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    Mid Ten +3 STEAL in tn's play-in??

    Is Middle Tennesse State +3 vs St Mary's a STEAL in tonight's play-in game? Let me break it down a bit...

    St Mary's will be flying from west coast all the way to Dayton. IF there are any fans at this game they will be for MTSU.

    St Mary's relies heavily on 2 things: Dellavedova and 3pt shots. MTSU has one of the better 3pt defenses in the nation.

    Both teams played in weak divisions. St Mary's lost all 3 matches to Zaga, while their best wins are home against creighton and at BYU by 1. SMC also looked ugly in its last win in OT against a weak San Diego. MTSU strung up wins against Mississippi, Vanderbilt, and then went on a run of 17 straight wins until they dropped one in their conf tourney.

    Both teams lost in the conf tourney and got a 2nd chance to play-in here. Both teams want this. But if one team were to want it more, wouldnt MTSU be dying to win tonight and get a chance to knock off in-state power and overrated Memphis? I think MTSU wins tonight outright and if not they are very capable of keeping it close.

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    Great write up DOM...to give you more ammunition to back and support MTSU...Paul Bessire from The Prediction Machine was interviewed on ESPN about the computer's picks...he says one of the best values of the dance is either ST Mary or MTSU beating Memphis in the first round. He says both teams are significantly better than Memphis.

    So, I think it is safe to ride MTSU today and the next game.

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    I don't know a single person who likes the gaels.

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    I noticed that when Jordan Page got hurt, it seemed like St. Marys had two people on the floor you could leave open from the outside. It really hurt their scoring in the second half against the Zags. He is listed as questionable..any one know if he is out?

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    beating vanderbilt or ole miss isn't impressive to me at all.
    im not saying mid ten isn't the play here, but why are they a 3 pt dog still? seems like everyone is on mid tenn tonight.

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    Makes me like St Mary's even more. Should be a hard fought game

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    Personally, I don't care who 'everybody' is on. Winning @ vandy is impressive for a small school, and so is winning 11 road games this year. (Two of their losses were road OT losses as well.) Can't say the same for SMC. With Jordan Page less than 100% and Dellavedova shooting poorly as of late, MTSU should roll here.

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    Love st marys but it almost seems like their success is heavily based on delladova having a good game handling the ball. If he's on with his passing game off screens and set plays and can get the easy basket as he does so often in their wins then this should be a breeze. occasionally though teams game plan and keep him from being the primary handler for long periods of time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DOM_Toretto View Post
    Personally, I don't care who 'everybody' is on. Winning @ vandy is impressive for a small school, and so is winning 11 road games this year. (Two of their losses were road OT losses as well.) Can't say the same for SMC. With Jordan Page less than 100% and Dellavedova shooting poorly as of late, MTSU should roll here.

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    By the way... Dellavedova is 8/38 in FGs in his last 3 games combined. That's 21% for those of you without a calculator. Now let's fly him across the country and throw him up against a team with an above average FG defense and 3PT defense, MTSU.

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    Traveling will be absolutely no issue at all with these kids. What will be an issue is only 48 hours to prepare.

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    Gael's take this one by a comfortable margin.

    Did you see them school Creighton?

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    [QUOTE=magsmeplease;18147446]Gael's take this one by a comfortable margin.

    Did you see them school Creighton?[/QUOTE]

    Yes, I saw that. Only thing keeping me away from completely hammering this MTSU+3 line. However, I feel that Creighton was in a SLUMP though and was losing games on the road against weak teams.

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    BOL to you, I honestly see this game being a 5-10 point win by St. Mary's.
    I placed 2 units on the game, hope I win but good luck to you.

    I also took a 2 game Parlay with the NC A&T ML for 1 unit, hoping I can pull off both, but admittedly the only reason I bet against Liberty is because I couldn't ever see myself betting for anything Jerry Falwall created.


    [QUOTE=DOM_Toretto;18147588]
    Quote Originally Posted by magsmeplease View Post
    Gael's take this one by a comfortable margin.

    Did you see them school Creighton?[/QUOTE]

    Yes, I saw that. Only thing keeping me away from completely hammering this MTSU+3 line. However, I feel that Creighton was in a SLUMP though and was losing games on the road against weak teams.

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    is the guy from St.Mary's still injuried, i remember watching the last game with gonza, and one of their players went down in the 1st half with an ankle injury or something???

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    Page is doubtful for St. Mary's, btw

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    Jorden Page did not make the trip out to Dayton. Freshman Giuti will start in his place.

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    All over MTSU myself. Hit the line as soon as it was released pretty much and got 3 & 140 ML

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    the committee screwed this one up badly

    neither of these teams should've been in a play-in and they should've been single digit seeds

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    MTSU looks like CRAP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rmac15 View Post
    MTSU looks like CRAP.
    yup.

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    st mary's the taller team looks like too

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    Quote Originally Posted by yisman View Post
    the committee screwed this one up badly

    neither of these teams should've been in a play-in and they should've been single digit seeds
    In the NIT right? This game is unbearable to watch.

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    Got a ML parlay with St Mary's and NC A&T. Lost on A&T -2. Hit St Marys 1H ML. Got ST Marys -2. Got MTSU Live +9.5


    lets get it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bbfromgpt View Post
    Got a ML parlay with St Mary's and NC A&T. Lost on A&T -2. Hit St Marys 1H ML. Got ST Marys -2. Got MTSU Live +9.5


    lets get it
    Who cares

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    Quote Originally Posted by goblue24 View Post
    Who cares

    Its a betting forum rook. We are all pulling for each other here. No need to be a little bitch.

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    SportsOptions thinks the game is over. They filled in St. Mary's as Memphis's opponent

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bbfromgpt View Post
    Its a betting forum rook. We are all pulling for each other here. No need to be a little bitch.
    I don't think the guy who started a thread about MTSU +3 is rooting for all of your St Mary's bets.

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    st marys' getting away with a few fouls

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    I was just putting it out there. I'd be happy with winning the ML bets and pushing the spread so he wins too. Funny, he wasn't being the dick. You were! But, it's cool man. Whatever makes you feel good! Good luck

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    i'm closing the blinds on this one. Good luck tomorrow

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