to look the part of at least a decent team. The size is definitely there in the front court with some skill to match it, experience in the back court with a very solid point guard. Then complimentary players who have some length and quickness.
Still can’t really tell a lot other than they at least appear to look the part. Until we face more adept teams that can present some sort of problem in some phase of the game (size, quickness, shooting, etc), we won’t be able to tell too much. Last year’s team that struggled mightily was still able to 20 spot these sort of teams. So this early in the season against this type of competition, it’s awfully hard to read what type of potential they have. It’s better than struggling against these types of teams though as some across the country have been.
From a betting standpoint - One thing that you’ve been able to capitalize on. The Rebels have covered both games with severe ease. UNLV is relatively deep without a ton of drop off and they aren’t slowing things/removing many players with 8 or so minutes to go with a large lead. If this is the philosophy, laying a big number is easier to stomach. A lot of teams insert scrubs and the game gets sloppy (got sloppy yesterday anyway) and you end up getting backdoored on plays. I expect the Rebels to be a similar favorite tomorrow night, probably around 17 or 18... unless early season jelly legs come into play, I think the Rebels will do more of the same.
Still can’t really tell a lot other than they at least appear to look the part. Until we face more adept teams that can present some sort of problem in some phase of the game (size, quickness, shooting, etc), we won’t be able to tell too much. Last year’s team that struggled mightily was still able to 20 spot these sort of teams. So this early in the season against this type of competition, it’s awfully hard to read what type of potential they have. It’s better than struggling against these types of teams though as some across the country have been.
From a betting standpoint - One thing that you’ve been able to capitalize on. The Rebels have covered both games with severe ease. UNLV is relatively deep without a ton of drop off and they aren’t slowing things/removing many players with 8 or so minutes to go with a large lead. If this is the philosophy, laying a big number is easier to stomach. A lot of teams insert scrubs and the game gets sloppy (got sloppy yesterday anyway) and you end up getting backdoored on plays. I expect the Rebels to be a similar favorite tomorrow night, probably around 17 or 18... unless early season jelly legs come into play, I think the Rebels will do more of the same.
