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Marquett at NC State
Play: NC State +1.5
The Marquette Golden Eagles will have thier first true road game of the year and I always look to play against team in this situation. Marquette will find trouble in the post area in trying to match-up against Brandon Costner and Ben McCauley. Look for a NC State to step out on defense allowing thier big men to control the paint. Early season home underdogs against ranked opponents always make for a good play. Take NC State.
Cornell at St. Joseph's
Play: Cornell +9
Cornell has played Syracuse and Minnesota with both games on the road. We saw Cornell at their best last week against La Salle when they scored 52 second half points. We also saw the impact we are looking for from Foote, thier 7 foot center. St. Joes last games was December 11th so we expect them to be rusty and challenged the entire way in this one Take Cornell.
Depaul vs. St. Louis
Play: St. Louis +1
The semi finals bring Depaul and St. Louis to see who will go to the Championship game. We are getting some value in this one as Depaul won thier last game going away while St. Louis blew a lead but hung on to win. St. Louis brings 4 returning starters to the table this year and while they have always played great defense thier ofense is going to improve. Depaul is 0 - 3 SU and ATS in the L3 games they played against a team that allows less then 65 points a game, St. Louis allows just 55 points a game. Depaul will find the going rough tonight and with this game being played on a neutral court we give the advantage to St. Louis as Depaul is just 1 - 7 in thier L8 neutral court games with the line in this price range. Take At. Louis.
Green Bay at Chicago
Play: Green Bay +4
The Packers have burnt me this year but tonight is payback time. With the loss that Minnesota took yesterday we should have more people backing the Bears tonight and that means 4's and maybe even 4.5's will be around all night till kick-off. I actually think the Vikings loss puts more pressure on the Bears as they face a team that can just go out and play with no pressure on them at all. One of the more over rated plays is playing on a team that is in a "must win" game. Just becuse they are in a must win situation does not mean they are going to win. Green Bay has not had much luck and they enter this one 0 - 6 in games decided by 4 or less points. We also note that in Green Bay L14 games they would cover this number 11 times. Take Green Bay
BeatYourBookie
100* Play Green Bay (+4.5) over Chicago
Green Bay is 8-1 ATS in road games when the total is between 35.5 and 42 pointsGreen Bay is 9-1 ATS coming off a non-conference game the last 3 seasonsGreen Bay is 12-4 SU & ATS vs. division opponents the last 3 seasons
Dr Bob
Monday College Opinions/Possible Best Bets
NC STATE (+1) over Marquette
Marquette may have 4 starters returning from last year’s very good team, but new coach Buzz Williams is no Tom Crean and the Warriors will be lucky to make the NCAA Tournament if they continue to play like they have in their first 11 games (at a level about 1 ½ points below NCAA tourney at-large level). NC State has actually been just as good as Marquette and my ratings using this year’s games only favor NC State by 4 points in this game. Marquette has faced 3 decent teams this season (Dayton, Wisconsin, and Tennessee) and they are 0-3 ATS in those games with the only straight up coming by just 3 points at home against a Wisconsin team that is not very good this season. I still think Marquette can play better than they have, so I’ll resist making the Wolfpack a Best Bet now that the line has come down from +3 points, but I’ll certainly lean with NC State based on the line value and I’d take NC State in a 2-Star Best Bet at +2 points or more.
SAN DIEGO (-9 ½) over Boise State
San Diego returned 5 starters from the team that made a run in last year’s NCAA Tournament, but the Toreros were overrated heading into this season and are now without point guard Brandon Johnson. Johnson was the leading scorer for San Diego last season, but he actually hadn’t played very well prior to getting hurt, as he had made just 39% of his shots while averaging 3.3 turnovers per game. San Diego has played 3 games without Johnson and have played at the same level as before he got hurt, which is about the same level that they played from January on last season. The opening line on this game of SD by 11 ½ points was clearly too high, but the line has come down to 9 ½ points and San Diego applies to a very strong 132-46-4 ATS home momentum situation and a 112-49-3 ATS non-conference home revenge situation. My ratings using only San Diego’s 3 games without Johnson favor the Toreros by 8 ½ points, so the line still may be a bit high, but they’ve improved each game they’ve played without Johnson and a 7 point win over Oregon on a neutral floor on the 13th is an indication that they have turned the corner and will start to play up to expectations. I’ll lean with San Diego at -10 or less based on the very strong situations and I’d take San Diego in a 2-Star Best Bet at -9 points or less.
Tennessee State (+23 ½) over KENTUCKY
Tennessee State is 9-1 ATS as an underdog of more than 14 points (1-0 this year with last week’s 66-75 loss as a 17 point dog at Alabama) and the Tigers apply to a very good 110-45-5 ATS huge road underdog situation tonight. Unfortunately, my ratings favor Kentucky by 25 points, so I’ll just lean with Tennessee State plus the points. I’d take Tennessee State in a 2-Star Best Bet at +25 points or more
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