Not too many games I really like today. I do agree with United in all of the points he makes about Drake and they were on my radar for sure but that line dropping to a pk has me worried so I might stay off it and just root for the rest of the forum to win. To be honest I'm still distraught about that Oregon meltdown last night as I went against my own rules and bet too heavy on them. Then I wasn't even smart enough to pay attention to the game seeing they were up so big. Result of me not paying attention I didn't find out about the Oregon qb injury until the third qtr started so I missed my opportunity to take TCU second half and at least cut my losses. 4-1 day in bball just to give it all back plus more with poor money management on one fb game. Exactly the reason I switched to flat betting everything the same no matter what over 3 years ago. That being said and some of my frustration gone now, I will get back on the grind with roundball.
Colorado +2 - Stanford comes into this game favorites and I feel it is mainly because of the win against Utah the other night. A win that although credible, it is also misleading in my eyes. Utah would have won the game in regulation but their 80% ft shooter missed two ft's with 1.8 seconds left. They went on to shoot five more ft's as a team in overtime and missed all 5, losing by 2 points in the end going 45.6% from the line for the game. Huge win for Stanford! Colorado comes into this game losing 2 in a row at SMU and then the other night at Cal. Both very good teams. In case your wondering there only other loss was to Iowa State to start the year. First, lets go over a few Colorado stats. They are 15 in the country in offensive 3pt%, 39 in the country in offensive ppg, 44th shooting ft's, and last of all 6th in offensive rebounds. The difference I see tonight is this. California was ranked 8th in the country for defensive fg%, 48th for defensive ppg allowed, and 28th for defensive rebounds per game. Stanford tonight my friends is different story. They come into this game 156th defensively against the 3, 122nd defensive fg%, and slightly worse than Cal at defensive rebounding at 55th. What stands out to me here is the fact that California is such a good defensive team against shots inside the arc that they were able to take the inside game away from Colorado never allowing them to create space and get hot from 3 pt land (where they are 15th in the country from.) Tonight Stanford is 122nd against shots inside the arc and even worse 156th against the 3. Tonight I see a much easier opportunity for Colorado to create some space and get some open looks from behind the arc. Colorado is also of the best rebounding teams in the country on both sides of the court. Stanford is also 285th in the country shooting ft's and you can only win so many games if you can't make ft's. Those things coupled with Stanford being a 75% public favorite makes me believe Colorado gets back on track tonight. Colorado shot a season low 32% the other night and will look to erase that thought tonight.
Good Luck guys!
Colorado +2 - Stanford comes into this game favorites and I feel it is mainly because of the win against Utah the other night. A win that although credible, it is also misleading in my eyes. Utah would have won the game in regulation but their 80% ft shooter missed two ft's with 1.8 seconds left. They went on to shoot five more ft's as a team in overtime and missed all 5, losing by 2 points in the end going 45.6% from the line for the game. Huge win for Stanford! Colorado comes into this game losing 2 in a row at SMU and then the other night at Cal. Both very good teams. In case your wondering there only other loss was to Iowa State to start the year. First, lets go over a few Colorado stats. They are 15 in the country in offensive 3pt%, 39 in the country in offensive ppg, 44th shooting ft's, and last of all 6th in offensive rebounds. The difference I see tonight is this. California was ranked 8th in the country for defensive fg%, 48th for defensive ppg allowed, and 28th for defensive rebounds per game. Stanford tonight my friends is different story. They come into this game 156th defensively against the 3, 122nd defensive fg%, and slightly worse than Cal at defensive rebounding at 55th. What stands out to me here is the fact that California is such a good defensive team against shots inside the arc that they were able to take the inside game away from Colorado never allowing them to create space and get hot from 3 pt land (where they are 15th in the country from.) Tonight Stanford is 122nd against shots inside the arc and even worse 156th against the 3. Tonight I see a much easier opportunity for Colorado to create some space and get some open looks from behind the arc. Colorado is also of the best rebounding teams in the country on both sides of the court. Stanford is also 285th in the country shooting ft's and you can only win so many games if you can't make ft's. Those things coupled with Stanford being a 75% public favorite makes me believe Colorado gets back on track tonight. Colorado shot a season low 32% the other night and will look to erase that thought tonight.
Good Luck guys!
