Sandwiches and Cupcakes

Sandwiches and Cupcakes Handicappers professional not only to review the assessments, statistics and match-ups. There are many factors to consider, individually and as a group, when it comes to identifying the winners against the spread edges. Let's talk about sandwiches. No, no ham on rye or P & J, but the bread basket. This is when a team has several games on a difficult schedule, and then out of nowhere or a bad game or a team that is out of the conference. Here's where to look closely at the calendar is useful. College basketball teams in the conference have been playing this month. However, sometimes a team does not play a shot in your conference agenda. There are a number of reasons. Sometimes the games are rescheduled, sometimes a team has a date of opening and a series of demands, sometimes the following year, while other teams sometimes local rivalry games that have taken place, although not in the conference. This week I had a great game when you play state rival Marshall of West Virginia. E 'stato un sandwich place for climbers. Which had already started to play with consecutive games against Big East South Florida, No. 3 Villanova, Georgetown, Marquette and Providence. In fact, the Mountaineers had won all the matches and was ranked No. 9 in the country. Then, last Saturday, which left the conference and was to play UCLA. On the road. This is something he calls the idea of a pro handicapped. Here's an East Coast team rolling through their schedule of conferences, and then suddenly has to fly all the way across the country to play a non-conference game. First, it is a long jouey. Secondly, while this is a non-conference tilt, a game that West Virginia not to take lightly. At that time, UCLA was ranked 16th in the country, a good challenge for mountaineers. Moreover, it was at Pauley Pavilion, playing in all national championship banner to appear in court so many great moments in history in college basketball. This is a game for the Mountaineers were, and won, 60-56. What stands out for me was the next game. After flying back and forth across the country, West Virginia had to play a true sandwich game, this time against Cupcake Marshall. Marshall inclination is not another game of the conference, before big jumps in West Virginia playing in a succession of East St. John's, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and No. 10 Georgetown. Why play in West Virginia 7-9 Marshall, a team in a game of 3-losing streak? There is also the recent history to see, too. A year ago, in January, Marshall was a 13? dog against West Virginia, and not only covered but won the match 59-55. Marshall does not have the horses to run with West Virginia a lot, so that the pace slowed. In addition, Marshall, who was the biggest game of 'years, in a sense. Recall that Marshall was the 6th to 22 last season! In short, the thundering Herd badly wanted to give their best efforts, West Virginia, and is much less interest. A year ago, when they face Marshall, West Virginia had been on deck before Christ, Notre Dame, Syracuse and UConn. And who has served as little attention to Marshall. Forget the law of averages, folks. The sandwich made Marshall work like a dog 16, so my clients and they are all over him. I loved even more when the West Virginia center Kevin Pittsnogle guaranteed a win! Marshall won the game 58-52 to West Virginia ranked ninth. Note that after the game, a player Marshall said: "After a guarantee like that, it's a good thing that has been made. "Yes, players and coaches are aware of 'security' as that, the coaches in all sports, players often say to his neighbor, instead of giving fodder to the opponent's record. As coaches are sensitive to verbal fodder, good handicappers are aware of rolls.