monday horizon league plays ........

[gman2]

if theres one thing that is synonymous with martin luther king day, its horizon league basketball. and im lovin the conference this year. of the two smaller conferences that i cap, for whatever reason i feel like im seeing the horizon much better than the mac right now.

detroit titans (-2.5)

both teams coming off solid wins on saturday. but i think this quick turnaround game is going to cause loyola a lot more trouble than it will detroit. the two best defensive teams in the league are wright state and detroit. both wright and detroit are very physical and really make you work for everything you get. loyola gets both of 'em back to back. to their credit, they really played a nice game against wright state on saturday and hit a good % of their shots. but i dont think this offense will be able to withstand the same kind of balls-out pressure defense just 48 hours later from detroit. the titans have really seemed to flip the switch now that horizon league play has started, and they got a huge boost when brandon cotton became eligible a few games ago after transferring from msu. hes really helped them offensively. i know detroit has been no prize on the road, but theyre without a doubt the superior team here. this is also a game theyve gotta win if they want to keep early pace in the league race, because theyve got two tough ass games up next (at illinois-chicago and home to wisconsin-milwaukee in a big rematch). watson's boys should take care of business. and can you really go wrong betting a team from downtown detroit on MLK day? its kind of a no-brainer.

 

[vyrus858]

Gman, youll get the hang of the MAC soon enough brother, alot of weird things happening this year...good luck tomm, like the play, might just have to cotail you

 

[Nickelback]

Not to mention this is Loyola's third game in five days. . . so the quick turnaround should definitely hurt Loyola over Detroit.

Gl!

 

[IX_Bender]

gman2 - again think most of your analysis is spot on. My primary concern is that this game stays low scoring and relatively close enough for the Titans to be sent up to the stripe quite often.
Thats one place they dont shoot well from, and this is on the road.

Better team, yes. Playing better ball behind Cotton - yes.
Win the turnover battle and hit 70% from the line and this should cash. GL

 

[watrdogg]

I'm jumping on this one with you.

 

[gman2]

wisconsin-milwaukee under 127

although the final scores might look like easy uwm wins in their two meetings last season, wright state really battled these guys. uwm was one of the best field goal % teams in the nation last year and wright held them to 42% in each game. theres no way wsu stays in this game going up and down the floor with milwaukee and i think biancardi knows that. wright state did a good job of slowing the pace down in both meetings last season. uwm is playing much better defense than last season too. although it might sound paradoxical, wright state could be catching uwm at the right time, as milwaukee is coming off a 30-pt demolition of rival uwgb on saturday and im not sure if uwm can match that intensity 48 hrs later. obviously uwm is far superior to wright, but the raiders can be a pain in the ass with their halfcourt style. i dont think uwm runs away with this game and i think wright keeps it at their pace.

 

[vyrus858]

25 point lead, without a miraculous comeback this one looks locked...again, thank you for all that you do for the board...best of luck on that under, the 2 books im using right now dont have small school unders, but ill still be rooting for ya boss

 

[kickserv]

followed ya on Detroit..they should hold on!!

take a look at "off the wall" tennis if ya want some extra money.....least I could do..LOL!

 

[gman2]

damn. wright state total smacked down to 126 then to 124.5

 

[vyrus858]

yea, but you never know with these smaller schools...sometimes those movements mean nothing and do nothing more than attract money on the over...gl

 

[Cohanick]

Nice call gman2.

GL...

 

[zig]

Nice call. :clap:

 

[skinz]

thanks again!!!

 

[buddy]

"...and can you really go wrong betting a team from downtown detroit on MLK day? its kind of a no-brainer."

keen angle

 

[gman2]

keen angle

you cant get these angles at just any sports forum, ya know? just doin my part. :142lmao:

 

[Casey]

:142lmao: :142lmao: :142lmao: :clap:

 

[Rcxslam]

nice hit Gman...followed you on this way as I was leaning towards Detroit but couldn't find a good enough reason to take em till I read your post this morning...

 

[stwoody]

Nice call on Detroit............Good Luck on the under. Appreciate your insight into the games.
Stwoody

 

[gman2]

way too many fouls and free throws in the 2nd half. too low of a total to withstand a march to the FT line by both teams.

wright state really had a chance to steal what would have been a huge win.

up by 11 with 5:00 left and lose by 7. thats pretty damn bad.

1-1 for the day.

looking forward to the coming weeks games.