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For the first time since last season, college basketball fans and bettors get to have their day, with very little competition on a Saturday other than Christmas shoppers being out and about. Basketball bettors will be walking past televisions to catch the occasional score; otherwise a very solid day of basketball action is on tap. Last year’s NCAA finalist’s Memphis and Kansas can both be seen, being very different squads from a last year’s overtime thriller. Indiana and Kentucky used to be a big game, not this season. Depending where you live, finding time to see Oklahoma’s talented Blake Griffin is a wise decision. You can visit a Free StatFox FoxSheet for the battle of the Queen City with Xavier and Cincinnati in the Crosstown Shootout. Look to Bookmaker.com to review the latest odds.

Memphis at Georgetown 2:00ET, CBS

Memphis (5-1, 4-2 ATS) looks to continue to build its pre-conference resume taking on Georgetown. The Tigers have missed Derrick Rose at the point (who wouldn’t) and are trying to work in freshman Wesley Witherspoon, who was handed the keys to the Tigers offense. Coach John Calipari tried to use Antonio Anderson; however he’s better suited as off-the-ball wing that can rebound and play reckless defense. It is evident at present this is not a good shooting team, behind 17-feet. These Tigers play best when running, shooting and crashing the boards. Memphis had final exams and is 8-2 ATS when playing with seven or more days rest.

Georgetown (6-1, 2-2 ATS) may lack the veteran leadership of last season, but something could be cookin’ in Hoya country with talented youngsters. Freshmen Greg Monroe and Jason Clark, as well as sophomore Chris Wright have contributed nicely with holdovers Jessie Sapp and DaJuan Summers. Coach John Thompson III wants this game as a great tune-up before the Big East wars start. Thompson knows what he will receive from Sapp and has to keep prodding Summers to be more diversified, by grabbing rebounds and not settling for jump shots. The Hoyas need to control tempo at a slower pace, since they are 5-17 ATS in home games when they allow 67 to 74 points in a game.

Think of this as an excellent measuring stick for both programs to determine where they are and where they are headed with conference play around the corner.

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