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Speaker 2: So you just got to show under the basket. Under

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Speaker 1: God make a miracle. I'm good. Stop the water.

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Speaker 2: Hit that one from the parking lot. Welcome to the

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Speaker 2: Big Bets on Campus Podcast presented by Bett MGM. I

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Speaker 2: am your host, Jim Root, joined by the rest of

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Speaker 2: the Three Man Weave crew, Kai McEwan and Matt Cox.

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Speaker 2: Every single Wednesday morning, we'll be dropping a new BBOC

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Speaker 2: episode talking all things betting in the world of college hoops.

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Speaker 2: Today's episode, we're going to discuss key games of the week,

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Speaker 2: a little bit of power, a little bit of mid

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Speaker 2: major of course, got our outright dog section, a trash

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Speaker 2: man pick of the week, and at the end, a

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Speaker 2: little spotlight on an elite Saturday. It is the first

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Speaker 2: dream Saturday of the college basketball season, with college football

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Speaker 2: finally taking a back seat. I know they're waiting on

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Speaker 2: bowl games and debating the CFP entrance, but here over

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Speaker 2: at Three Man Weave, we are dialed in on a

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Speaker 2: college hoops Saturday. Fellas, let's get into it, talking live

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Speaker 2: dog of the week to start offs, Mine oas Mine

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Speaker 2: and Matthew. You kind of helped us out last week

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Speaker 2: with Tarleton getting an outright win over Steven f Austin

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Speaker 2: Kai You threw a dart at Saint Joe's. They knocked

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Speaker 2: off Villa Nova. Unfortunately, Sam Houston, Evansville and Bellerman did

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Speaker 2: not really live up to what we wanted. But that's

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Speaker 2: a couple of winners. Going to start looking at ones

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Speaker 2: for this week, and folks, if you're listening, there are

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Speaker 2: almost no games on Thursday and Friday, so I think

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Speaker 2: there's like fourteen combined line games between the two. So

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Speaker 2: we're focusing a lot on the Wednesday slate. I'm gonna

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Speaker 2: start with my favorite one of these potential live dogs,

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Speaker 2: and I'll kick to you guys to see what you're

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Speaker 2: looking at, whether you agree with me or if there's

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Speaker 2: something else here you've got circled. I'm going with Utah

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Speaker 2: Tech plus eight at Cal Baptist Wednesday night. This is

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Speaker 2: a conference game for both teams. A whack game out there,

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Speaker 2: whacky whack, plenty of wacky things happen, and Utah Tech

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Speaker 2: is tremendously well coached. We've documented that internally kind of

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Speaker 2: our wonder at John Jodkins and what he's done with

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Speaker 2: those Utah Tech or that utaw Tech squad. They got

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Speaker 2: a star freshman point guard and Eric Demings. I just

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Speaker 2: don't fully trust cal Baptist yet, Kai, Do you agree

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Speaker 2: with me? Is there another game that has jumped out

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Speaker 2: to you? No?

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Speaker 1: I agree with you, Jim. I'm on Utah Tech as well.

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Speaker 2: Here.

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Speaker 1: They've done nothing wrong. They've only really been blown out

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Speaker 1: one game that was Washington State, but they've hung around

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Speaker 1: some good opponents at Santa Clara at Youngstound State. They're

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Speaker 1: in both those games, or at least they came back

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Speaker 1: and covered, and that's really all we care about when

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Speaker 1: we're looking at this section. But they can win this

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Speaker 1: game out right for sure. Number one Conference game always

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Speaker 1: sort of played a little bit differently than non con

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Speaker 1: love what Jenkins has done with Utah Tech the transition

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Speaker 1: Calbab'm not going to overwhelm you with size, or at

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Speaker 1: here Matthew, I'm gonna take a swing on them like that.

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Speaker 1: They've played a tougher schedule as well than Cal Baptist. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: fun PG battle between Don Daniels and Eric Demmings for

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Speaker 1: Utah Tech. Maybe the better of those two is who

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Speaker 1: like the Calbats had a whole week off, Jim, I

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Speaker 1: like the other two. Though. You talked about South Carolina Clemson.

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Speaker 1: Won't you tew that one up for us?

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Speaker 2: take that one away. It's a big old rivalry game

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Speaker 1: billing shot making, I think this same actually has a

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Speaker 1: just think this Clemson team is for real Jim, so

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Speaker 2: That's right Land. And there's a lot of Clemson guys

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Speaker 2: Tough place to play. Matt as an acc guy, you know,

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Speaker 2: All kinds of rivalries. We'll discuss more of them again

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Speaker 2: potential live dogs I'll throw at you guys. Unlv is

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Speaker 2: Canisius just played two conference games, actually, Robert Morris two

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Speaker 1: I think Bobby mo the Colonials, Baby, that's best when

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Speaker 1: I think Bobby mol gets him here. It's also Robert

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Speaker 2: keeping the Colonials well? George Washington have to change their.

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Speaker 1: Name student student student population their choice, Bobby the Bobby

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Speaker 2: Right, quick recap of what we're locking in. I am

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Speaker 2: going with Utah Tech and Robert Morris joining Matthew. There

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Speaker 2: those are the two that I'm officially taking Kai. What

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Speaker 1: I'm just going to u TAW Tech. The Trailblazers, the

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Speaker 1: No, they've been really bad. They hate making free throws.

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Speaker 2: Rhode Island hates making them more.

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Speaker 2: Yeah that what about you, Bobby Mo?

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Speaker 1: I need no Mo on my slate.

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Speaker 2: Okay, all right, just two for me, one for Kai,

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Speaker 2: one for matt Moving on to blow out City last week.

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Speaker 2: Somehow James Madison couldn't put Buffalo away. It really confuses me.

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Speaker 2: The ultimate play with your food got complacent scenario the

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Speaker 2: think thirteen to one run to end the game to

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Speaker 2: get the cover there Kai, and we smiled, We smiled

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Speaker 1: Depending in your number, I'm not sure they closed or

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Speaker 1: they they covered the final number, but you got twenty

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Speaker 1: four and a half. You did cover, So again, Jim

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Speaker 1: shouldn't have been close. Kind of two strange Blood City games,

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Speaker 2: find a motivated favorite. Yeah, and I think I've got

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Speaker 2: one here this week. That would be Denver headed to

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Speaker 2: Colorado State Kado State. Maybe you could look at this

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Speaker 2: one where they aren't focused. But Denver's a local team,

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Speaker 2: I think from Denver, so I would think there's still

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Speaker 2: the focus. And man, this is as big of a

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Speaker 2: mismatch as you'll find with Calado State's number six offense

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Speaker 2: nationally per Kenpom taking on Denver's defense, which is three

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Speaker 2: hundred and forty fifth nationally. I mean, Kai, Klado State

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Speaker 2: can score one hundred and twenty points here if they

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Speaker 2: want to, right, Like, this is name your number type.

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Speaker 1: Stuff, Yes it is. And and Denver hasn't played any

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Speaker 2: Matthew, I won't, Jim.

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Speaker 1: Can I take your blueprint of semi motivated crosstown rival

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Speaker 1: Yep, here's a good time. They didn't play last real

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Speaker 2: Yeah, there, atams seems super extreme for Houston. I mean,

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Speaker 2: They can shoot, which is what you need to compete

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Speaker 2: not sure Rice actually creates any open ones. So that's

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Speaker 2: I do think both have some merit if you're looking.

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Speaker 1: For They just played Houston Christian Jim, So going from

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Speaker 2: Yeap, it doesn't. Those two don't even compare. In a

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Speaker 2: to talk power Games of the week. Oh chill. Start

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Speaker 2: off with Texas at Marquette the Shaka Smart Bowl. Mister

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Speaker 2: McEwan Shaka's old team coming up to Milwaukee. Kenpom has

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Speaker 2: a spread minus eight, maybe a little steep. Concerning preseason

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Speaker 2: Marquette's angry coming off a rivalry lost to Wisconsin. How

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Speaker 1: Yeah, spread's high, but I like Marquette. Texas has played

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Speaker 1: one team in the top one fifty that was Yukon.

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Speaker 1: Albeit they played them pretty well, but I think Marquette

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Speaker 1: of trouble with more athletic backcourts this season. We've only

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Speaker 1: had one example, but still, I think Marquette gets a

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Speaker 1: bounce back here off that Wisconsin loss. Certainly trust them

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Speaker 1: way more right now as a team. And then Matt

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Speaker 1: I'll take Shack Smart over Rodney Terry any day. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean, no Rainer spot here. Just do you want

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Speaker 1: to lay eight? Is the question?

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Speaker 2: You know? Worked on.

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Speaker 1: Texas did win at West Virginia last year. They won

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Speaker 1: I think Marquet's a whole different animal, just with how

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Speaker 1: With all due respect to mister Terry there Kate and

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Speaker 1: Chedric has been kind of a huge piece. So for Texas,

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Speaker 1: im Texas. Yeah, believe it's bad too, That's right. Beliebles

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Speaker 1: Cheeter was dominant that game. I should mentioned. Yeah, you

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Speaker 1: know it's career, I'm thaying Texas. I agree, Why do

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Speaker 1: I conserveive Texas? No, they're not think good first year

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Speaker 2: Shut me out, No, I don't think Texas is that good.

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Speaker 2: I'm hoping that maybe the market is friendly and doesn't

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Speaker 2: put it all the way up at eight where ken

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Speaker 2: Pum has it, But with DC potentially still being out

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Speaker 2: that that could be a slight issue. Yeah, Texas has

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Speaker 2: not beaten a team in the top one fifty of

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Speaker 2: ken Pom only played one. Where's marquetes played a gauntlet?

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Speaker 2: I just have to lean towards the Golden Eagles there.

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Speaker 2: They're just better.

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Speaker 1: Rock Hunningham now starting kind of scares me too, No.

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Speaker 2: Scares you if you're a Texas guy.

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Speaker 1: That makes me love Marquette even more. Tell you what

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Speaker 2: Yeah? All right?

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Speaker 1: On Thursday.

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Speaker 2: Like I said, I think there are only five line

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Speaker 2: giant rivalry game. Iowa headed to Iowa State. On my mind, guys,

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Speaker 2: the home team has dominated this matchup. I looked up

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Speaker 2: seven of the last eight straight up and it's five

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Speaker 2: to one against the spread. But that's mostly Iowa Iowa

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Speaker 2: They've been a little bit more shaky in Iowa State games,

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Speaker 2: time Iowa State hosted with Otzolburger in charge, they won

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Speaker 2: by twenty roll. This Hawkeys team Matt, give me a

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Speaker 2: reason why didn't just auto back the home team in

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and they play their second big ted game Sunday

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Speaker 1: after as well. I'm with you on this. I think

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Speaker 1: I guess Iowa had a good thirty minutes against Creighton

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Speaker 1: I think they're both sort of propped up by smashing

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Speaker 1: You really don't know a lot about your team. I

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Speaker 1: I've been disappointed with Iowa State against power teams. Like

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Speaker 1: home this season. You know, the Hilton Magic, there's some

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Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely lean towards the home team. I've seen Iowa

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Speaker 2: half court offense just isn't there yet. They don't have

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Speaker 2: that star. Robbi Hummell talked about it a bunch on

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Speaker 2: the broadcast, like there's no Garza, there's no Murray Twin,

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Speaker 2: It's not even a Joe Weese camp on this team,

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Speaker 2: and if they can't get out and run in, Iowa

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Speaker 2: State will do a pretty solid job of keeping you

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Speaker 2: definite lean to Iowa State. Going to be eyeing the

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Speaker 2: I will betting Iowa State. We'll see though. All right,

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Speaker 2: let's go to mid major game of the week guys,

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Speaker 2: and again we are focused on Wednesday because the Thursday

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Speaker 2: a new Yawk battle. Hofstra and Iona, two potential conference

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Speaker 2: winners here. Both won their regular season crowns last year.

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Speaker 2: There's still no Osborne Shima for Iona, the preseason first

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Speaker 2: one of the country's leading scorers and Tyler thomas Ki

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Speaker 2: what are you looking at with this too? This matchup,

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Speaker 2: Hofstra has the minus two favorite line per Ken Pomp.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. Man, any other year it'd be Iona for me.

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Speaker 1: But I'm not impressed with the current version of the Gaels.

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Speaker 1: Their three wins are Sacred Heart, Buffalo, and Fairfield. Just

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Speaker 1: they've lost to good teams obviously, and Hofstra has looked

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Speaker 1: defense right now, do not trust. I think towards Hofstra

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Speaker 1: here tbd on betting it. The numbers not really Matt

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Speaker 1: where I make it. I like Hofstra here. I like

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Speaker 1: that they're on the road in a game that should

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Speaker 1: effectively have not much home value at all. And also

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Speaker 1: I've mentioned this point before, probably too much, but I

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Speaker 1: basically said, like we're really much work in progress, I

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Speaker 1: think we're just trying it ready for MAAC play and

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Speaker 1: all the new faces, How do you play without achievema YadA, YadA, YadA.

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Speaker 1: I think all that sets up for Hofstra and their

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Speaker 1: So yeah, I like the Pride Tyler Thomas and the boys.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm with you, Matt Hofstra, just kind of where

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Speaker 2: Hofstra's top three players are all back like guys that

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Speaker 2: the squad. They're trying to talk themselves into being optimistic

429
00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,840
Speaker 2: and Tobin Anderson has some time off to prepare for

430
00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,399
Speaker 2: this game Friday to Wednesday, but Hoster's off for even longer,

431
00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,240
Speaker 2: so they've got plenty of prep time. And again it's

432
00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,320
Speaker 2: just a team that's more fully formed at this stage,

433
00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:26,680
Speaker 2: so a big, big Hostralian going to keep an eye

434
00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:27,520
Speaker 2: on that number as well.

435
00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,840
Speaker 1: And they have Haco Fritz. He's just an absolute mid

436
00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:32,679
Speaker 1: major All star, so that's a key point there.

437
00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,760
Speaker 2: Formerly of Canisius played against Iona in the MUAAC.

438
00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:42,480
Speaker 1: So that you say, hako yacko, yaco yacko, said the Dutchman. Yeah, no,

439
00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:44,040
Speaker 1: yacko taco.

440
00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,800
Speaker 2: It's not a not a Spanish name with the hotel

441
00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,240
Speaker 2: as it were. Right next up the other mid major

442
00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,480
Speaker 2: game of the week, we're looking at Toledo at Oakland,

443
00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,240
Speaker 2: two teams that actually aren't very far apart if you

444
00:20:56,280 --> 00:21:00,359
Speaker 2: look at the old Ohio Michigan geography, play fairly freequently.

445
00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:03,680
Speaker 2: Oakland is off to a hot, hot start eight and

446
00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,719
Speaker 2: one against the spread, but they just got trounced by

447
00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:11,359
Speaker 2: Fort Wayne, their first ATS loss of the year. Rockets

448
00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:13,119
Speaker 2: have lost four in a row, but all four of

449
00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,960
Speaker 2: them have been fairly competitive. They covered against Indiana State,

450
00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,080
Speaker 2: who's been a complete juggernaut this year. That is no

451
00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,920
Speaker 2: small feat. Ki, What are you looking at between these

452
00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,800
Speaker 2: two again, both especially Oakland coming.

453
00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,680
Speaker 1: Out of that conference gauntlet. Man, I kind of in

454
00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,760
Speaker 1: Toledo here, which I hate because I love Oakland and

455
00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:34,240
Speaker 1: they've been awesome. Besides that pretty for Wayne game. But

456
00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,440
Speaker 1: to be able to beat Oakland zone, you got to

457
00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,679
Speaker 1: be able to handle the ball, which I think Toledo

458
00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:40,400
Speaker 1: can do and you gotta be able to shoot, which

459
00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:42,440
Speaker 1: I know Toledo can do, which is weird. They're not

460
00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,440
Speaker 1: shooting a ton of threes this season, and they've done

461
00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:46,920
Speaker 1: this the past couple of seasons. They're three point temporary.

462
00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,440
Speaker 1: It hasn't been as high as you would expect, but

463
00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,119
Speaker 1: of course they're among the best shooting teams in the country.

464
00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:55,280
Speaker 1: They're hitting the shots. I think they're going to bounce

465
00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,720
Speaker 1: back here. I lean their way winning this game, and

466
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Speaker 1: you know, Matt, I'm not terrified of Oakland's offense. They're

467
00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,639
Speaker 1: super well coached and they can execute, and the Xavier

468
00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,359
Speaker 1: game was very impressive, but I don't think they can

469
00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:09,120
Speaker 1: you know, bend over a Toledo defense that is never

470
00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,720
Speaker 1: very good. I don't either. I used to worry about

471
00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,800
Speaker 1: Toledo's offense though, Like it's very much predicated on you know,

472
00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,600
Speaker 1: cutting and running guys off like screens, and it's all

473
00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:21,240
Speaker 1: driven towar get into the RIM's pay only shoot many threes.

474
00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,320
Speaker 1: They only take wide open, great quality threes, and their

475
00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,400
Speaker 1: only good shooter has been Dante Max. He has fifteen

476
00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:28,920
Speaker 1: of their you know, like thirty May threes on the air.

477
00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:30,560
Speaker 1: I mean, so he's kind of their one man team

478
00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,800
Speaker 1: in terms of shooting, and Oakland I think will sort

479
00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,240
Speaker 1: of Foreshee his shoot with the way they play that zone.

480
00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,360
Speaker 1: It's a weird kind of extended zone. So I think

481
00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:40,200
Speaker 1: Cleto can maybe cart it up with their passing. I

482
00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,440
Speaker 1: kind of in Oakland. Actually, this is a hard stay

483
00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,320
Speaker 1: away for me. Like the look of the last four years,

484
00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:46,600
Speaker 1: it's the results have been all over the place.

485
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Speaker 2: So yeah, this is sitting on the fence for me

486
00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,840
Speaker 2: as well. I generally like both of these teams going forward.

487
00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,520
Speaker 2: I think they'll probably be teams to back in the

488
00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:58,960
Speaker 2: in their conferences despite that that last Oakland effort. But

489
00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:02,440
Speaker 2: this one tough nut to crack between these two. Like

490
00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,720
Speaker 2: these guys broke down with the matchup angles, it's really

491
00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:06,840
Speaker 2: hard to solve. So I'm gonna sit that one out.

492
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Speaker 2: In terms of betting for the show, here one more

493
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Speaker 2: segment before we get to our Saturday spotlight, and that

494
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Speaker 2: is the trash Men Pick of the.

495
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Speaker 1: Week, The trash Man pick of the week. I'm the

496
00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,240
Speaker 1: trash man. Just throw me the trash, your garbage, and

497
00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:26,239
Speaker 1: you know it, totally unreliable, undependable. It that's it. You've

498
00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:27,960
Speaker 1: been told off. How do you like that good.

499
00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,800
Speaker 2: It's the ultimate trash pile, the ultimate game where we're

500
00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:35,080
Speaker 2: just probably staying away from unless we find an angle

501
00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,520
Speaker 2: to it, and that would be Valpo at Central Michigan.

502
00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,960
Speaker 2: Those are my two honorees this week. Central Michigan lay

503
00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:45,119
Speaker 2: in three according to the ken Pom Odds maker or

504
00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,920
Speaker 2: the ken Pom algorithm. Don't know what the official line

505
00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:51,520
Speaker 2: will be. No, Central Michigan's very banged up, but man,

506
00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,439
Speaker 2: they really haven't been that sharp unless they're winning out right,

507
00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:56,920
Speaker 2: ki They're zero to five against the spread. In losses,

508
00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:01,240
Speaker 2: they just they get crushed if they lose. Valpo's three

509
00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:04,400
Speaker 2: hundred and forty fifth in offensive efficiency. Does anything jump

510
00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:05,800
Speaker 2: out to you between these two teams?

511
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Speaker 1: I like how scrappy Valpo has been. Their roster's brutally bad,

512
00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:15,160
Speaker 1: but they've been in games. You know, they've won games,

513
00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:18,240
Speaker 1: which I think shocks me from just the start, just

514
00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:22,000
Speaker 1: just valuating this team. I mean, the Southern beat Mississippi State,

515
00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:23,919
Speaker 1: Valpa beating by twelve. You know, I'm not saying Southern's

516
00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,960
Speaker 1: a great team, but it's still something. And in Central

517
00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:28,840
Speaker 1: Michigan has not been a world beater by any stretch.

518
00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,919
Speaker 1: So I kind of like that angle bit Matt. For Valpo.

519
00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,480
Speaker 1: I just think they're a team that will try and

520
00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:39,040
Speaker 1: scrap harder and they have that underdog mentality. And like

521
00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:42,320
Speaker 1: Jim mentioned at the beginning, Social Michigan is super banged up.

522
00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:46,040
Speaker 1: Two guys miss last game, two guys got hurt the

523
00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,240
Speaker 1: game before, which I'm not sure if they're in or out.

524
00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:52,080
Speaker 1: Good luck finding out before the game. Tips iLINK towards

525
00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:55,360
Speaker 1: Valpo Here, Matt the number probably won't really give me anything. Yeah,

526
00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,040
Speaker 1: I died too, and they probably should have covered against Drake.

527
00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,440
Speaker 1: Drake just hit the gas pedal light in that conference

528
00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,560
Speaker 1: opener and the hurry and Spelmont and they beat Southern

529
00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,159
Speaker 1: w before they were close against Illinois for like they

530
00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,120
Speaker 1: let it half. Yeah, I was a lot of half.

531
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Speaker 1: So I know these are all very minor victories. But

532
00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,520
Speaker 1: next to CMU's resume, which is basically we beat Sienna,

533
00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,320
Speaker 1: who's terrible, only beat South Floor on a plucky game,

534
00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,000
Speaker 1: I signed with Valpo here I'm with Kayle.

535
00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,280
Speaker 2: Yeah. I came into the year thinking I would just

536
00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:23,320
Speaker 2: be fade Valpo every game because the roster was awful,

537
00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,280
Speaker 2: But they have been much more confident than I expected.

538
00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,280
Speaker 2: And perhaps I should remind myself that their coach is

539
00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:31,080
Speaker 2: Roger Powell, who comes from the Mark Fu coaching tree

540
00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:35,160
Speaker 2: at Gonzaga. Last assistant hired off that staff is Tommy

541
00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,800
Speaker 2: Lloyd at Arizona. He has done quite well for himself. Obviously,

542
00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:40,520
Speaker 2: he walked into a lot more talent in a better

543
00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,560
Speaker 2: situation than Powell did. But perhaps they shouldn't be surprised

544
00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,880
Speaker 2: about how competitive Valpo has been this far. And man,

545
00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,639
Speaker 2: I don't trust Central Michigan at all, especially if some

546
00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:53,679
Speaker 2: of the guys that Kyle alluded to that got banged

547
00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:58,359
Speaker 2: up last game joined Rubio on the sideline and what

548
00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,520
Speaker 2: they've been really just lacking all year in terms of

549
00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:03,480
Speaker 2: roster continuity. So it's pretty strong lean across the board

550
00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:05,639
Speaker 2: for Valpo and guys I might end up betting Valpoe

551
00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,160
Speaker 2: depending on these injuries. It will be something I check

552
00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,680
Speaker 2: at game time for sure. All right, let's get to

553
00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:15,080
Speaker 2: the final section, and that is the spotlight on a

554
00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,840
Speaker 2: loaded Saturday slate. I'm just gonna quick run through some

555
00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:21,440
Speaker 2: of the games that are atop the board, and then

556
00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:23,960
Speaker 2: there'll be some ones that people are probably surprised aren't

557
00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:36,719
Speaker 2: even included. We've got Purdue first, Alabama in Toronto, TCU

558
00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,200
Speaker 2: and Clemson also up there in Toronto. A little doubleheader.

559
00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:44,360
Speaker 2: Cincinnati at Xavier in the backyard Brawl in Cincinnati. Love

560
00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:45,280
Speaker 2: that game every year.

561
00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,400
Speaker 1: Wait, Crosstown, Crosstown shoot I thought Crosstown.

562
00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:49,680
Speaker 2: Yeah, you're right, I'm sorry.

563
00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:58,120
Speaker 1: Yeah, who also play Wednesday, right, Pista. It's definitely rival

564
00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,360
Speaker 1: I don't think it's called the shootout anymore, or though

565
00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,480
Speaker 1: they changed it for gun reasons.

566
00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:07,280
Speaker 2: Just like the Red River shootouts, not the Red River

567
00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:08,040
Speaker 2: shooting anymore.

568
00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,720
Speaker 1: It is in our minds, we know, right, but yes.

569
00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:14,280
Speaker 2: Thank you. Good catch BYU at Utah. Massive, massive game,

570
00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,520
Speaker 2: two teams from the behive state that have played terrific

571
00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:17,600
Speaker 2: so far. I believe that's.

572
00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:19,359
Speaker 1: Holy war, the Holy Wars.

573
00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:24,400
Speaker 2: Yeah, holy war. Also great Illinois at Tennessee, Arkansas, FR's

574
00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,600
Speaker 2: Oklahoma and Tulsa a kind of a budding basketball rivalry

575
00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:31,080
Speaker 2: there that they've played a bunch recently. Gonzaga at Washington

576
00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:35,240
Speaker 2: and in state rivalry, Wisconsin goes out to Arizona, Ucla

577
00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:38,720
Speaker 2: goes to Villanova. I mean that's that's like eight great

578
00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,600
Speaker 2: games and we're not even talking Kansas Miszoo Rucker Seat

579
00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:45,040
Speaker 2: in Hall Syracuse Georgetown. Like other big time rivalry games,

580
00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,000
Speaker 2: it is loaded. Matt. I'm gonna go to you first

581
00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:50,200
Speaker 2: here which game jumps out to you, either from a

582
00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,240
Speaker 2: matchup or just a betting number angle that you think

583
00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,200
Speaker 2: is something worth looking at on this giant, giant Saturday

584
00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:56,720
Speaker 2: in December.

585
00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:59,560
Speaker 1: What I have circled is in the Beehive State because

586
00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:05,080
Speaker 1: behind basketball is booming right now. Utah hosting BUYU, which

587
00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,920
Speaker 1: we all agree that we love the Storm and Mormons,

588
00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,280
Speaker 1: but I think they're overvalue at this point eighth and

589
00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:12,800
Speaker 1: Ken Palm, and they're also a little bit banged up

590
00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:15,639
Speaker 1: up front. Mark Pope talked about that on Phil sixty

591
00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:19,000
Speaker 1: eight After Dark, and you know, Foodstra has been out

592
00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,679
Speaker 1: and there are other guys. I got al khlifand back recently,

593
00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:23,800
Speaker 1: but they haven't been able to kind of optimize that

594
00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:28,199
Speaker 1: front line tandem. And against Utah's frontline towers led by

595
00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,880
Speaker 1: Brandon Carlson, who can also stretch you away, it's sort

596
00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:32,840
Speaker 1: of a problematic situation. So I think it's a perfect

597
00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:35,679
Speaker 1: awesome Holy War high home spot for Utah and at

598
00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:39,040
Speaker 1: back then, you know, especially kind of as people forgot

599
00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:41,120
Speaker 1: about them, I'd say, you know, they had the MT

600
00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,200
Speaker 1: They lost those two games, but I think look pretty,

601
00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:46,400
Speaker 1: you know, pretty impressive. Then they lacked Saint Mary's up there.

602
00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:48,959
Speaker 1: They take your business against Hawaii. I think it's kind

603
00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,200
Speaker 1: of a good time for Utah to reassert themselves and

604
00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:53,840
Speaker 1: add to that at large resume, which I think is

605
00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:56,120
Speaker 1: sort of the mission this year for Creicksmith. Yeah, I

606
00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:59,240
Speaker 1: think I agree with that. Fading BYU is scary as hell.

607
00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:02,560
Speaker 1: They have looks incredible, but the spot is really good,

608
00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:05,800
Speaker 1: the rivalry angle, the fact that b YU really hasn't

609
00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,320
Speaker 1: beaten I mean, San Diego State is a good team,

610
00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:11,160
Speaker 1: but I don't think Arizona State's good. NC State's good,

611
00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,360
Speaker 1: and President States terrible. So there are some I guess,

612
00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,480
Speaker 1: caveat holes you can poke if you really want Tom

613
00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:19,280
Speaker 1: BYU's resume, which if you're looking at that Utah and

614
00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:24,080
Speaker 1: that's what you want to do, Jim, I'll first Turoady Boom.

615
00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:26,720
Speaker 1: I would love to go to a Utah game or

616
00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:29,000
Speaker 1: BYU game or Utah State. What do you get to

617
00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,520
Speaker 1: the Beehive State? By the way, Jim, I guess what

618
00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:33,960
Speaker 1: I'm looking at the top of the board here, Perdue

619
00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,320
Speaker 1: Alabama is going to be really interesting. Not only will

620
00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:40,120
Speaker 1: the total be like one seventy and it'll probably go over.

621
00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:44,000
Speaker 1: I think the Boiler Makers kick their butt and that's

622
00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,880
Speaker 1: just due to the defensive end for Alabama. Arkansas State

623
00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,800
Speaker 1: is not a really good example, but gosh, I mean,

624
00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:53,120
Speaker 1: I wasn't that impressed Alabama's defense there. I think pretty

625
00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,120
Speaker 1: as a lot of guys that can match up with

626
00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:59,160
Speaker 1: Grant Nelson, Kaufin, Wrinn is very very mobile, Gillis even.

627
00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:03,000
Speaker 1: I like Wieler makership against Alabama in Toronto.

628
00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:06,920
Speaker 2: Yeah, but Alabama just hasn't really done well stepping up

629
00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:10,720
Speaker 2: in class either, losing Ohio State, losing to Clemson and

630
00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:13,520
Speaker 2: Clemson at home that was, and the Oregon win Man

631
00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,680
Speaker 2: that is super banged up Oregon with no interior players.

632
00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:19,480
Speaker 2: I'm seeing here the Purdue has a couple of big guys,

633
00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,880
Speaker 2: kay that they've got one especially a feature. I think

634
00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:25,600
Speaker 2: the one I like most of that group here is

635
00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:29,640
Speaker 2: as Oklahoma actually against Arkansas. I think Arkansas is a

636
00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:31,800
Speaker 2: different team at home right now, and we saw that

637
00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:35,040
Speaker 2: against Duke and they did get Trimon Mark back for

638
00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:37,640
Speaker 2: the win over Furman. That was a shorthanded Ferman team,

639
00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:41,160
Speaker 2: no Marcus Foster and Oklahoma's just been way way better

640
00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:44,760
Speaker 2: than I've expected so far this season. Arkansas has not

641
00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:47,920
Speaker 2: figured out their pecking order. Their shot selection is really bad,

642
00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:49,400
Speaker 2: and I think if they don't have the juice of

643
00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:52,200
Speaker 2: that home crowd at Bud Walton, it's not gonna be

644
00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:53,719
Speaker 2: quite the same. I think there will be a lot

645
00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:56,080
Speaker 2: of Arkansas fans there that typically are for this this

646
00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:59,120
Speaker 2: neutral site game. I just trust Oklahoma more right now,

647
00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:02,200
Speaker 2: and what Porter we'll just been able to put together there, Matt,

648
00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,000
Speaker 2: any other games jump out to. You can even go

649
00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:05,720
Speaker 2: further down the list if you want to. I just

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00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:07,560
Speaker 2: want to make sure we discuss and give a lot

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Speaker 2: of love to this fantastic Saturday slate.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm with you on AU because they've been been

653
00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:14,160
Speaker 1: around neutral sites too, right. I mean, Arkansas was certainly

654
00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:16,440
Speaker 1: vulnerable down there at the Bahamas and OU won. Their

655
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,720
Speaker 1: four teamer looked really good. Porter and Moser good coach,

656
00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:21,920
Speaker 1: and if he's watched any tape in Arkansas, the book

657
00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,240
Speaker 1: is just press them and they don't know what to do.

658
00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:26,800
Speaker 1: They couldn't close out Furma last night in Parlol was shorthanded,

659
00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:30,080
Speaker 1: So obviously the duke game is what sticks out a

660
00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,520
Speaker 1: win that will not age. It has not aged very well.

661
00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:37,640
Speaker 1: Villanova hosting Ucla. I'm still selling Ucla and I'm buying

662
00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:41,920
Speaker 1: Vilenova when they don't play Philadelphia schools. Yeah, undefeated again,

663
00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:46,440
Speaker 1: undefeated against non Philly programs. Yeah, that's a that's a

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Speaker 1: good one there, Matthew. I'm staying full of Apram Crosstown

665
00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:52,080
Speaker 1: shootout because I think there's just a different type of

666
00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,920
Speaker 1: magic that goes in that sort of game. Cincinnati has

667
00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:57,960
Speaker 1: been better than than Xavier and and their front line

668
00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:01,360
Speaker 1: is certainly better than than Xavier's decrect a front line currently.

669
00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:05,320
Speaker 2: But again anecdotally, is home court heavy.

670
00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:08,760
Speaker 1: Yes, extremely well, I you would think, and I think

671
00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,480
Speaker 1: the visiting team won last year. I think Xavier won

672
00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:14,719
Speaker 1: at Sinsey one a million in a row at home

673
00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,080
Speaker 1: or something like that. Yeah, so this is the one year.

674
00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:19,000
Speaker 1: I'm kind of hesitant that it's like, Okay, I mean

675
00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:20,920
Speaker 1: this is since he's clearly the better team for the

676
00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:23,920
Speaker 1: first time in a while here. But yeah, it does.

677
00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,400
Speaker 1: It doesn't matter in some of these rivalry games. I

678
00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:29,800
Speaker 1: think in Zaga would be Washington, Jim. That's another pick

679
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:30,960
Speaker 1: I got, I guess.

680
00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:34,360
Speaker 2: Yep, I definitely lean that way. And Kai, our alma

681
00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:35,440
Speaker 2: mater Zoo had not.

682
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:36,320
Speaker 1: We're gonna get spoked.

683
00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,680
Speaker 2: I'm hiding under my desk for that one.

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00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:39,240
Speaker 1: Yeah.

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00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:44,920
Speaker 2: Yeah, Kansas is always especially motivated to thrash Ma Zoo.

686
00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,240
Speaker 2: They won by thirty at the Zoo last year.

687
00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:52,920
Speaker 1: It's yeah, like fifty the year before. It was around there.

688
00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,920
Speaker 2: Yep. But this is just a game where if it's

689
00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:00,800
Speaker 2: twelve late, Kansas will do every thing possible to make

690
00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:03,960
Speaker 2: it twenty. There's no going to be mild roll over.

691
00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:07,080
Speaker 2: Bill self wants to crush the spirit of Miszoo, and

692
00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:10,720
Speaker 2: unfortunately Zoo has been more competent lately. I'm just not

693
00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,680
Speaker 2: sure they can score with Dewan Harris blanketing Shan East,

694
00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:17,680
Speaker 2: and I just I don't think the Zoo's really figured

695
00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:19,800
Speaker 2: out the offensive end, especially against a team with three

696
00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:22,760
Speaker 2: elite individual defenders like the Jayhawks. Matt make the case

697
00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:24,040
Speaker 2: from a Zoo. You also see.

698
00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:28,800
Speaker 1: Nobody's guarding Hunter Dickinson. You're right, I know, but this

699
00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,200
Speaker 1: is this is my Connor van Over game I've waited

700
00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:32,800
Speaker 1: for all year. This is where you spread them out

701
00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:36,160
Speaker 1: and Connor makes four picking pop threes. You kind of

702
00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:39,000
Speaker 1: have Ku on their heels. I don't know. I think

703
00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:41,120
Speaker 1: you guess the good last two games. I mean, beat

704
00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:44,320
Speaker 1: Pitt at Pitt and which toss Stando wasn't an emphatic

705
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,520
Speaker 1: wired to wire domination, but you controlled that game pretty handily.

706
00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:50,520
Speaker 1: I kind of like the fire that Denis Gates led

707
00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,080
Speaker 1: under the boys after the really disgusting well in the

708
00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:56,080
Speaker 1: South Carolina State game of the Wayola game before that.

709
00:33:57,520 --> 00:33:59,480
Speaker 1: I don't know, maybe a little bit of you know,

710
00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:04,560
Speaker 1: upset from the demolition derby last season too. As I

711
00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:05,720
Speaker 1: talked through it, I'm already scared.

712
00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,480
Speaker 2: I'll be the Alma Mater fader here, Matt and I

713
00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:10,960
Speaker 2: can have the head out. I'll be interestingly. Take Kansas

714
00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:15,200
Speaker 2: minus fourteen or fifteen. I think it gets gruesome.

715
00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:17,399
Speaker 1: And Lawrence, I don't think you can bet Maszoo against

716
00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:22,400
Speaker 1: Kansas till the fact that Bill self does want to

717
00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,719
Speaker 1: destroy Kansas as a real part of this handicaps you

718
00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:27,560
Speaker 1: have to account for that. Yeah, sorry, he really does. Yes,

719
00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:30,000
Speaker 1: he takes it like we are here to destroy, which

720
00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:32,120
Speaker 1: I respect, I respect wholeheartedly.

721
00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:35,360
Speaker 2: And yeah, because he's got to prove they can compete

722
00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:38,359
Speaker 2: with that team before you really give them a puncher's chance.

723
00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:42,799
Speaker 2: Other great games that day. Indiana Auburn. Matthew, you're Alma mater.

724
00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:45,319
Speaker 2: I'm probably fading them in Atlanta. I would take pro

725
00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:48,600
Speaker 2: Auburn crowd. Auburn's just better than they can take away

726
00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:51,000
Speaker 2: the paint and that's all Indiana's got. Yeah.

727
00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:53,239
Speaker 1: If al even she's thirty percent from three, I think

728
00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:53,840
Speaker 1: they dominate.

729
00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:55,160
Speaker 2: So yeah, I'm with you.

730
00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:57,920
Speaker 1: There's nothing other complicated or sophisticated out of that handicap.

731
00:34:57,920 --> 00:34:58,879
Speaker 1: I just think Auburn's their team.

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00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:02,879
Speaker 2: Yep. Saint Mary's at Colorado State Island, Colorado State. Saint

733
00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:06,319
Speaker 2: Mary's playing up against quality competition has been horrible this year.

734
00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,840
Speaker 2: They just haven't been able to do it. Seems like

735
00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:11,560
Speaker 2: they're shook. Confidence wise, they don't have enough shot creation

736
00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:15,160
Speaker 2: Colorado State can score against them, So lean towards the Rams.

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00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:17,919
Speaker 2: It's about it. Any other takes for Saturday guys, before

738
00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:20,880
Speaker 2: we let the people sign off with a nice BBOC episode.

739
00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:25,280
Speaker 1: Here Georgetown beats Syracuse. I think at coolly it seem terrible,

740
00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:27,920
Speaker 1: but they tend to play well when they're discounted. Just

741
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,719
Speaker 1: like we saw last weekend Right, they were supposed to

742
00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:33,240
Speaker 1: get thrashed by TCU and then they you know basically

743
00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:35,200
Speaker 1: almost BETC. I think they beat Syracuse, a team that

744
00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:38,040
Speaker 1: I don't think is very well coached. Man, Jam, you're

745
00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,240
Speaker 1: gonna be You're gonna give me nine points with Saint Mary's.

746
00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:43,600
Speaker 1: Last time they've been a dog that size. Oh that's

747
00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:46,600
Speaker 1: a really good dog. Yeah, really good dog.

748
00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,880
Speaker 2: Their dog of that size against elite, dominant Gonzaga teams.

749
00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:51,360
Speaker 2: That's the only time it's happened.

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00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:56,080
Speaker 1: Yeah, I might, I might go their way. Yeah man, Yeah,

751
00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:59,400
Speaker 1: what a slate of basketball on Saturday. Holy cow, one

752
00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:02,239
Speaker 1: hundred and two games. But there's like twenty amazing ones.

753
00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:06,200
Speaker 2: Yep. So if you're missing college football, that's fine. There

754
00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:08,719
Speaker 2: are college basketball is here for you with open arms

755
00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:12,360
Speaker 2: waiting to give you a nice comforting hug and welcoming

756
00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:15,800
Speaker 2: to yet while you wait for bowl season. But that's it, Fellas.

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00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,320
Speaker 2: That's all we got today for this episode of BBOC.

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00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:22,400
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Speaker 2: everybody for listening. We'll see you again next week for

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