Matt Fargo Sports Free Pick - This is a play on the ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS for our Thursday Free Play. St. Louis has won three straight games, all at home where it improved to 5-0 but has dropped both of its games when taking to the road. Both of those games were on a neutral floor however and this is the first true road game of the season which is typically a play against but the Billikens have a new arsenal. They went 2-2 prior to the three-game winning streak but those four games were played without Indiana St. transfer Robbie Aliva.
He made his debut at the start of that homestand and his presence is being felt as he is averaging 17 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 4.2 apg while shooting 53.3 percent from the floor with everything at the same pace from his season with the Sycamores last year. San Francisco is off to a 6-2 start with the two losses being quality ones against Memphis and Clemson and the Dons remain home following a blowout win over Mercyhurst.
They are coming off a third straight 20-win season and will be alive for another postseason berth after going to the NIT last season but we feel they are overpriced here against a full Billikens roster that is the favorite to win the Atlantic Ten Conference. 10* (779) St. Louis Billikens. Play on Saint Louis +8 .
Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors
Mike Lundin Free Play - The Golden State Warriors are set to give Steph Curry a rest, Draymond Green is out with a calf injury and Andrew Wiggins is day-to-day with an ankle injury. The Houston Rockets are about as healthy as they could hope for, and looking for revenge for an OT loss when they hosted the Warriors about a month ago. Houston Rockets -3.
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