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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'm

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

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Speaker 2: Three man Weave crew, Kai McEwan and Matt Cox. We

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Speaker 2: are your midweek Wednesday hosts on BBOC, here stepping in

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Speaker 2: for Stuckey and the Fellas. Every Wednesday, of course, we'll

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Speaker 2: be dropping a new episode talking all things betting in

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Speaker 2: the world of college basketball. Today's episode we get your

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Speaker 2: your standard format here. We're going to talk key games

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Speaker 2: of the week, some a trash man pick of the week,

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Speaker 2: the worst game out there, and of course, Matt, we're

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Speaker 2: tipping off with live dogs of the week where at

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Speaker 2: least had a little bit of bounce back this week

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Speaker 2: after a nightmarish week prior. We all hit on Texas

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Speaker 2: A and M outright consensus. The three of us all

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Speaker 2: agreed Texas A and M at Auburn, that's a money

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Speaker 2: linebacker and they basically led by double digits the whole way.

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Speaker 2: That's nice. Got that out of the way. Oregon State

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Speaker 2: and Portland got trounced sadly, but hey, one out of

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Speaker 2: three with these close to plus three hundred will take them,

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Speaker 2: or at least some of the times it's up there.

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Speaker 2: That's not so bad. All right, let's get into what

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Speaker 2: I'm considering for this week. I think it's a lot

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Speaker 2: heavier Thursday for money line dogs and it is Wednesday.

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Speaker 2: That's just the sense I got as I looked through it.

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Speaker 2: But we'll start with two on Wednesday that at least

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Speaker 2: intrigued me. Southern Illinois plus six at Bradley in the

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Speaker 2: Missouri Valley to teams near the top of that league.

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Speaker 2: And then Maine plus seven Bryant. Maine has been pretty

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Speaker 2: solid this year, a lot better than in the past,

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Speaker 2: and Brian is a very erratic, high variance type of

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Speaker 2: team given the amount of threes they take. I'll go

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Speaker 2: to you first. Here, are you looking at either of

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Speaker 4: You know, the Bradley game worries me.

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Speaker 5: Jim Bradley is really good at home, really really really

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Speaker 5: good at home. They're nine to two, gets to spread

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Speaker 5: this season. Whatever makes Puria such a special place, I

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Speaker 5: don't know, but a nice town. They don't lose often

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Speaker 5: here now something ILLINOI is certainly a very very good team,

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Speaker 5: back them at their place versus at Bradley, So.

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Speaker 4: Staying off that one.

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Speaker 5: As for Maine, I do think they're a much better

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Speaker 5: home team as well, but this Brian team has been

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Speaker 5: anything but certain. I'm also going to stay away from

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Speaker 5: this one, Jim. From an outright perspective, Jim.

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Speaker 3: I almost pulled the trigger on Siu. The early early

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Speaker 3: early peak aheadlines are out for Wednesday at Bello. Line

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Speaker 3: has this Bradley minus six so right aligne with kem

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Speaker 4: The Kampond projections there.

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Speaker 3: I kind of like SYU with this value, just think

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Speaker 3: that to Radley, and as good as Bradley's been, I

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Speaker 3: As a money line dog here. I kind of like

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Speaker 3: a money line dog. Yeah, in section I might, I

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Speaker 2: It's two themes that play similar, like very defensive, minded, athletic,

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Speaker 4: For, engraved embedded, Yeah.

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Speaker 2: Emblematic, That's what I'm looking for. Emblematic of this league

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Speaker 2: as a whole, Missouri Valley and so that could lead

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Speaker 2: loll earlier this season, as Kai mentioned, that was at home. Bradley.

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Speaker 2: Seems like there's something off about them. They're not, excuse me, Bryant.

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Speaker 2: a whole lot of candidates, I think, And I'm curious

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Speaker 2: if you came up with any more on Wednesday or Thursday.

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Speaker 2: But I'll just fly through five that I listed. I

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Speaker 2: ended up playing two of them. We'll talk about that

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Speaker 2: at the end. But Towson is plus six at Hofstra

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Speaker 2: of thing. Washington State plus five at USC TJ bomba

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Speaker 2: perhaps that is a mitigating factor. Michigan plus six at

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Speaker 2: UTEP plus seven at Tennessee. You tept a very defensive

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Speaker 2: Maybe a little tougher to figure out the outcome, Matt,

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Speaker 2: you first, that's five of them? You like any of those?

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Speaker 3: I really like Tousing here. Yeah, this just is a

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Speaker 3: spot where I think Tousing are undervalued. When Holden was

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Speaker 3: So you're getting potentially the better team here at a

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Speaker 5: Scary one there, I think Right State, I mean talking

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Speaker 5: about not defending Right State. Well, yeah, Young sound good

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Speaker 5: home team. But yeah, I'm staying away with that one.

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Speaker 5: Respect your your take there. I'm taking Towson for sure.

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Speaker 5: You know, I do think the first game was indicative

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Speaker 5: they swept them last year as well. It's possible, as

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Speaker 5: So I think you're getting some nice value here at

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Speaker 5: Michigan as well. Jim, Again, Michigan a team that did

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Speaker 5: beat Northwestern as well at their place. I think this

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm with you, Kay, I'm taking Michigan. I think

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Speaker 2: that's a really good spot for them. Jet Howard back healthy,

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Speaker 2: I do respect Northwestern, this year, the home court is

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Speaker 2: tough for them, it's not as strong and Kuy's you

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Speaker 2: pointed out on another show that we work on. Northwestern's

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Speaker 2: up to their talent. Dickinson especially. I mean he's coming

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Speaker 2: I'm taking is Wazoo. Matthew, I was surprised you didn't

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Speaker 2: and sixty first nationally. In luck for ken Pond, they're

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Speaker 4: I got nothing, Jim, nothing, Matthew, no great filter.

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Speaker 2: Jim.

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Speaker 3: You scoured the earth and you brought back the best

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Speaker 3: diamonds for US US from so thank you for doing so.

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Speaker 2: You know, I do what I can. I'm glad that

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Speaker 2: the filtration process worked as expected. I am taking Maine,

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Speaker 2: Washington State, and Michigan. I'm going to continue splitting those

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Speaker 5: Kay, what about you, Towson and Michigan for me, two

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Speaker 5: six point dogs per ken Pun.

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Speaker 4: We'll see where the actual spreads lie.

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Speaker 3: I was center right stay for me. I just don't

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Speaker 3: trust Michigan at this point. I'm just probably sick of

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Speaker 3: great dog to send into battle with my fade Youngstown angle.

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Speaker 2: So let's go right, Yes, that's out in the Penguins,

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Speaker 2: shocking jarring, sad to see him, scary, such disrespect to

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Speaker 2: the Penguins, the home Penguins in their home igloos to

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Speaker 2: tough team to beat. All right, let's move on to

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Speaker 2: the next section. That would be blowout city. This has

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Speaker 2: not even endorsing them that strongly because it's hard to

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Speaker 5: Yeah, is conducive to blowouts, the fourth highest blowout percentage

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Speaker 2: Yeah, given where it's at fourteen, I bet with those injuries,

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Speaker 2: Yeah. No, this spread will be higher than fourteen. I'm

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Speaker 2: Yeah, that's fair. I think the angle and we're going

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Speaker 2: but we're starting with Wednesday. Providence at Xavier initial spread here,

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Speaker 2: Xavier land four at home, a huge one. These teams

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Speaker 5: I'm leaving Xavier here, Jim for my money. The way

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Speaker 5: I don't I frankly don't know how they're this good

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Speaker 3: I think this game stays within like the high teens.

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Speaker 5: Castleton's not going to get anything. Plaves is a big

431
00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,959
Speaker 5: dude himself. But also Tennessee's other front court pieces are

432
00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:28,080
Speaker 5: big and strong, and their middle defense is really, really,

433
00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,720
Speaker 5: really good. I don't see how Florida keeps this close.

434
00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,080
Speaker 5: I'm probably taking Tennessee or nothing here, Jim.

435
00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:37,639
Speaker 2: Yeah, we talked about crock pottings a little before. With

436
00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,719
Speaker 2: the way Virginia plays slow and just methodically pulls you apart,

437
00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,399
Speaker 2: there's a chance Tennessee gets up eighteen to two and

438
00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:46,000
Speaker 2: it's more than a crock potting. But I think worst

439
00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:49,080
Speaker 2: case for the Valls, they give up fifty points to

440
00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,359
Speaker 2: Florida and find their way to sixty five against a

441
00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,800
Speaker 2: really good Gators defense. But that offense is abysmal and

442
00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:58,400
Speaker 2: it's just only getting worse. And Tennessee just you don't

443
00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:01,480
Speaker 2: hit permeanter shots against them. It can't shoot. It's going

444
00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:04,520
Speaker 2: to be a struggle for the Gators. Unfortunately, it'd probably

445
00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,359
Speaker 2: be Tennessee or nothing for me. And that one Gators

446
00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,760
Speaker 2: aren't getting any closer to the bubble breaking news. By

447
00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,080
Speaker 2: the way, as we are on the pod here, Matt,

448
00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:15,760
Speaker 2: you mentioned Fremantle being dicey. He is out at least

449
00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:20,680
Speaker 2: a month reported confirmed, So Xavier going to be short handed,

450
00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:26,280
Speaker 2: get it, Zach Fremantle broken hand, So Fremantle out for

451
00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,720
Speaker 2: quite a while. That affects that Xavier handicap certainly doubt

452
00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,440
Speaker 2: it's up around five or six at this stage. Without

453
00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:34,480
Speaker 2: him not as deep in the front court, got to

454
00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,560
Speaker 2: play a little bit smaller, a lot of minutes for

455
00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,920
Speaker 2: Jack Nungee Ed Cooley on the road. Road Dog is

456
00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,560
Speaker 2: starting to be at least slightly more appealing there, all right.

457
00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:44,439
Speaker 2: Last one to talk about in power Game of the

458
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Speaker 2: Week here Bedlum. It's a big one Bedlam on Wednesday.

459
00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:52,199
Speaker 2: Oklahoma State at Oklahoma. Sooner's three point home favorite, per

460
00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,520
Speaker 2: mister Pomeroy. A lot of wild games between these two

461
00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,760
Speaker 2: in the past. This is a massive game for bubble purposes.

462
00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:02,280
Speaker 2: Both of them are probably the next four out territory.

463
00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:04,280
Speaker 2: They're not right on the cut line, but they're close.

464
00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:08,200
Speaker 2: Oklahoma just picked up a monster win against Alabama, has

465
00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,560
Speaker 2: them actually a lot closer to the field chance they're

466
00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,199
Speaker 2: even in right now. Both these teams could really use

467
00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:15,600
Speaker 2: a victory here, Kai, How do you see this one

468
00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,280
Speaker 2: shaping up in Oklahoma?

469
00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:20,960
Speaker 5: Game one was a disaster for the Sinners. They lost

470
00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,760
Speaker 5: by sixteen. It was a really poor shooting display four

471
00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,760
Speaker 5: for fifteen from deep. I tend to think that reverses

472
00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,760
Speaker 5: in this one. Oklahoma States defense is legit it's that good.

473
00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,280
Speaker 5: But owe you at home. They're just as good as

474
00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:34,720
Speaker 5: the Oklahoma State team csay, not all the way back

475
00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,520
Speaker 5: quite yet for Okay State. He might come off the bench,

476
00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,400
Speaker 5: but certainly on a minute'scount, I lean towards ou here

477
00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:45,440
Speaker 5: in such a heated rivalry, especially with the one loss

478
00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,040
Speaker 5: already on the resume. Matt against this Cowboys team.

479
00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,240
Speaker 3: Yeah, then you confidently in his first matchup fell forget

480
00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:56,360
Speaker 3: about it just starting, and that quickly erode in neither

481
00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:57,840
Speaker 3: team I can get a read on. I think two

482
00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,199
Speaker 3: of my least profitable teams betting on or against all season.

483
00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,600
Speaker 4: I want to back in Oklahoma again, just not super

484
00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:05,280
Speaker 4: excited to do so.

485
00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:07,840
Speaker 3: Jim, when you just beat Alabama by freaking twenty five

486
00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,760
Speaker 3: or whatever, I do think that's not great. And that

487
00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:12,520
Speaker 3: was also as many people on Twitter pointing out a

488
00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:17,320
Speaker 3: pretty awesome matchup advantage for Oklahoma with how with how

489
00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,400
Speaker 3: Alabama defends, and how i OUs kind of inverted forwards

490
00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:24,280
Speaker 3: and mobile versatile forwards can exploit how they defend. So maybe, oh,

491
00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,600
Speaker 3: you reminds us all that they're just a well coached

492
00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,119
Speaker 3: but ultimately not that talented team. And I think the

493
00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:30,400
Speaker 3: Pokes might actually sleep them here.

494
00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:34,240
Speaker 2: Yeah, the talent is centered in a couple places like

495
00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:38,879
Speaker 2: Grant Sherfield went bananas against against Alabama. That's one of

496
00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,440
Speaker 2: their most talented guys. If he's on like that, they're

497
00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,560
Speaker 2: really tough to stop. Oklahoma State is eight and three

498
00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,280
Speaker 2: against the spread at home, not nearly as effective on

499
00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:49,600
Speaker 2: the road, so maybe you get them in more of

500
00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,760
Speaker 2: a downspot here. I actually perceived Oklahoma as a lot

501
00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,959
Speaker 2: better at home too, but they're only four six and

502
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,880
Speaker 2: one against the number at home. Some early season struggles

503
00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,680
Speaker 2: against Sam Houston and Pine Blow in South Alabama really

504
00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,720
Speaker 2: bringing those numbers down. But in league play against higher competition,

505
00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:06,920
Speaker 2: they've been solid at home, so I kind of lean

506
00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,240
Speaker 2: towards the Sooners in that home spot revenge bounce back.

507
00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,359
Speaker 2: It feels like these two teams are even enough that

508
00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:16,439
Speaker 2: they'll split, but that's not altogether a reason until late three,

509
00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:20,160
Speaker 2: so hard to get involved in that one. So nothing

510
00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,240
Speaker 2: on Thursday for Power Game of the Week, which means

511
00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:26,240
Speaker 2: we're going to move right on into Mid Major Game

512
00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,919
Speaker 2: of the Week. The big one is on Thursday, but

513
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,000
Speaker 2: we're going to start Wednesday. That is New Mexico at

514
00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:36,040
Speaker 2: Utah State. Huge one in the Mountain West. Here, KII

515
00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,640
Speaker 2: are bracketology nerds. We know how much Utah State needs

516
00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:44,400
Speaker 2: this for their attorney resume. They've got good metric type ratings,

517
00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:46,760
Speaker 2: but they have no Q one wins and two Q

518
00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,320
Speaker 2: four losses. It's almost impossible to get into the field

519
00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:53,240
Speaker 2: with that combination. Meanwhile, New Mexico sits and sitting a

520
00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,600
Speaker 2: lot prettier, probably like the eight nine territory. Very athletic

521
00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,439
Speaker 2: team could give Usta State problems that way. How do

522
00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,120
Speaker 2: you perceive this game plan out? Yeah?

523
00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:05,359
Speaker 5: I love this New Mexico team. They're fantastic, they're electric.

524
00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:09,040
Speaker 5: Love their guard play. Having said that, Utah State very

525
00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:12,040
Speaker 5: very tough place to play, the Spectrum Center, that home

526
00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:15,560
Speaker 5: court really is something to reckon with. I think that

527
00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:18,600
Speaker 5: might be the difference here in this game. Spread around

528
00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:20,760
Speaker 5: three is probably gonna be right. I'm probably gonna stay

529
00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:22,680
Speaker 5: off it, but I would lean towards the home team here.

530
00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:27,680
Speaker 5: Just some special magic theory in that venue. Matthew, Yeah,

531
00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:29,479
Speaker 5: kind of a minor note. I think Donovan Dent is

532
00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,000
Speaker 5: out for this game. I know his numbers aren't eye popping.

533
00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,919
Speaker 5: I watched him play like. This guy is awesome he's.

534
00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:37,159
Speaker 3: Like the ultimate for this leveo so athletic, he's the

535
00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:39,480
Speaker 3: He's just he's the cheat code you in a bucket,

536
00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,240
Speaker 3: lay go get us one. Like he's almost like more

537
00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,560
Speaker 3: effective than Howis and Mashburn and doing that, but just

538
00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:46,960
Speaker 3: something to do. I think he does kind of matter

539
00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,359
Speaker 3: in that regard, But nothing.

540
00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:50,520
Speaker 2: From me here has struggled.

541
00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:52,960
Speaker 4: I'll take mash for in the house over Dent, thanks.

542
00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:54,640
Speaker 3: Enough.

543
00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:58,760
Speaker 2: He's going to be awesome next year and the year

544
00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:00,879
Speaker 2: following Dent. He's right now. He's kind of like the

545
00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:04,800
Speaker 2: erratic freshman off the bench guard. But Utah State against

546
00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,359
Speaker 2: San Diego State, Boise, Nevada, I think they've struggled with

547
00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:10,520
Speaker 2: the length in athleticism of those teams, and New Mexico

548
00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:12,800
Speaker 2: brings that a little bit, particularly at the three through

549
00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:17,439
Speaker 2: five spots. Utah State beautiful offense, but it's tough for

550
00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:21,720
Speaker 2: them to manufacture great shots against those high level athleticism teams.

551
00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,440
Speaker 2: But it's tough home court. So I am, once again torn,

552
00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,600
Speaker 2: can't give a super strong recommendation on that one. All right, guys,

553
00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,879
Speaker 2: let's talk Thursday. I have a very strong take in

554
00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:36,520
Speaker 2: this one. Hopefully you'll agree. Forward Atlantic minus one at UAB. Mathematically,

555
00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,919
Speaker 2: this is the toughest test left on FAU schedule, the

556
00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:43,960
Speaker 2: only game at fifty percent or below of win probability. Now,

557
00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,200
Speaker 2: UAB is a hard team to crack right now. Jelly

558
00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:49,399
Speaker 2: Walker has not been playing. Apparently it's a pain tolerance thing,

559
00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,560
Speaker 2: so at any point he could be out there and

560
00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,480
Speaker 2: good to go. He's been cleared by doctors and kay.

561
00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:56,560
Speaker 2: The Blazers looked a lot better over the weekend after

562
00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,360
Speaker 2: suspending Tiberer and Jvian Davis. It seemed like they kind

563
00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,720
Speaker 2: of circle the Wagtiggins and I had a lot more

564
00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,520
Speaker 2: going for them there. Now they take on FAU. If

565
00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:07,080
Speaker 2: you also has to go to Charlotte on Saturday, what

566
00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:08,120
Speaker 2: are you looking at with this game?

567
00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,719
Speaker 5: I love this FAU squad by far the best men

568
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:12,640
Speaker 5: major in the country.

569
00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:13,600
Speaker 4: They're awesome.

570
00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:18,440
Speaker 5: Had pleasure of watching them on TV the other day.

571
00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,399
Speaker 5: This UAB team, if Jilly Walker is in, I actually

572
00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:24,960
Speaker 5: leaned their way. They should have won this first matchup.

573
00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,120
Speaker 5: They were up late, up six points late under four

574
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:30,320
Speaker 5: to play at FAU. Very impressive effort. I do think

575
00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:34,600
Speaker 5: the Davis and Brewer subtractions are an indeed addition, probably

576
00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,840
Speaker 5: some chemistry issues folded into there. But Matt, if Jelly

577
00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,160
Speaker 5: is out again, I cannot take U a B. In fact,

578
00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:43,040
Speaker 5: probably an FAU if that was the case.

579
00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,639
Speaker 3: I'm teking f FA Regardi shim all the way on

580
00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:49,040
Speaker 3: my ass. This is like the you get this win

581
00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,240
Speaker 3: and you feel really good about your atlart Like not

582
00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,720
Speaker 3: like it's a lock, but man, this is you're kind

583
00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:56,679
Speaker 3: of the last big hurrah for It reminds me of

584
00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:59,400
Speaker 3: the San Francisco who do they play last year when

585
00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:00,760
Speaker 3: they got their big when late in the year that

586
00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:02,000
Speaker 3: kind of felt like it's slif. I think it was

587
00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,040
Speaker 3: the WCC tournament, but it feels like this is the

588
00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,280
Speaker 3: big milestone win for a program that's never been in

589
00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,040
Speaker 3: the tournament, that's been never been this good.

590
00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:11,200
Speaker 4: They need this one, so I think they get it.

591
00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,240
Speaker 2: I do. Yeah, I'm all in with them too, Matt.

592
00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:15,880
Speaker 2: That was my angle on this. I just think they're

593
00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:20,760
Speaker 2: better and UAB, while they did look sharper without Davis

594
00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:24,280
Speaker 2: and Brewer, I think that's part of what would make

595
00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:27,440
Speaker 2: them a tough matchup is the Langthon athleticism and Davis's

596
00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:31,200
Speaker 2: physicality and the paint FAU rocks, Like if you haven't

597
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,240
Speaker 2: watched them. If you're listening to this pod. They are

598
00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,800
Speaker 2: seven guards and wings that can create their own shot,

599
00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:40,280
Speaker 2: plus two dominant centers that they rotate, and so they've

600
00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,080
Speaker 2: got four shooters on the floor at all times, four

601
00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:43,760
Speaker 2: guys that can run a pick and roll at all times,

602
00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:45,400
Speaker 2: and they always have one guy that can score with

603
00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:48,960
Speaker 2: his back to his basket, can protect the rim. It's

604
00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,840
Speaker 2: just such a fun blend of players that go nine

605
00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,920
Speaker 2: deep with that and everybody's dangerous. Yeah, I just I

606
00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:59,160
Speaker 2: think FAUS has kind of figured things out and they

607
00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,520
Speaker 2: get up for their biggest games. Kaid of the result

608
00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,880
Speaker 2: at home is a little, a little concerning. I think

609
00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:05,520
Speaker 2: the fact that u AB kind of almost had them

610
00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:09,600
Speaker 2: beat at FAU is alarming. But I'm still riding with them,

611
00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:11,360
Speaker 2: ryding with the Owls, I would.

612
00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,400
Speaker 3: I mean, they did go to the tournament twenty two

613
00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:15,360
Speaker 3: thousand and two. I've forgot about that since was their

614
00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:16,520
Speaker 3: second tournament's appearance.

615
00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:17,560
Speaker 4: That's what I was going to say.

616
00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:20,120
Speaker 5: Also, maybe is desperate for this game. They need this too,

617
00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:22,280
Speaker 5: so I don't know, this is their biggest game of

618
00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:26,280
Speaker 5: the season remaining, So there's there's angles on both sides here.

619
00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:29,440
Speaker 2: All right from the top of the mid major world

620
00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:32,680
Speaker 2: to the very bottom. And the trash man pick of.

621
00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:36,120
Speaker 4: The week, the trash man pick of the week. I'm

622
00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:39,360
Speaker 4: the trash man. Just throw me the trash, your garbage,

623
00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:43,440
Speaker 4: and you know it. Totally unreliable, undependable in it. That's it.

624
00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:44,240
Speaker 4: You've been told off.

625
00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:44,800
Speaker 3: How do you like that?

626
00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:45,440
Speaker 4: Good?

627
00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:50,720
Speaker 2: It's LU at Merrimac. Merrimack is an eleven point favorite.

628
00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,960
Speaker 2: They are taking on the worst team in the country

629
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,959
Speaker 2: for Ken Palm three hundred and sixty third, very very bottom,

630
00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,120
Speaker 2: definitely a bottom three team anyway you slice it. This

631
00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:03,400
Speaker 2: LU squad is bleak, front court is bad, turned over

632
00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,000
Speaker 2: their roster right before the season because of a late

633
00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:10,040
Speaker 2: questionable coaching change. And then Matt on the other side

634
00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:13,400
Speaker 2: of Merrimack, who had a streak of sixteen straight games

635
00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,360
Speaker 2: that went under the total. So you have that against

636
00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,719
Speaker 2: one of the worst teams. How do you get excited

637
00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:19,360
Speaker 2: about this game?

638
00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:20,920
Speaker 4: Well, you don't, Jim.

639
00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:25,920
Speaker 3: Part of me is I like not following a few

640
00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,640
Speaker 3: teams or like conferences like these low majors, and you

641
00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:31,240
Speaker 3: look at spreads after kind of feeling ignorant.

642
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,920
Speaker 4: I almost think it's actually works in your favor. Here

643
00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:34,440
Speaker 4: like a LU.

644
00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:36,440
Speaker 3: I know they're terrible, but like plus eleven, like Merrimack's

645
00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,040
Speaker 3: been awful too, Like, why are we not taking plus

646
00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:38,560
Speaker 3: eleven here?

647
00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:40,520
Speaker 4: No? Stupid?

648
00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:41,160
Speaker 2: Good luck?

649
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:44,000
Speaker 5: Hi, okay, good luck. I'll need it for sure. I

650
00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:47,000
Speaker 5: don't think it's necessarily stupid, but it's worth noting. LU

651
00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,720
Speaker 5: is one of the worst DATS teams in the country.

652
00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:52,160
Speaker 5: Like their spreads are huge every game, They're still five

653
00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:53,479
Speaker 5: and thirteen against the spread.

654
00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:55,600
Speaker 4: It's pretty dire now.

655
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,560
Speaker 5: Merrimack plays so slow that it might just be impossible

656
00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:01,560
Speaker 5: for the blue team out. They've beaten two teams this

657
00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,680
Speaker 5: year by twelve and that's it. That's the highest margin

658
00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:06,560
Speaker 5: of victory for them this year is twelve points, So

659
00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:08,480
Speaker 5: that's about what the spread is at. I bet it

660
00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:11,520
Speaker 5: might be even higher than eleven. Now gett zone. You

661
00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:15,480
Speaker 5: look at LU stats pretty good, really small sample size,

662
00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:19,720
Speaker 5: but currently ninetieth percentile on points per possession. I doubt

663
00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:22,120
Speaker 5: that stays the course against Merrimack. Their zone is a

664
00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:26,640
Speaker 5: bit different. They definitely forced turnovers and LU is literally

665
00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:30,120
Speaker 5: the worst offensive and defensive team in the NEEC Right now,

666
00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:32,280
Speaker 5: I wouldn't take LU against anybody.

667
00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:34,720
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's where I Land. I think you can make

668
00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:36,840
Speaker 2: a lot of cases for LAU in the sense that

669
00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,480
Speaker 2: Merrimack is one of the worst offenses in the country

670
00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:42,160
Speaker 2: and you're gonna lay double digits with them. They're one

671
00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:44,680
Speaker 2: of the worst rebounding teams both ways in the country,

672
00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:47,600
Speaker 2: and you're gonna lay double digits with them. They've scored

673
00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:51,680
Speaker 2: seventy points twice this season, both were in losses. They

674
00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:53,920
Speaker 2: have not scored seventy to win. They only scored by

675
00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:56,880
Speaker 2: strangling you or the only win by strangling you. Does

676
00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:59,280
Speaker 2: that really play up for an eleven point favorite. I

677
00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:01,680
Speaker 2: don't know, But Matt, I just I can't do it.

678
00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:03,360
Speaker 2: I can't do it with lu I can't get on

679
00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:04,360
Speaker 2: board with those Sharks.

680
00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:07,120
Speaker 3: Only do you want to win? Was without their presumed

681
00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:09,120
Speaker 3: best player this year? So that all makes sense?

682
00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:12,959
Speaker 4: Right? Yeah? Marco is a Maltics. How his name?

683
00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:15,080
Speaker 2: Yeah, Malatics sharpshooter.

684
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:18,440
Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, nothing makes sense, Nothing makes sense.

685
00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:22,160
Speaker 2: It's bleak. They've got a long rebuild ahead of them

686
00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,800
Speaker 2: or quick work in the portal this offseason. We'll see

687
00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,240
Speaker 2: what mister Strickland can do. All right, Let's get to

688
00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:32,680
Speaker 2: our last section here. It is the spotlight on bubble battles.

689
00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,240
Speaker 2: I kind of alluded to this earlier, said we talked

690
00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:38,800
Speaker 2: about it. We discussed some bubble teams, the Oklahoma schools,

691
00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:42,520
Speaker 2: Utah State, Florida, Arizona State, and it just before we

692
00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,840
Speaker 2: talk a couple more matchups. General question, Kai, do you

693
00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:49,080
Speaker 2: do you factor this in the idea that these teams

694
00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:52,880
Speaker 2: are desperate, they need to increase their own metrics and

695
00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:54,840
Speaker 2: it's a little bit more important to them than a

696
00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:56,680
Speaker 2: team that's fighting for a one or two seed or

697
00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,480
Speaker 2: a team that's completely out of the tournament. As we

698
00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:01,640
Speaker 2: go down this here, is this something you're at least

699
00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:03,280
Speaker 2: going to have in the back of your mind when

700
00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:04,000
Speaker 2: you're handicapping.

701
00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:08,400
Speaker 5: Maybe it's a really good talking point for gambling shows, Jim.

702
00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:10,880
Speaker 5: So it's something we'll probably bring up multiple times on

703
00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:14,320
Speaker 5: our own show. In reality, I don't know if it

704
00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:16,680
Speaker 5: actually makes a difference. It's really hard to do a

705
00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:19,280
Speaker 5: data project on this and see if teams in these

706
00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:25,120
Speaker 5: situations actually play better. Theoretically they should And frankly though, Matt,

707
00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:27,120
Speaker 5: I think it's all talk. It's you guys, we really

708
00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:29,000
Speaker 5: need this one. Well, okay, you're not gonna make your

709
00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,160
Speaker 5: team play better just by saying that, and hey, the

710
00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,720
Speaker 5: other team doesn't want to lose either. They're college kids.

711
00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:37,600
Speaker 5: They want to win this game. That's right, kids, I said, kids, Matthew, Uh,

712
00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,200
Speaker 5: you know, I might consider Jim. I'm leaning towards that

713
00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,880
Speaker 5: team anyways, maybe just the deciding fact that push me

714
00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:44,960
Speaker 5: over the edge, but certainly not going to take a

715
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:46,280
Speaker 5: team just solely based on that.

716
00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:48,320
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'll cherry pick it. I'll move the goal post.

717
00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:50,120
Speaker 3: I'll tell you why it matters for teams I like,

718
00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:52,320
Speaker 3: and why it doesn't for teams I don't. So that's

719
00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,040
Speaker 3: put everyone out there here. He talks publicly about this stuff.

720
00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:55,520
Speaker 4: We'll do too.

721
00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:57,520
Speaker 3: So just now that's I don't think there's any real

722
00:33:57,560 --> 00:34:01,320
Speaker 3: true data that discerns this as a legit angle, but

723
00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:03,280
Speaker 3: it's always case by case and that you think it's

724
00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:04,840
Speaker 3: something worth being aware of for sure.

725
00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,960
Speaker 2: Here's my anecdotal sense of it. I think it matters

726
00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:12,760
Speaker 2: more in games like the Arizona State one, where winning

727
00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:15,640
Speaker 2: by more is important than it does in games where

728
00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:17,279
Speaker 2: it's a coin flip who's going to win, Like, I

729
00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:19,920
Speaker 2: don't think it adds to your motivation to win, But

730
00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:22,319
Speaker 2: if you're late in a game where we're only we're

731
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,560
Speaker 2: up seven and we could just you know, go to sleep,

732
00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:28,000
Speaker 2: pull our starters for the last thirty seconds or in

733
00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:29,879
Speaker 2: the final two minutes, we're up six and we want

734
00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:32,040
Speaker 2: to win by twelve. Like, I think there is something

735
00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:35,279
Speaker 2: to that extending the lead a little bit, because on

736
00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:37,680
Speaker 2: the other side, if the game's already decided, the other

737
00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:40,040
Speaker 2: team's probably not going to be motivated to keep it

738
00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:43,239
Speaker 2: to a six point deficit versus twelve. So if you

739
00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:46,279
Speaker 2: do have something like that where it's a good team

740
00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:48,839
Speaker 2: versus a lesser team that could potentially blow them out,

741
00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:51,440
Speaker 2: then I then I'll factor it in. But if it's

742
00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:53,320
Speaker 2: a coin flip game, both teams are going to be

743
00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:57,359
Speaker 2: trying just as hard. No real edge in that. All Right,

744
00:34:57,400 --> 00:34:59,560
Speaker 2: A couple that I want to just discuss here, big

745
00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:02,040
Speaker 2: bubble game games on Wednesday and Thursday. We won't get

746
00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:04,319
Speaker 2: into the weekend. We'll leave that to Stuckey and Co.

747
00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:08,440
Speaker 2: But Seaton Hall at Saint John's on Wednesday, both teams

748
00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:11,239
Speaker 2: definitely on the fringes of the at large discussion, not

749
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:13,960
Speaker 2: super in the mix right now, but they could get there.

750
00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:17,080
Speaker 2: I've got time and opportunities in the Big East KaiA.

751
00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:19,080
Speaker 2: Just in general, we won't even break down the matchup.

752
00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:21,400
Speaker 2: Which one of these do you prefer long term? The

753
00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:22,800
Speaker 2: Pirates or the Red Storm.

754
00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:27,680
Speaker 5: The Pirates, for sure, I believe in Holloway a little

755
00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:29,799
Speaker 5: bit more than Mike Anderson. I think the defense is

756
00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:33,320
Speaker 5: for real, and I do like the talent on the offensive,

757
00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:37,560
Speaker 5: and especially if Alexis yetna ever comes back. Who knows

758
00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:39,560
Speaker 5: if he's ever going to played this season, But I

759
00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:42,000
Speaker 5: buy a hall more long term pash. Alexander's been out

760
00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:44,239
Speaker 5: last couple of games for Saint John's and almost blew

761
00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:45,520
Speaker 5: a game at Georgetown recently.

762
00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:47,560
Speaker 4: Just not a team I trust this season.

763
00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:52,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's where I land Matt your question. Pitt at UNC,

764
00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:55,520
Speaker 2: they're getting seven per KEMPOM, Penn State at number one

765
00:35:55,560 --> 00:36:00,359
Speaker 2: perdue getting ten pits right there to be in Penn State,

766
00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:03,480
Speaker 2: Maybe you know one or two spots outside of the field.

767
00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,719
Speaker 2: Given some of the projections I've seen, which one of

768
00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:09,200
Speaker 2: these two road teams from the state of Pennsylvania is

769
00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:11,800
Speaker 2: more likely to get a big win Pitt at UNC

770
00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:13,920
Speaker 2: or Penn State at Purdue.

771
00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:14,960
Speaker 4: I think Pitt.

772
00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:17,680
Speaker 3: I think Jeff Cable goes back to his former duke

773
00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:20,520
Speaker 3: days as a player, puts on you know, puts his

774
00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:23,760
Speaker 3: mind in that old you know, blue blood tobacco road rivalry.

775
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:25,319
Speaker 4: He gets his pit boys. I think they play well.

776
00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:26,280
Speaker 4: The guards are awesome.

777
00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:30,040
Speaker 3: You could argue that with the erratic nature of UNC's backcourt,

778
00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:32,040
Speaker 3: the better backcourt might be on Pitt's side just for

779
00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:35,560
Speaker 3: this one game. Certainly a good angle if you're looking

780
00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:38,120
Speaker 3: to find a dog here and in Penn State. You're right, Jimmy,

781
00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,120
Speaker 3: talk with this in the notes here. The matchup just

782
00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:44,000
Speaker 3: to two against them. They can spread you out and

783
00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:46,879
Speaker 3: shoot it, but they've proven they can't stop the legiti

784
00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:48,839
Speaker 3: big guys up proNT of those conference right, Penn State

785
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,480
Speaker 3: until Shrewsbury find some resistance at the end. They're going

786
00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:54,080
Speaker 3: to struggle against the Dickinsons and the tj ds and

787
00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:55,719
Speaker 3: the Eeds, et cetera.

788
00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:57,680
Speaker 2: On this Sleep Yeah, I'm with you. I think it's

789
00:36:57,680 --> 00:36:59,960
Speaker 2: definitely Pitt. And the spread is lower for a reason,

790
00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:02,440
Speaker 2: so it's indicating it's more likely. But Pitt's already won

791
00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:06,000
Speaker 2: at Northwestern NC State and Syracuse like those are solid

792
00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:09,239
Speaker 2: road winds, you know, Georgia Tech, Louisville, whatever, throw those out,

793
00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:12,800
Speaker 2: but especially Northwestern NC State, those are tournament caliber teams,

794
00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:15,160
Speaker 2: and Pitt's already won on the road at those places.

795
00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:18,799
Speaker 2: And meanwhile, Penn State has already played Perdue and they

796
00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:22,359
Speaker 2: just really struggled with you have to send doubles to Edie.

797
00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:24,520
Speaker 2: I mean, every team has to, but Penn State is

798
00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:27,120
Speaker 2: particularly small, and they weren't really able to take as

799
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,319
Speaker 2: much advantage on the offensive end, spreading out. Barely got

800
00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:33,480
Speaker 2: over one point per possession against the boiler Makers. Not

801
00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:35,040
Speaker 2: a home game, not a true home game. That was

802
00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:38,399
Speaker 2: at the Polestra, But now it's a true road game

803
00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:41,759
Speaker 2: at Mackie. I fear for what happens in the paint

804
00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,600
Speaker 2: in that game. That's probably a blowout. All right, one

805
00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:47,839
Speaker 2: more or two more? I guess to mention here on Thursday, Kay,

806
00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,560
Speaker 2: this one is actually a really big bubble battle. Both

807
00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:53,520
Speaker 2: teams are in the mix and need it. Wisconsin at

808
00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:55,960
Speaker 2: Ohio State now is the seven point spread because of

809
00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:59,080
Speaker 2: where these two land analytically, Ohio State way up there

810
00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:02,719
Speaker 2: in those projections, but the profiles are going in the

811
00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:06,560
Speaker 2: wrong direction for tournament likelihood. Who do you like here,

812
00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:09,120
Speaker 2: whether it's against the spread or just going forward for

813
00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:10,040
Speaker 2: a potential bid.

814
00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:13,120
Speaker 5: Going forward to Ohio State for sure, I've given up

815
00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:17,200
Speaker 5: on the Badgers here the spot of all spots against

816
00:38:17,239 --> 00:38:21,000
Speaker 5: Illinois last game at home Cole Center should have been

817
00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:24,120
Speaker 5: a win, and they just peed down their legs. The

818
00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:26,960
Speaker 5: offense is a real issue. They cannot score. It's even

819
00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:29,480
Speaker 5: with Wall on the floor. They struggle terrible on offense.

820
00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:33,680
Speaker 5: It's a big problem. And Ohio State has legit, legit

821
00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:35,839
Speaker 5: players on this team. I still think they can make

822
00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:39,399
Speaker 5: the tournament. Now seven points is a lot, but I'm

823
00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:41,400
Speaker 5: kind of done betting on Wisconsin until future.

824
00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:43,399
Speaker 4: Notice I told you was constant stinks.

825
00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:43,600
Speaker 2: Guys.

826
00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:45,400
Speaker 4: I'm glad you finally came around to it. The issue

827
00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:47,239
Speaker 4: here is that I think they can.

828
00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,640
Speaker 3: Compete with Ohio State with the Walhio states playing until

829
00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:51,399
Speaker 3: Ohio State figures how what.

830
00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:52,000
Speaker 4: Their identity is.

831
00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:53,440
Speaker 3: And again I we talked about how they kind of

832
00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:57,040
Speaker 3: lost it. So what I foresee here is a spot

833
00:38:57,040 --> 00:39:02,080
Speaker 3: where Wisconsin maybe competes with, if not shocks Ohio State

834
00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:04,239
Speaker 3: on the road, and then they come back home and

835
00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:06,640
Speaker 3: I'm actually gonna bet the Purple kids kai On Sunday

836
00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:08,000
Speaker 3: Northwestern at Wisconsin.

837
00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,600
Speaker 5: I was gonna remind you of Wisconsin's non con Matt

838
00:39:10,719 --> 00:39:14,319
Speaker 5: lost by one to Kansas in overtime, beat usc beat

839
00:39:14,360 --> 00:39:18,160
Speaker 5: Marquette away in overtime, beat Iowa away in overtime.

840
00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:19,600
Speaker 4: Wisconsin used to be good.

841
00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:23,719
Speaker 3: There was reason years ago. Years ago, Iowa was an asterisk.

842
00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:27,040
Speaker 3: Marquette was a great spot, great fine.

843
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:27,640
Speaker 4: I don't know.

844
00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:30,879
Speaker 3: Well, yeah, Kansas was at the ballroom with the it's

845
00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:32,280
Speaker 3: the stupid Bahama saw to tourrments.

846
00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:34,920
Speaker 4: Now Wisconsin again. You can't ca have you at Marquette.

847
00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:36,160
Speaker 4: That's one of the best ones of the year.

848
00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:41,200
Speaker 2: Yeah, great Marquette rivalry. I guess maybe spot. Yeah, I

849
00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:42,120
Speaker 2: mean Wisconsin was.

850
00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:42,560
Speaker 4: A great spot.

851
00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:44,359
Speaker 3: We broke it down in this program was an excellent spot.

852
00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:50,880
Speaker 3: It was an all time spots.

853
00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:51,480
Speaker 2: Seven of eight. Behave children. I'm slapping you both on

854
00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:54,360
Speaker 2: the wrist. I'm tony Reality and time outing you mute

855
00:39:54,520 --> 00:39:57,120
Speaker 2: negative one point for both of the shows growing up. Yeah,

856
00:39:57,120 --> 00:40:00,480
Speaker 2: there you go. Yeah, both these teams are playing very,

857
00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:03,560
Speaker 2: very poorly right now, and maybe you make a case

858
00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:05,239
Speaker 2: for one of them rallying, but I think it'll be

859
00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:08,319
Speaker 2: more whoever wins is just less bad right now. So,

860
00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:10,839
Speaker 2: as Matt said, maybe you look to fade either one

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Speaker 2: of them in the following game. Oregon is nine point

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Speaker 2: Dog at Arizona. They're not quite dead, but man, they've

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Speaker 2: got two Q three losses, poor metrics. They just need

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Speaker 2: to stack up wins. Last point to make here. As

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Speaker 2: I said initially, I think some of the where a

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Speaker 2: bubble team we need to improve. Metrics can matter when

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Speaker 2: you are better, clearly better than the other team and

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Speaker 2: you can increase the margin. That would apply to Utah

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Speaker 2: hosting Stanford, the Zoo hosting LSU, and even Creighton, as

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Speaker 2: great as they are analytically, pretty far down there in

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Speaker 2: the bubble picture because of the losses they took early

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Speaker 2: in the year. They're at Georgetown, they have every incentive

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Speaker 2: to win that game by thirty. So Keevian eye on

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Speaker 2: those some of those bigger spreads for favorites that potentially

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Speaker 2: could improve their standing with big, big wins. That wraps

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Speaker 2: it up for us today, Fellas. That's it on our

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