College Hoops Best Bet (2/4/2024)
Author: Dylan Lieck | February 4, 2024 | 10:11 P.M. CST
Today’s Summary: Finished 2-2 on the day, frustrating finish. Our losers were Georgia and Kentucky. Georgia had a double digit first half lead and played fantastic. They unfortunately choked it away in the second half. At the time of my last 5 losses, it was the 5th straight that lost after being ahead by 10 or more at some point in the game. Regardless it was a loss. The other loser was the most dissapointing: Kentucky. Plain and Simple they got outplayed. They were outcoached, as Coach Calipairi is just a horrific basketball coach. Great recruiter but he needs to retire and do something else. He single handedly cost this team the game, and he is going to cost them their season early in the tournament. The wins were relatively easy winners: UNC led the entire game and was never in doubt and Kansas was ahead by double digits from the first 7 minutes all the way to the end of the game. Overall 2-2 day.
The 13 to 1 parlay went 2-1. With the lone loss being Ole Miss, who you guessed it, led by double digits. It feels like if my luck ever turns good I’ll be picking at 80%. Cannot catch a break the last couple weeks and we are STILL POSITIVE!! That’s when you know you “This ain’t no hobby” - we push on and forward. Next play see below
Official Play for Sunday:
Pick: WISCONSIN +2 vs. Purdue
Wisconsin has been playing outstanding basketball this season, but they are exceptional at home. Purdue is obviously a very good team, and they’ve been outstanding in conference play. However they do have two losses on the road in conference (@ Northwestern and @ Nebraska). Wisconsin is not only better than both those teams, but they also have a much better home court advantage. Wisconsin is also coming off a loss last game at Nebraska. It’s also important to note that Wisconsin led in that game by 15 at halftime. They led by as many as 18 in the second half, and yet they found a way to let Nebraska come back and win it. The problem is that the crowd was a huge part of that. Nebraska is undefeated at home in conference, including a double digit win over Purdue. I think off a loss, at home, against a Purdue team that is a bit over rated, this is a fantastic spot for the Badgers. This is an easy pick for me. That doesn’t mean it’s an automatic winner. It just means that I’m backing the Badgers in this spot at this number 100 out of 100 times. Take the Badgers +2 as they will pull off the home upset against the Boilermakers tomorrow.
Units: 2
