LindellWest Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, kshoe said: You mean Bills +2.5 right? We are currently 2.5 dogs per the sites I'm seeing. maybe he sold off five points, a true gambler. Littlebill likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLU_Nick Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I bet the bills +3 at -120....I couldn’t resist. I am 0 and about 7 on my money backing the bills. Feel free to direct any future blame this way. rgbilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindellWest Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, SLU_Nick said: I bet the bills +3 at -120....I couldn’t resist. I am 0 and about 7 on my money backing the bills. Feel free to direct any future blame this way. naw, you are totally due Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 52 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/armon-fletcher-bounces-back-quickly-from-knee-injury-leads-salukis/article_532f176b-4e9f-5e8c-a3f4-e398706632af.html looks like we share our beat writer with SIU. I get up every game day looking forward to reading a Bills article. I wake up today and it’s a SIUC article. WTF. I read about a third of it and gave up. Thanks for nothing Stu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 25 minutes ago, kshoe said: You mean Bills +2.5 right? We are currently 2.5 dogs per the sites I'm seeing. Yep, brain fart. Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 48 minutes ago, slu72 said: Exactly. WTF, Stu, nothing to write about the Bills? Who cares about this Fletcher kid other than some Methdale folks. This is a big game for us. Getting a road win against a solid team is a must. And the ??'s surrounding Javon would make for an interesting read, as in, how will SLU make up for his possible absence? Ah, well, it is the PD. Actually what this article tells me is three things: 1. Fletcher, their leading scorer, really wants to play and indeed did play during the prior game against SIUE (a very low ranking team this year). 2. It also tells me that his knee is not fully healed and that the risk he is taking of sustaining a much worse re-injury during the game is quite large. This is particularly true when playing against a team that stresses a very physical defense type of play and has the players to do it like SLU (SLU is NOT SIUE). 3. Their coach probably does not understand this risk. The nature of the knee injury was not made clear in the article so what follows is speculation, but it would not surprise me much if this guy has to be carried off court tonight. Depending on the nature of his injury and how much he is being blocked by our team, his performance may become erratic, the harder he tries the worse it may get with an increasing chance of re-injury. How much the SIUC coach is going to depend on this guy for scoring tonight may determine how well we do in this game. Again, he is not fully healed and his risk of re-injury is very high playing against us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compton Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 ^Hinson isn't one to overlook a game's possible impacts on his players' health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 hour ago, SLU_Nick said: I bet the bills +3 at -120....I couldn’t resist. I am 0 and about 7 on my money backing the bills. Feel free to direct any future blame this way. The line did move as I was placing my bet. Went from 3 to 2.5 - looks like money is on the bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 It's only Dec. 5 but tonight seems like such a big game. It's the kind of tough game that at-large teams find a way to win. Fletcher is a good player, so hopefully not at his best. Goodwin really needs to step up and be better than he was against Seton Hall and Butler. We gotta kill them on the boards and do damage inside. slufan13 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Compton said: ^Hinson isn't one to overlook a game's possible impacts on his players' health. Compton I do not know who you are or how much you or Hinson know about physical limitations and recovery. You are free to have your own opinion about this matter. However, if Hinson is well versed in these issues, then it is possible that he wants to play the guy regardless as a way to win the game. Just want to make an observation: Recovery level can be satisfactory for activities of daily living and totally inadequate to play sports, particularly when the opponent is a very physical team emphasizing defense. Just mull on this and check it out in google or better in MedPub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, ACE said: It's only Dec. 5 but tonight seems like such a big game. It's the kind of tough game that at-large teams find a way to win. Fletcher is a good player, so hopefully not at his best. Goodwin really needs to step up and be better than he was against Seton Hall and Butler. We gotta kill them on the boards and do damage inside. I'd add Isabell as a guy who has to up his game too. Billiken Rich likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillIkenFan_Dan Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 The only team slightly similar to us that they have played was Kentucky, not saying we’re similar to Kentucky but just a little similar, we’re both big and strong teams. But SIU got out rebounded 48-19, meaning we have to own them on the boards tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShoe Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, ACE said: It's only Dec. 5 but tonight seems like such a big game. It's the kind of tough game that at-large teams find a way to win. Fletcher is a good player, so hopefully not at his best. Goodwin really needs to step up and be better than he was against Seton Hall and Butler. We gotta kill them on the boards and do damage inside. Whoever is being guarded by Bartley--seems likely it's Goodwin--will have a big night. We win this game if we hold them under 40% from 3 and dominate inside. Still a very scary game. Littlebill and Box and Won like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, SShoe said: Whoever is being guarded by Bartley--seems likely it's Goodwin--will have a big night. We win this game if we hold them under 40% from 3 and dominate inside. Still a very scary game. It’s a road games. Historically we always struggle in non-con road games for that reason only I’m nervous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindellWest Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: It’s a road games. Historically we always struggle in non-con road games for that reason only I’m nervous yup, plus the let down factor after a big win, plus the fact that its a big game for SIU. with all that said, bills by 8. Go Bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Way more scared of this game than Butler. Even before the uncertainty surrounding Javon, never felt this wouldn't be a difficult game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastsidejoe Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 It's a difficult game because it's a rivalry game and it is at their place and both teams need the W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David King Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 SIU lost to UMass by 20. The Bills got this. Lock down on Fletcher and overall good team D, and this is a W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorydays2013 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Such a depressing board. SLU beat Seton Hall on the road. We just beat an 8 point spread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 hour ago, ACE said: It's only Dec. 5 but tonight seems like such a big game. It's the kind of tough game that at-large teams find a way to win. Fletcher is a good player, so hopefully not at his best. Goodwin really needs to step up and be better than he was against Seton Hall and Butler. We gotta kill them on the boards and do damage inside. Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 hour ago, SShoe said: We win this game if we hold them under 40% from 3 and dominate inside. Still a very scary game. This kind of seems like this team's bread and butter, no? LindellWest likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 4 hours ago, SLU_Nick said: I bet the bills +3 at -120....I couldn’t resist. I am 0 and about 7 on my money backing the bills. Feel free to direct any future blame this way. You should be OK....... UNLESS... Bess doesn't play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindellWest Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 33 minutes ago, The Wiz said: You should be OK....... UNLESS... Bess doesn't play would he also be OK with the under 130.... asking for a friend. Littlebill likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, LindellWest said: would he also be OK with the under 130.... asking for a friend., That should work too.... Again depending on whether Bess plays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbj14 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 @The Wiz what would your projection look like sans Bess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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