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[Muckslinger]

GEORGE MASON ---- -2.5 (-120) GAME IS AGINST NORTHERN IWOA




First off.....I see this being a 8-10 victory by george mason...

UNI without Lucas O'rear. They will struggle on the interior.

Last 4 with out o'rear....One win and three beat downs..

George mason has a better Offense then Wichita state and state beat them by 18 at UNI.

Northern Iowa has seen a lot of highs and lows since it stunned top-seeded Kansas in the second round of last year's NCAA tournament. After starting 1-3 in Missouri Valley play, the Panthers reeled off eight straight wins, including highly impressive road wins over both Wichita State and Missouri State.

What this team does well, it does very well: taking care of the ball. Leading scorers Kwadzo Ahelegbe and Anthony James get their points without committing turnovers, and in conference play, UNI has given the ball away on fewer than 15 percent of its possessions. Since its eight-game winning streak ended, however, Ben Jacobson's team has gone just 1-3. In the past couple of weeks, the Panthers have struggled mightily to stop opposing offenses. In the past four games, opponents are averaging a very robust 1.17 points per possession against the Northern Iowa D.

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George Mason and leading scorer Cam Long have been lighting it up on offense, which could spell trouble for Northern Iowa.
That would have to fall under the heading of really bad timing, because Jacobson's team is about to face perhaps the best offense it has seen all season. Meet George Mason. The Patriots haven't been held to less than a point per trip in any of their 16 CAA games. Jim Larranaga's team scores often and scores consistently. Between 6-4 senior Cam Long and 6-6 junior Ryan Pearson, GMU fans have seen an awful lot of shots go in this season from both sides of the arc. Add to that the fact that Mason plays excellent defense (Colonial opponents have made just 31 percent of their 3s) and you can see the challenge facing Northern Iowa.

There may be talk of UNI trying to slow the pace down (the Panthers play at a slower tempo than any Valley team) but that will be of doubtful utility against Mason, which has seen three of its past four (easy) wins feature just 62 or 63 possessions. The Patriots figure to win this game. Then again, that's what I said about Kansas when it played Northern Iowa.

[secondbase]

gl slinger

[BOBBYW]

Thanx...

[Classic Rock]

good luck like it also

[dafranchise808]

GL mucker!

[LordCC]

Good luck buddy!

[FlyersFan]

so here is my question for you then. why is the line so low? i thought the same as you did and still may play it but man for a team as hot as George Mason that line is almost screaming too much to take them. Sitting on the fence but i sure couldn't go against them the way they are playing and covering 14 straight games. Game means more IMO to GM too. Curious what your opinion is of why the low line good luck.

[Muckslinger]

It's at uni and it's a tough place to play

[rhgraham]

agree the line reeks

[nalo]

bol muck

[hodgee]

Gl today

[RanPicks]

GL Mucker

[Keith]

Mason up to -4 already.

GL muck

[GFB2008]

Good Luck, Muck!

[Muckslinger]

Got it last night right when it came out