Month: December 2011
BCS Championship
Alabama is a slight favorite against LSU in the Championship game. There is a chance that the computer simulations are picking ‘Bama. Pretty sure, though, this is as strong an indicator you can find as to how married Vegas often is to betting tendencies. (Always fun to write “married” and “Vegas” in the same sentence) I wrote about this a few years ago here. While absolutely either team is capable of winning, having Alabama the favorite is to me stunning.
Coach Call-Outs
Refers to the Head Coach of a team reaming his players out publicly. Bill Self does this last night after Kansas struggles to beat Long Beach St by 8 at home. Self slams his team (primarily the guard play) for their inability to control the ball. How his college-aged players react to being blasted out in the open in their upcoming game against No. 2 Ohio State is of interest here.
“If we handle the ball like that, (Ohio State) can pick the score,” Self said. “Let’s just call it like it is. They will pick the score in our own building if we handle the ball like that…It will be a jailbreak if we turn the ball over against Ohio State. They won’t just be running out and scoring two points. They will be making plays that are ESPN top-10 plays.” Quote ESPN college basketball blog.
There is no line yet.
UPDATE
Line: Ohio St (-3) @ Kansas. I know nothing about college basketball at this moment in 2011, but I will be taking Ohio St here. Let’s see what happens.
