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7 years 5 months ago #15376 by asteroid
The first Big Monday game of the season, and it's a big one indeed.  It's
been a projected loss for Kansas for much of the season, and most of the
prognosticators agree that West Virginia will win by anywhere from 1 to 10
points.  Except Seven Overtimes, who has Kansas winning by 6.  Then again,
Seven Overtimes thinks Kansas is the home team.  That's one reason why I
don't hold this particular prognosticator in high esteem.  But hey, Kansas
is due for an above-expectation performance.  Maybe De Sousa learned to
play faster over the weekend.

Among the eight key offensive stats, Kansas has the advantage in only three,
namely points per game, assists per game, and effective field goal percentage.
Among the seven key defensive stats, Kansas has the advantage only three,
namely fewer personal fouls per game, more defensive rebounds per game, and
they hold opponents to a slightly lower effective field goal percentage.

Common Opponents
================
Both teams have played Kansas State and Texas Tech.  The comparisons do not
favor Kansas.

KU   +1 KSU at home ( -2 neutral court)
WVU  +8 KSU on road (+11 neutral court)
KU  -16 WVU on road (-13 neutral court)

KU  -12 TTU at home (-15 neutral court)
WVU  -1 TTU on road ( +2 neutral court)
KU  -20 WVU on road (-17 neutral court)

The average favors West Virginia by 18 points.  Like it was for the Kansas
State game, this is the most omnious of the various predictions.  I'd be
happy if this game ends the same way as that game did.

Players to Watch
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Most minutes          Jevon Carter              guard
Leading scorer        Esa Ahmad                 forward
Leading rebounder     Sagaba Konate             forward
Most assists          Jevon Carter              guard
Most steals           Jevon Carter              guard
Most blocks           Sagaba Konate             forward
Most turnovers        Jevon Carter              guard
Most fouls            Daxter Miles Jr.          guard

                                                          14-3            15-2     
                       Margin   Predicted   Win Prb      Kansas       West Virginia
Predictor              points     Score     percent   Rating   SOS    Rating   SOS 
====================   ======   =========   =======   =============   =============
Sagarin Overall         -2.31   75   77                #  4   # 13     #  8   # 54 
Sagarin Predictor       -1.35   75   77       46.3     #  5   # 13     #  9   # 54 
Sagarin Golden Mean     -3.67   74   78                #  8   # 13     #  6   # 54 
Sagarin Recent Games    -8.75   71   80                # 18   # 13     #  3   # 54 
Sagarin Off-Def Meth    -1.64   77   79                                           
Sagarin Combo           -4.61   74   78                #  8   # 11     #  6   # 57
Sagarin Elo             -8.37   72   80                # 10   # 11     #  3   # 57
Sagarin Blue            -1.02   75   76                #  7   # 11     # 10   # 57
performance adjust      -0.84   75   76
trend adjust            -9.87   71   81
Massey                  -6.00   75   81       30       # 15   #  6     #  5   # 24 
Pomeroy                 -3.17   74   78                # 11   # 17     # 10   # 64
Greenfield              -7.50   75   82                #  5   # 12     # 11   # 10
Dunkel                  -9.00   70   79                # 10            #  7       
Vegas (via Dunkel)      -4.50   77   81                                           
Real Time RPI           -9.00   75   84                #  8   #  6     # 14   # 81 
Real Time GAMER         -9.00   75   84       32.6     #  8   #  6     # 14   # 81 
Dolphin Predictive      -3.48   77   80       38.7     #  8            # 10       
ESPN BPI                -2.70                 40.6     #  8   # 33     # 12   # 34
Seven Overtimes         +6.00   79   73       64       #  3   # 10     # 22   # 50
Whitlock                -2.80                          # 11   #  7     # 15   # 52       
DPPI                    -7.30   70   77       26.7     # 13   #  8     # 16   # 90
Colley Matrix           -1.39                          #  8   #  4     # 13   # 73
CBN RPI                                                # 11   #  5     # 16   # 63
LRMC                                                   #  9   #  3     # 11   # 96
common opponents       -18.00
====================   ======   =========   =======   ============    ============ 
average                 -5.0 +/- 4.6

Here is Kansas' season; the road game with West Virginia is a projected
loss, while the road game with Texas Tech is a toss-up.  The projected
season record remains at 24-7:

SITE   OPPONENT                         SCORE    PREDIC    ERROR    PROB.
----   -----------------------------   -------   ------    -----    -----
HOME   #228 Tennessee State             92  56   +28.08    +7.92
NEUT   # 17 Kentucky                    65  61    +4.71    -0.71
HOME   # 91 South Dakota State          98  64   +17.70   +16.30
HOME   #206 Texas Southern             114  71   +26.73   +16.27
HOME   #136 Oakland-Mich.              102  59   +21.71   +21.29
HOME   #126 Toledo                      96  58   +21.19   +16.81
NEUT   # 45 Syracuse                    76  60    +9.02    +6.98
HOME   #107 Washington                  65  74   +19.15   -28.15
HOME   # 29 Arizona State               85  95    +9.84   -19.84
AWAY   # 82 Nebraska                    73  72   +10.92    -9.92
HOME   #243 Omaha(Neb.-Omaha)          109  64   +29.14   +15.86
AWAY   #100 Stanford                    75  54   +12.09    +8.91
AWAY   # 32 Texas                       92  86    +3.74    +2.26
HOME   # 11 Texas Tech                  73  85    +5.85   -17.85
AWAY   # 24 TCU                         88  84    +2.98    +1.02
HOME   # 77 Iowa State                  83  78   +16.33   -11.33
HOME   # 44 Kansas State                73  72   +12.01   -11.01
AWAY   #  9 West Virginia                         -1.35             0.463
HOME   # 33 Baylor                               +10.20             0.788
AWAY   # 15 Oklahoma                              +1.26             0.539
HOME   # 28 Texas A&M                             +9.64             0.769
AWAY   # 44 Kansas State                          +5.67             0.680
HOME   # 53 Oklahoma State                       +13.40             0.859
HOME   # 24 TCU                                   +9.32             0.784
AWAY   # 33 Baylor                                +3.86             0.619
AWAY   # 77 Iowa State                            +9.99             0.766
HOME   #  9 West Virginia                         +4.99             0.634
HOME   # 15 Oklahoma                              +7.60             0.724
AWAY   # 11 Texas Tech                            -0.49             0.485
HOME   # 32 Texas                                +10.08             0.796
AWAY   # 53 Oklahoma State                        +7.06             0.715

Here is West Virginia's season:

SITE   OPPONENT                         SCORE    PREDIC    ERROR    PROB.
----   -----------------------------   -------   ------    -----    -----
NEUT   # 28 Texas A&M                   65  88    +4.65   -27.65
HOME   #320 American U.                 98  64   +32.92    +1.08
HOME   #327 Morgan State               111  48   +33.72   +29.28
HOME   #217 Long Beach State            91  62   +25.66    +3.34
NEUT   #319 Marist                      84  78   +29.39   -23.39
NEUT   # 74 Central Florida(UCF)        83  45   +11.15   +26.85
NEUT   # 38 Missouri                    83  79    +5.83    -1.83
HOME   #268 NJIT(New Jersey Tech)      102  69   +29.02    +3.98
HOME   #  6 Virginia                    68  61    +1.90    +5.10
AWAY   #178 Pittsburgh                  69  60   +16.36    -7.36
HOME   #346 Coppin State                77  38   +39.90    -0.90
HOME   #245 Fordham                     86  69   +27.51   -10.51
AWAY   # 53 Oklahoma State              85  79    +5.24    +0.76
AWAY   # 44 Kansas State                77  69    +3.85    +4.15
HOME   # 15 Oklahoma                    89  76    +5.78    +7.22
HOME   # 33 Baylor                      57  54    +8.38    -5.38
AWAY   # 11 Texas Tech                  71  72    -2.31    +1.31
HOME   #  5 Kansas                                +1.35             0.537
HOME   # 32 Texas                                 +8.26             0.759
AWAY   # 24 TCU                                   +1.16             0.541
HOME   # 17 Kentucky                              +6.06             0.727
AWAY   # 77 Iowa State                            +8.17             0.729
HOME   # 44 Kansas State                         +10.19             0.809
AWAY   # 15 Oklahoma                              -0.56             0.482
HOME   # 53 Oklahoma State                       +11.58             0.833
HOME   # 24 TCU                                   +7.50             0.745
AWAY   #  5 Kansas                                -4.99             0.366
AWAY   # 33 Baylor                                +2.04             0.566
HOME   # 77 Iowa State                           +14.51             0.861
HOME   # 11 Texas Tech                            +4.03             0.626
AWAY   # 32 Texas                                 +1.92             0.565
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7 years 5 months ago #15380 by NotOstertag
When everyone expects you to lose, it can remove some of the pressure.

I'm sure that everyone here wants a W and so does the team. Nevertheless, if WVU does win, they'll only be "meeting expectations".

Last week, we were #12 and they were #2 (now #10 and #6/#7) in the polls. Number 2 beating number 10 isn't a court-storming opportunity (not that I'd put it past them). In many ways the pressure will be heavier on WVU not to screw up.

I do think we can win. It won't be easy and it's not likely, but it's not automatic for WVU either. It's a huge opportunity for our guys, and I hope they can take advantage of it. I kind of feel like this game is set up like our visit to UK last year and that turned out pretty good.

"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
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7 years 5 months ago #15382 by HawkErrant
Here’s to our guys making your vision a reality!

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