College Basketball Picks: Denver vs. UL Lafayette: January 3rd 2009

Denver U +7.0 (-110) - Sat January 3rd ‘09 6:00p
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The visiting team has dominated the head-to-head series between Denver and UL Lafayette, going 11-5 against the spread the last 16 meetings. and we look for the Pioneers to continue that pattern this evening.

Denver actually covered both meetings last season, and they had won five consecutive games year before getting nipped 54-52 at New Orleans on Thursday. Yes, they are 0-6 SU on the road, but it is not as if they have been getting blown out, going 3-2 ATS, and they are now visiting a venue where they have had success.

Meanwhile, the Cajuns are just 4-8 SU and 2-4 ATS overall, and they have already lost four games here in their own building. In fact, they have a scant average winning margin of just +1.9 points at home, making them very vulnerable as big favorites like this. In fact, Lafayette is just 4-7 ATS in this favorite role since the start of last season, going only 6-5 SU in those games with an AMOV of +3.7.

We look for a typically tight contest between these two, making these generous points worth taking.

College Basketball Free Pick: Denver +7 (-110) - courtesy of LT Profits