Game 14: AT ODU, Jan 4th, 7 PM, NO TV

[Washingtonian]

http://www.odusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31100&SPID=127328&SPSID=750489

ODU comes in with a 5-9 record as well they lost to William and Mary on New Year's Day, 74-68, as well as NC Central in OT 76-69 in December.

Stats:
http://www.odusports.com/fls/31100/...=750496&SPID=127328&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31100

Two players average double figures in points, Aaron Bacote with 18.5 and Dimitri Batten with 11.7. Richard Ross has 109 rebounds on the season to date.

Discuss.

 

[Five Two]

It will be a close game, that's for sure.

 

[Bricker]

We seem pretty evenly matched

 

[PDGL Hoops]

Mason 69
ODU 68

Sherrod breaks out of his funk -

 

[gmubrian]

We seem pretty evenly matched

That is such a sad statement, mostly because it would seem to be so true.

 

[GreenLantern]

Us - 66
Them - 65
2OT

 

[Five Two]

When was the last time this game wasn't on TV? Says a lot about where the two programs are currently that nobody wanted to pick it up.

 

[PoorManProfit]

G Mas 61
Old Dominion U. 64
Final

 

[MasonCrew]

We can't beat teams by a lot. I don't see this as being anything but a close game. We simply lack the mental toughness to put teams away. We'll win, but it will be close. Luckily, Hewitt is a master of winning close games (as pointed out in another thread).

 

[phoenix-arizona]

Whither are the GMU-ODU games of my youth?

 

[Bricker]

That is such a sad statement, mostly because it would seem to be so true.

Sorry, should have properly punctuated this with an emoticon thingy. I'll try again:

We seem pretty evenly matched

 

[TweederGMU]

Goodguys 60
Ol Dirty Bastards 56

BA sets the tone with 15 points. Sherrod busts out for 10 points. Copes will foul out.

 

[gmutom]

Sherrod busts out for 10 points.

Haha, this made me laugh. Good one, Tweeder!

 

[Washingtonian]

If I am reading vegasinsider.com right, ODU is favored by one.

 

[gmutom]

I posted this in the Hate thread, but I figured it might help us find him faster if we spread the word.

 

[JBiggs]

ODU is indeed favored by 1. That's downright sad.

 

[gmubrian]

If I am reading vegasinsider.com right, ODU is favored by one.

That brings a question to my mind: How accurate has Vegas been on our games in terms of when they favored us we won and when they favored the other team, we lost?

 

[psyclone]

That brings a question to my mind: How accurate has Vegas been on our games in terms of when they favored us we won and when they favored the other team, we lost?

You got me curious, so here's what I came up with:

(Here's a link that I used in the following analysis: http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/teams/team-page.cfm/team/george-mason)

There was no Vegas line for American, Lamar, & St Francis games.

Ignoring the spread, our record is 3-1 when we were favorites & 1-5 when we've been underdogs.

Taking the spread into consideration:
N. Iowa-- we were favored by 2.5, won by 6
Iona--we were underdogs by 5.5; lost by 16
Princeton--underdogs by 6; lost by 5
Rhode Is--favorites by 7.5; won by 7
S Fla--favorites by 4; lost by 2
Oklahoma--underdogs by 8; lost by 15
Iowa St--underdogs by 11.5; lost by 12
Oregon St--underdogs by 3.5; lost by 4
St. Mary's--underdogs by 9; won by 2
Penn--favorites by 8.5; won by 3

So in 4 of our games, the betting spread was within 1 point of the actual difference in score (Princeton,URI, Ia St.,Or St).

The St Mary's game is the real outlier (betting spread was off by 11)

We're 3-7 against the spread.

 

[gmubrian]

Good info psyclone, thanks! Looks like that does not bode extremely well for tomorrow.

 

[Bricker]

ODU is indeed favored by 1. That's downright sad.

Good grief, man. This is for the the battle of the ACC retread coach's trophy! Our guys better be pumped!