Iowa opens as a 2.5 favorite vs ISU

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Originally Posted by Drive4cy

I wish I was as confident as most on here about this game. The argument could be made ISU is 0-2 in "real" games this year. Maybe 1-2 if you think BYU is a real team. I believe in this team come February and March but I still have doubt about how good they are right now.

Granted, Iowa isn't any good so who knows. I hope Lucious keeps playing well.

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I think you can put Florida Gulf Coast in there also. That team was pretty dang good.

I think KL got the message from Fred. We are now better than we were two weeks ago.

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Originally Posted by gocubs2118

I know what you're saying but Vegas doesn't take into account how many ISU fans will be there.

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Yeah, but I think they are taking into account ISU's poor 3-pt shooting away from Hilton.

I bet we play a close game and then blow them out in the second half. I just don't see us losing this game.

As long as ISU is playing with consistent focus and effort I think they should win. I don't think Iowa is athletic enough to defend ISU if the Cyclones are in constant attack mode.

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Originally Posted by Drive4cy

I wish I was as confident as most on here about this game. The argument could be made ISU is 0-2 in "real" games this year. Maybe 1-2 if you think BYU is a real team. I believe in this team come February and March but I still have doubt about how good they are right now.

Granted, Iowa isn't any good so who knows. I hope Lucious keeps playing well.

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What's Iowa's record in "real" games? I know they lost to VA Tech and needed a comeback in the 2nd half to beat Chauncey Gardener or Gardner Chance or whatever

I think Vegas is going mostly by advanced stats sites projecting a 2 pt win for Iowa (thanks largely to the 4 pt bump that home court tends to give). All this talk about Iowa being terrible, and I'm not seeing much evidence for or against it. Va Tech has shown that their win wasn't a complete fluke by beating OSU, so I wouldn't hold that game against Iowa, especially since it was an away game. I don't want to defend Iowa, but everyone who thinks they're total garbage are likely in for a surprise. I think it's going to be a great game, ~50-50 win prob.

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Originally Posted by TurbulentEddie

I think Vegas is going mostly by advanced stats sites projecting a 2 pt win for Iowa (thanks largely to the 4 pt bump that home court tends to give). All this talk about Iowa being terrible, and I'm not seeing much evidence for or against it. Va Tech has shown that their win wasn't a complete fluke by beating OSU, so I wouldn't hold that game against Iowa, especially since it was an away game. I don't want to defend Iowa, but everyone who thinks they're total garbage are likely in for a surprise. I think it's going to be a great game, ~50-50 win prob.

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They are total garbage. You'll see tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by The_Architect

Yikes, stay away.

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Hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife

You people are idiots. This isn't Todd Lickliter's Iowa.

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Originally Posted by Haverhill

You people are idiots. This isn't Todd Lickliter's Iowa.

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I heard they were moving the game to Sunday because of rain. Is this true?

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Originally Posted by blizzisu

Only one book has it listed, but Iowa opened as a 2.5 point favorite over ISU.

Sports Betting and Gambling Odds Online

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3 lines posted at oddsshark and all are 1.5

NCAAB Odds - December, 2012 - Best Basketball Odds & Betting Lines for the NCAAB

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Originally Posted by Haverhill

You people are idiots. This isn't Todd Lickliter's Iowa.

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You'd think the more experienced team has a better chance to keep its composure in rivalry games, but this one still worries me. Concerned White could get Melvin in foul trouble, too.

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Originally Posted by Rural

They are total garbage. You'll see tomorrow.

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I hope you are wrong. It does us no good if they are garbage. We win, and it doesn't matter because they suck. We lose, and it is a disaster. I hope we win, and Iowa goes on to win the Big 10. Makes us look better.