I like Louisville's ability in this game they are the hot team and they play extremely well at home on the defensive end. They have a pair of guys that will work for rebounds in the front court against Syracuse's size in Dieng 9.2 rbg and Behanan 8.8, but 12.5 during their winning streak. I think Louisville will out rebound Syracuse tonight and that will provide the spark they need especially in transition offense. Both teams like to create steals and score in transition. When this becomes a half court game both teams are pretty much even as both play exceptional defense. Louisville can institute the press which can create issues as it did for West Virginia on Saturday in their come back win. Louisville has dominated the Orange of late and Syracuse is due for a tough loss on the road and this one would be it.
Kansas State was in a similar situation exactly a year ago on revenge vs. Kansas and they came out and absolutely dominated Kansas. They will be up for this game tonight in front of a sell out crowd and I believe they come up with their best effort of the season. They were out rebounded by 24 and shot 31% at Kansas and still managed to lose by just 18. AT home they are out rebounding opponents by 7.5 and Kansas is just +1 on the road. Kansas has lost on the road in similar situations at Iowa State and Missouri and I see no reason why they won't lose this game especially since it's like Kansas State's Super Bowl.
