The Holy Land of Hoops

5 games on Saturday. KP/RPI
noon #112/109 Marquette 4-6 15-8 @ #18/7 Xavier 8-2 20-2- KP X 82-67 91%
200 #159/149 DePaul 2-8 8-14 @ #50/100 Creighton 5-5 14-9- KP Creighton 79-67 88%
230 #3/2 Villanova 9-1 19-3 @ #44/30 Providence 6-4 18-5- KP Nova 69-65 67%
430 #43/62 Butler 4-6 15-7 @ #235/195 St John's 0-10 7-16- KP Butler 79-70 81%
900 #60/74 Georgetown 6-4 13-10 @ #31/40 Seton Hall 6-4 16-6- KP SH 75-68 76%

some big games for sure. None seem that competitive but that's often when you see some big upsets. Georgetown pretty close to a must win situation...

I think they will all be competitive. Depending of course upon which PC team shows up against Nova. Marquette is tough and comes to play. Xavier should be able to handle them but I can see Marquette pulling out the win. DePaul and st johns have shown they can hang but will it be enough to bet Creighton at home and a Butler team with something to prove? Seton Hall Georgetown should also be a good one.

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Gr8 weekend of hoops

Big one is gtown at seton hall. Gr8 opportunity for the hall to create some space and keep rolling. They don't need to beat both butler and gtown in their next two, but they should split. A win against gtown makes allows them to play fast and loose against butler.

Ochefu out for the nova v of game. I still think it will be competitive. Nova plays a more athletic style with him out. Not saying a better style, but a style that can work.

Creighton and Xavier need to hold home court.

If butler has any chance left at the tourney, they have to win at St. John's. Can someone please explain to me why there is a February weekend game, St. John's hosting a team that was recently in back to back national championships, and it is being played in queens (likely with about a 4k turnout)???? Why? This is a game that casual New Yorkers should be given a chance to attend. Sure the attendance might only be 6k if it's at MSG, as the johnnies are struggling with fan support. But still, take the financial hit, play at MSG, keep building your brand. This is the type of lack of institutional commitment that has me very worried about St. John's moving forward. Game like this apbeing played in queens is inexcusable.

Bentil "day to day" per school. Not sure if he will play this weekend but sounds like we dodged a bullet when looking at beyond the next couple of games.