WILLIAMS: My ATS Sweet 16 picks
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The over on our game is a bold move there, Cotton…..
I don't think I could bring myself to take the over in really any game Iowa State is involved in this year.
For our 7 games against non-Big XII Power 6 teams in the non-con and NCAA Tourney, we're averaging an O/U of 123 -- (67 pts/game for and 56 pts/game against). Only the Xavier game, where Brockington went off for 30, and the Memphis game, where Gabe went off for 30, cleared that 135 mark.
Expecting the O/U to clear 12 points over our average takes a unique combination of testicular fortitude and borderline insanity.
Go get 'em CW! This is why we love ya.
No one giving the Peacocks a chance. Not saying they are going to for sure win, but I’m confident they’ll cover.
Straight up predictions:
Gonzaga wins but Arkansas is in it until last minute. I was tempted to pick this upset
Texas Tech over Duke
UCLA over UNC
Purdue over St. Peter's
Houston over Arizona...if TCU can give AZ all they can handle, Houston can win too.
Villanova over Michigan
Providence over Kansas
Iowa State over Miami
Gonzaga wins but Arkansas is in it until last minute. I was tempted to pick this upset
Texas Tech over Duke
UCLA over UNC
Purdue over St. Peter's
Houston over Arizona...if TCU can give AZ all they can handle, Houston can win too.
Villanova over Michigan
Providence over Kansas
Iowa State over Miami
Miami AWFUL on D. Clones go off!
CW, love you man. But “awful” on D is embellishing a great deal. Did you watch what they did against Auburn??
I'm sorry. I assumed you all could see the **** eating grin on my face when I posted that. Just messing around to "defend" my pick.
Agreed. But the more mucked up, ugly the game is, the better for the good guys. If the over is hit, I think that decreases the odds of us coming out on top.
Just heard Ken Miller interview a reporter about Miami. He said something about not being surprised if Miami gets out-rebounded by 10! If that it true, that means that Conditt and Jones are doing their jobs. And I'm looking for Brockington, Jaz, and Enaruna to get some offensive rebound baskets too.
All of the analysis I’ve listened to so far has basically handed Miami the game already because they don’t think ISU can guard them.
Arkansas with the points is a great pick.
They only beat Memphis by 4 and were in a close game with a 16 seed for 30 minutes.
They only beat Memphis by 4 and were in a close game with a 16 seed for 30 minutes.
I love that all of the coverage is like if we were playing the 2 or 3 seed as an 11 seed as a gigantic underdog.
If ISU has a couple breaks in even two close Big 12 games, we're probably a 7 seed and few would think about having Miami as some easy pick to beat us.
I think CW is on to something about O/U. I can easily see Brock and Hunter scoring 20 points each.
133...
I think 67-66 is a very possible score. I can see why they set it there. It's about where I'd set it.
Would I feel comfortable picking over that? Not sure.
If ISU dominates the game I could see 60-52 type of win. If it's a close game I could see the over hitting.
