Looking Ahead- Road Warriors

[marqfan22]

MU is currently -1.5

[Shooter McGavin]

Pick to Click today: Ben "Ponce" Gold.

I like it Dr B!  Would be nice to see a few threes go through the hoop.

[MuggsyB]

Why? What happens if we don't win this game?

It's vital.  We're talking about the difference between a top 4 NCAA seed to being 7-10 imo. 

[GoldenEagles03]

We have a chance to pick up 2 Q1 Wins today if we can take care of business and Nova beats UConn.

[4everwarriors]

SJ is going to be a battle in NYC. If they pull it out, it is a big check on the positive side of things. Very much looking forward to great sports day on Saturday. While I want the Pack to pull it out, I want an MU win even more.

Eye've always taught pullin' out, road orr home, wuz just a tuff thin' ta due, hey?

[wisblue]

It's vital.  We're talking about the difference between a top 4 NCAA seed to being 7-10 imo.

Not just on this game.

There are several more opportunities for good wins and bad losses to come, but falling way behind while losing road games has been the pattern that needs to be broken.

[MU82]

If MU is in fact something other than a middle of the pack team in the Big East it has to start to prove it by winning some conference road games.

The home loss to Butler has already put them below the low bar of "hold serve at home and steal a few on the road".

They're going to have to win games like this to avoid having to play on the first day of the BET and to earn a seed higher than 7 in the NCAA tournament.

Well, I get why we want Marquette to win today. Aside from the players and coaches, nobody wants a win today more than I do. (I'll allow that most Scoopers and other big MU fans equally want the win.)

But it's not a "must-win" any more than the Nova game was or the next game will be. Heck, given how bad DePaul is, wouldn't our game Wednesday be even more of a must?

I'm not trying to be difficult here, but when you play 31 games, they're all important. And as the season goes along, with its ups and downs, each game becomes more important.

The fact is, however, that, assuming we make the NCAAT (and we will), the only truly must-win game will be the first one of the tourney. And then, after we win that, the next NCAAT game will be must-win. And so on.

I really, really, really want to win today. And I expect us to win today. But if we don't, the season is far from over. We'll still have a lot of big games, and a lot of opportunity to have a great season.

OK ... tip-off is coming up. Let's go!

We Are Marquette!

[wisblue]

Well, I get why we want Marquette to win today. Aside from the players and coaches, nobody wants a win today more than I do. (I'll allow that most Scoopers and other big MU fans equally want the win.)

But it's not a "must-win" any more than the Nova game was or the next game will be. Heck, given how bad DePaul is, wouldn't our game Wednesday be even more of a must?

I'm not trying to be difficult here, but when you play 31 games, they're all important. And as the season goes along, with its ups and downs, each game becomes more important.

The fact is, however, that, assuming we make the NCAAT (and we will), the only truly must-win game will be the first one of the tourney. And then, after we win that, the next NCAAT game will be must-win. And so on.

I really, really, really want to win today. And I expect us to win today. But if we don't, the season is far from over. We'll still have a lot of big games, and a lot of opportunity to have a great season.

OK ... tip-off is coming up. Let's go!

We Are Marquette!

That's a lot of words refuting something I didn't say.

It was Muggsy who said it was must win.

I was just pointing out that MU had to start winning some of these road games.

[Newsdreams]

MU is currently -1.5

That was a wild swing it was MU +1.5 when I looked

[brewcity77]

That was a wild swing it was MU +1.5 when I looked

FWIW it depended on what book you looked at. Checked two different sites just before the tip, one had us -1, another has us +1.5.

[Newsdreams]

FWIW it depended on what book you looked at. Checked two different sites just before the tip, one had us -1, another has us +1.5.

Was using Vegas, big swing strange

[MU82]

That's a lot of words refuting something I didn't say.

It was Muggsy who said it was must win.

I was just pointing out that MU had to start winning some of these road games.

Fair.