UF ML is a lock
I took the spread, as well.
I go to UF, so obviously a bias pick.
BUT, its so blatantly obvious who the better team is in this game.
Comparing the starting line ups:
BYU -
Fredette 6'2 Senior
Emery 6'3 Senior
Abouo 6'5 Junior
Collinsworth 6'6 Freshman
Hartsock 6'8 Junior
Florida -
Walker 5'8 Junior
Boynton 6'2 Sophomore
Parsons 6'10 Senior
Tyus 6'8 Senior
Macklin 6'10 Senior
Analysis:
BYU Advantages -
Florida Advantages -
Last year these teams met in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament, with BYU winning in double OT. Florida is a much improved team from last year, having only lost one insignificant player from that team.
BYU on the other hand has a completely different team. They got a career game from a bench player who is no longer there (26 points - Michael Lloyd Jr), and have lost 2 starters from last year(Haws 11ppg & Miles 5 ppg), their 4th leading scorer (Tavernari 10ppg). Not to mention they lost their best big man from this year (Davies 11ppg 6 rpg)
Basically, UF is definitely the better team in this play and should be a good bet.
Also added them into to a couple parlays:
Florida ML
UNC ML
and
UF -2.5
San Diego State -2
UNC -4.5
I took the spread, as well.
I go to UF, so obviously a bias pick.
BUT, its so blatantly obvious who the better team is in this game.
Comparing the starting line ups:
BYU -
Fredette 6'2 Senior
Emery 6'3 Senior
Abouo 6'5 Junior
Collinsworth 6'6 Freshman
Hartsock 6'8 Junior
Florida -
Walker 5'8 Junior
Boynton 6'2 Sophomore
Parsons 6'10 Senior
Tyus 6'8 Senior
Macklin 6'10 Senior
Analysis:
BYU Advantages -
- Jimmer
- Better backcourt (Jimmer > pretty much everyone in the nation)
- Better shooters
- Did I mention Jimmer?
Florida Advantages -
- Better frontcourt/height
- Macklin - 11.3 ppg 5.4 rpg
- Tyus - 8.6 ppg 5.7 rpg (average double figures the past two years)
- Parsons - 11.4 ppg 7.7 rpg 3.7 apg **SEC Player of the Year
- Depth
- Four starters averaging 11+, the 5th averages 8.6 and use to avg double figures
- Murphy - 6'10 off the bench, good fundamental all around game.
- Young - 6'9 off the bench, athletic big man who is a good defender and can finish under the basket (kind of raw talent, HUGE potential)
- Wilbekin - Solid back up PG, good defender (may be matched up vs jimmer)
Last year these teams met in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament, with BYU winning in double OT. Florida is a much improved team from last year, having only lost one insignificant player from that team.
BYU on the other hand has a completely different team. They got a career game from a bench player who is no longer there (26 points - Michael Lloyd Jr), and have lost 2 starters from last year(Haws 11ppg & Miles 5 ppg), their 4th leading scorer (Tavernari 10ppg). Not to mention they lost their best big man from this year (Davies 11ppg 6 rpg)
Basically, UF is definitely the better team in this play and should be a good bet.
Also added them into to a couple parlays:
Florida ML
UNC ML
and
UF -2.5
San Diego State -2
UNC -4.5
