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Let the games begin
Postseason play begins tonight.
That means many things to many people and, I suspect, nothing to some people, since the NCAA Round of 64 is still two days away.
In the MAAC, though, two of the league's three postseason teams play tonight, with Niagara hosting URI in the NIT and Rider playing at Liberty in the CIT.
The Purple Eagles are 4 1/2-points favorites, the Broncs 4-point underdogs.
If you're dying for NCAA tournament hoops, Moorehead State and Alabama State tip off at 7 p.m. in the "opening round" game in Dayton. Morehead State is a 3 1/2-point favorite to advance to a first-round date with Louisville and of course, a second-round clash with Siena. (OK, so that isn't likely to happen, but technically, it's not IMPOSSIBLE).
Here in Jersey, the buzz is about unbeaten UConn heading to the Trenton regional in the NCAA women's tournament.
And we've got college hockey, with Princeton soon heading to the Times Union Center for the ECAC semifinals.
I'm playing sports editor for the week and will not be in Lynchburg tonight. Apologies to Rider fans for not being able to make the trip. If the Broncs win, they'll play in the quarterfinals next Monday, and I'll do my best to get there.
One last betting note: Siena is a 500-to-1 longshot to win the national championship. If you think those odds are long, they're nothing compared to the 9999-to-1 odds for Alabama State, Binghamton, Chattanooga, Cal State Northridge, ETSU, Morehaed State, Morgan State, Radford and Robert Morris.
That means many things to many people and, I suspect, nothing to some people, since the NCAA Round of 64 is still two days away.
In the MAAC, though, two of the league's three postseason teams play tonight, with Niagara hosting URI in the NIT and Rider playing at Liberty in the CIT.
The Purple Eagles are 4 1/2-points favorites, the Broncs 4-point underdogs.
If you're dying for NCAA tournament hoops, Moorehead State and Alabama State tip off at 7 p.m. in the "opening round" game in Dayton. Morehead State is a 3 1/2-point favorite to advance to a first-round date with Louisville and of course, a second-round clash with Siena. (OK, so that isn't likely to happen, but technically, it's not IMPOSSIBLE).
Here in Jersey, the buzz is about unbeaten UConn heading to the Trenton regional in the NCAA women's tournament.
And we've got college hockey, with Princeton soon heading to the Times Union Center for the ECAC semifinals.
I'm playing sports editor for the week and will not be in Lynchburg tonight. Apologies to Rider fans for not being able to make the trip. If the Broncs win, they'll play in the quarterfinals next Monday, and I'll do my best to get there.
One last betting note: Siena is a 500-to-1 longshot to win the national championship. If you think those odds are long, they're nothing compared to the 9999-to-1 odds for Alabama State, Binghamton, Chattanooga, Cal State Northridge, ETSU, Morehaed State, Morgan State, Radford and Robert Morris.
posted by Ben Doody at
3:07 PM
2 Comments:
That was quick. Rider mails it in at Liberty and gets bombed. Way to step it up against a 150 RPI team on the road. That's a heck of a job. This is why no one in the MAAC online community takes Rider seriously.
Looks like the MAAC may go 0-3 in post season
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