Waiting for the NBA to come back is torture. I thought they came back tonight, but it is actually Thursday. UGH. Things have been going pretty well and I want to keep it going!
If you follow us on Twitter and Instagram, you say what we have been up to. On Saturday we had Joe Harris at +600 to win the three-point contest. Harris came out hot and held off Steph Curry to win. I had an All-Star Saturday night party, people came over and I think we were the only people cheering for Joe Harris besides the Brooklyn Nets and the Harris family. Nothing is more fun than telling an entire party who you bet on and having everyone cheer for that person.
On Sunday I kind of wanted to bet Team Lebron, but felt that was almost too degenerate to bet the All Star Game. The three-point contest is fine, but the randomly drafted game itself is too far!
Last night we took two NCAA basketball games. In the first game we had Virginia -5.5 at Virginia Tech. The end of this game drove me insane. Virginia up 8 with 15 seconds left broke the VT press and threw the ball down the court for a wide open cover-sealing dunk.
HE MISSED.
Not only did he miss, he missed so strongly VT got the ball quickly and launched a three.
MISSED.
Bullet dodged. Virginia rebound with under 8 seconds left up 8…VT fouls. THIS IS FINE. Just make one free throw and no matter what we can cover.
HE MISSED THE FREE THROW.
Here comes Virginia Tech to ruin my night. They drive down and score an uncontested layup? Time runs out and Virginia wins by 6. THIS WAS WAY HARDER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. Still, a win.
The second game we took was Illinois +9.5 at Wisconsin. Illinois had been playing well winning four in a row. It felt like Illinois would hang close all game and maybe still this one on the road. Wisconsin was up a few points all game, but never got up more than six the entire second half. A lot less stress than the other game. Easy win.
For tonight we are looking at three games. Purdue -6 at Indiana. Indiana has the strangest against the spread record. They have lost 8 of their last 9 overall and against the spread. Their lone win? They won at Michigan State. That Michigan State game is bizarre and the Hoosiers shot insanely well. That appears unlikely to happen again as their history suggests. Take Purdue -6.
Buffalo is 22-3 and has struggled against the spread. If you look at their numbers a little more closely, they are much better at home against the spread. Ohio has lost five straight games and are 5 and 21 against the spread. 5-21. Of their five spread wins four have come at home and two, including their lone road cover have come against Ball State. Stick with Buffalo -18.
Three weeks ago Drake won at Bradley by 17. Tonight Drake hosts Bradley and they are giving…4. Wait, what? If this was an NFL game or an NBA game, I would think something was wrong. Since it is a small college basketball game I am going to try and take advantage. Perhaps the odds makers just can’t get the spread correct for Drake as they are 19-5-2 against the spread this year. Take Drake and lay the four.
If you want to have some real fun parlay all three and add the Tennessee Money Line. Yes, the money line is like -4000, but it takes you from +600 and adds a little more money. Good luck everyone!
NBA Record 44-33 (57.14%)
NBA Parlay and Teaser Record 7-13 +983
College Basketball Record 2-2 50%
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