Quote Originally Posted by FenwayFrank:
I am joining rf_dawg with $$$$ NORTH DAKOTA -7 vs So. Utah
This is a rematch from a January 23rd game played at So Utah which North Dakota cruised to an easy 16 point victory by the score of 88 to 72. North Dakota dominated on the boards as well as the free-throw line. Southern Utah will also be missing guard race parsons who averaged 8.4 points per game in this rematch. Southern Utah was dead last in rebounds per game in this conference only averaging 33.6. They also come in losing 12 out of their last 13 games.
Montana comes into this game splitting their last 10, going 5-5. They have shown the ability to play tough against the five teams ahead of them, owning a 4-6 record. In there 4 wins the average margin of victory has been by 9.5 points. Of their six losses, they had one really bad loss at Montana 71-46. All of the other losses were by single digits.
Compare these same teams to So Utah, who went 1-9 in these 10 games. 8 of the 9 losses were by 14 points for more. This team sure does know how to lose by double digits on a consistent basis. If So. Utah does not hit their 3's it's Nitey Nite time.
$$$$ me some North Dakota -7
My pick $$$$ Southern Utah +9 (my book has it at this now)
My first time posting...hate to go against rf_dawg....
Been lurking on this forum for the past 2 weeks and been doing great! (My top 2 picks yesterday was Miami OH [this was my survivor contest pick], and Denver--would have made this my next survivor contest pick, but it looks like you can only make one pick per day). Thank you to everyone who contributed.
At first glance, N Dakota is the better team, etc.but if you dive down to just conference play see below. Note, even though N Dakota is considered the home team in the match up, the game is actually played Reno, NV; therefore, I will use away records below. Been doing this for other tourney games and has worked out well for me.
S Utah
* Away games 2-9 Win (Idaho, N Az)
* Away games 5-9 ATS (Portland St, Sacramento St, N Az, Montana St, Idaho)
* They started out ugly, but have been trending up since mid Feb in regards to hitting ATS (that is FIVE)
N Dakota
* Away games 3-9 (S Utah, N Az, Idaho St)
* Away games 4-9 ATS (S Utah, N Az, Idaho St, Weber St)
* They started out well, but have declined since mid Feb and only hitting ONE ATS
Considering both records for away conference only games; both teams are about the same!
My first $$$$ play is on Southern Utah to cover.
-mommo