Big East Conference Game Thread- March

[auror]

I guess we should give up on the dream of Xavier getting into the top 30.

They'd have to win the BET at this point.

 

[shizzle787]

Xavier is still on the right side of the bubble. If they win on Saturday, they may not even have to win a game at the BET.

 

[connVA]

Easy money against a team we’ve never beaten. Pure mojo genius.

 

[kobe]

so sad to see the blue men falling apart...again.

fans should be banned from the arena until they can behave themselves. not a good luck for community college duke.

 

[mbs02005]

so sad to see the blue men falling apart...again.

fans should be banned from the arena until they can behave themselves. not a good luck for community college duke.

What?

 

[connVA]

Gotcha. Same betting stupidity, different night.

 

[Get a Job]

What?

I am pretty sure he's insulting Xavier and their fans.

 

[connVA]

Dude- I know. I was alluding to the fact that both decisions were stupid bets.

 

[UncleSpliff]

Xavier is still on the right side of the bubble. If they win on Saturday, they may not even have to win a game at the BET.

No they aren’t. They’re a 55 kenpom at 17-12. No chance in hell they’re in unless they make a deep BET run.

 

[Hi-Low]

DePaul up 13 on Marquette. Last thing we need is a tough battle from DePaul on Sat

 

[UConNick]

Big East doing a great job imploding their own seed lines/bids tonight

 

[storrsroars]

No they aren’t. They’re a 55 kenpom at 17-12. No chance in hell they’re in unless they make a deep BET run.

X is still in as either an 11 or play-in. KenPom is just one metric and not the key one. X was 36 in NET coming into tonight. They do have to win on Saturday though.

 

[Hi-Low]

DePaul murdering Marquette. This league is nuts.

 

[ArizonaHsky]

No they aren’t. They’re a 55 kenpom at 17-12. No chance in hell they’re in unless they make a deep BET run

 

[UncleSpliff]

X is still in as either an 11 or play-in. KenPom is just one metric and not the key one. X was 36 in NET coming into tonight. They do have to win on Saturday though.

Ya “coming into today”. Kenpom is adjusted in real-time. Their Net is going to tank losing to a Q3 St John’s team.

 

[navery12]

Ya “coming into today”. Kenpom is adjusted in real-time. Their Net is going to tank losing to a Q3 St John’s team.

A road game against St John's is a Q1 loss, not Q3

 

[UncleSpliff]

A road game against St John's is a Q1 loss, not Q3

A 15-13 St John’s team is a Q1 game?? How so??

 

[shizzle787]

A 15-13 St John’s team is a Q1 game?? How so??

Top 75

 

[navery12]

A 15-13 St John’s team is a Q1 game?? How so??

Just barely, but yes. St John's is at 74 in the NET rankings and Q1 on the road is top 75

 

[UncleSpliff]

Just barely, but yes. St John's is at 74 in the NET rankings and Q1 on the road is top 75

Be that as it may Xavier is 3-9 in its last 12 and 7-11 in conference. I just don’t see how they get in unless they win a few more games.

For what it’s worth CBS has them on the bubble and that was before the loss.

Bracketology Bubble Watch: Indiana, North Carolina must win to work their way back into NCAA Tournament

 

[Big East Fa]

Saturday

11 Villanova @ Butler, 12pm, FOX -Brandon Gaudin, Stephen Bardo
Line: Villanova -8.5/128.5

Seton Hall @ Creighton, 2:30, FOX - Tim Brando, Nick Bahe
Line:

DePaul @ 18 Connecticut, 5pm, FOX- Joe Davis, Casey Jacobsen
Line: Connecticut -10/141

Georgetown @ Xavier, 7pm, FS1- Lane Grindle, Dickey Simpkins
Line: Xavier -12/149.5

St. John's @ Marquette, 9pm, FS1- Bob Brainerd, Brian Butch
Line: Marquette -4/160

 

[ArizonaHsky]

Saturday

11 Villanova @ Butler, 12pm, FOX -Brandon Gaudin, Stephen Bardo
Line: Villanova -8.5/128.5

Seton Hall @ Creighton, 2:30, FOX - Tim Brando, Nick Bahe
Line:

DePaul @ 18 Connecticut, 5pm, FOX- Joe Davis, Casey Jacobsen
Line: Connecticut -10/141

Georgetown @ Xavier, 7pm, FS1- Lane Grindle, Dickey Simpkins
Line: Xavier -12/149.5

St. John's @ Marquette, 9pm, FS1- Bob Brainerd, Brian Butch
Line: Marquette -4/160

Wow Xavier -12, Georgetown will cover that