Friday's games

[PocketAces]

....Little different take on Friday's games. Current lines are given. Home team in CAPS. Betting trends against the soread (ATS) are included.

Northern Iowa (-3) @ INDIANA STATE

Northern is only 1-4 ATS on true road games so far this year. Indiana State is 5-1 ATS at home this year.
PREDICTION: Indiana State to cover and win 63-60.


DRAKE (-3) vs. Bradley

Bradley is 2-4 ATS as a dog this year while Drake is 2-1 ATS as a favorite and 3-2 ATS at home.
PREDICTION: Drake to win and cover 69-61


Wichita State (-8) @ ILLINOIS STATE

Wichita is 5-2 ATS as a favorite this year while the Redbirds are only 2-7 ATS at home. Numbers say the Shox.
PREDICTION: Wichita to win and cover 80-69.


MISSOURI STATE (-16) vs. Evansville

The Bears are 7-2 ATS as favorites so far this year. Evansville 2-5 ATS as a dog.
PREDICTION: Missouri State to win and cover 82-64.


SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (PK) vs. Creighton

Creighton is 3-1 ATS in true road games thus far. The Salukis are 2-3 ATS at home.
PREDICTION: Creighton in a tight one 65-63.

[Sycamore_DevilDog]

From reports at ISU-B it sounds like Kelly and Lathan won't be available for the UNI game friday. Gonna have to depend on several of the Freshman again……..just like against ISU-R.

[Hockeysticks]

I have a weird feeling the Bears are going to overlook the Aces with that looming game against the Shocks, I am thinking Evansville will win by 2.

[bigdawg]

I don't think I've won a single bet on an MVC game this year, but I'm gonna load up on Wichita St tonight.

[iSASO]

The Shox will lose one if not both of these games in the next three days.

[TylerDurden]

The Shox will lose one if not both of these games in the next three days.

I have a hard time seeing ISUR beating WSU. MSU could get them, but not the Redbirds.

[ACECARD]

I have a weird feeling the Bears are going to overlook the Aces with that looming game against the Shocks, I am thinking Evansville will win by 2.

The Aces could make it closer than the 25 to 30 points I am thinking, but to win would be the greatest upset in the history of the MVC. It would be hard to think that there is much difference between WSU and MSU, and we know what happened at WSU. Now if the game was at Roberts, that's something I could give a half seconds thought about.

[Aces1982]

I'll take:
Drake -3
Creighton P
UNI -3

[squirrel]

The Shox will lose one if not both of these games in the next three days.

I have a hard time seeing ISUR beating WSU. MSU could get them, but not the Redbirds.

Actually, ISU is probably the only other team in the league that has the size to cause matchup problems for WSU. Especially now with Wilkins in the mix.

The key for ISU, IMO, will be to keep the game as down tempo as possible.

If WSU can run and flex its athleticism, they can still run away with it.

[WSUbballer]

[quote="Hockeysticks"]I have a weird feeling the Bears are going to overlook the Aces with that looming game against the Shocks, I am thinking Evansville will win by 2.[/quote]

No way in h-e-double-hockeysticks.