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luke

Wow! What an incredible recruiting week . we have practically a whole new team . Hope Berry will join them later this week . Ish is supposed to be a shooter as is Berry , so if they get him ( Or Murray ) they look stacked everywhere . With such talent who is on the end of the bench ? Is it possible ...

luke

My post about shutting down was the rant of a frustrated fan without the facts at the time, so I apologize for my ill advised ( No pun intended ) comments BlueRam . And I am now better informed to make an intelligent reply. Obviously , the actions taken were necessary . However , I do wish they had ...

luke

URI advances with 8 point win over Ohio State.

luke

No way would I want to predict attendance or anything else about next year's team at this point . we have no idea who is even going to be on the team . for all we know , we could end up with a tremendous freshman class coupled with some of the best transfers we have ever had and end up with a better...

luke

This is all nuts . There are corporations with thousands of employees , but they continue to go to work . Will all Malls be closed next ? and if not, why not ? What is the difference .This is mass hysteria being flamed by the politicians and the media. no one should ever go to work or leave their ho...

luke

Love the optimism from all . As Ramster said , Dayton is beatable , we just haven't beaten Dayton YET . And most know that it is often hard to beat a team three times in one season . While Dayton has a special team this season , they are not immune to such forces or a letdown after a long season. It...

luke

I agree Rhody Ram 02 . we felt like URI was the favorite in Pittsburgh I was sure they would win. My wife and I drove out from NJ through a snow storm to get to game one and stayed the weekend . It was a thrilling climax to the season. I could see URI winning against Duquesne and also Richmond . If ...

luke

Correction ( Duquesne/ GW / Fordham ) These are the possible Friday opponents.

luke

I am right there with you Blueman . Great post . and I'm right there with all you guys on this thread. all they have to do is win Friday right now and that should be the team's entire focus . BEAT DUQUESNE ( Or Lasalle/ Fordham as unlikely as that is ) . Just win game one and they are on their way .

luke

I was hoping for a momentum starting win . This was half right , a win . But I don't see any momentum coming from it . On the positive side , they did shoot the ball much better for the first ten minutes of the game except for poor free throw shooting once again . After that I don't know what the he...

luke

Agree totally with Ramstock and Obidiah that the Big East is very overrated . I think the NET is even more flawed than the RPI . The Big East is a great example . Marquette is 8-10 in league now but has an NET of 25 before losing to St. Johns and will probably be at 27 . I think both Richmond and St...

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blue ram it may impact the play of the team going forward . we have seen that this team is capable of playing well at times and I think confidence is a big factor with these players . Let's say they regain a level of confidence that enables them to beat # 6 and then bear Richmond to go to the final ...

luke

UMASS is 14-16 so I would not consider them to be a good team regardless of what the future may hold for them . They are certainly playing better basketball over the past 6 games and that is why I do not feel confident in either team at this time . However , how the last UMASS game ended may incenti...

luke

The line for the final regular season game is out and it is URI - 3 1/2 . Despite how bad UMASS is I'm surprised that the Rams are even favored . I'm hoping things will begin to turn around tomorrow . If they are to have any chance to win the A 10 tournament it must begin with winning this game and ...

luke

For Rhody 15 if everyone wants URI to win take up a collection to buy me a new house and i will bet my house on Dayton which will guarantee a URI victory .

luke

The opening line is out and the number is Dayton - 4 . A very low number considering how Rhody is playing right now . But it is important to remember that every game is an entity in itself and URI could have a game like they had against VCU . We haven't seen them have that type of game since the VCU...

luke

The not so early line is finally out as URI - 6 . I think that is avery fair line to bettors on either side of that line so at this point i
would stay away . Would love to see a double digit win here, but as was the case with fordham , a win is a win and we will all take
any win I am sure.

luke

An interesting fact : Only two NCAA Basketball Division one leagues have five teams with winning road records , The Atlantic 10 and the Southern . The Big East has only 3 and the ACC has 4 while the Big 10 has only two. I think that is a better indicator of the overall strength of those teams that a...

luke

Yes , VCU is at 60 NET so it is still a quad 1 win as long as they remain 75 or better in NET . Not likely to drop 15 spots .

luke

Had to wait an hour and a half before posting so my nerves could calm down enough that my hands would stop shaking. Tonight was gut- wrenching .Two of these in a row . Can't take a third one. Will be there on Sunday hoping for a better game and at least the same result . St. Louis usually is like mo...

luke

As the teams get set for warmups the spread has now dropped to -10 1/2 . URI has a fair shot at covering the spread now , sso i would not take Fordham and the points atthe current spread.

luke

The spread on most sites is now at URI - 11 1/2 . Can't remember URI ever having any easy game there.

luke

The opening line on this game is URI - 11 . URI rarely if ever covers at Fordham , so I am expecting a win of 10 points or less .
I will take a win any way they can get it . a nice comfortable win would be a pleasant surprise.

luke

Yeah , I think the worst most obvious non call was the Davidson player landing on the back of Tyrese on the missed free throw . Tyrese had to practically throw the player off his back while earlier Toppin was called for an over the back where there was little or no contact . Not sure why they felt t...

luke

Virtually no chatter on the Davidson message board . They don't seem to be into their team so much this season.

luke

Spread has dropped to Davidson - 2 . Expect it to continue to go lower. If you want to be tURI you better grab it now.

luke

While this is true , the only competitive team they beat at home was St.Llouis which is notoriously poor on the road and is 3-4 on the road in conference . The only competitive team SLU has beaten on the road was Richmond who was without Francis at the time. As i mentioned , they were taken to overt...

luke

The line has opened as DAVIDSON - 2 1/2 . That is shocking to me . I know they have been playing better , but they have been inconsistent , even going into overtime against St. Joes . so I would take URI and the points in a heart beat. I think URI will win this game . They have had a hard time at Da...

luke

UD90 I think Dayton has an equal chance as any team this year to win the Championship . Of course there are probably 6-8 teams in that boat and it can be said that it is less than a 40% chance in each team's case that they will win the Tournament . Not a bad spot to be in though, huh ? All Dayton ha...

luke

Most sites have the spread at URI -17 now . That may be achievable but I recommend leaving it alone.

luke

The line is out as URI -18 1/2 . This is a huge line that makes it very hard to take URI . If betting this one I would think you would have to go with The Hawks and the points . But be very careful with this because URI may have something to prove here . Then again they could come out flat after an ...

luke

What was that ? Who were those guys kin blue ? They looked totally frightened to start the game . They were tighter than a drum . Was it nerves ? I don't know but they looked intimidated , completely lacking in confidence , just throwing up shots like earlier in the season . I hope they got it all o...

luke

Vegas has been wrong more than they have been right this season , meaning many of the spreads haven't been close to the actual game spread and a few have been easy money .. This looks like another easy money bet . don't go crazy but I would be very confident taking the Rams tonight with anythinh ove...

luke

some sites are now up to Dayton - 10 . don't see URI losing by 10 the way they are playing and maybe not losing at all . This could be theasiest money of the year , but of course we won't know until at least halftime . Shocked that URI is getting 10 . Is knowledge of the Rams that misguided ?

luke

A slight dip down to Dayton - 9 now. Expect this to continue downward into tomorrow .

luke

The opening line is out nice and early today at Dayton - 9 1/2 . If you are inclinned to bet this one , grab it now because that is a huge number for Dayton to cover and I sincerely dubt that they can do it. I expect this game to be tight from wire to wire . I believe Vegas has severely under valued...

luke

Some interesting facts for the two teams over the past 5 games . If you assumed that Dayton would be the higher scoring team you would be wrong . And if you assumed that Rhode Island would have given up fewer points you would be wrong again . URI has averaged 80.2 points and allowed 68.4 points for ...

luke

To UD 90 , I agree with everything you are saying . To 83 , you better not discount Mikesell . He is the glue and usually finds a way to help them win with a rebound or put back even when having an off night shooting . You can't measure Mikesell's value with stats alone. He is very clutch and always...

luke

As a Dayton Alum , I have watched all of their games this season . Most of the posters pretty much have Dayton pegged . don't double anyone including Obie . Hit the boards . despite their size , the Flyers are not quite as aggressive as the Rams on the glass. force Dayton to shoot contested threes ....

luke

Good effort today . They shot well on the road and played outstanding half court defense . Happy they did not play down to GW.
Now the BIG GAME against Dayton . If they shoot as well as they did today they can beat Dayton if the defense is also as tough as
it was today .

luke

The line is up to - 9 1 / 2 . Probably want to take GW to lose but to cover .

luke

Here is the opening line URI - 8 . Not a particularly big number . I was anticipating a bigger number and was prepared to take the points, but the smaller number is tempting. However, Iam going to take the points figuring I have been wrong taking URI and giving points the past two games . Maybe if i...

luke

If I were going and I am thinking about it , I would drive to the West Falls Church Metro Station and park for free and take the Metro to the Foggy Bottom Station , about a 10 minute ride , then walk the 3 blocks to the Smith Center . There is garage parking at the Center but it is $20 if you don't ...

luke

Beat GW that is the goal right now .

luke

Some terrible calls tonight including offensive foul against Dowtin , blocking foul on Toppin and two fouls on Russell threes and others. Team
got the win which is all that matters . Now on to DC against GW . Need to play a little better on Saturday.

luke

Some sites are showing URI -17 now . If URI plays well it won't matter what the line is they will beat it , and if not they won't . Can't afford any bad performances for the rest of league play.

luke

Agree TP that URI must show up and I believe that they will . That is why I believe they will cover the large spread.

luke

The opening line is URI - 16 1/2 which is a large number , but I think it is very likely that the Rams will cover that spread . UMASS has just not been competitive against good teams lately. So give the points here and take URI. URI is now 13-8 against the spread or 12-9 according to how you have ac...

luke

The line is already up to URI - 1 . I would expect the line to move up some more before game time.

luke

The opening line is URI / VCU Pick meaning even up . I expect this line to change later today to favor URI by 1-2 points . Even at that
I would stay away from this one . Have to admit I am surprised at the initial Pick 'em line.

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