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Lee Kostroski
REASON FOR PICK: PLAY ON 9* Sun Belt Power Play - Denver +8.5 vs. Arkansas Little Rock, Saturday at 8:00 PM EST
We were all over the Pioneers on Thursday night when they hosted one of the best teams in the Sun Belt, Middle Tennessee State, and dominated winning by double digits as a 2.5 point dog. We’re back on the horse on Saturday taking Denver + the points. They are playing their best basketball of the year. And while they have yet to win a road game this year, they have been competitive in all of their Sun Belt losses. They are 5-6 SU in conference play, however all six of those losses have come by 7 points or less and five of them have come by 4 points or less. This team is playing REALLY well right now beating three of the better teams in the league all within the last two weeks. Denver beat Western Kentucky, the best team in the Sun Belt, and Middle Tennessee State, the second place team in the east at the time. They also topped a solid South Alabama team. Their only loss in their last four games was @ Troy where they dropped a game in overtime. That was against a Trojan team that has now won 7 consecutive games.
While UALR is the best team in the Sun Belt West, they are not a team that dominates the score board. Most of their games are fairly close. The Trojans are 4-1 SU at home in conference play, however the largest margin of victory was just 8 points and that was in overtime vs. Louisiana Monroe who currently sports a 7-15 overall record. UALR already has a 4 game lead in the Sun Belt West so the desperation is not always there. That would be a mistake tonight vs. a red hot Denver team who just happens to be the best shooting team in the league. They are shooting almost 52% in league play and just under 76% from the line.
Both teams are very slow paced which will limit possession and always makes it tough for large margins of victory. The Pioneers are truly one of the slowest paced teams in the nation averaging just over 57 possessions per game which is 343rd nationally. Arkansas Little Rock isn’t much faster logging just 67 possessions per game which is 207th nationally. This is a low scoring series in general as the winning team has failed to get out of the 60’s in five of the last seven meetings. Don’t be surprised if Denver pulls the upset here. Take the points.
REASON FOR PICK: PLAY ON 9* Sun Belt Power Play - Denver +8.5 vs. Arkansas Little Rock, Saturday at 8:00 PM EST
We were all over the Pioneers on Thursday night when they hosted one of the best teams in the Sun Belt, Middle Tennessee State, and dominated winning by double digits as a 2.5 point dog. We’re back on the horse on Saturday taking Denver + the points. They are playing their best basketball of the year. And while they have yet to win a road game this year, they have been competitive in all of their Sun Belt losses. They are 5-6 SU in conference play, however all six of those losses have come by 7 points or less and five of them have come by 4 points or less. This team is playing REALLY well right now beating three of the better teams in the league all within the last two weeks. Denver beat Western Kentucky, the best team in the Sun Belt, and Middle Tennessee State, the second place team in the east at the time. They also topped a solid South Alabama team. Their only loss in their last four games was @ Troy where they dropped a game in overtime. That was against a Trojan team that has now won 7 consecutive games.
While UALR is the best team in the Sun Belt West, they are not a team that dominates the score board. Most of their games are fairly close. The Trojans are 4-1 SU at home in conference play, however the largest margin of victory was just 8 points and that was in overtime vs. Louisiana Monroe who currently sports a 7-15 overall record. UALR already has a 4 game lead in the Sun Belt West so the desperation is not always there. That would be a mistake tonight vs. a red hot Denver team who just happens to be the best shooting team in the league. They are shooting almost 52% in league play and just under 76% from the line.
Both teams are very slow paced which will limit possession and always makes it tough for large margins of victory. The Pioneers are truly one of the slowest paced teams in the nation averaging just over 57 possessions per game which is 343rd nationally. Arkansas Little Rock isn’t much faster logging just 67 possessions per game which is 207th nationally. This is a low scoring series in general as the winning team has failed to get out of the 60’s in five of the last seven meetings. Don’t be surprised if Denver pulls the upset here. Take the points.
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