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Monday went good and the past couple days things are on the up and up. Rivalry week continues and this what I see:
Tonight:
Oklahoma -6 *** (3 Units)
The Sooners have been a completely different team at home. They play with confidence and the notion they can beat anyone. They have taken down Texas, Oklahoma St, Mizzou, Arizona, and Arkansas all in Norman. Texas Tech is the opposite when on the road where they have been terribly out of sync going 0-6 in their last six trips away from home. The average loss was by 17 points with double digits happening in 5 of the 6. Freshman Mason-Griffin has begun to show us how special he is and with the continued improvement of Cade Davis, this Oklahoma team is starting to look a lot tougher. Warren is still trying to get back up to speed after being out a couple games, but I think tonight he should add that extra gear to help the Sooners continue their home dominance.
Purdue/Michigan St Under 139 ** (2 Units)
These teams can be tough to figure out because they can run if you want them to and they can slow down and play the halfcourt offense. I think with Lucas coming back tonight the Spartans will play a more controlled style while playing stingy defense. Purdue will want to keep the crowd out of the game as much as possible resulting in a more managed type of game. I think the total is set a little too high and I will take my chances.
Wake Forest -6 *** (3 Units)
The Demon Deacons are like Oklahoma above where they are so tough at home going 4-0 in the ACC. Two of those victories are against Maryland and Virginia. Confidence is building in this club as they have begun winning on the road too allowing them to sit a game out of 1st place in the conference. BC is going south as they have lost 6 of their lost 8 including two close losses this last week on their home floor. I think there is some doubt beginning to surface and tonight leading scorer Trapani is doubtful to play making matters worse. I like the surging Deacons to take this by double digits.
Colorado St -2.5 ** (2 Units)
The Rams are starting to play quite well winning two in a row including a big win @Utah. Air Force has just been awful all season.
Tennessee +3 *** (3 Units)
The Volunteers are clicking now winning their last 3 since losing at home to Vandy. The key has been health, getting back to their tenacous defense, and the return of Melvin Goins. He is their best defender and can slow down any team's best perimeter player. Beal and Ogilvy are a great tandem, but now Goins should be able to contain Beal and we know how much Chism gets up to play Ogilvy. Tennessee feels like they were embarrassed at home and will be playing with a lot of energy tonight. Vandy is a good well rounded team, but their recent rebounding and turnover problems are reason to be concerned. I feel it is like blood in the water and the Orange Shark is coming from every angle.
Good luck everyone!
Best,
Kaiser
Record:
85-65 (+46 Units)
Tonight:
Oklahoma -6 *** (3 Units)
The Sooners have been a completely different team at home. They play with confidence and the notion they can beat anyone. They have taken down Texas, Oklahoma St, Mizzou, Arizona, and Arkansas all in Norman. Texas Tech is the opposite when on the road where they have been terribly out of sync going 0-6 in their last six trips away from home. The average loss was by 17 points with double digits happening in 5 of the 6. Freshman Mason-Griffin has begun to show us how special he is and with the continued improvement of Cade Davis, this Oklahoma team is starting to look a lot tougher. Warren is still trying to get back up to speed after being out a couple games, but I think tonight he should add that extra gear to help the Sooners continue their home dominance.
Purdue/Michigan St Under 139 ** (2 Units)
These teams can be tough to figure out because they can run if you want them to and they can slow down and play the halfcourt offense. I think with Lucas coming back tonight the Spartans will play a more controlled style while playing stingy defense. Purdue will want to keep the crowd out of the game as much as possible resulting in a more managed type of game. I think the total is set a little too high and I will take my chances.
Wake Forest -6 *** (3 Units)
The Demon Deacons are like Oklahoma above where they are so tough at home going 4-0 in the ACC. Two of those victories are against Maryland and Virginia. Confidence is building in this club as they have begun winning on the road too allowing them to sit a game out of 1st place in the conference. BC is going south as they have lost 6 of their lost 8 including two close losses this last week on their home floor. I think there is some doubt beginning to surface and tonight leading scorer Trapani is doubtful to play making matters worse. I like the surging Deacons to take this by double digits.
Colorado St -2.5 ** (2 Units)
The Rams are starting to play quite well winning two in a row including a big win @Utah. Air Force has just been awful all season.
Tennessee +3 *** (3 Units)
The Volunteers are clicking now winning their last 3 since losing at home to Vandy. The key has been health, getting back to their tenacous defense, and the return of Melvin Goins. He is their best defender and can slow down any team's best perimeter player. Beal and Ogilvy are a great tandem, but now Goins should be able to contain Beal and we know how much Chism gets up to play Ogilvy. Tennessee feels like they were embarrassed at home and will be playing with a lot of energy tonight. Vandy is a good well rounded team, but their recent rebounding and turnover problems are reason to be concerned. I feel it is like blood in the water and the Orange Shark is coming from every angle.
Good luck everyone!
Best,
Kaiser
Record:
85-65 (+46 Units)
