How Will The Big 10 Do?
Alright, let's hear it. How will the Big 10 do in the NCAAs Tournament. Thoughts on their first round games and overall. I have not found a prop bet on total Big 10 wins, but I did find at BoDog where the Big 10 was the betting favorite at 2/1 odds to have the best winning percentage when its all said and done. I also give an early breakdown the league's first round game within that past at the JCB..
Here are the spreads in those games. Let's discuss these and really any other Tournament thoughts....Big 10 or not.
Minnesota -1 over Xavier.....11 seed as chalk, interesting.....possible second round: Pitt/Oakland
Purdue -3.5 over Siena.....2nd Round: Texas A/M/Utah State
Wisconsin -10 over Wofford......2nd Round: Temple/Cornell
MSU -13 over NMSU.........2nd Round, Maryland/Houston
OSU -17 over UCSB......2nd Round, Ga Tech/Okie State
NIT
Illinois -7 AT Stony Brook
Northwestern +5 at Rhode Island
I like the Cats a lot as underdogs. Killer all year
Anyway, thoughts on the Big 10, the rest of the postseason, fire away.
Give me Xavier, Siena, Wisky, NMSU, OSU, Illinois and NU in a 7 team parlay. What's the payout on a $20 bet for that?
throw Minnesota in there straight up instead and -- correct me if I'm wrong Jamie -- but that could be some nice cash.
in the history of gambling BUT:
IN this age of parity I would take NMSU and UCSB with the points all day.
March 16th, 2010 at 10:14 AM ^
is a lot, especially for the first game of a weekend. That is borderline call off the dogs. I mean lets say OSU is up 25 with 10 min left, its hard for me to believe they wouldn't at least give their starters some rest. And their bench is pretty weak. So I agree that those 17 points are looking good.
Purdue and Minny going down in the first round, MSU to the Sweet Sixteen, OSU and Wisconsin to the Elite Eight. So sayeth my bracket.
March 16th, 2010 at 10:13 AM ^
except for MSU loss in the second round and I think that minne goes further than expected
March 16th, 2010 at 10:03 AM ^
Shitty.
March 16th, 2010 at 10:28 AM ^
Shittily.
March 16th, 2010 at 10:16 AM ^
Minn to the Sweet16. I don't believe in Xavier. Purdue to lose in the first round without Hummel to a talented and deep Siena team.
March 16th, 2010 at 10:43 AM ^
Out here in NY, Mike Francesa says the Big Ten will do poorly... claiming they are too dinged up, especially MSU and Purdue... and Francesa is usually precisely wrong in his predictions....therefore the Big Ten should do quite well.
March 16th, 2010 at 10:44 AM ^
But if Francesa doesn't say it, who will?
March 16th, 2010 at 11:49 AM ^
I've got State to the Sweet 16
OSU to Final Four (sorry, I play it as I see it)
Minni to the second round
Purdue to Elite 8
And Wisconsin to the second round
Purdue to the Elite Eight is probably the most unlikely of those. They're just not the same team without Hummel.