Another day, another top 5 team goes down. This time it was the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Tar Heels lost in Chapel Hill to Clemson. The Tigers needed another signature win, and they got it and can breathe easier now because they are likely going dancing. UConn beat Butler, Houston beat Oklahoma State, and Wake Forest destroyed Georgia Tech.
The Big Ten had some crazy results last night. Rutgers went into Maryland and beat the Terps, and Indiana came back from 18 down in the second half to beat Ohio State in Columbus but may have lost Ke’lel Ware for a while. Minnesota continues to impress this year as they beat Michigan State in Minneapolis. Kentucky blew out Vanderbilt, and Baylor beat Texas Tech in a battle of top 25 teams. The Gophers currently sit in fourth place in the Big Ten. In some other results, Nevada beat Utah State, Dayton beat Saint Joseph’s, and St Mary’s stayed undefeated in the WCC by destroying Pacific.
Yesterday I went 19-13 in my picks that brings my 91 day total to 2,623-1,064 overall. There is a huge slate of games today and there are a lot of entertaining games today as well. There are some rivalry games, teams playing for seeding and to keep themselves in the NCAA tournament, and finally some teams who are on a losing streak ready to start winning again and get themselves right. Picks for day 93 February 7, 2024, are below.
UNC Asheville over High Point
Winthrop over Charleston Southern
Seton Hall over Georgetown
La Salle over Saint Louis
Stetson over Bellarmine
Tennessee over LSU
Wisconsin over Michigan
Auburn over Alabama
Syracuse over Louisville
NC State over Pitt
Lehigh over Army
Indiana State over Valpo
Longwood over South Carolina Upstate
Gardner-Webb over Presbyterian
Lafayette over Holy Cross
Xavier over Villanova
Colgate over Boston University
Duquesne over Davidson
George Mason over Loyola Chicago
St Bonaventure over UMass
American over Loyola MD
Navy over Bucknell
ETSU over Wofford
Furman over Mercer
Western Carolina over The Citadel
Fort Wayne over Cleveland State
Troy over Marshall
Louisiana Tech over Western Kentucky
Wichita State over UTSA
Louisiana Monroe over Coastal Carolina
North Texas over Tulsa
SMU over Rice
Missouri State over Northern Iowa
Illinois State over UIC
Evansville over Bradley
Drake over Southern Illinois
Belmont over Murray State
Gonzaga over Portland
Southern Mississippi over Old Dominion
Louisiana over Georgia State
South Alabama over Georgia Southern
James Madison over Arkansas State
Appalachian State over Texas State
Providence over Creighton
Duke over Notre Dame
Nebraska over Northwestern
Stanford over UCLA
Texas A&M over Missouri
Mississippi State over Georgia
Eastern Kentucky over Florida Gulf Coast
San Diego over LMU
California over USC
There is a lot on the schedule today. Let’s start with the rivalry games with Auburn and Alabama. Those two teams are both in the top 25 and will make the NCAA tournament. The Crimson Tide currently leads the SEC. Belmont and Murray State has been a rivalry for a long time going back to their Ohio Valley conference days.
Then there are the games in the Big East. Providence needs to win to stay in the field against Creighton. Xavier and Villanova is a de facto elimination game. The loser is likely out of the field. Wisconsin has a get-right game against Michigan in Ann Arbor. Nebraska heads to Evanston to try and get their first road win in conference play. It will be a tough task against a Northwestern team who is great at home. The Huskers already beat them once. Appalachian State and High Point both need to win to stay in first place in their leagues and Duquesne is looking for a win to get them back into the Atlantic 10 race.