Ray,tough game to capp.
Marist's win at Stillwater the other nite had some real wierd things happen.Sutton benched 3 players including ALL Big 12 Boggins.In fact Boggins played 24 minutes,Dove 27 and Monds 7..OSU players seemed not into the game.
Marist is on "cloud 9" to be playing.Whittington hit for 30 pts,hit 5-9 3's..Jordan had a terrible game..going 3-14,1-6 from the 3,with 9 pts.In fact Jordan in his last 10 games hasn't hit the outside shot.
Marist has trouble with big front lines.Wolfpack top 3 scorers are Costner,Grant and McCaulluy all 6'8,6'9 and 6'7.Smith the 7'0 for marist is soft and likes to play outside. he had 4 pts vs OSU.Stilphen had a good game but he's slow.Benjamin the 6'8 kid has really stepped up and helped in rebounding. But he's so mechanical and his only pts are 3 feet from the basket.
NC shoots the ball so well.FG% is one of the top in the nation.
I like the -7 because NC St is 5-0 ats in last 5 beating in the ACC tourney Duke,Vir.and VT. And with 1 minute left had the Tar Heels tied.Then they go to drexal with no rest and beat them.
NC St is not like Ok St..they are on a roll and playing at home .They are 13-6 at home despite a 5-9 ats record.
Foxes have much more depth but I think they will have trouble with Packs frontline. I see a 10-12 pt win. Foxes are last in the MAAC in steals,and blocked shots. Not are not athletic.They rely on Whittington's outside shot after Jordan kicks the ball out.
GL..hoped this helped...and thanks for all those winners I'm stealing from you...keep it up
A med play NC St -7...**
GL