Saturday, March 22, 2008

Sat picks

What a great day of basketball on Friday...so many upsets. The player that impressed me the most on Day 2 of the NCAA Tourney was Stephen Curry. Yes, Dell Curry's son! Curry shot 14-22 and scored 40 points to lead Davidson in a first round win over Gonzaga. The entire Gonzaga team was trying to prevent Curry from getting open, but he kept finding space to hit shots. The kid is like a cross between Reggie Miller and Allen Iverson.

I also enjoyed watching Villanova come back from an 18 point deficit to beat Clemson in the second half of last night's game. I'm a big fan of Scottie Reynolds and I wouldn't be surprised to see the Wildcats continue to make some noise.

Sonny Weems was also extremely impressive for Arkansas, putting up 31 points on 12-14 shooting. Weems' performance ensured that the Hoosiers had no chance to mount a comeback. Eric Gordon was invisible all night for Indiana and I'd like to go on record as saying he'll be a bust in the NBA.

Sat Picks:

Kansas State +4.5 over Wisconsin

I actually like Kansas State to upset the Badgers here on the moneyline. Wisconsin will be outclassed here as far as athleticism is concerned. They are a deep team, but hard work and defence is their trademark and the fact that they're going up against Bradley and Beasley does not bode well for them. Wisconsin has no one to cover Kansas State's two phenomenal athletes and they should have their way on the court tomorrow afternoon.

Check back tomorrow morning before 2:00 for more picks (straight up and ATS).

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