18 pt faves

[HallX2]

tonight. Mighty big number. I'd be tempted to wager we don't cover. I say we win by 12

 

[Halldan1]

ESPN's pay site has it SHU -17 with 53% of the money on SJU.

 

[Pirate6711]

tonight. Mighty big number. I'd be tempted to wager we don't cover. I say we win by 12

They're trying to get bettors in the mix. It'll be interesting to see if the line moves at all today.

 

[Merge]

It's a game we need and NY kids might have some extra motivation playing against a cross river rival. I'd bet we cover... Then again, there is a reason I don't bet.

 

[Piratz]

They're begging bettors.

 

[halltheway]

seems quite high...hoping they are right.

 

[ncaaball2]

As expected. I posted what your spreads would be if set today for your remaining games. I had this one at 17.5. It is in the from here on out thread.

 

[sportsfantatic44]

I'd be shocked if we don't win tonight by at least 20. Johnnies have absolutely no depth. Should press and run on them for the entire 40 minutes. Plus, Whitehead is due for a breakout game.

 

[Burnsly]

Insane.

 

[Hall91]

that's an interesting spread. Are they essentially saying St. John's is about as bad as Rutgers? Only thing that I can think of is that they're referencing our performance against RU as a proxy.

 

[HallLine69]

I'll take the points and the Johnnies.

 

[Bud Boomer]

that's an interesting spread. Are they essentially saying St. John's is about as bad as Rutgers? Only thing that I can think of is that they're referencing our performance against RU as a proxy.

They are saying that St. John's is about as bad as Rutgers, and they are absolutely correct. St. John's is horrible. They'd be the 4th worst team in the MAAC if the season ended today. If you took away their monikers, an average fan would not be able to tell the difference on paper between St. John's, Hampton, Portland State, and Austin Peay.

 

[hbkmyr]

Anyone who took SHU is a Soffer fan tonight

 

[HallLine69]

I'll take the points and the Johnnies.

And would have lost. Thank God I don't bet on sports.

 

[Vegas pj]

And would have lost. Thank God I don't bet on sports.

Ate at a casino restaurant for lunch. Was tempted to take SH -17 1/2. Would have had health s sues if I did based on first 16 minutes of first half and last 4 minutes. Glad I passed. Glad for Sofer & Carter. Also for the walkon.

 

[ncaaball2]

that's an interesting spread. Are they essentially saying St. John's is about as bad as Rutgers? Only thing that I can think of is that they're referencing our performance against RU as a proxy.

No. Seton hall would be 21'ish pt favorites over Rutgers.

The blue predictor column is usually pretty close to the opening lines:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaab/sagarin/

 

[Hall91]

it's either amazing how they get these spreads right, or not so amazing if you actually spent time analyzing all the matchups. Whatever the case, they got it right although the matchups of the SHU scrubs vs. the St. John's regulars in the last 3 to 5 minutes of the game almost blew it.