2020-21 College Basketball Discussion and Pick'em Thread

[NewYorkExpress]

I'll pick Louisville and Baylor today.  Iowa vs Northwestern isn't on the schedule; it was played yesterday (and was in last week's pick'em).  Iowa won 96-73.

I just go by what I see on ESPN.

[GeorgiaModerate]

I'll pick Louisville and Baylor today.  Iowa vs Northwestern isn't on the schedule; it was played yesterday (and was in last week's pick'em).  Iowa won 96-73.

I just go by what I see on ESPN.

Not a criticism.  The schedule has been in flux all season for obvious reasons.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Oklahoma State @ West Virginia
UCLA @ Oregon
Tennessee @ Florida
Alabama @ LSU
Seton Hall @ Villanova
Duke @ Pittsburgh
Colorado State @ Utah State

[GeorgiaModerate]

Mercer @ The Citadel
Richmond @ St. Bonaventure
Clemson @ Georgia Tech
x NC State @ Virginia
x East Carolina @ South Florida
Kentucky @ Georgia   I'll probably regret this, but Kentucky has looked awful lately.
Tulsa @ Houston
x Texas Tech @ TCU
x Xavier @ UConn

[GeorgiaModerate]

Another change to tonight's slate: Richmond-St. Bonaventure was postponed.  The Bonnies are playing VCU instead.

[Catholics vs. Convicts]

Oops I did it again...

Thursday, January 21

Indiana @ Iowa TBD

USC @ Stanford TBD

Friday, January 22

Michigan @ Purdue TBD

Georgia State @ Appalachian State 6:00 PM

Marshall @ Florida International 7:00 PM

Rice @ UAB 7:30 PM

Nevada @ Wyoming 8:00 PM

Saturday, January 23

Baylor @ Oklahoma State TBD

UConn @ Creighton TBD

Ohio State @ Wisconsin TBD

Illinois @ Michigan State TBD

Maryland @ Minnesota TBD

St. Bonaventure @ St. Louis TBD

UCLA @ Stanford TBD

Colorado @ Washington State TBD

Kansas @ Oklahoma 12:00 PM

Virginia Tech @ Syracuse 12:00 PM

NC State @ North Carolina 2:00 PM

Florida @ Georgia 2:00 PM

Army @ Navy 2:30 PM

Clemson @ Florida State 3:00 PM

Duke @ Louisville 4:00 PM

Dayton @ VCU 4:30 PM

Texas @ TCU 6:00 PM

LSU @ Kentucky 6:00 PM

Mississippi State @ Alabama 6:00 PM

Georgia Tech @ Virginia 8:00 PM

Sunday, January 24

Rutgers @ Indiana TBD

[NewYorkExpress]

Another day, another blowout loss for Clemson.

They got flattened by Georgia Tech 83-65. We could be talking about Georgia Tech, ACC Champion here.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Another day, another blowout loss for Clemson.

They got flattened by Georgia Tech 83-65. We could be talking about Georgia Tech, ACC Champion here.

It seems like Clemson always starts out with a gaudy record and then collapses once they get into conference play.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Another day, another blowout loss for Clemson.

They got flattened by Georgia Tech 83-65. We could be talking about Georgia Tech, ACC Champion here.

It seems like Clemson always starts out with a gaudy record and then collapses once they get into conference play.

And on the flipside, Ed Cooley yet again gets mandhandled in the non-conference schedule/early Big East schedule, only to turn it on in late January. Classic Providence winning in Omaha tonight.

They will be favored in every remaining game except for both UConn and both Villanova games though most are just by a point. Suspect they will drop three of the seven where they are favored by 2 or less but steal two from the Big Dogs (and Cats) to go 15-11 on a weak-ish bubble with a decent resume....NET doesn't love 'em yet though.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Iowa & Stanford tonight.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Michigan @ Purdue
Georgia State @ Appalachian State
Marshall @ Florida International
Rice @ UAB
Nevada @ Wyoming

Unusually high number of road team picks for me.

[NewYorkExpress]

I apologize for getting the TCU/Kansas game's date wrong.

That game is on Thursday, not Tuesday.

In addition, I seem to have gotten most of UConn's schedule wrong this week, so no games involving them will remain on the schedule.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Ratings in basketball are down due to the fact, playing basketball with no fans is hardly entertainment, unlike Football, where Fans are least part of the game.

Also, no one is buying jerseys and sports memorabilia, the sports are losing money big time on that

[GeorgiaModerate]

Baylor @ Oklahoma State
UConn @ Creighton
Ohio State @ Wisconsin
Illinois @ Michigan State
Maryland @ Minnesota
St. Bonaventure @ St. Louis
UCLA @ Stanford
Colorado @ Washington State
Kansas @ Oklahoma
Virginia Tech @ Syracuse
NC State @ North Carolina
Florida @ Georgia
Army @ Navy
Clemson @ Florida State
Duke @ Louisville
Dayton @ VCU
Texas @ TCU
LSU @ Kentucky
Mississippi State @ Alabama
Georgia Tech @ Virginia

[GeorgiaModerate]

Kentucky, which has been such a hot mess that everyone picked against them today, finally got it together and clobbered LSU.

Also, I'm picking Indiana in tomorrow's game.

[NewYorkExpress]

Virginia
West Virginia

Texas
Tennessee
North Carolina
Alabama
Kansas
Saint Louis
Georgia Tech

Creighton
VCU
Colorado
Boise State

Michigan State
UCLA
Arizona

Texas State
Saint Louis
Iowa

Baylor
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Minnesota
   

Duke
Tulsa
Alabama
Michigan
Texas Tech
Missouri
Villanova
Georgia Tech
Arkansas
Oregon
Tennessee
Virginia
BYU
Texas

Ohio State
Houston
Syracuse

[NewYorkExpress]

Week Eleven

Monday, February 1

Oregon @ UCLA 5:00 PM

Duke @ Miami (FL) 7:00 PM

Oklahoma @ Texas Tech 9:00 PM

Tuesday, February 2

Baylor @ Texas TBD

Tennessee @ Mississippi 7:00 PM

North Carolina @ Clemson 7:00 PM

Illinois @ Indiana 7:00 PM

Georgia @ Auburn 7:00 PM

Akron @ Toledo 7:00 PM

Miami(OH) @ Kent State 7:00 PM

Purdue @ Maryland 8:00 PM

Kentucky @ Missouri 9:00 PM

Mississippi State @ Arkansas 9:00 PM

Wednesday, February 3

Virginia Tech @ Pittsburgh 7:00 PM

LSU @ Alabama 7:00 PM

Louisville @ Syracuse 7:00 PM

Oklahoma State @ TCU 7:00 PM

Virginia @ NC State 9:00 PM

Thursday, February 4

Washington State @ Oregon TBD

Colorado State @ Wyoming TBD

Ohio State @ Iowa 7:00 PM


Friday, February 5

Boise State @ Nevada TBD

Richmond @ Dayton 7:00 PM

Saturday, February 6

TCU @ Baylor TBD

Wisconsin @ Illinois TBD

UCLA @ USC TBD

Washington State @ Oregon State TBD

Arizona @ Colorado TBD

Seton Hall @ UConn 12:00 PM

Kansas @ West Virginia 2:00 PM

Syracuse @ Clemson 2:00 PM

Florida @ LSU 2:00 PM

Texas @ Oklahoma State 3:00 PM

Louisville @ Virginia 4:00 PM

North Carolina @ Duke 6:00 PM

Tennessee @ Kentucky 8:00 PM

East Carolina @ Memphis 8:00 PM

Alabama @ Missouri 8:30 PM

Sunday, February 7

Iowa @ Indiana TBD

Xavier @ Villanova 2:30 PM

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 9 RESULTS

Another week with a bunch of cancellations (11 of the 46 games).  I won the week with 23-12, two games ahead of Donerail and NY Express.  Full results:

23 GeorgiaModerate
21 Donerail, NY Express
12 Illiniwek (didn't pick the first few days)

Donerail's overall lead was cut to four games.  Year to date (259 games):

176 Donerail
172 GeorgiaModerate
157 NY Express
125 Illiniwek
80 JGibson
34 CraneHusband
27 dfw
 8 YE

[GeorgiaModerate]

56 games in week 10?  Seriously?

ETA: And 63 in week 11?  Please try to dial it back a bit.

[NewYorkExpress]

56 games in week 10?  Seriously?

ETA: And 63 in week 11?  Please try to dial it back a bit.

Fair enough. I'll update my post in a minute.

[NewYorkExpress]

The schedules for Week Ten and Week Eleven have been updated to remove some of the games from each schedule.

[GeorgiaModerate]

The schedules for Week Ten and Week Eleven have been updated to remove some of the games from each schedule.

Much better, thank you.

[Donerail]

Virginia & Texas Tech for tomorrow

[GeorgiaModerate]

I'll take West Virginia and the other Virginia.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Oklahoma @ Texas
Mississippi State @ Tennessee
North Carolina @ Pittsburgh
Kentucky @ Alabama
TCU @ Kansas   (Note: this game has been moved from Tuesday to Thursday.)
Dayton @ Saint Louis
Georgia Tech @ Duke