Hooray for home playoff games in warm cities

What to watch for in this weekend’s biggest matchups.  One team or another in ALL CAPS.

Road teams over HOME TEAMS — Can’t say I disagree too much with Vegas’s lines this weekend, but I’ll take Arizona as the one home team to advance to the next round.  Although really, who the hell knows?  God I can’t wait for these games.

TEXAS TECH over Ole Miss — This game is apparently going right now.  As I write, it’s tied at 14 in the second quarter and I haven’t watched a down, so I don’t feel like I’m getting any kind of advantage making this pick.

ALABAMA over Utah — I hope the Utes can keep this one close.  No one wants to see what happened to Hawaii last year.

CONTINUING TO IGNORE THE NBA AND COLLEGE HOOPS — Don’t worry, basketball fans.  Your time of the year is coming.  And I dread it with an icy sweat.