Jack’s Free Sports Picks: 3/17
Written March 17, 2009 by Jack Jones
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m back Tuesday after taking Monday off due to limited action on the board. I did want to mention that our free pick hit with Memphis +9 (NBA) on Sunday, plus the 20* ended up winning in the NBA on the Atlanta Hawks -4. For Tuesday I’ve got a full card with a 20* and a 15* play going in the NIT along with a 15* total in the NBA. It feels good to be winning again, let’s start another great winning run!
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Free Picks for Tuesday
So I know I’ve had this disclaimer about the free picks being the weakest plays and that I don’t play them, but I really put 1% of my bankroll on these games in comparison to 3-4% on the regular and BEST BETS. I just don’t want people getting ridiculous on the free picks when they aren’t intended to be the highest percentage of winners that I offer. Where do I find these lines? Check out our NBA odds and college basketball lines pages to see which sportsbook has the best number!
76ers/ Lakers OVER 203 at BetUS
The Laker’s potent offense puts up 109.0 points per game at home this year, which is a good thing considering they don’t have much concern for defense. You can’t blame the Lakers for giving up over 100 points per game this year. Simply scoring as much as they do accounts for higher point totals for other teams because they get to take more shots. Enter Philadelphia to tonight’s match up, scoring about 97 points per game while giving up just under 99 points per game. I think it’s reasonable to expect that both teams reach 100 points, much like they did in their first meeting this year (LA won 114-102 in Philly).
St. Mary’s Gaels -4 over Washington State at BetUS
The Gaels are probably still feeling a bit slighted by the NCAA tournament selection committee, so what better way to prove them wrong than to come out with their guns blazing in the NIT. Besides the motivational factors that may or may not impact the game, I just think St. Mary’s is the better basketball team. Their offense was great this year, particularly in home games where they averaged 80.1 points per game. As if that weren’t impressive enough, their defense only allowed 62.7 points per game as well. For those of you keeping score at home, that’s an average home win of just over 17 points per game. The Gael’s only loss at home this year came against the NCAA tournament bound Gonzaga Bulldogs and I certainly don’t see this Washington State team, that averaged just 59.3 points per game on offense this year, to hand St. Mary’s their second home loss of the season.
Free Pick Records:
CBB: 47-32
NBA: 21-24
NHL: 4-0 (+665)
CFB: 3-1
NFL: 4-1
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30 Responses to “Jack’s Free Sports Picks: 3/17”
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St Mary’s should ROLL
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Like both picks today
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Saint Mary’s is the King of Kings they do win this outright and it will be their last one in the winner column.Your on the mark gor 20 inits thanks for the Sunday win also Da REDEEMERS
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I agree St. Mary’s should roll, Too strong to have let down in NIT.
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Jack
sT MARYS ALL THE WAY NO FRETTING HERE PLUS KENTUCKY BEATS THEIR FOE UP ALSO WITH PARLAY TO ST MATYS THANKS AND FOR THE PICK ON SUNDAY
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love the St. Mary’s pick.
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st.marys maybe and the lakers go over that total easy 2-0 day go j.j.
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Love the sixers/lakers pick. It’s a scoring fest!
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hey jack likeing both your picks to day hopefull I can make some money
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Agree with both free picks today
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like st. mary’s in this game as well! GL
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As far as the LALs over,just look at their last game,120 points in the FH,so thats an easy over for the game right,nope as only 87 points were scored in the second half,which I had under 103 on and did not reach the game over of 209.Plus I cant see the 76ers wanting to get into a run and gun game with these guys at LA.
I do like St Marys,but in the NIT games who have to think about the fact of the bad treatment by being left out of the NCAA,much like a football team in a lesser bowl then they thought they deserved.
So does St Marys come out ready to play or just go thru the game waiting for it to end.But they are the better team and if they want to they win easy.
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lets get it done Jack..
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Lakers are playing like a true champion this year, unlike, say, the Boston Celtics. They play with a lot of confidence and it shows in the way they allow other teams to stick around for three quarters then shut them down late in the fourth. This kind of maturity will prove itself tonight as they get up and down the court with the Sixers easily achieving over (203.5) points. This is money in the bank and worth a large wager. I predict that the first half goes well over the total, even opening up the possibility for a middle play on the Under in the second half.
Gaels are a proud team but I’m not so sure they’ll be back in full strength considering Hill’s injury. Washington St. may just slow this whole thing down to a snails pace and at that point either side will have a decent chance of getting the win. If I were to play it I’d only consider the Under (119) in this one.
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im so sure that you pick both of these right that im going to add a parlay to the straight bets mary will win out right!!
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The over line seems low. A little fishy. I wouldn’t be surprised if it went under. But it’s never fun betting on the under! Over all the way baby! Happy St. Patricks!
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Good call Jack… Lakers potent offense should push this game over…and St. Marys probably should be in the tourney…good luck…
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Looks like another good day for you I think you’ll go 2-0. That Laker total worries me a bit as I think its too low asking for the Over action.
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I like the Lakers game over as both teams can get up and down the floor
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Will be a tough game for ST. Mary’s. Lakers/Sixers should easily cover the over 203.
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Like the St. Mary’s pick, LOVE the Laker overs.
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I like the over in the laker game also. Not sure about the St Mary’s game yet.
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I am with you on the over for sure, Looking for some points to be put up in LA. But I am rolling with Wash St tonight. I personally think that St Mary’s will fall flat on there face tonight and Mills will struggle and shot St Marys straight to the loss column and the offseason. They fill like they were screwed by the committee and will come out tonight and prove them right. But good luck to everyone regardless of what side you are on.
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Love your Laker-Sixers Over pick. I think it will be a high scoring game!
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all over these picks…especially st marys..they gotta prove they belonged in the big dance!
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I like the Lakers over too – O/U seems low.
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Love Wash St. Good Team, St. Marys is going to play let down.
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Rolling on the LA over as well, GL tonight
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I like these picks today. The over is a for sure NBA win and the NCAA is just as good. Thanks JJ
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Love your college lines! Played St. Mary’s tonight and won, I stayed away from the Lakers total and that ended up being smart too. You college picks rock!
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