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<p>The Eagles are favored at -174 on the money line as they host Washington at 8:15 ET on Thursday, November 14th. The Eagles are favored by -3.5 in this week 11 matchup, with the over/under line set at 48.5 points. The game is being televised on AMZN.</p><h3>WASHINGTON COMMANDERS VS PHILADELPHIA EAGLES BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Washington Commanders +3.5</p><p>This game will be played at Lincoln Financial Field at 8:15 ET on Thursday, November 14th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE WASHINGTON COMMANDERS:</h3><ul><li>We have the Eagles winning this one by a score of 26 to 23</li><li>Even though we like the Eagles to win, our ATS pick is to take the Commanders at +3.5</li><li>Look for this game to go over the line of 48.5 points</li></ul><h3>Will The Commanders Pull Off An Upset As Road Underdogs</h3><p>Washington enters week 11 with a 7-3 record, placing them 9th in our power rankings and giving them an 89.5% chance of making the playoffs. They are 2-0 in the NFC East, including a win over the Giants in week 9, but couldn’t follow that up with a victory in week 10, losing 28-27 to the Steelers. The Commanders were 1.5-point favorites in that game.</p> <p>Washington is 7-2-1 against the spread, with a +7.3 scoring margin. They are 5-1 ATS as favorites and 2-1-1 as underdogs. Their O/U record is 7-3, with the over hitting in their last two games. Their matchups have averaged 50.7 points per game, compared to an average line of 46.</p><p>Jayden Daniels’ passer rating has dropped in each of his last three games, going from 128 in week 9 to 68 in week 10, where he threw for 202 yards on 17/34 passing without a touchdown. Terry McLaurin led the team with 113 receiving yards on 5 catches, while Austin Ekeler had 44 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on 13 carries. Washington scored all 28 of their points in the first three quarters against the Steelers, failing to score in the 4th.</p> <p>Heading into week 11, the Commanders rank 2nd in our offensive power rankings. They are 3rd in the NFL in points per game (29) and 4th in yards per game (377), with a focus on the run game, averaging 31.5 rushing attempts per game. Despite leading the league in red zone attempts, they rank 28th in red zone conversion percentage at 9.1%.</p><p>In their most recent game, Washington's defense gave up just 172 passing yards on 14 completions to the Steelers. However, they did allow three passing touchdowns, as Pittsburgh pulled out a 28-27 win. Washington struggled against the run, allowing 140 yards on 43 attempts, but they did force one interception and held Pittsburgh to a 48.3% completion rate.<p></p>Washington's defense also recorded three sacks and held Pittsburgh to a 43.8% third-down conversion rate. Despite their efforts, the Commanders gave up three passing touchdowns and allowed the Steelers to come back and win 28-27.</p><h3>Are The Eagles Going To Defend Home Field Advantage?</h3><p>With five straight wins, the Eagles now sit at 7-2, putting them first in the NFC East and second in the conference. Their streak includes a 28-point win over the Cowboys in week 10, a 5-point victory over the Jaguars in week 9, and a 20-point road win over the Bengals in week 8. Philadelphia also picked up wins over the Giants in week 7 and the Browns in week 6.</p> <p></p><p>Heading into week 11, the Eagles have a 63.4% chance of winning the division and a 95.3% chance of making the playoffs. They rank 7th in our NFL power rankings and have an average scoring margin of +8 points per game. Against the spread, Philadelphia is 5-4, including a 3-4 record as the favorite and a 2-0 mark as the underdog.</p><p>Philadelphia's offense has been leaning heavily on the run game this season, leading the NFL with 36 rushing attempts per game and ranking 2nd in rushing yards with 176.1 per game. Saquon Barkley rushed for 66 yards on 14 carries in week 10 after posting 159 yards on 27 carries in week 9. The Eagles are 20th in passing yards, averaging 197.8 per game, despite ranking 31st in pass attempts. Jalen Hurts threw for 202 yards and 2 touchdowns in week 10, following his 230-yard, 2-touchdown performance in week 9.</p> <p>Philadelphia ranks 6th in the NFL in both points per game (25.9) and total yards (373.9). They are 14th in 3rd-down conversions, with a 39.2% success rate, and 26th in red zone conversion percentage. The Eagles have struggled in the 1st quarter, ranking 28th in scoring. Heading into week 11, they are 8th in our offensive power rankings.</p><p>In their 34-6 win over the Cowboys, the Eagles' defense was outstanding, giving up just 49 yards passing and forcing one interception. Dallas managed only 97 yards rushing on 24 attempts, averaging exactly 4.0 yards per attempt. The Eagles defended the run well, and Dallas couldn't get anything going through the air, finishing with a 58.6% completion rate and going just 3-of-14 on third down.<p></p>Philadelphia's defense also came away with three sacks in the game and completely shut down the Cowboys' passing game, not allowing a single touchdown.</p>

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After a huge college hoops card on Saturday, we scale back a little bit on Sunday. There are still a lot of games for your viewing and wagering pleasure, but you’ll have to be quick because there aren’t really any late games on the card. In fact, the only games that start at 6 p.m. ET or later are Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest, Lafayette vs. Loyola (MD), Tarleton State vs. Weber State, and Cal State Northridge vs. Cal State Fullerton.

That means slim pickings for our spotlight game, as we try to pick a late one to give readers as much lead time as possible to consume the content. Since it’ll be a chase game for some as the latest sporting event of the evening, we’ll look at that Northridge vs. Fullerton matchup.

Last night’s game was a doozy. The Matadors returned from a lengthy COVID pause to win by a point on the road in an 86-85 game played to 80 possessions. The Titans, who had a COVID pause of their own from December 13 to January 1, will look to bounce back tonight in a game that is lined pick’em at <a href="http://bangthebook.com/sportsbooks/bovada"><strong>Bovada Sportsbook</strong></a> with a total of 149.
<h3><strong><u>Cal</u></strong><strong><u> State</u></strong><strong><u> Northridge Matadors</u></strong></h3>
More commonly known as CSUN, the Matadors went from December 28 to January 16 without playing a game because of a COVID pause. Their last game before the break was an outstanding win over New Mexico State by three points. Their first game back was the conference opener and an 86-85 triumph last night over Fullerton.

CSUN was 15-17 last season with a 10-6 mark in conference play. The Matadors were among the worst defensive rebounding teams in the country and a terrible defensive squad. This season, they’ve improved in both areas, but especially on the defensive rebounding front, at least to this point. I would expect that DRB% to regress.

CSUN ranks 334th in Block% on defense. They foul a lot. There isn’t a ton of length to this lineup. Some of the freshmen have come in and done a nice job on the boards, but the returnees don’t really bring a lot of defensive rebounding prowess to the table.

The Matadors are only shooting 46.6% from two-point range. In fairness, they did play a decent non-conference schedule with Stanford, Cal, and Pepperdine, so that has skewed some of the numbers. There appears to be some sample size concerns with the metrics to this point, as CSUN was a top-80 offense last season in adjusted offensive efficiency and 81st in eFG% on offense.

Of course, last season’s offense also included 5-foot-8 spark plug Terrell Gomez, who was a 94% free throw shooter and a 44% shooter from 3. Lamine Diane also left the program, but Texas A&amp;M transfer TJ Starks came in and he’s played very well to this point.
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<h3><strong><u>Cal</u></strong><strong><u> State Fullerton Titans</u></strong></h3>
Longtime Fullerton head coach Dedrique Taylor is in a tough spot in this game. The Titans have only played six games, but three of them have been losses by eight combined points. Even Cal State Fullerton’s win was by three in overtime over Long Beach State. They’ve played a lot of close, down to the wire games so far and the quick turnaround is a tough one.

Of course, they did bounce back from a two-point loss to LBSU to win the next night in overtime, so they’ve already shown some resilience. In the first game after the COVID pause, the Titans lost to UC Santa Barbara by 18. They’ve been in every game since.

Last night’s offensive outburst was an outlier, though. Since Taylor has been at CSUF, the team has peaked at 204th in adjusted offensive efficiency per Bart Torvik and that came way back in 2016. They’ve been a bottom-75 offense each of the last two seasons. This is a team that has to win with defense and they have struggled to be consistent on that end as well.

Fullerton has been forced into playing at a quicker tempo than usual because of the teams that they’ve played. With a bad offense, Taylor probably doesn’t want to get caught up in too many track meets, but this is a team that doesn’t have much of an identity of its own.
<h3><strong><u>Pick &amp; Analysis</u></strong></h3>
Fullerton hit 11 threes in 27 attempts last night. That seems unlikely to be replicated in this one. Northridge isn’t a great jump shooting team either and went 10-for-25. The tempo makes it hard to take an under in this game, though, as we could very well see a game in the upper 70s in possessions again and neither team is that great defensively.

Northridge opened -1 last night and Fullerton got bet to -2 with the Matadors off of the lengthy COVID pause. Today, the line sits at PK. I’ll take Fullerton tonight. The Titans had a lot of foul trouble concerns in last night’s game and that limited the play of certain guys. It also allowed top 2020 recruit Tory San Antonio to go off for 21 points. Maybe the Titans found something new that will work.
<h4><strong>Pick: Cal State Fullerton PK</strong></h4>
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<p>The Thunder are favored by 16 points in this non-conference matchup against the Hornets. Oklahoma City is 33-15 and in 2nd place in the Western Conference. Charlotte is 10-36 and in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. The Hornets have lost 5 straight games.</p>

<p>This game will tip off at 8:00 ET and will be played at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. The Thunder are -1422 on the moneyline, while the Hornets are +828. The over/under line for the game is 227.5.</p><h3>CHARLOTTE HORNETS VS OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Charlotte Hornets +16</p><p>This game will be played at Paycom Center at 8:00 ET on Friday, February 2nd.</p><h3>WHY BET THE CHARLOTTE HORNETS:</h3><ul><li>We have this one finishing with a projected score of 113-108 in favor of the Thunder.</li><li>Our projections have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finishing with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.</li><li>From the field, we have the Thunder finishing with a field goal percentage of 48.7% and knocking down 10 threes.</li></ul><h3>Can the Hornets Pull Off a Win at Oklahoma City?</h3><p>Today, the Hornets are looking to snap their five-game losing streak as they take on the Thunder. In the Eastern Conference, they are currently in 13th place with a record of 10-36.</p>

<p>As the underdog, Charlotte has gone 8-34 straight-up and 15-25 against the spread. Today, they are 16-point underdogs and have gone 15-25 ATS on the season.</p>

<p>Charlotte's O/U record for the season is 24-22, and their games have averaged a combined 228.8 points. Today's O/U line is set at 227.5.</p>

<p>In their last game against the Bulls, the Hornets lost by a score of 117-110. The O/U line for that game was 215, and Charlotte was getting 6 points on the spread.</p>

<p>Overall, the Hornets are 7-22 against other teams in the Eastern Conference and 3-14 against non-conference opponents. On the road, they have an ATS record of 8-15 and are 5-18 straight-up.</p><p>On the season, the Hornets are 28th in the NBA in scoring at 108.6 points per game. When playing on the road, they are averaging 109.0 points per game.</p>

<p>Charlotte is 28th in field goal percentage at 45% and are 27th in two-point field goal percentage. From beyond the arc, they are 20th in three-point shooting at 35%.</p>

<p>When it comes to free throws, the Hornets are last in the NBA in both attempts and makes. On average, they are getting to the line 19.2 times per game and making 15.1 free throws.</p><p>On defense, the Hornets are ranked 25th in the NBA this season. So far, they have given up more points than the NBA scoring average in 60.9% of their games. The Charlotte defense has allowed opponents to shoot 39.5% from beyond the arc this season. Opposing teams are also hitting 50.4% of their field goal attempts vs. Charlotte.</p><h3>Will Oklahoma City Find a Way to Win at Home?</h3><p>In their last game against the Nuggets, the Thunder won by a score of 105-100. The O/U line for that game was 223.5 points. Coming into the game, the Thunder were favored by 6 points.</p>

<p>This season, the Thunder have an O/U record of 25-23 and their games have averaged 233.1 points per game. Today's O/U line is set at 227.5 points, and the team has hit the under in their last four games.</p>

<p>Oklahoma City is 31-17 against the spread this season and has failed to cover in three straight games at home. As the favorite, they are 20-12 ATS and have gone 24-8 straight up.</p>

<p>Looking at their Western Conference standings, the Thunder are currently in 2nd place with a record of 33-15. In games against other Western Conference teams, they are 21-11 and 12-4 in non-conference games.</p>

<p>On average, the Thunder have outscored their opponents by 9.6 points per game at home. Their record at home this season is 18-6. As the favorite, they are 24-8 and have gone 20-12 ATS as the favorite.</p><p>At home, the Thunder are averaging 122.2 points per game (5th) compared to 118.7 on the road (6th). Overall, they are 4th in the NBA in scoring at 120.4 points per game.</p>

<p>Oklahoma City is one of the most efficient teams in the league, shooting 50% from the field (2nd). They are also 2nd in true shooting percentage.</p>

<p>When it comes to three-point shooting, the Thunder are 3rd in both three-point percentage (38%) and three-pointers made per game (14th). In terms of pace, they are 12th in the NBA.</p><p>Coming into today's game, the Thunder's defense is giving up an average of 112.6 points per contest. When it comes to forced turnovers, the Thunder are forcing 11.6 per game, which is 3rd in the league. They also come into the game sitting 2nd in blocked shots at 6.5 per game.</p>

Charlotte Hornets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Pick & Prediction 2/2/24

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A big Wednesday college hoops card is upon us and we’ll be taking a look at several games throughout the morning, with a spotlight game from me and a few previews from the venerable Charles Jay, as he focuses on Utah State vs. UNLV, St. John’s vs. DePaul, Wisconsin vs. Maryland, and Stephen F. Austin vs. Abilene Christian.

Fresh off of back-to-back easy dubs to start the week, I’ve got my sights set on the 9 p.m. ET tip-off in Fort Collins between Boise State and Colorado State. The Broncos are taking the bets this morning with a move up from -1 to -3 and a total on the game sitting at a robust 147.5 at <a href="http://bangthebook.com/sportsbooks/bovada"><strong>Bovada Sportsbook</strong></a>.

This should be a good one in the Mountain West, which is again a quality conference capable of a getting a few bids into the Big Dance that is now seven weeks away.
<h3><strong><u>Boise</u></strong><strong><u> State</u></strong><strong><u> Broncos</u></strong></h3>
The Broncos have been on my radar for a long time. Leon Rice’s team is off to a 12-1 start and a 9-3 record against the spread. Boise State lost the opener to Houston by 10 and has not lost a game since. Frankly, they’ve only played two close games in that span, a one-point win against San Jose State when the Spartans went 14-of-27 from three and a four-point win over a quality BYU bunch.

Boise State has moved up the board at a lot of rankings sites, but one thing has stuck out to me about the Bronco burst. The schedule. Boise State has played the 249th strength of schedule per Bart Torvik, the 285th per Ken Pomeroy, and the 308th per Haslametrics. Make no mistake, this is a good team that has played up to or exceeded expectations against a really bad schedule of opponents. All you can do is play the teams in front of you.

Wyoming is the only team Boise State has played inside of Bart Torvik’s top 180 since that BYU game on December 9. The first top-100 team since that matchup comes tonight in the form of Colorado State. We’ll find out a lot about what the Broncos truly are in this matchup.

The only hole that we can really poke in the body of work for the Broncos is the schedule factor. They’ve been a dominant team otherwise, ranking 61st in adjusted offensive efficiency per Torvik, 49th per KP, and 62nd per Haslametrics. They are 53rd in adjusted defensive efficiency per Haslam, 64th per KP, and 54th per BT. Opponents have only shot 28.9% from deep against Boise State and only 45.7% on two-point attempts.

Offensively, Boise is solid across the board with a low TO%, a high success rate on twos and at the free throw line, and a respectable percentage from beyond the arc. It’s a good team, but a team running into a very good opponent for the first time in a long time.
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<h3><strong><u>Colorado</u></strong><strong><u> State</u></strong><strong><u> Rams</u></strong></h3>
Niko Medved has a very good team in Fort Collins. The Rams have played the 126th-ranked schedule per Torvik, 154th per Haslam, and 119th per KP. They are 11-3 against that schedule and a couple games over .500 ATS on the season. Colorado State’s numbers are skewed a little bit from a 33-point performance against Saint Mary’s earlier in the season. They’ve also had blowout losses to San Diego State and Utah State, two teams Boise State has not yet faced in conference action.

The Rams did avenge the Utah State loss with an 84-76 victory the next night. That was six days ago and a big win for Colorado State. The glaring weakness for the Rams comes on the offensive glass, where they are 336th in the nation in ORB%. Given that they are better than average on the defensive glass, it is hard to fathom why they’ve been so bad, but too many one-and-dones haven’t been that big of an issue overall.

Colorado State is 21st in eFG% per Torvik and 21st in 3P% at 39.1%. They’ve been an efficient offense both inside and outside the arc, which has been a staple of Medved’s time in Fort Collins. For whatever reason, opponents are only shooting 62% at the charity stripe against the Rams, a number that is sure to regress as we move forward. Opponents are also only shooting 29.7% from three, though Mountain West opponents have been much more respectable at 32.7%.

Colorado State’s had the best offense in the MWC by eFG% and the second-best from three. They’ve even increased their ORB% slightly, though it is still 10th in the conference. The Rams have also taken a higher rate of threes in conference play at 49.7% compared to 47.5% overall. They can be a high-variance team as a result, but are shooting it at a 45.8% clip at home.

Boise State is second in eFG% in MWC play, but as discussed, they haven’t faced the big boys yet. Four of Colorado State’s 10 games have been Utah State and San Diego State, not to mention a solid UNLV team that Boise State hasn’t seen yet.
<h3><strong><u>Pick &amp; Analysis</u></strong></h3>
I think you know where I’m going with this. Colorado State has put up some good numbers in conference play. So has Boise State, but the Broncos have faced the 11th-ranked schedule out of 11 teams in the conference. They have far and away the hardest SOS left in conference play.

Colorado State is the pick for me tonight. While Boise State’s body of work is strong, the Broncos are stepping up in class and playing in elevation against a team that will run a bit. Give me the Rams in this MWC main event.
<h4><strong>Pick: Colorado State +3</strong></h4>
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Boise State at Colorado State College Basketball Free Pick & Prediction 1/27/21

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