College Basketball 1/29/09: Ryan Picks Rutgers at Seton Hall
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-11) at Seton Hall Pirates (10-9)
The Line: Seton Hall -8
Thursday, Jan. 29—9:00 PM EST
Preview
Seton Hall (1-6, 10-9) is coming off their first Big East win of the season after upsetting Georgetown last Saturday. This is the second time this season Seton Hall has upset a ranked team, the first coming in November [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Ryan Picks St. Johns at West Virginia
St. John’s Red Storm (11-8) at West Virginia Mountaineers (14-5)
The Line: West Virginia -16
Wednesday, Jan. 28—7:00 PM EST
Preview
St. John’s (2-5, 11-8) stopped a four-game slide on Saturday as they defeated Rutgers by 11. Some of those losses came at the hands of the best in the Big East, including Pitt and Connecticut, although they also [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Ryan Picks Syracuse at Providence
Syracuse Orange (17-4) at Providence Friars (13-6)
The Line: Pick
Wednesday, Jan. 28—7:00 PM EST
Preview
The Orange (No. 15 AP, No. 15 Coaches, 5-3, 17-4) are on a definite slide. After playing nearly flawless basketball during their non-conference schedule, Syracuse began Big East play against the lower caliber teams. This, unfortunately, did not prepare them for what [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Ryan Picks South Florida at Louisville
South Florida Bulls 7-12) at Louisville Cardinals (15-3)
The Line: Louisville -18
Wednesday, Jan. 28—7:00 PM EST
Preview
Louisville (No. 7 AP, No. 7 Coaches, 6-0, 15-3) has come back in a big way during conference play after disappointing non-conference results. After being ranked third in the preseason polls, the Cardinals dropped to the 20’s after a couple of [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Ryan Picks Pittsburgh at Villanova
Pittsburgh Panthers (18-1) at Villanova Wildcats (15-4)
The Line: Villanova +3 1/2
Wednesday, Jan. 28—7:00 PM EST
Preview
After a short-lived stint as the top team in the nation, the Pittsburgh Panthers (No. 3 AP, No. 3 Coaches, 6-1, 18-1) fell short against Louisville by six points ten days ago. But since then it’s been all gravy as they’ve [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Ryan picks Georgetown at Cincinnati
Georgetown Hoyas (12-6) at Cincinnati Bearcats (13-7)
The Line: Cincinnati +6
Wednesday, Jan. 28—7:30 PM EST
Preview
The Hoyas (No. 25 AP, No. 23 Coaches, 3-4, 12-6) are on a three game slide and now sit with a losing Big East record—a place where no one expected them to be after they upset Connecticut in the Big East opener. [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Ryan Picks Connecticut at DePaul
Connecticut Huskies (18-1) at DePaul Blue Demons (8-12)
The Line: DePaul +12
Wednesday, Jan. 28—9:00 PM EST
Preview
The second ranked team in the country faces off against one of the few remaining Big East winless teams on Wednesday. The Connecticut Huskies (No. 2 AP, No. 2 Coaches, 7-1, 18-1) suffered their only loss of the season in the [...]
College Basketball 1/26/09: Ryan Picks Marquette at Notre Dame
Marquette (17-2) at Notre Dame (12-6)
The Line: Notre Dame -3
Preview
The country’s longest home game win streak was shattered last Saturday as Connecticut took down Notre Dame (No. 19 AP, No. 19 Coaches, 3-4, 12-6) in front of the faithful Irish crowd who hadn’t witnessed a loss in almost three years.
But the home loss is far [...]
College Basketball 1/25/09: Ryan Picks Pittsburgh at West Virginia
Pittsburgh (17-1) at West Virginia (14-4)
The Line: West Virginia -1
Preview
After suffering their first loss of the season, the Pittsburgh Panthers (No. 4 AP, No. 4 Coaches, 5-1, 17-1) rebounded against the Syracuse Orange, dominating them 78-60 and showing why they temporarily reigned as the top team in the country.
West Virginia (3-2, 14-4) is coming off [...]
College Basketball 1/25/09: Ryan Picks Georgetown at Seton Hall
Georgetown (12-5) at Seton Hall (9-9)
The Line: Seton Hall + 7 1/2
Preview
The Georgetown Hoyas (No. 12 AP, No. 14 Coaches, 3-3, 12-5) are coming off of a dismal performance at home where they lost to West Virginia on unforced turnovers and missed three point attempts (they went 2-16 from beyond the arc). The Hoyas are [...]
