Posted
on 01/22/2007 4:30 PM
By: CappersPicks.com College Basketball Handicapping
Staff
NCAAB: Pac-10 Double Headers
Sportsbook.com: The
Pac-10 still uses old school method of scheduling.
With five pairs of teams located within
close proximity of each other, the conference
schedule sends two schools at a time for
weekend sojourn to visit another twosome
in the same proximity.
The teams begin the matchups on Thursday
night and continue the road trip on the weekend,
flip-flopping games.
It’s
simple and easy for bettors, who can identify
previous Pac-10 contests with ease.
This week, Washington State and Washington
travel south to Arizona for a weekend that
begins with a double header tonight.
Washington
State at Arizona (8:30 PM ET)
The Washington State Cougars start the
festivities in Tucson, where they have managed
to win two of the last three years and are
9-1 against the spread.
Washington
State is led by senior guards Derrick Low
and talented Kyle Weaver. Low is a steady
performer and team’s leading
scorer at 14.4 points a game. He has excellent
touch all over the court, shooting 47.3 percent
from the field, 43.2 percent from beyond
the arc and nails 81.8 percent from the free
throw line. Weaver’s numbers a just
slightly less, with a more well-round game,
being second in assists and top thief in
making steals.
The Cougs are 13-5 ATS with its veteran
cast in road games when playing against a
team with a winning record over the last
two seasons.
Most assumed
the Arizona Wildcats were lock for the
NCAA Tournament, based on prior history
and playing one of the toughest schedules
in the country. Despite the challenging schedule,
the Wildcats have yet to post a signature
win. It’s great to play a number of
highly ranked teams, but you have to beat
a few along the way to improve record and
get noticed.
Wildcats forward
Chase Budinger and freshman Jerryd Bayless
are what make these ‘Cats
go, being the leaders for team averaging
77.9 PPG, on 51.8 percent shooting and dropping
the three ball thru the net at a rate 38.9
percent at home. Arizona has been an awful
play at the McKale Center in conference play
with 5-16 ATS, though often as large favorite.
Washington State has covered nine of last
10 contests facing a team with a winning
record, while Arizona is 13-5 ATS after playing
on the road.
StatFox Power
Line – Washington State
by 1
Washington
at Arizona State (9:00 PM ET)
About 90 miles up the road the Washington
Huskies will test the Arizona State Sun Devils
in Tempe.
Lorenzo Romar’s program in Washington
has lost its way, with defections and lack
of production in certain upperclassmen. After
losing first three Pac-10 confrontations,
the players decided to hold court and had
a player’s only meeting.
These fail as often as they work; however
based on last week at least, it worked for
the Huskies who swept the Oregon schools
at home.
"It was just important to realize
that we're all in this together," junior
forward Jon Brockman said. "Any time
you can get together as a team without the
coaches and just talk and get everything
out and get everyone on the same page, it
helps a lot."
The truer
test arrives continuing the same effort
in hostile environments. The utter lack
of defense has reared its ugly head, especially
this season with the Huskies 1-5 and 2-4
ATS in the purple jersey’s.
Opposing teams are connecting 48.6 percent
of the time against the Huskies. Washington
is 4-11 ATS on the road playing teams with
winning records.
Arizona State will be favored and is starting
to draw more then just scorpions to the desert
dwelling with an 11-0 home record and 5-2
ATS mark. Coach Herb Sendik has changed the
mindset of players and is starting to do
so with local fans. The Sun Devils were ranked
for the first time in 13 seasons, before
falling to bigger, stronger Stanford on the
road.
ASU is still tied for first place in the
Pac-10 with forward Jeff Pendergraph leading
the way. With all the talk of freshman players
of impact across the country, the best one
you have never heard of is James Harden.
Last week at Cal he scored season high 27
points, 25 coming in second half and OT.
He has done his part to contribute to the
Sun Devils being 8-2-1 ATS in last 11 conference
tilts.
The road team has held the edge in this
series with 7-2 ATS record and Washington
4-0 SU and ATS at Wells Fargo Arena.
StatFox Power
Line – Arizona State
by 8
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