Rarely do we see BP go 0-2 in hoops. But it happened last night. Now it's time to BOUNCE BACK with his BIGGEST College Hoops card of the season to date. Three plays here including a ***RARE*** 4% BEST BET! This is just the SECOND 4% BEST BET of the CBB season from Power. The first, not surprisingly, was a WINNER (on N Iowa-UC Irvine OVER).
Going back to the end of last season, BP is still on a 58-43 CBB run!
All three of these plays tip off mid to late afternoon. So you'll need to HURRY. What are you waiting for? Time to “break out the broom” for a 3-0 S-W-E-E-P!!
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Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| CFB | (201) Old Dominion at (202) South Florida | 5:00pm EST - Dec 17/2025 |
The PLAY: Old Dominion +3.5 (-110)
2% Old Dominion (5:00 ET): USF is a team I am most definitely looking to FADE this bowl season. This is a program in transition as it is going through a coaching change. Alex Golesh is off to Auburn. He’s being replaced by Brian Hartline, the offensive coordinator for Ohio State. New players and a whole new staff will be heading to Tampa. So the existing group is probably wondering about its future right now. On top of that, even the USF seniors can’t be too excited about this final game. This is a team that had College Football Playoff aspirations less than a month ago. Now, they find themselves playing in one of the very first bowls. It’s not even a destination for the players as the Cure Bowl takes place in Orlando. So I just don’t think we get a very solid effort out of the Bulls.
Keep in mind I felt this way before the key opt-out was announced Wednesday night. QB Byrum Brown won’t play and I’m pretty sure he won’t be the only USF player making that decision. Now I’m also aware that Old Dominion starting QB Colton Joseph has also opted out. But his likely replacement, Quinn Henicle, accounted for 349 total yards (including 200 rushing!) in his lone career start. The USF QB situation is a little murkier with either Locklan Hewlett or Gaston Moore likely to get the nod. Also keep in mind it remains to be seen who will be calling plays for the USF offense. The market initially moved towards ODU, even with the Joseph news. Then we saw a second move after Brown opted out. No surprise there.
Even without their starting QB, ODU should be quite motivated to win. It’s just the fourth ever bowl game for the program and they weren’t in one last season. While a 41-38 loss to Navy sank USF’s season (I had Navy +10.5), ODU closed the regular season strong with five straight wins. It wasn’t against the best of competition in the Sun Belt. However, worth noting that the Monarchs’ defense allowed a total of just 47 points in that five-game stretch, including only 26 in the last four. I’ll be adding to this analysis closer to kickoff, but wanted to make the play available now before the line moves any further. 2% Old Dominion (Play the ML if ODU ends up favored)
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| CBB | (617) Oklahoma State at (618) Oklahoma | 1:00pm EST - Dec 13/2025 |
The PLAY: Oklahoma -2.0 (-110)
3% Oklahoma (1:00 ET): This game takes place at a neutral site (Oklahoma City) with Oklahoma State coming in undefeated (9-0) but not having really faced anyone of note (the Cowboys haven’t faced a single opponent currently in the KenPom Top 50). This is the best start to a season in Stillwater in 18 years and, in addition to being undefeated, the Pokes rank 14th in the country in scoring at 91.3 points per game. They’re not ranked, however. In fact, KenPom barely has OSU in the Top 50 (#50). You can probably see where I’m going with this as now feels like the time to step in and fade Steve Lutz’s team.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma is coming off an 86-70 loss to Arizona State last Saturday. That was technically a “neutral court” game, but it was in Phoenix, so really the Sooners were the road team. That was the case for their other two losses as well as they fell to Nebraska (another team that’s still unbeaten) in Sioux Falls, SD and Gonzaga in Spokane. So a much tougher schedule to date for OU (120th vs. 213th), who I think should be able to slow down an OK State team that likes to play fast (7th nationally in adjusted tempo). The Sooners won this game last year, 80-65 as four-point favorites right here in OKC.
Now these are two different teams from last year, but Oklahoma can score (84.7 points per game), which is something that most of Oklahoma State’s opponents thus far can’t say. Nijel Pack (17.4 PPG) leads the way for the Sooners. He’s coming off a bad game (just 4 points) against Arizona State, so I expect a major bounce back performance this afternoon. OU’s loss to Arizona State was simply a case of running into a hot-shooting team as the Sun Devils made 54% from three (13-24), a number that I do not see Oklahoma State (226th in 3-point shooting) approaching here. Long-story short is that I’m drawing a “line in the sand” and calling for the Cowboys’ unbeaten run to an end as I’m simply not a believer. 3% Oklahoma (Play to -3)
Consultant Bio
After spending the previous decade at Covers Experts, Bryan Power has wasted little time establishing himself here at WagerTalk. A consistent winner since first emerging on the scene back in 2011, Power didn't have a single losing calendar year in his first decade as a pro handicapper! In April & May of this year (2022), he went on an amazing 154-99-2 (+$41,322) with all plays! October is when he truly made his mark at WT, at one point cashing 22 of 26 plays (85%).
Power handicaps football (both NFL and college), basketball (NBA and college), MLB, Soccer (most major European leagues), and the UFC. He uses a personal set of power ratings, combined with situational handicapping, to make his selections. Multiple bets per day across multiple sports are the norm. Client plays are rated 3%-5%.