This is a quasi home game for CoC but they don't draw a lot of fans anyway for such a good team. They don't dominate scores yet they win and that is the name of the game.
They have an Achilles heel in the name of perimeter shooting so JMU can absolutely pull the upset. A Heavy dose of the 3-2 half court zone complemented by just enough offense can advance the Dukes.
This one may not be easy on the eyes as both teams are ranked 300+ in offense.

Who can put the biscuit in the basket one more time than the opponent?

JMU 50
CoC 49

McLean played well tonight- tomorrow will be a tougher match up for him. The guard for Drexel is very small so Joey has a favorable match up- the COC guards and wing players are bigger which will probably give him problems. JMU will likely need more from their inside guys tomorrow (Satkius, Lukic, etc.) to beat COC.

Love it when Joey hesitates then drives the lane with a touch floater. He's certainly not known for his shooting, but I love seeing him attack like that.

Despite being the #2 seed, CoC is next to last in the conference in shooting % and last place in rebound margin. THe Dukes need to play much better than last night, but this this game is definitely there for the taking.

Dukes open as 7.5 pt underdogs, FWIW

I see +8.5 at most places now, might be time to bite. My power ratings are showing CoC by 6.5.

(03-04-2017 10:19 AM)Bill Wrote:  I see +8.5 at most places now, might be time to bite. My power ratings are showing CoC by 6.5.

I took UVA laying 11.5 to Pitt. If I hit that one, I may double down on the Dukes getting 8.5 (or hopefully more). CoC plays a lot of low-scoring close games (that they tend to pull out in the last 3-5 minutes to their credit).

I also like Miami-FSU over 140 today. FSU is a completely different team at home. They light up the scoreboard in Tally and Miami will have to score to keep up.

(03-04-2017 12:26 PM)Wear Purple Wrote:  

(03-04-2017 10:19 AM)Bill Wrote:  I see +8.5 at most places now, might be time to bite. My power ratings are showing CoC by 6.5.

I took UVA laying 11.5 to Pitt. If I hit that one, I may double down on the Dukes getting 8.5 (or hopefully more). CoC plays a lot of low-scoring close games (that they tend to pull out in the last 3-5 minutes to their credit).

I also like Miami-FSU over 140 today. FSU is a completely different team at home. They light up the scoreboard in Tally and Miami will have to score to keep up.

Crushed that first bet. If the Dukes from the second half show up with same energy and passion (bigger crowd should help anyway) we will make it a game.

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Let's go Dukes! Who will get thrown out first tonight?

Good start for the boys in purple.

Pleasantly surprised to find the game televised up here in the tri-state area (SNY). Dukes off to a solid start.

What a difference 22 hours makes. Last night, the refs blew the whistle on everything. Tonight, you can knife cut the other guy and there is no whistle. Adjust Dukes.

Feels like it's been about half an hour since we last scored

Rebounds, turnovers and free throws the big difference in this game.

Dukes hanging in there. Have not needed Rowe to be tossed...yet.

No, reviewed it and took them away

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(03-04-2017 06:53 PM)VBDuke95 Wrote:  No, reviewed it and took them away

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Thanks. I deleted my post about same time you posted reply when I saw the revised score.

Considering how we played, I think we are fortunate to only be down 3 at the half. Hang around, Dukes. This is CoC's kind of game. We need to pass them at some point in this 2nd half for any chance to pull it out. Almost like a race. We need a bit of a lead heading into the final few minutes most likely.

(03-04-2017 06:57 PM)Wear Purple Wrote:  

(03-04-2017 06:53 PM)VBDuke95 Wrote:  No, reviewed it and took them away

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Thanks. I deleted my post about same time you posted reply when I saw the revised score.

Considering how we played, I think we are fortunate to only be down 3 at the half. Hang around, Dukes. This is CoC's kind of game. We need to pass them at some point in this 2nd half for any chance to pull it out. Almost like a race. We need a bit of a lead heading into the final few minutes most likely.

We need Brown to stay hot from 3-pt land and to clean up our fouls along with pushing for more fouls from them.

Wow. A couple horrible plays to follow a couple good ones.

What a sloppy game