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Fairleigh Dickinson at Villanova odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Wednesday’s Fairleigh Dickinson at Villanova odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (4-7) and the Villanova Wildcats (6-4) meet Wednesday at Finneran Pavilion. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET (FS1). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Villanova odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.

The Knights pounded Lehman College, founding member of CUNYAC, or City of New York Athletic Conference, Saturday. FDU won 98-54 against the Division III school in a game with no odds or total at the Bogota Savings Bank Center.

FDU has lost the past 3 games against Division I teams, but the Knights are 3-0 against the spread (ATS) in the span, while going 6-1 ATS in the previous 7 contests against Division I foes. The Over has cashed in each of the previous 5 outings.

Villanova enters on a season-best 3-game win streak, topping Rider, Cincinnati and Temple, while the Wildcats have covered 5 straight games. The Over/Under (O/U) has split 2-2 in the past 4 games, but is 7-3 in 10 outings this season.

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Fairleigh Dickinson at Villanova odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 3:04 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Fairleigh Dickinson +3300 (bet $100 to win $3,300) | Villanova -10000 (bet $10,000 to win $100)
Against the spread: Fairleigh Dickinson +28.5 (-105) | Villanova -28.5 (-115)
Over/Under: 151.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Fairleigh Dickinson at Villanova picks and predictions

Prediction

Villanova 91, Fairleigh Dickinson 64

Moneyline

Villanova (-10000) will cost you 100 times your potential return, and that’s an extraordinary risk for not nearly enough of a reward. You must risk $100 for every $1 of profit. That’s not a recommended long-term betting strategy.

PASS. Bet the spread and/or total instead.

Against the spread

The lean is to PLAY FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON +28.5 (-105) lightly on the road, but go with a half-unit play at most. The Knights are 6-1 ATS in the past 7 games, including trips to Creighton and Nebraska. While FDU lost those games, it covered both times as a ‘dog of 28 or more points.

Villanova -28.5 (-115) has covered 5 straight games, while going 4-0 ATS in the previous 4 outings at Finneran Pavilion, too. This will be a nail-biter for side bettors, regardless of which team you back.

Over/Under

OVER 151.5 (-105) is the play in this battle in Central Phila.

The total has gone high in 5 straight games for FDU, although the Under is 2-1 in 3 battles against power conference teams this season.

For ‘Nova, the O/U has split 2-2 in the past 4 outings, while the total has ended up going high in 7 of 10 games to date.

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Fairleigh Dickinson at Creighton odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Sunday’s Fairleigh Dickinson at Creighton odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (1-1) and Creighton Bluejays (1-0) tangle Sunday in Omaha. Tip-off at the CHI Health Center is at 5 p.m. ET (FS1). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Creighton odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.

Fairleigh Dickinson opened its season Monday and was drubbed 113-72 by the Miami Hurricanes. The Knights then bounced back — with a near inverse reflection of that score (112-72) — in an unlined Thursday home win against DIII Purchase. FDU went 15-17 last season.

No. 14 Creighton earned a 99-86 win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley in its Wednesday opener on home hardwood. The Bluejays failed to cover a -29 in a game that did a flyby on a total of 155.5. Senior C Ryan Kalkbrenne scored 49 points as CU shot 60% from the floor and allowed a 40% success rate on 3s in a game that twice had a mere 5-point differential in the final 5 minutes.

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Fairleigh Dickinson at Creighton odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 7:22 a.m. ET.

Moneyline: Off the board
Against the spread (ATS): Fairleigh Dickinson +34.5 (-118) | Creighton -34.5 (-104)
Over/Under (O/U): 163.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Fairleigh Dickinson at Creighton picks and predictions

Prediction

Creighton 101, Fairleigh Dickinson 64

Moneyline

Not available, nor would you want to bet it if it was available. PASS.

Against the spread

This is essentially a top-20 team taking on a bottom-20 team. KenPom pegs Fairleigh Dickinson at No. 354 of 364. Creighton is tabbed at No. 17.

This spread is a high hurdle, but its FDU’s style of play — up-tempo with a great deal of possession churn — that makes it worth a look from the Creighton point of view. The Knights don’t swim in these waters often, but last season they did play Seton Hall and Illinois in the non-conference portion of the season. FDU was undone by 30-plus points in both, and neither required any sort of late fade to get to that point.

Still, at its best FDU is a high-frequency distance offense that does well in getting to the line. And it hunts turnovers on defense.

So, the Knights were clearly not the best version of themselves in the Monday setback at Miami, a loss by 41 points when getting 27.5.

A year ago, Creighton played 4 of its first 10 games in this bottom-third neighborhood. CU won those 4 games by an average of 36.8 points per game.

The Bluejays play excellent defense and are solid in avoiding turnovers.

CREIGHTON -34.5 (-104) is worth a partial-unit play.

Over/Under

The expected pace says these 2 can get into the 160s. A lot of CU games end up being about a coin flip in these types games due to the Bluejays being a high-frequency 3-point shooting squad.

Having some 2-sided distance and turnover action would not be a surprise. Again, perhaps with an adjusted-downward unit side, BACK THE OVER 163.5 (-110).

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March Madness: Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Purdue odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Purdue odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (20-15) face the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers (29-5) Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The East Region game tips off from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, at 6:50 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Purdue odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

The Knights routed Texas Southern in the First Four game Wednesday night, winning 84-61 as a 2.5-point underdog as the Under cashed. FDU shot 50% (23 of 46) from the field, while cashing in at 41% (11 of 27) on 3-pointers. It was also sharp at the free-throw line, hitting 27 of 31 (87%). Ansley Almonor scored 23 points with 8 rebounds, while knocking down 5 triples.

The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament, edging Penn State in the title game. Purdue has won 5 in a row since falling 79-71 at home against Indiana. The Boilermakers are just 2-7 ATS in the last 9 games.

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Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Purdue odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:48 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Fairleigh Dickinson +1600 (bet $100 to win $1,600) | Purdue -4000 (bet $4,000 to win $100)
Against the spread: Fairleigh Dickinson +23.5 (-105) | Purdue -23.5 (-115)
Over/Under (O/U): 144.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

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Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Purdue picks and predictions

Prediction

Purdue 82, Fairleigh Dickinson 61

Moneyline

Purdue (-4000) is a silly play. It shouldn’t have to be said, but that’s not a recommended betting strategy for such a small return.

AVOID.

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Against the spread

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON +23.5 (-105)

The Knights looked awfully impressive in Dayton against Texas Southern. However, beating a sub-.500 team from the SWAC is a much different animal than slaying a No. 1 seed.

It’s going to be checkmate for the Knights, as Purdue -23.5 (-105) picks up the victory in Columbus behind a pro-Boilermakers crowd in Big Ten country. However, Purdue has failed to cover its last 3 games when favored by 20 or more points.

Over/Under

UNDER 144.5 (-105) is worth a look, as Purdue should be able to keep FDU’s scoring below its season average.

The Under has cashed in 5 of the last 7 games overall for Fairleigh Dickinson. The Over has dominated for Purdue lately, going 9-4-1 in the last 14 games overall, while going 12-4 in the previous 16 NCAA Tournament games. However, the Under is 4-1 this season when Purdue is favored by 20 or more points.

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First Four: Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Texas Southern odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Wednesday’s Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Texas Southern odds and lines, with college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (19-15) and Texas Southern Tigers (14-20) meet in an NCAA Tournament First Four contest Wednesday. The battle for an East Region No. 16 seed at UD Arena in Dayton will tip off at 6:30 p.m. ET (truTV). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Texas Southern odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Fairleigh Dickinson is in the NCAA Tournament for the 1st time since 2019 by way of winning the Northeast Conference Tournament … sort of. FDU lost the title game to Merrimack, a school transitioning to DI from DII and ineligible to compete in the NCAA tourney. Enter the Knights, who did beat Merrimack twice during a season that saw them log 77.8 points per game.

Texas Southern got to Dayton by way of winning the Southwest Athletic Conference Tournament. The Tigers have been a streaky bunch this season; in their last 9 games they have won 3 in a row, lost 3 in a row and won 3 in a row.

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Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Texas Southern odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:01 a.m. ET.

Moneyline: Fairleigh Dickinson +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Texas Southern -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Fairleigh Dickinson +1.5 (-105) | Texas Southern -1.5 (-115)
Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)

Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Texas Southern picks and predictions

Prediction

Texas Southern 75, Fairleigh Dickinson 69

Moneyline

Streaky Texas Southern is on the upswing. The Tigers are the value side here, but go easy on your sportsbook account and look to the ATS action in this game: PASS.

Against the spread

FDU is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 neutral-site games. The Tigers are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 NCAA Tournament games, and coach Johnny Jones owns a 5-2 ATS mark in the Big Dance.

Texas Southern is a more veteran group and one that has played a much tougher schedule. Look for the Tigers’ defense, rate of free-throw attempts and rate of shots from in close to be difference makers in this battle.

TAKE THE TIGERS -1.5 (-115).

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Over/Under

Peg this game as a faster-than-average-pace game destined for a total in the mid-140s. PASS.

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NEC Tournament: Fairleigh Dickinson at Merrimack odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Tuesday’s Fairleigh Dickinson at Merrimack odds and lines, with expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (19-14, 10-6 NEC) visit the Merrimack Warriors (17-16, 12-4) in the Northeast Conference Tournamant title game Tuesday at Lawler Arena at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Fairleaigh Dickinson vs. Merrimack odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Merrimack lost 4 conference games this season and 2 of them were to FDU. A 71-63 win by the Knights on their home court Dec. 29 was followed a month later with a 78-71 road victory. The Warriors will need to win this game on the road as well to win the conference tournament.

Unlike most conference title games, an automatic bid to March Madness is not at stake. FDU has already locked this up as Merrimack in not eligible to compete due to division rules for teams moving up in competition.

Merrimack has the 18th-ranked defense in the country at 61.8 points per game while FDU ranks top 40 in offense averaging 78.3 PPG. If the Knights can again get to 70, which it has done in both matchups this season, it will pull off another victory and head to the Big Dance with momentum.

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Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Merrimack odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:11 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Fairleigh Dickinson +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Merrimack -180 (bet $180 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Fairleigh Dickinson +3.5 (-105) | Merrimack -3.5 (-115)
Over/Under (O/U): 138.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Merrimack picks and predictions

Prediction

Fairleigh Dickinson 71, Merrimack 68

Moneyline

BET FDU +155.

FDU has beaten Merrimack twice already this season. While Merrimack has a solid defense, it has been unable to hold FDU below 70 points yet this season. This will be the case again on Tuesday and Fairleigh Dickinson will pull off the win for the conference title.

Against the spread

PASS.

The wrong team is favored. Saying this, I will ride with FDU +155 on the moneyline and not make a wager on the spread of 3.5 points. If you want to be a bit safe, +3.5 (-105) is also a good play for Fairleigh Dickinson.

Over/Under

OVER 138.5 (-105)

The Over has hit in 4 of 5 games for FDU following an ATS victory. In the same scenario for Merrimack, it has gone over in 8 of 9 games. The Over has also hit in 4 of the Warriors last 5 Tuesday games.

The Knights will use its offense to force Merrimack’s 335th-ranked offense (61.3 PPG) to score points to keep up. It will have plenty of ability to do this against the Fairleigh Dickinson defense which allows 76.0 points per game.

The 138.5 is a bit too low. If it remains Under 139.5, the Over is the side.

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NEC Tournament: St. Francis at Fairleigh Dickinson odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s St. Francis at Fairleigh Dickinson odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The 3rd-seeded St. Francis (Pa.) Red Flash (13-17) and No. 2 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (18-14) clash in a Northeast Conference Tournament semifinal in New Jersey. The contest at FDU’s Stratis Arena in Teaneck will tip off at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN3). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the St. Francis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

St. Francis went 9-7 in 16 NEC games. The Red Flash split 2 games with FDU (Jan. 26, Feb. 23), but the 2nd game — an 82-72 win — is part of a winning stretch SFU totes into this game. The team is 4-1 straight up and 3-1 against the spread over its last 5 games.

The Knights feast on turnovers (they are an NEC-best plus-5.3 in average margin) and also succeed with above-average offensive rebounding and shooting. Fairleigh Dickinson — a 10-6 team in league play — is 3-1 over its last 4 games.

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St. Francis at Fairleigh Dickinson odds

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Moneyline: Off the board
Against the spread (ATS): St. Francis +4.5 (-105) | Fairleigh Dickinson -4.5 (-115)
Over/Under (O/U): 156.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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St. Francis at Fairleigh Dickinson picks and predictions

Prediction

Fairleigh Dickinson 76, St. Francis 74

Moneyline

Not available.

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Against the spread

Fairleigh Dickinson is 7-5 at home. The Red Flash are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games against teams with a winning home record. In this series, the road team is 9-3 ATS over the last 12 meetings.

For the season, SFU has drained 36.9% of its looks from beyond the arc; that ranks 40th in the nation. FDU ranks as a bottom-50 squad in defending the 3. In meeting No. 1, SFU misfired from distance to the tune of a 7-for-26 performance and was still in the game. The Red Flash led that game at the 10:33-mark of the 2nd half and went on to stay within 5 despite shooting woes. In game 2, SFU cruised to a win without an out-of-bounds great performance from distance (7-of-18).

The Red Flash have a legit shot to win this one outright. BACK ST. FRANCIS +4.5 (-105).

Over/Under

The Under (157.5) hit in the last meeting, and the Over prevailed in the January contest. But the Under is 3-1 across the last 4 series meetings.

Figure on the host Knights getting some turnover/transition and 2nd-chance looks and the Red Flash getting a decent number of 3s and free throws. But overall, this is an aggressive number for a bracket contest that figures to have amped-up defense.

TAKE THE UNDER 156.5 (-110).

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NEC Tournament: St. Francis Brooklyn at Fairleigh Dickinson odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Wednesday’s St. Francis Brooklyn at Fairleigh Dickinson odds, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers (14-15, 7-9 Northeast) and Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (17-14, 10-6) meet Wednesday at Stratis Arena at the Rothman Center in Teaneck, N.J. in the Quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference Tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN3). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Fairleigh Dickinson game odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

St. Francis Brooklyn likely wishes it drew anybody else but Fairleigh Dickinson in the Northeast Conference tourney. The Knights dusted the Terriers 86-69 at the Rothman Center in the regular-season finale on Feb. 25, and FDU won 76-57 in Brooklyn in the first meeting on Jan. 5. The Knights covered both meetings, with a winning average margin of 18.0 PPG.

The Knights ended the season with a 2-3 straight-up (SU) mark in the final 5 games and were 2-5 against the spread (ATS) in their final 7 outings. The Over went 7-2 in the final 9 games for FDU.

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St. Francis Brooklyn at Fairleigh Dickinson odds

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Moneyline (ML): Off the Board (OTB)
Against the spread: St. Francis Brooklyn +8.5 (-115) | Fairleigh Dickinson -8.5 (-105)
Over/Under (O/U): 143.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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St. Francis Brooklyn at Fairleigh Dickinson picks and predictions

Prediction

Fairleigh Dickinson 79, St. Francis Brooklyn 66

Moneyline

The moneyline was OTB at the time of publishing.

Even if it were available, Fairleigh Dickinson would be too expensive with little to no value on a straight-up play.

AVOID.

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Against the spread

It’s often said that the hardest thing to do in sports is to beat a team 3 times in the same season.

That being said, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON -8.5 (-105) is the slam-dunk play in Teaneck Wednesday. The Knights belted the Terriers by 19 on the Island in early January, and they won by 17 at home Saturday to close the regular season. The Knights have had no trouble with the Terriers this season, so why are the books expecting a sudden improvement in the tourney? I am not buying it.

Over/Under

OVER 143.5 (-110) is worth playing lightly.

We saw the Over connect the last time these teams met Saturday, and the Over has connected in 7 of the past 9 games overall for the Knights.

The Under has been the lean in games involving the Terriers, but again, they allowed 81.0 points per game in 2 meetings with the Knights this season. Look for FDU to put it on them again.

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Manhattan at Farleigh Dickinson odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Sunday’s Manhattan at Fairleigh Dickinson odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Manhattan Jaspers (0-1) travel through the Holland Tunnel to Teaneck, N.J., to take on the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (1-1) Sunday at 5 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Manhattan vs. Fairleigh Dickinson odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

The Jaspers come into this game after opening their season with a 73-56 loss to Virginia Commonwealth on Monday night. While losing the game, Manhattan was able to keep the game inside the 22.5 spread and it will have an easier time on Sunday against an opponent not up to the same level of competition as VCU.

The Knights come in after an 88-82 loss to Loyola-Illinois and a decisive 106-66 win over Mercy College. The Knights can score, but the defense is lacking which will make this an interesting early season league game in the Metro Atlantic.

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Manhattan at Fairleigh Dickinson odds

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Moneyline (ML): Manhattan +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Fairleigh Dickinson -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Manhattan +1.5 (-110) | Fairleigh Dickinson -1.5 (-115)
Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -108 | U: -117)

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Manhattan at Fairleigh Dickinson picks and predictions

Prediction

Fairleigh Dickinson 80, Manhattan 75

Moneyline

BET FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON -135.

These 2 teams are evenly matched. This is evident by the spread and ML being so close and flipping back and forth. But the Knights are at home, and they have had 2 games to get ready for this game.

The final game between these 2 last season was a 66-62 victory by the Knights and another win should be coming on Sunday.

Against the spread

PASS.

Fairleigh Dickinson was the underdog and now they’re the favorite. But they should win outright. Therefore, instead of taking the ATS, save the juice and take the Knights’ ML.

Over/Under

BET OVER 145.5 (-108).

Although these teams kept the games low scoring in 2021, at least 1 of these teams will hit 80 points in what will be a close game. With 1 of them hitting the 80 mark and they other soaring past 70, I like the Over 145.5 (-108) as my favorite play.

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