MIT Simulator - NCAAB Friday Stanford vs Northeastern Winner
MIT Simulator Score - Cardinal 72.72, Huskies 71.54 - Projected Margin of Victory: 1.18 - Current Line: +8.5 - Variance to Line: 7.32 - MIT Simulator shows Edge Factor of 7.32 points. Value is in excess of a half dozen points! Key factors noted: Stanford, of course, has the name recognition and the home court edge here. Northeastern plays in the lesser-known Colonial Athletic Conference and most will be looking at backing the bigger school here. The fact is that the Huskies are very talented and are a strong shooting team (they proved that last season). Also, the Cardinal have won 15 games or less each of the last two seasons. Northeastern is highly motivated for this game against Stanford and a chance at a big upset victory! This type of early-season game means much more to a team like the Huskies than it does to the Cardinal. Stanford is off of a loss to Eastern Washington but that doesn't necessarily mean they will bounce back with a win and cover here. The fact is that the Cardinal have big match-ups on deck with North Carolina and Florida and that means Stanford could get caught under-estimating these Huskies. Northeastern has played a weak opening schedule but the back to back wins have allowed for a boost in confidence to jump-start their season. The Cardinal are dealing with injury concerns with Pickens, Pugh, and Sheffield all listed as questionable for this game. Though they may all end up being available, none of them are 100% and Pickens is one of Stanford's top scorers (#2 last season and #3 this season). Net edge factors for Cardinal equating to a victory by only 1.18 points per MIT Simulator. Play: NORTHEASTERN