JoePa's 2/1 Baskets

[joepa66]

JOEPA'S UPDATED YTD: 234 - 214 - 7
UNITS: -3.00
1/31: 3 - 4
MAC: 51 - 35 - 1 [1/31: 0 - 1]


CANISIUS +10.5 @ Iona L
AKRON -12 vs. Eastern Michigan L
CONNECTICUT +6.5 @ Louisville L
TOLEDO +14.5 @ Bowling Green W
WESTERN MICHIGAN +5.5 @ Buffalo W
KENT STATE -13.5 vs. Northern Illinois W

Rolling the dice with all 4 MAC games tonight as West travels to East Division teams! Just got an update at 7PM that Akron starting PG Humpty Hitchens has been suspended and will not play. I think the Zips have too many weapon and won't miss a step!


OVEN MITT YTD: 29 - 24 - 2
1/31: 1 - 0

"DEFINITELY"
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE -3.5 @ Florida A&M


BOL to ya!

[PhilRivers]

while riding a bike?!

I'm tailing the Mitt and Akron plays. GL to you Coach.

[joepa66]

LMAO.......peddaling my arse off watching mad money......
Can barely hold the computer let alone hunt and peck.....Zips tough at home where EMU is 0-5 SU & 0-5 ATS last 5 trips.....EMU also gets Kent, OU, Buff, & WMU all in a row. Time to make hay for UA with NIU and Ball St this week and hopeto keep pace with Kent who has a biggie @ CMU on Sat.

[Nicky Santoro]

Playing some MAC tonight as well, like the Zips.

Hope you have a helmet on

GL tonight Joe.

[PhilRivers]

LMAO.......peddaling my arse off watching mad money...

LOL, I wonder if Cramer have a worse record than Lang?

[joepa66]

let's get 'em Nicky......liking, WMU, UT and KSU......

[joepa66]

Originally Posted by PhilRivers

LOL, I wonder if Cramer have a worse record than Lang?

COAL.......it's dead cramer......clean coal.....wtf!?

[A Bronx Tale]

Joepa, what do you think about Texas -3 vs. Oklahoma?

[joepa66]

ABT....I was on Okie State but Lang is on them....I really don't like that game now. Tejas needs a road win here and the Pokes may be ripe for the picking. I do like OSU, but with Lang on them they're janxed!

[A Bronx Tale]

Thank you sir! Best of luck tonight

[Ol'Ball Coach66]

I don't even read Langs plays any more! It screws me up more than it helps.

Good Luck to ya!

[joepa66]

I'm peeling back on non MAC plays......if I can allow myself to do so......



JOEPA'S UPDATED YTD: 237 - 217 - 7
UNITS: -3.50
2/1: 3 - 3
MAC: 54 - 36 - 1 [2/1: 3 - 1]



OVEN MITT YTD: 30 - 24 - 2
2/1: 1 - 0

"DEFINITELY"
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE -3.5 @ Florida A&M W

[BUNK MORELAND]

IONA big game coming up vs SIENA on wednesday i do believe


good luck tomorrow joe

[joepa66]

Bunk, that's exactly why I went with the GoldGriffs in that game......but the Gaels came to play!

[joepa66]

Kent State Extends Streak To Five Straight With 76-46 Win Over Northern Illinois
Golden Flashes record season high 18 steals
Courtesy: Kent State Athletic Communications
Release: 02/01/2010

KENT, Ohio – After a thrilling finish Saturday, Kent State (15-7, 6-2) avoided any late-game drama as the Golden Flashes steam rolled Northern Illinois (8-12; 4-4), 76-46, at the M.A.C. Center Monday night. The win vaults KSU into sole possession of first place in the Mid-American East Division following Akron’s 62-59 loss to Eastern Michigan.

Sophomore Justin Greene (Brooklyn, N.Y./Lincoln) helped KSU extend its winning streak to five with a team-high 18 points. Senior Anthony Simpson (Rockford, Ill./Highland CC[Ill.]) chipped in 12 points and seven rebounds, while fellow senior Chris Singletary (Chicago, Ill./Florida Prep) delivered 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Freshman Randal Holt (Bedford, Ohio/Glenville) poured in 11 points to round out Kent State players in double figures.

“We’ve had pretty good balance all year and that’s been a theme for our team,” said Head Coach Geno Ford.

The Golden Flashes and Huskies would trade baskets for most of the first half before Greene sparked an 8-0 run with five points halfway through the period to give KSU a 28-18 lead. NIU would chip away at the lead, but Kent State responded, and Greene converted a lay-up just before the half to give KSU a 38-29 advantage at the break.

In the second half, the Golden Flashes used a stifling defense to pull away from the Huskies. KSU forced 15 turnovers, all of them steals, and held NIU to just 21 percent shooting and 17 points in the half. A 16-4 spurt to start the half pushed the lead up to 22 and al but put the game away. Holt led the charge with five points, while Singletary and Rodriguez Sherman (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) both had four points.

Kent State continued to push the advantage before finishing with the 30-point margin of victory. It was KSU fourth win by 17 points or more during the five game winning streak.

“We almost lost to Western Michigan on Saturday,” said Greene. “Coach Ford told us good teams do not play two bad games in a row so we wanted to come out and make a statement, and that’s what we did.”

The blue and gold outscored NIU in the paint (36-24), off turnovers (20-10), second-chance points (19-9) and bench scoring (31-18). Darion Anderson was the only Huskie to finish in double figures with 12 points and eight rebounds. Entering the game averaging a MAC best 24.0 ppg during league play Kent State held Xavier Silas to just seven pints on 1-9 shooting.

KSU will be back in action on Thursday (Feb. 4) when the team travels to Eastern Michigan to face the Eagles. Tip is set for 7 p.m.

* Kent State has made a three-pointer in 350 consecutive games.
* With eight rebounds Chris Singletary now has 401 for his career. He is the only active MAC player with over 1,000 points, 400 rebounds, 250 assists and 150 steals.
* Kent State is 8-0 this season when Anthony Simpson scores in double figures. Simpson had 12 points tonight.
* Kent State has won 14 straight over against the MAC West
* Kent State has won 19 straight at home against the MAC West.
* Kent State is 15-3 this season when scoring over 60 points
* The 18 steals by the Golden Flashes are a season high and the most since KSU had 22 in the first game of the 2002-03 season against Urbana (Nov. 24, 2002)
* Frank Henry-Ala had a career high nine rebounds. He is averaging 7.0 rpg in the last two games
* Henry-Ala also had a career high four steals
* Kent State has held 10 of the last 11 opponents to less than 32 percent shooting from three.
* During MAC play KSU has held opponents to just 24.1 percent shooting.
* Kent State is +110 in points scored over the opposition the last five games with Rodriquez Sherman on the court. Sherman was +24 in 25 minutes of play tonight.