2 units....butler (-10.5) over cleveland state
2 units....utah/byu under 128.5
even when rollie had good teams at csu (especially 2000 and 2001) he could never hang with butler. its the same story every game. come out of the gates with some intensity, keep it close and then all the sudden- BAM - butler hits them with a scoring spurt that stretches out the lead and it becomes academic after that. maybe rollie and the vikings have a trick up their sleeve and are gonna keep this one close- but i just dont see it. vikings have taken some inexplicable losses this season and have really quit when down. in years past - they had the scoring punch to be able to fight back from 12-14 down. this year- once the lead gets past 10 points, its basically curtains for csu. and with the way butler shoots the 3, it could reach double digits early and csu could fold. i cant even remember the last time i laid double digits on the road. probably my first time all year, but i gotta make an exception here. csu blew another game on saturday and allowed loyola to get out of town with a win. i dont see them in the right mindset to be prepared for butler
really seems like linesmaker is taking a stand on byu/utah total. the first meeting was 79-75, and utah is coming off recent games vs san diego state (76-62) and unlv (86-80, albeit in overtime) and the utes didnt really play their tempo of basketball. i gotta think majerus, even in a winning effort vs unlv - wasnt exactly thrilled with the defensive effort, especially at home. the one thing that jumps out at me and makes me feel like the under is the right side---- both teams have had one full week off to prepare for this rivalry rematch. defensive adjustments will be made from the first meeting, both teams will be completely fresh, and this one should be a defensive war from the opening tip. i feel like this one is gonna be played in the high 50's.
2 units....utah/byu under 128.5
even when rollie had good teams at csu (especially 2000 and 2001) he could never hang with butler. its the same story every game. come out of the gates with some intensity, keep it close and then all the sudden- BAM - butler hits them with a scoring spurt that stretches out the lead and it becomes academic after that. maybe rollie and the vikings have a trick up their sleeve and are gonna keep this one close- but i just dont see it. vikings have taken some inexplicable losses this season and have really quit when down. in years past - they had the scoring punch to be able to fight back from 12-14 down. this year- once the lead gets past 10 points, its basically curtains for csu. and with the way butler shoots the 3, it could reach double digits early and csu could fold. i cant even remember the last time i laid double digits on the road. probably my first time all year, but i gotta make an exception here. csu blew another game on saturday and allowed loyola to get out of town with a win. i dont see them in the right mindset to be prepared for butler
really seems like linesmaker is taking a stand on byu/utah total. the first meeting was 79-75, and utah is coming off recent games vs san diego state (76-62) and unlv (86-80, albeit in overtime) and the utes didnt really play their tempo of basketball. i gotta think majerus, even in a winning effort vs unlv - wasnt exactly thrilled with the defensive effort, especially at home. the one thing that jumps out at me and makes me feel like the under is the right side---- both teams have had one full week off to prepare for this rivalry rematch. defensive adjustments will be made from the first meeting, both teams will be completely fresh, and this one should be a defensive war from the opening tip. i feel like this one is gonna be played in the high 50's.
