For those of you who have followed my threads in the past, this one will be different. Due to all of the uncertainties that this year has brought, I won't be doing my typical number of plays or even my typical approach to handicapping. Instead, I am going to try to do a low-volume thread with a couple of sentences about each pick. If you're looking for my normal projections for all games, unfortunately I won't have that this year. But I do hope to offer some positive contributions and discussions for those interested.
For those of you who don't know me, here is a link to last season's thread: https://www.sportsbookreview.com/for...ly-totals.html If you dig through the first few pages, there are links to my previous seasons. Additionally, on the last page is a summary of my record over the past few seasons that I have done this.
Here's my first pick:
Noon UMass/La Salle o141
This is a game where I think some of the numbers are skewed by the small sample size of this season. In particular, I think La Salle's pace numbers are dragged down by three of their opponents (St. Peter's, Army, and Drexel) being at or near the bottom half of the NCAA in offensive possession time. La Salle is never a breakneck team, but they are currently playing about 2 possessions slower than they have in recent years. Likewise, they have played some tougher defenses. UMass should play at a much quicker pace than La Salle has seen in all but one game, and those extra possessions should help us get over the number in this one.
For those of you who don't know me, here is a link to last season's thread: https://www.sportsbookreview.com/for...ly-totals.html If you dig through the first few pages, there are links to my previous seasons. Additionally, on the last page is a summary of my record over the past few seasons that I have done this.
Here's my first pick:
Noon UMass/La Salle o141
This is a game where I think some of the numbers are skewed by the small sample size of this season. In particular, I think La Salle's pace numbers are dragged down by three of their opponents (St. Peter's, Army, and Drexel) being at or near the bottom half of the NCAA in offensive possession time. La Salle is never a breakneck team, but they are currently playing about 2 possessions slower than they have in recent years. Likewise, they have played some tougher defenses. UMass should play at a much quicker pace than La Salle has seen in all but one game, and those extra possessions should help us get over the number in this one.
