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Game Thread: FAU @ Western Kentucky Jan. 14th - 8:00PM

Rick said

How they are coming up with 13 points is beyond me…I guess we will find out soon enough…



Well… the stats you showed there should be qualified by mentioning three things.

#1 we are at home.  I think that can and often does matter a lot more in basketball than it does in football.

#2 we played a tougher schedule than you, according to real time rpi we played the 29th toughest schedule so far and FAU played the 272nd toughest schedule (and WKU has the better record against a much tougher schedule).  So comparing stats to start with might be deceptive.   http://www.realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html

#3 a lot of those stats are not adjusted for pace of game.  McDonald has WKU slowing it down a good bit this year, looks like FAU is playing more possessions in general which means you will get more points, rebounds etc. per game.

So those are probably the kinds of things that would go into the 13 point spread.

All in all, it could be an interesting game, if we blow you out it will be the first time this year (that we have blown out a team).  I really don't expect a blowout but anything is possible.   And I think you guys will be much, much tougher by the time we play you down there next month (regardless of what happens tonight).  
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Re: Preview: FAU @ Western Kentucky Jan. 14th - 8:00PM

Thanks for the insight Slam Dunk. Yeah our RPI stinks. We've played some bigger teams like UGA and UM but they aren't anything special and we should have won the UGA game. That's a game that WKU would have won. In either case I do expect a good game tonight and as long as FAU makes it interesting even if they lose I'd be OK with that. Next year and the year after it may be FAU who is on top of the division and battling with WKU for 1st

My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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Re: Preview: FAU @ Western Kentucky Jan. 14th - 8:00PM

hope i am wrong, but i see a huge huge huge WKU win
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owl said

hope i am wrong, but i see a huge huge huge WKU win

you're a bit of a downer aren't you?  Have some faith  ;)
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Re: Game Thread: FAU @ Western Kentucky Jan. 14th - 8:00PM

i am a downer. just natural.... us red sox fans are naturally downers (up until 2004, lol)
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Re: Game Thread: FAU @ Western Kentucky Jan. 14th - 8:00PM

Comcast 723 for the FCS Atlantic Broadcast...
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Re: Game Thread: FAU @ Western Kentucky Jan. 14th - 8:00PM

Unless you have the sports package on DirecTV this game is unavailable. Unfortunately DirecTV won't let you order it, then cancel the next day. Must be 30 days later. Looks like it's the radio broadcast for me

My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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Re: Game Thread: FAU @ Western Kentucky Jan. 14th - 8:00PM

Starters:

FAU

G Ray Taylor 16.4
G Greg Gantt 14.3
G Alex Tucker 4.3
F Sanchez Hughley
F Brett Royster 10.1 ppg

WKU

G A.J. Slaughter
G Jamal Crook
G Caden Dickerson
F Steffphon Pettigrew
C Jeremy Evans
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Re: Game Thread: FAU @ Western Kentucky Jan. 14th - 8:00PM

Owls open up in man to man defense…

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