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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Missouri State @ Indiana State 6:00 PM Bally Sports/ESPN+

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Murray State @ UIC 7:00 PM ESPN+
Drake @ Illinois State 7:00 PM ESPN+
Bradley @ Southern Illinois 7:00 PM ESPN+
Valparaiso @ Evansville 7:00 PM ESPN+
Northern Iowa @ Belmont 8:00 PM CBS Sports Network

Saturday, January 20, 2024
Illinois State @ Missouri State 1:00 PM ESPN+
Belmont @ Bradley 1:00 PM ESPN+
UIC @ Valparaiso 3:00 PM ESPN+
Evansville @ Drake 5:00 PM ESPN+
Southern Illinois @ Northern Iowa 7:00 PM CBS Sports Network

Sunday, January 21, 2024
Indiana State @ Murray State 4:00 PM

Overall Picks Record: 106-53

Missouri State @ Indiana State

Murray State @ UIC
Drake @ Illinois State
Bradley @ Southern Illinois
Valparaiso @ Evansville
Northern Iowa @ Belmont

Illinois State @ Missouri State
Belmont @ Bradley
UIC @ Valparaiso
Evansville @ Drake
Southern Illinois @ Northern Iowa

Indiana State @ Murray State

Updated Pomeroy projections (which figures unexpected results into the calculation)

16-4 Indiana St
15-5 Drake
13-7 Bradley
12-8 SIU
11-9 Belmont, UNI
10-10 Murray St
9-11 Missouri St
7-13 Illinois St, UIC
6-14 Evansville
4-16 Valpo

Based on actual game-by-game predictions

19-1 Indiana St
17-3 Drake
14-6 Bradley
12-8 SIU, Belmont, UNI
10-10 Murray St
8-12 Missouri St
5-15 UIC, Illinois St, Evansville
1-19 Valpo

Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Missouri State @ Indiana State

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Murray State @ UIC
Drake @ Illinois State
Bradley @ Southern Illinois
Valparaiso @ Evansville
Northern Iowa @ Belmont

Saturday, January 20, 2024
Illinois State @ Missouri State
Belmont @ Bradley
UIC @ Valparaiso
Evansville @ Drake
Southern Illinois @ Northern Iowa

Sunday, January 21, 2024
Indiana State @ Murray State

Looks like tonight's MSU/ISU game will be on the Bally Sports channels, but not NBC Sports Chicago.

ISU wins big (by 22). MSU did pretty good stopping Swope, but Avila and Conwell gave the Sycs plenty of scoring.

Interesting that only 6 guys played 5+ minutes for the Schertz.

As a bonus, I had something else to watch while Indiana was getting dismantled by Purdue.

Missouri State just isn't very good at the moment.

They've been absolutely drilled by Drake, Murray, Bradley and Indiana State. Their two league wins have both come against Evansville.

TylerDurden wrote:Missouri State just isn't very good at the moment.

They've been absolutely drilled by Drake, Murray, Bradley and Indiana State. Their two league wins have both come against Evansville.

The Bears are talented but extremely easy to scout and prepare for. And not good at preparing to play others. That's a problem. The UNI loss broke this team. They were never going to win the league or anything. But against Bradley and Murray it's as if they didnt have the will to play. They did well enough against the Aces. and did play hard tonight. Unfortunately for the Bears, Schertz just took Dana Ford to school.

Most Bear fans have moved into the "Dana watch " phase. Been thru a number of those including Hinson and Lusk , and it just makes for a miserable last half a season. So much up in the air with a new prez coming after the spring semester completes, but there really isn't an option that will work other than a coaching change . Among Bear fans the two names that will garner most early support will be K St assistant Rod Perry , a Bear alum and former head coach at Link Prep, and Ben McCollum , who's well known of this board.

Bears could be that dangerous spoiler the rest of the year and in STL, but maybe won't even muster that much of a threat given some recent games . I gave Ford every chance and defended him when he was being somewhat successful despite the obvious deficiencies , hoping we'd see growth, but he is what he is. I know that drive to be a HC is strong , but he's a guy who could make a good living on a P-5 staff as a recruiter. He comes across as arrogant , but he and his wife have been solid in our community. He's still relatively young, articulate, has a proven track record as a recruiter , but 10+ years as a HC [ MSU/Tenn St] and no championships is telling.

squirrel wrote:Updated Pomeroy projections (which figures unexpected results into the calculation)

16-4 Indiana St
15-5 Drake
13-7 Bradley
12-8 SIU
11-9 Belmont, UNI
10-10 Murray St
9-11 Missouri St
7-13 Illinois St, UIC
6-14 Evansville
4-16 Valpo

Based on actual game-by-game predictions

19-1 Indiana St
17-3 Drake
14-6 Bradley
12-8 SIU, Belmont, UNI
10-10 Murray St
8-12 Missouri St
5-15 UIC, Illinois St, Evansville
1-19 Valpo

Can a 19-1 Indiana State and a 17-3 Drake both make the NCAA Tournament?