MONDAY GUIDE:
6PM Murray St. @ Niagara - Not exactly a game to TiVo, but it does provide an interesting look at two teams who could be auditioning for the Cinderella role in a few months.7PM Georgetown @ UConn - It doesn't get much better than this; two premier programs square off in a nice conference opening measuring stick game. How will freshman Greg Monroe handle Hasheem Thabeet inside? The answer to that will go a long way to determining if Georgetown can keep this a contest.
7PM Temple @ Villanova - Temple seems to go 17-12 or worse every year, but still lurks as a giant killer prone to springing a few upsets annualy. Throw in the Big 5 Palestra magic, and you have an interesting test for Jay Wright's Wildcats heading into conference play.
8PM Portland St. @ Baylor - The Vikings have slain one Goliath this year in Gonzaga. They get another chance tonight at Baylor. I think Scott Drew will mention something about that Zag game sometime before tipoff, don't you?
9PM Davidson @ Charleston - I really love this game, one of the hidden gems of the season. Read more here.
9PM Cincinnati @ Memphis - A rivaly harkening back to days of the old Metro conference. Cincinnati can ill-aford many losses before tackling the Big East guantlet if they harbor any aspirations of returning to the big dance. Memphis has used a strong non-conference resume to boost up their mediocre C-USA schedule for the past few years. So far this year, all they have to boast are losses to Gerogetown, Syracuse and Xavier. The Tigers really need a win to stay in the mix for a Top 4 seed in March.
Maniacs Monday Picks:
UConn -7
Temple +8.5
Cincinnati + 13 (LOCK!)
Buffalo +1.5 (Colorado)
Baylor -12
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