(photo: Virginia Tech Athletics)
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: 107-84
Season Best Bet Record: 42-20
1/18 Card:
Virginia Tech +7
Providence +7.5
SDSU/Colorado St. u142
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Virginia Tech +7 : Best Bet of the night! I cannot believe where this opened at. Some were even able to grab +7.5 tickets. This number is now down to +5 at most books. I would play it there, but a lot of the value has faded. It is simple. Virginia Tech is a different ballclub when Hunter Cattoor is in the lineup. The Hokies are 11-2 with Cattoor, and 0-4 without him. He is so vital to this team. Especially, when playing UVA. His perimeter range could be very useful against a pack-line UVA defense. It is being reported that he returns to action tonight, and the Hokies will be VERY locked in to snap a 5 game losing streak on the homecourt of their rivals. There are some analytical edges here as well. Per Shot Quality, the Virginia Tech defense is outperforming it’s analytical performances. They are due for a positive leap to their analytical mean. Mike Young has done very well against UVA to start his career, and that is due to his ability to impact the game in a bigger way in the half-court. Also, keep an eye out for Rodney Rice. This highly recruited freshman made his debut last time out. It did not go as planned for him, but this guy can hoop. He will be a huge addition for this team as they push for their at-large bid. The Hokies will be in this game for 40 minutes, and hell they could even win it. I have UVA winning by 3. I will take the points.
Score Prediction: Virginia 63 – Virginia Tech 60
Providence +7.5 : Too many points to lay against Ed Cooley in conference play. I will gladly take the +7.5. I am hearing that the Friars will be without Bynum tonight, but hearing good news on Bryce Hopkins’ ability to go. He is crucial to this matchup tonight. His wing scoring and defending will be needed against the high flying Golden Eagles. This Providence defense travels. They are ranked 64th in the country in road defensive efficiency. They will need to be gritty and muck this game up. Marquette’s offensive output lately has been absolutely absurd, but they haven’t played anyone with the scrappiness of the Friars recently. Also, I love the play of Devin Carter lately. He is taking on the macho role in the backcourt. His horror film gifs before big games pump me the hell up. I know he will be ready to go for this one tonight. I may be walking into a trap here.. but in Cooley I Trust.
Score Prediction: Marquette 77 – Providence 72
SDSU / Colorado St. u142 : I don’t think we sniff this total tonight. Pace will be our friend. The Rams come into this game ranked 219th in the country in pace. They know that they are outclassed athletically by the Aztecs, so they may try to play even slower tonight. SDSU probably won’t mind that too much. They are playing a little quicker this year, but still come in at 131st in pace. The Aztecs are a Top 50 defense in the country, and have put a clamp on the Rams in recent games. In the three matchups last season Colorado State (who had a much better offense last season) scored 49, 58 &58. Low possessions. Tough defense. We get an under tonight.
Score Prediction: San Diego State 69 – Colorado State 64
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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