Lock Mamba

Pickswise Expert

My name is Robby Nardini and I have been a diehard college basketball fan my whole life. I am a former University of Illinois basketball manager and have been writing about college hoops since I moved on from the program in 2020. My gambling picks here on Pickswise are heavily calculated by using my overall college basketball knowledge, specific trends and analytical sites such as KenPom, Bart Torvik, Evan Miya and more. I write here at Pickswise as well as Illinois basketball specific outlets such as Armchair Illini and The Champaign Room. You can find me on X @robbynardini and @lockmamba, where I write a wide range of college hoops focused pieces and do my own Bracketology.

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Location

Chicago, Illinois

Favorite Sports

NFL

MLB

CBB

Favorite Teams

Greatest Betting Win

My best betting memory is having a Same Game Parlay on the Buccaneers and Rams game back when Tom Brady was the quarterback. DraftKings gave me a $25 no sweat bet to use on the game so I created a same game parlay to win $3,250. The parlay was Tyler Higbee to score the first touchdown, Cooper Kupp anytime touchdown, Chris Godwin anytime touchdown and Rams money line (plus money). Tyler Higbee scored the first touchdown of the game followed by Kupp scoring the second and Godwin scoring the third. The touchdown’s all hit in the first half, so all I needed was for the Rams to get the upset win. They got the job done and I cashed the $3,250 parlay!

Greatest Achievements

+40.65 units overall as a college basketball handicapper from plays tweeted out and tracked on Lock Mamba Twitter. Featured on the Bracket Matrix Bracketology website which includes the best Bracketologist out there from ESPN, CBS, etc. Braves to win the 2021 World Series at +1000 odds. Kansas Jayhawks to win the 2022 NCAAB National Championship.

Education

Lock Mamba has his Bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Recreation, Sport & Tourism from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He also received a certification in Sports Media from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Experience

Lock Mamba has been working with Pickswise writing college basketball previews for three years and has proven to be one of the best out there. He gained interest in sports betting through playing fantasy football and participating in numerous sports pools ran by friends over the years. His official college basketball plays tweeted off his Lock Mamba twitter account have an all-time ROI of 6.49% and is +40.65 units. As of February 16th , his NCAAB plays tweeted and tracked are +21.45 units. Lock Mamba has also tapped into other sports such as NFL, NBA and MLB showing that he can provide great knowledge in every sport.

Favorite betting market / type

Point Spreads and Futures.

Favorite bookmakers

Lock's Picks

Point Spread Pick

Florida -7.5(-110)

Reasoning

The Alabama Crimson Tide will travel to Gainesville on Sunday for an SEC matchup against the Florida Gators. The Gators are the defending champions and have looked like one of the best teams in the country of late. Alabama is just 4-3 in conference play but recently added G-League and former player Charles Bediako to the roster. He is allowed to play temporarily and gives the Crimson Tide a talented big man. Alabama cruised to a 90-64 win against Missouri in its last game, but I still believe Florida will take care of business in this one.

The Gators started the season slow at just 5-4 but have since won 10 out of their last 12 games and are the favorite to win the SEC. They are one of the best rebounding teams in the country and should be able to dominate the glass. They boast one of the best front courts in the country with Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon, Ruben Chinyelu and Micah Handlogten. All those guys were on the roster last season and have carried over their great rebounding ability to this season. According to KenPom, Florida is ranked #2 in offensive rebounding percentage; Missouri’s defense is ranked #301. The Gators should grab offensive rebounds at will and cover the spread.

Alabama vs Florida prediction: Florida -7.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -9.

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