TSR 12/23/19 CBB Picks

GREAT EIGHT RANKINGS

BIG (ACC, BE, B12, B1G, PAC12, SEC)
1-Ohio State 23/24
2-Louisville 17/24
2-Duke 17/24
4-Oregon 15/24
5-Kansas 12/24
6-Baylor 9/24
7-Auburn 8/24
8-Villanova 4/24
RV-Butler (1/24)

MIDDLE (AAC, A10, CUSA, MVC, MWC, WCC)
1-Gonzaga 24/24
2-Memphis 21/24
3-San Diego St 18/24
4-Dayton 14/24
5-St Mary’s 7/24
5-Utah State 7/24
5-Wichita St 7/24
8-Northern Iowa 6/24
RV- BYU (1/24), Duquesne (1/24), VCU (3/24)

SMALL (All Other Conferences)
1-Liberty 24/24
2-ETSU 21/24
3-Yale 17/24
4-UNCG 16/24
5-Furman 11/24
6-Belmont 6/24
7-SF Austin 4/24
7-Vermont 4/24
RV-Kent St (2/24), NM State (2/24)

MONDAY’S GAMES

It’s a short slate of college hoops today, with only ten games on the docket. We picked all ten below, and paired that with some upset picks from elsewhere.

Game 1: Portland vs Boise State (4:30)

Nick: Boise State

Sam: Boise State

Zach: Boise State

Game 2: Canisius vs Siena (6:00, ESPN3)

Nick: Siena—Conference Play in the MAAC

Sam: Siena

Zach: Siena

Game 3: Long Beach at Seattle (6:00)

Nick: Seattle

Sam: Seattle

Zach: Seattle 

Game 4: Grambling at Dayton (7:00, ESPN+)

Nick: Dayton—Grambling gave Marquette a run for a while, but they ultimately petered out. Flyers bounce back with a solid win.

Sam: Dayton-- Heartbreaking loss for the Flyers Saturday to Colorado, but they’ll rebound in a big way

Zach: Dayton

Game 5: Houston vs Georgia Tech (7:00)

Nick: Houston—The Cougars advance to Diamond Head Finals

Sam: Houston-- Sneaky good game in Hawaii

Zach: Houston

Game 6: Georgia Southern at Georgia (7:00, SEC)

Nick: Georgia

Sam: Georgia

Zach: Georgia

Game 7: Georgia State at SMU (7:00, ESPN3)

Nick: SMU

Sam: SMU

Zach: SMU

Game 8: San Francisco at Fresno State (10:00)

Nick: San Francisco

Sam: San Francisco

Zach: San Francisco 

Game 9: Washington vs Hawaii 

Nick: Hawaii

Sam: Washington

Zach: Washington

Game 10: Ball State vs UTEP

Nick: Ball State

Sam: Ball State

Zach: Ball State

Upsets:

Nick: Memphis Grizzlies over San Antonio Spurs (+1.5)

Sam: My dad actually going into work today

Zach: Michigan State over Indiana (women’s basketball)