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Bittersweet to be putting in the last plays of the season. Thank you to everyone who has followed along with me in the first year of this account. You have made it one of my favorite college basketball seasons of my life. Can’t wait to keep this rolling for years to come!
Season Record: 284-209-6
4/5 NCAA Championship Card – Main Plays:
Gonzaga -4 / o158.5 : This is Gonzaga’s time. The perfect season .. the Suggs miracle .. everything has led up to this moment. The model program that Mark Few has built will finally have it’s One Shining Moment. Baylor is a very, VERY, good basketball team. However, Gonzaga is great. They are historic. The biggest reason? They are unselfish. There is not a single bad shot taken from this bunch. The individual star power always takes the backseat to finding an open teammate. The assists will rack up in this high paced affair tonight. The biggest edge for Gonzaga will be with Drew Timme. He is well on his way to winning the Most Outstanding Player award, and will take advantage of mismatches in the post with Vital and others all night long. He will make a living at the free throw line. The backcourt will also get theirs, and Gonzaga will pull away in the end with late free throws. It is finally coming home Zags nation!
Score Prediction: Gonzaga 85 – Baylor 78
- 4/5 NCAA Championship – Player Props:
Drew Timme o21.5 points: Timme has eclipsed this number in each of the last four rounds, and that will not stop tonight. As mentioned earlier, I think he will get to the line much like he did against OU.
Corey Kispert o22 pts/reb: Kispert had a very quiet 15 points against UCLA. It was a poor shooting night from him, and he was very passive. I look for him to get more involved on the offensive side tonight. Also, he is averaging close to 7 rebounds in his last three games. I like this number a lot. Hopefully, late free throws can push us across if close at the end.
Davion Mitchell o21 pts/ast: Davion is one of the best passers in America. The 11/0 ast/turnover ratio against Houston was not a fluke. Davion also assisted at a high rate in the Wisconsin and Arkansas wins. The pace should be very similar to those tonight. He is averaging close to his season ppg total of 14ppg in the tournament, so I am thinking we get a 16-8 type of night.
Jared Butler o20 pts/ast: I think Butler is going for 20+ tonight, so I will gladly take this prop with assists included. Not much else to say.
- 4/5 NCAA Championship Fun Sprinkles:
Most Points in the Game: Drew Timme +170 – The power of the stache
First Points in the Game: Davion Mitchell +450 – Gonzaga has lost the tip in their last three games, and Baylor has won their last three tips. Going with the odds that Baylor wins the tip, and picking the man who has the ball in his hands most often.
First Made Three in the Game: Jared Butler +300 – Butler is 4-1 on making the first three for Baylor in this tournament. The Zags have had a mixed bunch. I’ll take the sprinkle on these odds.
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