ANDREW MCINNIS NCAAB 1/30/20
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Game: (627) Minnesota at (628) Illinois
Date/Time: Jan 30 2020 7:30 PM EST
Betting Line Provider: William Hill
Play Rating: 3%
Play: Illinois -5.0 (-110)
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Game: (635) Old Dominion at (636) So Mississippi
Date/Time: Jan 30 2020 8:00 PM EST
Betting Line Provider: William Hill
Play Rating: 2%
Play: Old Dominion -120
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Game: (695) Oregon State at (696) Stanford
Date/Time: Jan 30 2020 11:00 PM EST
Betting Line Provider: William Hill
Play Rating: 4%
Play: Stanford -6.5 (-110)
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Stanford and Oregon State will be coming into tonight's matchup on losing streaks. Oregon State has lost 4 of their last 5, while Stanford has dropped 2 extremely close games in a row. I must say, i like that Stanford lost their previous two games, they need this win more than OSU if they want to compete with Oregon at the top of the Pac12. Stanford is still in excellent shape as they are 15-4, 11-1 at home, and 13-6 ATS. Not only has Stanford won the last 4 matchups vs OSU, but they have covered the number in 3 of those 4 wins. You know my favorite two ingredients.. defense and rebounding. Both teams are about even in rebounding, however, Stanford blows OSU out the water when it comes to playing defense. Stanford ranks 7th in the country in defensive efficiency. Stanford actually has a fantastic offense, they just play at a slow pace. They are 10th in FG% and 15th in 3pt%. They may not average 80PPG, but they can put up 80+ on any given night, especially vs this swiss cheese Oregon State defense. It will be bombs away from 3 point land all night. I absolutely love Stanford at home, they play the type of basketball where the home crowd really helps. It is much harder to control the pace of the game as Stanford likes to do, when on the road. Stanford, 4-2 in conference play needs this one bad. They are too good on offense and defense for this game to even be close at home. Stanford in a blowout.
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Game: (693) Colorado at (694) UCLA
Date/Time: Jan 30 2020 11:00 PM EST
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Play Rating: 4%
Play: Colorado -4.5 (-105)
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Colorado is playing MUCH better basketball than the UCLA right now and will look to bury the already dead bruins even one foot deeper tonight. Colorado enters tonight 16-4 overall, covering 7 of their last 9 games. UCLA is 10-10 on the year, 2-4 ATS in their last 6, and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games. I'd just like to say, I do not blame this failure on first year coach Mick Cronin. Cronin was not able to recruit his guys and now has to deal with the players that last years coach left him. Not a great group of kids, sorry. Colorado is averaging 72PPG while UCLA is averaging a measily 62 points in their last 5 games. That is a 10 point difference on offense... and offense isnt even Colorado's specialty, yikes! They have all of my favorite ingredients, what is not to like. The Buffs ranks 23rd on defense, 29th in defensive rebounding, and 73 in offensive rebounding. Defense is what is going to win this game. This is an ELITE defense, when UCLA has to go up against defenses like this, things do not go well. Colorado sort of reminds me of Stanford, who beat up on UCLA by 15 points a few games ago. They are literally better than UCLA in every important category so I will not continue to bore you with the stats. The Buffs are excellent in conference play, as they enter tonight 6-2. KENPOM ranks UCLA 130th in the country, to Colorado's 19th ranking. Two teams going in opposite directions. You have to go with Colorado here, this UCLA team STINKS and will struggle mightily with the stingy Buffs defense. Colorado all day, and night!