Eleven Warriors

tOSU @ Duke- tOSU

Duke just came off a big game vs. Louisville, and OSU has been prepping for this game for weeks. I think that the perimeter defense of Craft and Scott will create a lot of pressure on Duke, and will get them out of their half court offense. I am also wondering how Ryan Kelly will guard Thomas. We need to be tough on the glass, but I think we will win. Obviously, this will be a war.

Minn @ FSU- Minn

This is a great matchup. FSU returns four starters on a team that won 25 games last year. Minnesota returns their top five scorers, and Mbakwe has been really fired up. I think this comes down to the wire, but will give the edge (barely) to Minnesota because they have already played Duke (a loss), Memphis (a win) and Stanford (a win). 

Iowa @ V Tech- Iowa

Two teams that will be near the bottom in their respective conferences. Iowa lost Matt Gatens who was the clear leader last year. V Tech has their best two players back from last year, but the team wasn't really good last year. I say Iowa wins this one, but this is another good matchup.

NC St. @ tsun- tsun

Wow. Talk about a lot of talent. This should be an absolute battle. NC St. returns their top four scorers, and adds three stud freshmen. CJ Leslie is a really good, versatile forward and Lorenzo Brown can fill it up as well. tsun beat Pitt the other night, and has a lot of talent. Yes they have Trey Burke back, but I have also been impressed with Glen Robinson III (little dog?) and the other freshmen. As much as I hate to say it, this is a really good scum team. I think these two teams are fairly evenly matched talent wise, but give the edge to scum at home.

Maryland @ NW (awkward)- Maryland

If Maryland wins, does the B1G get a half a point? Drew Crawford is back for NW, and Maryland isn't very good. However, Maryland did bring in a pretty good recruting class. I'm worried that NW may be banged up inside too much in this one, and take Maryland. Remember, Maryland only lost to KY by 3 a few weeks ago.

Neb @ Wake- Wake

Wake isn't bad. Nebraska is. Wake will win.

UNC @ IU- IU

Wow. Just wow. I love the ACC/B1G challenge so much. Mostly for matchups like this. UNC is young, but reloaded as usually. I love McAdoo's game. IU is stacked, as we are reminded by espn every 5 minutes. This will be close, but you have to think IU pulls it out at home.

UVA @ Wisky- Wisky

Two really crafty teams. UVA is well coached and plays excellent defense. Bo Ryan annoys me, but his teams play hard. I think the difference here is that Wisconsin has a frontcourt that is experienced and tough. I think they wear down UVA. Another nice matchup here.

Purdue @ Clem- Clem

I thought Purdue would be decent this year. Right now, they are sitting at 2-3, having lost to Oregon St., Bucknell, and Villanova. None of those is a terrible loss, but Purdue should have won each of those games. I think Purdue is a better team than Clemson, but the game is @ Clemson. I'll take Clemson in the upset here.

MSU @ Miami- MSU

MSU rolls. The U lost to Florida Gulf Coast. For reals.

G-Tech @ Ill- Ill

As an OSU fan, I have nightmares about Brandon Paul. Seriously. G-Tech has some talent coming in this year, but doesn't have enough fire power to win @ Ill. 

BC @ PSU- PSU

Yuck. This game is just bad, as both these teams has a long way to go. BC has everyone back from an awful team (is that a good thing)? PSU lost to Akron already. BC lost to Charleston (not terrible, at least I've heard of them) and Bryant University. Bryant? What the heck? I blame Jim Bollman, and must take PSU at home.

That would be 9-3 B1G. Some of those (including tOSU) are toss-up games. Should be a lot of fun though, and a great way to gear up for college bball.

@firedup Dickie V isn't working tOSU game tonight. I saw somewhere that it will be Musberger and Jay Bilas. Wish it were Gus Johnson and/or Raftery, but at least it's not Vitale.

I still think PSU could pull this off at home. Again, BC lost to Bryant. 

B1G looked really tough yesterday, as Minnesota, tsun, and IU played really well. In a panic move, the ACC immediately contacted Louisville to boost it's future in the ACC/B1G challenge!