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Update (1/9): Lines added for Saturday games since they've come available. Sunday games will be updated that morning.
No real marquee matchups, but a couple of games that could help shake out where a few teams stand.
No. 3 Maryland Terrapins @ Wisconsin Badgers
Where: ESPN
When: Saturday, January 9th, 1:00pm ET
Who:
Wisconsin (9-7) 60 |
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Kenpom |
51 |
StewPoll |
97 |
Massey Composite |
71 |
Maryland (14-1) 63 |
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Kenpom |
14 |
StewPoll |
14 |
Massey Composite |
15 |
Line: Maryland -4. Line opened at -2.5 and promptly moved to -4 in a few hours.
Wisconsin covered the spread, but let Melo do this to end the game:
Northwestern Wildcats @ Minnesota Golden Gophers
Where: BTN
When: Saturday, January 9th, 2:30pm ET
Who:
Minnesota (6-9) 52 |
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Kenpom |
162 |
StewPoll |
189 |
Massey Composite |
164 |
Northwestern (13-3) 77 |
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Kenpom |
50 |
StewPoll |
50 |
Massey Composite |
48 |
Line: Northwestern -2.5 this seems fairly low for this game, perhaps Vegas thinks jNW is not as good as they appear.
Thoughts: Great bounce back game for Northwestern, who badly needed to end their 2 game losing skid.
Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Where: ESPNU
When: Saturday, January 9th, 5pm ET
Who:
Nebraska (8-8) |
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Kenpom |
156 |
StewPoll |
166 |
Massey Composite |
139 |
Rutgers (6-10) |
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Kenpom |
249 |
StewPoll |
226 |
Massey Composite |
233 |
Line: Nebraska -4. Nebraska, if you do not cover this spread, you also need to re-evaluate your program.
Thoughts: Rutgers is bad. Really, really bad. Let's discuss there viability as a Division 1 program and if there is any conference they could win.
No. 5 Michigan State Spartans @ Penn State Nittany Lions
Where: BTN
When: Wednesday, January 10, 12pm ET
Who:
MSU (15-1) |
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Kenpom |
7 |
StewPoll |
7 |
Massey Composite |
5 |
Penn State (10-6) |
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Kenpom |
133 |
StewPoll |
119 |
Massey Composite |
116 |
Line: n/a
Thoughts: Denzel Valentine is coming back this game. MSU doesn't even need that and it's still a blowout.
Ohio State Buckeyes @ Indiana Hoosiers
Where: CBS
When: Sunday, January 10th, 1:30pm ET
Who:
Ohio State (11-5) |
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Kenpom |
54 |
StewPoll |
43 |
Massey Composite |
54 |
Indiana (13-3) |
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Kenpom |
25 |
StewPoll |
35 |
Massey Composite |
33 |
Line: n/a
Thoughts: Can Ohio State keep up the turn around? Force turnovers and force Indiana to guard to keep winning. These turnovers are going to catch up to the Hoosiers in conference play.
No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers @ Illinois Fighting Illini
Where: BTN
When: Sunday, January 10th, 6pm ET
Who:
Purdue (14-2) |
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Kenpom |
6 |
StewPoll |
12 |
Massey Composite |
10 |
Illinois (8-8) |
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Kenpom |
117 |
StewPoll |
131 |
Massey Composite |
111 |
Line: n/a
Thoughts: Purdue is going to get Illinois into foul trouble and it's going to end the game for them. 8 scholarship players against a team that likes to bang inside? It could be a long night for the Illini'.
Go ahead and use this for the weekend basketball open thread and general hoops discussion. Great, great discussions to be had. The poll can get everyone started!