Jimmy Moore
Arizona +6.5
This is a bad matchup for UCLA as their pass defense is bad while the Wildcats can throw the ball with the best of them. Rich Rod has Arizona playing very well (remember their upset of Oregon). Revenge motivation will help get Arizona fired up here not to mention their chance to win their division of the PAC 12. UCLA only has one cover all year long and they are terrible when playing at home against a team with revenge. T
Andre Gomes
Golden State -15
It's known that I love Golden State this season and this is why I made a fun bet on the Over on their regular season total wins. I also took them on their first game of the season at Sacramento, where the Warriors showed some super great defense once again. Their margin of victory wasn't bigger because they somehow missed a lot of good looks on offense, especially in the first half where they couldn't score from the outside. However, as soon as their treys started to hit in the second half, they easily beat the Kings.
Now tonight against a tired Lakers team, playing their fourth game in five nights, while being also in a back to back spot, this should be an easy game for Golden State, even without Lee, who will be out tonight. Kobe, Lin and Hill all played over 34 minutes last night and with the Warriors creating open looks against the Lakers' poor and tired defense, this should be a complete blowout game. Therefore, I'll be taking the Warriors tonight.
OC Dooley
Texas / Texas Tech Over 57.5
For those not aware the Texas Longhorns offense was shutout in a humbling 23-0 setback versus Kansas State a week ago with an ESPN national audience watching a very early noon eastern kickoff but this contest is in primetime against a very weak opponent. This is the maiden campaign where Charlie Strong has taken the reigns of the Longhorns and his now “former” team (Louisville) statistically is one of the best DEFENSIVE sides in the nation. While the stop-unit is now the main priority this total has started to rise offshore due to an epic defensive collapse a week ago when the Red Raiders of Texas Tech permitted the opposition to score EIGHTY-TWO points. That failure actually opens the door to an approaching 80-PERCENT SYSTEM (25-7 last five years with a total between 56’ and 63 points) which takes poor “first half” defenses like the Red Raiders whose average opening half allowance is at least 16 points per game OVER the total when off a contest where 80+ combined points were put on the scoreboard