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Can any of you grizzled experts analyze/predict the upcoming Drake - MOST series starting on Tuesday? According to the team stats, Drake should have an edge, but not by much.
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Darth Vader
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+xCan any of you grizzled experts analyze/predict the upcoming Drake - MOST series starting on Tuesday? According to the team stats, Drake should have an edge, but not by much. Prescott...a bit of friendly advice: Don't call us "grizzled experts" None of us are experts :hehe:
DUBulldog normally is quite spot on with his pick/score so I am curious to see that forthcoming
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Personally. I would take a split. A month off, bears pretty good and previous history in Springfield all considered
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Prescott Dog
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Thanks, Darth. Or is it Mr. Vader?
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Last year there big guy ate us up. Hopefully Brodiie will have better luck and DRock will have a plan.
Moving forward.....
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Bulldog2323
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ESPN+ Matchup Predictor gives Drake a 71% chance of winning the first game and a 71.2% chance of winning the second.
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LurkingDog
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+xThanks, Darth. Or is it Mr. Vader? Lord Vader. ...but I think he prefers Darth.
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DUBulldog
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+x+xCan any of you grizzled experts analyze/predict the upcoming Drake - MOST series starting on Tuesday? According to the team stats, Drake should have an edge, but not by much. Prescott...a bit of friendly advice: Don't call us "grizzled experts" None of us are experts :hehe:
DUBulldog normally is quite spot on with his pick/score so I am curious to see that forthcoming Drake 7 Missouri State 112
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DUBulldog
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Missouri State looks tough. Very athletic, have a lot of scoring options. As somebody else mentioned, we had no answer for Prim down low last year. In the two games last year, he scored 38 points in 39 minutes. No clue how Drake will play coming off such a long layoff.
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Optimist
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+xMissouri State looks tough. Very athletic, have a lot of scoring options. As somebody else mentioned, we had no answer for Prim down low last year. In the two games last year, he scored 38 points in 39 minutes. No clue how Drake will play coming off such a long layoff. This looks like a dangerous set of games for us. We will need to be hitting on all cylinders to come out ahead.
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Don't know much about MSU. Drake has done a good job so far in the Valley of disrupting the passing lanes and forcing turnovers. If MSU is not disciplined in their set offense I like Drake's chances.
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Drakey
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MSU probably has the best talent in the Valley. Not so sure about their coaching. I think Drakes biggest problem could be rust or conditioning
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Not sure if they had the schedule space, but I kind of wish they had thrown Simpson or Grand View on this weekend for a tuneup.
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Drake Fan in St. Louis
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Its still Southwest Missouri State (SW Mo. St.).
Are you talkin to me?
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Darth Vader
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+xIts still Southwest Missouri State (SW Mo. St.). +1 Regardless of naming convention, Prim and Mosley could be problematic, but if either has an off game, the press makes the Bears panic, or D has its usual good shooting, it s/b happy times for the boys in blue.
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DUlawdog
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I have absolutely no clue how the 'dogs will come out for this one. But I'm very excited to see.
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Anyone aware of the travel plans for the team? Should be feasible if a charter flight is planned. Bussing today or tomorrow morning does not look like a realistic option right now.
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So excited for these games. While I wish the non-conference games could have had a couple more "better" games for strength of schedule purposes, it is interesting having so many consecutive series where that opponent is likely considered our best opponent to date (or at least just about) Indiana State is at minimum, comparable to K-State. SIU is better than anyone we had played at the time, now MSU is definitely the best team we have played.
Obviously Prim v. Brodie and Hemphill/Murphy v. Mosley is going to be important, but I am very interested to see how Penn & Wilkins v. Sharp & Black plays out for us. It would be huge for us, especially early, if DJ and Roman get on a good run and control the tempo without letting either of them get things rolling for the Bears. If Roman, get off to one of those quick little 6 pts 2 or 3 asts in the first 8 minutes, it will bode well for out ability to control the tempo in the game.
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I really hope we win both of these games to prove that we deserve to be 13-0. If we truly want to be able to say we deserve to be in the NCAA tournament, I think we need to win these games. Beat these guys and beat Loyola or go (1-1, and 0-2) on either of them and the rest of the teams in the valley should be easier wins. Let's just sweep the valley! ;)
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Good question on the travel plans. I don’t see any flights scheduled but I feel like that’s one they usually fly to. But you’re right they might want to get a move on. I’m guessing they have to wait to see what the COVID test results are.
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