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<p>The Dukes and Flames are set to face off at 11:00 ET on Ball. The Flames will host the game at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL. James Madison comes into this non-conference matchup as the -3.5 point favorite. The over/under line currently sits at 146.5 points.</p><h3>JAMES MADISON DUKES VS UIC FLAMES BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: UIC Flames +3.5</p><p>This game will be played at Ocean Center at 11:00 ET on Thursday, November 21st.</p><h3>WHY BET THE UIC FLAMES:</h3><ul><li>We have this one finishing with a projected score of 76-70 in favor of the Flames.</li><li>Not only will UIC pick up the win, but look for them to cover at +3.5.</li><li>The over/under is currently sitting at 146.5 points, and we like the under with a projected 146 points.</li></ul><h3>Does James Madison Have a Shot at a Road Win?</h3><h3>James Madison Dukes Recent Game/Games</h3> 

<p>James Madison fell 67-63 to Towson on Saturday, November 16th. The Dukes were +2 point underdogs going into the game and didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 130, which was under the O/U line of 137.5.</p> 

<p>James Madison led 36-31 at halftime but struggled in the 2nd half, scoring only 27 points while allowing Towson to score 36. The Dukes will need to address their 2nd half performance moving forward.</p><p>James Madison's offense struggled in their recent game, shooting just 39.7% from the field and 32.1% from beyond the arc, finishing with 63 points. They did manage to hit 88.9% of their free throws, though they only attempted 9.</p> <p>Dylan Williamson led the way with 22 points, hitting 4 of 6 from deep and shooting 66.7% overall. Mark Freeman added 20 points, connecting on 3 of 6 from three-point range, while Xavier Brown contributed 16 points, hitting 4 of 10 from beyond the arc.</p><p>James Madison's defense held their opponent to 67 points, with the opposition shooting 43% from the field on 24 of 55 attempts. Inside the arc, they allowed 15 two-point baskets on 34 attempts, a 44% shooting rate.</p> <p>From three-point range, James Madison's opponent hit 9 of 21 shots, shooting 42%. They also sent them to the free-throw line 13 times, where they made 10, shooting 76%. The Dukes gave up 6 offensive rebounds.</p><h3>Does UIC Stand a Chance at Home?</h3><h3>UIC Flames Recent Game/Games</h3> 

<p>UIC fell 83-74 to Northwestern on Tuesday. The Flames were +15.5 point underdogs but managed to cover the spread.</p> 

<p>After trailing 31-29 at halftime, UIC scored 45 points in the 2nd half but allowed 52. The total points of 157 exceeded the O/U line of 141.5.</p><p>In their last game, the UIC Flames put up 74 points, shooting 46.3% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 55.6%. They connected on 43.5% of their three-point attempts, going 10-for-23 from deep, while hitting 48.4% of their two-point shots. At the free-throw line, they made 14 of 22 attempts, good for 63.6%.</p> <p>Nick Martinelli led the way with 27 points, shooting 71.4% from the field and hitting both of his three-point attempts. Javon Jackson added 17 points, knocking down 3 of 6 from beyond the arc, and Jalen Leach contributed 16 points, also hitting 50% from three. Filip Skobalj was efficient, making 5 of 6 shots overall and 3 of 4 from three-point range.</p><p>Despite UIC's defensive efforts, they gave up 83 points, allowing their opponent to shoot 50% from the field. The Flames couldn't contain the inside game, as they allowed 51% shooting on two-point attempts (20/39).</p> <p>UIC also struggled to defend the perimeter, with their opponent hitting 46% of their threes (7/15). The Flames sent them to the line 33 times, where they converted 66% of their free throws (22/33). UIC gave up 8 offensive rebounds.</p>

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<p>The Colonials and Big Red are set to face off at 6:00 ET on ESPN+. The Big Red will host the game at Newman Arena in Ithaca, NY. The over/under for this non-conference contest is set at 152.5 points, with Cornell being favored by -9.5 over Robert Morris.</p><h3>ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS VS CORNELL BIG RED BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Robert Morris Colonials +9.5</p><p>This game will be played at Newman Arena at 6:00 ET on Thursday, November 21st.</p><h3>WHY BET THE ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS:</h3><ul><li>We have this one finishing with a projected score of 77-70 in favor of the Big Red.</li><li>Even though we have Cornell winning straight-up, we like Robert Morris at +9.5.</li><li>The over/under is currently sitting at 152.5 points, and we like the under with a projected 147 points.</li></ul><h3>Can Robert Morris Stun the Crowd at Newman Arena?</h3><h3>Robert Morris Colonials Recent Game/Games</h3> 

<p>Robert Morris improved to 3-0 on the season with a 73-62 win over New Orleans on Sunday. The Colonials, who were favored by 10 points, covered the spread with the win. The total points for the game were 135, falling short of the O/U line of 141.5.</p> 

<p>Robert Morris led 35-27 at halftime and continued to control the game in the 2nd half, outscoring New Orleans 38-35. The Colonials' defense held strong, keeping the Privateers from mounting a comeback.</p><p>Robert Morris put up 73 points in their last game, shooting 42.3% from the field and 32.1% from beyond the arc (9/28). Their effective field goal percentage was 50%, and they connected on 71.4% of their free throws, going 20/28 from the line.</p> <p>James White led the way with 26 points and 8 rebounds, hitting 3 of 7 from deep. DJ Smith added 20 points, knocking down 4 of 8 threes, while Alvaro Folgueiras contributed 19 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 60% overall and 50% from three.</p><p>Robert Morris held their opponent to 62 points, with a 42% shooting performance from the field (22/52). Defensively, they allowed 13 two-point field goals on 24 attempts, a 54% success rate.</p> <p>From beyond the arc, their opponent shot 32%, making 9 of 28 three-point attempts. At the free-throw line, they went 20/28, hitting 71% of their free throws. Robert Morris also gave up 12 offensive rebounds.</p><h3>Will the Big Red Come Through as Home Favorites?</h3><p>Cornell picked up an 81-71 win over Lafayette on Saturday. The Big Red were -10.5 favorites at home but didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game ended at 152, right on the O/U line.</p> <p>Cornell led 33-31 at halftime and pulled away by scoring 48 points in the 2nd half while allowing 40.</p><p>Cornell put up 81 points in their last game, shooting 46.4% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 55.4%. They connected on 43.5% of their three-point attempts, hitting 10 of 23 from deep, and went 19-for-27 from the free-throw line (70.4%).</p> <p>The Big Red dished out 20 assists and grabbed 12 offensive rebounds. Guy Ragland Jr. led the way with 16 points and 10 rebounds, hitting 4 of 8 from three-point range. Caleb Williams and Jake Fiegen each added 15 points, with Williams shooting 80% from beyond the arc and Fiegen hitting 75% of his threes.</p><p>Cornell's defense gave up 71 points in their last game, with opponents shooting 46% from the field, including 48% on two-point attempts (16/33). From beyond the arc, Cornell allowed 10 threes on 23 attempts, a 43% shooting performance.</p> <p>At the free-throw line, Cornell's opponents went 19/27, hitting 70% of their shots. The Big Red also gave up 12 offensive rebounds in the contest.</p>

Robert Morris Colonials vs Cornell Big Red NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/21/24

<p>Planning on watching today's Pioneers and Blue Devils game? Catch the action at William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, CT, as the Blue Devils hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on ESPN+. The over/under for this Northeast conference contest is set at 146 points, with Central Connecticut State being favored by -6.5 at home against Sacred Heart.</p><h3>SACRED HEART PIONEERS VS CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE BLUE DEVILS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Sacred Heart Pioneers +6.5</p><p>This game will be played at William H. Detrick Gymnasium at 7:00 ET on Thursday, February 8th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE SACRED HEART PIONEERS:</h3><ul><li>We have this one finishing with a projected score of 75-70 in favor of the Blue Devils.</li><li>Even though we have Central Connecticut State winning straight-up, we like Sacred Heart at +6.5.</li><li>The over/under is currently sitting at 146 points, and we like the under with a projected 145 points.</li></ul><h3>Can the Pioneers Pull Off a Road Win?</h3><p>With a record of 12-12, Sacred Heart has been an average team this season. They are 6-3 in the Northeast Conference and 6-9 in non-conference games. On the road, the Pioneers have struggled, going just 2-9 compared to 8-3 at home.</p>

<p>Currently, Sacred Heart has a two-game winning streak, and their most recent victory came against Le Moyne by a score of 87-81. As an underdog, the Pioneers have yet to win in seven tries this season.</p><p>As the underdog, Sacred Heart has gone 3-4 against the spread this season and they are 0-3 vs. the spread in their last 3 games as the underdog. On the road, the Pioneers have an ATS mark of 5-6 this season and they are just 1-4 vs. the spread in their last 5 road games. Overall, Sacred Heart's ATS record is 12-10 this year.</p><p>This season, Sacred Heart's over/under record is 13-9 and today's line of 146 is right in line with the average over/under line in their games (146.8). Over their last three games, the average scoring total is 167 points and their last three over/under record is 3-0.</p><p>The Sacred Heart offense is coming off a game in which they scored 87 points vs. Le Moyne. Overall their field goal percentage was 51.8% while connecting on 10 threes. The top scorer for the Pioneers was Raheem Solomon with 23 points, while Nico Galette also chipped in with 22 points.</p><p>On defense, Sacred Heart is currently around the NCAA average in points allowed, giving up an average of 73.0 points per game. In their most recent game, the Sacred Heart defense struggled to defend the three-point line, as Le Moyne knocked down 10 three-pointers on their way to 81 points.</p><h3>Can Central Connecticut State Grab a Win at Home?</h3><p>Central Connecticut State will look to bounce back from a 71-68 loss to Merrimack College. The Blue Devils have gone 6-4 at home over their last 10 games and are 3-3 at home this season. Central Connecticut State is 13-9 overall and 6-2 in Northeast Conference play. They have been favored in eight games this season, going 6-2.</p>

<p>For the year, the Blue Devils have a scoring differential of +1.0 points per game at home, while they are 7-6 on the road. Central Connecticut State is 7-7 in non-conference games, and they are 13-9 overall. So far this season, they have gone 4-7 as the underdog.</p><p>Central Connecticut State's ATS record this season is 12-6-1, but they have struggled vs. the spread at home with a mark of just 2-4. Over their last 10 games as the favorite, the Blue Devils have gone 5-5 vs. the spread.</p><p>So far this season, the average over/under line in Central Connecticut State games is 139.5 and their over/under record is 9-10. In their last three games, the average scoring total is 133 points and their OU record over their last 10 games is 4-5. Today's over/under line of 146 is higher than the average over/under line in their games this season and higher than the average scoring total in their last three and five games.</p><p>In their previous game, the Blue Devils' offense finished with 68 points, which is right in line with their current average of 72.7 points per contest. Coming into the game, the Blue Devils offense has strugled with their outside shot this season, hitting threes at a rate of just 31%. On average, they get up 20.2 three-point attempts per game and are averaging 12.5 made free-throws.</p><p>The Blue Devils' defense is presently ranked 49th nationally, allowing an average of 66.5 points per contest. On average, opposing teams are hitting 6.4 threes per game vs. Sacred Heart. This has come on three-point shooting percentage of 31.2%.</p>

Sacred Heart Pioneers vs Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Betting Pick & Prediction 2/8/24

From Abu Dhabi to Vancouver, the worldwide sport that is the UFC has another event this week at Rogers Arena will host UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Gaethje. Also known as UFC Fight Night 158 or UFC on ESPN+ 16, 12 fights are on the card, highlighted by the main event between Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Justin Gaethje in the lightweight division.

We’ll be taking a look at the fight card with odds from 5Dimes Sportsbook, but, as always, be sure to shop around for the best prices. We’ll go in deeper detail on the main card fights, but take a look at all of them on the docket.

Canadian Kyle Prepolec will take on American Austin Hubbard to get the card going. Prepolec lost to Nordine Taleb back in May in his UFC debut to fall to 12-6. Per the odds, he’s a short underdog at +115 to fall to 12-7. Hubbard is -135 in his second UFC fight after losing to Davi Ramos two weeks after Prepolec’s debut. Hubbard was a champion in LFA before getting a UFC contract, while Prepolec has been fighting in smaller promotions, save for his debut in Bellator seven years ago.

We’ve seen heavy action on Louis Smolka, who has been bet up to a -235 favorite against Ryan MacDonald at bantamweight. Smolka was stopped by Matt Schnell to end a four-fight winning streak, but this is a big fight for Smolka. He was released from his UFC contract to end 2017 and made his way back. This is his third fight and contracts are typically three fights, so he has a lot on the line here against MacDonald, who lost his UFC debut back in March to Chris Gutierrez. Smolka was a better play at a lower price, but he’s still worth money line parlay consideration against the previously undefeated MacDonald.

Jordan Griffin has also been a line mover for his fight against Chas Skelly. Griffin is now the -140 favorite at 145 pounds. Skelly has dropped two straight and hasn’t fought in over 10 months. Griffin lost his UFC debut to Dan Ige, but the 29-year-old is an exciting fighter with a lot of stoppage wins of late. This does look like a tale of two fighters going in different directions and the line move seems accurate here.

Canadian Brad Katona, the winner of TUF 27, is 1-1 officially in his UFC career. He’ll look to get back in the win column against Hunter Azure, a UFC newcomer that impressed on Dana White’s Contender Series back in July. Azure failed to knock out or submit his opponent, but he won via resounding unanimous decision. Azure is a very live dog at +140 in this fight, though Katona certainly has a stronger resume of opponents.

Saturday will be a tough night for one of Cole Smith or Miles Johns. Both fighters come in unblemished. Smith is 7-0 and Johns is 9-0. Johns is a Dana White Contender Series graduate off of his win over Richie Santiago in June. He was a champion in LFA at 135 pounds before that. Smith has a big size advantage here, but Johns is the -130 favorite. Smith has four inches on the favorite, but Johns appears to have the better takedown skills. This should be a terrific fight and the over 2.5 at -205 looks fair.

We don’t have a lot of finishing potential on this preliminary card, so hopefully we get a stoppage here between heavyweight Marcin Tybura and Augusto Sakai. Sakai did go all 15 minutes last time against Andrei Arlovski in a split-decision win. He does have 10 career knockouts, though. Tybura has 13 stoppages and appears to be the more rounded fighter and is a small -120 favorite. Sakai would prefer to keep the fight upright as one of the division’s more violent strikers. Tybura has a ground advantage. Whichever fighter dictates the terms of the bout will win.

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<strong>Jimmy Crute (-105) vs. Misha Cirkunov (-115); Total: 1.5 (-120/-110)</strong>

Here’s a fight with some potential fireworks. Undefeated Jimmy Crute has two wins to his name in UFC, with triumphs over Sam Alvey and Paul Craig. Crute, who was the Hex Fight light heavyweight champion, is 10-0 in his career and was very impressive in his win over Alvey.

Cirkunov has taken some early money here, despite losing three of his last four fights, including a loss in 36 seconds to Johnny Walker back at UFC 235. It’s hard to say that this is a last stand type of fight for Cirkunov, considering he’s lost to the likes of Glover Teixeira and Volkan Oezdemir, but he really needs to win this one. The betting markets are swinging in his favor, but I’m not so sure. This is a worthwhile challenge for Crute and he’s had no problem going deep into fights if need be.

<strong>Pick: Jimmy Crute</strong>

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<strong>Uriah Hall (+210) vs. Antonio Carlos Jr. (-250); Total: 1.5 (-145/115)</strong>

Uriah Hall will give you everything he can and then some, but this line and some of the movement on the number suggests that he may not have enough to give here. Carlos had an extended winning streak snapped by Ian Heinisch back in May, but he’s ready to get another going. Hall hasn’t fought since December when he bested Bevon Lewis, but he had lost three of his last four before that.

Hall will battle, but Carlos is too good at getting fights to the ground. Hall is much stronger on the feet and when he’s able to strike. He won’t have that opportunity here.

<strong>Pick: Antonio Carlos Jr.</strong>

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<strong>Tristan Connelly (+450) vs. Michel Pereira (-600)</strong>

This Connelly/Pereira fight was a late addition to the card. Credit to Tristan Connelly for taking the fight, but he’s likely being led to slaughter here in front of the hometown crowd. Pereira rocked Danny Roberts in his debut back in May and won the fight in less than two minutes.

Pereira is a striker through and through. It has gotten him in trouble in his career, as he is just 22-9, but he’s always in attack mode and you have to appreciate that. Connelly has fought on very small promotions for the most part in his career. He’s won seven of his last eight fights, but this looks like a big ask.

<strong>Pick: Michel Pereira</strong>

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<strong>Todd Duffee (+105) vs. Jeff Hughes (-125); Total: 1.5 (-115/-105)</strong>

A couple of big boys throwing bombs here as Jeff Hughes battles Todd Duffee. Hughes is 10-2 in his career, but only has five stoppage wins. His most recent fight was his UFC debut against Maurice Greene in a rematch of the LFA title fight between the two that headlined LFA 38. Greene won by split decision, but Hughes, who impressed on DWTNCS to get a contract, now squares off against a different opponent.

Duffee is fighting for the first time since July 15, 2015. That is not a typo. His last fight was against Frank Mir. That’s a blast from the past. Duffee has had a ton of injuries to contend with, including shoulder and knee issues. At this point, he’s only 33, so there may be something in the tank, but over four years away from the cage is a lot.

<strong>Pick: Jeff Hughes</strong>

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<strong>Nikita Krylov (-105) vs. Glover Teixeira (-115); Total: 1.5 (100/-120)</strong>

Light heavyweights Nikita Krylov and Glover Teixeira should produce a good lead-in to the main event. It’s hard to believe that this is just the third UFC fight for Krylov, who is 1-1, with a loss to Jan Blachowicz and a win over Ovince Saint Preux. The former FNG champ is going to have his hands full here with Teixeira.

Teixeira may not be the guy he once was now that he’s 39, but he still proved he could win a tough fight over Ion Cutelaba last time out. Teixeira and Cutelaba traded big strikes before a submission win for Glover. This appears to be a pretty good fight and a good opportunity for Krylov. Krylov has 25 stoppage wins out of his 26 victories, so he’ll keep coming. How will Teixeira handle it?

Fight IQ and savvy vs. power and persistence. This has Fight of the Night potential.

<strong>Pick: Glover Teixeira</strong>

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<strong>Donald Cerrone (+160) vs. Justin Gaethje (-185); Total: 1.5 (-160/140)</strong>

Nobody has taken more punishment in his UFC career than Donald Cerrone. Cowboy never turns down a fight. He never shies away from an opponent. Maybe he should have in this one. Justin Gaethje is a violent striker. We saw that in his fight against Edson Barboza last time out, as the guys just stood up and threw. Gaethje is back on track after losses to Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez.

This is a big step up in class for Cerrone, much like his last fight was. After getting back on track with some nice wins over some marginal opponents, Cerrone is fighting for the fourth time this year and after the doctors were forced to intervene against Tony Ferguson.

This almost feels like Cerrone knows his place in the business. It’s like an old wrestler that is there to “put over” a new kid on the block. Gaethje is carving out his own path, but a win over a big name like Cerrone looks good. He’ll get it here.

<strong>Pick: Justin Gaethje</strong>

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