Well football is basically done except for 3 games and a Pro-Bowl where hardly anyone watches the game.
Virginia +6 for 5* - Duke is hurting with Parker playing so well and the rest of the team watching his excellence. Cavs are a well coached bunch and I thought they would be receiving a few more points. However, you start 3-0 in conference and peeps start taking notice including oddsmakers. See Duke pressing a bit and struggling to win this game if they win. Virginia plays lock down defense and will keep this game tight throughout where Duke is much weaker defensively than Virginia. Grab the points in a game that I believe comes down to the final possession or is decided by 5 points or less. Think Cavs have about a 40% shot at winning SU. Duke 70-68
West Virginia -5 (-120) for 4.5* - Bad spot for the Horns traveling so far on a Monday night game. Texas has size, but not much else. Mountaineers off to a nice start in Big 12 ball and should win this game by at least a half-dozen if they can recover from a tough loss vs. Oklahoma State. Texas has been tough, but hate this spot for them and guard play is still suspect. Mountaineers advantage in Big 12 is their home games and how much of a pain traveling to Morgantown plus week night travel for the Horns instead of weekend makes this spot tough? More Like Brutal! West Virginia 74-63
Boston College +10 for 4.5* - Syracuse is coming off a Huge win vs. UNC. Now, they travel to play a BC team with a horrid record, but BC has played a brutal schedule. Orangemen have played few true road games and one of them against St. John's, they could have easily lost. BC can drain treys and will keep this competitive IMHO with a sold-out crowd most likely and don't see Syracuse winning by 11+ after their win vs. UNC. Could be wrong, but will take my chances grabbing 10 points. Syracuse 67-62
GLTA, still waiting on KU @ ISU number. Guess Kane likely won't play for the Clones which is big, but Iowa State is really deep. Should be a tough environment for KU's young kids which might struggle on the road a lot this season. Already lost @ Florida & @ Colorado. KU's schedule has been brutal non-conference with losses to Villanova & San Diego State as well, but KU has possibly 2 of the top 3 picks in the NBA draft with Wiggins and Embiid? Currently predicted #2 & #3 in the mock draft I recently saw. Not sure I like Comparing past games, but tough to not like KU if they're +3.5 or higher with Kane likely out.
Virginia +6 for 5* - Duke is hurting with Parker playing so well and the rest of the team watching his excellence. Cavs are a well coached bunch and I thought they would be receiving a few more points. However, you start 3-0 in conference and peeps start taking notice including oddsmakers. See Duke pressing a bit and struggling to win this game if they win. Virginia plays lock down defense and will keep this game tight throughout where Duke is much weaker defensively than Virginia. Grab the points in a game that I believe comes down to the final possession or is decided by 5 points or less. Think Cavs have about a 40% shot at winning SU. Duke 70-68
West Virginia -5 (-120) for 4.5* - Bad spot for the Horns traveling so far on a Monday night game. Texas has size, but not much else. Mountaineers off to a nice start in Big 12 ball and should win this game by at least a half-dozen if they can recover from a tough loss vs. Oklahoma State. Texas has been tough, but hate this spot for them and guard play is still suspect. Mountaineers advantage in Big 12 is their home games and how much of a pain traveling to Morgantown plus week night travel for the Horns instead of weekend makes this spot tough? More Like Brutal! West Virginia 74-63
Boston College +10 for 4.5* - Syracuse is coming off a Huge win vs. UNC. Now, they travel to play a BC team with a horrid record, but BC has played a brutal schedule. Orangemen have played few true road games and one of them against St. John's, they could have easily lost. BC can drain treys and will keep this competitive IMHO with a sold-out crowd most likely and don't see Syracuse winning by 11+ after their win vs. UNC. Could be wrong, but will take my chances grabbing 10 points. Syracuse 67-62
GLTA, still waiting on KU @ ISU number. Guess Kane likely won't play for the Clones which is big, but Iowa State is really deep. Should be a tough environment for KU's young kids which might struggle on the road a lot this season. Already lost @ Florida & @ Colorado. KU's schedule has been brutal non-conference with losses to Villanova & San Diego State as well, but KU has possibly 2 of the top 3 picks in the NBA draft with Wiggins and Embiid? Currently predicted #2 & #3 in the mock draft I recently saw. Not sure I like Comparing past games, but tough to not like KU if they're +3.5 or higher with Kane likely out.
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