Brandon Lang
Sunday ...
15 Dime Buffalo - Residing in a four-way tie for first playce with Akron, Miami O and Bowling Green, I'm going to lay the three-pointer in this one and bank on the Bulls to make a push for the East Division's top seed. Big things taking place in Northwest New York these days, as Turner Gill turned the football program around, and now the basketball team is enjoying success. I know the RedHawks are tough, but to have to travel to Buffalo after a scrappy 50-45 overtime win over Bowling Green on Thursday, I don't see too much left in the tank. The Bulls are steaming mad in coming off a 77-71 overtime loss at Kent State on Thursday, and with a win against Miami, the Bulls would earn their first ever first-round bye in the MAC Tournament. Bank on the Bulls to avenge Thursday's loss with a huge win tonight.
15 Dime Troy State - I've thought this team had the best to win the tournamnt title since day 1, and in getting a pick'em game here, I don't see a problem in rolling with the Trojans for a blowout tonight. The Trojans came into the postseason tournament red hot, having won 12 of their last 13 games with their sole loss coming by 1 point at Florida International. Now they're on their way to making a run at the title and a berth into the Big Dance. South Alabama doesn't have enough to challenge Troy on offense, and certainly doesn't have the talent to penetrate that stingy defense. Take the bottom team in this bracket.
15 Dime Florida State - I had the 'Noles against Duke, and they've been good to me all season. Let's take them on the final day of the season, as they would earn the No. 4 seed by beating Virginia Tech today, while a loss could drop the Seminoles to sixth. And even though I know the Hokies need this win in order to even be considered for the postseason, this is a manageable number to achieve at home. Toney Douglas' floater on Feb. 21 gave the 24th-ranked Seminoles the 67-65 win over Va Tech the lasttime they met, and the Hokies roll in off back-to-back losses to Duke and North Carolina. That's not exactly the way you want to come in to a must-win game. The Hokies are too beat up by now, the Noles will roll.
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