btownqb Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) Line is currently sitting at -3/-3.5 ESPN gives us a 50.8% chance to win, those are by no means the gospel, especially early in the year, but that can work both ways. ESPN also gave the Raiders an 85% chance to win this past weekend, we saw that was never the case. Edited November 18, 2022 by btownqb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 I'm excited for game day! Finally a measuring stick game. If we lose, the argument will be is this team overhyped or just an off game against a hot team? A narrow victory doesn't move the needle-it is expected. I hope we can make a statement. Control the game from start to finish and get a double digit road win. Justify our expectations. I'll be looking for a fast start. Starters didn't jump on our early opponents, hope they come ready to play and we don't have to rely on the bench for a spark. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Xavier historically is tough at home. I want to see a statement victory and I think this team has the young talent combined with experience to do it. IU-79 X - 66 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 33 minutes ago, btownqb said: Line is currently sitting at -3/-3.5 ESPN gives us a 50.8% chance to win, those are by no means the gospel, especially early in the year, but that can work both ways. ESPN also gave the Raiders an 85% chance to win this past weekend, we saw that was never the case. Massey gives us a 46% chance of winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted November 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 10 minutes ago, rico said: Massey gives us a 46% chance of winning How about Ferguson? 😉 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 12:40 PM, Euroclydon said: First road game in a hostile environment. First dose of not getting calls and dealing with a tough crowd. Will be a good test especially for the freshmen. Interested to see how the rotation works and whether the bench gets shorter. Also watching to see if IU can set the tempo. Guessing the Muskateers want a slower more deliberate tempo than IU prefers. I know a loss would lead some to abandon ship early. I'm trying to take a more patient approach to these non conf games. Want to see continual improvement before the conf games start. This reads like a guy used to losing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Come on.... We beat them by 20. Wouldn't shock me if we go into the Big Ten unbeaten. -3.5 is getting no respect. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsidehoosier Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Didn’t realize how early this game is. 6 pm? I’ll have to stay off the forums and social media until I get the kids to bed. With Thanksgiving break starting will students be present tonight? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison22 Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Game Day article from The Daily Hoosier. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-indiana-at-xavier-game-day-essentials/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, southsidehoosier said: Didn’t realize how early this game is. 6 pm? I’ll have to stay off the forums and social media until I get the kids to bed. With Thanksgiving break starting will students be present tonight? Idk if the XU students will show out tonight, I assume they will. And yeah, the start time is a little awkward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Sounds like Colby Jones will play tonight, that is the rumor on Xavier’s board 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euroclydon Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Indykev said: This reads like a guy used to losing. By taking a patient approach to this team's early season results? Try again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Indiana (-2.5) on FanDuel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1215 Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Xavier is tough with size and experience. Miller is a good coach. It will be a tough game. I would be surprised if it wasn’t a 1-2 possession game in the last 5 mins. Gun to my head I think we win because we have more talent and we’re deeper, but can never negate a home court advantage and a pumped up team. We do the same stuff when better teams come to Bloomington, as someone said earlier. I’m nervous-excited for the game as I think it will be a good test for us. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted November 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 I think we have to defend well on the perimeter...They can shoot the 3 And make at least 35% from 3 I think our front court depth will be the big difference... And this is going to be an initial indication of Coach Woodson and how well he has this particular bunch prepared to play on the road...Last year against Syracuse, we stunk it up early, but were at least able to fight back into it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 I'm still shocked this game was that close. https://youtu.be/opFaZlh67Io Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1215 Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: I'm still shocked this game was that close. https://youtu.be/opFaZlh67Io That 93 team was so Fing stacked… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, IUFLA said: I think we have to defend well on the perimeter...They can shoot the 3 And make at least 35% from 3 I think our front court depth will be the big difference... And this is going to be an initial indication of Coach Woodson and how well he has this particular bunch prepared to play on the road...Last year against Syracuse, we stunk it up early, but were at least able to fight back into it... We'd have won the Syracuse game with anything resembling a fair whistle. Obviously hitting a decent clip from three is always nice, I don't think it's a must have to win. Although the matchups down low look good on paper, I'm not sure they can really much up to us athletically and physically down low. If they can't stop us from scoring down low, the three becomes irrelevant right? On a personal note, I'm having travel delays getting home which means instead of landing in Indy at 6 PM I now have a layover from 5:30 - 8:30 at DCA, so I should at least be able to watch the game instead of missing the first half while I drive home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted November 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: We'd have won the Syracuse game with anything resembling a fair whistle. Obviously hitting a decent clip from three is always nice, I don't think it's a must have to win. Although the matchups down low look good on paper, I'm not sure they can really much up to us athletically and physically down low. If they can't stop us from scoring down low, the three becomes irrelevant right? On a personal note, I'm having travel delays getting home which means instead of landing in Indy at 6 PM I now have a layover from 5:30 - 8:30 at DCA, so I should at least be able to watch the game instead of missing the first half while I drive home. Try the Bracket Room in Terminal A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 What is your Key to the Game? I'm going with rebounding. Xavier is 19th in the country. I think we need to control them on the boards and I think the rest will tale care of itself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: Sounds like Colby Jones will play tonight, that is the rumor on Xavier’s board Good, no excuses! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdug Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, Reacher said: What is your Key to the Game? I'm going with rebounding. Xavier is 19th in the country. I think we need to control them on the boards and I think the rest will tale care of itself. What's tough about Xavier is that they have a few different ways they can win. So far they've been a good rebounding team that's lived off getting easy 2s. But they also have a lot of guys that can hit 3s that they can beat you from behind the arc if you're too focused on rebounding/protecting the rim. I think our biggest advantage is our depth, so I'd say we can exploit that advantage by playing fast and physical, making them work on every possession. Tire out their starters/get them in foul trouble and I think we can pull away late 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 So is it going to be 5 against 8, or 7, or 6 tonite. Not sure if it's BIG refs or B.E. refs or a mix. With our luck TV Ted will be the head official... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inequality Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 I’m very high on JHS and MR. These kids are winners and I think are and will continue to be the difference makers that elevate IU to the elite level and win these road games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Commit to running! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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