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Speaker 2: Welcome back everyone to the Big Bets on Campus podcast.

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Speaker 2: I am your host, Matthew Cox, Kai McCann Jimmer. You'll

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Speaker 2: hear their lovely voices coming from the arawaves here. Shortly,

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Speaker 2: we collectively are known around the world as the three

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Speaker 2: man Weave. We're gonna talk college hoops. COVID is crippling

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Speaker 2: our beloved sport, gents, but hey, we're going to hit

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Speaker 2: be able to take our prophetic insights and put them

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Speaker 2: into money making action. We'll be coming to you every Wednesday,

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Speaker 2: as we have been all season, Wednesday morning, a new episode.

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Speaker 2: Kyleege hoops is our focus. Mid major, low major, power

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Speaker 2: If you've been coming to us every week, you know

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Speaker 2: to talk blowouts potential, which I think should be actually

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Speaker 2: before they start their conference play. You got some big

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Speaker 2: both for the guess the power six and the mid major.

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Speaker 2: Some really gross trash man picks of the week. We'll

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Speaker 2: and it's not always riveting entertainment to discuss. Obviously, Jim

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Speaker 2: Let's get right into it first, as we always do.

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Speaker 2: I guess not so strong, but close, but no cigar.

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Speaker 1: Drives to work without heating or air conditioning, yep, and

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Speaker 3: Right?

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Speaker 2: All right, real quickly here Jim Gardner Webb plus four

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Speaker 1: Yeah. Georgia just lost in this similar situation to East

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Speaker 2: we're hype for this game, so you can't. Ever, you

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Speaker 1: Yeah, maybe not even Oblivio. It's more of like, oh,

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Speaker 2: All right too, Hell, Mary's I just kind of mentioned

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Speaker 1: Wrong league for that matter, OBC is one of the

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Speaker 2: I'm stubbornly convinced they have the talents actually there. I

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Speaker 2: maybe that's where I'm missing. The mark who wrote down

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Speaker 3: Brown doesn't suck. They hung with you and see, I

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Speaker 1: So if Maryland wasn't playing Lehigh tonight Tuesday before this

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Speaker 2: Any hot takes on these other three you guys wrote

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Speaker 2: down here Ole miss hosting Florida to Paul at Butler

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Speaker 1: I mean, I think these these are the road dogs

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Speaker 2: Right.

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Speaker 3: Teams are just more evenly matched than those conferences. So

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Speaker 2: Yeah. I like the West Virginia one quite a bit.

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Speaker 1: Their top fifty recruit that followed Beard from Tech to

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Speaker 2: Yeah, lovery between the lines there agree, all right, we're

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's more so an in diamond on Delaware State

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Speaker 3: beat Delaware State by sixty two. Jim.

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Speaker 2: That's how it works right down.

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Speaker 1: It's they probably only have like sixty five possessions in

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Speaker 2: The stakes the state it's.

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Speaker 2: team's not very good.

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Speaker 1: Now.

436
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Speaker 2: Again, Rutger is not a squad that we're super excited

437
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Speaker 2: about to back as a large favorite. But I can

438
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Speaker 2: certainly see them absolutely dismantling the Black Bears. And then

439
00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,520
Speaker 2: they play Central Connecticut, as you noted here Kyle, on

440
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Speaker 2: Saturday too, So maybe Rutgers gets two easy tune ups

441
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Speaker 2: where they get back in a confidence groove heading into

442
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Speaker 2: Big ten play there.

443
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Speaker 3: Yeah, certainly that's confident on the Rutgers stuff. I do

444
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Speaker 3: think tex at ms we can do against Central Arkansas.

445
00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:32,119
Speaker 3: Bears haven't been competitive against better teams, and A M

446
00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:35,560
Speaker 3: dis mantled it. Houston Baptist, a team that's probably pretty

447
00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,240
Speaker 3: close to Central Arkansas, even if they are pretty terrible.

448
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Speaker 1: A and M is probably a solid candidate there. They're

449
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Speaker 1: back to full strength that a couple guys miss the

450
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Speaker 1: previous game, but they returned for Dallas Christian on Monday,

451
00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,199
Speaker 1: so their full strength with their deep pressing squad. That's

452
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Speaker 1: important for them from that is the way they play.

453
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Speaker 1: Rutgers is zero to three against the spread as a

454
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Speaker 1: fifteen point favorite, including an outright loss and an overtime

455
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Speaker 1: win against Leehighs. So I don't trust that team is

456
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Speaker 1: a big favorite, unfortunately. But I'm with you on A

457
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Speaker 1: and m GUI.

458
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Speaker 2: You guys also had Grand Canyon hosting Chicago State and

459
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Speaker 2: UAB hosting UTSA. Jim, I like your historical precedent of

460
00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,840
Speaker 2: Chicago State traveling to the desert, and it has not

461
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Speaker 2: gone kindly, to put it lightly.

462
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Speaker 1: No way. Back when they first joined the league, they

463
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Speaker 1: were competitive, but their last five trips to Grand Canyon

464
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Speaker 1: lost by twenty four, thirty four, thirty four, twenty three

465
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Speaker 1: to fifteen. I know this is sort of a different

466
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Speaker 1: Cougar's team. They're definitely more competitive and they've been in

467
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Speaker 1: the past. But Grand Canyon's better too, I arguably than

468
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Speaker 1: some of those teams. They've got a couple big time

469
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Speaker 1: down transfers on the squad. I think I would take

470
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Speaker 1: Bryce Drew over Dan Marley, So I think this is

471
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Speaker 1: a better coach version of Grand Canyon. Yeah, I know,

472
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Speaker 1: we talked about road teams road dogs, motivation and conference.

473
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Speaker 1: But this is also not a sleepy spot for the

474
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Speaker 1: home team, right. I don't think Grand Canyon wants to

475
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Speaker 1: be like it's just a conference game. Who cares? So

476
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Speaker 1: I kind of like the Antelopes.

477
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Speaker 3: I go back and forth with that anecdote, Matt, the

478
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Speaker 3: motivated road team first game in conference.

479
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Speaker 2: I don't know.

480
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Speaker 3: I think the home team is, like Jim said, just

481
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Speaker 3: as amped up to kind of kill the road team

482
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Speaker 3: and in the first conference game, and we've seen I

483
00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,159
Speaker 3: think last year, if I'm not mistaken, even with the

484
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Speaker 3: COVID pauses, the Big Ten comes to mind, where home

485
00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,920
Speaker 3: court was just ridiculously strong start off out of the gates.

486
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Speaker 3: Now that's just a one off story. Of course, I

487
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Speaker 3: need to see the full data set, as you'd like

488
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Speaker 3: to say, Yeah, I don't have that data that's locked

489
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Speaker 3: in a black box somewhere. Well, actually I do, I

490
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Speaker 3: just haven't massaged it yet to procure those numbers for you. Yes,

491
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Speaker 3: I would specify that anecdote is specific more so too,

492
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Speaker 3: larger underdogs perhaps again completely angdonal So who knows. All right,

493
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Speaker 3: let's go to the power games plural of the week.

494
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Speaker 3: It's going to be a barn burner in SEC country.

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Speaker 3: We can get off with two SEC showdowns. I just

496
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Speaker 3: want to start it off with this. Alabama is hosting Tennessee.

497
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Speaker 3: That's on Wednesday, and then the other two are Saturday.

498
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Speaker 3: So we have two SEC Wednesday night. It's tonight, folks

499
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Speaker 3: listening to this podcast in a timely manner. Alabama hosting Tennessee,

500
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Speaker 3: Auburn hosting LSU.

501
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Speaker 2: Kai. We want data, We'll give you some data. Auburn

502
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Speaker 2: Alabama last three seasons are thirty nine and twenty nine

503
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Speaker 2: against the number at home. We talked about a home

504
00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:07,840
Speaker 2: Auburn being a wagon. I think people forget that Alabama

505
00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,880
Speaker 2: is pretty dominant in front of their home crowd as well.

506
00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:12,879
Speaker 2: Just two styles that play so well in front of

507
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Speaker 2: their home fans. What are you looking at in these

508
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Speaker 2: team matchups here?

509
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Speaker 3: Well, it's a good question, Matt. I certainly lean towards

510
00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,760
Speaker 3: both home teams. In the case of Auburn, I just

511
00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:24,240
Speaker 3: think Auburn's fantastic. You're getting Alan Flann again kind of

512
00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,159
Speaker 3: work back in the lineup. There is a world over

513
00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,240
Speaker 3: They're the best team in the SEC, and they're not

514
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Speaker 3: really getting treated as such.

515
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Speaker 1: Win the league.

516
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Speaker 3: Yeah, they have so many weapons. They have coaching and

517
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Speaker 3: Bruce Pearl, whos I've taken them to the final four

518
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Speaker 3: in recent years. They're a team that can actually absolutely

519
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Speaker 3: win this league. LSU maybe a good sell high candidate.

520
00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,200
Speaker 3: I'm a little bit of a more more of a

521
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Speaker 3: believer in LC this year than in years past. But man,

522
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Speaker 3: that's a short spread at minus two, Kimpom currently says.

523
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Speaker 3: And then on Alabama side, Jim, this is a team

524
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Speaker 3: I think people have started to give up on for

525
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Speaker 3: some reason, which just goes to show the short term

526
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Speaker 3: nature of most of the media. I think in college

527
00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,359
Speaker 3: basketball it's like, oh, you lost the last game, You're done.

528
00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:05,040
Speaker 3: Even though we saw Alabama beat Houston and Gonzaga, can't

529
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Speaker 3: forget about those efforts, right.

530
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Speaker 1: I think it's the Loston Davidson and the lost too

531
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Speaker 1: at Memphis that people are like, oh, man, Alabama's broken,

532
00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:14,960
Speaker 1: They're not going to win the league. They're throw them out.

533
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Speaker 1: So this is like a weirdly great bi low spot

534
00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:19,360
Speaker 1: on the tide, and it's a little bit so high

535
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Speaker 1: on Tennessee too. I actually thought they should have gotten

536
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Speaker 1: away from Arizona given some of the officiating gifts they

537
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Speaker 1: received against Arizona in that game. I am not the

538
00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,760
Speaker 1: only ones saying that. Folks just do a Twitter search

539
00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:32,800
Speaker 1: for the rest on that game if you think I'm

540
00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,320
Speaker 1: being biased or something there. And they got up big

541
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Speaker 1: and they just kept letting Arizona get back into it.

542
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Speaker 1: So that didn't get me too excited about the balls.

543
00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:44,160
Speaker 1: I love Alabama here, Matthew. I would imagine we see

544
00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,760
Speaker 1: this a little bit higher. I bet it's a field

545
00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,159
Speaker 1: goal rather than two. I think I would still lay that.

546
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Speaker 1: I know you're a big balls guy, Matt, Yeah, I am.

547
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Speaker 1: I like the Tide here. This is a great spot

548
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Speaker 1: for him.

549
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Speaker 2: I am a big ball guy, but a great spot

550
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Speaker 2: for the Tide, and I think it's a great Bilou

551
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Speaker 2: agree wholeheartedly, Kai on the whole all thing. Man. I

552
00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,920
Speaker 2: look at at LSU right now, they have crept into

553
00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:05,560
Speaker 2: I guess they're right behind Tennessee right now in kem pomp.

554
00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:09,520
Speaker 2: So it's Tennessee nine, LSU ten, Kentucky eleven, Auburn thirteen,

555
00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,920
Speaker 2: Alabama eighteen. I mean we're talking about four of the

556
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Speaker 2: five perennial front not perennial, but just sort of assumed

557
00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,879
Speaker 2: front runners right now for this conference. Jimmy mentioned the

558
00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:21,360
Speaker 2: conference odd value there for for Auburn. I think that's

559
00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:26,040
Speaker 2: a phenomenal wager. I'm sort of short right now, yeah,

560
00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,159
Speaker 2: I mean yeah, that's hanging clinging way too tightly to

561
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Speaker 2: pre sidenton priors. Arkarnsall is not a good basketball team. Sorry, folks.

562
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Speaker 2: Let's go out to the East Country Saturday. As I

563
00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,440
Speaker 2: tried to tease at the onset, Villanova heads to seton Hall.

564
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Speaker 2: Then we'll talk about Baylor Iowa stay at the Big

565
00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:44,480
Speaker 2: twelve tilt also on Saturday. There, Nova got the monkey

566
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Speaker 2: off their back. Jim got the big win over Xavier

567
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Speaker 2: in the friendly confines of the Pavilion. Now they have

568
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Speaker 2: to go back on the road where life has been

569
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Speaker 2: a lot more difficult for them this season. I think

570
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Speaker 2: they beat seen Hall, though I do. As much as

571
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Speaker 2: I love the Pirates and I love that defense in

572
00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,480
Speaker 2: their length up front, I think the Wildcats are going

573
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Speaker 2: to start to remind folks while we had them penciled

574
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Speaker 2: in top three preseason.

575
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Speaker 1: I mean, this is ultimate narrative game. Here is the

576
00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,440
Speaker 1: baton being passed in terms of favorite atop the Big East.

577
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Speaker 1: Are we going to see two lost Villanova? I believe actually,

578
00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,240
Speaker 1: they lost to Creighton was the first time they've been

579
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Speaker 1: under five hundred since the Big East realigned. They were

580
00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:18,960
Speaker 1: zero to one. So if they lose again here, it'll

581
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Speaker 1: be the second time when they're potentially sitting at one

582
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Speaker 1: and two or Matt. The other side of the narrative is,

583
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Speaker 1: like you mentioned, they go in they smashed Seaton Hall,

584
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Speaker 1: and we're like, oh, yeah, Villanova's really good. They're the

585
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Speaker 1: best team in the Big East. We all gave up

586
00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,040
Speaker 1: on them because Baylor throttled them and then they lost

587
00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,760
Speaker 1: to Creighton too, But I think they're still the best team.

588
00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,399
Speaker 1: I would side towards Villanova here. The question for me

589
00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:40,240
Speaker 1: is do we see Obiagu back for Seaton Hall. And

590
00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:43,680
Speaker 1: they'll have a game before this one against Providence where

591
00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:45,399
Speaker 1: we'll see whether you know he's in the lineup or not.

592
00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:47,720
Speaker 1: But he's not really a help in this matchup Kai.

593
00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,159
Speaker 1: He's not gonna be able to defend in space against

594
00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,880
Speaker 1: the way Villanova runs offense, and he's not an offensive

595
00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,119
Speaker 1: thread on the block, so that and that's how you

596
00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:58,280
Speaker 1: exploit Nova on v So I almost think it's better

597
00:24:58,400 --> 00:24:59,920
Speaker 1: for Seaton Hall if he's not playing.

598
00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,320
Speaker 3: Yeah, he's going to park in the pain and know

599
00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,399
Speaker 3: it would be like, Okay, that's fine with us. We

600
00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,200
Speaker 3: play five out anyways and we just take threes and

601
00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,560
Speaker 3: that's that's all good. I do lean towards Villanova here

602
00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:12,159
Speaker 3: my worry, Matt. They're own four against the spread on

603
00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,560
Speaker 3: the road. They truly have been bad away from home.

604
00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,280
Speaker 3: I think that's more or less. They're playing excellent teams

605
00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,520
Speaker 3: in the road. I mean Baylor, for instance, Ucla earlier.

606
00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:24,359
Speaker 1: Yeah, covered Ucla, they share time, they didn't cover it

607
00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:25,280
Speaker 1: over exactly. Now.

608
00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:28,200
Speaker 3: Seton Hall has been great this year. But one stat

609
00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:30,320
Speaker 3: I'm looking at here, So Seaton Hall has been excellent

610
00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,359
Speaker 3: the season at taking away the three, which is obviously

611
00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,280
Speaker 3: important against Villanova. But you dig deeper into Seaton Hall schedule,

612
00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,840
Speaker 3: the teams they've played really aren't very good shooting teams

613
00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:42,879
Speaker 3: or willing shooting teams. They're mostly physical, banged, look towards

614
00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:46,720
Speaker 3: the basket type of teams. Your Rutgers, your Wagoners, your Texas's.

615
00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,040
Speaker 3: Villanova's not that team. I think they're going to execute

616
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Speaker 3: against Seaton Hall, and I lean their way on Saturday.

617
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Speaker 1: To contextualize that point, they've played one team that's in

618
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Speaker 1: the top one hundred of three point of temper rate

619
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Speaker 1: so far. Yeah, and Leanova's sixteenth. So it's like, oh,

620
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Speaker 1: this is the first team we're playing that really truly

621
00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:02,480
Speaker 1: wants to launch threes.

622
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Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, he'll just put the cherry on top. I

623
00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:07,479
Speaker 2: watched the Texas game. I thought Texas gout, they won,

624
00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:09,480
Speaker 2: and mostly in the first half, Texas went one to

625
00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:12,159
Speaker 2: thirteen from three. Again, you could argue that the Pirates

626
00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,600
Speaker 2: is simply a lucky recipient of playing a bad shooting

627
00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:18,240
Speaker 2: team that was especially cold that night. They played Rutgers

628
00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:21,240
Speaker 2: three nights later. Yeah, they win, but that's Rutgers certainly

629
00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,920
Speaker 2: not an offensive juggernut by any stretch, and they're coming

630
00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,280
Speaker 2: off COVID pause too, So we will see how the

631
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Speaker 2: Pirates respond. I think a lot sets up here for

632
00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,639
Speaker 2: Nova kind of start that bounce back at upwards swing

633
00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:33,720
Speaker 2: back to the top of the Big East totem pole

634
00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:35,520
Speaker 2: where I think we all thought they'd end up by

635
00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:40,000
Speaker 2: season's end. We mentioned Baylor, who smoked the Lenova toughest

636
00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:43,480
Speaker 2: road challenge of the early conference season. For them going

637
00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:48,600
Speaker 2: into the Hilton Magic House of Horrors, GYM undefeated, two

638
00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,639
Speaker 2: undefeated ball clubs, this will be a lofty spread. We

639
00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,360
Speaker 2: saw Iowa staked, disrespected and holping its eilight earlier this year.

640
00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:56,240
Speaker 2: I believe that spread got met up to five and

641
00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:59,800
Speaker 2: the Clones beat the pants off of the visiting Cyclones

642
00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,800
Speaker 2: is a different beast, though. I think Iowa State keeps

643
00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:04,760
Speaker 2: it close here, but I don't know if they actually

644
00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:05,719
Speaker 2: went out right. What are you looking at?

645
00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,840
Speaker 1: I think this is where the Iowa State offense finally

646
00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,840
Speaker 1: is like a little exposed. I think the Cyclones defense

647
00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:15,040
Speaker 1: is for real and we're all buying it. Led by Brockington,

648
00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,440
Speaker 1: and some of the size they have there is mega impressive,

649
00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,080
Speaker 1: but they go through some droughts offensively, and now they're

650
00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,560
Speaker 1: about to play arguably the best defensive team in the country.

651
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:25,080
Speaker 1: And Baylor. We saw what they did to Villanova and

652
00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,720
Speaker 1: that was, you know, helped by the hype home crowd

653
00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,399
Speaker 1: in Waco, but I think they can do something almost

654
00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:33,280
Speaker 1: as severe to this Iowa State offense. It's led by

655
00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,080
Speaker 1: a freshman guard and two wings that have not been

656
00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,600
Speaker 1: alpha scorers in their past, so I lean towards Baylor.

657
00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:41,800
Speaker 1: I probably won't bet this game, to be quite honest, Kuy,

658
00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,320
Speaker 1: but man if Iowa State wins, we have to completely

659
00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,000
Speaker 1: recalibrate how we think about that team.

660
00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:48,479
Speaker 3: I'd be shocked if we see an Iowa State win here.

661
00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,119
Speaker 3: But man, seven points, that's a lot at home for

662
00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:53,640
Speaker 3: Hilton Magic and an arena we've talked about multiple times

663
00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:56,400
Speaker 3: on multiple outlets. It's just a tough place to play

664
00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,000
Speaker 3: in New Year's Day against the number one team in

665
00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:01,840
Speaker 3: the country. It's going to be rocking, and especially first

666
00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:02,920
Speaker 3: conference game of the season.

667
00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:05,520
Speaker 1: I hope so because it's not, I hope students might

668
00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:07,159
Speaker 1: not be there that I got it.

669
00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:09,400
Speaker 2: They come back for this one. Start heading back, kids,

670
00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:10,280
Speaker 2: start heading back.

671
00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:12,760
Speaker 1: Yes, spend your New Year's Eve in Ames, that's what

672
00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:13,440
Speaker 1: you should be doing.

673
00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:14,320
Speaker 2: I hope they come back.

674
00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:16,639
Speaker 3: Baylor's only played one true road game this year, and

675
00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,560
Speaker 3: it was against Oregon and they almost lost that game.

676
00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:20,560
Speaker 3: It ended up winning by eight, but it was not

677
00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,159
Speaker 3: comfortable the entire way. So maybe there's something there for

678
00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,240
Speaker 3: Iowa stayed here. I don't think they're gonna went out right, Matt,

679
00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:26,359
Speaker 3: but I think they can cover seven.

680
00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:26,800
Speaker 1: Yeah.

681
00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:28,840
Speaker 2: I really want to take Iowa State, but I just

682
00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:32,280
Speaker 2: Baylor and Houston, well before Houston got ravaged with injuries,

683
00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:34,560
Speaker 2: just two teams that are just like older adults in

684
00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:37,399
Speaker 2: the room. They go on road trips and they just

685
00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,920
Speaker 2: treat it as business trips and they just don't seem

686
00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,200
Speaker 2: to have those letdowns that some of these other squads have.

687
00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,600
Speaker 2: So for that reason, I'm gonna stay away here. I've

688
00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:46,240
Speaker 2: lost too much money fading Bailer the last year and

689
00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:49,040
Speaker 2: a half. It's it's time I crowned them in the

690
00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:52,160
Speaker 2: top upper echelon Pantheon college shops, which is where they belong.

691
00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,040
Speaker 2: We're moving on to mid majors. We got some good

692
00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,480
Speaker 2: showdowns here again, conference play sets up for some early

693
00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,920
Speaker 2: heavyweight bouts within these leagues. Hey, just a quick reminder,

694
00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:02,320
Speaker 2: we did call Hofstra. You're welcome to those of you

695
00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:06,160
Speaker 2: who did trail our insights, our recommendations last week. But hey,

696
00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:08,320
Speaker 2: got some really good showdowns here. We'll start with more

697
00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:11,720
Speaker 2: of a hybrid major San Francisco at Saint Mary's. The

698
00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:15,240
Speaker 2: Dons are pushing for at large territory, but they start

699
00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:18,120
Speaker 2: up with the brutal schedule to open their WCC slate,

700
00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,680
Speaker 2: going across town there in norcl to Maraga. We love

701
00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,840
Speaker 2: the Gaels, we love the Dons, and what gives here Kai.

702
00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:28,680
Speaker 3: It's just two really really smart teams, well coached, that

703
00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,280
Speaker 3: know each other very very well. It's gonna be fun.

704
00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:34,600
Speaker 3: I lean towards Saint Mary's. They have the owner's manual.

705
00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:37,840
Speaker 3: I think on San Francisco, and I think Randy Bennett

706
00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:39,920
Speaker 3: can execute and cover a short spread at home here.

707
00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,280
Speaker 1: I think I like the under here. I think Saint

708
00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:44,760
Speaker 1: Mary's can control tempo, and the San Francisco team's been

709
00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,200
Speaker 1: a lot more willing to play slower this season with

710
00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:50,280
Speaker 1: real bigs and multiple bigs on the lineup. Lean towards

711
00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:52,360
Speaker 1: the under. I guess if I had to pick a side,

712
00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:55,000
Speaker 1: it would be Saint Mary's. But I think these teams

713
00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:56,720
Speaker 1: are as close to like a coin flast as you

714
00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,880
Speaker 1: can get, So I'm not really interested in backing us

715
00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:01,920
Speaker 1: on this one. If if I had to do something

716
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:04,480
Speaker 1: to be total, I'm just really excited for it. Matt,

717
00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:06,880
Speaker 1: I think they're both on the at large trail, and

718
00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,160
Speaker 1: if the Dons get the road wind here the Q

719
00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:10,400
Speaker 1: one road wind, they're.

720
00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:12,840
Speaker 3: Almost huge, you know, in a driver's seat for at large.

721
00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:16,040
Speaker 3: Matt Todd Golden has never beaten Saint Mary's. Kyle Smith

722
00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:17,640
Speaker 3: was the last one to do it in twenty nineteen.

723
00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:20,800
Speaker 2: It's weird because we've seen Todd Golden play and Zaga

724
00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,280
Speaker 2: consistently very close. But I just hasn't quite been able

725
00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:25,520
Speaker 2: to solve the Rubik's cube that is Saint Mary's. It's

726
00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:28,640
Speaker 2: two high class chess masters going at it. Jim's right,

727
00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:31,240
Speaker 2: I can't make an argument to which team's better. Basically,

728
00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:33,080
Speaker 2: look at the line and you decide how much home

729
00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:34,920
Speaker 2: core do you think Saint Mary's deserves. I think it's

730
00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:36,720
Speaker 2: like an hour and a half drive there across the Bay.

731
00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,240
Speaker 2: That's really what this comes down from my handicapping perspective.

732
00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:41,840
Speaker 2: All Right, we got onto two or three true mid

733
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:45,080
Speaker 2: major clashes. South Dakota State at North Dakota State, Delaware

734
00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:48,960
Speaker 2: at Charleston Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech. All six of

735
00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:52,760
Speaker 2: these teams with legitimate claims to potentially winning their conference.

736
00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,840
Speaker 2: Let's start with the Dakota showdown here. North Dakota State.

737
00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:58,840
Speaker 2: Jim is a reinvigorated ball club. They started off on

738
00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:00,720
Speaker 2: a sour note, but man, and they have started to

739
00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:03,520
Speaker 2: hit the gas pedal as of late, showing signs of

740
00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:04,160
Speaker 2: the team.

741
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:10,000
Speaker 1: That I think they're hitting the diesel, the Sam Bezel diesel. Yeah,

742
00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:10,479
Speaker 1: that's right.

743
00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,320
Speaker 2: Nice on my roof brick there. But the Bison are good.

744
00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:16,400
Speaker 2: I had them winning the league. I had them one

745
00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:18,800
Speaker 2: a South Coast state one being Oral Roberts one seed,

746
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:20,800
Speaker 2: and so now you get a team that is actually

747
00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,040
Speaker 2: going to be an underdog, just given how much they've

748
00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,200
Speaker 2: struggled and how awesome the jack Bunnies have been on

749
00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:27,200
Speaker 2: the other side of the coin, I love the Bison here.

750
00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:28,400
Speaker 2: I don't know how much home court is. I know

751
00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,680
Speaker 2: it's not a massive travel but these Dakotas always have

752
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,560
Speaker 2: good home courts no matter where the opponents coming from.

753
00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:34,760
Speaker 1: It seems like, yeah, you've got the additional concern of

754
00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:37,920
Speaker 1: Noah Friedell, the leading scorer for the jack Bunnies, missed

755
00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:41,600
Speaker 1: last game due to it seems like coaches decision. We're

756
00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:43,840
Speaker 1: not sure what's going on there. He was suited, but

757
00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:46,040
Speaker 1: he never came to the game. So yeah, I lean

758
00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:48,280
Speaker 1: towards the Bison here as well. I think they're, like

759
00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:51,560
Speaker 1: you mentioned with Houston and some of those teams, like adults.

760
00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:54,800
Speaker 1: Both teams, I guess are really really seasoned veteran squads.

761
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:56,840
Speaker 1: But I like the home team there. I like the

762
00:31:57,200 --> 00:32:00,760
Speaker 1: aspect of they've started to reset their season with in

763
00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,200
Speaker 1: the lineup, and now they've got the true conference play

764
00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,920
Speaker 1: preseason favorite coming to town, mega high home spot. I

765
00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:08,120
Speaker 1: like the Bison as well. Here.

766
00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:09,960
Speaker 3: It's one of these games that's a different sort of

767
00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:12,560
Speaker 3: handicap when you get in conference play. These teams are

768
00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:16,360
Speaker 3: huge rivals, obviously. Or Dakota State always plays South Dakota

769
00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,880
Speaker 3: stayed close at home last year, lost by one. Two

770
00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,040
Speaker 3: years ago, they wanted overtime by two. It's going to

771
00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:22,840
Speaker 3: be a close game. It's gonna be one possession. So

772
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:24,760
Speaker 3: you're giving me more than one possession, Matt, I do

773
00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,880
Speaker 3: like in DSU here, take the points, Yeah.

774
00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:29,920
Speaker 2: Take the points. So Vegas offers them to you, you

775
00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:32,120
Speaker 2: take them. You don't get greed, you say thank you,

776
00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:36,120
Speaker 2: and you walk away. Kai, you're our Colonial resident expert

777
00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,040
Speaker 2: here at least I'm dubbing you such for this next

778
00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:41,640
Speaker 2: little mini breakdown here Delaware at Charleston. I guess any

779
00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:43,880
Speaker 2: team can win the Colonial at this point, it's probably

780
00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,720
Speaker 2: the most wide William Ry, sorry, apologies to the tribe.

781
00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:50,240
Speaker 2: You have pretty much declared yourself an episode.

782
00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:51,760
Speaker 1: By the way, we should be we should be making

783
00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:53,000
Speaker 1: a little bit more of a bit the fact that

784
00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:54,760
Speaker 1: they haven't covered a game yet this year.

785
00:32:56,200 --> 00:33:01,120
Speaker 2: At one. Number one tendus Delaware Charleston. The Hens Versus

786
00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,680
Speaker 2: are beloved Coups and Pack Kelsey. I lean the Kochs,

787
00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:04,360
Speaker 2: that's my take.

788
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:08,120
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I still love Charleston. They lost familiarly

789
00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,080
Speaker 3: to transfer, which was super weird. He was playing major

790
00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,480
Speaker 3: minutes for them, don't. I don't know why he transferred,

791
00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:16,080
Speaker 3: maybe his personal John Meeks has been out of lineup.

792
00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:19,360
Speaker 3: He was buck Mill's super nova last year. He's been

793
00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:21,040
Speaker 3: very good for them, and they still went on the

794
00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:22,040
Speaker 3: road and beat Old Dominion.

795
00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:22,360
Speaker 2: Pack.

796
00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,560
Speaker 3: Kelsey has just so many horses on this team. They

797
00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:26,680
Speaker 3: go so deep. They play at the fastest temple on

798
00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,920
Speaker 3: the country. I guess the Delaware team was definitely good.

799
00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:30,600
Speaker 3: I didn't they come out and they win this game

800
00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:33,080
Speaker 3: at home in their I believe it's their first conference

801
00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:35,280
Speaker 3: game the season. Will be delaware second conference game.

802
00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:37,960
Speaker 1: Yeah, and Delawar's had injury issues of their own. Ryan

803
00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,520
Speaker 1: Allen has been out key guy for them, Andrew Carr

804
00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,400
Speaker 1: was in and out of the lineup. Yeah. I think

805
00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:44,080
Speaker 1: there's a chance we get Meeks back. I think he

806
00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:47,560
Speaker 1: was close to playing before Christmas, and they probably wanted

807
00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:49,640
Speaker 1: to hold him out for conference play, So if you

808
00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:51,520
Speaker 1: give me, yeah, even though there was like a sixty

809
00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:54,320
Speaker 1: percent chance that Meeks plays, I'm all about the Cougars here.

810
00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,880
Speaker 1: I still think they're undervalued and analytics and that makes

811
00:33:56,920 --> 00:34:00,280
Speaker 1: them undervalued and spread calculations. So, Matt, I think the

812
00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:03,520
Speaker 1: Cougars are every bit as good as Towson and Hostra

813
00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:05,400
Speaker 1: and this team's a top the league, so I like

814
00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,120
Speaker 1: them to get this opener at home.

815
00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:10,040
Speaker 2: With Meeks a healthy and effective meets. I agree, which

816
00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:12,480
Speaker 2: in there, I can't be making a comparison to Idaho,

817
00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:14,759
Speaker 2: but you're right, I think Charleston is still undervalued by

818
00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,759
Speaker 2: the metrics, largely due to their preseason priors root in

819
00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:21,319
Speaker 2: the fact that it's a new coach, a completely overhauled roster,

820
00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:24,279
Speaker 2: and a couple of results that have basically kept them

821
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:25,960
Speaker 2: in the undervalued side of the spectrum.

822
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,040
Speaker 1: There, So, agreeing to me, another college basketball podcast, it's

823
00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:32,920
Speaker 1: making Charles and Idaho comparisons? Does It's not out there

824
00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:33,920
Speaker 1: doesn't exist.

825
00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:36,680
Speaker 2: And if it does, they probably shouldn't exist. So it

826
00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,000
Speaker 2: makes us question our our viability here. Kai Conference USA,

827
00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:43,239
Speaker 2: one of the three patriotic leagues in this fine nation

828
00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:47,520
Speaker 2: here Luisiana Tech, Kenny Lofton and the Boys hosting the Tops.

829
00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:50,080
Speaker 2: I like Western Kentucky, but I always like Western Kentucky

830
00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:52,040
Speaker 2: starting to come round into form. Now we've seen a

831
00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:54,160
Speaker 2: lot of Tech play good ball late gave LSU all

832
00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:56,120
Speaker 2: they could handle. I think this is one A, one

833
00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:57,920
Speaker 2: B in the conference. Sorry, one A, one B and

834
00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:01,400
Speaker 2: one C along with UAB North Texas apologies. I think

835
00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,320
Speaker 2: you're just a cut below. This is going to probably

836
00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:05,560
Speaker 2: open up latch just about a fuel goal, maybe a

837
00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,800
Speaker 2: little bit higher depending on what the odds makers have

838
00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:10,040
Speaker 2: Western Kentucky. There's kind of a tough nut to crack

839
00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:13,640
Speaker 2: with the roster validity throughout the season. I like the Tops.

840
00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:14,800
Speaker 2: That's in a nutshell for me.

841
00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:15,440
Speaker 1: I did too.

842
00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:17,960
Speaker 3: Man Kimpom plus five Yeah, I don't know if we

843
00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:21,360
Speaker 3: see that high, but Western Kentucky's lost to Kentucky by thirty.

844
00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:24,359
Speaker 3: It crushed in the analytics. So the hope for US

845
00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:27,080
Speaker 3: is everyone overreacted to that and move them down a

846
00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:29,480
Speaker 3: little bit because they're a great bilocated I think, especially

847
00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:31,840
Speaker 3: heading into conference play. They have historically done well in

848
00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:35,120
Speaker 3: in Conference USA and Jamrian sharp Man, that's a pretty

849
00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:37,480
Speaker 3: good matchup for Kenneth Lofton. If you're gonna pick one guy,

850
00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:39,879
Speaker 3: a seven to five guy who blocks everything in his path,

851
00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:40,839
Speaker 3: pretty good option.

852
00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:45,600
Speaker 1: Yeah, Lofton makes makes his hay, going through people, separating

853
00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,680
Speaker 1: in the shoulders. He's a very wide dude and finishing

854
00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:49,800
Speaker 1: over the top. You can't do it against Sharp. Oscar

855
00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:53,360
Speaker 1: She way couldn't do it against Sharp. Problem is, we

856
00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:56,760
Speaker 1: don't know if Sharp's playing Sharp. He rolled an ankle

857
00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,920
Speaker 1: officially called a spring after that Kentucky game. If he's

858
00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:03,040
Speaker 1: not out there, Kenneth Lofton could have forty and fifteen.

859
00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:07,080
Speaker 1: It could be just a complete demolishment. You need to

860
00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:09,600
Speaker 1: make shots Skins Western Kentucky two, especially with Sharp out there,

861
00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:11,680
Speaker 1: because they zone. They just want to keep him near

862
00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,240
Speaker 1: the rim as much as possible. Lee's in a technot

863
00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:16,520
Speaker 1: an elite shooting team. Keiston Willis has given them a

864
00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:18,480
Speaker 1: little bit of that. But I don't know, man. I

865
00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:21,160
Speaker 1: kind of lean towards Lois in a tech regardless, especially

866
00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:23,000
Speaker 1: if Sharp is limited or out. I know you guys

867
00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:25,719
Speaker 1: are big hilltopper guys. I haven't totally bought in on them.

868
00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:28,640
Speaker 1: I'm sitting here waiting to see when Keith Williams is

869
00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,040
Speaker 1: going to get ruled eligible NCAA. Are you out there?

870
00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:32,080
Speaker 2: Are you?

871
00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:32,600
Speaker 1: Yeah?

872
00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:34,400
Speaker 3: Sleeping at the wheel for COVID, They're sleeping at the

873
00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:35,239
Speaker 3: wheel for everything else.

874
00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,520
Speaker 1: Once Williams is in the lineup, I think WKU is

875
00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:40,480
Speaker 1: going to be monster by Low, but right now not

876
00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:42,080
Speaker 1: quite as sold yet. Yeah.

877
00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:46,240
Speaker 2: NCB is on the college six week Christmas winter vacation schedule,

878
00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:48,600
Speaker 2: which we all miss so much as we've graduated in

879
00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:51,439
Speaker 2: twenty thirteen. I'll add this as an angle. Both teams

880
00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:53,920
Speaker 2: do play Thursday, so this will actually the second conference

881
00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:56,480
Speaker 2: game for both teams. Western Kentucky the last two years

882
00:36:56,520 --> 00:36:59,399
Speaker 2: under Stansbury has been very much a if the spot's good,

883
00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:01,240
Speaker 2: they play well well. So if you see the tops,

884
00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:03,200
Speaker 2: maybe drop one to start. I believe they play Southern

885
00:37:03,239 --> 00:37:04,920
Speaker 2: miss so who's been kind of bad, so it's unlikely

886
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,080
Speaker 2: they lose if they do, and we've seen them lay

887
00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:08,960
Speaker 2: eggs in certain spots before. I think they're going to

888
00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,080
Speaker 2: be a really good live dog here at LA Tech.

889
00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:12,839
Speaker 1: It's also huge that you get a game to see

890
00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:15,600
Speaker 1: if Sharp plays yes right, and they don't force him

891
00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:17,480
Speaker 1: in that game because something is terrible. But keep an

892
00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:18,319
Speaker 1: eye on the box score, a.

893
00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:20,640
Speaker 2: Little load management action. Yeah, I like that angle The

894
00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:24,080
Speaker 2: trash Man pick of the week. I'm the trash man.

895
00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:27,320
Speaker 1: Just throw me the trash, your garbage, and you know it,

896
00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:31,239
Speaker 1: totally unreliable, undependable in it. That's it. You've been told off.

897
00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:32,479
Speaker 3: How do you like that? Good?

898
00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:35,120
Speaker 2: All right, we're up to segment number five, the trash

899
00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:37,279
Speaker 2: Man Pick of the week, and it is gross and ugly.

900
00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:39,880
Speaker 2: We're going to fly through. I think, what two games here? Oh,

901
00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:42,360
Speaker 2: the Delta Devils. Whenever we get to talk Delta Devil

902
00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:46,280
Speaker 2: hoop on this podcast, the people's ears perk up instantly,

903
00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:48,279
Speaker 2: and they're going to South Florida. I'll be honest, I

904
00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:50,400
Speaker 2: think I'd rather watch ten straight games of Delta Devils

905
00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:53,120
Speaker 2: than I would us At basketball, there isn't a more

906
00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:56,960
Speaker 2: mind numbing, eye bleeding offense than the Bulls Kui. It's

907
00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,200
Speaker 2: a team that's completely devoid of shooters, that's trying to

908
00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:02,120
Speaker 2: implement a Prince and style offense. It's like trying to

909
00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:05,360
Speaker 2: spread square peg round hole. Yeah, thank you, there's a

910
00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:07,680
Speaker 2: better analogy than I will think of. As you finish

911
00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:10,200
Speaker 2: your appointment. It's gross, it's not good. What are your thoughts?

912
00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:14,080
Speaker 2: On this South Florida. You expect the Swack teams and

913
00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:16,880
Speaker 2: MIAC teams and South Land teams to rank low in offense.

914
00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:19,719
Speaker 2: You don't expect an American team like South Florida ranked

915
00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:22,920
Speaker 2: three hundred and thirty seventh in adjusted offensive efficiency. What

916
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:23,399
Speaker 2: are you doing?

917
00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:25,400
Speaker 3: How is it even possible with the caliber of players

918
00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:27,479
Speaker 3: you can bring to that school. They're the third worst

919
00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:30,040
Speaker 3: three point shooting team in the country. It's just terrible.

920
00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:31,920
Speaker 3: And of course Mississipi Valley State they're one of the

921
00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:34,440
Speaker 3: worst offensive team in the country too. Can't shoot. It's

922
00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:38,320
Speaker 3: going to be a brickfest. Spread's huge. Kempom has a

923
00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:41,560
Speaker 3: twenty three. Can South Florida beat anybody by twenty three gym?

924
00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:43,080
Speaker 3: I'm going to go back and check myself on that,

925
00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:44,000
Speaker 3: but I don't think they can.

926
00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:47,239
Speaker 1: I certainly don't believe so. They have not yet this year.

927
00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:49,719
Speaker 1: They beat Betunen Cookman by twenty one an opening day

928
00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:52,920
Speaker 1: and that was like a weight runaway. Yes, very very

929
00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:56,160
Speaker 1: I think Betuon Cookman was winning at halftime in that game.

930
00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:58,960
Speaker 1: So yeah, certainly don't be fooled by that. South Florida

931
00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:03,120
Speaker 1: is coming back from thee They're sleeping way from Hawaii.

932
00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:06,200
Speaker 1: This game is four days after they played on Christmas.

933
00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:09,040
Speaker 1: I don't know why Mississippi Valley State gets up for

934
00:39:09,120 --> 00:39:11,560
Speaker 1: this game. They're probably starting to look ahead towards swack play.

935
00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,360
Speaker 1: That's my concern, But I am not backing. South Florida

936
00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:16,200
Speaker 1: is a big favorite coming home from the island. I

937
00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:18,759
Speaker 1: might even put a little bit on Missisippi Valley State

938
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:20,320
Speaker 1: down to like twenty one or so.

939
00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:23,040
Speaker 2: I want to have like a mid season action review

940
00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:25,840
Speaker 2: with Brian Gregory and just to ask what his general

941
00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:27,919
Speaker 2: approaches with this team. I've seen him play a couple

942
00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:30,200
Speaker 2: of times. When I get out run in transition, it's like, oh, yeah,

943
00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:31,840
Speaker 2: you've got athlete. You got dudes that can score with

944
00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,239
Speaker 2: space and speed and length. But they try and like

945
00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:36,440
Speaker 2: settle into this half court. It makes no sense. It's

946
00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:38,239
Speaker 2: like they're trying to do synchronize swimming as a bunch

947
00:39:38,239 --> 00:39:41,399
Speaker 2: of football players. Just makes no there's no match. There's

948
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:43,640
Speaker 2: no match. Yeah, find it, found it just five minutes

949
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:46,399
Speaker 2: into that segment. All right, there's other games we wrote

950
00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:49,520
Speaker 2: down here. For the sake of our interest and the audience,

951
00:39:49,560 --> 00:39:52,680
Speaker 2: We're going to move on to spotlighting. Drum roll please

952
00:39:55,960 --> 00:40:00,680
Speaker 2: two big potential at large leagues talking the Atlantic Ten,

953
00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:04,240
Speaker 2: the American, the Mountain West, an AWCC, the four hybrid

954
00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:07,760
Speaker 2: conferences with multi bid potential tipping off over the weekend.

955
00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:08,520
Speaker 2: So what a breakdown.

956
00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:12,680
Speaker 1: They've all got huge games for the games potential like

957
00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:15,240
Speaker 1: two bid status, multi bid status.

958
00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:17,719
Speaker 2: Yeah, we have pretty front loaded schedules and all of these,

959
00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:19,640
Speaker 2: all four of these conferences. We'll start with the Atten.

960
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:23,359
Speaker 2: Davidson goes to VCU on Sunday and Richmond plays at

961
00:40:23,560 --> 00:40:27,200
Speaker 2: Slough on Sunday. Kai of this group, I like all four.

962
00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:30,440
Speaker 2: It's hard to put into boards. How awesome Davidson's been

963
00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,719
Speaker 2: somehow quietly under the radar to some degree. I still

964
00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:35,520
Speaker 2: think sleuugh actually might be the biggest dark horse in

965
00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:38,640
Speaker 2: this conference. Still Richmond, still Richmond and VCUS getting healthier.

966
00:40:38,719 --> 00:40:40,600
Speaker 2: What's your what's your angle on these two? Yeah?

967
00:40:40,680 --> 00:40:45,000
Speaker 3: I think DCU is a terrific bilocandid it's still with

968
00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:47,480
Speaker 3: a Spawlden back of the lineup. Their defense is the

969
00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:49,839
Speaker 3: third best in the country, and that's real. I think

970
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:52,640
Speaker 3: we've seen them have good defense before they do again. Yeah,

971
00:40:52,680 --> 00:40:55,320
Speaker 3: both these games one point spreads pick'em's. It's going to

972
00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:58,440
Speaker 3: be around there. In those situations, I definitely lean towards

973
00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:02,399
Speaker 3: the home team conference game, and on a sleepy Sunday, guys,

974
00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:04,600
Speaker 3: maybe favors of home to a little bit more there.

975
00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:07,680
Speaker 1: Yeah. I love VCU both here and in general. Like

976
00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:10,000
Speaker 1: they're six to one at barstool to win the A ten.

977
00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:12,520
Speaker 1: With what we've seen Saint Bonaventure do this year and

978
00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:15,080
Speaker 1: the way the offense is perked up for VCU with

979
00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:17,600
Speaker 1: Baldwin in the lineup, I think that's a great value.

980
00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:20,359
Speaker 1: I mean, Davidson's plus four fifty, They've they've certainly been

981
00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:22,319
Speaker 1: bet to the point where I don't know if it's

982
00:41:22,520 --> 00:41:25,200
Speaker 1: quite as functional anymore in terms of getting good value.

983
00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:27,920
Speaker 1: But VCU, I think is still somebody worth looking at.

984
00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:31,160
Speaker 1: And I think the athleticism can really bother Davidson here.

985
00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:34,960
Speaker 1: Matt Davidson just beat Alabama, which obviously a very athletic team.

986
00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:37,799
Speaker 1: But VCU is on a different level defensively, Like they're

987
00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:40,319
Speaker 1: just more connected, They're going to play a little bit

988
00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:42,799
Speaker 1: more in the half court, forced Davidson to execute, which

989
00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:46,000
Speaker 1: they can. But I think they expose Foster Lawyer quite

990
00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:46,480
Speaker 1: a bit in.

991
00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:49,120
Speaker 2: Terms of his lack of burst as a point guard.

992
00:41:49,239 --> 00:41:50,879
Speaker 2: I agree. I don't think Bama turned up the heat

993
00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:53,120
Speaker 2: enough on the Davidson ball handlers, who had been awesome

994
00:41:53,160 --> 00:41:54,880
Speaker 2: this season. But you have to make them uncomfortable. If

995
00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:57,080
Speaker 2: you let them run their stuff, they will slice and

996
00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:59,959
Speaker 2: dice shoe to pieces. VCU will not let that happen.

997
00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:01,840
Speaker 2: I like the Rams here, I know strong take for

998
00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:04,440
Speaker 2: me on the Billikins Richmond showdown. I want to see

999
00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:06,040
Speaker 2: both teams make the tournament. I feel bad for both

1000
00:42:06,080 --> 00:42:08,480
Speaker 2: programs given the injury luck they've had. So Another good

1001
00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,560
Speaker 2: note here is that these are the second conference games

1002
00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:15,799
Speaker 2: you're looking for that bounce back or in the first

1003
00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:19,760
Speaker 2: one lineups, especially as well. Yep uh. The American Athletic

1004
00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:24,080
Speaker 2: Conference the AAC UCF goes to SMU on Sunday. Memphis

1005
00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:26,960
Speaker 2: at Wichita State on Saturday. Man, the roundhouse will be

1006
00:42:27,120 --> 00:42:29,560
Speaker 2: rocking Memphis starting to figure it out. Do we think?

1007
00:42:29,719 --> 00:42:32,000
Speaker 2: I know they're getting some guys back coming off COVID pause.

1008
00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:34,360
Speaker 2: I like the shock and I like the Ponies. The

1009
00:42:34,440 --> 00:42:35,600
Speaker 2: Ponies at home are a good team.

1010
00:42:35,960 --> 00:42:38,480
Speaker 3: Yeah, And and you see f Matt is a team

1011
00:42:38,520 --> 00:42:40,239
Speaker 3: I was looking at the other day where I just

1012
00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:42,920
Speaker 3: don't understand how they can't pull away from some of

1013
00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:45,759
Speaker 3: these teams, like the North Alabama game recently, a nine

1014
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:49,040
Speaker 3: point game right before Christmas. That just sits wrong with me.

1015
00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:53,120
Speaker 3: This team is absurdly talented, absurdly experienced that they should

1016
00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:55,000
Speaker 3: be very, very good, and they just kind of play

1017
00:42:55,040 --> 00:42:57,160
Speaker 3: to their level of competition. Now that's good when you're

1018
00:42:57,160 --> 00:42:59,279
Speaker 3: playing a better team like SMU, it doesn't give me

1019
00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:01,600
Speaker 3: the warm and I think SME's kind of on a

1020
00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:04,040
Speaker 3: mission now they've woken up a bit. I definitely lean

1021
00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:06,239
Speaker 3: their way. As far as Memphis and Wichita State, the

1022
00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:09,040
Speaker 3: home court factor is huge Witchita, but they've they've had

1023
00:43:09,080 --> 00:43:11,560
Speaker 3: guys out of lineup, and Memphis might be a team

1024
00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:13,160
Speaker 3: also Jim that that's woken up recently.

1025
00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:15,840
Speaker 1: Yeah, the one I think of these two games, my

1026
00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:18,800
Speaker 1: bigger lean is towards Wichita. I've seen them compete with

1027
00:43:18,920 --> 00:43:22,000
Speaker 1: size and athleticism. They took Arizona the overtime in a

1028
00:43:22,040 --> 00:43:24,799
Speaker 1: neutral court, which was insanely impressive to me looking back.

1029
00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:27,960
Speaker 1: And Memphis, I think there's two schools of thought. It's

1030
00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:31,080
Speaker 1: they found it. They beat Alabama, but that was fueled

1031
00:43:31,120 --> 00:43:33,120
Speaker 1: by the big home crowds. So either they found it

1032
00:43:33,360 --> 00:43:35,680
Speaker 1: or it was kind of a one off, like big

1033
00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:38,560
Speaker 1: spot home run. I don't know. The big part of

1034
00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:40,560
Speaker 1: that was benching him on he baits and he's supposed

1035
00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:43,160
Speaker 1: to be available, and I'm curious of how much they're

1036
00:43:43,239 --> 00:43:45,200
Speaker 1: going to try to get him back integrated. I think

1037
00:43:45,239 --> 00:43:47,359
Speaker 1: they're a much better team when he's not on the floor.

1038
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:49,319
Speaker 1: So I like Wichita there. I think it's gonna be ugly.

1039
00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:51,840
Speaker 1: You're not going to like see some big runaway blowout,

1040
00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:53,560
Speaker 1: but I just trust them a little more late in

1041
00:43:53,600 --> 00:43:55,880
Speaker 1: the game, trust them not to fart away possessions the

1042
00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:58,319
Speaker 1: way Memphis does so lean towards the Shockers. I got

1043
00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:02,400
Speaker 1: nothing U CFSMU Matt. Think those are two wacka moll teams, erratic,

1044
00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:04,040
Speaker 1: hard to get a feel on.

1045
00:44:04,200 --> 00:44:06,759
Speaker 2: I want to express at home. Back on board, I

1046
00:44:06,840 --> 00:44:09,000
Speaker 2: called up to Meek Minch. She said there is space

1047
00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:11,400
Speaker 2: for a passenger in the caboose. So he's allowed me

1048
00:44:11,520 --> 00:44:15,080
Speaker 2: to rejoin the manwagon after hopping off so so disloyally

1049
00:44:15,320 --> 00:44:17,879
Speaker 2: earlier this season. All right, Mountain West, We're headed West

1050
00:44:18,040 --> 00:44:21,040
Speaker 2: San Diego State at UNIV on Saturday, Boise State at

1051
00:44:21,080 --> 00:44:23,800
Speaker 2: Wyoming on Saturday. The pokes is really the story for me,

1052
00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:26,399
Speaker 2: how good they've been to start. I had moments there.

1053
00:44:26,520 --> 00:44:29,160
Speaker 2: They're coming back from the island, though, Jim, does that

1054
00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:31,840
Speaker 2: war you in terms of a letdown against a Broncos

1055
00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:34,520
Speaker 2: team that is quietly surging, quietly.

1056
00:44:34,239 --> 00:44:36,799
Speaker 1: Surging wears me a little. They do have longer time

1057
00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:39,680
Speaker 1: off than South Florida. South Florida's playing four days after

1058
00:44:39,719 --> 00:44:41,520
Speaker 1: they played in Hawaii and they're going to the East Coast,

1059
00:44:41,640 --> 00:44:45,040
Speaker 1: whereas Wyoming's playing seven days after and they're going not

1060
00:44:45,160 --> 00:44:47,719
Speaker 1: as far across the country. So I'm hoping that they

1061
00:44:47,760 --> 00:44:49,959
Speaker 1: will not have any sort of you know, jet lag,

1062
00:44:50,239 --> 00:44:52,360
Speaker 1: and I just think they're better, to be quite honest.

1063
00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:54,759
Speaker 1: I mean our moos is a decent matchup in the

1064
00:44:54,840 --> 00:44:56,480
Speaker 1: paint for e K and if you can get him

1065
00:44:56,480 --> 00:44:59,239
Speaker 1: in foul trouble then that's where Wyoming really struggles when

1066
00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:01,880
Speaker 1: Ek's not the But it's just I guess kind of

1067
00:45:01,920 --> 00:45:05,080
Speaker 1: both teams can score. To me, Kai the athleticism of

1068
00:45:05,120 --> 00:45:08,000
Speaker 1: Boise slashing is going to have an advantage. Wyoming's execution

1069
00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:11,080
Speaker 1: inside and with their shot selection can score. So maybe

1070
00:45:11,120 --> 00:45:12,879
Speaker 1: a little bit lean towards an over, But I also

1071
00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:15,120
Speaker 1: like Wyoming. I think this team is really good. Maybe

1072
00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:18,160
Speaker 1: still a hair undervalue this year. Yeah, I think Boise's

1073
00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:20,200
Speaker 1: figured it out. I don't think people have noticed. They've

1074
00:45:20,239 --> 00:45:22,680
Speaker 1: won sixth straight, they've covered the last four. They obviously

1075
00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:25,320
Speaker 1: have a huge game against President State yesterday when you

1076
00:45:25,360 --> 00:45:26,520
Speaker 1: guys be hearing this podcast.

1077
00:45:26,680 --> 00:45:29,040
Speaker 3: But they're a team. I'm not excited to step in

1078
00:45:29,080 --> 00:45:31,360
Speaker 3: front of the One thing for Wyoming the home court's excellent,

1079
00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:33,400
Speaker 3: and now they actually have a good team this season

1080
00:45:33,440 --> 00:45:35,520
Speaker 3: to back up the home court. It's certainly not a

1081
00:45:35,600 --> 00:45:37,640
Speaker 3: team I'm looking to fade in their own gym.

1082
00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:40,040
Speaker 2: Yep. I love the Bronx. They got a freshman, Tyson

1083
00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:43,399
Speaker 2: Dijon Hart. I could be getting that prounciation incorrect. He's

1084
00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:46,480
Speaker 2: been an absolute fireball in the wake of to Trees.

1085
00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:48,440
Speaker 2: Depart from the team completely lift to that offense, so

1086
00:45:48,440 --> 00:45:50,680
Speaker 2: that team heats shooting and he has provided it in spades.

1087
00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:53,319
Speaker 2: All Right, Finally we got the WCC. We talked about

1088
00:45:53,360 --> 00:45:56,600
Speaker 2: San Francisco at Saint Mary's earlier. Gonzia goes to LMU

1089
00:45:56,920 --> 00:45:59,560
Speaker 2: on Saturday, BYU goes to Portland on Saturday. There is

1090
00:45:59,600 --> 00:46:02,440
Speaker 2: going to be double digit spreads. ELMU is dangerous. They

1091
00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:04,960
Speaker 2: got talent, but Kenzaga is in a different way. Class

1092
00:46:05,239 --> 00:46:06,840
Speaker 2: feels to me like it could be a runaway. But

1093
00:46:07,080 --> 00:46:10,200
Speaker 2: if there's a spot where or a situation where the

1094
00:46:10,320 --> 00:46:13,200
Speaker 2: Lions flex their muscle, which team that many had peg

1095
00:46:13,280 --> 00:46:16,600
Speaker 2: top seventy five? My goodness preseason? Kai, Is there any

1096
00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:18,520
Speaker 2: chance that Zaga are an upset alert or is this

1097
00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:20,920
Speaker 2: going to be a ten point twenty point demolition.

1098
00:46:21,080 --> 00:46:22,799
Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't think it's upset alert. I think they

1099
00:46:22,840 --> 00:46:25,520
Speaker 3: could cover a fifteen point spread. Knzaga is gonna get

1100
00:46:25,560 --> 00:46:27,440
Speaker 3: every team's best effort this year. But the problem is

1101
00:46:27,719 --> 00:46:30,160
Speaker 3: they begetting every team's best effort for every single year

1102
00:46:30,239 --> 00:46:32,480
Speaker 3: and it hasn't really phased them too much. This year

1103
00:46:32,920 --> 00:46:35,680
Speaker 3: is probably the closest these two teams are going to

1104
00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:38,600
Speaker 3: get in terms of ability level. Last year, Lemy was

1105
00:46:38,640 --> 00:46:40,799
Speaker 3: really good, but Gonzaga was on a different planet. Elem

1106
00:46:40,840 --> 00:46:42,440
Speaker 3: you should be a lot better this year, or at

1107
00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:44,160
Speaker 3: least the same as last year, and you get Zagga

1108
00:46:44,200 --> 00:46:46,759
Speaker 3: taking a slight down tick. I think ELEMI probably thinks

1109
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:48,640
Speaker 3: their head they can hang a little bit, so I'm

1110
00:46:48,719 --> 00:46:51,280
Speaker 3: probably into their way as a dog. Absolutely not outright.

1111
00:46:51,560 --> 00:46:54,839
Speaker 1: Yeah, I the matchup here, like last year, Elmu had

1112
00:46:54,880 --> 00:46:57,120
Speaker 1: a seven foot two center that at least helped them

1113
00:46:57,200 --> 00:47:00,319
Speaker 1: patrol the paint. This year, they're small inside there playing

1114
00:47:00,360 --> 00:47:02,440
Speaker 1: you like Scott and Leo Pepe most of the time,

1115
00:47:02,480 --> 00:47:05,480
Speaker 1: that big man that's like six six six six, and

1116
00:47:05,600 --> 00:47:07,800
Speaker 1: that's good luck with that Against Drew, Timmy and Holmgreen,

1117
00:47:07,800 --> 00:47:10,120
Speaker 1: I think they're gonna get dominated inside. I sort of

1118
00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:13,200
Speaker 1: lean towards Gonzaga, just mostly from a matchup perspective. The

1119
00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:15,120
Speaker 1: other one man, I like the home dog, though. I

1120
00:47:15,280 --> 00:47:18,080
Speaker 1: like your pilots on Baby Yeah b yu Is.

1121
00:47:18,320 --> 00:47:20,440
Speaker 2: They've had some good games since they've lost their two

1122
00:47:20,520 --> 00:47:24,719
Speaker 2: interior cogs with with Harward and in back Charger, but

1123
00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:27,520
Speaker 2: I just think this team has lost some of that muscle,

1124
00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:30,400
Speaker 2: and it showed at times. They've looked vulnerable, relying a

1125
00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:33,040
Speaker 2: lot on Tajon Lucas and Barcela, who have been really good.

1126
00:47:33,120 --> 00:47:35,440
Speaker 2: And Mark Pope's a phenomenal coach, but you're not going

1127
00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:38,759
Speaker 2: to coach circles around Chanty Leagans. He's been excellent, he

1128
00:47:38,800 --> 00:47:42,759
Speaker 2: has okay talent, and they play smart. They play analytically sound,

1129
00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:44,120
Speaker 2: and I think the pilots are going to keep that

1130
00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:47,160
Speaker 2: one close. Maybe not like two possession clothes, but certainly

1131
00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:49,280
Speaker 2: within ten points. I think that's a pretty good underdog

1132
00:47:49,640 --> 00:47:52,920
Speaker 2: home dog to start conference playing WCC Portland's.

1133
00:47:52,520 --> 00:47:55,600
Speaker 1: The team you can smash inside and he doesn't have

1134
00:47:55,719 --> 00:47:58,480
Speaker 1: that ability anymore. Not they're not like a on you

1135
00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:00,200
Speaker 1: inside type of squad anymore. Right.

1136
00:48:00,320 --> 00:48:03,480
Speaker 3: I believe Lagans needs one more win against D one

1137
00:48:03,560 --> 00:48:08,439
Speaker 3: competition to match Terry Porters. High in Terry portersy, what's

1138
00:48:08,480 --> 00:48:09,239
Speaker 3: tarting right now?

1139
00:48:09,360 --> 00:48:10,000
Speaker 2: I wonder what he's like.

1140
00:48:11,239 --> 00:48:14,040
Speaker 1: Rodney Phillips are playing checkers somewhere right.

1141
00:48:16,400 --> 00:48:19,359
Speaker 2: Actually, they're being taught how to play checkers. They yeah,

1142
00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:25,040
Speaker 2: uh Jim. I gave the audience a PSA last episode.

1143
00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:26,800
Speaker 2: I would like to toss the light to you for

1144
00:48:26,920 --> 00:48:29,040
Speaker 2: your own disclaimer slash PSA before we sign off.

1145
00:48:29,200 --> 00:48:31,640
Speaker 1: We we are coming back from kids going home for

1146
00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:34,719
Speaker 1: the not kids, young men, Sorry young men, these teams

1147
00:48:34,760 --> 00:48:37,600
Speaker 1: have gone home for the holidays. Even if the games

1148
00:48:37,640 --> 00:48:40,800
Speaker 1: are being played, Make sure you are looking at lineups

1149
00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:45,400
Speaker 1: because there's going to be random absences reported and unreported

1150
00:48:45,520 --> 00:48:48,680
Speaker 1: all across the slate. Tread lightly with your bets, and

1151
00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:51,200
Speaker 1: also if you really like one, then you don't want

1152
00:48:51,239 --> 00:48:53,560
Speaker 1: to tread lightly. You gotta just be looking at the

1153
00:48:53,640 --> 00:48:56,160
Speaker 1: lineup make sure that the guys you care about are

1154
00:48:56,239 --> 00:48:58,320
Speaker 1: in there. And as you know, we get the second

1155
00:48:58,360 --> 00:49:00,640
Speaker 1: game out of these breaks, we'll have a little more info.

1156
00:49:00,760 --> 00:49:02,680
Speaker 1: But the first one, man, it's going to be dicey,

1157
00:49:02,920 --> 00:49:05,920
Speaker 1: so keep a major eye out for that because there

1158
00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:08,439
Speaker 1: will be frustrating absences. It's going to happen.

1159
00:49:08,719 --> 00:49:10,920
Speaker 2: Yep. If only we had the NFL role where you

1160
00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:13,480
Speaker 2: had to publicly report injuries and stuff like that. But

1161
00:49:13,880 --> 00:49:16,840
Speaker 2: not is the case. So start a hawking those fan forums,

1162
00:49:16,920 --> 00:49:19,160
Speaker 2: make those fake accounts, get those burners up and running,

1163
00:49:19,719 --> 00:49:22,600
Speaker 2: and get down and dirty into the weeds. That's all

1164
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Speaker 2: we got, folks. Thanks for stopping by. Please rate and

1165
00:49:24,760 --> 00:49:27,360
Speaker 2: review our show on the Apple podcast platform, check us

1166
00:49:27,360 --> 00:49:29,719
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