About 5 minutes after playing racquetball this morning at 7.00am got the call from my son..the baby is cleared for day care...don't need you...my wife already left with her YMCA cronies for hiking in Killen,Texas for the day. So I had all day to be myself . and of course I capped games...think I need to find apart time job and " get a life". My daughter wants me to be a substitute teacher and a friend here wants me to be a school bus driver ...after 39 years in education think I want a "snow day" everyday for the rest of my life..I'd rather handicap Buffalo vs Cuse tonite...anyway posted some games I liked last night..will update them and add to them
South Dak St -9 over East Wash ****
The line has now dropped to -7 so I added another 2 *'s
It looks like a trap game...but Jackrabbits the other nite almost beat Nevada..they lost by 4..and two of there top players were slowed down in scoring...but Jacks FG% is 51%...they can score agv86 pts a game..they shoot 44% from the 3......Daum you all by now is one of the top 5 players in college...inside-outside player...Jenkins is avg 21 pts a game with Baums 24..that has to be the 2 highest players in the country o the same team..but Flatten who avs 15 is playing better then the other 2..King at the pt has 66 assists.. but they have lost to Memphis,Tulane,Fl Gulf and Nevada..they are 9-3 and 0-3 on the rd...think the Nev game has awoken them...and playing Eastern Wash who can't shoot,score or play defense..they rank in the 300's in about 5 defenses categories..they have one player avg in double digits in Hunt...think Jackrabbits win big on the road..Baum goes off..
Appa st +11 over Georgetown **
UConn -14.5 over Drex **
Drex has one solid player in 6'7 Demir..think Huskies keep him in line.. Huskies have to much talent with Adams,Gilbert,Vital,etc
USF +2 over FIU *
FIU at home and one of the top scoring teams in the country..think Bulls slow them down
Buffalo +3 over Cuse ***
Money line **
Think Bulls catch Jimmy Boe..Bulls will play uptempo before Cuse can set up its 2-3..CJ Mass at the point with Perkins,Harris,Jordan,Caruthers,etc Cuse offense has been inconsistent..Howard at the pt is " flip a coin" player..one day looks good the next terrible.. Battle and Brisset are solid..think losing to ODU might wake them up but wrong team is coming to the dome...also every college team in New York state wants to dethrone the State Champs..Bulls will be more up for it I think...think they could win outright...Cuse has lost to UConn,Oregon and ODU already..think Buffalo might be better then those 3..
Ga South -5.5 over Bradley ****
Love Geo South and Tookie...with Ike next to Tookie these 2 guys are tough to stop..they lead the nation in FG%..Tookie is probably the best pt gd in the country..impossible to stop his penetration and his passes..if the Eagles could just play some defense they will go "dancing" this year..Bradley has a decent offense knocking off Smoo and Penn St way back but they don't have a defense to stop Tookie and co...Brad does get back 7'0 Ari B who has been out 10 games...but by the time the Eagles get a rebound with there uptempo Tookie will be at midcourt and Ari will be be i the paint looking down the court..
Zaga -28 over UTA ***
Think with Zaga losing to NC and Duke they are at home..UTA is bad this year,,,they did play some tough teams but also lost to Tulsa,North Texas ,UT Rio and Tex AM in Corpus...Norvell,Hachimura,Clarke way to much for Mavs defense...and watching Clark with the ball..wow..they avg 52FG %..they have a good back court.good front court...Few who made this tough non conference schedule is second guessing himself...so think they take it out on poor UTA..
Montana St +7 over Denver **
Mon beat Wash St by 5 in Pullman...think they are dangerous tonite...Frey had career nite..
Col Charlestown -5 over Siena ****
Charles is one of the top CAA teams ...they won 6 straight beat a good VCU team..and they have the best player in the conf in Riller and one of the best big men in conf in Brantley...they play tough defense..saints are 4-5 ..they can't score and cannot play defense..don't understand this line think Charles can win in double digits..
Passing on North Texas Mex
NM gets a player Braggs transfer from KU back.. he had 16 pts and 7 bds the other nite..enough to make me pass
also passing on Duke- Princeton...for the 1st time in years the Tigers can't pay defense...who knows with Coach K will do... does he call the dogs off..
also passing on Creighton-OU and
a lot of games..to many...if things go bad tonite might be driving a school bus tomorrow...good luck
South Dak St, Charles,Buffalo and Ga South top plays
added St Bonnies +6.5 over Vermont *8
Baylor -13.5 over SFA **
South Dak St -9 over East Wash ****
The line has now dropped to -7 so I added another 2 *'s
It looks like a trap game...but Jackrabbits the other nite almost beat Nevada..they lost by 4..and two of there top players were slowed down in scoring...but Jacks FG% is 51%...they can score agv86 pts a game..they shoot 44% from the 3......Daum you all by now is one of the top 5 players in college...inside-outside player...Jenkins is avg 21 pts a game with Baums 24..that has to be the 2 highest players in the country o the same team..but Flatten who avs 15 is playing better then the other 2..King at the pt has 66 assists.. but they have lost to Memphis,Tulane,Fl Gulf and Nevada..they are 9-3 and 0-3 on the rd...think the Nev game has awoken them...and playing Eastern Wash who can't shoot,score or play defense..they rank in the 300's in about 5 defenses categories..they have one player avg in double digits in Hunt...think Jackrabbits win big on the road..Baum goes off..
Appa st +11 over Georgetown **
UConn -14.5 over Drex **
Drex has one solid player in 6'7 Demir..think Huskies keep him in line.. Huskies have to much talent with Adams,Gilbert,Vital,etc
USF +2 over FIU *
FIU at home and one of the top scoring teams in the country..think Bulls slow them down
Buffalo +3 over Cuse ***
Money line **
Think Bulls catch Jimmy Boe..Bulls will play uptempo before Cuse can set up its 2-3..CJ Mass at the point with Perkins,Harris,Jordan,Caruthers,etc Cuse offense has been inconsistent..Howard at the pt is " flip a coin" player..one day looks good the next terrible.. Battle and Brisset are solid..think losing to ODU might wake them up but wrong team is coming to the dome...also every college team in New York state wants to dethrone the State Champs..Bulls will be more up for it I think...think they could win outright...Cuse has lost to UConn,Oregon and ODU already..think Buffalo might be better then those 3..
Ga South -5.5 over Bradley ****
Love Geo South and Tookie...with Ike next to Tookie these 2 guys are tough to stop..they lead the nation in FG%..Tookie is probably the best pt gd in the country..impossible to stop his penetration and his passes..if the Eagles could just play some defense they will go "dancing" this year..Bradley has a decent offense knocking off Smoo and Penn St way back but they don't have a defense to stop Tookie and co...Brad does get back 7'0 Ari B who has been out 10 games...but by the time the Eagles get a rebound with there uptempo Tookie will be at midcourt and Ari will be be i the paint looking down the court..
Zaga -28 over UTA ***
Think with Zaga losing to NC and Duke they are at home..UTA is bad this year,,,they did play some tough teams but also lost to Tulsa,North Texas ,UT Rio and Tex AM in Corpus...Norvell,Hachimura,Clarke way to much for Mavs defense...and watching Clark with the ball..wow..they avg 52FG %..they have a good back court.good front court...Few who made this tough non conference schedule is second guessing himself...so think they take it out on poor UTA..
Montana St +7 over Denver **
Mon beat Wash St by 5 in Pullman...think they are dangerous tonite...Frey had career nite..
Col Charlestown -5 over Siena ****
Charles is one of the top CAA teams ...they won 6 straight beat a good VCU team..and they have the best player in the conf in Riller and one of the best big men in conf in Brantley...they play tough defense..saints are 4-5 ..they can't score and cannot play defense..don't understand this line think Charles can win in double digits..
Passing on North Texas Mex
NM gets a player Braggs transfer from KU back.. he had 16 pts and 7 bds the other nite..enough to make me pass
also passing on Duke- Princeton...for the 1st time in years the Tigers can't pay defense...who knows with Coach K will do... does he call the dogs off..
also passing on Creighton-OU and
a lot of games..to many...if things go bad tonite might be driving a school bus tomorrow...good luck
South Dak St, Charles,Buffalo and Ga South top plays
added St Bonnies +6.5 over Vermont *8
Baylor -13.5 over SFA **
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