March Madness Free Picks - February 18, 2009

We had a perfect 2-0 night on the CBB hardwood yesterday grabbing +3.81 units.  Over the last six weeks we are hitting 56% at 61-47 for +11.3 units.  Tonight we look to add to that with two more premium plays including one 4-unit selection.

Today's NCAA Basketball Picks:

Game: Northern Illinois at Central Michigan (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 3 units on Northern Illinois +7.5 (-110) (risk 3 to win 2.7)

N. Illinois has managed just one road win all season and that was at Alaska Anchorage. They are starting to play better as they are coming off a win and two straight covers for the first time since mid November. Chippewa sports an identical 7-16 mark on the season and when you consider their best effort all season was a home win vs Alcorn St. by eight, this line looks way out of whack. They have done a poor job vs the bad teams as they are just 1-4 ATS vs a team with a losing record in their last five and after an ATS win they are just 6-13 ATS. Too many points here and I'll grab N. Illinois in this one.

The Utah Utes opened the season with a loss to Southwest Baptist and a couple weeks later they lost to Idaho St. and it looked like a long year was in store for the Utes. They have really gotten it going and have now won 12 of their last 14. The defense allowed 55 points or less in three of the last four. That is going to put a lot of pressure on a Ram team that struggles offensively and has allowed 83 ppg to the top four teams in the conference on the season. The Rams have not produced more than 74 in any conference game. The way Utah is holding things down and the Rams not defending the good teams, this one has blowout potential and I'll go with the hot Utes here.

Results: 1-1

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