College Basketball 1/28/09: Mark Picks Texas Tech at Texas A&M
Texas Tech (11-8) at Texas A&M (15-5
The Line:Texas A&M -8.5
Pat Knight brings his Red Raiders to town to meet Texas A&M in a Big 12 battle between two teams that have had little success in conference play. The Raiders bring in a 1-3 record and A&M is at 1-4 in the league. Both Texas Tech [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Mitch Picks Missouri at Kansas State
Missouri (17-3) at Kansas St. (12-7)
The Line: Kansas State +4 1/2
Where have you gone Michael Beasley? While we all of course know Beasley has taken his act and his superlative scoring game to the NBA, the Wildcat fans wish that maybe he [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Shaun Picks Kansas at Nebraska
Kansas (15-4, 4-0) at Nebraska (12-6, 2-3)
Spread: Kansas -4.5
Wed Jan, 28 2009 — 7:00 pm EST
The Kansas Jayhawks look to stay unbeaten in the Big 12 as they travel to Lincoln to take on the pesky Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Backcourt Advantage: Kansas.
This game will be all about tempo. Kansas will look to get out quickly in [...]
College Basketball 1/27/09: Shaun Picks Iowa State at Colorado
Iowa State (12-7, 1-3) at Colorado (8-10, 0-4)
Spread: Pick
Tuesday January, 27 2009 — 10:00 pm EST
Iowa State travels to Boulder, CO to take on the Colorado Buffaloes, who are still searching for their first conference win.
Backcourt Advantage: Colorado.
Colorado leading scorer Cory Higgins (17.5 PPG) gives the Buffaloes the advantage on the outside. He’ll need a [...]
College Basketball 1/27/09: Shaun Picks Texas at Baylor
#14 Texas (14-4, 3-1) at Baylor (15-4, 3-2)
Spread: Baylor -1.5
Tuesday January, 27 2009 — 9:00 pm EST
The Texas Longhorns, pre-season Big 12 favorites, come into Waco, TX as underdogs to play the upstart Baylor Bears.
Backcourt Advantage: Even.
It’s not often anymore in college basketball where you can see a battle between teams with true senior leadership. [...]
College Basketball 1/26/09: Shaun Picks Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
#6 Oklahoma (19-1, 5-0) at Oklahoma State (13-5, 2-2)
Spread: Oklahoma State +2.5
Monday January, 26 2009 9:00 pm EST
Top Player-of-the-Year candidate Blake Griffin leads #6-ranked Oklahoma (19-1, 5-0) into a hostile environment in Stillwater, OK versus Oklahoma State (13-5, 2-2).
Backcourt Advantage: Oklahoma State.
Guard-heavy OSU can match up with anyone in the backcourt [...]
College Basketball 1/26/09: Dave Picks Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
#6 Oklahoma (19-1, 5-0) at Oklahoma State (13-5, 2-2)
Line: Oklahoma -4
Oklahoma has won 7 in a row including their latest victory against Baylor 95-76. Baylor was never in this game and the Sooners have now defeated the Baylor Bears 29 straight times. Blake Griffin was his usual self scoring 20 points and grabbing 17 rebounds [...]
College Basketball 1/24/09: Dave Picks Texas Tech at Missouri
Texas Tech (11-7, 1-2) at Missouri (16-3, 3-1)
Line: Missouri -17
A home victory against Colorado is a good thing, but not evidence that you can go on the road and beat a quality team. Texas Tech’s road losses this season include Lamar, UTEP, Stanford and Baylor. One good thing going for Texas Tech (3-8 ATS including [...]
College Basketball 1/24/09: Dave Picks Texas A&M at Texas
Texas A&M (5-7, 2-2) at #14 Texas (13-4, 2-1)
Line: Texas -13
Mark Turgeon is still trying to figure out what kind of team he has. He’s asked his team to toughen up and is trying to figure out why they start out slow in so many games. A&M is coming off a road loss to Kansas [...]
College Basketball 1/24/09: Dave Picks Oklahoma State at Nebraska
Oklahoma State (12-5, 1-2) at Nebraska (12-5, 2-2)
The Line: Nebraska -5
After coming up just short in a 97-95 loss to Missouri the Cowboys take on a much different team in Lincoln. Oklahoma State is forth in the nation with 86 points per game and has five players scoring in double digits. The Cowboys rank 4th [...]
