College Basketball: Weekend Picks

Without an abundance of major top 25 matchups this weekend (aside from the big one of course), I did my best to pick some good matchups, and perhaps some interesting upsets...   Tennessee (No. 2) vs. Memphis (No. 1) Saturday's meeting between Memphis and Tennessee will be the first matchup between the top two teams in the country since last season's tilt between Ohio State (No. 2) and Wisconsin (No. 1).  I predict the underdog to prevail. Memphis has looked extremely vulnerable in past weeks, squeaking past unranked UTEP, rallying to come back against Houston, and stealing one against UAB.  Tennessee, on the other hand has quietly slipped into the No. 2 contender for the crown as Duke, Kansas, and UNC have suffered minor setbacks.   The re-emergence of Chris Lofton's shooting stroke, which was absent for much of the start of the season, mixed with their consistently tenacious defence should prove fatal for the ... [link]