Purdue -3 Against Iona. Any Early Thoughts

[KidCartoonz]

Trying to get this in early before i fall asleep. What do you guys think

[ebbearsfb1]

line seemed low... thought purdue should roll, but idk much about iona

[HoulihansTX]

Iona is stacked, and has much better guards than Purdue. Yes, Hummel will be the best player on the court, but Iona has the next best three @PG/SG/PF.

[paranoyd androyd]

over

[lite1up]

Iona is stacked, and has much better guards than Purdue. Yes, Hummel will be the best player on the court, but Iona has the next best three @PG/SG/PF.

This. I feel this game should be a pick'em. Going with Iona and the points, will wait to see if this line moves in my favor, I'd imagine Purdue is the public play here.

[chinoloco212]

Iona wins, at plus 3 medium play, at plus 5 or more HEAVY PLAY

[Holtgetsback]

Purdue lives and dies by the three. If I knew more about ionas team defense and guard play I could give a better opinion. If they can keep jackson from penetrating at will and creating open looks Purdue should have trouble scoring.

Haven't seen ionas yet thisyear though

[GoggsViggs]

Iona wins, at plus 3 medium play, at plus 5 or more HEAVY PLAY

Yup. I'm waiting for Iona line to move up more. Would love to get 5.

[stevenash]

Iona all afternoon.

Gaels are stacked, mostly with upperclassmen, that play smart.

Beast of the MAAC with Fairfield, should handle Boilermakers.

[suicidekings]

Iona playing their first game of the year. Purdue is not the kind of team that you really want to get your first minutes against as they make it hard for opponents to really get in rhythm early. The game will be competitive, but I really like Purdue here to cover this line. I'm on them at -3.5.

[16johnnymac]

Bet us has Iona at + 5

Iona wins, at plus 3 medium play, at plus 5 or more HEAVY PLAY

Iona +5 on betus

[thetrinity]

iona + whatever at gametime

[lite1up]

Getting +3.5 at blowdog...waiting on line movement but will play Iona on this spread if it doesn't change...

[sportsguy04]

Ionas first game, gimme purdue.

[gators0708]

Momo Jones from Zona transferred to Iona and is eligible immediatly! Be careful.. Im on Iona ML

[bio_blitz]

Quote from PurduePride on another forum:

This game will be no cupcake for Purdue. Iona is a very good mid-major, who some media outlets are calling the "VCU of last year.". They bring in the transfer from Arizona Lamont "MoMo" Jones who will help the Gaels. They got a big guy inside who is a beast from what I saw briefly last year and a 1st team all conference selection in 6'7" PF Mike Glover.

Through Two games Purdue has relied heavily on the 3 point shot (they've shot 60 and made 27 in just two games). They have a lack of a inside scoring threat which may hurt them, but defensively they are still legit in the paint. That's why it's going to come down to Purde making their deep balls if they want to win and cover. Redshirt guard Anthony Johnson ha played fantastic, as well as Ryne Smith. Robbie Hummel has done really well in these first two games since his ACL injuries, and all three of them (plus DJ Byrd) will need some decent shooting numbers this afternoon.

This is surprisingly Iona's first game of the season, so we may see some rust for the Gaels as opposed to Purdue, plus it's MoMo Jones' first time playing with his new teammates.

I expect a really good game, but I'm still taking Purdue here.


PURDUE -3 (1U)

[lite1up]

There it is, spread just jumped to 4.5. Really would like to see it hit 5 before I make my play

[KidCartoonz]

yup going to wait until the last possible second and try to get Iona as high as possible

[HoulihansTX]

Spread is a joke. Iona + the points is a major play