Let’s just say I’m not as confident in an RU victory as I was versus Miami. Like Miami, MSU has not scored fewer than 78 points in a game this year. MSU is averaging 89 points per game. Their only losses were at Kansas and at Louisville, both close games. They have a well-balanced team that is well coached. They can shoot that rock. They are coming off a loss in OT so will not look past us. They’ve had one more day of rest coming in.
On the positive side for us, RU is coming off a big win on the road to a good (not great) team that averaged 83 points per game before we came to town and held them to only 54 points. We are at home, in what looks to be a virtual sellout. Our defense has been stellar since the SJU game, and we have length that will bother any team that isn’t lightning quick. We have many (at least 5) guys who are capable of filling it up from deep, so a hot shooting night (and I mean hot, not mediocre) to go along with our defense will make this a tight game.
So the question is, will we have a hot shooting night? If so then I say we win, 69-67. A poor or even mediocre shooting night and we lose, 71-62.
On the positive side for us, RU is coming off a big win on the road to a good (not great) team that averaged 83 points per game before we came to town and held them to only 54 points. We are at home, in what looks to be a virtual sellout. Our defense has been stellar since the SJU game, and we have length that will bother any team that isn’t lightning quick. We have many (at least 5) guys who are capable of filling it up from deep, so a hot shooting night (and I mean hot, not mediocre) to go along with our defense will make this a tight game.
So the question is, will we have a hot shooting night? If so then I say we win, 69-67. A poor or even mediocre shooting night and we lose, 71-62.
