Wednesday 2/22 CBB Plays

2011-2012: 270-209 (+50.7 units)
Tuesday: 3-2

Writeups likely forthcoming a bit later. Wilmington play was made at the open and posted in my 2/21 thread. I'll probably be adding a small money line play on Fordham.

VCU @ UNC-Wilmington +10 (1 unit)
St. Bonaventure @ Fordham +6.5 (1 unit)

Current Leans:
Illinois State +6, Oklahoma -4, Southern Miss -2, Texas A & M +10.5, Barbara +8, NIU/Eastern Michigan Under 109

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has anyone had any problem tryin to type a post?

i have to quote someone and then delete so i can type anything

worst thing is i cant post my plays in my own thread

if anyone can help me please let me know

sorry j-fen i used ur thread but i didnt know what else to do

 

I had the same issue. I'm using IE so I just pressed the "Compatability" button (Icon looks like a peice of paper torn in half) to change the view and it started working like normal again. It was annoying tho. Hope this helps.

got it thanks

Bonnies @ Fordham+6.5
To some, this line may appear low. After all, the Bonnies destroyed Fordham by 44 on January 21. Let me repeat that. 44 points! BUT...the reason for such an absurd margin of victory was the suspension of do-everything forward Chris Gaston. How important is Gaston to Fordham? Well, he ranks in the KenPom Top 200 nationally in Possessions Used, Percentage of Shots, Off. Reb %, Def. Reb %, and Fouls Drawn/40. He's a double-double machine, recording 51 double-doubles in 79 career games. So yeah, his importance is immeasurable. Even more so when trying to contain a future NBA forward in Andrew Nicholson, a fellow double-double machine and one of the most efficient low-post scorers in the nation. Anyway, that game on 1/21 was played at the Reilly Center in Olean, in my mind the most undervalued venue in college basketball, especially this season. If you've ever been to Olean, you know that it's a terribly depressing place and all of the surrounding towns turn out to watch the Bonnies play home games. But tonight's game is in the Bronx, at tiny, ancient Rose Hill Gym, where Fordham has been tremendous this year. Wins over Harvard, Georgia Tech, and narrow losses to Dayton and Xavier have all demonstrated the the importance of Fordham's rapidly-improving homecourt advantage. From a motivation perspective, Fordham is still fighting for a spot in the A-10 tournament. The top 12 make the field, while the bottom two are left out. The Rams currently trail by two full spots and must win a few games at the end to have a shot. I think we get their absolute best effort today and the Gaston/Bristol duo frustrates Nicholson in a low-scoring, down-to-the-wire classic.

VCU @ UNC-Wilmington +10 (1 unit)
Straight spot fade of VCU after the BracketBusters win over UNI and the enormous, gigantic, earth-shattering season finale showdown on Saturday against George Mason. OK, that's a lot of hyperbole, but it's still the biggest game of the season in the CAA, and depending on the outcome of the Drexel-ODU game, will have a major role in deciding the regular season champion and seeds in the conference tournament. It's also a payback game after Mason stole the game 8 days ago in Fairfax on a buzzer-beater. From a Wilmington perspective, tonight is their super bowl. They were blown out by the Rams in Richmond earlier in the season but get another shot tonight. Wilmington's road numbers are BAD, but they've been surprisingly competitive at home, losing to Mason by 6 and ODU by 5. Not much else to say, other than this is purely situational.
 

Kansas @ Texas A & M +10.5 (1 unit)
Don't think I'm going to find a better line. It's not really worth reading into the first matchup because Kansas was in a shitty spot on a Monday night after a big win at Texas two days earlier. Obvious reason for this play is Missouri on-deck Saturday in Lawrence with an opportunity to clinch the outright Big XII title and avenge the loss in Columbia from a few weeks ago. On last night's Missouri telecast, Bill Self said his players are extremely excited for the MU game on Saturday and he "hopes" they aren't forgetting about the A & M game. I'll take my chances that 100% focus is not present. Major KU look-ahead, combined with Khris Middleton being back in the fold for the Aggies and a hyped College Station crowd, is enough for me to take the double-digit points.

Southern Miss -2 @ UTEP (1 unit)
Brutally square, but I'm taking a chance on the Eagles bouncing back combined with some UTEP malaise after stunning Memphis at FedEx. Floyd's junk defenses give fits to a lot of teams, but unlike Memphis, USM has some inside scorers who demand attention. It's hard to run a Triangle-and-2 defense against a team with 6 players averaging between 9 and 12 ppg.

love the a&m play.

Fordham still losing games, but playing much better of late. I looked at the line and it seemed really off to me as well. 

S. Miss -1 at betonline

BOL today JFen!

I really like all 4 plays so far......

Jfen- Any thoughts on Temple @ Lasalle. I know you follow the A-10 pretty close and I have a feeling alot of people will be on Temple but this Lasalle team is tough to beat at home and with a win tonight will find themselves in a huge tie for 3rd in the conference. If you can give me your prespective on the game that would be helpful.

Thanks for all the help and GL

Usm relies on the 3 too much for me to play them on the road, can't imagine them dropping two in a row on the road against bad teams though...

I think a sleepwalking KU could beat tamu by 20, but good luck there. Nice cover last night on MSU, thought we'd see the dreaded down 9 foul

Best of luck JFen. I'm on the Aggies as well. 

Fordham -- my favorite team in the A10, which is also my favorite conference to bet on.

 

Fordham relies on a lot of jump shots but they are VERY good at home as you've stated. They are competitive and motiviation can be a huge factor in these games.

 

Fordham to the bank, Pinnacles got +7 and I'm buying the hook.

 

 

Good luck Jfen.

FSU +1 against Duke tomorrow...Uh oh...This could be a biggie for me.

Preliminary Thursday leans from a quick run-through...

Florida State +1, Colorado -4, Murray State -5, Northern Colorado +5.5, Western Illinois +13.5

I actually considered giving up my St. Joes ticket tonight to head up to North Philly to watch this game. Anyway, La Salle is probably the only team in the league with the size in the backcourt to match Temple's potent trio of Fernandez, Wyatt, and Moore. The Owls have their toughest week of the season, going to La Salle tonight and then coming here to Hawk Hill on Saturday night. La Salle presents a tough matchup for Temple because it can control tempo at home and has a diverse range of scoring options. I think it comes down to the wire and cannot put my money on either side. Michael Eric should have his way inside and I'd easily take Fran Dunphy over any coach in the city, but you're going to see a crazy effort out of La Salle tonight.

I know that didn't really answer your question but this game can go so many different ways.

That MSU game was rough. I knew it already, but that team has some serious mental issues. Some tremendous talent, and an equal amount of stupidity.

More than any conference this season, home court has been incredible in the A-10. Every team defends the hell out of its home court and no game is easy. Fordham is certainly jump shot reliant, but they tend to shoot much better on their own floor and have two very good offensive rebounders to create second chances. Bonnies are flat-out bad on the road. I'm not expecting a ton of points from either side.

Good luck tonight

  Thanks for the insight.

 YOUR ATTA YOUR MIND DUKE  IS GONNA BEAT THE PIS OUT OF FSU THEY GOT LUCKY THE FIRST TIME MAN FSU +1 IS A CERTAIN LOSER BET THAT AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO BET. DUKE BLOWS THEM OUT

This is tremendous news. I'm very excited that you like Duke.