All Valpo Opponents... and their Opponents coming up... how many wins?

[talksalot]

166-135 going in...and the Valpo RPI jumped to 158 *,5968),  the SOS stayed at 140; but looking at the RPI at 8pm... we have ballooned up to 175!!  SOS 142  Those computers really didn't like us losing last night.

Thursday, January 25, 2018   
James Madison 68   UNC-Wilmington 71 - WIN
Michigan 88  Purdue 92 - WIN

SIU-Edwardsville   Tennessee State - Tigers up 42-19 at the half

Santa Clara   San Diego    - Toreros favored by 15 or 6, tip off later...

[talksalot]

169-139 going into the weekend...
Opening Friday RPI 175  (#.4962)  SOS 144

No OOC games on Friday night... But there is the Harvard-Yale game at 7 and KingKampe vs NoKy at 9pm if you want some nostalgia.


Saturday, January 27, 2018   looks like a 4-win/5-loss kinda day
Akron   Ball State   Cardinals by 5 or 6
Kent State   Central Michigan   Chippewas by 9 or pickem
Santa Clara   Pepperdine   Wave by 2 or Broncos by 6
SIU-Edwardsville   Belmont   Braves by 22 or 29
Southeastern Louisiana   Nicholls State   Colonels by 11 or 4
UC Santa Barbara   UC Riverside   Gauchos by 9 or 18
UNC-Greensboro   Samford   Spartans by 10 or 16
Utah State   Fresno State    Bulldogs by 11 or 14
William & Mary   UNC-Wilmington   Tribe by 4

MVC Games on Saturday
Drake   Evansville   Aces bv 6
Southern Illinois    Missouri State   Bears by 7 or 3

Sunday, January 28, 2018   
Purdue   Indiana       Boilers by whatever score they want to ring up

MVC games on Sunday:
Bradley   Indiana State   Sycs by 1 or Braves by 4
Northern Iowa   Loyola   Ramblers by 9 or 14

[talksalot]

169-139 going into Saturday...
and it was 5-4 day... Ball State pullllllling it out.

Akron 106   Ball State 111   WIN
Kent State 84   Central Michigan 76   WIN
Santa Clara 73   Pepperdine 59   WIN
SIU-Edwardsville 72   Belmont 83   LOSS
Southeastern Louisiana67   Nicholls State 63   WIN
UC Santa Barbara 76   UC Riverside 69   LOSS
UNC-Greensboro 98   Samford 82   LOSS
Utah State 65    Fresno State  62   WIN
William & Mary 84   UNC-Wilmington 81   LOSS

and the Boilers 17th in a row...(Valpo was #5 of those)
Purdue 74   Indiana     67   WIN

Saturday in the Valley
Drake 73   Evansville 77   PUSH
Southern Illinois 79   Missouri State 77   PUSH

Sunday in the Valley
Bradley   Indiana State   PUSH
Northern Iowa 47   Loyola 70   PUSH

and our RPI is a whopping 187 (.4931) SOS 137

               RPI   STREAK   SOS  Left with us
LOYOLA     8-2   52   7 Wins   167  @ Chicago 2/14
BRADLEY     6-4   85   3 Wins   177   ARC 2/17
SOUTH ILL     6-4   102   3 Wins   109  at Carbondale 2/3
DRAKE        6-4   157   2 Losses   158  @ Des Moines 2/24
MISSOU ST     5-5    92   3 Losses   123
ILLIN ST     5-5   106   1 Win   49  ARC 2/11
INDIN ST     5-5   158   2 Losses   73   ARC 1/31
EVANSVILLE     4-6   113   2 Wins   99 @ Evansville 2/7
NORTH IOWA     3-7   133   1 Loss   42  ARC 2/20
VALPO        2-8   187   5 Losses   139

[talksalot]

176 - 143 record

Monday, January 29, 2018   Northwestern   Michigan - Blue favored by 1o
Monday, January 29, 2018   VMI   Samford  Bulldogs favored by 7

Tuesday, January 30, 2018   Ball State   Toledo   Rockets by 10 or 8
Tuesday, January 30, 2018   Buffalo   Kent State  Bulls by 5 or 8

Wednesday, January 31, 2018   Maryland   Purdue  Boilers by 16 or 18
Wednesday, January 31, 2018   New Mexico   Utah State  Aggies by 2
Wednesday, January 31, 2018   TAMU-Corpus Christi   Southeastern Louisiana  Lions by 10
Wednesday, January 31, 2018   UC Riverside   Cal Poly SLO  Mustangs by 4 or 7

Thursday, February 01, 2018   Northwestern   Wisconsin  Badgers by 1 of Wildcats by 4
Thursday, February 01, 2018   Pacific   Santa Clara  Broncos by 1 or 2
Thursday, February 01, 2018   Samford   East Tennessee  Buccaneers by 21 or 22
Thursday, February 01, 2018   Tennessee Tech   SIU-Edwardsville   Golden Eagles by 7 or 12
Thursday, February 01, 2018   UNC-Wilmington   Hofstra   Pride by 9 or 11

This week in the Valley
Tuesday, January 30, 2018   Illinois State   Missouri State  Bears by 11 or 2
Tuesday, January 30, 2018   Southern Illinois    Drake  Bulldogs by 1 or Salukis by 4

Wednesday, January 31, 2018   Loyola   Bradley  Braves by 1 or Ramblers by 4
Wednesday, January 31, 2018   Northern Iowa   Evansville  Aces by 3 or 4
Uh,Valpo favored by 1 or 2...if only...


and we host the Syc's 7pm on Wednesday ... if anyone dares to start the game thread.

[talksalot]

176 - 143 record and our RPI at 187 (.4931) SOS 137 starting Monday

Monday, January 29, 2018   Northwestern   Michigan - Blue favored by 10, win by 11, 58-47
Monday, January 29, 2018   VMI   Samford  Bulldogs favored by 7, win by 14, 93-79

177-144 record and the RPI stays at 187 (.4934) SOS falls to 139 starting Tuesday

[talksalot]

Sometimes, the computers are wrong....

Tuesday, January 30, 2018   Ball State   Toledo   Rockets by 10 or 8, CARDS WIN 75-63
Tuesday, January 30, 2018   Buffalo   Kent State  Bulls by 5 or 8  FLASHES WIN 82-79

now the sad news... Road Teams prevail in the MVC, by double-digit wins
Tuesday, January 30, 2018   Illinois State 76  Missouri State 60
Tuesday, January 30, 2018   Southern Illinois  78  Drake 67

179-144... RPI up to185,  .4939   SOS up to 136

PS... don't know if they can keep it up... but Bruce's Commodores are up 11 with 9:15 to play at Rupp...

Should I mention that Baylor, Vandy and Valpo are all in the basement of their conferences?
Nah, I won't mention it.

[talksalot]

Should I mention that Baylor, Vandy and Valpo are all in the basement of their conferences?
Nah, I won't mention it.

how about the endings of the Vandy-KY and Baylor-OK games?   Both games lost in by the Drews in the final seconds on missed free throws...(and Vandy committing a foul with 2-seconds on the clock 65-feet from the basket)...Snake Bit.

[vu72]

Should I mention that Baylor, Vandy and Valpo are all in the basement of their conferences?
Nah, I won't mention it.

how about the endings of the Vandy-KY and Baylor-OK games?   Both games lost in by the Drews in the final seconds on missed free throws...(and Vandy committing a foul with 2-seconds on the clock 65-feet from the basket)...Snake Bit.

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Isn't that what happened last year in the NCAAs in their loss to Northwestern?

[bbtds]

Should I mention that Baylor, Vandy and Valpo are all in the basement of their conferences?
Nah, I won't mention it.

how about the endings of the Vandy-KY and Baylor-OK games?   Both games lost in by the Drews in the final seconds on missed free throws...(and Vandy committing a foul with 2-seconds on the clock 65-feet from the basket)...Snake Bit.

[/b]


Isn't that what happened last year in the NCAAs in their loss to Northwestern?

Did you notice that at least two 3 point shooters got fouled in that Vandy/UK game too?

Where are the fundamentals actually being emphasized?

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Wednesday Morning:    179-144... RPI up to185,  .4939   SOS up to 136

Maryland   Purdue  Boilers 75-67 - WIN
TAMU-Corpus Christi  67 Southeastern Louisiana 54 - LOSS
New Mexico 80  Utah State 89 - WIN
UC Riverside 68  Cal Poly SLO  71 - LOSS

Loyola   Bradley  Braves knock the Ramblers down a peg... 69-67
Northern Iowa   Evansville  provides some company for Valpo in the 3-8 realm, 57-49 over the Panthers.

End of Wednesday Night:  181-146  RPI moves to 178  .4948   SOS UP to 149

Our best win of the season is over #92 Southern Illinois.. see you in Carbondale to replicate that!

[talksalot]

2 games down... 2 in play and one late night...

Samford 76  East Tennessee 96 
UNC-Wilmington 76   Hofstra   96  Yup... both teams lost by the identical score.

Our RPI falls to 181, SOS to 150... with these three games still to go

Maybe we can salvage a couple of wins...
Tennessee Tech   SIU-Edwardsville  Golden Eagles up 10 with 9 to play
Northwestern   Wisconsin  'Cats up 11 at the half
Pacific   Santa Clara  Tip Off is 11pm Central

[talksalot]

Samford hurts us because not only did we play them... but so did Loyola and SELouisiana... and both us an Loyola also played UNCW thanks to the Savannah Tournament for the stellar opposition down there.  Kent State is the other common opponent we have, the flashes lost to Valpo, Loyola and SELa in that same tournament, so their wins / losses are a triple whammy.

SIUE also played Purdue and Southern Illinois

We have no other common opponents with the other teams playing tonight.

[talksalot]

181-150 with these three games to go last night...

Tennessee Tech  68 SIU-Edwardsville 67...LOSS 
Northwestern  52 Wisconsin  60 - WIN
Pacific 63  Santa Clara 45 - LOSS

that SIUE game was pretty intense....It came down to the final play, but the Tennessee Tech men's basketball team held on for its third straight victory Thursday evening, edging SIUE in the Vadalabene Center, 68-67.

The hometown Cougars had one opportunity with a chance to win, inbounding the ball from half court with 1.6 seconds to play. The Tech defense held strong, not allowing the ball in right away and getting a hand in the face of SIUE's David McFarland, whose 3-point attempt rattled off the iron to preserve the visitor's victory.

The Golden Eagles moved to 16-8 overall and 8-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference standings, SIUE fell to 7-15 on the year, with a 3-8 mark in league play.


Looking ahead for the weekend... 182-152, the RPI is at 182, .4939, and SOS of 145 ... no OOC opponents in action Tonight.

Lots of games on Saturday... only a handful of teams are going up against the Commercial-watching spectacle from Minneapolis on Sunday...

Here's what's happening Saturday...predicting about a 4-4 weekend...

Kent State   Bowling Green   Falcons by 2 or Flashes by 4
Ball State   Eastern Michigan   Eagles by 4 or Cardinals by 6
Jacksonville State   SIU-Edwardsville   Gamecocks by 14 or 13
Purdue   Rutgers   Boilers by 14 or 29
UNC-Wilmington   Northeastern   Huskies by 14
Central Arkansas   Southeastern Louisiana   Sela by 1 or 4
Samford   Western Carolina   Catamounts by 1 or 3
San Francisco   Santa Clara   Dons by 3 or 2
Drake   Bradley   Braves by 9 or 16
Evansville   Illinois State   Redbirds by 1 or 4
Indiana State   Northern Iowa   Panthers by 5 or 9
Missouri State   Loyola   Ramblers by 9 or 16

and the Dawgs are favored by 6 or 12 at the ISU Arena ... but I hope to have a fun trip anyway...

[VULB#62]

We played Wisconsin?

[bbtds]

We played Wisconsin?

Not this season but we did lose by over 30 to Northwestern at All-State Arena in Rosemont. It was a numbing night as Northwestern couldn't seem to miss in the first half.

I suppose you were referring to the fact that it was counted as a win which it was since Northwestern actually won this game 60 - 52.

[VULB#62]

Oh, just a score mistake.

[talksalot]

Oh, just a score mistake.

Whoops

[talksalot]

Here's what's happening Saturday...predicting about a 4-4 weekend...

well. perhaps 3-5, with 4 pushes and a loss...

Saturday, February 03, 2018   Ball State 41   Eastern Michigan 58   LOSS
Saturday, February 03, 2018   Central Arkansas 84   Southeastern Louisiana 89   WIN
Saturday, February 03, 2018   Jacksonville State 67   SIU-Edwardsville 75   WIN
Saturday, February 03, 2018   Kent State 62   Bowling Green 70   LOSS
Saturday, February 03, 2018   Purdue 78   Rutgers 76   WIN
Saturday, February 03, 2018   Samford 71   Western Carolina 88   LOSS
Saturday, February 03, 2018   San Francisco 70   Santa Clara 59   LOSS
Saturday, February 03, 2018   UNC-Wilmington 100   Northeastern 107   LOSS
Saturday, February 03, 2018   Drake 78   Bradley 68   PUSH
Saturday, February 03, 2018   Evansville 71   Illinois State 75   PUSH
Saturday, February 03, 2018   Indiana State 77       Northern Iowa 66   PUSH
Saturday, February 03, 2018   Missouri State 75   Loyola 97   PUSH

Coming in to Saturday...
182-152, the RPI is at 182, .4939, and SOS of 145 ...
Coming out of Saturday...
185-156. the RPI is at 187, .4923, and SOS is 142

No Games on Sunday

[talksalot]

Getting into the Dawg days of February....projected to be a 4-7 kinda week.

a 2-1 kinda day
Tuesday, February 06, 2018   
Bowling Green   Ball State   Cardinals by 6 or 8   
Eastern Michigan   Kent State   Flashes by 2 or 8   
Michigan   Northwestern   Wolverines by 2 or 4   

and the Bears looking up... again...
Missouri State   Indiana State   PUSH    Sycs by 2

Wednesday looks like a 2-3 day...
Ohio State   Purdue   Boilers by 12 or 14   
Samford   Wofford   Terriers by 13 or 18   
Southeastern Louisiana   Incarnate Word   Lions by 4 or 14   
UC Riverside   Hawaii   Rainbow Warriors by 13 or 14   
Utah State   Wyoming   Cowboys by 3 or 8   

Wednesday, February 07, 2018   
Bradley   Northern Iowa   PUSH   Braves by 1 or Panthers by 4
Drake   Loyola   PUSH   Ramblers by 14 or 18
(Aces are favored by 5 or 10)


Thursday, February 08, 2018   and an 0-3 night to end the weekday schedule...
Eastern Illinois   SIU-Edwardsville   Panthers by 1 Cougars by 2   
Santa Clara   BYU   Cougars by 19 or 21   
UNC-Wilmington   James Madison   Dukes by 6 or Pick'em   

Thursday, February 08, 2018   and a typical MVC outcome anticipated.
Southern Illinois    Illinois State   PUSH   Redbirds by 1 or 2

[talksalot]

Tuesday Morning RPI  #188 .4924, SOS #143...

Tuesday, February 06, 2018   
Bowling Green   Ball State   Cardinals by 6 or 8   
Eastern Michigan   Kent State   Flashes by 2 or 8   
Michigan   Northwestern   Wolverines by 2 or 4   

and the Bears looking up... again...
Missouri State   Indiana State   PUSH    Sycs by 2

[talksalot]

187-156. the RPI is at 187, .4923, and SOS is 142

Couple of nice wins for the opponents tonight...

Bowling Green 56   Ball State 59  WIN
Eastern Michigan 71   Kent State 67  LOSS
Michigan 52   Northwestern 61   WIN
Missouri State 81   Indiana State 62   PUSH

189-157... RPI still at 187, up to .4928  SSO does climb to 140

[talksalot]

189-157... going in

Wednesday looks like a 2-3 day...and so it goes...
Ohio State   Purdue   Boilers by 12 or 14   64-63 Buckeyes - LOSS
Samford   Wofford   Terriers by 13 or 18    - Terriers 92-79 - LOSS
Southeastern Louisiana   Incarnate Word   Lions by 4 or 14   86-68 Lions - WIN
UC Riverside   Hawaii   Rainbow Warriors by 13 or 14   64-60 - Highlanders - WIN
Utah State   Wyoming   Cowboys by 3 or 8   - Cowboys 83-65 - LOSS

and 191-160 coming out


Wednesday, February 07, 2018   
Bradley   Northern Iowa   PUSH   Braves by 1 or Panthers by 4 - Panthers 74-65 -
Drake   Loyola   PUSH   Ramblers by 14 or 18 - Ramblers 72-57
(Aces are favored by 5 or 10)...only 4

RPI at 191 #.4898 , the SOS is at 136...  a season-best

[talksalot]

EIU beat SUIE 78-74... and Illinois State beat SIUC in OT ... but the Redbirds may have lost Payne to a really bad-looking ankle sprain late in regulation.  Noteworthy, Yarborough did play tonight, but not well...They may be coming in VERY short-handed.

Not all the game scores are in... but one cancelation is in...  not weather related...

James Madison University has postponed its home basketball game against UNCW on Thursday, Feb. 8, and its away game against Elon on Saturday, Feb. 10.  The games are being postponed due to suspected cases of mumps affecting the team and due to concerns for potential exposure to opposing players.
   
Within the JMU coaching staff, there is one confirmed case of mumps and one probable case in an individual who has since recovered. Two other individuals have been identified as suspected cases of mumps with no confirmed diagnosis at this time. At this point, there is one possible case affecting a student-athlete.  Confirmatory testing has been initiated.  As a precaution, all student-athletes and associated personnel related to both men's and women's JMU basketball programs have received MMR booster injections.  There are no suspected cases among the general student population.

JMU Athletics continues to work closely with health officials regarding best practices for treatment and limiting exposure.  The department is working closely with the Colonial Athletic Association and all upcoming basketball opponents to make appropriate precautionary decisions regarding contests in the near future. Rescheduled dates for the two postponed games will be communicated as more information is available.
 

[talksalot]

191-160 going into Thursday night
RPI at 191 #.4898 , the SOS is at 136...  a season-best

O-for 2 and one cancelation...

Eastern Illinois 78   SIU-Edwardsville 74   LOSS
Santa Clara 58   BYU 80   LOSS

191-162
RPI at 193 #.4887 , the SOS is at 139...  "Get By with a little help from my friends..."  or not. 

[talksalot]

One Friday Game... Kent State at Ball State - a Kent win helps our RPI a little bit more than a Ball State win due to the number of common opponents, but the Cards are favored by 4 of 8

Going into Saturday 191-162
RPI at 193 #.4887 , the SOS is at 139...  "Get By with a little help from my friends..."  or not. 

Boise State   Utah State     Lexus by 4 or 10
Citadel   Samford    Bulldogs by 5 or Pickem   (The O/U in this game is 185! most of any game tomorrow)
Hofstra   UNC-Wilmington     Pride by 4 or 6
Murray State   SIU-Edwardsville     Racers by 17 or 14
Northwestern   Maryland     Terps by 7 or pick'em
Purdue   Michigan State     Sparty by 3 or 4
San Diego   Santa Clara     Toreros by 8 or 4
Southeastern Louisiana   McNeese State     Cowboys by 1 or Lions by 8
UC Irvine   UC Riverside     Anteaters by 4 or 13

Valley Contests
Loyola   Indiana State     Ramblers by 5 or 15
Northern Iowa   Drake     Bulldogs by 2 or 1
Evansville   Missouri State     Bears by 7 or pickem
and on Sunday
Bradley   Southern Illinois     Salukis by 3 or 6
and Valpo favored by 5 or IllSt favored by 6  I just hope they can get in tomorrow...

Looking at the spreads in other games...
UIC is favored by 20 over Cleveland State
Northern Ky by 22 over Green Bay
Nova is favored by 13 or 14 over THEM
St Marys is favored by 2 over Gonzaga