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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: 66-47
Season Best Bet Record: 28-10
12/18 Card:
Norfolk State -5
Colorado State +11.5
Baylor -9.5
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Norfolk State -5 : The Spartans take Chris Paul’s HBCU’s Challenge very seriously. Robert Jones stated that this mini tournament is listed as a top priority to win in their goals for the season. Just as it was a year ago when they went 2-0. Norfolk has the two best players on the court in this one. Joe Bryant Jr. is a savvy veteran guard, and Kris Bankston is as springy as it gets in the country. The Spartans are going to win this game in transition. NC A&T is 309th in the country in turning over the basketball. They give the ball over on 21.2% of their possessions. Norfolk has four losses on the season, but three of them were to Top 10 opponents. The Spartans are better than their record, and take care of an inferior opponent on a neutral court.
Score Prediction: Norfolk State 76 – NC A&T 68
Colorado State +11.5 : Best Bet of the night. The Rams have had a couple of head scratching losses recently, but I feel that the week off has probably done them a big favor. They needed the added practice time with Isaiah Stevens back in the fold. Now, I feel like the offense will flow fluidly through him. We are getting a huge discount from the recent losses in this betting market. This line should be nowhere near 11.5. I had this as Saint Mary’s -6.5. Let’s not forget…The Rams eviscerated the Gaels in Fort Collins last season. A 74-58 point victory, in which Stevens scored 14 points. Nico Medved had a fantastic plan to combat the Gaels’ off-ball movement, and the closeouts from three were aggressive and effective. Saint Mary’s were only able to shoot 4/21 from distance. I think Medved can dial up another game plan to keep this one close after a week to prepare. I am very comfortable with this spread.
Score Prediction: Saint Mary’s 69 – Colorado State 63
Baylor -9.5 : The Baylor defense wasn’t up to Scott Drew’s standards in the early parts of this season, but that finally started to turn around after holding Gonzaga to only 63 points in one of their last two games before finals break. Baylor has had 12 days off, and I would imagine the Bears got a heavy dose of defensive practice sessions to continue to build off of the Gonzaga performance. This time off also gave Cryer and Flagler a chance to rest up. Baylor should be fully healthy for this game, and that will be a scary sight for Wazzou. The Bears will roll easily behind a pro-Baylor crowd in Dallas.
Score Prediction: Baylor 78 – Wazzou 64
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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