NCAA Tournament - Iowa

[95UNIGRAD]

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I always hate that argument when it's applied to us, and I disagree with it here. I think they lose to Wisconsin and maybe one or two other games. This is a very good team that has played the whole season with a target on their back.

Me too. The Big 10 is garbage this year; getting favorable matchups in the tourney doesn't change that. Gonzaga needed a warm up, and they'll be ready tomorrow. Iowa can't string two decent games together unless they're playing the bottom half of their junk conference.

[panther-state]

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it is their pre-destined divine fate to lose.

Take that Roger Williams!

[Newsbreaker]

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A little perspective here for the Hawkeye wanna be's....

one NCAA tourney win in 14 years.

How is that possible for a Big 10 team?

We know very well how easy it is to not win tournament games.

[yup]

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Damn. NDSU looking good. I'd take a gam against them in the 4s. They certainly could destroy the Squawkeyes who squeaked a game out to give their pathetic team unnecessary hope

You know Iowa already beat NDSU by 30 this year, right?

[Newsbreaker]

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I always hate that argument when it's applied to us, and I disagree with it here. I think they lose to Wisconsin and maybe one or two other games. This is a very good team that has played the whole season with a target on their back.

It's the grind, not an individual matchup. I could see any of Iowa, Maryland, Wisconsin, MSU, even Ohio State or Indiana getting them, especially when the zags have to go on the road.

I'm not sure it's a toss-up (mostly because you don't know which Iowa team is going to show up), but if I were in Vegas I'd bet the mortgage payment on Iowa to cover that line.

[Panther789]

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I'm not sure it's a toss-up (mostly because you don't know which Iowa team is going to show up), but if I were in Vegas I'd bet the mortgage payment on Iowa to cover that line.

You wouldn't be the first.......line down to 6.....pretty significant swing, maybe the largest you will see in the entire tournament for a single digit spread.

[Newsbreaker]

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You wouldn't be the first.......line down to 6.....pretty significant swing, maybe the largest you will see in the entire tournament for a single digit spread.

Yikes. They say it takes ~500k to move a line a point. That math may be off for a tourist tournament like this, but they're coming in heavy on Iowa.

[JD720]

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Are we sure the 9 is correct? Vegas Insider says it opened at 5.

http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/las-vegas/

edit - Ken Miller reported the opening line as 5 also.

https://twitter.com/DSMSportsKen/status/579269685960581122

[Newsbreaker]

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Are we sure the 9 is correct? Vegas Insider says it opened at 5.

http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/las-vegas/

edit - Ken Miller reported the opening line as 5 also.

https://twitter.com/DSMSportsKen/sta...69685960581122

If I'm reading Pregame correctly, MGM opened it at 6.

[Panther789]

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I am very sure it was -9 for a large chunk of today on 5dimes.com.

I realize that doesn't mean it would be everywhere, but in my experience, it lines up very closely.

Then again, maybe I dreamed the whole thing.

[SteinPizza]

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I am very sure it was -9 for a large chunk of today on 5dimes.com.

I realize that doesn't mean it would be everywhere, but in my experience, it lines up very closely.

Then again, maybe I dreamed the whole thing.

-6 on Scores And Odds. That's still a good move I think.

[Cannic88]

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The game is not a tossup. Gonzaga is the better team and has the better players, they should win the game.

ask Kansas how that went in 2010...

[igo4uni]

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I want to go on record.....i am officially cheering for Gonzaga. I just can't root for iowa.

[Final4PantherChica]

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I want to go on record.....i am officially cheering for Gonzaga. I just can't root for iowa.

Every UNI fan should be rooting for Gonzaga over Iowa the P5 school. Hope the Zags break through. karma says root for the Zags. Not kidding...

Just my thoughts. I want UNI to rule the state of Iowa in hoops this year!

[UNIdad]

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I want to go on record.....i am officially cheering for Gonzaga. I just can't root for iowa.

Me too. I hate that IOLA now has an NCAA win under Fran. Go Zags.