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Dr. Bob Opinions
Tuesday NBA Opinion
New York (+4) over GOLDEN STATE
Golden State is coming off an impressive win over Utah, but the Warriors are just 12-43-1 ATS following their last 56 victories and 3-22 straight up following their last 25 wins. My ratings favor Golden State by just 3 points in this game and I’ll lean with New York plus the points.
Tuesday College Opinions
HOFSTRA (+1 ½) over Old Dominion
Rotation #722 – 4 pm Pacific
Old Dominion beat me on Saturday, but the Monarchs are still just 18-41-1 ATS in conference games following a conference win when facing a decent team (i.e. a team with a win percentage of .444 or higher), including 12-36-1 ATS when not an underdog of more than 3 points. Tonight ODU is giving a point or two to a Hofstra team that is 12-4 ATS since 2003 as a home underdog or pick (2-0 this season). My ratings call this game even and I’ll lean with Hofstra at pick or as a dog.
BOSTON COLLEGE (+3 ½) over Clemson
Rotation #742 – 6 pm Pacific
Clemson applies to a negative 45-122-2 ATS situation tonight that is based on their upset loss to Florida State, and my ratings favor Clemson by just 1 ½ points in this game. However, Boston College has a long history of playing worse at home than they do on the road and they actually don’t have a home court edge at all. But, I would still favor Clemson by only 3 points even with zero home court advantage for the Eagles (using only games against decent teams). I’d be on Boston College as a Best Bet here if they were fully healthy, but Rakim Sanders is questionable with an injured risk and his defense alone is worth a point per game. Tyrese Rice, the Eagles star player, is also not 100% after injuring his calf on Saturday (although he’s probable to play). I’ll lean with Boston College, but I’ll resist making the Eagles a Best Bet due to the questionable status of Sanders.