College Basketball – Sunday Fun Day for Sports Bettors
BetUS NCAA Basketball Sports Betting Matchup:
South Florida Bulls (7-13 SU, 11-8 ATS) at St. John’s Red Storm (11-9 SU, 6-8-1 ATS)
Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, NY — 2 PM ET
Here are some of the NCAA basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* USF has lost four of its last five games SU
* USF has covered four of its last six games
* USF has played six of its last seven games OVER the total
* USF has lost nine of its last ten road games SU
* STJ has lost five of its last six games SU
* STJ has covered two of its last nine games
* STJ has played six of its last nine games UNDER the total
Gus Gilchrist was a controversial recruit who shined off a coupe of teams, including Maryland, to sign with USF. He’s still rough around the edges, but provides some much needed muscle to this Bulls lineup. He was held to five points against Louisville last time out, in what was an embarrassing 80-54 loss, but the drop in class ought to do the freshman some good. Sophomore guard Dominique Jones, who tallied 26 points against DePaul eleven days ago, is someone who will be hard for the Red Storm’s thinned-out backcourt (15.1 turnovers a game) to stop. There is a revenge angle here, as the Bulls want payback for the 72-58 loss St. John’s laid on them at the Sun Dome last February. Be careful, though, as the Bulls have posted one straight-up win on the road all season.
Our PREDICTION: SOUTH FLORIDA BY 5 (cover)
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BetUS NCAA Basketball Sports Betting Matchup:
Penn State Nittany Lions (16-5 SU, 10-4 ATS) at Michigan State Spartans (17-3 SU, 9-8 ATS) Breslin Center, Lansing, MI — Noon ET
Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* MSU has won 18 of the last 20 meetings SU
* MSU is 7-2-1 ATS in the last ten meetings
* Five of the last six meetings have gone OVER the total
* MSU has won the last five meetings SU as the home team
* MSU has had the shooting edge in nine of the last ten meetings
* MSU has had the rebounding edge in nine of the last ten meetings
We anticipate that the Spartans will be laying double digits in this one, but Michigan State had better be on its toes. Penn State mounted a spirited comeback coming back from 17 down in the second half to within one point with a minute and a half to go in the previous meeting, but fell short 78-73. Michigan State certainly owns the better talent, but Penn State is playig hard for coach Ed DeChellis. Short, stout forward Jamelle Cornley will again be a pain in the neck to guard (had 26 points in previous meeting) and Talor Battle is a sure-handed point guard (2.6-to-1 ratio of assists to turnovers) who can compete with Spartan standout Kalin Lucas. Note that the Lions are not so quick to cough up the ball (10.8 TO’s/game) and that they’ve had a full week to prepare for this one.
