early look at week 1

[stever20]

so looking at the 1st week schedule a bit early with KP projections

Dec 28 DePaul @ Villanova Nova 99% 85-61
Dec 28 Seton Hall @ Creighton Creighton 75% 83-76
Dec 28 Georgetown @ Marquette- Marquette 70% 87-81
Dec 28 Providence @ Xavier- Xavier 77% 73-65
Dec 29 Butler @ St John's Butler 81% 80-71

Dec 31 Villanova @ Creighton Villanova 63% 79-76
Dec 31 Xavier @ Georgetown Xavier 54% 77-75
Jan 1 Providence @ Butler Butler 79% 73-64
Jan 1 St John's @ DePaul DePaul 55% 78-77
Jan 1 Marquette @ Seton Hall Seton Hall 59% 84-81

Villanova 2-0
Xavier 2-0
Butler 2-0
Creighton 1-1
DePaul 1-1
Seton Hall 1-1
Marquette 1-1
Georgetown 0-2
Providence 0-2
St John's 0-2

[jaybydna]

If Nova wins Saturday at Creighton, they will have earned it. No one is giving up their tickets, and even SRO is sold out already. It will be loud, and I am not sure KP accurately predicts that. What is a sold-out new years eve at the Clink against the #1 team in the country worth? 5-7 points?

[FriarJ]

Sure am glad the Friars have a relatively easy schedule to start.

[Edrick]

The beauty of the conference is that all that implies is PC will have a conversely reasonable weekend. The round robin should be protected like not much else.

[FriarJ]

I totally agree, that's why I don't even read the conference realignment threads. Although starting 0-2 after two very tough road games to start the season is tough on a young team. The chance of winning one of those games improves later in the season as a young team matures. That's my opinion anyway.

[milksteak]

Sure am glad the Friars have a relatively easy schedule to start.

Don't worry. I'm sure we'll mysteriously play like crap against you guys like always. Seems to be our routine every year.

[XU85]

Sure am glad the Friars have a relatively easy schedule to start.

Look at the bright side, although the Cintas Center will be sold out, the students are on break, which certainly lowers the noise level.

[Hall2012]

If a conference play opener on your home court could ever be a trap game, this may be it for Creighton.

[whiteandblue77]

If a conference play opener on your home court could ever be a trap game, this may be it for Creighton.

Nice Call Hall. Jay fans, please chill on the blue koolaid talk till the 29th, K?

[jaybydna]

No koolaid here, especially after the last game, so no need for the . Loosing to Hall doesn't change the dynamics of the Nova game. No freebies in the Beast. You can lose any game, to anyone, at anytime.