March Madness Second Round (Sunday)
We’ll make this quick since games are underway here on Sunday.
The game we’re targeting is St. Mary’s vs. Alabama which we teased in the last newsletter for the Saturday games.
Game: St. Mary’s vs. Alabama - 6:10pm Cleveland, Ohio
Side: St. Mary’s +5.5 (consensus)
Total: 149.5 (consensus)
Team Total for Alabama: 77.5 Under -110 Over -120 (ESPNBet)
Pick: Option #1 - Under 149.5
Option #2 - Parlay the Bama Team Total Under 77.5 & St. Mary’s +5.5 +175 (ESPNBet)
There are a couple of ways to attack this game. Taking the Under on the 149.5 with the path being Saint Mary’s ability to slow the tempo. They are 360th in tempo while the Tide are 1st. It’s the ultimate “styles make fights” scenario. Alternatively, doing a correlated Parlay with the Under on the Alabama team total and Saint Mary’s +5.5. If this game is played at the slow tempo, Alabama can still win the game, but it should land around 75-71. You can pick your path with the game total or the Parlay. The third option is to wait for an in-game opportunity at the Under 16 minute media timeout. If Alabama and St. Mary’s start hot from three, then you could grab a total Under 153 or 154, perhaps.
Enjoy the games tonight and let’s cheer for missed shots and boring basketball in Cleveland!!