Tough luck on the Wednesday comp, as the Blues got nipped in overtime by the Penguins. Here’s a college basketball comp for the holiday.
527 GEORGIA TECH VS. 528 ARKANSAS
Take: GEORGIA TECH -5.5
I can’t say what will happen with this Arkansas team once they get a little more experience. But for now the Razorbacks figure to be somewhat vulnerable. Mike Anderson is a Nolan Richardson disciple, and he likes to utilize that same frenetic style that Richardson made so popular years ago. But off last year’s highly successful 27-9 campaign, this year’s Arkansas entry is sorely lacking in experience and they’re a team I expect to suffer some growing pains, particularly early in the season.
Georgia Tech has a coach on the hot seat in Brian Gregory, and unless he’s oblivious to the rumors, Gregory knows it’s important to get out of the gate quickly and quite some of the critics. Mission accomplished through the first three games, as the Yellow Jackets started 3-0. But the last game was a setback as Georgia Tech was upset at home by East Tennessee State. This was not an awful performance by Tech, and it appears as though the dog just happened to play a really strong game. But it’s still a loss to a smaller conference outfit that is probably a borderline Top 200 team, and the Gregory buzz is once again underway.
I think Gregory needs a win here and I feel he has a matchup that’s favorable. One thing the Yellow Jackets are doing really well so far is taking care of the basketball. If they avoid turnovers against Arkansas, the team should get some very makable looks from close range.
Georgia Tech needs to avoid allowing this to turn into a track meet that results in long range missiles being fired at both ends of the court. If that happens, Arkansas probably wins the game and Gregory moves another step closer to the end of the plank. But I have some confidence that Georgia Tech can win the matchup duel thanks to their experience, and that being the case, I’ll take my chances laying the points in this game.
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