#1 Louisville vs. #16 North Carolina A&T How they Punched Their Ticket Louisville (29-5, 14-4 Big East): Won Big East Tournament- Automatic Bid N.C A&T (20-16,, 8-8 MEAC): Won MEAC Tournament- Automatic Bid ATS (Against the Spread) Louisville: 20-13-1 A&T: N/A Cardinals Outlook: The Cardinals have strong guard play, athletic bigs, and a defense that can pressure the heck [...]
Quick Hits Rutgers (2-0) vs. South Florida (2-0) -8, 48 O/U There is nothing like facing quality non-conference opponents to get you ready for your own conference play. The Bulls 32-31 road win versus Nevada last week certainly qualified as just that. Senior quarterback B.J. Daniels spearheaded a South Florida offense that generated 572 yards [...]
Quick Hits Pittsburgh (0-1) vs. Cincinnati (0-0) -4, 49 O/U The Paul Chryst era in Pitt got off to a rocky start last week, following their embarrassing loss to FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) program Youngstown State. The Panthers defense struggled all game long with the Penguins efficient offense. Youngstown State converted on an impressive 68% [...]
Our 2012 NCAA Tournament previews continues with the West Region. Click here if you missed yesterday’s preview of the East Region. #1 Michigan St. Spartans (27-7, 13-5 Big 10) vs. #16 Long Island Blackbirds (25-8, 16-2 NEC) (+20) How They Punched Their Ticket: Michigan State: Won the Big Ten Tournament: Automatic Bid Long Island: Won [...]
The Good Valparaiso Crusaders (21-10, 14-4 Horizon) RPI #93 SOS #161 The Crusaders clinched their first ever Horizon League title this week with their win over Loyola (66-62). They followed that up with an even more convincing victory over Butler (71-58) on Friday. The conference title assures the Crusaders of being the host team for [...]
Missouri (7-5, 5-4 Big 12) vs. North Carolina (7-5, 3-5 ACC) Line: Mizzou -5.0, 53 O/U Storylines: The Tigers were a legitimate preseason Top 25 team with aspirations of challenging for a Big 12 championship. Unfortunately for head coach Gary Pinkel and the Tigers, they never could secure that signature win within the conference. Losses [...]
The Good Indiana Hoosiers (9-0) Current RPI # 40 The Hoosiers pulled off the improbable on Saturday afternoon at Assembly Hall, knocking off the #1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats. In what had the feel of a game played in March, Christian Watford knocked down a clutch three point shot as time expired to propel the Hoosiers [...]
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