UIC lost by 10 at home in the first match up while Cleveland State shot 10-15 from three point land. That can certainly happen again as Cleveland State is one of the best from beyond the arch, but I'm betting it won't. The game was pretty much even with the exception of the additional points Cleveland State got from making 10 three pointers. UIC is still motivated for their first conference win while Cleveland State is sitting pretty in 2nd place trailing Green Bay who they will face in their next game. Classic look ahead game while facing the last place team in the conference. I would not be shocked if UIC put a little scare into Cleveland State.
Colorado +10 3.3* NCAAB POD[/]
I'm going with the Buffs here as I like their opportunity to get revenge for the second time in two games. They lost earlier to Washington 54-71 and in their last game they won 91-65. In their first match up with UCLA they were playing their first game without the injured PG Spencer Dinwiddie and they have finally seemed to be used to it and are playing great basketball of late.
They were also out rebounded big time in the first match up which led UCLA to 16 more shots which I don't anticipate happening again as Colorado is 7th in the country in rebounding % while UCLA is 74th. Colorado is also +11.3 FTA overall and play better 2 point defense where both teams are going to shoot 70% of their shots. In fact Colorado is ranked 69th overall but is allowing 37% from 2 point land over their last 3 games compared to UCLA who is ranked 140th and allowing 50.5% over their last 3 games. UCLA is also off a double digit road win and are 9-22 ATS in their last 31 off a double digit road win.
LAKERS +11.5 3.3* NBA POD[/]
The Thunder just won a very emotional road win over the Blazers in come back fashion led by the spectacular Kevin Durant. Up next is the All Star break followed by a showdown with the Heat. How much effort does this team want to give right now? I'd bet it's not much meanwhile the Lakers have a roster of guys trying to earn playing time with all of the injuries. The Lakers have played better when they are counted out and are only -3.1 ppg when they are 10+ point under dogs. They have covered all of their games at home against the elite teams in the league, Spurs, Clippers, Heat and Warriors.
