Best Bets 11.20.23

Last Night’s Recap

We continue to be a mixed bag in the early going, hovering within a game or two of .500 in either direction.

UConn/Indiana Over 144.5 ❌

Mississippi State -3.5 vs. Northwestern ✅

Texas -17.5 vs. Louisville ❌

Western Michigan +21.5 vs. Ohio State ✅

Marshall/Utah State Over 154.5 ❌

Arizona/UT Arlington Over 154.5 ✅

Dayton +12.5 vs. Houston ❌

Last night’s record: 3-4

Overall record: 22-24-2

Let’s dive into today’s picks.

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We’ve got another six (!) bets on the docket today.

Today’s Bets

Wright State +1.5 vs. Louisiana

With or without Trey Calvin, I like this play. Wright State should be able to get whatever they want at the rim and this is very much one of those “they’re due” games. We’ll take the points on a neutral floor.

Indiana -7.5 vs. Louisville

Auto-fade continues, despite the spirited effort from the Cards yesterday. Human nature is a b**** to overcome and I don’t see how Louisville picks themselves up off the mat after that heartbreaker. Lay the points with the Hoosiers.

Kentucky -15.5 vs. Saint Joe’s

The Hawks just lost to Texas A&M Commerce at home and have to turn around and play Kentucky at Rupp. They’ll either shoot the lights out and win the game or get blown out. We’ll take the latter. Lay the points.

UCF -4.5 vs. Charlotte

I don’t think this Charlotte offense has enough firepower to score with UCF. The 49ers are off to a good start under interim head coach Aaron Fearne, but the slow tempo won’t work with the Knights. Lay the points.

Marquette -6 vs. UCLA

UCLA has been too clunky on offense to keep pace with Marquette. The Bruins’ youth will show against a team that’s very comfortable with who they are. Lay the points.

California +3 vs. UTEP

Bounce back spot for Cal against a UTEP team that is feeling good after a 4-0 start. UTEP has two non-D1 wins, they beat UCSB without their best player and an Austin Peay team still trying to figure it out. Cal is the more talented team and we’re backing them here.

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