Michigan-Purdue Predictions
I think Michigan starts slow in this one, but pulls away in the 2nd half for a 79-63 win. Last night showed us there are no easy wins in the Big Ten, even at home against teams in the bottom half of the conference. Beilein will have them ready to go. Predictions?
January 30th, 2014 at 11:09 AM ^
Good guys: 81
Others: 69
Book it.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:09 AM ^
BOILER UP...will not be said very much. Stauskas 67 Purdue 66
January 30th, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
Spike will have his first career dunk.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:11 AM ^
Purdue is bad, Beilein seems to have learned how to get the team to play on the road lately, so I'm saying a sort of slow paced 72-57 game, with the result never really in doubt. Stauskas only gets 13 on a cold shooting night for our Canadian overlord, but the rest of the team more than makes up for it.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:14 AM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
I think I know why....because it is a home game...
January 30th, 2014 at 11:31 AM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 11:11 AM ^
big wins over the last three games, a wounded Purdue team...I think this could be a bit of a lower intensity team in the first half. But the boys kick it in high gear to start the second half and win fairly comfortably 77-66.
January 31st, 2014 at 8:44 AM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^
T Johnson goes off, 25 points. We still win by like 20.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 11:51 AM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
Purdue comes out all hyped up and hits a baziillion more threes than they should and leads by 5-10 at halftime. Michigan ends up clawing out a 3 pt win, 65-62
January 30th, 2014 at 4:16 PM ^
I think that's about it.
3 hyped-up games, two on the road, resulting in 3 W's... exhausting.
And then there's the relaxation factor...
I don't think we can take this game for granted. At all.
<what JB said.>
Will be rooting intensely.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:20 AM ^
Michigan 77-59 Purdue
January 30th, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^
75-62 the good guys.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^
Purdue 61
GRIII will have a big game, and a HUGE dunk, because of the obvious
January 30th, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^
I'm tired. I don't want to go to bed at 1130 tonight. Waah
January 30th, 2014 at 11:24 AM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 11:26 AM ^
Whatever Kempom says. I have learned my lesson.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:30 AM ^
some level of domination by Michigan.
It's 2014, in case anyone dare forget.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:30 AM ^
We drop 100, and give up 70.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:31 AM ^
Here's TeamRankings comparison of one of the more comfortable of our remaining games...
|
Offense
|
Purdue | Michigan |
| Points/Game | 74.3 | 77.3 |
| Avg Score Margin | +4.8 | +13.0 |
| Assists/Game | 13.2 | 15.5 |
| Total Rebounds/Gm | 40.1 | 33.5 |
| Effective FG % | 47.6% | 56.2% |
| Off Rebound % | 35.5% | 27.0% |
| FTA/FGA | 0.392 | 0.358 |
| Turnover % | 13.8% | 12.5% |
|
Defense
|
Purdue | Michigan |
| Opp Points/Game | 69.5 | 64.3 |
| Opp Effective FG % | 45.9% | 48.4% |
| Off Rebounds/Gm | 12.6 | 7.7 |
| Def Rebounds/Gm | 23.9 | 22.9 |
| Blocks/Game | 5.8 | 2.9 |
| Steals/Game | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| Personal Fouls/Gm | 20.2 | 14.9 |
Looking at these, it has the feel of a 10-15 point victory for Michigan, especially since the game is here. I would think perhaps an 80-65-ish sort of score and we take the momentum down to Bloomington on Sunday.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:32 AM ^
[insert clubber lang predicting pain]
January 30th, 2014 at 11:33 AM ^
I cannot change now -- I've been wrong every time since the Wisconsin game.
Purdue - 73
Michigan - 69
January 30th, 2014 at 5:03 PM ^
I've been wearing the same underwear since 12/21/13. Let's just keep doing what we're doing.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:43 AM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 11:52 AM ^
KenPom says 81-64 in a 66 possession game. THAT IS THE PREDICTION.
There shall be no tempting fate.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:59 AM ^
I could get on board with that. I really feel like Michigan may start the first few minutes slowly, but then just dominate most of the rest of the game. 17 points feels like a good winning margin, with the game never in doubt.
As long as we don't pull an Iowa and go on a 15 minute FG scoring drought. Ouch.
January 30th, 2014 at 11:59 AM ^
Purdue takes a page from NW's book and slows us down. The Johnson's hit some ridiculous 3's, Hammons actually shows up, and Purdue holds Michigan to 60 points.
Michigan 60
Purdue 57
Ugly game, but a W is a W.
Go Blue
January 30th, 2014 at 12:05 PM ^
but my guess is that it will be 20-25 minutes into the game before we really establish control in this game. Guys coming off a big stretch of tough, emotional games and cant' help but have read all of the press; might come out a little sluggish to start.
January 30th, 2014 at 12:12 PM ^
I am thinking Coach B learned his lesson against Penn State last year. At home against a team tied for #6 in the B1G? I say 80-62, UM. Go Blue!
January 30th, 2014 at 12:15 PM ^
We might win by a little. We might win by a lot but we'll win.
January 30th, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
The guys settle down in the second half, and Stauskas has another big night. GRIII has an all-world dunk that sends Crisler into a frenzy, and the game busts open from there.
81-65 good guys.
January 30th, 2014 at 12:36 PM ^
We will win by single digits
January 30th, 2014 at 12:39 PM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 12:39 PM ^
Michigan- 76
Purdue - 58
January 30th, 2014 at 12:49 PM ^
M - 81
P - 65
January 30th, 2014 at 12:56 PM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 1:05 PM ^
Due to Michigan's success, and Per Purdue's lack of success, UM pursues Purdue's overproduction into overtime, but then both teams return to their wont, and UM to a win.
January 30th, 2014 at 1:27 PM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 1:31 PM ^
And it's not that close. Purdue's offense is slower than Atlanta traffic until garbage time. Wolverines start fast to defiantly prove that they are not Buckeye/Badger home-upset patsies.
January 30th, 2014 at 4:03 PM ^
did you mean "defiantly" or "definitely?" Either could work, I suppose, but "definitely" definitely seems to make more sense.
January 30th, 2014 at 1:50 PM ^
Win the game.
January 30th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
January 30th, 2014 at 3:46 PM ^
80, Purdue 71
January 30th, 2014 at 4:12 PM ^