The big finish to the CBB season starts off tonight with two First Four games mixed in with secondary (losers) tournaments. I often find that we have some good action in this play-in games where teams are playing with nothing to lose — especially those who are in that 16 seed line.
INJURY NOTES
Providence Guard Devin Carter is possibly OUT tonight versus Boston College.
CORNELL at OHIO STATE (-10.5)
Ohio State is a darling to ride through the NIT. Jake Dieber is looking to keep his momentum running since taking over as HC and they’ll be able to run the floor on Cornell today, who is going to push their tempo up.
- Ohio State: Roddy Gayle, Bruce Thornton
- Cornell: Guy Ragland
XAIVER at GEORGIA (-1.5)
Georgia wins. I don’t see Xavier making a late push.
- XAV: Desmond Claude
- UGA: Noah Thomasson, Silas Demary
WAGNER (-3.5) vs HOWARD
The total looks yucky but neither team plays effective defense and the prices are pretty low on a fwe key players here. Specifically Javier Ezquerra for Wagner at $3900 and Marcus Dockery for Howard (5200). Both will see solid minutes floors to make them core plays.
- Wagner: Melvin Council, Javier Ezquerra
- Howard: Bryce Harris, Marcus Dockery
GUARDS
- Bryce Harris – Howard
- Melvin Council – Wagner
- Jason Edwards – North Texas
- Marcus Dockery – Howard
- Rudy Gayle – Ohio State
- Silas Demary – Georgia
- Desmond Claude – Xavier
FORWARDS
- Pharrel Payne – Minnesota
- Arthur Kaluma – Kansas State
- Seth Towns – Howard
- Jamison Battle – Ohio State
VALUE
- Javier Ezquerra – Wagner
ONIONS! STUD OF THE DAY
Jason Edwards – North Texas – $6600
BETS
Kansas State +5.5
Georgia -1.5
Richmond/VT under 143.5
North Texas ML
MAIN TOURNEY PICKS (1 pick for every game)
Wagner ML
Colorado State ML