+3 +130 opening round of 64

[Cavanagh]

Indiana is now slotted in on every bracket in America. Good to see that again. From here on out this is playing with house money. They have got back to the big dance and given themselves an opportunity. That is all I wanted from this team. They are playing the best ball of the year.

IU is not a 1 seed, hell they aren't a 6 seed.... If we shot lights out, we would be between those seed lines. We are a 12, we have deficiencies. Good news is TJD is playing like an all American and just got another chip to put on his shoulder not even getting an honorable mention.

Riding with house money, push those chips in and cash out big folks.

No spread, ML only.

ALL ABOARD!

 

[.Gerdis]

Switching gears a bit:

rainy night in portland
Plus
Rainy version (dub)

artist; Watty Burnett
Producer : Lee Scratch Perry
Recorded at the infamous Black Ark Studio

legendary stuff, for Reggae fans

 

[Fpeaugh2]

+3 for a 12 seed is great news. I totally disagree on the house money suggestion. They’re the mid major, not us. This team is capable of a run….that should be the standard. Especially with the likely step back next year. Not like we’re a young team that’ll be back.

 

[.Gerdis]

Team has shown that they can be competitive with any team, yet it seems to me we aren’t scratching the surface of our ceiling. Certainly TJD has been brilliant, X has been outstanding and our defense stifling. Yet, if we can get Stewart going from beyond the arc, and Kopp as well, this team could hit a much higher gear.

Stewart was there earlier in the year, and Kopp has shown from his NU time that he can do the same.

this is a veteran team. Yes, we’ve become lackadaisical at times, but man if we could add some more 3 point shooting to things………

 

[Cavanagh]

+3 for a 12 seed is great news. I totally disagree on the house money suggestion. They’re the mid major, not us. This team is capable of a run….that should be the standard. Especially with the likely step back next year. Not like we’re a young team that’ll be back.

X JG and tamar will be very very good next year. IMO

 

[Fpeaugh2]

X JG and tamar will be very very good next year. IMO

How good? Any of them able to be All Big Ten? It’s hard for me to imagine them being any better than average Big Ten starters.

 

[Cavanagh]

How good? Any of them able to be All Big Ten? It’s hard for me to imagine them being any better than average Big Ten starters.

100%. I’d bet any amount you would like one of them is at least 2nd team all big ten.

 

[IU Hoops Fan]

How good? Any of them able to be All Big Ten? It’s hard for me to imagine them being any better than average Big Ten starters.

I think X could be all big 10 if he plays disciplined.

 

[.Gerdis]

How good? Any of them able to be All Big Ten? It’s hard for me to imagine them being any better than average Big Ten starters.

It would have been hard to imagine the Davis or Murray jumps last year.

 

[Fpeaugh2]

100%. I’d bet any amount you would like one of them is at least 2nd team all big ten.

Having one player as 2nd team is usually not a great sign for the team.

 

[Fpeaugh2]

It would have been hard to imagine the Davis or Murray jumps last year.

I get there are always anomalies. For every jump like that there are 400 players who don’t make that jump. Someone also wins the lottery.

 

[Courtsensetwo]

I think X could be all big 10 if he plays disciplined.

Eas - a - ly

 

[Paterfamilias]

Indiana is now slotted in on every bracket in America. Good to see that again. From here on out this is playing with house money. They have got back to the big dance and given themselves an opportunity. That is all I wanted from this team. They are playing the best ball of the year.

IU is not a 1 seed, hell they aren't a 6 seed.... If we shot lights out, we would be between those seed lines. We are a 12, we have deficiencies. Good news is TJD is playing like an all American and just got another chip to put on his shoulder not even getting an honorable mention.

Riding with house money, push those chips in and cash out big folks.

No spread, ML only.

ALL ABOARD!

Here's another fun (maybe) parlay idea for the first 2 days. I'm leaving Rutgers out of the mix and betting on an 8-0 sweep for the Big 10 (28.4 to 1) on an 8 team money line parlay. I'm betting $20 to cash $588. I'm also going to do a $40 parlay where I exclude IU, since I'll already have plenty on IU. That one will be $40 to cash $523

It's mostly just for fun and I like pulling for the Big 10 teams to sweep the first two days anyway, may as well cash for a total of $1111 if they do it.

You (or anybody else) have any upset specials that you're looking at. Chattanooga seems to be a popular one, but I kinda like the Illini to make a run this year.

 

[T.M.P.]

Murray

Murray was mostly predictable he had great numbers. Not that he would turn into a lottery pick, but still. Wisc and Iowa were both very lucky to have a player breakout into lottery level. Without them neither team would be in the dance..

 

[Cavanagh]

Here's another fun (maybe) parlay idea for the first 2 days. I'm leaving Rutgers out of the mix and betting on an 8-0 sweep for the Big 10 (28.4 to 1) on an 8 team money line parlay. I'm betting $20 to cash $588. I'm also going to do a $40 parlay where I exclude IU, since I'll already have plenty on IU. That one will be $40 to cash $523

It's mostly just for fun and I like pulling for the Big 10 teams to sweep the first two days anyway, may as well cash for a total of $1111 if they do it.

You (or anybody else) have any upset specials that you're looking at. Chattanooga seems to be a popular one, but I kinda like the Illini to make a run this year.

I will post some bets tomorrow AM. haven't looked hard enough yet. Are you in the bracket I am doing on here???

 

[Paterfamilias]

I will post some bets tomorrow AM. haven't looked hard enough yet. Are you in the bracket I am doing on here???

Not yet, when is the deadline?

 

[Cavanagh]

Not yet, when is the deadline?

Just before the tourney starts! @IUclover will hook you up with an invite. free to enter and you can win my money.

 

[Paterfamilias]

Just before the tourney starts! @IUclover will hook you up with an invite. free to enter and you can win my money.

Sounds good I haven't played in a bracket pool for years. I won one when I was 14 and haven't ever even been close again.

 

[SoccerSammy]

+3 for a 12 seed is great news. I totally disagree on the house money suggestion. They’re the mid major, not us. This team is capable of a run….that should be the standard. Especially with the likely step back next year. Not like we’re a young team that’ll be back.

you considered hypnosis??

 

[Harry Hondo]

Indiana is now slotted in on every bracket in America. Good to see that again. From here on out this is playing with house money. They have got back to the big dance and given themselves an opportunity. That is all I wanted from this team. They are playing the best ball of the year.

IU is not a 1 seed, hell they aren't a 6 seed.... If we shot lights out, we would be between those seed lines. We are a 12, we have deficiencies. Good news is TJD is playing like an all American and just got another chip to put on his shoulder not even getting an honorable mention.

Riding with house money, push those chips in and cash out big folks.

No spread, ML only.

ALL ABOARD!

Still would like to get a tourney win. A play-In game is not a legit tourney win. It’s just an opportunity to be a 12th seed.

 

[Stuffshot]

Still would like to get a tourney win. A play-In game is not a legit tourney win. It’s just an opportunity to be a 12th seed.

But, we did beat a 12 Seed, didn't we? Doesn't that count?

 

[abraxis]

Still would like to get a tourney win. A play-In game is not a legit tourney win. It’s just an opportunity to be a 12th seed.

I'm with you. If we don't beat St Mary's (it's St. Mary's for Christ's sake!) then I think our 2022 NCAA tourney was a bust with really nothing more having been accomplished than one of the last two in. That's about as low as you can go, having made the tourney. Indiana vs Wyoming? Oh, please...Indiana vs St. Mary's? Oh, please again. We need to beat UCLA in order to be able to say we had a good tournament performance of noted worth. The candy stripe warmups alone are worth five points before the game is even tipped off. "It's Indiana!"

 

[SoccerSammy]

I'm with you. If we don't beat St Mary's (it's St. Mary's for Christ's sake!) then I think our 2022 NCAA tourney was a bust with really nothing more having been accomplished than one of the last two in. That's about as low as you can go, having made the tourney. Indiana vs Wyoming? Oh, please...Indiana vs St. Mary's? Oh, please again. We need to beat UCLA in order to be able to say we had a good tournament performance of noted worth. The candy stripe warmups alone are worth five points before the game is even tipped off. "It's Indiana!"

Nah…. That’s 1980 thinking. St Mary’s is really good. They don’t give a rip about the candy stripes. But we can be the better team. Let’s roll

 

[nicatnit]

Here's another fun (maybe) parlay idea for the first 2 days. I'm leaving Rutgers out of the mix and betting on an 8-0 sweep for the Big 10 (28.4 to 1) on an 8 team money line parlay. I'm betting $20 to cash $588. I'm also going to do a $40 parlay where I exclude IU, since I'll already have plenty on IU. That one will be $40 to cash $523

It's mostly just for fun and I like pulling for the Big 10 teams to sweep the first two days anyway, may as well cash for a total of $1111 if they do it.

You (or anybody else) have any upset specials that you're looking at. Chattanooga seems to be a popular one, but I kinda like the Illini to make a run this year.

I’m a regular sports better. I have the exact same parlay except I have Kansas and Baylor to make it 10 teams total.

 

[hookyIU1990]

I’m a regular sports better. I have the exact same parlay except I have Kansas and Baylor to make it 10 teams total.

Meatchicken is without their PG, so I excluded them, along with IU, for a 9 team with Kansas and Zags.

 

[Cavanagh]

Line moving in Hoosiers favor. +2.5 +125

 

[abraxis]

Nah…. That’s 1980 thinking. St Mary’s is really good. They don’t give a rip about the candy stripes. But we can be the better team. Let’s roll

I'm sorry, but when I think of St Mary's I can't help but think of Little Sisters of the Poor.. Didn't the "Frightening Habits" of the LSotP have a couple of really good recruiting years back in the day and still couldn't win diddly-squat? If IU can't beat St Mary's, something's wrong and it's time we end our season!

 

[IUNorth]

I'm with you. If we don't beat St Mary's (it's St. Mary's for Christ's sake!) then I think our 2022 NCAA tourney was a bust with really nothing more having been accomplished than one of the last two in. That's about as low as you can go, having made the tourney. Indiana vs Wyoming? Oh, please...Indiana vs St. Mary's? Oh, please again. We need to beat UCLA in order to be able to say we had a good tournament performance of noted worth. The candy stripe warmups alone are worth five points before the game is even tipped off. "It's Indiana!"

I think beating Wyoming and St Marys would suffice, for me.

Expectations too low? Probably. But trying to be realistic. UCLA is probably one of the 5 most talented teams in this tournament. They have last years run for experience. And they're getting healthy at the right time. I'll be very, very, surprised and excited if we beat St Marys AND UCLA.

 

[Paterfamilias]

I'm sorry, but when I think of St Mary's I can't help but think of Little Sisters of the Poor.. Didn't the "Frightening Habits" of the LSotP have a couple of really good recruiting years back in the day and still couldn't win diddly-squat? If IU can't beat St Mary's, something's wrong and it's time we end our season!

I don't know, this is a really good Saint Mary's team. The guards are excellent and they've improved quite a bit as the season has wore on. I think their leading scorer early in the season came off the bench for about 25 minutes a game, but now he rarely plays. They've got a big physical big, who's backup is more talented and has been coming on late in the season. They can hit 3's, but don't really shoot them a lot. They also seem to play an extremely smart brand of ball. IU is going to have to play one of it's best games to move on.

 

[dbmhoosier]

I don't know, this is a really good Saint Mary's team. The guards are excellent and they've improved quite a bit as the season has wore on. I think their leading scorer early in the season came off the bench for about 25 minutes a game, but now he rarely plays. They've got a big physical big, who's backup is more talented and has been coming on late in the season. They can hit 3's, but don't really shoot them a lot. They also seem to play an extremely smart brand of ball. IU is going to have to play one of it's best games to move on.

They're basically a slightly less talented Wisconsin who we should've swept. We can win today.

 

[abraxis]

I think beating Wyoming and St Marys would suffice, for me.

Expectations too low? Probably. But trying to be realistic. UCLA is probably one of the 5 most talented teams in this tournament. They have last years run for experience. And they're getting healthy at the right time. I'll be very, very, surprised and excited if we beat St Marys AND UCLA.

I hear you, but a Sweet Sixteen berth would really be taking it to the next level of satisfaction, a victory in itself for this particular era of IU basketball, that which it has become, much to our chagrin. Beat UCLA and we sleep much better during the off season. Lose to St Marys and we're left still scratching our heads in wonder why Kopp and Stewart played so many seemingly worthless minutes of futility.

 

[IUNorth]

I hear you, but a Sweet Sixteen berth would really be taking it to the next level of satisfaction, a victory in itself for this particular era of IU basketball, that which it has become, much to our chagrin. Beat UCLA and we sleep much better during the off season. Lose to St Marys and we're left still scratching our heads in wonder why Kopp and Stewart played so many seemingly worthless minutes of futility.

I'll agree that I'll be bummed out with a loss tonight, obviously. And depending on how that would happen, that sentiment probably would extend into our offseason.

I think being where we're at already, is an important step for our program, though. And a win over St Mary's tonight would mainly "solidify" that feeling of improvement, or that our program is headed in the right direction.

And then I don't think a loss to UCLA does much of anything to change that feeling or narrative. Especially if they continue on and make a deeper run after beating us...which I think is very possible. I actually think they're the best team in our region.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

They're basically a slightly less talented Wisconsin who we should've swept. We can win today.

We can beat them with our quickness in transition. This will be what wins this. Hit free throws. Make 5-6 3s and solid d. That’s our formula. Oh and rebound, rebound and rebound some more!

 

[Victorbmyboy]

I'll agree that I'll be bummed out with a loss tonight, obviously. And depending on how that would happen, that sentiment probably would extend into our offseason.

I think being where we're at already, is an important step for our program, though. And a win over St Mary's tonight would mainly "solidify" that feeling of improvement, or that our program is headed in the right direction.

And then I don't think a loss to UCLA does much of anything to change that feeling or narrative. Especially if they continue on and make a deeper run after beating us...which I think is very possible. I actually think they're the best team in our region.

Who says it will be UCLA? They are ripe for an upset.

 

[abraxis]

And then I don't think a loss to UCLA does much of anything to change that feeling or narrative. Especially if they continue on and make a deeper run after beating us...which I think is very possible. I actually think they're the best team in our region.

Yeah, maybe it will prove we didn't get such a lucky draw after all. It may be seen that IU was, in part, the lucky draw for them. They might view us as a flawed team, a one-trick pony, if you will. We have no excuse from a health issue standpoint so we've been lucky there.

 

[Spartans9312]

Indiana is now slotted in on every bracket in America. Good to see that again. From here on out this is playing with house money. They have got back to the big dance and given themselves an opportunity. That is all I wanted from this team. They are playing the best ball of the year.

IU is not a 1 seed, hell they aren't a 6 seed.... If we shot lights out, we would be between those seed lines. We are a 12, we have deficiencies. Good news is TJD is playing like an all American and just got another chip to put on his shoulder not even getting an honorable mention.

Riding with house money, push those chips in and cash out big folks.

No spread, ML only.

ALL ABOARD!

I will probably end up taking the Hoosiers.
The only play for me in the 4 early games is Providence -2.5

 

[Paterfamilias]

I'm off the point spreads today, so it's all ML for me

Buffalo: I'm taking the Pigs -215 and the Friars -145... I might parlay if my guy ever calls me back

Fort Worth: I got Marquette +150 and the Aztecs -135

Indianapolis: Michigan -130

Portland: Boise St. +155 and the Hoosiers +135 (bet IU early... it's +125 now)

I'll also take all 7 on a ML parlay (small bet maybe $20) and another where I take the points with the 3 dogs and ML on the 4 faves. I'm done giving points this year

Good luck to everyone on their plays and brackets!! Merry Christmas and Go Big Red!!

If anybody hits any good ones, post about it and brag a little! I love good parlay success stories... even if they are pure fiction LoL

 

[Spartans9312]

North Carolina -3.5

 

[hookyIU1990]

DK has a boost on the Zags. -1000 on ML goes to +100 after you opt in. $50 max

 

[Spartans9312]

Cash those Providence tickets