HARVARDDADGRAD
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02-14-20 09:40 AM - Post#299855
Currently:
Cornell +13.5 at Harvard
Brown +7.0 at Penn
Columbia +5.5 at Dartmouth
Yale -4.5 at Princeton
A few things jump out at me:
- Harvard has only beaten UMass, Maine and MIT by this margin. This Crimson team seems destined to play close games
- Penn favored by 7 without Betley?
- Yale favored at Princeton, possibly without Bruner?
- Winless Dartmouth favored by 5.5?
Hopefully, my Crimson don't foul with under 4 seconds left in a game where it matters. Have done so in 3 of last 4 games, and 4th game went to OT. Time to right the ship and emerge with a 5-3 record. Big questions; do I risk my marriage to sneak peaks at ESPN+ on my phone during Valentine's Day dinner in Florida? How romantic! Could be more controversial than the Alex Rosenberg offensive foul called on Valentine's Day 2014.
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sparman
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Re: 2-21 LInes 02-14-20 10:02 AM - Post#299856
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
Big questions; do I risk my marriage to sneak peaks at ESPN+ on my phone during Valentine's Day dinner in Florida?
Of course not. That would be highly disrespectful and possibly detrimental to your .. love.. life.
You have dinner at a sports bar where you are the one facing the TV screen.
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TheLine
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02-14-20 10:06 AM - Post#299857
In response to sparman
Do it.
If you don't report back then we'll figure out what happened.
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palestra38
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Re: 2-21 LInes 02-14-20 10:07 AM - Post#299859
In response to sparman
Or in my case, take the bride to the game with me.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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Re: 2-21 LInes 02-14-20 10:10 AM - Post#299860
In response to sparman
Can't find a sports bar that shows ESPN+!
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Streamers
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02-14-20 10:11 AM - Post#299863
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
I think we lost a week there somewhere ;-)
At these prices, give me the 4 dogs all day long.
The over unders are interesting too.
Y/P 137 seems high but I wouldn’t touch it - too many unknowns.
C/H 137 seems low; over likely the best bet of the 4
P/B 144 is about right but I’d go over
D/C 129 who knows? No telling what might happen here
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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Re: 2-21 LInes 02-14-20 10:13 AM - Post#299864
In response to palestra38
Do that a lot. She's a trooper.
Unfortunately, she doesn't really know basketball. She grew up going to Rangers games at MSG and so she yells "shoot" whenever anyone gets the ball, even guys like Zena and Lewis 50 feet from the basket and facing the other way! Only Crimson player who usually obliges has been Bryce.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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02-14-20 10:20 AM - Post#299865
In response to Streamers
Oops!
2-14 lines!
Time flies when you're just waiting for the Tournament.
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TheLine
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02-14-20 10:20 AM - Post#299866
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
My advice is to not wear your Denis Potvin jersey tonight.
Anything else will be OK.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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02-14-20 10:22 AM - Post#299867
In response to TheLine
Wouldn't fit anymore.
Partial to Clark Gilles. Dave Schultz had it coming.
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SomeGuy
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Re: 2-21 LInes 02-14-20 10:26 AM - Post#299869
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
On the Dartmouth thing, schedule matters. They are winless, but kenpom basically says they are the same as Brown. Yet Dartmouth has played 6 Ivy games, all of which Ken Pom would say they would lose. And Brown has played 6 Ivy games, 3 of which Ken Pom would say they should lose. Brown eeks out a win over Harvard, and suddenly two teams that are dead even are separated by 4 games, almost entirely on the basis of schedule (and a Robert Baker chest bump that may or may not have been).
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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02-14-20 10:29 AM - Post#299870
In response to SomeGuy
Robert Baker doesn’t really have a chest. Just legs and arms
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TheLine
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02-14-20 10:30 AM - Post#299871
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
Wouldn't fit anymore.
Partial to Clark Gilles. Dave Schultz had it coming.
I could not agree more on both counts.
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Chip Bayers
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02-14-20 10:32 AM - Post#299872
In response to SomeGuy
Nice to finally see a normal 7 PM time slot for the linear TV broadcast of Yale-Princeton, rather than the ridiculous 5 PM starts the league accepted in previous weeks just to get it’s one game on cable.
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sparman
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Re: 2-21 LInes 02-14-20 02:01 PM - Post#299905
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
Can't find a sports bar that shows ESPN+!
Let's hope your spouse does not see your lack of dedication, on this day above all others, as symptomatic of anything larger.
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palestra38
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Re: 2-21 LInes 02-14-20 02:02 PM - Post#299906
In response to sparman
The answer for the smart man is the Smart TV, together with a nice meal you cook for her, a glass of wine and a mickey in the glass.
Go Quakers!
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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02-14-20 02:06 PM - Post#299907
In response to palestra38
Yes, as she says: Valentines Day is for amateurs!â€
Problem is we’re on vacation in Florida. Otherwise, we’d be at Lavietes
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palestra38
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02-14-20 02:18 PM - Post#299909
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
Good time to be away---small crowds, good weather. Big game for Harvard---both games this weekend are must-wins.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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02-14-20 02:19 PM - Post#299910
In response to palestra38
5-3 fixes everything
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sparman
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Re: 2-21 LInes 02-14-20 02:23 PM - Post#299912
In response to palestra38
Or in my case, take the bride to the game with me.
"Dear, Bice* is so overrated, how about a quick romantic overnight getaway back to an exclusive hot dog at Lavietes?"
* If you have to ask, you're already in the wrong place
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