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Baylor +1700 1u

Dare I say this Baylor team will be better than the one who last won it all in 2021? It's way too early to clearly make that statement, but this team has a ton of potential and all the pieces needed. It starts with the 1-2 key returning punch in guard play with Adam Flagler and LJ Cryer. I always referred to 2021 Baylor as having the 3 headed snake at guard play and Scott Drew has done it again as he brought in Keyonte George. George will be a great addition who should be an instant impact on offense. To further back that up we saw what he was able to do this summer when they played in the Global Jam. They also bring in Jalen Bridges who I fully expect to see play at his best under Scott Drew. Baylor is deep in the front court now as well as they bring in Josh Ojianwuna and Caleb Lohner. Flo Thamba will still be starting at the 5 and expect a big impact from Tchatchou when he returns. This team is loaded front top to bottom and has a lot of depth. Expect Scott Drew to have this team clicking on all cylinders and playing at their peak come March.

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By James LaRosa • July 1, 2019
This tournament has a real feel of a shake up, but at the end of the day I can't see anyone else but North Texas vs UAB. I would have to say UAB 100% has the easier path. Their quarterfinal game should be a walk through and their semifinal game will likely be against UTEP/MTSU and although it'll be a good game UAB should pass the test and get to the championship. UNT's side of the bracket can be really tricky because of teams like Western Kentucky, La Tech, and whoever wins Charlotte/Rice. I do believe UNT is really good otherwise this would be a landmine on top of a landmine. UNT's defense is just so good and with guys like Thomas Bell and Tylor Perry I expect them to get to the championship. There's a few dark horse candidates I considered for this tournament, but UTEP at 35/1 seems really good to me. With a guy like Souley Boum who can fill it up any given game they have a high ceiling. MTSU obviously put together a masterful regular season, but this postseason I think they get sent home game one. Due to the high upside UTEP possesses I believe 35/1 is too good to pass up. Can they beat UAB? At 35/1 I'd like to have that ticket in that spot, but I do see UAB being too good. My bust is WKU at +950. I'm not so sure they can get past La Tech and if they do I don't see them scaring UNT. At the end of the day I see UAB dancing, but don't see value at +170. Round By Round Predictions 7E Marshall over 6E FIU 6W UTSA over 7W Southern Miss 4E Charlotte over 5W Rice 3W La Tech over 7E Marshall 4W UTEP over 5E ODU 3E FAU over 6W UTSA 1W UNT over 4E Charlotte 3W La Tech over 2E WKU 4W UTEP over lE MTSU 2W UAB over 3E FAU 1W UNT over 3W La tech 2W over 4W UTEP 2W UAB over 1W UNT  Predicted Winner - UAB +170 Dark Horse - UTEP +3500 Bust - WKU +950

WAC Basketball Tournament

By James LaRosa • April 15, 2019
This is going to be a great tournament. I think the field is pretty wide open in terms of there's no clear cut winner and teams 1-6 I believe all have a shot to win it. Personally I believe New Mexico State is the best team and hope they can get into the tournament, because they have a high ceiling and likely can pull off an upset round one. What I like about the WAC is they have some transfers that just simply shouldn't be there. Teddy Allen from NMSU and Savion Flagg from Sam Houston are just too good for this league. When you have studs like this on your team you can make noise. High Major transfer guys who have just been tearing it up in conference play. Also a name not to forget is Darrion Trammell from Seattle. Shifty electric guard who can fill it up. I like NMSU to win this simply because their game one will be in the semifinals, but at +140 I don't necessarily love the price. SFA really turned it up at the end of the season, rattling off 10 wins in a row and getting 3 wins in what seemed like an absolute gauntlet of events proves they are ready for March. Longshots Sam Houstona and Abilene are interesting at +3600 and +1700. I'd say Sam Houston is a bit more attractive, because I do think they have a better shot of getting to the semifinals than ACU. SFA at +650 is my dark horse and Seattle at +440 is my bust. If I had to add another bust I think Grand Canyon's price stinks at +310. I'd love to see NMSU win and I think Jans and the Aggies do just that. Round By Round Predictions 9 UTGRV over 8 Cal Baptist 7 Utah Valley over 10 Chicago State 5 Sam Houston over 9 UTGRV 6 ACU over 7 Utah Valley 5 Sam Houston over 4 Grand Canyon 3 SFA over 6 ACU 1 NMSU over 5 Sam Houston 3 SFA over 2 Seattle 1 NMSU over 3 SFA Predicted Winner - NMSU +140 Dark Horse - SFA +440/Sam Houston +3600 Bust - Grand Canyon +310/Seattle +440