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I will do my best to provide college basketball winners for you on a nightly basis. The majority of the nights we will try to keep it to three plays, but some days may ask for more. I recommend you play them individually .. however, never be scared of a little sniper parlay!
Season Record: 50-30
Season Best Bet Record: 19-7
12/6 Card:
James Madison +12
UGA +5
Texas -4
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James Madison +12 : Too many points in this inner-state battle. The Dukes will be very up for this one. James Madison is having one of their best starts to a season. They are third in the nation in points per game, and boast a 7-2 record. We know that they will not sniff their season ppg total due to UVA’s defense and pace of play, but I believe there is a path for them to keep this one close. That path starts with the three point line. You normally have to be exceptional from behind the arc to compete with UVA due to their exceptional pack-line defense. You are not going to be able to drive and get your normal paint work. The good news is that JMU is excelling from distance this season. The Dukes are shooting 42.2% on 81 makes in 9 games. With UVA daring them to shoot, I think they can hit close to 10 threes tonight. In a lower possession game I think that can keep us within the number.
Score Prediction: UVA 70 – JMU 62
UGA +5 : Best Bet of the night. Josh Pastner has really struggled in this series. He is 1-5 in his last 6 in this rivalry matchup. The concerning thing is that UGA has not had a competent coach on the other bench in any of them. Now, the Bulldogs are led by Mike White. While Mike White is not Dean Smith by any means, he is still a massive upgrade to Tom Crean and Mark Fox. Pastner has had the better team in the majority of these losses to UGA. That has me licking my chops for this line tonight, because I actually believe UGA has the better roster in this one. White dominated the mid-major level acquisitions of guards in the portal. McBride and Hill were major pieces to their team’s NCAA Tournament runs, and Terry Roberts is a pure scorer. The Bulldogs also just got Jailyn Ingram back in the fold. Ingram started playing college basketball in 2016. Yes, you read that right. 2016. This veteran forward brings a much needed “three and D” piece to this team. He ramped up to 20 minutes his last two outings, and we should see 25-30 tonight. He was 4/7 from distance in those games, and also recorded a steal in both. Mike White has brought his defense to Athens. The Bulldogs are ranked 30th in the country in defensive efficiency. That will cause issues for a Georgia Tech team that does not have a true facilitator. I think UGA can win this game outright tonight. I will gladly take the points for the Best Bet.
Score Prediction: UGA 65 – Georgia Tech 63
Texas -4 : Sorry to those who locked this one early with me. We normally crush CLV on almost every single early lock, but not with this one. However, if you missed the early lock .. I obviously heavily endorse the -2.5 right now. Normally, I would be concerned with line movement of this nature.. but I am not here. I still believe Illinois is being overvalued a tad in the market. We took them down with Maryland over the weekend, and I expect to do the same today. Texas is the best team in the country in my opinion. The Chris Beard defense has finally made its true arrival in Austin. The Longhorns rank 5th in defensive efficiency in the country. It would be even higher, but the Horns have already played Gonzaga and Creighton. Two of the better offenses in the country. The major improvement for Texas this season is on the offensive side of the ball. They rank 23rd in offensive efficiency after finishing 86th last season. This is largely due to the addition of Tyrese Hunter. He is continuing to prove he is one of the best PG’s in the country after winning Big 12 Freshman of the Year at Iowa State. His arrival has really helped the quality of shots that Texas takes. They are ranked 6th in the Shot Quality Adjusted Net Ranking. Illinois got punched in the mouth by Maryland. The Terps dominated the free throw attempts 18-8, and turned Illinois over 12 times. That does not bode well for the Illini against a Texas team that makes you feel their presence for 40 minutes. I had this at -6 on a neutral, so I will trust my number.
Score Prediction: Texas 74 – Illinois 67
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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