BDs Weekend College 3 Pack!

Good day my friends of Earth, we are BACK AGAIN for another College 3 Pack and it is absolutely STACKED! I know we have NFL games trying to take our Saturdays from us but they will not be able to! College sports reign supreme and always will. Saturdays are for college sports!

First, we have a MASSIVE college football game with some big time implications for postseason play with Clemson and Notre Dame in the ACC title game. This rematch gives us Clemson as a 10.5 point favorite and a point total of 60. The big news obviously for Clemson that Trevor Lawrence is playing this go round, but not having him was not the issue last time. DJ Ukelele threw for over 430 yards himself and I don't think Trevor could do much better. They are scoring 46 ppg and averaging over 500 yards per game this season. The lethal rushing attack with Etienne leading the way gains almost 160 yards per game. Last time though, Etienne had fumble trouble and Clemson lost the turnover battle 3 to 1. Defensively they are only giving up 18.3 ppg and 4.63 yards per play. But in the eye test, this Tiger D is not the same as it has been in years past and that's their downfall. For the Irish, they come in undefeated and looking to secure that second spot in the CFB and a win seals it in my eyes. They are solid on offense with 37.7 ppg and 6.53 yards per play and defensively they give up only 17.1 ppg and a hair over 5 yards per play.

Interesting trends and nuggets for this one, the Irish have gone over in 6 of their last 9 and have covered the spread in 10 of their last 15 games. They ran for over 200 yards last game as well and will look to continue that. The Tigers are 19-1 in their last 20 ACC games and have hit the over in 5 of their last 6. Last game, they ran for only 34 yards and will need to drastically improve this to win this weekend. I like the Tigers to win this time, but not to cover 10.5. Clemson wins, 41-36.

Next up, we go to the round ball and boy do we have some MF good matchups this weekend. This first one tips at noon Saturday (hopefully, the last 2 weekends have seen one of my hoops games cancelled) and it pits number 1 Gonzaga against number 3 Iowa.

The Zags are ranked 1st in KenPom and broken down they are 2nd in adjusted offense, 14th in adjusted defense, and 11th in adjusted tempo. What stands out about them is how balanced they are offensively and their ability to score from virtually all three levels of the floor. Suggs is a star on the perimeter while Timmie and Kispert are monsters inside and take over the painted area with Kispert shooting 45% from deep this year. One thing that makes me wary is them not having played in two weeks due to a covid shut down with their team. They must be in shape and also have Kispert and Timmie be able to contain Garza somehow. Defensively, I don't understand their 14th ranking by KenPom so they must get stops since both teams push pace and can score 90+. Iowa on the other hand is ranked 3rd in KenPom and is broken down into 1st in adjusted offense, 75th in defense, and 29th in tempo. They have been an absolute wagon this year, annihilating every team in their path and Garza is cementing his place in the player of the year talk. He does it all for them, 20 ppg, 9 rpg, and is also shooting 68% from deep!!! Cmon man, thats unfair! Keys for them will be to hold the Zags under 30% 3PT shooting, rebound the ball effectively and to play their game and continue to score at all levels of the court.

Look, this should be the game of the year thus far and we may say this at the end of the year. I expect it to be high scoring no matter what and I think Iowa pulls off the upset. Gonzaga not having played in 2 weeks is concerning and Iowa is hot. They continue and Iowa wins, 87-83.

Last up, a big time Big 12 matchup that SHOULD have been two tournament teams but Oklahoma State cheated and they're banned this year ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Let's continue with them, they are ranked 48th in KenPom while ranking 69th (NICE) in adjusted offense, 29th in defense, and 30th in tempo.They will have arguably the best player on the court in Cade Cunningham who is putting up a wild 18 ppg, 6 rpg, and 4 apg as a freshman. For them to have success they will need to try and push their pace and force turnovers from Texas, not turn it over themselves as they rank 164th in assist/turnover ratio, and make their 3PT shots and be efficient as they are 163rd in shot efficiency. The Longhorns on the other end come in ranked 7th in KenPom and are 24th in adjusted offense, 4th in defense, and 250th in tempo. They are led by a trio of guards, Greg Brown, and big hair Shaka. Shaka's hair may have saved his job so far this season as Texas has looked pretty impressive. Ramey and Coleman score almost 29 ppg and both shoot 40%+ from deep and they lead this squad. Texas will need to slow the Cowboys down, limit their turnovers as they're 138th in assist/turnover ratio, and play solid D while limiting good shots since they're 18th in opponent shot efficiency.

This should be a battle of top 5 teams in the Big 12 conference this season and I am stoked to see how it plays out. Texas has the upper hand defensively and I like them to own a less experienced Cowboys team. Texas wins this game 73-62.

Thanks for reading and thank you for supporting! Please help and share this and we will take over the world with my sports page! I am hopeful to have some NFL previews this weekend but I will be travelling and am unsure of the schedule I will have! Cheers folks!