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.

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Lock's Picks

Game Totals Pick

Over 167.5(-110)

Reasoning

The NC State Wolfpack and the Auburn Tigers will play on Wednesday night inside Neville Arena for a non-conference showdown. This game will be one of the headliners on ESPN for the second day of the ACC/SEC challenge that began on Tuesday. ACC is already doing better than last year’s performance in the challenge where they won just one game, but NC State is an underdog here. Auburn is currently a 5.5-point favorite in this one, but my best bet of the game is on the over.

The total is currently set at 167.5 and I believe that is too low for these two teams that have not played much defense so far this season. NC State is ranked 203rd nationally in opponent point per game and they gave up 102 points to Texas in their last game. According to KenPom, the Wolfpack’s defense is ranked #91 in adjusted defensive efficiency and ranked outside the top 150 in effective field goal percentage, two-point percentage and three-point percentage. Auburn has been slightly better defensively, but likely still not good enough to stop NC State on offense. The Tigers are ranked 168th in opposing points per game and have given up 83 points per game over their past 3 games. Their defense are ranked outside the top 100 in effective field goal percentage, two-point percentage and three-point percentage.

There should be no shortage of offense in this one as both teams have a good offense and play at a fast pace. NC State is ranked 8th in the country in points per game and Auburn is ranked 34th. The Wolfpack have one of the fastest offenses nationally as well, which should add to the likelihood of the over cashing. They are ranked 26th in average offensive possession length, so I expect this game to be fast paced and high scoring. Take the over on Wednesday.

NC State vs Auburn prediction: Over 167.5 available at time of publishing. Playable to 169.

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