Season Predictions Thread

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Calvin

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With the first (exhibition) game here, I thought it would be good to over-react, under-react, or show off our knowledge of the league in the run-up to Nov 7. Dare to go on the record with your predictions? We got ranked clashes, conf games, post season, and the league race

For your reference (* neutral location):

ESPN experts say Indiana

Schedule
DATEOPPONENT
Mon, Nov 7vsEastern Illinois
Fri, Nov 11vsKansas City
Mon, Nov 14vsMonmouth
Fri, Nov 18vs 8 UCLA *
Sun, Nov 20vs 6 Baylor / 18 Virginia
Fri, Nov 25vsLindenwood
Tue, Nov 29vsSyracuse (Day 2 of the challenge)
Fri, Dec 2@Maryland
Tue, Dec 6vs 12 Texas *
Sat, Dec 10vsPenn State
Sat, Dec 17vsAlabama A&M
Thu, Dec 22vsMissouri *
Thu, Dec 29vsBethune-Cookman
Wed, Jan 4@Northwestern
Sat, Jan 7vsWisconsin
Tue, Jan 10@Nebraska
Fri, Jan 13vsMichigan State
Mon, Jan 16@Minnesota
Thu, Jan 19vs13 Indiana
Tue, Jan 24vsOhio State
Sat, Jan 28@Wisconsin
Tue, Jan 31vsNebraska
Sat, Feb 4@Iowa
Tue, Feb 7vsMinnesota
Sat, Feb 11vsRutgers
Tue, Feb 14@Penn State
Sat, Feb 18@13 Indiana
Thu, Feb 23vsNorthwestern
Sun, Feb 26@Ohio State
Thu, Mar 2vs22 Michigan
Sun, Mar 5@Purdue
 
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Bacon Butkus Swanson

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Bacon Butkus Swanson
Calvin said:
With the first (exhibition) game here, I thought it would be good to over-react, under-react, or show off our knowledge of the league in the run-up to Nov 7. Dare to go on the record with your predictions? We got ranked clashes, conf games, post season, and the league race

For your reference (* neutral location):

ESPN experts say Indiana

Schedule
DATEOPPONENT
Mon, Nov 7vsEastern Illinois
Fri, Nov 11vsKansas City
Mon, Nov 14vsMonmouth
Fri, Nov 18vs 8 UCLA *
Sun, Nov 20vs 6 Baylor / 18 Virginia
Fri, Nov 25vsLindenwood
Tue, Nov 29vsSyracuse (Day 2 of the challenge)
Fri, Dec 2@Maryland
Tue, Dec 6vs 12 Texas *
Sat, Dec 10vsPenn State
Sat, Dec 17vsAlabama A&M
Thu, Dec 22vsMissouri *
Thu, Dec 29vsBethune-Cookman
Wed, Jan 4@Northwestern
Sat, Jan 7vsWisconsin
Tue, Jan 10@Nebraska
Fri, Jan 13vsMichigan State
Mon, Jan 16@Minnesota
Thu, Jan 19vs13 Indiana
Tue, Jan 24vsOhio State
Sat, Jan 28@Wisconsin
Tue, Jan 31vsNebraska
Sat, Feb 4@Iowa
Tue, Feb 7vsMinnesota
Sat, Feb 11vsRutgers
Tue, Feb 14@Penn State
Sat, Feb 18@13 Indiana
Thu, Feb 23vsNorthwestern
Sun, Feb 26@Ohio State
Thu, Mar 2vs22 Michigan
Sun, Mar 5@Purdue
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I'll take a swing.... 24-7 overall 15-5 conference Will beat UCLA, Cuse, and Miznoz Lose to Baylor & Longhorns
 
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WizardBill

WizardBill
WizardBill
DATEOPPONENT
Mon, Nov 7vs Eastern Illinois WIN 1-0
Fri, Nov 11vs Kansas City WIN 2-0
Mon, Nov 14vs Monmouth WIN 3-0
Fri, Nov 18vs 8 UCLA * WIN 4-0
Sun, Nov 20vs 6 Baylor / 18 Virginia LOSS 4-1
Fri, Nov 25vs Lindenwood WIN 5-1
Tue, Nov 29vs Syracuse (Day 2 of the challenge) WIN 6-1
Fri, Dec 2@Maryland LOSS 6-2 (0-1)
Tue, Dec 6vs 12 Texas * LOSS 6-3
Sat, Dec 10vs Penn State WIN 7-3 (1-1)
Sat, Dec 17vs Alabama A&M WIN 8-3
Thu, Dec 22vs Missouri * WIN 9-3
Thu, Dec 29vs Bethune-Cookman WIN 10-3
Wed, Jan 4@Northwestern WIN 11-3 (2-1)
Sat, Jan 7vs Wisconsin WIN 12-3 (3-1)
Tue, Jan 10@Nebraska WIN 13-3 (4-1)
Fri, Jan 13vs Michigan State WIN 14-3 (5-1)
Mon, Jan 16@Minnesota WIN 15-3 (6-1)
Thu, Jan 19vs13 Indiana WIN, JUST WIN! I HATE THE LOOSIERS! 16-3 (7-1)
Tue, Jan 24vs Ohio State LOSS 16-4 (7-2)
Sat, Jan 28@Wisconsin LOSS 16-5 (7-3)
Tue, Jan 31vs Nebraska WIN 17-5 (8-3)
Sat, Feb 4@Iowa WIN 18-5 (9-3)
Tue, Feb 7vs Minnesota WIN 19-5 (10-3)
Sat, Feb 11vs Rutgers WIN 20-5 (11-3)
Tue, Feb 14@Penn State LOSS 20-6 (11-4)
Sat, Feb 18@13 Indiana WIN, JUST WIN! I HATE THE LOOSIERS! 21-6 (12-4)
Thu, Feb 23vs Northwestern WIN 22-6 (13-4)
Sun, Feb 26@Ohio State LOSS 22-7 (13-5)
Thu, Mar 2vs22 Michigan WIN 23-7 (14-5)
Sun, Mar 5@Purdue WIN 24-7 (15-5)
 
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redwingillini11

redwingillini11
White and Sixth
North Aurora
redwingillini11
24-7, 15-5

Schedule
DATEOPPONENT
Mon, Nov 7vsEastern Illinois
Fri, Nov 11vsKansas City
Mon, Nov 14vsMonmouth
Fri, Nov 18vs 8 UCLA *
Sun, Nov 20vs 6 Baylor / 18 Virginia
Fri, Nov 25vsLindenwood
Tue, Nov 29vsSyracuse (Day 2 of the challenge)
Fri, Dec 2@Maryland
Tue, Dec 6vs 12 Texas *
Sat, Dec 10vsPenn State
Sat, Dec 17vsAlabama A&M
Thu, Dec 22vsMissouri *
Thu, Dec 29vsBethune-Cookman
Wed, Jan 4@Northwestern
Sat, Jan 7vsWisconsin
Tue, Jan 10@Nebraska
Fri, Jan 13vsMichigan State
Mon, Jan 16@Minnesota
Thu, Jan 19vs13 Indiana
Tue, Jan 24vsOhio State
Sat, Jan 28@Wisconsin
Tue, Jan 31vsNebraska
Sat, Feb 4@Iowa
Tue, Feb 7vsMinnesota
Sat, Feb 11vsRutgers
Tue, Feb 14@Penn State
Sat, Feb 18@13 Indiana
Thu, Feb 23vsNorthwestern
Sun, Feb 26@Ohio State
Thu, Mar 2vs22 Michigan
Sun, Mar 5@Purdue
 
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Goillinikobd

Goillinikobd
Southeastern US
Goillinikobd
Non conf 7-4
BIG 14-6
BIG Tourney 2-1 (because of seeding, can you go 2-1 ?)
23-11 #5 seed
Lose in 3 rd round of NCAA

no way can I predict game by game, based on a sample of one, our 3 pt shooting will be the determining factor against tougher opponents and I fear our percentage made is going to have a large beta.
 
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WyattEarp

WyattEarp
WyattEarp
IlliniHardwood said:
Ugh. I wasn't a fan before reading that article. I'm definitely not fan now.
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Yep. On one hand…total legend. He’s forgot more basketball than most people will ever know. His contributions to basketball are immense…his mastery of
both utilizing and attacking a zone defense are second to none. I think you have to at least begrudgingly admit that fact…and since I am already going off on a tangent here…I also wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment:

https://abc7ny.com/sports/jim-boeheim-triangle-is-the-worst-offense-ever/2168318/#:~:text="The triangle is the worst offense ever, unless,and Los Angeles Lakers while employing the system.

BUT…what a smug hypocritical jerk. How about this little gem…(How do you stay so current and forward-thinking, Jim?)So to be clear he’s against this sort of thing, unless his son is making money selling t-shirts through NIL. lol 😂 I get a that a person’s opinions and perceptions can evoke over time…but gimme a break, dude.
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Illini_05

Illini_05
Illini_05
My regular season predictions were quite near spot on last year when I did this, so let's give this another shot. Have us at 23-8(15-5)
DATEOPPONENT
Mon, Nov 7vsEastern Illinois(W)
Fri, Nov 11vsKansas City(W)
Mon, Nov 14vsMonmouth(W)
Fri, Nov 18vs 8 UCLA *(L)
Sun, Nov 20vs 6 Baylor / 18 Virginia(L)
Fri, Nov 25vsLindenwood(W)
Tue, Nov 29vsSyracuse (Day 2 of the challenge)(W)
Fri, Dec 2@Maryland(W)
Tue, Dec 6vs 12 Texas *(L)
Sat, Dec 10vsPenn State(W)
Sat, Dec 17vsAlabama A&M(W)
Thu, Dec 22vsMissouri *(W)
Thu, Dec 29vsBethune-Cookman(W)
Wed, Jan 4@Northwestern(W)
Sat, Jan 7vsWisconsin(W)
Tue, Jan 10@Nebraska(W)
Fri, Jan 13vsMichigan State(W)
Mon, Jan 16@Minnesota(W)
Thu, Jan 19vs13 Indiana(W)
Tue, Jan 24vsOhio State(W)
Sat, Jan 28@Wisconsin(L)
Tue, Jan 31vsNebraska(W)
Sat, Feb 4@Iowa(L)
Tue, Feb 7vsMinnesota(W)
Sat, Feb 11vsRutgers(W)
Tue, Feb 14@Penn State(L)
Sat, Feb 18@13 Indiana(L)
Thu, Feb 23vsNorthwestern(W)
Sun, Feb 26@Ohio State(L)
Thu, Mar 2vs22 Michigan(W)
Sun, Mar 5@Purdue(W)
 
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