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    Chip Patterson
    +357
    (67%)
    8-4 in Last 12 NCAAB Picks
    VCU +8.5
    -110
    Spread
    Picked: Feb 19 @ 4:10pm

    Analysis

    Saint Louis tied its season low with just 71 points the last time these two teams played, and VCU had a chance to steal it late in a game that was otherwise largely controlled by the Billikens. The Rams have also been playing some of their basketball recently, riding a 10-game winning streak with some solid defensive performances in the month of February. The issue here is how Saint Louis bounces back from a stunning loss at Rhode Island on Tuesday night. Perhaps an angry SLU squad is a team to be upgraded, especially playing at home where they are 11-5 ATS. My bet here is the opposite, and that Phil Martelli Jr.’s team is playing well enough to threaten for the road upset.
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    Prop Bet Guy
    #2
    +1496
    (58%)
    94-68 in Last 162 NBA Player Props Picks
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    K. Filipowski
    Over 8.5
    -114
    Rebounds
    Picked: Feb 20 @ 8:28am

    Analysis

    FanDuel. Kyle Filipowski has cleared this rebound line in each of the last six games he’s played without Jusuf Nurkic, whom has been declared out for this contest. Filipowski should absorb the majority of the center minutes against a depleted Grizzlies team that’s allowed the fifth most rebounds to opposing centers over the last 30 games.
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    Matt Severance
    #5
    +435
    (59%)
    30-21 in Last 51 NCAAB ML Picks
    DTROIT
    -130
    Money Line
    Picked: Feb 20 @ 8:38am

    Analysis

    Detroit is three games better than Milwaukee in the Horizon and has won four of five -- including a 76-63 victory in the land of "Happy Days" and "Laverne & Shirley" on Feb. 4. The Panthers' season really went down the tubes when leading scorer Seth Hubbard went down in early December. Another key guy in Danilo Jovanovich hasn't played since early January. Obviously assuming neither returns tonight. Meanwhile, in Horizon-only games, the Titans lead the conference in three-point shooting (40.5%), field-goal percentage defense (44.0%) and three-point field-goal percentage defense (31.6%). Senior Orlando Lovejoy leads Detroit in scoring (13.6), assists (3.6) and steals (1.7) and is among the nation's top free-throw shooters (88%). Stay out of foul trouble.
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    Micah Roberts
    #2
    +1881
    (69%)
    37-17 in Last 54 NCAAB Picks
    STLOU -7.5
    -110
    Spread
    Picked: Feb 20 @ 12:49pm

    Analysis

    Virginia Commonwealth has a 10-game winning streak going, and St. Louis comes off a rare loss. The Billikens had an 18-game win streak snapped Tuesday night at Rhode Island as a 9.5-point favorite. But I like St. Louis at home, where they're 16-0 this season. I like them to bounce back after the humiliating loss against a VCU team they’ve beaten the last two times. St. Louis has a defense that's No. 1 in the nation, allowing only 36.5% shooting and holding opponents to 27.6% from 3-point range, also No. 1. St. Louis has to prove themself again, and I like that. I'm betting on that St. Louis defense to set the tone.
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    Chip Patterson
    Shoot Your Shot
    PURDUE -6
    -110
    1st Half Spread
    Picked: Feb 20 @ 8:03am

    Analysis

    Purdue simply has to come out breathing fire after getting run by Michigan at home on Tuesday night. Mackey Arena was as loud as a jet engine and then the Wolverines had a 20-point lead by halftime before cruising in the second half and eventually winning by 11. Up next is an Indiana team that is not only a rival but just beat you in Bloomington last month. The Hoosiers have had nearly a week to stew in their 20-point loss at Illinois, so maybe there’s a little bit of rust getting back to game speed on that end, but really we’re eyeing Purdue making a statement early after such a poor showing out of the gate against the Wolverines earlier this week.

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