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luke

Not surprised at all by the movement lower on the spread. It is now running -5.5 t0 - 6. That is more in line with where I see it. I thought
more than 8 points was high . Looking for a 7 or 8 point win here, so the new lower spread is tempting.

luke

The spread now varies at -8 -8.5 and -9 . If you are going to bet URI try to get -8 or less . If you want to bet MTU -9 would probably be
a decent bet to win. very tough to get a double digit road win unless the Rams have a very good afternoon shooting the ball and avoiding
turnovers.

luke

The first line out on this game is URI - 8 1/2 which is surprisingly high for a road game I think. I don't think I would give up 8 1/2 points on the road, especially so far from home. I'm expecting it to be a 6-7 point game because the Rams generally don't shoot that well on the road . They did shoo...

luke

Reef are you talking about the twisting drive for a layup by Williams . Half to agree . The shot came after he had spun and then spun back around his defender before the layup and the contact must have come a full second before he went up in the air on the layup . I'm not sure even the NBA would hav...

luke

It was a good crowd yesterday, loud and supported the team all the way . It was great to win a game against a good team without Fatts and Jeff having their best shooting game. In fact, it was their worst combined shooting game. chalk it up to the 2 week layoff. Harris and Walker added to the tremend...

luke

Had no idea what to expect . What a pleasent surprise he was in all aspects yesterday including nice touch on his mid range jumper. He
was very active on the glass as well which should not go unnoticed . That may be key to victory over the bigger tams like Dayton, VCu and SLU .

luke

I agree TP and it is already happening as now the line is already up to URI - 5 1/2 . It could go higher .

luke

The opening line is URI -3 1/2 . A great opportunity for Rhody fans to make some money betting on the Rams . I would take URI minus any spread below 7 1/2 . Currently , URI is 4-5 versus the spread on the season . tomorrow is a good chance to even the record against the spread . WKU has played well ...

luke

Predicted the possibility of a double digit win here and so it was.

luke

The latest line is now URI - 21/2 . This might be the best opportunity URI will have to beat a spread . so far they are 3-5 against the spread.
PC has not shown any evidence that their talent level is equal to URI this season.

luke

The over/under is 141 at the moment .

luke

Wonderful news . I hope you will have a full recovery soon.

luke

The first line is out and it is URI - 3 . That sounds like a smaller spread than I expected . I was thinking more like - 6 . Take URI and give the 3 points . I'm thinking there is a possibility of a double digit win here if URI has a good game , but I would expect at least a 5-6 point win . driving ...

luke

Fatts was unreal the whole game . The rest of the team sat out the first half . The second half Fatts was super human and the rest of the team decided to play led and pushed by Fatts . In the end they found a way to lose a game they were supposed to lose . Officiating was very one sided , not a surp...

luke

The line has moved to WVU - 10 to as high as WVU -11 . At those numbers i think URI is a better bet to cover . An upset win would
go a long way toward helping to get an NCAA bid , but it is a tough place to win and the Rams have not fared well away from home except
at Dayton since last season.

luke

URI has covered the spread in only two of the seven games thus far : Alabama and North Texas .

luke

The opening line is West Virginia -9. Seems like a fair number for both teams. Wouldn't touch this one.

luke

Has anybody been watching Dayton lately ? They have shocked me with how good they are . They look way better than VCU right now . They beat Georgia and after Virginia Tech beat Michigan St. Dayton beat them by 27. Today Dayton lost to Kansas in OT. .

luke

Of course, but not this season yet. Have taken URI with th points against Maryland, but unfortunately they decided to play two halfs that game.
We will see what the spread is at WVU, it could be the first time this season . Btw I hate picking against URi .

luke

I believe a second technical is an automatic ejection . Overall a poorly officiated game. The ref should have ignored Russell's comment . They sure let enough contact go on both teams and then at the end Manhattan was trying to foul and they still didn't call the foul until Martin ended up on the fl...

luke

The opening line is URI - 14 . sounds like a fair line . I expect URI to win by 15- 17 points so I would take the Rams on their home court giving up the 14 points . The Rams get ready for WVU on Sunday by reducing turnovers and better shot selection to come into Morgantown confident and together.

luke

DcRam , sure I understand we need better defense but I think LSU was offensively on another level in the second half . They were hungry after blowing a 19 point lead on Friday and they took it out on URI . today they were just too athletic and had more adrenaline pushing them . They may never have s...

luke

wow, I must have been watching a different game . BAR seems to have been watching it with me. URi was not able to stay with the pure athleticism of LSU today when they were playing their best game of the year . for a stretch in the second half they must have made every shot practically for five minu...

luke

The line is out and it is LSU - 6 . I do believe this line will come down . I think this will be a very close game . I say take URi and the points and I give the Rams a 50/50 shot to win this game . LSU has struggled , but is still being given too much respect . Take URI . I think the defense of the...

luke

Great that they got a win, but.... North Texas is the most offensively challenged team I have seen in a long time and yet Uri took most of the game to pull away. It felt like URI was carrying UNT and doing a good job of keeping them in the game with missed shots, missed free throws and turnovers . I...

luke

The line is now URI -6 on most services with one at URI - 5 1/2 . I think the loss at Maryland and VCU struggling with them may have something to do with the small spread as that is the only game URI has played off of their home court and bettors are somewhat w concerned about poor shooting in that ...

luke

No movement in the line tonight . The spread remains at URI - 61/2 across the board on all services . We will see where it goes on Friday .

luke

The opening line is finally out and it is URI - 6 1/2 . A pretty fair line i would think with both teams finding it difficult to cover. I am
going to go out on a limb and go with URI to win and cover the spread , but barely with a 7 or 8 point win.

luke

As has been said , Nicholls State has a very tough defensive unit and some offensive balance . I was expecting a tough game and was it ever . The Rams really gutted this one out . I agree with those who said this would have been a loss last season That was my first reaction as soon as the game had e...

luke

T5he current line is down to URI - 12 1/2 to - 13 from the -14 1/2 opening , a slightly more reasonable spread , but difficult for the Rams to beat or cover . So IMO it favors Nichols to cover a bit .

luke

Vegas Insider has the spread right now at URI - 14 1/2 as their opening line . Not sure what these guys are thinking, unless they think
Nichols could be tiring after all the road games.

luke

I was blocked for almost a week until I read this thread, so I tried Internet Explorer yesterday and it worked . today I tried Firefox again and it worked
for me today . Hope the problem is solved.

luke

TP I wholly agree with your last paragraph . In reality, all that matters is did you win or lose aside from where the game was played which in CBB is all important . If the NCAA could force teams to play more equivalent schedules it would be much easier to properly rank teams. As it is now , just ab...

luke

The opening line is URI - 13 1/2 . I will update this line later this evening . That number seems like a very high spread . i would be reluctant to give such a large handicap to a team like Nichols which has thus far played well against good teams including LSU. I am expecting the spread to go down ...

luke

To me it didn't look like URI had any trouble figuring out the zone . They have been able to move the ball to the foul line against the 2-3 zone in the first two games including the exhibition and to the corners and wings against the 1-3-1 just fine . They have had plenty of uncontested threes and m...

luke

some of the worst shooting you will ever see in the second half . It looked like they mentally checked out 5 minutes into the second half, but it could have been fatigue, both physical and mental. They had given a full effort for 20 minutes, yet they found themselves down. The forced shots indicates...

luke

Let's not get carried away Ramstock . sure Davidson did not look good tonight nor did VCU, the Bonnies or any A 10 team for that matter, but one bad game by these teams is not a strong indicator of how the entire season will go . Maybe you want to wait until game 10 for all of these teams before you...

luke

consensus spread is down to 11 . I still take the points . Will check it again tomorrow closer to game time .

luke

Having several players from the Maryland area may be advantageous due to their familiarity with the facility and the opposing players including also
Danta Scott a former teammate of Fatts' . Hoping that will reduce the likelihood of any intimidation factor.

luke

The line is out for the Maryland game : URI + 13 .5 That is surprisingly high imo . Maryland beat Holly Cross 95-71 in their opener after leading by 12 at the half . Holly Cross is much smaller than URI . Maryland as has been mentioned went 5- 28 from three . a 6'0 freshman guard scored 24 points fo...

luke

Alabama should be a huge draw , western Kentucky should draw well and of course PC . The opener rarely draws a huge crowd, so I wouldn't base anything on that game's attendance . as far as conference games, we play home against all of the top three rated teams ( VCU, Davidson and Dayton ).

luke

Okay, so everyone is down on Harris practically, giving the impression that he did nothing last season and in the one game this season. Sure, last season he had many unproductive games scoring 5 or less and often 2 points , but lest we forget he scored 15 , 11 twice , 9 , 8 , and 6 5 times . He was ...

luke

I think we beat Alabama on 11/ 15 and maybe lose only to Maryland WVU and LSU to go 9-3 in OOC. Would be nice to see Harris
give us more .

luke

More Toppin , please . can't wait to see him start to hit his jumper too. He looks like he can shoot. Martin looked the best from three .
Toppin is always around the ball, should get a lot of clean up points , probably the most athletic guy on the floor , so much like his brother.

luke

Dayton went to the Elite 8 with 6 and I do think in many ways it helped them get there. They had their best on the floor all the time and they were prepared to go the full 40. Having 10 guys is not really a short bench if you think about it. How many teams use a 10 man rotation ? Anybody anymore ? a...

luke

I don't expect we will see the Rams going through the motions . I really expect max effort tonight, especially from the new guys
and Dana, Jermaine and Tyreese . They all want to make a statement.

luke

Sometimes I think it can help to have only 10 players for the sake of morale as long as there aren't any injuries . Everyone knows they will have the opportunity to play and so there won't be the grumbling about riding the bench. Every player will get chances to show that they can play and they know...

luke

A new season finally and time to track the point spreads again . The line opened at 12 1/2 - 13 1/2 but it is now
up to URI - 15 1/2 . That is a somewhat surprising spread vs a team picked to win its league I would think . I
hope that is a good sign .

luke

Here is my requested modification of my attendance figure : 6241

luke

22-8
13-5
72.25
6234
Dowtin 15.15

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