TSR 11/30/19 CBB Picks

Takeaways from Friday's Action

1-Michigan continues to impress. They bullied Gonzaga all day on Friday, taking home the Battle for Atlantis Championship. This team should skyrocket in the rankings, and they have another chance for a marquee win when they visit Louisville on Tuesday night for the B1G/ACC Challenge.

2-It was a tough trip to Las Vegas for Texas Tech. The Red Raiders were stunned by Iowa in the opener, and they followed that up with a overtime defeat at the hands of Creighton. This 0-2 trip was not what Chris Beard had envisioned, as the team was favored to take home the title. 

3-Markus Howard just became the fourth major conference player to record back-to-back 40 plus point games in consecutive days. This man is a pure volume scorer, and he is the key to Marquette's ability to win games this season. He will need another fantastic performance against a tough Maryland team in Sunday's title game.

4-After a tough season opening loss to Pitt, Leonard Hamilton's Florida State Seminoles are rolling. They defeated Tennessee in the Emerald Coast Classic's opening round game on Friday night, their second marquee win of the season (a twelve point win at Florida as well). This team has two chances for big wins over teams from the state of Indiana this week as they take on Purdue tomorrow and Indiana on December 3.

Yesterday's Pick Results (Season Pick Standings can be found here) Zach 8-2 (upset pick of Hawaii (+4.5) over San Francisco also won)
Sam 5-5
Nick 5-5 (upset pick of Denver (+3.5) over Cal State Fullerton also won) Our Picks for Saturday's Action

Game 1: Xavier vs Lipscomb

Nick: Xavier

Sam: Xavier

Zach: Xavier

Game 2: Detroit Mercy vs Ohio

Nick: Detroit Mercy

Sam: Ohio

Zach: Ohio

Game 3: Bucknell vs Princeton

Nick: Princeton

Sam: Princeton

Zach: Princeton 

Game 4: Buffalo vs William & Mary

Nick: Buffalo

Sam: Buffalo

Zach: Buffalo

Game 5: Purdue vs Florida St

Nick: Purdue

Sam: Florida State

Zach: Purdue

Game 6: Toledo vs Oakland

Nick: Toledo

Sam: Toledo

Zach: Toledo

Game 7: Georgetown vs UNC Greensboro

Nick: Georgetown

Sam: Georgetown

Zach: Georgetown

Game 8: Cincinnati vs UNLV

Nick: Cincinnati

Sam: Cincinnati

Zach: Cincinnati 

Game 9: Middle Tennessee vs Belmont

Nick: Belmont

Sam: Belmont

Zach: Belmont 

Game 10: VCU vs Tennessee

Nick: VCU

Sam: VCU

Zach: Tennessee

Upsets:

Nick: East Carolina over James Madison (+3)

Sam: Eastern Michigan over UC Irvine (+9.5)

Zach: N Arizona over S Dakota (+6.5)