Doc’s Sports – Sports Handicapper

4 Unit Play. #746 Villanova -9.5 over Virginia Tech (8p.m., Saturday, November 28 ESPNU) the Wildcats are battle tested this season having earned two victories by 9 points including beating Arizona State last time out. I do not see Virginia Tech being able to be a consistent winner once Buzz Williams left town and their level of talent continues to dwindle. Villanova has the best players on the court in Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and they should pull away in the second half and win this game by double-digits. Virginia Tech is 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog. Villanova is 20-8 ATS (1 push) in their last 29 neutral site games.

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5 Unit Play. #742 Liberty +8 over South Carolina (4p.m., Saturday, November 28 ESPNN) TOP NCAA HOOPS GAME OF THE DAY The Gamecocks are set to make their season debut in 2020 today in Kansas City. Liberty already has two games under their belt, and both came against teams that are better than South Carolina. Just not a believer in Fran Martin being a consistent winner at South Carolina. He had one great year when they made the final four but has not done much in the other years as coach. Liberty is coached by Ritchie McKay and already beat Mississippi State by 11 points this season. South Carolina is 1-6 ATS (1 push) in their last 8 neutral site games. Liberty is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 neutral site games.

4 Unit Play. Take #246 Over in Nevada Wolf Pack @ Hawaii Warriors (11p.m., Saturday, November 28 Local) The Warriors kicked it into gear last week against Boise State in the second half to cover the spread and easily go over the posted total. Nevada has played against terrible quarterbacks this season and thus their defense is not as strong as it would appear to be on paper. Hawaii has gone over the posted total in 21 of their last 29 home games when they are an underdog. Both teams want to make a statement and the best way to do that is by scoring a lot of points.

4 Unit Play. Take #234 Baylor Bears over Kansas State Wildcats (7p.m., Saturday, November 28 ESPN2) Kansas State has been a fraud of late with a terrible offense that has struggled to score points. They have quarterback issues with Will Howard getting pulled last week in their 45-0 loss to Iowa State. The Wildcats are getting outgained by over 100 yards and if Baylor does not help them, I see them winning this game by double digits. Baylor has been a tough luck loser this year with all 5 losses 11 points or less. Kansas State has not been able to stop teams rushing the football on the road. Baylor has the better quarterback, and they are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games played during the month of November. Teams have figured out how to stop Kansas State, but the oddsmakers have not caught up to how bad they are on offense yet.

4 Unit Play. Take #208 Houston Cougars over Tulsa Hurricanes (12p.m., Saturday, November 28 ESPNU) We have an unranked team that is favored against a ranked team. Tulsa has been lucky of late grinding out close games in remarkable fashion but that will run out today against the Cougars. Houston is 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games against Tulsa. The Cougars are 3-3 but they do not have a bad loss on the season (BYU, Cincinnati, & UCF). Tulsa had quarterback injuries last week in their win against Tulane and that will eventually catch up with them. This will be a close game but I feel Houston finds a win to win it.

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Take #192 Over in Maryland Terrapins @ Indiana Hoosiers (12p.m., Saturday, November 28 ESPN2) Indiana’s dream season came down to earth last week with a 7-point loss to Ohio State. They now cannot make the Big 10 Championship Game but still have an explosive offensive that will score close to 40 points in this game. Maryland is back on the field after two weeks off for COVID-19 issues. They have scored 40 points per game over their last two and if they hit the high twenties int his game it should easily go over the posted total. These two teams have played over the posted total in 5 straight games. Indiana has gone over the posted total in 20 of their last 28 Big 10 games. Do not miss out on Doc’s Sports weekend football card highlighted by a top play winner on Saturday.