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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: 216-177
Season Best Bet Record: 69-46
3/11 Card:
Purdue -4.5 1H & o133
Texas +2
Marquette -2
Arizona PK
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Purdue -4.5 1H & o133 : Unlucky to not get home with the Boilermakers yesterday, but we won’t let that stop us for going right back to them today. This matchup edge could not be greater today. Purdue absolutely blew the doors off of Ohio State a few weeks ago. The final was 82-55. The Buckeyes had Zed Key and Brice Sensabaugh in that game as well. Key is the Buckeyes’ best interior defender, so this is going to be a Edey 30 point watch from the tip. Also, Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer took a while to get acclimated to their first Big 10 tournament game yesterday for Purdue. With that first game under their belt, I believe they will play much better today on the offensive end. Loyer should have a lot of room on the perimeter to get hot. This is Ohio State’s fourth game in 4 days. I believe that they are going to really struggle on the defensive end of the court today. There just won’t be enough left in the tank with the amount of minutes played + injuries to their rotation. Purdue should get out big here and not look back. Purdue full game is worth a look as well for sure. I just have more conviction on the 1H and the over.
Score Prediction: Purdue 75 – Ohio State 63 (1H: 38 – 29)
Texas +2 : This is my Best Bet. The defensive transformation over the last week has been so impressive from the Longhorns. They are a legitimate title contender now. With a three game sample size I can definitively say that. It wasn’t just a one game aberration when they held Kansas to 59 points last weekend. They backed that performance up in the Big 12 tournament with holding Oklahoma State to 47 points, and TCU to 60 points. The team chemistry also looks very improved. Timmy Allen willed his teammates to victory from the bench yesterday. He made sure that the energy and vibes were high at all times even though he couldn’t suit up. The emergence of Disu and Bishop is also elevating this team. They are playing their best ball of the season, and they should be able to excel against an undersized KU frontcourt. I also expect Kansas to sit Kevin McCullar today. His back spasms were giving him fits yesterday and risking him to more injury today before the tournament next week is just not worth it. Kansas is comfortably a 1 seed with a win or loss today. Kansas will really miss his rebounding and toughness on the defensive end. He is the ultimate glue guy for the Jayhawks. Texas will continue their hot streak and win the Big 12 Championship today. Hook Em.
Score Prediction: Texas 75 – Kansas 70
Marquette -2 : Tyler Kolek just continues to show the country that he is the best college point guard in the game right now. People may argue that Yuri Collins is the best distributor in the country (I won’t be mad at ya), but in reality it is Tyler Kolek. This kid just makes winning plays at all times. From Kolek to Shaka, this team just has a confidence about them that no team can seem to shake. Marquette does not give a damn what you think. They are just going to go out there and beat you anyway they can. The selflessness on this team is so fun to watch. They truly do not care who gets their flowers on a given night. Sure, Marquette was happy with the regular season Big East Championship. But, this team is cocky & hungry. They want that tournament title as well to leave no doubt that they are the class of the conference. The Golden Eagles have been able to heat up the Xavier offense this season with pressure. The Musketeers have 27 turnovers in two games vs Marquette this season. With the pressure of a title on the line, I suspect that Marquette can excel in doing this again today. I think that Marquette can also dominate the glass today. Especially, if Nunge gets into foul trouble. Marquette dominated the offensive glass 15 to 4 in the last meeting. The Golden Eagles will lift the Big East trophy in the Garden.
Score Prediction: Marquette 78 – Xavier 73
Arizona PK : The Bruins backcourt will run out of gas today against a deep Arizona team. Campbell, Singleton, & Jaquez have all cleared 35 minutes the last two nights. Bailey has cleared 30 in both. With this being the third game in 3 days, I suspect we will see some heavy legs from the Bruins. They will really miss Jaylen Clark in this one. Not just from a minutes distribution standpoint, but he was a major factor in helping the Bruins even this season series the last time out before he was injured in the game. He had 11 points & 4 steals in just 15 minutes. He was definitely the catalyst in the comeback. Also, Tubelis and Ballo have been fantastic in Vegas. The Wildcats are a Top 5 team in the country when those two are playing the way they are right now. I like Arizona in a close one here.
Score Prediction: Arizona 75 – UCLA 72
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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