[Husker] NU Basketball

[Steve Reichenbach]

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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