::Saturday:: 3/7 (289-286-0) -32 units

1* 251-245

2* 29-31

3* 7-8

4* 1-1

5* 1-1

1*Campbell Camels -2.5

Stony Brook won the only regular season match up, but that was at the end of Jan, and the end of a 5 game losing streak for the Camels who were sliding.  They won the next 3 to steady things up though.  Stony Brook is now the team that is sliding.  They ended the season on a three game losing streak, and have seemingly gotten worse as the conference season went on.  Every team in the conference that had a chance at revenge on the Seawolves, got it, except for Drexel.  I think the Camels continue the revenge trend. 

1*Missouri Tigers -2.5

Mizzous homecourt has become a real advantage for the Tigers.  They've only lost twice on their home floor all year. Beating Florida, Vanderbilt and Tennessee along the way.  But no Acuff tonight for the Hogs, ordeal.  It could be the one game bump without Acuff, but going into Missouri which is a rival, with your back up PG who is a freshman, is gonna be tough.  In the first meeting Acuff had 20.  The Hogs only play 7 guys.  So now they are theoretically down to 6 that have playing experience. 

1* DePaul Blue Demons -2.5

The battle of former Ohio St coaches.  The first meeting was a Bulter 7 point win @ home.  But it's my opinion that De Paul is MUCH better now than they were in January.  Butler has lost 8 of 10, while De Paul has won 4 of the last 6.   Two teams headed in different directions heading into the conference tournament. CJ Gunn and NJ Bensons senior day too. 

1* Marquette Golden Eagles +9.5

Marquette has gotten much better as the season has come along.  Shaka is a great coach.  They've covered in 6 of the last 8 when they've been a dog.  And UCONN has had some iffy performances on the road, only beating GTown by 2, Providence by 5 in OT, Seton Hall by 5.  It's Senior Day, and Milwaukee has nothing better to do than go to this game.

1* Wagner Seahawks +8.5

Wagner finished the year winners of 4 straight and 5 of 7.  Those two losses are to this LIU team.  So we have "3rd meeting" angle.  And while this is a home game for LIU, it's just going to be too hard to beat a team for the third time BY DOUBLE DIGITS.  LIU will get the SeaHawks best shot today.

1* Loyola Chicago Ramblers +10.5

Loyola has lost a lot of games this year, but none worse than the ass whoppin GW put on them in DC.  They beat them by 35.  While it was back in early January, I'm sure it hasn't been forgotten by the Ramblers.  They've beat Richmond and La Salle at home in the last month, and played SLU to 14 on Wednesday.  Last game of the year, senior day, show some pride. 

1* Florida State Seminoles -1.5

SMU is running out of gas as their season comes to a close, losing 3 in a row, and the travel spot is terrible.  They went from the West Coast last saturday, back to Dallas for a wednesday loss to Miami, and now to Tallahassee to meet a Noles team that has won 5 of 6, with the only blemish being to rival Miami.  Since starting 0-5 in conference, they've gone 9-3 since.  

1* Miami Hurricanes -1.5

Miami is the second best team in the ACC for my money, and they are getting an injured Louisville team.  No Mikel Brown is really bad news for coach Kelsely.  He's their best player by a mile, and not only that, now defenses can hone in on Conwell, and force someone else to beat them.  Miami has Senior Day for their two best players.  The line actually seems pretty short, which is kinda scary.

1* TCU Horned Frogs -1.5

Cincy has won 6 of the last 7 but it's not as impressive as it sounds.  They beat a BYU team that didn't have Richie Saunders and is lost without him, a young and not very good OK St, @ Utah who is terrible, and @ Kstate who had fired their coach.  Yes, they beat KUs ass @ Phog, which I still think they are getting love for, but Kansas was looking ahead to Houston in that game, and proved it by winning that game. TCU has won 7 of 8, including wins over Iowa St and Texas Tech.  Dixon is a much better coach than Miller, and the Frogs are the better team.

1* Northeastern Huskies +5.5

Much like San Diego, I think the Huskies are playing for their coach today. His next loss is likely his last.  They easily handled NCA&T yesterday on this floor, and have the advantage of getting a game in here already.  Drexel won the two meetings in the regular season, so we have that going for us as well. Should be a pretty low scoring game, which favors the dog. 

Much more to come on a great final Saturday of regular season hoops!

Keep it going my friend.......

Good luck STL 

Really liking that MO,FSU, and Mia games

Nice write-ups..BOL

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Excellent write ups

Always a pleasure reading your writeups 

GL STL 

1* Mississippi St Bulldogs +5.5

The Bulldogs come into this game losers of 4 straight, and 7 of 9.  But its how they've lost the last three games that has me backing them here.  They lost @ Bama by 25, at home to Mizzou by 22, and @ Florida by 34.  And now they are just 5.5 point dogs?  I can only assume its because Georgia got the much needed quad 1 win over Bama last time out.  So let down spot, senior day, foxhole spot, etc. 

1* George Mason Patriots +6.5

I love my Billikens, but they can't find a way to come out of the locker room ready to go whenever they hit the road.  It's cost them the last two road games, as they lost both straight up.  They fucked around in the first half with Loyola and Davidson on the road too.  I don't know what it is, but it's a problem.  Mason can very well win this game, and really make SLU nervous about getting an at large bid.  It opened at 7.5 and has already come down.

1* Colorado St Rams -1.5

This is a huge game for seeding in the MWC.  The winner gets a bye in the first round, and the loser doesn't.  Boise got the Rams in Boise, so revenge is a factor, but so is the way Colorado St has been playing.  They've won 8 straight, including wins over New Mexico in The Pit, San Diego St, and Wyoming.  This is my long shot to win the conference tournament too. 

1* Florida Gators -5.5

Kentucky has lost 4 of the last 6, with the wins being over Vandy @ home, and @ South Carolina.  Rather unimpressive.  I don't think Mark Pope is a great coach, and Todd Golden will coach circles around him, but UF also has the much better roster.  Their front court is insane.  The guards play and really improved as the years gone on too.  They couldnt hit an outside shot to save their lives earlier in the year, but now they are knocking them down with more consistnecy.  The talent gap is too wide, even for Rupp to matter.

1* Central Arkansas -4.5

FGCU just beat Central in OT on Feb 21.  Not quite immediate revenge, but it did break up a 11 game win streak for the Bears, and they haven't lost since, so I'd imagine they take it kind of personally.  This is also the 3rd game in 4 days for the Eagles, so at some point fatigue will start to set in.  The Bears defense will be overwhelming for a FGCU offense that really struggles to score. 

1* Marist Red Foxes +2.5

Quinnipiac may be the better seeded team in this tournament, but Marist is the better team.  They split the season series, and both struggled down the stretch, but I trust better defensive teams in smaller conference tournaments, and Marists defense is the best in the MAAC.  

Night games to come in a couple hours

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1* Samford Bulldogs -1.5

Furman swept the season series, but Samford is coming in hot as hell.  They've won 8 of their last 9.  Meanwhile, Furman is 3-6 in their last nine.  Two teams headed in different directions, with a team looking to avoid the three game sweep.  Sign me up.

1* Duke Blue Devils -17.5

***WARNING***  This is so when UNC gets their dicks kicked in, it doesn't seem so bad.  Duke has been on a war path since they lost @ UNC.  They've played 7 games since then, they've won them all, and only had one game decided by single digits and that was Michigan.  In the ACC their most recent wins are by 29, 26, 44, 37, 13 and 16.  They win tonight by 20+.  No Wilson for the year had to kill anything this team thought they had going.  

1*William and Mary Tribe -5.5

Elon has won 2 of their last 11 games.  Both times it was William and Mary.  Both by 3 points.  I think revenge is big time on the minds of the Tribe, who come into the tourney, winners of three straight. It's gonna be an up and down kinda game, and I think that favors Bill and Mary as they are more comfortable in that setting. 

1* Oklahoma Sooners +7.5

Texas won the first match up by 10 in Norman, but that was in January.  The Horns have lost 3 of 4, coming into their senior night, but OU has found something recently winning 5 of the last 7, including wins over Mizzou, Auburn, Vandy and Georgia.  This is too many points for me to pass up in a rivalry game with OU playing so well recently.

1* Alabama Crimson Tide -7.5

Bama fell victim to a desperate Georgia team last week, but before that, they had won 8 straight.  They put the train back on the tracks tonight in the rivalry game vs Auburn.  Bruce Pearl really fucked Auburn over by leaving right before the season started.  He just wanted to ensure his kid got the job.  It worked, but his kid can't coach.  They've lost 7 of their last 9, and get smashed tonight.

1* Portland Pilots +7.5

San Fran hasn't played in a week, and now gets thrown into a do or die game vs a Portland team that has played the last two nights in this gym, and played well.  San Fran was super unimpressive down the stretch, losing 5 of their last 7.  Maybe the break was a good thing for them, but I'll take three possessions in a game like this. Don't forget, Portland beat Gonzaga earlier this year.  They are capable. 

1* Georgia Southern Eagles +2.5

I can't tell you who it's going to be, but someone is going to get hotter than the fires of hell for the Eagles, and its going to ruin Coastals day, like the Eagles have ruined my last two.

1* Texas Tech Red Raiders +2.5

BYU has lost 4 of 5 since losing Richie Saunders.  Texas Tech has gone 3-1 since losing JT Toppin.  These programs aren't the same.  Tech has culture to build off of, and they will be physical as hell tonight with this Cougar finesse offense.