Game Picks: Week 2

Hopefully this week's selections will be an improvement on last week's, but we're still in the early stages so I think everyone is still getting comfortable with their respective teams... so anything can happen. ***Note that all of the Saturday games are at night, with the first two games starting at 5:00pm***

Burke (0-1) vs. Wright (0-1)
Both teams lost close games last week so I expect both will come out fighting from the get-go in an effort to even up their record. Obviously my power rankings have Wright as the better team, but I think Burke pulls an "upset" behind a big game from Mark Robinson. Close one throughout.
Burke 48 Wright 46

Stevens (0-1) vs. Dion(0-1)
Rumors are swirling that Noah Burkholz will be joining Dion's team for the rest of the season which should add a big scoring threat and certainly improve their team overall. That being said, Burkholz hasn't been able to play with his teammates to reach a comfort level yet. Stevens will come out strong in an effort to avenge last week's sluggish first-half, and hold on in the end.
Stevens 41 Dion 36

Bailey (1-0) vs. Jarboe (1-0)
Sean Bailey rocked the house last Saturday with 5 second-half three pointers in a comeback that fell just short. Unfortunately for his team, he will not be in the building Saturday night to light up the scoreboard again. Because of that I don't see Team Bailey having enough offensive firepower to overcome the loss of the league's high-scorer in week one. Yes, Wilkinson will have a mismatch in his favor, but Dhionis and crew will dominate the boards for Jarboe and they should pull out a close victory to improve to 2-0.
Jarboe 47 Bailey 46

Smith (1-0) vs. Fotino (1-0)
Both teams come into the game off victories against weak teams last week (Smith beat #13 Dawson by 7, and Fotino beat #14 Dion by 21) but I still see a large gap in between each team. Last week Honkonen was a one man show, and for Smith's team to have any chance Doug Smith will have to step it up from just 4 points last week as Shane O'Malley should cool Honkonen down a bit. In the end I think Fotino wins rather easily unless the Smith team can find a consistent second option to score.
Fotino 50 Smith 39

Calderan (1-0) vs. Hegeman (1-0)
I feel a big upset brewing in this one. With Paul Calderan out with an injured ankle, Anthony Cotoni should have a big day for Hegeman. I also see Mark Lavallee putting up a big number for Calderan as the number one option now with Paul out. But Hegeman surprised me last week and I think they can do it again this week and pull off a shocker.
Hegeman 44 Calderan 41

Dawson (0-1) vs. Debreceni (1-0)
With the Hills in the house this week, I think Debreceni gets the job done against a Dawson team that has yet to find a scorer (no one put up double digits last week for them against Smith). Dawson really has no one big enough and quick enough to cover Langell which spells big time trouble.
Debreceni 47 Dawson 38

Lavallee (0-1) vs. MacLeod (1-0)
MacLeod came out very strong last week and their uptempo pace should dictate the speed of the game. The half-court offense did not work well for Team Lavallee last week, and they could be in for a surprise if they expect to have success with it on Sunday against a MacLeod team that likes to run and gun.
MacLeod 45 Lavallee 40