Penn State v.s. Sparty.....

Season:       98 - 94

Sparty Bets: 15 - 8

2-2 posted last night, but actually had a great night, just wasn't able to post my late plays.  Kinda got lucky on the IU/PU UNDER with noone scoring the last couple of minutes, but I've been doing this shit long enough to be owed some wins like that.  For the Sparty game....

Penn State +13.....This game is definitely a trap for Sparty.  They haven't played well for a while now and they are still in shape to tie for first place in the Big Ten.  It's been a rough few weeks for Sparty, and all they need to do is beat PSU and Michigan at the Breslin in the next 4 days, and they will be Big Ten Co-Champs with OSU and Purdue.  Big Ten titles are fun, but there are much bigger goals out there, and despite what 95% of this forum thinks, I still believe this MSU team is a threat to make the Final Four.  But I digress.

I think the win Sunday was nice, it was ugly, but it got this team in position to win the conference again.  So, ultimately, they've done their job so far this season, to a certain extent.  But I look at this game as a bad sandwich spot.  Sparty is coming off an emotional win at Purdue that allowed them to be playing for the title, and the big senior day game looms on the horizon against the hated Wolverines.  Right smack-dab in the middle is a game v.s. a team they already beat by DD's on the road.  A tough si... [More]

Sparty v.s Bo and the "Grateful Red"......

Season:        60 - 66

Sparty Bets:  11 - 5

Nothing the last couple of days, 2-4 Saturday .  Just can't get on a roll, it's not good to be looking forward to baseball on February 1st.  I have done well on MSU games this season, here's what I got for the big MSU/Wisky game Tuesday....

Wisconsin -2....Let me start off by saying this will be a brief write-up because if I were to really elaborate on this game, I would write for about 6 hours, and I ain't got that type of time.  I have flip-flopped about 100 hundred times on this game the last couple of weeks, and I'm going to stick with my initial lean of Wisky.  However, I will admit, I'm not very confident in this play.

On paper, MSU looks a lot better than Wisky.  But.....this is freackin' Bo, and he's at the Kohl Center.  Bo is 9-0 vs. Izzo away from the Breslin.  The Badgers have already beaten 2 Top 5 teams at the Kohl Center this season, and as far as the importance of the game, well, if Wisky loses this game, they basically have no chance at the Big Ten Title, whereas, if MSU loses this game, they remain the frontrunner to win the conference.  A lot has been made about MSU's success on the road the last season-and-a-half of conference play, but remember, in that entire time span, they haven't played at the Kohl. 

There are defintitely some things to be worried about if you're gonna back the... [More]

Big Ten/ACC challenge (Tuesday)....

Season Posted Record:  7 - 9

Sparty Games:              2 - 1

Nothing Monday after the heartbreaking loss on Marquette Sunday.  for Tuesday I got:

 

Wake Forest +11....I wasn't real impressed when they played Tennessee.  I was big on Purdue and they won, but they just seem to be missing something early in the season.  The Boilers got worked pretty good last year by Duke in this challenge.  PU wins, but I don't think it will be a blowout.

Northwestern +5....I'll take these points, this should be a low-scoring game and NC State flat-out ain't that good this year.  NU is pretty battle-tested for it being the first day of December.  They've already played Butler, Notre Dame, and Iowa State, and won 2 of the 3.

Maryland -4.5....Indiana just ain't very good, and Vazquez is.

 

No-play for me on the Sparty/UNC game.  The line is right where I thought it would be.  If anything, I lean a bit towards UNC, but not gonna go against UNCForever's POY.  What worries me about Sparty is the turnovers.  This is gonna be a tough venue for Sparty to play in, and if they turn the ball over like they did against Florida, they will get run right out of the gym by a team that they are better than.  One thing that certainly favors MSU is the backcourt.  HUGE advantage there for Sparty.  U... [More]

Wolverine Bet for Thursday.....

Posted Sparty Record:         8 - 4 Posted Wolverine Record:    7 - 2   Nice winner with the under on the Sparty game Tuesday.  After a 49-point first half, I hedged with the over in the second half and had a 12-point cushion to middle with, which hit.  So it was a nice night but I had to sweat it out a lot more than I thought I would since Purdue lit it up in the 2nd half, but a very profitable night.  For tonight....   Michigan -3.5....It pains me to root for this team right now becuase I despise the Wolverines and would love it if they didn't even make the dance, but I set aside my feelings when it comes to gambling.  This is a huge game for both teams, but probably a bit bigger for Michigan, since it's at Crisler.  I think their momentum carries over from their first road win of the season and with the crowd behind them, they pull away and win by 8+.  Minny has been nothing special on the road and they probably aren't playing with the sense of urgency Michigan is.  However, look for Minnesota to return the favor when they play at the "Barn" in a couple of weeks.    I actually have my next three plays on Wolverine games pretty much decided already.  I think Iowa beats Michigan Sunday (and covers) and then as of right now, I really like the Purdue/Michigan game to stay under next Thursday.  But a lot can change.   Good luck ya'll!!!!! ... [More]