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6:30pm - 15 Xavier @ 3 Villanova, FS1 - Gus Johnson, Bill Raftery, Shannon Spake
Line: Villanova -8

9:15pm - Providence @ DePaul, FS1 - Jeff Levering, Stephen Bardo
Line: Providence -4.5

Holy crap, a top 15 game in conference and the #1 announce team is actually announcing it. Shocking!

FOX get the big dogs for X vs Nova, is this the first game so far with both Gus and Raft?

I *want* to be optimistic.

anXUfan wrote:I *want* to be optimistic.

It's the matchups that make it interesting whenever these 2 teams meet.

Bill Marsh wrote:

anXUfan wrote:I *want* to be optimistic.

It's the matchups that make it interesting whenever these 2 teams meet.

Agree. Sumner gave us some fits at the Cintas last year with his ability to drive. Arch and Brunson couldn't keep Him in front of them. I wouldn't be surprised to see Bridges on ES for long spells tonight. He bothered Mo Watson a bit with his length on D. I think I'd prefer to move Brunson to Blueitt as he is not the same level of athlete as Sumner. Who guards Hart? Macura?

DudeAnon wrote:FOX get the big dogs for X vs Nova, is this the first game so far with both Gus and Raft?

Gus Johnson & Bill Raftery- 11/15, 12/6 (two games), 12/7 (two games), 1/10.

GumbyDamnit! wrote:

Bill Marsh wrote:

anXUfan wrote:I *want* to be optimistic.

It's the matchups that make it interesting whenever these 2 teams meet.

Agree. Sumner gave us some fits at the Cintas last year with his ability to drive. Arch and Brunson couldn't keep Him in front of them. I wouldn't be surprised to see Bridges on ES for long spells tonight. He bothered Mo Watson a bit with his length on D. I think I'd prefer to move Brunson to Blueitt as he is not the same level of athlete as Sumner. Who guards Hart? Macura?

X will most likely guard this way; however, they will switch on screens.

Sumner - Brunson
Macura - Bridges
Bluiett- Jenkins
Bernard - Hart
Gaston - Reynolds

Unless, Mack decides that X can beat Nova by playing this way:

Myles Davis - Brunson
Myles Davis - Bridges
Myles Davis - Jenkins
Myles Davis - Hart
Myles Davis - Reynolds

But this would just piss off all of the Butler fans

Xavier is probably going to want to improve upon its one win vs a Tournament team before Selection Sunday, so good luck to all.

Big game for PC if they want to stay on the bubble....