Maryland 2-Point Favorite Against Hawkeyes Tonight

NikeHawk21 said:
Iowa isn’t going to get as many easy looks as against Nebraska either. That was a gimmick defense but the principles of doubling off our non shooters will remain.

Maryland is the type of team Iowa already struggled with. Quick PG athletic big men and athletic wings. Think a better Depaul.

If Iowa continues to play mediocre to poor defense this will be an easy Maryland win I imagine.
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You might be right, but I think beating even a depleted team on the road is hard for teams. I expect it to be close, we'll see soon enough.
 
The first game Garza gets a 2nd foul 6 minutes into the game I'm shutting off right then and there. Which will be this game now that I said it.
 
Stanzi said:
I will be stopping at Meadows to put a chunk of change down on Maryland. Does Vegas not know Bohannon and CJ are out and that we have no shooters?
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Vegas knows more than any of us. I wouldn’t touch this game. Of course I don’t bet either, learning my lesson in my younger years.
 
ibahawkeye said:
Exactly... I think this an opportunity because Iowa looks better on paper. I don't think most novice bettors likely understand how much different of a team this is just by losing one guy because we have no guards coming off the bench. You also look at Luka who's been dominating but I still anticipate he has some regression without having the shooters around him.
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Ya exactly that’s my thought anyway. A lot of Iowa’s metrics even include from when JBo was playing as well. We are clearly a completely different team at this stage.

Like I said I wouldn’t be surprised to see something crazy happen here but, I just think the value here is too good to pass up.
 
ibahawkeye said:
If I were playing Iowa, I would let Smith start on Garza 1-1 and not double. Garza may get his but I'd put it all on his shoulders and put the best perimeter defender on Joe W.

Essentially I'd bet that if can contain Joe W and even if Garza has 25 or even 30, I still don't see enough scoring coming from the supporting cast to win.

Garza - 25
Joe W - 15

Even if 2 have 40, where do 30-35 more points come from? I just don't see it.

Joe T- 8
Connor - 5
Kriener - 8
Bakari - 8
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Bakari has scored over 5 points only once this season.
 
Anybody care to take a stab on why Iowa will cover the 2 or win this game?

Convince me not to go to Meadows after my 2PM meeting cuz that's where it looks like I'm heading as of now.
 
ibahawkeye said:
Anybody care to take a stab on why Iowa will cover the 2 or win this game?

Convince me not to go to Meadows after my 2PM meeting cuz that's where it looks like I'm heading as of now.
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ibahawkeye said:
If I were playing Iowa, I would let Smith start on Garza 1-1 and not double. Garza may get his but I'd put it all on his shoulders and put the best perimeter defender on Joe W.

Essentially I'd bet that if can contain Joe W and even if Garza has 25 or even 30, I still don't see enough scoring coming from the supporting cast to win.

Garza - 25
Joe W - 15

Even if 2 have 40, where do 30-35 more points come from? I just don't see it.

Joe T- 8
Connor - 5
Kriener - 8
Bakari - 8
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Ash for 13 :)
That number looks good on him!
 
It’s at Home and I fully expect the Hawks to come out balling and control game until the under 5 minute to go mark. :cool:
 
Ree4 said:
I learned the one time that I bet on Iowa that if I was to bet again, I would always bet against them. That way if Iowa wins, I'm happy. If they lose, hey, at least I made a few bucks.

The only time I ever bet on Iowa, they were +2.5 at Illinois in 2008 - anyone that remembers the last 3 minutes of the game can understand why I never bet again.

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I learned the one time that I bet on Iowa that if I was to bet again, I would always bet against them. That way if Iowa wins, I'm happy. If they lose, hey, at least I made a few bucks.

And the Pain of losing is less severe

:cool:
 
PCHawk said:
Weird that Vegas knows to not over react to one bad showing.
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I gave betting up ages ago

However, I feel like a fool for not taking Nebraska last Tuesday

The Hawks were favored by 8.5, I believe, and were undermanned once again with Freddy out, plus they were exhausted by the intensity of the Penn State game at the monsoon-like temperature at the Palestra.....

If the Hawks can possibly be inspired by the LadyHawks performance last night against Maryland, they will win.....

Gonna be a good game and we Had them last season. It came down to one rebound that should have been owrs. Nobody blocked Bruno out and there goes the game.....

If we keep it close, there is no shame in losing to the Terps at this stage of the season.....

I will personally enjoy the living hell out of this game

Until the zebras destroy my complacency.....

Might be time for Fran to talk to the powers that be about the thuglike play of our opponents, and the calling of touch fouls on the Hawks like he did after the Penn State game 2 seasons ago where Ryan was smashed so hard he had a concussion, and I am not certain that even a foul was called on the play.....

The games were called much more fairly for a while after that and the Hawks even got a few breaks.....

A couple of calls can and usually determines who emerges victorious.....
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NikeHawk21 said:
What time is that snowstorm supposed to hit IC? Wonder if it will effect attendance.

In general our schedule has been brutal from a travel perspective. It’s nice to play some games at home, especially when you’re undermanned. I would add though that CHA is not the greatest in terms of a home court advantage compared to other venues in this league.
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It's raining here right now and it looks like 35 degrees. I saw forecasts that thought the snow would start shortly after 3 so I'd expect the temp to drop soon. Hopefully the rain doesn't freeze, snow on top of ice makes for pretty treacherous conditions
 
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