Hey Guys -
Post an NBA play as well, and here's a couple from our CBB card! Follow along on Twitter (dmak1313) for 2H and added plays!
- Syracuse +10.5, 2* - The Orangemen come into Chapel Hills as a double digit dog tonight against the Tar Heels. According to Ken Pomeroy (CBB Stats Guru), he has UNC ranked as the 10th best team and Cuse as 74th, statistically. But this is a matchup game, to me. Cuse is ALWAYS well prepared and travels well, as is evidenced by their road games this year, which includes nearly knocking off Villanova before losing in OT. What is evident to me is that their road games they are competitive (keeping scores within double digits against good teams with the exception of Clemson which wasn’t as lopsided as the final score indicates). From a matchup perspective, Cuse will play that zone and slow down the game. If they can slow the Heels down, UNC, aside from shooting lights out in a couple games this year, struggles from the perimeter. And on defense, UNC has some lapses. So I do like the UNDER here as well, but mostly I think this is a few too many points for ‘Cuse to catch tonight.
- Iowa State -5, 1* - I really like this Iowa State team, and the Cyclones home crowd is tough to play against. Texas just got beat by Kansas over the weekend and so they’ll be fired up. But even more telling to me is the upset that Iowa State had happen to them. They lost to Texas Tech and I expect the Cyclones to come out and try to run the methodical Long Horns off the court. Also like the OVER in this game. But we’ll play the side small.