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Rutgers @ Seton Hall, 12:00
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Wisconsin @ Marquette, 12:30
CBS: Marv Albert, Greg Anthony

Saint Joseph's @ Villanova, 1:00
Fox Sports 1: Justin Kutcher, Bill Raftery

Northwestern @ Butler, 4:30
FOX: Tim Brando, Jim Jackson

St. John's @ Syracuse, 5:15
ESPN2: Adam Amin, Shane Battier

Alabama @ Xavier, 8:00
CBS Sports Network: Brad Johansen, Pete Gillen

4-2 by the odds, but really 5/6 games are ones that are losable ones. Got 1 that would be an upset win(Marquette), 1 that would be an upset loss(Villanova), and then 4 others.

Lines...

SH by 11 over Rutgers
Wisconsin by 10 over Marquette
Nova by 21 over St. Joe's
Butler by 10 over Northwestern
Syracuse by 8 over SJU
Xavier by 6.5 over Alabama

So really none of these are close, and yeah Nova the only sure bet. We're looking at most likely a 4-2 day.

Not to be pessimistic, but I could see X dropping that kind of game vs an athletic Alabama team... guess we'll see. I can also see St Johns playing Syracuse really close... provided they limit turnovers and don't let Cuse get out in transition.

Maybe I'm wearing Big East colored glasses but I think Saint John's pulls out a victory.

Throw out the spreads for 4 of those games, they mean nothing.

Seton-Hall Rutgers, Marquette-Wisconsin, Villaova-St. Joe's, and I'd even say St. John's-Syracuse are all huge rivalry games that tend not to go as expected.

I can't really speak so much about the other 3 games, but 18 of the last 20 Seton Hall-Rutgers games have been decided by 6 points or less or in OT. I still think the Hall is gonna win, but it'll be closer than it should be. It always is.

I'd be stunned if Seton Hall beat Rutgers by more than 11. Beyond stunned. It never happens.

Of course the geniuses on the Seton Hall board have, as always, managed to convince themselves we're going to win by 30. Some men you just can't reach...

shupirate98 wrote:I'd be stunned if Seton Hall beat Rutgers by more than 11. Beyond stunned. It never happens.

Of course the geniuses on the Seton Hall board have, as always, managed to convince themselves we're going to win by 30. Some men you just can't reach...

I can't stand the Seton Hall board, every time I read it I just end up getting pissed off by the stupidity on it. So many people overreact to everything. We started strong so we're gonna go undefeated and win the national championship. And then as soon as we lose one game it's gonna be this program is going nowhere because Kevin Willard is a horrible coach and we need to fire him now before he wastes this talented class. It's ridiculous.

Huge day for the league.

Really need to go 4-2 today.