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RESULTS: With the Cats impressive win over Georgetown, 84 - 71, we congratulate 9 VUHoops readers who scored in this round, as recapped below.
|
Player |
Nova |
Georgetown |
PTS |
|
Bill ‘62 |
83 |
71 |
3 |
|
Vuwildcat07 |
84 |
70 |
3 |
|
Mike-vu91 |
83 |
72 |
2 |
|
NovaFlyer |
84 |
69 |
2 |
|
Ctcherry |
84 |
68 |
1 |
|
Ryandunphy1614 |
82 |
70 |
1 |
|
Two in the Pinkston |
86 |
70 |
1 |
|
Wps03 |
84 |
68 |
1 |
|
Xyznova |
84 |
68 |
1 |
LEADER BOARD (FINAL)
| PLAYER | PTS |
| The Arch | 6 |
| NovaFlyer | 5 |
| patqueenan | 4 |
| tpstone | 4 |
| Xyznova | 4 |
| Zxcvbnmmnbvcxz | 4 |
| Bill '62 | 3 |
| Chris Lane | 3 |
| drewnardone | 3 |
| drpainosaurus | 3 |
| JK13 | 3 |
| jnmurf16 | 3 |
| Johnny Burke | 3 |
| johnpaul99 | 3 |
| LindyRuff | 3 |
| novAbrasion | 3 |
| NovaKG | 3 |
| nynovascott | 3 |
| RJG09 | 3 |
| Terchmil | 3 |
| vuwildcat07 | 3 |
| A35Blaze | 2 |
| Billy Vinci | 2 |
| Bugus_Smalls | 2 |
| Eberz for 3! | 2 |
| jackieboy_98 | 2 |
| Kantcant | 2 |
| mike-vu91 | 2 |
| Novabrasion2 | 2 |
| pink lady | 2 |
| Two in the Pinkston | 2 |
| willyannan | 2 |
| BosshoggHazzard | 1 |
| CatsPatsSox | 1 |
| champs'02 | 1 |
| ctcherry | 1 |
| Gary Massey Throw-Down | 1 |
| jwscones | 1 |
| KellysPop | 1 |
| Ryan Bogg | 1 |
| ryandunphy1614 | 1 |
| ryanshock24 | 1 |
| son of 61 alum | 1 |
| Steve92 | 1 |
| Sweetness and Light | 1 |
| Wildecat15 | 1 |
| wps03 | 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 DOUBLE-WIN by taking Georgetown getting 14 points ($100 WIN) and taking the OVER on total points ($100 WIN). The details are shown below. For the contest through this game, we would have ended UP $500.
|
Spread |
Over / Under |
|
|
VUHoops |
-12.0 |
146.0 |
|
Vegas |
-14.0 |
142.5 |
|
Bet |
G-town +14 |
OVER |
|
Actual |
Nova by 13 |
155.0 |
|
Outcome |
WIN |
WIN |
|
Payoff |
+$100 |
+$100 |
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UPDATE (March 5, 12:00 Noon) ... Recapped below is the way the VUHoops Crowd sees this one:
- # Reader Predictions: 77
- % Picking Cats to Win: 100%
- $ Raised for Nova Men's Basketball (this game): $385
- $ Raised for Nova Men's Basketball (cumulative): $2,985
Wisdom of VUHoops Crowd:
- Spread: Villanova -12.0
- Total Points: 146.0
- Final Score: Nova 79 - Georgetown 67
Vegas Odds Makers:
- Spread: Villanova -14.0
- Total Points: 142.5
- Final Score: Nova 78 - Georgetown 64
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Window Opening (March 4, 7:00AM): The window is now open for our readers to post their predicted final scores for Villanova's game vs. Georgetown on Saturday. The official contest rules are posted HERE.
After 8 rounds, The Arch is in the lead with 6 points after his hole-in-one in the DePaul game. The full Leader Board is posted HERE.
The table below provides a head-to-head comparison of the two teams.
|
'Nova |
Georgetown |
|
|
Record |
26-4 (15-2) |
14-16 (7-10) |
|
AP Ranking |
#3 |
NR |
|
RPI |
#2 |
#107 |
|
SOS |
#14 |
#38 |
|
Avg. Pts. Scored |
77.0 |
74.1 |
|
Avg. Pts. Allowed |
63.0 |
71.7 |
Enter your predicted final score in the comments section in the format: NOVA xx, Georgetown yy.
The comments will close when the game tips off. Good luck!