George Mason – Michigan State (-3,5) @ 1,92 Expekt
I don't think this game will be close one. George Mason is a good team, but their starting point guard (and #2 scorer), Skinn, will sit this one out after being suspended for punching that Hofstra kid in the junk in the Colonial tournament. Their top scorer and big man, Jai Lewis, has been playing but is recovereing from a sprained ankle. George Mason has no bench at all, and nobody that can defend Paul Davis. At full speed, maybe George Mason could make it interesting, but in their current condition, I don't think they can keep up. The line does look lower than I would have expected, especially with the Skinn suspension. Maybe the oddsmakers don't think the average bettor knows about the suspension or that the public is disappointed in the Spartans for a below-par year. I don't know, but I think the Spartans turn it up a notch this week, Coach Izzo lives for this time of year, and they move on easily.
GL @all
I don't think this game will be close one. George Mason is a good team, but their starting point guard (and #2 scorer), Skinn, will sit this one out after being suspended for punching that Hofstra kid in the junk in the Colonial tournament. Their top scorer and big man, Jai Lewis, has been playing but is recovereing from a sprained ankle. George Mason has no bench at all, and nobody that can defend Paul Davis. At full speed, maybe George Mason could make it interesting, but in their current condition, I don't think they can keep up. The line does look lower than I would have expected, especially with the Skinn suspension. Maybe the oddsmakers don't think the average bettor knows about the suspension or that the public is disappointed in the Spartans for a below-par year. I don't know, but I think the Spartans turn it up a notch this week, Coach Izzo lives for this time of year, and they move on easily.
GL @all