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Still waiting for the late game result but here's the schedule so far:

Fairfield vs. Providence 12:30p ET FS1 > PC -17.0
Tennessee VS. Xavier 1:00p ET AXS TV> X -1.5
#5 Ok St. vs. Butler 1:30p ET ESPN > BU +11.0
GW vs. #25 Marquette 3:30 ET ESPN > MU -2.0
Penn St. vs. SJU 7:00p ET No TV > SJU - 1.5
#2 Kansas vs. Villanova 9:30p ET NBCSN > VU +5
SDSU vs #20 Creighton 9:30p ET ESPN2 > CU -4.5

Big Day. Let's go BE!

Would love to see Nova and/or Butler pick up a statement win for the BE tomorrow. As for tonight, Go Jays! Need this one.

you forgot Xavier who will play the loser of Tennessee/UTEP.

Guess bare minimum we need 5-2. Though getting either Oklahoma St or Kansas would be huge. The Marquette/GW game could be interesting. Also of course the St John's/Penn St game- can St John's up their game to the level of competition?

stever20 wrote:you forgot Xavier who will play the loser of Tennessee/UTEP.

Guess bare minimum we need 5-2. Though getting either Oklahoma St or Kansas would be huge. The Marquette/GW game could be interesting. Also of course the St John's/Penn St game- can St John's up their game to the level of competition?

Thanks. Update OP.

not sure I like Xavier having to play Tennessee again. best case for them they win- but that makes the 1st win a bit less relevant. worst case Tennessee has figured them out and it's a 2nd loss. Heard the announcer on the Creighton game late say you can't let Creighton beat you a 2nd time. I think that's very applicable for Xavier- you can't let Iowa beat you a 2nd time.

San Diego State? Bring them on. Go Jays!

I saw that the MU and Butler games were on ESPN and Creighton was on ESPN2. Good exposure for the league, especially if BU can get the upset.

Lines:

Butler : +11
Xavier: -1.5
Nova: +5
Marq: -2
CU: -4.5
SJU: -2
Prov: -17

Was thinking Marq would be more like a 6-7 pt. favorite at least, and Nova would be a 7 pt. dog, and CU would be 6+ pts after yesterday's performance. Interesting that odds makers expect closer games. I think Ok St. will be a very tough matchup for Butler. Hope I am wrong.

Ken Pom's projections
#9 Creighton vs #50 San Diego St 73-67 74%
#20 Villanova vs #5 Kansas 73-78 34%
#33 Xavier vs #57 Tennessee 68-66 60%
#41 Providence vs #271 Fairfield 67-51 96%
#54 Marquette vs #59 George Washington 68-67 50%
#68 St Johns vs #77 Penn St 69-65 64%
#70 Butler vs #1 Oklahoma St 70-82 13%

4-3 is my prediction.

Worried about Xavier. They barely beat Tennessee at home. Going to be hard to win on a neutral court.