THE OFFICIAL RUTGERS-RIDER PREDICTION THREAD

[bac2therac]

RUTGERS 71 Rider 58

 

[fatsam98]

We struggle again offensively but do enough to beat a veteran Rider team who will be fired up to play us...and is also is hopefully a little tired after playing in Ireland on Saturday

Rutgers 67
Rider 59

 

[ScooterSports]

Rutgers 70 Rider 64

 

[RW90]

Back in the win column.
RU 66
Rider 58

 

[Local Shill]

A loss would be an utter disaster.

Rutgers 74
Visitor 61

 

[fluoxetine]

My model has us as a 19 point favorite. Torvik says 13.

Rutgers 75
Rider 59

 

[Corycord1]

63-45

 

[RutgersSam]

16 pt spread

Score will depend heavily on if Paul and/or Caleb play. Anyone have any info on this?

 

[RUPsyched]

Rutgers 74
Rider 59

 

[Scarlet Shack]

Win

 

[dfr1966]

RU 72-55

 

[RUBigFrank]

72-69

RU

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

We win by 15 - shoot much better.

 

[zebnatto]

Rutgers 72
Rider 58

 

[JudgeSmails56]

Rutgers 68-65.

 

[RU-Hunter]

RU 72 - Rider 59

 

[PatrickRU92]

Coming off our lackluster (to say the least) performance the other day, we should be mad as hell. Not ready to say that about this team yet

RU 92
Rider 28

 

[RUJMM78]

Rutgers 69- Rider 62

 

[Virginiarufan]

Shooting much better at home. Their talent level doesn't match our's even without Mulcahey and McConnell.
RU 78
Rider 60

 

[RUbytheshore]

Rutgers 66 - Rider 61

 

[RU-ROCS]

Without Mulcahey and McConnell this one will be uncomfortably close - RU 67 - Rider 62.

 

[njxchange]

I think they both rest tonight...
We have enough talent to beat Rider without Paul & Caleb.
71 - 59

 

[Local Shill]

MULCAHY! No E.

 

[Rutgers56_rivals]

With Caleb, as I don’t think anyone expects Paul to play:

Rutgers 69
Rider 58

Without Caleb:

Rutgers 65
Rider 63

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Sluggish start. At the 8 minute mark it is a close game.

We have a 6 point half time lead.

We play better in the 2nd half and all of a sudden I look up at the scoreboard and somehow we are up 18.

We end up winning by 12 because we get a little sloppy.

Hopefully we get out and score 18 points in transition (aka fast break points)

RU 69
RU 57

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

MULCAHY! No E.

Gio!!!!

 

[Degaz-RU]

I think we win this one even if both Caleb and Paul are out. But the margin of victory will be dependent on whether they play. Assuming both OUT:

Rutgers 72
Rider 59

 

[RUTrack94]

It’s home so RU should win with both starters out. I’d say RU 68-62.

 

[BillyC80]

Three concerns versus Rider:
1. They like to shoot threes, gotta defend the arc.
2. They appear to be decent on offensive boards. Have to box out and not allow second chances.
3. They tend to foul a lot (lost to Providence by 1 pt by fouling 29 times and Prov missed 17 FTs). So we need to shoot well from the line.*

*They also turn the ball over quite a bit, but interestingly, because they tend to foul a lot, while holding their own on the offensive glass, even with all their turnovers they take more shots from the field than their opponents.

Rutgers wins, 77-68.

 

[NickRU714]

This old man with the bald spot has no chance against Clif.

 

[newell138]

RU 70
Rider (lol) 49

 

[RU-ROCS]

Without Mulcahey and McConnell this one will be uncomfortably close - RU 67 - Rider 62.

So happy to be wrong about this one. The new guys stepped up big time tonight after the Temple loss.

 

[goru7]

Funny how Patrick’s prediction was closest to the correct score. That Temple loss damaged the psyche of quite a number of you Rutgers fans. LOL!!!

 

[LeapinLou]

63-45

Wow - fInal score 76-46 - pretty solid prediction. Nice job Cory.