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Penn State Nittany Lions head coach Mike Rhoades looks on from the bench during the first half against the Southern California Trojans at Bryce Jordan Center.
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Sports handicappers constantly try to find betting value and that can present itself in any size, shape or form.
When the calendar approaches mid-February, that usually comes in the way of isolating teams that have started playing well or buying the dip of an awful team.
I feel like the Washington Huskies fit the criteria of a basketball team that has demonstrated it has turned the corner.
Washington is just 4-9 in Big Ten play but it is 5-1 against the spread (ATS) in its past six games and 8-2 ATS in its past 10.
The point spread is essentially a gauge of a team’s performance against perception.
The Huskies host Penn State on Wednesday as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 154.5 points.
The Nittany Lions are coming off a crushing home loss Sunday, blowing a double-digit lead in the second half against USC.
Washington Huskies head coach Danny Sprinkle in the second half against the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn ImagesNow they hit the road, and they have lost all six conference road games (2-4 ATS).
This has all the makings of a strong showing from Washington, coming off back-to-back losses and looking to get back in the win column against an inferior opponent.
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With a late tip on the West Coast, this game also won’t do Penn State any favors for the players’ body clocks.
I have a 95-81-2 ATS record in this Post sports section, pending a Tuesday play.
My next pick is Washington -11.5 points against Penn State (-110, FanDuel Sportsbook).
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Doug Kezirian is a New York Post contributor who has over two decades of experience in the betting space, including spending 11 years at ESPN as a host, columnist and betting analyst. He’s also the rare personality who has documented success – 14th place in 2023 Circa Million and Las Vegas SuperContest ($37K), two top-10 finishes in 2022 William Hill College Football Challenge ($58K) and also grabbed headlines with a $297K win on the 2021 NFL Draft.
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