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Post by FLCATAMOUNT on Jan 14, 2024 14:09:28 GMT -5
It should be an interesting night. I’m a little perplexed how they’re ranked 25 spots higher than us on Kenpom. They scored 134 last night, but 89 fewer than that at Purdue, and their schedule hasn’t exactly been a murderer’s row after their first two money games. Ours hasn’t either, but we won our money games and beat McNeese, which is 14-2 and won at Michigan. I guess our no-show at High Point counts for a lot. My thoughts exactly about their record and who they have played. If we had played GW or HP at home, we would have beaten them by double digits. We had 2 bad nights where things did not go our way. We should not have lost those games. I think we will lose some conference games on the road, but probably not at home.
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Post by The Cats on Jan 14, 2024 14:27:59 GMT -5
It should be an interesting night. I’m a little perplexed how they’re ranked 25 spots higher than us on Kenpom. They scored 134 last night, but 89 fewer than that at Purdue, and their schedule hasn’t exactly been a murderer’s row after their first two money games. Ours hasn’t either, but we won our money games and beat McNeese, which is 14-2 and won at Michigan. I guess our no-show at High Point counts for a lot. Kenpom 87 Samford 112 Western Massey (SoCon ranked #16) 92 Samford 102 WCU NCAA NET
81 Samford 86 WCU
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Post by Speedwell Cat on Jan 14, 2024 16:00:03 GMT -5
Won't be 25 spots higher if we beat them! Look, it's WCU - we always need to prove ourselves in most any Sports situation. I won’t argue with your “prove ourselves” premise, that’s true enough. But Kenpom and others like it are just math formulas, they shouldn’t be subjective in any way
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Post by catamountfanatic07 on Jan 14, 2024 17:09:57 GMT -5
I would love to be there, and I hate that this game is on Tuesday as like many, i cannot come up that afternoon and then drive three hours back home that evening
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Post by The Cats on Jan 15, 2024 22:08:56 GMT -5
Line: WCU -1.5 Over/Under: 157.5
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Post by Admin on Jan 16, 2024 14:27:07 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Jan 16, 2024 14:32:29 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Jan 16, 2024 14:33:46 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Jan 16, 2024 14:58:37 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Jan 16, 2024 15:20:00 GMT -5
"Prediction: Both of these teams play well at home, and Western Carolina comes in with a 10-game winning streak of its own. With that said, I wonder how this one dynamic will play out tonight...Will Samford be able to afford to press Western Carolina’s experienced backcourt like they normally would other opponents? I am not sure that will be possible with one of the best downhill guards in mid-major hoops in Vonterius Woolbright. That’s why I am picking the Catamounts in this one.
Western Carolina 79, Samford 74"
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