2008 NCAA Tournament - Day 2 Predictions: Lots of Close Games

Saturday, March 22 2008 - , , , - 0 comments

The 1st day of games went off with out too much drama.  The Duke game provided the most excitement.  Duke down 1 with under a minute.  The Blue Devils pulled it out and ended up winning.

Here are my predictions for today's games:

  • American v. Tennessee: Tennessee
  • Davidson v. Gonzaga: Davidson
  • St. Mary's v. Miami FL: St. Mary's
  • Western Kentucky v. Drake: Drake
  • South Alabama v. Butler: Butler
  • MD Baltimore County v. Georgetown: Georgetown
  • San Diego v. Connecticut: Connecticut
  • Austin Peay v. Texas: Texas
  • Saint Joseph's v. Oklahoma: Oklahoma
  • Mount St. Mary's v. North Carolina: North Carolina
  • Siena v. Vanderbilt: Vanderbilt
  • Oregon v. Mississippi St.: Mississippi St.
  • Arkansas v. Indiana: Indiana
  • Boise St. v. Louisville: Louisville
  • Villanova v. Clemson: Clemson
  • Texas Arlington v. Memphis: Memphis

2008 NCAA Tournament - Day 1 Predictions: Let's Get This Party Started

Thursday, March 20 2008 - , , , - 0 comments

Tomorrow start the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament!  It's go time!  Here is my predictions for tommorrow's games.  There's nothing too shocking.

  • Xavier over Georgia
  • Kansas over Portland St.
  • Michigan St. over Temple
  • Marquette over Kentucky
  • Purdue over Baylor
  • Kent St. over UNLV (9 over an 8)
  • Pittsburgh over Oral Roberts
  • Stanford over Cornell
  • Kansas St. over USC (11 over a 6)
  • Duke over Belmont
  • Washington St. over Winthrop
  • BYU over Texas A&M (9 over an 8)
  • West Virginia over Arizona
  • Wisconsin over Cal St. Fullerton
  • Notre Dame over George Mason
  • UCLA over Mississippi Valley St.

There's really nothing too shocking.  The NCAA committee really nailed the seeds this year.  I can't wait.

I am a Kentucky fan, but I think they have too much to over come tomorrow.

2008 SEC Tournament Friday Predictions

Saturday, March 15 2008 - , , , - 0 comments

Here are my predictions for Friday's games (3/14/2008):

  1. South Carolina v. Tennessee @ 1pm: Tennessee
  2. Vanderbilt v. Arkansas @ 3:15pm: Vanderbilt
  3. Alabama v. Mississippi St. @ 7:30pm: Mississippi St.
  4. Georgia v. Kentucky @ 9:45pm: Kentucky

 Based on today's games, here's what tomorrow could look like:

  • Game 1 Options
    • Mississippi St. v. Kentucky: Mississippi St.
    • Mississippi St. v. Georgia: Mississippi St.
    • Alabama v. Kentucky: Kentucky
    • Alabama v. Georgia: Alabama
  • Game 2 Options
    • Tennessee v. Vanderbilt: Tennessee
    • Tennessee v. Arkansas: Tennessee
    • South Carolina v. Vanderbilt: Vanderbilt
    • South Carolina v. Arkansas: Arkansas