Hello everybody, welcome in to the BettingPros podcast. I’m Ryan Wormeli, joined by my good friend PJ Glasser.
We have arrived at the NCAA Tournament semifinals. There is a very, very exciting group of four teams here. This is about as fun of a Final Four as you could ask for.
And to top it all off, we’ve got a pair of Hard Rock Best Bets for the weekend.
Ryan Wormeli’s Hard Rock Best Bet: UConn ML (+115)
You know how I feel about Brad Underwood. You know how I feel about Dan Hurley. I’m just going to take UConn moneyline at +115.
I cannot phrase it any better than you did – it’s essentially getting Patrick Mahomes plus money in January. I’m just going to blindly take UConn, especially against a coach that I enjoy fading in the tournament.
Illinois is really good. If they win, it won’t totally shock me. Again, these are really good matchups. They’re going to be hard to bet for a reason. But if I had to pick a favorite bet this week, give me Hurley as an underdog over Underwood, and I’ll just ride that all the way to the bank.
PJ Glasser’s Hard Rock Best Bet: Arizona-Michigan 1st Half Over 73.5
My favorite bet of the week is 1st half over 73.5 in Michigan vs. Arizona. You have two teams that have been top seven in first half scoring throughout the season. Their defenses are better in the second half than they are in the first half.
I think this game is going to have a good pace to it – two teams that are top 60 in tempo according to KenPom. Michigan is 22nd. Arizona doesn’t mind playing that kind of game either.
I think we get some good offense in this one. It feels like a 42-38 kind of game at halftime.
I’ll go 1st half over 73.5 in Michigan-Arizona for my Hard Rock Best Bet.
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