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A warmer probably Loo.

Welcome the lovely bas Vegas for cost go see with myself Tayeb Speederson. Now for the Vson Family podcast, We've gotten excellent podcast for you as we're gonna be joined in segment number two by Rob Donaldson, who does such amazing workover at the Rob's Best Bets Show. Every single time he joins me, lends such good insights, and he'll do so once again. Today we'll take a look at what we've gotten in the first week plus of the college basketball season. Some of the teams that he's bulls slash parashon.

Welcome the lovely bas Vegas for cost go see with myself Tayeb Speederson. Now for the Vson Family podcast, We've gotten excellent podcast for you as we're gonna be joined in segment number two by Rob Donaldson, who does such amazing workover at the Rob's Best Bets Show. Every single time he joins me, lends such good insights, and he'll do so once again. Today we'll take a look at what we've gotten in the first week plus of the college basketball season. Some of the teams that he's bulls slash parashon.

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He just really approaches this time of season with regards to college basketball handicapping and so much more than in the final segment, Gonna get you guys picks in analysis on every game on the betting board for this college basketball Wednesday, as we had some bank shots. If you do have a question, comments, segment idea, what I have you for this podcast? You do have one of two ways feel fire those in. First one is my Twitter slash x timeline at gen n unders forty one. Keep in mind there ZM they mean does not matter, so as per usual, please send these into the timeline. And the other way is fine and Apple podcast review. If you rate this podcast five starts, it is very much appreciated. From there, you're able to fire in whatever you'd like to hear on this podcast via that five star review did not get in any Twitter slash x questions today. But we had a great day of college basketball on Tuesday. Let's take a look back at it, try to find some trends in, try to get in all these teams a little bit better.

He just really approaches this time of season with regards to college basketball handicapping and so much more than in the final segment, Gonna get you guys picks in analysis on every game on the betting board for this college basketball Wednesday, as we had some bank shots. If you do have a question, comments, segment idea, what I have you for this podcast? You do have one of two ways feel fire those in. First one is my Twitter slash x timeline at gen n unders forty one. Keep in mind there ZM they mean does not matter, so as per usual, please send these into the timeline. And the other way is fine and Apple podcast review. If you rate this podcast five starts, it is very much appreciated. From there, you're able to fire in whatever you'd like to hear on this podcast via that five star review did not get in any Twitter slash x questions today. But we had a great day of college basketball on Tuesday. Let's take a look back at it, try to find some trends in, try to get in all these teams a little bit better.

Games for yesterday is Greig buzzing about. Here is the rowdy recap.

Games for yesterday is Greig buzzing about. Here is the rowdy recap.

We finally saw a day of unders in college basketball as well. Twenty nine unders, twenty six overs, and a few pushes along the way. So the Unders are starting to make a little bit of surge, and you saw both of the games in the Champions Classic go under. As for Kansas, they get it done in game number one by a kind of seventy seven to sixty nine. They win, they cover, and a lot of places right around about a six or so point line. As for Michigan State, I do give them credit. They hung in there despite the fact that they were awful from three part range, three of twenty four from distance, not like Kansas was amazing. They were five of seventeen and FERNERD Dickinson twenty eight points twelve rebounds. That turned out to be the difference in the game. As for Michigan State, they were able to have Frankie Fidler be able to sply fifteen points, but it was really the bench I was adding in there a lot of the production for Michigan State. As Michigan State, they outside of Frankie Fiddler, had their other four starters combined for fifteen points all along. So that meant that the bench they had to get thirty nine of the points for Michigan State, but just became a little bit too much. And Zeke Mayo, he only had six points in this game, but ten boards, seven assists. This guy is just conducive for winning. And what else is conducive for winning is what Kentucky has growing up. Apparently, they go out there and they knock off Duke by a kind of seventy seven to seventy two, the pick best play of the under it's as well, so I like to see that. But for Duke, they were just miserable from three part range, four of twenty three from distance. Obviously an off night for them, but Kentucky really wretchetted up their defense in the second half, and it was Austin Carr that led the way. Always nice when you've got the car leading the way. Seventeen points, five boards. He went two of three from three In Kentucky they go ten to twenty five from three part range. With Kobe Brea coming down off the bench, he was able to pair of threes, gave the team five rebounds. And for Duke, just not a lot of turnovers over all in this game. They only had seven, but a lot of them came at untimely times, like in the final thirty seconds they had a pair of turnovers that were just a little bit less than savory to say the least, and or take go Away did a really nice job just helping facilitate the offense with fifteen points six boards, three assists. Very impressed by the Kentucky team. A high quality win out there, and this was quality as well as we had the highest total on the board, and some cases go over, some cases go under. There were a lot of places that close this high as about a one seventy three to a one to seventy four in terms of total of South Dakota versus Iowa. There are some places that opened this a little bit lower. So this was very much a dependence upon your numbers sort of d as a lot of places zig clows closer to about a one to seventy four.

We finally saw a day of unders in college basketball as well. Twenty nine unders, twenty six overs, and a few pushes along the way. So the Unders are starting to make a little bit of surge, and you saw both of the games in the Champions Classic go under. As for Kansas, they get it done in game number one by a kind of seventy seven to sixty nine. They win, they cover, and a lot of places right around about a six or so point line. As for Michigan State, I do give them credit. They hung in there despite the fact that they were awful from three part range, three of twenty four from distance, not like Kansas was amazing. They were five of seventeen and FERNERD Dickinson twenty eight points twelve rebounds. That turned out to be the difference in the game. As for Michigan State, they were able to have Frankie Fidler be able to sply fifteen points, but it was really the bench I was adding in there a lot of the production for Michigan State. As Michigan State, they outside of Frankie Fiddler, had their other four starters combined for fifteen points all along. So that meant that the bench they had to get thirty nine of the points for Michigan State, but just became a little bit too much. And Zeke Mayo, he only had six points in this game, but ten boards, seven assists. This guy is just conducive for winning. And what else is conducive for winning is what Kentucky has growing up. Apparently, they go out there and they knock off Duke by a kind of seventy seven to seventy two, the pick best play of the under it's as well, so I like to see that. But for Duke, they were just miserable from three part range, four of twenty three from distance. Obviously an off night for them, but Kentucky really wretchetted up their defense in the second half, and it was Austin Carr that led the way. Always nice when you've got the car leading the way. Seventeen points, five boards. He went two of three from three In Kentucky they go ten to twenty five from three part range. With Kobe Brea coming down off the bench, he was able to pair of threes, gave the team five rebounds. And for Duke, just not a lot of turnovers over all in this game. They only had seven, but a lot of them came at untimely times, like in the final thirty seconds they had a pair of turnovers that were just a little bit less than savory to say the least, and or take go Away did a really nice job just helping facilitate the offense with fifteen points six boards, three assists. Very impressed by the Kentucky team. A high quality win out there, and this was quality as well as we had the highest total on the board, and some cases go over, some cases go under. There were a lot of places that close this high as about a one seventy three to a one to seventy four in terms of total of South Dakota versus Iowa. There are some places that opened this a little bit lower. So this was very much a dependence upon your numbers sort of d as a lot of places zig clows closer to about a one to seventy four.

But for Iowa they get the job.

But for Iowa they get the job.

Done against South Dakota ninety six to seventy seven is South Dakota onlygoes ten of thirty two from.

Done against South Dakota ninety six to seventy seven is South Dakota onlygoes ten of thirty two from.

Three point ten.

Three point ten.

They do cover this pride by the way, as South Dakota they open up as a twenty two point underdog. If you took this late, this got down to about nineteen eighteen and a half in some spot. So this was a very good for the players, sort of game if you were able to get the best of the number. But for Iowa you had Jordan Nicks be able to sply the team with twenty three points. The Sanfords and a Price Sanford of long Peyton Sanford they combine for just twenty points, but just a lot of scoring all the way around, and I think we can expect a lot of that moving forward for these Iowa games, and we can expect a lot of that for Utah as well. Utah a third straight thirty plus point win ninety six to sixty five. They completely blow out Queens and see you now to play BYU tomorrow, so that's a tough back to back. But for Utah they go fourteen of thirty from three point inch game. Madson was a flamethrower of twenty four points in this one and has been very impressive to see what they've done against all match competition. This competition was sought to be outmatched, but no, sir, on this day you see Riverside as the underdog. They pull it off outright on the money line. They take down cal Baptists by account of seventy to sixty nine, as they were down double figures in the early part of the second half, but Barrington Hargris was able to come through. He was able to sply the team with twenty five big points. For Riverside, they only go thirteen to twenty three at the freely and want to clean that up. As cal Baptists, they went fourteen to fifteen at the free line. But where Riverside won this game, it was by ball control. That was one of their big four tastes from the season. Goo cal Baptists ten turnovers, you see Riverside six turnovers. That turned out to be the difference in the game. Right now, the not top teams in the Big East. So looking at you, Villanova, Seaton Hall, Georgetown, what have you having a rough time of it? As for Villanova, they follow to Saint Joe's by account of eighty three to seventy six. As for Saint Jose they go nine to twenty seven from three parrange and Eric Dixon is doing all that he can for Villanova right now, twenty four big points in this one. But for Saint Jose these were not average shows. Derek Simpson along Xavier Brown, they were able to combine them for thirty four points and Brown chips in their thirteen assists. For Villanova, they've lost a turnover battle sixteen to ten. Not right now a good start to the season for them. And this was not great from Providence either. Providence, they get the job done, but they were trailing thirty to twenty two at a half against Hampton. Hampton was a north of twenty point underdog and they covered this oh so easily sixty to fifty one the final and as a matter of fact, this game was tied with about seven minutes remaining. Jaden Pierre was the main form of offense for Providence, which has just looked absolutely awful thus far. He goes three to five from three part range thirteen points and for Hampton, credit where it is due, they go twelve to thirteen at the free line. They win the turnover battle by kunt of fourteen to twelve. They do lose on the glass, but overall, relatively spirited effort from Hampton and not such a great effort from our good friends over there at Providence, and Old Dominion is right now looking like one of the lesser teams in college basketball right now. For Old Dominion, they fall on the road to ride for by account of eighty seven to seventy five. As for Old Dominion, they did have Devin Caesar coming off the bench for twenty three points and John der Gordon chripped in their sixteen points as well. Actually the bench outscored the starters. But for Radford they go eight of twenty from three part range. They were able to get twenty three points out of Jarvis Moss, so that was a nice solid win for them. And Indiana State is a favorite against SIU Uddards well, they are not able to get the job done seventy seven to seventy two. This is an INDIANASA team that was good it by losing all the players that they did by the transfer portal. Obviously you lose your coach in the offseason as well, and things are just all looking the same for them. Even though they went fifteen of forty one from three part range. They lost the Battle on the Glass in this one by kind of thirty nine to thirty two. And not having Rabbi Avola. That is going to affect any team, but that's especially affecting them Temple. We give our o de Lane Kiffin Goebbels. They do get a done against Drexel by a kind of sixty nine to sixty one, but they do not cover the right around about ten or so points bread and this one is Ion Stafford. He was able to give the team twenty three points. And for Temple they're right now dealing with Quinn Greer being out with a suspension. But for Drexel, a lot of fisiness from this team. I really like the fact that you got fifteen points twelve boards out of Cole Hargrave. This is always one of the better defensive teams in all of college basketball. They did a pretty rock solid job there, So credit where it is due right now. South Florida oh and three against the spread, they're going through a ton of things. They did get there alright, win against Arkansas Pine Bluff to get out the shy there, but they're laying well north of twenty points eighty five to sixty nine in the final. This one just a bad three point shooting night from both teams. If you took the over, these two teams went to combine thirteen out of fifty seven from three point range, so downs a little bit less than savory, though you did have every single one of these South Florida starters score at least ten points, including Deontay Green putting in there a double double, fourteen rebounds, ten points out of him. He also had an outright win from Fairfield. They go on the road, they talk off New Hampshire by kind of sixty two to fifty six.

They do cover this pride by the way, as South Dakota they open up as a twenty two point underdog. If you took this late, this got down to about nineteen eighteen and a half in some spot. So this was a very good for the players, sort of game if you were able to get the best of the number. But for Iowa you had Jordan Nicks be able to sply the team with twenty three points. The Sanfords and a Price Sanford of long Peyton Sanford they combine for just twenty points, but just a lot of scoring all the way around, and I think we can expect a lot of that moving forward for these Iowa games, and we can expect a lot of that for Utah as well. Utah a third straight thirty plus point win ninety six to sixty five. They completely blow out Queens and see you now to play BYU tomorrow, so that's a tough back to back. But for Utah they go fourteen of thirty from three point inch game. Madson was a flamethrower of twenty four points in this one and has been very impressive to see what they've done against all match competition. This competition was sought to be outmatched, but no, sir, on this day you see Riverside as the underdog. They pull it off outright on the money line. They take down cal Baptists by account of seventy to sixty nine, as they were down double figures in the early part of the second half, but Barrington Hargris was able to come through. He was able to sply the team with twenty five big points. For Riverside, they only go thirteen to twenty three at the freely and want to clean that up. As cal Baptists, they went fourteen to fifteen at the free line. But where Riverside won this game, it was by ball control. That was one of their big four tastes from the season. Goo cal Baptists ten turnovers, you see Riverside six turnovers. That turned out to be the difference in the game. Right now, the not top teams in the Big East. So looking at you, Villanova, Seaton Hall, Georgetown, what have you having a rough time of it? As for Villanova, they follow to Saint Joe's by account of eighty three to seventy six. As for Saint Jose they go nine to twenty seven from three parrange and Eric Dixon is doing all that he can for Villanova right now, twenty four big points in this one. But for Saint Jose these were not average shows. Derek Simpson along Xavier Brown, they were able to combine them for thirty four points and Brown chips in their thirteen assists. For Villanova, they've lost a turnover battle sixteen to ten. Not right now a good start to the season for them. And this was not great from Providence either. Providence, they get the job done, but they were trailing thirty to twenty two at a half against Hampton. Hampton was a north of twenty point underdog and they covered this oh so easily sixty to fifty one the final and as a matter of fact, this game was tied with about seven minutes remaining. Jaden Pierre was the main form of offense for Providence, which has just looked absolutely awful thus far. He goes three to five from three part range thirteen points and for Hampton, credit where it is due, they go twelve to thirteen at the free line. They win the turnover battle by kunt of fourteen to twelve. They do lose on the glass, but overall, relatively spirited effort from Hampton and not such a great effort from our good friends over there at Providence, and Old Dominion is right now looking like one of the lesser teams in college basketball right now. For Old Dominion, they fall on the road to ride for by account of eighty seven to seventy five. As for Old Dominion, they did have Devin Caesar coming off the bench for twenty three points and John der Gordon chripped in their sixteen points as well. Actually the bench outscored the starters. But for Radford they go eight of twenty from three part range. They were able to get twenty three points out of Jarvis Moss, so that was a nice solid win for them. And Indiana State is a favorite against SIU Uddards well, they are not able to get the job done seventy seven to seventy two. This is an INDIANASA team that was good it by losing all the players that they did by the transfer portal. Obviously you lose your coach in the offseason as well, and things are just all looking the same for them. Even though they went fifteen of forty one from three part range. They lost the Battle on the Glass in this one by kind of thirty nine to thirty two. And not having Rabbi Avola. That is going to affect any team, but that's especially affecting them Temple. We give our o de Lane Kiffin Goebbels. They do get a done against Drexel by a kind of sixty nine to sixty one, but they do not cover the right around about ten or so points bread and this one is Ion Stafford. He was able to give the team twenty three points. And for Temple they're right now dealing with Quinn Greer being out with a suspension. But for Drexel, a lot of fisiness from this team. I really like the fact that you got fifteen points twelve boards out of Cole Hargrave. This is always one of the better defensive teams in all of college basketball. They did a pretty rock solid job there, So credit where it is due right now. South Florida oh and three against the spread, they're going through a ton of things. They did get there alright, win against Arkansas Pine Bluff to get out the shy there, but they're laying well north of twenty points eighty five to sixty nine in the final. This one just a bad three point shooting night from both teams. If you took the over, these two teams went to combine thirteen out of fifty seven from three point range, so downs a little bit less than savory, though you did have every single one of these South Florida starters score at least ten points, including Deontay Green putting in there a double double, fourteen rebounds, ten points out of him. He also had an outright win from Fairfield. They go on the road, they talk off New Hampshire by kind of sixty two to fifty six.

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Those defensive roots, as Jimi burgens, he was able to lead the way. He was able to give that team nice twelve points, so that was pretty rock solid, and the Patriot leag had a rockslid night as well. LEI doesn't win, but they come very close to it against Columbia seventy six at seventy five the finalized Columbia, they go nine to twenty five from three but Lei, who had a really rough start to the season against Northwestern, they had Caleb Higgins go off in this one, twenty eight points team as a whole, they go nine of twenty two from three part range and then Lofa Yette knocks off pen the Quakers by a kind of sixty five to sixty three. They were a money line underdog in that one. You saw George Washington get all that they could handle from North Carolina A and T by a kount of eighty five to eighty This A and T team, I think is going to provide a lot of value moving forward. Landing Glassper was a twenty point per game score last season. He had twenty two points on four or five three point shooting. Camden Shell is not necessarily a great score, but he's a guy that's able to do aut the ball as well. So rock solid there. The right up picks I did for Visa by the way we're sitting currently, I believe at twenty five eighteen and two, but I had a nice O for on that one, so I would look to do better there, and I need to answer picks like I don't know Central Florida laying four one hundred to ninety four Central Florida. It's able to get it done as they go thirteen of twenty eight from three point range. Keisha on Hull Chip in their twenty six big points for A Florida and Landing they went fourteen to thirty four from three part range themselves twenty big points in this one out of welland Walker. That was game that was rambunctious, It was crazy and it was fun. And for South Carolina it has not been a fun start to the season for them, but they take down Towson by a kind of eighty to fifty four Toewson team that I think that they can compete in the CAAA this season. But for dousand, they won't compete if they keep going five to twenty five from three part range. And for South Carolina, they got things clicking with the offense as Calinburray boyles twenty seven points, nine rebounds. Jacoby don't call him Scooby, right, he was able to give you sixteen points, so he was able to do a solid job to be able to get South Carolina off the mat there. For Penn State, they have looked quite impressive this season. They have won and covered all three of their games as far as the season. Actually on the close, you were fighting this closer to about a thirty one or so with Saint Francis of Pennsylvania, So if you don't get super duper late, you were unable to get there on the closing number. On the opening number, it was a little bit more generous of about a twenty six a half. This shot up big time. But ninety two to sixty two Penn State they're able to get the job done against Saint Francis and Pennsylvania's they've just done a really good job. I'll be able to generate turnovers for Saint Franci's twenty four turnovers on twenty two Mayfield goals in this game and for Penn State twenty big points in this one from Puff Johnson, and it feels like it's just a different guy every single night for this Penn State team. For Colgate, it was close by no cigar in their upset attempt. Syracuse wins by account of seventy four to seventy two. What I think is a down Colgate team is able to go ten to twenty seven from three point range, but might have found something off the bench and Chandler Baker, he was able to give the team four to threes off the bench contributed fifteen points for Syracuse here in this one. Eddie Lampkin at double double fifteen points, twelve rebounds, five assists did a little bit of everything as Syracuse. They lost a turnover battle by a kount of seven to six, but they were able to win that rebound battle to be able to stave off what would have been a rough upset as Shalen Cox, while he was able to put in their twenty one points for Colgate as well. So a very nice performance out there. And how about Eastern Kentucky being able to get a nice cover against Clemson seventy five to sixty two the final, Eastern Kentucky was catching north of twenty in this one. In Eastern Kentucky they always are a solid job of being able to generate turnovers. They got thirteen of them in this one for Victor Lockin nineteen points, twelve rebounds for Clemson. But Deontay Blant, he's going to be a very rock solid player for Eastern Kentucky. DeVante Blan twenty three points, six boards. He was able to keep them very lively in this one. And then when it came to the ranked versus unranked games, the teams that were not ranked, they had a little bit of a rough time of it, as ole Miss was able to take it to South Alabama sixty four to fifty four. This was just an absolute slog of a game. South Alabama they were able to cover the number as for ole Miss thirteen of thirty eight from three point range, and on their two point shots they went I believe eight of twenty six if I did the math in my head correct. Meanwhile, for South Alabama they lose the turnover battle by a kind of fourteen to nine, but it was Sean Badull and everyone else. For Ole Miss, he put in their twenty seven points and that's the team. They contributed a nice whopping thirty seven points. And then for Baylor they absolutely host Sam Houston and one four to sixty seven the final trying to wash off the scene of that gown Zagaboss Shaden None five of eight from three part range double doubles out of both VJ Edgecombelan notcheded omer. This was really a nice coming out party for Edgecombe after a few rough games to start out his college basketball career, and for Sam Houston say, I felt like this team was very fortunate last season in terms of the covers that they were able to get and the way that they were able to squeak out a bunch of one possession games. Came back to earth a little bit here for Georgia Tech, after they took an out right bost in North Florida, they were able to rebound on Tuesday this by a count of eighty one to sixty two. They take down Texas Southern, Texas Southern was catching about sixteen and a half points in this one, so no cover there. As for Texas Southern, they do go six to fourteen for three partrange, but twelve of twenty two at the free throw line, and they lost a rebound battle by a count of forty nine to forty one. As Bait don't go a double double nineteen points eleven rebounds and Nathan George is able to really dole it out sixteen points, six assists, did have three turnovers. But Georgia Tech a nice went out there, and I thought we would get a better effort out of Northern Arizona ninety to sixty four. Stamford completely houses the old Lumberjacks ays for Samford they go twelve of twenty three from three part ange four or five from distance. Off the bench was Ryan ager Wall. He was able to give the team some great production. He had twenty two points eleven rebounds out of maximin RAIDOD, so that was a nice statement. And for North Florida was already knocked off on the road. Georgia Tech along with South Carolina no such magic against Georgia ninety to seventy seventh. The final LANs right in the middle of the number though, as North Florida opened up about a ten point underdog, they closed between about a fourteen and after a fifteen point underdog, so another good for the player's sort of game. As for North Florida, this even's not shy about shooting threes. They went twelve to thirty seven from three parrange. Meanwhile, for Georgia, where they were able to win this game, was down low thirty nine to thirty. They won the rebound battle and they were able to get twenty one points twelve rebounds out of R. J. Goffrey, So good effort there. Mississippi State they win, but they don't cover them onto a number against Southeastuisia. As Southeast Louisiana catching about twenty five and a half points eighty to fifty nine the final, and Southeast we Louisiana was able to hang in there relatively well. They were down at the half forty to thirty seven, and even with a few minutes remaining, it was like seventy one to fifty nine with about four eighteen remaining. Josh Ubber throws in there twenty three points for Mississippi State. Mississippi State, they were able to win the battle down low, no shock there by kind of forty one to thirty seven, actually closer than I would have expected, but the nineteen turnovers from Southeast Louisiana that was a little bit costly for them, and Operation Fait Chicago State might be back one oh five to fifty eight. Chicago State gets pasted by Texas at one point this was fifty to fifteen, so that was a little bit rough, and Trey Johnson continues to amaze as a freshman nineteen points that led the way for Texas as they were able to get six guys and nine plus points in this one, and for Chicago State they had nineteen made field goals on sixty four attempts. That is not going to win you a lot of games, especially when you lose a rebound battle by kind of forty six to thirty in If you're looking trend, miidse at what we're seeing in college basketball right now. As I mentioned, he had a few more unders and overs in college basketball in twos. And when it comes to favorites versus underdogs, this has been as even up as it gets in terms of just the action that we saw on Tuesday. Favorites had a really rough time of it. They went twenty three and thirty two against the spread. Meanwhile, favorites over all this season, they're now down to about forty eight point six percent. Prior to this it had been a relatively fifty to fifty split, but now with favorites and they're a rough night. On Tuesday one in eighty seven, one ninety eight and seven against the spread. Wolivers they're saying he had about fifty four point two percent this season, two hundred and eleven overs, two hundred and seventy eight unders. So that's what we're seeing college pass par right now, and that's what we all got on Tuesday. Now, let's turn it forward to Wednesday and chat with our good friend Rob Donaldson, who does such amazing work over at the Rob So that's that show. He joins me next right here on because because with myself Big Eats Jus said. Now part for the Games of Family podcast, Every ranker on you Las Vegas, because because with myself Greg eats Peters and now part of the Visa Family podcast. Always great to be joined by this man. As we've got Rob Donalds in a board. He does a great job with the show. Slash podcast Rob's Best Bets. I know that he has been doing an amazing job taking a look at this start of the college basketball season. He joined me all throughout the offseason to be able to preview it. Now we finally have games back in our lives, Thank goodness, gracious Rob is dialed in on that. He also does a great job on the college football front as well. You're able to follow on Twitter slash cks at ROBDFBN for abas shows that's over at YouTube dot com slash Rob Donaldson and Rob It is always a pleasure, my friend.

Those defensive roots, as Jimi burgens, he was able to lead the way. He was able to give that team nice twelve points, so that was pretty rock solid, and the Patriot leag had a rockslid night as well. LEI doesn't win, but they come very close to it against Columbia seventy six at seventy five the finalized Columbia, they go nine to twenty five from three but Lei, who had a really rough start to the season against Northwestern, they had Caleb Higgins go off in this one, twenty eight points team as a whole, they go nine of twenty two from three part range and then Lofa Yette knocks off pen the Quakers by a kind of sixty five to sixty three. They were a money line underdog in that one. You saw George Washington get all that they could handle from North Carolina A and T by a kount of eighty five to eighty This A and T team, I think is going to provide a lot of value moving forward. Landing Glassper was a twenty point per game score last season. He had twenty two points on four or five three point shooting. Camden Shell is not necessarily a great score, but he's a guy that's able to do aut the ball as well. So rock solid there. The right up picks I did for Visa by the way we're sitting currently, I believe at twenty five eighteen and two, but I had a nice O for on that one, so I would look to do better there, and I need to answer picks like I don't know Central Florida laying four one hundred to ninety four Central Florida. It's able to get it done as they go thirteen of twenty eight from three point range. Keisha on Hull Chip in their twenty six big points for A Florida and Landing they went fourteen to thirty four from three part range themselves twenty big points in this one out of welland Walker. That was game that was rambunctious, It was crazy and it was fun. And for South Carolina it has not been a fun start to the season for them, but they take down Towson by a kind of eighty to fifty four Toewson team that I think that they can compete in the CAAA this season. But for dousand, they won't compete if they keep going five to twenty five from three part range. And for South Carolina, they got things clicking with the offense as Calinburray boyles twenty seven points, nine rebounds. Jacoby don't call him Scooby, right, he was able to give you sixteen points, so he was able to do a solid job to be able to get South Carolina off the mat there. For Penn State, they have looked quite impressive this season. They have won and covered all three of their games as far as the season. Actually on the close, you were fighting this closer to about a thirty one or so with Saint Francis of Pennsylvania, So if you don't get super duper late, you were unable to get there on the closing number. On the opening number, it was a little bit more generous of about a twenty six a half. This shot up big time. But ninety two to sixty two Penn State they're able to get the job done against Saint Francis and Pennsylvania's they've just done a really good job. I'll be able to generate turnovers for Saint Franci's twenty four turnovers on twenty two Mayfield goals in this game and for Penn State twenty big points in this one from Puff Johnson, and it feels like it's just a different guy every single night for this Penn State team. For Colgate, it was close by no cigar in their upset attempt. Syracuse wins by account of seventy four to seventy two. What I think is a down Colgate team is able to go ten to twenty seven from three point range, but might have found something off the bench and Chandler Baker, he was able to give the team four to threes off the bench contributed fifteen points for Syracuse here in this one. Eddie Lampkin at double double fifteen points, twelve rebounds, five assists did a little bit of everything as Syracuse. They lost a turnover battle by a kount of seven to six, but they were able to win that rebound battle to be able to stave off what would have been a rough upset as Shalen Cox, while he was able to put in their twenty one points for Colgate as well. So a very nice performance out there. And how about Eastern Kentucky being able to get a nice cover against Clemson seventy five to sixty two the final, Eastern Kentucky was catching north of twenty in this one. In Eastern Kentucky they always are a solid job of being able to generate turnovers. They got thirteen of them in this one for Victor Lockin nineteen points, twelve rebounds for Clemson. But Deontay Blant, he's going to be a very rock solid player for Eastern Kentucky. DeVante Blan twenty three points, six boards. He was able to keep them very lively in this one. And then when it came to the ranked versus unranked games, the teams that were not ranked, they had a little bit of a rough time of it, as ole Miss was able to take it to South Alabama sixty four to fifty four. This was just an absolute slog of a game. South Alabama they were able to cover the number as for ole Miss thirteen of thirty eight from three point range, and on their two point shots they went I believe eight of twenty six if I did the math in my head correct. Meanwhile, for South Alabama they lose the turnover battle by a kind of fourteen to nine, but it was Sean Badull and everyone else. For Ole Miss, he put in their twenty seven points and that's the team. They contributed a nice whopping thirty seven points. And then for Baylor they absolutely host Sam Houston and one four to sixty seven the final trying to wash off the scene of that gown Zagaboss Shaden None five of eight from three part range double doubles out of both VJ Edgecombelan notcheded omer. This was really a nice coming out party for Edgecombe after a few rough games to start out his college basketball career, and for Sam Houston say, I felt like this team was very fortunate last season in terms of the covers that they were able to get and the way that they were able to squeak out a bunch of one possession games. Came back to earth a little bit here for Georgia Tech, after they took an out right bost in North Florida, they were able to rebound on Tuesday this by a count of eighty one to sixty two. They take down Texas Southern, Texas Southern was catching about sixteen and a half points in this one, so no cover there. As for Texas Southern, they do go six to fourteen for three partrange, but twelve of twenty two at the free throw line, and they lost a rebound battle by a count of forty nine to forty one. As Bait don't go a double double nineteen points eleven rebounds and Nathan George is able to really dole it out sixteen points, six assists, did have three turnovers. But Georgia Tech a nice went out there, and I thought we would get a better effort out of Northern Arizona ninety to sixty four. Stamford completely houses the old Lumberjacks ays for Samford they go twelve of twenty three from three part ange four or five from distance. Off the bench was Ryan ager Wall. He was able to give the team some great production. He had twenty two points eleven rebounds out of maximin RAIDOD, so that was a nice statement. And for North Florida was already knocked off on the road. Georgia Tech along with South Carolina no such magic against Georgia ninety to seventy seventh. The final LANs right in the middle of the number though, as North Florida opened up about a ten point underdog, they closed between about a fourteen and after a fifteen point underdog, so another good for the player's sort of game. As for North Florida, this even's not shy about shooting threes. They went twelve to thirty seven from three parrange. Meanwhile, for Georgia, where they were able to win this game, was down low thirty nine to thirty. They won the rebound battle and they were able to get twenty one points twelve rebounds out of R. J. Goffrey, So good effort there. Mississippi State they win, but they don't cover them onto a number against Southeastuisia. As Southeast Louisiana catching about twenty five and a half points eighty to fifty nine the final, and Southeast we Louisiana was able to hang in there relatively well. They were down at the half forty to thirty seven, and even with a few minutes remaining, it was like seventy one to fifty nine with about four eighteen remaining. Josh Ubber throws in there twenty three points for Mississippi State. Mississippi State, they were able to win the battle down low, no shock there by kind of forty one to thirty seven, actually closer than I would have expected, but the nineteen turnovers from Southeast Louisiana that was a little bit costly for them, and Operation Fait Chicago State might be back one oh five to fifty eight. Chicago State gets pasted by Texas at one point this was fifty to fifteen, so that was a little bit rough, and Trey Johnson continues to amaze as a freshman nineteen points that led the way for Texas as they were able to get six guys and nine plus points in this one, and for Chicago State they had nineteen made field goals on sixty four attempts. That is not going to win you a lot of games, especially when you lose a rebound battle by kind of forty six to thirty in If you're looking trend, miidse at what we're seeing in college basketball right now. As I mentioned, he had a few more unders and overs in college basketball in twos. And when it comes to favorites versus underdogs, this has been as even up as it gets in terms of just the action that we saw on Tuesday. Favorites had a really rough time of it. They went twenty three and thirty two against the spread. Meanwhile, favorites over all this season, they're now down to about forty eight point six percent. Prior to this it had been a relatively fifty to fifty split, but now with favorites and they're a rough night. On Tuesday one in eighty seven, one ninety eight and seven against the spread. Wolivers they're saying he had about fifty four point two percent this season, two hundred and eleven overs, two hundred and seventy eight unders. So that's what we're seeing college pass par right now, and that's what we all got on Tuesday. Now, let's turn it forward to Wednesday and chat with our good friend Rob Donaldson, who does such amazing work over at the Rob So that's that show. He joins me next right here on because because with myself Big Eats Jus said. Now part for the Games of Family podcast, Every ranker on you Las Vegas, because because with myself Greg eats Peters and now part of the Visa Family podcast. Always great to be joined by this man. As we've got Rob Donalds in a board. He does a great job with the show. Slash podcast Rob's Best Bets. I know that he has been doing an amazing job taking a look at this start of the college basketball season. He joined me all throughout the offseason to be able to preview it. Now we finally have games back in our lives, Thank goodness, gracious Rob is dialed in on that. He also does a great job on the college football front as well. You're able to follow on Twitter slash cks at ROBDFBN for abas shows that's over at YouTube dot com slash Rob Donaldson and Rob It is always a pleasure, my friend.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Yeah, thank you for having me on, Greg And certainly we have a week of college basketball under our belt now and college football is still going strong. So it's nice when you're doing well on both of those sports because it just makes this time of year even more exciting.

Yeah, thank you for having me on, Greg And certainly we have a week of college basketball under our belt now and college football is still going strong. So it's nice when you're doing well on both of those sports because it just makes this time of year even more exciting.

Oh absolutely, And just what have been your takeaways from the first we're gonna call about week and two days of the college basketball season, because I noted this very early on. As a matter of fact, I might have brought this up with you the last time he joined me, But it just feels like the defenses are all out of sorts right now and it's become a very offense oriented game with regards to what we've been seeing board, And.

Oh absolutely, And just what have been your takeaways from the first we're gonna call about week and two days of the college basketball season, because I noted this very early on. As a matter of fact, I might have brought this up with you the last time he joined me, But it just feels like the defenses are all out of sorts right now and it's become a very offense oriented game with regards to what we've been seeing board, And.

You can fill an entire hour of the takeaways through the first week, and some of them might prove to be overreactions, some of them might prove to be justified. But when I am looking across the board, kind of one thing that I am keying in on is that there's some teams that I think are just a little bit more highly build than where they should be. And again, you know that's going to come out in the wash when they actually start to play, you know, superior opponents. But what I would say is, don't be afraid to kind of think outside the box or think outside the top twenty five, because there are some teams right now that I don't think are being ranked that could absolutely turn up the heat and really do something this college basketball season.

You can fill an entire hour of the takeaways through the first week, and some of them might prove to be overreactions, some of them might prove to be justified. But when I am looking across the board, kind of one thing that I am keying in on is that there's some teams that I think are just a little bit more highly build than where they should be. And again, you know that's going to come out in the wash when they actually start to play, you know, superior opponents. But what I would say is, don't be afraid to kind of think outside the box or think outside the top twenty five, because there are some teams right now that I don't think are being ranked that could absolutely turn up the heat and really do something this college basketball season.

Absolutely, And there are there are a few teams in particular that you've taken a look at that you've had to change your opinion on a little bit, whether that be for the positive or the negative.

Absolutely, And there are there are a few teams in particular that you've taken a look at that you've had to change your opinion on a little bit, whether that be for the positive or the negative.

Thus far, there's a number of teams I was pessimistic or not pessimistic, but more neutral on coming into the year. A team like a Marquette for example, that yes they're three to zero, but they have not looked impressive, and to be ranked inside the top fifteen, it almost is like they're hearing that shock of billing. But man, they are overseeing, you know, a Tyler Kolok change and he's no longer there. And you look at a team like Purdue with no Zach Edy and now kind of dealing with some depth issues down low and just a number of also and you know they lost a couple of guards as well through the portal last season. Some of these teams that have been on the top heap of college basketball over the last couple of years, I just don't feel like are the similar caliber, and so I am looking to fade them early on. And again, somebody's got to fill those spots in the top twenty five.

Thus far, there's a number of teams I was pessimistic or not pessimistic, but more neutral on coming into the year. A team like a Marquette for example, that yes they're three to zero, but they have not looked impressive, and to be ranked inside the top fifteen, it almost is like they're hearing that shock of billing. But man, they are overseeing, you know, a Tyler Kolok change and he's no longer there. And you look at a team like Purdue with no Zach Edy and now kind of dealing with some depth issues down low and just a number of also and you know they lost a couple of guards as well through the portal last season. Some of these teams that have been on the top heap of college basketball over the last couple of years, I just don't feel like are the similar caliber, and so I am looking to fade them early on. And again, somebody's got to fill those spots in the top twenty five.

Yeah, absolutely, there are gonna be a few teams I need to fill in there. And when it comes to what we saw in terms of the Champions Classic as well, now we have to record this more around about eight thirty pm Eastern time, so we're not able to give you anything in terms of that. I took versus Kentucky game as of right now, but we did see Kansas get the job done against Michigan State, where the game was just a big giant slog early on scoring picked up in the second half. But do you think that this could be a precursor of things to come when it comes to these neutral court games, when it comes to a lot of these multi team events that we're going to be seeing, because something that I go to every single year is taking a look at a lot of unders in these neutral court games, and we saw both teams just not be able to hit anything in that first half.

Yeah, absolutely, there are gonna be a few teams I need to fill in there. And when it comes to what we saw in terms of the Champions Classic as well, now we have to record this more around about eight thirty pm Eastern time, so we're not able to give you anything in terms of that. I took versus Kentucky game as of right now, but we did see Kansas get the job done against Michigan State, where the game was just a big giant slog early on scoring picked up in the second half. But do you think that this could be a precursor of things to come when it comes to these neutral court games, when it comes to a lot of these multi team events that we're going to be seeing, because something that I go to every single year is taking a look at a lot of unders in these neutral court games, and we saw both teams just not be able to hit anything in that first half.

Yeah, you wouldn't be keen on laying anything norther than fifty if you're talking about and over. That's what we've been kind of seeing is a lot of these points totals because of the branding, because of the style of play, does kind of lend itself to a total that gets over that one hundred and forty eight hump. And that's just not what we've been seeing, you know. I think about the Michigan Wig Fours game on Sunday, that was a slog there too, And I think it's a number of different factors, whether it's you know, both teams traveling to a location that isn't their home and isn't just down the street from their campus. And also on top of that, it's just an early season matchup against a team that is a caliber that they haven't gone up against in the early season as well. I think there's a number of factors that go against neutral courts, especially in the early going with points.

Yeah, you wouldn't be keen on laying anything norther than fifty if you're talking about and over. That's what we've been kind of seeing is a lot of these points totals because of the branding, because of the style of play, does kind of lend itself to a total that gets over that one hundred and forty eight hump. And that's just not what we've been seeing, you know. I think about the Michigan Wig Fours game on Sunday, that was a slog there too, And I think it's a number of different factors, whether it's you know, both teams traveling to a location that isn't their home and isn't just down the street from their campus. And also on top of that, it's just an early season matchup against a team that is a caliber that they haven't gone up against in the early season as well. I think there's a number of factors that go against neutral courts, especially in the early going with points.

Yep, and that is going to be something that is going to be very fascinating to take a look at as the season goes along. It's Robb Donald who does great work with you Rob's Best Bats Show, showing me right here on Cocos Soup said, I think that has been so interesting what we've seen in terms of a lot of these Power Conference teams as well, because when it comes to some of these Power conferences, we were talking about the Big Ten going into the season, and I'm still very convinced that things are going to be evenly matched air, but the Big East has been a fascination because with the top teams in the Big East, Saint John's has looked ro solid, Yukon has looked rox alid.

Yep, and that is going to be something that is going to be very fascinating to take a look at as the season goes along. It's Robb Donald who does great work with you Rob's Best Bats Show, showing me right here on Cocos Soup said, I think that has been so interesting what we've seen in terms of a lot of these Power Conference teams as well, because when it comes to some of these Power conferences, we were talking about the Big Ten going into the season, and I'm still very convinced that things are going to be evenly matched air, but the Big East has been a fascination because with the top teams in the Big East, Saint John's has looked ro solid, Yukon has looked rox alid.

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Now they're going to be playing looks like as.

Of right now, about thirty eight or thirty nine points against well Mooine and they've been covering every one of those games. But the teams like Seaton Hall Butler, they've been subbing their toe losing games. Is a double figure favorite. What have you made on the Big East as far, because it feels like you might have the biggest divide between the haves and the have nots of any major conference in all of college basketball, one hundred percent.

Of right now, about thirty eight or thirty nine points against well Mooine and they've been covering every one of those games. But the teams like Seaton Hall Butler, they've been subbing their toe losing games. Is a double figure favorite. What have you made on the Big East as far, because it feels like you might have the biggest divide between the haves and the have nots of any major conference in all of college basketball, one hundred percent.

And I remember coming on here during the offseason and just kind of talking through the conferences, and when you look at the Big East, I think it's a very super top heavy conference with a lot of teams that they're just kind of fall off a cliff from there. And you know, when I was looking at the top heaviness of that conference, I was looking at Yukon, Creighton and Marquette and maybe Saint John's being the team that sneaks in there. I'm actually kind of throwing Marquette out the window there. I don't think they're gonna be a top twenty five team the rest of the way. And to your point, you look at Villanova against Saint Joe's after a loss to Columbia early on, you gotta wonder how long Kyle Neptune has Seaton Hall, I'm not very optimistic about. Butler has already lost to Austin p at Home, Xavier struggled, Providence is struggling and has struggled already in the early going. Just one of those things right now where I look at the Big East and I just do not see a lot of promise.

And I remember coming on here during the offseason and just kind of talking through the conferences, and when you look at the Big East, I think it's a very super top heavy conference with a lot of teams that they're just kind of fall off a cliff from there. And you know, when I was looking at the top heaviness of that conference, I was looking at Yukon, Creighton and Marquette and maybe Saint John's being the team that sneaks in there. I'm actually kind of throwing Marquette out the window there. I don't think they're gonna be a top twenty five team the rest of the way. And to your point, you look at Villanova against Saint Joe's after a loss to Columbia early on, you gotta wonder how long Kyle Neptune has Seaton Hall, I'm not very optimistic about. Butler has already lost to Austin p at Home, Xavier struggled, Providence is struggling and has struggled already in the early going. Just one of those things right now where I look at the Big East and I just do not see a lot of promise.

Yeah, I'm right there with you.

Yeah, I'm right there with you.

With the top teams, I see a lot of promise when it comes to Creatons to Yukon. When it comes to the bottom teams, not so much. I think that Xavier could be able to pick it up as well. If you're looking at a team outside like that top four that might be able to rise up. They're a team that I'm not completely out on, but completely out on seat and all. I know that DePaul is still undefeated as of right now. But yeah, I'm not really sold on to Paul either, but I'm sold on robbed Down. It's been doing a great job right here on Coast to Coast hoops. Say, when it comes to this late man, we do have on Wednesday, We've got a lot of fun games. We were just talking about the Big ten being relatively evenly matched. I look at this game with Minnesota being a two and a half point favorite against North Texas, and it really stands out to me with a total about one thirty one.

With the top teams, I see a lot of promise when it comes to Creatons to Yukon. When it comes to the bottom teams, not so much. I think that Xavier could be able to pick it up as well. If you're looking at a team outside like that top four that might be able to rise up. They're a team that I'm not completely out on, but completely out on seat and all. I know that DePaul is still undefeated as of right now. But yeah, I'm not really sold on to Paul either, but I'm sold on robbed Down. It's been doing a great job right here on Coast to Coast hoops. Say, when it comes to this late man, we do have on Wednesday, We've got a lot of fun games. We were just talking about the Big ten being relatively evenly matched. I look at this game with Minnesota being a two and a half point favorite against North Texas, and it really stands out to me with a total about one thirty one.

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Thoughts here, because for Minnesota, they're just such a tough team to be able to knock off at home. They gave up more than twenty one points fewer per win our possessions at home rather than on the road. And North Texas has been trying a true style, but they're a team in a lot of transition right now. I feel like if this were a game in February or March, perhaps Minnesota would lose it. But I think that with North Texas trying to work in so many moving pieces, Minnesota gets this game at just the right time.

Thoughts here, because for Minnesota, they're just such a tough team to be able to knock off at home. They gave up more than twenty one points fewer per win our possessions at home rather than on the road. And North Texas has been trying a true style, but they're a team in a lot of transition right now. I feel like if this were a game in February or March, perhaps Minnesota would lose it. But I think that with North Texas trying to work in so many moving pieces, Minnesota gets this game at just the right time.

I do like this trajectory of the program and just how they've looked in the early going as well. Despite them, you know, having a close one against Omaha, I do feel like they have enough talent to really kind of get up off the snide and turn that performance into a positive that sort of lights of fire. Now over the next two games, they've got some really tough mid major opponents. They've got North Texas and Yale coming to the building in a three day set, I feel like they will drop one of those games, and whether or not it's going to be tomorrow or on the sixteenth on Saturday against Yale, I do feel like that's gonna early battle test them, and when you're looking at the rest of the way, I think they're gonna have, you know, that kind of that built in hard exterior to actually win some games in conference play this season.

I do like this trajectory of the program and just how they've looked in the early going as well. Despite them, you know, having a close one against Omaha, I do feel like they have enough talent to really kind of get up off the snide and turn that performance into a positive that sort of lights of fire. Now over the next two games, they've got some really tough mid major opponents. They've got North Texas and Yale coming to the building in a three day set, I feel like they will drop one of those games, and whether or not it's going to be tomorrow or on the sixteenth on Saturday against Yale, I do feel like that's gonna early battle test them, and when you're looking at the rest of the way, I think they're gonna have, you know, that kind of that built in hard exterior to actually win some games in conference play this season.

Yep, I think so as well. I think that with Minnesota it is a program that is on the riots. Ben Johnson, I feel like he's doing a good job. I'll be able to coach up this program. Question is is there gonna be a little bit of a glass ceiling with that regard, But I do think that things are on the up and up there. And then with regards to the slate on Wednesday, not quite as many ranked teams as we were seeing on Tuesday because he had the Champions Classic that was going down on Tuesday. But obviously I was talking about Yukon and just how big of a bulldozer they have been. Their opening number on them was being a thirty eight point favorite against Lemoyne and they have won thirty one, four and one against the spread a non conference games since the beginning of the twenty twenty two to twenty three season, And is thirty eight finally the point of no return or is there still value on this Yukon trend?

Yep, I think so as well. I think that with Minnesota it is a program that is on the riots. Ben Johnson, I feel like he's doing a good job. I'll be able to coach up this program. Question is is there gonna be a little bit of a glass ceiling with that regard, But I do think that things are on the up and up there. And then with regards to the slate on Wednesday, not quite as many ranked teams as we were seeing on Tuesday because he had the Champions Classic that was going down on Tuesday. But obviously I was talking about Yukon and just how big of a bulldozer they have been. Their opening number on them was being a thirty eight point favorite against Lemoyne and they have won thirty one, four and one against the spread a non conference games since the beginning of the twenty twenty two to twenty three season, And is thirty eight finally the point of no return or is there still value on this Yukon trend?

You know, I've got to kind of blindly fade Yukon at this point because they've been covering everything going back to last season and last tournament time. At some point, the books, you would think, have to make some kind of level of correction and say, hey, we can't just let people bet on Yukon and turn a profit at mis won ten odds.

You know, I've got to kind of blindly fade Yukon at this point because they've been covering everything going back to last season and last tournament time. At some point, the books, you would think, have to make some kind of level of correction and say, hey, we can't just let people bet on Yukon and turn a profit at mis won ten odds.

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I don't think Lemoyne is obviously a team that's of a caliber that can even compete in their own conference, let alone against the top three team in the entire country. But that's why we got the spread, right. It's the greatest equalizer there is. And do feel like if you're gonna bet a side in any Yukon game until they don't cover, you gotta take the other side just blindly.

I don't think Lemoyne is obviously a team that's of a caliber that can even compete in their own conference, let alone against the top three team in the entire country. But that's why we got the spread, right. It's the greatest equalizer there is. And do feel like if you're gonna bet a side in any Yukon game until they don't cover, you gotta take the other side just blindly.

At this point, Oh my goodness, it's been wild in Lemoyn eighteen that was at the Division two level just twenty four months ago. Certainly an opportunity for them. I think I look at this game, though, and I feel like the number has just gone a little bit out of wac. VC is a sixteen point favorite against the old merry Men of Merrimeck. Total on this game between one thirty three and one thirty four. I want to get your thoughts here, because teams like Merrimeck are teams I really love to bet on when it comes to non conference portion of the season, just with the way that they play defense, the way that they just present a different style than a team like VCUS East is seeing. And well, I don't think that Merrimick goes out on the road and wins a sixteen point underdog. I just feel like it's sixteen year. But the team that plays so slow, with the team that plays such good defense is good value.

At this point, Oh my goodness, it's been wild in Lemoyn eighteen that was at the Division two level just twenty four months ago. Certainly an opportunity for them. I think I look at this game, though, and I feel like the number has just gone a little bit out of wac. VC is a sixteen point favorite against the old merry Men of Merrimeck. Total on this game between one thirty three and one thirty four. I want to get your thoughts here, because teams like Merrimeck are teams I really love to bet on when it comes to non conference portion of the season, just with the way that they play defense, the way that they just present a different style than a team like VCUS East is seeing. And well, I don't think that Merrimick goes out on the road and wins a sixteen point underdog. I just feel like it's sixteen year. But the team that plays so slow, with the team that plays such good defense is good value.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And when you look at VCU, obviously this isn't the the Paul Rhodes VCU that's going to be pressing you up and down the court and wreaking havoc. But they showed last year under Ryan Odoman, Y're one that they could really still have that that element to their game, and for that reason, they are gonna be able to slow down the pace. And when you slow down the pace. It opens up opportunities for these big spreads to just kind of one either get back doored or just never really feel like the game is widening by that kind of a stretch or that type of margin. And I'm sure tomorrow we've seen some crazy line movement in the early going. Right now, it's at sixteen and a half. Dobe be surprised if he goes all the way up to eighteen. They're nineteen, you know, by the morning. And for that reason, when you are looking at that tipe spread, I'm hard pressed to lay that with a team like VCU.

And when you look at VCU, obviously this isn't the the Paul Rhodes VCU that's going to be pressing you up and down the court and wreaking havoc. But they showed last year under Ryan Odoman, Y're one that they could really still have that that element to their game, and for that reason, they are gonna be able to slow down the pace. And when you slow down the pace. It opens up opportunities for these big spreads to just kind of one either get back doored or just never really feel like the game is widening by that kind of a stretch or that type of margin. And I'm sure tomorrow we've seen some crazy line movement in the early going. Right now, it's at sixteen and a half. Dobe be surprised if he goes all the way up to eighteen. They're nineteen, you know, by the morning. And for that reason, when you are looking at that tipe spread, I'm hard pressed to lay that with a team like VCU.

Yeah, I'm right there with you, and I think that VCU is going to be a solid team moving forward. But I just feel like this is a number that's gone to a point of no return. And the O Merimento Merrimeck always one of my favorites, as Rob Donaldson is also one of my favorites. Right here on cus Cassie's said, this is one of those few neutral core games that we're gonna be getting. We're going to be getting so many more of these within the next week or two. But Louisiana Tech and U Mass they're playing at Nassau Coliseum, with Louisiana Tech being about a point favor with a total of one forty eight and a half. Do you want to hear your thoughts here, because with Louisian Tech, I feel like they should be a little bit more of a demonsitive favorite, even though the team that's traveling a little bit more. Really love this team down low, and for U Mass losing that entire front court from a season ago, I just feel like this is a bad matchup for the Men of Men.

Yeah, I'm right there with you, and I think that VCU is going to be a solid team moving forward. But I just feel like this is a number that's gone to a point of no return. And the O Merimento Merrimeck always one of my favorites, as Rob Donaldson is also one of my favorites. Right here on cus Cassie's said, this is one of those few neutral core games that we're gonna be getting. We're going to be getting so many more of these within the next week or two. But Louisiana Tech and U Mass they're playing at Nassau Coliseum, with Louisiana Tech being about a point favor with a total of one forty eight and a half. Do you want to hear your thoughts here, because with Louisian Tech, I feel like they should be a little bit more of a demonsitive favorite, even though the team that's traveling a little bit more. Really love this team down low, and for U Mass losing that entire front court from a season ago, I just feel like this is a bad matchup for the Men of Men.

Yeah, and you know, I love Frank Mark and I love the squad they's accumulated this season. They have scoring power that I think can really transcend the A ten and put them near the top of the heap. Finally, and when you look at Louisiana Tech and Talvin Hester, this is the coach that I actually kind of highlighted because what I do like to highlight our year two and year three coaches. He's a year three head coach and he inherited a really bad roster three years ago. Rather and last year they turned around a twenty win season, and this year they look at that kind of look at their roster up and down the board. A lot of upperclassmen, but a lot of mixed in new influx of talent as well. I feel like this is a team with a lot of promise, and I'm right there with you. I kind of like taking Louisiana Tech now and for the rest of the year in my opinion.

Yeah, and you know, I love Frank Mark and I love the squad they's accumulated this season. They have scoring power that I think can really transcend the A ten and put them near the top of the heap. Finally, and when you look at Louisiana Tech and Talvin Hester, this is the coach that I actually kind of highlighted because what I do like to highlight our year two and year three coaches. He's a year three head coach and he inherited a really bad roster three years ago. Rather and last year they turned around a twenty win season, and this year they look at that kind of look at their roster up and down the board. A lot of upperclassmen, but a lot of mixed in new influx of talent as well. I feel like this is a team with a lot of promise, and I'm right there with you. I kind of like taking Louisiana Tech now and for the rest of the year in my opinion.

Yep, there has been a lot of promise with them.

Yep, there has been a lot of promise with them.

And then I know you talked about a few teams that you're liking, slash Shot liking at the major conference level. Have there been a few majors I've katy r like we were just talking about Louisiana Tech. That's a team that I'm feeling relatively bull of Shot. Merrimick is another team that I'm feeling relatively Bullishan's team. I'mbarra Sewan Oakland going up against Illinois on Wednesday. Oakland right now on twenty two point dog, I'm not going to be taking those points after they got dump truck by Boise State and just lost everything from SEASONO. But are there some teams that are outside the power conference level that have been catching your attention, whether that be for the good or the bad.

And then I know you talked about a few teams that you're liking, slash Shot liking at the major conference level. Have there been a few majors I've katy r like we were just talking about Louisiana Tech. That's a team that I'm feeling relatively bull of Shot. Merrimick is another team that I'm feeling relatively Bullishan's team. I'mbarra Sewan Oakland going up against Illinois on Wednesday. Oakland right now on twenty two point dog, I'm not going to be taking those points after they got dump truck by Boise State and just lost everything from SEASONO. But are there some teams that are outside the power conference level that have been catching your attention, whether that be for the good or the bad.

You know, I look at UC Irvine and I think this is probably the best mid major in one of the lower mid major conferences in the Big West. And I obviously the UC Irvine has been a great program under Russ Turner for a long time now. They've been a mainstay near the top of that conference a year in and year out. But you look at bet Luchin and he's I think the best big man and I'm big man in mid major basketball because of how versatile he is and because I mean, when you have a seven to one dude, you're towing towering over everybody regardless of what kind of conference you're in. But they've got great guard play around him. They just went into Northern Iowa. They smoked them off the floor. They also beat Loyal and maryln Mountain smoked them off the floor too. I feel like this could be a magical season for UC Irvine, And you know, the rest of the way, they don't really have a tough schedule. Don't be surprised because I'm looking at just kind of some of the predictions. They are favored in every single game of the rest away And yes it's early, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is a thirty plus win.

You know, I look at UC Irvine and I think this is probably the best mid major in one of the lower mid major conferences in the Big West. And I obviously the UC Irvine has been a great program under Russ Turner for a long time now. They've been a mainstay near the top of that conference a year in and year out. But you look at bet Luchin and he's I think the best big man and I'm big man in mid major basketball because of how versatile he is and because I mean, when you have a seven to one dude, you're towing towering over everybody regardless of what kind of conference you're in. But they've got great guard play around him. They just went into Northern Iowa. They smoked them off the floor. They also beat Loyal and maryln Mountain smoked them off the floor too. I feel like this could be a magical season for UC Irvine, And you know, the rest of the way, they don't really have a tough schedule. Don't be surprised because I'm looking at just kind of some of the predictions. They are favored in every single game of the rest away And yes it's early, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is a thirty plus win.

Team this season.

Team this season.

Yeah. With UC Irvine, za Zad to them. I am very bullish on what they're doing right now. That's a bunch. I think you'll be able to win a ton of games in a big West that is always relatively competitive. But right there with you, I'm seeing a lot of value on UC Irvine. And then just in terms of slate that we've got for Wednesday, any games that we have yet to hit upon that you're taking a look at, whether you're gonna be betting on them or maybe not even necessarily betting on them, but it just catches your attention in terms of the matchup as a whole.

Yeah. With UC Irvine, za Zad to them. I am very bullish on what they're doing right now. That's a bunch. I think you'll be able to win a ton of games in a big West that is always relatively competitive. But right there with you, I'm seeing a lot of value on UC Irvine. And then just in terms of slate that we've got for Wednesday, any games that we have yet to hit upon that you're taking a look at, whether you're gonna be betting on them or maybe not even necessarily betting on them, but it just catches your attention in terms of the matchup as a whole.

Well, you know, we kind of talked about Seaton Hall and how they haven't really impressed us. And I haven't ever been a Shaheen Holloway guy because I'm not a big fan of the one and none miracle teams. Even if you take your team all the way to the lead eight, sometimes it's just kind of a question of how sustainable is it programmed to program or did you just catch lightning in the box. And that's kind of what I felt like. I haven't really been moved in the early going in his tenure at Seaton Hall. And when you look at a guy like Speedy Claxton at Hofstra. I'm a believer in the squad that he has this year because he had offers to go to bigger programs and he's turned it down to stay at Hofstra. And for me, that's kind of telling in the sense of I think he's got a team that he believes can win. They're catching five and a half is what I'm seeing early on, and I think they're going to potentially win this.

Well, you know, we kind of talked about Seaton Hall and how they haven't really impressed us. And I haven't ever been a Shaheen Holloway guy because I'm not a big fan of the one and none miracle teams. Even if you take your team all the way to the lead eight, sometimes it's just kind of a question of how sustainable is it programmed to program or did you just catch lightning in the box. And that's kind of what I felt like. I haven't really been moved in the early going in his tenure at Seaton Hall. And when you look at a guy like Speedy Claxton at Hofstra. I'm a believer in the squad that he has this year because he had offers to go to bigger programs and he's turned it down to stay at Hofstra. And for me, that's kind of telling in the sense of I think he's got a team that he believes can win. They're catching five and a half is what I'm seeing early on, and I think they're going to potentially win this.

Game out right.

Game out right.

I think that that is a solid look Speedy Clackson nose guards. As a matter of fact, he was able to make the NBA as a guard as well. You don't find that very often at a program like Hofstra. He came back to his alma mater to be able to coach them up, and a man that always comes back here to be able to coach us up on how to be able to get to the window? Is you Rob, You do such an amazing job looking at this wonderful game of college basketball. And I know you've been taking a look at things all twelve months out of this year, so look at so love to get people out of them. Know it's all on ten for you and how people can fall on on social media and other platforms.