Thursday's Play--Trying to pick my spots

[Keith]

my posted plays have not done all that well recently, although if you take out all my friggin' Seton Hall bets, I have been doing OK--LOL.

I really like the Duquesne Dukes +10.5 against Xavier tonight. Duquesne is 4th in the nation in scoring, averaging 84.1 points per game. They are coming off a 3 point loss to Richmond, where they scored less than 30 points in the first half. They came back, but could not pull it out. A game like that is bound to happen, but a team that can score like this one can (4th in the nation, with 7 guys averaging 8 or more points per game), will bounce back. In fact, their last 2 games they have scored 20 points less than their season average. They revert back to form tonight.

Xavier is good, no doubt. But Duquesne can play with them. They pull down more rebounds, grab more steals and have more blocks as well. They sport not one but two guys who are 6 ft. 10 inches tall (Achara and James) so we know they can bang with Xavier's big guys (no one on Xavier is that tall). Xavier has won 8 in a row, but they have squeaked by in their last 4 games, winning by margins of 2, 4, 2 and 4 points. You can only get away with that chit for so long. A Duquesne team that was not nearly as good as this year's team, beat Xavier last year (93-91), so they know they can ball with these guys.

The Dukes take it to the Musketeers tonight. Duquesne +10.5.

[ghoopin]

Like the pick buddy. Good luck tonight.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by ghoopin

Like the pick buddy. Good luck tonight.

thanks ghoop.

[Windy City Irish]

gl, hope you get on a roll

[westcoastO]

GL tonight keeter $$$, most likely adding them in a teaser.

[Keith]

thanks windy and west coast. I spent some time (more than I have recently) capping this game this morning.

As long as I don't see this line go up to 11, 11.5, I will be hitting it hard.

[ZoomVT]

gl keith!

windy, love the avatar, where is it from?

[fat-freddie]

Sounds good man, let's cash this big dog

Good luck with the Dukes !!!!

Fats.............................................

[Keith]

Originally Posted by ZoomVT

gl keith!

windy, love the avatar, where is it from?

isn't that Rollergirl ?

[Keith]

Originally Posted by fat-freddie

Sounds good man, let's cash this big dog

Good luck with the Dukes !!!!

Fats.............................................

thanks fats. Just biding my time until bases.

[Hoosiercatdaddy]

hope you havent locked it in yet bro


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DUQUESNE
Game: Duquesne vs. Xavier Game Time: 2/21/2008 7:00:00 PM Prediction: Duquesne Reason: I'm taking the points with DUQUESNE. The Musketeers are a solid and well-balanced team. That being said, they've played four games in a row which were decided by four points or less and I feel that tonight's number is too high vs. an improved Dukes lineup which can score points with the best them. Indeed, Duquesne ranks fourth in the nation with 84.1 points per game and has eight players averaging at least seven points. The up-tempo Dukes (16-8, 6-5) have already clinched their first winning season since 1993-94, and can match that team’s win total with one more victory. The Dukes have also been involved in a pair of extremely close games recently. They lost by three points vs. Richmond last time out after winning by two at Dayton in their previous game. Prior to that, they won by 17 at La Salle and beat St' Joseph's by 14, topping 100 points in both those games. The Musketeers, 3-5 ATS when coming off a conference win, managed to scratch out a cover in their last game. They're still just 1-4 ATS their last five though. The Dukes, who are 3-1 ATS their last four, are 14-6 ATS with one push, the last 21 times that they were listed as road underdogs in the +9.5 to +12 range. Listed as +13 point underdogs, the Dukes upset the Musketeers 93-91 the last time that these teams faced each other. They know that a win here would greatly improve their otherwise remote chances of an NCAA at-large bid and I look for them to give the Musketeers a much tougher game than expected once again.

[Cali Roots]

You like to fade Burns, Cat?

[Hoosiercatdaddy]

Originally Posted by Cali Roots

You like to fade Burns, Cat?

ye sir, he is awful in college

[Cali Roots]

I agree! NHL is his best sport.

[SCFAN]

you are more due than jesus..lol..g/l keith