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Speaker 3: What's up the generination. Welcome the Big Nuts on Campus Podcast.

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Speaker 3: This is the weekend college basketball betting preview. I'm stuck

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Speaker 3: in joining me today and my fellow vio C co

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Speaker 3: host Jim Root and Greg Waddell. As always, end of

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Speaker 3: the show, we'll go rapid fire point on our favorite

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Speaker 3: spots of the weekend. We will add our final future

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Speaker 3: to our futures portfolio. Starting next week, we will be

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Speaker 3: diving in to conference tournaments. We will have you cover

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Speaker 3: for all thirty one conference tournaments. I think probably over

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Speaker 3: the course of eight ish episodes, but we will have

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Speaker 3: focus and then obviously going into the NCAA tournament, we'll

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Speaker 3: talk futures throughout, but this will be the final official ad.

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Speaker 3: We'll get to a quick ran er takeaway from the

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Speaker 3: week that was in just a moment, talk about a

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Speaker 3: team we're buying or selling and gentlemen, we only have

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Speaker 3: three more days. Anyone who's listening to this, it's two

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Speaker 3: more days left in March. We are almost there. I'm

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Speaker 3: getting excited. I know you guys are getting excited. Jim,

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Speaker 1: Mind outside of Houston blowing it at home against Arizona,

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Speaker 1: which is frustrating for both futures and in game betting purposes.

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Speaker 1: there are people that are not college basketball fans that

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Speaker 1: are parachuting in and are like, what kind of sport

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Speaker 1: if they go thirty one to oh And I just

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Speaker 1: need to tell them they're probably not listening to this podcast,

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Speaker 1: but that's not happening. Like, there's no way they don't

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Speaker 1: still make it. Their wab would still be their wins

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Speaker 1: It's way good enough to make it. Right now, they've

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Speaker 1: there in no question about it. I don't know why

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Speaker 1: people that are propagating that, just just slap them. That's

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Speaker 3: People are like, so they're pre mad. It's like they're like, okay,

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Speaker 3: you're getting mad. Now nothing's happened yet. They could also

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Speaker 4: Yeah, the Big ten bubble is in a dangerous spot

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Speaker 4: right now. But I'm mad at myself. Hand up accountability

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Speaker 4: But like there's people out there that are in good heart,

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Speaker 4: Bruce Thornton didn't score in this entire first half while

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Speaker 3: I just want to use this as a reminder in March,

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Speaker 3: They've lost ten straight. Uh, Southern Miss, Mississippi Valley State.

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Speaker 3: I don't know, Jackson State. You want to you want

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Speaker 1: But the most exciting thing, the most exciting thing that

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Speaker 1: That's like the best thing that Missippi basketball has going

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Speaker 3: Yeah, they have they posted. I think it was said

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Speaker 4: Think I beat Jim to the punch here based on

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Speaker 4: Saying up four to one today, Stock, I don't know

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Speaker 3: You like, who do you like here, Jim?

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Speaker 1: I like Yukon to win the Big East minus one twenty.

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Speaker 1: But also you've got a much tougher schedule for Saint John's.

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Speaker 1: I think Yukon takes care of business versus Seaton Hall

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Speaker 3: but Saint John's lost the Providence. Where do they fall

430
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Speaker 3: in the standings right now? Creating is it's two more

431
00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:08,240
Speaker 3: wins than Providence, but they played one fewer game. They

432
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Speaker 3: play each other this Saturday. That's huge. Now there's a

433
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Speaker 3: chance that they finished tied in the standings as well,

434
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Speaker 3: and if that happens, it comes down the net in

435
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Speaker 3: which Canneticut surely would get the one seed as well,

436
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Speaker 3: so you have that working for you as well. So yeah,

437
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Speaker 3: don't mind that at all. Greg, What do you got?

438
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Speaker 3: All right?

439
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Speaker 4: So full disclosure on strategy here. I was looking at

440
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Speaker 4: everything we have and I feel like we're pretty well covered.

441
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Speaker 4: And had I felt worse about the full portfolio, I

442
00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:40,840
Speaker 4: think I would have given pretty chalky option this week,

443
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Speaker 4: just take one of the favorites to win it all

444
00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:44,679
Speaker 4: and boots that up. But I think we're in a

445
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Speaker 4: good spot, so I want to go long shot here.

446
00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:53,240
Speaker 4: I'm throwing at UCLA Final four eighty to one. I

447
00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,399
Speaker 4: was looking through everything in this price range and this

448
00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,720
Speaker 4: just stood out as a little bit of a mispriced

449
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Speaker 4: Jim was mentioning before we record on the show, apparently

450
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Speaker 4: a couple days ago. In one of the discords, there

451
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Speaker 4: was some conversation about this and they were one hundred

452
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Speaker 4: and twenty five to one. This is still pretty good

453
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Speaker 4: at eighty to one to me. I mean, you see

454
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Speaker 4: Indiana sixty to one vcu UCF all worse prices than

455
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Speaker 4: UCLA here, the same price as in Ohio State team

456
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Speaker 4: that I don't think is going to.

457
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Speaker 3: Be in the tournament.

458
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,000
Speaker 4: When we fast forward two weeks, this team is firmly

459
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Speaker 4: in the tournament. They've got one of the best guards

460
00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:30,119
Speaker 4: in the country if you're a bet guards winning March subscriber,

461
00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:33,639
Speaker 4: Donovan Dent at his current form, can certainly win a

462
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Speaker 4: few games. They've got a head coach who's done it before,

463
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Speaker 4: who took an eleven seed to a Final four in

464
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Speaker 4: the last decade. And I don't know that this is

465
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Speaker 4: the year that's going to happen, but I do know

466
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Speaker 4: that we've seen UCLA against Illinois down twenty three, stare

467
00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,240
Speaker 4: them in the face and find answers and come back.

468
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Speaker 3: I do know that they have a.

469
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Speaker 4: Really good win against Perdue, who's probably going to end

470
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Speaker 4: up on the two line. We've seen them go up

471
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Speaker 4: against the best of the best in the Big ten

472
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Speaker 4: outside of the state of Michigan and then really hold

473
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Speaker 4: their own. And it would be a great boost if

474
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Speaker 4: we do get this team a West Coast trip in

475
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Speaker 4: the tournament somehow, But even without eighty to one, I

476
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Speaker 4: think it's a pretty great price.

477
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Speaker 3: Yeah, Can they start in San Diego or where the

478
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Speaker 3: committee get some chuckles and send them the buffalo, right away.

479
00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:22,399
Speaker 3: They are such a different team at home. That's my

480
00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:30,080
Speaker 3: only worry. But you know, getting healthier now and guard play,

481
00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:35,199
Speaker 3: they have a style. I can see them definitely make

482
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Speaker 3: a run. Gim any thoughts on the Bruins.

483
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I like it too. Greg didn't mention too they

484
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Speaker 1: went toe to toe with Arizona before we truly knew

485
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Speaker 1: what Arizona was, and that was in LA but not

486
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Speaker 1: at home. But as you mentioned, Stucky, they've won one

487
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Speaker 1: game outside of the Pacific time zone. It was at

488
00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,840
Speaker 1: Penn State. They're one in five at ats outside of

489
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Speaker 1: the Pacific time zone, so where they end up matters

490
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Speaker 1: a lot. But this is eighty to one, and the

491
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Speaker 1: way they're wins a bubble now has gotten too after

492
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Speaker 1: this last week, Like they're kind of comfortably in like

493
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Speaker 1: their mid thirties in that they're not like at risk

494
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Speaker 1: of suddenly dropping out. They're probably not headed to Dayton.

495
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Speaker 1: So yeah, I like the price.

496
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Speaker 3: Yeah, Like if they're going to force you on defense,

497
00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:19,119
Speaker 3: like they're gonna grind the game down, they're gonna force

498
00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:22,120
Speaker 3: you to make outside shots and with me threes and

499
00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:25,439
Speaker 3: if the three point variance works their way, you know

500
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Speaker 3: it's gonna be in general. Maybe lower scoring games with

501
00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:32,399
Speaker 3: UCLA works in their favorite they're trying to pull off

502
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Speaker 3: an upset. I'm gonna go. I looked at the board.

503
00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:39,440
Speaker 3: There's nothing that I like, nothing that I loved, except

504
00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:41,280
Speaker 3: for what I played last week and brought to the table.

505
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Speaker 3: So I'm bringing it back Bandy twenty to one to

506
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Speaker 3: go to the final four. I talked about this last week,

507
00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,119
Speaker 3: so I won't go too in depth, but you know,

508
00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:54,280
Speaker 3: they're basically inside the top twenty and offensive and defensive efficiency.

509
00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,439
Speaker 3: They have a great coach, they have a you know,

510
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Speaker 3: a first round draft pick. They are one of the

511
00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:05,000
Speaker 3: most experienced teams in the country. They're now healthier, they

512
00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:07,359
Speaker 3: just got Duke Miles back. They check every single box

513
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Speaker 3: for a team that should make a deep run, especially

514
00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:16,560
Speaker 3: leve Byington in a tournament setting. So yeah, I think

515
00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:18,840
Speaker 3: this team fits the mold. Twenty to one I think

516
00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:21,320
Speaker 3: is a good price. So I'm going to bring Vandy

517
00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,480
Speaker 3: Final four twenty to one to the table. So we

518
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Speaker 3: got one hold up A one four Yukon to win

519
00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:37,920
Speaker 3: the Big East, two UCLA Final four, and three Vandy

520
00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:45,520
Speaker 3: Final four three two one. Wow, first one of the year.

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Speaker 3: Let's go. So for those listening, I voted for Jim,

522
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Speaker 3: Jim voter for Greg and Greg voter for Jim, so

523
00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,400
Speaker 3: normally I would split the tie. Jim, your vote.

524
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Speaker 1: Means the world to me. I just want you to

525
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Speaker 1: know that.

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Speaker 3: That's But David, based on their arguments, do you want

527
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Speaker 3: to break this tide? Did anyone convince you more than

528
00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:13,720
Speaker 3: anyone else? All right, producer says, because I brought Vandy

529
00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:17,240
Speaker 3: twice in a row, he's voting with me, just basically

530
00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:18,399
Speaker 3: trying to get on my good side, So we'll go

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Speaker 3: with Vandy. But I like both your guys looks, so

532
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Speaker 3: if you're looking to add some more, I think both

533
00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,520
Speaker 3: of those are good bets. Jim, do you have any

534
00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,320
Speaker 3: thoughts on Vandy since you weren't here though last week?

535
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Speaker 1: Yeah, if they've kind of got the interior defense figured out,

536
00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,080
Speaker 1: I mean, it's not like catastrophic. They've had a couple

537
00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:36,000
Speaker 1: of games where it was really, really bad, but they've

538
00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,360
Speaker 1: straightened it out. Like in league play, they're only fifth

539
00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:42,040
Speaker 1: in two point percentage defense. That's really good. It's been

540
00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:45,160
Speaker 1: a weird SEC where it's the second most efficient conference

541
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Speaker 1: in the entire country and it's not that physical This

542
00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:50,840
Speaker 1: year and I'm wondering how those teams are going to

543
00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,760
Speaker 1: look in the tournament when they get outside of that setting.

544
00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,880
Speaker 1: But Vandy looked awesome in the non conference. Their ball

545
00:28:56,880 --> 00:29:00,280
Speaker 1: pressure like sent Saint Mary's to hell. So I think

546
00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,719
Speaker 1: it could be fun, especially with Miles back, You've got

547
00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,040
Speaker 1: a little bit more depth in the backcourt. Yep.

548
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Speaker 3: Yeah, My big my concern like as far as if

549
00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:11,840
Speaker 3: they what one they run into is you know, they

550
00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:15,040
Speaker 3: lost to Florida, and mean, obviously they torched Florida, but

551
00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:19,360
Speaker 3: they they couldn't stop Florida. Florida is like the one

552
00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:23,440
Speaker 3: team with an elite uh front court in the SEC,

553
00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:25,800
Speaker 3: like a super elite front court. So if they run

554
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Speaker 3: into one of those, does there because you don't really

555
00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:31,120
Speaker 3: face a ton in the SEC, is that where their

556
00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,720
Speaker 3: INTI your defense gets exposed. But they can get to

557
00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:36,560
Speaker 3: the final four without having to worry about that. And

558
00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:39,560
Speaker 3: if they get hot from three forcing off turnovers, they

559
00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:43,520
Speaker 3: can cause anyone some issues, all right. So that's our

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Speaker 3: final future and our futures portfolio. It is Bandy Final four,

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Speaker 3: Saint Louis Final four, Purdue Final four, Virginia Final four,

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Speaker 3: Illinois Natty SEC Natty let's let's get let's get two,

563
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Speaker 3: but let's definitely at least get one before we get

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Speaker 3: let's get to the weekend before we dive in. Gentlemen, Greg,

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Speaker 3: you do have a look on this Illinois, Michigan, one

580
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Speaker 3: of the games of the weekend on Friday night. You

581
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Speaker 3: are looking at the total I am.

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Speaker 4: I'm expecting points and this might be a little heart

583
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Speaker 4: strings because I'll be in the building for this. There's

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Speaker 4: a non zero chance I'm gettinger with Morez, Johnson's senior

585
00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:06,000
Speaker 4: before this game. That's another story. But I don't think

586
00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,440
Speaker 4: either of these teams can guard each other. I think

587
00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:13,040
Speaker 4: back to last season when Brad Underwood had Dusty May's

588
00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:17,280
Speaker 4: defense in Hell and hung sixty one points on Michigan

589
00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:21,120
Speaker 4: in the second half alone. They scored I think, on

590
00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:24,720
Speaker 4: fifteen straight possessions down the stretch of that game. And

591
00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:27,440
Speaker 4: I think this offense is even better. I think it's

592
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Speaker 4: the best I've ever seen from a Brad Underwood teams,

593
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Speaker 4: the best Ken Pum has ever seen in twenty five years.

594
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Speaker 4: I don't know what Mara does in this game. I

595
00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:37,840
Speaker 4: know that Dusty May has mixed up coverages. I don't

596
00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,120
Speaker 4: know that any of them will help him on the

597
00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:44,440
Speaker 4: perimeter against Illinois's five out find the mismatch system. And

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Speaker 4: I worry about Morez honestly, with such a big moment

599
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Speaker 4: in front of a ferocious crowd, But I think Michigan

600
00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:53,480
Speaker 4: will be able to score as well. I think you've

601
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Speaker 4: seen this Illinois defense sort of melt down against much

602
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Speaker 4: worse offenses than Illinois or than Michigan. You know, yack

603
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Speaker 4: Ccellneborg is a problem for their wings. I think putting

604
00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:07,000
Speaker 4: the visages in ball screens repeatedly is probably a good formula.

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Speaker 4: So yeah, Ken Pom has this at one sixty one.

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00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:12,160
Speaker 4: It opened at one fifty six and a half. I

607
00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:14,760
Speaker 4: jumped on it immediately. I just think this is going

608
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Speaker 4: to be a highly entertaining, high scoring game.

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Speaker 3: I think I'm gonna be on Illinois. They what are

610
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Speaker 3: their small home dog. They catch a one one and

611
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Speaker 3: a half. I think they are closed on one point

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Speaker 3: favorite one one and that point favorites could be wrong,

613
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Speaker 3: but Michigan's pick and roll defense is vulnerable. While they

614
00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:36,400
Speaker 3: could take advantage and then they have the big picking

615
00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:39,040
Speaker 3: pop the bigs to shoot. We saw Wisconsin take advantage there.

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Speaker 3: You can actually get on the offensive glass against Michigan

617
00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:44,280
Speaker 3: two a bit because of their aggressive this Illinois one

618
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Speaker 3: of the best offensive rebounding teams in the country. Their

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Speaker 3: offense is electric at home and look, Michigan been has

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Speaker 3: been great. And if you look like since they started

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Speaker 3: making threes and they've been there running at a plus

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Speaker 3: ten percent Delta in that department for about a month,

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Speaker 3: and you know, outside of Duke, they've been dominant. But

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00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:05,719
Speaker 3: you know, if you look over the past two months,

625
00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:11,480
Speaker 3: these are two top five teams. The difference is Illinois

626
00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:15,520
Speaker 3: has been extremely unlucky. They They've lost four games over

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Speaker 3: the past three months. They're one at the buzzard in

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00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,920
Speaker 3: Nebraska and three in overtime that all basically required buzzer beaters.

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Speaker 3: So yeah, I think there's some paths here for Illinois

630
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Speaker 3: to school. I mean, Michigan's gonna score. I don't disagree

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Speaker 3: with you because the Illinois defense does have issues, and

632
00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,680
Speaker 3: they have issues in transition as well, which does scare

633
00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:42,320
Speaker 3: me a bit. But at home, I think the line

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Speaker 3: of might get it done in the close one. Jim,

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Speaker 3: you have any thoughts on that game one way or

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Speaker 3: the other.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I definitely agree with points. I mean Woggler, like,

638
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Speaker 1: if you switch a big on him, his eyes just

639
00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,200
Speaker 1: light up. And I don't know if Michigan's gonna try

640
00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:55,120
Speaker 1: to play deep drop, but I think he'd be quite

641
00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:57,920
Speaker 1: alright with that too. But if he gets Johnson or

642
00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:00,520
Speaker 1: Mara in a switch, I think he's just gonna have

643
00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:02,360
Speaker 1: a great time with that half, a little step back

644
00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:06,040
Speaker 1: and score there, and then Michigan's onslot inside. Illinois big,

645
00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:09,279
Speaker 1: but they're not necessarily like the most physical all the time,

646
00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:12,000
Speaker 1: so I think Michigan can kind of get to them there. Yeah,

647
00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:15,640
Speaker 1: I like the points the over meaning that, but side

648
00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:18,080
Speaker 1: I'm torn. I think the Illinois side makes sense, but

649
00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:19,239
Speaker 1: I won't be betting it.

650
00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:21,680
Speaker 3: But I'll kick things off. I think I'm gonna be

651
00:34:21,719 --> 00:34:23,520
Speaker 3: on Iowa State here. I don't know what number we're

652
00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:25,879
Speaker 3: gonna get, but I would stayed at home against Texas Tech.

653
00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:28,680
Speaker 3: Texas Tech, you have to give a m chaslon credit.

654
00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:30,680
Speaker 3: They said they didn't sleep, they were, you know, looking

655
00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:34,600
Speaker 3: at film after they lost top in and they you know,

656
00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:36,640
Speaker 3: they got it done. Two games at home, they got

657
00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:39,120
Speaker 3: they played a bad Kansas State team, they got sensing

658
00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:42,080
Speaker 3: a great spot, and they've hit you know, forty five

659
00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:44,560
Speaker 3: percent of their threes over those two games. I do

660
00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:46,600
Speaker 3: not think this team's going to continue to shoot forty

661
00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:49,279
Speaker 3: to forty five percent from three. They've done it for

662
00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:51,239
Speaker 3: most of the year, they've done in the two games

663
00:34:51,239 --> 00:34:54,319
Speaker 3: since top but look at the competition. I don't think

664
00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:55,520
Speaker 3: that they're going to be able to keep that up

665
00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:57,799
Speaker 3: because how many wide open shots do they get Because

666
00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:01,480
Speaker 3: of the attention that Top and draws, uh, it's going

667
00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:04,040
Speaker 3: to be so much easier to defend them. I think

668
00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:07,240
Speaker 3: this is the game where they're going to miss him

669
00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:12,239
Speaker 3: immensely and his passing ability to find those open shooters

670
00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:16,360
Speaker 3: against Iowa State. Additionally, Iowa State, it's one of the

671
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,440
Speaker 3: things they struggle with in league players. They'll they'll turn

672
00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:21,879
Speaker 3: it over a bunch of Texas Tech forces no turnovers whatsoever,

673
00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:26,759
Speaker 3: and this Iowa State team at home, it's just a

674
00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:30,280
Speaker 3: different animal on offense. So I think this is really

675
00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:32,439
Speaker 3: really where they missed Top and I think I would

676
00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:37,040
Speaker 3: State blows the doors off Tech. I would love to get.

677
00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:40,600
Speaker 3: Do you think we could get single digits?

678
00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:43,319
Speaker 1: I'm going to guess no. I wanted to say, like

679
00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:46,680
Speaker 1: the Cincinnati game was eleven at Ken Palm and six

680
00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:49,080
Speaker 1: and a half in the market, so that kind of

681
00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:51,600
Speaker 1: implying Top and worth four and a half points in

682
00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:53,320
Speaker 1: this game might be even worth more.

683
00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:53,520
Speaker 4: I think.

684
00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,320
Speaker 3: More so, especially in this matchup.

685
00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:00,400
Speaker 1: Yeah, seven at Ken Palm, I'd be pretty surprise. The

686
00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,480
Speaker 1: other note is just Anderson had six turnovers against Cincinnati.

687
00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:05,800
Speaker 1: He's going to have ball in his hands all the time.

688
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,319
Speaker 1: Lipsi and Ture are like maybe the two best ball

689
00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:12,239
Speaker 1: pressure combos in the country. Yeah, worried about it.

690
00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:16,319
Speaker 3: Yeah, and this Tech team they haven't been They've been

691
00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,440
Speaker 3: vulnerable to teams that can pressure you on the road

692
00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:21,120
Speaker 3: at time. So we saw that the Arizona State, the

693
00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:24,560
Speaker 3: turnover issues were massive against the team that will pressure you.

694
00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:29,279
Speaker 3: All Right, Jim Olgodia, what do you got.

695
00:36:30,080 --> 00:36:31,840
Speaker 1: I'm going to sound like, I don't know, a broken

696
00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:34,080
Speaker 1: record of people been listening to this for since we

697
00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:37,439
Speaker 1: started it. But going back to Gonzaga Saint Mary's under

698
00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:40,359
Speaker 1: favorite bet of the weekend, I know you were going there. Yeah,

699
00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:43,160
Speaker 1: I bet it a couple of weeks ago. It closed

700
00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:44,839
Speaker 1: one hundred and forty four and a half landed one

701
00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:47,160
Speaker 1: hundred and thirty eight. But it really wasn't that close.

702
00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:49,760
Speaker 1: It was late game fouling that pushed it up there.

703
00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:55,280
Speaker 1: In conference, Saint Mary's has ten unders, seven overs. Gonzaga

704
00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:59,040
Speaker 1: has thirteen unders, four overs. Losing huff, they've really slowed down,

705
00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:02,040
Speaker 1: played through e in the post a lot. I think

706
00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:04,640
Speaker 1: that contributes quite a bit. And then just the history

707
00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:06,879
Speaker 1: of this matchup, this was the big angle last time

708
00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:09,479
Speaker 1: eighth straight have gone under. Twenty one of the last

709
00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:11,600
Speaker 1: thirty have gone under, and that history matters to me

710
00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:13,840
Speaker 1: because all thirty of those matchups are the same two coaches,

711
00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:18,279
Speaker 1: and Bennett just knows how to slow down Gonzaga. This

712
00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:21,319
Speaker 1: total at Ken Palm is one forty six, but like

713
00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:23,000
Speaker 1: I said, last one closed one forty four and a

714
00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:25,640
Speaker 1: half and they've been nothing but under machines. I'm imagining

715
00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:27,879
Speaker 1: it's going to be like one forty three. But I'm

716
00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:32,040
Speaker 1: still okay with that. I think everything. Yeah, the history

717
00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:34,560
Speaker 1: in the matchup I think set up very very well

718
00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:34,839
Speaker 1: for an.

719
00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,319
Speaker 3: Under I knew you were going to go there. Greg.

720
00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:40,279
Speaker 3: I'm curious to see which I don't know which side

721
00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:42,959
Speaker 3: you're taking here, but I think I'm going to agree

722
00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:45,200
Speaker 3: with you. But Seaton Hall Ukon, what you got there?

723
00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:48,920
Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm just looking at spot here and I'm going

724
00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:53,080
Speaker 4: to jump all over the Yukon let down Following the

725
00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:58,400
Speaker 4: greatest defensive performance in Dan Hurley team history against a

726
00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:01,720
Speaker 4: Seaton Hall team that you know the history here, Yukon

727
00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:05,000
Speaker 4: has not exactly played their best in the Seaton Hall

728
00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:08,120
Speaker 4: series in recent years. They got the Demons out thanks

729
00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:11,560
Speaker 4: to an Etsy Witch earlier this season. But I think

730
00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:14,400
Speaker 4: if you look back at that game, a five point

731
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,799
Speaker 4: Yukon win, Seaton Hall was able to do what they

732
00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:21,440
Speaker 4: do best for seventeen Yukon turnovers and that kept them

733
00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:23,720
Speaker 4: in the game until very late. I think that holds

734
00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:26,319
Speaker 4: true in this matchup. I don't know exactly what the

735
00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:28,759
Speaker 4: number will be, but this is a Seaton Hall team

736
00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:32,759
Speaker 4: that absolutely would love to just stamp their resume with

737
00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,880
Speaker 4: a Yukon victory. It's a huge spot. Of course, Kempom

738
00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:39,000
Speaker 4: has it at thirteen, but if it's you know, anything

739
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:41,359
Speaker 4: around twelve or above, I'm going to be all over

740
00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:42,080
Speaker 4: Seaton Hall here.

741
00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:44,479
Speaker 3: Yeah, I agree. I think this is like the best

742
00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:48,160
Speaker 3: spot on Saturday or one of them. Seaton Hall week off,

743
00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:53,600
Speaker 3: you know, Connecticut off two mega efforts one midweek against

744
00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:56,920
Speaker 3: Saint John's, and I mean this game is how many

745
00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,320
Speaker 3: possessions are going to be in this game? Two teams

746
00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:02,960
Speaker 3: that want to grind it down. Connecticut's press offense has

747
00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:06,640
Speaker 3: not been great this year. Now against Saint John's, you

748
00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:09,359
Speaker 3: can't press if you if you shoot six of fifty eight,

749
00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:11,600
Speaker 3: miss your last twenty four shots, you can't set up

750
00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,120
Speaker 3: any pressure. Now that could happen to seat In Hall

751
00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:22,560
Speaker 3: as well. Their offense is undodly bad. Ken the I

752
00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:28,520
Speaker 3: mean Ken Seaton Hall make four threes. They can make

753
00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:34,200
Speaker 3: four threes. Oh, they'll cover this game, but they just

754
00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:36,680
Speaker 3: I mean they I laughed. They won a game last week.

755
00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:38,319
Speaker 3: They shot oh of eighteen from three the first time

756
00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:40,040
Speaker 3: these teams, says I think they went one of seventeen.

757
00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:44,759
Speaker 3: I mean, this team cannot shoot against let's se they've

758
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:48,239
Speaker 3: been better. They've been better on the road, shooting on

759
00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:50,239
Speaker 3: the road, for what it's worth. But yeah, if they

760
00:39:50,239 --> 00:39:52,800
Speaker 3: can just make like, just shoot twenty, just shoot thirty

761
00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:55,200
Speaker 3: percent from three, make a couple three, set up your

762
00:39:55,239 --> 00:39:57,920
Speaker 3: pressure for some turnovers. Connecticut has a couple of guys

763
00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:01,080
Speaker 3: that will miss some free throws, which is massive in

764
00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:03,600
Speaker 3: a game with low like Reedal missed a bunch of

765
00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:05,279
Speaker 3: free throws, and then you know, a game with such

766
00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:07,400
Speaker 3: a low possession total. I think Seaton Hall can get

767
00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:09,680
Speaker 3: enough offense, redounds, get to the line a couple of times,

768
00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:14,080
Speaker 3: and then just keep this close. It's also just that,

769
00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,319
Speaker 3: like we mentioned a sleepy spot for a Connecticut team

770
00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:22,200
Speaker 3: that I think is bored at times in the Big East,

771
00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:24,960
Speaker 3: and we've seen that at home, and we've seen Hurley

772
00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:27,319
Speaker 3: call out the crowd, right, the crowds haven't been great

773
00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:29,600
Speaker 3: for some of these other games. This is a noon tip,

774
00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:32,880
Speaker 3: and how much energy is going to be in this building.

775
00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:35,799
Speaker 3: There's probably not gonna be a lot of juice. And

776
00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:38,120
Speaker 3: you look back at some of the the other home

777
00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:42,040
Speaker 3: efforts against Yukon, I mean, before Saint John's, which is

778
00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:45,000
Speaker 3: obviously like mega game for the Big East, the building,

779
00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:47,880
Speaker 3: the team was juiced, but they lost to Creton at home.

780
00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:52,759
Speaker 3: Before that, they they beat Georgetown by four at home.

781
00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:57,399
Speaker 3: Before that, you know, they barely beat Providence at home.

782
00:40:57,440 --> 00:41:00,880
Speaker 3: They had to go to overtime against Villanova, you know,

783
00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:04,040
Speaker 3: de Paul, it wasn't a complete blowout. So like they've

784
00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:06,520
Speaker 3: had these games at home this year in Bigia's play

785
00:41:06,520 --> 00:41:09,600
Speaker 3: where they're just kind of sleepy and going through the motions.

786
00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:12,200
Speaker 3: And this would be a game where I mean, that

787
00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:15,920
Speaker 3: fits the definition. So I agree, I'll be looking to

788
00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:17,600
Speaker 3: get seat in hopefully we can get a good number.

789
00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:19,120
Speaker 3: Jim degree or disagree there?

790
00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:22,000
Speaker 1: Yeah, agreed, Just the spot is such a home run.

791
00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:24,200
Speaker 3: What else you looking at?

792
00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:28,360
Speaker 1: Jim Vandy at Kentucky. I know we talked Vandy and

793
00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:30,520
Speaker 1: the Really two of my bets have a lot to

794
00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:33,560
Speaker 1: do with the future section that we discussed here, But

795
00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:36,640
Speaker 1: I'm still selling Kentucky generally. I just don't love the fit.

796
00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:39,319
Speaker 1: The offense still drives me notts of times. I don't

797
00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:41,680
Speaker 1: have a true creator that makes other players better, and

798
00:41:41,719 --> 00:41:43,640
Speaker 1: they will turn it over fourteenth in the SEC and

799
00:41:43,640 --> 00:41:46,720
Speaker 1: turnover rate we talked about. With Miles back and Tanner

800
00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:49,320
Speaker 1: on the ball, Vandy can force turnovers number one in

801
00:41:49,360 --> 00:41:53,200
Speaker 1: the SEC and defensive turnover rate. I don't worry too

802
00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:57,040
Speaker 1: much about moreno and debate and Garrison punishing Vandy and

803
00:41:57,120 --> 00:41:59,560
Speaker 1: the paint. There's just not that many physical front courts

804
00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:02,160
Speaker 1: in this league. The first game was a total slaughter,

805
00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:04,759
Speaker 1: and maybe that gives me some hesitance, like Vandy ran

806
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,799
Speaker 1: them out of the gym. Maybe there's some flip to that.

807
00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:11,839
Speaker 1: Vandy a little complacent mentally, but Kentucky could not get

808
00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:14,680
Speaker 1: near the rim first percentile and average two point a

809
00:42:14,760 --> 00:42:18,279
Speaker 1: tenth distance in Ken Palm's database. Kentucky turned it over

810
00:42:18,320 --> 00:42:22,080
Speaker 1: fifteen times. I think that happens again, and with Miles healthier,

811
00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:23,879
Speaker 1: that's just a big for Vandy. So I like Vandy

812
00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:25,440
Speaker 1: on the road. There it's MYUS one at Ken Palm.

813
00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:27,239
Speaker 1: I'm thinking it'll be right around there.

814
00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:32,120
Speaker 3: Yeah, not a great matchup for my cats. Speaking of revenge,

815
00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:38,880
Speaker 3: I think I may look at Utah State over Grand Canyon.

816
00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:41,960
Speaker 3: They lost earlier this year, but they're coming off two

817
00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:44,680
Speaker 3: losses a blowout loss to San Diego State. I think

818
00:42:44,719 --> 00:42:46,279
Speaker 3: you get a fully focused EF a year at home,

819
00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:48,200
Speaker 3: and I don't think Grand Canyon can keep up, and

820
00:42:48,239 --> 00:42:50,080
Speaker 3: maybe some little hitten edge this time of the year.

821
00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:55,160
Speaker 3: We know that Calhoun cares about the net and he

822
00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:59,040
Speaker 3: will not take his foot off the gas late. So

823
00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:02,480
Speaker 3: you know that the chances of a potential backdoor. You know,

824
00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:05,360
Speaker 3: if it's like a twelve point game that happened in Memphis.

825
00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:07,200
Speaker 3: It was like a fourteen point game, they're laying fifteen.

826
00:43:07,239 --> 00:43:08,960
Speaker 3: They went on like a ten to one run at

827
00:43:08,960 --> 00:43:13,279
Speaker 3: the end. So I'll be looking at Utah State another one.

828
00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:16,680
Speaker 3: Depending on how the IVY plays out. I might look

829
00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:24,120
Speaker 3: at penn On against Harvard on Saturday. The I mean,

830
00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:29,800
Speaker 3: if you look at Harvard on the road in IVY

831
00:43:29,840 --> 00:43:32,600
Speaker 3: play has been I mean they've been They're five to zero,

832
00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:35,160
Speaker 3: but they're shooting thirty eight percent from three teams are

833
00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:40,960
Speaker 3: shooting twenty two percent from three. Meanwhile, Penn is shooting

834
00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,759
Speaker 3: only thirty percent from three at home forty five on

835
00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:46,440
Speaker 3: the road. But their defense is improved. McCaffrey's made some

836
00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:49,879
Speaker 3: adjustments there. Harvard could have everything clinched, pen could need

837
00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:52,719
Speaker 3: the game. There's some other tie breakers, but I might

838
00:43:52,719 --> 00:43:55,000
Speaker 3: be looking at Penn has been really good at home.

839
00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:58,560
Speaker 3: I think they have one loss all year at home

840
00:43:58,600 --> 00:44:02,040
Speaker 3: to Yale, and they've been playing better of late. So

841
00:44:02,160 --> 00:44:05,719
Speaker 3: I'll be looking at Penn on Saturday as well. Greg,

842
00:44:05,719 --> 00:44:06,399
Speaker 3: what else you got?

843
00:44:06,800 --> 00:44:10,080
Speaker 4: I want the other side of that diabolically awful Saint

844
00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:12,920
Speaker 4: John's Yukon game as well. I want the Johnnies in

845
00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:15,799
Speaker 4: a bounce back spot here against a Villanova team that

846
00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:18,560
Speaker 4: they have seen before this season. Remember it was a

847
00:44:18,600 --> 00:44:22,120
Speaker 4: seven point victory for Saint John's at Villanova back in

848
00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:24,480
Speaker 4: the middle of January. In that game that kayten Lewis

849
00:44:24,719 --> 00:44:27,239
Speaker 4: had six turnovers. I think a Kayden's been playing great.

850
00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:29,000
Speaker 4: I'm a huge fan of his. I think it's a

851
00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:31,440
Speaker 4: pretty tough matchup for him in general, which is all

852
00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:34,600
Speaker 4: the ball pressure, the physicality that Saint John's brings to

853
00:44:34,600 --> 00:44:37,400
Speaker 4: the table, to size and the perimeter and then they

854
00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:38,959
Speaker 4: can beat them up on the boards. And they didn't

855
00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:41,960
Speaker 4: really do it in the first matchup because Villanova shot

856
00:44:42,120 --> 00:44:45,040
Speaker 4: pretty well from three, so they didn't need to. But

857
00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:49,280
Speaker 4: the Johnnys did get twelve offensive rebounds in that game,

858
00:44:49,360 --> 00:44:52,719
Speaker 4: and I think they're probably going to be able to

859
00:44:52,760 --> 00:44:55,560
Speaker 4: come out the gates on fire with Rick Patino lighting

860
00:44:55,600 --> 00:44:57,840
Speaker 4: into them for three days on the form of a

861
00:44:57,880 --> 00:44:59,640
Speaker 4: three minute press conference in the hallway.

862
00:44:59,719 --> 00:45:00,480
Speaker 3: But I don't know.

863
00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:02,360
Speaker 4: Even just listening to Zoombi edge of four, he was

864
00:45:02,440 --> 00:45:03,680
Speaker 4: just like, Yeah, I don't know what that was.

865
00:45:03,719 --> 00:45:04,520
Speaker 3: That was a disaster.

866
00:45:04,719 --> 00:45:06,360
Speaker 4: I expect the Johnny's at their best.

867
00:45:06,560 --> 00:45:07,520
Speaker 3: I don't know that there's.

868
00:45:07,400 --> 00:45:10,560
Speaker 4: Much Villanova can do to hold them off the boards

869
00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:11,720
Speaker 4: physically in this game.

870
00:45:12,040 --> 00:45:15,680
Speaker 3: Jim, you you want to fade the UCLA on the

871
00:45:15,760 --> 00:45:17,319
Speaker 3: road in another time zone.

872
00:45:17,480 --> 00:45:19,720
Speaker 1: Yeah, let's do it. I see you've got Minnesota written

873
00:45:19,719 --> 00:45:21,439
Speaker 1: down there as well. I think it makes sense. They're

874
00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:24,560
Speaker 1: one in five ats outside of the Pacific time zone,

875
00:45:24,640 --> 00:45:26,520
Speaker 1: one in five straight up. The only win and cover

876
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:29,719
Speaker 1: was at Penn State, who is abysmal. And you've also

877
00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:32,720
Speaker 1: got UCLA coming off two huge wins like the buzzer

878
00:45:33,239 --> 00:45:36,719
Speaker 1: beater in ot against Illinois and blowing out their cross

879
00:45:36,760 --> 00:45:39,800
Speaker 1: town rival USC. The concern is that there's no Crocker

880
00:45:39,840 --> 00:45:43,040
Speaker 1: Johnson for Minnesota for the year, right, Yeah, that's I

881
00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:47,719
Speaker 1: think that's like the expectation, unfortunately, And one of Minnesota's

882
00:45:47,760 --> 00:45:50,520
Speaker 1: huge advantages is taking you out of transition offense, Like

883
00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:53,600
Speaker 1: that's how they stuck with Michigan for so long. And

884
00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:56,200
Speaker 1: I don't think mccronian really cares about that. He's happy

885
00:45:56,200 --> 00:45:57,920
Speaker 1: to get into a rock fight in half court. But

886
00:45:58,360 --> 00:46:00,040
Speaker 1: the Barn is just a tough place to go, and

887
00:46:00,600 --> 00:46:03,799
Speaker 1: you have like this weird travel to Minnesota then come

888
00:46:03,840 --> 00:46:06,120
Speaker 1: back home and host Nebraska coming off two wins, Like,

889
00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:09,359
Speaker 1: it's a challenging spot for UCLA and they've already proven

890
00:46:09,400 --> 00:46:11,120
Speaker 1: their bad outside their time zone. So give me the

891
00:46:11,120 --> 00:46:11,640
Speaker 1: go ferst.

892
00:46:12,080 --> 00:46:16,560
Speaker 3: Yeah, I wish Crocker Johnson is playing. But one of

893
00:46:16,600 --> 00:46:21,080
Speaker 3: the what UCLI has really really struggled to defend cutting action,

894
00:46:21,840 --> 00:46:24,200
Speaker 3: and that's basically all Minnesota is in the half court.

895
00:46:24,200 --> 00:46:27,319
Speaker 3: They're elite in that aspect, so I think that they can.

896
00:46:27,480 --> 00:46:29,319
Speaker 3: They're gonna get a lot of like back doors and

897
00:46:29,600 --> 00:46:33,240
Speaker 3: open layups here and then as a result, some wide

898
00:46:33,239 --> 00:46:36,760
Speaker 3: open looks from three. But because of the Crocker Johnson injury,

899
00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:40,160
Speaker 3: because they're so short ended, Minnesota is basically now a

900
00:46:40,239 --> 00:46:44,160
Speaker 3: zone defense if you look over the past three games.

901
00:46:44,320 --> 00:46:47,319
Speaker 3: I'll put up here in a sec but that so

902
00:46:47,480 --> 00:46:52,240
Speaker 3: as a result, that helps in this specific matchup for

903
00:46:52,360 --> 00:46:55,560
Speaker 3: a couple of reasons. But before when they you know,

904
00:46:55,600 --> 00:46:58,279
Speaker 3: weren't a zone defense, and now Medgod has had to

905
00:46:58,280 --> 00:47:01,759
Speaker 3: go zone, their pick a roll defense was really bad

906
00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:05,480
Speaker 3: and that would have been a problem against UCLA very

907
00:47:05,520 --> 00:47:09,640
Speaker 3: pick and roll heavy offense, obviously with a very electric

908
00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:14,880
Speaker 3: league guard in that aspect. But now like that, going

909
00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:19,040
Speaker 3: almost zone is basically you know, takes away mitigates a

910
00:47:19,040 --> 00:47:21,880
Speaker 3: lot of those issues and it's just going to lead

911
00:47:21,920 --> 00:47:24,200
Speaker 3: to a lot more spot up threes, and that's not

912
00:47:24,200 --> 00:47:27,000
Speaker 3: something you said I loves to do. They're capable, but

913
00:47:27,080 --> 00:47:28,799
Speaker 3: they're not a great spot up shooting team. They're not,

914
00:47:30,600 --> 00:47:33,759
Speaker 3: So I think that the reason. Because Crocker Johnson is out,

915
00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:37,399
Speaker 3: it does hurt and hurts their ceiling on the offensive end.

916
00:47:37,680 --> 00:47:39,920
Speaker 3: But because of that, because he's been out there, gone zone,

917
00:47:40,120 --> 00:47:44,880
Speaker 3: which I think works to their advantage in this specific matchup.

918
00:47:44,920 --> 00:47:50,120
Speaker 3: I mean, looking at Minnesota zone their past, let's see

919
00:47:50,280 --> 00:47:54,320
Speaker 3: I mean, here's their last four games against Washington twenty

920
00:47:54,320 --> 00:47:57,080
Speaker 3: five possessions in mandate thirty in zone, and then here's

921
00:47:57,080 --> 00:48:00,839
Speaker 3: the last three thirty two zone eight man, forty six

922
00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:04,640
Speaker 3: zone nine man, and then their last game against Michigan

923
00:48:04,760 --> 00:48:09,200
Speaker 3: sixty eight zone two possessions in man. And then as

924
00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:10,719
Speaker 3: a result, if you look at all the possessions they're

925
00:48:10,719 --> 00:48:13,200
Speaker 3: giving up in pick and roll versus spot up, there

926
00:48:13,239 --> 00:48:15,360
Speaker 3: was a basically flipped from their season long and I

927
00:48:15,360 --> 00:48:18,120
Speaker 3: think that that'll help in this specific matchup. So, yeah,

928
00:48:18,320 --> 00:48:23,040
Speaker 3: UCLA on the road. Hopefully Donovan Dent doesn't make four.

929
00:48:23,080 --> 00:48:24,359
Speaker 3: I mean he made four threes in the first half

930
00:48:24,360 --> 00:48:25,719
Speaker 3: the other night. I don't think he's made four threes

931
00:48:25,760 --> 00:48:29,800
Speaker 3: in the game in four years. But like the spot

932
00:48:29,840 --> 00:48:32,680
Speaker 3: and there's some matchup things I don't mind there, Greg,

933
00:48:32,680 --> 00:48:34,160
Speaker 3: what else you got.

934
00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:37,200
Speaker 4: We talked about this in the by low Sell high.

935
00:48:37,280 --> 00:48:40,160
Speaker 4: But I'm just taking a shot at Clemson against Louisville. Here,

936
00:48:40,960 --> 00:48:43,880
Speaker 4: I looked up Louisville's shooting splits. By the way, they

937
00:48:43,880 --> 00:48:45,680
Speaker 4: shoot it way better at home than they do on

938
00:48:45,719 --> 00:48:48,800
Speaker 4: the road. I'm sure that's expected, but thirty eight percent

939
00:48:49,000 --> 00:48:52,000
Speaker 4: at home thirty three percent on the road. I think

940
00:48:52,200 --> 00:48:57,480
Speaker 4: all the numbers point to Clemson deserving a good shooting.

941
00:48:57,080 --> 00:48:57,880
Speaker 3: Break in a game.

942
00:48:58,360 --> 00:49:00,560
Speaker 4: We know that that's basically all Louisville wants to do

943
00:49:00,640 --> 00:49:03,160
Speaker 4: if they just go dry. I think this could be

944
00:49:03,600 --> 00:49:06,400
Speaker 4: honestly a runaway with the game for Clemson. But I

945
00:49:06,400 --> 00:49:08,920
Speaker 4: will say this, it's on my card. I never feel

946
00:49:08,960 --> 00:49:11,960
Speaker 4: good about doing the big three point variance game like

947
00:49:12,000 --> 00:49:14,200
Speaker 4: good luck. Every time I fade Louisville, they just shoot

948
00:49:14,200 --> 00:49:17,680
Speaker 4: fifty two and I regret it every single second. But

949
00:49:18,360 --> 00:49:20,840
Speaker 4: I'm going back to the well for it strictly because

950
00:49:20,880 --> 00:49:21,400
Speaker 4: of the spot.

951
00:49:21,920 --> 00:49:27,719
Speaker 3: A couple other spots here Cornell against I think they're

952
00:49:27,719 --> 00:49:30,880
Speaker 3: Brown on Saturday. I think Brown will be eliminated on

953
00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:34,480
Speaker 3: Friday Night from Mighty Madness, and they just don't have

954
00:49:34,520 --> 00:49:38,680
Speaker 3: the offense to keep up with Cornell. So I'll be

955
00:49:38,719 --> 00:49:43,320
Speaker 3: looking at big Red there. Tennessee potentially against out. I

956
00:49:43,400 --> 00:49:46,120
Speaker 3: know Alabama has revenge, which I don't love from earlier

957
00:49:46,120 --> 00:49:50,959
Speaker 3: this season. Maybe Filon doesn't play again. I just think

958
00:49:51,120 --> 00:49:56,479
Speaker 3: this Alabama Tennessee should dominate Alabama on the glass, and

959
00:49:56,800 --> 00:50:00,719
Speaker 3: Tennessee's one of their major issues is turnovers. Well, they're Alabama,

960
00:50:00,800 --> 00:50:02,239
Speaker 3: is not. I think they're dead last in the country

961
00:50:02,320 --> 00:50:04,759
Speaker 3: enforcing turnovers on the road. They're not going to force

962
00:50:04,800 --> 00:50:07,880
Speaker 3: any turnovers here. I think Tennessee can crush them inside

963
00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:11,800
Speaker 3: and look Alabama for as well as they've looked, and

964
00:50:11,960 --> 00:50:13,719
Speaker 3: when you make twenty two threes in the game, you're

965
00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:17,399
Speaker 3: gonna look great. Name when's the here's a tripa cars.

966
00:50:17,440 --> 00:50:22,960
Speaker 3: When's the last time Alabama beat a tournament team away

967
00:50:23,320 --> 00:50:23,799
Speaker 3: from home?

968
00:50:24,080 --> 00:50:27,640
Speaker 1: Anyone want to guess Saint John's That's fine, Yeah.

969
00:50:27,360 --> 00:50:30,839
Speaker 3: Saint John's November eighth. Actually, now, I mean I guess

970
00:50:30,960 --> 00:50:35,279
Speaker 3: Illinois was Illinois, so November nineteen. But my point is

971
00:50:35,880 --> 00:50:40,480
Speaker 3: they've had a pretty favorable run here, winners of seven straight. Right,

972
00:50:40,520 --> 00:50:43,600
Speaker 3: they'd beat Texas A and M by three at home. Auburn,

973
00:50:44,040 --> 00:50:45,920
Speaker 3: I guess Auburn could be a tournament team. They're they're

974
00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:49,040
Speaker 3: gonna they're squarely on the bubble, you know. Then they've

975
00:50:49,040 --> 00:50:52,160
Speaker 3: had ole, miss South Carolina or a shorthanded Arkansas. They

976
00:50:52,239 --> 00:50:56,080
Speaker 3: went in double overtime LSU and Mississippi State? What else?

977
00:50:56,920 --> 00:51:01,840
Speaker 3: New Haven? Potentially, I there's a chance. Just pay attention

978
00:51:01,840 --> 00:51:03,279
Speaker 3: to the that there's a chance. It depends on the

979
00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:05,840
Speaker 3: number and the situation. But there's a chance Lamoine It

980
00:51:05,920 --> 00:51:08,640
Speaker 3: doesn't have a deep bench. They don't go deep, and

981
00:51:08,640 --> 00:51:10,680
Speaker 3: they've had a couple of injuries that they've dealt with

982
00:51:10,680 --> 00:51:13,680
Speaker 3: them in recent weeks. But there's a chance Lamoyn's locked

983
00:51:13,719 --> 00:51:18,480
Speaker 3: into the four going into Saturday, depending on what happens tonight.

984
00:51:19,840 --> 00:51:24,760
Speaker 3: And that means after tonight they're not going to prep

985
00:51:24,800 --> 00:51:28,200
Speaker 3: for new Haven on Saturday. They're gonna prep for whoever

986
00:51:28,239 --> 00:51:30,680
Speaker 3: they I would imagine you start prepping for Wednesday. You

987
00:51:30,719 --> 00:51:33,680
Speaker 3: also might not run some of your guys as hard.

988
00:51:33,880 --> 00:51:35,879
Speaker 3: You know, Shiloh Jackson, the Company. You might not play

989
00:51:35,920 --> 00:51:39,360
Speaker 3: them forty minutes with the NEC tournament looming, and you

990
00:51:39,400 --> 00:51:40,920
Speaker 3: might have a sea locked up in New Haven. It's

991
00:51:40,920 --> 00:51:44,759
Speaker 3: not eligible. This is their first year in D one.

992
00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:48,239
Speaker 3: It's their final home game. I think you get their

993
00:51:48,280 --> 00:51:54,360
Speaker 3: best effort Montana potentially against Portland State. They match up

994
00:51:54,400 --> 00:51:56,359
Speaker 3: pretty well against Portland Say they already beat Portland State

995
00:51:56,360 --> 00:51:59,400
Speaker 3: earlier this year. There's a chance Portland State has everything

996
00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:03,680
Speaker 3: wrapped up by then, and they're a team that I

997
00:52:03,719 --> 00:52:06,600
Speaker 3: think is starting to stumble late in the year. They

998
00:52:06,600 --> 00:52:09,760
Speaker 3: were very lucky all year, won a ton of close games,

999
00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:13,839
Speaker 3: had good three point variants, but they're starting to wear down.

1000
00:52:13,840 --> 00:52:17,160
Speaker 3: They have no bench at all, bottom ten fifteen. They

1001
00:52:17,160 --> 00:52:20,279
Speaker 3: basically run like a six to seven man rotation. And

1002
00:52:20,440 --> 00:52:24,120
Speaker 3: what has happened. We'll look at their Saturdays, their Saturdays

1003
00:52:24,160 --> 00:52:27,800
Speaker 3: after the Thursday games on in the Big Sky schedule.

1004
00:52:28,400 --> 00:52:30,960
Speaker 3: They got blown out by Eastern Washington last Saturday. The

1005
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:33,920
Speaker 3: Saturday before that, they got blown out by Northern Colorado.

1006
00:52:34,080 --> 00:52:37,640
Speaker 3: The Saturday before that, they beat Sacramento State by one.

1007
00:52:38,080 --> 00:52:40,480
Speaker 3: So I think that they're starting to wear it down.

1008
00:52:40,520 --> 00:52:42,680
Speaker 3: There's no reason to push it here if they have

1009
00:52:42,760 --> 00:52:45,800
Speaker 3: everything locked up. I think Montana matches up pretty well.

1010
00:52:46,000 --> 00:52:49,480
Speaker 3: So I'll be looking at the grizz and I think

1011
00:52:49,480 --> 00:52:51,360
Speaker 3: that was it for me. Greg. What else you got?

1012
00:52:51,880 --> 00:52:55,600
Speaker 4: My last one is Florida against Arkansas in the Boogie

1013
00:52:55,640 --> 00:53:00,000
Speaker 4: Flanned Bowl Here. I just want any great front court

1014
00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:03,680
Speaker 4: against Arkansas as much as possible, whenever possible. I think

1015
00:53:03,680 --> 00:53:05,840
Speaker 4: there's a shock value for SEC teams when they have

1016
00:53:05,880 --> 00:53:07,880
Speaker 4: to play Florida. When you think about all of the

1017
00:53:07,880 --> 00:53:11,759
Speaker 4: contenders in this conference, there's really not any teams that

1018
00:53:11,800 --> 00:53:15,400
Speaker 4: are employing pros in the front court this year. Florida's

1019
00:53:15,400 --> 00:53:18,239
Speaker 4: got three of them. It's just different you don't really

1020
00:53:18,239 --> 00:53:19,880
Speaker 4: know what you're looking at until you see it. And

1021
00:53:19,920 --> 00:53:22,279
Speaker 4: I think you go through Arkansas schedule this year when

1022
00:53:22,280 --> 00:53:24,600
Speaker 4: they've ran up against those types most of those games

1023
00:53:24,600 --> 00:53:27,040
Speaker 4: in the non conference, it hasn't gone well. Give up

1024
00:53:27,080 --> 00:53:30,200
Speaker 4: a bunch of offensive boards, Duke, Houston, Michigan State all got

1025
00:53:30,200 --> 00:53:30,959
Speaker 4: the better of them.

1026
00:53:31,320 --> 00:53:33,239
Speaker 3: So this Florida team's a train. We know that.

1027
00:53:33,360 --> 00:53:35,880
Speaker 4: But I think that's going to be a pretty motivated

1028
00:53:35,960 --> 00:53:38,640
Speaker 4: spot for the Gators and I expect them to win

1029
00:53:38,640 --> 00:53:39,600
Speaker 4: by double digits.

1030
00:53:40,080 --> 00:53:41,080
Speaker 3: Jim, you got anything else?

1031
00:53:41,600 --> 00:53:44,200
Speaker 1: A couple ones real quick? Yeah, Penn State plus nine

1032
00:53:44,520 --> 00:53:47,120
Speaker 1: is the Ken Palm line right now. But Iowa just

1033
00:53:47,120 --> 00:53:49,759
Speaker 1: played really, really well against Ohio State. They have not

1034
00:53:49,920 --> 00:53:52,919
Speaker 1: been great on the road before a big home game.

1035
00:53:53,000 --> 00:53:56,160
Speaker 1: They lost at Minnesota before hosting Illinois, lost at Maryland

1036
00:53:56,160 --> 00:53:59,480
Speaker 1: before hosting Purdue, lost at Wisconsin before hosting Ohio State.

1037
00:53:59,480 --> 00:54:01,440
Speaker 1: The ask the it's a little dice serve example. But

1038
00:54:02,120 --> 00:54:03,719
Speaker 1: they've got a little bit of a sandwich here with

1039
00:54:04,680 --> 00:54:07,719
Speaker 1: hosting Michigan coming up, and I think you just get

1040
00:54:07,760 --> 00:54:09,560
Speaker 1: a little bit more of a dead effort from them.

1041
00:54:09,600 --> 00:54:11,839
Speaker 1: They play so slowly, it's a little harder to blow

1042
00:54:11,840 --> 00:54:14,560
Speaker 1: teams out in the conference. Penn State stinks, but they've

1043
00:54:14,600 --> 00:54:16,880
Speaker 1: fought okay at home, lost by mission, lost to Michigan

1044
00:54:16,920 --> 00:54:20,160
Speaker 1: by two, beat Minnesota, lost USC by two, so I

1045
00:54:20,200 --> 00:54:22,640
Speaker 1: think they can hang. And then in the Patriot League

1046
00:54:22,960 --> 00:54:25,600
Speaker 1: Colgate plus eight. Colgate kind of needs it for the

1047
00:54:25,640 --> 00:54:28,480
Speaker 1: two seed. Navies won the league for two weeks and

1048
00:54:28,520 --> 00:54:30,319
Speaker 1: they've still been rolling teams. But it's the last game

1049
00:54:30,360 --> 00:54:32,880
Speaker 1: of the year. Could potentially sit a little bit. Colgate

1050
00:54:32,920 --> 00:54:36,279
Speaker 1: almost had them in overtime in the first meeting. I

1051
00:54:36,320 --> 00:54:37,680
Speaker 1: think there's a little bit of pride in the line,

1052
00:54:37,719 --> 00:54:40,279
Speaker 1: plus wanting to get that two seed. In the Patriot League,

1053
00:54:40,280 --> 00:54:43,760
Speaker 1: it's to host home games that matters. Then mcneicse minus

1054
00:54:43,800 --> 00:54:47,160
Speaker 1: seven at New Orleans total spot one here for New Orleans.

1055
00:54:47,239 --> 00:54:49,440
Speaker 1: They were off that huge win at Steven F. Austin

1056
00:54:49,480 --> 00:54:51,319
Speaker 1: that kind of came out of nowhere on Monday. Now

1057
00:54:51,360 --> 00:54:53,720
Speaker 1: they played the most talented team in the league in McNeice,

1058
00:54:53,840 --> 00:54:56,799
Speaker 1: most athletic. I think McNeice gets them. It kind of

1059
00:54:56,800 --> 00:54:57,839
Speaker 1: blows them out on the road.

1060
00:54:58,160 --> 00:55:00,839
Speaker 3: Bighamton just put off a big co It's keeps their

1061
00:55:00,840 --> 00:55:03,759
Speaker 3: season alive. Only the top eight the Americans make it. They

1062
00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:07,040
Speaker 3: now are three and twelve. They will host Maine on Saturday.

1063
00:55:08,120 --> 00:55:10,840
Speaker 3: I might look at bigger than there, but that'll do

1064
00:55:10,880 --> 00:55:13,680
Speaker 3: it for us. Thanks to Jim. Actually, no favorite bet,

1065
00:55:13,800 --> 00:55:18,600
Speaker 3: favorite bet if the lines are where you think they're

1066
00:55:18,640 --> 00:55:21,200
Speaker 3: going to be, what would you say your your favorite

1067
00:55:21,239 --> 00:55:23,000
Speaker 3: bet is as of right now, Jim.

1068
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Speaker 1: Good Zaga Saint Mary's under just going to keep riding

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Speaker 1: the train until it goes off the tracks.

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Speaker 4: Yep, hitter me and the Bandwagon with Jim for that one.

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Speaker 4: But I'll go Johnny's against.

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Speaker 3: Nova and I'm gonna say Iowa State. I think they

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Speaker 3: buried Texas Tech. All right, that'll do it for us.

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Speaker 3: Thanks to Greg and Jim for joining me. Thanks to

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Speaker 3: our prucer David on the back end, most partly thanks

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Speaker 3: to all be for tuning in. Conference tournament previously start

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Speaker 3: next week, but Weave will have their semi normal Sunday

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Speaker 3: early week episode because they're also going to cover the

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Speaker 3: first three conference tournaments. And make sure if you're doing

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Speaker 3: any contests, check out my Twitter if you want to

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Speaker 3: a day or two at least before the next wave starts,

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Speaker 3: and we'll have you covered for every single one, and

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Speaker 3: then obviously throughout the NCAA Tournament Live show Saturday, ten

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Speaker 3: thirty am Eastern. As always, check out everything that Greig

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Speaker 3: is doing on Twitter with sleepers and his stuff, Jim

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Speaker 3: with three men leave and his stuff. I'll do a

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Speaker 3: tremendous job. Thanks again for tuning in.

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