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00:00This is how I know I have left a lasting impact on the sports grid network. We're doing buy or sell
00:06for college basketball here in the month of
00:10March we continue playing buy or sell on this friday with a conversation
00:15around the big east winning head coach
00:18That would be rick patino only in year number two in queens
00:22He has led st. John's for their first outright big east title since 1985
00:271985 four decades of work in only two years and it's not just at st
00:33John's drs the illustrious career of patino on display
00:38880 wins the only head coach at men's college basketball to lead two different programs to a national championship
00:45Kentucky and louisville. He has made seven final four appearances
00:50He is the first head coach in men's basketball d1 history to lead three different programs providence
00:56Kentucky and louisville to a final four berth and he is soon
01:01To be the first and only head coach to lead six different programs to an ncaa tournament appearance
01:08You add in boston university and iona as well and soon to be of course st
01:13John's the red storm looking for their first ncaa tournament win since the year 2000
01:19I'll just give the caveat to the buy or sell question with this
01:23Naturally at first I looked at it and said come on like what are we doing some recency bias
01:29And then you start to dive in and the question does have to be asked pound for pound
01:34Rick patino is the best coach in college basketball history
01:39Yeah, we're selling that we are rick patino's fantastic and there are people on this network that thank him every day for rescuing the school
01:45Called iona that was down in the dumps
01:48Could not could not win anything and he rescued them and look how good they are
01:53So there we go. We'll get that out of the way
01:54But also can we understand the fact is yes recency bias
01:58Which means the single best coach in the history of college athletics is mike. Krzyzewski who won over 1200 games
02:05100 tournament games 13 final fours and five championships here
02:10That sounds like the pound for pound champion of all time here and then you might even go like hey donny
02:16What does your grandfather think about that?
02:17Well, doesn't he remember john wooden was the greatest of all time 10 ncaa championship. Come on now
02:24I like patino
02:25But are we really arguing he's pound for pound the best college coach of all time whether she's chesky and wooden still roaming out there
02:32saying uh
02:35Your grandfather you have really great elderly people impersonations here on this show virginia mccaskey
02:41May she rest in peace as we look at rick patino in the conversation for it donny
02:46You're right when you look at some of the accolades of some of the pantheon of college hoops
02:51It is hard to argue that patino does in essence stack up 10 national championships for john wooden
02:58Mike krzyzewski being the most successful head coach maybe in the recent era in college hoops
03:04You look at guys like dean smith and roy williams bill self even recently jay wright multiple national championship winners
03:11Even as of late dan hurley who was won back to back
03:15But here is the argument for patino in my estimation
03:19Krzyzewski only did it at duke. Roy williams won at multiple places
03:24Of course didn't win national championships at multiple places
03:28But had success in various stuff a lot of the guys we are mentioning did so in
03:34one program and only with one program does rick patino
03:39Take a little bit of a shot then in this conversation because he has been a coaching nomad
03:45Perhaps but I think when you can do it at a variety of places when you can hit the ultimate ceiling in the sport
03:53at multiple spots
03:55That almost speaks to your coaching acumen a little bit more than creating a culture a program and just continuing it
04:02For decade on decade i'm going to sell it as well for this time on rick patino
04:08I do not think though at first blush like I saw it was the craziest question ever
04:15And by the way, I got a pound for pounds. I'm seeing patino's six foot and i'm seeing coach k5 10
04:20So, what are we doing here as well? So patino's even got the body work who's got going over his reach
04:25He's he's not the pound for pound at this point. But by the way, you're skipping here
04:28Let me remember coach k dominating with army up there. Come on now
04:32Multiple he played it on me. He didn't coach army. Yeah, he did coach an army. Yeah, he did. Come on now
04:38Did he yeah? Yeah, look at that multiple institutions ben. Come on now. Let's go
04:44Did he win a national championship at rb? I think they won a natty there. I think they won a natty
04:48You know what I mean?
04:49At least maybe the commander's cup that's got to be worth more than natty at that point to put up there
04:52It's got to be one of those probably beaten a while
04:56Oh, that's big. That's big at army. That's big positive
05:0073 and 59 the record we were just given for coach k's tenure with the black knights again
05:06I don't think rick patino is I don't think it's the craziest question because of the success that he has had at multiple institutions
05:14Speaking of coach k and dean smith and roy williams youth unc this weekend
05:18I'm, right here on the early line on sports grid a ton of college basketball
05:23For you, we have more mid-major tournaments starting on this friday
05:27We'll take a look at those in just a moment
05:30And we also have some top teams in action at the mid-major level as well
05:34But of course, it's the regular season finale weekend ahead at the high major level in college hoops, which means
05:41That old tobacco road rivalry this one in chapel hill and the stakes are paramount tomorrow night between duke and north carolina
05:50unc
05:51Needs another quad one win. They only have one so far this season. Can they knock off duke and maybe?
05:58solidify a birth to the big dance because if not
06:02It gets very dicey for hubert davis and the heels to get into the ncaa tournament for duke
06:08They need a win on the road inside the dean dome to clinch the number one overall seed in the acc tournament
06:15In that regular season outright crown. So donny when you have all of that entering our
06:21264th game between these in-state foes for long long time duke in north carolina
06:27Has been billed as one of the great rivalries not just in college sports
06:30But all the sports unc leads the series with that slight edge the first meeting on january 24th
06:371920
06:39But now we ask is it the best rivalry in college sports buy or sell drs?
06:45Duke versus north carolina is the best rivalry in college sports
06:49I gotta buy it here. I I do now understand this too like football usually means more michigan
06:55Ohio state is massive. I mean they
06:58Like that week of the rivalry and the hatred between those two teams
07:02That is something and the same thing about the iron bull down south
07:05It's the the carbon copy up. Here's the north battle that they hate each other
07:08Here's the southern battle that they hate each other in-state rivalry down there and you take a look at alabama and auburn
07:14So many national championships up in flames so many chances to get you know pre let's just say
07:19Playoffs, you got to win that the kick six memorable moments. I understand that but for just pure fun
07:25unc and duke because it seems like every single year for at least my lifetime, let's just say the past 40 years
07:33Superstars on both sides of the equation. You have the state school versus the private school
07:37You have cameron indoor which you know seats, you know, nine thousand or ten thousand
07:41You have twenty two thousand in a modern arena over there at the dean smith center in north carolina eight miles apart
07:48So it's not like hey opposite end of the state here
07:50Like you are a little bit quick drive here battle lines are drawn in that state
07:54And as much as I think football usually carries the day with most people in society. I gotta tell you this isn't a rivalry
08:00Hey, they just got started 1982 every year. It's so big and also the optics coach k, you know coaching his final season
08:07Who's he get downplayed and knocked out by north carolina every single chance you have to get new blood in the rivalry
08:14It just keeps working in that direction
08:16So i'm gonna have to say carolina duke for me growing up probably the best rivalry
08:21I've watched in college throughout my lifetime to be honest
08:24listen, i'm going to sell it just because I am big ten ben and I still believe the game between ohio state and michigan is
08:30Number one in college sports, but even duke in north carolina, which at times has lacked a little bit of luster in recent memory
08:38Still continues to deliver. Here's why I say in recent memory
08:41North carolina has won six of the last ten duke won the first one this year
08:468770 covering as a 13 and a half point home favorite
08:50But donny only twice in those last 10 meetings have both teams been ranked both coming last year in top 10 top 15 tilts
08:57So recent memory slightly skewed but for most of my time growing up your time growing up
09:04This was a game in multiple games in a conference season that would decide regular season crown
09:10tournament titles since the acc was founded in
09:141953
09:1549 of the acc titles decided by this game
09:19That's nearly 78 percent of the acc championships decided by the rivalry
09:25And that in-season matchup between the blue devils and the heels 15 of 16
09:30acc tournament titles where the acc tournament unlike some leagues
09:34Carries a lot of weight that tournament bigger for the acc than it is for the big 10 or the big 12
09:4015 of 68 acc
09:42tournament titles from
09:441996 through 2011 came down to this matchup and that's a key for rivalries in my opinion as well
09:51Not just history not just longevity stakes are these two teams great
09:56Are they at the top of their respective sport?
09:59Are they competing against each other at the highest level and often duke and north carolina has been exactly that i'm gonna give the edge
10:07To michigan ohio state. I think it's hard to argue against duke and unc
10:12No, it is and that's a great part about it. Like we're nobody's gonna win this argument
10:15They're unbelievable rivalries and also like saying like, you know duke and carolina are so close together
10:20And it's usually like hey the public school kids and the private school kids that all adds up
10:24But understand this too like even in the iron bowl
10:27Like you see like the you know
10:28The 30 for 30s on it where how much it means like if you lose that game
10:32You got to sit around for the next 350 days or so and just stew over and be embarrassed and anybody that wears an auburn
10:38Alabama jersey if they won that game they have bragging rights and it's the same thing about michigan taking on ohio state
10:44Understand this this year you had the perfect dichotomy
10:47You had michigan beating ohio state but ohio state winning a national championship and the real argument was but you didn't beat michigan
10:53So therefore you're null and void of your national championship because it's supposed to go hand in hand like it's never happened before
10:59Hey, the loser that game moves on to the college football playoff and wins a national championship and specifically the way
11:03Michigan was down this year and still won why because of how much that game actually means those kids those guys can come in
11:09One team 12 and one team oh and 12 ago, you know what this is the biggest game
11:13You're gonna get the most hard fought game you can possibly have so rivalries run deep. That's what makes college sports fantastic
11:19And there's three rivalries we're talking about right now top level pure hatred and we love hatred in the sports business
11:27State lawmakers in ohio. We're trying to introduce legislation
11:32To to ban flag planting. That's how much this meant
11:36Always a great time more flag planting out there. Let's go. Come on. I agree
11:41What a week that was the ring rivalry week. Everybody was planting a flag
11:45It was good times led to a ton of brawls on the field
11:48All right more madness starting today on this friday two more conference tournaments at the mid-major level in action
11:55Don't call it the colonial. It's the coastal athletic association the caa
12:00Unc wilmington the favorite plus 165
12:04Some disrespect to the towson tigers and pat scary plus
12:09334 thousand who just won their first caa regular season outright crown in school history
12:16Second best number there and charleston always a good team pat. Kelsey, of course now leading louisville chris mack at the helm
12:24therefore charleston
12:26You know what's interesting too you look and say because we're analytical guys
12:29We like to take a look at the numbers and see how they match up from side to side, right?
12:32Unc wilmington the best team in conference play with efficiency at a 116.1 rating, which is very good
12:38You take a look at them shooting the three-point shot number one in conference play
12:40We understand that it holds up like well who plays good defense and you have a difference of?
12:45Campbell being the best team in conference play ben at 100.6 is defensive efficiency
12:50And then you go all the way down to like the six spot and it's only a 104
12:53So for me, I look at it say, okay, everybody probably plays decent defense, but not everybody is great on offense
12:58I somehow do have an affinity always if you have a team like unc wilmington and towson
13:03One and two in conference play making the three-point shot. I always lean that direction
13:08Yes, I understand you need a really good defense to win, but I always put more flavor into the offense and the efficiency here
13:13So unc wilmington and towson probably for me one and two in the three-point shot one into an efficiency there
13:19Those are probably the two guys i'd look at here and no surprise two really good basketball teams
13:24Yeah, the tigers 16 and 2 the seahawks of unc dub are 14 and 4
13:29They only met once in the regular season in their first game in january. Towson went to unc wilmington one in ot
13:386561 but it's pretty compact on the left side of that board in terms of the prices to win the caa
13:44Tournament title. How about the socon the southern conference chattanooga?
13:48The monks trying to get back to the big dance at plus 220
13:51Last year's conference title winner in samford at plus 410 who put a scare
13:56If you remember into kansas in that opening round and the ferment team that upset virginia
14:02A couple of years ago a seven to one price a lot of short numbers drs in so-called action
14:08Yeah, you take a look at chattanooga
14:09like if you're talking about a team that you don't watch all that much and you'd like to bet because it's a fun style of
14:14Pace, how about a fantastic offense at a 120.6 offensive rating and then you take a look at their defense, which isn't that good?
14:20They shoot the lights up and 40 from three-point range in conference play, but they give up about what?
14:2637 from the three-point line. That's a fun team to bet right there
14:30Yes, it certainly is chattanooga unc greensboro the two top teams in the bracket. They'll start their action later this weekend
14:39We welcome you to our number three our third and final live right here on this friday morning on the early line on sports grid
14:46He is donny
14:47I am ben one more hour to go for us this week on the early line on this friday to set the stage
14:54For your weekend our first full weekend
14:56Actually, march 1st was last saturday our second full weekend in the month of march for college basketball
15:03But it's really feeling like march. We've got conference tournament action all weekend long
15:08We've got a ton of afternoon basketball
15:11On this friday in both the men's and women's side of things when it comes to conference tourney
15:17Hoops, we've got the regular season finale weekend at the high major level in men's college basketball
15:23And of course a ton of nba action to get you ready for as well
15:27You'll probably also see a flurry of nfl moves this weekend
15:31To make sure you pay attention to a lot donny in this third hour
15:36A lot to get the people hyped for entering this weekend around the great world of sports
15:41Absolutely setting the table for the weekend
15:43That's always what we do and the next weekend gets even better the following weekend even better than that weekend
15:48So that crescendo of sports that hits us right up to major league baseball season and the final four in early april
15:54And then the masters ticker kicks off at that point
15:57So there's a lot of good stuff to look forward to which includes outward number three and a lot of good topics
16:03No doubt about it
16:04No doubt about it. Drs is invested drs will have some life by like competition and some numbers to be crunched
16:11For mid-major conference tournament action starting at noon eastern time with the top team now in the fold
16:18In big south tournament play that would be high point one of the best offenses in the country top 30
16:25Under alan huss who just received a contract extension
16:28Earlier this week with so much great action ahead in the coming hours in the coming days
16:35One of the people most excited for this weekend. We had to find out and fade the public
16:47A great poll question if I do say so myself at sports grid on twitter
16:52What are you most excited to watch this weekend lakers at celtics the renewal of the rivalry
16:57With two very good teams at this moment. The lakers have won eight straight. That's tomorrow night inside td garden
17:04How about the iron basketball in the regular season finale between alabama and auburn tomorrow on the planes?
17:11Can the crimson tide go on the road seek some revenge against their biggest rival?
17:16Of course one of the great rivalries in sports certainly in college sports certainly in basketball duke and north carolina
17:24tomorrow in chapel hill the tar hills need it to maybe
17:28solidified a bid to the ncaa tournament the blue devils needed
17:32To claim the regular season crown in the acc in the top seed in that acc tournament
17:37Or how about teams trying to play their way in to the ncaa tournament mid
17:43Major conference tournament action of those for drs most of the public at least in the votes. Yeah
17:51Hold on a second. Come on. Yeah, don't get too excited. Yeah mid-major tournaments 34
17:56Drs, they're saying mid-major tournaments that are fade the public poll. I did not fade the public. Did you?
18:03No, absolutely. I did not and like sometimes you go through the evolution of your handicapping and sports film throughout your life
18:09Like I can imagine
18:11Drs in his 20s
18:13single
18:14No job on the weekend just working monday through friday like the mid-major low major tournaments
18:18I might have been on my couch been 12 o'clock all the way through both of those days having so much fun now
18:24Granted that's where I'd like to vote and that's why drs voted that way to be honest duke north carolina
18:30You don't have to watch one game. It's fantastic theater
18:33Can duke actually hang on is carolina going to win that game and and propel themselves into let's just say march madness itself?
18:39auburn, alabama
18:40Maybe the best overall game on the board if you want just action-packed on end to end and then you have the lakers
18:46No team hotter right now both on the basketball court and also in the limelight here for public discussion on social media
18:53Taking on the celtics who you know will be rested and ready for that game and that's a saturday night
18:59Prime time game. It is an unbelievable weekend of sports all across the board
19:04But near and dear to my heart is the fight that these young kids give in college basketball knowing
19:10That this could be the last game they play in their college career
19:14And if they win they live the fight another day and if they win their conference tournament
19:18That is just like a national champion to some of these power five teams here
19:22So the mid to low major tournaments are must see tv you will see buzzer beaters
19:27You will see crazy plays as it ends down schools. You never heard of trying to advance
19:31That's getting my ticket today at the 34
19:35There is no doubt about it drs this weekend our first bids to the ncaa men's tournament will be booked
19:42We have three conference tournament championship games
19:46On sunday, we've got a great one in the a-sun that has already been decided lipscomb coming back from near disaster
19:54Against queens yesterday taking on north alabama. We'll have our big south tournament title game and arch
20:01Madness will come to a close in st. Louis in the missouri
20:06Valley conference you mentioned a young drs, right?
20:09Perhaps a bachelor 24 25 26 sitting on his couch firing off wagers
20:15Enjoying himself because he used to be able to snack
20:19Well a young ben stephens, if you will with my beautiful fiancee in mexico for a bachelorette party
20:26Brother it's me my couch my tv
20:29And maybe a couple of beers as the doctor has ordered. I am so excited. What?
20:36No, we see, uh dinner arrangements this weekend here, you know out the city out
20:40No meatball plans rayos wherever a mulberry street. Nope. Nope. Nothing. Nothing on mulberry street
20:48Anytime you want to go you got to kiss the ring and shake the hand, but no no plans for me
20:53Just some couch
20:55Some friends maybe some beers some good eats and college basketball
21:00And of course, we will watch everything at the high major level. We've got some great games today, illinois
21:05And purdue the illini trying to ride that momentum in champagne knocking off the boilers in the regular season finale
21:12We've got great games up and down the docket on saturday on sunday as well to end out the regular
21:19Season before the high major level and conference tournament action on the men's side
21:23But when you look at the docket today both in women's college basketball because the high major level is fully there
21:31We're on a quarterfinal friday at the power four level
21:34We have seen some great action so far in the heavy hitters get into the fold today in mid-major college basketball
21:41Don, we've got games starting at 11 a.m. Eastern time on the women's side
21:45We've got games starting at noon eastern time in men's college basketball with some of the best teams that you will see
21:52Not high major programs high point noon eastern time big south turning action again
21:57One of the best offenses in the sport one of the best teams in the sport ben mccollum's drake bulldogs
22:04quarterfinal action in arch madness in the valley
22:07I bet on them last night playing eight and a half the line is closer to ten now in their opening matchup against siu
22:15We've got great action right away in about an hour in college basketball. It does not get better than this
22:22It doesn't but by the way, like I don't know who makes up these, you know
22:27Polls for us here, even though I do know who makes up these things for us
22:30Just like like what ben was hyping up right there. I see laker celtics. All right, it's nba men's basketball
22:35I see alabama auburn. That's men's college basketball. So you do turquoise men's college basketball mid low major tournaments now
22:43I don't know if that's we can say well
22:45Hey that includes the women's tournaments in there to try to get technical at this point
22:49But you know, hey, maybe we should be looking elsewhere back then. Come on be a little more diversity back there
22:53We love the women's sport games. It's what we do here. Come on
22:56Alabama, not many stakes some some positioning in the sec tournament perhaps for the time. I love that actually
23:03There's a lot of stakes. I'm not even kidding
23:05Auburn's going to be the number one overall seed but alabama trying to play its way back
23:09On the one line after losing in t-town earlier in the week against florida who has some life once again
23:16As somebody once predicted to be a one seed in a men's tournament
23:21I'll just say this a lot of great women's tournament action today
23:24That should have been the fifth option if they gave you five options on twitter. I know
23:30I'm, not paying attention that much right now. Are the major the women's major conferences in play right now?
23:35Is that wait till next week for sure? Oh, yeah. No big time
23:37Yeah, right now the big east also enters with the opening round today, but the power for acc big 12 big 10 sec
23:45It's quarterfinal friday in every one of those companies like the yukons are coming out to play and all that now
23:50Is that what we're getting for sure? We got the top teams in action today more handicaps next
23:56So many conference tournaments this weekend. There is so much to break down over the next
24:0235 minutes here on this friday on the early line. We will go through all the slates
24:08We will talk conference tournament action on friday saturday and into sunday in men's college basketball and some highlights
24:15Of course of what we are seeing on the women's side as well three more tournaments starting tomorrow drs
24:21the america east where bryant led by phil martelli
24:26Junior has won the regular season championship 20 plus wins in both of martelli jr's years coaching
24:33bryant big sky territory
24:36Northern colorado pretty solid team plus 135 the favorite to win that conference and if mcneese does not win the south wind
24:43That would be shocking minus 550 right now
24:46For will wade's team to win the conference tournament to get the automatic bid and maybe to be a trendy 12 seed 13
24:55Seed pick for your opening round upsets come the round of 64 in less than two weeks
25:00Yeah, by the way
25:01Will just hearing will wade's name like brings back like a smile to my face understanding where the few coaches that's like look
25:07The fbi is honing in on you here. We're gonna fire. He's like i'm good
25:10I'm gonna coach the rest of the year
25:11So leave me alone and he was able to coach the rest of the year mcneese stayed 25 and 6 on the season
25:16How about this 19 and 1 in conference play and I love it
25:20Number one in conference play at almost 40
25:22From the three-point line. I love teams like that, but I can't get enough you you give me a three-point maven team
25:28I'm almost gonna buy into them certainly
25:31And the thing about mcneese as well that might seem like a drastic price and that is a month known as madness
25:37Yeah, so maybe you don't bet them to win it
25:39But when you think about the numbers they will be laying in southland tournament action
25:43And what would be a roll over money line price for them to end up as the conference championship?
25:49It's really not all that bad of a number and if they do not having won 19 of 20 in the southland this year
25:55That would be shocking 10 and 10 against the spread booked as a favorite in every single game
26:01You gotta love will wade though a guy that was just a little bit ahead of his time
26:05Right in today's landscape of college sports who cares will wade is a visionary and I think
26:11He's a really great basketball coach and a really good roster builder
26:15So there will be a high major job that comes calling for will wade at some time. I think he will take it
26:21I think he will have great success really just a visionary. You hate a genius
26:27Until you look back in the future drs looking at the others the america east should be interesting bryant
26:33Is that even money favorite at plus 100?
26:36But of course a team that has really had success in america east basketball. That would be vermont
26:41They got the second best price through the count amounts
26:44Yeah, no doubt about it. Yeah, you sort of have that pedigree as used to we're used to vermont leading the charge there
26:49It'll be a fun conference to watch all the way through. I mean, it's it's funny
26:52Like just I almost want to like shed a tear here looking at some of these teams that I used to like umass
26:57Low man used to be bad for so long
26:58I bet them so many times and i was just taking a look at the southland conference right there saying now hold on
27:03Like lamar we used to be big on my ticket or steven f
27:05Austin used to be by far one of the best teams in that conference sort of lowly now
27:09But what happened to abilene christian like abilene christian used to be in the south and that's how long it's been where I haven't
27:14Been betting that conference. Did they move up? Did they like, you know, we're too good for this conference because they were always on my card
27:20Let's find out let's make sure that they could they're in the line moved up. See that. Yeah. All right. Okay, okay
27:27Abilene christian made a run to the tournament a few years ago and upset. No, they should be really good
27:32They used to be it was steven f austin and abilene christian always toe to toe
27:36In that conference here so much fun to watch but it was just funny. It's gone like you know
27:40What where's abilene christian there they go moving on to the whack. How about that?
27:43Absolutely, so and right now by the way updated odds for the america east bryant a slight minus money favorite at minus
27:50110 if you look at fast tempo for brian, they play good ball big sky northern colorado plus 150 montana plus
27:59210 really good matchups in this conference montana state used to make hay in
28:05This league under danny sprinkle, but danny sprinkle left montana state
28:09Bozeman to head out to washington where he has been the head coach
28:14For the huskies not sure udub despite having great ossibore is going to be all that great and make it into the big
28:2110 tournament also pay attention to some of that big 10 tournament action
28:26Iowa and nebraska almost playing for a spot on sunday in the big 10 tournament in indianapolis
28:32We'll talk about that in just a little bit. All right, drs
28:36Let's dive into the action that we have here on this friday
28:39We'll continue to do so on the other side of the break a really good high major game tonight in champaign
28:46It is illinois and purdue the illini back-to-back 20 point wins after getting embarrassed
28:53Inside madison square garden by duke at home in their matchup against iowa more impressively on the road on sunday afternoon
29:02Knocking off michigan purdue
29:04Just put up a hundred against rutgers after losing four straight
29:08The boilers have won two in a row both inside mackie arena the stakes of tonight's action in the big 10
29:17A big game in the big 10 tonight in terms of conference seating for next week's big 10 tournament
29:23In indianapolis, it's purdue and illinois
29:26In champaign the boilermakers a four and a half point road underdog despite being the ranked team against an illinois squad
29:34That is playing much better basketball in their last two two consecutive 20 point wins
29:39Including over the weekend. It's a long stretch for the illini to rest against michigan in
29:45Ann arbor drs four and a half point number total now at 160 and a hook. How do you read tonight's game in champaign?
29:52It's hard to read it's knocking off my equilibrium right now because everything I love it's like, oh I get excited for and then
29:58I gotta take two steps back here
29:59Hear me out on this purdue's offense is really good
30:01We know that ultra efficient the best in big 10 play what they do
30:04Well is shoot the three-point shot number one in conference play about 38 percent of the team
30:08Then you take a look at illinois like oh, they don't defend it all that well at about 35
30:12So the three balls should be open then you look at styles making fights here
30:17Yeah, they don't defend it all that well
30:18But they're the best in conference play been chasing you off the three-point line, which disappoints me greatly
30:23Let's flip it over to illinois on offense here
30:25Very quality offense fourth out of 18 teams in big 10 play on efficiency here
30:30They love to shoot the three-point shot, but they don't make the three-point shot all that much and how about this produce defense?
30:37We'll let you shoot the three-point shot, but then defend the hell out of it
30:40You see what I mean?
30:41Like this could be a match made in heaven and it's really giving me a gut punch right now going
30:45Oh, I love the three-point shooting for purdue. Ah, but they won't get a lot of three-point shots off. Oh look at illinois
30:50They love to shoot the three-point shot brick brick brick brick brick see where i'm going with that
30:54But for me, I do think purdue is the better basketball team overall, but again, it's hard to win on the road
30:59I'm willing to take the four and a half points here trusting produce offense
31:03Even if it's a minimal shot attempt they get from three-point range when they're open. They'll knock them down. It's a tough game though
31:10It's almost a perfect storm. But then you take a look at the numbers like oh man
31:14It's a perfect storm that might rain on me tonight with a loss
31:18Donnie in
31:19earlier in the week
31:20I was looking at this game and ready to bet illinois expecting the spread to be one and a half two and a half points
31:24I'll lay it with the illini does four and a half change my
31:28Idea a little bit weirdly enough
31:30Although you could call that a stronger number for the fighting line
31:33I at home in the state farm center tonight in the regular season finale for both teams
31:39produce not going into this game to say
31:41Great end of the year at mackie. We put up the century mark against rutgers great celebration for everybody
31:47Yada, yada yada purdue needs this game tonight if they want the double by in the big 10 tournament because the other teams they are contending with
31:55Wisconsin and maryland both at home tomorrow against two of the teams more so the bottom half of the standings
32:01Maryland has northwestern wisconsin has penn state by the kent palm ratings both expected to win comfortably
32:08By at least 10 points if purdue were to lose as the odds expect here
32:13Maryland and wisconsin win those are your four teams earning a double buy the badgers
32:19The terps and the two teams out of the state of michigan the sportans and wolverines regardless
32:24Of what happens on sunday in east lansing a lot at stake for purdue
32:30Illinois trying to ride the momentum now into the month of march after struggling for most of the big 10 slate really interesting game
32:38Tonight where I kind of lean would take in the points with the boilermakers and what we expect to be a close competitive
32:45in high
32:46Scoring game illinois the fastest tempo in big 10 games this year drs purdue does not play that fast
32:52But certainly has the efficiency to score at a very high level against the illini other notable games on this friday
32:59Memphis has clinched at least a share of the aac regular season crown can win it outright tonight against south florida
33:07A 13 and a half point favorite in some great conference tournament games. We will talk about in just a moment
33:14Any read drs for memphis laying double digits against usf tonight at home?
33:19No, I don't have a clear path on either side like you know
33:21I mean
33:22I like to see those mismatches and I don't have it other than one team is clearly better than the other one and will be
33:26On their home court with something to play for so there is some added incentive where they really come out on charge tonight
33:32But for me from an angle aspect total team total. I don't have much of it here with memphis
33:37Yeah, and some big games in the mountain west the regular season crown has been decided
33:41It is new mexico richard patino
33:44Leading the lobo to their first conference crown with at least a share in over a decade
33:50and keep an eye on new mexico a
33:5224 and 16 that when they win tonight against unlv expected to do so at home against the running rebs
33:59They're going to be a 17 win
34:01Basketball team in the mountain west. They could be a four seed a five seed
34:06They've got one of the best point guards in the country and donovan dent
34:09They've got a great front court led by nelly jr. Joseph as well
34:13They've got a really stout team that plays at a very high tempo
34:17Fourth fastest in the country and yet donnie is better defensively efficiently than they do on the offensive side
34:24That's a weird distinction boise state and colorado state and a great matchup tonight in boise, by the way
34:29Uh, the broncos are a four and a half point home favorite. All right
34:34Let's get this conference tournament action on this friday southeast
34:39Missouri state the top team in the ohio valley only a two and a half point favorite
34:46Against little rock the ovc tournament title game is tomorrow
34:51That will be our first bid to the big dance the first automatic birth and ticket to be punched
34:58Tomorrow night simo the top seed drs
35:02But i've looked at the numbers simo is great defending the three-point line doesn't let you take a lot little rock could care less
35:09About hoisting a3. It is expected to be close
35:14Not a great matchup for southeast, missouri
35:17No, certainly it's not here's the one thing
35:19You also want to take a look at because it's the number one offense in conference play versus the number one defense in conference play
35:24Sometimes this always bears fruit because little rock's defense built a lot on turning you over
35:3022 of the possessions they have on defense result in the turnover, which is wildly efficient for them
35:34However, the team that doesn't turn the basketball over the most in conference play. That's actually simo's offense here
35:40That's one thing to watch
35:41But if you did to do take a look at styles make fights ben's on for something here
35:45Little rock's offense goes, you know what we'll shoot it at a decent amount from three-point range percentage-wise 38 which is great
35:51You know simo defends it number one in conference play and chases you off the line
35:56So that's going to be hard to come by but look at the point distribution between two of these teams on offense
36:02Number one in conference play little rock at scoring inside the arc look at number two in defense as simo
36:09But number two, oh, that's really good. No, no number two in letting up the most points inside the arc
36:14So that could be an advantage right there that they use now also understand this getting to the free throw line
36:19Not something that little rock does all that
36:21Well dead lasting conference play simo does foul if they can somewhat take advantage of picking up fouls
36:27And also scoring inside the arc. They should be able to hang around
36:31It's an interesting one where I usually like the three-point line and we're saying all right
36:34If little rock has a chance to shoot the three they should make it
36:37But they don't mind if they don't eat from the three-point line
36:40They're more of let's get down in the paint. Let's get out in the fast break and let's score
36:43Why because they usually turn you over here. This is an interesting matchup with a lot of great talking points
36:49And it really is fascinating donny because it is style makes fights, right?
36:52It's not that simo is bad at defending around the rim
36:55But when they run teams off the three-point line
36:58Then of course most of the offensive output for the opponent is going to come within the paint or closer to the bucket
37:05by the way the other
37:06uh, ohio valley conference semifinal matchup tonight also a two and a half point spread in favor of si u e
37:14Si u edwardsville taking on tennessee state just a two and a half point number there tennessee state
37:20Fastest tempo in this conference. They like to get out and run but they'll turn the basketball over a little bit helter-skelter
37:27As well drs. That's how great the ovc is
37:30You've got the final four teams in both matchups two and a half point spreads
37:34We are going to have a great ending to the ohio valley conference tournament this weekend
37:39Let's talk about some of the heavy hitters at the mid-major level in action drake the number one team
37:44In the missouri valley conference taking on siu today in the opener in saint louis in arts madness
37:51Eight and a half point spread in favor of the bulldogs bradley three and a half point favorite last night
37:56Four and a half point favorite against murray state bradley can also make some noise in our first game in men's college basketball today
38:03High point top team in the big south 13 and a half point favorite against gardener webb
38:07Yeah, you see some of those spreads there, you know
38:09You get the whole gamut close lines one and a half heavy lines 13 and a half
38:13Decent lines there eight and a half at that point. So some really good basketball on the horizon
38:18Let this be known there will be upsets people
38:21So get ready for that and it's almost time for that point of the year
38:25Take the points and pray people should be on your monitor should be tattooed on your arm
38:31Should be it really should be we'll keep talking college basketball next
38:36We would be remiss as we set the stage for saturday in college basketball to not mention a couple other games that we see
38:42On this friday summit league quarterfinal. We also have the three six matchup four five matchup
38:48Really the great states of the dakotas facing off against one another first up
38:52North dakota state two and a half point favorite against south dakota
38:56If you haven't heard of summit league overs get ready to learn them tonight
38:59163 and a half between the bison and the coyotes the other matchup south dakota state the jackrabbits
39:07Against north dakota. I believe the fighting hawks seven and a half point spread in favor of sdsu
39:13One of the best bigs in college basketball oscar cluff plays for south dakota state who did enter summit league tournament action as the favorite drs
39:22Yeah, look, it's there's a lot of competitive conferences down there all the way down and you're talking about tempos
39:27We talk about tempo and the ability to shoot the three-point shot match made in heaven, man
39:32You get the team totals here
39:33You can rock with and also if you're looking to take an underdogs here
39:36You're only a couple possessions up and down the court with high tempo and the three ball going down to get yourself back into it
39:41Most people handicapping these games like ourselves today. The games aren't underway yet
39:45You can get live lines all throughout the day take advantage of it
39:49Like even if you're betting that way in the nba ben yesterday
39:52You saw that game like the golden state war is all down so much at this point here buy in at the right times
39:57Here you can do hey look
39:58I got 10 and a half points all of a sudden the game is right back there to a one or two possession game
40:02And you're dealing with five or six points on your side
40:04I love those type of conferences and also excitement from the three-point line buys me in every single time it does
40:11The gauntlets continue as well round number four
40:14of sunbelt tournament actions and wcc
40:18round number
40:20Two pepperdine not a great team in quad one player this year, but they do take on portland today the waves
40:26Indeed caa round number one. So con round number one mountain west a couple of regular season finales as we shared
40:35Mac everybody in the mid american conference ends out their regular season today six games for all 12 teams in the league
40:43John gross and akron man. They are hooping expected to win their 17th game of 18 in mac
40:50Regular season action the zips have already claimed that regular season crowd 19 and a half point favorite against buffalo today
40:58Let's get to the saturday saturday games for donny's final segment here on t. E l before he heads to the money line
41:05a lot of rivalry games
41:06That we know auburn alabama the iron basketball north carolina and duke in chapel hill unc
41:14He absolutely needs it a quad one opportunity
41:18On a silver platter at home to knock off your biggest rival
41:22That might be your only way into the ncaa tournament a good one between st
41:26John's and marquette and just because the johnnies have claimed the regular season crown in the big east
41:32Just because they've got a little bit of stardom appearing on jimmy fallon last night does not mean the red storm overlooking this game
41:39Donnie every game important right now for st. John's in terms of their seed line in the big dance
41:45Yeah, I think marquette gets or think marquette gets the victory tomorrow at home
41:48If this game was in madison square garden probably to go the opposite direction
41:52You just take a look at that st
41:53John's offense which again grimy at times started to shoot the three ball a little bit better for a short stretch
41:58But overall as a team 27 on the season in conference play not going to get it done for me marquette
42:04The one thing that we do know is they love to shoot the three-point shot st. John's defends it really well
42:09But they will let you shoot the three-point shot. I usually lean towards the home team in that environment here
42:14Give me marquette knock off st. John's tomorrow. They did their job of the regular season the big east marquette still a tough opponent
42:20Would they love that victory? Absolutely, but it's not that big of a deal if they lose
42:24I think it's a bigger game for marquette and I think they can handle their business at home
42:28And marquette needs a couple of good wins. Donnie. They had struggled at points during big east play
42:32They got beat by yukon on the road did not cover as a three and a half point dog
42:37In stores the only line out for that marquee list of games is the iron basketball
42:42Tomorrow on the plains auburn eight and a half point favorite against alabama total stands at one
42:4977 and a half i'm not even sure it is enough auburn has already quenched the outright title in the sec
42:57They are the one seed more than likely will be the number one overall seed
43:01But a bad taste in the tiger's mouth, of course the rs for bruce perlin company
43:05Losing against texas a&m on the road earlier this week alabama
43:09Very sour taste losing at home against florida
43:13Both teams will earn a double buy in the sec men's tournament along with florida alabama
43:18Trying to play its way back on the one line same for tennessee as well
43:23Yeah, we look at alabama, too. I love the style of play, but sometimes look you live and die by the three-point shot
43:28It's going to hurt you and a matchup against auburn auburn against anybody is usually a mismatch in their direction
43:34But they defend the three-point shot the best in sec play their number two is chasing you off of the three-point line
43:40So if you just make it tough from that aspect right there
43:42It really puts you behind the eight ball and understand this too alabama's not home for this game
43:46Auburn is home for this game
43:48I do think auburn comes up big time on saturday with a win and a cover against alabama
43:53Whatever that final line comes out to be it's put it this way
43:56I'm, not looking alabama's direction regardless of any price point at this point. It'd be only alabama or should be auburn action for me
44:02I would agree kentucky and missouri top 20 tilt both teams, uh in action earlier this week both can score
44:09Mizzou has played a ton of games to the over that total probably going to be in the low
44:14170s houston continues to try to be perfect in road play
44:19Against baylor the bears going to be a tournament team. Can they find their best basketball?
44:24Jeremy roach is there north chad o'mere is there the talented freshman and bj edgecomb?
44:29Can they find their footing entering the big dance in florida?
44:33Trying to hold on maybe to a one seed in the ncaa tournament at home tomorrow against
44:40Ole miss tennessee also at home against south carolina if the gamecocks score 55
44:45I would be surprised in that game because donnie the vols needed to clinch a double buy in the sec tournament as well
44:52Yeah, exactly putting them on lockdown
44:54It was this one last hurrah for south carolina because their season was an absolute dumpster fire in the sec
44:59The toughest conference actually playing but there's a lot of really good spots as ben was pointing out going over a lot of interesting
45:05Matchups and understand this sometimes you get a little bit nervous late in seasons like professional sports. It's not the way in college
45:11Nobody sits regardless of what's the seating is always on the line for these teams
45:16Whether it's in the conference tournament or march madness itself
45:19Nobody just says ha did our job in the regular season that doesn't happen
45:23And by the way, duke north carolina north carolina's got a penchant for knocking off duke in easy duke win spots in big
45:29Oh, they can't lose coach. K's final game and things like that. Stop it. They can and they've come up big in those spots
45:35And duke tomorrow, albeit on the road, of course will be booked as a favorite. Kenneth pomer right now
45:42Expects an 84 73 win for the blue devils in chapel hill drs
45:47Enjoy the money line my friend and enjoy the weekend. I will be on my couch
45:52Batching it up for you. That is my guarantee more of the other line now
45:57We could spend an entire three hour show just talking about all the college basketball games that we have today
46:03tomorrow and
46:05Sunday, so just to end out our saturday conversation
46:08We talked about those marquee matchups the top 25 tilts, you know
46:12The conference tournament stakes for saturday as well
46:15Ohio valley final simo takes on little rock today, tennessee state against siu
46:21Edwardsville the winner of those two games will play for the first spot in the ncaa tournament field of 68
46:29Tomorrow evening. We got the nec
46:32Semi-finals with the hottest team in the country central connecticut hopes to make it
46:3614 wins in a row summit league semifinals as well
46:40Top two teams already on to the semis with wins yesterday and comfortably
46:44So omaha and saint thomas the battle of the dakotas today to figure out the final two spots arch madness
46:51Into its semifinal action tomorrow big south into its semifinal action tomorrow quarterfinals of the gauntlet in the sunbelt
46:59Socon quarterfinals america east quarterfinal
47:03Wcc round three who you could lose breath just talking about all of these games also some huge bubble components
47:10Tomorrow as well mississippi state visits arkansas the razorbacks trying to stack up yet another win
47:18After a big one earlier this week. They were beat bad by nearly 20 against south carolina
47:24And then arkansas a big win against i'm planking on who?
47:29texas
47:30No, not texas texas beat mississippi state. I don't know
47:34Maybe joe frieza will help me in just a minute to remember who that was georgia at home against vandy
47:40Georgia on the wrong side of the bubble according to the fan duel odds makers right now
47:45But a big bubble game in the big 10 indiana inside assembly hall against ohio state both teams right now
47:53Minus money places to get into the men's ncaa tournament
47:57But both teams could certainly use the advantage of that win. Xavier at home hosting providence a
48:04Must win can't lose game for the musketeers just so much great action that we have
48:11Tomorrow also as we have shared on this friday in women's college basketball as good as it gets
48:18quarterfinal friday at all of the power for
48:21Conference attorneys accsec big 10 big 12 acc and big 12 might actually already be on
48:28To the semifinals regardless. We've got great action with some of the best teams in the country usc playing at noon
48:35Taking on indiana double digit spread in favor of the trojans south carolina and texas
48:41Two top teams in the sec attorney in action today
48:44Ucla gets a streaking nebraska team and keep an eye on iowa
48:50Tonight as the hawkeyes will match up against ohio state just a few weeks ago. The hawks forced overtime
48:56Against the buckeyes in columbus. Ohio state did take that game notable sunday games
49:04In college basketball arkansas beat vanderbilt. Thank you. Joe 90 to 77 in nashville on tuesday huge
49:12win for john calipari and
49:14His razorbacks, all right notable games on sunday again
49:18Rivalry matchup between michigan state and michigan. The spartans have already clinched the outright big 10 championship
49:25So does this game matter? Of course, it's rivalry these two programs
49:31Absolutely disdain one another and of course msu still trying to position itself better
49:36Among those seed lines through the ncaa tournament and you don't want to enter
49:41Conference tournament week on a low note, right?
49:44You want to be on a high note you want to continue the momentum for as long as you can
49:48Here in this beautiful and vital month of march michigan state should be around an eight and a half point favorite
49:54based on the projected numbers for east lansing inside the breslin center on
49:59Sunday, nebraska and iowa a rivalry in the big 10 and a big game for both
50:05It could decide who earns the final spot in the big 10 tournament 18 team league now, of course in the big 10 as a conference
50:13Only 15 head to indy in the last two weeks nebraska has had gut-wrenching
50:19Heartbreaking loss after gut-wrenching and heartbreaking loss three consecutive ls
50:25by three points or fewer
50:27In every one nebraska was a tourney team two weeks ago
50:31Now they might not even get to the big 10 tournament
50:34You need to take advantage at home against the hawkeyes inside pinnacle bank arena come sunday afternoon asun championship game
50:42Lipscomb north alabama should be a great one big south championship game arch madness title game
50:48Summit league championship game. We will have five bids to the ncaa tournament decided
50:55By the next time we speak on monday morning, ohio valley tournament title game
51:01Tomorrow in the four you see on your screen. Let's come looking for its first
51:06Appearance in the ncaa tournament since 2018
51:10Una hoping for its first ever as a d1 program. Have a marvelous week outfit. You're not talking much