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    Bruce Marshall
    +80
    (60%)
    3-2 in Last 5 NCAAB Picks
    TULSA -18
    -110
    Spread
    LOSS
    Picked: Dec 22 @ 4:22am

    Analysis

    A bit surprised by Denver's weekend win at Northern Colorado, considering most of the Pioneers' recent successes have come vs. lower-tier opposition. An earlier win over Colorado State, however, should keep host Tulsa on its toes, not that the Golden Hurricane wouldn't be wary after needing a last-second triple by Miles Barnstable to beat WKU by an 82-81 count on Friday. That was a legitimate scare, but all else looks good for the 11-1 Golden Hurricane. Feeling some heat, HC Eric Konkol might have hit a couple of jackpots in the portal, as Barnstable (via St Thomas), G Tylen Riley (Cal Baptist) and F David Green (Rhode Island) are all scoring between 13-15 ppg, with Tulsa scoring nearly 90 ppg. Play Tulsa
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    Mike Tierney
    +155
    (57%)
    8-6 in Last 14 NCAAF Picks
    UTAHST -1
    +104
    Spread
    LOSS
    Picked: Dec 21 @ 9:30pm

    Analysis

    Washington State is without its head coach (Jimmy Rogers, who accepted a new gig) and as many as nine players who have dived into the transfer portal. Stabliity is on the side of Utah State. The Aggies have suffered minimally on the transfer front and have retained Bronco Mendenhall, a bowl veteran as coach. He has split 14 of the games SU, many in which his team was an underdog. The Aggies have been a bettor's best friend this season, going 10-2 ATS. They closed the season with two easy wins and the narrowest of losses to UNLV and Bose State, the Mountain West's top two teams.
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    Micah Roberts
    +66
    (57%)
    4-3 in Last 7 WASHST ATS Picks
    UTAHST -1
    +104
    Spread
    LOSS
    Picked: Dec 21 @ 9:38pm

    Analysis

    Utah State and Washington State both finished 6-6 on the year, but head coach Jimmy Rogers left the Washington State crew after the regular season ended. Defensive coordinator Jesse Bobbitt is going to serve as an interim coach for the bowl game and then depart to become Rogers' defensive coordinator at Iowa State. Coach Bronco Mendenhall is still there for Utah State, and probably the most exciting thing I have to say about Utah State is that they were 10-2 against the spread. That's third best in the nation behind Ohio State and Texas Tech, which was a season's best 12-1 ATS. Quarterback Bryson Barnes started for Utah State all season, and he's playing this game. Give me Utah State to win.
  • expert headshot
    Bruce Marshall
    +435
    (55%)
    50-41-3 in Last 94 NCAAF Picks
    WASHST +1.5
    -115
    Spread
    WIN
    Picked: Dec 22 @ 4:03am

    Analysis

    Here we go again for WSU, as like last year when Jake Dickert left for Wake Forest before the Holiday Bowl, now it's Jimmy Rogers off to Iowa State with Mizzou OC Kirby Moore to take over the HC spot in Pullman after the bowls. Though aside from RB Kirby Voorhees, portal defections look minimal for the Cougs, and note Wazzu traded punches with several heavyweights before landing 6-6. The Utags covered 10 of 12 for new HC Bronco Mendenhall, but were only 6-6 outright, and this minimal spread suggests it's simply pick-the-winner in Boise. The Cougs won this matchup 49-28 last year pre-Mendenhall, and suspect WSU still has some of the spark it displayed later in the season. Play WSU (Potato Bowl at Boise)
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    Bruce Marshall
    #3
    +472
    (73%)
    8-3 in Last 11 NCAAB O/U Picks
    Over 162
    -110
    Over/Under
    WIN
    Picked: Dec 22 @ 4:17am

    Analysis

    This could be quite a wake-up call in this Monday matinee for West Georgia. Though the Wolves are excited at this rare shot against in-state SEC big boy UGa, keep in mind that UWG has already allowed 86 points vs. Nebraska, 83 vs. UCLA, 92 vs. The Citadel, 82 vs. Georgia Tech, and 91 vs. Georgia Southern. What, then, might happen vs. the Bulldogs, entering the week as the nation's highest scoring team at 99.5 ppg? Mike White is advising his team to shoot often and why not, hitting almost 50% from the floor, and sorts like Cal transfer G Jeremiah Wilkinson scoring at a 17.9 pg clip while playing roughly 22 minutes per contest? Georgia scores points in its sleep! Play UWG-Georgia Over

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