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Post by HCFC45 on Dec 25, 2017 11:15:15 GMT -5
Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy healthy and prosperous New Year in 2018!  Thank you and kudos to hc87 for running the football version, though it seems like it was so long ago, well done! Now it’s time for the Basketball version, better known as the Prognosticators and Carnacs of the Hardwood to show their stuff! With the OOC schedule complete, the team records are: 2017Navy 9-4 Army 7-4 Bucknell 6-7 Colgate 5-6 Lehigh 5-6 Boston Univ. 4-7 American 3-8 Holy Cross 3-8 Loyola 2-9 Lafayette 2-9 PL OOC record for 2017: 46 - 68 Friday, December 29, 2017
Navy @ Loyola 7:00pm Army @ Boston Univ 7:00pm American @ Bucknell 7:00pm Lehigh @ Lafayette 7:00pm Colgate @ Holy Cross 7:05pm
All picks must be in before 7:00pm, Friday, 12/29/2017!
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Post by sader1970 on Dec 25, 2017 11:57:19 GMT -5
Merry Christmas to all!
Since I did so well in football, let me take a stab at basketball [that's sarcasm is case Sarasota is lurking].
Navy @ Loyola
Army @ Boston Univ
American @ Bucknell
Lehigh @ Lafayette
Colgate @ Holy Cross (I have to admit, I don't believe this but can't pick against our own guys in the first league game and . . . . it is crappy Colgate)
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Post by hchoops on Dec 25, 2017 12:33:00 GMT -5
irrelevant whether Colgate has been crappy in the past,
kenpom has them at 190,(5-6), HC at 303(3-8)
if they currently are crappy, we are crappiest
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Post by WorcesterGray on Dec 25, 2017 12:43:54 GMT -5
Loyola
Army
Bucknell
Lafayette
Holy Cross
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Post by hcnation on Dec 25, 2017 13:09:21 GMT -5
Navy
Army
Bucknell
Lehigh
Colgate
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Dec 25, 2017 14:10:50 GMT -5
NAVY
ARMY
BUCKNELL
LEHIGH
HOLY CROSS
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Post by rgs318 on Dec 25, 2017 14:16:47 GMT -5
Navy
Army
Bucknell
Lehigh
Holy Cross
I know going with the Cross too often cost me some picks last season, but I can't change horses now...especially at the Hart.
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Post by efg72 on Dec 25, 2017 14:20:39 GMT -5
Navy
Army
Bucknell
Lafayette
Holy Cross
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Dec 26, 2017 1:12:56 GMT -5
Navy
Army
Bucknell
Lehigh
Colgate
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Post by bigfan on Dec 26, 2017 9:32:49 GMT -5
Navy
Boston Univ
Bucknell
Lehigh
Colgate
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Post by hc80 on Dec 26, 2017 10:43:50 GMT -5
Navy
Boston University
Bucknell
Lehigh
Holy Cross (assuming that we stop giving up offensive rebounds and second chance points!!!)
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Post by thecrossisback on Dec 26, 2017 11:41:12 GMT -5
Navy
Boston University
Bucknell
Lehigh
Holy Cross
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 26, 2017 15:54:30 GMT -5
Navy
Boston University
Bucknell
Lehigh
Colgate
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Post by Tom on Dec 27, 2017 8:22:48 GMT -5
Loyola
BU
Bucknell
Lehigh
HC
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Post by alum on Dec 27, 2017 8:42:19 GMT -5
Navy
BU
Bucknell
Lehigh
HC
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Post by DiMarz on Dec 27, 2017 12:05:39 GMT -5
Navy
Boston Univ.
Bucknell
Lehigh
Holy Cross
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Dec 28, 2017 9:04:02 GMT -5
Navy-- Navy is 9-0 versus teams ranked #162 or worse on KenPom and Loyola is ranked #291. Loyola's two wins came when it held opponents (including the non D-1 Goucher) under 40.0% effective FG pctg. navy is not a great shooting team but averages 49.8% eff fg pctg.
Army-- Here the third best 3 point shooting team in D-1 (to date) comes up against the team that's #315 in 3 pt fg pctg defense. BU can win this at home, of course, but I'll go with Army. BU is 0-5 when opponents shoot better than 37% from 3 land and Army has done that 9 of 11 games.
Bucknell-- should win easily
Lehigh-- Lafayette beat # 305 Q and non D-1 Susquehanna but lost to 5 teams ranked 200 or worse. Lehigh is #203. Lehigh has won the last 4 games in the series.
Holy Cross- Crusaders learn from the experimentation during the disappointing OOC period and get their act together versus Colgate. HC's three wins came when it held opponents below 28% on threes-a tough task. Crusaders are 0-8 when opponents shoot even 29% or better. I hate the three but this is what the data say. Three wins were also HC's best "defensive efficiency" games--no surprise. Believe it or not, in our three wins our opponents had their 2nd, 3rd, 4th best offensive rebounding games of the 11 we have played. On the offensive end, our three wins came in our 3rd, 6th, 7th highest offensive efficiency games. For HC it looks like defense is the key......
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Post by jflare on Dec 28, 2017 9:42:51 GMT -5
Loyola
Army
Colgate
Lehigh
Bucknell
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Post by hchoops on Dec 28, 2017 9:51:57 GMT -5
Navy-- Navy is 9-0 versus teams ranked #162 or worse on KenPom and Loyola is ranked #291. Loyola's two wins came when it held opponents (including the non D-1 Goucher) under 40.0% effective FG pctg. navy is not a great shooting team but averages 49.8% eff fg pctg. Army-- Here the third best 3 point shooting team in D-1 (to date) comes up against the team that's #315 in 3 pt fg pctg defense. BU can win this at home, of course, but I'll go with Army. BU is 0-5 when opponents shoot better than 37% from 3 land and Army has done that 9 of 11 games. Bucknell-- should win easily Lehigh-- Lafayette beat # 305 Q and non D-1 Susquehanna but lost to 5 teams ranked 200 or worse. Lehigh is #203. Lehigh has won the last 4 games in the series. Holy Cross- Crusaders learn from the experimentation during the disappointing OOC period and get their act together versus Colgate. HC's three wins came when it held opponents below 28% on threes-a tough task. Crusaders are 0-8 when opponents shoot even 29% or better. I hate the three but this is what the data say. Three wins were also HC's best "defensive efficiency" games--no surprise. Believe it or not, in our three wins our opponents had their 2nd, 3rd, 4th best offensive rebounding games of the 11 we have played. On the offensive end, our three wins came in our 3rd, 6th, 7th highest offensive efficiency games. For HC it looks like defense is the key...... Thanks for the analysis. Always look forward to.it |
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Post by hc6774 on Dec 28, 2017 22:58:21 GMT -5
Navy
Army
Bucknell
Lafayette
Holy Cross
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Post by Crosser on Dec 29, 2017 0:16:24 GMT -5
Loyola BU Bucknell Lehigh Holy Cross |
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Post by hc811215 on Dec 29, 2017 8:40:45 GMT -5
Navy
BU
Bucknell
Lehigh
Holy Cross
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Dec 29, 2017 15:54:48 GMT -5
So far only 19 entrants . Here's how they are picking
Navy 15 vs 4 Loyola
Army 9 vs 10 Boston U
American U 0 vs 19 Bucknell
Lehigh 16 vs 3 Lafayette
Colgate 5 vs 14 Holy Cross
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Post by somedaycamesuddenly on Dec 29, 2017 16:00:46 GMT -5
Loyola
Army
Bucknell
Lehigh
Colgate
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Post by CHC8485 on Dec 29, 2017 16:22:42 GMT -5
Navy
Army
Bucknell
Lehigh
Holy Cross
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