TOM STRYKER’S FREE BASKETBALL SELECTION MONDAY, MARCH 6TH
#866 LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE (-1′) over South Alabama at 7 PM EST
With the memory of that 80-71 loss to Georgia State in last year’s Sun Belt Conference Tournament Final, Louisiana will make sure it finishes the job this this season when it battles South Alabama with a ticket to the Big Dance on the line. The overachieving Jaguars enter this battle off three SU and ATS postseason wins over the Mountaineers, Golden Eagles, and the Dukes, and head coach Richie Riley and his kids will run out of gas here.
Historically speaking, the Ragin’ Cajuns have played well in this series lately inking a solid 8-4 SU and 8-3-1 ATS record. Equally impressive, in conference play competing against a foe that arrives with confidence off a SU and ATS win, Louisiana holds a profitable 52-34 SU and 52-33-1 ATS mark including an elite 31-14 SU and 30-14-1 ATS provided it storms the court off a blowout win of six points or more. With those two parameters live and head coach Bob Marlin and his men facing an opponent that owns a team won/loss percentage less than .620, this technical situations tightens up to a spectacular 24-1 SU and 21-4 ATS.
On a blistering 11-2 SU and ATS run in their last 13 games, South Alabama is certainly peaking at the right time. However, when taking the floor off back-to-back SU and ATS wins, the Jaguars own a feeble 10-18-1 ATS mark provided their opponent enters with confidence off two or more straight up victories. In this setting facing a foe that arrives off a straight up win of four points or more, USA falls to a pitiful 8-14 SU and 6-16 ATS. Finally, in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament final, teams checking in off a straight up underdog win hold a soft 6-12 SU and 5-13 ATS tally including a nasty 2-8 SU and 1-9 ATS provided their opponent carries a seed of 1-3.
With a ticket to the Big Dance on the line, the Ragin’ Cajuns will make quick work of this overachieving Jaguars bunch. Take Louisiana. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
TOM’S 16-3 ATS SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNEY GAME OF THE YEAR
Off a rare 0-2 ATS performance yesterday, Stryker looks to battle back with one power wager that will bring home the bacon. A highly profitable 16-3 ATS angle supports this selection along with a powerful 45-16 ATS conference tournament system. Grab Tom’s Summit League Tourney Game of the Year for $30.