College Basketball 1/29/09: Dave Picks Illinois at Minnesota
#19 Illinois (17-3, 5-2) at Minnesota (17-3, 5-3)
The Line: Pick
Illinois took out Wisconsin 64-57 to win their 8 straight home game. Now they need to prove themselves on the road to bring home the league title. One game back of league leader Michigan State, Illinois plays 4 of their next 6 games in enemy territory. [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Dave Picks Indiana at Northwestern
Indiana (5-13, 0-6) at Northwestern (10-7, 2-5)
Line: Northwestern -12.5
Losers of 9 in a row, the Hoosiers almost got a victory at home against Minnesota losing by a score of 67-63. In front of the “White out” crowd at Assembly Hall, Indiana came out and made its first 5 three point shots for an early lead. [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Dave Picks Michigan at Ohio State
Michigan (14-6, 4-4) at Ohio State (13-5, 3-4)
Line: Ohio State -5
Michigan put an end to a three game losing streak with a nice 68-59 home victory over Northwestern. DeShawn Sims was effective early in the paint, scoring Michigan’s first 11 points, which was much needed. Despite scoring just 12 points in Michigan’s last two games, [...]
College Basketball 1/27/09: Dave Picks Purdue at Wisconsin
#18 Purdue (15-4, 4-2) at Wisconsin (12-7, 3-4)
Line: Wisconsin -1
Purdue seems to have it figured out and are back in the Big Ten race after losing their first 2 conference games. Even Bobby Knight was singing praises about the Boilermakers during the ESPN broadcast of their win at Minnesota last Thursday. The Purdue [...]
College Basketball 1/25/09: Dave Picks Michigan State at Ohio State
#7 Michigan State (15-3, 5-1) at Ohio State (13-4, 3-3)
Line: Ohio State +2.5
Well, we said the letdown was coming. Michigan State lessened the intensity and the result was a 70-63 point loss at home to Northwestern. Michigan State (7-8 ATS including 3-1 on the road) combined poor shooting against the 1-3-1 zone with 18 turnovers. [...]
College Basketball 1/25/09: Dave Picks Minnesota at Indiana
#21 Minnesota (16-3, 4-3) at Indiana (5-12, 0-5)
Line: Indiana +7.5
Minnesota (9-5 ATS including 4-1 on the road) shot just 28% in a 70-62 loss to Purdue on Thursday. With two straight losses, a game against Indiana comes at a good time. Indiana (5-9 ATS including 4-2 at home) is currently on an 8 game [...]
College Basketball 1/24/09: Dave Picks Northwestern at Michigan
Northwestern (10-6, 2-4) at Michigan (13-6, 3-4)
The Line: Michigan -6
The upset of the year thus far in the Big Ten, Northwestern took out Michigan State on the road 70-63. As we predicted, the zone of the Wildcats caused trouble for the Spartans and Northwestern hung on for the victory. Kevin Coble led the way with [...]
College Basketball 1/24/09: Dave Picks Wisconsin at Illinois
Wisconsin (12-6, 3-3) at #25 Illinois (16-3, 4-2)
Line: Illinois -7
Wisconsin is in trouble. The wheels have fallen off and the road is getting steep. The Badgers have lost three in a row, including a 73-69 loss at Iowa in OT. Our pick of Iowa against the spread was on the money as we had concerns [...]
College Basketball 1/22/09: Dave Picks Purdue at Minnesota
#18 Purdue (14-2, 3-2) at #21 Minnesota (16-2, 4-2)
Line: Purdue -2
Purdue is coming off a 75-53 beat down of Iowa that went pretty much how we predicted. Purdue was able to extend their defense and hold Iowa to 53 points. Purdue is now holding its opponents to 36.1% FG% which is best in the [...]
College Basketball 1/21/09: Dave Picks Wisconsin at Iowa
Wisconsin (12-5 3-2) at Iowa (11-7, 1-4)
Line: Wisconsin -3
Wisconsin comes to Carver- Hawkeye Arena looking to rebound. Up big in the second half and seemingly in control, it all fell apart for the Badgers as they lost to Minnesota in overtime at the Kohl Center.
Iowa is coming off a two game road trip that included [...]
