Preview: Binghamton
THE ESSENTIALS
| WHAT | Binghamton at Michigan |
|---|---|
| WHERE | Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| WHEN | 7 PM Eastern, Tuesday |
| LINE | Michigan –37 (Kenpom) |
| TV | BTN |
Right: Thundercats hoooooo
THE THEM
Yes, you read that correctly: KenPom has Michigan at a 37-point favorite (with a 99.7% win probability). The good news for Binghamton is that would actually cover the 38-point Vegas spread, the largest in Divison I so far this year.
Binghamton—a program cratered by scandal—is not good; in fact, they're 344th, third-from-last, on KenPom. Their lone wins in a 2-8 season have come against #252 St. Peter's and Division III Marywood; only one of their losses has come to a team ranked higher than #230. KenPom doesn't have them favored to win a game for the rest of the season. They have an 8% chance of beating Stony Brook. At home.
Of the players who account for at least 16% of the team's possessions when on the floor (KenPom "role player" status), none has an offensive rating higher than 93.5. As a team, they score 0.84 points per possession while allowing 1.09. This, obviously, is god-awful.
The Bearcats do feature one starter—forward Taylor Johnson—who's hit 6-of-11 twos and 13-of-24 threes this year. Naturally, he's by far their lowest-usage regular. Guard Jimmy Gray, who's shot nearly twice as many threes as any other player, is connecting at a 26.7% clip.
Prepare for a massacre.
THE RESUME
Covered above. Is bad.
THE TEMPO-FREE
Four factors:
| eFG% | Turnover % | Off. Reb. % | FTA/FGA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 43.9 (294) | 23.5 (283) | 26.3 (304) | 45.0 (44) |
| Defense | 51.1 (257) | 17.2 (306) | 27.7 (40) | 32.9 (116) |
Ouch.
THE PROTIPS
Don't play the worst game of your collective lives. Full stop.
THE SECTION WHERE I PREDICT THE SAME THING KENPOM DOES
Michigan by all of the points
Elsewhere
December 11th, 2012 at 4:22 PM ^
Pain Prediction gif as part of the actual post.
December 11th, 2012 at 4:25 PM ^
Best preview ever
December 11th, 2012 at 4:49 PM ^
last year. "Key Matchup: There is no key matchup." That stuck with me.
December 11th, 2012 at 4:25 PM ^
December 11th, 2012 at 5:32 PM ^
December 11th, 2012 at 4:28 PM ^
Binghamton shall be a gladitorial sacrifice to abate my anger. Also beer
December 11th, 2012 at 4:32 PM ^
SUNY powaaaaaaaaaaah!
December 11th, 2012 at 4:49 PM ^
Very cool that we are the biggest favorite of any team in any game this year (per Vegas).
December 11th, 2012 at 4:51 PM ^
All five freshman on the floor together please.
Thanks
December 11th, 2012 at 5:22 PM ^
i'm shocked that this game is even on the board in Vegas. that said, i'm still excited for the carnage.
December 11th, 2012 at 5:22 PM ^
I'm sure there's some obvious reason that I'm overlooking, but, seriously, why are we playing them? I guess, as mentioned by previous posters, it's a good chance to get more PT for some. Please, no one get hurt.
December 11th, 2012 at 5:46 PM ^
December 11th, 2012 at 6:08 PM ^
Instead of "Death from Above," we get "Preview." I would have also accepted "Charmin-Soft Cuddlekisses from Above."
I wonder what kind of nosedive our RPI will take at tipoff.
December 12th, 2012 at 9:25 AM ^
like it. As discussed last week, the "Death From Above" captioned was really no longer applicable. "Preview" = Basketball has arrived as a real thing. Good change.
December 11th, 2012 at 6:44 PM ^
is there any online feed of the game?
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