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Monday Service Plays 01/29/18
- Thread starter BuzzKill
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6-Unit Play. Take #716 Duke (-14.5) over Notre Dame (7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29)
1-Unit Play. FIRST HALF: Take #716 Duke (-8.5) over Notre Dame (7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29)
1-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 149.0 Notre Dame at Duke (7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29)
I don't see any scenario where this ends well for the Irish. They are playing without their two best players and leaders, Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell. And while they were able to hold it together for a little bit they have now lost five straight and things are getting worse and worse. This team, when healthy and with everyone, lost by 18 at Michigan State. Now that they are without two all-ACC players (as well as their best freshman, D.J. Harvey) this team has one of the worst rosters in the league. They are going on the road here to take on an angry, frustrated Duke team that is coming off a rare home loss to Virginia. Here's how Duke responded to their last two losses: they won by 64 against Evansville and they won by 35 at Pittsburgh. Duke doesn't care at all about Notre Dame's problems. And they are not going to take it easy on them. The Irish only have seven guys and only one of them is taller than 6-9. That's not going to be enough to hold up against Duke's interior presence. Duke doesn't use a ton of its bench either. So it's going to be the Blue Devils' studs against Notre Dame's backups for most of this game. I just don't see how this one will be competitive. Notre Dame was down 15 points at home to Virginia Tech on Saturday before a desperate run in the final minutes made that final score look closer than it really was. I don't see them being able to make that same run. The Blue Devils are averaging 90.3 points per game this season. After scoring just 63 against the rugged Virginia defense they should feel like they've been let out of prison and I don't see them getting less than 85 here.
2-Unit Play. Take #722 Wisconsin (-3.5) over Nebraska (9 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29)
I definitely think that the Badgers are one of the worst teams in the Big Ten. And Nebraska, at 7-4, is just a tick under the top tier as a surprise team in the league. But Wisconsin is favored here for a reason. They have won their last six home games and they still have one of the better home court advantages in the Big Ten. They blew out Illinois by 15 and beat Indiana by 10 in their only two league home games. But because of their schedule they have played five of six on the road and they are playing just their second home game since Jan. 3. I think they will make it count.
6-Unit Play. Take #716 Duke (-14.5) over Notre Dame (7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29)
1-Unit Play. FIRST HALF: Take #716 Duke (-8.5) over Notre Dame (7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29)
1-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 149.0 Notre Dame at Duke (7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29)
I don't see any scenario where this ends well for the Irish. They are playing without their two best players and leaders, Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell. And while they were able to hold it together for a little bit they have now lost five straight and things are getting worse and worse. This team, when healthy and with everyone, lost by 18 at Michigan State. Now that they are without two all-ACC players (as well as their best freshman, D.J. Harvey) this team has one of the worst rosters in the league. They are going on the road here to take on an angry, frustrated Duke team that is coming off a rare home loss to Virginia. Here's how Duke responded to their last two losses: they won by 64 against Evansville and they won by 35 at Pittsburgh. Duke doesn't care at all about Notre Dame's problems. And they are not going to take it easy on them. The Irish only have seven guys and only one of them is taller than 6-9. That's not going to be enough to hold up against Duke's interior presence. Duke doesn't use a ton of its bench either. So it's going to be the Blue Devils' studs against Notre Dame's backups for most of this game. I just don't see how this one will be competitive. Notre Dame was down 15 points at home to Virginia Tech on Saturday before a desperate run in the final minutes made that final score look closer than it really was. I don't see them being able to make that same run. The Blue Devils are averaging 90.3 points per game this season. After scoring just 63 against the rugged Virginia defense they should feel like they've been let out of prison and I don't see them getting less than 85 here.
2-Unit Play. Take #722 Wisconsin (-3.5) over Nebraska (9 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29)
I definitely think that the Badgers are one of the worst teams in the Big Ten. And Nebraska, at 7-4, is just a tick under the top tier as a surprise team in the league. But Wisconsin is favored here for a reason. They have won their last six home games and they still have one of the better home court advantages in the Big Ten. They blew out Illinois by 15 and beat Indiana by 10 in their only two league home games. But because of their schedule they have played five of six on the road and they are playing just their second home game since Jan. 3. I think they will make it count.
