9 Expert Picks
Is the total too high in FSU-Dayton? ...
Can Marist remain undefeated ATS on the road? ...
Can Texas Tech remain perfect at home? ...
BYU is showing no mercy vs. outmanned foes...
Buckle your seatbelts for this wild ride in Fayetteville...
Montana State is 1 and 6 on the road this season. …
LMU allows only 39.4% shooting....
The names have changed, but UCSD still impressing Big West onlookers...
Robert Morris is 6-0 at home this season...
This is the first true road game of the season for South Carolina but this is also a rivalry game. The Tigers are a deep team but they don’t overwhelm their opponents with athleticism. South Carolina is also a deep team, nine players averaging 12 minutes, or more, per game. Each team wants to play in the half-court, so tempo shouldn’t be an issue. The Gamecocks don’t turn the ball over and were competitive against three of their tougher opponents, losing all three of those games by a combined 12 points. South Carolina has also covered three of the last four games against the Tigers.
UT Rio Valley Grande is a team that lost the majority of their starting five from last season. It shows on the floor as they are one of the lowest scoring teams in division one, ranking 296th. They scored just fifty points in their last game against UT Arlington, and have lost four out of their last five games. Expect a close game as Lamar’s only Southland conference game they scored forty nine points against Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Take the points here with UT Rio.
These two missed each other at Maui a few weeks ago and the Cougs are probably wishing they could turn back the clock, as they haven't won since beating Chaminade in Lahaina. This matchup conjures memories of old Pac 8/10/12 era, and Wazzu might be longing for those days as David Riley's current edition has dropped four straight and hasn't scored more than 64 in the last three of those losses. In the most-recent setback, vs. Nevada, the Cougs hit only 39% of their shots. SC is certainly more potent, as the Trojans shook off last week's loss to Washington by scoring 94 at midweek down at San Diego, hitting 62% from the floor with ex-Auburn wing Chad Baker-Mazara exploding for 31 points. Play USC
Neither of these two teams play much defense as they’re both allowing their opponents to shoot over 51% from the floor. Both teams struggle with turnovers due to their pace of play, especially Portland, and the Golden Flashes are aggressive on defense, creating steals as well. The Golden Flashes are averaging at least 29 threes per game and if they aren’t falling, they’re just outside the top 50 in offensive rebounding. These two are 10-3 to the over in their last 13 games, scoring 182.9 points combined per game this season.
Well, Milwaukee chose not to cooperate earlier this afternoon (had every chance to win that game at the end) so hopefully Portland will. This seems a good 4 points high to me. Kent State might be the MAC's best team but plays its first true road game. The Pilots have two good freshmen in guard Joel Foxwell and forward Timo George. Foxwell has already earned two WCC Freshman of the Week awards and leads the WCC in assists per game (6.2) and is third among league freshmen in scoring (13.2). He is the NCAA freshman leader in assists per game. George leads the WCC and ranks fourth nationally in field goal percentage (.708). Portland is 9-2 SU in its past 11 at home.
The Mastodons continue to fire away as have most of Jon Coffman's IPFW sides, this edition scoring at a crisp 86.3 ppg pace, and once again paced by a bristling backcourt. Now it's jr. Corey Hadnot II (20.7 ppg) along with Denver transfer DeAndre Craig, Jr (15.5 ppg) and Grambling transfer Mikale Stevenson (13.7 ppg) fueling the charge for an offense also hitting nearly 50% from the floor. The names change but the style remains the same for the Mastodons. Detroit doesn't play at quite the same speed but has the capacity to go uptempo as a recent shootouts vs. DePaul (a 95-75 loss) and IU-Indy (a 92-78 win) suggest. Note both meetings cleared 153.5 last season. Play Detroit-IPFW Over