Tuesday

[Lester Diamond]

ytd 22-22-1
+1065.00


Providence +6
I see alot of value here on a friar team returning all 5 players off their 18 win squad which lost in the second round of the nit a year ago. This team is as deep as any in the bigeastand are picked as high as 4 in some bigeast magazines. I show Illanois with a slight edge In the backcourt returning 4 players off a tough 25 win team. Ofcourse the player not returning is Brian Cook who averaged 20 points and 7.5 pts per game, they also lost one of the best coaches in the game. This is a tough spot for the illini. My power numbers show Illinois 59 Providence 56 throw in a couple of points for a pro friar crowd at the garden, and you take the points.
220 to win 200

 

[Lester Diamond]

Also love Northern Iowa Getting the 5. Gman ia also on this so I won't go into to much detail here, as he did a great Job capping this.
Northern Iowa returns 5 starters and actually has a frontcourt edge on Iowa. As Gman wrote Northern Iowas makes its freethrows and Iowa are masons. Northern Iowa also has a slight edge in depth. My Power numbers come up: Iowa 48 Northern Iowa 45. Throw in Homefield advantage and a fired up crowd. You will not need the 5.
220 to win 200

 

[Lester Diamond]

Texas returns 4 starters and a world of depth from their 26 win team from a year ago. Sadly the player they lose was the best poit guard in the nation. Tonight they have a solid edge up front against Arizona, and a huge depth advantage.
I'll lay the twoand a hook as my numbers come up with texas favored by 6.5.
risk 330 to win 300



Xavier -1
Big power rating edge. should win double didgits
risk 165 to win 150

 

[Lester Diamond]

Temple +7.5
My Power numbers come up Temple 60 to asu 44. I then even give asu 5 points for the Pseudo homefield advantage. That gives me Adjusted numbers of Temple 60 to 49. The way my numbers work if a team is 11 points better that means Id lay up to half of that, In this case Id lay 5.5 with Temple theoretically.
How much value am I getting at +7.5? Alot.
Temple has experience and depth advatage as well as a backcourt advantage slight frontcourt advantage, as well as John Cganey and the old matchup zone to slow things dowm.


Owls+7.5
risk 550 to win 500

Owls Money line +260
200 to win 520

 

[THE GOAT]

DAM I WISH I WOULD HAVE SEEN YOUR TEMPLE PLAY IN TIME...I ALWAYS LIKE YOUR PLAYS, AND WAS LEANING ON THIS ONE MYSELF...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

 

[Lester Diamond]

The Goat Temple tips at 1030pm still have time to get on.. Not to twist your arm though

 

[Lester Diamond]

Northern Iowa
0-13 from the 3!!!!!
Killing me.

 

[Lester Diamond]

Northern Iowa up 8 with 2 to go.

 

[boilermaker]

Nice start Lester.

 

[ajoytoy]

very good job Lester!

bol for the rest of the night

 

[Lester Diamond]

Now we got a little something going.. Numbers are hot