Tuesday's college basketball slate features the First Four matchups as teams battle for a spot in the field. Below I've outlined two player props and fantasy picks for March 18 featuring bets for RJ Davis, Juan Cranford Jr. and others. All odds courtesy of Sportsbook.
cBB Player Props Today
Juan Cranford Jr. OVER 1.5 3PM (-150 at Sportsbook)
St. Francis is the only team in the tournament that holds a losing record (16-17 SU), perhaps it's lack of experience with no seniors on the bench. Freshman Juan Cranford Jr. takes on the responsibility from the perimeter, recording a 37.9 3PT% this season. The Ohio native has drained two three pointers or more in eight of his last 10 campaigns. Alabama State is middling at protecting the deep shot, allowing opponents a 33.4 3PT% (ranked 157th). The Red Flash playing in the First Four marks the first time St. Francis has appeared in the tournament since 1991. I don't think they want it to be short-lived.
Elliot Cadeau UNDER 5.5 Asts (-155 at Sportsbook)
Eclipsing 5.5 assists in two of his last five outings, Cadeau hasn't been the most reliable in this betting department lately. In that span he's either obliterating the line, recording 12 and 11 assists against Notre Dame and Virginia Tech, or merely picking up two assists against Duke and Wake Forest. His Tar Heels are up against San Diego State, a group with allows just 10.5 assists per game, the 17th-best mark in the nation.
CBB DFS Picks Today
RJ Davis U22.5 Pts+Rebs and Juan Cranford O11.5 Pts at Sportsbook +300
As I just mentioned, the Aztecs defense is sneaky good by also only giving up 64.1 points per game (ranked 13th). Davis has failed to earn a combined 20 points and rebounds in four of his last six campaigns, including the ACC Tournament Semifinal where his weak performance rallied just eight points and two rebounds against Duke. If I'm banking on Cranford to get me at least two three points, surely he can find a way to tack on another six points. The freshman has recorded 34 points across his last two outings and has drained 12 points or more in four of his last six appearances.
March 18th College Basketball Player Trends
- UNC’s Seth Trumble has a gone UNDER 4.5 rebounds in seven-straight games (U4.5 Reb, -110 at Sportsbook)
- Alabama State’s Amarr Knox has gone UNDER 14.5 points in five-straight games (U14.5 Pts, -105 at Sportsbook)
- SDSU’s Miles Byrd has gone OVER 2.5 assists in five-straight games (O2.5 Ast, -110 at Sportsbook)
- UNC’s RJ Davis has gone OVER 2.5 three pointers in six of his last seven (O2.5 3PM, —118 at Sportsbook)
- UNC’s Seth Trimble has gone OVER 0.5 assists in five of his last six games (O0.5 Ast, -190 at Sportsbook)
March 18th College Basketball Team Trends
- UNC has won 10-straight games as favorites (UNC ML, -205 Sportsbook)
- The Tar Heels have covered nine-straight spreads (UNC -4.5, -115 at Sportsbook)
March 18th College Basketball Trends & Pick
UNC’s RJ Davis O2.5 3PM (-125 at Sportsbook)
RJ Davis went cold from deep in the ACC Tournament semifinal against Duke (0/3). But, he'd gone OVER 2.5 3PM in the six games prior. Davis has gone O2.5 3PM in 14 of his last 25 games. He also shoots higher from deep (37.8%) on the road, so this neutral site in Dayton shouldn’t slow him down.
Davis faces a San Diego State team that allows 7.9 three pointers against per game (that ranks 228th in the nation).
