Predictions for Mich/Purdue bball

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January 23rd, 2013 at 9:28 AM
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Predictions for Mich/Purdue bball

Michigan basketball is back in action tomorrow night at Crisler 7pm ESPN.  Michigan will be looking to improve its record in the Big Ten to 5-1.  Burke, THJ, McGary expect to help us shine and get the home win and revenge on Boilers for last year's tough loss.  Another sellout and Maize rage should be a great atmosphere.  Michigan is going into a stretch where they will play five games in ten days but at least three of the five are at home.  I expect to pull away in the 2nd half and get the win.

 

Michigan 74

Purdue 60

 

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January 23rd, 2013 at 9:33 AM | I love prediction threads! (Score:-1 Trolling)
January 23rd, 2013 at 10:27 AM | Turdue? (Score:1 Normal)
ijohnb
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I am pretty sure you mean Purdon't. 

And this is ususally the only thread that discussses individual games before the Homepage preview so I really don't see anything wrong with having these posts.

January 23rd, 2013 at 12:02 PM | no (Score:1 Normal)
DeathToTheBCS
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I am pretty sure he meant Purdue because that is their name.

 

Both of you got downvoted. Clean it up or take that crap to Mlive.

 

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January 23rd, 2013 at 1:04 PM | Clean it up? (Score:5 Normal)
ijohnb
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Purdon't?

You shall not refer to Ohio State as Ohio, not refer to State as Staee or Little Brother.  Take that disgusting/rephrehensible/unspeakable stuff to MLive too.

January 23rd, 2013 at 1:22 PM | Agreed (Score:0 Overrated)
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:26 PM | Ohio may have started out to.... (Score:2)
Bosch
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be something different than other, more offensive alternates but it has festered into something out of control.  It is no better than the others listed.

All right Lemmings. Bring the heat.

January 23rd, 2013 at 2:31 PM | Oh for the love (Score:3 Normal)
TIMMMAAY
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STAEE is hilarious, because it's true. Little brother, not so much. Suckeyes, no, but STAEE? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.

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January 23rd, 2013 at 9:36 AM | Can we stop having these the (Score:5 Normal)
Baloo_Dance
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Can we stop having these the day before the game?  It's like an arms race to see who can be the first one to post a prediction thread.  

 

At this rate we are going to be predicitng the last Indiana game of the year by next Friday.

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January 23rd, 2013 at 9:44 AM | Yes Yes and Yes.  Please. (Score:5 Normal)
acnumber1
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Yes Yes and Yes.  Please.

5 4 3 2 1 Touchdown!

Touchdown Billy Taylor!

Touchdown Billy Taylor!

January 23rd, 2013 at 9:44 AM | 76-74 Michigan. BKFinest it. (Score:1 Normal)
wlubd
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76-74 Michigan.

BKFinest it.

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January 23rd, 2013 at 10:50 AM | A wins a win- but that would (Score:5 Normal)
GOLBOGM
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A wins a win- but that would be a very dissapointing result.  We just beat a top-10 team on the road by a decent margin, and have been very solid at home.  Plus, Purdue is not very strong.  If we do one of our second half early runs this should not even be a game pretty early in the second half- maybe even sooner.  

I say that there is less than 25% chance the game is within 10- and maybe a 2% chance we lose.

My guess-

UM 78- Purdue 59

January 23rd, 2013 at 5:09 PM | Oh, I expect Purdue to be a (Score:4 Normal)
wlubd
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Oh, I expect Purdue to be a blowout. This was my Indiana prediction for March...Figured by this point there would be a 2015 basketball depth chart thread...

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January 23rd, 2013 at 9:46 AM | Plus with all of the junk (Score:5 Normal)
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Plus with all of the junk that is posted in the offseason, this prediction thread won't even be on the front page tomorrow.

 

“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler

January 23rd, 2013 at 10:02 AM | It's not a race.... (Score:5 Normal)
Bosch
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He's the only one who does it, which doesn't make it any better. 

 

All right Lemmings. Bring the heat.

January 23rd, 2013 at 10:47 AM | It's like Black Friday (Score:5 Normal)
BiSB
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It used to start at like 6:00 a.m. on Friday, which was too early. Now it starts at like 6:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving, which is WTF.

I am being Twitters

January 23rd, 2013 at 12:19 PM | Yes, (Score:5 Normal)
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especially if you aren't even giving a T-shirt to the winner.

"I hate losing more than I like winning." - Zack

January 23rd, 2013 at 10:15 PM | Don't read threads that don't (Score:2)
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Don't read threads that don't interest you. Simple stuff.

Michigan football = life

GO BLUE!!

January 23rd, 2013 at 9:49 AM | Remember when we had to play (Score:3 Normal)
willywill9
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Remember when we had to play the scenario for making the tourney?  

"Let's say we go .500 in Big Ten Play, and advance to the 2nd round of the tournament..."

Well, that was my first thought when I saw we're aiming for 5-1.

Touchdown Michigan!

January 23rd, 2013 at 9:54 AM | Purdue gets slaughtered. Up (Score:1 Normal)
MaizeNBlueTexan
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Purdue gets slaughtered. Up by 10+ at the half and hold a comfortable 20 point ish lead until the end when they try to foul to catch up. 

Mich 86

Purdue 71

January 23rd, 2013 at 9:56 AM | The one thing I do like about (Score:2 Normal)
FreddieMercuryHayes
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The one thing I do like about these threads is that when I ask  myself what's going to happen in a game with the basketball team, my answer is always "Not totally sure on how, but I'm almost certain we're going to win."  It's a nice feeling.

January 23rd, 2013 at 10:12 AM | My prediction (Score:4 Normal)
MaiZedOuT
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win.

 
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January 23rd, 2013 at 10:20 AM | The sweet taste of (Score:3 Normal)
MichNukeEng
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victory.

Michigan's offensive style requires more players that have greater interactions with the Higgs field.

January 23rd, 2013 at 10:29 AM | Are you playing them by (Score:1)
Hoek
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Are you playing them by yourself? You expect to pull away in the 2nd half. I would say Michigan will pull away after the tip off!

Go Blue

January 23rd, 2013 at 10:44 AM | As a Boiler, I would give (Score:3 Normal)
jocular_jock
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As a Boiler, I would give them a fighting chance at Mackey. However, in Ann Arbor, I dont think that there is much to say other than Michigan will win this one with room to spare. 

I could really use a good ass kickin, but I would rather have my 200 dollars 

January 23rd, 2013 at 10:46 AM | Pain (Score:2 Normal)
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January 23rd, 2013 at 12:10 PM | this requires the picture (Score:3 Normal)
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this requires the picture

Third generation Michigan alum

January 23rd, 2013 at 10:50 AM | Michigan wins big (Score:2 Normal)
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Michigan 80 Purdue 60.

We hate Michigan State. We don't like Penn State too. We don't care for Minnesota, Wisconsin or Notre Dame but we all hate O-S-U.

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January 23rd, 2013 at 12:10 PM | This.  And we don't start (Score:1)
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This.  And we don't start slow either. 

January 23rd, 2013 at 10:55 AM | A more interesting question (Score:2)
BiSB
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At what point does Michigan lock up an NCAA berth?

Seriously, if Michigan suddenly forgot how basketball works and lost every game to close the season, how many wins away would it be from an NCAA bid? I think if Michigan wins this game and then caught polio, they'd be 18-14 with wins over KSU, Pitt, NC State, and at Minnesota. That is a pretty decent case for a bid, so I'd say either one or two more wins should do it.

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January 23rd, 2013 at 11:06 AM | By the end of Jan for sure (Score:4 Normal)
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We have 3 winnable games in our next three:  Purde, @Illinois, and Northwestern.  That puts us at 20 wins, so we're in for sure at that point IMO.  The next four games after that (@Indy, OSU, @Wisconsin, @Sparty) determines if we still have a shot at a 1 seed.  Win 3 of those 4 and I think we still can get a 1 seed.  Win all four and we're a 1 seed for sure, barring a late season meltdown or early exit from the conference tourney.

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January 23rd, 2013 at 11:12 AM | Well we do still play Penn (Score:2)
robbyt003
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Well we do still play Penn State twice.  Even if they do hypothetically forget how to play, those should still be easy wins.  So 20-12 would be good enough with our current resume.

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January 23rd, 2013 at 11:32 AM | With this hypothetical, (Score:2 Normal)
Needs
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With this hypothetical, Michigan would have two really bad losses to #188 Penn State and a 12 game losing streak to end the year, with only one really good win (@ Minnesota). I don't see any way that would get us in the tournament. Realistically, that would take a couple catastrophic injuries [furiously knocking on wood] and the committee has tended to rank teams in those circumstances as they are in March, rather than as they were in December/January (Kenyon Martin's broken leg pushing Cincy's seed down back in the day being the most famous example).

If we beat all the RPI +100 teams (Purdue and Penn State) and lost the rest of our games, that would make us 21-11 and 7-11 in the nation's best conference. We might sneak in with that, but we'd likely need a soft bubble.

January 23rd, 2013 at 11:29 AM | Purdue seems to be getting it (Score:0 Normal)
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:03 PM | Rust or Refreshed? (Score:1 Normal)
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Michigan 72

Purdue    58

 

GO BLUE!

January 23rd, 2013 at 12:05 PM | 78-69 Michigan (Score:1 Normal)
DeathToTheBCS
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78-69 Michigan

A lot of fast break points and Nik finds his shot.

 

 

Every game until I get it right.

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January 23rd, 2013 at 12:14 PM | Shouldn't these be posted the (Score:3 Normal)
EZ Bud
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Shouldn't these be posted the morning of the gameday? This thread always gets me excited for basketball, but then I realize I have another day to wait...

This is MICHIGAN

January 23rd, 2013 at 1:22 PM | Seconded. (Score:3 Normal)
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Seconded.

January 23rd, 2013 at 7:02 PM | thirded (Score:1)
Lampuki22
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January 23rd, 2013 at 12:47 PM | Michigan - 80 Purdue - Potato (Score:1)
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Michigan - 80

Purdue - Potato

January 23rd, 2013 at 1:50 PM | (-1 Flamebait) (Score:1 Normal)
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Michigan 72

Turdue Toiletmakers 57

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January 23rd, 2013 at 2:53 PM | Michigan 71-9 (Score:1)
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Michigan 71-9

All in for some manball.

January 23rd, 2013 at 3:03 PM | 77 - 58 (Score:1)
Hezrizn
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Michigan

Blue me away

January 23rd, 2013 at 3:13 PM | I wonder if having a week off (Score:1)
Soulfire21
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I wonder if having a week off (looking at you, Big Ten schedulers) will have an adverse impact on the team?

I'll do you one better, here's how I see the next 5 games playing out:

  • vs. Purdue - W
  • @ Illinois - W
  • vs. Northwestern - W
  • @ Indiana - L
  • vs. Ohio State - W

We should be looking at 21-2 (8-2)

HAIL.

January 23rd, 2013 at 3:25 PM | For The Perusal Of The Board... (Score:3 Normal)
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Here is a quick comparison of Michigan and Purdue:




Offensive Stat Comparison
  PURDUE MICHIGAN
Points/Game 66.8 78.1
Avg Score Margin 5.7 18.8
Effective FG % 46.10% 57.90%
Off Rebound % 35.90% 32.40%
Turnover % 15.70% 13.00%
Defensive Stat Comparison
  PURDUE MICHIGAN
Opp Points/Game 61.2 59.4
Off Rebounds/Gm 12.3 9.2
Def Rebounds/Gm 25.2 25.1
Blocks/Game 4.9 2.8
Steals/Game 5.2 5.5

Massey goes with a 96% probability of a Michigan win, and the head-to-head estimates a 20-point margin of victory. Other algorithms predict something closer to a 15-point margin, but every comparison you could possibly make would predict a comfortable victory for Michigan.

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January 23rd, 2013 at 4:17 PM | Win (Score:1 Normal)
ryanlove12
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76-59

January 23rd, 2013 at 4:22 PM | Easy... (Score:2 Normal)
alwaystrueblue
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Michigan  127

 

Purdue  13

I down-vote ANYONE that puts the "t" in front of osu. Don't be a tool.

Oh yea....screw msu too.

January 23rd, 2013 at 4:23 PM | What's so bad about it?  If (Score:-1 Flamebait)
January 23rd, 2013 at 6:46 PM | Michigan 81 to 65. (Score:1)
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Michigan 81 to 65.

ty

January 23rd, 2013 at 8:04 PM | Simple... (Score:1)
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Michigan 90   -    Purdue 72

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