Creighton +4 ***
ML *** +165
I know XU is good....but other then Nova the match ups are tough going against the Jays...Watson is the best pt gd in the country...UCLA pt gd is just a "hair" in 2nd....but Foster is the best player on the floor tonite...I love Blue and Sumner...but there aren't as good...plus Sumner has a sore shoulder..I'm sure he is playing tonite..it would have to be seperated for him not to play...and inside Patton is maybe playing over his head but until he comes off the clouds he has been dominate...love XU...thought last yr they would be in final 4...well coached,etc...last yr Jays lost here...not this year..don't need the points...close game with Watson with the ball with seconds to go...
Troy -6.5 over Tex St ****
Troy did just beat up UTA by 20 but that was minus UTA Herveys who has a bad knee...Person hit I think 9 or 10 3 pters...Varnardo is tough,Holiman can score..on the road Troy seems like an avg team winning but not by much...at home vs Tx St who plays great defense but has trouble scoring and can't win on the road is in trouble today...Troy avgs over 80 pts a game and vs Bobcats defense probably won't get that today but think they win this by double digits...
Canisius +2.5 over Monmouth *
Griffs getting no respect...Reggie has this team scoring.. they avg 81 pts a game...Roberston the other day was 9-9 from the 3... beating Marist...Crump is scoring and Valenti who is on a special NCAA waiver is avg 15 pts...think this is his 7th year at Canisius...other then losing to Iona big they are rolling...but there is 1 problem...Reggie when he coached Buffalo had the same problem...they play no defense...they avg 81 pts a game and give up 79...they can beat the Fairfields,Marists,Quinns,and Siena's but vs Iona a good offensive team they were blown away 98-75...but they beat the Bonnies and Buffalo in OT...last 7 games they gave up ,72,98,77,79,101 and 87...Hawks can score...they have 5 guys that can put it in the basket...but Griffs are playing so well and Hawks have yet to wake up..they will soon though like Siena did yest....small lean to Griffs but think Monmouth could score a 100..hopefully Griffs score at least 98..
Marist +5 over Niagara *
These guys played back in Dec..Foxes won 72-66...Purple out rebounded them 48-30...that Fox front line is so bad...but Hart had only 9 pts season low...if Parker,Hart and no Funk put there avg game together they could win...Foxes can play with this Purple team...but they are 1-9 outside of Poughkeepsie so beware..small play...they will pack the 2-3 zone and match up with Scott...
Valpo -8.5 over Green Bay **
yest went 3-1-2 +2*'s
Troy and Creighton top plays
ML *** +165
I know XU is good....but other then Nova the match ups are tough going against the Jays...Watson is the best pt gd in the country...UCLA pt gd is just a "hair" in 2nd....but Foster is the best player on the floor tonite...I love Blue and Sumner...but there aren't as good...plus Sumner has a sore shoulder..I'm sure he is playing tonite..it would have to be seperated for him not to play...and inside Patton is maybe playing over his head but until he comes off the clouds he has been dominate...love XU...thought last yr they would be in final 4...well coached,etc...last yr Jays lost here...not this year..don't need the points...close game with Watson with the ball with seconds to go...
Troy -6.5 over Tex St ****
Troy did just beat up UTA by 20 but that was minus UTA Herveys who has a bad knee...Person hit I think 9 or 10 3 pters...Varnardo is tough,Holiman can score..on the road Troy seems like an avg team winning but not by much...at home vs Tx St who plays great defense but has trouble scoring and can't win on the road is in trouble today...Troy avgs over 80 pts a game and vs Bobcats defense probably won't get that today but think they win this by double digits...
Canisius +2.5 over Monmouth *
Griffs getting no respect...Reggie has this team scoring.. they avg 81 pts a game...Roberston the other day was 9-9 from the 3... beating Marist...Crump is scoring and Valenti who is on a special NCAA waiver is avg 15 pts...think this is his 7th year at Canisius...other then losing to Iona big they are rolling...but there is 1 problem...Reggie when he coached Buffalo had the same problem...they play no defense...they avg 81 pts a game and give up 79...they can beat the Fairfields,Marists,Quinns,and Siena's but vs Iona a good offensive team they were blown away 98-75...but they beat the Bonnies and Buffalo in OT...last 7 games they gave up ,72,98,77,79,101 and 87...Hawks can score...they have 5 guys that can put it in the basket...but Griffs are playing so well and Hawks have yet to wake up..they will soon though like Siena did yest....small lean to Griffs but think Monmouth could score a 100..hopefully Griffs score at least 98..
Marist +5 over Niagara *
These guys played back in Dec..Foxes won 72-66...Purple out rebounded them 48-30...that Fox front line is so bad...but Hart had only 9 pts season low...if Parker,Hart and no Funk put there avg game together they could win...Foxes can play with this Purple team...but they are 1-9 outside of Poughkeepsie so beware..small play...they will pack the 2-3 zone and match up with Scott...
Valpo -8.5 over Green Bay **
yest went 3-1-2 +2*'s
Troy and Creighton top plays
