Comments on: Preseason Musings: Hazarding a Bold Prediction

By: State of the Blog Address: A-Change-is-a-Comin’ Edition | Spartans Weblog

State of the Blog Address: A-Change-is-a-Comin’ Edition | Spartans Weblog — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:05:42 +0000

[...] Prediction #2: So I must force myself to make at least one bold prediction about the upcoming season. I worry they’ll pull my sports blogger union card if I don’t. Here it is: [...]

By: The Spartans would like to thank the Academy | Spartans Weblog

The Spartans would like to thank the Academy | Spartans Weblog — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:41:10 +0000

[...] a first-team all-conference picks–by both the coaches and the media. Chalk up another rock-solid preseason prediction for the all-knowing, all-seeing Spartans Weblog. (You’ll recall that Lucas didn’t [...]

By: Spartans Weblog » What’s wrong with Kalin Lucas?

Spartans Weblog » What’s wrong with Kalin Lucas? — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:09:52 +0000

[...] shooting numbers have to improve significantly if MSU is to contend for the Big Ten title (and if a certain blogger’s single preseason prediction is to pan out). Raymar Morgan gets most of the attention from the national media as MSU’s [...]

By: North Carolina Game Recap (12/3/08) | Big 10 Insider - Big Ten Sports Team News, Schedules, Scores & More!

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:00:47 +0000

[...] the guy I pegged as the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year struggled mightily. Kalin Lucas finished the night with just 6 points on 2-10 FG shooting [...]

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Spartans Weblog » North Carolina Game Recap (12/3/08) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:30:59 +0000

[...] the guy I pegged as the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year struggled mightily. Kalin Lucas finished the night with just 6 points on 2-10 FG shooting [...]

By: gb gibbers

gb gibbers — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:51:25 +0000

hey man, I’ve checked out your blog a few times now and you’re doing a great job, I enjoy it – keep on keeping on…I look forward to Lucas showing the nation how good he is, it seems like he’s a little under the radar nationally…I haven’t seen much of Roe but even if he still needs another year to regain his explosiveness, it sounds like he has a well rounded game with a high basketball IQ so he could still be a solid player, to play with a bunch of other pretty good players…Bring on the Vandals!!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:44:42 +0000

KJ, it seems like an odd enough bet that I’m sure some sites have it differently. USA Today (I’m assuming they were Saigrin’s odds) and sportsinteraction.com have similar lines, both with OSU around 18:1, followed by Purdue and Michigan State.

The fact that tradesports has MSU with the lowest odds does restore some of my faith in the gambling world!

By: kj

kj — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:32:43 +0000

I’m not sure about that one, Andrew. The early trading on Tradesports.com gives MSU the best odds of winning the NC out of the Big Ten.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:32:59 +0000

Any thoughts on Vegas having Ohio State at lower odds than Michigan State and Purdue for the National Championship? Everything I’ve seen has MSU/Purdue as 1 and 2 in the conference, so it seems unusual that OSU is more of a favorite to win it all. Do you think this is based on reality or it is it a combination of the hype surrounding their last few recruiting classes and the money pushing the odds in that direction?