Friday 12/11/20 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Scott Rickenbach

Dec 11 '20, 8:00 PM in 50m
NCAA-B | Niagara vs St. Peter's
Play on: OVER 132½ -110

Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach CBB Rotation #627 Friday Free Pick OVER the total in St Peter's Peacocks vs Niagara Purple Eagles @ 8 ET - This total has plummeted which makes sense since these teams played some low-coring battles last season and each team is coming off a low-scoring game as they enter this contest. However, the Purple Eagles actually took 65 shots including 36 threes in their season opener! It was just one of those nights when everyone was off on the same night and certainly it had a little something to do with playing a team like 'Syracuse rather than a fellow MAAC team. Now Niagara takes on St Peter's and will fare much better from the field in this game and, for an over, I liked the pace that the Purple Eagles showed in their season opener. Undoubtedly more shots will fall here and note that the Peacocks did shoot the ball very well in their season opener including from three point land. They totaled scoring 82 points in that game and I am looking for the first game of the back to back to produce plenty of points and then perhaps the rematch Saturday produces a little more defensive intensity. In this first one the fact that Niagara returns a ton of experience from last season but is off a 45-point showing plus the fact that the Peacocks are at home where they do tend to play well and score well, we should see an over in this one. Free Pick OVER the total in St Peter's

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Jeff Alexander

Dec 11 '20, 9:00 PM in 1h
NCAA-B | Iowa State vs Iowa
Play on: Iowa -12½ -110 at 1BetVegas

1* CBB - Iowa St/Iowa *FREE PICK* on Iowa Hawkeyes -12.5
This might seem like a big number for an in-state rivalry, but I like the Hawkeyes to make easy work of the Cyclones at home Friday night. This is quite possibly the best team Iowa has fielded. They have without question one of the best players in the country in big man Luka Garza and have him surrounded by guys who can knock down the 3-ball.
While Garza put up 16 points in Iowa's 13-point win over UNC on Tuesday, it was one of his worst games. Garza was just 6 of 19 from the field. For him to not play well and the Hawks to beat a team as talented as UNC says a lot. Bohannon had 24, Fredrick scored 21 and Wieskamp added 19 with the 3 players going 17 of 30 from behind the 3-point line.
Iowa State lost a lot from last year's team and we have seen them struggle early on. They only won by 17 as a 33-point favorite in their opener against Ark-Pine Bluff and lost outright as a favorite at home to South Dakota State.
Unlike UNC which has a very big and physical frontline, ISU doesn't have the size or talent to contain Garza in the paint. Iowa beat the Cyclones by 16 on the road last year and by 14 at home (as a 2-point dog) last time they played at Carver. Bet Iowa -12.5!

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Jack Jones

Dec 11 '20, 9:30 PM in 2h
NCAA-B | Marquette vs UCLA
Play on: UCLA -4 -110 at YouWager

Jack’s Free Pick Friday: UCLA -4
The UCLA Bruins finished 11-3 over their final 14 games last season while allowing 72 or fewer points in 12 of those games. Head coach Mick Cronin implemented a new style in his first season that had UCLA limiting possessions. Now Cronin welcomes back all five starters and each of the fop five scorers from a year ago.
Kentucky transfer Johnny Juzang was a Top-40 prospect coming out of high school and saw limited minutes as a freshman, but he shot 50% from 3-point range over his final 11 games. Juzang made his season debut last time out due to a foot injury and didn’t look rusty at all, contributing 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in 20 minutes off the bench. This is a very dangerous UCLA team now at full strength.
After a 58-73 road loss to San Diego State in the opener, the Bruins have been undervalued since. They have gone 4-0 SU & 4-0 ATS in their last four games overall with each of their last three victories coming by 20 points or more. And San Diego State remains unbeaten this season and just knocked off Arizona State 80-68 last night, so that loss against an Aztecs team that went 30-2 last season doesn’t look so bad now.
Marquette has a nice win of its own, knocking off Wisconsin 67-65 as a 3.5-point dog at home. But I think the Golden Eagles are being overvalued due to that win. They also lost 62-70 as a 2.5-point home favorite to Oklahoma State. And they have played their first five games of the season all at home. Now they hit the road for the first time in 2020.
Plays on favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points (UCLA) - in a game involving two good teams who won 60% to 80% of their games last season, with 3-plus more starters returning than their opponent, in the first 10 games of the season are 28-8 (77.8%) ATS since 1997. The Bruins are 8-0-1 ATS in their last nine games following a win. Bet UCLA Friday.

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Info Plays

Dec 11 '20, 10:00 PM in 2h
NCAA-F | Nevada vs San Jose State
Play on: OVER 59½ -110

1* FREE INFO PLAY on Nevada vs San Jose State over 59½ -110

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Ben Burns

Dec 11 '20, 10:00 PM in 2h
NCAA-F | Nevada vs San Jose State
Play on: San Jose State PK -115 at betonline

Did you know that San Jose State is a perfect 5-0 and that all five wins have come by double-digits? The Spartans aren't catching many breaks from the schedule maker these days. Last time out, they played a "home game" at Hawaii, against the Warriors. Now, they're "at home" again, this time at Las Vegas to "host" the Wolfpack. Through it all, the Spartans still won big at Hawaii and I like the chances of "defending their homefield" (Sam Boyd Stadium) this evening. Keep in mind that the Spartans would likely be laying a field goal or so, if the game was at San Jose. So, we're getting them at a better line than we would have otherwise. The Wolpack did win in Las Vegas earlier but it wasn't in this stadium. They're 0-2 ATS in their other two road games, eking out a win at New Mexico while losing outright at Hawaii. While Nevada has some advantages of its own, I believe that the Spartans have the edge on both the offensive and defensive line. The Spartans haven't forgotten last year's 41-38 loss at Nevada, as the Wolfpack beat them on the last play of the game. They're improved and are itching for some payback. Ultimately, in what could be another high-scoring game, tha Spartans' advantage up front figures to be the difference. Consider SJ State.

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Sean Murphy

Dec 11 '20, 10:00 PM in 2h
NCAA-F | Nevada vs San Jose State
Play on: Nevada +2 -110 at William Hill

Friday CFB Free play. My selection is on Nevada plus the points over San Jose State at 10 pm et on Friday.
I'll gladly grab Nevada in an underdog role (at the time of posting) against San Jose State on Friday night. In this unique Covid-tinged 2020 season home field advantage hasn't meant much. It should mean even less for San Jose State here as the Spartans have been displaced from their home due to Covid protocols and will play this game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. Nevada's bandwagon was gaining some steam prior to a stunning 24-21 loss in Hawaii on November 29th. Even with that loss, the Wolf Pack still have a lot to play for as they can earn a spot in the Mountain West Championship with a victory over the Spartans on Friday night. We've been high on the Wolf Pack for much of this season, including a big ticket win with them over San Diego State last month. This is another step-up spot and I'm confident we'll see Nevada play one of its best games of the season. San Jose State cruised past Hawaii last week thanks to a huge performance from RBs Tyler Nevens and Kairee Robionson. Prior to combining for 163 rushing yards last week neither back had topped 45 yards in a game this season. Spartans QB Nick Starkel has been little more than a game manager, save for a big performance over hapless New Mexico earlier in the season. I do think he'll be forced to throw the football a little more than San Jose State would like in this game. I look for the Wolf Pack defense to come up with enough big plays, and perhaps a turnover or two that ultimately put this game away on Friday night. Take Nevada (8*).

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Bobby Conn

Dec 11 '20, 10:05 PM in 2h
NBA | Clippers vs Lakers
Play on: Clippers -2½ -110 at YouWager

1* Free Play on Clippers -2½ -110