Maniac's Picks:
Michigan -8 @ Indiana (Kaiser's Pick)
Providence @ Cincinnati -3
Northwestern @ Wisconsin -7
Charleston +26 @ North Carolina
Gonzaga +4 @ Tennessee
Davidson @ Duke -14
I like Davidson, but they couldn't get a quality shot off against Purdue on a semi-neutral floor. Duke's D is better than Purdue's (pop in a tape of their December meeting in Mackey, or ask Robbie Hummel how well the defend ball screens and backcuts). I really see Steph struggling a lot tonight, and he really has little help with him.
Charleston walks into a hornet's nest tonight, facing the nation's best team on their home floor fresh off a stunning upset defeat. That said, Charleston is a good ballclub, and could make the SoCon a 2-bid league, which is simple unheard of in most years. I think that Carolina is focused and sharp, but Charleston is a good team that will punch back.
Gonzaga beat Tennessee earlier this year on a neutral floor. They need tonight's repeat win desperatly to validate their early wins and wash away the taste of some stinging defeats. No one believes me but I assure you, Gonzaga is tenuously on the bubble as of January 7th.
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