Wednesday, November 15th Predictions

Prediction Record: 20-11

North Carolina vs. Winthrop- One of the top teams in the country against one of the best mid-majors in the country. UNC struggled for a half against Sacred Heart, but blew the gates open in the second half, led by Tyler Hansbrough and Reyshawn Terry. Winthrop is 2-0, and has a very good perimeter trio in Torrell Martin, Chris Gaynor, and Michael Jenkins. Prediction: North Carolina 81, Winthrop 68

Oral Roberts at Kansas- Another solid mid-major going against one of the best teams in the nation. Kansas looked very impressive in their domination of Northern Arizona, with Brandon Rush and Julian Wright leading a balanced Jayhawks attack. ORU is led by the inside-outside duo of Ken Tutt and Caleb Green. Prediction: Kansas 88, Oral Roberts 69

Georgetown at Vanderbilt- Arguably the best major-conference match-up of the night. Georgetown struggled in their win over Hartford in their opener, but Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert form one of the best frontcourt duos in the country. Vanderbilt has yet to play, but revolve around the outstanding wing tandem of Derric Byars and Shan Foster. Prediction: Georgetown 73, Vanderbilt 67

Northern Arizona at Arizona- Yet another good mid-major battling a power-conference contender. Arizona nearly went on the road to beat Virginia, but blew a 13-point halftime lead and lost to the Cavs. They are explosive on offense, led by wings Marcus Williams and Jawann McClellan and forward Ivan Radenovic. Northern Arizona beat Arizona State the other night, and will look to win another intrastate battle led by Tyrone Bazy and Ruben Boykin. Prediction: Arizona 87, Northern Arizona 76

Air Force at Stanford- Regional final in the CBE Classic. Stanford has looked surprisingly impressive thus far, led by Robin Lopez and Lawrence Hill. Air Force escaped with a one-point win over Long Beach State in their opener. They will look to slow the game down and force Stanford to beat them in a half-court game. Prediction: Air Force 61, Stanford 57

BYU at UCLA- Could be an interesting match-up. UCLA is coming off of a Final Four appearance, and have potential All-Americans in Arron Afflalo and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute. BYU is a contender in the Mountain West, and have one of the most underrated big men in the country in sophomore Trent Plaisted. Look out for him. Prediction: UCLA 70, BYU 63

Baylor at Gonzaga- Regional final of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Gonzaga looked dominant last night against Rice, with Josh Heytvelt leading the way. A deep perimeter group was also impressive. Baylor escaped with an overtime victory over Colorado State, led by the perimeter of Henry Dugat, Aaron Bruce, and Curtis Jerrells. Prediction: Gonzaga 83, Baylor 72