Free College Basketball Spread Picks Monday, 1/8/18

Records for Saturday, January 6^th    

Love It = 0-0-0

Like It = 4-4-0

Total = 4-4-0

 

Records overall:

Love It = 23-20-0 (53.5%)

Like It = 58-59-4 (49.6%)

Total = 81-79-4 (50.6%)

  

Game by game lines, results, and scores for Sunday, 1/7/17

 

Pick: Temple +4.5

Result: LOSS

Central Florida 60

Temple 39

Synopsis: When you play against a 7’6” skyscraper in Tacko Fall, sometimes you score 39 points.

Pick: South Florida +29.5

Result: LOSS

Wichita State 95

South Florida 57

Synopsis:  South Florida to petition down to D3 - It’s not often you see a major conference team in the bottom 50 of all division 1 teams.  The American conference has 2 of these right now in South Florida and East Carolina.

Pick: Ohio State +8

Result: WIN

Ohio State 80

Michigan State 64

Synopsis: Ohio State manhandled the #1 team in the country.  Ohio State will make the tournament.  If they get hot at the right time, do not be surprised if this team is a Sweet 16 team. 

Pick: Cincinnati -7.5

Result: WIN

Cincinnati 76

SMU 56

Synopsis: Cincinnati is nasty.  SMU has the talent to make a deep run in the NCAA tourney, and Cincinnati destroyed them.  If they get hot in March, Cincinnati is an Elite 8 caliber team.

Pick: Miami -3.5

Result: WIN

Miami 80

Florida State 74

Synopsis: The ACC is absolutely loaded.  Bring you’re a game on the road or lose.

Pick: Maryland -8

Result: WIN

Maryland 91

Iowa 73

Synopsis: Where’s Peter Jok’s 5^th year of eligibility when you need it?

Pick: Utah +2.5

Result: LOSS

Arizona State 80

Utah 77

Synopsis: According to the sports app I use, Arizona State got fouled with 0:00 left and made a free throw for the 3 point win.  Sometimes you lose a pick by 0.5 points in the last second of the game.

Pick: USC -3.5

Result: LOSS

Stanford 77

USC 76

Synopsis: I haven’t looked for the video yet, but apparently Stanford hit a 49-foot 3-pointer as time expired.  You might want to check it out.

 

What’s on tap for Monday?

 

There are very few games overall, and none that feature major conference teams.  Action picks back up Tuesday with 16 games.

 

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