Sunday, November 27, 2011

Butler v Indiana -13


















The previous takes on Indiana and Butler was due to a preview of their matchup tonight at Assembly Hall.

D$ and I are going to take Indiana -13 based on the following match-ups:

1. The Cody Zeller factor for the Hoosiers in the blocks over Butler's Andrew Smith. Smith is all the Butler has in the paint vs. Zeller and the depth at forward with Christian Watford and Will "Don't call me Purdue" Sheehy. Although, the depth of Indiana's forwards should trump Butler's, Indiana should pound the ball to Zeller anyways.

2. The Ronald Nored point guard factor for Butler should be negated by Indiana's depth at point with Jordan Hullis and Verdell Jonee III. Hullis pushes the ball up more agressively than Nored. Plus Hullis and Jones average a combined 6 assists per game. The x-faxtor for the Butler is Senior that has Madness experience, but he is so non-aggressive this year, that if he does decide to get out of his shell, it should be negated by Indiana's depth at guard.

3. Indiana's new aggression on transition gives them an advantage of up to 7 more trips to the charity stripe than their opponent. Butler could try to slow the game down by limiting Indiana's transition game, but the Hoosier defensive pressure in the half-court set and quick outlets should get some easy transition hoops.

The easy hoop factor from the Hoosier transition game and pounding the ball into Zeller should give the Hoosiers a 15-20 point win. there is the Assembly Hall factor, the honeymoon of Indiana's resurgence factor and the Butler's development factor.

The Insanity Report like the Hoosiers -13.

Book it!

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