Saturday's Picks

Syracuse +2 vs Marquette: Both of these teams come into today's tilt needing a win. Syracuse has lost three in a row after starting the season 18-0. As for Marquette, they come in losers of three of four, their lone victory was by 30 points over DePaul. Marquette has been solid against the spread lately going 7-2, while Syracuse is just 4-5. Syracuse will need better shooting from their backcourt going 8-32 in their blowout loss to Seton Hall. This is the second time in a row that Marquette is a home favorite against a top 10 ten, they failed to cover against Uconn in their last outing. Teams have been shooting Syracuse out of their zone lately and Marquette has shooter. Darius Johnson-Odem can shoot and will have to have a big game if Marquette is going to get going again. Don't expect Syracuse to shoot that poorly again and look for them to tighten that 2-3 zone up today.
Pick: Syracuse

BYU -2 vs New Mexico: Jimmer Alert! Jimmer Alert!!! The 20-1 Cougars powered by Jimmer Fredette will take to the road to play New Mexico. BYU is coming off a 13 point victory over No.4 San Diego State on Wednesday. In that game Jimmer Fredette exploded for 43 points on one of the best defensive teams in the country. New Mexico (14-7) on the other hand has struggled of late, just 1-3 in their last four games. The Lobos have also struggled in covering spreads of late, going 2-7 in their last 9. New Mexico is not as good a defensive team as San Diego State and Jimmer dropped 43 on them, expect Jimmer to go have another big game today.
Pick: BYU

Season: 11-8-1