1 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: What's up, guys? How are you? 2 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 2: Welcome into a Wednesday morning episode of the Daily Juice 3 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 2: podcast with me Matt Perrault at Sports Talk Matt to 4 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 2: follow me across all socials. Thank you for continuing to 5 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 2: support this podcast amidst this ice cold month of December. Man, 6 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 2: when you're up three nothing, I almost punted out of it. 7 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 2: I almost said, you know what, there's no way this 8 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 2: is the dead cat bounce for Ottawa. There's no way 9 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 2: they're going to blow a three nothing lead. But maybe 10 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 2: we just take the flyer. It was like plus four 11 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: or five hundred or something. I can't remember the exact price, 12 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: but it was worth it. Didn't do it. It's like, nah, 13 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 2: not gonna happen, can't it did four consecutive goals, three 14 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 2: in the third period, three in the third period. I 15 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: mean it was three to one going into the third period. 16 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,839 Speaker 2: They gave up three goals, lost the game four to three. 17 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: This is just the way that I'm running. It's just 18 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 2: just the way that this is going. It's really brutal. 19 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 2: I was right to be to be wary. The Providence 20 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: game went the game, you know, I talked about it 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 2: last night. I thought the length of Providence maybe a 22 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 2: problem if the shots weren't falling. The Dunk, which is 23 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: now called the Amiko Pavilion, an incredibly hard place to 24 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: play in college basketball. I highly recommend going to a 25 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: game there if you never have, highly recommend it really fun. 26 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 2: So that was not too big of a shocker with 27 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 2: that loss. The Bruins going over was a little bit 28 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 2: of a shocker. 29 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: We got Nashville, right. 30 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 2: I don't know if you guys were following along on that, 31 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 2: but I went one in one of those first periods, 32 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 2: but under on that and then the I forget the 33 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 2: other the third bet what was the other bet? 34 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: The bit we got wrong? 35 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: I forget the bit we were wrong with zero and 36 00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 2: two in hockey, and then one in one, right, yeah, 37 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: oh and two in hockey, and then one and one 38 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 2: we got one right with the team total for Drake 39 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: that came in, oh, and then Providence, right, So there 40 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: we go. Yeah, so there's your three losses, so one 41 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 2: in three, so down a little over two units on 42 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: the night. I mean, it's just been an absolute disaster. 43 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 2: I mean it's been I think I'm down fifteen units 44 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: over the last In the month of December, we came 45 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: into the month up forty five units, somewhere in that 46 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 2: range of forty one forty forty two units. Going into 47 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 2: the month, we're down to like twenty five up twenty 48 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: five units. It's still really good to be up twenty 49 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 2: five units, but hockey. 50 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: Has been really bad. 51 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: I'm now way underwater with hockey. Gotta figure out what's 52 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,839 Speaker 2: going on with the NHL and maybe take a break 53 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 2: until after Christmas, because it's just it's so wonky, and 54 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 2: it's just it's such a crapshoot right now. It's very 55 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 2: hard to watch and predict what's been going on. We 56 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 2: got to find one of those teams. It just gets 57 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 2: on a roll and we just start betting it and 58 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 2: betting it and betting it kind of to make it back. 59 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 2: I think I'm down like six units in the NHL 60 00:02:58,240 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 2: over the course of the whole year, not this sea, 61 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: but the course of the course of the entire twenty 62 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: twenty three. 63 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: We will reset. 64 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 2: By the way, somebody asked me that in the discord 65 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 2: channel about the record, we will reset. 66 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: End of the year will be a blank slate. 67 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 2: Okay, So we'll end the year and we'll say, hey, 68 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 2: this is what the year did, and we'll say here, 69 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 2: I'll give you a full recap of everything that we did, 70 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 2: but we will start fresh on January first, we'll restart 71 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 2: it all for twenty twenty four, so you'll see where 72 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 2: we are with the podcast for the year. So just 73 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: if you're curious. Somebody was curious about that, so we 74 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 2: will end the end of the year. We will wrap 75 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: up twenty twenty three. The what I was gone for 76 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 2: seven months? This podcast started in July of twenty twenty 77 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: so what three years of this podcast of me doing this, 78 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 2: So you know, hopefully we get back to winning ways. 79 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: Hopefully we end this. I love the college basketball slate tonight. 80 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 2: I've been waiting for today. There are so many good 81 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 2: games to get into. 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They haven't played since two thousand and nine 118 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 2: though in the Inside Tournament. This game's being played at 119 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 2: the Spectrum Center. North Carolina has done very well historically, 120 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 2: but recently they've lost two games in the last five 121 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 2: years in Charlotte, but overall they've won eighty six percent 122 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 2: of their games. This is a really good I love 123 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 2: reading beat writers in the Fayteville Observer has a great 124 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 2: article about this game, breaking it down as to what's 125 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,119 Speaker 2: looking at you know, the stats going into this game. 126 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 2: Fifteen of the seventeen game has been played in Charlotte 127 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 2: for North Carolina have been played at the Spectrum Center. Okay, 128 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 2: so this is the Jumpman Invitational, right. These are schools 129 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 2: that are sponsored by Nike by jump Man. So they 130 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 2: get together here. This game is big for North Carolina. 131 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 2: They need to get going. Oklahoma hasn't lost yet. Okay, 132 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 2: Oklahoma's been really good. Oklahoma's been a problem for a 133 00:06:55,160 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 2: lot of teams. And Oklahoma right now eighteenth in ken Palm. 134 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 2: Right now they are in North Carolina is twentieth on Kembom. 135 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 2: Their schedule has been really impressive. They beat Iowa, they 136 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 2: beat usc they beat Providence, they beat Premidents at home, 137 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 2: beat them pretty good. They beat Arkansas seventy nine to 138 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 2: seventy on a neutral court. 139 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: This has been a very nice start. 140 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 2: Carolina, on the other hand, not a great start for 141 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 2: North Carolina. They're off back to back losses. They lost 142 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 2: to Yukon eighty seven seventy six. They lost to Kentucky 143 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 2: eighty seven eighty three. This is a pro North Carolina crowd. 144 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: This is gonna be a must win environment. 145 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: Okay. 146 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 2: I think North Carolina plays really well. I think they 147 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 2: play up tempo here in this game, and I think 148 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 2: they have an opportunity here to not just get a win, 149 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 2: but to really kind of right the ship against a 150 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 2: team that is in the top one hundred. I love 151 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 2: this spot for Carolina. Here Ken Pum has this as 152 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 2: a one point victory. The number was one when it 153 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 2: opened up. It's been bet up to two and a half. 154 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 2: As long as it's under three, I'm comfortable. Ouse defense 155 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: is really really good. They are top ten in adjusted 156 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 2: efficiency defensively, but North Carolina is the number ten offense 157 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 2: for efficiency. Effective field goal percentage ou fourth in the country. Tough, 158 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 2: you got effective field goal percentage for North Carolina one 159 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 2: hundred and second. But what they do well is shoot 160 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 2: the ball from behind the arc top one hundred. They're 161 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 2: not great around the arc, but they hit their free throws, 162 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 2: which is really key. I think when it comes to 163 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 2: covering numbers in college basketball, they're top forty in the 164 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 2: country in free throw percentage. Defensively, Carolina is good and 165 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 2: all use offense is top thirty four for efficiency. They're 166 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 2: twelfth for effective field goal percentage. Is how they've kind 167 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 2: of run through here. But I think when it comes 168 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 2: to backs against the wall, this is a game where, look, 169 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 2: you need your best players to step up, You need 170 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 2: your point guards to be really really good here for 171 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 2: North Carolina, and I can't see them losing three games 172 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 2: in a row. So why the first number went from 173 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 2: one one and a half to two and a half. 174 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 2: I'm gonna follow it. North Carolina minus two and a half. 175 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 2: It is neutral, but it's gonna feel like a home 176 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 2: game for the tar Heels here against Oklahoma. I think 177 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 2: they'll give the give Oklahoma their first loss of the 178 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 2: season and a big win for North Carolina here game 179 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 2: number two. This has been fun, by the way, I 180 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 2: really had had a good time breaking in all these games. 181 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 2: Tonight Alabama Arizona. It's a neutral, this is a late game. 182 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 2: This is that the Footprint Center, this is where the 183 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 2: Suns plays is not getting not in Tucson, Alabama. This 184 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 2: is incredible. Alabama's played a neutral against Purdue, a true 185 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 2: road game against Creighton, and now a neutral against Arizona 186 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 2: that is the number two, number nine, and number three 187 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 2: ranked teams according to kempom dot com. 188 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: All right, this is you don't do this. 189 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 2: This is a unbelievable juggernaut to go through. Alabama is 190 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 2: either catching seven and a half or eight. The number 191 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,439 Speaker 2: one six and a half. It's been bet up. Okay, 192 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 2: I understand why people are betting on Arizona. Arizona is 193 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 2: one of the best teams against the number this year 194 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 2: in college basketball. I mean, they have won and they 195 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 2: have covered consistently. However, this is the number one most 196 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 2: efficient offense in college basketball, and the game against the 197 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 2: Creighton Blue Jays did nothing to change my mind to 198 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 2: When I watch them play, I was like, Okay, these 199 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 2: guys can really go. They've got length, they've got size underneath, 200 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 2: They've got great leadership, good guard play. Natos's team is phenomenal. 201 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,559 Speaker 2: They can drill the three, and you know what Arizona 202 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 2: has a tough time doing stopping the three. Twentieth in 203 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 2: three point percentage. For Natos's team, they bomb it. Arizona 204 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 2: is two hundred and thirty seventh in three point defense. 205 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 2: They do not stop the three. This game is gonna 206 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:59,239 Speaker 2: be up tempo. I don't mind betting over. 207 00:10:59,120 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 1: In this game. 208 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 2: It wouldn't shock me at all if this game flies 209 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:04,839 Speaker 2: over because Arizona has got size and their number six 210 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 2: adjusted efficiency. They're also tenth in effective field goal percentage, 211 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 2: which is what Bama has has trouble with. Okay, I 212 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 2: think this game comes down to the wire. This number 213 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 2: eight is too high. I know Alabama's going through a juggernaut, 214 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 2: but back to back losses, just like North Carolina, same situation, 215 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 2: backed against the wall. 216 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:25,839 Speaker 1: They don't want to lose a third straight game. 217 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 2: Okay, they're gonna fight like crazy, and yes it'll be 218 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 2: a pro Arizona crowd. No debating there punish an NBA 219 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,559 Speaker 2: arena and it's a neutral. I think the Tide keeps 220 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 2: this close. Okay, they almost knocked off Creating in a 221 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 2: really tough environment in a very similar arena type size. 222 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 2: No NBA type arena. That's what the Jay's play in 223 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 2: front of. This is an NBA arena, good site lines 224 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 2: for shooting. I'll take the points here. Alabama plus eight 225 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 2: up against Arizona for one point one units. Caesars has 226 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 2: this tonight, look around, shop around, find the eight. But 227 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 2: I like Alabama to keep this game close tonight Alabama 228 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 2: plus eight up against Arizona and bet number three. Well, 229 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 2: I I toyed with the idea of doing a parlay, Guys, 230 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 2: I really did. I was like, maybe I should do 231 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 2: a parlay. I was like, Eh, I'm not going to, 232 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 2: but you can. I may round robin these games. I 233 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 2: like them a lot. Did you know that Radford is 234 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 2: one of the best teams in college basketball against the number. 235 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 2: They're eight and three ats against number. Five of their 236 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 2: last six games they have covered also have gone over 237 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 2: in five in six or the last seven games. West 238 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 2: Virginia is one in four ats and West Virginia is 239 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 2: laying six and a half points, so I know what 240 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 2: they're at home. 241 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: But Radford is a team. 242 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 2: This feels like this is just because one's a big 243 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 2: twelve team in one is not. And I don't know 244 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 2: if people really know a lot about Radford, but I 245 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 2: know enough to go, huh, these numbers are really going 246 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 2: to be interesting, and I think this number actually will 247 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 2: come down. I mean, there are one hundred and fifty 248 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 2: six with ken Pom. They've played some pretty good tea teams. 249 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 2: They've won four games in a row. You know, they 250 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 2: lost to VCU badly. They lost to North Carolina pretty 251 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 2: bad eighty six to seventy. But West Virginia has not 252 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 2: exactly been a world beater. I mean, West Virginia lost 253 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 2: to my school, they lost to UMAs in their last game. 254 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 2: They lost to pitt They lost to Saint John's, they 255 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 2: lost to Virginia, they lost to SMU. Their wins are 256 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 2: against Drexel, Bello, May Bellamine, Jacksonville State and Missouri State. 257 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: Should they be six and a half point favorites at 258 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:32,839 Speaker 1: home to anybody. 259 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 2: Look, Radford's got a top one thirty efficient offense, top 260 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:43,239 Speaker 2: one forty effective field goal percentage. West Virginia again, offensively, 261 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 2: they're just not good. They're three hundred and twelve effective 262 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 2: field goal percentage, They're three hundred and thirty first in 263 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 2: two point percentage, they're two hundred and eighteenth in three 264 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 2: point percentage. Radford may win this game outright. I mean, 265 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 2: West Virginia is one thirty one on Ken Palm. Radford 266 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 2: is one fifty six. This number should be way closer 267 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 2: than it is. If you want to take a money 268 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 2: line flyer and Radford, I don't mind it at all here, 269 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 2: but yeah, the true home game, true road game for Radford. 270 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 2: But I'm gonna take the points Radford plus six and 271 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 2: a half, one point one units down on that. Okay, 272 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 2: So those are my three official plays for the podcast. Sorry, 273 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 2: North Carolina minus two and a half against against Oklahoma. 274 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 2: We're taking plus six and a half for Radford up 275 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 2: against West Virginia and plus eight for Alabama up against Arizona. 276 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 2: If you want more, here are the more picks. Evansville 277 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 2: is hosting Tennessee Tech. Now Evansville team total is seventy 278 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 2: seven and a half. The numbers for Tennessee Tech are unbelievable. 279 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 2: We did this with Drake Okay, another Valley team last night. 280 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 2: Drake team total went over because they're playing alcore in state. 281 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 2: Tennessee Tech has Alcorn state type numbers. Defensively, they are 282 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 2: three hundred and fifteenth in adjusted defensive efficiency, three hundred 283 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 2: and tenth in effective field goal percentage, three hundred and 284 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 2: thirty ninth in turnover two hundred and sixty first in 285 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 2: three point percentage defense, three hundred and twelve in two 286 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 2: point percentage defense. They don't I mean, I mean they 287 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 2: don't do much. They just don't do much, and offensively 288 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 2: they do even less. I mean they're two hundred and 289 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 2: ninety fifth inefficient offense. They're two hundred and twenty fifth 290 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 2: in effective field goal percentage. Evansville defense is not good. 291 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 2: So the one worry is that like Evansville doesn't play 292 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 2: defense either. But Evansville is seventy seventh in the country 293 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 2: in adjusted tempo. Everson wants to play fast. Tessi Tech doesn't. 294 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 2: They play slow. Okay, So that's why I'm not making 295 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 2: this official, because if Tessi Tech just sits on the basketball, 296 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 2: it may be hard to get enough possessions to get 297 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 2: over seventy seven and a half point points. Tessey Tech 298 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 2: just gave up. They won their last two games. They 299 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 2: gave up sixty seven and seventy four. But in the 300 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 2: games that they lost, like to North Alabama, they give 301 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 2: up eighty six. Against Lipscomb, they give up ninety six. 302 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 2: Against Tennessee they gave up eighty all right, so my 303 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 2: only concern is that Evansville they're the ones again have 304 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 2: to push tempo. They just scored ninety eight against Tennessee Martin, 305 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 2: seventy against Bellamine Bellarmine, fifty five against BYU. They got 306 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 2: killed against BYU. They scored ninety one against Northern Iowa, 307 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 2: which was nice to see them score like that, only 308 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 2: seventy eight against Missouri State. 309 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 1: So you get my point. I like this. 310 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 2: I don't love this for Evansville, so I'm not gonna 311 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 2: make this official. But if you want a Lextra, and 312 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 2: if you're in the Midwest and you're in Indiana person 313 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 2: and you want to watch some valley basketball, Evansville team 314 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 2: total over seventy seven and a half. Now you're probably going, Matt, 315 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 2: you went to this whole podcast, were listening now for 316 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 2: almost twenty minutes, and you haven't talked about Creighton. Here's 317 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 2: the reason why the Creyton Blue Jays tonight will retire 318 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 2: Doug McDermott's number. This is a really big moment. It's 319 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 2: a wild moment for me because I started talking to 320 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 2: Doug McDermott when he was a sophomore in high school. 321 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 2: The reason is because he was the teammate of Harrison Barnes. 322 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 2: Harrison Barnes, the Little Cyclones and Ames were one of 323 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 2: the best college basketball one of the best high school 324 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 2: basketball teams in the country. I believe the record was 325 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 2: fifty six and zero over the last two years between 326 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 2: their junior and senior years. I was in the gym 327 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 2: when Harrison Barnes committed to North Carolina. He did this 328 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 2: really weird zoom thing that didn't come through, but Roy 329 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 2: Williams landed the number one recruit in the country, which 330 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 2: was Harrison Barnes. He was always the teammates of Harrison Barnes. 331 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 2: Nobody paid attention to Doug, but Doug just kept on 332 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 2: scoring and scoring and scoring. When Dana Altmans was recruiting 333 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 2: him to Creyton, he offered him a gray shirt, meaning 334 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 2: he'd pay the first way. He was committed to Northern Iowa, 335 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 2: and then Dana left. It went to Oregon and his dad, 336 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 2: Greg got the Creighton job. He brought Doug with him 337 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 2: and the rest is history. Became the Natesmith Player of 338 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 2: the Year. Was unbelievable for the Creaton Blue Jays set 339 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 2: record after record after record. The ceremony will be before 340 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 2: the game. Greg McDermott will be part of this ceremony, 341 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 2: which is not always the case when you have these things. 342 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: I mean. McDermott ended his career with. 343 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 2: An NCUBLE record NCAA record one hundred and thirty five 344 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 2: double figure scoring games, and he wrapped up with three thousand, 345 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 2: one hundred and fifty points, fifth all time in NCUBLEA history. 346 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: He won the Oscar Robertson, He won the JR. Woodenn Award. 347 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 2: He won the Natesmith Trophy in twenty thirteen. Twenty fourteen, 348 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 2: led the country in scoring. Jays were a three seed. 349 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 2: This is remarkable. I've interviewed Doug McDermott more times than 350 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 2: I can remember. So yeah, I think the Jays win 351 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 2: tonight and cover that seven points. They've been very good 352 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 2: against the number. Nova's had tough times on the road 353 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 2: this year. But I'm way too committed. I like the 354 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 2: over in the game. Okay, I think the game goes over. 355 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 2: But Novah's gonna take the air out of the ball, 356 00:18:58,720 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 2: and I know what they're going to try to do. 357 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: They don't want to run with the J's. 358 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 2: They want to grind it so much like last night 359 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 2: we saw with Providence, Novah's going to do the same thing, 360 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 2: except Novah's on the road. Providence was at home. And 361 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 2: if the building gets rocking in the building, it's going 362 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:19,639 Speaker 2: to be rocking early. First half. Over love it, first 363 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 2: half creating Blue Jays like it a lot. 364 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: Okay, But I'm. 365 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 2: Too emotionally connected to this team and too emotionally connected 366 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 2: to this game to tell you guys to trail because 367 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 2: I might be dead wrong. 368 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: Okay, I might be way off. 369 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:35,360 Speaker 2: I've been ice cold, and when I'm this committed emotionally 370 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 2: invested in a team and a game, it's problematic for 371 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 2: me to say, go ahead, and guys, bet this. But 372 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 2: there's a variety of ways. I do think the Jays 373 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 2: cover the seven and the game goes over one forty 374 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 2: one first half over first half, Jays laying three and 375 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,920 Speaker 2: a half four all plays you can make in the game. 376 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 2: But it's it's going to be a really cool moment. 377 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 2: This is an awesome game in the Big East, awesome environment. 378 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 2: I mean, out of the gate, there's a to be 379 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 2: so much emotion in the building for I mean, I've 380 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 2: never seen and I don't know of another player. You know, 381 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 2: the last guy that got his number retired was Kyle 382 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 2: Korver and Kyle was big. I mean, Kyle was a 383 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 2: really big Blue Jay, but he wasn't like Doug. He 384 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 2: wasn't to the point where he took the Jays from 385 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 2: a valley school into the Big East and became one 386 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 2: of the best programs in the Big East. Because of 387 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:27,199 Speaker 2: Doug McDermott. He was a transformational player still in the 388 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 2: NBA playing with the Spurs. Unbelievable stuff. So just that's 389 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 2: why the Jays are not the official play. But I 390 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 2: gave you enough place if you want to look at it. Okay, Officially, 391 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 2: carolinamized two and a half. Radford plus six and a 392 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 2: half Alabama and plus eight. Here for our three plays 393 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 2: today for the Daily Juice. 394 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: Hopefully we have a. 395 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,639 Speaker 2: Good day, but in college basketball, I'm staying off of 396 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 2: the NBA, saying off of hockey minus Matt parology. You 397 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 2: guys following me on Twitter X all the socials at 398 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:57,359 Speaker 2: Sports Talk Matt every morning the Daily Juice podcast I 399 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 2: was being brought to you by Omas Steaks dot com.