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The tourney kicks off Thursday and is
played in Indianapolis Indiana
Illinois opens a 8 point chalk vs Penn State
A Look at Penn State
PSU 52- Illinois 51
PSU 68 Illinois 64
PSU is coming off a big home victory
over Indiana, In this game Penn State started
4 freshmen
PSU has lost two key players Geary Claxton
January 15 and now Jameele Cornley
(Cornly is the Big 10 version of Charles Barkely)
Losing these two players account for 35 points
a game and 16 rebounds.
PSU is a poor free throw shooting team and
lack Inside presence on the glass.
A LOOK AT ILLINOIS
Brian Randle will play vs PSU he had
12 boards vs Minny last game also
Rodney Alexander will also play
Chester Fraizer Illinois PG who is
a defensive specialist is questionable.
Chester left the game at assembly hall
with an air cast and on crutches. I suspect
he may see a few minutes of play but will
be limited.
Illinois is a POOR FT shooting team, they lack
confidence and suffer from late game break downs
The only positive I see vs Penn State is
Illinois Defense, which will close down the
3 point shot and the Inside Game on the Boards
Illinois should dominate the glass.
Carpets Floor View
The tourney is played in Indiana and I would
suspect that the fans there will always pick
a Dark Horse to win. Illinois is not going to be
a local fan favorite, no matter who they play.
I dont like Illinois beating any team by 8 points
The line is Inflated and I suspect it is due
to a couple reasons. First the loss of Penn
States Interior Big Guy (Remember he didnt play
vs Indiana and Penn Won)
And It is very hard to beat a Team 3 times
in a season.
My numbers show Illinois by 7 no more than
that, I will be laying on the floor watching the
line as we move closer to game time.
Carpet
P.S. Please feel free to chime in here for all
your Big 10 Tourney picks and thoughts
played in Indianapolis Indiana
Illinois opens a 8 point chalk vs Penn State
A Look at Penn State
PSU 52- Illinois 51
PSU 68 Illinois 64
PSU is coming off a big home victory
over Indiana, In this game Penn State started
4 freshmen
PSU has lost two key players Geary Claxton
January 15 and now Jameele Cornley
(Cornly is the Big 10 version of Charles Barkely)
Losing these two players account for 35 points
a game and 16 rebounds.
PSU is a poor free throw shooting team and
lack Inside presence on the glass.
A LOOK AT ILLINOIS
Brian Randle will play vs PSU he had
12 boards vs Minny last game also
Rodney Alexander will also play
Chester Fraizer Illinois PG who is
a defensive specialist is questionable.
Chester left the game at assembly hall
with an air cast and on crutches. I suspect
he may see a few minutes of play but will
be limited.
Illinois is a POOR FT shooting team, they lack
confidence and suffer from late game break downs
The only positive I see vs Penn State is
Illinois Defense, which will close down the
3 point shot and the Inside Game on the Boards
Illinois should dominate the glass.
Carpets Floor View
The tourney is played in Indiana and I would
suspect that the fans there will always pick
a Dark Horse to win. Illinois is not going to be
a local fan favorite, no matter who they play.
I dont like Illinois beating any team by 8 points
The line is Inflated and I suspect it is due
to a couple reasons. First the loss of Penn
States Interior Big Guy (Remember he didnt play
vs Indiana and Penn Won)
And It is very hard to beat a Team 3 times
in a season.
My numbers show Illinois by 7 no more than
that, I will be laying on the floor watching the
line as we move closer to game time.
Carpet
P.S. Please feel free to chime in here for all
your Big 10 Tourney picks and thoughts
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