TOM STRYKER’S FREE BASKETBALL SELECTION FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH
#884 EAST TENNESSEE ST (-16′) over VMI at 7:30 PM EST
The Bucs apply to a conference tournament situation that holds a lucrative 66-31 ATS record, and they’ll have no trouble pounding the Keydets into submission in this Southern Conference Tournament battle. VMI stumbles into this contest off 12 consecutive straight up losses (6-6 ATS) and head coach Andrew Wilson and his troops simply want this brutal season to come to an end.
A quick peek at the History Book shows that ETSU has dominated this series lately inking a nearly perfect 9-1 SU record in the last 10 meetings. Equally impressive, since 2007, favorites in the Southern Conference Tournament have prospered posting a profitable 93-66-5 ATS mark including a reliable 68-44-5 ATS provided their opponent takes the floor off a pointspread victory. With those two parameters live and our side facing a foe that is seeded at No. 8 or higher, this SCT situation tightens up to a solid 30-4 SU and 21-12-1 ATS including an elite 12-2 SU and ATS if our team owns a team won/loss percentage of .550 or less.
Clinging to a disturbing 6-46 SU and 19-30 ATS record in its last 52 games, VMI is having all kinds of problems on the basketball court. In this run arriving off a pointspread victory, the Keydets fall to a horrible 1-14 SU and 2-12 ATS including a nasty 0-12 SU and 1-11 ATS if this is a conference game. Additionally, when priced as a hefty underdog of +15 or more, Coach Wilson and his kids carry a soft 0-18 SU and 6-12 ATS mark in their last 18 tries.
Skipper Brooks Savage has the Bucs playing well right now with straight up wins in three of their last four games and they’ll have no trouble torching a Keydets defense that surrenders an average of 82.1 points per game. Take East Tennessee State. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
TOM’S 22-6 ATS CBB 4* MVC TOURNAMENT GAME OF THE YEAR
4* Best Bet Alert. Checking in off a 2-1 ATS performance yesterday on the hardwood, Stryker is stepping out with a strong 4* Best Bet in conference tournament play that will grab the cash. This power play sets up perfectly and it has the support of one outstanding 22-6 ATS angle. Grab Tom’s 4* MVC Tournament Game of the Year for $30.