Tweet
Tuesday's Best NCAAB Bets
By Covers
Oklahoma Sooners at Missouri Tigers (-13, 150.5)
Missouri is off to its best start since the 1981-82 season at 13-0 and is one of only four remaining unbeaten teams in the country. The No. 6 Tigers put their perfect mark on the line when they host Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams.
New coach Frank Haith is pushing all the right buttons in his first year with the program as the Tigers and No. 5 Baylor are considered the co-favorites in a fairly top-heavy Big 12. The Sooners - projected by many to finish near the bottom of the conference - have only two losses through the first two months of the season, but their most notable win is against either Arkansas or Washington State.
The Tigers certainly had to work for their 13th win of the season, a 75-68 nail-biter at Old Dominion as 8-point favorites. Marcus Denmon scored 17 of his 19 points after halftime, including a dagger 3-pointer with 61 seconds left that put Missouri ahead for good.
Denmon is third in the Big 12 at 18.7 points per game, while Kim English (15.4) is sixth and big man Ricardo Ratliffe (14.2) is eighth. The Tigers are second nationally in offense at 86.2 points.
Still, this is a lot of points for a Big 12 opener.
Pick: Sooners
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers (-5.5, 117)
No. 11 Michigan State attempts to remain unbeaten in Big Ten Conference play and No. 19 Wisconsin seeks to rebound from a dismal loss to Iowa when the teams meet in Madison, Wis.
The Spartans have won 13 consecutive contests and began conference play with back-to-back double-digit victories over Indiana and Nebraska. The Spartans are one of three Big Ten teams that haven’t lost in league play.
The Spartans are 2-0 in Big Ten play for the fifth consecutive season and their 13-game winning streak is the program’s longest since a 22-game string of victories during the 1998-99 season. Senior forward Draymond Green had 19 points in Saturday’s 68-55 victory over Nebraska and leads the Spartans in scoring (15.4), rebounding (9.5), steals (22) and blocked shots (19). Michigan State has 11 double-digit victories.
The Badgers had won six straight games prior to the disappointing 72-65 home loss to the Hawkeyes on Saturday. Wisconsin’s normally stingy defense had a sub-par outing while giving up a season-high point total.
Pick: Spartans
By Covers
Oklahoma Sooners at Missouri Tigers (-13, 150.5)
Missouri is off to its best start since the 1981-82 season at 13-0 and is one of only four remaining unbeaten teams in the country. The No. 6 Tigers put their perfect mark on the line when they host Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams.
New coach Frank Haith is pushing all the right buttons in his first year with the program as the Tigers and No. 5 Baylor are considered the co-favorites in a fairly top-heavy Big 12. The Sooners - projected by many to finish near the bottom of the conference - have only two losses through the first two months of the season, but their most notable win is against either Arkansas or Washington State.
The Tigers certainly had to work for their 13th win of the season, a 75-68 nail-biter at Old Dominion as 8-point favorites. Marcus Denmon scored 17 of his 19 points after halftime, including a dagger 3-pointer with 61 seconds left that put Missouri ahead for good.
Denmon is third in the Big 12 at 18.7 points per game, while Kim English (15.4) is sixth and big man Ricardo Ratliffe (14.2) is eighth. The Tigers are second nationally in offense at 86.2 points.
Still, this is a lot of points for a Big 12 opener.
Pick: Sooners
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers (-5.5, 117)
No. 11 Michigan State attempts to remain unbeaten in Big Ten Conference play and No. 19 Wisconsin seeks to rebound from a dismal loss to Iowa when the teams meet in Madison, Wis.
The Spartans have won 13 consecutive contests and began conference play with back-to-back double-digit victories over Indiana and Nebraska. The Spartans are one of three Big Ten teams that haven’t lost in league play.
The Spartans are 2-0 in Big Ten play for the fifth consecutive season and their 13-game winning streak is the program’s longest since a 22-game string of victories during the 1998-99 season. Senior forward Draymond Green had 19 points in Saturday’s 68-55 victory over Nebraska and leads the Spartans in scoring (15.4), rebounding (9.5), steals (22) and blocked shots (19). Michigan State has 11 double-digit victories.
The Badgers had won six straight games prior to the disappointing 72-65 home loss to the Hawkeyes on Saturday. Wisconsin’s normally stingy defense had a sub-par outing while giving up a season-high point total.
Pick: Spartans
Comment