seattlecowboy
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It's game day and today's game will tell us a lot more about this Wyoming team then the Colorado game or any other game has so far this season.
Colorado hasn't really played anyone else worth noting yet besides us that would give us a good gauge as to just how good they are. New Mexico St. on the other hand has. Other than playing some of the same teams Wyoming has and beating them just as bad as Wyoming did if not by more (N. Colorado, FAMU and Stetson) mainly because they play an up tempo style of basketball they have played some major competition in their losses.
They opened up the season with a loss at #9 ranked Wichita St. who jumped out to a 17 point lead at halftime and stayed ahead by 17-21 points most of the 2nd half and finished the game with a 71-54 win over NMSU. Wichita St. opened as a -12 point favorite to give an idea what Vegas was thinking at the time.
The Aggies 2nd loss was on the road at the St. Mary's Gaels from the WCC who seems to always be one of the top 3 teams along with Gonzaga and BYU in that conference and makes the NCAA tournament often. St. Mary's got out to a 14 point lead at halftime and then grew the lead to 21 points in the 2nd half before NMSU cut it back down to 8 before St. Mary's finished them off for a 12 point win 83-71. St. Mary's opened as a -
7 point favorite in this game.
Their 3rd loss was on the road last Saturday at UTEP which is a tough place to play as some of us older Wyoming fans remember. New Mexico State got out to a 12 point halftime lead and was up by 13 at one point but UTEP battled back and won the game by 1 point 77-76. UTEP is undefeated and just beat another undefeated team in Xavier yesterday at a tournament. Big win for UTEP. UTEP was a -7 point favorite.
So today's game to me will give us a better gauge as to what kind of team we have and where we are at during this point in the season. Can Wyoming win this game by double digits at home like a top ten team in Wichita St. did or another team like St. Mary's who looks to be a legit top 25 team? Wyoming is a -6.5 point favorite.
I am just hoping we escape with a win like Utep did but hoping we win more comfortably. If we win by double digits and keep a decent lead most of the game then I think we are a legit top 25 team most likely. Hope the fans come out and fill the Dome of Doom up. This should be a good game.
I think the advantage that Wyoming does have in this game is that NMSU likes to push the tempo more and Wyoming will be able to control the tempo so that will hopefully frustrate them. Let's get a big win today!
Go Pokes!
Colorado hasn't really played anyone else worth noting yet besides us that would give us a good gauge as to just how good they are. New Mexico St. on the other hand has. Other than playing some of the same teams Wyoming has and beating them just as bad as Wyoming did if not by more (N. Colorado, FAMU and Stetson) mainly because they play an up tempo style of basketball they have played some major competition in their losses.
They opened up the season with a loss at #9 ranked Wichita St. who jumped out to a 17 point lead at halftime and stayed ahead by 17-21 points most of the 2nd half and finished the game with a 71-54 win over NMSU. Wichita St. opened as a -12 point favorite to give an idea what Vegas was thinking at the time.
The Aggies 2nd loss was on the road at the St. Mary's Gaels from the WCC who seems to always be one of the top 3 teams along with Gonzaga and BYU in that conference and makes the NCAA tournament often. St. Mary's got out to a 14 point lead at halftime and then grew the lead to 21 points in the 2nd half before NMSU cut it back down to 8 before St. Mary's finished them off for a 12 point win 83-71. St. Mary's opened as a -
7 point favorite in this game.
Their 3rd loss was on the road last Saturday at UTEP which is a tough place to play as some of us older Wyoming fans remember. New Mexico State got out to a 12 point halftime lead and was up by 13 at one point but UTEP battled back and won the game by 1 point 77-76. UTEP is undefeated and just beat another undefeated team in Xavier yesterday at a tournament. Big win for UTEP. UTEP was a -7 point favorite.
So today's game to me will give us a better gauge as to what kind of team we have and where we are at during this point in the season. Can Wyoming win this game by double digits at home like a top ten team in Wichita St. did or another team like St. Mary's who looks to be a legit top 25 team? Wyoming is a -6.5 point favorite.
I am just hoping we escape with a win like Utep did but hoping we win more comfortably. If we win by double digits and keep a decent lead most of the game then I think we are a legit top 25 team most likely. Hope the fans come out and fill the Dome of Doom up. This should be a good game.
I think the advantage that Wyoming does have in this game is that NMSU likes to push the tempo more and Wyoming will be able to control the tempo so that will hopefully frustrate them. Let's get a big win today!
Go Pokes!
