Marco D'Angelo/Sports Unlimited
PLAY: (781) NEW MEXICO ST/AUBURN OVER 145.5
RATING: 4% PLAY
Both of these teams like to push the ball up the floor and both teams are very good offensively as Auburn averages 79.6 PPG and New Mexico St averages 78 PPG. Given the pace of both teams this will be a game that will have more possessions than normal giving two good offenses even more opportunities to score. Auburn averages (11.3) 3-Pointers a game while New Mexico St averages (9.4) per game. Auburn is coming into this game all Fat N Sassy off of their big blowout win over Tennessee in the SEC Championship Game. With that said I don’t expect to see the same defensive intensity from Auburn that they displayed in SEC Championship Game. It must be noted that this game is being played in altitude in Salt Lake City, Utah. With both teams pushing tempo and playing in an altitude that they aren’t use to will have these teams tired in second half. Tired teams don’t play defense as it takes more energy to play defense than to play offense. 17 times this year Auburn has had a total posted in the 140’s and the OVER is 12-5 in those games. My numbers have 152 points or more being scored here.
TAKE NEW MEXICO ST/AUBURN OVER 145.5 as MARCO’S 4% 1st RD TOTAL GAME OF THE WEEK
PLAY: (781) NEW MEXICO ST/AUBURN OVER 145.5
RATING: 4% PLAY
Both of these teams like to push the ball up the floor and both teams are very good offensively as Auburn averages 79.6 PPG and New Mexico St averages 78 PPG. Given the pace of both teams this will be a game that will have more possessions than normal giving two good offenses even more opportunities to score. Auburn averages (11.3) 3-Pointers a game while New Mexico St averages (9.4) per game. Auburn is coming into this game all Fat N Sassy off of their big blowout win over Tennessee in the SEC Championship Game. With that said I don’t expect to see the same defensive intensity from Auburn that they displayed in SEC Championship Game. It must be noted that this game is being played in altitude in Salt Lake City, Utah. With both teams pushing tempo and playing in an altitude that they aren’t use to will have these teams tired in second half. Tired teams don’t play defense as it takes more energy to play defense than to play offense. 17 times this year Auburn has had a total posted in the 140’s and the OVER is 12-5 in those games. My numbers have 152 points or more being scored here.
TAKE NEW MEXICO ST/AUBURN OVER 145.5 as MARCO’S 4% 1st RD TOTAL GAME OF THE WEEK
