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7-Unit Play. Take #734 Miami, OH (-5) over Akron (7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
1.5-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 123.5 Akron at Miami, OH (7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
Note: This is our MAC Game of the Year.
The Zips are in trouble. Miami, OH has been playing fantastic ball for the last two weeks and are ready for a statement victory over their MAC East rival. The Redhawks are on a 6-1 ATS tear and have become the team they showed signs of early in the season once they got Michael Bramos back. Bramos may be the top player in the league, and his health and shooting stroke have propelled this team to a late conference push. Conversely, Akron recently lost its top scorer and rebounder (Jeremiah Wood) and I don't know if they're able to go out and win a game like this without their top player. The situations were reversed when the teams met in early January (no Bramos, yes Wood) and Akron won by double-digits. Turnabout is fair play, eh? The favorite is 7-2-2 ATS in this mathcup and Akron has been a poor dog, going just 2-7-1 ATS as a dog of 0.5 to 6.0 points, including 1-4-1 ATS lately. Miami has outscored its opponents by 11.3 points during their seven-game run and they are 4-0-1 ATS at home in this series. This one will be low scoring, but I see a 55-42 win for our Redhawks!
4-Unit Play. Take #732 Indiana State (-4) over Wichita State (7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
Here we have two teams headed in opposite directions. Indiana State is a fantastic home team, while the Shockers have been bad anywhere this season. WSU is coming of a real disappointing overtime loss to rival Southern Illinois and know has to head on the road to face a streaking Sycamores club. The Shockers are 11-27-1 ATS in conference play and are a blind "play against' until further notice. ISU is 11-1 SU and 6-1 ATS recently at home and I think their hot shooting continues. I really expect this one to get ugly.
3-Unit Play. Take #729 Clemson (-3) over Florida State (7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
Clemson has to be one of the most disrespected teams in the country right now. They aren't in the Top 25, they're getting low-ball lines from oddsmakers, and all they've done is consistently dominate ACC opponents over the last two months. I admit that FSU is a wounded animal right now and that Clemson has some historic road struggles. But FSU is also in total turmoil right now and I don't know if the fan base is going to get too amped up over Clemson. The Tigers now have four hot-shooting guards and they will physically dominate this game in the interior. I don't see any reason why this isn't another double-digit win for the Tigers.
2.5-Unit Play. Take #721 Purdue (+5) over Indiana (7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
Too many points. Yes, Indiana may stay "in the bubble" as I like to call it when a team gets locked into a zone for two or three consecutive games before snapping out of it. But I don't see any way that they repeat their shooting performance from the Michigan State game against Purdue. The Boilers just defend too well. And we're a couple D.J. White fouls or a White misstep away from him being out of the game. I think Kramer can lock up Gordon the same way he did Neitzel last week. He won't shut Gordon down but he should make it very, very difficult. Purdue has already won at the Kohl Center this year. If they neutralize White and Gordon I see no reason why they can't win at IU as well.
2.5-Unit Play. Take #723 DePaul (+12.5) over Connecticut (7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
2.5-Unit Play. Take #746 Creighton (-6.5) over Missouri State (9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
2-Unit Play. Take #737 Bradley (+6.5) over Drake (8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
2-Unit Play. Take #727 Bowling Green (+12) over Ohio (7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
That's it for today. Good luck.
7-Unit Play. Take #734 Miami, OH (-5) over Akron (7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
1.5-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 123.5 Akron at Miami, OH (7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
Note: This is our MAC Game of the Year.
The Zips are in trouble. Miami, OH has been playing fantastic ball for the last two weeks and are ready for a statement victory over their MAC East rival. The Redhawks are on a 6-1 ATS tear and have become the team they showed signs of early in the season once they got Michael Bramos back. Bramos may be the top player in the league, and his health and shooting stroke have propelled this team to a late conference push. Conversely, Akron recently lost its top scorer and rebounder (Jeremiah Wood) and I don't know if they're able to go out and win a game like this without their top player. The situations were reversed when the teams met in early January (no Bramos, yes Wood) and Akron won by double-digits. Turnabout is fair play, eh? The favorite is 7-2-2 ATS in this mathcup and Akron has been a poor dog, going just 2-7-1 ATS as a dog of 0.5 to 6.0 points, including 1-4-1 ATS lately. Miami has outscored its opponents by 11.3 points during their seven-game run and they are 4-0-1 ATS at home in this series. This one will be low scoring, but I see a 55-42 win for our Redhawks!
4-Unit Play. Take #732 Indiana State (-4) over Wichita State (7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
Here we have two teams headed in opposite directions. Indiana State is a fantastic home team, while the Shockers have been bad anywhere this season. WSU is coming of a real disappointing overtime loss to rival Southern Illinois and know has to head on the road to face a streaking Sycamores club. The Shockers are 11-27-1 ATS in conference play and are a blind "play against' until further notice. ISU is 11-1 SU and 6-1 ATS recently at home and I think their hot shooting continues. I really expect this one to get ugly.
3-Unit Play. Take #729 Clemson (-3) over Florida State (7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
Clemson has to be one of the most disrespected teams in the country right now. They aren't in the Top 25, they're getting low-ball lines from oddsmakers, and all they've done is consistently dominate ACC opponents over the last two months. I admit that FSU is a wounded animal right now and that Clemson has some historic road struggles. But FSU is also in total turmoil right now and I don't know if the fan base is going to get too amped up over Clemson. The Tigers now have four hot-shooting guards and they will physically dominate this game in the interior. I don't see any reason why this isn't another double-digit win for the Tigers.
2.5-Unit Play. Take #721 Purdue (+5) over Indiana (7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
Too many points. Yes, Indiana may stay "in the bubble" as I like to call it when a team gets locked into a zone for two or three consecutive games before snapping out of it. But I don't see any way that they repeat their shooting performance from the Michigan State game against Purdue. The Boilers just defend too well. And we're a couple D.J. White fouls or a White misstep away from him being out of the game. I think Kramer can lock up Gordon the same way he did Neitzel last week. He won't shut Gordon down but he should make it very, very difficult. Purdue has already won at the Kohl Center this year. If they neutralize White and Gordon I see no reason why they can't win at IU as well.
2.5-Unit Play. Take #723 DePaul (+12.5) over Connecticut (7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
2.5-Unit Play. Take #746 Creighton (-6.5) over Missouri State (9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
2-Unit Play. Take #737 Bradley (+6.5) over Drake (8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
2-Unit Play. Take #727 Bowling Green (+12) over Ohio (7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19)
That's it for today. Good luck.
