Hilltopper Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Someone on their fan message board thinks one the advantages they have over us is their deep bench. Its one thing to play 8 or 9 guys, versus having 8 or 9 guys who could start on every team in the MAC like we have. If we don't beat ourselves by being careless with the ball, we win easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Someone on their fan message board thinks one the advantages they have over us is their deep bench. Its one thing to play 8 or 9 guys, versus having 8 or 9 guys who could start on every team in the MAC like we have. If we don't beat ourselves by being careless with the ball, we win easily.Seems like easy money. Now that Ianello is gone, I might have to start betting on the Zips. Don't let me down KD, Ianello was easy money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 USA Today currently lists Ball St as a 1 1/2 point favorite. That's surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajgareri Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Zips:75 Ball State:69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Form ESPN's MMR: Five games you don't want to missAkron at Ball State (Tuesday on ESPN3): Both squads are 4-1 in league play. Akron is on top of the MAC's East Division. Ball State leads the West. Akron's Zeke Marshall (2.8 blocks per game) and his defense could swing the game in the Zips' favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Zip Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Worried about a letdown after our finest half of hoops in many a moon vs. our arch rival. Still, we don't lose to Ball St and the East owns the west in crossover play. It won't be easy at all but:Akron 71Ball St 69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I figure KD pulls out the Can Of Harney earlier this game. Should mean good things for the Zips. From what I can read on the internets .. one fan base is going to be really surprised at the outcome tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I think this team will have to really under-perform for the zips to win by less than 10. If i was king, err.. coach, my game plan will be: Zeke doesn't have to worry about any offense tonight as long as he takes care of Jarrod Jones on D. For the rest of the guys, play full court press and push the ball as fast as possible, have fun, and don't save any energy. Other than Zeke, we can sub 4 players in stretches of 3 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Shouldn't you be in the car by now? How far is Muncie from you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 ...Randy Davis is one of the top PG's in the conference and averages better than 6 assists per game... Got this off of Ball State's athletics website: MUNCIE, Ind. - Ball State senior guard Randy Davis (Plymouth, Ind./Plymouth) has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week the league office announced Monday. This is the third time in his career that Davis has been honored by the MAC and the first this season. Davis led the Cardinals to back-to-back road wins last week with victories at Central Michigan and Northern Illinois. His all-around play was a catalyst for the Cardinals as he averaged 9.0 points, 8.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game as Ball State improved to 4-1 in MAC play. Davis, the national leader in NCAA Division I in assist/turnover ratio at 3.79, dished out 16 assists in the two games while only committing three turnovers for a 5.33 ratio. He dished out a team-high 10 assists in the Cardinals' 21-point victory at Central Michigan while also scoring seven points and grabbing seven rebounds. He followed that performance up with 11 points and six assists at Northern Illinois. On the year, he leads the team with 106 assists and chipping in 8.5 points per game. While my biggest concern for tonight's game is the Zeke -vs- Jarrod Jones matchup (hoping Big Zeke can neutralize Jones as well as he does Can't's Justin Green) it sounds like Rico's gonna have more than his hands full matching up with Randy Davis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 USA Today currently lists Ball St as a 1 1/2 point favorite. That's surprising.Zips now a 2 point underdog. Money line is also available at +110. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Thought I heard somewhere that Abreu would not be playing today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Thought I heard somewhere that Abreu would not be playing today. If true, that changes everything because he was really inside of Randy Davis' head last year. My contingency pick, if AA doesn't play: Zips 74 Cards 76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem101 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 If true, that changes everything because he was really inside of Randy Davis' head last year. My contingency pick, if AA doesn't play: Zips 74 Cards 76 @AkronzipsMbb tweeted the lineup is the same as always. AA, Gilliam, Walsh, Nik and Zeke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyZip Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 VIA Men's Basketball Twitter Tonight's starting lineup: Alex Abreu, Brian Walsh, Chauncey Gilliam, Nikola Cvetinovic & Zeke Marshall. #akronmbb He's playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I had bad info. Good news for the Zips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Great news! Go Zips! BTW, posting bogus info, intentional or not (kidding or not), when some ZNO posters MAY have money riding on it shows exceedingly poor judgement. This is especially true if, per chance, one of those members is a moderator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Great news! Go Zips! BTW, posting bogus info, intentional or not, when some ZNO posters MAY have money riding on it shows exceedingly poor judgement. This is especially true if, per chance, one of those members is a moderator. I do believe that the intent of the person who gave me the info was to influence betting on the game. I am not happy with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyZip Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Akron has a chance to take the all time series record tonight. They are currently split even 15-15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Ed Hightower and Terry Wymer officiating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyZip Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Akron has a chance to take the all time series record tonight. They are currently split even 15-15. For the record, I got this up fifteen seconds before TV did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Nik causes two quick turnovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Shouldn't you be in the car by now? How far is Muncie from you? Nope, I had a lab to teach 4:00-5:50. Muncie is around 2:30 hours away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Great news! Go Zips! BTW, posting bogus info, intentional or not (kidding or not), when some ZNO posters MAY have money riding on it shows exceedingly poor judgement. This is especially true if, per chance, one of those members is a moderator. I'm all for legalized (i.e., state regulated) gambling. As they say, gambling is a tax on stupidity. And the government needs the $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyZip Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Oh, hello there Tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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