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RESULTS: With the Cats dominating win over Seton Hall, 80 - 54, we congratulate six VUHoops readers who scored in this round.
- jnmurf16 (Nova 80, Seton Hall 56) awarded 3 points
- drpainosaurus (Nova 75, Seton Hall 54) awarded 2 points
- Corollary (Nova 74, Seton Hall 54) awarded 1 point
- ryanshock24 (Nova 81, Seton Hall 59) awarded 1 point
- schitzengigles10 (Nova 81, Seton Hall 59) awarded 1 point
- Wildcat1971 (Nova 80, Seton Hall 60) awarded 1 point
The updated leader board is provided below.
Player | Points |
drpainosaurus | 13 |
NovaDave | 7 |
NovaKG | 6 |
MoSuttonMoProblems | 5 |
Noah Thacker | 5 |
youngBUCK | 4 |
Corollary | 3 |
jnmurf16 | 3 |
John-Knee V | 3 |
SMOKIN JAY WRIGHT | 3 |
Sweetness and Light | 3 |
Terchmil | 3 |
Johnny Burke | 2 |
jpbfrog | 2 |
Kantcant | 2 |
kevin.pulsifer | 2 |
Mike J. | 2 |
nationer15 | 2 |
nova09nyc | 2 |
NovaEngineer | 2 |
ole man giant | 2 |
ryanschock24 | 2 |
speedracer33 | 2 |
villadelphiapa | 2 |
willyannan | 2 |
WreckinCrew56-55-53-58 | 2 |
Zxcvbnmmnbvcxz | 2 |
Eberz for 3! | 1 |
marty1029 | 1 |
NovaFlyer | 1 |
nynovascott | 1 |
Philanova | 1 |
Ramon Usategui | 1 |
schitzengigles10 | 1 |
StephDon | 1 |
Steve92 | 1 |
villanovakevin14 | 1 |
Wildcat1971 | 1 |
VUHOOPS vs. VEGAS: Based on the average predicted scores of the VUHoops Crowd and the posted Vegas line, we would have had a DOUBLE-LOSS by betting SETON HALL getting 16.0 points (LOSS) and betting the OVER (WIN). After ten rounds, we would be -$200.
UPDATE (February 16, Tip-Off) ... Recapped below is the way the VUHoops Crowd sees this one:
# Reader Predictions: 51
% Picking Cats to Win: 98%
$ Raised for Nova Men's Basketball (this game): $127.50
$ Raised for Nova Men's Basketball (cumulative): $940.00
Wisdom of VUHoops' Crowd Prediction:
o Spread: Villanova -14.0
o Over/Under: 139.0
o Final Score: Nova 77 - Seton Hall 63
Vegas Odds Makers' Prediction:
o Spread: Villanova: -16.0
o Over/Under: 135.5
o Final Score: Nova 76- Seton Hall 60
SCATTER PLOT OF PREDICTED SCORES
Window Opening (February 15, 10:00 AM): The window is now open for you to post your predicted final score for Monday's game vs. Seton Hall. The official contest rules are posted HERE.
Going into this round, drpainosaurus is in the lead with 11 points. The full Leader Board is posted HERE.
Don't forget that you support Villanova Men's Basketball by playing Closest to the Pin. A contribution of $2.50 will be made to Villanova Men's Basketball and Nova Dave's Wawa Arena at Villanova for each score posted over the final nine conference home games up to a maximum of $5,000. We raised $812.50 so far.
The table below provides a head-to-head comparison of the two teams.
'Nova |
Seton Hall |
|
Record |
23-2 (10-2) |
15-10 (5-8) |
AP Ranking |
#6 |
NR |
RPI |
#4 |
#69 |
SOS |
#29 |
#66 |
Avg. Pts. Scored |
74.5 |
69.5 |
Avg. Pts. Allowed |
60.4 |
65.8 |
Villanova's best win this season was over VCU (AP #15; RPI #11), while the Cat's worst loss was at Seton Hall (AP NR; RPI #69). Seton Hall's best win was vs. Villanova (AP #6, RPI #4), while their worst loss came vs. Marquette (RPI #137).
Enter your predicted final score in the comments section in the format: NOVA xx, Seton Hall yy. Good luck!