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THE OFFICIAL RUTGERS-MICHIGAN PREDICTION THREAD

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kcg88

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Michigan's offense has played five bad games in a row.

If they figure it out: Michigan 75, Rutgers 52

If they don't: Michigan 62, Rutgers 52
 
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TDIrish27

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Aug 2, 2001
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Been out of the country for 2 weeks----just glad to have games to watch

Having said that.

Mich 68 RU 60
 
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YoucancallmeRay

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Too many good players at each position. RU has the size advantage, but it won't be enough. Mich 80 - RU 65.
 
NewJerseyHawk

NewJerseyHawk

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Jan 11, 2007
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We are sometimes loyal to a fault with starting lineups and i truly think Doorson just isn't built to get out on shooters at the 3 point line. I would start Myles Johnson or Shaq Carter and avoid starting either half with a 7-0 run that we aren't built to comeback against.

I think Michigan is peeking ahead to getting revenge on Saturday vs Wisconsin at home and gets into a dogfight...low scoring and hopefully an off shooting night for the visitors.....RU 64 Michigan 60
 
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RUJMM78

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Jul 25, 2001
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Rutgers must make shots early to keep the sellout crowd loud and make the RAC a hostile environment for Michigan.

Michigan 69 Rutgers 58
 
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Greene Rice FIG

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Dec 30, 2005
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NewJerseyHawk said:
We are sometimes loyal to a fault with starting lineups and i truly think Doorson just isn't built to get out on shooters at the 3 point line. I would start Myles Johnson or Shaq Carter and avoid starting either half with a 7-0 run that we aren't built to comeback against.

I think Michigan is peeking ahead to getting revenge on Saturday vs Wisconsin at home and gets into a dogfight...low scoring and hopefully an off shooting night for the visitors.....RU 64 Michigan 60
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Teske is 12 of 36 from 3. We are fine to go the 1st 4-5 possession with Shaq Doorson.

I hate zone, but UM does not do a great job on the offensive glass (they do on defensive). Will we see more zone.

UM plays only 7 guys. Does Mathis and Harper push the tempo more than they have the last few games?

Eugene's knee has been improving...tough match up with Bradz....

Will UM have a hot or cold shooting night from 3? Will we defend the line? That will be the difference in this game. Ask your magic 8 ball
 
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bac2therac

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kcg88 said:
I'll be shocked if we break 60 against them
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Yeah a check of what they have held opponents to is pretty sobering to a team that struggles in the half court

Limiting turnovers and transition buckets is the prime focus because that is where the game gets out of hand
 
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Degaz-RU

Heisman
Dec 19, 2002
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For the most part, UM hasn’t been blowing teams out. They play tremendous defense but are very deliberate but hugely efficient on offense. Most of their scores roughly approximate their season averages of 70-57, though they’ve held a lot of opponents under 50 in Ann Arbor.

We have to get lucky in this game and hope that UM has an off shooting night and keep their score in the low 60s, and that we have a good shooting night. I think we keep this relatively close, but fall short.

UM 67
RU 59

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BOGDANOVICH

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Rutgers needs to avenge that horrible loss to Michigan in the 1976 Final Four which ruined an undefeated season.
 
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knight82

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Nov 4, 2002
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Our only hope is for us to get uncharacteristically hot shooting. I'm talking two or three guys have to have the game of their life.
 
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BillyC80

Heisman
Oct 23, 2006
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Michigan has a gaudy 20-2 record but on the road in B1G games they have a good but modest 3-2 record including a 2-point win at NW, a 10-pt loss at Wisky and a 15-pt loss at Iowa.

Watching them play I see a solid but relatively slow team that we can hang with, likely by running some zone D at them. We have size, rebounding ability and the home crowd advantage.

Make shots and we win.
 
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RUonBrain

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BillyC80 said:
Michigan has a gaudy 20-2 record but on the road in B1G games they have a good but modest 3-2 record including a 2-point win at NW, a 10-pt loss at Wisky and a 15-pt loss at Iowa.

Watching them play I see a solid but relatively slow team that we can hang with, likely by running some zone D at them. We have size, rebounding ability and the home crowd advantage.

Make shots and we win.
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I think if we make more shots than they do, we have a good chance to win (unless their shots are 3 vs our 2, or 2 vs our 1).
 
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toby83

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Dont like that Beilein was real unhappy with their D last time out.

Michigan 64
RU 53
 
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Knights 1212

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I think we must push the pace a bit to try and get a few easy baskets. Michigan only plays 6 or 7 guys. It would be nice if we could get them a little tired or a guy or two in foul trouble. If we run our usual slow offense and take almost the entire shot clock before we take a shot I think we will have some major trouble.
 
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Degaz-RU

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Degaz-RU said:
For the most part, UM hasn’t been blowing teams out. They play tremendous defense but are very deliberate but hugely efficient on offense. Most of their scores roughly approximate their season averages of 70-57, though they’ve held a lot of opponents under 50 in Ann Arbor.

We have to get lucky in this game and hope that UM has an off shooting night and keep their score in the low 60s, and that we have a good shooting night. I think we keep this relatively close, but fall short.

UM 67
RU 59

8,249 at the RAC.
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The only way we win this game is with defense and if we have an uncharacteristically good shooting night.

We must play "30 seconds of hell" on every single Michigan possession, balls to the wall defense. And crash the boards to prevent 2nd and 3rd chance opportunities. The defense must be PATIENT, because Michigan will use the entire shot clock and still get good looks.

Within this realm, we just cannot give them open threes. Our perimeter guys sag down toward the paint too much, and this has resulted in several games in which our opponents shot lights out from 3-pt range. We have to trust our post defenders to be able to handle things down low, while our perimeter guys stay within a couple of feet of their respective men at all times. I’d rather Michigan try and beat us straight up shooting 2-pt FGs than start to kill us from deep.

Goes without saying we’re going to need the stars to align tonight, with a hot shooting night for our guys (like against Wisky in 2015). But it starts with the defense.
 
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dkostus

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Feb 10, 2002
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Degaz-RU said:
The only way we win this game is with defense and if we have an uncharacteristically good shooting night.

We must play "30 seconds of hell" on every single Michigan possession, balls to the wall defense. And crash the boards to prevent 2nd and 3rd chance opportunities. The defense must be PATIENT, because Michigan will use the entire shot clock and still get good looks.

Within this realm, we just cannot give them open threes. Our perimeter guys sag down toward the paint too much, and this has resulted in several games in which our opponents shot lights out from 3-pt range. We have to trust our post defenders to be able to handle things down low, while our perimeter guys stay within a couple of feet of their respective men at all times. I’d rather Michigan try and beat us straight up shooting 2-pt FGs than start to kill us from deep.

Goes without saying we’re going to need the stars to align tonight, with a hot shooting night for our guys (like against Wisky in 2015). But it starts with the defense.
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Michigan has been bad from 3 of late in conference play and apparently people have been effective giving them space on the perimeter and cutting off lanes. Obviously that might backfire, but I'm sure Pike has a game plan here.
 
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