PSAC WEST

[IUPalum]

On the Men's side, this past Wednesday had a lot of excitement. It doesn't appear tomorrow will. But, that's nothing some challenging point spreads can't remedy. Happy gambling, you degenerates. Enjoy the All-West Final Four.


Seton Hill vs California - One thing has become abundantly clear: there are two versions of the Vulcans. At times, they have a go-through-the-motions persona. That version has lost to lowly teams like Clarion and Edinboro -- and got them blown out at home by Slippery Rock. Then, of course, there is the fully engaged edition, which can be one of the better teams in the Atlantic Region on a given night. Case in point: the Vulcans struggled in the first meeting this year against Seton Hill before pulling away late to claim a 9-point win. The second meeting, the Vulcans won by 35 points. Sure, these are different Griffins all the sudden. Seton Hill has won 5 straight, including a massive road upset of East No. 1 seed Millersville. March basketball is all about matchups. The Griffins just don't match up well with the Vulcans. Cal has too much speed and size. Round 3 is likely to be somewhere in the middle. But, the Vulcans win regardless -- so long as they are correct in between the ears. Cal -8.5

IUP at Gannon - The angle Joe Lombardi is going to pitch to his team tomorrow is they played Gannon just about point for point for the final 32 minutes a week ago. Of course, the problem was they got completely smoked the first 8 minutes. The Knights couldn't miss a shot to start the game. IUP couldn't make one. It took Lombardi forever (almost the entire season) to scrap his ineffective press and actually start playing his best lineups. The Crimson Hawks should go up to Erie with some confidence tomorrow. Can they win? Highly unlikely. Can they keep it under 21 points? Maybe. Gannon -20.5


WOMEN'S (for the extreme gambling addicts)

Edinboro vs IUP - The Crimson Hawks swept the regular season series -- roughing up the Scots in the KCAC, and then hung on in McComb for a 6-point win. On a neutral floor, IUP is clearly favored in this game, but, by how much? One item to watch: IUP coach Craig Carey's weakness is working officials. He's not good at it. Edinboro's Callie Wheeler is probably the best in the country at it. That may not seem like a big thing, but in what should be a very close game ... a call here or there can go a long way. IUP -3.5

Seton Hill at Gannon - The Knights swept the season series - blowing out the Griffins in Erie and later winning in Greensburg by 11 points. Seton Hill lives and dies by the trey -- and Gannon is very hard to shoot against from the outside. Add in an inspired home crowd, and it's highly likely the brooms are coming out for the season sweep. GU -9.5

I hope Ganno men takes the upset so Chuck Pora shuts the hell up!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

On the Men's side, this past Wednesday had a lot of excitement. It doesn't appear tomorrow will. But, that's nothing some challenging point spreads can't remedy. Happy gambling, you degenerates. Enjoy the All-West Final Four.


Seton Hill vs California - One thing has become abundantly clear: there are two versions of the Vulcans. At times, they have a go-through-the-motions persona. That version has lost to lowly teams like Clarion and Edinboro -- and got them blown out at home by Slippery Rock. Then, of course, there is the fully engaged edition, which can be one of the better teams in the Atlantic Region on a given night. Case in point: the Vulcans struggled in the first meeting this year against Seton Hill before pulling away late to claim a 9-point win. The second meeting, the Vulcans won by 35 points. Sure, these are different Griffins all the sudden. Seton Hill has won 5 straight, including a massive road upset of East No. 1 seed Millersville. March basketball is all about matchups. The Griffins just don't match up well with the Vulcans. Cal has too much speed and size. Round 3 is likely to be somewhere in the middle. But, the Vulcans win regardless -- so long as they are correct in between the ears. Cal -8.5

IUP at Gannon - The angle Joe Lombardi is going to pitch to his team tomorrow is they played Gannon just about point for point for the final 32 minutes a week ago. Of course, the problem was they got completely smoked the first 8 minutes. The Knights couldn't miss a shot to start the game. IUP couldn't make one. It took Lombardi forever (almost the entire season) to scrap his ineffective press and actually start playing his best lineups. The Crimson Hawks should go up to Erie with some confidence tomorrow. Can they win? Highly unlikely. Can they keep it under 21 points? Maybe. Gannon -20.5


WOMEN'S (for the extreme gambling addicts)

Edinboro vs IUP - The Crimson Hawks swept the regular season series -- roughing up the Scots in the KCAC, and then hung on in McComb for a 6-point win. On a neutral floor, IUP is clearly favored in this game, but, by how much? One item to watch: IUP coach Craig Carey's weakness is working officials. He's not good at it. Edinboro's Callie Wheeler is probably the best in the country at it. That may not seem like a big thing, but in what should be a very close game ... a call here or there can go a long way. IUP -3.5

Seton Hill at Gannon - The Knights swept the season series - blowing out the Griffins in Erie and later winning in Greensburg by 11 points. Seton Hill lives and dies by the trey -- and Gannon is very hard to shoot against from the outside. Add in an inspired home crowd, and it's highly likely the brooms are coming out for the season sweep. GU -9.5

[bballfan03]

12pm IUP W v Boro W
230p Gannon W v Seton Hill W
5pm Gannon M v IUP M
730p Cal M v Seton Hill M

[IUPalum]

Gannon is going to be a busy place the next two weekends.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

And the West backed up their bark for wanting the new format.. the West showed they are overall superior to the East.

And then im assuming Lock Haven comes back to the West next year... scary!

8 for 8

Wow

[bballfan03]

And the West backed up their bark for wanting the new format.. the West showed they are overall superior to the East.

And then im assuming Lock Haven comes back to the West next year... scary!

[TheMadLibs]

8 more points to hit 1,000 for Pace as a sophomore. And Lucas Morgan quietly hit 1,000 tonight too.

Jeff's gonna have a long ride home 🤞🏻

I keep wondering if this is gonna be an all West PSAC tourney in Erie this weekend. Can IUP pull it off??

I thought Seton Hill would snatch defeat from the arms of victory with their free throw shooting.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The women's final four is all West.

[Ship69]

It should be the best game of the night. Then again, all 4 could be really good.

I thought the West Chester-IUP game would be the hardest to predict of the night, and the Massey rating that bigIndians quoted seems to agree. The only result that would surprise me to night would be an East Stroud win over Gannon, which I don't see happening as this is not one of Jeff Wilson's vintage teams.

[IUPalum]

Tonight may be one of those nights my wife says, "Why are you watching IUP and West Chester play basketball?"

It should be the best game of the night. Then again, all 4 could be really good.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Tonight may be one of those nights my wife says, "Why are you watching IUP and West Chester play basketball?"

I'll tell you a funny story.

When I was in my 20s a close friend and I got really into sports gambling -- easily in the $5k/week category at our highest.

I was hot and heavy one night, yelling at the TV around midnight. My wife came out and I was watching a PAC 10 women's basketball game (with about $1,000 on it).

She basically asked why in the freak I cared who was winning some random women's game between Arizona and Stanford. Of course I had to just say I got caught up in the moment. I can get fired up watching a chess match so it wasn't overly far-fetched.

But, it was the last cash bet I ever placed. That was about 30 years ago already.

By the way, I won that night - in more ways than one. Few things are more exciting than sports gambling. But, it almost never ends well.

[Fightingscot82]

Tonight may be one of those nights my wife says, "Why are you watching IUP and West Chester play basketball?"

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Here's how the Massey computer is predicting tonight:


West Chester - 79
IUP - 78

Cal - 74
Shepherd - 67

Gannon - 95
ESU - 81

Millersville - 78
Seton Hill - 73

[IUPalum]

The theme tonight real simple. If you want to play in the big dance, you best win tonight. Oddly, there is only one rematch tonight (IUP at West Chester).

That said, this post is for the degenerate gamblers. Picking correctly with the spreads is all that matters.



Shepherd at California - The Rams travel to Angelo's Dome fresh off a so-so performance against a then-struggling Lock Haven team. The Vulcans just got blown out at home by Slippery Rock. So, they at least have in common they were both likely looking ahead to tonight. Picking outright, this is one of the toughest games on the board. California can play really, really well at times. However, the Vulcans have had their share of duds this season. Most of Shepherd's losses this year came against teams with strong post players. Cal certainly checks that box. The Rams have an edge at Guard, but not by a whole lot. Cal has too much underneath, and the physical play and size of the Vulcans' guards will do just enough to slow down Shepherd's elite scoring duo. The oversized, empty dome is also tricky for visiting shooters -- especially the first time. Danny -4.5

Seton Hill at Millersville - It's been said for weeks Seton Hill could be a very dangerous team in the tournament. The Griffins are finally healthy and have won their past (4) games. There's a catch, though. When you take them out of Greensburg, they are a completely different team (and not for the better). Seton Hill went 10-4 in the Yellow Shoebox this season, but a very pedestrian 6-8 on the road. That said, the Griffins are going to cause the home team some issues tonight. Can they pull a fairly large road upset? Perhaps, but not likely. Millersville has been here before. These are the brightest lights the Griffins have played under. Pressure changes everything. Marauders -7.5

IUP at West Chester - IUP may have won Monday night, but make no mistake it wasn't a work of art. The Crimson Hawks lucked out and ran into a team that played even worse. Team Redshirt has really struggled shooting from outside the past 4-5 games. But, tonight will be all about the officiating. If the game is called tight, IUP has a good shot to win. If it's a free for all, Joe's likely in trouble. IUP doesn't have the physical players to win a playground game against West Chester. The Rams also had a raucous crowd this past weekend, and will have another one tonight. When that building is rocking it's very hard to win there. This isn't Joe's first rodeo, and he's won an awful lot of big road games in his career. But, does this particular IUP team have it in them? Maybe. Maybe not. WCU -5.5

East Stroudsburg at Gannon - The ray of hope for the Warriors is Gannon is due for an off night. The Knights have won 13 straight - almost all of them in blowout fashion. Another plus for the visitors is, unlike most teams, they shouldn't tire out so fast against Gannon's endless pressure. But, that's were the positives likely end. Gannon is 14-0 in Erie this season. By 10 p.m. tonight, you can make that 15-0. Knights -12.5


For you extreme degenerates:

Women's

Bloomsburg at Gannon (-17.5)

Seton Hill (-10.5) at Kutztown

Millersville at IUP (-14.5)

Edinboro (-5.5) at Lock Haven

Pending an upset tonight, this sure looks like an All-West Weekend upcoming.

If it turns into an all West final then Gannon is hosting the men and women's???

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The theme tonight real simple. If you want to play in the big dance, you best win tonight. Oddly, there is only one rematch tonight (IUP at West Chester).

That said, this post is for the degenerate gamblers. Picking correctly with the spreads is all that matters.



Shepherd at California - The Rams travel to Angelo's Dome fresh off a so-so performance against a then-struggling Lock Haven team. The Vulcans just got blown out at home by Slippery Rock. So, they at least have in common they were both likely looking ahead to tonight. Picking outright, this is one of the toughest games on the board. California can play really, really well at times. However, the Vulcans have had their share of duds this season. Most of Shepherd's losses this year came against teams with strong post players. Cal certainly checks that box. The Rams have an edge at Guard, but not by a whole lot. Cal has too much underneath, and the physical play and size of the Vulcans' guards will do just enough to slow down Shepherd's elite scoring duo. The oversized, empty dome is also tricky for visiting shooters -- especially the first time. Danny -4.5

Seton Hill at Millersville - It's been said for weeks Seton Hill could be a very dangerous team in the tournament. The Griffins are finally healthy and have won their past (4) games. There's a catch, though. When you take them out of Greensburg, they are a completely different team (and not for the better). Seton Hill went 10-4 in the Yellow Shoebox this season, but a very pedestrian 6-8 on the road. That said, the Griffins are going to cause the home team some issues tonight. Can they pull a fairly large road upset? Perhaps, but not likely. Millersville has been here before. These are the brightest lights the Griffins have played under. Pressure changes everything. Marauders -7.5

IUP at West Chester - IUP may have won Monday night, but make no mistake it wasn't a work of art. The Crimson Hawks lucked out and ran into a team that played even worse. Team Redshirt has really struggled shooting from outside the past 4-5 games. But, tonight will be all about the officiating. If the game is called tight, IUP has a good shot to win. If it's a free for all, Joe's likely in trouble. IUP doesn't have the physical players to win a playground game against West Chester. The Rams also had a raucous crowd this past weekend, and will have another one tonight. When that building is rocking it's very hard to win there. This isn't Joe's first rodeo, and he's won an awful lot of big road games in his career. But, does this particular IUP team have it in them? Maybe. Maybe not. WCU -5.5

East Stroudsburg at Gannon - The ray of hope for the Warriors is Gannon is due for an off night. The Knights have won 13 straight - almost all of them in blowout fashion. Another plus for the visitors is, unlike most teams, they shouldn't tire out so fast against Gannon's endless pressure. But, that's were the positives likely end. Gannon is 14-0 in Erie this season. By 10 p.m. tonight, you can make that 15-0. Knights -12.5


For you extreme degenerates:

Women's

Bloomsburg at Gannon (-17.5)

Seton Hill (-10.5) at Kutztown

Millersville at IUP (-14.5)

Edinboro (-5.5) at Lock Haven

Pending an upset tonight, this sure looks like an All-West Weekend upcoming.