kent state (-13) over marshall
double digit chalk not really my style, but its justified here. marshall struggles in a BIG way at kent. its funny- the herd will play kent down to the wire in huntington every single year...... but when they go to kent, the flashes just beat the shit out of them.
*kent state coming in off a string of non-covers keeps this line under 15.
*marshall is a team that has never handled success well. you would think their big overtime win at home vs western michigan on sunday would give them momentum- but they have always been a shit team on the road and can only compete with the elite teams when theyre at home
*marshall giving up way to many points on the road in conference play. kent is a team that will bury you if you try and play from behind.
*kent got out of the gate incredibly slow on saturday, spotting bowling green a 16-2 lead. flashes normally one of the best mid-major home teams in the country; dont see that kind of flat start happening their next game out as well
i think kent makes a statement here after two consecutive subpar performances at home. marshall is the perfect elixir for the flashes, as ksu has dominated the herd in the maac center
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as far as some other games go:
really want to play portland over gonzaga, as zags could be flat after clinching the wcc title in their showdown with st.marys saturday night. but that rebounding edge scares me. still, portland continues to play gonzaga well in the last few meetings. zags also in a sandwich spot: st.marys- portland - bracket buster game vs. tulsa.
miami,ohio could exact some revenge on ohio as well tomorrow. bobcats were playing from behind the whole way in the first meeting before getting a late spurt to send it into OT and won it. but miami could pick apart the young cats in oxford. rivalry game, but a mismatch imo. ohio has been spotting teams big leads on the road lately. that wont fly vs the disciplined, methodical redhawks
double digit chalk not really my style, but its justified here. marshall struggles in a BIG way at kent. its funny- the herd will play kent down to the wire in huntington every single year...... but when they go to kent, the flashes just beat the shit out of them.
*kent state coming in off a string of non-covers keeps this line under 15.
*marshall is a team that has never handled success well. you would think their big overtime win at home vs western michigan on sunday would give them momentum- but they have always been a shit team on the road and can only compete with the elite teams when theyre at home
*marshall giving up way to many points on the road in conference play. kent is a team that will bury you if you try and play from behind.
*kent got out of the gate incredibly slow on saturday, spotting bowling green a 16-2 lead. flashes normally one of the best mid-major home teams in the country; dont see that kind of flat start happening their next game out as well
i think kent makes a statement here after two consecutive subpar performances at home. marshall is the perfect elixir for the flashes, as ksu has dominated the herd in the maac center
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as far as some other games go:
really want to play portland over gonzaga, as zags could be flat after clinching the wcc title in their showdown with st.marys saturday night. but that rebounding edge scares me. still, portland continues to play gonzaga well in the last few meetings. zags also in a sandwich spot: st.marys- portland - bracket buster game vs. tulsa.
miami,ohio could exact some revenge on ohio as well tomorrow. bobcats were playing from behind the whole way in the first meeting before getting a late spurt to send it into OT and won it. but miami could pick apart the young cats in oxford. rivalry game, but a mismatch imo. ohio has been spotting teams big leads on the road lately. that wont fly vs the disciplined, methodical redhawks
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