Lenny Del Genio
Cleveland State at Syracuse
Prediction: Syracuse
Cleveland State isnt even averaging one point per possession. Thats terrible. How in the world then can you expect them to survive on the road against a Top 25 Big East opponent? Answer: They wont. The fact that they average 22 PPG less than does Syracuse makes things even worse. Take Syracuse.
Jack Jones
Boston -8.5
The Utah Jazz are having injury problems and you just can't get over that when you go on the road to take on a team as talented as the Boston Celtics. This year Boston is 13-1 at TD Banknorth Garden and have won 14 straight games. They are playing great defense in giving up just 90.5 points per game and their big three are averaging 54 ppg to go with 19.1 rebounds. The Jazz have missed quite a bit of time due to injury, including their stars Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer. This team hasn't been able to put their true starting five on the floor yet this year. Without Boozer down low Boston should dominate the paint and the game here.