Guest · 7-11 on settled picks
“Memphis is one of my favorite first round bets. They are an underdog in a five twelve game as the five seed that's gonna catch a lot of eyes.”
MEM 70, CSU 78 — Memphis Tigers lost; moneyline busts.
“Two totals I like quite a bit, High Point and Purdue the over. I'm actually surprised this one hasn't gone up from one fifty three and a half.”
PUR 75, HPU 63 — Combined 138; over 153.5 busts.
“The other big total I like, Clemson and McNeese, the under in that one. And this one is really tempo based where I think both will slow each other down.”
CLEM 67, MCN 69 — Combined 136; under 134.5 busts.
“So I I laid some three and a half. I think it's more four in the market now, but I I think that's an okay price as well.”
SMC 59, VAN 56 — Saint Mary's Gaels margin +3 vs line -3.5; busts.
“First one, UC San Diego, and I know this isn't, you know, a crazy one with the trendy, and it's only plus two and a half.”
MICH 68, UCSD 65 — Michigan Wolverines won; moneyline covers.
“And then right next to them in the bracket, I like Yale.”
TA&M 80, YALE 71 — Texas A&M Aggies won; moneyline covers.
“I'm going with Texas Tech, and maybe there's some stubbornness for me here because I picked them to the final four in the preseason when they were, like, barely a top 25 team, and now they're sitting here seventh and Ken Pound.”
Texas Tech to reach the 2025 Final Four. Texas Tech (No. 3 seed) lost the Elite Eight to Florida 84-79; the 2025 Final Four was Florida, Duke, Houston, Auburn. Bet lost.
“Mark Vital under 12 and a half points, rebounds, and assists.”
BAY 78, HOU 59 — Mark Vital: 3 pra vs under 12.5; covers. (Mark Vital: 3 pra)
“I'm sticking with Baylor.”
BAY 62, VILL 51 — Baylor Bears margin +11 vs line -7; covers.
“Give me the Bonneys plus one and a half.”
LSU 76, SBU 61 — St. Bonaventure Bonnies margin -15 vs line +1.5; busts.
“I will ride with the over 161.5.”
ARK 85, COLG 68 — Combined 153; over 161.5 busts.
“Mavericks are a great bet tomorrow so give me UT Arlington minus three”
UT Arlington beat Arkansas State 73-71, a 2-point margin that fell short of the -3 spread. (Final: UT Arlington 73, Arkansas State 71)
“I going to lock that in plus 12”
Grand Canyon beat Cal Baptist 71-61, a 10-point margin, so Cal Baptist +12 covered. (Final: Grand Canyon 71, Cal Baptist 61)
“Ultimately this is just a solid spot for Louisiana Tech. Five of their last six have been on the road, while UAB has been at home for five of their last six. Now you flip it. Big chance for Louisiana Tech to take down the team atop the Conference USA standings. Give me the Bulldogs minus one. I would take it up to minus two.”
Louisiana Tech beat UAB 70-58, easily covering -1. (Final: Louisiana Tech 70, UAB 58)
“FIU minus two and a half hosting UTSA”
UTSA beat FIU 87-80; FIU lost outright, failing to cover -2.5. (Final: UTSA 87, FIU 80)
“Tarleton State here. Plus seven and a half, I would take it down to plus six. Let's ride with the Texans, baby.”
Utah Valley beat Tarleton State 73-60 on Jan 29, 2021, a 13-point margin that exceeds the +7.5 Tarleton was getting. (Utah Valley 73, Tarleton State 60)
“green bay plus two is the pick”
Green Bay beat Purdue Fort Wayne 77-59 outright, covering +2 easily. (Final: Green Bay 77, Purdue Fort Wayne 59)
“I am looking at Charlotte there. open right now is a home dog to UAB plus one and a half.”
UAB routed Charlotte 61-37, so Charlotte +1.5 lost by a wide margin. (Final: UAB 61, Charlotte 37)