BETology 2/19

The Rant will be your daily site to find out exactly how your team stacks up against the rest of the conference as we creep closer to the Big East Tournament in New York City, which begins March 12th.

STANDINGS:
Georgetown Hoyas 9-3
2-20 vs DePaul
2-23 @ Syracuse
2-27 @ UCONN
3-2 vs Rutgers
3-6 @ Villanova
3-9 vs Syracuse

Syracuse Orange 9-3

2-20 vs Providence
2-23 vs Georgetown
2-25 @ Marquette
3-2 vs Louisville
3-6 vs DePaul
3-9 @ Georgetown

Marquette Golden Eagles 9-3

2-19 @ Seton Hall
2-23 @ Villanova
2-25 vs Syracuse
3-2 vs Notre Dame
3-5 @ Rutgers
3-9 @ St. John’s

Louisville Cardinal 9-4

2-23 vs Seton Hall
2-27 @ DePaul
3-2 @ Syracuse
3-4 vs Cincinnati
3-9 vs Notre Dame

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-5

2-24 vs Cincinnati
3-2 @ Marquette
3-5 vs St. John’s
3-9 @ Louisville

UCONN Huskies 7-5

2-21 vs Cincinnati
2-23 @ DePaul
2-27 vs Georgetown
3-2 @ Cincinnati
3-6 @ South Florida
3-9 vs Providence

Pittsburgh Panthers 8-6

2-24 @ St. John’s
2-27 vs South Florida
3-3 vs Villanova
3-9 @ DePaul

Villanova Wildcats 8-6

2-23 vs Marquette
2-25 @ Seton Hall
3-3 @ Pitt
3-6 vs Georgetown

St. John’s Red Storm 7-6
2-20 vs South Florida
2-24 vs Pitt
3-2 @ Providence
3-5 @ Notre Dame
3-9 vs Marquette

Cincinnati Bearcats 7-6

2-21 @ UCONN
2-24 @ Notre Dame
3-2 vs UCONN
3-4 @ Louisville
3-9 vs South Florida

Providence Friars 6-7

2-20 @ Syracuse
2-23 @ Rutgers
3-2 vs St. John’s
3-5 vs Seton Hall
3-9 @ UCONN

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4-10

2-23 vs Providence
3-2 @ Georgetown
3-5 vs Marquette
3-8 @ Seton Hall

DePaul Blue Demons 2-10
2-20 @ Georgetown
2-23 vs UCONN
2-27 vs Louisville
3-3 @ South Florida
3-6 @ Syracuse
3-9 vs Pitt

Seton Hall Pirates 2-11

2-19 vs Marquette
2-23 @ Louisville
2-25 vs Villanova
3-5 @ Providence
3-8 vs Rutgers

South Florida Bulls 1-12

2-20 @ St. John’s
2-27 @ Pitt
3-3 vs DePaul
3-6 vs UCONN
3-9 @ Cincinnati

YESTERDAYS RECAP:

Notre Dame- 51
Pittsburgh- 42
Notre Dame is now 4-1 against ranked teams this season, but maybe more importantly is just 1 game out of the 4^th seed after a 51-42 win in Pittsburgh yesterday.  The Irish started out sluggish making just 1 of their first 18 shots, but they cut a 16 point Pitt lead to just 3 at the half.  Notre Dame outscored Pitt 32-22 after the break.  Pitt shot 9-30 after taking a 19-3 lead in the 1^st half, including go 0-8 from 3 point range.  Pitt has now dropped 2 straight games in league play and travel to New York to take on St. John’s Sunday afternoon.  Pitt is currently just a half a game ahead of the Johnnies.

Villanova- 71

Rutgers- 63
Villanova used a 50 point 2^nd half to turn a 10 point halftime deficit into an 8 point home victory against the Scarlet Knights.  The Wildcats have now won 4 out of 5 and are tied with Pitt for the 6^th seed in the Big East.  Pitt owns the tie breaker as of now, but Villanova still plays the Panthers again the first week in March.  Rutgers failed to score 70 for the 9^th straight game and will have to beat Providence on Saturday if they hope to have any shot at not playing in the opening round of the Big East Tournament.

TODAY:

Marquette @ Seton Hall
7:00pm, ESPN Regional

THIS WEEKS GAMES:

Wednesday:

Providence @ Syracuse, 7:00pm ESPN2
South Florida @ St. John’s, 7:00pm ESPN Regional
DePaul @ Georgetown, 7:00pm ESPN Regional

Thursday:

Cincinnati @ UCONN, 7:00pm ESPN

Saturday:

Seton Hall @ Louisville, NOON ESPN Regional
Georgetown @ Syracuse, 4:00pm CBS
Marquette @ Villanova, 6:00pm ESPN2
UCONN @ DePaul, 8:00pm ESPN Regional
Providence @ Rutgers, 9:00pm ESPNU

Sunday:

Pitt @ St. John’s, NOON ESPN Regional
Cincinnati @ Notre Dame, 2:00pm CBS

BETology:

TUESDAY March 12th:

7:00pm
12 – DePaul
Vs
13 – Seton Hall

9:00pm

11 – Rutgers
Vs
14 – South Florida

WEDNESDAY March 13th:

NOON
8 – St. John’s
Vs
9 - Cincinnati

2:00

5 – Notre Dame
Vs
Tuesday 7:00 winner

7:00

7 – Villanova
Vs
10 - Providence

9:00

6 – Pitt
Vs
Tuesday 9:00 winner

THURSDAY March 14th:

NOON

1 – Georgetown
Vs
Wednesday NOON winner

2:00

4 – Louisville
Vs
Wednesday 2:00 winner

7:00

2 – Syracuse
Vs
Wednesday 7:00 winner

9:00

3 – Marquette
Vs
Wednesday 9:00 winner

Check back tomorrow for another update!