THE OFFICIAL RUTGERS-PENN STATE PREDICTION THREAD

[bac2therac]

RUTGERS 64 Penn State 61

 

[Night Man]

Ups and downs...
PSU 70 RU 59

 

[BillyC80]

I did not make a prediction last game and we won. Out of superstition I will hold off again.

 

[dpwhite]

PSU 74
Rutgers 62

 

[knight82]

It's almost impossible to predict what this team is going to do on a given day.

 

[JQRU91]

RU 72
PSU 65

 

[zebnatto]

RU 70
PSU 65

So there!

 

[DHajekRC84]

We send them to the showers...

RU- 68
PSU - 62

 

[Night Man]

We send them to the showers...

RU- 68
PSU - 62

 

[mikefla]

wins on the road are hard to get,,,anywhere....
and I started to predict a :bomb:close loss:bomb:
but
our :boom:"fabulous frosh" :boom: take this one very seriously

:boxing:Rutgers 73:boxing:
Penn St 71

 

[Mr. Magoo1]

Penn State 69
Rutgers 58

 

[whofrewdatmataRU13]

PSU 72
RU 64

 

[RU-ROCS]

RUTGERS 64 Penn State 61

Boy, would I love to see that. But, we got smoked there last year. I don’t see us winning this one either. PSU 71- RU 63

 

[YoucancallmeRay]

Big game for them as it's their best chance for a win (in their minds), but they come out tight. RU is relaxed, has fun, and uses our favorable matchups to ease to a victory. RU 73 - them 68.

 

[Knights 1212]

I also don't predict anymore because I am also superstitious. I do know that Penn State has a brutal schedule the rest of this season and getting a win would but be huge for us.

 

[Jim_from_RU]

I think we win this one. PSU isn’t good this year.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

They have more talent than us up and down the roster. A team that was a whisker from the NCAA tournament that now is almost playing out the string and you have to wonder if they are capable of giving a full 40 minutes.

Unfortunately Eugene is still very limited (unless he has healed a lot in 3 days) and virtually all of our perimeter players are in a shooting slump. Their best player has been in a full season shooting funk, but of course goes 3-3 in his last game.

PSU 68
RU 52

 

[kcg88]

Penn State 67
Rutgers 60

 

[MV9000]

I like us in this one as well. Line should be around 3 points in their favor. Making it a pick'em for the most part. I think we need this one out by six 74-68

 

[soundcrib]

W

 

[JonathanAlan]

Rutgers 71-63 over PSU. I think the nebraska game is a turning point.

 

[zappaa]

B1G Ten on the road.
Seems to me PSU plays everyone pretty tough.
If we win there, even though it’s only against PSU, I’m going to consider the win significant in our progress.

Hell, flat out this is a big game and a must win.
I’m putting a little pressure on Pike here

 

[RUsojo]

62-59 ru

 

[higgins3]

RU 67 PSU 63

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I like us in this one as well. Line should be around 3 points in their favor. Making it a pick'em for the most part. I think we need this one out by six 74-68

think +6

 

[MV9000]

think +6

Could be for sure. I don’t think this will be a game we SHOULD lose. Especially with the development in the last game of Johnson and Mathis over the last 6 games.

 

[Rutgers25]

PSU 71
RU 59

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Could be for sure. I don’t think this will be a game we SHOULD lose. Especially with the development in the last game of Johnson and Mathis over the last 6 games.

I'll be curious to see what type of role Myles has in this game. Watkins at 6'9'' is the biggest they have. If there was ever a game we would go small it is this one. The problem is filling 140 minutes with perimeter players.

Who is best to guard Watkins. I'd think a healthy Eugene which would make us really small. Eugene isn't healthy. Can Shaq C, Shaq D or Myles guard him. This will be a big test for Johnson (and for Shaq C).

 

[Scarlet Shack]

Getting back to the plus side of .500 ...

Rutgers 71
Penn state 65

 

[RUJMM78]

Its about time that Rutgers wins a league road game.

Rutgers 63 Penn State 61

 

[MV9000]

I'll be curious to see what type of role Myles has in this game. Watkins at 6'9'' is the biggest they have. If there was ever a game we would go small it is this one. The problem is filling 140 minutes with perimeter players.

Who is best to guard Watkins. I'd think a healthy Eugene which would make us really small. Eugene isn't healthy. Can Shaq C, Shaq D or Myles guard him. This will be a big test for Johnson (and for Shaq C).

I think you are right. Coach probably will go small, but i think we should still exploit their small size with Myles and Shaq. Leave Doorson on the bench unless theyre getting to the rim relentlessly. I think Johnson and Shaq will flourish if we play this right and dont let them dictate the game.

I am interested to see how far Eugene has come, hes a super human and was huge spark in the prior game (morale wise and some energy plays).

 

[toby83]

Will be a big crowd, it's the game where they promote their annual Pedothon

 

[Degaz-RU]

RU 72
PSU 66

:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: (think 1989 A-10 final)

 

[BillyC80]

Who is best to guard Watkins. I'd think a healthy Eugene which would make us really small. Eugene isn't healthy. Can Shaq C, Shaq D or Myles guard him. This will be a big test for Johnson (and for Shaq C).

I don’t care who guards him because he’s gonna get his points inside. I just hope we defend him without fouling and cut back on the And 1 opportunities. I’m curios how well we guard others at the arc, in this game and in future games...

 

[biazza38]

Rutgers by 100

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

He is a terrible FT shooter

 

[kcg88]

"Going small" means playing a lot of Shaq C IMO.

 

[RUEd]

"Going small" means playing a lot of Shaq C IMO.

I guess he’s called little Shaq on the team. All 6’9” of him

 

[RuBird]

Why not

RU 67
PSU 66

Kiss with an unlikely 3 at the end of the game

 

[BillyC80]

He is a terrible FT shooter

Good, then if we foul we’d better foul without letting him score. Don’t wanna give him opportunities for 3-point plays. In any case it’s the supporting cast and 3-point shooters that concern me more.