Eastern Mich +5 UMass **
Mass has Chaz one of the best pt gds....6'10 LaLanne has been a force inside avg 18 pts and 11 bds...front line is huge with scoring and rebounding...but EMU at home has a 35-1 record...their coach Murphy was Boe's asst. at the Cuse...so they will pack it in and keep the score low...Mass has been in Springfield and gets a road test...I always say a great pt gd on the road can even out a great home team...but EMU can play defense and think they slow down the Minutemen.
Iowa -7.5 over Notre dame ***
Like Iowa at home tonite..Love White and Marble...they have more depth and can play 8 or 9 guys...they can score and play defense..
Utah +9.5 over Boise St **
Boise has big time revenge from lyr...almost everyone back...No 1 in the nation in scoring avg 97 pts..but they played nobody...Utah has been at home so going on the road could present a problem..Boise has its top 4 scorers all gds with Watkins holding the fort inside...but Utah has Loveridge and Wright who can score..throw in 6'9 Lenz and 7'0 Bachynski and I think Utah can stay close...
Col St +2 over Colorado **
Buffs have Scott who is a force...Dinwiddle is one of the top gds out in the west...Johnson and Booker are solid fds..Gordon is 6'9...they are tops in the country in rebound margin...but Col St at home doesn't lose esp vs a rival..they don't have the size or are as athletic but they can score and pass..AVila is avg 19 pts..they have 3 players with 27,25 and 21 assists ..that is sharing the ball...if they can keep the Buffs off the bds think they get a home win...
BYU -19 over North Texas **
BYU is loaded on offense.Haws and Carlino will be the best gd tandem NT will see all yr.NT has no post players so who gds 6'10 Mika...and Austin at 6'11...Collinsworth is all over the place..scoring and rebounding...they avg 94 pts a game,4th in the country...but these guys can't play defense or rebound..but NT top 6 scorers are all gds..the Williams{ not related} are avg 16 and 12..Jones back from last yr actually passes the ball..he has 30 assists which is a more then any player lyr..they have one big man in Coleman at 6'10 but he can't score and only plays 20 mpg..NT rebounds because they are athletic...they have mucho speed and think from an athletic stand point can stay with BYU for awhile but Haws will get hot and Mika is one of the top frosh in the country..NT has no post defense...BYU wins by 24 or more.
Creighton -11.5 over Long Beach **
Blue Jays got knocked out of top 20....think they come into the Long beach and put a whupping on them..
went 2-1 yest
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Mass has Chaz one of the best pt gds....6'10 LaLanne has been a force inside avg 18 pts and 11 bds...front line is huge with scoring and rebounding...but EMU at home has a 35-1 record...their coach Murphy was Boe's asst. at the Cuse...so they will pack it in and keep the score low...Mass has been in Springfield and gets a road test...I always say a great pt gd on the road can even out a great home team...but EMU can play defense and think they slow down the Minutemen.
Iowa -7.5 over Notre dame ***
Like Iowa at home tonite..Love White and Marble...they have more depth and can play 8 or 9 guys...they can score and play defense..
Utah +9.5 over Boise St **
Boise has big time revenge from lyr...almost everyone back...No 1 in the nation in scoring avg 97 pts..but they played nobody...Utah has been at home so going on the road could present a problem..Boise has its top 4 scorers all gds with Watkins holding the fort inside...but Utah has Loveridge and Wright who can score..throw in 6'9 Lenz and 7'0 Bachynski and I think Utah can stay close...
Col St +2 over Colorado **
Buffs have Scott who is a force...Dinwiddle is one of the top gds out in the west...Johnson and Booker are solid fds..Gordon is 6'9...they are tops in the country in rebound margin...but Col St at home doesn't lose esp vs a rival..they don't have the size or are as athletic but they can score and pass..AVila is avg 19 pts..they have 3 players with 27,25 and 21 assists ..that is sharing the ball...if they can keep the Buffs off the bds think they get a home win...
BYU -19 over North Texas **
BYU is loaded on offense.Haws and Carlino will be the best gd tandem NT will see all yr.NT has no post players so who gds 6'10 Mika...and Austin at 6'11...Collinsworth is all over the place..scoring and rebounding...they avg 94 pts a game,4th in the country...but these guys can't play defense or rebound..but NT top 6 scorers are all gds..the Williams{ not related} are avg 16 and 12..Jones back from last yr actually passes the ball..he has 30 assists which is a more then any player lyr..they have one big man in Coleman at 6'10 but he can't score and only plays 20 mpg..NT rebounds because they are athletic...they have mucho speed and think from an athletic stand point can stay with BYU for awhile but Haws will get hot and Mika is one of the top frosh in the country..NT has no post defense...BYU wins by 24 or more.
Creighton -11.5 over Long Beach **
Blue Jays got knocked out of top 20....think they come into the Long beach and put a whupping on them..
went 2-1 yest
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