I went 1-1 for the Sweet Sixteen round which takes my overall record to a healthy 11-7 against the odds. Only one game of the four in the Elite Eight meets my three point delta criteria. The bookies have installed North Carolina as a 6.5 favorite. My power rating has them at only a 1.8 [...]
Archive of entries posted on March 2008
Elite Eight Game Predictions
I’ve continued on my hot streak: 16-0 on the first day 10-6 on day two 14-2 in the Round of 32 7-1 for the Sweet Sixteen 47-9 overall My predictions for the rest of the weekend: Elite Eight North Carolina 72 Louisville 70 W Kansas 76 Davidson 65 W Memphis 71 Texas 68 W UCLA [...]
Jeff Rice gets it…
the scheduling hole that PSU has been digging for themselves, that is. He it’s on the problem in his column for the CDT today. Non-conference teams not helping Penn State via kwout Proof that Jeff gets it comes from this part of his article, where he concludes, much as I have in the past, that [...]
Against the Odds (Sweet Sixteen)
I’m just as thrilled with my predictions against the spread as I am with my pure winners picks. So far my predictions are 10-6 against the spread. I arbitrarily chose a three point delta between my projection and the Vegas spread to be the point at which I would elect to make a call on [...]
Sweet Sixteen Game Predictions
I’m absolutely thrilled the way the predictions have gone so far. 16-0 on the first day 10-6 on day two 14-2 in the Round of 32 40-8 overall I’m looking forward to seeing how the Sweet Sixteen play out. Here are the picks: Sweet Sixteen North Carolina 71 Washington St. 69 W [...]
Just watched UMass make a little history
They came from 23 down to beat Syracuse 81-77 in the Carrier Dome, thus becoming the first team ever to twice beat Syracuse in the Dome in a single season and only the second team ever to beat the Orange twice at home during the same season. The first team did it in 1923 winning [...]
BTN: Wisconsin/Davidson preview
Download BTN previews Wisconsin vs Davidson
BTN: Michigan State/Memphis preview
Download BTN previews Michigan State vs Memphis
PennStateHoops.com
Tim Beidel’s PennStateHoops website is temporarily out of commission. With Tim’s approval, I’ve created a backup forum for his members to use until Tim can get his site back on line. The new forum can be reached at PennStateHoops.lefora.com. Also, the site being down means that my recruiting matrix is also down. I’m also providing [...]
