After a nice win with Georgia on Wednesday, Cal SLO let me down last night.
Play of the Day: 5-3 year to date
Ivy League Picks: 6-1
I'm not stealing this Play of the Day from No Tax but it's good to know that he's in agreement because he's been on fire the last couple of weeks at the other site.
Harvard +2
Princeton and Penn have taken turns owning the Ivy. Only twice since 1963 -- and not since 1988 -- has one of the two teams failed to win or share the Ivy title. This year it's Penn turn as at #55 RPI they have by far the best team in the league. Princeton is currently at 4-7 and will probably finish in the middle of the pack, below Brown and others.
Home court has always been incredibly important in the Ivy and to make matters worse for Princeton this year they're 0-6 on the road.
Harvard is a perfect 3-0 ATS this season and 5-1 at home.
Harvard is atop the Ivy at 2-0 by sweeping Dartmouth in both of their games. I'm sure that Harvard's goal this weekend is to win at least one of their two league games, and they have the best chance for a win tonight against Princeton as they have to face a much better Penn team on Saturday night. Especially since Penn will be out to avenge last year's 77-62 loss which snapped the Quaker's 25 game Ivy winning streak. Conversely, Princeton can lose this game and still get an easy victory Saturday night at Dartmouth.
Harvard is out to avenge last year's last second loss to Princeton when the Tigers won by two 69-67 on a desperation 3 pointer by Kyle Wente at the buzzer. Harvard was totally demoralized by that loss and despite already beating Penn they went on to lose their next four conference games and fell out of the Ivy League race.
Princeton has played a much higher level of opponent so far than Harvard and while they haven't recorded any big upsets they were leading Maryland by 15 in the second half. But one thing is clear about the Tigers so far, they haven't figured out how to replace center Nate Walton whom they lost to graduation. Harvard should own the boards vs Princeton; Harvard is averaging 35 rpg while Princeton is averaging only 24.
Princeton relies heavily on the three point shot -- half the team's shots so far this season have been from behind the arc, but this year they're averaging only 35% from 3 which is lower than in past years. No Tiger player ranks in the top 15 in the Ivy in 3 point percentage.
Harard knows they better get the win tonight because tomorrow they face a Penn team which has already beaten Temple, Villanova, Iowa State and Georgia Tech and dropped close ones to St. Joseph's and Illinois. And Penn has transfer guard Andrew Toole for this weekend's games to complement Ugonna Onyekwe and Koko Arhibong, the best inside team in the league.
Take the home dog and the points.
Play of the Day: 5-3 year to date
Ivy League Picks: 6-1
I'm not stealing this Play of the Day from No Tax but it's good to know that he's in agreement because he's been on fire the last couple of weeks at the other site.
Harvard +2
Princeton and Penn have taken turns owning the Ivy. Only twice since 1963 -- and not since 1988 -- has one of the two teams failed to win or share the Ivy title. This year it's Penn turn as at #55 RPI they have by far the best team in the league. Princeton is currently at 4-7 and will probably finish in the middle of the pack, below Brown and others.
Home court has always been incredibly important in the Ivy and to make matters worse for Princeton this year they're 0-6 on the road.
Harvard is a perfect 3-0 ATS this season and 5-1 at home.
Harvard is atop the Ivy at 2-0 by sweeping Dartmouth in both of their games. I'm sure that Harvard's goal this weekend is to win at least one of their two league games, and they have the best chance for a win tonight against Princeton as they have to face a much better Penn team on Saturday night. Especially since Penn will be out to avenge last year's 77-62 loss which snapped the Quaker's 25 game Ivy winning streak. Conversely, Princeton can lose this game and still get an easy victory Saturday night at Dartmouth.
Harvard is out to avenge last year's last second loss to Princeton when the Tigers won by two 69-67 on a desperation 3 pointer by Kyle Wente at the buzzer. Harvard was totally demoralized by that loss and despite already beating Penn they went on to lose their next four conference games and fell out of the Ivy League race.
Princeton has played a much higher level of opponent so far than Harvard and while they haven't recorded any big upsets they were leading Maryland by 15 in the second half. But one thing is clear about the Tigers so far, they haven't figured out how to replace center Nate Walton whom they lost to graduation. Harvard should own the boards vs Princeton; Harvard is averaging 35 rpg while Princeton is averaging only 24.
Princeton relies heavily on the three point shot -- half the team's shots so far this season have been from behind the arc, but this year they're averaging only 35% from 3 which is lower than in past years. No Tiger player ranks in the top 15 in the Ivy in 3 point percentage.
Harard knows they better get the win tonight because tomorrow they face a Penn team which has already beaten Temple, Villanova, Iowa State and Georgia Tech and dropped close ones to St. Joseph's and Illinois. And Penn has transfer guard Andrew Toole for this weekend's games to complement Ugonna Onyekwe and Koko Arhibong, the best inside team in the league.
Take the home dog and the points.
