AS OF 4/1/23
SIDES: 25-15 (63%)
TOTALS: 6-11 (Yiiiiikes!)
ML : 12-5 (most picks were favorites between -150 and -200, a.k.a. SQUARE BETS)
LEANS: 10-9 (a mix of sides/overs/square ML's)
PROPS: 0-1
GIGGLES - PAHLAYS: 1-2
GREAT TOURNAMENT FOR MY SIDES, GOT MY _SS (RHYMES WITH "MASS") HANDED TO ME WITH TOTALS... SO, WHAT DO YOU DO? YUP, GO RIGHT BACK TO WHAT YOU ABSOLUTELY SUCK AT... A TRUE TELL TALE SIGN OF A DEGENERATE IF I EVER SAW ONE....
(1) FAU/SD STATE TOTAL (130.5 O )
TAKE - STRAIGHT CONTRARIAN. SKIPPING THE METRICS MUMBO JUMBO, THERE IS LOT'S OF CHATTER BY MEDIA, TOUTS, AND MONEY FLOW, TO THE UNDER. WELL, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME, GIVE ME A DOUBLE SCOOP ON THE OVER BABY. DON'T LOVE IT, BUT LIKE IT ENOUGH TO PEEL ONE OFF.
(2) MIA/UCONN TOTAL (149.5 U)
TAKE- THIS LINE SHOULD BE TIGHT... THOUGHT ABOUT LEANING IT, BUT WHAT THE HELL, I NEED TO IMPROVE MY TOTAL PERCENTAGES. WITH THE TIME OFF, I CAN SEE THE COACHES EMPHASIZING SLOWING DOWN THE OTHER SQUAD, ESPECIALLY MIAMI PACE. JITTERS, NERVES, YADA, YADA, YADA, WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH CLANKS TO GET THIS IN ON THE UNDER. DON'T LOVE IT, BUT LIKE IT ENOUGH TO PEEL ONE OFF.
(3) SD STATE MONEYLINE (-145)
TAKE - DEFENSE, EXPERIENCE & IF THE PAC-12'S BRASS HAS ANY INFLUENCE ON THE OUTCOME, ALL ROADS LEAD TO SD STATE. I CAN MAKE AN ARGUMENT FOR BOTH TEAMS, AND CERTAINLY SD STATE HAS HAD GOOD FORTUNE GO ITS WAY IN THE TOURNAMENT. AND THAT'S WHAT HAD ME THINKING... WITH UCLA & USC OUT OF THE PAC-12, I COULD SEE THE PAC-12 INVITING SD STATE TO JOIN. AS SUCH, WHAT BETTER WAY FOR THE PAC-12 TO STICK IT TO USC AND UCLA ON THE WAY OUT THE DOOR THAN TO PROVIDE A FREE INFORMERCIAL TO SD STATE'S B-BALL PROGRAM TO THE FERTILE UNDERCLASSMAN TALENT POOL ON THE WEST COAST. FAR FETCHED? FOR SURE, BUT IF WE LOOK AT THE NCAAA AND ALL IT'S CONFERENCES AS A BUSINESS, THEN SD STATE/PAC-12 HAVE THE MOST TO GAIN BY MAKING IT TO THE FINAL. DON'T LOVE IT, BUT DO LIKE IT.
G/L