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: Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis
Florida Atlantic Player Prop Bet Projections
| Player |
PTs |
REBs |
ASTs |
PTs + REBs |
PTs + ASTs |
PRAs |
3Ps |
FTs |
| Johnell Davis |
14.5 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
20.9 |
16.1 |
22.5 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
| Alijah Martin |
13.4 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
19.6 |
15.0 |
21.2 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
| Vladislav Goldin |
10.5 |
7.2 |
0.5 |
17.7 |
10.9 |
18.2 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
| Nick Boyd |
8.9 |
4.6 |
2.5 |
13.6 |
11.4 |
16.1 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
| Michael Forrest |
6.3 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
8.3 |
7.6 |
9.6 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
| Bryan Greenlee |
6.5 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
9.1 |
8.5 |
11.1 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
| Giancarlo Rosado |
6.3 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
11.0 |
7.9 |
12.6 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
| Brandon Weatherspoon |
4.9 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
7.1 |
5.6 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
| Jalen Gaffney |
4.3 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
| Tre Carroll |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Isaiah Gaines |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Brenen Lorient |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Alejandro Ralat |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Memphis Player Prop Bet Projections
| Player |
PTs |
REBs |
ASTs |
PTs + REBs |
PTs + ASTs |
PRAs |
3Ps |
FTs |
| Kendric Davis |
23.0 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
27.1 |
26.6 |
30.6 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
| Deandre Williams |
18.2 |
8.5 |
1.8 |
26.7 |
20.0 |
28.4 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
| Elijah McCadden |
8.4 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
13.2 |
9.4 |
14.2 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
| Keonte Kennedy |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Chandler Lawson |
5.6 |
5.3 |
0.5 |
10.9 |
6.1 |
11.4 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
| Alex Lomax |
5.8 |
2.8 |
1.7 |
8.6 |
7.5 |
10.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
| Jayden Hardaway |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
| Damaria Franklin |
4.7 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
7.7 |
5.1 |
8.1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Malcolm Dandridge |
5.3 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
8.7 |
5.5 |
8.9 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
| Johnathan Lawson |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| Ian Granja |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Conor Glennon |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis Player Prop Bet Picks
All betting odds are from:
Florida Atlantic
| Prop |
Odds |
Units |
To Win |
Book |
| Vladislav Goldin Under 11.5 Points |
-115 |
1.15 |
1 |
MGM |
| Alijah Martin Over 1.5 Assists |
120 |
1 |
1.2 |
UB |
| Johnell Davis Over 5.5 Rebounds |
-120 |
1.2 |
1 |
DK |
| Johnell Davis Over 1.5 3Ps |
125 |
1 |
1.25 |
DK |
Memphis
| Prop |
Odds |
Units |
To Win |
Book |
| Deandre Williams Under 2.5 Assists |
105 |
1 |
1.05 |
MGM |
| Elijah McCadden Under 9.5 Points |
-130 |
1.3 |
1 |
DK |
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