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    UNLV/Illinois PICK Tomorrow, Discuss

    I think the line is about right. I think UNLV has played a tougher schedule and is possibly the better team. However with home court I think this one will be close. Would love to hear some thoughts on this one.

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    Game is @ United Center.

    Neutral

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    Rebs.

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    I see no advantage either way.

    This line should not budge, as power ratings make this a Pk on a nuetral/Illinois -1@Home

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    illini all the way

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    Quote Originally Posted by HoulihansTX View Post
    I see no advantage either way.

    This line should not budge, as power ratings make this a Pk on a nuetral/Illinois -1@Home
    pk on neutral; -1 at home? That makes no sense. If it's pk on neutral floor it would be -4 or -5 at home either way.

    UC is probably not quite neutral, crowd will favor Illinois, but certainly not a home game.

    I thought UNLV would be favored.

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    not touching this game ... could go either way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by d2bets View Post
    pk on neutral; -1 at home? That makes no sense. If it's pk on neutral floor it would be -4 or -5 at home either way.

    UC is probably not quite neutral, crowd will favor Illinois, but certainly not a home game.

    I thought UNLV would be favored.
    I understand what you are saying, but the power ratings I use rate teams differently on the road vs home.

    So a team may have higher road power rating than Home PR.

    UNLV 109.5(Away PR) vs Illini 110.5(Home PR)
    UNLV 105.5(Overall PR) vs Illini 106(Overall PR) Neutral


    A conventional PR gives a team one rating, and points are added/subtracted with user input according to the situation. The PR I use gives each team 3 different rating. Away/home, and overall which is an average of Hm/Aw.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HoulihansTX View Post
    I understand what you are saying, but the power ratings I use rate teams differently on the road vs home.

    So a team may have higher road power rating than Home PR.

    UNLV 109.5(Away PR) vs Illini 110.5(Home PR)
    UNLV 105.5(Overall PR) vs Illini 106(Overall PR) Neutral


    A conventional PR gives a team one rating, and points are added/subtracted with user input according to the situation. The PR I use gives each team 3 different rating. Away/home, and overall which is an average of Hm/Aw.
    Well, I don't know what PR you use, but if the result is that you think Illinois' home floor would only be worth one point vs. a neutral floor, then you need to fix your ratings, cuz that ain't right.

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    UNLV overrated.

    I'm on Illinois.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlwaysDrawing View Post
    UNLV overrated.

    I'm on Illinois.


    illinois is the overrated one here trust me

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    Im an Illini homer but I see no play on this game what so ever. This game can go either way and the line is set properly. Their is no value in this game IMO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlwaysDrawing View Post
    UNLV overrated.

    I'm on Illinois.
    I'm not sure Illinois isn't as well AD.

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    wonder who coach weber is blowing. guy should've been fired a long time ago. inherited that program and they dropped a level. never see that clown in the elite 8 again. George Siefert of basketball

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    there's some value in the over imo gl

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    Remember Illinois crushed UNLV in the tournament last year. The crushers are all gone, but as the more veteran team UNLV figures to have an edge playing against these uniforms.

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    LOL at the it's not a home game because its being played at the UC. Let me know what the crowd sounds like at tip.

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    Is Kendall Gill playing?

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    Possibly with himself.

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