(photo: Hofstra University Athletics)
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: 210-152-6
3/8 Starting Five:
Hofstra -4.5
Oral Roberts +5.5
UNCG -4.5
NDSU -2.5
Pepperdine +9
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Hofstra -4.5 : Jalen. Ray. That is all that you need to know. We are riding the Ray train for the 2nd day in a row in the CAA Championship. Ray could easily go for 30 tonight, and we have Tareq Coburn to supplement the scoring. The guard tandem is the best in the CAA in my opinion. Also, Elon is undersized. Isaac Kante averages 10.3 rebounds per game on the season, and should eat on the boards against a team that has guards leading their rebounding attack. To pair with being undersized, Elon does not shoot (41.3% FG / 32.7% 3point) or assist (10.9/game) the ball well at all. I feel good laying the 4.5 points here.
Score Prediction: Hofstra 74 – Elon 66
Oral Roberts +5.5 : I’m going to take 5.5 points with the Golden Eagles any time that you will give them to me in the Summit. As I have said many times before, Max Abmas and Kevin Obanor could get big time minutes at any program in the country. That is not even up for debate anymore. Oral Roberts split the season series with SDSU, but there was a glaring standout in the box score. Abmas lit them up for 42 in the first game, and 30 in the 2nd. If not for some Obanor foul trouble, Oral may have swept the season series. Give me the Golden Eagles and 5.5 points tonight.
Score Prediction: Oral Roberts 81 – SDSU 78
UNCG -4.5 : Mercer has been an incredible story through the SoCon Tournament on their way to this championship birth. However, four games in four days will come back to bite them against the Spartans. Wes Miller’s high intensity press with Isaiah Miller at the point will wear down the Bears by the 2H of this one. The Spartans are the class of the SoCon in recent years, and will earn another NCAA Tournament birth. Watch for Wes Miller’s name in the upcoming “high-major” coaching searches.
Score Prediction: UNCG 74 – Mercer 65
NDSU -2.5 : I had high hopes for South Dakota a few weeks ago, but the injury to A.J. Plitzuweit will be too much to overcome against the Bison. The season series was split, but NDSU won the game without A.J. in the lineup for the Coyotes. There is also a glaring stat from both matchups that I want to be on the right side of. NDSU won the offensive glass 22 to 5 over both contests. Mercy.
Score Prediction: NDSU 72 – South Dakota 67
Pepperdine +9 : Riding the Waves for one last time this season. I hope that is not the case, but I think they will lose a close one tonight. However, all we need them to do is cover 9 points. The spread is way out of line in my opinion. I would have thought it would be -4 to -5 in BYU’s favor. The season series was split, but Pepperdine shot 28% in their loss and it was only by 9 points. Colbey Ross, Kessler Edwards, Sedrick Altman and Jan Zidek are good enough to win this game, but they will certainly keep us in it. Ride the wave!
Score Prediction: BYU 74 – Pepperdine 70
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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