SBC Sports Betting News – Injuries Make The Headlines In Col
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:19 pmAn overview of the main game-related sports headlines this week tells you that some college basketball teams will likely be without key pieces as the NCAA tournament begins.
UCLA Enters NCAA Tournament Without A Key Performer
You know that outlets are always checking on the infirmary report before and after each gameday. The outlook is little different for basketball betting sites in the days before the NCAA tournament begins. The situation faced by the UCLA Bruins has gotten worse. The Bruins are one team that has certainly been devalued in the public eye by an injury in the days before the round of 64 in America's favorite bracketed sporting event.
Jordan Adams, a 6-5 guard-forward and an important contributor to the Pac-12 regular season champions, suffered a broken foot on Friday, March 15, in a Pac-12 Tournament semifinal win over the Arizona Wildcats. Adams tried to challenge a potential game-tying attempt by Arizona's Solomon Hill in the final seconds of regulation with UCLA leading 66-64. He landed hard, breaking his right foot and missing the next night's game, the Pac-12 Tournament final against Oregon. UCLA lost that game by nine points, and the absence of Adams was acutely felt by head coach Ben Howland's team.
With Adams on the floor against Oregon, it's highly probable that the Ducks would have scored far fewer than the 78 points they accumulated. The Bruins were not as effective on defense, allowing Oregon to hit 48 percent of its field goals and 50 percent of its threes (7 of 14). Players are important not just for their offensive stats, which are easy to spot in a box score or on a stat sheet, but for their defensive contributions, which are often harder to measure.
Chris Foster of the Los Angeles Times noted in a March 16 story that Adams "leaves a big hole in on an already-thin team. Adams is second in scoring (15.3). He leads the team in free-throw percentage (84%) and steals (2.2). He had 24 points in the victory over Arizona, including a 13-point spree in the last six minutes."
These are the kinds of details that a must take into account when assessing UCLA's Friday night game against Minnesota and - if it should survive it - a likely Sunday date with third-seeded Florida in the round of 32.
Ole Miss Might Be Without Starting Point Guard For Game Against Wisconsin
Various across the country are tracking injury situations other than the one at UCLA. On Friday, Ole Miss, the No. 12 seed in the West Region, faces fifth-seeded Wisconsin. The Rebels hope to have starting point guard Jarvis Summers in the lineup against the Badgers, but they don't know if he'll be available. Summers suffered a concussion on Friday, March 15, in an SEC Tournament quarterfinal win over Missouri. He missed the team's next two games against Vanderbilt and Florida. Summers gives Ole Miss another body and a steady ballhandler, which the Rebels could use against Wisconsin's withering man-to-man pressure.
The absence of Summers could easily shift the calculus even more in Wisconsin's direction. The Badgers are already a solid favorite against the Rebels, due to their steadiness in the round of 64, combined with Ole Miss' lack of postseason success.
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UCLA Enters NCAA Tournament Without A Key Performer
You know that outlets are always checking on the infirmary report before and after each gameday. The outlook is little different for basketball betting sites in the days before the NCAA tournament begins. The situation faced by the UCLA Bruins has gotten worse. The Bruins are one team that has certainly been devalued in the public eye by an injury in the days before the round of 64 in America's favorite bracketed sporting event.
Jordan Adams, a 6-5 guard-forward and an important contributor to the Pac-12 regular season champions, suffered a broken foot on Friday, March 15, in a Pac-12 Tournament semifinal win over the Arizona Wildcats. Adams tried to challenge a potential game-tying attempt by Arizona's Solomon Hill in the final seconds of regulation with UCLA leading 66-64. He landed hard, breaking his right foot and missing the next night's game, the Pac-12 Tournament final against Oregon. UCLA lost that game by nine points, and the absence of Adams was acutely felt by head coach Ben Howland's team.
With Adams on the floor against Oregon, it's highly probable that the Ducks would have scored far fewer than the 78 points they accumulated. The Bruins were not as effective on defense, allowing Oregon to hit 48 percent of its field goals and 50 percent of its threes (7 of 14). Players are important not just for their offensive stats, which are easy to spot in a box score or on a stat sheet, but for their defensive contributions, which are often harder to measure.
Chris Foster of the Los Angeles Times noted in a March 16 story that Adams "leaves a big hole in on an already-thin team. Adams is second in scoring (15.3). He leads the team in free-throw percentage (84%) and steals (2.2). He had 24 points in the victory over Arizona, including a 13-point spree in the last six minutes."
These are the kinds of details that a must take into account when assessing UCLA's Friday night game against Minnesota and - if it should survive it - a likely Sunday date with third-seeded Florida in the round of 32.
Ole Miss Might Be Without Starting Point Guard For Game Against Wisconsin
Various across the country are tracking injury situations other than the one at UCLA. On Friday, Ole Miss, the No. 12 seed in the West Region, faces fifth-seeded Wisconsin. The Rebels hope to have starting point guard Jarvis Summers in the lineup against the Badgers, but they don't know if he'll be available. Summers suffered a concussion on Friday, March 15, in an SEC Tournament quarterfinal win over Missouri. He missed the team's next two games against Vanderbilt and Florida. Summers gives Ole Miss another body and a steady ballhandler, which the Rebels could use against Wisconsin's withering man-to-man pressure.
The absence of Summers could easily shift the calculus even more in Wisconsin's direction. The Badgers are already a solid favorite against the Rebels, due to their steadiness in the round of 64, combined with Ole Miss' lack of postseason success.
to get the news on the latest developments in the sports world.