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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: 53-56-1
11/29 Starting Five:
Norfolk State -4.5
Iowa ML -120
Canisius -2.5
Oregon -13
UC Riverside +10
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Norfolk State -4.5 : Norfolk State is the best team at Chris Paul’s HBCU Challenge down in Phoenix, and it is really not close IMO. We were on the Spartans yesterday, and will ride them to another victory today. Grambling has a major turnover problem – 19.2 per game. Joe Bryant Jr. was excellent yesterday in transition. Also, was 12-12 from the stripe when fouled. Grambling won by a wide margin yesterday against Morgan State, but lost the turnover and offensive rebounding battle. That will hurt them today. Love this play.
Score Prediction: Norfolk State 76 – Grambling 66
Iowa ML -120 : Obviously, loved this play a lot more last night. I do not love the crazy line movement against us today. However, I still think Iowa is still the more talented team. Also, there is more cohesion from the Hawkeyes earlier in this season. The Cavaliers are still molding into who they will become after taking in transfers that are playing big minutes early in the season. Iowa has played absolutely nobody, but we cannot deny the elite level of offensive play we have seen from them. UVA’s defense is always a problem, but Jordan Bohannon and Connor McCaffery are excellent ball handlers/passers. They will be able to get other Hawkeyes open looks in this one. Also, I sung the praises of Keegan Murray all last season .. and look at him now. 1st-Team Big 10 selections are in his future. Winning on CLV hasn’t been a proven way of success for us this season, so maybe we make it out of this one alive….
Score Prediction: Iowa 65 – UVA 62
Canisius -2.5 : When a 2-4 ballclub is a 2.5 favorite over a 5-1 team that is 5-0 ATS, you just need to trust your gambling instincts and bet what makes you feel uncomfortable. There is no X’s and O’s opinion for this one.
Score Prediction: Canisius 80 – Cornell 74
Oregon -13 : Boy, are the Ducks happy to be back in Eugene. One of the worst weeks in recent memory for Dana Altman’s group. Unfortunately for the Grizz, I think they are going to pay for that tonight. Montana really struggled on the road in Starkville against a Mississippi State team that I find to be very similar to the Ducks this season. I think we see more of the same tonight. It is a bad matchup for Montana, and Oregon surely has a fire lit under their ass. Josh Bannan is going to find life very difficult against Dante, Williams, & Kepnang .. just as he did with Garrison Brooks and the Bulldogs. Oregon big.
Score Prediction: Oregon 77 – Montana 58
UC Riverside +10 : Simply too many points. UC Riverside is just as slow, and just as excellent on the defensive end as the Gaels. This game will be decided in the mid 50s-low 60s. Also, this is a tricky spot for Saint Mary’s. They are coming back home after a gauntlet of Power 5 teams in a major Feast Week tournament, to play against UC Riverside after being off for 5 days. If UC Riverside controls the glass, we could be on upset alert here..
Score Prediction: Saint Mary’s 62 – UC Riverside 56
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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