#24 KSU Wildcats at #14 misery tigers
This game looks in every way to be a doom-and-gloom game for the wildcats. The wildcats are 4-4 in their last 8 games and appear on the verge of a total melt-down. Misery is off to a fast start and appear to be players in the B12 this year. Appearances can be very deceiving. Misery enters this game with a SOS of 188. They went into OT with aTm in their last game, a loss. It should be noted that aTm has a SOS of 220. I'm not buying into the aTm or misery hype yet, if they can continue to win as their SOS goes higher then I may reconsider.
On the other hand you have the wildcats. Mired in their own weird scandal, at an attempt for MCMW, they seem to be a team falling apart and Martin has a chance to prove his worth as a coach tonight. The wildcats have a SOS of 60. A schedule like that at the beginning of the season is brutal and a bad move on the wildcats part. Duke? Why would you do that? You can't tell me Washburn wasn't available. The next 4 games are brutal for the wildcats and I predict a record of 2-2 over that span. The good news is that I see the wildcats stunning misery tonight as well as aTm in the wildcat's next game.
Tonight I see the wildcats getting tons of second chance points. misery ranks 80th in rebounding while the wildcats are at 8th, so expect to see a bunch of missed shots (44% FG on the season) from the wildcats to be followed by rebounds under the basket for easy put backs. I'm predicting a score of 74-69 wildcats with a good possibility of OT.
Good Luck