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BIG EAST TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
by: Marc Lawrence
PROJECTED FINAL FOUR:
Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia and Pittsburgh
THE WAY WE SEE IT:
The Mecca of basketball should once again witness another competitive, exciting Big East tourney. SYRACUSE lost to Louisville in last year’s title game and the top-ranked Orange are primed to make another title run. The No. 1 seed in this event has appeared in the championship game in each of the last three years and 12 of the previous 17. Boeheim’s boys are always a tough out, posting a solid 11-3 SU and ATS record over their last 14 tourney games. Their 11-1 SU and 10-2 ATS mark away from the Carrier Dome this season along with their 11-1 SU and ATS log vs .700 or greater opposition has us believing they just might squeeze out their first conference crown since the 2005-2006 campaign. VILLANOVA has been bounced from this tourney by a No. 1 seed in each of the previous three years and their mediocre 5-5 SU and 4-6 ATS record vs. better than .750 opposition this year doesn’t give us much faith they can stop that trend anytime soon. The Wildcats are, however, 19-1 SU and 14-5 ATS vs. 750 or less foes this year and a solid 19-5 SU and 14-10 ATS off a SU win so expect a prolonged stay in the Big Apple. The Mounties of WEST VIRGINIA are flat out dangerous. Along with five returning starters, they arrive with a veteran coach in Bob Huggins who is a no-nonsense 32-10 SU and 24-17-1 ATS in conference tourney affairs, including 5-1-1 ATS as a dog or favorite of less than a trey. Unfortunately, their 3-7 ATS log vs .800 or greater opposition along with their surprising 1-5 ATS mark with revenge this season will probably have us heading for the hills. PITTSBURGH came alive down the stretch (8-1 last nine games) and they’ll be eager to make amends for last year’s one-and-done. The defensive-minded Panthers are always worth a look when they show up as dogs (see more below).
THE SLEEPER: Connecticut
Huskies dragged their tails until Jim Calhoun returned to the sidelines in mid February. The bottom line is there is simply too much pedigree to overlook (read: 21-9 SU last Beast East tourney games). Remember, through all their woes this season, UConn was still 4-2-1 ATS as a conference puppy.
KEY TOURNAMENT BEST BET: Play On Pittsburgh as a dog
We placed the Panthers in this spot, under the same parameters last season, and they delivered the bacon. The fact of the matter is Pitt is 7-3 SU and ATS in its last 10 roles as a Big East tourney dog – with all seven wins straight up. They were also 7-1-1 ATS as a conference dog this season, and yes – all seven wins were straight up! It ain’t broke, and we’re not about to fix it.
Marc Lawrence Past Articles
2011 BIG 12 Conference Football Preview
Much like the shrink-wrap used by food packagers these days, the BIG 12 shrank to 10 teams for the 2011 season with the defections of Colorado (PAC 10) ... read more
2011 Big 10 Conference Preview
It used to be that when you talked Big 10 Football you were talking Ohio State.After all, the Buckeyes won at least a share of the last six Big Ten Championships ... read more
2011 Big East Football Preview
As referenced in last year’s pre-season preview, this always-powerful basketball conference has come a long way toward establishing a football pedigree ... read more
2011 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
2011 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PREVIEWBy Marc LawrenceAfter leading the nation the previous four years with the most players selected in the ... read more
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College Basketball
LSU Tigers @ Vanderbilt Commodores Wednesday February 8, 2012 9:00 pm
Play On: LSUNote: The improved Bengals (12-9), who have already won more games this year than they did all of last season (11-21), were sent packing from the SEC tourney by the Commodores in 2011. Not only does series history (11-7 ATS, including 7-4 ATS with revenge) suggest payback ... read more
NBA Basketball
Indiana Pacers @ Atlanta Hawks Wednesday February 8, 2012 7:35 pm
Play On: Atlanta Hawks (Game 512)Note: The Pacers may have caught the Hawks napping, 96-84, in the second of a two-game road trip in Indiana a month ago but our Playbook.com database expects Atlanta to be wide awake during the finale of this four-game homestand. Larry Drew’s ... read more
College Basketball
Akron Zips @ Western Michigan Broncos Wednesday February 8, 2012 7:00 pm
Play On: Western Michigan (Game 548)Note: When the Broncos play host the to Zips in a MAC showdown Wednesday evening Western Michigan will take the floor with revenge on its mind from being bumped out of the MAC tourney by Akron as a No. 2 seed in the semifinals to the No. 6 seed ... read more
NBA Basketball
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Golden State Warriors Tuesday February 7, 2012 10:35 pm
Play On: Golden State Warriors (Game 712)Note: We’ve been told that ‘thunder only happens when it’s raining.’ Well, apparently it’s been mostly clear skies in the Oakland area over the past six years as the Warriors have covered 17 of 25 meetings between ... read more
College Basketball
Iowa State Cyclones @ Oklahoma State Cowboys Tuesday February 7, 2012 7:00 pm
Play On: Oklahoma State (Game 714)Note: The revenge-minded Cowboys host the Cyclones in a Big 12 battle in Stillwater Tuesday evening knowing Iowa State has never won (0-14 SU, 4-10 ATS) in 14 career trips to Gallagher-Iba Arena. It also doesn’t help that Fred Hoiberg’s ... read more
NBA Basketball
Utah Jazz @ New York Knicks Monday February 6, 2012 7:35 pm
As much as we liked Utah on Saturday, we’re just not interested in ‘all that jazz’ tonight. We realize that the Garden hasn’t exactly been a ‘whoopee spot’ and, yes, the Knicks are cold of late while the Jazz are hot. However, series history – ... read more
College Basketball
Missouri Tigers @ Oklahoma Sooners Monday February 6, 2012 7:00 pm
Play On: Oklahoma (Game 524)Note: When the Sooners host the Tigers in a Big 12 battle in Norman Monday night Oklahoma will be looking to avenge an 38-point blowout loss suffered earlier this season in Missouri, the worst ever in OU head coach Lon Kruger's career. ... read more
NFL Football
New York Giants @ New England Patriots Sunday February 5, 2012 6:30 pm
Play On: New York Giants (Game 101)Note: It’s back to the drawing board for two teams who meet in Super Bowl XLVI at the ’House that Peyton Built’ in Indianapolis in a renewal of Super Bowl XLII when New York knocked off New England, 17-14, in dramatic fashion to ... read more
NBA Basketball
Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz Saturday February 4, 2012 9:05 pm
Play On: Utah Jazz (Game 522)Note: Heading into into last night’s same-season revenger in Denver, the road-poor Lakers have struggled away from the Staples Center this season (2-7 SU and ATS) and it doesn’t figure to get any better tonight in Utah’s dominant ... read more
College Basketball
Wright State Raiders @ Valparaiso Crusaders Saturday February 4, 2012 8:00 pm
Our database did a lot of recent mining in the Horizon League and it came up with more than a few nuggets, one of which is the fact that the Raiders are a much better dog at home in conference play (11-1 ATS L12) than they are on the road (7-14 ATS) – and away from the cozy ... read more
