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Star sports handicapper Matt Rivers of OffshoreInsiders.com has College of Charleston plus the points. They are getting 12.5 at Virginia Commonwealth.
At first glance I could not believe that the Fighting Bobby Cremins were getting so many points here. I knew that VCU is one of the better teams in a decent enough Colonial Conference, which is a step above the Southern Conference, but a dozen plus seemed like too much.
I am not wavering from that feeling but fully trusting the Cougars on the road against a superior squad from a superior conference is asking a lot and too much to make a real play on.
Earlier in the season College of Charleston shocked North Carolina. Looking back now in late March that victory is obviously watered down as the Tar Heels have struggled mightily but they were a top 10 team at that point and the victory still shows enough about Cremins' squad. Also the Cougs did go 14-4 in conference and 21-11 overall and have a superstar in Andrew Goudelock that can dominate for stretches in this thing.
On Bracketbuster weekend C of C won on the road at a rival for VCU in George Mason. The Rams are certainly better than Jim Laranagga's boys this season but that should have been a confidence-building win for this spot against another Colonial Conference opponent. The Cougars have also won six of their final 9 this season away from John Kresse Arena proving they just do not fold up shop when on the highway.
VCU is a very good 22-9 and Shaka Smart's team will probably grab victory number 23 here behind Larry Sanders and Joey Rodriguez. But for the Rams to be laying 13 or so in this spot seems a bit too hefty for me and I'm therefore going to make a small play on the visitors as they keep this thing within single digits, at worst, in the end.
The pick: Charleston +12.5 at Bodog
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