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RESULTS: With the Cats impressive win over Georgetown, 69 - 53, we congratulate seven VUHoops readers who earned points in this round.
- drpainosaurus (Nova 67, Georgetown 56) awarded 3 points
- MoSuttonMoProblems (Nova 68, Georgetown 57) awarded 3 points
- Corollary (Nova 66, Georgetown 58) awarded 2 points
- Mike J. (Nova 71, Georgetown 59) awarded 2 points
- NovaKG (Nova 70, Georgetown 60) awarded 2 points
- ole man giant (Nova 65, Georgetown 49) awarded 2 points
- Sweetness and Light (Nova 71, Georgetown 60) awarded 1 points
The updated leader board is provided below.
| Player | Points |
| drpainosaurus | 11 |
| NovaDave | 7 |
| NovaKG | 6 |
| MoSuttonMoProblems | 5 |
| Noah Thacker | 5 |
| youngBUCK | 4 |
| John-Knee V | 3 |
| SMOKIN JAY WRIGHT | 3 |
| Sweetness and Light | 3 |
| Terchmil | 3 |
| Corollary | 2 |
| Johnny Burke | 2 |
| jpbfrog | 2 |
| Kantcant | 2 |
| kevin.pulsifer | 2 |
| Mike J. | 2 |
| nationer15 | 2 |
| nova09nyc | 2 |
| NovaEngineer | 2 |
| ole man giant | 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 |
| ryanschock24 | 1 |
| StephDon | 1 |
| Steve92 | 1 |
| villanovakevin14 | 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 GEORGETOWN getting 9.0 points (LOSS) and betting the OVER (LOSS). After nine rounds, we would be -$200.
UPDATE (February 7, Tip-Off) ... Recapped below is the way the VUHoops Crowd sees this one:
# Reader Predictions: 45
% Picking Cats to Win: 93% (first time ≠ 100% this season)
$ Raised for Nova Men's Basketball (this game): $112.50
$ Raised for Nova Men's Basketball (cumulative): $812.50
Wisdom of VUHoops' Crowd Prediction:
o Spread: Villanova -7.0
o Over/Under: 137.0
o Final Score: Nova 72 - Georgetown 65
Vegas Odds Makers' Prediction:
o Spread: Villanova: -9.0
o Over/Under: 131.5
o Final Score: Nova 70- Georgetown 61
SCATTER PLOT OF PREDICTED SCORES
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Window Opening (February 6, 8:00 AM): The window is now open for you to post your predicted final score for Saturday's game vs. Georgetown. The official contest rules are posted HERE.
Going into this round, drpainosaurus is in the lead with 8 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 $700 so far.
The table below provides a head-to-head comparison of the two teams.
|
'Nova |
Georgetown |
|
|
Record |
20-2 (7-2) |
15-7 (7-5) |
|
AP Ranking |
#7 |
#24 |
|
RPI |
#7 |
#24 |
|
SOS |
#42 |
#5 |
|
Avg. Pts. Scored |
75.0 |
71.8 |
|
Avg. Pts. Allowed |
60.2 |
64.8 |
Villanova's best win this season was over VCU (AP #15; RPI #9), while the Cat's worst loss was at Seton Hall (AP NR; RPI #45). Georgetown's best win was vs. Villanova (AP #7, RPI #7), while their worst loss came vs. Xavier (RPI #37).
Enter your predicted final score in the comments section in the format: NOVA xx, Georgetown yy. Good luck!