owlfan2272

Current Scores:
66-45 Pitt over Duquesne
87-55 Butler over IUPUI
67-63 Saint Louis over North Texas
73-69 Charlotte over Davidson
76-61 Temple over Villanova
81-76 Dayton over Alabama
82-57 La Salle over Penn St

Scheduled Games:
Duquesne (+15.5) plays PITTSBURGH at 7 pm ESPN3
BUTLER (-19) plays Indiana-Purdue at 7 pm
Charlotte (+9) plays DAVIDSON at 8 pm ESPN3
SAINT LOUIS (-13) plays North Texas at 8 pm
LA SALLE (-10) plays Penn St at 9 pm NBC Sports Network
Temple (-2) plays VILLANOVA at 9 pm ESPN2
Dayton (+9.5) plays ALABAMA at 9 pm ESPN3

Atlantic 10 Up to Date Standings:
Charlotte 0-0 8-0
Temple 0-0 6-0
Xavier 0-0 6-1
La Salle 0-0 5-1
Richmond 0-0 7-2
Dayton 0-0 6-2
Butler 0-0 6-2
St. Bonaventure 0-0 5-2
Saint Joseph's 0-0 5-2
Saint Louis 0-0 5-3
Virginia Commonwealth 0-0 5-3
Massachusetts 0-0 4-3
Duquesne 0-0 4-4
George Washington 0-0 4-4
Rhode Island 0-0 2-6
Fordham 0-0 1-7

Overall Non-Con Record: 79-42

*Caps denote home team

7 games for the A-10 on Wednesday and a couple of big matchups. Duquesne opens as a 15.5 point underdog as they take on Pitt in the City Game at 7 pm on ESPN3. Butler takes on IUPUI as 19 point favorites at 7. Charlotte faces it's biggest test of the season so far going on the road to face Davidson at 8 pm. Saint Louis is a 13 point favorite at home taking on North Texas at 8 pm. La Salle is a 10 point favorite at home as they face Penn St at 9 pm on NBC Sports Network. Temple is only favored by 2 as they take on Big 5 rival Villanova on ESPN2 at 9 pm. Finally Dayton is a 9.5 point underdog against Alabama who they beat handily last year in Dayton at 9 pm on ESPN3.

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bprichard

Dayton obviously needs to play much better against Alabama. I don't think a win is out of the question (although the line is certainly +9.5 for a valid reason). Tuscaloosa is not exactly the world's most hostile environment for basketball.

On the other hand, it looks like Temple is going to be my Lock of the Day pick unless there is a non-A10 with a more compelling line, which doesn't seem likely.

Ninerballin

Big test for the Niners tonight, if it was in Halton, I'd call an auto-W, but Davidson has played well against us in Belk. The crowd should be close to 50-50 though.

owlfan2272

It would be a big win for the 49ers.

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moss2k

Charlotte is 6-5 all time at Davidson, series is 27-11 all time in our favor. Would be a big win for the Niners, we'll need our guards to rebound well on their long shots to help prevent 2nd opportunities. This will be a physical game, should be a fun one to watch.

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vaNtR

First Temple game since the season opener that I'm legitimately excited about. We're going to learn a lot about our Owls against Nova.

owlfan2272

We seem to be in a early season tournament or facing a few good opponents early every season so this season has been very odd. Been hard to really get excited but the next two games are finally going to ratchet it up. It's been hard to talk about Temple because I don't think many know what exactly we have right now, I really will be interested to see how they perform this week.

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Temple Owls have won a lot.

PVP

GO OWLS

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Aldo

Worst level of early scheduling of compitition that I can remember in the Chaney/Dunphy era.

And the worst OOC home schedule since the late 70's.

rworkman09

The crowd won't be even close to 50-50. I think we might get 1000 niners in the building, but I'd be surprised if it is much more than that.

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X-man47

More BCS scalps on the line in winnable games for LaSalle, Dayton, and Temple. Let's do it!

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Xavier always goes to the NCAA tournament, and almost always makes some noise while there. Projecting anything less than that this season feels like folly.
Eamonn Brennan, ESPN (Summer Shootaround, 2012)

AdamtheFlyer

This is a nice test for Dayton. Alabama has terrific guards, but overall an undersized and young roster. I'm not sure you could pick a better place to play a road game vs a tough opponent. People may show up, but half of them will be working on the script for their next Finebaum call.

Hopefully we see a Dayton team that matches the intensity of the home team, and plays loose. If that happens, they can win.

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Schickrateez

I agree with Adam, its a good test for Dayton and a chance for a decent road win. The crowd will probably not be a factor, which should help ease some of Dayton's players into life on the road.

WH

I'll be very impressed if Dayton hangs tough, but I've had a bad feeling about this game since the first time I looked at the sked. Dilliard has to play great and Vee, too. It won't matter, though, if all the young guys get a little anxious in their first true road test.

X-man47

Alabama did give a very good Cincinnati team all it could handle here in Cincy, so I agree it will be a tough one for the Flyers to win. However I look for the Flyers to "shock the world", and beat a very inconcsistent Alabama team on their floor.

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Xavier always goes to the NCAA tournament, and almost always makes some noise while there. Projecting anything less than that this season feels like folly.
Eamonn Brennan, ESPN (Summer Shootaround, 2012)