thursday college basketball plays........

[gman2]

2 units.....bowling green (-6) over eastern michigan
2 units.....oregon (+5) over arizona state

falcons have been decimated by injuries this year- but they still outclass the eagles imo. eastern michigan lets up so many points on the road that they dont strike me as a live dog. bowling green, as always, has been playing good basketball at home in anderson arena. falcons ugly losses have come on the road. emu not exactly on a "road trip", as bowling green is all of about 40 minutes down the highway- but nonetheless, the eagles just seem to leave their defense at home in ypsilanti when they travel.

oregon really starting to show signs of life late in the season. their early season ranking was probably a little inflated, but theyre still a damn solid basketball team and a legit top 25 team. asu has been a nice surprise- but it just seems like theyre wearing down a little. the one thing worth noting is the revenge angle here- as oregon really whooped up on asu in the 2h of the first meeting. ducks turned an 8pt deficit into a 20 point win. just feel like this one goes to the wire.

 

[gman2]

riding this team again:

1 unit....virginia military (+13) over davidson

dog always worth a look in an immediate-revenger. davidson waxed vmi by 35 less than a week ago. gotta think theyll be taking vmi lightly here. just a good spot for a dog. davidson looks to be an uninspired favorite. not much to gain from a blowout- and i see an easy, but unimpressive davidson win.

 

[gman2]

doesnt hurt that an absurd consensus is laying the points here. really didnt even intend to play vmi simply because its anti-public, but the davidson-heavy consensus certainly doesnt hurt. never ceases to amaze me how many people will blindly lay chalk after chalk after chalk when a lot of these teams just want to survive and advance imo.

 

[buddy]

How can anyone go against a guy who has a basketball for a head, wears a horned Viking helmet, carries a shield in one hand, a sword in the other and has a scowl on his face?

 

[gman2]

buddy:

seriousy laughing out loud at what you posted
(although that fierce, ever-so-proud viking mascot got rollie and csu all of eight wins this year, lmao)
the mascot was so much more intimidating than the team itself this season.

 

[gman2]

oregon should win the game outright, thus- adding:

1 unit....oregon 2h (+4) (+100)