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Quote Originally Posted by GWarner27:



Despite the avatar, I'm not a huge Aztecs fan so let's get that out of the way.

SDSU is the better team here, but it's going to be very tough for them to get a win in that atmosphere. The Marriott center is one of the craziest places in the nation on gameday and the Cougars play so well at home.

Obviously everyone knows about Jimmer Fredette, but Jackson Emery would be the best shooter on over half of the teams in the country. With those two shooters, they will stay in any game 'til the end and they could even win a few that they don't deserve to take.

As for the most important part of the game that has led me to nearly 30U of profit this season, the matchup is a tough one. San Diego State showed they can score the ball when they put up 87 points in the Pit @New Mexico. BYU will want to run at all times to get open shots in transition and to wear out the SDSU bigs who have a clear advantage. SDSU would prefer a slower game with a lower score and they will win if it's a low-scoring game. I heard Dave Rose yesterday on ESPN Radio elaborating about his concern for the rebounding advantage, which will be ridiculously swayed toward the visitor.

D.J. Gay should be the man to guard Emery while it would be an absolute battle to watch the most versatile player in America guard the best shooter. Kawhi Leonard is a long, lanky player who can bring the ball up the floor and probably could play the 5 against this BYU team because they don't have much on the interior. That just shows his flexibility because a deep frontcourt should take advantage of BYU's frontline from the jump. If Leonard doesn't guard Fredette or gets in foul trouble like he normally doesn't do, I guess we see Tapley or Rahon on Jimmer and I still think they can stay with him.

SDSU is extremely deep in the frontcourt and the only real chinks in their armor involve shooting. Rahon has been a huge addition to the 3pt shooting after sitting out last year along with Gay's 42%, yet the FTs are the big concern. For the year, the Aztecs sit at 67% which is below average, but better than it has been.

With all that said...

add:
San Diego State to win the NCAA Championship (+3000)
-Team can play fast and slow, will outrebound anyone in the country, they have a coach who won an NCAA championship and they are deep, at 30/1? Are you f-ing kidding? I had seen it at 38/1, but I didn't get to it in time, and so i've lost a little bit of the number but this is unbelievable.

Teams who can legitimately win:
Duke
Ohio State
Purdue
Kansas

Quote Originally Posted by atl4tigerfan:

I want to take Dal 2h but the thought of peyton having to throw nonstop in the 2h if they get down another score is a very uncomfortable thought.

Rather play Oak 2h