Goodfella10's NCAA Hoops - 11-11-12

[Goodfella10]

NCAA HOOPS (2-0) - +4 UNITS

**MARSHALL +4
*MARSHALL - MONEYLINE +160
-I like Marshall's chances against a Villanova team that struggled to score last year and happened to lose their top two scorers from last season (Wayns and Cheek). My concern for Villanova is where the scoring is going to come from on this team. Maurice Sutton lead them in their opener and I can tell you that isn't going to suffice this season if the Wildcats are going to be competitive in the Big East. Yarou, Pinkston, and Bell are all solid returnees, but I'm not sure any of them are ready to pick up a huge scoring void left behind from departing players from last season. If anyone it would likely be Yarou, but that means someone has to get him the ball to score. Marshall returns DeAndre Kane, who was their leading scorer last season and a reliable player when points are needed. The Herd also has size and are physical along the frontline, which should match up well enough with Villanova's frontline in this one. Therefore, I think Nova is going to have to rely on getting points from their perimeter players consistently in this game and I don't know that will happen. Small play on the moneyline as well.

BEST OF LUCK TO ALL

[Goodfella10]

ADDING:

**SDSU +2
-Syracuse lost a lot of key players, but have plenty of guys there now to pick up the slack. Triche returns at the point and Southerland is tough as well. Christmas and Coleman should be able to anchor the middle of the zone. SDSU returns almost all their key guys and I would give them a slight edge in this game because of that. Steve Fischer and the Aztecs like the big stage and this seems to qualify.

**MANHATTAN +18
Steve Masiello knows Rick Pitino and the Cardinals well. I also think Rick Pitino would deter from embarrassing his former player and assistant. Add that to the fact that Manhattan returns all starters from last year including their go to guy Beamon and I like the Jaspers. If UofL is to cover this spread they will have to pick up their shooting from both 3pt land and at the free throw line. Both of which were suspect in their exhibition against Bellarmine.

BEST OF LUCK TO ALL

[Goodfella10]

ADDING:

**SDSU -2 - 2nd Half