Posted:
#1
Season: 14-15-2 (48.27%) -2.5 Units
Rough weekend, time to bounce back and get this thing headed back in the right direction.
Arkansas Little Rock +12.5 (1.1 to win 1) - Going to take a shot against Middle Tennessee State here with them having a look ahead to a what for them is a huge game Thursday at Florida. MTSU has won 55 games over the past 2 years and is off to a 3-0 start again this year. This is a team that's just itching to take that next step and break in there with the big boys. Thursday they'll have a chance to prove they can hang with an elite team when they travel to Florida to take on the Gators. First however, they've got a game Monday against Arky Little Rock. Arkansas Little Rock is 0-2 so far this year and frankly not doing very much well. This game isn't as much about what's on paper, but the look ahead angle. If MTSU shows up for this game focused they very well could roll the Trojans. I however think we see more of a going through the motions kind of game and a 6 to 8 point win for the Blue Raiders.
Monmouth +20 (1.1 to win 1) - This is a tricky sandwich spot for Seton Hall. They are coming off a tough double OT loss to Mercer on Saturday and have a pretty big clash with Oklahoma on Friday. Now in between comes in a Monmouth team that on paper they should easily handle. I won't lie to you, there isn't a ton of talent on the Monmouth roster, what they do have going for them though is their pace. That's a team that will run from the time they get off the bus. Monmouth is playing at about 76 possessions per game, good enough for 6th fastest in the nation. I don't think that's a good thing for a Seton Hall team who as I mentioned probably isn't in it's best mental state right now. Playing 48 hours after a double OT loss is tough enough, doing it against an up and down go as fast as you can team like Monmouth it's even tougher. I just wonder how much of Seton Hall's thoughts will be on what happened with Mercer, or what will happen against Oklahoma as opposed to actually worrying about Monmouth. If they come out flat, this is the kind of style that could make this one closer than it should be.
0
Hot Forum Topics
