georgia tech moneyline (+180) over kansas
duke (-7.5) over xavier
womens: louisiana tech moneyline (+300) over duke
*kansas has been lights out the L3 games. i just think this is a huge step up in class for them (when compared to their #13/#12/#9 road to the elite eight). obviously jayhawks pseudo-home court needs to be accounted for, but georgia tech has some very big wins on their resume this year and theyre not gonna be intimidated like kansas' previous opponents. i dont think its a stretch to say tech is more talented, even sans elder.
*playing anti-xavier here and basically telling them to prove me wrong. they have caught lightning in a bottle and are playing incredible basketball. but if they can not only rip off 4 wins in 4 days in the a-10 tourney, then follow it up with ncaa wins over louisville, mississippi state, texas, AND duke, then they will have achieved something absolutely incredible. just think this is too steep a jump in class for xavier.
one thing thats worth noting and could prove to be huge: although theyve gotten this far, xavier has dug themselves a double-digit hole in ALL THREE games to this point. if they think they can spot duke a double digit lead and climb back yet again, theyre insane. duke will bury them if given the chance. when all is said and done, duke wins by 12-13 in my opinion
*womens: no shame playin the womens game for my first and only time this year. this line is wacked out. duke cannot get over the hump in womens college basketball the last handful of years. perhaps they should take big game lessons from their male counterparts. line is jacked because its duke. tons of value with +300 and i dont care if its womens ball.
duke (-7.5) over xavier
womens: louisiana tech moneyline (+300) over duke
*kansas has been lights out the L3 games. i just think this is a huge step up in class for them (when compared to their #13/#12/#9 road to the elite eight). obviously jayhawks pseudo-home court needs to be accounted for, but georgia tech has some very big wins on their resume this year and theyre not gonna be intimidated like kansas' previous opponents. i dont think its a stretch to say tech is more talented, even sans elder.
*playing anti-xavier here and basically telling them to prove me wrong. they have caught lightning in a bottle and are playing incredible basketball. but if they can not only rip off 4 wins in 4 days in the a-10 tourney, then follow it up with ncaa wins over louisville, mississippi state, texas, AND duke, then they will have achieved something absolutely incredible. just think this is too steep a jump in class for xavier.
one thing thats worth noting and could prove to be huge: although theyve gotten this far, xavier has dug themselves a double-digit hole in ALL THREE games to this point. if they think they can spot duke a double digit lead and climb back yet again, theyre insane. duke will bury them if given the chance. when all is said and done, duke wins by 12-13 in my opinion
*womens: no shame playin the womens game for my first and only time this year. this line is wacked out. duke cannot get over the hump in womens college basketball the last handful of years. perhaps they should take big game lessons from their male counterparts. line is jacked because its duke. tons of value with +300 and i dont care if its womens ball.
