Vaughn Dalzell offers out three School Basketball performs earlier than NFL Sunday kicks off! It is Georgetown vs UConn and Illinois vs Maryland.
Georgetown at UConn (-21): O/U 144.0
UConn has led by double-digits on the half sparely this 12 months however these outings got here in opposition to groups versus DePaul, Texas, and Gonzaga, for instance, however it is a great place for the Huskies.
After two straight highway video games at Butler and Xavier — two shut wins (88-81, 80-75), UConn ought to have a a lot simpler outing at house in opposition to Georgetown.
Georgetown has dropped 4 of its previous 5 video games with two sluggish begins within the two highway video games. At Marquette, Georgetown trailed 41-23, and at Butler, 40-27. Within the different two highway video games on the 12 months, Georgetown trailed 35-33 at Notre Dame and 38-32 at Rutgers.
House opponents to Georgetown have averaged 38.5 factors per first half, one thing UConn ought to hover round. In these 4 highway video games.
Georgetown is ranked 324th or worse in offensive efficient area aim share (43.4%), offensive turnover share (24.4%), and offensive two-point share (41.4%).
Give me UConn to get out to a fast begin and canopy the first-half line of -12 at -115 odds. I might play this out to -13.5.
Decide: UConn 1H -12 (1u)
Maryland at Illinois (-8.5): O/U 139.0
I imagine the Combating Illini are the third-best workforce within the Huge Ten and with 11 wins by 9 or extra factors, I’ll trip them at house in opposition to the Maryland Terps.
By means of 5 Huge Ten video games, Maryland is taking pictures 24% from three, turning the ball over 19.7% of possessions, and owns a 40.2% efficient area aim share — all final place.
The Terps have gone 1-3 in true highway video games and personal one of many worst offenses within the Energy 5. The numbers worsen for those who issue within the two impartial courtroom losses to Davidson and UAB.
Illinois has led by not less than three factors on the half in three of 4 Huge Ten video games and received by double-digits in two of them. Each Kenpom and Barttorvik have Illinois as -13 and -15 level favorites, however that is with Terrance Shannon, who has missed 4 straight video games and performed nicely sufficient with out him.
I feel Illinois is the correct facet all through this sport, so I’ll trip the primary half at -5 (-115) and the complete sport at -8.5 (-110). I might exit to -6 for the halftime unfold and -10 for the full-game unfold.
Decide: Illinois 1H -5 (1u), Illinois -8.5 (1u)
Season Report: 16-10 (61.5%) +5.58u
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