FUTURES: I see the following 5 as the top MAC teams
OHIO should run away with the east
the west is loaded with : W MICH, TOLEDO, N ILL AND E MICH in basically that order
TEAM TOTALS $100 EA All@5 dimes
BALL ST UNDER 4 +110 It is hard to see Ball St favored in more than 3 games. They also have the dubious honor of starting conference play against the top 5 times mentioned above. 3 on the road
BUFFALO UNDER 6 +115 They had a great yr last yr but they just lost so much senior experience returning 5 on offense and only 3 on defense. Hard to see them winning 7 games
EMICH UNDER 6.5 -140 They should be better this yr, but they have 7 road games and the Western Mich squad is one of the 5 home games .hard to see them winning 7
MIAMI OHIO UNDER 5.5 -125 They return only 5 offensive and 5 defensive players . in their first 7 games they play on the road at Iowa, Cincy, Ohio State, and Western Michigan.Plus they have a home game with Northern Illinois. Later they play Ohio on the road. .they should be so beat up by then that I have a hard time seeing them win more than 4 games.
OHIO OVER 7.5 -150 They miss both Eastern Mich and Toledo, and the have the other top 2 teams at home.
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNDER 7.5 +100 They may be the cream of the crop in the MAAC this yr but besides having road games at Mich St and Syracuse, they will also play the other 4 top teams all on the road. they will need to win 2 of those 4 and run the table on the other MAAC games just to win the over.Even the Ga state game is not a given.
If anyone else has any insights or comments on the MAAC, please leave them here.
Thank you