Kyle Hunter – Sports Handicapper

*3 Star Play on Nets* The Brooklyn Nets lost to the Washington Wizards as a favorite earlier this month. Brooklyn is the better team here. The Nets are playing with revenge. 

Washington is also coming off an overtime heartbreaking loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Bradley Beal has put up more than 50 points in back to back. Beal is a great player, but it will be hard to continue producing at this level.

The sharp money is clearly on the Nets here. While the bets are 50/50, the money is 70% on the Nets.

Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 following a loss. They are coming off a tight loss to the Magic. 

I expect a strong effort from the Nets tonight so I'll lay the short number.

Take Brooklyn. 

*4 Star Play Over* The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns were without both Mylik Wilson and Trajan Wesley for a significant amount of time this year. In their games without these guys they clearly slowed the pace down because they were shorthanded. Since the Ragin' Cajuns have gotten healthier they are back to playing at a very fast pace.

Louisiana has played six straight games to a pace of 70 possessions or quicker. Their last five games have finished with 153 points or more.

Arkansas State is great at getting to the line. The Red Wolves rank first in the country in FTA/FGA. Arkansas State ranks last in the Sun Belt in defensive efficiency. Arkansas State has seen 159 points or more in three of their last six games. 

I'll look for the recent trend of Louisiana high scoring games to continue here.

Take the over. 

*3 Star Play Under* This is a low total, but it is low for a reason. Fordham has seen 10 of their 14 games in the conference stay under this number. They are the worst offense in the Atlantic 10 by a mile. 

Fordham is averaging only 0.821 points per possession. The Rams are using 20.1 seconds of the shot clock on average. They are the slowest paced team in the Atlantic 10. 

Rhode Island is first in the A 10 in defensive efficiency. They have held several teams to below 0.8 points per possession already this year. The Rams are capable of holding Fordham to a very low number here.

Rhode Island plays St. Louis and Dayton in their next two after this one. They may have less incentive to keep their foot on the gas late in this contest.

Take the under.