2018 MVC - Week 4

[hot nuts]

Tuesday
Bulldogs

Wednesday
Redbirds
Aces
Ramblers
Bears

Saturday
Redbirds
Bulldogs
Braves

Sunday
Panthers
Ramblers

Belmont

[valleyclimber]

Wow...what a wild ride in the Valley this past week with some terrific games. Onto this weeks winners:

Tue-
Panthers > DU...only because UNI needs one, and it's the Panthers defending home court

Wed-
Redbirds > BU...not at all confident in this pick as ISU has been madly uneven this season
Aces > ISU...complete toss-up, but going with UE to get the home court W
Ramblers > SIU...LUC seems to be hitting a nice groove right now, and the Ramblers could be in first place
Bears > VU...MSU should get the home W, and the Bears might very well be tied at the top after this one

Sat-
Sycamores > ISU-R...anyone's ballgame here, and it should be an excellent contest
Bulldogs > MSU...DU puts the bite on the Bears and climb back to the top of the MVC (for now)
Braves > UE...wouldn't surprise me in the least to see the Aces pull this one off and get the roadie

Sun-
Salukis > UNI...an old and at times heated rivalry and SIU is going to really want this one
Crusaders > LUC....going with the upset here as Valpo has started to show signs of righting the ship

Looks like Wednesday's games are the easiest to pick, but this MVC season...you just never know. Seems like it's going to be a continuous season-long wild ride across the entire hoops crazy Valley as all the teams feel like they've got a shot at the top. Fun for us fans, but it makes for a very challenging MVC pick 'em...cool

I'm loving catching so many Valley games on ESPN3....Rock on MVC!!

[Dansen]

Tuesday
Bulldogs @ Panthers---> Bulldogs

Wednesday
Braves @ Redbirds---> Braves
Sycamores @ Aces----> Aces
Salukis @ Ramblers-----> Ramblers
Crusaders @ Bears----> Bears

Saturday
Redbirds @ Sycamores-----> Redbirds
Bears @ Bulldogs-----> Bears
Aces @ Braves----> Braves

Sunday
Panthers @ Salukis----> Panters
Ramblers @ Crusaders----> Ramblers

Bonus
Racers @ Belmont----> Racers

[Rollbird5]

Panthers

Wednesday
Redbirds
Aces
Ramblers
Bears

Saturday
Redbirds
Bulldogs
Aces

Sunday
Salukis
Ramblers

Bonus
Belmont

[bleach]

It is starting to look more and more like holding home court is very important this year with all the parody. As of now, Home teams are 22-8. SIU, ISUr and ISUb have all won a game on the road, only to also have a home loss. Loyola has won 2 games on the road, but also has a home loss. Drake has 2 road wins, and have held home court, while MSU has one road victory and no home losses. Needless to say, the last three teams mentioned, who have proved they can win on the road and still hold serve at home are atop the conference. And it appears most of us have picked up on this trend since we all seem to be predicting the home teams in most games this week. This year is VERY exciting with all the parody. I know we are a 1 bid league, so it is very important to not have to play on Thursday and have to win 4 in a row. It is going to be a lot of fun as we work our way to Arch Madness.

Agree with everything you said but, please excuse me, parody is not the word. PARITY. Many others need to take note too.
Parity= equality.
Parody=comedy through imitation.

[Snaggletooth]

Parity= equality.
Parody=comedy through imitation.

Freudian slip?

[bufan741777]

Wednesday
Redbirds
Aces
Ramblers
Bears

Saturday
Redbirds
Bears
Braves

Sunday
Panthers
Ramblers

Bonus
Racers

[BCPanther]

Don't see anything here but UNI beat Drake 68-54 in Cedar Falls on Tuesday night.

Drake jumped out to a 29-13 lead and then UNI turned the defense and Bennett Koch on. UNI held Drake scoreless for the last 7 minutes of the first half to get it to 29-26 at halftime and then it was all UNI from there. Bennett Koch had 19 and Tywhon Pickford had 17 and 10. UNI only played 6 players in the second half (Haldeman, Pickford, Brown, Carlson, Koch, Lohaus)

Game felt like a combination of Drake coming back to earth and UNI starting to play like they did in November and Early December.

There is still a lot of basketball to be played but I think Pickford is as much of a lock for Freshman of the Year as Alize is for Player of the Year. Just shy of averaging a double-double and leading the nation in rebounding for players under 6-5.

[Bear4Life]

Don't see anything here but UNI beat Drake 68-54 in Cedar Falls on Tuesday night.

Drake jumped out to a 29-13 lead and then UNI turned the defense and Bennett Koch on. UNI held Drake scoreless for the last 7 minutes of the first half to get it to 29-26 at halftime and then it was all UNI from there. Bennett Koch had 19 and Tywhon Pickford had 17 and 10. UNI only played 6 players in the second half (Haldeman, Pickford, Brown, Carlson, Koch, Lohaus)

Game felt like a combination of Drake coming back to earth and UNI starting to play like they did in November and Early December.

There is still a lot of basketball to be played but I think Pickford is as much of a lock for Freshman of the Year as Alize is for Player of the Year. Just shy of averaging a double-double and leading the nation in rebounding for players under 6-5.

I watched most of the game and agree with your conclusions. Pickford is for sure the Frosh of the Year in my eyes as well. I feel like his development/utilization has been a major difference for UNI. Koch coming off the bench seems to have lit a fire with him. I was really surprised Drake didn't double much and when they did it was usually slow, so Koch crushed last night.

[Old School MVC]

SMU beat Wichita State today, at the roundhouse. If I recall, didn't one of our Valley schools beat SMU?