2/28 - Green Bay @ Resch Center - Final Regular Season game

[talksalot]

OK... quite a game in Milwaukee... now it's time to put away Carrington Love and Jordan Fouse on their Senior Day in Green Bay.

UIC gave them fits Friday night, before they put out the flames late ...here's the recap

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20160226_ILLCHI@WISGB

and their box score

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/boxscore/NCAAB_20160226_ILLCHI@WISGB

and here's the recap of the 15-point win last month in the ARC:

http://valpoathletics.com/mbasketball/news/2015-16/15164/crusaders-continue-run-take-down-green-bay/#.VtGbWMv2Y5s

Valpo opens up a 3.5 point favorite on the road... just like Friday night.

Phoenix are 11-2 at home this year, losing to Toledo and Oakland.  Best win of the season, #51 Akron

[talksalot]

And a reminder of the incident last fall...

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/college/uwgb/2015/11/06/uwgb-guard-faces-weapons-charge/75295758/


and I get a kick out of the picture they chose to accompany the story... Looks like Skara schooled him on this one!

[HC]

Valpo wins another road game by double digits, 74-64.

Did Skara go through warm ups at all pre game? Imagine they'll just rest him til next Monday.

[agibson]

Valpo opens up a 3.5 point favorite on the road... just like Friday night.

Pretty narrow line for a high-scoring opponent.

[HailVU2014]

ESPN shows us opening as 6 point road favorites. Different lines from different places?

Stuck around MKE today, enjoying a nice weekend with some great friends and will be making the trek up to Green Bay tomorrow. Hoping to do the Lambeau tour before the game!

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[talksalot]

Different lines from different places?

Nolan still shows 3.5 point favorite

Vegas Insider Line Movements:

02/27 10:50am   VALPAR-5             
02/27 11:10am   VALPAR-4.5             
02/27 1:40pm   VALPAR-6

 

[HailVU2014]

Hmm. Maybe ESPN starts the "open" 24 hrs before the game start?

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[frontrowfan]

Beautiful weekend in WI by raveled from Milwaukee to Green Bay this morning. Stopped for lunch at Longhorn and our team was there having lunch too!   Powering up for a win tomorrow

[oklahomamick]

Tomorrow will be very tough, but with a win we will be 16-2 (88.9%) in HL play.  A look back at conference champ records.

2015 - Valpo 16-2 (88.9%)
2014 - Valpo 13-3 (81.2%)
2013 - Green Bay 14-2 (87.5%)
2012 - Valpo 13-3 (81.2%)
2011 - Valpo 14-4 (77.8%)
2010 - CSU 13-5 (72.2%)
2009 - Butler 18-0 (100%)
2008 - Butler 15-3 (83.3%)
2007 - Butler 16-2 (88.9%)
2006 - Butler 13-3 (81.2%)
2005 - UWM 12-4 (75%)
2004 - UWM 14-2 (87.5%)
2003 - UWM 13-3 (81.2%)
2002 - Butler 14-2 (87.5%)
2001 - Butler 12-4 (75%)

In the last 15 years, 5 different programs have won the season title.  Butler 6, Valpo 4, UWM 3, CSU 1, Green Bay 1.

2007/2008 was our first year so we have been in the league for 9 years and won 4 season titles.

[talksalot]

Line Movements from the Vegas Insider Consensus

02/27 10:50am   VALPAR-5           
02/27 11:10am   VALPAR-4.5           
02/27 1:40pm   VALPAR-6             
02/27 6:15pm   VALPAR-6           
02/27 6:20pm   VALPAR-6 Over Under 150.5           
02/27 7:10pm   VALPAR-5.5 Over Under 150.5 

and the other HL game tomorrow...

02/27 10:50am  WISCMI-18.5
02/27 1:40pm   WISCMI-18             
02/27 6:15pm   WISCMI-17 Over Under 142.5           
02/27 8:20pm   WISCMI-17.5 Over Under 142.5

[vu84v2]

Green Bay is not playing for any placement in the conference tournament and it is Senior Day at Green Bay. Additionally, Green Bay has been playing pretty high scoring games, so I would expect this game to be in the 80s with lots of flow and open play. Key to Valpo winning will be playing good defense to get Green Bay out of their comfort zone and reducing their rate of good possessions (something Valpo has done pretty well all year).

Valpo 86 Green Bay 80

[talksalot]

Lots of people watching this game in Vegas...
Consolidated line movements

27-Feb   10:50am   VALPAR   5
27-Feb   11:10am   VALPAR   4.5
27-Feb   1:40pm   VALPAR   6
27-Feb   6:15pm   VALPAR   6
27-Feb   6:20pm   VALPAR   6
27-Feb   7:10pm   VALPAR   5.5
27-Feb   11:20pm   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   4:50am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   6:15am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   7:00am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   7:20am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   7:30am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   8:15am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   8:20am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   9:50am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   10:05am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   10:25am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   10:30am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   10:30am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   10:40am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   10:55am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   11:30am   VALPAR   5.5
28-Feb   11:35am   VALPAR   5.5

[usc4valpo]

I would love to see the Saders win another tough, close game against Woogie Boogie. This will further prepare them for the Horizon tourney.

[justducky]

I would love to see the Saders win another tough, close game against Woogie Boogie. This will further prepare them for the Horizon tourney.

Our biggest worries are again #1 injuries and #2 a loss of team confidence. A well played loss concerns me less than than the aforementioned.

[hailcrusaders]

Already sick of hearing this called a "meaningless" game. For the HLT? Sure. For our ever-slim at large hopes? For NCAA tournament seeding? For team pride and confidence? Most certainly not. Valpo needs a win and they'd better treat it like such.

[VULB#62]

Not boxing out -- already given up 9 offensive RBs.  GB seems a lot quicker to loose balls, RBs, passing lanes today.

[govalpogo]

Boy, to my very amateur eye it seems like they are really letting both teams play.  Maybe I'm just used to the way our games are usually called, but I've been surprised that we haven't been called for more under the basket.  I do think that Peters was fouled on his last 3 attempt...but what're ya going to do? I've enjoyed the netcast thus far: lots of HL discussion, cute Oscar themed segments for "best voice," "best newcomer," etc.  Hoping Tevonn and Skara are better before tourney time.

[VULB#62]

Not boxing out -- already given up 9 offensive RBs.  GB seems a lot quicker to loose balls, RBs, passing lanes today.

Check that:  11 ORBs

[a3uge]

Boy, to my very amateur eye it seems like they are really letting both teams play.  Maybe I'm just used to the way our games are usually called, but I've been surprised that we haven't been called for more under the basket.  I do think that Peters was fouled on his last 3 attempt...but what're ya going to do? I've enjoyed the netcast thus far: lots of HL discussion, cute Oscar themed segments for "best voice," "best newcomer," etc.  Hoping Tevonn and Skara are better before tourney time.

I thought Hammink was fouled on that last drive and definitely Peters was fouled on that three, but they let a ton of stuff go down low on our end. Can't really complain too much about the reffing after last night's travesty.

Hammink needs to keep driving the ball and we gotta keep knocking down open shots. Obviously defensively Valpo has to start boxing out better.

[hailcrusaders]

How many times have we turned the ball over when we try passing the ball inside?  Our TO rate must be 50% when trying to force it in low

[VULB#62]

Regardless how this turns out, I like three things about this weekend:  1) we are forced to play on the road, 2) we are playing two tough teams and 3) we are playing in two large(ish) arenas (with deep sightlines and backgrounds behind the baskets).  Great preparation for JLA and the HLT.

[a3uge]

This has to be the worst game we've played all season.

[govalpogo]

You can't not score for 6 minutes and expect to win...and are we SERIOUS with this REBOUNDING!?!?!

[crusadermoe]

We have so much talent and depth.    But the tenacity on defense and rebounding has not been there today.   Jabril in last 4 minutes.....

[a3uge]

We have so much talent and depth.    But the tenacity on defense and rebounding has not been there today.   Jabril in last 4 minutes.....

We have 0 depth with Skara and Walker out, and obviously Nickerson still hurting.