A big advantage Saturday

[Cuse House]

Attendance down at Pitt basketball games, but the Panthers aren't alone

This article is from the middle of December. Since it was written, Pitt has lost 9 ACC games. This will not be the usual Peterson Event Center, the place will likely be half empty.. The early start helps as well. Great opportunity for the team to steal another road victory.

 

[ROCorange]

Watch out! Pretty soon they'll start factoring in crowd size to start undermining our road wins...might even end up in the replacement RPI that Sagarin and KenPom are helping to come up with

 

[RF2044]

Need to capitalize on Saturday, and kick these bastards while they're down.

 

[runningorange]

I will be there attempting to make it sound like a Syracuse home game!

 

[HoustonCuse]

F me I hate Pitt. I just know some insane BS is going to transpire in that game.

 

[pearl31]

they're playing at BC tonight...

 

[Trueblue25]

Boy oh boy do I resent the Pete and those hopeless wretched souls that inhabit it.

 

[Briancuse]

F me I hate Pitt. I just know some insane BS is going to transpire in that game.

Dixon is going to come back for the day to coach them.

 

[Briancuse]

they're playing at BC tonight...

Hoping they win, don't want them coming in off a long losing streak.

 

[cusetown1]

Dixon is going to come back for the day to coach them.

I honestly could see that happening

 

[cusetown1]

Hoping they win, don't want them coming in off a long losing streak.

No they need to keep losing and stay demoralized

 

[texascpa]

Hoping they win, don't want them coming in off a long losing streak.

So, you want them to have some hope? A spark? Not me. I hope they lose and lose all desire to play going forward.

 

[Briancuse]

So, you want them to have some hope? A spark? Not me. I hope they lose and lose all desire to play going forward.

I just hate playing team on losing streaks, the whole law of average thing.

 

[OrangeYaGladi]

I just hate playing team on losing streaks, the whole law of average thing.

Gambler's fallacy - Wikipedia

 

[jncuse]

The line will open around Pick Em.

Ride Syracuse again like last night.

 

[longtimefan]

Gambler's fallacy - Wikipedia

This is why it drives me crazy when someone (i.e. a sports talking head) says "It's so hard to beat another team three times in one season."
But, in fact, you are beating the same team once on three different occasions. After you've beaten them twice, you only have to do it once more.

 

[jncuse]

This is why it drives me crazy when someone (i.e. a sports talking head) says "It's so hard to beat another team three times in one season."
But, in fact, you are beating the same team once on three different occasions. After you've beaten them twice, you only have to do it once more.

I probably have the gambler fallacy the other way. If a team has beaten you twice already, I find them more likely to beat you again.

One year I went with that philosophy in all first round conference tourney games (small bets) but I made a nice profit. Probably more luck then anything.

 

[texascpa]

I just hate playing team on losing streaks, the whole law of average thing.

If the Law of Averages was applicable to sports, then everyone would have a .500 record.

 

[CorduroyG]

i just remembered dixon isnt their coach anymore. im alot more confident about saturday now.

 

[Cuse House]

Looks like Pitt will be on a whopping 1 game winning streak come Saturday.

 

[310Pigpen]

Saw something on Facebook about the SU sending some busses of students to the game. Not sure if it's true or not.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Saw something on Facebook about the SU sending some busses of students to the game. Not sure if it's true or not.

 

[JarHeadJim]

Jamel Artis twisted his ankle on the first play of the game last night. This could affect him on Saturday. Ryan Luther is also out for Saturdays game.

 

[TheGov3304]

Attendance down at Pitt basketball games, but the Panthers aren't alone

This article is from the middle of December. Since it was written, Pitt has lost 9 ACC games. This will not be the usual Peterson Event Center, the place will likely be half empty.. The early start helps as well. Great opportunity for the team to steal another road victory.

I was at the Pittsburgh - Miami game on a Saturday and it felt like a Library. Half the arena was empty