Vegas has Michigan as 11.5 point dogs
Considering this will be our 5th game this year against one of the #1 seeds and that the largest margin of defeat in the other four is 9, I would have thought it might have been tighter.
Also of note, OSU is 10.5 pt favorites over Geaorge Mason and Pitt is 7.5 pt favorites over Butler. So.... according to the Vegas line, we are the least likely 8 seed to pull off the upset.
http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/las-vegas/
Seems fitting.
March 18th, 2011 at 10:05 PM ^
March 18th, 2011 at 10:16 PM ^
March 18th, 2011 at 10:23 PM ^
If I had no idea who would do such a thing, I would say they were a foppish douchebag. Did I guess right?
March 18th, 2011 at 10:22 PM ^
Maybe they're buffering their line on Michigan because of all the bettors who'll take 11.5 points in hand on Duke.
March 18th, 2011 at 10:34 PM ^
I try not to think how they think about setting lines, since they aren't saying they think duke will win by 11ish points, its more of a way to lure people in to bet and make money. 11 points is odd to me though, If it had been anymore I would probably put a little on michigan due to our liking to play good teams close but not win. But not sure at 11.....
March 18th, 2011 at 10:37 PM ^
all day long
March 18th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^
With props to Jimmy King, I offer the following:
I got 99 problemes but a Duke ain't one.
March 18th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
We were also 1.5 point dogs to Tennessee today....
March 18th, 2011 at 11:13 PM ^
So if my math is right, we'll beat Duke by 20?
March 18th, 2011 at 11:43 PM ^
Well, they were off by somewhere around 31.5 points today! This guy disagrees with Vegas:
March 18th, 2011 at 11:59 PM ^
It's rare when you can feel this good about your past game and still be motivated by disrespect.
March 19th, 2011 at 12:52 AM ^
If the Fab 5 doc didn't get their attention, I'm sure a 30 point win will.
But Beilein will have his team ready, too. It'll be close. Closer than 11.
(STUUUU)
Huh. That seems like a bit much. Michigan played well and if it carries over to Sunday good things could happen. On the other hand, Duke is Duke. They're talented, athletic, and well coached.
<br>I'm picking Duke to win, but Michigan covers the spread.
<br>I hate Duke.
but this will be a tough game.........
We just better hope Morgan and Jr. don't get in early foul trouble again. I have a hard time imagining the bench playing so strong across the board against Duke. At the same time, Morris is due for a much better game, imo.
March 19th, 2011 at 11:36 AM ^
We are 13-1 against the spread in our last 14 games so I wouldn't be too concerned about what Vegas thinks.