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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: 165-123-5
2/23 Mega Card:
Akron +2
Illinois -3 1H & -6
Georgia Tech +2
Bowling Green -7
Texas -1
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Akron +2 : I love watching this Zips team play. Every man is about his teammates’ success. They showed this unselfish, and electric, style of basketball in their comeback win over Ball State last time out. Their momentum was like a freight train that blew the game wide open. They are a well balanced team with Christian Jackson & Trimble up top, and Enrique Freeman down low. Ohio is formidable opponent, but I love the energy that Akron showed me against Ball State. I think they get another important win today.
Score Prediction: Akron 74 – Ohio 72
Illinois -3 1H & -6 : Ride with the hottest team in America??? Duh! The Illini are growing into the team we all thought they could be at the right time. Ayo Dosunmu is pushing for National Player of the Year with his two recent triple-doubles, and the team is also getting major contributions from several others. I want to focus on Kofi Cockburn. Kofi is averaging 21 & 11 in his last 4 games. He has been just as dominant as Ayo. I have no clue who Tom Izzo will try to throw at Kofi to stop him, but there is nobody on the roster with the size or the strength to compete with him. Avoid foul trouble, and he will have upwards of a 25 & 15 night. Sparty had a nice win last time out at IU, but the Illini are just in a different class. Illinois by double digits.
Score Prediction: Illinois 80 – Michigan State 65
Georgia Tech +2 : Riding the hot hand in this match-up. Georgia Tech is coming off of their most impressive outing of the season over the weekend against Miami. They seemingly did not miss a shot in the first half. Their recent performances have Joe Lunardi discussing them as a team to watch to enter the bubble conversation. They have an experienced roster that is hungry for a tournament birth. I do think Virginia Tech is slightly better coached and skilled, but they are coming off of a COVID pause that has forced them out of action since 2/6. I will ride the hot Yellow Jackets against a – hopefully rusty – Hokies group.
Score Prediction: Georgia Tech 70 – Va Tech 67
Bowling Green -7 : Picking on Eastern Michigan again here. They are still shooting 28% from the three point line, and have a negative assist/turnover ratio. You just won’t win many games that way. Bowling Green is also coming into this game feeling good about themselves after knocking off the MAC leaders, Toledo, last week. Justin Turner and Daeqwon Plowden had a big time week, and they should take advantage over a defense that ranks 345 out of 347 teams in defensive efficiency tonight.
Score Prediction: Bowling Green 80 – Eastern Michigan 68
Texas -1 : As I stated in my tweet when I put this out, I expect that Shaka has the Ramey and Jones situation handled by now. They are both great kids, and just had a rough day on Saturday. The Longhorns were crushing WVU until the on court incident, and then the wheels fell off. They will get back to handling their business tonight in a big home game vs Kansas. No analytics to run off of here, I just have a gut feeling.
Score Prediction: Texas 72 – Kansas 68
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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