So I just made a bet....

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So I just made a bet....
« on: October 26, 2008, 11:13:44 PM »
So my friend and I just made a bet on St.Johns upcoming season. 6 wins, I took the over. Can I win this? I see no reason why we cant win 7 in the BE this season, maybe I'm being too optomistic but I think we'll be better than people think.

On another note, can we beat Cuse at MSG this season? I really hope so as I would love to shove it in all the guy's faces up here.

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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2008, 11:33:03 PM »
we can beat fuse if more st.johns fans showed up than cuse does. That's horrible

Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2008, 11:49:51 PM »
So my friend and I just made a bet on St.Johns upcoming season. 6 wins, I took the over. Can I win this? I see no reason why we cant win 7 in the BE this season, maybe I'm being too optomistic but I think we'll be better than people think.

On another note, can we beat Cuse at MSG this season? I really hope so as I would love to shove it in all the guy's faces up here.
As a guy who's done a fair amount of sports gambling in his life, rest easy on the six wins. That's just stealing money-even with Norm Roberts ;) .
As for Cuse at MSG, they'll be a slight favorite, roughly 5-8 points, but it is certainly possible for them to lose that game.

Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2008, 01:22:48 AM »
I was working on some predictions today and honestly I could see such a jumble in the standings that anything is possible. Its amazing how much returning and incoming talent there is within the conference. So many question marks of big guys coming in replacing big guys can they do it?
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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2008, 01:39:08 AM »
So my friend and I just made a bet on St.Johns upcoming season. 6 wins, I took the over. Can I win this? I see no reason why we cant win 7 in the BE this season, maybe I'm being too optomistic but I think we'll be better than people think.

On another note, can we beat Cuse at MSG this season? I really hope so as I would love to shove it in all the guy's faces up here.

Sorry dude.  If you took over six you might as well pay him now.  If you took six exactly you might have a shot.

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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2008, 07:18:52 AM »
So my friend and I just made a bet on St.Johns upcoming season. 6 wins, I took the over. Can I win this? I see no reason why we cant win 7 in the BE this season, maybe I'm being too optomistic but I think we'll be better than people think.

On another note, can we beat Cuse at MSG this season? I really hope so as I would love to shove it in all the guy's faces up here.

Sorry dude.  If you took over six you might as well pay him now.  If you took six exactly you might have a shot.

Sadly. . I agree and think you will lose the bet...     hope I am wrong though...

Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2008, 12:34:22 PM »
So my friend and I just made a bet on St.Johns upcoming season. 6 wins, I took the over. Can I win this? I see no reason why we cant win 7 in the BE this season, maybe I'm being too optomistic but I think we'll be better than people think.

On another note, can we beat Cuse at MSG this season? I really hope so as I would love to shove it in all the guy's faces up here.

Do Non-conference games cpunt as well? 
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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2008, 01:29:55 PM »
So my friend and I just made a bet on St.Johns upcoming season. 6 wins, I took the over. Can I win this? I see no reason why we cant win 7 in the BE this season, maybe I'm being too optomistic but I think we'll be better than people think.

On another note, can we beat Cuse at MSG this season? I really hope so as I would love to shove it in all the guy's faces up here.
Do Non-conference games cpunt as well? 
When I was dead tired, I assumed it did. Now, it looks like he meant six conference wins.

Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2008, 01:34:37 PM »
Yes Yes, 6 Big East Wins! We can do it!!!

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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2008, 06:44:08 PM »
Thats how bad it is, We are saying prayers to win 6 conference games.

Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2008, 07:38:23 PM »
I say we land at six. We may win a game or two that we shouldn't in the BE but we will probably lose one or two that we should have won.

Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2008, 03:49:39 AM »
Since everyone is an expert....lets see some picks!

at Providence
Notre Dame    
at Pittsburgh    
Connecticut    
at Villanova    
Cincinnati    
Rutgers    
at West Virginia 
South Florida 
at Seton Hall 
Louisville    
at Cincinnati    
at Marquette    
Seton Hall    
Syracuse    
at DePaul    
Georgetown    
at Notre Dame    
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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2008, 07:53:38 AM »
So my friend and I just made a bet on St.Johns upcoming season. 6 wins, I took the over. Can I win this? I see no reason why we cant win 7 in the BE this season, maybe I'm being too optomistic but I think we'll be better than people think.

On another note, can we beat Cuse at MSG this season? I really hope so as I would love to shove it in all the guy's faces up here.

We lost Larry Wright. Syracuse lost Donte Greene, but they gained Mookie Jones, Eric Devondorf, Andy Rautins and Kris Joseph. Depth was a problem for them last year. Not anymore.

You look at us, you hope we a pg this year. You hope we a center, a shooting guard.
You look at them, what are they worried about? Where are their question marks?

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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2008, 11:21:01 AM »
Since everyone is an expert....lets see some picks!

at Providence
Notre Dame    
at Pittsburgh    
Connecticut    
at Villanova    
Cincinnati    
Rutgers    
at West Virginia 
South Florida 
at Seton Hall 
Louisville    
at Cincinnati    
at Marquette    
Seton Hall    
Syracuse    
at DePaul    
Georgetown    
at Notre Dame    

at Providence  - loss
Notre Dame  - loss   
at Pittsburgh - loss   
Connecticut - loss   
at Villanova  - loss   
Cincinnati - win   
Rutgers    - win
at West Virginia  - loss
South Florida - win
at Seton Hall  - loss
Louisville     - loss
at Cincinnati - loss   
at Marquette - loss   
Seton Hall  - win   
Syracuse - loss   
at DePaul  - loss   
Georgetown - loss   
at Notre Dame - loss


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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2008, 12:43:58 PM »
we win at providence upset dame. Pitt is a toss up

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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2008, 12:51:39 PM »
we win at providence upset dame. Pitt is a toss up

@ PITT is toss up KOB.   please. . go look at Norm's record on the road in conference...     and PITT is Top 10 team...     

The only road game I think we have a shot at winning is @ DePaul...


Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2008, 01:33:33 PM »
we win at providence upset dame. Pitt is a toss up

@ PITT is toss up KOB.   please. . go look at Norm's record on the road in conference...     and PITT is Top 10 team...    

The only road game I think we have a shot at winning is @ DePaul...



@ PC, @ Nova, @ WVU, @ Cincy, @ DePaul are all winnable games
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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #17 on: October 28, 2008, 01:52:31 PM »
we win at providence upset dame. Pitt is a toss up

@ PITT is toss up KOB.   please. . go look at Norm's record on the road in conference...     and PITT is Top 10 team...    

The only road game I think we have a shot at winning is @ DePaul...



@ PC, @ Nova, @ WVU, @ Cincy, @ DePaul are all winnable games

St. John's has played a lot of "winnable" games on the road the past two years. .  problem is that we rarely win them...

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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #18 on: October 28, 2008, 02:33:09 PM »
Pitt has a key injury at point. And I feel the guys mental is different. They feel disrespected and when u play team like that it can be dangerous

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Re: So I just made a bet....
« Reply #19 on: October 28, 2008, 02:46:34 PM »
Pitt has a key injury at point. And I feel the guys mental is different. They feel disrespected and when u play team like that it can be dangerous
But Pitt has a number of decently talented guards, and even if Levance's injury lingers, one of them will have played major minutes, and will be ready to pick up the slack.  Can't see @ Pitt being a toss up, especially since, as pmg rightly points out, the team has been terrible on the road. 

Anything can happen.  Not putting money on a win @ Petersen.