JOE GAVAZZI
CBKB
4* UConn (-12) 7:00 ET CBSC
Prophetic Temple HC Dunphy warned of the Temple shortcomings in preseason. His Owls are now
5-11 SU, 5-9 ATS, losers of 6 straight in the new AAC. The 75 DEF forcing only 10 TOs is
unrecognizable. UConn conversely is not only a Defensive Dandy allowing 66/39/32 but a member
of the 230 Club on Offense with positive margins in all meaningful statistical areas. Coming off a
home loss to Louisville on Saturday night, look for full focus from the Huskies who are under .500
in league play after their 0-2 SU ATS Texas two-step to start the season.
4* Kansas St. (-5-) 7:00 ET ESPN2
A pair of 14-4 SU teams face off tonight, each on winning streaks and off home win and covers
Saturday night. Longhorns do trail Kansas State by a game in the standings.
Looking for more motivation from the home team? Try triple revenge from last year! But margins of 17, 12 (on this
court), and 26 imply the Longhorns have a lot of making up to do if they are to succeed as home
chalk in this avenger. Far prefer Kansas St. as Defensive Dandy with numbers of 60/40/27 and
positive margins in all meaningful statistical areas.
4* Michigan St. (-12) 7:00 ET ESPN
Spartans easily disposed of Indiana, 73-56, in an earlier meeting in Bloomington. That win is part
of a 10-0 SU, 8-1 ATS super surge by the Spartans to solidify a 6-0 SU, 5-1 ATS Big 10 record
atop the Big 10. Up and down Indiana was good enough to beat Wisconsin last week but lose at
home Saturday night, 54-47 to Northwestern as 13 point chalk. Don’t see the bounceback against
a Michigan St. team who is rolling, even without Payne. How did the Spartans take their only loss
of the season on this court to N. Carolina?
4* SMU (-13)
4* New Mexico (-5)