HOBO-BILLS ONE-A-DAY

Indiana +10

I know what your thinking.  “He’s has to be taking this pick because Indiana held off a Purdue team at home last week”. Trust me my friend, that is only a small part of it.  What we have on hand is a beautiful and classic example of a two-faced team.  That being “The” Ohio State University Men’s basketball team.

When comparing “the” road numbers of “The” Buckeyes to “the” home numbers of “the” Hoosiers, my numbers actually have Indiana coming out on top by 10 points.  I know this sounds ridiculous considering how not really good “the” Hoosiers have been this year. (9-13) (3-7), but, “The” Ohio St. program, while dominant at home, has been a little lackluster on “the” road this year.  At home they’re averaging 80.5 PPG, but when they leave the confines of the Value City Arena they are only averaging 64.9 PPG.  They have this sickness on the defensive side as well, at home they are allowing 55 PPG and a whopping +14 (69 PPG) on the road. 

It’s like these guys need to hire a new equipment guy or something,

Jimmy, the equipment guy is going over the inventory for Ohio St.’s upcoming road game against team X, his buddy Phil has got the gear and is calling off the items before stowing them on the bus……

“Uniforms?”,

“Check!”

“Sneakers?”

“Check!”

“Copenhagen?”

“Got it!”

“Defense?”…….pause for effect,    “Defense?, what the hell Phil, where’d it go?”

“I don’t know, I thought I had it around here somewhere…..”,……”<explicative>”

“Screw it Phil, we don’t need it..on with it”

“Offense?”…………”Screw it, we don’t get paid enough for this crap…..”

Their road record goes like this: 

2-5 (3-6 with neutral included)

Being outscored on average 64.9 to 69.6 PPG

In conference road games they are being outscored by just about 6 points.

Of there 2 wins on “the” road this year, they outscored their opponent by (8, Iowa) and (4, Purdue).

They are 2-7 ATS away from home

1-6 ATS in road lined games

They have won 3 of their last 5 games, but in turn, compiled a 1-4 ATS in those games, (3 games in a row at home).

So basically, my friends what I am telling you is that Ohio St. on the road, is just not as good as Indiana in Assembly Hall and it’s 17,000 fans.  Hoosier fans I might add.

At home, Indiana has outscored their opponents 73 to 67 (for the season)

Home games against the conference they have lost on average by 3 points per game.  In their last 5, Indiana is 3-2 ATS while being outscored by 6 points per game. They are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games at home (4-0 as a dog).

Again, they don’t look great, but, in my honest opinion and based on stats and numbers and “the” stars being aligned correctly, should be quite capable of hanging with Evan Turner and “the” Big-10 Buckeyes. 

Oh yeah, and they almost beat Purdue!!!

I concur.

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That being said it is never too risky to take the home dog against the road ranked fav    a staple for all gamblers 

Great run you been on.  Superior write ups and keeps me laughing to the bank.

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