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I will do my best to provide *at least* a daily group of 3-5 picks for all of you snipers out there. The goal is a 2-1 (3-2) night. I recommend you play them individually .. however, never be scared of a little sniper parlay! 20/21 Season: 58%
Season Record: 98-100-7
12/14 Card:
Miami OH +9
VMI +15
Monmouth -1
Arizona State tto 64
Georgia State +10
Jacksonville -1.5
Memphis +4
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Miami OH +9 : I love this spot for the Redhawks. Miami is coming off of back-to-back one point losses, and had to sit on that for over a week. Meanwhile, Clemson was playing over the weekend at State Farm Arena on national television for a holiday tournament. This game will mean more for Miami. Not a reason to bet a game, but will definitely be the case. Also, Clemson has wrapped up finals week. They will not have their typical student atmosphere. On the basketball side of things, I believe Miami has the better backcourt than Clemson with Grant and Lairy. Miami will need to ensure that PJ Hall stays in check downlow, but I think the Redhawks could have a lead in this one for a while. Not confident enough to sprinkle ML I don’t think, but very confident getting inside the number.
Score Prediction: Clemson 70 – Miami OH 65
VMI +15 : My word can this team stroke it from three. They are shooting 37.2% as a team, with 139 (!!!) makes in 11 games. That is a dangerous trait in an opponent for a Deamon Deacon team who really does not like to volume shoot from distance. I love what Wake Forest has done this year, and Forbes is an exceptional coach. However, I think this is a great spot to sell high on them. The Keydets also have something special that you normally don’t find at the mid-major level. A 6’11 center that is averaging 16.3 & 8, while shooting 42.6% from distance and 83.7% from the line. Shout out Jake Stephens. Stephens staying out of foul trouble, and the Keydets ripping the nets, will get us under the number tonight. Also, another “no students on campus” special at an ACC school.
Score Prediction: Wake Forest 78 – VMI 67
Monmouth -1 : Continuing to ride our Hawks. I think this will be a great game, and I really think that both backcourts are comparable. However, I believe that Walker Miller will be the X-Factor in this matchup. Yale has seemingly not figured out a solid rotation of post players, and none of them have impressed me on the glass or defensive end this season. Walker has really shown out in his first season outside of Chapel Hill. We will ride him to victory tonight.
Score Prediction: Purdue 74 – Rutgers 56
Arizona State tto 64 : Arizona State is finally starting to show signs of life. Even without Marcus Bagley. I was tempted to take the +7 tonight, but I also believe that Creighton could really damage them in the post. I like this game to get near 60 possessions a piece, and I believe Arizona State can find a way to get over their TTO if it does. As an added bonus, Marreon Jackson looked like he finally got out of his slump last time out against GCU. We will need him tonight to get over this number.
Score Prediction: Creighton 75 – Arizona State 69
Georgia State +10 : We are back on the Panthers tonight. The boys are finally healthy and done with their COVID spell, and I think they will have a breakout performance in Starkvegas. Mississippi State cannot get out of their own way right now. They were finally poised to have a win that could change their season over the weekend against Colorado State, but fell flat on their face in the final minutes after leading throughout. This team is just not effective on the offensive end with 12.1 turnovers on the season, and only 13.6 assist to negate that. They are still feeling the effects of not having Tolu Smith in the post as well. The Panthers need Jalen Thomas to have a big night blocking shots and staying out of foul trouble. I know that the guards around him will come to play tonight. Their energy on the defensive end, and knock down shooting will cause a lot of problems. Maybe a sneaky ML spot?
Score Prediction: Mississippi State 72 – Georgia State 68
Jacksonville -1.5 : Southern Miss is just a horrible basketball team without Tae Hardy. We grabbed this at -1.5 this morning, and it has already jumped to -3.5. Massive CLV in our favor. Wait, I guess that means we will lose now…
Score Prediction: Jacksonville 65 – Southern Miss 60
Memphis +4 : The Tigers have their backs against the wall. There is simply too much talent on this team for them to be this bad. If this game had taken place a month ago, we would be looking at Memphis being a -2 or -3 favorite. This is a perfect buy-low on Memphis, and sell-high on Alabama on the road. This is their first true road game. Also, can Bama really get up for another marquee game for the third game in a row? My opinion on Alabama will change greatly if they come into Memphis against a desperate Tiger team and get a comfortable win following their wins over the Zags and Houston. I just think that Memphis finds a way tonight. Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren. Please. ML sprinkles are happening.
Score Prediction: Memphis 77 – Alabama 74
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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