Well, I didn’t do too good yesterday but I’ll bounce back tonight with a little NBA on TNT and also a NCAA Football pick for ya..
Chicago at Cleveland (-11)
It really looks like the Cavs are starting to play better after their slow start and I don’t want to hear how much worse they are going to be with Shaq on the team. I want to know how many teams would pass up a chance to get a big man that averaged 18pts and 8 rebounds the year before? As for big men, it looks like the Bulls will be without one tonight as Tyrus Thomas will be out with the flu and will not play. That puts the task of stopping Shaq and King James on undersized Joakim Noah and Brad Miller who will probably get into a lot of foul trouble tonight. The Bulls usually play horrid on the road and playing without Thomas doesn’t help. Derrick Rose also has been starting out the gate pretty slow so with that it looks like its just too many things against the Bulls tonight. The Cavs make it look easy tonight.
San Antonio at Utah over 198
This is a game that used have defense written all over it but times have changed and with point guards Tony Parker and Deron Williams running their respective offenses, they are running up tempo and they are scoring in bunches. The Jazz especially have been having problems with defense this year as they are giving up over 105 points per game. The Spurs are averaging over 103 points per game and their defense is not as tough on road. Look for a high scoring affair in Utah as the over is 4-0 in their last 4 meetings.
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois under 49
Eastern Michigan won’t be doing much scoring and NIU will be eating up clock tonight in DeKalb. Neither team has much of a passing game to speak of so the running games make sure that not many points will be scored tonight. The last 5 meetings of these schools have gone under. Go with the under tonight…I just love the MAAC.
Good Luck Everybody!!
