The Horizon League Men’s College Basketball Tournament is
set and will begin on Tuesday February 28.
Valparaiso finished with a 21-10 overall record and a 14-4 record in the
Conference to finish 1^st in the regular season.  Cleveland State earned the 2^nd
seed and a bye into the semi-finals.  The
Horizon League tournament is a little different from other tournaments as the
Top 2 seeds advance automatically into the semi-finals.

Detroit, Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Butler all tied for 3^rd
with 11-7 conference records with Detroit getting the #3 seed due to a 3-1
record against Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Butler.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee will grab the #4 seed and Butler sits in the #5 seed
which is their worst seeding since 2005.

Youngstown State and Wisconsin Green Bay finished at 10-8 in
the conference and will be seeded #6 and #7 respectively and will meet in the 1^st
round on Tuesday.  This is the first time
in the 33 year history of the Horizon Conference that seven teams have finished
with 10 wins or more in conference play.

Here is a view of the upcoming tournament schedule:

2012
Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship:

First Round – Tuesday, Feb. 28 (campus sites)

Game 1: (10) Loyola at (3) Detroit, 7 p.m. ET

Game 2: (7) Green Bay at (6) Youngstown
State, 7:05 p.m. ET

Game 3: (9) UIC at (4) Milwaukee, 8 p.m. ET

Game 4: (8) Wright State at (5) Butler, 7
p.m. ET

Second Round – Friday, March 2 (Valparaiso)

Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6
p.m. ET (Horizon League Network | ESPN3)

Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 8:30
p.m. ET (Horizon League Network | ESPN3)

Semifinals – Saturday, March 3 (Valparaiso)

Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. (2) Cleveland
State, 6 p.m. ET (ESPNU – tape delayed at 10:30 p.m. ET; live on ESPN3)

Game 8: Game 6 winner at (1) Valparaiso, 8:30
p.m. ET (ESPNU)

Championship – Tuesday, March 6 (highest remaining seed)

Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

Let’s take a look at the
Rocketman Power Ratings for the Horizon League.   My ratings differ from the seedings so we’ll
look to take advantage of some soft lines here.

1. Cleveland State                                78.32
2. Butler                                    77.45
3. Valparaiso                           75.93
4. Detroit                                  75.53
5. Youngstown State           74.52
6. Wisconsin Milwaukee    74
7. Wisconsin Green Bay     73.64
8. Wright State                       69.49
9. Loyola Chicago                  67.65
10. Illinois Chicago                   63.41

I have felt like Cleveland State
was the Top team in the Horizon League all year and they finished on Top in my
ratings.  Butler has had an off year
compared to what they normally do but this is still a very dangerous team come
tournament time.  Valparaiso should make
some noise especially with them playing on their home court and having to only
win 2 games at home to advance to the Big Dance.

ROCKETMAN HORIZON WINNER:
CLEVELAND STATE

ROCKETMAN SLEEPER:  BUTLER

ROCKETMAN LONG SHOT:  DETROIT

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Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports
handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure
if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it
along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping
arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year the angle had hit
above 70%. I was skeptical but I started following the angle and the next two
years it achieved the 70%+ mark again. In recent years the angle has not been
as strong but still profitable.

The Returning Starter angle is as follows: Play On: Any team
returning five or more net starters against their opponent. I use Marc
Lawrence’s Playbook Yearbook for returning starter information. Go down the
list and compare each team’s returning starters. An example from the 1^st
week would be Mississippi State vs Memphis. Mississippi State has 15 starters
returning for Head Coach Dan Mullen while Memphis returns only 9 starters for
Head Coach Larry Porter. That’s a difference a 6 returning starters in favor of
Mississippi State. Mississippi State won the game easily by a score of 59-14 in
the Thursday night opener.

Let’s take a look at this week’s returning starter angle and see
if it can produce us another winning week. Keep in mind several other factors
should go into your handicapping methods, so be sure to use this as an addition
to your overall handicapping formula. We’ll put returning starters in parenthesis.

Week 1 Results only 2-6 ATS and Week 2 were 6-5 ATS and Week 3 3-5
ATS and Week 4 5-3 ATS and Week 5 4-4 ATS and Week 6 6-2 ATS and Week 7 9-5 ATS
and Week 8 5-4 ATS and 4-2 ATS in Week 9 and 7-4 ATS in Week 10 and 7-3 ATS in
Week 11 and 3-3 ATS in Week 12 and 5-2 ATS in Week 13.  We’ll keep a running total for the
season.   46-25 65% the past 8 weeks
combined!

BYU (19) vs Hawaii (9) Play On: BYU

Louisiana Monroe (19) vs Florida Atlantic (12) Play On: Louisiana
Monroe

Hope this helps you find some extra winners this week! Keep in
mind the Rocketman has won 13 of 15 years overall in football in his history
and 14 out of 15 years in all sports combined in his history as a Sports
Analyst! Be sure to get on board this week with us!  Be sure to check for my College Football
card, NFL card, CBB Card and NHL card each and every day and week!

SPECIAL NOTE:  College
Basketball has started!  I am documented
hitting 60% the past 4 years combined with all my CBB picks.  That includes two documented #1 CBB Titles
and a #2 CBB Runner Up finish in those 4 years!
Get on board long term!

Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports
handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure
if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it
along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping
arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year the angle had hit
above 70%. I was skeptical but I started following the angle and the next two
years it achieved the 70%+ mark again. In recent years the angle has not been
as strong but still profitable.

The Returning Starter angle is as follows: Play On: Any team
returning five or more net starters against their opponent. I use Marc
Lawrence’s Playbook Yearbook for returning starter information. Go down the
list and compare each team’s returning starters. An example from the 1^st
week would be Mississippi State vs Memphis. Mississippi State has 15 starters
returning for Head Coach Dan Mullen while Memphis returns only 9 starters for
Head Coach Larry Porter. That’s a difference a 6 returning starters in favor of
Mississippi State. Mississippi State won the game easily by a score of 59-14 in
the Thursday night opener.

Let’s take a look at this week’s returning starter angle and see
if it can produce us another winning week. Keep in mind several other factors
should go into your handicapping methods, so be sure to use this as an addition
to your overall handicapping formula. We’ll put returning starters in parenthesis.

Week 1 Results only 2-6 ATS and Week 2 were 6-5 ATS and Week 3 3-5
ATS and Week 4 5-3 ATS and Week 5 4-4 ATS and Week 6 6-2 ATS and Week 7 9-5 ATS
and Week 8 5-4 ATS and 4-2 ATS in Week 9 and 7-4 ATS in Week 10 and 7-3 ATS in
Week 11 and 3-3 ATS in Week 12.  We’ll
keep a running total for the season.
41-23 64% the past 7 weeks combined!

Texas (12) vs Texas A&M (18) Play On: Texas A&M

Alabama (16) vs Auburn(6) Play On: Alabama

Memphis (9) vs Southern Miss (15) Play On: Southern Miss

Notre Dame (16) vs Stanford (11) Play On: Notre Dame

San Jose State (17) vs Fresno State (9) Play On: San Jose State

Tulane (14) vs Hawaii (9) Play On: Tulane

Florida International (15) vs Middle Tennessee State (10)  Play On:
Florida International

Hope this helps you find some extra winners this week! Keep in
mind the Rocketman has won 13 of 15 years overall in football in his history
and 14 out of 15 years in all sports combined in his history as a Sports
Analyst! Be sure to get on board this week with us!  Be sure to check for my College Football
card, NFL card, CBB Card and NHL card each and every day and week!

SPECIAL NOTE:  College
Basketball has started!  I am documented
hitting 60% the past 4 years combined with all my CBB picks.  That includes two documented #1 CBB Titles
and a #2 CBB Runner Up finish in those 4 years!
Get on board long term!

I know I’m going to have some people disagree but here is my current up to date Top 10 CFB teams after Friday night’s action.  What a game.  Congratulations to Iowa State on a huge upset, I do feel sorry for a VERY good Oklahoma State CFB team and the entire Oklahoma State program after losing two people in a plane crash again!

#1 Alabama 102.53
#2 LSU  101.41
#3 Oregon  100.78
#4 Oklahoma 100.52
#5 Wisconsin  95.76
#6 Stanford  95.42
#7 Oklahoma State  94.9
#8 Arkansas  91.7
#9 Boise State  91.01
#10 Georgia  90.82

Yes, I do still think Alabama is better than LSU despite a 9-6 overtime loss.  Would love to see a rematch of that game.  I’ll try to give an updated TOP 25 Sunday or Monday and see how far off the polls are.  ;)

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Rocky

Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports
handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure
if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it
along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping
arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year the angle had hit
above 70%. I was skeptical but I started following the angle and the next two
years it achieved the 70%+ mark again. In recent years the angle has not been
as strong but still profitable.

The Returning Starter angle is as follows: Play On: Any team
returning five or more net starters against their opponent. I use Marc
Lawrence’s Playbook Yearbook for returning starter information. Go down the
list and compare each team’s returning starters. An example from the 1^st
week would be Mississippi State vs Memphis. Mississippi State has 15 starters
returning for Head Coach Dan Mullen while Memphis returns only 9 starters for
Head Coach Larry Porter. That’s a difference a 6 returning starters in favor of
Mississippi State. Mississippi State won the game easily by a score of 59-14 in
the Thursday night opener.

Let’s take a look at this week’s returning starter angle and see
if it can produce us another winning week. Keep in mind several other factors
should go into your handicapping methods, so be sure to use this as an addition
to your overall handicapping formula. We’ll put returning starters in parenthesis.

Week 1 Results only 2-6 ATS and Week 2 were 6-5 ATS and Week 3 3-5
ATS and Week 4 5-3 ATS and Week 5 4-4 ATS and Week 6 6-2 ATS and Week 7 9-5 ATS
and Week 8 5-4 ATS and 4-2 ATS in Week 9 and 7-4 ATS in Week 10 and 7-3 ATS in
Week 11.  We’ll keep a running total for
the season.   38-20 66% the past 6 weeks
combined!

Marshall (14) vs Memphis (9) Play On: Marshall

Iowa (10) vs Purdue (16) Play On: Purdue

Vanderbilt (19) vs Tennessee (13) Play On: Vanderbilt

Tulsa (18) vs UTEP (11) Play On: Tulsa

Utah (12) vs Washington State (17) Play On: Washington State

Navy (11) vs San Jose State (17) Play On: San Jose State

Hope this helps you find some extra winners this week! Keep in
mind the Rocketman has won 13 of 15 years overall in football in his history
and 14 out of 15 years in all sports combined in his history as a Sports
Analyst! Be sure to get on board this week with us! I have  a 3-Pack of 3* CFB Winners going on
Saturday!  I’m 9-2 82% last 11 CFB
picks!  I’m documented #1 in the NHL this
year and I’m the defending NHL Handicapping Champion!    I’m
documented 60% the past 4 years combined in College Basketball!   I will have my TOP RATED 5* NFL Game of the
Year going on Sunday!

SPECIAL NOTE:  College
Basketball has started!  I am documented
hitting 60% the past 4 years combined with all my CBB picks.  That includes two documented #1 CBB Titles
and a #2 CBB Runner Up finish in those 4 years!
Get on board long term!

Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports
handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure
if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it
along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping
arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year the angle had hit
above 70%. I was skeptical but I started following the angle and the next two
years it achieved the 70%+ mark again. In recent years the angle has not been
as strong but still profitable.

The Returning Starter angle is as follows: Play On: Any team
returning five or more net starters against their opponent. I use Marc
Lawrence’s Playbook Yearbook for returning starter information. Go down the
list and compare each team’s returning starters. An example from the 1^st
week would be Mississippi State vs Memphis. Mississippi State has 15 starters
returning for Head Coach Dan Mullen while Memphis returns only 9 starters for
Head Coach Larry Porter. That’s a difference a 6 returning starters in favor of
Mississippi State. Mississippi State won the game easily by a score of 59-14 in
the Thursday night opener.

Let’s take a look at this week’s returning starter angle and see
if it can produce us another winning week. Keep in mind several other factors
should go into your handicapping methods, so be sure to use this as an addition
to your overall handicapping formula. We’ll put returning starters in parenthesis.

Week 1 Results only 2-6 ATS and Week 2 were 6-5 ATS and Week 3 3-5
ATS and Week 4 5-3 ATS and Week 5 4-4 ATS and Week 6 6-2 ATS and Week 7 9-5 ATS
and Week 8 5-4 ATS and 4-2 ATS in Week 9 and 7-4 ATS in Week 10. We’ll keep a
running total for the season.   31-17 65%
the past 5 weeks combined!

Texas A&M (18) vs Kansas State (13) Play On: Texas A&M

Idaho (13) vs BYU (19) Play On: BYU

Navy (11) vs SMU (18) Play On: SMU

TCU (11) vs Boise State (16) Play On: Boise State

Texas (12) vs Missouri (17) Play On: Missouri

Auburn (6) vs Georgia (12) Play On: Georgia

UAB (14) vs Memphis (9)
Play On:  UAB

Arizona State (11) vs Washington State (17)  Play on:
Washington State

Fresno State (9) vs New Mexico State (17)  Play On:
New Mexico State

Middle Tennessee State (10) vs Louisiana Monroe (19)  Play On:
Louisiana Monroe

Hope this helps you find some extra winners this week! Keep in
mind the Rocketman has won 13 of 15 years overall in football in his history
and 14 out of 15 years in all sports combined in his history as a Sports
Analyst! Be sure to get on board this week with us! I have  a TOP 4* CFB BEST BET and four 3* CFB plays
going on Saturday!  I’m documented #1 in
the NHL this year and I’m the defending NHL Handicapping Champion!  Look for picks from other sports as
well!   3-0 100% sweep last Saturday in
CFB!

SPECIAL NOTE:  College
Basketball has started!  I am documented
hitting 60% the past 4 years combined with all my CBB picks.  That includes two documented #1 CBB Titles
and a #2 CBB Runner Up finish in those 4 years!
Get on board long term!