Brent Brooks
Colorado +8
Talk about a tough game for Kansas. One of the reasons Colorado lost to a terrible Sooners team is that they were looking to this game back home against the benchmark team of the Big 12.
Colorado is the type of team that gives Kansas trouble. Big guards, high energy, lateral quickness, and streak shooting. Giving 8 points to the home team here is just too much. It plays on the Kansas money that will no doubt funnel in regardless of the line. We're grabbing the home dog and expecting a thriller.
Marquette -3.5
I'm a big believer in Marquette this year. I was willing to back them only catching three at a very hostile location against Notre Dame and for twenty minutes that looked like a great call. Notre Dame bowed their back and played a very spirited second half but the Golden Eagles showed no fear even in defeat.
At home, they've been fantastic and I believe that continues against UConn tonight.
Jae Crowder was the National Junior College Player of the Year a season ago and he has filled the void left by Lazar Hayward. DJO is absolutely fearless and has a pure lefty jump shot. Dwight Buycks is probably the most underrated point guard in the Big East. So much talent with those three that you forget about Jimmy Butler until he is there with a crucial bucket to break a run or ice the game. Fulce and Otule bang around down low and hold their own. This is a good team yet they don't have the fanfare as other Big East contenders because its such a deep list of talented teams. If Marquette was in any other conference, how would they stack up - in the B12? the B10? Upper tier of the Big 12 for sure and top half of the Big 10.
UConn is going to see action in this one because of Kemba and that's fine. He'll have to drop 35 or more to win this game and that's contingent on getting some help on the road. After their loss at Pitt, they beat Texas in a thriller which certainly stands out as a nice win. Since then, they have yet to be tested and I think they slip up in this one.
Colorado +8
Talk about a tough game for Kansas. One of the reasons Colorado lost to a terrible Sooners team is that they were looking to this game back home against the benchmark team of the Big 12.
Colorado is the type of team that gives Kansas trouble. Big guards, high energy, lateral quickness, and streak shooting. Giving 8 points to the home team here is just too much. It plays on the Kansas money that will no doubt funnel in regardless of the line. We're grabbing the home dog and expecting a thriller.
Marquette -3.5
I'm a big believer in Marquette this year. I was willing to back them only catching three at a very hostile location against Notre Dame and for twenty minutes that looked like a great call. Notre Dame bowed their back and played a very spirited second half but the Golden Eagles showed no fear even in defeat.
At home, they've been fantastic and I believe that continues against UConn tonight.
Jae Crowder was the National Junior College Player of the Year a season ago and he has filled the void left by Lazar Hayward. DJO is absolutely fearless and has a pure lefty jump shot. Dwight Buycks is probably the most underrated point guard in the Big East. So much talent with those three that you forget about Jimmy Butler until he is there with a crucial bucket to break a run or ice the game. Fulce and Otule bang around down low and hold their own. This is a good team yet they don't have the fanfare as other Big East contenders because its such a deep list of talented teams. If Marquette was in any other conference, how would they stack up - in the B12? the B10? Upper tier of the Big 12 for sure and top half of the Big 10.
UConn is going to see action in this one because of Kemba and that's fine. He'll have to drop 35 or more to win this game and that's contingent on getting some help on the road. After their loss at Pitt, they beat Texas in a thriller which certainly stands out as a nice win. Since then, they have yet to be tested and I think they slip up in this one.
