hoops

Las Vegas - Just a few days until the madness starts, and we're gonna rock a few college hoop games. Start in the ACC and grab NC State over Pittsburgh. The Wolfpack are coming off a loss to arch-rival North Carolina, and the last time they came off a loss, to Boston College, the Pack bounced back with a STUNNING 88-66 win against Duke, at HOME! The Pitt Panthers limp into Raleigh with an 0-5 negative perfecto in their baggage, and even uglier, an 0-6 run on the ACC road. Next up is the Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech. If you can get close to a 10 spot, tickle the underdog Longhorns over the Red Raiders. The Horns just completed the hat trick, beating West Virginia 67-57, which gave 'em three straight wins and covers. Close it out with my hometown Runnin' Rebels over San Jose State. UNLV is on the road at San Jose, but that should not be a problem. The Rebels are finally starting to vibe to first year head coach T.J. Otzelberger, winning and covering four in a row, including a SHOCKING road win at San Diego State. The Spartans have dropped eight straight and are gonna have a tough time staying close to Vegas.

Jumping across the pond and gonna take a look at the EFL Caraboa Cup Final between Manchester City and Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium. If you're wondering about Caraboa, it's an energy drink from Thailand. Think Red Bull with a nasty medicinal aftertaste. And just to close out this thread, the Caraboa is a domestic swamp-type water buffalo if you were wondering. Back to the pitch. City, as they should be, is an overwhelming favorite, since they have scorched the Villans in two Premier League games this season, 6-1 and 3-0. And if you wanna go into the way-back machine, the Citizens have scored 17 and allowed just one the last four times in this series. Yea, SEVENTEEN to ONE!!! So, since the price is WAY TOO high on the money line to win, -$725 here in Vegas, we'll take City to win by 2.5 goals at around +$115.

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