Sometimes you just have to toss away all the game notes, ignore all the statistics and close all the Excel programs and just go with your gut.
We are at the cusp of my favorite four sports weeks of the year and the jockeying has begun. With an eye towards bettering their position for next week, which will then better their position for the week after that, we are making picks concerning three of our college teams.
Villanova will want a good start on the “road” in Newark . . . and the Wildcats almost always play well in the NYC area-- Villanova, first half, check.
No matter what the margin is at halftime, Fran Dunphy’s last regular season halftime speed must have some effect -- Temple, second half, check.
Someone is going to pay for Pookie Powell’s 0-for-9 performance against Dayton Wednesday. And it is going to be Fordham -- La Salle -6.5, check.
Pick: Villanova First Half (-1.5/-110)
Pick: Temple Second Half (-1/-110)
Pick: La Salle Game (-6.5/-110)
Pick: All Three Listed Above in a Parlay (+595)