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    1/12 Penn @ La Salle (-7)

    Anyone else think -7 is too low? La Salle isn't bad, and should win this one by double digits. Penn 344 out of 345 in rebounding!

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    penn played well tonight against illinois...

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    Penn State played well you mean.

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    yea that was penn state, but yea lasalle is pretty solid, although i don't know much about penn i'll look into it

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    Looking more at La Salle, they seem to play to the level of their competition. In this game, I think they will be able to dominate the boards, but they've played teams worse than Penn and won by less than 7. I think they SHOULD cover, and playing at home will help, but this doesn't look as great to me after looking into more of La Salle's games against lesser competition.

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    Good info on Penn:

    PENNSYLVANIA QUAKERS 5-6 (4-4 ATS)
    LASALLE EXPLORERS 7-9 | 0-2 Conf (4-7 ATS)
    PENN's Sparsely Used Roster
    Has advantage of solid, savvy Vets

    1. 6-1 Sr Rosen (37 MPG)
    2. 6-3 Fr Cartwright
    3. 6-6 Jr Belcore
    4. 6-6 Sr Bernardini
    5. 6-8 Sr Eggleton (38 MPG, Plyd All But 17 Min Pn Gms)

    Quakers' are deceptively proficient Offensively
    & when motivated
    Penn's highly experienced Starters (Top 10% Exp)
    Is 2-0-1 ATS vs #6, #7, #11 RPI Tms
    (Nova, Pitt & Ky)

    Two 2010-2011 surprises for Penn
    Underachieving Sr Bernardini (22% Deep | 44% eFG)
    Exceeding Expectation Fr Cartwright (56% eFG | 43% Deep)

    Overall, Penn has played the most difficult of all Ivy Schedules
    & Deliberate, Disciplined Offense keeps Penn in Gms
    When they put forth a Top-Effort

    "BIG-5" Gm fits this description
    LaSalle is playing quite poorly
    2-5 ATS & 1-7 S-U Last-8
    & Reeling a bit from Roller-Coaster situation
    w/Key Leader & Leader of Explorers' in 7 of 16 Categories
    Aaric Murray's Off-On-Off again suspension this week
    Looks like Murray will be playing
    Yet, it's been a big distraction for LaSalle

    Moreover, Murray definitely gives LaSalle size edge here
    Though Penn Backcourt remains the Quakers key

    Penn proficiency is seen from behind the Arch
    From the methodical (lowest 15% Pace)
    Penn's Double-Post Weave Inside out spot up 3's
    Are Providing nearly HALF of Penn Pts
    & LaSalle has been abnormally weak defending the perimeter

    PENN STARTERS (PLAY ALL BUT 13% MIN/GMS)
    HAVE HIT 24, 17, 16 & 14 THREES
    Seems Low#
    Yet PENN'S PLAYED JUST 3 GMS L-38 DAYS

    NINE DAYS to get ready for LaSalle
    Penn very high effort in Big Gms

    BIG-5 Classic is the BIGGEST thing going for Penn Quakers
    Love Penn gaining MORE than 2 Possessions

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