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March for the Cash: Off to a HOT start, plus plays for every game Friday
Mar 16, 2018, 7:50 am
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4-1-1 Thursday 3/15
Rhode Island -2 WIN
San Diego State +4 WIN
Kentucky-5 PUSH
Loyola Chicago +1.5 WIN
Florida -4 WIN
NC State +3 LOSS
Including the play in games:
Favorites are 15-5 straight up
Favorites are 12-8 ATS
Unders have dominated going 14-6
Day 1 is in the books, and we got what we expected, THRILLERS! One, thing we must take note of is how sharp the lines were on the first day of games. 8 out of the first 12 games ended within 3 points of the line.
- Down goes No 4 seed Arizona. Listed as an 8.5 point favorite, the Wildcats were blown out by Buffalo. Many fans kissed their brackets goodbye.
- The Houston Cougars won a thriller of a game behind Rob Gray's 39-point performance. None more important than the layup with 1 second left for the Game-winner! One stat that does stick out is Gray had 0 assists, something that must change if they want to advance to the sweet 16. Cougars only had 5 assists the whole game.
- Villanova is SCARY! The Wildcats offense is ranked No 1 in efficiency, as we can see why. They shot lights out hitting 59.6% percent from the field while hitting 14 three-pointers (51.9).
- The Big Ten tournament starting a week early hurt the Wolverines. Michigan started the game ice cold and looked out of sorts. They finally were able to overcome the slow start (10-0) and covered the -10.5 spread.
Here are my predictions for every game (official plays at the bottom)
Kansas State +1 O/U 144
Creighton
Kansas St +1
Providence +2 O/U 138
Texas A&M
Texas A&M -2
Lipscomb +20 O/U 163
North Carolina
Over 163
Butler O/U 151.5
Arkansas +1.5
Butler-1.5
CS Fullerton +20.5 O/U 146.5
Purdue
1st Half Under 68.5
Syracuse +4 O/U 136.5
TCU
Under 136.5
Bucknell +14.5 O/U 148
Michigan State
Over 148
Texas O/U 143
Nevada +1
Texas -1
Georgia State+14 O/U 129.5
Cincinnati
Under 129.5
Texas Southern +19.5 O/U 160
Xavier
Xavier -19.5
Florida State O/U 147
Missouri +1.5
Missouri +1.5
Murray State +10.5 O/U 145.5
West Virginia
Under 145.5
Marshall +12 O/U 165
Wichita State
Over 165
New Mexico State +5.5 O/U 133
Clemson
New Mexico St +5.5
College of Charleston +9 O/U 148
Auburn
Auburn -9
Official Plays
New Mexico St +5.5
Texas A&M -2
Butler-1.5
Cincinnati Under 129.5
Any questions or comments reach me at @JerryBoKnowz on twitter
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