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In a scheduling quirk the Orange did not play at all during the week this week. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing when you have a monster of a game on the road to play.
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In a scheduling quirk the Orange did not play at all during the week this week. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing when you have a monster of a game on the road to play.
You have to love both of these programs for scheduling this one. Especially Gonzaga who is going to be travelling most of the way across the country even though the status of the program is such they really don’t need to do these kinds of things anymore.
SDSU has won 10 straight home games and they are riding a 3-game winning streak. They will have a test tonight facing a ranked UNLV team that has a solid offense ranking 28th in the nation in scoring and 3rd in rebounds per game.
NC State is red-hot winners of 10 straight and in their last game they pulled off a HUGE upset beating then top-ranked Duke. On the other side of the coin Maryland has lost 2 straight and their offense really struggled in their last game.
Pitt has been struggling with the familiar foes in conference this year. They are just 1-3 since Big East play opened and could have a hangover after losing in overtime to Marquette at home last time out.
The Northern Iowa program is kind of what started a nationwide fascination with the Missouri Valley Conference. For years this program was feared though now it is Creighton and Wichita State that are the beasts of the MVC.
The Volunteers were supposed to be a sleeper team in the SEC this season. They had a good amount of talent returning and some strong teams from last year – like Kentucky and Vanderbilt – were going to make take some lumps this year.
The Bearcats have lost 2 of their last 3 games and there is a good chance they stay in the W column facing a DePaul team that has lost 3 of their last 4 games. Cincy is only 2-2 in Big East play and they need to win these types of games since there are 4 teams in the conference that are ranked.
The Hoosiers are coming off their first loss of the season and they have a tough test facing a Wisconsin team that is 3-0 in Big 10 play. The Badgers are coming off a great win spanking a ranked Illinois team and that win was their first facing a ranked team.
Louisville is one of the hottest teams in the country winners of 10 straight, but they have a tough task facing a UCONN team that has won 2 straight and is coming off a great road win over a ranked Notre Dame team. NCAAB odds have Louisville as a 7-point road favorite with a total of 132.
Kansas is 9-0 at home this season and they have won 13 straight games and while Baylor has won 3 straight they lost their last game facing a ranked team. NCAAB lines have Kansas as big 10.5-point home favorite with a total of 141.
The Gophers have one loss, back in November at the hands of #1 Duke. Since then they have rattled off 10 victories in a row including three to start Big Ten play. Impressive ones too as they have already conquered ranked team Michigan State and Illinois.
Duke is still among the few unbeaten teams in the nation but with forward Ryan Kelly injured their depth will be tested. The Blue Devils have been eased into ACC play this season with easy victories against weak sister programs Wake Forest and Clemson.
St. Mary’s vs Gonzaga is usually the best thing about the West Coast Conference. Last year the Gael’s were able to steal some thunder from the Zags beating them in overtime of the WCC tournament.
This is the SEC kickoff for Alabama, a team in the second tier of the conference but expected to be closer to the top than the bottom. The Crimson Tide team played a tough non-conference schedule.
The Irish are not getting much respect this season. They have just one loss and there are 8 teams ahead of them in the rankings who have more including their opponent Cincinnati.