PittVipers - 50 days - 100 plays - 60% Winners?

[pittviper]

No NBA today, so only one play. I will add a third play to either tomorrow or Wednesdays card.

Day 27:
CBK: Charleston College -7

After day 26:
NBA Record: 18-8 (69%)
CBK Record: 21-5 (81%)
Overall Record: 39-13 (75%)

Days [1-5]: 9-1 (90%)
Days [6-10]: 7-3 (70%)
Days [11-15]: 9-1 (90%)
Days [16-20]: 7-3 (70%)
Days [21-25]: 5-5 (50%)

Days [26-30]: 2-0 (100%)


CBK: Charleston College -7
My predicted line: CC -11

The 13-12 Citadel Bulldogs head on the road today to face divisional foes the 16-8 Charleston Cougars, and 10-0 at home.

The Citadel is led a very talented Guard in Cameron Wells, and are currently 6-6 in league play. Wells is averaging over 17 points per game to go along with six rebounds, for a Citadel team withone of the worst ranked offenses in the league. The Citadel have relied on Wellstoo much, especially in the second half of games. Wells has only been able to score 19 points in his past two games combined, shooting 3 for 20 from the field and 1 for 5 from three point range; they still managed to hang on at home against two teams who's skill level is not close to being in the same category of Charleston, especially offensively. With the lack of production you would think Citadel would falter but they won both games comfortably at home.

The road is a different story for Citadel where they are 3-7, as opposed to their 10-5 home record. This will be the third game in five nights for both teams, but Charleston has the advantage being at home throughout this entire span. In their past ten games Citadel's offense wasn't able to score 25 FG's once. Charleston have scored 25+ FG's for eight straight games. The Citadel are only recognized for their stout defense, but I feel with the fatigue of the past five days, the frustratations and constant pressure Charleston's offense will put on Citadel's defense, wearing out the players even more so, and on the road .. this game looks like smooth sailing for Charleston. Citadel can play great defense but lately their turnover ratio is one of the worsts of any teams. You can't make those mistakes on the road in a divisional game, and look for Charleston's offense to capitalize on fast break opportunities.

Charleston has an answer to Citadel's star, Cameron Wells. His name is Andrew Goudelock; he is averaging 20 points per game, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game, 42% shooting from 3pt range, FT % of 79, and a FG shooting average of 49%. Goudelock is not the only player doing well on a team with great chemistry and communication. Charleston has three other scorers averaging double digit+ points. Between them they average 14.5 rebounds and six assists, delivering lots of weapons to help out Goudelock. These numbers has Charleston one of the most feared teams in the Southern Conference. One of those players, Jeremy Simmons,is averaging 12 points per game and has played two games with Charleston since his injury which sidelined him for four games. Like I said Charleston has only lost two games in their past twelve, and those two games happened to both be when missing Simmons. He is rounding back into form and I look for a strong performance with his inside game presence. His presence also allows Goudelock to play more comfortably. Charleston has a few players with over 40% 3pt shooting and can extend leads to double digits in the blink of an eye.

With five consecutive home games Charleston knows they have an opportunity to cement their place at the top of the division; this will be game three of this home stand. They have an 11-2 record in league play, but have one win less of division leaders Wofford. They have won ten of their past twelve games, winning seven of those 10 games by double digits; and I don't see them letting up tonight in front of a home crowd. I had Citadel the other day in which they failed to cover the point spread by 2 points. Barring a big performance from Jones, I expect Charleston to run them out of their court with a double digit win. Charleston has one of the top 50 home advantages in the country and I like them to beat a Citadel team they beat by seven on the road a couple weeks ago. Double digit victory.

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[joebuttons]

No NBA today, so only one play. I will add a third play to either tomorrow or Wednesdays card.

Day 27:
CBK: Charleston College -7

After day 26:
NBA Record: 18-8 (69%)
CBK Record: 21-5 (81%)
Overall Record: 39-13 (75%)

Days [1-5]: 9-1 (90%)
Days [6-10]: 7-3 (70%)
Days [11-15]: 9-1 (90%)
Days [16-20]: 7-3 (70%)
Days [21-25]: 5-5 (50%)

Days [26-30]: 2-0 (100%)


CBK: Charleston College -7
My predicted line: CC -11

The 13-12 Citadel Bulldogs head on the road today to face divisional foes the 16-8 Charleston Cougars, and 10-0 at home.

The Citadel is led a very talented Guard in Cameron Wells, and are currently 6-6 in league play. Wells is averaging over 17 points per game to go along with six rebounds, for a Citadel team withone of the worst ranked offenses in the league. The Citadel have relied on Wellstoo much, especially in the second half of games. Wells has only been able to score 19 points in his past two games combined, shooting 3 for 20 from the field and 1 for 5 from three point range; they still managed to hang on at home against two teams who's skill level is not close to being in the same category of Charleston, especially offensively. With the lack of production you would think Citadel would falter but they won both games comfortably at home.

The road is a different story for Citadel where they are 3-7, as opposed to their 10-5 home record. This will be the third game in five nights for both teams, but Charleston has the advantage being at home throughout this entire span. In their past ten games Citadel's offense wasn't able to score 25 FG's once. Charleston have scored 25+ FG's for eight straight games. The Citadel are only recognized for their stout defense, but I feel with the fatigue of the past five days, the frustratations and constant pressure Charleston's offense will put on Citadel's defense, wearing out the players even more so, and on the road .. this game looks like smooth sailing for Charleston. Citadel can play great defense but lately their turnover ratio is one of the worsts of any teams. You can't make those mistakes on the road in a divisional game, and look for Charleston's offense to capitalize on fast break opportunities.

Charleston has an answer to Citadel's star, Cameron Wells. His name is Andrew Goudelock; he is averaging 20 points per game, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game, 42% shooting from 3pt range, FT % of 79, and a FG shooting average of 49%. Goudelock is not the only player doing well on a team with great chemistry and communication. Charleston has three other scorers averaging double digit+ points. Between them they average 14.5 rebounds and six assists, delivering lots of weapons to help out Goudelock. These numbers has Charleston one of the most feared teams in the Southern Conference. One of those players, Jeremy Simmons,is averaging 12 points per game and has played two games with Charleston since his injury which sidelined him for four games. Like I said Charleston has only lost two games in their past twelve, and those two games happened to both be when missing Simmons. He is rounding back into form and I look for a strong performance with his inside game presence. His presence also allows Goudelock to play more comfortably. Charleston has a few players with over 40% 3pt shooting and can extend leads to double digits in the blink of an eye.

With five consecutive home games Charleston knows they have an opportunity to cement their place at the top of the division; this will be game three of this home stand. They have an 11-2 record in league play, but have one win less of division leaders Wofford. They have won ten of their past twelve games, winning seven of those 10 games by double digits; and I don't see them letting up tonight in front of a home crowd. I had Citadel the other day in which they failed to cover the point spread by 2 points. Barring a big performance from Jones, I expect Charleston to run them out of their court with a double digit win. Charleston has one of the top 50 home advantages in the country and I like them to beat a Citadel team they beat by seven on the road a couple weeks ago. Double digit victory.

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Criminy.... Can't seem to tail a good one

 

[southbeach]

nice run your on

 

[pittviper]

Thankyou. 0-1 last night, Charleston just wasn't themselves. Record: 39-14 (74%)

1 play yesterday, 3 plays today.

*I HAVE NO TIME FOR WRITE-UPS TODAY, SORRY*

NBA: Minnesota +6.5
NBA: Milwaukee -7.5
CBK: Central Michigan +3

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[southbeach]

gl today

 

[Doc Holiday 12]

Thankyou. 0-1 last night, Charleston just wasn't themselves. Record: 39-14 (74%)

1 play yesterday, 3 plays today.

*I HAVE NO TIME FOR WRITE-UPS TODAY, SORRY*

NBA: Minnesota +6.5
NBA: Milwaukee -7.5
CBK: Central Michigan +3

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Pitt

Everyone and there BROTHER is on Akron.

I believe that might be a GOOD thing.

I like your thinking process.

 

[pittviper]

0-3 night, third losing night in the past 28 days .. but here come the haters.

Awful night everybody. 0-4 past two nights, 6-5 past four nights.

Record: 39 wins, 17 losses (70%)

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[LDB]

0-3 night, third losing night in the past 28 days .. but here come the haters.

Awful night everybody. 0-4 past two nights, 6-5 past four nights.

Record: 39 wins, 17 losses (70%)

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wouldnt be mad at all.. 70% winners.. very impressive.. keep up the great work bud

 

[Corley1011]

Viper - if there are haters then they don't know anything about capping. EVERYONE goes through rough spots. Keep fighting man... you'll come out of it. You're a good capper... enjoy your work man! GL brother! :toast:

 

[TheSystem]

Yea seriously.....ANY haters in this thread are braindead to begin with. Throw those last two nights out the window and lets get after it Wednesday!

 

[oceanguy]

0-3 :mj11:

39-17 :spotting:

 

[el JB]

this is the time to become choosy about them games, mate ...take the easy ones and post those instead of those that are challenging ( giving points or takin little points against a good team )
today i saw Bama + 15 and couldn't believe that line and NO ONE TALKED ABOUT IT ....WTF IS HAPPENING TO US IF WE CAN'T SEE THOSE GIFTS?
too bad i didn't have some time off at work or a laptop to put it into words on a post at this Forum but i took it BIG and was quite a good and easy play to win

 

[Corley1011]

I took Bama tonight... but didn't post it... I thought that line was outrageous too... I'm glad they hung on at the end.

 

[s.e.c guru]

dont be so tough on yourself pittviper. no one should hate you even if you had a losing overall record,
EVERY POSTER HERE HAS HAD MANY LOSING NIGHTS.
if YOU COULD WIN EVERY NIGHT VEGAS WOULD BE OUT OF BUSINESS. THATS WY IT IS CALLED GAMBLING.

70% IS VERY VERY RESPECTFUL And you are doing better than what you said you were going to do on your very first post.

GOOD LUCK

 

[NYMess]

52.5% to break even and after a bad couple of days for you you are still at 70%!!!! You have nothing to hang your head about, you have earned the respect of a lot of people here at MadJacks as well as across the web as I have seen your plays posted elsewhere. Keep up the great work, fuck the haters and thanks for the winners and CASH!!!!!!!!!!!!:toast:

 

[Full court press]

Tough loss on CMU, they led pretty much wire to wire but could not finish and Akron went on an 8-0 run in the final couple of minutes to cover by one.To add salt to the wound, Akron is not a very good FT shooting team but went 12/12 from the stripe. Akron's top scorer was suspended which was a fact not known to many so it appears that you were on the right side. I had a large play on the under but a small play on CMU as well. The Chipps just couldn't close 'em out.

Only one thing to do, let it go and move on. The basketball Gods owe you one.

 

[pittviper]

0-3 last night .. ouch.

39-17 overall (70%), two tonight.

NBA: Chicago Bulls +4

My predicted line: Chicago +2

The Orlando Magic head to Chicago to take on the Bulls.
Orlando is 2nd place in the eastern conference with a 20-5 home record but only a 15-12 SU road record. They have won 8 of their past 10 games and are currently on a two game winning streak, beting New Orleans at home and Boston on the road, but will be playing their 3rd game in four nights and play again tommorow night on the road to face conference leaders, Cleveland Cavaliers. These situations are extremely rare in the NBA, they happen more and have more of an impact in college sports, but this is a letdown/look-ahead game for Orlando. Confidence with two wins in a row and looking ahead to their last game before the break tommorow night in Cleveland. NBA players minds are matured compared to college players, so this is not as big of an impact in professional sports and they stay more focused on the task at hand, but with the all-star game and activities approaching, the superbowl the other night and the Olympics starting in two days, and a game tommorow night against possibly the best team in the league, whom they lost to by 9 points at home in their last game: it is needless to say that these players minds are not as focused on tonights affair, then if this game were played a couple weeks ago.

Vince Carter scored 48 points in the 6 points (123-117) win over New Orleans in their previous game. This offensive performance by VC ranks as the 9th highest in Orlando Magic history (a number that was surpassed six times by cousin Tracy McGrady). When players have big games like this it is tendency for them to come out the next game, and try and build on their previous games performance. This however typically leads to forced shots and trying to do too much, which is never good on the road; and this player becomes more of a distraction to the team. Carter taking most of the shots is not this teams game plan and if he does try and do too much, like I expect him too, this quickly will change the fabric of Orlando's offense and will in turn change how they play on defense as well, if he tries to keep a tempo on offense that Orlando is not accustomed too. Case by point: even though he had a strong performance and scored an amazing 48 points, they only won by seven points. If he puts the pressure on him again, he will not score 48 points but once again it will disrupt the makeup of this team and being on the road, this would put them in lots of trouble. On the road this season Orlando has only beat opponents on average by 0.7 points .. has been out-shot from 3pt range and rebounds for/against are equal. Orlando is a very popular public team and I expect the public to be on them all day, which could drive the line up as high as 4.5/5 points, but before tip-off the sharps will bring the line back down to +4 or lower. I am very comfortable with +4, and feel that Chicago can take Orlando by surprise tonight for a SU victory.

At home Chicago outscores their opponents by just over a point per game and out-rebounds them by five rebounds per game. They also have won two straight games (@ IND and vs. Miami), beting Indiana on the road last night 109-101. Their defense is much better than this and I expect them to play tighter and more aggressively at home. They are 7-3 in their last 10 games, with surprisingly eight of those games being on the road .. they are a very good basketball team and are rounding into form nicely and should have a very good 2nd half of the season. Although Chicago played last night, this is only their 2nd game in the past four nights; so fatigue should not be a problem, especially with home motivation


Chicago will be without third year center Joakim Noah for the fourth straight night. They are 2-1 straight up without him and are 7-3 in their past 10 games. They have won 65% of their home games this season, with a record of 15-8. In Noah's absence, eight year veteran center Brad Miller has filled the role very nicely. He has always been a great player,averaging over 13 points per game in his career, but because of the play of Noah, he has not had much time to settle in until later. With that said he is averaging 7.5 points per game but 12 pts per game in his last 10, and is averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds per game since Noahs injury. Miller is actually an inch taller then Noah and Orlando's center Dwight Howard .. standing at 7 feet tall. He will have a very difficult matchup in tonights game with Howard, but I feel as though he will give everything he has for Chicago tonight on both ends of the court, in what is Chicago's final game before the all star break. The public is very weary to bet Chicago without Noah, giving us extra value in the points the bookmakers gave us.

Chicago will also look for a strong home performance for their fans, for that same reason .. you don't want to leave your fans on a sour note. Chicago has a very deep and talented team, full with players who give it all they have each night like Luol Deng, Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich; and although they are only 25-25 on the season I expect a very strong home performance from them tonight, and I expect them to go finish with a positive record before the all-star break. This game has the makings of a team set-up for a letdown before a more important game tommorow and a team who would like to finish off the first half of the season above .500, and likely to give it all they've got as this is their last game before the All-Star break. I expect Chicago to get it done for the home fans tonight, and a 3-5 point straight-up win.



Richmond +5.5
My predicted line: Richmond +3

The 18-6 Richmond Spiders (7-2 in league play) head on the road where they
have a better then average straight up record, all be it under .500 at 4-5.

They have won 4 of their past five road games however, in which span they are a total of 8-2 (4-1 at home and 4-1 on road past 10 games). Richmond is off a win over ranked, divisional foes Temple Owls. Richmond won by 17 and many think that this will be a letdown game for Temple but I see different. Richmond is a very skilled team and earlier in the season the wen't on the road and beat then ranked #13 Florida Gators, and won their next game three days later by 26 points. Richmond will play three of the worst teams in the league their next three games and will be more then up for their challenge tonight with no reason to ook forward. Let down games tend to only be validated when they are complimented with a game for the opposing team to look ahead too .. with three bad opponents, and being in a division where the top seven teams are all within four wins of eachother, Richmond knows that they cannot have a let down game and you won't see that out of this team tonight. This assumption of a let down added to Rhode Island's 10-1 home record, has Rhode Island highly overvalued in what looks to be a very close game .. giving Richmong tons of value as a live dog.


Richmond is battling with Rhode Island and four other teams for top spot in their conference, in which 4 or 5 of these six teams will likely make it into the March Madness tournament. This game is very crutial for both teams. Richmond has an RPI in the top 40, and currently has the 8th ranked defense in the entire country (better then teams like Pittsburgh, who are known for their outstanding defense). Richmond leads the Atlantic 10 in steals and has three players in the top-10 of the league with Kevin Anderson t-2nd, while David Gonzalvez and Ryan Butler are tied for 4th. All these players are great passers, and the team chemistry is unbelieveable. Anderson and Gonzalvez are two very solid guards for Richmond and have been avering a combined 30 points per game, combined with 8 rebounds per game, combined 4 steals per game and a combined 8 rebounds per game. These players have been consistently great this year and recently Justin Harper has been the key X factor for this Richmond team. He is a very under the radar player but is averaging over 10 points this season, with 6 rebounds per game and 48% FG shooting. The 6-10 junior forward has scored double digits in 5 of his past seven games, but only scored eight in their game vs. Temple the other day. Look for a very strong performance from him if Rhode Island overlooks his abilities and focus on Richmond's guards.


Rhode Island has great numbers just as Richmond, but they are not 5.5 points better then Richmond even being at home, where they have the (GET THIS) 975th best home advantage in the country .. all be it they are 10-1 at home this season. Their fan support is very weak .. and Richmonds fans are likely to fill 30-40% of the crowd in tonights game. Rhode Island does have capable scorers, and have the 20th ranked onfense in the country but have the 170th ranked defense. The fact that Rhode Island's home advantage is so low and that their defense is susceptible to being taken advantage is not something in their favor vs. a strong, confident Richmond team. Another thing not in their favor tonight is the fact that they will also be facing Temple in their next game, and then another team in the top 6 of their league. They have a tough road ahead of them and it starts with Richmond tonight. Rhode Island lost earlier in the year to Temple, at home, by four points .. and without having a prior game against Richmond or much of a rivalry for that matter, they could look ahead to their next game .. at least enough to slip up and let Richmond control the pace. Rhode Island only has one strong guard but have two very good forwards. Rhode Islands two top players however average less per game then Richmonds top two.

These teams have yet to meet eachother this season and when teams first meet the underdog is more times then not the better bet. When teams have played more the better team is able to pick up on the worse off teams tendencies and then exploit them. When teams have yet to face eachother the games usually remain tighter and more back and forth. That is what I see in tonights game, and I would not be surprised if we saw a Richmond victory of 5+ points. This game could come down to the wire and I am confident that 5.5 points is more then safe to win us this bet. This game has all the makings of a barn burner.

GL to all today.
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[Smitty]

the 975th best home court advantage? that is pretty bad. :scared

 

[Doc Holiday 12]

0-3 last night .. ouch.

39-17 overall (70%), two tonight.

NBA: Chicago Bulls +4

My predicted line: Chicago +2

The Orlando Magic head to Chicago to take on the Bulls.
Orlando is 2nd place in the eastern conference with a 20-5 home record but only a 15-12 SU road record. They have won 8 of their past 10 games and are currently on a two game winning streak, beting New Orleans at home and Boston on the road, but will be playing their 3rd game in four nights and play again tommorow night on the road to face conference leaders, Cleveland Cavaliers. These situations are extremely rare in the NBA, they happen more and have more of an impact in college sports, but this is a letdown/look-ahead game for Orlando. Confidence with two wins in a row and looking ahead to their last game before the break tommorow night in Cleveland. NBA players minds are matured compared to college players, so this is not as big of an impact in professional sports and they stay more focused on the task at hand, but with the all-star game and activities approaching, the superbowl the other night and the Olympics starting in two days, and a game tommorow night against possibly the best team in the league, whom they lost to by 9 points at home in their last game: it is needless to say that these players minds are not as focused on tonights affair, then if this game were played a couple weeks ago.

Vince Carter scored 48 points in the 6 points (123-117) win over New Orleans in their previous game. This offensive performance by VC ranks as the 9th highest in Orlando Magic history (a number that was surpassed six times by cousin Tracy McGrady). When players have big games like this it is tendency for them to come out the next game, and try and build on their previous games performance. This however typically leads to forced shots and trying to do too much, which is never good on the road; and this player becomes more of a distraction to the team. Carter taking most of the shots is not this teams game plan and if he does try and do too much, like I expect him too, this quickly will change the fabric of Orlando's offense and will in turn change how they play on defense as well, if he tries to keep a tempo on offense that Orlando is not accustomed too. Case by point: even though he had a strong performance and scored an amazing 48 points, they only won by seven points. If he puts the pressure on him again, he will not score 48 points but once again it will disrupt the makeup of this team and being on the road, this would put them in lots of trouble. On the road this season Orlando has only beat opponents on average by 0.7 points .. has been out-shot from 3pt range and rebounds for/against are equal. Orlando is a very popular public team and I expect the public to be on them all day, which could drive the line up as high as 4.5/5 points, but before tip-off the sharps will bring the line back down to +4 or lower. I am very comfortable with +4, and feel that Chicago can take Orlando by surprise tonight for a SU victory.

At home Chicago outscores their opponents by just over a point per game and out-rebounds them by five rebounds per game. They also have won two straight games (@ IND and vs. Miami), beting Indiana on the road last night 109-101. Their defense is much better than this and I expect them to play tighter and more aggressively at home. They are 7-3 in their last 10 games, with surprisingly eight of those games being on the road .. they are a very good basketball team and are rounding into form nicely and should have a very good 2nd half of the season. Although Chicago played last night, this is only their 2nd game in the past four nights; so fatigue should not be a problem, especially with home motivation


Chicago will be without third year center Joakim Noah for the fourth straight night. They are 2-1 straight up without him and are 7-3 in their past 10 games. They have won 65% of their home games this season, with a record of 15-8. In Noah's absence, eight year veteran center Brad Miller has filled the role very nicely. He has always been a great player,averaging over 13 points per game in his career, but because of the play of Noah, he has not had much time to settle in until later. With that said he is averaging 7.5 points per game but 12 pts per game in his last 10, and is averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds per game since Noahs injury. Miller is actually an inch taller then Noah and Orlando's center Dwight Howard .. standing at 7 feet tall. He will have a very difficult matchup in tonights game with Howard, but I feel as though he will give everything he has for Chicago tonight on both ends of the court, in what is Chicago's final game before the all star break. The public is very weary to bet Chicago without Noah, giving us extra value in the points the bookmakers gave us.

Chicago will also look for a strong home performance for their fans, for that same reason .. you don't want to leave your fans on a sour note. Chicago has a very deep and talented team, full with players who give it all they have each night like Luol Deng, Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich; and although they are only 25-25 on the season I expect a very strong home performance from them tonight, and I expect them to go finish with a positive record before the all-star break. This game has the makings of a team set-up for a letdown before a more important game tommorow and a team who would like to finish off the first half of the season above .500, and likely to give it all they've got as this is their last game before the All-Star break. I expect Chicago to get it done for the home fans tonight, and a 3-5 point straight-up win.



Richmond +5.5
My predicted line: Richmond +3

The 18-6 Richmond Spiders (7-2 in league play) head on the road where they
have a better then average straight up record, all be it under .500 at 4-5.

They have won 4 of their past five road games however, in which span they are a total of 8-2 (4-1 at home and 4-1 on road past 10 games). Richmond is off a win over ranked, divisional foes Temple Owls. Richmond won by 17 and many think that this will be a letdown game for Temple but I see different. Richmond is a very skilled team and earlier in the season the wen't on the road and beat then ranked #13 Florida Gators, and won their next game three days later by 26 points. Richmond will play three of the worst teams in the league their next three games and will be more then up for their challenge tonight with no reason to ook forward. Let down games tend to only be validated when they are complimented with a game for the opposing team to look ahead too .. with three bad opponents, and being in a division where the top seven teams are all within four wins of eachother, Richmond knows that they cannot have a let down game and you won't see that out of this team tonight. This assumption of a let down added to Rhode Island's 10-1 home record, has Rhode Island highly overvalued in what looks to be a very close game .. giving Richmong tons of value as a live dog.


Richmond is battling with Rhode Island and four other teams for top spot in their conference, in which 4 or 5 of these six teams will likely make it into the March Madness tournament. This game is very crutial for both teams. Richmond has an RPI in the top 40, and currently has the 8th ranked defense in the entire country (better then teams like Pittsburgh, who are known for their outstanding defense). Richmond leads the Atlantic 10 in steals and has three players in the top-10 of the league with Kevin Anderson t-2nd, while David Gonzalvez and Ryan Butler are tied for 4th. All these players are great passers, and the team chemistry is unbelieveable. Anderson and Gonzalvez are two very solid guards for Richmond and have been avering a combined 30 points per game, combined with 8 rebounds per game, combined 4 steals per game and a combined 8 rebounds per game. These players have been consistently great this year and recently Justin Harper has been the key X factor for this Richmond team. He is a very under the radar player but is averaging over 10 points this season, with 6 rebounds per game and 48% FG shooting. The 6-10 junior forward has scored double digits in 5 of his past seven games, but only scored eight in their game vs. Temple the other day. Look for a very strong performance from him if Rhode Island overlooks his abilities and focus on Richmond's guards.


Rhode Island has great numbers just as Richmond, but they are not 5.5 points better then Richmond even being at home, where they have the (GET THIS) 975th best home advantage in the country .. all be it they are 10-1 at home this season. Their fan support is very weak .. and Richmonds fans are likely to fill 30-40% of the crowd in tonights game. Rhode Island does have capable scorers, and have the 20th ranked onfense in the country but have the 170th ranked defense. The fact that Rhode Island's home advantage is so low and that their defense is susceptible to being taken advantage is not something in their favor vs. a strong, confident Richmond team. Another thing not in their favor tonight is the fact that they will also be facing Temple in their next game, and then another team in the top 6 of their league. They have a tough road ahead of them and it starts with Richmond tonight. Rhode Island lost earlier in the year to Temple, at home, by four points .. and without having a prior game against Richmond or much of a rivalry for that matter, they could look ahead to their next game .. at least enough to slip up and let Richmond control the pace. Rhode Island only has one strong guard but have two very good forwards. Rhode Islands two top players however average less per game then Richmonds top two.

These teams have yet to meet eachother this season and when teams first meet the underdog is more times then not the better bet. When teams have played more the better team is able to pick up on the worse off teams tendencies and then exploit them. When teams have yet to face eachother the games usually remain tighter and more back and forth. That is what I see in tonights game, and I would not be surprised if we saw a Richmond victory of 5+ points. This game could come down to the wire and I am confident that 5.5 points is more then safe to win us this bet. This game has all the makings of a barn burner.

GL to all today.
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Thanks for the 2 play's Pitt.

Doc.

 

[Doc Holiday 12]

Pitt, Richmond is looking pretty good in the first half

Hopefully we don't get screwed like we did in the

CMU game yesterday.