Is anyone on Ohio State today, and why?

Hoja Verdes · 02-03-2007, 11:58 AM

I'm seeing most people on MSU simply because of home court advantage. The line has dropped from OSU -1.5 to pk in the past 90 minutes.

Anyone backing OSU in this spot?

gummo · 02-03-2007, 12:03 PM

I don't know about the side but I will be playing the under.

Hemlock21 · 02-03-2007, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoja Verdes

I'm seeing most people on MSU simply because of home court advantage. The line has dropped from OSU -1.5 to pk in the past 90 minutes.

Anyone backing OSU in this spot?

I got Ohio st. today and honestly I'm glad everyone else doesn't because the line is down to a pk.

Why you ask: Ohio st only three loses have come at the hands of Florida, Wisconsin and N. Carolina. Ohio st guard play is far more superior than M. State, Conley Jr. only played 22 minutes when he is averaging 30 minutes, D. Neitzel is the only one that can score for them and I seriously doubt he will score 20 points again to keep them in it.....

Razz · 02-03-2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoja Verdes

Anyone backing OSU in this spot?

Pretty much the whole white world is on OSU.

EaglesPhan36 · 02-03-2007, 12:49 PM

Home court is the ONLY reason anyone in their right mind would be picking MSU. MSU is 14-0 at home against inferior competition. Ohio State I think is still getting better as a team and has alot more talent. I'll take the Buckeyes as a pick'em without blinking once.

dave11486 · 02-03-2007, 02:19 PM

Everyone is on OSU, but that was also the case with OSU/Illinois and that was a heck of an outcome. I just think OSU is a game away from being great, so you will never know when they will find that killer stroke.

MBENZ · 02-03-2007, 02:29 PM

Took them early unfortunatly,but still good play @-1.5.Never worry about home court when I can get the better team at such a small number.

BuddyBear · 02-03-2007, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by EaglesPhan36

Home court is the ONLY reason anyone in their right mind would be picking MSU. MSU is 14-0 at home against inferior competition. Ohio State I think is still getting better as a team and has alot more talent. I'll take the Buckeyes as a pick'em without blinking once.

Tom Izzo is pound for pound the best coach in America...that might be another reason to take MSU

Also, homecourts vary but State's is unique. Michigan State is 142-12 SU at home in its last 154 games, including an amazing 38-2 SU off a loss and 25-1 SU off a loss against Big Ten teams. The Spartans are also 29-4 SU at home with revenge in their last 33 tries and 72-8 SU at home against opponents who are off a win. With Ohio State at 13-42 SU in its last 55 road games against .738 or better.

Good luck if you take Ohio State.....

MBENZ · 02-03-2007, 03:53 PM

Good points Buddy,I hope that changes today!!!

onlòóker · 02-03-2007, 04:03 PM

Everyone is on MSU for the same reason everyone was on Indiana against Wisconsin. The home court advantage.

Because we know that Indiana isnt a better team then Wisconsin. Just look at Indiana today, getting beat so far by Iowa, a 12-10 team.

Samething here, we know that OSU is the better team, but the homecourt advantage in college hoops is a big plus. But you got to think there is some value now that OSU is a PK or might even get some points.

Good luck to everyone on this game, Im passing and would like to see Ohio State go down. Im anti-Oden.

ESPN made me that way. Sorry Oden.

EaglesPhan36 · 02-03-2007, 06:07 PM

Hope not too many of you got suckered into taking the Spartans. OSU wins!

LT Profits · 02-03-2007, 06:31 PM

i rekon i aint dat smrt

BuddyBear · 02-03-2007, 06:36 PM

yeah i got suckered into taking the team that has won 92.2% of their home games in the past 10 years while catching points against the same team they lost to by 2 pts the week before and having the better head coach against the same team he has beat 19 out of the past 24 matchups.

EaglesPhan36 · 02-03-2007, 06:47 PM

I'm not dogging ya if you took it based on #s. But this one seemed like a classic over-think pick just like the OSU-Illinois game mentioned previously when OSU ended up being a dog on the road to an inferior Illinois team.

Razz · 02-03-2007, 06:50 PM

Not sure I'd say anything after a lucky win, but nice hit OSU backers.

MBENZ · 02-03-2007, 07:01 PM

Please explain lucky,I must have missed something

onlòóker · 02-03-2007, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MBENZ

Please explain lucky,I must have missed something

Id like to hear it too.

OSU lead the whole game up to when it was 39-39 in the second half, then regain control of the game. They never trailed in the game. So I dont know how OSU got lucky. Maybe there were a lot of bullsheit calls against MSU in that game? Not sure on that one.

Then again, I didnt watch the whole game. So maybe he can shed some light on it.