The Wildcats shook off the blow out loss to Tennessee by defeating the Ole Miss Rebels this past week. They are now 14-3 in the conference, which is clearly good enough for a top four finish and the all-important double-bye in the SEC tournament starting next week. UK has some motivation to keep winning here in the regular season. They have an outside shot at the 2 seed for the SEC tourney. Is that enough motivation for bettors to expect a double digit cover against the spread? Matt Lowry breaks down the match up.
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LSU Tigers vs. Florida Gators Pick
The Gators are just a decent home team this year as they have a 9-5 record straight up on their floor. What’s worse is their home against the spread record is 3-11 and they are 0-8 against the spread in their last 8. This is a team that keeps finding way to come in below expectations. Has this team reached its floor? Matt Lowry breaks down the game and offers his basketball prediction.
College Basketball Pick: Duke vs Wake Forest
Wake come into this one with a conference record of 4-12. In their last game against Syracuse, they shot the ball 32.7%, which was the main reason why they were blown out and had only two players who scored more than 10 points. Can an average shooting day from the Deacons keep them within 26.5 for a win against the spread? Matt Lowry has the college basketball pick.
Virginia Cavaliers vs. Syracuse Orange Pick
The Cavs and Orange go at it tonight at the Carrier Dome with the tip-off scheduled for 7 PM ET. The NCAA odds boards has Virginia as a -6.5 point favorite and the total line is listed at most betting shops in the 123-124 point range. The No. 2 ranked Cavaliers have won six consecutive games after the Duke loss and are on a nice 4-0 ATS run. The Orange couldn’t get within ten of Duke without their best player at home. Are they worth a play getting single digits?
Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics Pick
The Celtics went a putrid 5-6 straight up in February but did start out March on the winning side getting past the Wizards by 11. The Rockets have just one cover in their last six (1-4-1 ATS), but have won four straight. The home side is trending in this match-up taking the last five but that dates back to 2016. Hmm. Check out where Matt’s money is landing on this game.
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Clemson Tigers Pick 3/2/19
North Carolina plays Clemson at the Littlejohn Coliseum Saturday at 6PM ET. The NCAA betting boards have the visitor as a 4.5 point favorite with an O/U line of 147.5. UNC had gotten the best of Clemson rolling off a long win streak before losing by four in their last meeting back in early 2018. Can they do it the Tar Heels again? Check out Matt’s opinion and get his ATS CBB Pick.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Cavaliers Pick
Online sportsbooks opened Virginia a 21 point favorites. That’s a lot even against a terrible Georgia Tech team! Matt Lowry looks at the pace of this game and what kind of scoring output Virginia will need to get a cover against this spread. Check out Matt’s NCAA prediction and game breakdown!
Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors Pick
One of the biggest trends that revolves around this game is how good the home team plays when these two teams face each other. The home team has won the last ten consecutive meetings dating back to January of 2017. AND, the home team has covered in nine of those ten meetings. We know sportsbooks will adjust the spread for these kinds of trends but 4 points isn’t much to open this one, especially with Leonard’s status still up in the air. Matt Lowry has today’s NBA pick.