Predicting Every Game in the Big East Tournament

The NCAA Tournament is almost upon us and to get into the spirit of bracket pools I've decided to predict every game from the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12 and SEC Tournaments. Here's the Big East.

First Round (Wednesday)

8 Georgetown vs 9 St John's 

Yeah screw Georgetown here. Shamorie Ponds might as well be the second coming of Kemba. He's a tough NYC guard who would be getting NPOY consideration if his team wasn't so bad. The Red Storm are also at home so I like that too. 

PREDICTION: St John's

7 Marquette vs 10 DePaul

It's DePaul. But wait, DePaul actually BEAT Marquette earlier in the year. But still, it's DePaul. Until they hire a coach who they didn't previously fire, I won't pick them in any game. 

PREDICTION: Marquette

Quarterfinals (Thursday)

1 Xavier vs 9 St John's 

Xavier is really bad at playing bad teams this year. They've struggled and played down to their opponents all season. That will continue in this game probably, but since X hasn't faced the consequences of this habit so far, I don't think it'll happen Thursday. 

PREDICTION: Xavier

4 Creighton vs 5 Providence

Creighton's offense is nationally prolific, but they also have a great defensive player in Khyri Thomas. I think he's the x-factor in this matchup. Providence is good enough to be in the NCAA Tournament, but I don't think they can knock off Creighton despite their close seedings.
PREDICTION: Creighton

2 Villanova vs 7 Marquette 

Villanova only loses to teams that shoot the piss out of the ball. Marquette certainly does that, so I don't like this matchup for Villanova. But whenever I think Villanova might lose, they always win by a billion. So..Nova

PREDICTION: Villanova

3 Seton Hall vs 6 Butler

Butler has a solid team. Kelan Martin is superb. Seton Hall, however, has the big guys to neutralize him. Angel Delgado should have a solid performance here and lead his team to a win. 

PREDICTION: Seton Hall

Semifinals (Friday)

1 Xavier vs 4 Creighton

If playing down to their competition isn't going to catch up with Xavier on Thursday, it definitely will Friday. I'll take the Blue Jays. 

PREDICTION: Creighton 

2 Villanova vs 3 Seton Hall

Seton Hall always plays Villanova tough. It was only two years ago when the Pirates beat Villanova in the Big East Tournament Championship. I think Villanova wins this one as they have superior guard play and are fully healthy.

PREDICTION: Villanova

Championship (Saturday)

4 Creighton vs 2 Villanova

This is probably my dream matchup. It's nothing but offense. In this one, I like Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges to step up and beat Creighton after that overtime loss that cost them the Big East. 

PREDICTION: Villanova