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THE OFFICIAL RUTGERS-NORTHWESTERN PREDICTION THREAD

RW90

RW90

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Feb 2, 2002
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The long suffering RU fan in me says
NW 66
RU 60
 
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Joey Bags

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Sep 21, 2019
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RU 73
NU 70

Lightning strikes twice and NU goes HAM from 3 but we get Cliff going and get the W
 
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Degaz-RU

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I don't feel good about this game. NW has a very highly rated defense as well (ranked #9 on KenPom vs. our #3), and, although their offense is lower rated their ours (162 vs. 131 Rutgers on KenPom), the difference is not THAT great (103.1 Adjusted Offensive efficiency for NW, and 104.5 for Rutgers), and moveover, Boo Buie and Chase Audige have been playing very well of late.

I think this is going to be a defensive war, and on the road, I have to give the nod to NW, especially now that Iowa has really provided a template for defending us (zone to take Paul out of the game, crowd Cliff).

NW 60
RU 57
 
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Rutgers25

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Jul 29, 2001
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I think we’re going struggle and the home team will make the big shots down the stretch.

NW 65
RU 57
 
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fluoxetine

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Nov 11, 2012
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Degaz-RU said:
now that Iowa has really provided a template for defending us
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Not too worried about this.. the real blueprint for defending us is avoiding turnovers and neutralizing our defense. This is easier said than done. Defending us in the half court is not difficult.. didn't need the Iowa game to show people that.

I'm sure Matt Painter and Kevin Willard saw what Seton Hall did, and yet.
 
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FinalFourOrBust_rivals142702

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Degaz-RU said:
I don't feel good about this game. NW has a very highly rated defense as well (ranked #9 on KenPom vs. our #3), and, although their offense is lower rated their ours (162 vs. 131 Rutgers on KenPom), the difference is not THAT great (103.1 Adjusted Offensive efficiency for NW, and 104.5 for Rutgers), and moveover, Boo Buie and Chase Audige have been playing very well of late.

I think this is going to be a defensive war, and on the road, I have to give the nod to NW, especially now that Iowa has really provided a template for defending us (zone to take Paul out of the game, crowd Cliff).

NW 60
RU 57
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Big ten coaches didn’t just realize Paul can’t/won’t shoot. This wasn’t some amazing new strategy. Paul will be fine and Rutgers will learn to adjust.
 
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Corycord1

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RU always seems to rebound with an awesome defensive performance after struggling defensively the game prior.
RU 55 NW 49
 
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Proud NJ Sports Fan

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May 11, 2010
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RU 49
NW 48

RU has a comfortable lead due to hot 3-point 1st half shooting but let’s NW back in it after going on a cold spell with multiple missed bunnies.

A NW 3 at the buzzer rims in and out
 
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Scangg

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Mar 19, 2016
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Proud NJ Sports Fan said:
You are missing the point.

The message was if you predict against RU you’re a SHU fan.

It’s a prediction thread, not a hype thread.

It’s funny that some get so mad when people predict the opponent to win.
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Not really. You just almost always predict a Rutgers loss. Judges mails predicts blowout losses. You can't toot your horn when you occasionally get it right. I don't see you commenting how wrong you are after predicting losses when we win
 
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Proud NJ Sports Fan

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Scangg said:
Not really. You just almost always predict a Rutgers loss. Judges mails predicts blowout losses. You can't toot your horn when you occasionally get it right. I don't see you commenting how wrong you are after predicting losses when we win
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Pipe down your ego bruh, I wasn’t referring to you. 😎

Plus, I don’t think you’re accurate and I know you don’t have time to go through every prediction thread and search for my posts. At least, you gotta have better things to do. 😏
 
LeapinLou

LeapinLou

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bac2therac said:
a win at Northwestern is probably more beneficial to the resume than a win over Iowa at home
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I agree that if you're going to split these two, better to beat Northwestern on the road. Hopefully they can pull it off. I agree with Scangg that we should bounce back while they are due for a letdown.
 
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red sail

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Oct 11, 2007
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Nothing about NW scares me. I think our long wings can handle Boo Buie and Audige. If Cliff can get back on track, he will destroy their Big.
We win by 12.
 
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goru7

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Dec 12, 2005
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Pike will have the defense back to elite and Paul and Cliff will bounce back with big games. We play a good first half like at Purdue and falter a little in the second half until we close with a 8-0 run to win 68-57
 
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