ncaa and nba picks 2/17

[CCx]

getting lazy today because i'm busy at work:

NCAA YTD: 21-15-1
NBA YTD: 41-36-4

Villanova -5.5 @ Seton Hall
Phoenix -6.5 vs. Dallas (will probably add first quarter line on this too)

good luck /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Perseus]

Can we put a disclaimer on CCx whenever he picks a Philly based team....

...just kidding. I'm a Big East (UCONN) fan, but Nova looks a little up and down this year. Why are you sure about this? Thanks

[CCx]

lol, well so far on this board i've been pretty right good with Philly teams ATS so you can put a disclaimer if you want /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/crazy.gif

i think that Villanova dropped a game they were sure to lose on Saturday with Syracuse coming in off rough stretch where they lost to Pitt, barely beat ND and then lost to UConn - Syracuse needed a win in the worst way to stay darling in the pollsters eyes...Villanova wrong place, wrong time - besides that game Villanova has hung with some very good teams this year (lost barely to BC, UConn and Notre Dame - destroyed Kansas and West Virginia) - the reason i brought up the Syracuse game is because Villanova needs a win tonite to get back into good graces with the pollsters after being knocked out of the top 25 - seton hall has beat roughly zero tough teams this year, and lost pretty handily whenever they faced a talented team like Villanova - 'Nova got itself back on track with an absolute demolishing of a terrible Bucknell team this week, and I think they'll roll into NJ and do the same to Seton Hall tonight

[CCx]

I'm adding:

PHO -2 vs. DAL first Quarter

[scott8]

I'm on Villanova as well, although got them at -5.
Seton Hall has had problems with agressive defenses this year and it look likes Randy Foye is a go for V-town.
Look for Villanova to control the boards as well.

[CCx]

Yup, if VU can keep Seton Hall below 40% FG like it has with a few teams this season, it could get ugly - their defense looked like dogpoop vs. Syracuse but Jay Wright is a good coach and they followed it up with great D against Bucknell. I got it in at -5 as well after it changed.

[luckyharr]

If you are looking to put more down, I just got Villanova at -4.5 at at sportsbook... looks like it is -4.5 at pinnacle as well

[CCx]

well, i was drunk at a bar in villanova (for good luck), so i'm gonna roll with the 5.5 and 5 that i got - good luck to all of us /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/crazy.gif

[CCx]

nova playing great defense right now, forcing turnovers - SHU thrown the ball right out of bounds to no one at least 4 times this half, and they have 16 turnovers for the half

33-21 nova at the half, should be a whole lot more but nova didnt shoot that well in the first half, a lot of open looks too

[CCx]

nova's gone cold, missing wide open shots a whole bunch - 12fg in a row missed, let SHU back in...SHU been in bonus since 15:00 left - up 9 with 9 to go....GO NOVA

[CCx]

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Villanova -5.5 @ Seton Hall

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Villanova 66, SHU 52

Watched this one cover to cover - Villanova really ran cold offensively late in the first and in the second half, but continued to play real real solid defense on the perimeter and block a bunch of shots, create turnover after turnover - SHU could not break Nova's D the whole game - if Nova had been clicking on offense (even just 3-12 instead of 0-12 during that one stretch), Nova would have won by 20+

NCAA YTD: 22-15-1

[scott8]

Nice win Nova /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[CCx]

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PHO -2 vs. DAL first Quarter

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Shoulda taken the under 60 instead /images/graemlins/grin.gif

PHO 22, DAL 22 (thanks for the in and out at the end there, Steve-o)

[LLXC]

Aww I only made a small bet on the Dallas 2H. I was really really thinking about making a larger one. Oh well. I seem to small bet winners and big bet losers.

[CCx]

Dal 119 Pho 113

NBA YTD: 41-38-4