Two side plays for tonight ................kind of look like sucker plays, but I'll bite.
[B]735 William & Mary +12.5[/B]
I just don’t understand the number on this one, not the line movement to Maryland. Clearly William and Mary is going to be a good team this season. They have covered the number in every game and posted wins against Wake Forrest and VCU, also they played Connecticut right down to the wire. They are shooting 41% on three point shots, while Maryland does not defend them that well. Maryland had a difficult time with Eastern Kentucky, which plays similar to the Tribe. No reason to think the Tribe cannot hang tough or win this one outright has they have done all season.
[B]741 Northwestern +8[/B]
I think this is a few too many for this young Illini team to be giving away tonight. The Wildcats despite losing their best player have played very well this season with wins against Iowa St. and Notre Dame on a neutral court and a rare win for the big ten in the bigten/ACC challenge winning at NC State. To me it seems like the Illini have been a little shaky this season losing to Utah and Bradley in Las Vegas getting down big to Clemson before a furious rally to win and losing their last two games to Missouri and Georgia. The Illini are just 3-7 ATS this season while the Wildcats have been a solid 6-2 ATS.