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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 5, 2023 16:14:28 GMT -5
The new season kicks off officially tomorrow night with 12 A10 teams in action - all favored and all games on ESPN+.
FanDuel has the following odds for A10 regular season winner:
Dayton +300
VCU +450
Duquesne +500
Bonnies +550
Loyola Chicago +750
St. Louis +1400
St. Joe's +1600
Richmond +2300
Davidson +2300
Fordham +3000
George Mason +5000
UMass +5000
Rhode Island +6000
La Salle +10000
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Post by sweat83 on Nov 6, 2023 13:01:33 GMT -5
Of the bottom 9 that are +1000 or more, which has the most legit shot at winning the conference?
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 7, 2023 8:01:48 GMT -5
Of the bottom 9 that are +1000 or more, which has the most legit shot at winning the conference? Pains me to say it, but maybe the Hawks in that bottom group. But that's a long shot. |
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Nov 7, 2023 8:09:27 GMT -5
200 to win a week in Sea Isle at +1600... that's the bet.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 7, 2023 8:09:53 GMT -5
A-10 went 11-1 last night. Shocking game in Richmond as VCU got taken to the woodshed early by McNesse State (Joe Dumars played for them...who knew?), going down 20 with about 3 minutes left in the first half. VCU cost me my 12-game all A10 moneyline parlay.
The Drame's didn't start but put up a combined 21 points in 41 minutes on 8 for 11 shooting, including 3 for 4 from three.
Outside the A10, Richmond transfer Tyler Burton was Nova's leading scorer and rebounder last night.
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Post by sweat83 on Nov 7, 2023 13:43:11 GMT -5
Of the bottom 9 that are +1000 or more, which has the most legit shot at winning the conference? Pains me to say it, but maybe the Hawks in that bottom group. But that's a long shot. They'll be improved, but I don't see an A10 reg season champ in them. IMO, Davidson is always a threat, and at +2300, not a bad wager. |
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Post by gymrat67 on Nov 7, 2023 14:40:13 GMT -5
Pains me to say it, but maybe the Hawks in that bottom group. But that's a long shot. They'll be improved, but I don't see an A10 reg season champ in them. IMO, Davidson is always a threat, and at +2300, not a bad wager. sweat83 : don't look now but ...  [ Christ currently in a boot " day-to-day " with a toe injury. ] Check out SJU freshman 7 ' center Christ Essandoko : |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 7, 2023 14:51:30 GMT -5
IMO, Davidson is always a threat, and at +2300, not a bad wager. Bob McKillop-coached Davidson - Yes Matt McKillop-coached Davidson - No - especially without Loyer, Mennenga, and Watson this year. |
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Post by theneumann64 on Nov 7, 2023 14:52:57 GMT -5
They'll be improved, but I don't see an A10 reg season champ in them. IMO, Davidson is always a threat, and at +2300, not a bad wager. sweat83 : don't look now but ... [ Christ currently in a boot " day-to-day " with a toe injury. ] Check out SJU freshman 7 ' center Christ Essandoko :x.com/jonrothstein/status/1706309940023890289?s=46Gotta imagine it takes Christ no more than 3 days to get over his injury. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 7, 2023 14:58:39 GMT -5
Gotta imagine it takes Christ no more than 3 days to get over his injury. This wins the Internet today |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 8, 2023 8:55:41 GMT -5
Loyola Chicago taking on #10 Florida Atlantic tonight and only a 5.5 point underdog. Will be interesting to see what Loyola does against them since the coach's polls seem to indicate they will be improved a lot over last year. Would be nice for the A10 to get a preseason ranked win.
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Post by belfieldhappyhour on Nov 8, 2023 23:20:25 GMT -5
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 9, 2023 10:11:26 GMT -5
Scares me a bit that if something like that happens with one of our guards, we don't have the depth to recover |
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Post by FlyingArrow on Nov 9, 2023 22:44:41 GMT -5
Scares me a bit that if something like that happens with one of our guards, we don't have the depth to recover Last year, Dayton had it even worse with injuries. They lost both starting guards, who were also their top two point guards (Malachi Smith and Kobe Elvis). Their 3rd point guard option, Mike Sharavjamts, also got hurt for a brief stretch, and now he has transferred. Last year, they gave time to a walk-on at point guard. It was minimal time (55 total minutes for the season), but it wasn't just garbage time. This year, Elvis is starting again and they have another option in freshman Javon Bennett, who presumably also starts now that Malachi Smith is down. But that walk-on (Brady Uhl) might see meaningful minutes again this year. |
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Post by explorer88 on Nov 10, 2023 7:20:59 GMT -5
Scares me a bit that if something like that happens with one of our guards, we don't have the depth to recover I said that in the prediction thread. We are really inexperienced after our starters. What makes it worse is we are inexperienced on the wings. That would only exacerbate the situation. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Nov 10, 2023 9:39:31 GMT -5
Scares me a bit that if something like that happens with one of our guards, we don't have the depth to recover I said that in the prediction thread. We are really inexperienced after our starters. What makes it worse is we are inexperienced on the wings. That would only exacerbate the situation. not many a10 teams have the depth to recover from the loss of a high impact starter. la salle is not unique in this regard. but what's the point in worrying about it. we here in explorertown have just been conditioned to expect the worst. let's just hope the good vibes from a promising end to last season, a solid game one win this year, and the signing of an outstanding recruit that a few weeks ago we didn't even know wanted to come here will give us some momentum. |
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Post by explorer88 on Nov 10, 2023 9:59:33 GMT -5
I said that in the prediction thread. We are really inexperienced after our starters. What makes it worse is we are inexperienced on the wings. That would only exacerbate the situation. not many a10 teams have the depth to recover from the loss of a high impact starter. la salle is not unique in this regard. but what's the point in worrying about it. we here in explorertown have just been conditioned to expect the worst. let's just hope the good vibes from a promising end to last season, a solid game one win this year, and the signing of an outstanding recruit that a few weeks ago we didn't even know wanted to come here will give us some momentum. I am not worrying. Most A-10 teams have more experience than we do after our starting 5. We literally have almost no experience. I agree a long term injury to any of our starters will cripple us but it is worthless to worry about it. |
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Nov 10, 2023 14:06:38 GMT -5
not many a10 teams have the depth to recover from the loss of a high impact starter. la salle is not unique in this regard. but what's the point in worrying about it. we here in explorertown have just been conditioned to expect the worst. let's just hope the good vibes from a promising end to last season, a solid game one win this year, and the signing of an outstanding recruit that a few weeks ago we didn't even know wanted to come here will give us some momentum. I am not worrying. Most A-10 teams have more experience than we do after our starting 5. We literally have almost no experience. I agree a long term injury to any of our starters will cripple us but it is worthless to worry about it. This is why I get pissed to lose carpet bagging twins to a conference rival, over what amounts to a bank teller's salary (my wife was a bank teller before she became an accountant). |
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Post by gymrat67 on Nov 10, 2023 14:08:52 GMT -5
not many a10 teams have the depth to recover from the loss of a high impact starter. la salle is not unique in this regard. but what's the point in worrying about it. we here in explorertown have just been conditioned to expect the worst. let's just hope the good vibes from a promising end to last season, a solid game one win this year, and the signing of an outstanding recruit that a few weeks ago we didn't even know wanted to come here will give us some momentum. I am not worrying. Most A-10 teams have more experience than we do after our starting 5. We literally have almost no experience. I agree a long term injury to any of our starters will cripple us but it is worthless to worry about it. diehard and explorer88 : does this mean that we find ourselves entangled in a classic " length-less leash " conundrum ?  Joe F. ? |
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Post by sweat83 on Nov 11, 2023 9:49:58 GMT -5
IMO, Davidson is always a threat, and at +2300, not a bad wager. Bob McKillop-coached Davidson - Yes Matt McKillop-coached Davidson - No - especially without Loyer, Mennenga, and Watson this year. . Matty did a pretty good job last night against the Terps. I know it was at home. But any win against a Big10 team is a good win. |
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Post by explorer88 on Nov 11, 2023 9:59:44 GMT -5
Watched SJU/Penn last night.
The Hawks have a lot of talent. No denying that. However, Lange’s offense gets them few easy shots. They settle for 3 all of the time.
I wonder how often they can overcome games where teams are good guarding the perimeter and are decent offensively.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 11, 2023 10:37:50 GMT -5
Gotta imagine it takes Christ no more than 3 days to get over his injury. You were correct! 10 boards and 9 points including a 3 for the 7-footer last night. Not bad for his first college game. |
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Post by explorer88 on Nov 11, 2023 10:50:54 GMT -5
Gotta imagine it takes Christ no more than 3 days to get over his injury. You were correct! 10 boards and 9 points including a 3 for the 7-footer last night. Not bad for his first college game. He’s got a lot of talent. I can see why big programs were after him. Very good hands and footwork for a young big. |
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Post by theneumann64 on Nov 11, 2023 19:01:06 GMT -5
Gotta imagine it takes Christ no more than 3 days to get over his injury. You were correct! 10 boards and 9 points including a 3 for the 7-footer last night. Not bad for his first college game. He is Risen. |
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Post by big5explorer on Nov 12, 2023 10:14:00 GMT -5
This is a bit of a change over the last several years: The A10 is off to a strong OOC schedule start. The conference is now a combined 25-5.
Still a lot of OOC games to be played, and some against strong opponents, but how a conference does in November and December really sets in stone how many teams they get into the Dance.
The last 2 years there were hardly any strong OOC wins for the A10, and it hurt both them come Selection Sunday.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Nov 12, 2023 12:26:23 GMT -5
The Bonnies hurt us yesterday.
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Post by golasalle on Nov 12, 2023 17:33:38 GMT -5
The Bonnies hurt us yesterday. So did Fordham |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 13, 2023 10:27:31 GMT -5
I know RPI means nothing anymore, but NET rankings won't be out for a bit so I took a peek. To my surprise, La Salle was tied for 4th with 5 other schools. www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/rankings/rpi/(Duquesne is 1st, GW is 12th, and UMass, Richmond, and Mason are tied with 18 other schools for 14th.) |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Nov 13, 2023 11:17:36 GMT -5
I know RPI means nothing anymore, but NET rankings won't be out for a bit so I took a peek. To my surprise, La Salle was tied for 4th with 5 other schools. www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/rankings/rpi/(Duquesne is 1st, GW is 12th, and UMass, Richmond, and Mason are tied with 18 other schools for 14th.) la salle was actually in an eight team tie for 3rd after saturday's games. lol. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Nov 13, 2023 11:19:09 GMT -5
The Bonnies hurt us yesterday. So did Fordham fordham lost their two best players and a third who was in their top 5. but imo, their biggest loss was dave paulsen to holy cross. they would have been better off giving him the job when neptune left for villanova. not a keith urgo fan at all. |
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Joe F. ?
