i have won with tx the last 2 games posted here and also on the ducks,have did ok with both throughout the year.
when it gets this late in the season have to make a choice sometimes against a good team which tx is.
have have watched both team a good bit and tx likes to run up and down more then a slower game,and the ducks only have 1 speed and that is 1.
from the arch they both hit alittle better then 32%so they are not afriad to put it up.
the last 2 match ups i feel tx changed up some due to being stronger then bc in side and after they jumped out to the 23 point lead against miss,st they tried more of an inside first outside 2nd and almost cost them. tx can go on some great streaks and thats where they bother me at times they can go on a 16-2 or so run or they can go 3-4 mins with out hitting a shot.
erskins 3 pointer late in the game against miss.st was they key in holding off state at they end and he started out 7-7 to help the horns jump out to the 23 point lead. as he goes so will the horns.
playing in big d didnot hurt them either but they are a good road team so it wasnot why they moved on ,they moved on because they are a good team and ifnot for a key injury was 1 of my top teams to be in it till the end,well they over came that and are still here,they have to's that hurt them in key spots throughout the year. the avg 72 on the rd as opp to 86 at home,so they tend to run more freely at home as most teams do.
the ducks have the big 3 that i really like in jones,jackson and ridnour. these guys donot get seen in the country except on the west cost and being from the east coast i know how that is not many people are going to watch a game starting at 11 or 12 at night. but these 3 can play and it is very hard to shut all 3 down.i feel that in the end they are more athletic then what tx can throw at them,and they go deeper in key mins with other player the have 8 guys with over 11mins a game,so they can go to their bench alittle longer and do to keep fresh legs in the game,thats why i said i think the ducks will try to run the horns out of the gym,and late in the 2nd half you will see the ducks extend imo.
so after all the babble to a simple ? tx prefers to run and gun first as opp to working the ball in as there first look.
i am still thinking about ov i see it about 88-81 range for the duck but wouldnot be surpised to see 105 -103 either if it happed,the ducks deff is not afraid of giving up the points.
like i said i think the big 3 have to much for the horns,and all you horns fans this isnot a knock or from a fan this comes from a handicapping veiw from me i think tx has played great for what they have had to over come but to many cold streaks for me to take a short line,if i was going to play tx i would take the ml,because i don't see a 2-3 point game win by the ducks if they win it should be by alittle more then the spread due to late foul shots and tex having to hang a 3,then maybe a miss and foul shots again that type of thing,so if you want the horns just take the ml because it will be an outright win.
good luck hope this helped.
no cracking on my spelling or grammer
not a big write up guy
