MBB: Centennial Conference

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Pick-em's for 1/30/08

F & M           @  Dickinson
Gettysburg   @  McDaniel
Swarthmore  @ Haverford
John Hopkins @ Washington
Muhlenberg   @ Ursinus

Good luck !!

Saturday's results are on page 41

[Reserved Seat]

Great day for the home teams.
F&M almost pulled it out.  Fouls again hurt.(26 to 18)  Turnovers, also, seem to be a problem.
Swarthmore gave Ursinus a run for their money.
I don't understand how Ursinus can rout Gettysburg twice and have tough games with most of the rest in the conference.  Margin of victories against Gettysburg--25/30.  Margin of victories against the rest--9/9/5/7/3/30/3/21.
Already studying my picks for Wednesday.

[D.B. Cooper]

1/30 picks

F&M: This is Dips most likely upset road steal, OT filibuster loss wouldn't stun me
McDaniel: Coin flip in back yard skirmish
SWAT: Home court means little in this rivalry
Washington College: Sho'man may reel in home win
Ursinus: Bears roll at home, margin could be 2 or 50

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Picks for 1/30/08

Dickinson-- Just feel the home, students are all back, could go the other way also.
McDaniel-- They played F&M and Hopkins tough at home
Haverford-- Coin toss
Hopkins-- No coin needed
Ursinus-- Not this week at home..

Good luck to all!!!

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My Picks

F & M-due to win after 2 close games
Gettysburg--strong inside presence
Haverford--who knows
John Hopkins--too much for Washington
Ursinus--home

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I always enjoy this site for Centennial Conference stats and game recaps..Click on the link find your favorite player or school and make notes for Saturdays pickem.

http://www.centennial.org/basketball/2008/CC_MBK_128.pdf

As has been the norm. Will post Saturday's 2/2/08( Groundhog Day) tomorrow and the the results for Wednesday's game on Thursday.

[r.w. mcnickels]

1/30 picks:

Dickinson
Gettysburg
Haverford
Johns Hopkins
Ursinus

This could be the most challenging group of picks so far.  I don't trust F&M outside the Dip Dome.  Gettysburg has the bullets to win in Westminster.  Haverford is a guess.  Hopkins usually plays well in Chestertown.  Muhlenberg has the defense to hang with Ursinus, but the Bears should win by a small margin.

[Leo]

Picks for 1/30:

F&M (to help my fellow colleagues)
McDaniel (will be hungrier than Gettys and they are at home)
Haverford ( I flipped the coin 10 times and came up Haverford 6 times)
Hopkins
Ursinus

[diplomaniac1]

Folks -

Here are my selections for the 1/30 Pick-ems:

F&M @ Dickinson     -     F&M. I agree that Dips are due for road win and will dunk the Red Devils. The McDaniel game was there for the taking by the Dips, but they just couldn't get the job done. Should be a close game. I think there is a slight edge for the Dips due to their inside game.

Gettysburg @ McDaniel     -     McDaniel. Another tough game to pick - should be a close one. Perhaps I should have tossed a coin in choosing! Slight edge to the Green Terror at home. Based on what I saw on Saturday, they might be too physical for the Bullets.

Swarthmore @ Haverford     -    Haverford. Another coin flip. I look for a big game from Chazz and company at home. Thus, the Fords will turn the Garnet blue!

Hopkins @ Washington     -     Hopkins. This could be one of the easier games to pick although the "band box" at Chestertown is always a very tough place to play. Blue Jays will fly high as the Shoremen wash up face down!

Muhlenburg @ Ursinus     -     Ursinus. Bear maul mules. Enough said.

Well, there goes nothing - read 'em and weep! By far, this is the most difficult set of games to choose. It also appears that there are more differences in selections amongst the six of us. I wonder what it will do to the standings?!?

Regards to all. Good Luck.

Eric

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Here is the breakdown for tonight:
                 for        against

F &M         4           2
McDaniel   4           2
Haverford  5           1
Hopkins     5           1
Ursinus      6           0

As Eric stated, it could shake things up.

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Pick-em's for Saturday 02/02/08 ( Groundhogs Day)

Ursinus       @      John Hopkins
Muhlenberg @      McDaniel
Gettysburg   @    Washington
Haverford    @     Dickinson
Swarthmore @     F & M

Good Luck Saturday.

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Results 1/30/08 Pick-em's

r.w.mcnickels        5 - 0
Reserved Seat      4 - 1
Old ends              4 - 1
Diplomanic1          3 - 2
Leo                     3 - 2
suetonius             1 - 4

Over all
r.w.mcnickels       28 - 7  (.800)
Reserved Seat     28 - 7 (.800)
Leo                    26 - 9  (.743)
Old Ends             25 - 10 (.714)
Diplomanic1         13 - 7  (.650)
Suetonius            22 - 13 (.629)

A perfect 5-0 for r.w.mcnickels.  The rest of us.. a point here a point there..uh. Old saying from brooklyn.
" My luck only good when it is bad"

7 days of games to go

Sorry about that Reserved... it has been corrected..

[Reserved Seat]

How did my picks go from 24-6 to 25-10?
I must have been penalized for constantly picking F&M. 

As Old Ends said--The rest of us.. a point here a point there..uh. Old saying from brooklyn.
" My luck only good when it is bad"
SIX key points by F&M, and I'd be sitting pretty.(2 against Gettysburg, 1 against McDaniel, and 3 against Dickinson)

My picks for Saturday

Ursinus--no one has solved them yet
Muhlenberg--coin toss
Gettysburg--too much height
Dickinson--enthusiastic crowd at home-seemed like a play-off game on Wednesday
F & M--who else-they're at home--they've now had 3 nail-biters in a row

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Ok see if all of you agree with the following:
Ursinus has a 2 game lead over Gettysburg--Looks like they make the playoff
Gettysburg has a 3 game lead over McDaniel--they too make the playoff
McDaniel--Hopkins both at 7-4, McDaniel Finished away at Gettysburg,but has Hopkins home the week before
                     Hopkins Finishes at home with Washington and of course has McDaniel away the week before. Each meet Ursinus and Gettysburg so I think, unless they fall apart they make it also..

Now the 5th seed could go to Muhlenburg (6-5), F & M (5-6) or Dickinson(5-6). The Muhls  may have to win out, but if they lose, it could come down to the last game of the year between Dickinson and F & M in Lancaster.

What do you think??

See any upsets that could, as they say, rock the boat.

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Picks for 2/2/08-- ( Groundhog Day)

Hopkins-- Upset pick of the year----I hope I hope I Hope
McDaniel--They need the win, but so does thier opponent
Gettysburg-
Dickinson
F & M

Good Luck