John Ryan

Indiana Pacers vs Utah Jazz

9:05 PM EST, January 20, 2020
NBA: 7-Star Best Bet ‘OVER’ the total

This betting query has earned a solid 134-80 ‘OVER’ record for the past 20 seasons. The query instructs us to play ‘OVER’ with all teams where the current game total is lined between 210 and 220 points and the one teak is coming off a game, in which they scored a minimum of 115 points and is now facing an opponent that scored a minimum of 120 points in their previous game.

From the predictive side of my research, the Pacers are 10-2 ‘over’ when their opponent has made 40 to 45% of their 3-point shot attempts in games played this season; 12-1 ‘OVER when they have allowed an opponent to score 111 or more points in games played this season. Utah is a near-perfect 17-1 ‘OVER’ when they score 112 or more points in a game this season.

Florida vs Minnesota
8:08 PM EST, January 20, 2020
7-Star Best Bet on the Minnesota Wild

This situational power-query has earned a solid 65-32 record for 67% winning bets and a quite attractive 23% return-on-investment (ROI)_over the last 15 seasons. The query instructs us to bet on a home team that is off a divisional win and shutout and is now facing a team that is off a road win to a divisional rival.   Enough said and remember this betting system serves to reinforce the pick identified by the machine learning tools.

This situational betting system has earned a consistent 70-37-3 ATS record for 65.4% winning bets over the last 15 seasons. The system instructs us to bet on home favorites between -3.5 and -9.5 that have made at least nine 3-point shots in two consecutive games and are now facing an opponent that has allowed each of their last two opponents 50% or better shooting.

Miami is coming off a poor performance Sunday and are 10-1 ATS  and covering the spread by an average of 7 points in home games after playing a road game this season. Plus, they are 18-1 straight-up (SU)  and 14-5 ATS at home this season.

Rice vs North Texas
8:00 PM EST, January 20, 2020
NCAAM Basketball Odds: North Texas -12.5 (-110)
The Bet is 7-Star on the Rice Owls

95% on the line and 15% on the money line.

I will admit upfront that it will take a huge effort for the Rice Owls to defeat the North Texas Mean Green tonight, but I do think this will be a single-digit game that may come down to the final minutes with the Owls still in the game.

The Owls are catching the Mean Green at the right time for the upset. The Mean Green have won five consecutive games straight-up and against the spread (ATS) and will be thinking this game is a ‘win’ before the game even starts. This is how a team gets caught not being fully prepared for a losing record opponent.

Let is take a close look at this supporting NCAAM betting system that has earned a 70-30 against-the-spread (ATS) record since 2006. The requirements for a bet are to bet on underdogs of 10 or more points after going under the total by 18 or more points total in their last three games and are now facing an opponent after going under the total by 30 or more points total in their last five games.

The Owls allowed 81 points in their most recent loss at Southern Mississippi and this turns out to be good news for the Owls today. Head coach Pera is 17-6-1 ATS in games following one in which his team allowed 80 or more points in his three-year tenure at Rice.

The Texas Longhorns and West Virginia Mountaineers will look to bounce back from a loss in their previous game when they meet tonight at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV. The Mountaineers are 14-3 straight-up (SU) and 11-6 against-the-spread (ATS) on the season. Under head coach Bob Huggins, who has always had fierce defensive teams the ‘UNDER’ has earned a 12-5 record on the season.

The Longhorns are 12-5 SU, 6-11 ATS, and the ‘UNDER’ has earned a 9-8 record on the season. They are 2-3 SU and in 7th place in the 10-team Big-12 Conference and cannot afford another loss if they are to contend down the stretch.

The Kansas Jayhawks were in Austin, TX Saturday and had to fight hard to get out of town with a 66-57 win over the Longhorns. The Mountaineers forgot how to play defense in their 84-68 road loss to Kansas State on Saturday and failed to cover the spread as a 6-point favorite. The loss was by far the worst one of the seasons and makes it difficult for them or any team to turn things around with only a day of rest between games.

Since 2013, the Longhorns are 7-9 SU and 4-11-1 ATS when facing the Mountaineers. The ‘UNDER’ has earned a 10-6 record in these meetings. Texas has shot 45% from the field and averaged 11.6 offensive rebounds while the Mountaineers have struggled shooting 39% from the field and have been outscored on average in each half against the Longhorns.

I will start with the Longhorn defense, who ranks 25th-best of the 353 Division-1 basketball programs allowing 61.2 points-per-game and is better than the Mountaineers scoring defense.

I believe you will see sophomore guard Andrew Jones, who attended MacArthur High School in Irving, TX, have a break-out type game tonight.

WVU is a money-burning 2-10 ATS when facing below average foul drawing teams attempting fewer than 18 free throws-per-game after 15 or more games have been played in each of the last three seasons.

Head coach Bob Huggins is 13-29 ATS after covering five or six of their last seven games against the spread as the coach of the Mountaineers.