College Basketball 1/29/09: Mark Picks Clemson at Virginia Tech
#12 Clemson (17-2) at Virginia Tech (14-5)
The Line: Virginia Tech -1
#12 Clemson hit’s the road to take on Virginia Tech in a battle for 2nd place in the ACC. Clemson comes in at 3-2 and a loss will all but eliminate them from conference contention. Virginia Tech is a surprising 4-1 in ACC play, a [...]
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: Sam Picks Memphis at East Carolina
Memphis (16-3) at East Carolina (10-8)
The Line: East Carolina +14 1/2
Memphis comes into tonight’s contest after a hard fought victory SU, and ATS over in-state rival Tennessee. ECU also comes in to this contest on a winning note after having notched a road victory at SMU straight up and against the spread. Memphis [...]
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 1/25/09: Mark Picks Georgia Tech at Clemson
Georgia Tech (9-9) at #10 Clemson (16-2)
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#10 Clemson looks to bounce back from 2 straight conference losses when they play host to Georgia Tech in this ACC clash. Clemson stands at 2-2 in ACC play and Georgia Tech is winless at 0-5. The Tigers, once a serious title threat, have dropped to 6th place in [...]
College Basketball 1/24/09: Ryan Picks Auburn at Arkansas
Auburn (11-7) at Arkansas (12-4)
The Line: Arkansas -4 1/2
Preview
Auburn (1-3, 11-7) has struggled since conference play
began—after seven straight non-conference wins, the Tigers have
gone 1-3 against the SEC, losing by 12 at South Carolina, by three to
Florida, and by nine at Kentucky, while pulling off a 14 point win
against Alabama.
The Razorbacks (0-3, 12-4) have had an [...]
College Basketball 1/24/09: Sam Picks Memphis at Tennessee
Memphis (12-3) at Tennessee (12-5)
The Line: Tennessee -3
A clash for bragging rights in the state of Tennessee takes place Saturday between basketball juggernauts Memphis and Tennessee. Tennessee enters the contest as the winner of their last 2, and their 3rd in 4 games. Memphis enters the contest having shellacked Rice at the FedEx [...]
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: Mark Picks Xavier at LSU
#15 Xavier (16-2) at LSU (15-3)
The Line: LSU -2
The A-10 and SEC collide when #15 Xavier hit’s the road to face LSU in game that has a play off feel to it. This game is for A-10/SEC bragging rights and it is sure not to disappoint. Both teams come into this contest riding winning streaks; [...]
College Basketball 1/21/09: Sam Picks Rice at Memphis
Rice (16-11) at Memphis (14-3)
The Line: Memphis -26 1/2
Memphis, having cracked the top 25 for the first time this year, the Tigers look to defend their home court where they hold a 10-1 record this season, and a whooping 84-10 record since the opening of the FedEx Forum. The Tigers also hold an impressive [...]
