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AAA's 10* *Minnesota/Michigan State* BLOCKBUSTER (+$5,370 w/ 10* NCAAB Y-T-D!)
(NCAAB) Minnesota vs. Michigan State,
Point Spread: 9.00 | -124.00 Minnesota (Away)
Result: Win
Point Spread: 9.00 | -124.00 Minnesota (Away)
Result: Win
This is a 10* BLOCKBUSTER on Minnesota.
For a number of different reasons I expect the visitors to keep this one a lot closer than what the oddsmakers are leading us to believe. There's no question in my mind which will be the "hungrier" team here, the Gophers have lost three in a row after falling 63-53 to Wisconsin on Saturday. Minnesota looked a lot better defensively though, it held Wisconsin to 6 for 17 shooting from three-point range after allowing 33 makes from beyond the arc in its previous two games. MSU on the other hand comes in a bit complacent here in my opinion, it's coming off a fourth straight win after defeating Illinois 60-53 on Sunday. It's interesting to note though that the Spartans are one of only two league teams with lower shooting percentage from the charity stripe than the Gophers. Michigan State gets the job done with tough defensive play, but note that this is a spot in which it's struggled in mightily already for bettors, just 4-5 ATS off a win vs. a conference rival and only 9-10 ATS vs. teams with winning records. Conversely, this is a spot in which the Gophers have excelled in by going 4-3 ATS in their last seven after three or more consecutive SU losses. In my opinion, the situation, the numbers and the trends do all indeed point to MINNESOTA as the savvy move in this contest.
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For a number of different reasons I expect the visitors to keep this one a lot closer than what the oddsmakers are leading us to believe. There's no question in my mind which will be the "hungrier" team here, the Gophers have lost three in a row after falling 63-53 to Wisconsin on Saturday. Minnesota looked a lot better defensively though, it held Wisconsin to 6 for 17 shooting from three-point range after allowing 33 makes from beyond the arc in its previous two games. MSU on the other hand comes in a bit complacent here in my opinion, it's coming off a fourth straight win after defeating Illinois 60-53 on Sunday. It's interesting to note though that the Spartans are one of only two league teams with lower shooting percentage from the charity stripe than the Gophers. Michigan State gets the job done with tough defensive play, but note that this is a spot in which it's struggled in mightily already for bettors, just 4-5 ATS off a win vs. a conference rival and only 9-10 ATS vs. teams with winning records. Conversely, this is a spot in which the Gophers have excelled in by going 4-3 ATS in their last seven after three or more consecutive SU losses. In my opinion, the situation, the numbers and the trends do all indeed point to MINNESOTA as the savvy move in this contest.
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