Thanks Buckshot, moving slow today, a little under the weather.
Maryland @ Nebraska
I am having a little trouble with this one. Maryland just seems incapable of playing a full 40 minutes, while Nebraska has just been bad since they lost at Maryland. No doubt in my mind that Maryland is the more talented team, just have trouble counting on them playing a complete game. They should dominate Nebraska in the middle as Fernando and Smith killed them in the first game. Maryland had one hell of a time covering Palmer in the fist game. They used multiple defenders on him and they all had trouble as he finished with 26 points. He also had some extra motivation for that game since his hometown is close by. Nebraska is weakened without Copeland and this should play to Maryland's favor as they focus more on Palmer. This is a huge game for both teams. Nebraska has to win to have any chance at a tourney bid and Maryland needs some momentum as their schedule is brutal the rest of the season. Maryland has shown some grit on the road this season, but they simply have collapsed at key moments. They were terrible down the stretch at Purdue and collapsed in the second halves at Michigan State and Wisconsin, but all three of these teams are better than Nebraska. I knew they would not beat Wisky, but I do not feel quite the same tonight.
Maryland +3 -120
If Maryland was looking better this would be a big play for me, but I am taking it easy because I simply do not trust them, especially on the road. But I am going to have some faith in Turgeon and hope they come out strong by pouring it inside (seriously Fernando should touch the ball in almost every possession, if they do not double they are in trouble, if they do, it will create open shots) which will then create open 3's, so all they have to do is hit some 3's. That is a big IF, but I think they can do enough to win this one, but I will take the points since they only won by 2 at home.