Did you all enjoy the Champions Classic? There were two great games. Kansas beat Michigan State and in the process head coach Bill Self became the most successful coach in the illustrious history of Kansas. The Jayhawks have a lot of depth and look unstoppable when they are going well. There is a reason they are top team in the country. Kentucky came back from 9 down at halftime to beat Duke. The Wildcats have a lot of athleticism and take and make a lot of threes. They will be tough.
Villanova is in an absolute freefall after losing to Saint Joseph’s. Temple beat Drexel in the other half of the Big 5 games, Georgia beat North Florida, Syracuse struggled with Colgate. Columbia and Siena remained undefeated. Ole Miss is struggling to score on a consistent basis and only beat South Alabama by 10. Finally, Oregon needed overtime to beat Portland in Eugene. The Big Ten has only lost 2 games this season.
Yesterday, I went 43-12 overall, giving me a nine-day total of 319-72 overall. There are a lot of games today, but there are not as many good games as yesterday. The Icons of the Game event kicks off today, and the HBCU All-Stars Challenge begins today as well. There are also a lot of top 25 teams in action today, and not many games have upset potential. Picks for day 10, November 13, 2024, are below.
Dartmouth over Albany
UMass over Louisiana Tech
St. John’s over Wagner
Bellarmine over Southern Indiana
UConn over Le Moyne
Tennessee over Montana
Howard over Tennessee State
Jacksonville State over Georgia State
NC State over Coastal Carolina
Bucknell over Mount St. Mary’s
Harvard over Northeastern
Toledo over Wright State
Wofford over Presbyterian
St. Bonaventure over Florida Gulf Coast
Charlotte over Richmond
Dayton over Ball State
George Mason over Central Michigan
Longwood over Milwaukee
Canisius over Mercyhurst
Wake Forest over SC Upstate
VCU over Merrimack
Middle Tennessee over Evansville
Southern over East Texas A&M
Auburn over Kent State
Nebraska over Fairleigh Dickinson
Houston over Louisiana
Arkansas over Troy
Western Illinois over Green Bay
Tulsa over Oral Roberts
Vanderbilt over California
Texas Tech over Wyoming
Seton Hall over Hofstra
Minnesota over North Texas
Creighton over Houston Christian
Illinois over Oakland
Colorado over Fullerton
BYU over Queens
Santa Clara over North Dakota State
Santa Barbara over Fresno State
Nevada over Weber State
San Francisco over Long Beach State
USC over UT Arlington
As I mentioned, there are a lot of games today, but not many with the potential for great games or upsets. One game to keep an eye on for an upset is Hofstra and Seton Hall. The Pirates have not looked great early on, and Hofstra is the type of team that can trouble Seton Hall. North Texas and Minnesota will be the best game of the night and don’t be surprised if the Mean Green wins that game. It wouldn’t be considered an upset to me, though. Enjoy the hoops.