March Madness is here, which means it’s time for me to dust off the ol’ player projection model, forecast the playing time for hundreds of players I’ve never heard of and place a psychologically unhealthy number of prop bets for the next three weeks.
I’ll be honest: I don’t follow college basketball. I like the sport in theory, but in actuality I don’t take the time to watch it. That has been the case for years.
Even so, in 2019 I pulled together a “model” (set of spreadsheets) to project player production for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and since then I’ve used this model (and updated versions of it) to bet profitably in the player prop market.
- 2019: 125-69-12, +39.8 units
- 2021: 106-64-1, +33.8 units
- 2022: 243-210, +14.9 units
- 2023: 89-67, +19.4 units (Through Thursday Round 1)
March Madness is here, which means it’s time for me to dust off the ol’ player projection model, forecast the playing time for hundreds of players I’ve never heard of and place a psychologically unhealthy number of prop bets for the next three weeks.
I’ll be honest: I don’t follow college basketball. I like the sport in theory, but in actuality I don’t take the time to watch it. That has been the case for years.
Even so, in 2019 I pulled together a “model” (set of spreadsheets) to project player production for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and since then I’ve used this model (and updated versions of it) to bet profitably in the player prop market.
- 2019: 125-69-12, +39.8 units
- 2021: 106-64-1, +33.8 units
- 2022: 243-210, +14.9 units
- 2023: 89-67, +19.4 units (Through Thursday Round 1)
2023 NCAA Tournament Player Prop Bet Projections: Drake vs. Miami
Drake Player Prop Bet Projections
| Player |
PTs |
REBs |
ASTs |
PTs + REBs |
PTs + ASTs |
PRAs |
3Ps |
FTs |
| Tucker DeVries |
18.8 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
24.6 |
20.7 |
26.4 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
| Roman Penn |
13.2 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
18.2 |
19.3 |
24.3 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
| Garrett Sturtz |
7.5 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
12.7 |
8.4 |
13.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
| Darnell Brodie |
8.4 |
7.2 |
1.1 |
15.6 |
9.5 |
16.7 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
| D.J. Wilkins |
8.2 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
10.3 |
9.9 |
11.9 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
| Sardaar Calhoun |
7.5 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
9.8 |
7.9 |
10.2 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
| Conor Enright |
3.7 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Nate Ferguson |
3.6 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
6.3 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
| Okay Djamgouz |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
| Eric Northweather |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Bryceson Burns |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Issa Samake |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Miami Player Prop Bet Projections
| Player |
PTs |
REBs |
ASTs |
PTs + REBs |
PTs + ASTs |
PRAs |
3Ps |
FTs |
| Isaiah Wong |
15.3 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
19.9 |
18.2 |
22.7 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
| Jordan Miller |
15.5 |
7.0 |
2.4 |
22.5 |
17.9 |
24.9 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
| Norchad Omier |
9.8 |
7.8 |
0.8 |
17.6 |
10.5 |
18.4 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
| Nijel Pack |
12.9 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
15.8 |
15.0 |
17.9 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
| Wooga Poplar |
9.5 |
4.2 |
1.5 |
13.7 |
11.0 |
15.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
| Bensley Joseph |
4.4 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
6.3 |
5.8 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Harlond Beverly |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
| Anthony Walker |
3.9 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
5.9 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
| AJ Casey |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| Christian Watson |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Favour Aire |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Jakai Robinson |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Filippos Gkogkos |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Danilo Jovanovich |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Drake vs. Miami Player Prop Bet Picks
All betting odds are from:
Drake
| Prop |
Odds |
Units |
To Win |
Book |
| Roman Penn Under 15.5 Points |
-120 |
1.2 |
1 |
UB |
| Darnell Brodie Under 9.5 Points |
-108 |
1.08 |
1 |
FD |
| Garrett Sturtz Under 16.5 PRAs |
-115 |
1.15 |
1 |
DK |
Miami
| Prop |
Odds |
Units |
To Win |
Book |
| Isaiah Wong Over 2.5 Assists |
120 |
1 |
1.2 |
MGM |
| Jordan Miller Under 7.5 Rebounds |
100 |
1 |
1 |
DK |
| Wooga Poplar Under 4.5 Rebounds |
-106 |
1.06 |
1 |
FD |
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