Brandon Lang Monday's Selections .... NOTE:
Have to get this free pick run to translate over to the paid side.
On fire with Richmond Saturday and Northwestern Sunday but made my bed with Calhoun and Boehiem the past two days and obviously it was the wrong bed to make.
Quite frankly, two of the worst coaching jobs I have seen in quite sometime but all you can do is move on.
Seriously, 28 selections paid and comp plays and it all totals 19-9.
My opinion is right where it needs to be. I just have to get the paid side of things running the same race as the comp side and it's going to be without question the greatest March I have ever had.
The tale of the tape shows the following:
8 of 12 winning days in basketball.
19-9 overall run with paid and comp plays the last 12 days
Anything wrong with an 10-6 paid play run the last 12 days I have released hoops
Anything wrong with an 9-3 free pick run the last 12 days I have released hoops
As I have been saying the last few days, not a damn thing wrong with those numbers above.
My hoops opinion is right where it needs to be right now.
Over my last 28 selections paid and comp play 21 have been rock solid while only 7 have been what you could consider a blatant wrong side of the game.
And with that we get to some more right side of some games tonight.
10 DIME - VILLANOVA WILDCATS
It's a rout.
If you couldn't step up and deliver at home against Cincinnati in the first game back for your head coach, I am quite confident it's not going to get much better on the road against 22-2 Villanova.
A Nova squad that is a perfect 11-0 at home and all but tow of those home wins have been by double digits.
Bottom line is Nova is the clear cut right side of this game at 16-7 ATS for the year, including 6-2 ATS when laying single digits anywhere on the planet.
It's just not meant to be for this U.conn bunch that is on a current 3-7 SU and ATS slide, and if you look a little closer you will see one big alarming problem:
With exception to a stretch from December 22nd to January 9th which saw the Huskies go 4-2 SU but a perfect 5-0 ATS, this team has been an ATS nightmare.$
How about 3-14 ATS in all their other games this year.
Nova adds to that with a rock solid wire to wire win and cover.
10 DIME - NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES
Ok, going to give this team a try one more time.
Over the last 2 years I have used this team and in both ballgames they have blown double digit 2nd half leads and fail to cover.
In fact, last Monday they blew a 15-point 2nd half lead to Louisiana Tech to win by 2 laying 2 1/2. OUCH.
However, tonight I like them in this spot after going to Fresno State and getting drilled 83-64 as a 3 1/2 point dog.
You think their head coach has their attention at home tonight against a Hawaii team that is 9-15 overall this year including 0-6 on the road?
Not only that, but Hawaii has been a go against cash-wise as its overall 5-12 ATS mark would tell you.
And let's add a 3-7 ATS mark last 10 meetings to show you New Mexico State is the right side.
10 DIME - TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Wouldn't suprise me in the least if the Aggies knocked off Kansas outright tonight.
It was just 2 weeks ago I grabbed Colorado at home plus the points against the Jayhawks and watched them almost pull it off before losing in OT.
Now I have a better Aggies team, a perfect 13-0 on their homecourt this year in the midst of a 4 game winning streak both SU and ATS playing arguably their best ball of the year.
You add the fact Kansas is just 3-4-1 ATS away from home and it's not exactly confident building numbers they are going to cover this number tonight.
With the dog 5-2 ATS last 7 between these two, this is a very live underdog tonight.
Aggies deliver big on their homecourt.
FREE PICK - MANHATTAN JASPERS