WAC Saturday

[WACed]

UTAH ST. -3.5 vs Nevada..........1*
UTAH ST. (15-6, 5-1) hosts NEVADA (13-7, 5-2WAC). Nevada comes into this game off a 12pt win over Fresno St. while Utah St. is coming into this game after a 30point loss @ New Mexico St. Utah St. has had a full week to rest and prepare for this game, and I would assume they spent a good majority of that time working against a full court press which has given them a lot of problems the past 2 games (24 turnovers @ Louisiana Tech and 16turnovers @ NewMexico St.). Utah St. should also be getting 4 players who where suspended for the New Mexico St. game back on the floor tonight which will help them a great deal. Both teams will be able to put up points (Nevada avg. 70.2pts a game on the road, Utah St. avg. 76.5pts a game at home) and I think the difference in this game will come down to which team can come up w/ the defensive stops when they need them and I lean slightly to Utah St. on that (Nevada allowing 70.7pts on the road while Utah St. is allowing 63.1pts at home this year) Also Utah St. shoots 80.5% from the free throw line @ home which could play a huge factor in this game especially down the stretch if Utah St. has the lead(which i feel they will) and Nevada is forced to foul. This should be a good game w/ 2 of the top WAC teams facing off, but I look for Utah St. to bounce back nicely after their embarrassing loss @ New Mexico St. and maintain their slight lead in the Conference.

NEW MEXICO ST. -5 @ San Jose St. ..........2*
SAN JOSE ST. (10-10, 2-5WAC) hosts New Mexico St. (11-12, 5-3WAC). New Mexico St comes into this game after a bad 23pt loss @ Hawaii where they turned the ball over 24 times, and San Jose St. is coming off a 15pts win over CS-Bakersfield. Despite there last win SJS had been struggling there previous games (14pt loss @ Idaho and 17pt loss@ Fresno St.) and I think this team will continue it's slide in the WAC in this game as New Mexico St. bounces back from their loss @ Hawaii. New Mexico St. is only 2-7 on the road this season, but 6 of the 7 losses have been to teams w/ records over .500 and the other was against a Hawaii team who has already beaten SJS twice on the year. I don't feel that SJS is anywhere near the caliber of opponent who New Mexico St. has been lossing to on the road, I think they are more in the class of Idaho who New Mexico St. beat on the road by 10, and I see the final score landing somewhere in that same area.

LOUISIANA TECH +16.5 @ Hawaii ...........3*
HAWAII(9-11, 5-3WAC) hosts LOUISIANA TECH(3-15, 0-6WAC). Hawaii is coming off a 23pt win over New Mexico St. while Louisiana Tech is coming off a 13point loss to Nevada. Louisiana Tech has had a full week of rest and preparation time for this one while Hawaii has only had 2 days since their last game. I think 16pts is to many to give a rested Louisiana Tech team, especially concidering their biggest conference road loss was 15pts @ Boise St. and in their other 2 WAC road games they lost by 9 @ New Mexico St. and 10 @ Idaho. Louisiana Tech has also covered 4 of it's last 5 games. Hawaii is 0-2ATS as a double digit favorite and they are only 1-1SU in those games. I may be a little crazy but I actually think this may be a good spot for Louisiana Tech to pull out it's first conference "W" against a Hawaii team who could be over looking them after blowing out New Mexico St. by 23.


I like Boise St. -16 against Idaho, but I am 0-3 or something like that betting WAC home faves of 15pts or more, so I'm just gonna lay off of it.

ALSO PLAYING:

INDIANA ST. +3.5 vs Drake..........2*

gl today everyone

[WACed]

Originally Posted by WACed

UTAH ST. -3.5 vs Nevada..........1*

NEW MEXICO ST. -5 @ San Jose St. ..........2*


LOUISIANA TECH +16.5 @ Hawaii ...........3*


ALSO PLAYING:

INDIANA ST. +3.5 vs Drake..........2*

2-2 (-0.4*)