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187 Thirsty Thursday Picks

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Posted Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:24 AM   11 comments
YTD 60-43 (ATS) 58% +8.5 Units

I went 5-6 yesterday.  That's pretty bad.  I don't make excuses but I have to vent my frustration.  So here it goes.  Cornell played the Orange close and were actually up at the end of the 1rst half.  Really that should not have happened.  Syracuse is better than that (I would hope).  Oregon disappointed me as well.  To tell you the truth I really liked Utah in the beginning but I was still in disbelief when a Division II team beat them earlier in the year.  So I gladly took the points and they ended up losing by double digits!  Not sure if it would have made a difference but Oregon played w/out their prized freshmen Dunigan.  Probably was taken out right before game time because I was unaware of it til I looked at the box scores.  And the last game, UAB.  Come on you guys have not played at home so far this season.  Playing a below average non-conference team from the Big East (USF) at home should have motivated you to blow them out.  Maybe I underestimated USF who knows.  But nope you guys disappointed me and the state of Alabama.  Coach Davis you are better than that and your players are better than USF.  As for as the other games I lost, I was iffy on all of them so I am not surprised.  Congratulations to all who were successful yesterday.  But I am still up and it's a new day.  Picks to come later.  I need a different approach for capping games now.
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pele_187 says:
12/04/08 01:02AM
Here is my Thursday Card so far:

USC +8.5 - Intriguing match up between Gibson and sensational sophomore Blake Griffin.  USC can win this game but in the end playing at Oklahoma will be too much for the Trojans to handle.  USC gets the backdoor cover from DeRozan who scores to build on his stats hahaha maybe not.  Blake Griffin is a beast but USC has depth and play tough defense.  Oh don't worry Blake will get his mind boggling double double (30 pts, 18 boards).

Connecticutt -15.5 - You are rated #2 in the country.  Now blow this team out.  Buffalo lacks size and will get outrebounded in both ends of the court.  Thabeet will create in the paint if they feed him the ball otherwise he'll score from second chance rebounds.  Buffalo relies on its back court but can they really keep up with the Huskies?  I see UCONN more determined to get to the Final Four after last year's early round exit and the non AT LARGE bid teams will be crouched in fetal position sucking on their thumbs.

Texas -5.5 - Another marquee match up for tonight.  I am going with Texas here because they have depth at the front court that UCLA can not match up well with.  Texas front court will eat them alive on the boards.  The loss of Kevin Love hurts them as Texas will limit the perimeter play and force the Bruins to go inside.  The backcourt match up I favor the Longhorns' here slightly.  Their guards imo are more athletic.  I have DeRozan play and I am still not impressed.  But it's early.

Good luck everybody more to come I think!
pele_187 says:
12/04/08 01:09AM
Nice eye for that line movement.  But it's already posted and already in so can not retract now.  I had a feeling it would move up because everyone is blowing Blake Griffin.  He is not the whole team.  Although his stats say otherwise.
Leroy-Bombers says:
12/04/08 01:20AM
Griffin bros at home is very tasty indeed. +/-10 is a good number for this matchup.
pele_187 says:
12/04/08 02:11PM
Adding:

UNC-Greensboro -7.5
Austin Peay -6.5
theCOBfather says:
12/04/08 02:40PM

GL

i suck says:
12/04/08 02:53PM
pele who are the hot chicks
pele_187 says:
12/04/08 03:21PM
Well on the left you have a girl named Melanie Collins who went to Penn State (so did I) and she just recently graduated.  She was a Tempe12 model.  She's trying to be the next Erin Andrews.

youramoron says:
12/04/08 03:50PM
Pele I also went to Penn St Graduated '96  Went to the Rose Bowl in '94..WE ARE .......PENN ST

 

i suck says:
12/04/08 03:58PM
hope you got some from her also
Jim_Tressel says:
12/04/08 04:00PM
Really like USC and already have Texas locked in, best of luck tonight 
pele_187 says:
12/04/08 04:19PM
Thanks fellow Big 10er.  I hope you guys get in one those BCS games.  We need Big 10 to do its' thang this year in the Bowl games.  We are sooo underappreciated.

No I did not get any piece of that unfortuantely...possibly never will haha.  It's alright there are soo many fish in the sea.
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