NCAA (Sunday)

[United]

yesterday: 4-7 -3.70

overall: 157-123 +22.00

Just played these, bet reasonably. I've been on a terrible streak where I've lost 6 out of 7 days since last Sunday. If I don't right the ship today, I will stop posting plays until the bad streak is over. If I'm doing okay I will be adding to this slate as the day goes on.

#822 Clemson +7 -110
#827 Tulsa -6 -110
#832 Detroit +7 1/2 -110
#836 Oakland -20 -110
#844 Butler +4 -110

good luck

 

[XSPower]

I had a very bad day yesterday in the college hoops as well..... this season (for some reason) has been one great pain is the a$$ lol...... you are one of the best college hoops cappers and I wish you the best of luck today my friend!!! :toast:

 

[BigCat]

Today is the day that you get hot again. Stay the course BOL with all your action today.

 

[Mac]

Thanks for your contributions United. Do you think Woodard questionable for Tulsa will affect them much?

Thanks for all you do.

 

[OnTheHop]

Thanks United....like the Butler play IF Jones is a go. Thoughts on how his availability impacts Butler?

 

[StevieRay]

Believe Jones is a go?

 

[United]

Thanks United....like the Butler play IF Jones is a go. Thoughts on how his availability impacts Butler?

Villanova-Butler Preview



AP |
Jan 10, 2016 at 12:48a ET


In what's been a difficult time for the Butler program, another loss in Big East play would only compound matters.
The No. 18 Bulldogs try to avoid falling further back in the conference standings when 11th-ranked and league-leading Villanova visits Hinkle Fieldhouse on Sunday night.
Butler (12-3, 1-2) put itself in an early hole by beginning its Big East slate with losses to Providence and Xavier, removing some of the luster from an 11-1 start that rose the Bulldogs to ninth in the AP poll. One of the nation's most efficient offenses shot a combined 40.2 percent in the two defeats, in which Butler allowed over 80 points in each.
"I think there's no question we've gotten exposed in some areas," coach Chris Holtmann said. "There's no question we've got to get better in a lot of ways."
The Bulldogs bounced back with Tuesday's hard-earned 77-72 victory at DePaul but may have lost invaluable senior forward Roosevelt Jones for an extended period after the versatile four-year starter sprained his left wrist during Thursday's practice.

Jones' injury came shortly after the family of former player Andrew Smith issued a public request for prayers in his ongoing battle with cancer. Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens, Smith's coach at Butler, missed his team's game against Chicago on Thursday to visit the ailing 25-year-old in his Indiana home.
With their focus likely elsewhere, the Bulldogs now face a rolling Villanova team that's won 18 straight Big East games including last season's conference tournament. The Wildcats (13-2, 3-0) are riding a five-game winning streak in which they've outscored opponents by an average of 20.8 points.

After shooting a combined 65.4 percent in double-digit victories over then-No. 6 Xavier and Creighton to open its Big East slate, Villanova relied on its stout defense and Daniel Ochefu to post a 72-63 win over Seton Hall on Wednesday.
The Wildcats overcame a 4-of-22 performance from the 3-point line by holding the Pirates to 35.6 percent shooting and receiving season bests of 20 points and 18 rebounds from Ochefu. The senior went 9 of 10 from the field in a 19-point effort in last Saturday's 85-71 win at Creighton.
"That is what we are going to take from (Tuesday's) game, there are going to be nights we are not making shots and we need to be able to do other things," coach Jay Wright said.
Villanova tops the Big East in scoring defense (60.5 points per game) and field goal percentage defense (37.7), while the Bulldogs rank among the Division I leaders in scoring (86.5 ppg) and field goal percentage (49.5). They're shooting 54.3 percent while winning seven of eight at home this season.


With Jones (14.3 ppg), Butler's leader in rebounds and assists, doubtful to play, the Bulldogs hope Kellen Dunham's re-emergence against DePaul carries over. The senior had 24 points and is 7 for 12 on 3-pointers over his last two games after an 0-for-21 performance over his previous five.

"I noticed in the Xavier game he started to maybe relax a little bit," said Holtmann. "I think it was only going to take one make for him to go down and I thought he was putting a little bit too much pressure on himself."
Dunham had 19 points in a 68-65 home loss to the Wildcats last season, in which current Detroit Piston Darrun Hilliard capped a 31-point night with a go-ahead 3 with 1.5 seconds left.

The Wildcats are 5-0 all-time against Butler, including a 67-55 win at Villanova on Dec. 31, 2014.

 

[United]

Thanks for your contributions United. Do you think Woodard questionable for Tulsa will affect them much?

Thanks for all you do.

They would miss him a lot but are loaded with experience.

Here's what I found.

Tulsa Statistical Leaders
Shaquille Harrison leads the Golden Hurricane with 17.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game. James Woodard averages 15.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 3-pointers per game. Pat Birt adds 7.7 points, and Marquel Curtis puts up 7.2 points and 2.5 assists per outing. Tulsa averages 73.5 ppg, 34.9 rpg, a .441 field goal percentage, .319 3-point pct. and a .667 free throw pct. The Hurricane allows opponents 69.4 ppg, 36.1 rpg, a .415 field goal pct. and a .373 3-point pct.

Quick Hits
• Tulsa is looking to get back to .500 in conference play after picking up a 55-43 win over East Carolina on Tuesday. Tulane is looking for its first league win of the season.
• Tulsa defeated East Carolina, 55-43, on Tuesday. Rashad Smith led the Golden Hurricane with 20 points, nine rebounds, 10-13 FG's, two assists, a block and a steal, while Rashad Ray added 11 points.
• Through 15 games this season, Tulsa has a 1.2 assist/turnover ratio. TU has totaled 206 assists to 173 turnovers. In 2014-15 through 15 games, the Hurricane had 159 assists-188 turnovers–0.8 ratio.
• Tulsa is 2-1 on the road this season.
• Against East Carolina, the Hurricane held its opponent to fewer than 50 points for the first time this season and the seventh time under head coach Frank Haith.
• Harrison ranks seventh in the NCAA in getting to the free throw line. He has 128 attempts, and ranks 25th in made free throws (82). Harrison also ranks 39th in the nation in steals (2.1 spg).
• Rashad Ray has a 4.5 assist-turnover ratio this season (36 assists to eight turnovers). For his career, Ray has a 1.8 assist-turnover ratio, including a 2.5 ratio over his last three years (219 assists to 88 turnovers).
• The Hurricane has scored 90 points in four games so far this season. It is the most 90-point games since 2013-14, when Tulsa scored 90 points five times, and is the second-most since 2000-01.
• Harrison is on the 2016 Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Early Season Watch List, from the Atlanta Tipoff Club.
• Harrison has been nominated for the Allstate NABC Good Works Team, which recognizes players at all levels of college basketball who have made outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteerism and civic involvement.
• TU nabbed the first two American Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards of the season. Woodard won the award on Nov. 16, and Harrison received the honor on Nov. 23.
• Tulsa is playing this season with nine seniors – the most seniors on one roster in the country.
• Tulsa is in its second year season under the direction of head coach Frank Haith. In his first season, the Hurricane posted a 23-11 overall record and a 14-4 conference record. TU finished second in the American Athletic Conference regular season, played in the semifinals of the conference tournament, and reached the second round of the postseason NIT.

 

[United]

#822 Clemson +7 -110
#827 Tulsa -6 -110
#832 Detroit +7 1/2 -110
#836 Oakland -20 -110
#844 Butler +4 -110

add:

2nd: Louisville -5 -110

 

[United]

#822 Clemson +7 -110 W
#827 Tulsa -6 -110 W
#832 Detroit +7 1/2 -110 L
#836 Oakland -20 -110 W
#844 Butler +4 -110

add:

2nd: Louisville -5 -110 L

add:

1st half: Purdue under 65 1/2 -110

 

[United]

#822 Clemson +7 -110 W
#827 Tulsa -6 -110 W
#832 Detroit +7 1/2 -110 L
#836 Oakland -20 -110 W
#844 Butler +4 -110

add:

2nd: Louisville -5 -110 L

add:

1st half: Purdue under 65 1/2 -110 L

add:

2nd half: Purdue -5 1/2 -110

 

[United]

recap: 3-5 -2.50

overall: 160-128 +19.50





#822 Clemson +7 -110 W
#827 Tulsa -6 -110 W
#832 Detroit +7 1/2 -110 L
#836 Oakland -20 -110 W
#844 Butler +4 -110 L

add:

2nd: Louisville -5 -110 L

add:

1st half: Purdue under 65 1/2 -110 L

add:

2nd half: Purdue -5 1/2 -110 L

 

[Incubus]

Those darn "add ons" did in an otherwise positive day.

United, you're one of the best college hoops handicappers here at the Rx. This is just a rough patch to start 2016 with, but we all know it's a long season. Plenty of college hoop to bet. Keep grinding away. You'll eventually hit some hot streaks again. Only a matter of time.

Keep your chin up and keep plugging away. Everyone here, especially me, appreciates what you bring to the Rx. Your contributions are extremely valuable, and I consider you a "must" read if I'm betting college hoops. I just want to be with you when the hot streaks start up again.
Good luck, friend! :toast: