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Closest to the Pin Round 5: Providence

Everyone felt good about this one, but BosshogHazzard was the sole resident of the Exuberance Zone. Only my future son-in-law, a Friar Fanatic, predicted a Providence victory by the narrowest of margins. Lots of contestants found this green, and six earned points. We raised $360 in this round for Villanova Men’s basketball and $1,760 over the first five rounds.

By Ed Donohue

RESULTS: With the Cats doing enough on a so-so day to defeat Providence, 78 - 68, we congratulate 6 contestants who earned points in this round, as recapped in the scatter plot and table below. If you did not score points in this round, but want to know how close you came, click HERE.

PLAYERS EARNING POINTS THIS ROUND

Player

Nova

Providence

PTS

Stevie V

77

67

3

notdeep92

82

68

2

nynovascott

77

65

2

Larry1965

82

69

1

PokerChris

74

67

1

Ramon Usategui

80

65

1

LEADER BOARD (After 5 Rounds)

Player

Total

A35Blaze

3

johnpaul99

3

NovaFlyer

3

pacADAM

3

PokerChris

3

Steve92

3

Stevie V

3

Will Schreefer

3

jkolod01

2

MJPerron

2

notdeep92

2

NovaDave

2

nynovascott

2

Wildcat19

2

Larry1965

1

Ramon Usategui

1

RJG09

1

RJZ8

1

son of 61 alum

1

VUHOOPS vs. VEGAS: A theoretical gambler making two wagers (i.e., betting the spread and total score) based on the insights of the VUHoops Crowd as expressed in the median predicted scores vs. the posted Vegas line on the game, would have had a PUSH by taking Nova giving 15 points ($100 LOSS) the OVER on total points ($100 WIN).  The details are shown below. For the contest through this game, the theoretical gambler would remain down $500.

Spread

Total Points

VUHoops

-19.5

143.0

Vegas

-15.0

130.0

Bet

Villanova -15.0

OVER

Actual

Nova by 10

146

Outcome

LOSS

WIN

Payoff

-$100

+$100

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UPDATE (January 21, 10:30AM) ... Recapped below is the way the VUHoops Crowd see this one:

Wisdom of VUHoops Crowd:

  • % Picking Cats to Win: 99%
  • Spread: Villanova -19.5
  • Total Points: 143.0
  • Final Score: Nova 81 - Providence 62

Vegas Odds Makers:

  • Spread: Villanova -15.0
  • Total Points: 130.0
  • Final Score: Nova 73 - Providence 58

Cash Raised for Villanova Basketball:

  • # Predictions: 72
  • $ Raised for Nova Men's Basketball (this game): $360
  • $ Raised for Nova Men's Basketball (cumulative): $1,760

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Window Opening (January 20, 10:00AM): The window is now open for our readers to post their predicted final scores for Villanova's game vs. Providence on Saturday. The official contest rules are posted HERE.

After four rounds, we have six contestants tied for first place with three points each:  A35Blaze, johnpaul99, NovaFlyer, pacADAM, Steve 92 and Will Schreefer. The full Leader Board is posted HERE.

If you did not earn points in the fourth round but want to see how close you came, click HERE to see the results for all contestants who participated in that round.

The table below provides a head-to-head comparison of the two teams.

'Nova

Providence

Record

18-1 (6-1)

13-7 (3-4)

AP Ranking

#1

NR

RPI

#1

#54

SOS

#14

#48

Avg. Pts. Scored

78.6

69.2

Avg. Pts. Allowed

61.7

63.8

Enter your predicted final score in the comments section in the format: NOVA xx, Providence yy.

No scores will be accepted after the game starts.  Good luck!

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