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Quick Listing of the Week's Best Games
A few of these, none of you would dare miss. A few others might have slipped past undetected.
Tonight is a pretty blank Monday, but at least you have Chargers v. Jaguars to look forward too! Bletch!
Be sure to check back in tomorrow for an interesting new Bracketeering - a few possible surprises and a few spots we open us ourselves up for debate...
6-Dec
Missouri @ Villanova 7pm
Marshall @ Syracuse 7pm
Iowa @ Northern Iowa 8pm
Washington @ Marquette 8pm
Long Beach St. @ Kansas 9pm
7-Dec
Arizona @ Florida 7pm
Vanderbilt @ Davidson 7pm
Alabama @ Dayton 7pm
Xavier @ Butler 9pm
8-Dec
Cleveland St. @ Robert Morris 7pm
Harvard @ Uconn 7pm
West Virginia @ Kansas State 9pm
9-Dec
Richmond @ VCU 8pm
10-Dec
Washington @ Duke 12pm
Cincinnati @ Xavier 12:30pm
UNLV @ Wisconsin 2pm
Oklahoma St. @ Pitt 2:30pm
Ohio State @ Kansas 3:15pm
Clemson @ Arizona 4pm
Oakland @ Michigan 4pm
Villanova @ Temple 5pm
Indiana @ Kentucky 5:15pm
Long Beach St. @ North Carolina 7pm
Boise State @ LSU 8pm
Michigan St. @ Gonzaga 9pm
Tonight is a pretty blank Monday, but at least you have Chargers v. Jaguars to look forward too! Bletch!
6-Dec
Missouri @ Villanova 7pm
Marshall @ Syracuse 7pm
Iowa @ Northern Iowa 8pm
Washington @ Marquette 8pm
Long Beach St. @ Kansas 9pm
7-Dec
Arizona @ Florida 7pm
Vanderbilt @ Davidson 7pm
Alabama @ Dayton 7pm
Xavier @ Butler 9pm
8-Dec
Cleveland St. @ Robert Morris 7pm
Harvard @ Uconn 7pm
West Virginia @ Kansas State 9pm
9-Dec
Richmond @ VCU 8pm
10-Dec
Washington @ Duke 12pm
Cincinnati @ Xavier 12:30pm
UNLV @ Wisconsin 2pm
Oklahoma St. @ Pitt 2:30pm
Ohio State @ Kansas 3:15pm
Clemson @ Arizona 4pm
Oakland @ Michigan 4pm
Villanova @ Temple 5pm
Indiana @ Kentucky 5:15pm
Long Beach St. @ North Carolina 7pm
Boise State @ LSU 8pm
Michigan St. @ Gonzaga 9pm
Baylor Makes Big Statement
This is a post link for the full game story on Yahoo.
It was really, really ugly if you are a Northwestern fan, but an incredibly powerful sign if you are a Baylor fan that the lofty #7 ranking might not be as ambitious as some originally thought.
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It was really, really ugly if you are a Northwestern fan, but an incredibly powerful sign if you are a Baylor fan that the lofty #7 ranking might not be as ambitious as some originally thought.
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One Hundred Years no More?
Northwestern is unranked (though shouldn't be) and Baylor is untested with no real high caliber win after a season in which they didn't make the NCAA tourney... so throw these rankings out the window and look at the stat that really matters. Vegas has Northwestern as a two and a half point favorite.
This game is only televised if you have ESPN full court or ESPN 360 - which is a shame, because it is compelling hoops.
No official pick from the Maniac on this one; I'm cautiously optimistic on Northwestern, but it is a really stern test against the athleticism and size of Baylor today. Either way, we'll have a nice recap and breakdown in tonight's Bracketeering, as it will likely feature the winner prominently, and possibly both teams if the game is as high played as I think it might be....
Quick Maniac Picks for December 3rd
Loaded day of college hoops, highlighted by North Carolina at Kentucky.
The Maniac has a detailed column on the big game at www.sportsgeek.com, feel free to check it out. In the meantime, here's a quick primer to Saturday's other marquee contests.
Purdue @ Xavier - Robbie Hummel is back for a fifth season in Lafayette. Unfortunately, he doesn't appear to have a lot of help. Look for Xavier to notch yet another impressive non-conference win for their resume.
Valpo @ Butler - This is an early-season Horizon showdown. The winner has a leg up in their eventual pursuit of favorite Cleveland State.
Gonzaga @ Illinois - The Illini are unbeaten... but also largely untested. They are 2.5 point favorites at home today, but I think the 'Zags go in and beat 'em.
Texas @ UCLA - This game would have been a heck of a lot better two or three years ago. The names still pop; the teams don't. But it is an important game for each rebuilding program if they have any aspirations of dancing in March.
Marquette @ Wisconsin - One of the best unheralded rivalry games in the country. Wisconsin is a big 8 point favorite, but Marquette is a sleeper Big East contender. I think this will be one heck of a hard fought game, and am curious to see how much gas is in the badger tank after a grinding and emotional loss to North Carolina on Wednesday night.
Pitt @ Tennessee - This is an interesting match-up. Neither team is pretty, but both play their backsides off and will fight you (literally) all night long. Expect a physical and punishing game between two teams that aren't at the top of their very good conferences, but should find themselves playing in March.
Indiana State @ Boise State - No, this isn't much of an entertaining basketball game, even for a junkie like me - but at +6.5 for Indiana State, it is one of the worst lines I've seen this season. The Sycamores are a decent ballclub. I like them straight-up tonight, let along getting 6.5...
Maniac's Picks: Xavier -5, Valpo +5.5, Gonzaga +1.5, Marquette +8, Pitt -1.5, Indiana State +6.5
The Maniac has a detailed column on the big game at www.sportsgeek.com, feel free to check it out. In the meantime, here's a quick primer to Saturday's other marquee contests.
Purdue @ Xavier - Robbie Hummel is back for a fifth season in Lafayette. Unfortunately, he doesn't appear to have a lot of help. Look for Xavier to notch yet another impressive non-conference win for their resume.
Valpo @ Butler - This is an early-season Horizon showdown. The winner has a leg up in their eventual pursuit of favorite Cleveland State.
Gonzaga @ Illinois - The Illini are unbeaten... but also largely untested. They are 2.5 point favorites at home today, but I think the 'Zags go in and beat 'em.
Texas @ UCLA - This game would have been a heck of a lot better two or three years ago. The names still pop; the teams don't. But it is an important game for each rebuilding program if they have any aspirations of dancing in March.
Marquette @ Wisconsin - One of the best unheralded rivalry games in the country. Wisconsin is a big 8 point favorite, but Marquette is a sleeper Big East contender. I think this will be one heck of a hard fought game, and am curious to see how much gas is in the badger tank after a grinding and emotional loss to North Carolina on Wednesday night.
Pitt @ Tennessee - This is an interesting match-up. Neither team is pretty, but both play their backsides off and will fight you (literally) all night long. Expect a physical and punishing game between two teams that aren't at the top of their very good conferences, but should find themselves playing in March.
Indiana State @ Boise State - No, this isn't much of an entertaining basketball game, even for a junkie like me - but at +6.5 for Indiana State, it is one of the worst lines I've seen this season. The Sycamores are a decent ballclub. I like them straight-up tonight, let along getting 6.5...
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