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I will do my best to provide *at least* 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! 20/21 Season: 58%
Season Record: 31-35-2
11/23 Feast Week:
Southern Utah pick’em
Akron/App State o128
Butler +2
South Carolina -4
George Mason +4
Lipscomb -2
Arkansas -5
Gonzaga -6
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Southern Utah Pick’Em : Missed the best number here, but too much sharp money flying in to pass up. SUU’s athleticism could be a huge problem for Yale here. We will need a perfectly managed game Todd Simon. Following the big brains..
Score Prediction: SUU 71 – Yale 68
Akron/App State o128 : I don’t really love what I’ve seen from either team this season defensively. I am throwing the offensive performance yesterday from the Zips out the window. They are better than that. Bryan Trimble will get it going today. We are getting a discounted total because of it though. Also, Delph had a career high 39 points yesterday for the Mountaineers. We can get over this number… right?
Score Prediction: Akron 69 – App State 67
Butler +2 : Yesterday’s defeat to Wisconsin will prove tough to bounce back from for the Aggies. After their opening flurry of threes, this team really struggled to score the ball. They were also getting lost on ball screens at the top of the key. Butler has the weapons from deep to make them pay just as Wisconsin did. I also love the inside presence of Tyler Groce and Bryce Golden today. Golden needs to stay out of foul trouble. This will be an ugly one.
Score Prediction: Butler 65 – Texas A&M 60
South Carolina -4 : The Gamecocks have been a pleasant surprise this season. A statement win over a very good UAB team the other night. Devin Carter has been a freshman standout at the guard position, and Wildens Leveque is finally turning into the player that Frank Martin has promised he would be. The Gamecocks also get a shot in the arm tonight with the debut of AJ Wilson. The 6’7 George Mason transfer will be able to help this team in the variety of ways. We know Wofford can shoot the three, so James Reece will need to stay hot from behind the arc and also have help from Stevenson, Couisnard, etc. The Gamecocks size and athleticism will be a little too much for the Terriers tonight.
Score Prediction: South Carolina 73 – Wofford 66
George Mason +4 : Fading the disaster that is Nevada. I gave them one more chance last night, and they got ran out of the gym. To compound that, we woke up to the news this morning that they have kicked AJ Bramah off of the team. Arguably the most talented player. Nevada only has 4 competitive players at this point. If Baker or Washington get in foul trouble early, this could be another blowout.
Score Prediction: George Mason 74 – Nevada 69
Lipscomb -2 : Line is too low for me. Lipscomb has too many quality players that will prove to be a nightmare for a below average Tennessee Tech defense. Siding with Ahsan Assadullah is never a bad thing. This will also be a monster night for KJ Johnson. Calling it now..
Score Prediction: Lipscomb 71 – Tennessee Tech 65
Arkansas -5 : Absolutely love Wes Miller and what he has done with this Bearcats team to start this year. However, this is a terrible matchup for Cincinnati. The guard play, place, and three point shooting will be too much for the Bearcats to keep pace with in this one. I would like to see Mus Bus get Stanley Umude going more. Hopefully, that happens tonight. It will be tough for Cincinnati to get right back up for another big ranked matchup after knocking off Illinois last night as well. Arkansas pulls away the end to win by double digits.
Score Prediction: Arkansas 74 – Cincinnati 64
Gonzaga -6 : The Timme & Holmgren Tour will rock on again tonight in Las Vegas. This post-play will be too much for an undersized UCLA playing without Cody Riley and Mac Etienne. If Myles Johnson gets in foul trouble early (I think he does), then the domino affect will prove too costly for the Bruins. Gonzaga struts their stuff tonight – per usual.
Score Prediction: Gonzaga 85 – UCLA 73
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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