Forecast Loyola-Chi

[UR80sfan]

This is going to be a difficult game for the Spiders. There was some hope when Furman beat them by 2 points, until the now 5-0 Furman crushed Villanova on their home court 76 to 68 last night. I have not seen a spread, but would guess we will be 8 point underdogs.

 

[Eight Legger]

More like double digits.

 

[I-M-UR]

Radford, Furman, big wins made me wonder when was the last time the Spiders knocked off a top 25 team? top 50 team?

 

[Ulla1]

ESPN Matchup Prediction (Chance of win): Richmond 54.9%, Loyola-Chicago 45.1%

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401085656

 

[SouthJerseySpiderFan]

Kenny has Spiders losing by 5 but I think like UR80 line starts out at 8. Big test for Jacob going against Custer who some pundits have him as MVC Player of Year. Also GG against Loyola-C's equal sized big man.

My main concern is if UR's big 3 will come through offensively enough, especially if a few others don't start scoring? Loyola-C appears will not light up the scoreboard, but their success is predicated on defense. And even though weak opponents to date, they play DEFENSE.

 

[Eight Legger]

Radford, Furman, big wins made me wonder when was the last time the Spiders knocked off a top 25 team? top 50 team?

We beat Cal, which was a top-15 team, a few years ago in some tournament. Although, they lost a bunch of games after that and weren't really a top-15 team.

 

[Gospiders06]

Lose by double digits. Mooney going to get outcoached. If he beats Loyola-Chicago he gets a contract for another ten years. That's how confident I am with Loyola-Chicago.

 

[UR80sfan]

ESPN Matchup Prediction (Chance of win): Richmond 54.9%, Loyola-Chicago 45.1%

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401085656

I just lost all confidence in ESPN Matchup Predictions. How could they come up with this prediction? It must be random and not based on stats.

 

[Ulla1]

I just lost all confidence in ESPN Matchup Predictions. How could they come up with this prediction? It must be random and not based on stats.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi/_/view/overview/page/3

 

[fan2011]

We beat Cal, which was a top-15 team, a few years ago in some tournament. Although, they lost a bunch of games after that and weren't really a top-15 team.

They did end up as a 4 seed, so a top 16 team in the selection committee's eyes.

 

[SpiderRick]

games on tv?

 

[spider fan]

FS1

 

[ChoppinBroccoli]

I just lost all confidence in ESPN Matchup Predictions. How could they come up with this prediction? It must be random and not based on stats.

How did ESPN do predicting the UR/Longwood game?

 

[wr70beh]

 

[UR80sfan]

My hope is that they have seen the shooting percentages of Cayo, Sherod, Golden and Gilyard and put all their defensive effort in stopping them leaving Jake open to rain 3s. One of these days he is going to have a breakout game. Hopefully it is tonight!

 

[SpiderRick]

Time for Sherod to provide leadership

 

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