Ok I am ready finish the card. I have seen the total bounce back and forth all day from 120 to 121. Has yet to budge but I am sure it will go against me before tip like most of the totals do. I think the TEX game last night was the first total that I can remember that did not go against me. Anyways I see a defense struggle here tonight.
UNI/WSU U 120.5 (2.5U)
UNI +3 (10U)
I cant convince myself here to back my rule. I just dont see it happening. UNI is probably one of the best road teams the last 2 years.
They really come out and set the tempo that most teams are not accustomed to playing unless we talk about the Big 10. This team is a Sr. laden group that gets after it defensively but more importantly utilizes the shot clock as a killer to wear teams down and get high percentage shots. This team has been behind before but with the way they play come 2nd H teams are just so mentally drained as UNI is still running like the game just started. I expect we see this tonight. It will take a special performance even from a good WSU group.
UNI has set the bar high these last 2 years. I really think this group is on a mission to run the table in the MVC. By winning games like tonight is a must for this group and especially when talking the MVC conf. Getting the autmatic bid out of this conf is never a guarentee due to the conf out conf schedule. I think winning games like these is a must and this group knows it. They are not letting off the gas when playing anyone and give it all for 40 minutes.
WSU is a team that plays wreckless and if TTECH knew how not run with this team well I think it would have been a different story. I look at UNI and in most areas they are a smaller version of PITT. A team that really frustrated WSU defensively earlier this year. WSU will shoot themselves right out of this game if they dont shoot high percentages and I fully expect them to do that as part of the reason for the under.
Anyways like I said it will take a special performance out of WSU tonight. Call me a square but I will take a experienced road team catching 3 all day in this spot and more importantly a experienced team that knows how to win games down the stretch. Revenge is here from last season also.
BOL UNC AND ALL