MrSir

@Freddy66

Better D overall but USC has a better defensive FG% and a significantly better offense. They do struggle at the line, which i worry about but sdst isn't much better.

I'm curious to see the turnover battle. Usc not turning it over at all but the competition has been pretty week. If they stay under double digit turnovers I think this could be a bloodbath. The usc 3pt shooting vs sdst perimeter will also be fun to watch. 

Just wanted to see if I can get a discussion going. I have a large play on USC. On a most basic level, I just think they're too big and physical for SDST. Whats SDST have that im missing?

It's amazing how careless they are with the ball. PFW just looks lazy. 

Repeat 

Barnes has been out last two games and fsu offensive efficiency hasn't skipped a beat. I would say Barnes is arguably the best player on that team but they have good guard play that can (and has) made up for his absence. Should be a good game. Im on FSU +4 -120. 

offensive rebound on the missed ft to made 3pter. with 30 seconds left. Then pointless buzzer beater 3pter to bust spread again. Brutal

I'm impressed by Delaware's ability to crash the boards right now. +8 in rebounds with 8 offensive rebounds. Hofstra is one of the best in the country at preventing offensive rebounds. 

Public favorite because the opening line was too low. Likely didn't value the Delaware injuries. Big man out. Only way Delaware stays in this is if they shoot 50% from 3pt land

Yeah. Pretty awful. 1 for 7 from 3 in 2h too. 

Making a small play on Texas -2 with the line moving down.

Originally I was going to avoid this game all together but once I looked into it, Texas seems to stand out to me more then the line movement suggests. Tech hasn't really been battle tested yet (and won), and they're going against a cruising Texas team at home. Tech lost to OSU, Kansas, and Houston all at home. They barely beat OU on the road and this is only their 3rd road game and 1st back to back road game. And I cant get over the Kansas St. (who is awful) win by 11 where they made 30 FTs. Other than those games, the defensive stats are padded by a ridiculously weak schedule. I will say, Texas starts a very tough schedule for the raid raiders to end the season on, so this game will tell us a lot about them. Bright spot for Tech is they get to the line and score at a high clip. One of the best in the country at that.

With that said, I love the height advantage Texas is getting. They're going to be fired up at home in a rivalry game. They still get to the line, make the FTs and play great defense without fouling. It's probably not the best bet on the board but I am excited for the game and lean the home favorite here. I am curious to hear counter argument. 

BOL

The question is, will USC ever be elite when they continue to rely on 3pt shooting with the tallest team in the Country. Poor coaching is holding them back. 

3pt shooting last 2 games:

UCR: 3-21

AZ St. 3-22

Vs. Arizona was the only real game they hit the 3 ball well. And of course thats a team your going to need to shoot well against. Last night was tough to watch though. Same with @ Az St. who played like 7 guys.

I put the house on a -3 LW and almost creamed myself. Still made me sweat for it. 

Nice bet. Who needs good shooting when you rebound like that 

3-16 from downtown 

Those stats are kenpom and adjusted for strength schedule. 

Just for the sake of argument (and I agree they haven't had the strongest schedule) but 57th in Offense, 33rd in Defense which is fairly comparable to NC. The big reason this is a no play for me is Syracuse, historically and this year, needs to be beat by the 3 ball. UNC does not shoot the 3 ball well. 

I took UF and UM as well. I also liked St. Johns. 

Defense and Offense have been stellar. I will also add that UCONN is #2 in the country in offensive rebound rate and DePaul is #323 in defensive rebound rate. 

Solid win. 

Well they made an appearance off the bench. Lets see hope for low minutes.