Greg “Hoops” Peterson weighs in with 16 Best Bets, including two for the marquee matchup on today’s college basketball menu:
Alabama vs. Auburn, 2:30 PM ET (ESPN)
Auburn ranks ninth in the country in points per possession allowed at home and though Alabama leads the country in total possession per game, Auburn operates at a more moderate tempo, ranking 138th in possessions per game and Alabama is 17th in the country in opponent 3-point shooting percentage at 30.1%.
Pick: Auburn -7 And Total Under 178.5 (Greg’s Handicap Auburn -8.5 And Total 174.5)
I want to emphasize all the resources we have on VSiN.com as we get closer to the NCAA tournament.
>Matchups page with all of today’s games
>Alabama-Auburn matchup page with power ratings, betting splits and stats
>Alabama team page with game-by-game ATS stats
Greg didn’t use his Alabama-Auburn picks in the Circa College Hoops Challenge, where he is 8-7 and in 11th place.
Here are his five picks for the contest:
- N Arizona (-3.5) vs E Washington * BEST BET
- Vanderbilt at Georgia – UNDER (150)
- Notre Dame (-3) vs California
- Virginia at Syracuse – UNDER (138)
- Air Force at Utah ST – UNDER (146)
VSiN contributor Will Hill went 5-0 last week (10-4-1 overall, good for third), so let’s see what he entered:
- Marquette (-2) vs St Johns * BEST BET
- Arkansas (-1) vs Mississippi ST
- NC State at Miami FL – OVER (149.5)
- Kansas ST (+7) vs Iowa ST
- Alabama (+7) at Auburn
>>All 75 picks are available on VSiN.com.
Department of corrections: I didn’t give enough credit to the field in yesterday’s email: The contestants are 122-94-4 through three weeks (57.3 percent).
More college resources
Previews for upcoming conference tournaments:
Today
Sunday
We’ll post links to all of the tournament previews on this page, usually 48 hours in advance of tip-off. They include brackets, power ratings and predictions.
>Greg’s handicapped lines for every game here and the latest episode of his Coast-to-Coast Hoops podcast here.
>Josh Appelbaum will post his Sharp Report later this morning.
>Adam Burke will have his Best Bets later, too.
>Steve Makinen‘s power ratings with estimated scores
>DraftKings/Circa Betting Splits.
Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen will have his plays later this morning. ICYMI: Nikola Jokic posted 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 assists — the first 30-20-20 game in NBA history — in the Nuggets’ 149-141 OT victory over the Suns.
NHL: Jonathan Davis will have his Best Bets later, too.
UFC: Lou Finocchiaro offers his Best Bets on tonight’s card for UFC 313 in Las Vegas. Britton Hess will weigh in with his picks later today.
Tennis: Zach has his Best Bets for today’s action at Indian Wells. Zach and Gill Alexander post their plays on our Tennis Picks page.
Soccer: Nigel Seeley has three plays for the weekend Premier League menu.
Horse Racing: 1/ST BET handicapper Jeff Siegel will have his picks for today’s card later this morning. 1/ST Bet offers wagering on hundreds of races every day from across the country and around the world. Sign up at 1STBET.COM with promo code VSIN200 to claim a 20% rebate for your first 60 days, up to $200.
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