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 [...]
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
68
Xavier
63
W
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 PSU [...]
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 [...]
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
Louisville
69
Tennessee
67
W
Kansas
77
Villanova
62
W
Wisconsin
68
Davidson
59
L
Memphis
68
Michigan St.
64
W
Stanford
66.7
Texas
67.0
W
UCLA
73
Western Kentucky
59
W
Xavier
67.0
West Virginia
66.6
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 32-15 [...]
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 [...]
