Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (11-17) vs UMKC Roos (15-15)
Sunday, March 03, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Oral Roberts had a miserable month of February but it had over a week to prepare for its final game of the season. Since this is a home game, it is also senior day and this ORU team is experienced and has three seniors in the starting lineup. That includes DeShang Weaver, who has been with ORU since 2019 and of course, was apart of that magical run in the NCAA Tournament in the bubble. This is a special game for the Golden Eagles, and it is also a revenge game after losing to UMKC earlier in the season. Fundamentally, I like the fact that ORU takes good care of the basketballl. The rebounding advantage certainly goes to UMKC here, but I think Oral Roberts can do a decent job here on the defensive glass. Shot quality wise I think UMKC is quite overrated and now is the perfect time to fade it because it is on a big SU and ATS win streak going into this game. We get an excellent price here with Oral Roberts, so I will take the Golden Eagles and lay the points at home.
Ron’s Pick Oral Roberts Golden Eagles: -2.5 -110
AUTHOR: Ron Romanelli
