American at Penn State

[fishbane]

This looks like it could be the most lopsided D1 dual of the year.  The largest margin of victory between two D1 teams this season was Penn State-Michigan State which ended 55-0 in PSU's favor.  Wrestlestat has MSU ranked 55 in their dual rankings and American is 4 spots lower at 59.  MSU defeated AU earlier this season 20-12.

AU and PSU have three common opponents this season; Lehigh, Maryland, and Michigan State.

PSU defeated Lehigh 36-3, Lehigh defeated AU 36-6

PSU defeated UMD 35-10, UMD defeated AU 37-(-1)

PSU defeated MSU 55-0, MSU defeated AU 20-12

So PSU was 33 points better than Lehigh who were 30 points better than AU implying a difference of 63 points between PSU and AU.  PSU was 25 points better than Maryland who were 38 points better than AU also implying a difference of 63.  Finally PSU was 55 points better than MSU who were 8 points better than the AU implying a difference of 63 points between the Nittany Lions and the Eagles.  Can they keep it under 60?

[PNWfan]

The only variable that could keep this dual closer than something like 50-0 is if Cael tinkers with his lineup and gives matches to guys that don't typically see the lineup.

[1032004]

What’s the betting line?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Expect 3-4 Penn State starters to sit this one out (Davis, Kasak, Kerk)

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 hour ago, fishbane said:

This looks like it could be the most lopsided D1 dual of the year.  The largest margin of victory between two D1 teams this season was Penn State-Michigan State which ended 55-0 in PSU's favor.  Wrestlestat has MSU ranked 55 in their dual rankings and American is 4 spots lower at 59.  MSU defeated AU earlier this season 20-12.

AU and PSU have three common opponents this season; Lehigh, Maryland, and Michigan State.

PSU defeated Lehigh 36-3, Lehigh defeated AU 36-6

PSU defeated UMD 35-10, UMD defeated AU 37-(-1)

PSU defeated MSU 55-0, MSU defeated AU 20-12

So PSU was 33 points better than Lehigh who were 30 points better than AU implying a difference of 63 points between PSU and AU.  PSU was 25 points better than Maryland who were 38 points better than AU also implying a difference of 63.  Finally PSU was 55 points better than MSU who were 8 points better than the AU implying a difference of 63 points between the Nittany Lions and the Eagles.  Can they keep it under 60?

I will ALWAYS take the under on 60.

[Gene Mills Fan]

Shouldn't the whole country get a week to practice wrestle a cup cake and get another week to rest before the two most important tourneys? Maybe all D1 teams should follow this winning strategy.

[fishbane]

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

What’s the betting line?

Draft Kings does't have a line for this dual.  The only one I see this week is OSU-Iowa.  

[PNWfan]

14 minutes ago, fishbane said:

Draft Kings does't have a line for this dual.  The only one I see this week is OSU-Iowa.  

I would love expect to see something later today or early tomorrow. They only released odds for OSU-Iowa early because of the magnitude of the dual. 

[fishbane]

2 minutes ago, PNWfan said:

I would love expect to see something later today or early tomorrow. They only released odds for OSU-Iowa early because of the magnitude of the dual. 

Early?  The PSU-AU dual is tomorrow.  Do they normally wait until the day of the dual to release odds and start taking bets?  I've never placed a wager with a sports book, but it would have guessed they get released more than 24hrs before the event.

[manatree]

1 hour ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

Shouldn't the whole country get a week to practice wrestle a cup cake and get another week to rest before the two most important tourneys? Maybe all D1 teams should follow this winning strategy.

Ohio State's final dual this year was Feb 14th. Either way, it doesn't bother me. Different coaches have different strategies.

[Mr. PeanutButter]

Wish pins were worth 7 team points so that I could predict 69-0

[JimmyCinnabon]

1 hour ago, Gene Mills Fan said:

Shouldn't the whole country get a week to practice wrestle a cup cake and get another week to rest before the two most important tourneys? Maybe all D1 teams should follow this winning strategy.

I mean, there is nothing stopping them.

[Gene Mills Fan]

1 hour ago, JimmyCinnabon said:

I mean, there is nothing stopping them.

Sure would suck for the fans if it becomes status quo 

[BAC]

Can you imagine the atmosphere on the American bus ride as these guys head up to State College?

The Bataan Death March on wheels.

[Wrestleknownothing]

30 minutes ago, BAC said:

Can you imagine the atmosphere on the American bus ride as these guys head up to State College?

The Bataan Death March on wheels.

I think it is a safe bet we do not see all 10 PSU starters for this one.

[ionel]

12 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

I think it is a safe bet we do not see all 10 PSU starters for this one.

Can I get odds on that in Vegas or am I gonna have to go to The Jimmy to get some action? 

[okokzach]

Is American getting a big check for this? In football when good teams want to schedule cupcakes, they have to pay them hundreds of thousands of dollars 

[JimmyCinnabon]

10 minutes ago, okokzach said:

Is American getting a big check for this? In football when good teams want to schedule cupcakes, they have to pay them hundreds of thousands of dollars 

 

I doubt it. Cael convinced them to come wrestle to have fun.

[CHROMEBIRD]

25 minutes ago, okokzach said:

Is American getting a big check for this? In football when good teams want to schedule cupcakes, they have to pay them hundreds of thousands of dollars 

It's not like football. But tbf it probably fills seats when PSU comes to town no matter how cupcakey the home team is.

[ionel]

When the schedule says "American at Penn State" it shirely means the best of every one in America vs Penn St. lineup correct ... else why would we watch?  

[Pa in Taiwan]

35 minutes ago, ionel said:

When the schedule says "American at Penn State" it shirely means the best of every one in America vs Penn St. lineup correct ... else why would we watch?  

Actually, it means that there is actually an American wrestler at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. The flood of Japanese taking over has finally abated, and the NLWC is accepting American applicants once again! MNLWCGA!

[fishbane]

PSU lost at 133lbs.