Free College Basketball Spread Picks (12/20/17)

Records for Tuesday, December 19^th

Love It = 0-1-0

Like It = 0-2-0

Total = 0-3-0

 

Records overall:

Love It = 5-4-0 (55.6%)

Like It = 7-14-1 (33.3%)

Total = 12-18-1 (40%)

 

Game by game lines, results, and scores for Tuesday, 12/19/17

 

Love It:

Pick: Tulsa +10

Result: LOSS

Oklahoma State 71

Tulsa 59

 

Game Synopsis (excuse):

Tulsa led Oklahoma state for almost the entire 1^st half.  The game went to halftime knotted at 29.  Oklahoma State jumped out early in the 2^nd half and led for most of the rest of the game.  With just 39 seconds left, the Cowboys made a layup to push the lead from 10 to 12.  This was the only time during the game where Oklahoma State was covering the spread.  The seemingly meaningless layup was the final bucket of the game.

On a positive note, if any of my thousands of blog followers in Las Vegas (insert laughter here) bet this game, they probably won their bets.  The spread jumped to Tulsa +13 at most books meaning a late Tulsa bet would have won.  Remember my post from a few days back where I talked about taking your window opportunities whenever you can?  If you liked Oklahoma State when the -10 line was first posted, you could have taken Oklahoma State -10 then and Tulsa +13 right before tipoff.  Imagine that…before the ball was ever put in play, you could have capitalized on a 3 point window and hit bets on both sides.  Believe it or not, there are professional sports bettors out there who do this window shopping on a regular basis.

 

Like It:

Pick: South Carolina +6.5

Result: LOSS

Clemson 64

South Carolina 48

 

Game Synopsis (no excuses here):

South Carolina was the wrong pick.  Clemson led the game throughout and simply kept adding to the lead down the stretch.

 

Pick: Georgia Tech +4

Result: LOSS

Georgia 80

Georgia Tech 59

 

Game Synopsis (no excuses here - insert broken record):

Georgia Tech was the wrong pick.  Georgia led the game throughout and simply kept adding to the lead down the stretch.

 

What’s on tap for Wednesday?

 

2 pickable games and 1 pick

 

Love It:

Houston -4

 

If any of you are getting impatient with the pick proficiency, please practice patience.  I’ve offered 30 picks so far.  When the season is over, I will have offered 500+ picks.  Roughly 6% of my picks for the season have already been given and 94% still remain.  A bad stretch of 30 picks is a mere drop in the proverbial bucket.  To give you an illustration, let’s say I go 56% (just 1% above the 55% season total I’m expecting) the rest of the season.  My final pick % would end up at 55.04%

 

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