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Thursday NCAA:
1) Illinois -10
2) Arizona +1
3) Louisville -1.5
4) West Virginia ML
Thursday NIT:
5) Georgetown +5.5
#7WVU vs. #6Texas Tech
West Virginia's last 14 games include victories over Wake Forest, Pitt twice, Boston College, and Villanova. WVU's ONLY 3 losses in that time were a 3 point loss to Seton Hall, Georgetown by 7 (both on the road), and Syracuse in the Big East championship.
Texas Tech also has some impressive wins over Texas, Oklahoma twice, Gonzaga, and Kansas. However, they also have 3 blowout losses to Ok. St., Texas A&M, and Oklahoma by 20 or more points. Lost to Ok. St. twice actually in this timeframe as well as Iowa St. by 13. This team just seems more inconsistent than WVU as of late.
#1Washington vs. #4Louisville
This is a going to be a great matchup. I think Louisville takes this one despite the easier competition it faced all year. Their only loss in the last 14 was to conference foe Memphis at Memphis. Their wins include victories over the hot ACC Georgia Tech team, Memphis twice, UAB twice, Charlotte, and Cincinnati.
Washington is almost as impressive only losing to Oregon St. and Stanford, both on the road. Their victories include two over Arizona, Stanford, Pacific, and UCLA.
The competition these two faced is pretty even, but I will give the edge to Louisville here with their inside advantage and perimeter answer with Garcia.
#2Oklahoma St. vs. #3Arizona
All logic here according to the reviews above say to take Arizona. Oklahoma St. has had losses at Nebraska, at Kansas, and at home vs. Texas in their last 14. They did beat Oklahoma, Texas Tech twice, and Kansas at home, with their most impressive victory I suppose being the 78-75 victory over Kansas on 3/12.
The Wildcasts, on the other hand, only have two losses against conference Champion and #1 seed Washington in their last 14. Both these coaches are pretty seasoned and equal and this might be one of the best matchups of this round. I will go with the Arizona Wildcats here (although I need Ok. St. to win my bracket pool).
#1Illinois vs. #12Wisc-Milwaukee
I don't really need to compare these two schedules. We all know Illinois ran through the Big 10 with the exception of their last regular season game vs. Ohio St.
Wisc-Milw's only credible wins were its last two against Alabama and Boston College. Their non-conference regular season included a 15 pts loss to Air Force, an 11 point loss to Kansas, and a 29 point loss to Wisconsin. I don't think this team will hang like people think and might be over kind of early.
Georgetown is playing well of late and South Carolina has been squeaking by. Plus, I think the Big East was definitely better than the SEC top to bottom this year, which should condition Gtown for a possible outright victory.
Thursday NCAA:
1) Illinois -10
2) Arizona +1
3) Louisville -1.5
4) West Virginia ML
Thursday NIT:
5) Georgetown +5.5
#7WVU vs. #6Texas Tech
West Virginia's last 14 games include victories over Wake Forest, Pitt twice, Boston College, and Villanova. WVU's ONLY 3 losses in that time were a 3 point loss to Seton Hall, Georgetown by 7 (both on the road), and Syracuse in the Big East championship.
Texas Tech also has some impressive wins over Texas, Oklahoma twice, Gonzaga, and Kansas. However, they also have 3 blowout losses to Ok. St., Texas A&M, and Oklahoma by 20 or more points. Lost to Ok. St. twice actually in this timeframe as well as Iowa St. by 13. This team just seems more inconsistent than WVU as of late.
#1Washington vs. #4Louisville
This is a going to be a great matchup. I think Louisville takes this one despite the easier competition it faced all year. Their only loss in the last 14 was to conference foe Memphis at Memphis. Their wins include victories over the hot ACC Georgia Tech team, Memphis twice, UAB twice, Charlotte, and Cincinnati.
Washington is almost as impressive only losing to Oregon St. and Stanford, both on the road. Their victories include two over Arizona, Stanford, Pacific, and UCLA.
The competition these two faced is pretty even, but I will give the edge to Louisville here with their inside advantage and perimeter answer with Garcia.
#2Oklahoma St. vs. #3Arizona
All logic here according to the reviews above say to take Arizona. Oklahoma St. has had losses at Nebraska, at Kansas, and at home vs. Texas in their last 14. They did beat Oklahoma, Texas Tech twice, and Kansas at home, with their most impressive victory I suppose being the 78-75 victory over Kansas on 3/12.
The Wildcasts, on the other hand, only have two losses against conference Champion and #1 seed Washington in their last 14. Both these coaches are pretty seasoned and equal and this might be one of the best matchups of this round. I will go with the Arizona Wildcats here (although I need Ok. St. to win my bracket pool).
#1Illinois vs. #12Wisc-Milwaukee
I don't really need to compare these two schedules. We all know Illinois ran through the Big 10 with the exception of their last regular season game vs. Ohio St.
Wisc-Milw's only credible wins were its last two against Alabama and Boston College. Their non-conference regular season included a 15 pts loss to Air Force, an 11 point loss to Kansas, and a 29 point loss to Wisconsin. I don't think this team will hang like people think and might be over kind of early.
Georgetown is playing well of late and South Carolina has been squeaking by. Plus, I think the Big East was definitely better than the SEC top to bottom this year, which should condition Gtown for a possible outright victory.
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