WAY OT: Interesting Proposition Wager

Submitted by 608Monroe on

Disclaimer: This would never be for real money, because I don't do stuff like that.  That's ridiculous.  Just thought it would be fun to have something else to think about today besides recruiting.

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Just had a friend offer me this one:

Steph Curry (averaging 28 ppg) plays OKC this Saturday.  Carolina plays in the Super Bowl this Sunday (against Denver).  Who scores more?

Leaning toward taking Curry, but curious what my fellow degenerate MgoBetters have to say before i pull the trigger.  It's a tough one!

SanDiegoWolverine

February 2nd, 2016 at 2:18 PM ^

Huge NBA fan here and Curry will be forced to play to the end of the game if they want to pull this out. I think he scored at least 35. Hard for any team to score that in a super bowl.

schreibee

February 2nd, 2016 at 2:51 PM ^

That's funny Yost, 27-10 is exactly what I forecast. Then, just to take wacky things into account I added another TD to Denver (kick return?) & another FG to Carolina, and suddenly the under 45.5 I feel so strongly about was in question.

So, the question we must all ask ourselves every day, but particularly with NSD & SB approaching - will wacky things happen?

Oh, Carolina wins a no-doubter, Curry outscores them unless that wacky thing happens...

Hemlock Philosopher

February 2nd, 2016 at 3:14 PM ^

Seems like Curry is the best bet here. Denver has a pretty stout D. As it stands, OKC is 6th worst D vs PGs and both teams play at a high pace. It should be a close game with Westy and KD on the other side, so the risk of Curry putting up big numbers in the first half only to rest in the second is minimal. 

titanfan11

February 2nd, 2016 at 7:33 PM ^

but Saturday night, primetime national game, that could be Golden State 130-OKC 128 in 3 overtimes.  Or it could go the way Golden State has treated all other contenders recently and be GS 119-OKC 91.  Either way, Curry goes for like 34.