In the mid to late 90’s the Gonzaga Bulldogs basically created the term “Cinderella team.” Year after year they would enter the NCAA March Madness tournament as a double digit seed, and year after year, they would advance to as far as the Great Eight. Gonzaga opened the door to the rest of the country to show that just because they don’t come from one of the powerhouse conferences they can play some basketball. In the last couple of years Gonzaga has been in the top-25 rankings, as they are this year.
The Oklahoma Sooners are generally regarded as a football school, but they are also pretty competitive in basketball. One of the reasons they are competitive this year is the play of freshman Blake Griffin. Griffin leads his team in both points and rebounds with 13 and eight a game, respectfully.
Gonzaga is led by four separate players in double-digit scoring. The name at the top of that list it Sophomore Matt Bouldin. Bouldin is averaging 13 a game and nearly five rebounds a contest.
Despite the game being in Oklahoma, I am going to take the Bulldogs. Gonzaga has beat tougher teams then Oklahoma has lost to. Gonzaga hasn’t played many games on the road however, so I wouldn’t be entirely shocked by an Oklahoma victory. A lot of early season games are decided more from home court advantage, then a huge talent gap.
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