Seems Off: Northwestern @ DePaul 2pm ET Tip

[EaglesPhan36]

First off, this game is going to be ugly. You're talking about a team predicted to be the cellar dweller in the Big 10 and a team in DePaul that is likely to land in the bottom quarter of the Big East. That being said, Northwestern getting 11 pts here looks like a pretty good play I believe. NW stayed within 11 pts of #20 Stanford in a 71-60 loss at home. Now yes, NW will be on the road for the first time, but if you can stay with a team like Stanford ... you damn well shouldn't let the road effect you enough to lose by more than 11 to DePaul. The Blue Demons lost their opener to a middle of the pack MVC team in Creighton. The scoring could be sparse in this one and NW +11 sounds good to me.

Thoughts?

[EaglesPhan36]

Maybe Stanford isn't that great either. They're struggling vs. Siena, losing at the half 33-31.

[Deke101]

Great Pick. Any others for Saturday?

[EaglesPhan36]

At least this one helped me recover some of my NCAA Football losses. Sheesh. Think I might stick to hoops. I have a thread where I usually post the picks I like best. There's some stuff for tonight in there.

http://forum.sbrforum.com/ncaa-basketball-handicapping/46897-slam-dunk-o-day.html