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    Thomas Casale
    #5
    +350
    (60%)
    21-14 in Last 35 NCAAB Picks
    YALE -8.5
    -110
    Spread
    Picked: Jan 18 @ 8:23pm

    Analysis

    I like Yale in this spot at home. The Bulldogs don't play fast but they do a great job of getting easy baskets in transition. That's why Yale has so much success against teams like Cornell and Columbia that play fast but allow a lot of easy opportunities on the defensive end. Yale has scored at least 84 points against the Lions in each of the last five meetings and have won the last three at home by an average of 25 points. I like that trend to continue on Monday. Bet up to 9.5.
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    Alex Selesnick
    PropStarz
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    J. Tyson
    Under 14.5
    -118
    Points
    Picked: Jan 19 @ 12:14am

    Analysis

    Jaylon Tyson is in the midst of a breakout season for a Cavs team that has struggled to have the same success they had last year where they finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference. Injuries have beset the Cavs and Tyson has stepped up and is coming off his best career performance scoring 39 points and finishing 7/9 from three in his last appearance. While that was certainly impressive, this is a great sell high spot on Monday versus an elite Oklahoma City defense.
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    Mike Barner
    #5
    +285
    (80%)
    4-1 in Last 5 NBA Player Props Picks
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    E. Mobley
    Over 15.5
    -128
    Points
    Picked: Jan 19 @ 8:52am

    Analysis

    We’re getting a decent discount on this line since Evan Mobley averages 17.8 points per game for the season. It’s because he is facing the Thunder, who have the best defensive rating. However, Mobley could receive additional shot attempts in this matchup with Darius Garland (toe) out. Also working in Mobley’s favor is that this game will be played in Cleveland. He averages 18.9 points per game at home. When he faced the Thunder at home last season, he scored 21 points. Despite the matchup, this over is appealing.
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    Matt Severance
    Severance Pays
    CLE +6.5
    -110
    Spread
    Picked: Jan 19 @ 1:27pm

    Analysis

    Potential Finals preview -- they split last season, each winning at home. The Thunder are without Jalen Williams and Isaiah Hartenstein, and the Cavs are built to take advantage of that in theory with Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen in the frontcourt. Cleveland owes me one after just scalding me the other night in Philly -- a game the Cavs had no right winning honestly. OKC has looked rather mortal of late. Forget a record 74 wins.
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    Bruce Marshall
    +450
    (57%)
    29-22 in Last 51 NCAAB Picks
    Under 126.5
    -115
    Over/Under
    WIN
    Picked: Jan 19 @ 2:40am

    Analysis

    Either by design or necessity, there's some slow-ball being played at various CAA outposts this season. In Drexel's case, probably design, as HC Zach Spiker can't seem to shake his days at Army and a punishing style that resembles Bob Knight's snarling West Point sides from the 60s. Yet it's this sort of uncompromising defense that has fueled three straight Dragons wins, allowing a tick under 49 ppg in the process. and ranked top 30 nationwide in scoring defense. As for Pat Skerry's host Towson, maybe more by necessity, as the Tigers are barely hitting 28% beyond the arc, and off a 34% shooting display that was nonetheless good enough to see off Charleston 61-52 in the Baltimore suburbs last Thursday. Play Drexel-Towson Under.

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