THE OFFICIAL RUTGERS-INDIANA PREDICTION THREAD

fatsam98

Heisman
Mar 23, 2005
44,156
40,062
113
Pretty interesting game... they are still celebrating beating Purdue... who steps up for us with Mag out in a hostile environment... can we contain Hood-Schifino?

Rutgers 58
Indiana 54

Hoosier Daddy?
 

jordkap

All-Conference
Jul 11, 2016
2,879
4,594
77
Pretty interesting game... they are still celebrating beating Purdue... who steps up for us with Mag out in a hostile environment... can we contain Hood-Schifino?

Rutgers 58
Indiana 54

Hoosier Daddy?
Not worried. Caleb can shut him down.

RU 64
IU 60
 
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LeapinLou

All-American
Jul 24, 2001
13,530
7,625
113
I think IU is going to win.
- They didn't have their phenom Frosh in our first game
- Trayce Jackson Davis is playing the best basketball of his career the last 1/2 dozen games
- They have a very sore *** about getting "punked" by RU the last time we played
- Mag surely will not be available

On the plus side, I think the fact they beat Purdue and have been hot actually bodes well for us. But I think there is too much against us to overcome.
 

RUJMM78

Heisman
Jul 25, 2001
26,355
12,655
113
Indiana playing at a very high level and they have the home court crowd.Rutgers absent MAG and still lacking 3 point scoring.

Indiana 69 Rutgers 62
 

RUSCFORMERLYRULOU

All-American
Nov 12, 2017
5,614
7,273
103
Cam showed signs two games ago of breaking out, then he was off again last game. My prediction is based on his scoring - 15 or more we win, less we lose. I think he scores 15 on the dot. We win 63-61z
 

Degaz-RU

Heisman
Dec 19, 2002
23,012
28,265
88
Unfortunately. Without Mag, I can’t see us beating a hot Indiana team on the road.

Indiana 70
Rutgers 62
 

richthedentist

All-American
Aug 2, 2001
11,362
9,023
113
We own Indiana but they’re playing better now than at any point over the past 5 years so this will be a big test. Not having Mag definitely hurts too. Eh I don’t know. Gun to my head I don’t see us pulling this one out especially with our recent road struggles.
How are they playing better yeah they beat Purdue but they got crushed by Maryland
 
Dec 5, 2022
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How are they playing better yeah they beat Purdue but they got crushed by Maryland
You serious? They’ve won 6 out of 7 and only lost at Maryland who’s undefeated at home in big ten play. They’re a sold 4-5 in the tournament while in last years they’ve either been a bubble team or didn’t make it.
 

Degaz-RU

Heisman
Dec 19, 2002
23,012
28,265
88
Indiana just peaked with their win over Purdue

Team emotionally rallies in first game without Mag

Simpson plays with confidence after his big game against Indiana first time around and has his best game since
The "usual" result of a key player getting injured is that the team steps up WITHIN THE SAME GAME AS THE INJURY, but then struggles in subsequent games.

This is my fear for tomorrow night. Short of Cam and Hyatt catching fire on offense, I just don't know how we make up for the loss of defense and rebounding with Mag out.
 

Scangg

Heisman
Mar 19, 2016
25,476
49,465
113
The "usual" result of a key player getting injured is that the team steps up WITHIN THE SAME GAME AS THE INJURY, but then struggles in subsequent games.

This is my fear for tomorrow night. Short of Cam and Hyatt catching fire on offense, I just don't know how we make up for the loss of defense and rebounding with Mag out.
Hmm I don't agree. First game without rally
 
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AZBlues

All-Conference
Sep 29, 2013
1,185
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How are they playing better yeah they beat Purdue but they got crushed by Maryland
FinalFourOrBust already answered the question, but I'll add to it. If Indiana got "crushed" at Maryland after losing by 11, then in their 5 previous games they crushed Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan State, and Ohio State even worse, and also beat Minnesota, and after the loss to Maryland they beat Purdue... Hood-Schifino had an unusually bad shooting game at Maryland, shooting 1-14. And I don't know if there was any "home cooking" reffing in that game, but Indiana had 12 FT attempts (10-12) to Maryland's 29 (25-29)... So I can understand it if people think that Indiana is playing really well lately.
 
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BOCA93

All-Conference
Jan 16, 2012
3,058
3,953
61
Over the last 5 games, TJD has been really tough averaging nearly 24/15. He tends to get every call and my fear is that he gets cliff into early foul trouble. If cliff stays on the floor and they contain TJD below his averages, RU wins 69-63
 
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victorio1

All-Conference
Jul 27, 2019
710
1,294
93
Halfway into the first half, with RU having offensive difficulties and down 6-7 points, Palmquist enters the game and gets hot, making 4-5 triples, leading RU to a 2-point victory.
 
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Rutgers25

All-American
Jul 29, 2001
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6,579
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I’ll be shocked if RU figures out how to win this game, but they’ve proven me wrong before…
 
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