Fordham -2.5 over Manhattan ******
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This is the Battle of the Bronx...only 2 miles seperate there campus.Rivaly goes back to 1911..tonite is the 100th game..MC leads 51-48...
My father graduated Manhattan Col in 1936.In 1932 he was No.1 in his class at Teddy Roosevelt HS ,across the street from Fordham.He was given a full scholarship to Fordham...Fordham reneged..and gave it to the No 2 in my fathers class..Italian community of Arthur Ave and 187th protested....probaly some "good guys"...and Bishop Perricone of Mt Carmel Church...Fordham offered to give both students the scholarship...but Manhattan stepped in...and gave my father a full ride...by the way..it was an academic scholarship not athletic...my father passed away 8 yrs ago but he like all true jaspers hated the Rams..Draddy Gym will be sold out.MC paid SNY TV to televise tonites game...
This is OU-Texas,USC-UCLA,etc...Two small catholic schools...I was at the 1964 and 1965 game.Larry Lembo...greatest MC player ever...
So what does this boring ass story have to do with tonites game...nothing but a little history
MC starts 4 sophs and 1 senior.Barry R is a good coach but these kids are young.Austin is there best player at 6'6 and tallest.They do play pretty good defense but they are small 6'2,,6'2,6,4 and 6'6 are the starters..Not great shooters..lost to EMU by 5 at home..Rams are loaded..The fab 5 are back.Dunston at 6'8 is a stud.Stout can shoot and dominate and is a big 6'4 gd.Greene is 6'8 and Binns 6'7.Rams shoot better,have an inside attack. They start 5 seniors who all started lyr.They lost to Cuse,Mizzou and Charlston...Tonite they win this on the road by 10 pts...
Rams are 1-4 ats,lost 13 of last 16 in this series,last won at Draddy in 2000...but rams have Dunston and Jaspers have no post defense..hate going against my fathers alma mater tonite...but I was born at Fordham Hospital...
JMU +2 over E.Kent ***
Love Jalloh...
Seto Hall -7 over Princeton ***
Hall has to much speed,good pt gd on the rd..etc
Niagara -9 over Bonnies **
Fisher and to much for improved Bonnies.
URI -11 over Northeastern ***
Baron and co could win this by 25..if they want to..
thanks guys for the nice comments..