TOM STRYKER’S FREE BASKETBALL SELECTION WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH
#663 CREIGHTON (-3′) over Georgetown at 6:30 PM EST
Off that competitive eight-point road loss at No. 7 Alabama, Creighton will travel to Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. and run over this overachieving Georgetown squad. The Hoyas (8-2 SU) enter this Big East showdown off a huge 75-71 road win over the Orangemen and this will be a difficult encore for head coach Ed Cooley and his crew.
A quick glance at the History Book shows that the Bluejays have dominated this series lately posting an elite 13-3 SU and 10-4-2 ATS record in the last 16 meetings. Equally impressive, in its last 44 games priced as a road favorite, Creighton holds an elite 33-11 SU and 27-17 ATS mark including a powerful 21-4 SU and 19-6 ATS provided its opponent owns a team won/loss percentage of .501 or better. With those two parameters in play and the Bluejays owning a team won/loss percentage less than .740, this team trend tightens up to a spectacular 14-2 SU and 13-3 ATS.
Kudos to the Hoyas for picking up a nice road win over the ‘Cuse. However, backing a GU squad that owns a feeble 24-71 SU and 40-53-2 ATS mark in its last 95 games isn’t going to happen anytime soon. In this situation fighting a foe that busts in off a blemish of eight points or more, the Hoyas fall to a horrible 11-19 SU and 7-22-1 ATS including a shocking 0-15 SU and 1-13-1 ATS provided their opponent owns a team won/loss percentage of .501 or higher. Please note: Those 15 losses came by an average of 19.8 points per game.
The Bluejays survived a challenging non-conference schedule, and those tough battles will be one of the reasons head coach Greg McDermott and his boys cash this ticket. Take Creighton. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
TOM’S 11-0 ATS NCAAB NON-CONFERENCE BEST BET
Stryker nailed both of his college basketball wagers on Michigan State and Oregon State last night (2-1 ATS overall yesterday), and he’s back with one more hardwood honey that will bring home the bacon. A golden 11-0 ATS angle supports this elite wager along with a respectable 22-9 ATS trend. Grab Tom’s NCAAB Non-Conference Best Bet for $30.