College Basketball 1/29/09: Mitch Picks Alabama at Arkansas
Alabama (12-7) at Arkansas (12-5)
The Line: Arkansas -5 1/2
A few short weeks ago this young Arkansas team looked like they were ready to make a nice run this season and were proving they could stand on the national stage with anyone. After beating Texas and Oklahoma, most thought the Hogs would have their way in [...]
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 Georgia at Florida
Georgia (9-10) at Florida (17-3)
The Line: Florida -16
This historic and geographic rivalry had one of the worst beatings in it’s history on the college football field this year and it’s possible that if the Gators continue their sharp shooting, this one could be similar. While the Gators football team put up some basketball like numbers, [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Mitch Picks LSU at Tennessee
LSU (15-4) at Tennessee (12-6)
The Line: Tennessee -7 1/2
The NCAA tournament committee is going to be hard pressed to deny too many SEC teams this year as both of these teams seem to be more than worthy as well as capable of beating anyone. I’m bit surprised by he play of both of these teams [...]
College Basketball 1/28/09: Mitch Picks Vanderbilt at South Carolina
Vanderbilt (12-7) at South Carolina (14-4)
The Line: South Carolina -6 1/2
I believed that Vandy would defend their home court as a mild underdog in their last game against Florida, as it turns out Vanderbilt couldn’t defend much as Florida shot the lights out and blitzed the Commodores in a game that was over by halftime. [...]
College Basketball 1/27/09: Mitch picks Kentucky at Mississippi
Kentucky (16-4) at Mississippi (10-9)
The Line: Mississippi +8
If would be tough to find many teams who are hotter than the Kentucky Wildcats right now. The Cats are undefeated in SEC going a perfect 5-0 yet still barely cracked the AP Top 25 this week at number 23 and didn’t make the ESPN/USA Today Poll’s top [...]
College Basketball 1/25/09: Mitch Picks Florida at Vandy
Florida (16-3) at Vanderbilt (12-6)
The Line: Vanderbilt +1
If there were ever such a thing as a must win game at this point in the season, this is it for this Vandy squad. The Commodores have no senior leadership but if they are thinking of making it to the NCAA tournament this year it is going [...]
College Basketball 1/24/09: Mitch Picks Mississippi State at Georgia
Mississippi St. (13-6) at Georgia (9-9)
The Line: Georgia +3
Those of you who have followed my picks whether it be just recently or over the years, you know that I don’t like taking too many favorites and I feel like I may be falling into that trap today, I guess we will find out. It’s tough [...]
College Basketball 1/24/09: Mitch Picks Kentucky at Alabama
Kentucky (15-4) at Alabama (12-6)
The Line: Alabama +6
Is there such a thing as an SEC Conference match up in any sport that isn’t a rivalry game? This one has all the makings of a good game as we have star players on both sides and teams who fully understand that every game is an opportunity [...]
College Basketball 1/24/09: Ryan Picks Mississippi at South Carolina
Ole Miss (10-8) at South Carolina (13-4)
The Line: South Carolina -10 1/2
Preview
Mississippi (1-3, 10-8) has had an up-and-down season so
far—after going 5-1 in November, they have gone 5-7 for December
and January, trading off wins and losses until they lost back-to-back
in their two most recent conference games.
South Carolina (2-2, 13-4), on the other hand, has had [...]
