#22 Ohio State @ #15 Illinois: Thursday, February 24, 9 PM, FS1

[Bestbuck36]

Damn, looks like Indiana/Maryland had the one competent referee crew in the BiG. Guess we're in for something awful again.

 

[Bestbuck36]

EJ is starting

Really? Hot damn. Pull this one off and rest one of the others coming up like Nebraska

 

[OHSportsFan]

"Missing star" game in the betting world.

Team who's already an underdog missing it's key guy or guys. No one gives them any chance at all. Lines get inflated all to fuck and next thing you know they cover or win outright.

I've seen it happen more times than I can remember. The real odds are almost always better than the implied odds you get for a game like this.

Seen it called Ciroc on Ice games in the NBA. Basically the favorite is already on to the after-party when they see the other team is out 3-4 guys (common now in the NBA with all the “load management”).

It’s almost every night some undermanned team sneaks up and wins.

Luckily we have EJ. Unluckily, I still see the Bucks as out-gunned here.

 

[Jake]

EJ is starting

How close he is to 100% and how many minutes he can go...I guess we'll find out.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Well this kind of shooting by them doesnt bode well

 

[Jake]

Good lord, that is a large young man. Get Brunk in there for some minutes.

 

[Jake]

Dude can't buy a bucket the last two games, comes out smoking tonight of course.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Well, crap.

 

[Bestbuck36]

I see every ball going out of bounds is going to be to Illinois tonight

 

[1926Buckeyes]

Looked like it went off #3 there...

 

[brodybuck21]

I see every ball going out of bounds is going to be to Illinois tonight

Hooking and grabbing on every possession doesn't help either

 

[Jake]

Shooting and rebounding woes continue, early on.

 

[Bestbuck36]

haha eah fuck you Plummer

 

[Jake]

Ahr3ns!

 

[Bestbuck36]

Ahr3ns!!! Come on son we need you like crazy!