Before the line came out on this game I called A-1 and ask him what he thought the line would be. He told me Samford -10. I told him I thought it would be Samford -8. The line is now at Samford -9. Vegas has finally put out a decent line on a SEMO game.
With a win here Samford can lock up the second seed in the OVC tournament. Samford beat SEMO earlyer this year by 15 as a 10 point favorite. SEMO had that line covered pretty well until the last 2 1/2 min. That game was played when SEMO still had their full team available. Since Andrais Thornton was suspended SEMO has lost 2 home games to Tenn-Martin and E. Illinois both by 11 points.
I do like Samford to cover this number. The only worry I have is a possible back door cover by SEMO. These last several games they have gotten down big in the second half and almost always make a big run at the end. This will only be a regular play for me and not a double.
SAMFORD -9
