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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: 248-188
Season Best Bet Record: 77-49
NCAA Tournament Record: 27-10 (Best Bet: 7-2)
4/3 Card – Special Player Prop Edition:
*Disclaimer: These plays will not be added to the season/tournament record. We haven’t all year and do not want to skew the record now.*
Alex Karaban o7.5 points -119
Andre Jackson Jr. u0.5 threes made -105
Keshad Johnson o4.5 rebounds -108
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Alex Karaban o7.5 points : Danny Hurley has put his ultimate trust in this 6’8 freshman. Karaban is tied for 2nd on the team in minutes throughout the season, and has played 29.4 minutes per game in this tournament. Since March 1st, Karaban has cleared the 7.5 point threshold in 7 out of 9 games. More importantly, Karaban has made at least two three pointers in 7 out of those 9 games. He is now at 40.4% from distance on the season. When you pair that with his 48.1 FG% and 81.8 FT%, it is easy to make the claim that he is one of the most efficient shooters in the country. The upside for minutes played and the potential for three pointers makes this a play for me tonight.
Andre Jackson Jr. u0.5 threes made : This is a glaring weak spot in Andre Jackson’s game. He is only a 28.4% three point shooter on the season. Teams have been daring him to shoot them, but the UConn staff has developed a great game plan for Jackson to turn into a facilitator in those situations instead of letting them fly. Jackson has only made one three in the last 4 tournament games. That is on 5 attempts. With Jackson basically only shooting one three per game as of late, that makes this an excellent play. Also, the SDSU three point defense has been documented many times throughout this tournament. It is a real thing. Opponents only shoot 28.1% from three against them. Jackson may not even attempt a three tonight. If he does, I like our chances for a miss.
Keshad Johnson o4.5 rebounds: Keshad Johnson has been playing the most minutes of any frontcourt player for the Aztecs as of late. He is averaging close to 25 minutes per game since the Sweet 16 game vs Alabama. He has grabbed at least 5 rebounds in all three of those games. The stat that I love from Keshad is that he averages 1.5 offensive rebounds per game this season. I believe there is a great path to 5 rebounds tonight with that type of effort on both ends of the court. UConn rebounds very well as a team, but Keshad might be the most athletic guy on the court outside of Andre Jackson Jr. I see a great path for over 4.5 rebounds tonight.
Best of luck! Let’s snipe this one y’all!!
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