A solid 2-1 showing against the College Basketball odds made it three straight winning weeks for my Wednesday Night Parlay Picks. Though UConn never once found itself in a position to cover the number in an 82-79 defeat at the hands of the Xavier Musketeers, we still ended up cashing in at the online sportsbook after Florida creamed South Carolina and the over in the Johnnies/Creighton game came in without a bead of sweat dropping from the brow. CBB bettors got a loaded card to dig into on Feb 1, and I’m here to hopefully add a couple more shekels to your bottom line. Here’s to adding to the bankroll once again with a trio of investments to target for Wednesday night’s parlay cards!
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Providence Friars
It’s amazing to me how little respect Ed Cooley and the Friars get from analytics and power ranking viewpoints. All the team has done is go out and win 17 of its 22 played games and go 9-2 in Big East play to share the top spot with Marquette and Xavier heading into the week. On top of that, Bryce Hopkins and co. have done it in style getting CBB bettors back to the window to cash tickets in at a conference-best 14-8 ATS clip! Even so, the Pomeroy Ratings have Providence ranked as the fifth strongest team in the Big East and No. 30 overall. Why the struggling UConn Huskies remain the highest ranked team is beyond me! Regardless, I’m taking the points with the Friars in this spot as they head to Xavier in what amounts to a battle for first place.
This will be the first time that these teams will have crossed paths to date, so we unfortunately don’t get the benefit of utilizing the end results of a prior meeting. What I do know is that the Friars size down low and overall depth with give the X-Men a major run for their money in this nationally televised matchup. The Musketeers possess arguably one of the strongest starting fives in the country but have little else coming off the bench. Ed Croswell could be in line for a big showing if he can get either of Zach Freemantle or Jack Nunge into foul trouble with the Friars excelling close to the rack (No. 67) and Xavier beatable in that area of the court (No. 156). Providence sports by far the better of the two defenses and shoots at a higher clip from the charity stripe. Regardless of what the team has done to this point, nobody seems to give it a shot of repeating as Big East champs. Winning a game like this would shut all the naysayers up!
Florida Gators
Todd Golden’s Gators have been extremely kind to our bottom line of late, and we’re going right back to the well in this home dustup against the mighty Volunteers. Florida just got humbled on the road by K-State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge and will return home where they’ve won nine of 12 played games and stand 3-1 SU in conference play. Tennessee hasn’t been tested away from Knoxville for quite some time. Sure, Santiago Vescovi and his mates have gone unscathed on the SEC road, but the wins have come against Ole Miss, South Carolina, Mississippi State, and LSU – only the Rebels (#100) and Bulldogs (#52) are currently ranked within the top-100 by KenPom!
With the Gators clocking in 12-9 overall and just 5-3 in SEC play, Colin Castleton and his mates sure could use a resume booster to make a concrete case that they belong in the Field of 64. This matchup will be intense at the defensive end of the court with two of the stingiest defensive efficiencies in the country squaring off against one another. So long as the Gators prevent Tennessee from dominating the offensive glass and limit turnovers against UT’s ball hawking D (No. 9), it’ll be in this one all the way through and be in a position to win it outright. The Stephen O’Connell Center will be electric with the Gators making just their second appearance over the last 18 days. I’m interested to see how Tennessee handles an opponent with a pulse in hostile territory. I’ll gladly take the multiple possessions linemakers offer up with points expected to be tough to come by.
New Mexico Lobos
If Richard Pitino’s Lobos are to be taken as serious contenders to win the Mountain West regular season title, it must start winning games away from “The Pit” with more regularity. While Utah State is currently in the mix near the top of the conference standings, the Aggies are a team that can be had so long as you don’t allow Steven Ashworth and Taylor Funk rip you a new one from beyond the arc. New Mexico just happens to march one of the best 3-ball defensive teams onto the hardwood every passing game, so I got this spot circled as becoming the team’s fifth true win away from its own gym.
Like they did in their two most recent treks to Nevada (L in OT) and San Diego State (Outright win +8), the Lobos will be catching points in this matchup. I think they should be the short favorite instead of the other way around. Look for Jamal Mashburn Jr. and Jaelen House to be able to comfortably run the offense in hostile territory with New Mexico ranked No. 53 overall at protecting possession of the basketball while Utah State ranks No. 332 at forcing miscues. UNM’s ability to get to the charity stripe (No. 17) and Run ‘N Gun style of play will simply be too much for the home team when it matters most. New Mexico has dropped five straight and eight of nine to the Aggies. They haven’t won in Logan since 2015 – It’s Time!
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