Well,
I like the Huskies! +6.5..........Why?
CT/Pac 10 recent history:
97-98 CT 76 - #9 Stanford 56
98-99 CT 70 - #4 Stanford 59
99-00 CT 78 - #2 Arizona 69
00-01 CT 71 - #5 Arizona 69.....as 8 pt home dog (no respect, sometimes deservedly so)
"CT seems much improved over last year"- Lute Olson
Arizona............"not on level of last years final 4 team" -bear
Calhoun is 9-1 vs Pac 10
Last 5 ATS: CT 4-1........AZ 2-1-2---------Most recent....Ct---- 5-0....4-0 road....Sloppy WAR with St. Johns ....lotta Zone... back to recent Big East form....Devastated UNC.....AZ....16 pt. road loss to Arizona St......Huge comeback W vs UCLA
Injuries: AZ -none..........CT.....Selvie, ankle (will play) Butler, knee (will play)
Common opponent.....MD.....Early in season AZ wins 71-67.....CT lost 77-65......(teams playing at different levels now)
Arizona is 6-2 vs ranked opponents but recent loss and play may be telling...........There are a lotta freshmen here who may be gettin ready to hit "the wall"
Stats: Connecticut fg% (road) 47% opponents 35%
3s (road) 38% opponents 24%
CT does NOT live by the 3 thus higher fg %
Rebounds ..................should be even .....maybe advantage to CT as Arizona has been beaten off the boards in 5 Straight
Turnovers/ assists etc. should be pretty even ....Blocks / advantage CT
CT averages 73 pts on road and gives up 68...shoots 47% opp35
AZ averages 89 (home) and gives up 83 ....shoots 45% opp.44%
Key Matchups......Butler and Luke Walton and whoever has to help him...........Ad CT.......Okafor ....and AZ big men ....D advantage CT......Justin Brown as sub.....advantage AZ.....watch the fouls Emeka ! Ben Gordon, Taliek Brown, Tony Robertson (whos been there with Gardner) should be ok with perimeter D.
Selvie is off good outing vs St Johns....
AZ will definitely want some revenge here from last years controversial finish........but that was a different team and a very even game.....
Surprise .....I'm takin the points +6.5 and if CT gets it goin (not likely) at McKale....they could get the W outright
good luck
bear
I like the Huskies! +6.5..........Why?
CT/Pac 10 recent history:
97-98 CT 76 - #9 Stanford 56
98-99 CT 70 - #4 Stanford 59
99-00 CT 78 - #2 Arizona 69
00-01 CT 71 - #5 Arizona 69.....as 8 pt home dog (no respect, sometimes deservedly so)
"CT seems much improved over last year"- Lute Olson
Arizona............"not on level of last years final 4 team" -bear
Calhoun is 9-1 vs Pac 10
Last 5 ATS: CT 4-1........AZ 2-1-2---------Most recent....Ct---- 5-0....4-0 road....Sloppy WAR with St. Johns ....lotta Zone... back to recent Big East form....Devastated UNC.....AZ....16 pt. road loss to Arizona St......Huge comeback W vs UCLA
Injuries: AZ -none..........CT.....Selvie, ankle (will play) Butler, knee (will play)
Common opponent.....MD.....Early in season AZ wins 71-67.....CT lost 77-65......(teams playing at different levels now)
Arizona is 6-2 vs ranked opponents but recent loss and play may be telling...........There are a lotta freshmen here who may be gettin ready to hit "the wall"
Stats: Connecticut fg% (road) 47% opponents 35%
3s (road) 38% opponents 24%
CT does NOT live by the 3 thus higher fg %
Rebounds ..................should be even .....maybe advantage to CT as Arizona has been beaten off the boards in 5 Straight
Turnovers/ assists etc. should be pretty even ....Blocks / advantage CT
CT averages 73 pts on road and gives up 68...shoots 47% opp35
AZ averages 89 (home) and gives up 83 ....shoots 45% opp.44%
Key Matchups......Butler and Luke Walton and whoever has to help him...........Ad CT.......Okafor ....and AZ big men ....D advantage CT......Justin Brown as sub.....advantage AZ.....watch the fouls Emeka ! Ben Gordon, Taliek Brown, Tony Robertson (whos been there with Gardner) should be ok with perimeter D.
Selvie is off good outing vs St Johns....
AZ will definitely want some revenge here from last years controversial finish........but that was a different team and a very even game.....
Surprise .....I'm takin the points +6.5 and if CT gets it goin (not likely) at McKale....they could get the W outright
good luck
bear
