2010-11 Results Overall: 34-3 (Home 20-0 Away 9-2 Neutral 5-1 -1 Postseason 5-1 ) Atlantic 10: 16-2 Conference Tournament: Won the Big Ten Conference Tournament. Postseason: Lost it the Sweet 16 to Kentucky. Thad Matta lead the team to a 34-3 record overall and a 16-2 mark in the tough Big Ten Conference. Things were looking up for Ohio State until their season abruptly ended with a loss to Kentucky in the Sweet 16. The Buckeyes won their first 24 games and freshman Jared Sullinger and Aaron Craft...
Read more about 2011 Ohio State Basketball Preview 2011 Saint Louis Basketball Preview - November 17, 20112010-11 Results Overall: 12-19 (Home 9-7 Road 2-10 Neutral 1-2 Postseason 0-1) Atlantic 10: 6-10 Conference Tournament: Lost in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. Postseason: None Rick Majerus guided Saint Louis to a 12-19 record while his young squad gained plenty of experience. The Billikens are primed to turn their 6-10 Atlantic 10 record into one of the top records in the conference in 2011-2012. The Billikens return a strong defensive team after allowing only 62.4 points per game,...
Read more about 2011 Saint Louis Basketball Preview Jaguars Browns Line - November 16, 2011The Cleveland Browns will look to avoid their fourth straight loss when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday. The Browns loss 12-13 at home to St Louis last week, as Phil Dawson was unable to covert on a 22-yard field goal late in the game that could have game them the win. The Jaguars snapped their road woes by beating the Colts 17-3 for their third win in their last four games. Jacksonville held on for a 24-20 win at home against Cleveland last season, but had lost the previous two games...
Read more about Jaguars Browns Line Miami at South Florida Spread - November 16, 2011The South Florida Bulls host the Miami Hurricanes in an in-state rivalry clash Saturday afternoon. Surprisingly, the road team has won both meetings the past two seasons. South Florida won at Miami 23-20 last year in overtime as a 13-point underdog. After Matt Bosher kicked a 28-yard field goal for the Hurricanes in the extra session, the Bulls answered with a game-winning 1-yard touchdown run from Demetris Murray. Odds makers have set the line for Miami at South Florida as a Pick ‘Em with a total...
Read more about Miami at South Florida Spread Oklahoma at Baylor Line - November 16, 2011The No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners will go on the road to take on the No. 22 Baylor Bears in a huge Big 12 matchup this Saturday. The Sooners improved to 8-1 overall and 5-1 inside the conference with a 41-25 win over Texas A&M the last time they took the field. Oklahoma comes in off a late bye week needing to win their final three games of the season to win the Big 12 Championship and keep their hopes of playing in the National Championship Game alive. The Bears rallied from a huge fourth quarter...
Read more about Oklahoma at Baylor Line Mississippi State at Arkansas Odds - November 16, 2011The sixth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks welcome in the Mississippi State Bulldogs Saturday in an SEC West showdown. Arkansas will try not to overlook the Bulldogs this weekend as they have a match-up with top-ranked LSU coming up next Friday. The Razorbacks have had their way with Mississippi State, winning 11 of the last 12 meetings in this series. That includes a thrilling 38-31 road victory in overtime last season. Knile Davis scored on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Mallet in the first overtime...
Read more about Mississippi State at Arkansas Odds SMU at Houston Line - November 16, 2011The No. 11 Houston Cougars will look to remain one of the three unbeaten teams in college football when they host the SMU Mustangs this Saturday. The Cougars rolled 73-17 at Tulane to improve to 10-0 overall and 6-0 in Conference USA. The Mustangs lost 17-24 at Navy in their final non-conference matchup,dropping them to 6-4 overall and 4-2 inside the conference. Houston dominated SMU 45-20 last year, despite coming into the game as 8-point underdogs. Taking a look at the week 12 college football...
Read more about SMU at Houston Line Kansas State at Texas Spread - November 16, 2011The 16th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats head to Austin to take on the Texas Longhorns in Big 12 play Saturday. The Wildcats have been the surprise of the Big 12 this season alongside Oklahoma State. They have also stunned Texas by winning three straight meetings in this series as an underdog, including a 39-14 home victory last season. Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and Garrett Gilbert threw five interceptions to really cost the Longhorns. Texas lost...
Read more about Kansas State at Texas Spread Penn State at Ohio State Line - November 16, 2011This Saturday the Ohio State Buckeyes will host the Penn State Nittany Lions in a matchup of two Big Ten programs who have had the spotlight on them for the wrong reasons. The Buckeyes were forced to fire head coach Jim Tressel after the NCAA found several players had received improper benefits. As you all well know, the Nittany Lions recently fired head coach Joe Paterno in regards to knowing that his former assistant Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused young children. Either way, these two teams...
Read more about Penn State at Ohio State Line Nebraska at Michigan Odds - November 16, 2011The Big Ten Legends Division is on the line Saturday when No. 17 Nebraska visits the Big House to take on No. 20 Michigan. Both teams sit one game behind Michigan State, and the loser will be eliminated from a chance at a conference title. The Cornhuskers own the tiebreaker over the Spartans, but the Wolverines would have to win out while needing Michigan State to lose its remaining games. These teams have only faced each other once over the last 25 years, with Nebraska beating Michigan 32-28 in...
Read more about Nebraska at Michigan Odds California at Stanford Line - November 16, 2011This Saturday the No. 8 Stanford Cardinal will look to get back on track when they host the California Golden Bears.Stanford’s hopes of playing for a National Championship were crushed after they fell 30-53 at home to Oregon this past Saturday. The loss will also keep Stanford out of the PAC-12 Championship game, despite having the conference’s second best overall record. The Cardinal will take on a Golden Bears team that is coming off back-to-back home wins over Washington State and...
Read more about California at Stanford Line 2011 Washington State Basketball - November 16, 20112010-11 Results Overall: 22-13 Conference Tournament: 9-9 (6th) Roster Seniors Faisal Aden Marcus Capers Charlie Enquist Abe Lodwick Juniors Mike Ladd Reggie Moore Brock Motum Sophomores Will Dilorio Patrick Simon D.J. Shelton Royce Woolridge Freshmen Dominic Ballard Chuks Iroegbu Dexter Kernich-Drew DaVonte Lacy Head Coach Ken Bone Key Losses Klay Thompson left Washington State for the NBA last spring and DeAngelo Casto eventually secured a pro deal in Turkey. Thompson and Casto, along with returning...
Read more about 2011 Washington State Basketball 2011 Utah Utes Basketball - November 16, 20112010-11 Results Overall: 13-18 Conference: 6-10 (t-6th, Mountain West) Roster Seniors David Foster Josh Watkins Juniors Glen Dean Aaron Dotson Dijon Farr Chris Haines Cedric Martin Kyle Perkins Jason Washburn Sophomores Javon Dawson Corbin Green Alexander Ricketts Freshmen George Matthews Alex Mortensen Anthony Odunsi Kareem Storey Blake Wilkinson Head Coach Larry Krystkowiak Key Losses Utah parted company with their coach, Jim Boylen, at the end of a disappointing 2010-11 season and he was quickly...
Read more about 2011 Utah Utes Basketball 2011 UCLA Bruins Basketball - November 16, 20112010-11 Results Overall: 23-11 Conference: 13-5 (2nd) Roster Seniors Jerime Anderson Larry Drew II Lazeric Jones Matt DeMarcus Tyler Trapani Juniors Kenny Jones Brendan Lane De’End Parker Reeves Nelson Sophomores Anthony Stover Tyler Lamb David Wear Travis Wear Joshua Smith Freshmen Nick Kazemi Norman Powell David Brown Khalid McCaskill Head Coach Ben Howland Key Losses Last spring coach Ben Howland was left frustrated as both Tyler Honeycutt and Malcolm Lee left UCLA without a guarantee of being...
Read more about 2011 UCLA Bruins Basketball LSU at Mississippi Line - November 15, 2011The top-ranked LSU Tigers are set to go on the road to face the Mississippi Rebels in an SEC matchup between two teams headed in different directions. The Tigers finished up the non-conference portion of their schedule with an easy 42-9 win over Western Kentucky, while the Rebels got owned by Louisiana Tech 7-27 at home. LSU had to hold on for a 43-36 win at home against Mississippi last season, but are expected to completely dominate this game from start to finish. Taking a look at the week 12 college...
Read more about LSU at Mississippi Line Texas Tech at Missouri Spread - November 15, 2011The Texas Tech Red Raiders and Missouri Tigers each look to become bowl eligible Saturday when they square off in Columbia at Faurot Field. Neither of these teams have had the kind of success they had hoped for coming into the season, but both can save face if they can at least qualify for the postseason. The Red Raiders put an end to a three-game losing streak to the Tigers with a 24-17 home victory last season. In fact, the home team has now won five of the last six meetings. Odds makers in Las...
Read more about Texas Tech at Missouri Spread Kentucky at Georgia Line - November 15, 2011The No. 14 Georgia Bulldogs will look to secure their spot in the SEC Championship Game when they host the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. The Bulldogs cruised past Auburn 45-7 for their eight straight win since opening the season 0-2, and are just one game away from clinching the East division. Things haven’t been going so well for the Wildcats, who got destroyed at Vanderbilt 8-38. Kentucky is just 4-6 overall and 1-5 in SEC play this season. The Bulldogs have won three of the last four...
Read more about Kentucky at Georgia Line Vanderbilt at Tennessee Odds - November 15, 2011In-state rivals collide Saturday when the Vanderbilt Commodores visit the Tennessee Volunteers in SEC East play. There is a lot at stake as the Commodores can become bowl eligible with a win, while the Vols just have to get a victory to stay alive for a postseason berth. Tennessee has won each of the last five meetings in this series, including a 24-10 road win last season as a 7.5-point favorite. Taking a look at the college football lines for Week 12, I find a spread of Vanderbilt -1.5 over Tennessee...
Read more about Vanderbilt at Tennessee Odds Maryland at Wake Forest Spread - November 15, 2011The Wake Forest Demon Deacons look to become bowl eligible Saturday when they host the Maryland Terrapins in ACC play. They will also be looking for some payback from an embarrassing road loss to the Terps last season. Maryland beat the Demon Deacons 62-14 at home, which was the fourth straight win for the host in this series. Quarterback Danny O’Brien threw four touchdown passes to lead his team to victory. The home team is expected to win this one as well. Odds makers have installed a line of...
Read more about Maryland at Wake Forest Spread Wisconsin at Illinois Line - November 15, 2011The No. 17 Wisconsin Badgers will look to keep their Big Ten title hopes alive when they go on the road to face the Illinois Fighting Illini this Saturday. The Badgers come in off an easy 42-13 win at Minnesota to improve to 4-2 in the conference. With Penn State’s loss at home to Nebraska, the Badgers are just a game back in the Leaders division with a home game against Penn State looming large next week. The Fighting Illini lost 14-31 at home to Michigan the past weekend, and have now lost...
Read more about Wisconsin at Illinois Line Oklahoma State at Iowa State Odds - November 15, 2011The second-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys put their BCS championship hopes on the line Friday when they visit the Iowa State Cyclones. The Cowboys must be sure they do not look ahead to the Oklahoma game, which should ultimately decide whether or not they play for a national title. Oklahoma State leads the all-time series 25-17-3 over the Cyclones while winning three of the last four. That includes a 34-8 road victory in their most recent meeting with Iowa State back in 2009. According to the latest...
Read more about Oklahoma State at Iowa State Odds Toledo at Central Michigan Line - November 15, 2011This Friday the Toledo Rockets will go on the road to take on the Central Michigan Chippewas in what could turn out to be a key MAC matchup. The Rockets come in off a thrilling 66-63 win over Western Michigan last Tuesday to improve to 5-1 in conference play. Toledo is tied with Northern Illinois for first place in the West division, but need the Huskies to lose one of their final two games to have any chance of playing in the MAC Championship Game. The Chippewas loss 28-43 at Ohio last Thursday...
Read more about Toledo at Central Michigan Line 2011 Oklahoma State Basketball Preview - November 15, 20112010-11 Results Overall: 20-14 Conference: 6-10 (9th) Roster Seniors Keiton Page Darrell Williams Juniors Jéan-Paul Olukemi Reger Dowell Philip Jurick Sophomores Fred Gulley Markel Brown Freshmen Cezar Guerrero Le’Bryan Nash Brian Williams Marek Sou?ek Christien Sager Michael Cobbins Head Coach Travis Ford Key Losses The Cowboys were heavily dependent on forwards Marshall Moses, who led the Cowboys in scoring and rebounding, and Matt Pilgrim who averaged 5.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game....
Read more about 2011 Oklahoma State Basketball Preview 2011 Texas Longhorns Basketball - November 15, 20112010-11 Results Overall: 28-8 Conference: 13-3 Roster Seniors Clint Chapman Alexis Wangmene Juniors J’Covan Brown Andrew Dick Dean Melchionni Freshmen Jaylen Bond Sterling Gibbs Jonathan Holmes Myck Kabongo Julien Lewis Sheldon McClellan Head Coach Rick Barnes Key Losses Texas has lost Jordan Hamilton (18.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg), Tristan Thompson (13.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg) and Cory Joseph (10.4 ppg, 3.0 apg) to the NBA draft, as well as seniors Gary Johnson (11.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and Dogus Balbay (4.1 ppg, 2.1...
Read more about 2011 Texas Longhorns Basketball 2011 Washington Huskies Basketball - November 15, 20112010-11 Results Overall: 24-11 Conference: 11-7 (3rd) Roster Seniors Darnell Gant Brendan Sherrer Scott Suggs Juniors Abdul Gaddy Aziz N’Diaye Sophomores Terrence Ross C.J. Wilcox Freshmen Andrew Andrews Martin Breunig Jernard Jarreau Shawn Kemp, Jr. Desmond Simmons Hikeem Stewart Alex Wegner Tony Wroten Head Coach Lorenzo Romar Key Losses Without doubt, the most significant loss is that of Isiah Thomas to the NBA. Thomas benefited from the absence of injured point guard Abdul Gaddy and recorded...
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