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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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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.