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00:00What a garden party we have on this Tuesday night top 15 tilt in the Big East
00:05That could decide the top spot of the conference in the standings at this moment
00:10Maybe the biggest game at Madison Square Garden for st. John's men's basketball in
00:17How long two and a half point spread in favor of the Red Storm?
00:22Against the Golden Eagles of Marquette and Shaka smart total
00:27146 and a half a critically important game for the Big East a regular season title race
00:33What goes down tonight inside the world's most famous arena a lot of defense?
00:38I know that that sounds crazy for two teams at average about 79 80 points a game
00:43But you're gonna want to see this is gonna be a slugfest. Listen folks. This thing is big as
00:481985 st. John's
00:51Georgetown, you know one person to Ewing versus Mullin, but guys it's up there for a
00:58University that has struggled since Louie Carter second left from all those other coaches
01:03This is a huge spot for a st. John's team. I think I make a deep run
01:07I think you played under if the play of RJ Lewis, can he make the tough shots?
01:11But to me guys, you know where I'm going with this for my as my seat in the hall connection
01:16It's all about Kodari Richard if Kodari Richard plays like the way he played 24 8 8 versus Providence
01:22This team is primed for a final four run because this is they do everything kind of guy
01:27But there's a guy named Cam Jones on the other side. I can get it done tonight for Marquette. Buckle up folks
01:33We'll be fireworks tonight. I think that total is critically important
01:37JY 146 and a half if the Johnny's played away that Rick Pitino wants this team
01:43Structured fourth most efficient defense in the country
01:46I think we stay under even under the bright lights of MSG on this Tuesday, JY
01:53Fade away to the break once again, my friend
01:55Thank you for being here to end out this second hour our third and final up next
02:00Live right here on the early line on sports grid. Let's get you ready for a great day of basketball on this Tuesday evening
02:08We'll talk the NBA in just a matter of moments, but Joe let's start with a huge game tonight
02:13In college basketball between two teams contending for a Big East regular season crowd
02:20Say John's hoping for its first since
02:241991
02:2592 the final year of Louis Lou Karnas seconds final year as the head coach of the Red Storm
02:31Maybe the biggest game we have seen for st. John's inside Madison Square Garden in the last two decades
02:38Three decades, there are two and a half point favorite tonight at home against Marquette
02:44146 and a half is that total short spread total of 146 and a hook
02:50How do you see this game playing out between the Johnny's and the Golden Eagles?
02:54well, it's so interesting bad because
02:57You know, I was talking last night about how
03:00unbelievably horrific the ACC and basketball has become and
03:04There are some people that have been saying, you know, the Big East I just ain't what it used to be
03:09Well, just take a look Marquette just had to play you caught right now. They're getting they lost
03:14So now they got to take on st. John's, you know who they have after that
03:18Creighton then you've got the same situation when you go over the next couple of weeks here
03:24You con has got to face st
03:26John's coming up then Creighton as well
03:28So all of these teams these four big teams in a Big East over the next week
03:32They're all gonna be playing one another and it starts here tonight
03:36The question is, you know Marquette's got to be careful because already coming into this one would have lost the Yukon on Saturday
03:45What happens if they lose this game here then all of a sudden they got another impossible game coming up
03:50Yeah, I mean call me crazy
03:52This is a monster game for the Big East
03:55But it also to me all depends and you talked about it with the coach earlier on the total here is
04:01Yukon, I mean is st. John's really been going to continue to shoot
04:0824% from the perimeter on the season is there is there going to be some positive regression at some point?
04:16Because that's what they're shooting
04:1824% from long-range
04:20If that changes here tonight, I promise you not only will this game go flying over but st
04:25John's wins it rather easily a
04:28Two and a half point spread in favor of the Red Storm who has won eight consecutive games
04:33Off to a ten and one start in Big East play covering
04:37five times in those last eight games under in four of their previous five as you look at
04:43Efficiency metrics from Kenneth Pomeroy on the offensive side of the football or offensive side for st
04:50John's we talked a lot of Super Bowl today. My apologies the Red Storm
04:5370th not all that elite
04:57defensively fourth most efficient in
05:01College hoops. How do they try to contain Marquette tonight led by one of the best guards you will see in the country in Camp
05:07Jones, but can Kidari Richmond answer on the other side and RJ Lewis for Rick Pitino as well
05:14You know, it's going to be a great scene and an atmosphere. I cannot wait to watch that game tonight
05:20146 and a hook. Yeah, I think that total is very very intriguing the fact that it's even up there Joe
05:28Might be telling you something if you watch st. John's play Providence at the garden early. Yeah on
05:35Saturday
05:37How about this for the first time on the early line this year? We don't say this is only November
05:42This is only December. This is January
05:46This is February the month before a certain month known as March
05:52With John or Austin right here on this Tuesday morning on the early line on
05:58Sports grid joining us on behalf of the fan dual sports book and of course doing great work for CBS Sports John
06:04This is February and we're very glad to have you here
06:08Ben it's great to be with you and
06:11to start off the opening week of February a huge big 12 battle between two teams that
06:17Desperately needed a win last night at the fog in Lawrence top 20 showdown between 8th ranked, Iowa State and number 16
06:26Kansas jump both of these teams needed a win the Jayhawks got it in resounding fashion winning by 17 in covering and
06:34As a two and a half point favorite 69 52 over the Cyclones handing the clones their third
06:41Consecutive loss who showed you more last night inside Allen field house
06:46Well, I expected Kansas to respond and respond in a major way after the second half that it played on Saturday against Baylor and think
06:54About this for a second Ben in
06:56Saturday's second half loss to Baylor
07:00Kansas gave up 60 points
07:03Meanwhile
07:04Monday night against Iowa State Kansas gave up 52 points
07:08So the Jayhawks obviously between Saturday and Monday
07:11Made a different commitment defensively giving up 60 points in the second half against the Bears on Saturday only 52 in the game
07:18But you also saw something defensively last night from Kansas with Flory
07:22Badunga and Hunter Dickinson on the floor at the same time the interior defense of Kansas went to a different level a
07:31Couple of heartbreaking losses for KU in the last few weeks within big 12 play big defensive stand last night
07:38John then got over in three straight entering the matchup against Iowa State
07:43Allowing at least 81 points in all three a much better performance last night against the Cyclones now from the big 12
07:51To the Big East. Oh boy. What a game we have tonight inside the world's most famous arena. It is 12th ranked
07:58St. John's atop the Big East standings at this moment 10 and 1 in conference play
08:03Against the 9 and 2 Big East team in Marquette ranked 11th in the country. John will get to the X's and O's
08:10We'll get to the key matchups in just a moment there. You see the numbers on this screen, but for context in
08:17Atmosphere tonight inside Madison Square Garden. This is st
08:21John's biggest game inside MSG since when in your estimation
08:27You know in terms of this game Ben
08:30I think you know
08:31you can obviously make a lot of different cases for a lot of different games given the
08:35Circumstances but in terms of the totality of this week playing Marquette tonight at Madison Square Garden playing Yukon
08:41Friday at Gampel Pavilion
08:43This is as big a week as the st
08:45John's program has had in a long time maybe a quarter of a century
08:48Remember st. John's has not won a game in the NCAA tournament since 2000 and st
08:53John's if it can win a pair of games this week would put itself in the pole position
08:59To win at least a share of the Big East regular season title for the first time since the 91 92 season
09:06That's the last year that Luke Kornicek are on the sidelines for this program
09:11But Ben, you know things like that make for great conversation for people from the periphery and I understand that
09:17But if you really want to get into the nuts and bolts of things
09:19This is a pretty significant week for st. John's from an NCAA tournament seeding standpoint
09:24I know that the Red Storms have been highly ranked the last couple of weeks
09:27But the facts are the facts right now as of today st
09:31John's just has one quad one win this season
09:35So in order to have a seed that reflects the type of season that st
09:39John's is having it needs to start stacking wins against top flight competition
09:44St. John's will still have two games against Marquette two games against UConn a home game
09:51Against Creighton and also a road game at Villanova that as of today still falls within the top one
09:57or exceeding the top 75 of the net which makes the quad one game a
10:01Big week begets big opportunity tonight in the garden against Marquette Friday on the road against UConn
10:08So let's dive into the nuts and bolts John of this individual matchup
10:12You'll be watching tonight inside MSG. What is the key matchup between st. John's and Marquette?
10:18Well, I think the one thing that we have seen with Marquette is that when Marquette's ancillary pieces play at a really really high level
10:26Guys like Chase Ross and Ben Gold Marquette goes to a completely different level
10:31So taking away those guys are going to be paramount for st
10:35John's to come away with a win and st
10:37John's here at some point is going to have to become a more capable outside shooting team the grit the
10:45Determination all the attributes that make up vintage rick patino teams are great
10:49And it's willed this team to 19 wins in its first 22 games
10:53But to go far in the NCAA tournament to go to the second weekend of the NCAA tournament
10:59Sooner or later you have to knock down some shots
11:01Kodari Richmond's who is starting to separate himself again is one of the best players in the Big East
11:07Again made two three-point shots on Saturday against Providence
11:10You can't rely on him to be a consistent outside shooter as of yet
11:13But you can start to have the conversation that Kodari
11:17Richmond is starting to look again like Kodari Richmond in elite performance on Saturday against Providence and in his last five games is
11:25Averaging about sixteen point six rebounds six assists. He's like a Swiss army knife
11:31Johnny's as you see there a minus money favorite minus 115 to win their first Big East regular season crown in over three
11:38Decades Big 12 Big East Big Ten tonight in Los Angeles at Pauley Pavilion
11:44UCLA hosts number nine Michigan State the Spartans suffering their first Big Ten loss John over the weekend
11:51against
11:52USC UCLA meanwhile inspired basketball
11:55They've won five in a row final minute of this segment. How competitive is tonight's clash in Westwood?
12:03Extremely competitive and it's an opportunity for UCLA to regain its place among the national discussion
12:09I'm talking about being back in the top 20 of the polls
12:12You know UCLA had a four-game losing streak at the start of January, but has rallied
12:18You know over the past couple of weeks for a number of different reasons
12:21The first is obvious a Dai Mara has made a major difference for the Bruins
12:26It's almost like UCLA
12:27Had a midseason trade and acquired a seven foot three five man
12:31And then the X Factor for this team continues to be sophomore point guard Dylan Andrews
12:35And he just needs to continue to understand
12:37That being good is not the enemy of being an all-conference
12:40Player as long as he gets ten to twelve points and four or five assists and minimizes his turnovers
12:45UCLA can beat anybody in the Big Ten a
12:47Tuesday night in February. It is one of the beautiful things about college basketball right now John Rothstein
12:54We thank you as always for on the early line up next
12:57Let's go around the country great Tuesday night in February in college basketball
13:03It is a beautiful sight each and every week less than six weeks remaining until selection Sunday
13:09We highlighted action yesterday in the Big 12 the monumental showdown in the Big East tonight between st
13:15Johns and Marquette inside Madison Square Garden, Michigan State stays out west after losing to SC over the weekend
13:23Can they bounce back?
13:25Against UCLA the Bruins have won five straight the Spartans had won their first nine games in Big Ten action still sitting in pole
13:33Position atop the Big Ten standings. Let's talk a little bit more Big Ten basketball, Iowa
13:38Very tough blow yesterday for their talented sophomore big in Owen Freeman
13:43Finger surgery out for the remainder of this season and yet the line for the Hawkeyes who have been stumbling as of late
13:52Actually working more in their manner seven and a half point spread on the screen six and a half point number
13:59Against Purdue number seven Purdue in the top ten for a second consecutive week
14:04They've been a top ten team a ton
14:06In fact in the 72 total AP poll since the start of the 2021 22
14:12Men's college basketball season the Boilers have been a top ten team for 59 of those 72 polls
14:20Consistent success at the highest level big rivalry victory on Friday night against, Indiana
14:26How about IU who is really struggling right now?
14:30Can they find some resolve at a tough place to win inside the call center against number 21?
14:37Wisconsin the Badgers a nine and a half point favorite when you talk top 25 tilts
14:42Of course, you must go to the SEC with so many teams in the top 25 Ole Miss four and a half point home
14:49favorite tonight in Oxford
14:51Against Kentucky interesting week for the Wildcats a week ago
14:56Roadwin as a double-digit dog
14:59outright against Tennessee home loss in the return to coach Calipari that would be coach Cal John Calipari
15:07To rep arena as an eight and a half nine and a half point home favorite in Lexington on
15:13Saturday a lot of bounce back resilient spots potentially at stake tonight, Oklahoma blew out Vanderbilt over the weekend
15:20They're getting 16 and a half tonight on the planes against the number one team in the country in
15:26Auburn Houston 22 and a half point favorite suffered their first big 12 loss over the weekend against, Texas Tech now
15:33Expected to show out in a big way tonight in H town
15:36Laying 22 and a half against Oklahoma State order lost by 20 in Knoxville to the Vols
15:43Vandy got beat bad both teams coming off a loss. How does it look tonight in?
15:49Gainesville again, so many great games a couple of very compelling ones in the big 12
15:56Baylor has been a very up-and-down team this year for Scott drew John Rothstein talked about the resilient second half
16:03Doubling up Kansas to come back from a 21 point opening half deficit
16:08To literally double up KU winning the second 20 minutes 60 to 30 at home in Waco on
16:14Saturday, but they were a two and a half point home favorite at close
16:18They were expected to win that football game much more chaotic. I think than any odds maker would have
16:25Anticipated now, they're on the road tonight against 13th ranked, Texas Tech
16:30If you haven't been paying attention to what Grant McCaslin has done in Lubbock over the last two years
16:35But especially this season with the Red Raiders
16:38You should start looking Texas Tech now number 13 in the country one in overtime in
16:45Houston on Saturday
16:47Against the Cougs to hand you H their first loss of the season in big 12 play without
16:54their head coach grant McCaslin on the sideline for a good majority of it because he was ejected early and
17:01Rightfully so as his star player and leading scorer JT Toppin
17:05Somehow was awarded a flagrant to for a kick to the nether regions
17:10If you will of a Houston defender trying to get out of a double team and a trap
17:15It did not seem malicious and yet a flagrant to an expulsion was granted
17:21I like Texas Tech tonight in this big spot against Baylor and here is a moment that we always pay attention to
17:29When you see the odds tell you something
17:33BYU is now a two-and-a-half point home favorite tonight in Provo
17:37Against 20th ranked, Arizona the catch back into the top 25 for the first time since November of this year
17:46Yegor Dimon, if you don't know his name for BYU the Russian star for the Cougars playing really good basketball
17:54And anytime you play in Provo it is going to be difficult and we have an unranked home favorite
18:00Against a ranked team more often than not that trend is
18:05Profitable. All right that does it for a Tuesday on the early line Wednesday
18:10So much more Super Bowl coverage from New Orleans here on TEL it starts at 8 a.m
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