They have the conference player of the year and defensive player of the year in the same person: Jameel Warney. This guy is a train waiting to wreck your life and hopes, with 8 double-doubles in his past 10 games. He hung 20 points on Albany when they meet 4 weeks ago in Albany. Stony Brook won the game 59-56 an snapped Albany's 14-game win streak. Now these teams match up in a revenge spot for Stony, who got bounced last year by Albany in the championship game and lost their big dance chance. SB has been to the conf championship game four of the last five years and failed to advance to the big tourney. Motivation edge today to finally get it done.
Albany's gym is sold out today for this ESPN2 frenzy. Expect Albany to get up by double digits. That's no problem for Stony Brook. They were down by 16 in their last game and still won to advance to this one (they beat Vermont on Vermont's own court). They were down by 13 to Washington earlier this year and still shocked the PAC-12 power that was ranked #10 at the time, actually winning the game in Washington. This team is relentless and never gives up, and the reason why is because they out-rebound their opponents. They have second-best rebound margin in the entire nation!
Buying half a point cause of Albany's home court advantage, but I think Stony wins this SU due to motivation and heart, and a future NBA-er Warney. Albany is 0-3 ATS at home this year (0-4 overall) and Stony Brook is 4-1 ATS overall.
STONY BROOK +3
Albany's gym is sold out today for this ESPN2 frenzy. Expect Albany to get up by double digits. That's no problem for Stony Brook. They were down by 16 in their last game and still won to advance to this one (they beat Vermont on Vermont's own court). They were down by 13 to Washington earlier this year and still shocked the PAC-12 power that was ranked #10 at the time, actually winning the game in Washington. This team is relentless and never gives up, and the reason why is because they out-rebound their opponents. They have second-best rebound margin in the entire nation!
Buying half a point cause of Albany's home court advantage, but I think Stony wins this SU due to motivation and heart, and a future NBA-er Warney. Albany is 0-3 ATS at home this year (0-4 overall) and Stony Brook is 4-1 ATS overall.
STONY BROOK +3
