Holiday Hoopsgiving Picks, Predictions, Odds

Dave Schwab Sports Betting Expert

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State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia will be buzzing on Saturday for the Holiday Hoopsgiving event and we'll be focusing on two of the key matchups, that will feature three teams nicknamed "Tigers" and two of them represent the SEC.

Saturday, Dec. 10

LSU Tigers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Auburn Tigers vs. Memphis Tigers

LSU vs. Wake Forest

• Date: Saturday, Dec. 10
• Venue: State Farm Arena
• Location: Atlanta, GA
• TV-Time: ESPNU, 2:00 p.m. ET
• Matchup
• Expert Picks

LSU only had one SU loss in eight games this season but the Tigers are 3-5 ATS in those outings. The total stayed UNDER in three of last four games they played. Wake Forest is 7-2 SU this season and the total went OVER in four of the last five games. The Demon Deacons are 5-4 ATS in their first nine game.

The other night, guard Adam Miller scored 11 points and forward KJ Williams added 14 points and nine rebounds to lift LSU to a 63-59 win over UT Arlington. Wake Forest lost its opening conference game against Clemson 77-57 on Dec. 2 but the Demon Deacons beat Wisconsin 78-75 to close out November.  

LSU is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games played in December but 1-8 ATS in its last nine games played on a Saturday. Wake Forest’s total stayed UNDER in four of its last five games against the SEC. The Demon Deacons ae 5-1 SU in their last six Saturday games.

Score Prediction: LSU 64, Wake Forest 62
Best Bet: Under

No. 11 Auburn vs. Memphis

• Date: Saturday, Dec. 10
• Venue: State Farm Arena
• Location: Atlanta, GA
• TV-Time: ESPN 2, 5:00 p.m. ET
• Matchup
• Expert Picks

Auburn is perfect on the year SU at 8-0 but the Tigers are just 4-4 ATS. The total stayed UNDER in five of the first eight games they played this season. After going 2-2 SU, Memphis has a five-game winning streak going into this matchup. The total has stayed UNDER in three of the last five contests.

Guard Wendell Green Jr. is leading the scoring for Auburn at 13.4 points. Forward Johni Broome has 10.9 points and 8.7 rebounds in seven games for the Tigers. Memphis guard Kendric Davis (17.4 points) and forward DeAndre Williams (14.1 points) are the top two scorers for these Tigers. Williams is also adding a team-high 7.3 rebounds in the first nine games.

Auburn is 5-0 SU in its last five December games and the total stayed UNDER in four of the five contests. Memphis is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games played in December but the Tigers are 4-1 SU in their last five Saturday games.

Score Prediction: Auburn 73, Memphis 72
Best Bet: Memphis

Dave Schwab

Dave Schwab has been covering the sports betting industry for the past 12 years as the main focus of his specialty marketing company for online content. This endeavor followed a previous career in the field of sales and marketing in the wholesaling sector.Most of his weekly pieces focus on the rapidly expanding legal US sports betting industry. However, he still does extensive work covering betting angles that can provide a competitive edge to avid players. Dave believes that it is always a challenge to take past results and current form to try and correctly determine a future result. Sports brings out the unpredictability in what should be a fairly predictable outcome based on the stats, facts and recent trends in a particular matchup. More from Dave Schwab