Saturday Odds…
Posted by hoopsknowitall on March 8, 2008
Overall: 139-36 (79.4%)
Vs. Spread: 64-59 (52.0%)
Overall (SEC): 46-18 (71.9%)
Vs. Spread (SEC): 31-32 (49.2%)
East vs. West: East, 22-8
(15-15, 4-11) Alabama [#134] vs. (25-5, 10-5) #16 Vanderbilt [#7]
Spread: Alabama by 1.5
Pick: Vanderbilt – Although the Commodores haven’t been especially efficient on the road, Alabama doesn’t have the depth to win this game.
—Keys: How will Foster react to his monster game against MSU? Can Ogilvy even come close to containing Hendrix? Hendrix needs touches for UA, and Vanderbilt needs to stay accurate from three.
(13-15, 4-11) Georgia [#145] vs. (20-9, 6-9) Ole Miss [#42]
Spread: Even
Pick: Georgia – The Rebels have yet to win a conference road game, and this will be Gaines’ last home game.
—Keys: Look for Gaines to have a huge game. The Rebels need motivation for themselves, as this is a must-win for their NCAA hopes.
(20-9, 11-4) #25 Mississippi State [#37] vs. (13-16, 6-9) LSU [#160]
Spread: Miss. State by 10.5
Pick: Mississippi State – This is a bad matchup for LSU, as the Tigers have very little offense and even less depth. Rhodes should also come up big for the Bulldogs, as this will be his last regular-season home game.
Keys: Keep an eye on Rhodes, and even Gordon if he knows he’s leaving to the NBA. A loss today would drop State significantly in the NCAA seeding process.
(19-10, 8-7) Arkansas [#40] vs. (14-14, 4-11) Auburn [#155]
Spread: Arkansas by 13.5
Pick: Arkansas – This should get ugly. Not only is this a very severe mismatch for the Tigers, but an enormous amount of Razorbacks will be playing in their last regular-season home game and for a NCAA bid.
Keys: Auburn will have to shoot lights-out to even stay in this game. An absolute must-win for the Razorbacks to make the NCAA Tournament.
