Neutral's CBB Picks

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Oklahoma +3.5 [2%]

Alabama lost experienced PG T.Lacey to NC State and now only have 8 scholarship players on its roster, with gone scoring becomes even more of an issue for an offensively challenged team.

Oklahoma too have lost 3 key experience players from last season however guard Buddy Hield returns plus transfers Spangler & Bennett. What i also like here Kruger is a coach known to maximse output from players at his disposal.

Overall lack of experience in the back-court will affect Alabama ball-handling & scoring in key periods especially since the Sooners will apply pressure in the half court and now they are laying sizeable number, no thank you.

[andyrocha90]

Isnt Releford still playing in Alabama? Guy is a stud probably better than his bro in kansas

[neutral]

Isnt Releford still playing in Alabama? Guy is a stud probably better than his bro in kansas

Him alone can't do it by himself, at least when him & Lacey were there, they shared main workload of ball handling, scoring & leadership.

[neutral]

ILLINOIS ST @ VCU preview

Strictly speaking line value here is with ISU, i have this game PR to VCU -13 tops but in terms of match-up, it highly favours VCU.

ISU lost graduating Carmichael and Tyler Brown and few others kicked off the team but return guards Keane & Zeisloft.

VCU returns key pieces such as Juvonte Reddic and Trevor Graham and upgrade from last season's ineligible Jordan Burgess

Last season ISU had the highest turnover per game in the MVC, that doesn't bode well for ISU as they face full court pressure of VCU's defence.

[neutral]

Other CBB:

611 SIU Edwardsville +23 [3%]

527 TCU [+9.5] [1%]

583 Drexel [+8] [1%]

549 Detroit [+6.5] [1%]

567 Oak [+16.5] [1%]

573 Fresno St [+7] [1%]

575 Cal Poly [+16.5] [1%]

529 Colorado +3 [1%]

[neutral]

5-5 [-1.7 units]

One too many marginal plays. Moving on

[neutral]

Manhattan +6.5 [2%]

La Salle returns everyone but they lost influential Ramon Galloway to defence and offence, La Salle still remain a perimeter team but Manhattan [returning lots of experience and injured guys from last season] has excellent perimeter defence with their pressure schemes.

Defensively for La Salle, Wichita has shown the blueprint, physicality in the middle troubles La Salle and Manhattan have Rhamel Brown and transfer Pankey to give them fits in the paint.

In terms of match-ups, this is a very bad one for La Salle.

[Louisvillekid1]

GL pal

[neutral]

Niagara +14.5 [3%]

[neutral]

GL pal

Thanks LK, lets smash the book this season

[neutral]

7-5 [+3.3 units]

Uconn -15.5 [1%]


Lots of teams love to clog the paint and force Yale to win from the perimeter, well with Uconn 's interior players, points may be difficult for Yale

[neutral]

8-5 [+4.3 units]

519 SDSU -6 [3%]

[neutral]

8-6 [+1 units]

747 San Fran +13 [10%]

759 J Madison -3.5/4 [5%]

[neutral]

8-8 [-14.5 units]

820 C. Florida ML [-135] [3%]