Prognosticators Game 23 (SC) Predictions

[MSGRET]

The last non conference game of the season for both teams. Who is going to win depends on the play of an young Freshman from Poland. I believe that if Anna plays like she did against Memphis and UConn responds like they did from her plays, then UConn will win. UConn needs to stay out of foul trouble, but that may depend on who is reffing the game. If it's DK then I see us getting called on those phantom fouls and her missing the ones on SC. Who will be more motivated UConn or South Carolina, I believe it will be UConn, they want to prove that they are a team that should get a #1 seed. They played maybe the best all around game against Memphis this year and it was all because of Anna with her energetic passing and all around play. With her play it now forces other teams to actually play 5 on 5 and not 5 on 4, which opens up the floor for movement and opens the passing lanes. With the addition of Anna's passing to go along with Crystal Dangerfield's the other young ladies only have to try and get open for the passes from either of our TWO PG's. SC is tall and fast, but I don't think that they are as good as the two teams that beat UConn and that they can be beaten. This is going to be a game that is much closer than some people believe it will be. In the end it will be UConn that prevails, UConn 82 - South Carolina 77. All predictions must be in by 6:55 PM Eastern or 3:55 PM Pacific. Attached is the scoring system parameters. Good luck to all of the prognosticators out there.

 

[Urshurak]

I think UConn puts in a good showing here. However, points in paint will favor SC as will playing at home. UConn has no answer for Boston. If they are clicking on offense like against Memphis, they have a shot.

SC 78 UConn 70

 

[jumpstart]

The last non conference game of the season for both teams. Who is going to win depends on the play of an young Freshman from Poland. I believe that if Anna plays like she did against Memphis and UConn responds like they did from her plays, then UConn will win. UConn needs to stay out of foul trouble, but that may depend on who is reffing the game. If it's DK then I see us getting called on those phantom fouls and her missing the ones on SC. Who will be more motivated UConn or South Carolina, I believe it will be UConn, they want to prove that they are a team that should get a #1 seed. They played maybe the best all around game against Memphis this year and it was all because of Anna with her energetic passing and all around play. With her play it now forces other teams to actually play 5 on 5 and not 5 on 4, which opens up the floor for movement and opens the passing lanes. With the addition of Anna's passing to go along with Crystal Dangerfield's the other young ladies only have to try and get open for the passes from either of our TWO PG's. SC is tall and fast, but I don't think that they are as good as the two teams that beat UConn and that they can be beaten. This is going to be a game that is much closer than some people believe it will be. In the end it will be UConn that prevails, UConn 82 - South Carolina 77. All predictions must be in by 6:55 PM Eastern or 3:55 PM Pacific. Attached is the scoring system parameters. Good luck to all of the prognosticators out there.

You believe UCONN will be more motivated because of a No.1 seed possibility vs South Carolina having never beaten UCONN...interesting....I totally disagree with your "motivational" aspects of the game.

 

[veryolddog]

I do not know how to call this one.

South Carolina 78 - UConn 67

UConn 79 - South Carolina 67

How's that?

 

[Urshurak]

I do not know how to call this one.

South Carolina 78 - UConn 67

UConn 79 - South Carolina 67

How's that?

Cheating!!!!! Lol

 

[Topsail]

SC 76-62......if Meg and Cw can hit their shots then we can win a squeaker. I just think SC will get too many points in the paint.

 

[Husky fanatic]

The last two big games I predicted with my heart instead of my head. I’m a gonna do it again. UConn 82-79 Go Anna

 

[Dokey]

It is asking a lot from Anna to repeat her Memphis performance of 11 assists and four steals. Instead, she breaks UConn record with 14 and four UConn starters hit 15-30 while Boston grabs 10 boards and 15 points as
UConn wins 83-76.

The margin could grow. There’s still wine in the bottle.

 

[Kaizen]

UConn 78 - 75

 

[HopJim]

SC wins 74-68

 

[WiseOne]

72-61 UCONN

 

[Zorro]

UConn 78-69

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

UCONN 77
SoCarolina 73

 

[Zinethar]

We will learn a lot about Meg and CW. I the poor shooting is a big game kind of choke UConn loses. If a now fixed issue UConn wins. I vote for fixed. UConn 72-SC-61

 

[HuskyPhan]

Uconn 79-76

 

[FanHam]

Game Hens 76, Icons 61

 

[Chax]

SC 76
UConn 61

 

[ConwayGmck]

Some meaningless stat comparisons to boggle the mind and distract the unfocused:

Connecticut has played thus far against 7 Quad 1 (Q1) tier opponents, going 5-2 against them. Four of those 7 Q1 opponents are top-25 ranked opponents (#14 DePaul, #2 Baylor, #23 Tennessee, and #3 Oregon) going 2-2.

Combined Stats Versus Top-25 Ranked Opponents:

100-262 (38.2%) FG, 30-90 (33.3%) 3P FG, 172 rebounds (43.0), 57 assists (14.3), 36 steals (9.0), 10 blocks (2.5), 57 turnovers (14.3), 258 points (64.5), 267 opp. points (66.8)

Versus Other Opponents (Games: 18 games (3 Q1, 6 Q2, 9 Q3+Q4):

562-1127 (49.9%) FG, 160-389 (41.1%) 3P FG, 782 rebounds (43.4), 361 assists (20.1), 165 steals (9.2), 104 blocks (5.8), 257 turnovers (14.3), 1465 points (81.4), 934 opp. points (51.9)


South Carolina has played thus far against 11 Q1 opponents, going 10-1 against them. Nine of those Q1 opponents are top-25 ranked opponents (#13 Maryland, #18 Indiana, #2 Baylor, #22 South Dakota, #15 Kentucky, #25 Arkansas, #8 Mississippi State, #23 Tennessee, and again #25 Arkansas) going 8-1.

Combined Stats Versus Top-25 Ranked Opponents:

258-589 (43.8%) FG, 35-127 (27.6%) 3P FG, 421 rebounds (46.8), 125 assists, (13.9), 57 steals (6.3), 61 blocks (6.8), 131 turnovers (14.6), 693 points (77.0), 590 opp. points (65.6)

Versus Other Opponents (Games: 14 games (2 Q1, 5 Q2, 7 Q3+Q4):

463-952 (48.6%) FG, 85-208 (40.9%) 3P FG, 671 rebounds (47.9), 247 assists (17.6), 160 steals (11.4), 131 blocks (9.4), 188 turnovers (13.4), 1225 points (87.5), 706 opp. points (50.4)

 

[hoopsfan22]

UCONN 62
South Carolina 71

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

UCONN at SoCar
IMHO the battle of the "Big" girls, ONO vs Boston!
Whoever dominates, that team will win!
I'm still going with my heart so UCONN 80 / SoCar 70

 

[ConwayGmck]

Connecticut has played against 3 of the current top 10 scoring offenses in WCBB - the top 3 in fact:

#1 Oregon (86.2 ppg): vs CT 74 pts (30-63 47.6% FG)
#2 Baylor (85.8 ppg): vs CT 74 pts (27-60 45.0% FG)
#3 DePaul (84.8 ppg): vs CT 74 pts (29-75 38.7% FG)

USC is currently #4 in Scoring Offense (83.4 ppg), and has scored an average of 78.8 ppg against 11 Q1 opponents: maybe a good prediction to start with, win or lose, is that the Gamecocks score 74 points???


South Carolina has played 6 games against 5 of the current top 10 scoring offenses in WCBB:

#2 Baylor (85.8 ppg): vs SC 59 pts (24-69 34.8% FG)
#5 Arkansas (83.3 ppg)(1): vs SC 82 pts (30-79 38.0% FG)
#5 Arkansas (83.3 ppg)(2): vs SC 65 pts (26-73 35.6% FG)
#7 Maryland (81.6 ppg): vs SC 54 pts (22-70 31.4% FG)
#8 South Dakota (81.4 ppg): vs SC 60 pts (26-62 41.9% FG)
#10 Mississippi State (80.5 ppg): vs SC 79 pts (33-67 49.3% FG)

CT is currently #15 in Scoring Offense (78.3 ppg), and has scored an average of 73.0 ppg against 7 Q1 opponents.

 

[j66kicker]

Some meaningless stat comparisons to boggle the mind and distract the unfocused:

Connecticut has played thus far against 7 Quad 1 (Q1) tier opponents, going 5-2 against them. Four of those 7 Q1 opponents are top-25 ranked opponents (#14 DePaul, #2 Baylor, #23 Tennessee, and #3 Oregon) going 2-2.

Combined Stats Versus Top-25 Ranked Opponents:

100-262 (38.2%) FG, 30-90 (33.3%) 3P FG, 172 rebounds (43.0), 57 assists (14.3), 36 steals (9.0), 10 blocks (2.5), 57 turnovers (14.3), 258 points (64.5), 267 opp. points (66.8)

Versus Other Opponents (Games: 18 games (3 Q1, 6 Q2, 9 Q3+Q4):

562-1127 (49.9%) FG, 160-389 (41.1%) 3P FG, 782 rebounds (43.4), 361 assists (20.1), 165 steals (9.2), 104 blocks (5.8), 257 turnovers (14.3), 1465 points (81.4), 934 opp. points (51.9)


South Carolina has played thus far against 11 Q1 opponents, going 10-1 against them. Nine of those Q1 opponents are top-25 ranked opponents (#13 Maryland, #18 Indiana, #2 Baylor, #22 South Dakota, #15 Kentucky, #25 Arkansas, #8 Mississippi State, #23 Tennessee, and again #25 Arkansas) going 8-1.

Combined Stats Versus Top-25 Ranked Opponents:

258-589 (43.8%) FG, 35-127 (27.6%) 3P FG, 421 rebounds (46.8), 125 assists, (13.9), 57 steals (6.3), 61 blocks (6.8), 131 turnovers (14.6), 693 points (77.0), 590 opp. points (65.6)

Versus Other Opponents (Games: 14 games (2 Q1, 5 Q2, 7 Q3+Q4):

463-952 (48.6%) FG, 85-208 (40.9%) 3P FG, 671 rebounds (47.9), 247 assists (17.6), 160 steals (11.4), 131 blocks (9.4), 188 turnovers (13.4), 1225 points (87.5), 706 opp. points (50.4)

So both teams shoot better, rebound better, assist better, block better, steal better, defend better against non-top 25 opponents.

BUT... SC commits fewer turnovers against non-top 25 opponents and UConn does not. Pretty much proves beyond doubt that UConn will kick some chicken butt on Monday!

 

[ConwayGmck]

I say USC 74 ( ) , CT 68...

 

[oldude]

We all know that Dawn has never beaten Geno. At home with the #1 team in the nation, against a UConn team that is clearly not as strong as in prior years, this is SC’s best opportunity ever to beat the Huskies.

Don’t know how they’re going to do it, but I continue to have faith that the Huskies will find a way to pull off a major upset.

UConn 75 - S.C. 71

 

[SLY63]

UConn 69-67