Weekend Picks

Hmm, I think I went 1-4 last weekend's on my picks. I am really glad I prefaced my blog by saying I was out of touch with college hoops this season and did not have a feel for what would happen. I guess I should not feel too bad because this seems to be similar to the success rate of the so called analysts that flaunt their picks on ESPN, CBS, Fox, etc. Has anyone ever listened to a Sport’s Guy podcast where he picks games after the games have been played? He is awful at predictions yet thousands, maybe millions, of people listen to his podcasts and read his columns and buy into his picks. Don’t get me wrong I am a huge BS Report fan and listen to every podcast and read every column. I just find it entertaining that these guys get paid money to make predictions; yet, there accuracy is always subpar. Enough of my banter, here are my picks for the weekend:

Wisconsin vs. Ohio State: The top ranked Buckeyes travel to the Kohl Center, or Kohl, as Dick Vitale likes to call it, this Saturday. OMG, this is driving me nuts! He referenced Kohl on Wednesday during the Duke/UNC game and then did it again this morning on The Lucas and Lepay Show. Not sure, why he dropped the “the” or the “center” but does he not realize there is no flow and it sounds like junk when you say the Buckeyes will play at Kohl. Get it right Dicky V. Wow, I got side tracked there. Anyways, I am picking an upset here and really believe the Badgers have a legitimate shot to win this game. We are dominate at home; we played terribly on Wednesday so the odds of us throwing another stink bomb like that are slim; and OSU has been dangerously close to losing on the road all season (Illinois, Northwestern for example). Praying that I just did not jinx the Badgers and looking forward to being at THE KOHL CENTER on Saturday!!! Badgers 68 vs. OSU 59

Syracuse at Louisville: I like the Orange in this matchup of ranked Big East teams. While Louisville has been a pleasant surprise this season, I think they lose at home on Saturday. Syracuse needs to bounce back after their loss to Georgetown. Expect a big game from Kris Joseph and Scoop Jardin. Hey, speaking of Kris with a K…It is Laura and Kris’ birthday today. Wahoo, February 11th birthdays…2nd best only to November 21st. Syracuse 71 vs. Louisville 64

San Diego St at UNLV: Upset alert!!! The Aztecs will go down when they travel to Sin City to take on the Runnin’ Rebels. UNLV has experienced guards and as I face booked earlier this week, having experienced guards goes a long way. Plus, do we really think the Aztecs are 6th best team in the country. I do not…so expect to see another loss for SDSU. UNLV 75 vs. SDSU 67

Minnesota at Iowa: Iowa almost upset the Badgers on Wednesday and has been playing decent basketball over the last couple weeks. On the other hand Minnesota is falling apart and lost to Illinois at home on Thursday. The Hawkeyes can win this game if they find a way to guard and keep Mbakwe off the boards and disrupt newly appointed point guard Hoffhauber’s rhythm. Sorry, Tubby but I think you are going to go down this weekend and give Iowa its 4th conference win. In a Big Ten Barn Burner, Iowa 59 vs. Minnesota 53

And there are my picks for the weekend. Hopefully, I can more than one right this time around.

Enjoy and Go Badgers,

The Bean Spiller