If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
Matt Rivers of OffshoreInsiders.com
Super handicapper Matt Rivers has a free Monday winner. It’s William & Mary minus the points against NC Wilmington.
I have been all over the Tribe this season because this program is much improved and is actually pretty darn solid right now. The days of being terrible appear to be long gone, just ask Maryland, VCU, Richmond and Wake Forest as all of those teams lost outright to Bill and Mary.
I though can’t lay points like this in a real pay type play because they are still “William & Mary but at 10-2 I will continue to ride Tony Shaver’s much improved squad. Both Schneider and McDowell are leading the way and at home here these guys should fully outclass a pretty awful Wilmington team.
The Seahawks used to be the class of this conference years back but that is no longer the case as today’s visitors are coming off of that 91-57 beatdown from the same VCU team that lost to William & Mary. Overall Wilmington is a porous 4-8 and has no stability whatsoever as coach Benny Moss cannot find any right combinations. This team has zero momentum or confidence and are going on the road to face a team that is absoluteing flying high right now.
I’m not saying that Moss’ team is a total dreadful bottom feeder mess. They have been alright at times this season and are a much better team than they showed last week but all in all they are facing a clear better team and a red hot team tonight and keeping this thing tight for 40 minutes just does not appear to be too realistic.
The pick: 64-49 final in favor of Bill & Mary. Matt Rivers was the winningest handicapper ever on a large network of handicapping sites before being promoted to The Show.
1 UNIT” COLLEGE BASKETBALL LINETRACKER SPECIAL (Davidson -9’ at home versus Samford in a 7:05 eastern tipoff): We have had a major line swing in this contest which actually opened with Davidson laying 11’ points, so we actually have some line value with a favorite early this evening. Of course Davidson has now been wiped off the national map as star Stephen Curry is now playing in the NBA, but the fact of the matter is that the Wildcats faced a challenging non-conference schedule with was ranked 56th-toughest in the land. What most impresses me regarding Davidson is their depth as the BENCH has outscored the competition by a whopping 329-202 combined count so far this season. Even without Curry, the Wildcats offense can still light things up from long range as they have averaged nearly 10 successful THREE POINT shots per contest. Davidson has nailed at least 13 “long range” shots from behind the arc FIVE different times which gives them quick strike capability. Tonight is a Southern Conference tilt as my research indicates that the various teams in this league have been excellent when playing in front of the HOME fans. Samford is 5-1 at home so far but this is a road affair this evening for the Bulldogs who traditionally have had severe problems covering the spread with their current head coach. Samford long term is a very poor 4-12 ATS/ROAD after four consecutive low scoring affairs where both sides scored 70-or-less points. So far in a pair of Southern Conference tilts Samford has averaged just over 47 points per pop which immediately puts them at a disadvantage against tonight’s opponent who is led by 21-year veteran coach Bob McKillop. In the past three years McKillop’s Davidson crew is an impressive 15-4 ATS off a “no cover” where the team won outright as a favorite
Comment