An Analysis
The C-USA Tourney is hard to predict because there are so many teams and so many extenuating circumstances. For instance, all teams don't play each other twice. If we had played FAU and FIU at home, as well as on the road, those could have been Ws. And when we played them on the road the first time, Coach was in the hospital in critical condition.
Some stats jump out of the chart, above. Both UTEP and Marshall have been owned by WKU, Charlotte, UAB and North Texas. In the mean time, UTSA has been a wash.
All this is a good indicator of where we both are in C-USA 2020: middle of the pack.
So looking at the Marshall schedule since Feb. 1, it's been loss then 2 wins. Loss then 2 wins, loss then 2 wins. If this trend continues, their next game should be a loss.
UTEP is on a 4 game win streak and our last loss was (wait for it) Marshall, at our house.
Here comes a prediction taking all this into account:
1. UTEP's 4 game win streak (thank you Rice!).
2. Lust for revenge against Marshall.
3. A general feeling that the team is coming together at the end of the season.
4. Our depth. We've got several frustrated players on the bench chomping at the bit to get on the floor. I'm looking at you Efe, et al. CRT could shorten the bench and look for a possible return of some of our wounded heroes during the tourney if we make a run.
Therefore, The Canary is going to fly out on a twig and predict a win for the Miners on Wednesday. Oh you want me to predict a score, also? Sorry...I'm not going to stick my beak out that far.
The C-USA Tourney is hard to predict because there are so many teams and so many extenuating circumstances. For instance, all teams don't play each other twice. If we had played FAU and FIU at home, as well as on the road, those could have been Ws. And when we played them on the road the first time, Coach was in the hospital in critical condition.
Some stats jump out of the chart, above. Both UTEP and Marshall have been owned by WKU, Charlotte, UAB and North Texas. In the mean time, UTSA has been a wash.
All this is a good indicator of where we both are in C-USA 2020: middle of the pack.
So looking at the Marshall schedule since Feb. 1, it's been loss then 2 wins. Loss then 2 wins, loss then 2 wins. If this trend continues, their next game should be a loss.
UTEP is on a 4 game win streak and our last loss was (wait for it) Marshall, at our house.
Here comes a prediction taking all this into account:
1. UTEP's 4 game win streak (thank you Rice!).
2. Lust for revenge against Marshall.
3. A general feeling that the team is coming together at the end of the season.
4. Our depth. We've got several frustrated players on the bench chomping at the bit to get on the floor. I'm looking at you Efe, et al. CRT could shorten the bench and look for a possible return of some of our wounded heroes during the tourney if we make a run.
Therefore, The Canary is going to fly out on a twig and predict a win for the Miners on Wednesday. Oh you want me to predict a score, also? Sorry...I'm not going to stick my beak out that far.
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