2018 MVC - Opening Week

[mvfcfan]

Indiana State
Northern Iowa
Bradley

Loyola Chicago

Northern Iowa
Illinois State
Southern Illinois
Missouri State

[musiccitybulldog]

Thursday
Crusaders @ Sycamores w= Valpo
Salukis @ Panthers w= UNI
Braves @ Bulldogs w= Drake

Saturday
Aces @ Ramblers w= Loyola

Sunday
Panthers @ Braves w= UNI
Sycamores @ Redbirds w= Indiana State U
Bulldogs @ Salukis w= Drake
Bears @ Crusaders w= Valpo

[isumvc1]

have any of you folks picking Indiana State to win either of their first two games actually SEEN the Sycamores play this year yet? (not counting the season opening win over IU). SMH

[ptownbraves]

Thursday
Crusaders
Panthers
Braves

Saturday
Ramblers

Sunday
Braves
Redbirds
Salukis
Bears

[SalukiHoops]

Missouri Valley concludes non-conference play 68-44. 39-7 home, 12-25 road, 17-12 neutral. 6-13 P6, 3-0 AAC, 6-7 MW, 1-1 A10, 1-1 WCC.

Thursday
Crusaders @ Sycamores
Salukis @ Panthers
Braves @ Bulldogs

Saturday
Aces @ Ramblers

Sunday
Panthers @ Braves
Sycamores @ Redbirds
Bulldogs @ Salukis
Bears @ Crusaders


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(All welcome to join MVC Pick 'em anytime)

Pick 'em Leaderboard
75.0% - mvfcfan (57/76)
74.1% - valleyclimber (80/108)
72.6% - sixth ace (85/117)
72.2% - Tom Servo (83/115)
71.8% - Old School MVC (84/117)
71.4% - Rogers101 (30/42)
71.0% - Blers (22/31)
70.9% - ptownbraves (83/117)
70.4% - Rambler63 (69/98)
70.2% - Mikovio (40/57)
70.0% - Dansen (21/30)
69.3% - BirdsEyeView (61/88)
69.2% - hot nuts (18/26)
68.8% - E-Villan (75/109)
68.1% - AndShock (79/116)
67.1% - Rollbird (47/70)
63.2% - MVU (74/117)
62.5% - sivert (10/16)
59.6% - musiccitybulldog (28/47)

Small sample size *will include above once bigger*
100% - SalukiHoops (2/2)

I was waiting for valley play until making my picks. haha.

[SalukiHoops]

Valpo
UNI
Bradley

Loyola

UNI
Illinois St
SIU
MSU

[bleach]

have any of you folks picking Indiana State to win either of their first two games actually SEEN the Sycamores play this year yet? (not counting the season opening win over IU). SMH

Ever hear of a clean slate 0-0 reset against a depleated team at home? I don't think anyone picking the Trees are thinking they will be contenders this year.

[Old School MVC]

Thursday
Crusaders
Panthers
Bulldogs

Saturday
Ramblers

Sunday
Panthers
Redbirds
Salukis
Crusaders

[BUFANATIC79]

After watching ole Miss tear Bradley a new one I'm excited to see Bradley finish 5th/6th.

Boy, after seeing ISU lose at home to Charleston Southern, I really look forward to seeing ISU finish top 5! See, anybody can take a one game sample and make a team look bad! And I’m not advocating for Bradley here,
I still believe that they will struggle on the road. But, I think it’s a little silly to take a one game sample and write them off.

[BirdsEyeView]

After watching ole Miss tear Bradley a new one I'm excited to see Bradley finish 5th/6th.

Boy, after seeing ISU lose at home to Charleston Southern, I really look forward to seeing ISU finish top 5! See, anybody can take a one game sample and make a team look bad! And I’m not advocating for Bradley here,
I still believe that they will struggle on the road. But, I think it’s a little silly to take a one game sample and write them off.

The Redbird fan's quote above is very confusing. At first he rips on Bradley for getting blown out to Ole Miss, but then suggests avoiding Thursday night for the first time in years...

If I was a Bradley fan, I think I would take 5th/6th considering this:

"Bradley — a team that hasn’t won a conference title since 1996, hasn’t finished higher than fourth since 2001 and has started this tournament (Arch Madness) in the play-in round seven years in a row" - Kirk Wessler, March 2017

Charleston Southern was an abberation. Milik Yarbrough was benched to prove a point that it's not all about him, leaving us with 6-7 scholarship players that included end of bench players and a walk on.
Bradley has been blown out by it's two toughest teams they have faced this year. The rest have been cupcakes. Not really a one-off abberation if you ask me with Ole Miss.
Generally speaking, 5th or 6th would be dreamland for Bradley this year avoiding the play-in rounds for the first time in 8 years...