perhaps these'll be good fade material coming off an 0-4 day.
updated ytd:
3 unit....2-0 (+6.75 units)
2 unit....12-9 (+3.2 units)
1 unit....16-20 (-5.3 units)
for sunday:
1 unit....portland (+11.5) over boise
1 unit....siena (+18) over providence
add: 1 unit....bowling green (+3) over fairfield
add: 1 unit....arkansas state 2h (-4) (-112)
siena....i think this is gonna be a flat spot for providence. saints dont shoot the ball particularly well, but they really get after it on the glass. theyve got three guys averaging over 7 boards a game. providence is deficient in the rebounding dept. nobody besides gomes goes to the glass. siena holds a +10 rebounding edge over providence. thats enough for me to give the saints a 2nd look here. throw in the fact that providence is laying a big chunk of points with two big games coming up (at virginia and then home to texas) and i think the friars do just enough to get by here, ultimately winning by 12-14 points. if the saints shot the ball a little better, id consider em for 2 units. but i think theyre at least worth a unit here. theyve had some clunkers this yr, but i like the way they played vs syracuse. they should get up for a big east foe.
portland....the boise hoops team has been following the lead of their gridiron pals, covering 5 of their 7 lined games this year. portland has failed to cover in 3 of their last 4. but i gotta take a shot on portland here. i think they can stay in single digits. theyre another fundamentally sound team (40% from 3pt range and 70% from the line). the score doesnt show it, but portland didnt play poorly vs oregon in their most recent outing. not trying to seek out a silver lining, but the fact is -- oregon hit 15 of 21 from 3pt range. portland competed, but just couldnt overcome that obscene % from oregon. pilots have played a respectable schedule of late (duke, weber st, port st, and oregon) and i think that will help them here. both teams get balanced scoring. should be a competitive game.
bowling green....adding this one to cap the night. i think spang is on the right track with this game now that he pointed it out. the good thing is that if the game loses, i can blame him for my loss
and take no responsibility for it. in all seriousness, with reimold healthier and back playing, bowling green is a different team. montgomery keeps getting better and is becoming a big part of the bg rotation as a true freshman. theyve been off for a little over a week since playing their best game of the season vs detroit. their intensity level on defense was as high as ive seen it in quite some time. i think that only portends good things for them as they come toward the new year. always gotta give the #1 free throw shooting team in the nation a look as a short dog. the game is pretty much even. both teams shoot the ball really well. stags hit the glass hard, but bgsu is no stranger to physical play. i think dakich's team is starting to turn the corner. should get this one. if they dont, its spang's fault.
updated ytd:
3 unit....2-0 (+6.75 units)
2 unit....12-9 (+3.2 units)
1 unit....16-20 (-5.3 units)
for sunday:
1 unit....portland (+11.5) over boise
1 unit....siena (+18) over providence
add: 1 unit....bowling green (+3) over fairfield
add: 1 unit....arkansas state 2h (-4) (-112)
siena....i think this is gonna be a flat spot for providence. saints dont shoot the ball particularly well, but they really get after it on the glass. theyve got three guys averaging over 7 boards a game. providence is deficient in the rebounding dept. nobody besides gomes goes to the glass. siena holds a +10 rebounding edge over providence. thats enough for me to give the saints a 2nd look here. throw in the fact that providence is laying a big chunk of points with two big games coming up (at virginia and then home to texas) and i think the friars do just enough to get by here, ultimately winning by 12-14 points. if the saints shot the ball a little better, id consider em for 2 units. but i think theyre at least worth a unit here. theyve had some clunkers this yr, but i like the way they played vs syracuse. they should get up for a big east foe.
portland....the boise hoops team has been following the lead of their gridiron pals, covering 5 of their 7 lined games this year. portland has failed to cover in 3 of their last 4. but i gotta take a shot on portland here. i think they can stay in single digits. theyre another fundamentally sound team (40% from 3pt range and 70% from the line). the score doesnt show it, but portland didnt play poorly vs oregon in their most recent outing. not trying to seek out a silver lining, but the fact is -- oregon hit 15 of 21 from 3pt range. portland competed, but just couldnt overcome that obscene % from oregon. pilots have played a respectable schedule of late (duke, weber st, port st, and oregon) and i think that will help them here. both teams get balanced scoring. should be a competitive game.
bowling green....adding this one to cap the night. i think spang is on the right track with this game now that he pointed it out. the good thing is that if the game loses, i can blame him for my loss
and take no responsibility for it. in all seriousness, with reimold healthier and back playing, bowling green is a different team. montgomery keeps getting better and is becoming a big part of the bg rotation as a true freshman. theyve been off for a little over a week since playing their best game of the season vs detroit. their intensity level on defense was as high as ive seen it in quite some time. i think that only portends good things for them as they come toward the new year. always gotta give the #1 free throw shooting team in the nation a look as a short dog. the game is pretty much even. both teams shoot the ball really well. stags hit the glass hard, but bgsu is no stranger to physical play. i think dakich's team is starting to turn the corner. should get this one. if they dont, its spang's fault.
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