NBA January 6th Predictions

61-53-2 on NBA in 2017/18 up 9.28 units

30-28-2 on NBA in 2018/19 up 4.16 units 

7-9-1 on NBA in 2019/20 down 13.91 units

Jazz -3 at -110 for 5 units. Jazz at Pelicans tonight. Jrue Holiday is out. Derrick Favors vs his old team. I don’t think he will like playing against Rudy Gobert. Pelicans have been playing a lot better over the past couple weeks than earlier in the season. Zion Williamson still hasn’t played.. Pelicans only loss recently was against the Lakers. Jazz have won 10 of 11. Should see some good basketball tonight. Utah beat the Pelicans by 8 earlier in the season without Gobert. I like this spot tonight. Have it straight up and to win a parlay.

College Basketball January 6th

70-62-2 on NCAAB last season up 8.95 units

23-24-1 this season down 8.89 units

Oklahoma State/West Virginia under 138 at -110 for 8 units. Line movement towards the Cowboys, which is weird because they have stunk it up over the past month. OK State is favored by 1 now. West Virginia haven’t scored over 70 against a good team in over a month (Dropped 86 on Rhode Island on Pablo Escobar’s birthday – December 1st). Oklahoma State scored 50, 50 hours ago against Texas Tech. The Cowboys know they have to up their defensive intensity if they want to win and get out of their slump. OK State lost to Georgetown at home right after Georgetown had their best player and others were dismissed from the team/transferred. I wanted to bet WVU and the under, but the line movement scared me off. I still really like the under though. Best college basketball game on the board tonight. Also, can West Virginia decide on a jersey style? They seem to change it every year.

 

All-Star Fan Vote

The first round of fan voting came out for the NBA. Not surprisingly, Giannis, Luka, and Lebron led the league in votes. I think it is awesome that Derrick Rose, Tacko Fall, and Alex Caruso are on these lists lol. I wonder how many people that voted for Harambe in the 2016 election, voted for Caruso or Tacko Fall here… there has to be a correlation.

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College Basketball December 30th

70-62-2 on NCAAB last season up 8.95 units

23-23-1 this season down 1.89 units

I know bowl season is still going on, but there is a college basketball spot I like tonight.

William & Mary -6 at -110 for 7 units. I can’t quit this W&M team. Elon have not played well against good teams this season. Elon’s wins have been against schools like NC Weseleyan, Kennesaw St, Mars Hill, and Milligan. The Tribe have the size and the shooting to beat the Phoenix by double-digits. William & Mary are coming off of a two-game losing streak, or this line would be higher. The twin towers of Nathan Knight and Andy Van Vliet control the paint for W&M. Bryce Barnes and Luke Loewe are not the best backcourt in the country, but I expect them to do enough tonight against Elon. Send it.

William & Mary at St. Josephs Prediction and More – College Basketball Thursday

70-62-2 on NCAAB last season up 8.95 units

22-21-1 this season up 7.54 units

William & Mary at -125 for 7 units. Nathan Knight is averaging almost 20 and 10 for the Tribe. Luke Loewe and Bryce Barnes are solid guards for William & Mary. St. Josephs gives up over 80 points a game, while the Tribe give up under 70 on average. William & Mary have a huge advantage inside and the better defense. Take them on the road. The Tribe might make their first NCAA tournament this season…

Maryland at -300 for 2 units. Seton Hall have been blown out by worst teams than Maryland recently.. but are only giving 7 points. That line seems a little low to me, but I am playing it safe with the moneyline. Just some free money to offset the juice of the William and Mary bet.

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Auburn at -340 for 2 units. NC State has pretty good guards, but Auburn’s are better. The Tigers also have the advantage in the paint. The Wolfpack have been great ATS over their past 5, and Auburn have been poor at covering with spread losses to St. Louis and Furman recently. I am staying away from the spread, but Auburn are undefeated for a reason. I like them to keep it up at home tonight.

College Basketball December 18th – Gonzaga Handles Undermanned UNC

70-62-2 on NCAAB last season up 8.95 units

20-21-1 this season down 5.06 units

Gonzaga -12 at -110 for 12 units. Cole Anthony, Sterling Manley, and Leaky Black are not healthy. Any UNC fan will tell you Brandon Robinson should not be the best wing player/guard on a UNC team, but here we are. UNC will not be able to make 3s in this game. Gonzaga want this win for losing to UNC twice recently with once being in the 2017 National Title. Brooks and Bacot will get some easy buckets for UNC, but not a lot. No offense to Christian Keeling and KJ Smith of the Tar Heels, but they should not be starting for a UNC team and will get exposed by Gonzaga tonight. Keeling has had multiple shots not hit the rim in multiple games this season. He is starting for the Heels tonight. PLEASE BET THIS AND BUY YOUR MOM SOMETHING NICE FOR CHRISTMAS WITH THE MONEY. IT WILL WIN.

St Johns -9 at -110 for 2 units. Albany lost to Boston College by 21. St Johns is better than Boston College. I don’t like using transitive property in sports gambling, so the real reasons I like St Johns tonight… their size/athleticism and Albany’s injury problems.

 

College Basketball Monday – Minnesota at Iowa

70-62-2 on NCAAB last season up 8.95 units

20-20-1 this season up 0.94 units

Minnesota +6.5 at -112 for 6 units. Marcus Carr can ball. He had 24 points and 9 assists in Minnesota’s win over Clemson. Daniel Oturu is a solid big man for the Gophers. Luka Garza is better than solid for Iowa, but Otura matches up well with him. Minnesota isn’t deep, but their starters are good on both ends of the floor. I like the points in this battle of middle-of-the-pack Big 10 schools.

College Basketball December 6th – I Can’t Quit Pepperdine and Sadly Duke Wins

70-62-2 on NCAAB last season up 8.95 units

19-19-1 this season up 3.19 units

Duke ML/Pepperdine -12 Parlay risking 5 units to win 7.73 units. Dook ain’t losing to VT. This ain’t football. Oh wait, Dook actually beat VT in football 45-10 this season. Anyway, I like Duke -7 too, but playing it safe with the moneyline. Pepperdine have lost 5 in a row, but are still favored by 12. Idaho State doesn’t have the basket-getters that Pepperdine has.

Pepperdine -7 first half at -110 for 4 units. Pepperdine at home. Pepperdine has more shooters and basket-getters than Idaho State. Colbey Ross dropped 29 for Pepperdine last time out. He is real good. Pepperdine have lost 5 in a row, but those were against stiff competition like USC, Arizona, and UCF. Pepperdine will take out some anger in the first half tonight.