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    Matt Severance
    #3
    +688.5
    (75%)
    9-3 in Last 12 NCAAB Picks
    BCU
    -167
    Money Line
    Picked: Jan 11 @ 9:26pm

    Analysis

    Bethune-Cookman was the SWAC preseason favorite and has looked the part so far with home wins over Florida A&M and Grambling. The Wildcats have never started 3-0 in SWAC play. They saw the season/team debut of transfer Doctor Bradley last time out, and he contributed immediately with seven points, five rebounds and four assists in 18 minutes. He was stellar last year at Arkansas Pine-Bluff and was the SWAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and a Preseason All-SWAC First Team selection for this season. Bradley had been ineligible but won a ruling. Because the NCAA never wins in court these days.
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    Bruce Marshall
    +638
    (71%)
    12-5 in Last 17 NCAAB Picks
    NAVY
    -115
    Money Line
    Picked: Jan 12 @ 1:24am

    Analysis

    Ten months and counting could end tonight for Navy, waiting since last March to make amends after American rolled 74-52 in the Patriot title game, denying the Mids a rare Big Dance slot. Shooting went cold that night for the Annapolis bunch which only hit 35% from the floor, and even worse beyond the arc, from where it only hit 4 of 20. So far, however, Navy looks poised for payback, with fourth-year seniors G Austin Benigni (17.8 ppg) & 6-11 C Aidan Kehoe (14.3 ppg) pacing the Patriot's most-impressive entry. The Eagles might be the best of the rest of the loop but lost lots of firepower from last March's Dance qualifier, reflected in an erratic performance pattern. Play Navy ML.
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    Bruce Marshall
    +638
    (71%)
    12-5 in Last 17 NCAAB Picks
    HOW -9.5
    -114
    Spread
    Picked: Jan 12 @ 1:54am

    Analysis

    After posting a rare winning mark for a MEAC entry in non-league play, the Bison confounded regional pundits by dropping their first two league games. Both of those, however, were on the road, and now the Bison are back home in D.C., just a 15-or-so minute walk up U Street from Ben's Chili Bowl. After missing most of last season, smooth G Bryce Harris (17.6 ppg) is back and looking like a possible MEAC MVP. The other attraction tonight is going against DSU, whose strategy of slowing the tempo vs. better foes has resulted in scorelines of 43 (vs Temple), 41 (vs. Miami), 51 (vs. St Joe's), and 50 (vs Rutgers), and at 60.4 ppg the second lowest-scoring offense in the country. Play Howard.
  • expert headshot
    Bruce Marshall
    #4
    +652
    (61%)
    23-15-1 in Last 39 NCAAB O/U Picks
    Over 138.5
    -110
    Over/Under
    Picked: Jan 12 @ 2:22am

    Analysis

    When two competent offenses get together these days in college hoops and the total sits beneath 140, the "over antennae" immediately rises. We can excuse the Word for a poor showing in Beaumont vs. Lamar on Saturday as usually-electric top scorer and ex-Ball State transfer G Davion Bailey (20.3 ppg) had his worst game of the season with only 6 points, as the Cardinals ended up scoring almost 30 points fewer than their average. Meanwhile, serious Southland contender SFA also scores at 79 pg (like UIW) with one of the loop's best backcourt combos in guards Keon Thompson (16.9 ppg) & Lateef Patrick (15.9 ppg). Play UIW-SFA Over.
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    Mike Barner
    NBA Guru
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    S. Merrill
    Over 11.5
    -120
    Points
    Picked: Jan 12 @ 8:07am

    Analysis

    Sam Merrill is averaging 14.7 points over 10 games since returning from injury. That included him scoring at least 15 points in each of his last five games. Dean Wade (knee) won’t play Monday, which should help Merrill’s minutes. Also helping his cause to hit this over is that the Jazz have the worst defensive rating in the league. The cherry on top is that Merrill shoots 51.5% from the field at home, compared to 44.1% on the road. Look for him to stay hot in this matchup.

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