Mid-Major College Basketball Betting Tips for February 5-7
Feb 4, 2021 |
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Marcus Shaver is part of a strong Boise State backcourt that has helped the Broncos get out to a 14-2 record while scoring a Mountain West Conference-best 79.9 points per game.
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Powerhouse programs like Michigan and Villanova might be near the top of the NCAA rankings but some of the best college basketball betting value is found in the smaller conferences, where schools like Drake can fly under the radar of public bettors.
So if you want to make big profits off small schools look no further than our mid-major betting tips for college basketball odds on games running between February 5-7.
Williams scores 28 to lift Wyoming past Nevada 93-88
January 25, 2021 GMT
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Marcus Williams scored 13 of his 28 points in the last 3-1/2 minutes as Wyoming held off Nevada 93-88 on Sunday.
Williams broke a 75-75 tie with a jumper in the paint and converted the three-point play. He made 3 of 4 free throws for an 81-79 lead, and closed the game making another 3 of 4 at the line in the last 31 seconds.
Graham Ike had 18 points for Wyoming (10-5, 4-4 Mountain West Conference). Xavier DuSell added 13 points. Kwane Marble II had 13 points and seven rebounds.
The teams combined for 114 points in the second half, each setting season records. Wyoming with 59 and Nevada 55.
RENO, Nev. (AP) Grant Sherfield scored 27 points, making it six 20-point games in a row, and Nevada beat Fresno State 79-65 on Sunday. Sherfield hit all 10 of his free throw attempts. He.
Aztecs face new Nevada team with familiar face [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
The last time San Diego State and Nevada played basketball, an 83-76 Aztecs win last March in Reno, 63 of the Wolf Pack’s points were scored by players not on the 2020-21 roster.
But veteran Aztecs players recognize one guy as they watch film ahead of a two-game series against Nevada beginning Thursday night at Viejas Arena.
Isn’t that Desmond Cambridge Jr.?
The 6-foot-4 redshirt junior from Nashville, Tenn., has been to SDSU’s canyon of red seats before, in December 2018 with Brown University of the Ivy League. Cambridge erupted for 25 points on 7 of 11 shooting behind the 3-point arc, and the Bears raced to a 50-22 halftime lead before winning 82-61 SDSU’s most lopsided home loss in more than two decades.