Game Projections - 1/3/09

Back on the East Coast - time for some projections:

Picks vs. Spread (Today 17-12; Overall 61-44-3, 57.9%)
Pittsburgh +3.5 @ Georgetown
Rice +10.5 @ Richmond
Georgia +8 vs. Missouri
St. John's +8.5 vs. Notre Dame
Ball State +6.5 vs. Saint Joseph's
Xavier -3 @ Virginia
Seton Hall +9 vs. West Virginia
Furman +6.5 vs. Western Carolina
North Carolina State +11 @ Florida
Old Dominion -4.5 @ Georgia State
Wyoming +14.5 @ Utah
Indiana +14 @ Iowa
Vanderbilt +1.5 @ Massachusetts
Denver +8 @ Louisiana-Lafayette
James Madison +4 @ Towson
Niagara -12.5 vs. Manhattan
W Kentucky -7.5 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock
Wake Forest +3 @ Brigham Young
Butler -9 @ Valparaiso
Arkansas State -11.5 vs. New Orleans
Southeast Missouri State +14 @ Tennessee Tech
Jacksonville State -11.5 vs. Eastern Illinois
Troy -4 vs. Florida International
Morehead State +7.5 @ Austin Peay
Montana State +4 @ Montana
Weber State -6 vs. Northern Colorado
Fresno State +1 vs. New Mexico State
Idaho +12 @ Nevada
UNLV -5.5 vs. New Mexico

Game Projections - 12/29/08

Big East
Georgetown 73 Connecticut 83
Temple 63 Villanova 75
Cincinnati 72 Memphis 78

Other Top 25
North Carolina Central 45 Michigan 74
Louisiana-Lafayette 63 Tennessee 84
Portland State 70 Baylor 79
Central Connecticut State 55 Arizona State 75

Picks vs. Spread
Vermont -4 vs. Colorado State at Honolulu, HI
Niagara -4 vs. Murray State at Chattanooga, TN
Villanova -9 vs. Temple
Connecticut -6.5 vs. Georgetown
Central Michigan +22 @ Kentucky
Louisiana-Lafayette +27.5 @ Tennessee
Portland State +13 @ Baylor
Weber State +20 @ Arizona
Charleston +4 vs. Davidson
Cincinnati +11.5 @ Memphis
Ball State +10 @ UC Santa Barbara
Fresno State +4.5 @ Cal Poly
James Madison +8.5 vs. UTEP at Santa Clara, CA

PPI Rankings - 12/28/08

Big East teams are now bolded...

#1 North Carolina
#2 Oklahoma
#3 Pittsburgh
#4 Duke
#5 Connecticut
#6 Saint Mary's
#7 Wake Forest
#8 West Virginia
#9 Syracuse
#10 Clemson
#11 Creighton
#12 Arizona State
#13 Illinois
#14 Xavier
#15 Texas
#16 Butler
#17 Niagara
#18 California
#19 Illinois State
#20 Michigan State
#21 Gonzaga
#22 Marquette
#23 Texas A&M
#24 Villanova
#25 Tennessee
Others receiving votes: UNLV, Louisville, Stanford, Missouri, Florida State, Purdue, Dayton, Memphis, Ohio State, Utah State, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, UCLA, Brigham Young, Georgetown

Game Projections - 12/28/08

Big East:
Presbyterian 66 Marquette 81
Alcorn State 47 DePaul 67
Rutgers 69 North Carolina 94

Other Top 25:
Louisiana Tech 49 UCLA 77
Valparaiso 54 Purdue 76
High Point 46 Minnesota 74

Games vs. Spread: (Today 7-6-1, Overall 37-25-1, 59.5% percentage)
Eastern Michigan +22 @ Illinois
Northern Iowa -8.5 vs. Indiana State
UC Riverside +5.5 @ Denver
Loyola Marymount +23.5 @ New Mexico State
Louisiana Tech +26.5 @ UCLA
Montana +21.5 @ Washington
Illinois State -2.5 @ Missouri State
Valparaiso +25.5 @ Purdue
Western Kentucky +7.5 vs. Florida State at Miami, FL
Iowa State +12.5 @ Houston
Yale +17.5 @ Alabama
Rutgers +32 @ North Carolina
Creighton -12 vs. Wichita State
Coppin State +8 vs. Colorado