Marshall at 3-6 and 2-6 ats scoring 77.7 ppg giving up 82.9 ppg a diff of -5.2
WV at 8-1 and 5-1 ats scoring 85.9 ppg giving up 59.0 ppg for a diff of 26.9
Why isn't the line at least 30? Marshall has won 3 straight over North Carolina Central Eastern Ill and E. Kentcuky. Woo Hoo
WV only giving up 59 ppg and forcing over 17 to's a game with their pressing D.
Marshall coach (after last years game)says WV is afraid to play them twice a year.
I sure wouldn't want to piss off Huggins and his team.
WV lead in every stat except made 3 pointers.
Why would anyone bet their hard earned money on this mismatch.
Here is all I need to know. I may lose but a very, very, strong trend will have to be broken.
2014: 69-66 line -17 1/2 margin 3
2013: 74-64 line -9 margin 10
2012: 78-62 line 3 1/2 margin 16
2011: 75-71 line -10 margin 4
2010: 68-60 line 12 1/2 margin 8
2009: 87-76 line 15 1/2 margin 11
2008: 66-64 line 15 1/2 margin 2
2007: 77-63 line -10 margin 9
2006: 58-52 line -16 margin 6
I even went farther into the archives:
2005: 59-55 margin 4
2004: 57-55 margin 2
2003: 65-61 margin 4
So you know what way I'm going and if I lose so be it. If Marshall were to lose by more than 20 it would be the first time in this series that I can find it happening.
interesting article on the game: WV could take them to the wood shed. I would think in a lot of these games in this series that I thought that.
Bob Huggins doesn't seem to be a big fan of Marshall coach Dan D'Antoni. The West Virginia coach despises the annual Capital Classic between the schools even more.
Despite that disdain, Huggins must have the No. 20 Mountaineers prepared to continue their dominance in the series Thursday night in Charleston.
West Virginia (8-1) has won four straight and eight of nine against Marshall, which is 5-19 in this annual rivalry game since it moved permanently to the state's capital in 1991-92. After the Mountaineers pulled out a 69-66 victory last year despite allowing the Thundering Herd to shoot 50.0 percent, D'Antoni voiced his opinion on the future of the series.
"I've heard suggestions for a home-and-home," D'Antoni said afterward. "Here's what I think: Morgantown, Charleston, and the next year, Charleston, Huntington. It's good for the state.
"If they back out now, they're afraid of us."
That comment prompted Huggins to mock D'Antoni on his next weekly radio show.
"I probably coached a thousand games. And now I'm scared. Scared to play Marshall," Huggins said last year. "The whole thing's comical."
Never a fan of this annual matchup, Huggins quickly blew by the topic when asked this week if he's spoken with D'Antoni since last year's contest.
"No. I haven't seen him," Huggins said.
Undefeated since opening with six straight losses, Marshall (3-6) seems to view this contest as perhaps the state's most important basketball game each year.
"This game is for the state," D'Antoni said. "We need to respect them, but then we want to compete. This game is what makes the next Jerry Wests, Hal Greers, Rob Thorns, and Mike D'Antonis. It is the one that excites the kids in this state."
The focus in Morgantown appears to be more on cooling off the Herd and posting a second consecutive 9-1 start. West Virginia rebounded from its 70-54 loss to then-No. 10 Virginia by rolling to a 100-58 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Sunday.
The Mountaineers are the nation's top team in defensive 3-point percentage (22.4) and average forced turnovers (22.7). While giving up 59.0 points per game, they're averaging 85.9 despite shooting 30.1 percent from beyond the arc.
"I think we've done a pretty good job with our full-court pressure, but we need to be more consistent offensively," Huggins said. "We've played well offensively at times and not so well at other times and I think that's the one area that we need to kind of shore up, clean up and become more consistent there."
Jevon Carter, who scored 14 against Marshall last season, averaged 8.0 points on 28.8 percent shooting in the previous six games before scoring 21 and hitting 7 of 14 on Sunday. Devin Williams (17.0 points, 9.8 rebounds per game) recorded his sixth double-double of the season.
Both could be in for big games against Marshall, which allows an average of 82.9 points on 47.0 percent shooting. The Herd, however, have averaged 88.5 points in the last four games and shot 51.5 percent during the three-game win streak. They shot 38.8 percent in the first six contests.
While Austin Loop has keyed the past two wins with a combined 46 points and 14 3-pointers, Marshall is paced by Miami transfer James Kelly (16.4 ppg, 9.8 rpg) and Ryan Taylor (16.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg). Taylor had 11 points against West Virginia last season but committed seven of Marshall's 24 turnovers.
"I think we're playing good basketball," Taylor said. "Everyone is ready to play in Charleston."
good luck everyone
WV at 8-1 and 5-1 ats scoring 85.9 ppg giving up 59.0 ppg for a diff of 26.9
Why isn't the line at least 30? Marshall has won 3 straight over North Carolina Central Eastern Ill and E. Kentcuky. Woo Hoo
WV only giving up 59 ppg and forcing over 17 to's a game with their pressing D.
Marshall coach (after last years game)says WV is afraid to play them twice a year.
I sure wouldn't want to piss off Huggins and his team.
WV lead in every stat except made 3 pointers.
Why would anyone bet their hard earned money on this mismatch.
Here is all I need to know. I may lose but a very, very, strong trend will have to be broken.
2014: 69-66 line -17 1/2 margin 3
2013: 74-64 line -9 margin 10
2012: 78-62 line 3 1/2 margin 16
2011: 75-71 line -10 margin 4
2010: 68-60 line 12 1/2 margin 8
2009: 87-76 line 15 1/2 margin 11
2008: 66-64 line 15 1/2 margin 2
2007: 77-63 line -10 margin 9
2006: 58-52 line -16 margin 6
I even went farther into the archives:
2005: 59-55 margin 4
2004: 57-55 margin 2
2003: 65-61 margin 4
So you know what way I'm going and if I lose so be it. If Marshall were to lose by more than 20 it would be the first time in this series that I can find it happening.
interesting article on the game: WV could take them to the wood shed. I would think in a lot of these games in this series that I thought that.
Bob Huggins doesn't seem to be a big fan of Marshall coach Dan D'Antoni. The West Virginia coach despises the annual Capital Classic between the schools even more.
Despite that disdain, Huggins must have the No. 20 Mountaineers prepared to continue their dominance in the series Thursday night in Charleston.
West Virginia (8-1) has won four straight and eight of nine against Marshall, which is 5-19 in this annual rivalry game since it moved permanently to the state's capital in 1991-92. After the Mountaineers pulled out a 69-66 victory last year despite allowing the Thundering Herd to shoot 50.0 percent, D'Antoni voiced his opinion on the future of the series.
"I've heard suggestions for a home-and-home," D'Antoni said afterward. "Here's what I think: Morgantown, Charleston, and the next year, Charleston, Huntington. It's good for the state.
"If they back out now, they're afraid of us."
That comment prompted Huggins to mock D'Antoni on his next weekly radio show.
"I probably coached a thousand games. And now I'm scared. Scared to play Marshall," Huggins said last year. "The whole thing's comical."
Never a fan of this annual matchup, Huggins quickly blew by the topic when asked this week if he's spoken with D'Antoni since last year's contest.
"No. I haven't seen him," Huggins said.
Undefeated since opening with six straight losses, Marshall (3-6) seems to view this contest as perhaps the state's most important basketball game each year.
"This game is for the state," D'Antoni said. "We need to respect them, but then we want to compete. This game is what makes the next Jerry Wests, Hal Greers, Rob Thorns, and Mike D'Antonis. It is the one that excites the kids in this state."
The focus in Morgantown appears to be more on cooling off the Herd and posting a second consecutive 9-1 start. West Virginia rebounded from its 70-54 loss to then-No. 10 Virginia by rolling to a 100-58 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Sunday.
The Mountaineers are the nation's top team in defensive 3-point percentage (22.4) and average forced turnovers (22.7). While giving up 59.0 points per game, they're averaging 85.9 despite shooting 30.1 percent from beyond the arc.
"I think we've done a pretty good job with our full-court pressure, but we need to be more consistent offensively," Huggins said. "We've played well offensively at times and not so well at other times and I think that's the one area that we need to kind of shore up, clean up and become more consistent there."
Jevon Carter, who scored 14 against Marshall last season, averaged 8.0 points on 28.8 percent shooting in the previous six games before scoring 21 and hitting 7 of 14 on Sunday. Devin Williams (17.0 points, 9.8 rebounds per game) recorded his sixth double-double of the season.
Both could be in for big games against Marshall, which allows an average of 82.9 points on 47.0 percent shooting. The Herd, however, have averaged 88.5 points in the last four games and shot 51.5 percent during the three-game win streak. They shot 38.8 percent in the first six contests.
While Austin Loop has keyed the past two wins with a combined 46 points and 14 3-pointers, Marshall is paced by Miami transfer James Kelly (16.4 ppg, 9.8 rpg) and Ryan Taylor (16.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg). Taylor had 11 points against West Virginia last season but committed seven of Marshall's 24 turnovers.
"I think we're playing good basketball," Taylor said. "Everyone is ready to play in Charleston."
good luck everyone
Congrats, United! :toast:
The last minute of the game definitely looked like the fix was in.
WVU played like they were tossing the game on purpose with sloppy in-bounds play. Obvious.
Also, it definitely helped the Mountaineers were 18-33 (54.5%) from the FT line.
However, a win is a win. Good to be on the right side of these types of games!
k:
Look forward to seeing what you have for Friday's action.
The last minute of the game definitely looked like the fix was in.
WVU played like they were tossing the game on purpose with sloppy in-bounds play. Obvious.
Also, it definitely helped the Mountaineers were 18-33 (54.5%) from the FT line.
However, a win is a win. Good to be on the right side of these types of games!
k:Look forward to seeing what you have for Friday's action.
Recap: 1-0
overall: 118-77 +33.40
I hope everyone had a + night
Doesn't matter how the game was won. Point is another game under 20 between the two schools. You could tell how they hate each other. This was the highest line between the two so there was a good chance the margin of victory would be higher. That spread was covered almost the entire 40 minutes, with the exception of about a minute and a half when WV got up 23 at the most.
The fix was in for what? The scrubs were in trying to score. Marshall got a T and gave them 4 straight ft's. WV pushed a player in the middle of the air. These teams hate each other.
#707 Marshall +20 1/2 -110 W
overall: 118-77 +33.40
I hope everyone had a + night
Doesn't matter how the game was won. Point is another game under 20 between the two schools. You could tell how they hate each other. This was the highest line between the two so there was a good chance the margin of victory would be higher. That spread was covered almost the entire 40 minutes, with the exception of about a minute and a half when WV got up 23 at the most.
The fix was in for what? The scrubs were in trying to score. Marshall got a T and gave them 4 straight ft's. WV pushed a player in the middle of the air. These teams hate each other.
#707 Marshall +20 1/2 -110 W
