2/9
Arizona St -1.5
13-9
Arizona St -1.5
13-9
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Charlotte ML +280 Record 0-0Comment -
2/9 0-0-1
Northeastern -2.5Comment -
Rolling with the dogs today
Tulsa +11
LSU +8.5
BOL everyoneComment -
Bad break in Temple game last 5 mins or so was about 26pts.
38-22
Western Mich. Over 58.5 1st halfComment -
2/10
Indiana/Ohio St UNDER 138.5
13-10Comment -
2-10-13 pick:
JMU +5.5
Thread record:
14-15 (L8)Comment -
Duke -6.5 fh
(35-30)Comment -
2/10 42-39-2
Maryland -2Comment -
2/10
Indiana +1 1st half
Record: 20-22-2 [L1]
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Illinois +9
31-26Comment -
Was going to put Youngstown State -3 1st half earlier but see line has moved to -4 so Ill play my next best play in this thread.
38-23
Sienna/St. Peters Under 53.5 1st halfComment -
2/11
Kansas/Kansas St OVER 131
13-11Comment -
2/11
Kansas St +4 1st half
Record: 21-22-2 [W1]
Fundamentals
Back-court: Rodriguez, Spradling, MGruder are playing better right now statistically and on film than KU’s guards and match-up quite well to KSU.
Front-court: KU got beat up physically in losses to TCU, Oklahoma however KSU aren’t that big or physical but KSU are not soft on the front court though. KSU’s frontcourt actually outscored and out-rebounded KU front-court in the last meeting.
Situational Angle
KU haven’t lost 4 in a row or back-to-back home games since 1989 and have won 45 out of 48 last meeting. You think home crowd will be pumped to help KU team snap skid. [“I think the crowd will do a great job of getting us jacked back up,” Self said. “And Big Monday always helps. And playing a rival always helps, so I think we’ll play with great energy Monday.”] I think you will have project that KU will perform better than what they have shown recently
Motivation Angle
This is a revenge game for KSU after just falling short in the first meeting. ["I know I keep saying this, but it is still killing me that I let Kevin Young get that rebound and then Ben McLemore hit that three," Southwell said. "... I’m still messed up on that one play, but I’m over it in a sense that I am learning from what we did wrong."] ["I should never have let that guy get that rebound," Southwell said. "I mean, it’s Kevin Young."]. Southwell said he has been pushing himself in practice the past few days, and spending extra time on rebounding drills so the mistake doesn't happen again. He already seems ready for a rematch with Young. For both teams this game is very important for Big12 title implications. [“If they were to defeat us,” Self said, “they’d have a two-game lead, and (it would) put us behind the eight-ball.”] [“Does it surprise me that we’re in a dogfight?” Self said. “No, not at all.”]
Strategy
KSU players and coach reflecting on last meeting: “We relied, obviously, on the three-ball. Thirty of them,” Weber said. “But that’s something that they give you. That’s why Iowa State had a chance to beat them at their place. You just have to hit the open ones, then you would make them defend you a little different. We didn’t do that. Somewhere along the line we have got to get some more inside looks, we’ve got to get some penetration to the basket.” “We should have went inside,” Rodriguez said. “Withey makes a big difference in there,” Weber said. “He didn’t have a block, but maybe that’s because we didn’t go in there.”
As someone once told me, you can’t wagering on teams that consistently really on 3s, even though KSU can’t consistently take the ball to the basket because of Withey’s presence, they need to at least mix it up for better offensive balance. It will give them opportunity to grab 2nd chance scoring rebound, give outside shooters more time to line-up their shots and gives chance to get to the charity line.
Recently, McLemore has been running isolation plays which led to poorer shooting especially for a player who weaker at creating shots of dribble, he needs to feed Withey inside and also open up more space for return pass outside for what McLemore is good at [catch and shoot]. Defensively Releford was chasing McGruder around in the first meeting but it is more of risk for KU in this game because of Rodriguez and Spradling’s form
Overall, in a game were KSU will slow the tempo down to avoid ding dong battle, under the total is worth a look but I feel in a one possession tight game & potential overtime, 122 is too low. In a close matchup, tight, rivalry and revenge match, taking points on the side here.Comment -
On a 3 game skid time to right the ship hopefully.
38-24
Samford Over 63 1st halfComment -
Northeastern -1
0-0 first postComment -
Tailing that pick, best one of the day IMO.
Northeastern -1
4-1 RecordComment -
ytd 20-22 streak w3
been busy but like tcu/ok over 55 first halfComment -
Feb 11 First Play
Kansas State +8Comment -
Marquette/Georgetown OVER 122
(35-31)L1Comment -
William & Mary +1
32-26
bol dudesComment -
14-10-1
Michigan -1 got it last night.Comment -
2/12
Rutgers -4
14-11Comment -
2-12
Virginia Tech +14(33-32)Comment
