LONG WRITEUP
Has been a good tourney thus far, but lets face it, Fave's have dominated. Hitting at over 65% this tourney which is a nice trend to follow.
For dog and dog ML bettors the pickings have not ripe. But tomorrow is a new day. With the fact that 4 of the last 5 times all four one seeds were in the elite eight, 2 have lost straight up, tomorrow looks promising. With that a given and the fact the whole world is going to be looking for KU to blow the doors off tomorrow, I see them struggling.
Defensively you hear angles that they will contain Curry by throwing bodies of all sorts at him(athletic, tall, quick, etc). But he isnt the motor, Richards is the key to unlock shots for Curry. Offensively, you hear KU will dominate inside.
But does KU have a defender equal to Flowers? I dont think so. Secondly, wasnt Wisconsin supposed to have superior post play, but as we saw lacked that?
Davidson is no slouch, winning 26 straight games after a brutal Out of conference schedule. They played NC and somewhat contained their frontcourt early in the year, so much so that they almost won that game SU.
Official Pick: Davidson +9.5
As for Texas, they are playing in Texas as we all know. Memphis is horrific from FT, which we all know. On a neutral floor I have this capped at Memphis -4, but with Texas playing in Texas, I have Texas -2.5.
The guard play from Texas will be able to keep pace with a very high scoring opponent. Texas is superior at the line as well. We all witnessed NC put away louisville tonight with oustanding FT shooting to close. Memphis cannot do this, and will be better off having a physical game. Also, a 9 point game with Augestin in the game quickly becomes a 6 or 3 point game, whether he is shooting or Abrams. ONE speed bump is in the way for Texas here, and that is foul trouble. Rose will push the issue on Texas' backcourt and could potentially leave them in early foul trouble. That is the only reason I take the cushion here...
Official play: Texas +3.5
Has been a good tourney thus far, but lets face it, Fave's have dominated. Hitting at over 65% this tourney which is a nice trend to follow.
For dog and dog ML bettors the pickings have not ripe. But tomorrow is a new day. With the fact that 4 of the last 5 times all four one seeds were in the elite eight, 2 have lost straight up, tomorrow looks promising. With that a given and the fact the whole world is going to be looking for KU to blow the doors off tomorrow, I see them struggling.
Defensively you hear angles that they will contain Curry by throwing bodies of all sorts at him(athletic, tall, quick, etc). But he isnt the motor, Richards is the key to unlock shots for Curry. Offensively, you hear KU will dominate inside.
But does KU have a defender equal to Flowers? I dont think so. Secondly, wasnt Wisconsin supposed to have superior post play, but as we saw lacked that?
Davidson is no slouch, winning 26 straight games after a brutal Out of conference schedule. They played NC and somewhat contained their frontcourt early in the year, so much so that they almost won that game SU.
Official Pick: Davidson +9.5
As for Texas, they are playing in Texas as we all know. Memphis is horrific from FT, which we all know. On a neutral floor I have this capped at Memphis -4, but with Texas playing in Texas, I have Texas -2.5.
The guard play from Texas will be able to keep pace with a very high scoring opponent. Texas is superior at the line as well. We all witnessed NC put away louisville tonight with oustanding FT shooting to close. Memphis cannot do this, and will be better off having a physical game. Also, a 9 point game with Augestin in the game quickly becomes a 6 or 3 point game, whether he is shooting or Abrams. ONE speed bump is in the way for Texas here, and that is foul trouble. Rose will push the issue on Texas' backcourt and could potentially leave them in early foul trouble. That is the only reason I take the cushion here...
Official play: Texas +3.5
