Update: January 18 (Game Results) With the Cat’s 84-76 win over Seton Hall, we congratulate four VUHoops readers who took medals in this round. Gold Medal: NovaCat94 (82-76), earning 5.0 points; Silver Medal: Bill '62 (84-79), earning 3.0 points; Bronze Medals: Bill'77 (79-77) and NovaFlyer (80-74), earning 1.0 point each. Our updated leader board is provided below.
VUHoops vs. Vegas: Based on the average predicted scores of the VUHoops Crowd and the posted Vegas line, we would have had a SINGLE-WIN by making no bet on the spread and betting the Over (WIN). The details follow. With the single-win, we are now -$100 for the season.
| VU Hoops | Vegas | Bet | Actual | Result | |
| Spread | ‘Nova +1 | ‘Nova +1 | No Bet | ‘Nova by 8 | - |
| Over | 145 | 138 | Over | 160 | WIN |
Leader Board
| Reader | Points |
| Clarkkell | 14.0 |
| Scott0220 | 10.0 |
| TK87 | 9.5 |
| Bill '62 | 8.0 |
| schitzengigles10 | 7.5 |
| NovaCat94 | 6.5 |
| barry class of 57 | 5.0 |
| FruitLoops | 5.0 |
| Kait'08 | 5.0 |
| BZ34 | 4.5 |
| Dom | 4.5 |
| DP5 | 4.5 |
| Loser Cruiser | 4.5 |
| Stevie V | 3.5 |
| FLM'33 | 3.0 |
| Old School | 3.0 |
| Pretty Toney | 3.0 |
| Robertrise | 3.0 |
| Southoftheborder | 3.0 |
| Beardog | 2.5 |
| Bstep011 | 2.5 |
| chuck st.petersburg | 2.5 |
| Nervous Nelly | 2.5 |
| novamsu | 2.5 |
| Steph | 2.5 |
| Jimmy | 2.0 |
| JDW71 | 1.5 |
| JMac726 | 1.5 |
| Johnnyb1 | 1.5 |
| Rick19 | 1.5 |
| stats | 1.5 |
| TimW | 1.5 |
| bhank | 1.0 |
| Bill'77 | 1.0 |
| Jim89 | 1.0 |
| NovaFlyer | 1.0 |
| StatsManOne | 1.0 |
| Top Gere | 1.0 |
| Jimdribble | 0.5 |
| jtc123 | 0.5 |
Update: January 18 (Game Time) A total of 55 VUHoops readers posted predictions, with 24 (44%) picking the Pirates to win. As a group, the readers see ‘Nova losing by a score of 72-73 (a margin of -1.0 points and implied over/under of 145.0). The Vegas odds makers pick Seton Hall to win by 1.0 and set the over/under at 138.0. points, implying a final score of 69-70.
Scatter Plot of Predicted Scores
Window Opening (Monday, January 16, 7:00 PM) The window is now open for readers to post their predicted final scores for ‘Nova’s game vs. Seton Hall on Wednesday at the Pavilion (7:00PM; ESPNU) in our Closest to the Pin Contest. Clarkkell remains in first place with 14.0 points. Click here to see our updated leader board.
Villanova (8-10, 1-5) is unranked in the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls but is ranked #78 by Kenpom.com. The Cats have a RPI of 104, a SOS of 8, and score an average of 72.7 PPG while giving up an average of 70.1 PPG.
Seton Hall (15-3, 4-2) is ranked #24 in the AP, #28 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls #33 by Kenpom.com. The Pirates have an RPI of 5, a SOS of 7, and are scoring an average of 72.2 PPG while giving up an average of 62.6 PPG. Their wins and losses break down as follows:
| Opponent | RPI | AP | H/A | SHU | OPP |
| WINS | |||||
| Saint Francis NY | 248 | - | Home | 75 | 71 |
| Virginia Commonwealth | 82 | - | Home | 69 | 54 |
| St. Joe's | 49 | - | Away | 78 | 70 |
| Yale | 108 | - | Home | 73 | 62 |
| St. Peter's | 298 | - | Home | 63 | 54 |
| Auburn | 145 | - | Home | 81 | 59 |
| New Jersey Tech | 252 | - | Home | 78 | 48 |
| Wake Forest | 100 | - | Home | 68 | 54 |
| Mercer | 121 | - | Home | 80 | 77 |
| Dayton | 27 | - | Away | 69 | 64 |
| Longwood | 307 | - | Away | 87 | 61 |
| West Virginia | 12 | - | Home | 67 | 48 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 8 | Home | 75 | 63 |
| Providence | 105 | - | Away | 66 | 57 |
| DePaul | 150 | - | Home | 94 | 73 |
| LOSSES | |||||
| Northwestern | 23 | - | Home | 73 | 80 |
| Syracuse | 1 | 1 | Away | 49 | 75 |
| South Florida | 94 | - | Away | 55 | 56 |
Be sure to check out Brian's game preview on Tuesday.
When posting predictions, please:
- Use a consistent handle / ID so that we can keep an accurate running leader board over the course of the season. Obviously, score predictions posted by anonymous readers cannot be accepted.
- List your predicted score for Villanova first, followed by the score for the opponent (e.g., Cats 100, Bearcats 75)
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