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    Washington -3 1/2 is too good to be true

    Washington is 3-1 and beat Santa Clara by 14 points 2 nights ago. Texas A&M is 1-3 which includes a 23-point loss to Gonzaga. So the play here is Washington, right?

    No! Take the Aggies!



    Texas A&M +4 over Washington is now available at some books.

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    Some of you may have seen my "too good to be true" series of bets over in the NBA forum where I am 9-4 YTD. I decided to try it here.

    The premise is that so many of us bettors (including me) are either too lazy to put any work into our picks or don't know what to look for. When I see a 3-1 team going off against a 1-3 team with a small spread like this I have to ask myself why the books would offer a line like this. Then it hits me. The line could be closer than we think.

    An additional circumstance is that this is the last game of the night and it's at a tournament that is getting lots of airplay so there should be a lot of interest in this game. The books aren't going to throw away their money with so much money on the line.

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    Good luck!

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    Like this one

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    Thanks guys. Starts soon.

    Let's see if the Aggies crash and burn (which could happen) or whether they make a game of it.

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    Big sharp $ just hit Aggie’s ,

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    Second half plays? Thinking Washington for second half

    +2.5
    I think they make
    It a game? Thoughts

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    Just walked by Rick Pitino at the game, vanished before I could say hi

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    I lost a bit earlier some mine, some training but I’m having a lot of luck with late live bets. I just think Washington is going to come back

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    Quote Originally Posted by MakeitRain View Post
    Second half plays? Thinking Washington for second half

    +2.5
    I think they make
    It a game? Thoughts
    Sorry, just saw this now. I try not to make comments until games are over.

    When a 1-3 team is up like this at the half I usually just ride out the game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mackave View Post
    Just walked by Rick Pitino at the game, vanished before I could say hi

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    Quote Originally Posted by QuantumLeap View Post
    was actually so trippy. Definitely not his bro who is gophers coach. I ain’t that drunk

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    A&M is atrocious. How the hell is this even close

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    Quote Originally Posted by QuantumLeap View Post
    Washington is 3-1 and beat Santa Clara by 14 points 2 nights ago. Texas A&M is 1-3 which includes a 23-point loss to Gonzaga. So the play here is Washington, right?

    No! Take the Aggies!



    Texas A&M +4 over Washington is now available at some books.
    Washington wins by 4. Push.

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    Won a bill on live bets

    Nice

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    Quote Originally Posted by MakeitRain View Post
    Won a bill on live bets

    Nice
    Nice call.

    After thinking about how the first half went I can kind of see why you would take Washington in the 2nd half. A lot of the reason they trailed in the 1st half was because of missed easy baskets, not because of some fundamental shortcoming. Missed easy baskets are something a team can adjust to in the 2nd half.

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    Crazy game, could have went either way honestly. Texas A&M so flustered down the stretch. Essentially they should have won by DD

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