No more upset specials, Other Suggested Picks: 3/23

From now on, I will not be posting any upset specials, as I think it is smarter to just research one lock pick, instead of two weak picks.


Instead of an upset special, I will post some other suggested picks if I feel that there is evidence supporting that pick, just not enough to make it the pick of the day. These picks will have very short write-ups and often will just have a few stats.

Suggested Pick #1: Cody Zeller or Tie

I would take Cody Zeller even if he didn't have the tie option, but with the tie, he is a slam-dunk.

Cody Zeller First Half Points in Tournament Games (Big Ten and NCAA's only)

10 points vs. VCU
7 points vs. New Mexico State
9 points vs. Wisconsin
12 points vs. Penn State

Anthony Davis First Half Points in Tournament Games (SEC and NCAA's only)

10 points vs. Iowa State
5 points vs. Western Kentucky
6 points vs. Vanderbilt
10 points vs. Florida
1 points vs. LSU

These two teams played on December 10th in Indiana, here are the first half poitn totals for each player:

Cody Zeller: 7 Points
Anthony Davis: 4 Points

Anthony Davis is more of an all-or-nothing scorer while Cody Zeller will give you similir first half point totals. Plus, since Kentucky has more weapons then Indiana they are more likely to look to someone else for points.

Pick: Cody Zeller or Tie

Pick #2: Tu Holloway First Half Points: 8 or fewer, 9 or more

Tu Holloway First Half Points in Tournaments (A-10 and NCAA's only)

6 vs. Lehigh Xavier was down by 4 at the half
8 vs. Notre Dame Xavier was down by 2 at the half
11 vs. St. Bonaventure Xavier was down by 13 at the half
6 vs. Saint Louis Xavier was up by 6 at the half
10 vs. Dayton Xavier was down by 10 at the half

The real question here is do you think that Xavier will be close at halftime. When the game is close, Tu Holloway doesn't score as much, but when they are down by a sizable amount, he feels the need to take over the game.

Pick: 8 or fewer (Low Confidence)