Record to Date: 9-6
After a very rough week last week, I’ll be looking to get back on track as we head towards tourney time.
Georgia Tech (+9.5) at Wake Forest
On paper these teams have the same record, but looking deeper, there is a mismatch. Wake Forest’s best conference win so far this season is Miami. Meanwhile, Georgia Tech has beaten Notre Dame, Florida State, and North Carolina. This line seems odd, so Vegas probably knows something, but I think the Jackets will at least cover the spread here, if not win outright.
Mississippi at Vanderbilt (-6.5)
Both of these teams are not very good, but Ole Miss seems worse to me. Amazing analysis there, right? Vanderbilt has the home court and has won two decent games in a row. I see Vandy leading by about four and hitting some late free throws for the backdoor cover.
Arkansas (-8) at Mizzou
Mizzou is trash. That is all.
SMU at Tulsa (+8.5)
SMU is a really strong team so I’m not looking to disrespect them here at all, but this is a blackout game for Tulsa fans so that means the records are out the window! In all honesty though, Tulsa is a really solid team. They came within two points of beating Cincinnati on their home court just three nights ago and I think they get the job done here.
Santa Clara at Gonzaga (-21.5)
Went with Gonzaga last week and I’ll stick with it. They are still destroying every team in the WCC by double digits. They already beat this same Santa Clara team by 31 on the road, so I don’t see them being any worse at home. Go Dogs.