5 Unit Play. #566. Take Missouri -4 over Oklahoma (Wednesday @ 9pm est). Let's ride our perfect 5* CBB GOM streak by taking Missouri minus the points over the Sooners today. In December we cashed with Cleveland State +13 as the GOM over Syracuse, in January we cashed with Illinois big over Indiana as they routed them at home, in February we cashed with Rider over Loyola Maryland, in fact, in January we hit two additional 5* selections by taking Penn State +9 over Wisconsin and Northwestern +1 over Wisconsin. I say this to highlight the fact we have hit our last 5 college basketball 5* selections and I feel good about today's play with Mizzou as we have won 6 of 8 weeks in college ball as well. Mizzou comes off its worse loss of the year. But, by no means was this all of Mizzou's fault because bear in mind Kansas had massive revenge in the game prior to when Kansas essentially lost in a buzzer beater at Mizzou earlier this year. Thus, with that revenge, Kansas absolutely routed this team at home 90-65. But, let's not forget that Mizzou is the same team that is 11-3 in conference play. Mizzou is the same team that still had the gonads to defeat Kansas this year as this was Kansas's only loss in conference play to this point. Mizzou is a perfect 17-0 at home. The Tigers come off their worst loss of the year. You better believe a team that beat Kansas State by 20 at home, Nebraska by 23, Texas by 4 on the road (which not even Oklahoma could do by seeing their loss to the Longhorns at Texas), beating Iowa State at home by 31 and Cal at home by 37 certainly has the goods to defeat Oklahoma here. Oklahoma is riding high off of their win over Texas Tech - "whoopdeedoodah". Texas Tech is nothing. In fact, that game was fairly close most of the way and Oklahoma only late pulled away. They weren’t all that impressive in that win whatsoever until the waning minutes when they added some padding. Yes, they won by 15 against cupcakes - now as the Sooners to go on the road to play a Mizzou team that is just waiting to play Oklahoma after a terrible defeat on the road. Tack on the fact that I simply don't think Oklahoma is great and this showed by their five point loss to Texas on the road and the fact that I believe Mizzou matches up well with them. Add some home cooking fouls called in favor of Missouri getting to the line, Mizzou stifling Blake Griffin as don't expect his brother to have another big game, and add the fact that 65% are riding the public dog here, you have the makings for a public burial. Oklahoma is not as good as folks think they are and this team will not even make it to the Elite 8 and frankly, this team will be fortunate to even make it to the Sweet 16. I like Missouri here with great defense, coming off the worst loss of the year, at home on Senior Night on national television to win this game by covering the 4 point chalk here.
Good luck,
Indian Cowboy.
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