Saturday Ball

[Mr. Poon]

0-1 yesterday and a pretty blah around .500 week. Hope to get some positive flow going today.

Updated Record:

Season Overall 85-66 (+24.15 units)

Favs 28-25 (+4.65 units)
Dogs 24-20 (+4.4 units)
Overs 13-9 (+3.4 units)
Unders 20-12 (+11.7 units)


Today's Plays:

Pitt -13.5 WIN- 2 units - Cowboys head east for an early start. Pitt isn't as big as they have been in prior years, but still play great D and rebound well. Cowboys have folded against any decent competition they have faced. I see the same thing happening today.

 

[tig3rs]

yo, poon man, what's your thoughts on the blue demons giving 9.5 today?

 

[Mr. Poon]

will be looking into that game in a bit. Just wanted to get that play out before tip-off.

 

[Mr. Poon]

Denver +18 loss- 1 unit - Denver isn't good, but this is just too many points for a below average Penn St. team to cover in a slow pace game.

 

[Mr. Poon]

Adding:

Oregon -3 loss ? 3 units ? may be falling for the trap, and seems like I?m going against the entire board, but sometimes you have to stick to your own stuff. Oregon has some secondary and reserve players banged up, and they are really deep, but I think Porter and Taylor are all you need in this game. Nebraska hasn?t seen guards this good and good guard play is what kills them (look towards the Creighton and W. Kentucky losses). Maric will get his pts. and boards for the Huskers, but it won?t be near enough to keep this one close imo.

 

[Mr. Poon]

got that Pitt game, but it was closer than expected.

Denver only has 10 pts at the half! :shrug: I had that one pegged right in a slow paced game, but they obviously can't make a bucket.

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

Just my thoughts, but I don't think the Oregon line is a trap line. They were actually favored by -4' last night and it's been bet down to -2'. Even though this is practically a home game for Neb., I don't think the linemakers would have set the line at OU -4' on a neutral site if they wanted to trap. GL with your play...

 

[Mr. Poon]

Adding:

Arkansas +4.5 loss? 1 unit ? see this one being a close game. Razorbacks have a chance to win su. They haven?t played in a true road environment yet (only one tourney and no road games). If it wasn?t for that, I would make this play bigger. Two good defenses and it should be a back and forth game imo.

 

[Mr. Poon]

Wow, Denver couldn't even average a point a minute.

Adding:

N. Mexico/T. Tech Under 131 loss? 1 unit ? Under has a history of hitting when these two coaches face each other. I believe there will be a lot of defense in this one as both teams are well rested and should be well prepared for this one.

Will have some more later. Sorry for posting them so sporadically. Trying to multi-task with some work items.

 

[Mr. Poon]

Should have listened to the board on the Oregon game.

Last plays of the day:

Washington -16.5 loss? 2 units ? Huskies have played a tough non-conference slate and will look to pound Portland tonight to get back in the W column.

Butler/FSU Over 124 WIN? 2 units ? think this one will easily be in the 130?s

DePaul -8 loss? 3 units ? yeah, I?m a DePaul backer, but this is the first time I?ve bet them on a side this year. The 1H of the Vandy game showed DePaul has talent. I think they come out pissed and put together a complete game tonight. DePaul has better size and I look for Koshwal to have a big game.

DePaul/UIC Over 143 WIN? 2 units ? I love DePaul overs. They can?t guard on the perimeter and UIC has shot decent beyond the arc so far. DePaul will come out firing and I believe UIC will keep pushing the pace to keep it close.

 

[bill2266]

gl on tonights games

 

[IowaDonk]

Good call on that Butler over. Always appreciated Poon:0corn

 

[Mr. Poon]

Ugh, that was a disastrous day. 3-6 for -6.1 units.:mj122:

Nothing good can be said about that. Unless you trailed on only one of the wins. Anyway, today is another day. Not looking to get it all back, just not the mindset to have. Just looking for a positive day to help get on an upswing.