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Wednesday 10/19/22 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc
1* NCAAF - Georgia St/Appalachian St FREE Pick on OVER 58.5
Wednesday's Free NCAAF Pick is on the OVER 58.5 in Wednesday's college football action. I would lean towards taking the points with the Panthers, but just couldn't get myself to bet against Appalachian State at home off an ugly loss to Texas State. I lean OVER 58.5 in this one, though I don't like it enough to make it a premium play. I just think we could see both offenses have big games. This is not your standard Appalachian State defense that we have grown to know. The Mountaineers are giving up 28.8 ppg vs teams who average 25.6 ppg. They have also gave up 30.8 ppg on average in 4 home games, where the OVER has gone 3-1. Georgia State has shown they can score behind a potent ground attack. This is also a plus matchup for App State's offense, which is scoring almost 8 ppg more than what their opponent averages and are facing a Georgia State defense that comes in giving up 33.3 ppg. Bet the OVER 58.5!
The Yankees are in a helluva let down spot here in Game 1 of the ALCS coming off an emotional Game 5 win over Cleveland last night.
Justin Verlander will toe the slab for Houston, and he was 10-1 with a 1.64 ERA in 15 starts at Minute Maid Park this season. Aaron Judge is 4-for-27 with 10 strikeouts lifetime versus Verlander.
Jameson Taillon had to prepare to start Game 5 of the ALDS, only to have that game rained out and he went back on the shelf.
The Yankees have lost five of their last six versus Houston.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting a lot of hype after trading for Donovan Mitchell. But like with any star, it's going to take some time for Mitchell to gel with his new team. I think the Cavaliers are going to be a dangerous team down the road, but I'm looking to fade them early in the season. The Raptors have great chemistry already because there wasn't much turnover in the offseason. All five starters are back in VanVleet, Siakam, Barnes, Anunoby and Trent Jr. I think the Raptors are quietly one of the best teams in the East this year if they stay healthy, which wasn't the case last year. They are healthy to start the season with the exception of newcomer Otto Porter Jr. Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last six home meetings with Cleveland. Give me the Raptors.
Jack's Free Pick Wednesday: Hornets/Spurs UNDER 226 The Charlotte Hornets are going to be without LaMelo Ball to start the season. They go as he goes, especially offensively. Points will be hard to come by for the Hornets until he returns as he averaged 20.1 points and 7.6 assists per game last season. They are also missing Miles Bridges, who was charged with three counts of domestic violence. He averaged 20.2 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game last season. I do like the re-hiring of Steve Clifford, who was the head coach of the Hornets from 2013 to 2018. He will at least get them to play defense unlike James Borrego. He says he wants to keep the up-tempo offense, but that's going to be hard without Ball tonight. Charlotte averaged just 98.8 points per game in the preseason. The Spurs have arguably the worst roster in the NBA this season. They averaged just 103.0 points per game in the preseason. They're going to be starting Tre Jones, Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan, Keldon Johnson and Jakob Poeltl this season. Yikes. Points are going to be hard to come by for the Spurs all season, so they are going to have to rely on defense to be competitive. This total has already been bet down from an opener of 231 to 226. It hasn't been bet down enough with Ball and Bridges out for the Hornets. Both teams struggled to score in the preseason and that's going to continue in the opener. Bet the UNDER in this game Wednesday.
It's been difficult in the past to play an Under in a game involving the high-scoring but defensive-challenged Timberwolves. That's not the case anymore since Minnesota acquired center Rudy Gobert during the off-season. Gobert is the premier defensive player in the league. While Gobert immediately upgrades the Timberwolves' defense and rim protection, he's going to slow down Minnesota's attack. There's going to be a transition period as Karl-Anthony Towns, D'Angelo Russell and Anthony Edwards adjust to Gobert, a half-court type player, on offense. The Thunder's attack revolves around emerging star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who averaged 24.5 points last season. Gilgeous-Alexander, though, missed the last 10 games of last season due to an MCL sprain. Gilgeous-Alexander didn't play during the preseason either. So he'll be rusty if he does play and his minutes probably will be down during the early portion of the season. The Under has cashed the last four times the teams have met in Minnesota. UNDER 227
Wednesday's NBA Free Pick: Charlotte Hornets -1.5 I will take my chances with the Hornets as a slim 1.5-point road favorite against the Spurs. I think the fact that Charlotte will be without LeMelo Ball, who is easily their best player, has in turn created some decent value with the Hornets in this game. While Charlotte needs Ball to compete against the top teams in the league, they shouldn't need him to handle San Antonio. The Spurs are in full on tank mode this season, as they have made it pretty clear they are intent on losing to better their chances of landing Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 pick. I just don't know where the offense is going to come from for the Spurs. As good a coach as Gregg Popovic is, this is the worst team I can remember him having in San Antonio. I just don't know that the betting public quite understands how bad this team is. Give me the Hornets -1.5!
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