How's that for a swing back week. Other than Duke completely handling Louisville (How was I supposed to see a 2-3 zone coming?), I was perfect for the week. Hopefully I can keep the momentum going and not barrel forward too recklessly.
Record 9-1 (Overall 74-31)
Kentucky over Alabama - When Kentucky wants to play, it can be demoralizing for the other team.
Iowa St. over Kansas - The Cyclones are keeping the Big 12 title race interesting.
Arizona over Utah - Utah is a nice story but Arizona is a better team.
Notre Dame over Miami - The Hurricanes look like that team that won't make it back to the top 25 but no team wants to play.
Texas over West Virginia - Every Big 12 game is a coin flip.
Oklahoma over Oklahoma St. - Yay for picking the home team.
Kansas St. over Baylor - Yay for picking the away team.
Gonzaga over St. Mary's - I realize that I forgot to actually list a Winner here last week, but if you thought I was picking against Gonzaga, then you are very foolish.
Indiana over Maryland - The Hoosiers ARE tough to beat at home and I DON'T buy Maryland being to 15 good.
Kentucky at South Carolina (Saturday)
1) I like to talk about Kentucky. 2) It's a road game against a South Carolina team with some talent and a good coach. Kentucky should win, but those two reasons make this one worth pointing out.
Winner: Kentucky
Kansas at Texas (Saturday)
Apparently, every other game is a "put up or shut up" game for Texas. To break into the top 2 in the Big 12, you have to beat one of the top 2 in the Big 12. Texas has the ability to embarass Kansas the way Kentucky did or slow it down too much to maintain a lead the way Kentucky did against them. Either way, Kentucky would win the Big 12. That's all I'm saying.
Winner: Texas
Louisiana Lafayette at Georgia St. (Saturday)
Neither team is dominating the Sunbelt the way I thought they would. I still think it's going to come down to one of them in the NCAA tournament and whoever gets there will be on upset alert, or rather, will sound the upset alert. Much like their first meeting, I think home court is too much of an advantage to overcome.
Winner: Georgia St.
Duke v. St. Johns (Sunday)
It will be Coach K's 1000th win. Perhaps St. John's has it in them to spoil the party. That seems really doubtful though.
Winner: Duke
West Virginia at Kansas St. (Tuesday)
I'm not sure either can win the Big 12 but they could be battling for a top 3 finish (top 4 if Texas ever figures things out).
Winner: Kansas St.
Baylor at Oklahoma St. (Tuesday)
The two overachievers of the conference so far (Ok, maybe not, given their combined 5-6 record in conference play). Gathers is coming off that huge 25 & 28 game though, so that's pretty cool.
Winner: Oklahoma St.
Duke at Notre Dame (Wednesday)
I know, I know. Duke again? Well, it's a top 10 battle and there's that very slight chance that Coach K could still be searching for that 1000th win. Regardless, this is a tough stretch of games away from home for them.
Winner: Duke
Indiana at Purdue (Wednesday)
Rivalry games are hard to predict. IU is great at home (just ask Maryland) and Purdue is sort of a hot mess. IU has hot shooting guards. Purdue has unmotivated talented bigs. This'll be a fun one.
Winner: Indiana
Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech (Thursday)
The second WKU loses, this stops being fun. For now, it's a road game for #1 against #2. I want to see how long WKU can ride this wave.
Winner: Western Kentucky
Maryland at Ohio St. (Thursday)
Trimble vs. Russell. I hope you're ready.
Winner: Maryland
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