2-3 yesterday 10-7-1 on the year...Let's turn it back to the winning side today...
SacSt +2
Wrong team favored here. Samford returns All-OVC J. Robert Merritt and the starting backcourt in Smith and Gulina. Filling in the departed frontcourt may be difficult for the Bulldogs especially this early in the season. Merritt will carry this team and for some games that will be all Samford needs.
This is not one of those games. SacSt loses Pugh (15ppg) but return the remaining starters including BigSky POY hopeful Jason Harris. Freeman is one of the best guards in the league and Bausley can score and rebound.
The Hornets have the advantage in size, experience and depth. Given that, I'll take the points anytime.
Texas -32
This is the third big chalk that I have taken this year. The other two did not do so well. Last night, it seems as if Duke came out believing their own press clippings and took them to midway through the first stanza to start to play. Give Boston their due, they scrapped and stayed with the No1 team better than anyone would have guessed.
That said, why would I lay another big number like this? Let me explain...
The Jaguars return only 2 starters in Alexander and Cipriano. Spivery, who was hired away from conference rival BamaSt is the 4th coach in 6 years. Southern will have to rely on too many newcomers to contribute early. Alexander is a good player...in the SWAC. Alexander can score some points...in the SWAC.
Texas...(go and read any preview magazine or online preview here...Gibson, Aldridge, Tucker...don't forget Buckman)...is ranked 2nd in one poll, 3rd in the other. I have not yet seen a preview mag picking them as the preseason number 1. I'll bet they probably haven't either. (Add you own cliche here..."Chip on their shoulder"..."Something to prove"..."Dissed"...wow, I never tried to spell that last one.)
Duke couldn't "blow out" thier opening cupcake. I can see a focused Longhorn team "putting the horns" to Southern just to prove a point. Like last night's game, the question here isn't CAN Texas blowout Southern. It is WILL THEY WANT to blow out Southern.
GL to ALL
SacSt +2
Wrong team favored here. Samford returns All-OVC J. Robert Merritt and the starting backcourt in Smith and Gulina. Filling in the departed frontcourt may be difficult for the Bulldogs especially this early in the season. Merritt will carry this team and for some games that will be all Samford needs.
This is not one of those games. SacSt loses Pugh (15ppg) but return the remaining starters including BigSky POY hopeful Jason Harris. Freeman is one of the best guards in the league and Bausley can score and rebound.
The Hornets have the advantage in size, experience and depth. Given that, I'll take the points anytime.
Texas -32
This is the third big chalk that I have taken this year. The other two did not do so well. Last night, it seems as if Duke came out believing their own press clippings and took them to midway through the first stanza to start to play. Give Boston their due, they scrapped and stayed with the No1 team better than anyone would have guessed.
That said, why would I lay another big number like this? Let me explain...
The Jaguars return only 2 starters in Alexander and Cipriano. Spivery, who was hired away from conference rival BamaSt is the 4th coach in 6 years. Southern will have to rely on too many newcomers to contribute early. Alexander is a good player...in the SWAC. Alexander can score some points...in the SWAC.
Texas...(go and read any preview magazine or online preview here...Gibson, Aldridge, Tucker...don't forget Buckman)...is ranked 2nd in one poll, 3rd in the other. I have not yet seen a preview mag picking them as the preseason number 1. I'll bet they probably haven't either. (Add you own cliche here..."Chip on their shoulder"..."Something to prove"..."Dissed"...wow, I never tried to spell that last one.)
Duke couldn't "blow out" thier opening cupcake. I can see a focused Longhorn team "putting the horns" to Southern just to prove a point. Like last night's game, the question here isn't CAN Texas blowout Southern. It is WILL THEY WANT to blow out Southern.
GL to ALL
