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Rogers' 10* Underdog SURPRISE >> 22-10-1 Start in College Hoops!
(NCAAB) IUPUI-Indiana Purdue vs. Illinois State,
Point Spread: 11.50 | -111.00 IUPUI-Indiana Purdue (Away)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 11.50 | -111.00 IUPUI-Indiana Purdue (Away)
Result: Loss
The set-up: The IUPUI basketball team will look to break a two-game skid on Wednesday night, when the when the 2-4 Jaguars face 2-2 Illinois State in Normal, Illinois.
IUPUI: Head coach Jason Gardner has 10 new faces on this year's roster but the Jaguars returned their top-two scorers from last year in guard Combs and the 6-7 O'Leary. PG Combs leads the team in scoring at 16.8 PPG (adds 3.5 APG) and O'Leary checks in averaging 12.5 & 7.5. Joining them in double figures is one of those new faces, guard Patterson (10.5), a Syracuse transfer. IUPUI, of the Summit League, leads the conference by limiting foes to just 29.9 percent from three-point range and also leads the league in assists at 15.7 per game (three players, Combs, O'Leary and Kellon Thomas, all average better than three per game).
Illinois St: All five of Illinois State's starting lineup average in double-digits, led by 6-8 senior Deontae Hawkins (16.8 & 8.0) and 6-7 junior MiKyle McIntosh (14.3 & 7.3). PG Paris Lee adds 12.8 PPG and a team-best 5.5 APG. The Redbirds shoot 39 percent from three-point range and are outrebounding foes by nearly two caroms per game.
The pick: IUPUI capped the four-game 2K Classic with a 2-2 record, losing road games at Michigan and Marquette but winning the Indianapolis sub-regional of the event, capturing home victories over Howard (77-55) and Eastern Michigan (83-71). IUPUI has yet to win on the road (0-4) but this year's team has way more depth than last year's unit and while Illinois St is the more complete team, laying double digits is asking too much. IUPUI is a 10* play.
IUPUI: Head coach Jason Gardner has 10 new faces on this year's roster but the Jaguars returned their top-two scorers from last year in guard Combs and the 6-7 O'Leary. PG Combs leads the team in scoring at 16.8 PPG (adds 3.5 APG) and O'Leary checks in averaging 12.5 & 7.5. Joining them in double figures is one of those new faces, guard Patterson (10.5), a Syracuse transfer. IUPUI, of the Summit League, leads the conference by limiting foes to just 29.9 percent from three-point range and also leads the league in assists at 15.7 per game (three players, Combs, O'Leary and Kellon Thomas, all average better than three per game).
Illinois St: All five of Illinois State's starting lineup average in double-digits, led by 6-8 senior Deontae Hawkins (16.8 & 8.0) and 6-7 junior MiKyle McIntosh (14.3 & 7.3). PG Paris Lee adds 12.8 PPG and a team-best 5.5 APG. The Redbirds shoot 39 percent from three-point range and are outrebounding foes by nearly two caroms per game.
The pick: IUPUI capped the four-game 2K Classic with a 2-2 record, losing road games at Michigan and Marquette but winning the Indianapolis sub-regional of the event, capturing home victories over Howard (77-55) and Eastern Michigan (83-71). IUPUI has yet to win on the road (0-4) but this year's team has way more depth than last year's unit and while Illinois St is the more complete team, laying double digits is asking too much. IUPUI is a 10* play.
