Now that the Conference season is upon us, more games are likely to be close and there are more upsets. Also the season is much better now in the next two months. Games are being played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
1. North Carolina-vs. Boston College (Sunday)- Last year when these two teams met, Tyrese Rice went off for 46 points in a losing effort, dont expect that to happen this year. The Tar Heels should win this game by a good margin. UNC 85-77
2. Connecticut-vs. Rutgers- I would vote this team- most likely I wouldnt want to play this weekend after how bad they looked against Georgetown on Monday. Expect Haseem Thabeet to have a big game after he disappeared against the Hoyas in the last game. CONN 78-63
3. Pittsburgh-at 8. Georgetown- What a showdown this game will be. The Hoyas are showing that they are the real deal with beating UConn earlier this week. A tough turn around for them to play the Panthers but they are at home. The Hoyas need more from their bench if they are going to win this one, I dont see it happening, very close though. PITT 68-65
4. Oklahoma-vs. Coppin State- The Sooners got upset this week by the Razorbacks of Arkansas and now they will take their aggression out on Coppin. OKLA 70-43
5. Duke-vs Virgina Tech (Sunday)- Another game thats alot harder in Blacksburg but the Hokies seem to always give the Blue Devils a game no matter where they are playing. I dont expect Virgina Tech to put up much of a fight. DUKE 82-65
6. Wake Forest-at Brigham Young- The Demon Deacons are off to one of their best starts but they head to Provo which is never a fun place to play for teams. Wake has already made one successful trip out west this year but I dont see it be another one as this is the big uspet of the weekend. BYU 65-63
7. Texas-vs. Appalachian State (Friday)- A good tune-up game for the Longhorns as the Mountaineers will not be able to pull any upsets. TEXAS 84-65
9. UCLA-at Oregon State (Friday)- A big time trap game for the Bruins who are 0-2 when starting the year in Corvallis. The Beavers have been alright under new coach Paul Robinson and the Bruins are slowly heating up. I see the Bruins taking care of business. UCLA 67-60 (The Bruins also play Oregon on Sunday, I dont see them having any trouble in that one either on the road)
10. Notre Dame-at St. Johns- The Fighting Irish looked very strong on the road against DePaul on Wednesday and they head into MSG to face the Red Storm. Notre Dame shouldnt have much problem with St. Johns as they are nowhere near the team they once were. ND 76-64
11. Syracuse-at South Florida (Friday)- The Orange take their show on the road in the ever tough Sun Dome. No one wants to play at South Florida because they usually get two or three upsets during the year. I think the Cuse should be fine in this one but beware of the Bulls. CUSE 75-71
14. Arizona State-at Stanford (Friday)- So far this season, new coach Johnny Dawkins has led the Cardinal to an undefeated season but they are up for a challenge with the Sun Devils and James Harden. Stanford hasnt played one major team so I dont see the Cardinal able to pull this one out. ASU 71-69 (ASU also plays California on Sunday and alot like UCLA I see the Sun Devils have no problem.)
15. Michigan State- at Northwestern- The Spartans looked like the best in the Big 10 in their opener but they play the Wildcats on Saturday who are another team you would rather see on the road. This will be a Big 10 slugfest but Sparty gets it done. MSU 54-50
16. Clemson-vs. East Carolina- Havent we seen this before, the Tigers off to another fast start but they always choke once ACC season rolls around, they shouldnt have trouble with the Pirates on Saturday. CLEM 94-61
17. Louisville-vs. Kentucky (Sunday)- The usual rivalry and is their a chance this one might be closer than the last couple of years? Maybe, the Cardinals arent as impressive as I expected (you were right, Mitchy) and they will win this game although the Wildcats keep it close. LOU 73-64
18. Tennessee-at Kansas- Tough game for the Volunteers as they head to Lawrence to face Rock Chalk Jayhawk who arent the same team as last year but still very good. The Jayhawks will need to slow the pace down somewhat and I think they can do it. KAN 72-65
20. Baylor-vs. South Carolina (Friday)- The Bears have a solid team led by Curtis Jerrells and others. They are somewhat a forgotten team in the Big 12 but they should have no problem with South Carolina. BAY 81-70
21. Minnesota-vs. 23. Ohio State- Tough week for the Gophers as they host another ranked team as they play the Buckeyes. Minnesota needs to cut down on their turnovers to win this game and not go 0-2 to start out the Big 10 year. I think they will get in done in Columbus but it will be a battle. MINN 59-57
22. Xavier-at Virgina- The Musketeers have struggled in the past couple weeks with defeats by Butler and Duke now they head to Virgina where the Cavaliers arent very good, I think the X should take care of business. XAVIER 78-70
24. Michigan-vs. Illinois (Sunday)- The Wolverines suffered their first Big 10 defeat against the Badgers at home on Wednesday so they will have a chip on their shoulder but will have to deal with the up and coming Fighting Illini who defeated Purdue on the road. This is a toss-up but I will take the home team. MICH 65-60
25. Marquette-vs Cincinnati (Sunday)- A classic rivalry going all the way back to the C-USA days and Jason Maxiell hitting Cordell Henry in the balls so no love lost between these two teams. The Golden Eagles will need to find away to stop Yancey Adams and cut their turnovers but they will win. MARQ 74-61
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