NCAAB 02/21/12

Georgetown @ Seton Hall
Suggestion: Georgetown -1

There's no doubt the public will be all over the Hoyas here, as this seems to be a weak line involving a traditional powerhouse versus a traditional also-ran. Seton Hall has been better than advertised this year, going 15-8 overall, but are still below .500 in the Big East. The Hoyas, meanwhile, are 20-5 overall and an impressive 10-4 in conference. Georgetown has been better both offensively and defensively and after a tough OT loss at Syracuse the Hoyas have won 2 in a row while the Pirates come in having lost 7 out of their last 10. Georgetown is the hotter team, the better team, and I'm risking some cheddar on the Hoyas to cover a pick 'em spread.

Kent St -1.5 @ Miami (OH)
Suggestion: Kent St -1.5

Here we go with the dreaded mid-major road favorite that seems to come in as often as Donald Trump drinks bottles of trucker's urine to get high from the excised meth. Which means rarely. As usual, this one looks great for Kent State on paper. They have the much better record, 19-7 vs. 8-17, the better mark in conference, 9-3 vs 4-8, and already beat Miami at home. They're even better on the road than Miami has been at home. As a matter of fact Miami is 1-8-1 ATS in their last 10 home games. The Golden Flashes are scoring an astounding 11 points per game more than the RedHawks. Really, there's nothing here that would point to Miami Ohio winning this game, other than the microscopic chance that Wally Szczerbiak dies prior to tip-off and his ghost haunts the gym and helps Miami in a weird "Angels in the Outfield" sort of way. But I doubt it, Szczerbiak looks like a racehorse. He'll probably live at least another 6 months. Take the Golden Flashes in the small line.