Opening NCAA Tourney lines

[Clarkmeister]

Mar 16 667 FLORIDA A&M +4-110 +165
05:24 PM 668 LEHIGH -4-110 -185

Mar 18 507 NC CHARLOTTE +1-110 +100
06:00 AM 508 TEXAS TECH -1-110 -120
Mar 18 509 LIBERTY +23½-110
06:00 AM 510 ST. JOSEPH'S -23½-110
Mar 18 511 DAYTON +2½-110 +125
06:00 AM 512 DEPAUL -2½-110 -145
Mar 18 513 VERMONT +20-110
06:00 AM 514 CONNECTICUT -20-110

Mar 18 515 ARIZONA -4-110 -185
06:00 AM 516 SETON HALL +4-110 +165
Mar 18 517 ALABAMA STATE +33-110
06:00 AM 518 DUKE -33-110
Mar 18 519 MANHATTAN +7-110 +250
06:00 AM 520 FLORIDA -7-110 -300
Mar 18 521 VA COMMNWEALTH +12½-110
06:00 AM 522 WAKE FOREST -12½-110

Mar 18 523 AIR FORCE +8-110 +305
06:00 AM 524 NORTH CAROLINA -8-110 -365
Mar 18 525 PRINCETON +12½-110
06:00 AM 526 TEXAS -12½-110
Mar 18 527 BYU +2-110 +115
06:00 AM 528 SYRACUSE -2-110 -135
Mar 18 529 UTEP +7-110 +250
06:00 AM 530 MARYLAND -7-110 -300

Mar 18 531 SO ILLINOIS +3-110 +140
06:00 AM 532 ALABAMA -3-110 -160
Mar 18 533 TEX SAN ANTONIO +26-110
06:00 AM 534 STANFORD -26-110
Mar 18 535 NEVADA +2-110 +120
06:00 AM 536 MICHIGAN ST -2-110 -140
Mar 18 537 VALPARAISO +20½-110
06:00 AM 538 GONZAGA -20½-110

Mar 19 823 UAB +1½-110 +105
06:00 AM 824 WASHINGTON U -1½-110 -125
Mar 19 825 BLANK
06:00 AM 826 KENTUCKY
Mar 19 827 MURRAY STATE +8½-110 +315
06:00 AM 828 ILLINOIS -8½-110 -375
Mar 19 829 E TENNESSEE ST +10½-110
06:00 AM 830 CINCINNATI -10½-110

Mar 19 831 LOUISVILLE -2½-110 -145
06:00 AM 832 XAVIER +2½-110 +125
Mar 19 833 MONMOUTH +20½-110
06:00 AM 834 MISSISSIPI ST -20½-110
Mar 19 835 WESTERN MICHIGAN +1½-110 +105
06:00 AM 836 VANDERBILT -1½-110 -125
Mar 19 837 UL LAFAYETTE +9-110 +330
06:00 AM 838 NC STATE -9-110 -400

Mar 19 839 UTAH U +1½-110 +105
06:00 AM 840 BOSTON COLLEGE -1½-110 -125
Mar 19 841 NORTHERN IOWA +12½-110
06:00 AM 842 GEORGIA TECH -12½-110
Mar 19 843 RICHMOND +8-110 +300
06:00 AM 844 WISCONSIN -8-110 -360
Mar 19 845 CENTRAL FLORIDA +14½-110
06:00 AM 846 PITTSBURGH -14½-110

Mar 19 847 SOUTH CAROLINA +2½-110 +125
06:00 AM 848 MEMPHIS U -2½-110 -145
Mar 19 849 E WASHINGTON +16½-110
06:00 AM 850 OKLAHOMA STATE -16½-110
Mar 19 851 PACIFIC +7½-110 +275
06:00 AM 852 PROVIDENCE -7½-110 -325
Mar 19 853 ILLINOIS CHICAGO +10-110 +450
06:00 AM 854 KANSAS -10-110 -550

[Homer]

Mar 16 667 FLORIDA A&M +4-110 +165
05:24 PM 668 LEHIGH -4-110 -185

What a hose job. It should have been Florida A&M vs. Alabama State.

I'm afraid my team might be too tired to beat Kentucky now.

-- Homer

[slavic]

Mar 18 525 PRINCETON +12½-110
06:00 AM 526 TEXAS -12½-110

For some reason this line looks a little out of wack. Princeton still plays a zone right? Tough D, and then a fairly good set offense? Texas styles is heavy D and bang away, they don't score a ton of points so they normally only run away from teams that play poor D.

Thoughts?

[Homer]

I like that game as well. Here are the games I'm thinking about betting on, with the team I like in boldface:

Mar 18 519 MANHATTAN +7-110 +250
06:00 AM 520 FLORIDA -7-110 -300

Mar 18 523 AIR FORCE +8-110 +305
06:00 AM 524 NORTH CAROLINA -8-110 -365

Mar 18 525 PRINCETON +12½-110
06:00 AM 526 TEXAS -12½-110

Mar 18 529 UTEP +7-110 +250
06:00 AM 530 MARYLAND -7-110 -300

Mar 18 537 VALPARAISO +20½-110
06:00 AM 538 GONZAGA -20½-110

Mar 19 823 UAB +1½-110 +105
06:00 AM 824 WASHINGTON U -1½-110 -125

Mar 19 829 E TENNESSEE ST +10½-110
06:00 AM 830 CINCINNATI -10½-110

Mar 19 839 UTAH U +1½-110 +105
06:00 AM 840 BOSTON COLLEGE -1½-110 -125

Mar 19 843 RICHMOND +8-110 +300
06:00 AM 844 WISCONSIN -8-110 -360

Mar 19 849 E WASHINGTON +16½-110
06:00 AM 850 OKLAHOMA STATE -16½-110

-- Homer

[Ed Miller]

What a hose job. It should have been Florida A&M vs. Alabama State.

At least Lehigh might win a game this way...

[Clarkmeister]

The line hasn't moved yet, but Murray St.'s point guard and small forward were arrested and booked on theft and drug posession yesterday. IL -7.5 is a steal and the line might close in double digits now.

http://www.wpsdtv.com/articles/stories/public/200403/14/00pu_local_news.html

[MHoydilla]

Just layed 2 dimes on it. Thanks for the info.

[Clarkmeister]

np, I hope we cover.

Will you be back working when the Shoe reopens?

[craig r]

what time did these arrests happen at? was it after the opening lines were posted?

thanks,

craig r.

[Clarkmeister]

The news didn't occur until afterwards. The story broke on a local affilite in the evening, several hours after the lines were up.

[craig r]

sorry about being a pain, but do you know if the arrest was made before the lines went up? i am just worried that when the line was made, the arrests had already happened.

thanks again,

craig

[MHoydilla]

I hope we cover too. As for the shoe Ill be there the day they open.

[Clarkmeister]

[ QUOTE ]
sorry about being a pain, but do you know if the arrest was made before the lines went up? i am just worried that when the line was made, the arrests had already happened.

thanks again,

craig

[/ QUOTE ]

They were arrested Saturday, but it wasn't public knowledge. The game is now off the board, this is a rare instance where the info was faster than the bookies.

[MHoydilla]

Thanks again Clark, for the first time in my life I feel like one of the Vegas insiders/sharp betters. Where do you think the line will reopen if these 2 dont play?

[Clarkmeister]

I'm purely going off their message board and their season stats, but these two are #'s 4 and 5 in minutes per game on a team that essentially is only 7 deep, with the #8 player averaging about 10mpg.

They also are a team that likes to run and does very well when the score is high. So they will be trying to run with essentially only 5 players against a team that starts 3 guards and is the best fast-break team in the Big Ten. I think they get blown out of the gym.

The line? If they both are benched I'd guess 11-12. Wildbill would be a better man to ask. Now that the story has hit the national media, it becomes more likely that they sit. The one kid who is still on probation from a November pot arrest is almost certainly off the team. We'll have to see what happens to Chiles.

[Clarkmeister]

Press release forthcoming, but here is what the school's decision is:

Kelvin Brown: Suspended from team indefinately. Will not play,

Adam Chiles: Not suspended. Will play

Between the suspension and the distraction, I'd guess the line hits 9.5

[Clarkmeister]

[ QUOTE ]
Press release forthcoming, but here is what the school's decision is:

Kelvin Brown: Suspended from team indefinately. Will not play,

Adam Chiles: Not suspended. Will play

Between the suspension and the distraction, I'd guess the line hits 9.5


[/ QUOTE ]

Line opened at 11.0

[Ed Miller]

At least Lehigh might win a game this way...

Or not...

[Homer]

Oh well, at least I was able to make some money by taking Florida A&M +4 in the second half.

[Clarkmeister]

The play in game sucks. Like that last at-large team has a chance anyways. Why not let teams like yours get their fair shot at getting creamed by the #1 seed. Bah, I feel for you. That's BS that you get in but don't "really" get in.

[Porcupine]

Homer (or anyone)-

When/Why did Lehigh change their nickname?

Did engineers (I am one) complain that negative stereotypes were being perpetuated?

[Homer]

When/Why did Lehigh change their nickname?

Did engineers (I am one) complain that negative stereotypes were being perpetuated?

I think dumbass arts and sciences and business people were complaining, not understanding that engineer meant train engineer, not Mechanical/Electrical/Civil/etc engineer.

I'm not sure that the name has officially been changed, btw.