Predictions - 18 Dec

Upset picks are in italics.

NBA

76ers at Magic - Magic by 6
Heat at Wizards - Heat by 15
Knicks at Cavaliers - Knicks by 5
Clippers at Bulls - Bulls by 12
Jazz at Bucks - Bucks by 1
Grizzlies at Spurs - Spurs by 12
Timberwolves at Nuggets - Nuggets by 13
Warriors at Blazers - Blazers by 7

College Basketball

South Carolina at (2) Ohio State - Ohio State by 20
USC at (3) Kansas - Kansas by 21
Iona at (5) Syracuse - Syracuse by 14
(6) Kansas State at (24) Florida - Florida by 4
Maryland-Eastern Shore at (8) Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh by 44
Gonzaga at (9) Baylor - Baylor by 12
Cal-Santa Barbara at (10) San Diego State - San Diego State by 12
Delaware at (11) Villanova - Villanova by 14
Central Arkansas at (12) Missouri - Missouri by 32
Loyola-Maryland at (13) Georgetown - Georgetown by 25
(14) Illinois at Illinois-Chicago - Illinois by 18
Prairie View A&M at (15) Michigan State - Michigan State by 35
Mississippi Valley State at (16) Kentucky - Kentucky by 35
Indiana State at (17) Purdue - Purdue by 22
(18) BYU at UCLA - BYU by 11
Gardner-Webb at (21) Louisville - Louisville by 23
Southern Utah at (22) UNLV - UNLV by 25
(25) Texas at North Carolina - North Carolina by 6
Drexel at Saint Francis-PA - Drexel by 23
Northern Illinois at Temple - Temple by 32
Arkansas at Texas A&M - Texas A&M by 12
Cleveland State at West Virginia - West Virginia by 12
Long Beach State at Saint Mary's - Saint Mary's by 19
Southeastern Louisiana at Vanderbilt - Vanderbilt by 31
San Francisco at Washington - Washington by 30

College Football

BYU vs. UTEP - BYU by 14
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State - Fresno State by 2
Ohio vs. Troy - Troy by 5

Prediction Results - 17 Dec

NBA: 10/11 (.909) 159/208 overall (.764)
College Basketball: 0/1 (.000) 92/110 overall (.836)

NBA Player of the Day

LaMarcus Aldridge - POR - 36 pts, 10 reb, 5 blk
It's tough to overlook LeBron's triple-double against the Knicks, but Aldridge takes today's prize by outscoring LeBron 36-32, outblocking him 5-0, and had a better shooting percentage from the field and from the line.