Just experimenting with my new toy. Here’s a breakdown of where the both teams are getting their points. No surprise that PSU gets so few FT points. I’m actually a little surprised. I expected Princeton to have a larger percentage on their 3′s.
Just how deliberate is Princeton?
Tonight the Nittany Lions go up against the Princeton Tiger, home to the infamous “Princeton” offense. We, in the Big Ten, are all too familiar with this style due to our familiarization with Northwestern, whose played that style for years. A hallmark of the offense is maintaining a deliberate pace to the game. But exactly [...]
Game Predictions 12/12/07
Looks like a few cream puffs have been lined up for this evening. Other than the Michigan/Oakland matchup, every Big Ten team is at least a 15 point favorite. Predicted scores: PSU 71 Princeton 54 Michigan 81 Oakland 76 Minnesota 90 S Dakota St 59 Wisconsin 85 Wisc-Milwaukee 58 Note: My prediction algorithm is based [...]
Game Predictions 12/08/07
The conference begins earnest prep for league play with an almost full slate of Saturday games (only Ohio State sits out today). They’ll be some great Top 25 intersectional battles – Illinois/Arizona, Duke/Michigan, BYU/Michigan State, some border wars – Indiana/Kentucky, PSU/Seton Hall, and some instate rivalries – Iowa/Iowa State, Marquette/Wisconsin. Should be a good Saturday [...]
St Francis Plus/Minus Individual results
Player numbers for the St Francis game. [TABLE=2] Observations: Early bursts by the Penn State offense are giving Walker and Morrissey a positive head start on their +/- numbers. Battle had a decent scoring debut for a freshman playing in his first game.