“I like over 15 and a half points for Terrace Reed.”
CONN 71, ILL 62 — Tarris Reed Jr.: 17 points vs over 15.5; covers. (Tarris Reed Jr.: 17 points)
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“I like over 15 and a half points for Terrace Reed.”
CONN 71, ILL 62 — Tarris Reed Jr.: 17 points vs over 15.5; covers. (Tarris Reed Jr.: 17 points)
“I mean, I really like Purdue laying the six and a half.”
PUR 79, TEX 77 — Purdue Boilermakers margin +2 vs line -6.5; busts.
“my best bet here is under 142.5 between St. John's and Duke.”
DUKE 80, SJU 75 — Combined 155; under 142.5 busts.
“So I do have an exotic here.”
Exactly 3 seed-line upsets in the 2026 Sweet 16, clearing the over 2.5. (Upsets: 5 Iowa over 4 Nebraska, 3 Illinois over 2 Houston, 6 Tennessee over 2 Iowa State.)
“well the one I like here Hard Rock actually has the best price out there So if you like this play go to Hard Rock and bet it SMU minus six and a half is what I like here in the first four”
SMU 79, M-OH 89 — SMU Mustangs margin -10 vs line -6.5; busts.
“so I like Wisconsin's team total over 87”
WIS 82, HPU 83 — Combined 165; over 87.5 covers.
“So I like the under at 136.5. I've got this one about 78 to 52 type of game.”
DUKE 71, SIE 65 — Combined 136; under 136.5 covers.
“We're going to go Idaho Houston under 136 and a half. Kelvin Sampson is a great under coach”
HOU 78, IDHO 47 — Combined 125; under 136.5 covers.
“So Long Island and Arizona, this is a dead nut under 152.”
ARIZ 92, LIU 58 — Combined 150; under 152 covers.
“So I taking their team total under 63 and a half”
UVA 82, WRST 73 — Combined 155; under 63.5 busts.
“I also think it's an under game, 138.”
KU 68, CBU 60 — Combined 128; under 138 covers.
“If you look at the total sum of the seeds to make the final four, you can find a book out there that has over under nine and a half.”
Final Four was Michigan (1), Arizona (1), UConn (2), Illinois (3); seed sum = 7, under 9.5. (1+1+2+3 = 7.)
“Total number of wins accumulated by participants from the WCC. So you got the Zags”
WCC teams totaled just 1 tournament win; under the 3.5 needed. (Gonzaga 1 win (lost R2 to Texas); Saint Mary's 0 (lost R1 to Texas A&M); Santa Clara 0 (lost R1 OT to Kentucky).)
“I laid the eight and a half with Indiana.”
IU 27, MIA 21 — Indiana Hoosiers margin +6 vs line -8.5; busts.
“Charlie Becker, the receiver for Indiana, number 80, over two and a half receptions.”
IU 27, MIA 21 — Charlie Becker: 4 receptions vs over 2.5; covers. (Charlie Becker: 4 receptions)