Picks for 12/16/08 9-13-1 -13.5 units ytd

[Rondawg]

Stupid play last night on Syracuse. That is what I get for trying to post last minute. Been looking these over much more closely today. As always plays are from 1-5 units.

South Florida +9 3 units
Tennessee -5.5 3 units
Tennessee -3 1st half 1 unit

I think that South Florida will play better than they did Sunday when they were playing with Mercer and Gilchrist for the first time. Vandy not good enough to be favored by 9 over another big conference school. Vandy lost straight up to Illinois Chicago and Illinois at home. I will gladly take the 9.

I see a big time effort from UT tonight. Pearl has been saying all the right motivational things over the last couple of days since the Temple loss. Marquette has not impressed me over the last few years. If they are a short favorite or an underdog at home I still like them in that spot but on the road or neutral site games they just are not the same team imo.

Good luck to all. Any questions please feel free to ask. May add something else later.

 

[homedawg]

GL with the plays. Feel both are the right side. You got it right about Marquette. They just don't seem to have it this year (Peterson is trash). Getting some good value from SFU home loss to Niagra over the weekend

 

[Rondawg]

Thanks HD. Good luck to you on those totals. I just don't like totals that much. Especially Unders. Still think you are on the right side and clearly somebody else does to considering the big drop. Also I think you are meaning Buzz Williams and not Buzz Peterson. Williams was a long time Crean asst. and they just handed him the job hoping to keep the three guards for another year. BTW sorry about your Cuse last night. Didn't see the game but I am assuming that they turned it over some. They can be a frustrating team to watch sometimes. They always seem to play down to the competition. Has that always been a Boheim thing? BTW I realize that a number of programs are guilty of playing down to their competition but was just curious if that has been a consistent thing with Boheim going back as far as the days of Pearl Washington or if it has become more of a problem over the last 5 years? Still sets up as a good year for the Orange. They have plenty of talent.

 

[Rondawg]

Vanderbilt -3.5 2nd half 3 units

More than thankful that the books are offering this number too me. South Florida just looks terrible on offense and I will take my chance that it doesn't land on 9 for the game. Realize that Vandy is no great shakes on O either but still like the way they are at least going inside. Good luck.

 

[thirteen]

really glad to see you on the Vols tonight. I do expect an angry and aggressive bunch in amongst the orange faithful. Also, agree about marquette and their up-tempo game will play right into the hands of UT!

i need to rebuild unit stack after a couple of struggling football weekends. let's get it started with this winner tonight.

 

[Rondawg]

Ok the more and more I look at Tennessee the more I like them. I am adding a couple of units.

Tennessee -5.5 5 units total
Tennessee -3 1st half 3 units total

Good luck.