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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: 137-109
Season Best Bet Record: 52-26
2/3 Card:
Saint Louis -2.5
Boise State +6
Kent State / Akron o133
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Saint Louis -2.5 : I love the Billikens in this home spot. Saint Louis is 7-2 and 0.5 game back from VCU for the A-10 lead. The impressive part is that they have gotten themselves in this position the hard way. Saint Louis has played 6 of their first 9 A-10 games on the road. They are 3-0 at home in conference play, and will take the A-10 lead after getting a W in Chaifetz Arena tonight. VCU wins games by forcing a heavy volume of turnovers from their opponents. However, Saint Louis has one of the best point guards in the country. Yuri Collins is leading the nation with 10.1 assists per game, and is only turning the ball over 3.3 times per game. Having him as a floor general against the Rams pressure will be vital to success. Saint Louis built out a 21 point lead in this matchup last year before VCU hit a bunch of threes at the end of the game to make it look closer than it was. This is a great matchup for Saint Louis, and they get a big win tonight. In Yuri We Trust. This matchup is Shot Quality approved. Here is a snapshot of their Value Finder for this game:
Score Prediction: Saint Louis 73 – VCU 68
Boise State +6 : Best Bet of the night!!! Leon Rice has owned this matchup recently. The Broncos won all three matchups last season, and I think they are poised to give the Aztecs a run for their money again tonight. The Broncos will completely shut down the ISO ball that SDSU has a habit of getting into. Boise State is ranked 8th in the country in defensive efficiency this season. One of the elite groups in the country. In even better news for our play tonight, they are the 6th best road defense in the country in regards to efficiency. This is 100% not repeatable, but it is worth noting that Boise State limited the Aztecs to 37 points on their home court last season. Now, there is definitely luck involved when there is a number that low, but Rice’s Broncos also held them to 57 and 52 points in the other two meetings. Rice also took SDSU to the brink in the two losses in the 20/21 season. One loss was in OT, and the other was by 4 points. The offensive scheme of Brian Dutcher is just so easy for him to stifle with the defensive weapons that he has. They may not win a fourth in a row against SDSU, but they will certainly be in this game until the clock hits 0:00.
Score Prediction: SDSU 67 – Boise State 65
Kent State/Akron o133 : Make sure you are tuned into this one tonight. The energy is going to be palpable. There is pure hatred between these teams. The two teams had major beef in Kent State’s trip to Akron in the regular season last year, and that led to the suspension of a few Kent State players before the MAC Championship for a profanity laced video directed towards Akron. This total sits at 133 due to the pace of play of Akron this season, however I believe this bad blood will have the pace jacked up from their average tonight. We saw that happen in the MAC title game last year after the beef. The Zips played with intensity and pace above their norm in that game and scored 75 points. I suspect there will be many trips to the free throw line, along with a tech or two if things get heated. The refs will be ready to hand out technicals to keep the game under control. I can assure you of that. Dropping the links below of the famous “Fuck Akron” video, along with the video of the game that caused the beef.
Score Prediction: Kent State 70 – Akron 68
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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