[Husker] NU Basketball

[Steve Reichenbach]

After NU laid a stink in the Devaney in two key home matchups, the best
we probably can hope for is the pattern of NU winning a few to get our
hopes up (as they did in the first four games) only to dash them (as they
did in the last two).  I hate to think of what will happen when NU plays
Ohio State (let alone Creighton), but I guess you never know (or at least
we can hope you never know).

> I guess we'll see who is more talented when they face off, but it doesn't
> appear that Creighton has really played better teams.  Using the average
> ranking by Sagarin and Massey:
> 
> NU - #130 Rhode Island
> CU - #131 @UAB
> CU - #132 vIowa
> NU - #150 @USC
> NU - #302 S Dakota
> CU - #357 NC A&T
> CU - #801 Chicago St
> 
> Those schedules look pretty comparable.  Neither team has what you'd call
> a huge win.
> 
> These are the opponents prior to the NU-CU game:
> 
> CU -  #43 @San Diego St
> NU -  #95 Oregon
> NU - #149 Wake Forest
> NU - #155 S Dakota St
> CU - #187 Campbell
> 
> Massey has San Diego St at home by 4 and Sagarin has that game even.
> Massey has NU over Oregon by 9 and Sagarin has NU by 11.
> 
> Both teams look pretty good, so hopefully, both NU and CU will be undefeated
> when they meet.  If Creighton wins @San Diego St, it could push the line
> a little, but right now Sagarin has CU by 3.09 and Sagarin has CU 68-63.
> 
> > 
> > Creighton is extremely good this year (full disclosure: I primarily follow
> > CU in basketball). They'll be favored by more than 3 or 4, as they're more
> > talented and have played better teams than NU, in addition to having home
> > court.
> > 
> > That said, the Huskers have sprung upsets in this game plenty of times
> > before, so nothing will surprise me.
> > 
> > 
> > > Massey has the NU men's basketball team #34 and Sagarin has the NU #37
> > > in the predictor ratings.  Massey has NU 7th in the B1G and Sagarin has
> > > NU 5th.  Both rank the B1G as the #1 conference.  Massey has only 2 teams
> > > in the Big 12 ranked higher than NU and Massey has 3.
> > >
> > > NU has an important game this week against Oregon in Lincoln.  Massey
> > > has NU 62-52 and Sagarin has NU by 8.  NU already has a nice wins against
> > > USC on the road and home blowout of South Dakota and Rhode Island.
> > >
> > > Other name opponents on NU's schedule include Wake Forest and @TCU, but
> > > the big non-conference game is Creighton, which Massey has #31 and
> > > Sagarin has #36 in the predictor ratings.  Creighton just pummeled Iowa
> > > in Des Moines.  NU and Creighton are about evenly rated, but the game is
> > > in Omaha, so Creighton would be a 3-4 point favorite at this time.  If
> > > NU has trouble finishing in the top half of the B1G (as is predicted),
> > > then the Creighton game could figure huge in NU's chances for an NCAA
> > > bid next March.
> > >
> > > Massey has the NU women's basketball team #38.  The NU women had a big
> > > win against #23 USC in Lincoln.  The win wasn't surprising, but the
> > > blowout was impressive.  For the women, the B1G isn't as tough as the
> > > Big 12 was.   Massey rates NU 4th in the B1G.  Massey has 8 teams better
> > > than NU in the Big 12.
> > >
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