Well I had a nice 4-2 night last night, but still wondering how SD State and Wyoming played a 208 point pace in the last 10 minutes of their game. That was unreal, but still Ill take the 4-1 mark in totals plays last night, giving me a 58.2% mark for all totals plays this year. One of my best years in CBB totals. I hope to keep it going tonight. Will have writeups for top plays only tonight. Sorry bout that.
TOP PLAYS
4 UNIT PLAY
Illinois/ Nebraska Under 127.5: I really hope this one is as easy as it looks. Illinois is one of te slower paced teams in the Big 10 and they really struggle to score away from home, averaging just 57 ppg on a mere 35.3% shooting in their road games this year. In their last 4 Big 10 road games they have averaged just 51 ppg, with those games averaging just 106.5 ppg. They really slow the pace down on the road and that will be just fine for a Nebraska team that plays at a slow pace as well. Nebraska's last 5 games overall have averaged just 123.6 ppg and just like Illinois, they have struggled on offense of late, scoring just 59.8 ppg on 40.7 shooting in their last 5 games. Now they face an Illinois team that has allowed just 64.2 ppg overall and just 55.5 ppg in their last 4 Big 10 road games. Now I have already stated the Illinois scoring problems on the road and that won't get any better in this one as the Huskers have allowed just 60.1 ppg on their home floor this year. This should a very slow paced game and with both offenses struggling and both teams playing very good defense, It's hard to see either team hitting the 60's in this one.
3 UNIT PLAYS
Pittsburgh/ Syracuse Under 125: Pitt has really struggled on offense of late as they have scored just 51 ppg (regulation) in their last 4 games. Now they face one of the best defenses in the nation in the Orange, who have allowed just 58.4 ppg on 40.6% shooting this year. Now let's take out the 91-89 OT game vs Duke and we see that the Cuse have allowed just 51 ppg in 9 of their last 10 games. Now that is playing some defense. Pitt knows how to play defense as well as they have allowed just 60.1 ppg overall and 58.9 ppg at home. The Cuse are just average on offense and have put up just 62 ppg in 7 of their last 8 games (took out the OT game vs Duke). Last year both teams were in the Big East and played two games that put up just 121 and 120 points and that has carried over to the first meeting between the teams this year, in which just 113 points were scored. I see nothing that makes me think that this game can put up more than that here. Both defenses are very good and both teams play a slow brand of offense, which has lead to low scoring out puts for both of late. This one should finish around 115 at best.
Washington State/ California Under 129.5: The Cougars have really struggled to score of late and without Lacy in there it has been even harder for this team to score as they have averaged just 55.2 ppg (Regulation) in the 10 games since Lacy has gone out. That is pitiful. The Cal Bears have allowed 74.4 ppg on the road, but the Cougars just don't have the kind of offense to take advantage. The Bears come in struggling on offense of late as they have scored just 68 ppg in their last 5 games and the Cougars have played excellent defense at home, where they have allowed just 61.6 ppg. The Cougars are an all out slow don team and that is their only chance to win games, as they just don't have the offense to go up and down the court with teams. Washington State's home games have averaged just 126.3 ppg this year, thanks to poor scoring and very good defense and I feel they can draw Cal into that slow paced type of game here. Even if Cal should put up 70 in this game, I don't see the Cougars being able to hit 60 points at all. they just don't have that many points in them. This one may not reach 120 points.
8 POINT TEASER--- North Carolina +10.5 & Baylor -1 & Oklahoma -1 (Cancelled)
8 POINT TEASER--- Oklahoma -1 & Baylor -1 & Syracuse +10.5
OTHER PLAYS
2 UNIT PLAYS
Penn State/ Indiana Under 138
DEPAUL +13.5 over Villanova
Stanford/ Washington Under 147
1 UNIT PLAYS
Toledo -4.5 over Ohio
Eastern Michigan/ Ball State Under 125
8 POINT TEASER--- Akron +9.5 & Air Force +6 & Iona -4
CBB Records
Top Plays Overall 99-88-6 (+12.2 Units)... 5 Unit 0-0-0 (0.0 Units)... 4 Unit 5-3-0 (+6.8 Units)... 3 Unit 94-85-6 (+3.0 Units)
Top Play Totals 58-53-3 (+3.0 Units)... Top Play Teasers 16-15-0 (-4.8 Units)
Other Plays Overall 173-127-9 (+52.8 Units)... Other Play Totals 112-68-3 (+66.5 Units)... Teasers 8-10-0 (-5.0 Units)