We're back from our temporary hiatus which we will call a trip to Vegas. It was filled with good times and is definitely something that should be on any sports fans' bucket list. Watching four games at once at the LVH auditorium was quite the experience. We've had a lot of great games and it'll get even better in the next few rounds.
Record: 70-62
Arizona/Ohio State Over 133
Arizona gets to be the "home town" team as they take on Ohio State in Los Angeles on Thursday night. The Wildcats are playing great basketball entering this game having beaten Harvard by 23 and Belmont by 17. Zona is a deep team that has six players who are scoring six points or more per game led by Mark Lyons who puts up 15.4 PPG. Ohio State is coming off a mediocre affair against Iowa State in which they allowed 75 points. The Buckeyes have not had their best defensive efforts in the Tournament allowing 70 points to Iona. Arizona has scored 70 points or more in seven of their last nine games and will be able to play this game at a quicker pace in front of a friendlier crowd. I think this one's an over.
La Salle +4 over Wichita State
This is a battle of two of the better stories in the Tournament right now. The Explorers have won three games and are using their quick guards to get their way in these games. They throw four of them out there at once and force teams to either counter or struggle with their forwards to keep up. Good news came on Wednesday when it was found out that Steve Zack will be available and he's size that goes along well with Jarrell Wright. The Shockers knocked off Gonzaga and are the tougher of the two teams. This is a Wichita State team that will try to press the advantage on the inside, but won't have the same advantage at the guard position that they did against the Zags. I'll take the underdog Explorers to keep the good vibes going in Philadelphia.