguars will have an edge tonight. Appalachian State is coming off of a nasty COVID shutdown. The Mountaineers have not had a game since January 30th. There is just no way to shake off the rust mid-game when you have Michael Flowers on the other side. South Alabama gets a comfortable win.
Score Prediction: South Alabama 70 – App State 65
Akron -4 : This is a nice spot to ride with Zips. Ball State has lost 4 or 5, and Akron almost had a slip-up against a bad NIU team last time out. They should be focused and ready to go to take care of an inferior opponent tonight. The Zips won the first meeting 72-44, and absolutely dominated the offensive glass and turnover margin. This will not be close. Loren Christian Jackson will go for 28+ – official prediction.
Score Prediction: Akron 77 – Ball State 62
Cal Baptist +9.5 & Over 142.5 : Yes, they are the inferior side here.. however, they have all of the key stats in their favor for a team that is trying to cover a large spread. They are shooting 41% from distance!!! That is absurd. Also, they shoot 74% from the line. Good shooting covers spreads – it is not rocket science. This team also assists at a high rate, and does not turnover the ball as much as they should for their pace. I love them to cover tonight. Those statistics, added with their absence of defense, also leads me to taking over the total here. Grand Canyon will exploit the Cal Baptist defense in a big way. They will touch 80+ in this game, but Baptist will hang around.
Score Prediction: Grand Canyon 80 – Cal Baptist 73
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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