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Mar

Day 2 Picks

Posted by: ZandyMan in Sports

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The Schmooze: Ok, so not everything went perfectly yesterday. But, pretty much every game that didn’t work out came right down to the wire and could have gone either way. Anyways, on to today prognostications:

#3 Syracuse v. #14 Stephen F. Austin - Syracuse. Jonny Flynn will carry the Orange.
#8 Oklahoma State v. #9 Tennessee - Oklahoma State. Toss up game. I’ll take the higher seed.
#6 Marquette v. #11 Utah State - Marquette. Despite some key injuries, Marquette will make it through.
#3 Kansas v. #14 North Dakota State - Kansas. Major upset potential here. NDS has tons of experience and has had the same starting lineup the entire season (1 of only 3 teams in college basketball to do that). I still see Bill Self making the right adjustments to get Kansas through. Expect a close game.
#6 Arizona State v. #11 Temple - Arizona State. James Harden anyone?
#1 Pitt v. #16 East Tennessee State - Pitt. Dajuan Blair will be too much inside.
#3 Missouri v. #14 Cornell - Missouri. No Ivy league teams are getting far this year.
#3 West Virginia v. #11 Dayton - West Virginia. West Virginia has been strong lately. Starting to take advantage of their athletes and mismatches.
#1 Louisville v. #16 Morehead State - Louisville. More-head-state…how old am I?
#5 Utah v. #12 Arizona - Arizona. Zona has the talent…do they have the focus?
#7 Boston College v. #10 USC - Boston College. If BC can hang with Duke and UNC, they can take care of USC.
#4 Xavier v. #13 Portland State - Xavier. Xavier has the experience.
#8 Ohio State v. #9 Siena - Siena. Another toss up. I think since Butler lost yesterday, Siena is destined to win. One of those teams has to get through.
#4 Wake Forest v. #13 Cleveland State - Wake Forest. I like the ACC this year.
#2 Michigan State v. #15 Robert Morris - Michigan State. I don’t trust schools named after people.
#5 Florida State v. #12 Wisconsin - Florida State. Tony Douglas can drop 40 points in any given game. Wisconsin can’t score (but they can defend). If Douglas breaks 20 points the Noles will win.

That’s it folks! If you think my picks are nuts (or just that I am nuts) let me know…I’m always open to getting hit with some knowledge.

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Mar

My Tourney Picks…Broken Down!

Posted by: ZandyMan in Sports

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My Tourney Picks…Broken Down!
Day 2 Picks
2nd Round Picks

The Schmooze: Here we go, it is tourney time! Below are my picks for today’s 16 games. If you want to win your bracket…follow me:

#8 LSU v. #9 Butler - Butler. I’ll take a solid mid-major over a mediocore SEC team. Especially since the SEC was very weak this year.
#2 Memphis v. CS Northrige - Memphis. CS who?
#8 BYU v. #9 Texas A&M - BYU. A&M has more talent, but BYU is much more fundamentally sound and makes less mistakes.
#5 Purdue v. #12 Northern Iowa - Purdue. Purdue is on a hot streak after cleaning up in the Big 10 tournament.
#1 UNC v. #16 Radford - UNC. No way a Roy Williams coached team will lose to a 16 seed.
#7 California v. #10 Maryland - Maryland. If Vasquez can get hot for Maryland, they can definitely take this one.
#1 UConn v. #16 Chatanooga - UConn. UConn will be the first #1 to fall, but it won’t be in this game.
#4 Washington v. #13 Miss St. - Washington. I think Washington will surprise a lot of people in this tournament. I’m also not buying any SEC team this year.
#7 Texas v. #10 Minnesota - Texas. When is the last time Minnesota beat Texas in anything?
#7 Clemson v. #10 Michigan - Clemson. This one is a real toss up. I think Clemson has a slight edge in athletic ability.
#3 Villanova v. #14 American - Villanova. Scottie Reynolds will make or break Nova in this tournanment.
#4 Gonzaga v. #13 Akron - Gonzaga. Mark Few is too good of a coach to let his team lose in the first round.
#2 Duke v. #15 Binghampton - Duke. Duke’s suffocating D will lead them to victory over Binghampton. Their 3 point shooting will determine their fate in the rest of the tournament.
#2 Oklahoma v. #15 Morgan St. - Oklahoma. Blake Griffin is a beast…and the no. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA draft.
#6 UCLA v. #11 VCU - VCU. I know this a trendy upset pick, but it is trendy for a reason. Eric Maynor v. Darren Collison should be one of the best first round matchups.
#5 Illinois v. #12 Western Kentucky - Illinois. WK is a popular upset pick here, but I think these teams are even…so I’m giving the edge to the Illini’s superior coaching.