College Basketball Picks for February 24th
Posted by deaconcat08 on February 24, 2010
These spreads are based on the current lines according to the World Sports Exchange, and they are ordered from most confident to least confident.
Temple (-3.5) vs. Dayton- I absolutely love the Owls here! Their only loss at home this year was Kansas, and Dayton is certainly not going to come to Philly and play like the Jayhawks did. This is basically a 5 vs. 12 NCAA tourney game being played on the 5-seed’s home court.
Purdue (-2.5) vs. Minnesota- The Boilermakers just beat Ohio State and Michigan State on the road, and now I’m supposed to believe they’re going to struggle in Minneapolis against the NIT-bound Gophers???
LSU (+2.0) vs. Arkansas- It’s so, so difficult to bet on a team that is winless in conference play and yet is only a two-point underdog versus a 7-5 opponent. However, LSU has played well at home recently besides the debacle against Kentucky. The Tigers are just too good to become the first winless SEC team of all-time, and a home game against Arkansas seems like the perfect time to end the streak.
Florida State (-2.0) vs. North Carolina- I thought the world would come to an end before the Noles would be favored to win in Chapel Hill. Nevertheless, they are giving two to the Heels here and until UNC beats a postseason-bound team, then I’ll keep picking against them. Keep in mind that Roy’s team has just as dreadful of a conference record against the spread as they do in real-life (3-9).
Overall Season Record: 16-13 (I’ve hit 9 of my last 11 blog picks!)
