Wiz's hoop plays

mickey · #1 02-11-2009, 01:50 PM

Penn State at Purdue

This is too many points for the Boilermakers to be laying, having struggled over the last couple of weeks. Just 5-5 ATS in their last ten overall, Purdue dropped the first meeting to the Nittany Lions in Happy Valley. And while I think they exact revenge and win at home, Penn State covers on the road. A key game for both in the Big Ten, but I think it is more of a must win for PSU.I think they get the cover here.

Wiz's play:Penn St+11

Charlotte at St Louis

Charlotte is 2-6 SU and 1-7 ATS their last eight against conference opponents as they take on the suddenly hot Billikens of Saint Louis. The Billikens have won three in a row, and should have won four straight losing by one to Dayton before their win streak started. They are 8-1 SU and 8-0-1 ATS their last nine hosting the 49ers, and are allowing just 59ppg on their home floor. Hopefully they rout Charlotte tonight.

Wiz's play:St Louis-3

UCF at UTEP

The Knights are a good road team, winning at Rice and Tulane this year, and now they try their luck down in El Paso against UTEP. They beat UTEP 109-83 last time they played them shooting a whopping 70% from the field. Why in the world UTEP is a nine point favorite tonight shocks the hell out of me.

Wiz's call:UCF+9

North Carolina at Duke

North Carolina has won 4 of the last 5 meetings against the Blue Devils and they will be the favorite to win again tonight. North Carolina has really been playing well over the last few weeks winning 7 straight games. The Tarheels sport the 2nd ranked scoring offense in America average 92.3 points per game and they will try to post some high scoring totals when they take on the Blue Devils. The Tarheels are led by the play of national standout Tyler Hansbrough who is averaging 22.1 points per game. However, Wayne Ellington is averaging over 21 points in his last 6 games and is becoming a bigger threat as the season progresses. Ellington and Ty Lawson will be the two excellent guards controlling the back court for the Tarheels. Both players have the ability to take over the game and they should give the Blue Devil guards a really hard time. The Tarheels should have the talent advantage, but that does not mean much against Coach K and the Blue Devils in a big rivalry showdown.

Duke leads the ACC in scoring defense holding opponents to 61 points per game. However, over the last two weeks the Blue Devils have not been able to score themselves. Fresh off one of the lowest point totals in the last two decades where the Blue Devils were held to 47 points by Clemson, Duke again only scored 19 points in the first half against Miami. Duke did respond nicely scoring 49 points in the 2nd half and edging out the Hurricanes in overtime. However, the Blue Devils will have to be more persistent Wednesday on offense. Junior Gerald Henderson has been carrying the Duke offense over the last few weeks while Kyle Singler who has lead the team all year in scoring has been struggling. Henderson, Singler, and the rest of the Blue Devil team will all have to step up on Wednesday and play better to capture what would be an extremely big win for the Blue Devils.

Pace of the game will be an important factor. Considering how Duke has been struggling on offense, I would really be surprised to see them come out and try to run up and down the court with the explosive Tarheel offense. Instead, watch for Duke to try and slow the game down while North Carolina will attack quickly. The Blue Devils will have to shoot the ball well and grab some rebounds and not let the fast pace North Carolina offense get any momentum

Wiz's play:North Carolina-2

added plays:
Drake-3
Oklahoma-3.5