Sat hoops...." off the beaten path and a few on the path."

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Fordham -2 over Monmouth ****
Love the Rams here...after getting blown out by the Johnnies 104-58 think they come back today big...that Johnnies game was a statement game...Lavin wanted to show Pecara " you are not getting the top NYC HS player to enroll at Fordham...because Fordham has 6'3 Severe who is avg 18 pts a game and he is one of the top freshman in the country....I saw somewhere where they posted the top 15 freshman...Severe wasn't there..and the Johnnies were all over him the other nite....Rams have Frazier who is avg 18 pts and Thomas who can score..all gds..they also beat a good Manhattan team 2 weeks ago.. Monmouth is playing pretty good but they are young..think Rams win big here today..

Bonnies -5.5 over Niagara ***
Bonnies can score and Purple can't defend...Purples Mason leads the country in scoring{28pts} and they don't have another double figure scorer...NU has 2 wins vs Peter and davidson...maybe Bonnies run a box and one on Mason...I would because no one else can score..

Manhattan -6 over Buffalo ***
Jaspers getting there act together...Beamon is starting to get hot...beat South Carolina pretty handily @SC..Alvardo is the typical coaches dream pt gd to run the show...Brown inside is a force inside at 6'7...one of the top Shot blockers in the country...he will have a tough time vs McCrea who is one of the best players in the MAC....but he is going against the MAAC's best player..lyr

Butler -5.5 over Evansville **
Butler doesn't turn the ball over,plays better defense.

ODU +3 NC Wilma **
Toledo -7.5 over Clev St **
Houston -3 over Rice **

Colorado +6 over Ok St
Think the Buffs can keep this close..they have great gds and Scott inside...have to contain Smart but think they can.

Ohio St -7 over Notre dame **
Think Craft can contain Grant..to much speed every where for ND to deal with...

Princeton -5 over Portland **
Tigers are on a roll...offense drives every one crazy and then they shoot the eyes out of it...or get a back door layup...

Zona St -12.5 over Texas Tech ****
Love the Devils here...Carson is almost impossible to stop with his drives and passes...he just breaks down everything on defenses.Marshall is the other gd...he can flat out play...M

 

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Hope none of these games already started...

Mich St -2.5 over Texas *
Probably the hardest game to capp....going to it in about 2 hours...Texas just beat NC by 3 @NC and NC @ Mich St won...is Texas that good? That what's everyone is talking about...this morning at the Gym that is the million dollar question..Barnes like Mack Brown is on the bubble...of course the bubble already burst on Mack...after watching Texas on TV about 7 times and sitting in row 3 the other nite vs Tex St I'm not convinced...they have played nobody other then BYU and lost...there rebounding stats and dominance have been vs weaker teams...they are very young and have no true outside shooters..there gds are all 6'0.6.1,6'2 and all skinny but quick and athletic..Taylor,Holland and Felix and still puppies..Holmes is pretty solid inside and Ridley uses his 300 pound frame to to score..Ibeh is a 6'10 shot blocker..Mich St was No 1 for a quick cup of coffee...They have Payne inside at 6'10 and he will be the best post man Texas has seen.. Appling at gd is tough with valentine..Harris is questionable today..and that has a lot to do with todays out come..If Harris is 100% it will cause the Longhorns problems..if he doesn't play think the Texas has a good chance win...Texas beat NC and NC beat Mich St...but NC is so up and down...we will see if Texas is for real today.. I'm leaning on them being over rated a little..

Umass +3 over FSU ***
Chaz and co win outright....to much speed...and to much Chaz and co

 

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At game...28 minutes to jump...is sitting in mich st area...harris is playing...he is warming up now...looks good..fans told me izzo won.t start him but he will play...go spartans....I am doing this typing frm my phone..1st time..took me 15 minutes to log in...payne looks huge...gl to everybody....we will see if texas is for real...fordham up on monmouth...

 

[njsammy]

Box,
Went to game wow Pecora is bad ... he got outcoached badly by the immortal King Rice ...
Sevare dominates first half ... Doubled him second half Pecora had no answers ..
Neither team plays D .. more so Fordham
I see why they gave up 100 then 87 today ...
Have to watch playing Fordham on road down road
Kid Sevare is BIG ..
Good luck tonight and rest of way ..
63 here tomorrow