Play KSR Game Contest: Kentucky v Virginia Tech

[Darrell KSR]

It's one of the top offensive teams in the country (Virginia Tech, 9-1 and averaging 96.2 points per game) we'll be facing. Can we slow that down? Do we want to slow that down?

1. Predict the Kentucky margin of victory (+) OR loss (-). If you believe that Kentucky will lose, make sure that you make it clearly known with a -- [minus sign], or something else.

2. Predict the game high scorer, AND the total number of points he will score in the game. NOTE--it does not have to be a Kentucky player for this KSR point.

3. OVER/UNDER: 96, as in Virginia Tech's average. Will they score OVER 96, or UNDER 96, and by how many?

4. Let's PAR-boil another: Doc's concoction a few years ago, where we take a specific player's PAR -- their POINTS scored in the game, their ASSISTS they had in the game, and their REBOUNDS in the game--we "boil" it by MULTIPLYING THEM ALL TOGETHER, i.e., Points x Assists x Rebounds to get the figure. It can produce wildly different results. Let's see how good you are with this one--Predict the PAR-boil for P. J. Washington. (What if he has no assists!) Just need a number.

Tiebreaker: Virginia Tech's 3-point FG percentage (they average 46.8%).

Good luck!

[Darrell KSR]

Thinking the Cats put on their big boy pants.

1. + 7
2. Knox, 22
3. UNDER, by 14
4. 300
TB: 35.5

[UKFlounder]

UK by 11
Knox 26
Under by 18
184
Tb: 42%

[Doc]

1. +9

2. Knox 20

3. under 20

4. 360

Tiebreaker: 33%

[BigBluePappy]

1) +5
2) Diallo - 18
3) Under 16
4) 56 - (8-1-7)
TB) 33.3%

[Philly Cat]

I think UK gets destroyed. We have given people open 3s all season, and this is exactly the team to exploit that.

1) UK loses by 11
2) Alexander-Walker, 24
3) Under - 4 (92 points)
4) Total: 168 (14 x 6 x 2)

TB: 44%

[DanISSELisdaman]

UK by 5
Walker-26
under - 7
252
TB 37.8%

[Harlow]

Ky by 17
Knox 24
-16
210
25%
I m sorry don't see the 76 Iu team here like Cal

[kingcat]

UK by 13
Richards 20
- 19
300
30%

[blueboss]

Hopefully the Cats will put in their "big boy" pants.

1) Cats by 4

2) Bibbs 24

3) under 13

4) 270

Tb) 36.8%


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[Krank]

1. UK by 11
2. Knox, 23
3. Under, 22
4. 150

TB: 41.2%

[catmanjack]

UK +12
Knox 19
-24
240
TB 34%

UK may lose but Virginia Tech has played no one to this point to pile up these impressive numbers and the game is in Rupp!

[Catfan73]

Kentucky by 3
Hami with 24
Under by 8
280
44.4%

[Darrell KSR]

Thinking the Cats put on their big boy pants.

1. + 7
2. Knox, 22
3. UNDER, by 14
4. 300
TB: 35.5

Cats win 93-86. A rare point win for me.

[Darrell KSR]

Thinking the Cats put on their big boy pants.

1. + 7
2. Knox, 22
3. UNDER, by 14
4. 300
TB: 35.5

1. +9

2. Knox 20

3. under 20

4. 360

Tiebreaker: 33%

Knox with 21 led all scorers, and one point away earns a point for both here.

[Darrell KSR]

Kentucky by 3
Hami with 24
Under by 8
280
44.4%

Several good picks all around this, but this was the best--they scored 86, which was under by 10, and missing by a bucket earned a point.

[Darrell KSR]

Hopefully the Cats will put in their "big boy" pants.

1) Cats by 4

2) Bibbs 24

3) under 13

4) 270

Tb) 36.8%


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Kentucky by 3
Hami with 24
Under by 8
280
44.4%

Great picks on the PAR-Boil, guys.

PJ had 11 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds.

11 x 5 x 5 = 275. You guys missed by just 5, and each earn a point.

[Darrell KSR]

So we have two players with two points each, a good showing in any game. But in this game, we'll need to go to the tiebreaker for the winner.

Virginia Tech shot *just* about their average, 45.5% from 3-point range. Catfan73 did an outstanding job of getting that almost exactly right, and with that, captures the win. Alas, I am but a mere bridesmaid. But at least i made the wedding party!

Congrats, Catfan73! Well done!

Kentucky by 3
Hami with 24
Under by 8
280
44.4%

Thinking the Cats put on their big boy pants.

1. + 7
2. Knox, 22
3. UNDER, by 14
4. 300
TB: 35.5

[Catfan73]

Wow I need to just guess more often lol.

[Darrell KSR]

Sometimes we have a winner who gets a random point and a tiebreaker, but sort of misses the essence of the game. In your case, you were very close on everything. Kentucky won by 7, and you thought 3, which wasn't bad. You picked Diallo to be the high scorer, and he was 1 point off. You got the other two points, and almost nailed the tiebreaker perfectly. In my view, this was one of the best performances we've seen this year. Hope you continue, although next time will you try to beat somebody else, and let me have a chance?

[Catfan73]

I think I was just due. I’ll take it easy next time hahaha.