Archive for March, 2016

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: HAWKS at RAPTORS With 8-10 games left in the NBA regular season, pretty much all eight spots in the Eastern Conference playoffs have been determined with Chicago still having a slight chance to run down Indiana or Detroit for the 7-8 hole. That said, there are still important seeding considerations at… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: TOWSON STATE vs. OAKLAND This is the first year of the Vegas Eight. This is an idea that is supposed to stay but we’ll see. Remember that the teams in this tournament have not played in 15-24 days but based on the assumption that these teams have continued to practice and… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: SYRACUSE vs. GONZAGA Two teams that were life and death to even get into the Big Dance square off tonight with one advancing on to the weekend’s Elite Eight. The (21-13) Syracuse Orangmen struggled in non-conference play while legendary coach Jim Boeheim served a suspension and then 1-5 down the stretch… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: VERMONT at NEVADA The CBI has reached it’s semifinals and tonight World Champion Handicapper Jeff Allen examines the late offering as the Vermont Catamounts (23-13) out of the America East Conference visit the Nevada Wolf Pack (21-13) from the Mountain West in Reno. As there is no official seeding in the… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: GEORGE WASHINGTON at MONMOUTH The second round of the NIT reconvenes tonight with an interesting battle between Georgie Washington (24-10) out of the A-10 taking on Monmouth (28-7) out of the MAAC. The Colonials have had an up and down year, playing great on occasion and inexplicably bad at other times…. Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: PITTSBURGH vs. WISCONSIN Friday’s feature spotlight preview features two middle seeds out of the power conferences, each program having major history in the Big Dance. No.10 seed  Pittsburgh (21-11, 9-9) has had a non-descript year that has put long-time HC Jamie Dixon on the hot seat. Dixon has been rumored to… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: USC vs. PROVIDENCE The No.8 vs. No.9 games are the closes seeds, generally have the stickies lines and are usually ultra-competitive. Tonight’s USC vs. Providence matchup figures to be all that and more as these two bubble beaters meet in Raleigh. The (21-12, 9-9) Trojans stumbled down the stretch to go… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: LONG BEACH STATE at WASHINGTON Tournament action gets into full swing today with the NCAA “don’t call me a Play-In Game” First Round, NIT, CIT and CBI tournaments all playing tonight. One of the more intriguing matchups off the Tuesday card comes from the NIT where the Long Beach State 49ers… Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: WEST VIRGINIA vs. OKLAHOMA Two of the top teams in the country and very possibly two Final Four teams square off tonight in Big 12 quarterfinal action in Kansas City as (25-7, 13-5) West Virginia takes on (25-6, 12-6) Oklahoma in what figures to be the feature game of the night…. Read More

JEFF ALLEN GAME PREVIEW: FLORIDA STATE vs. VIRGINIA TECH Power conference tournaments are now in full swing and we have an interesting matchup in the final second-round game of the ACC tournament as No.11 seeded Florida State takes on the No.6 seeded Virginia Tech Hokies. Both teams are on rolls with the (19-12, 8-10) Seminoles… Read More