Prediction Contest: JMU vs. WVU
We post one time and then immediately begin hitting y’all up for content. Peak JMUSB. Anyway, for those of you who are new, or any of you who don’t remember, this is something we’ve enjoyed doing for years. Before each JMU football game, we’ll create a predictions post. Everyone is invited to leave a comment with their prediction for the upcoming game. The person who comes closest to nailing it (winner & score) gets to write a guest post. If two people tie, we’ll give it to whomever was first. That’s it. It’s incredibly simple, but something we’ve had a lot of fun with for a while. And it’s resulted in some of our best content. So leave a comment below with your prediction for Saturday and Go Dukes!
33-28 JMU DUUUUKES!
JMU: 27
WVU: 24
JMU 27
WVU 30
🙁
JMU 31
West by god 21
Dukes gonna feast on sorry Big 12 Defenses!
JMU wins 28-17
JMU 28-17
27-21 JMU. It may be the lowest amount of points scored by JMU during the regular season.
JMU 30 – WVU 24
WVU 27, JMU 21
JMU 31
WVU 17
Country roads aren’t going to be taking WVU home, only to the showers after a loss.
JMU -33 (we get another safety :))
WVU – 24
21-16 Duuuuuuuuukes!
Dukes – 24
WVU – 21
JMU 31
WVU 27
The point spread is 52.5 for this game and spread has dropped 1 point to -6 WVU as of 8/28/19. Wild! I would take the OVER on this if I were to be gambling and would stay away form the spread since it will be a 4th QTR drive for either team to win the game. Who has the ball last late?
Heart wants JMU, but knowledge and just better depth players means WVU will win within a field goal or 4 point late winning TD.
JMU 28
WVU 34
Tight game – this should be fun! Prove me wrong, Dukes!!! Turnovers will be game-breakers for either squad.
21 – 10
James Madison with the WIN.
JMU 27 – WVU 24: Harry O’Kelly fake to move the chains on fourth down and an Ethan Ratke field goal to win the damn thing!
JMU 34
WVU 17
JMU 23
WVU 21
Is there any score to pick other than 21-16 Dukes?
I want to be wrong
WVU – 24
JMU – 17
bastein410 nailed it. 21-16 is always the correct prediction vs. FBS.
JMU – 34
WVU – 31
Dukes – 24
WVU – 23
JMU 27
WVU 23
34-17…DUUUKES! Furniture on fire in Morgantown!
27-11 Duuuuukes
I meant 17-11 Duuuuukes. Not 27-11
JMU (or most any FBS team) beating WVU on opening day is a pretty tall order. So all these predictions having the Dukes prevail is great for banter but more than a stretch realistically.
The true measure of how the 2019 Dukes and Coach Cignetti’s worth will come with the Chattanooga game later in September. That’s a much better matchup to judge how our season might play out.
As for the WVU opener, I think I’m going to compare it to our 2017 opener against UNC. In that game, we really gave the Heels all they could handle in the first half, especially offensively. It wasn’t until later in the game that they pulled away, but UNC really had to work for that victory. WVU is a tier above ECU or SMU, so I don’t expect a victory, but If we see a similar performance to that 2017 opener, I think there’s reason for optimism this season.
WVU 30
JMU 17
JMU 35-21
Streamer throwers – 28
Couch burners – 24
A lifetime of quality highlights on Sports Center – priceless
Heart says
JMU 31
WVU 28
Late FG for the win
Head says
WVU 34
JMU 23
Thus, I will go with my heart! Go Dukes!
JMU 21-17
My score prediction was taken off the board a while ago, so I’m just going to Price is Right this thing and go WVU 35, JMU 20.
WVU -31
JMU- 24
JMU 16, WVU 13
DUKES BY 90!!
Jmu 31
Wvu 24
WVU 31
JMU 20
WVU – 27
JMU – 23
Prove me wrong Dukes!!!
28-24 WVU
JMU 20
WVU 17
GO Dukes!
WV 38, JMU 21.
WVU 20 JMU 14 we’ll keep it close , but as Rob said in the podcast , just don’t have the finishers yet — but an encouraging start.
JMU -17
WVU- 13
20 JMU
17 WVU
WVU 20
JMU 17
This would be the year to upset WVU who is in rebuilding mode, but it is still a road game against a P5 team loaded with talent, albeit mostly unproven at the D-1 level.
Home cookin’ could be a factor in the land of the Banjo.
WVU forfeits at half, down 83-3.
Sold out Mountaineer Field..JMU shellshocked by big time 38 10 EERS!
JMU’s motto is in English, a language with 26 letters. WVU’s motto is in Greek, a language with only 24 letters. Therefore, the result has already been decided by the very founders of these institutions.
JMU 26 – WVU 24
26-20 WVU. JMU covers but can’t pull out a late drive to tie it.
Madison: 38 , glad my kids didn’t go there WVU – 35
Mountaineer fan here saying 28-21 WVU. I think the mountaineers defense mostly holds the dukes in line, but the talented and experienced JMU receivers get by our relatively inexperienced secondary (where we have at least a couple true freshmen starting) at least a couple times for big plays that result in TDs. WVU O-line is arguably a position of strength this year and is able to let our RBs move the chains to control the clock. JMU gets some stops when we are trying to get down the field, but once we get into the redzone Kennedy McCoy and Martell Pettaway punch it in every time.
JMU 36
WVU 17
24-17. Duuuuuukes
28-24 Dukes
WVU 44 JMU 19.
JMU 14
WVU 17 The Mountaineers will play their butts off for the fans and new coach against a hard hitting JMU.
JMU 27-WVU 24. GO DUKES!!!??
JMU 27
WVU 24
Almost heaven West Virginia. 35 James Madison University 17. A new era in Morgantown Coach Brown gets his first Mountaineer Victory. A home crowd goes wild and coach receives a standing Ovation. Let’s go Mountaineers
Cardon Johnson comes back for a 7th year and rips through the WVU defensive line like he did against ECU! I wish. Reality is I am not sure our offensive line will be that much better than they were last year and they weren’t very good. Coach C wants to run, run, run the ball but we will be challenged and have to revert to the pass. WVU defensive front puts the pressure on the Nooch and Nooch makes two mistakes. We hang tough, but not enough to get it done. WVU 27 JMU 17
WVU 30
JMU 20
Glad my Econ degree came in handy trying to triangulate the unclaimed mathematical score possibilities, being so late to predict (note to self – predict early and often next week)
So JMU 64, Saint Francis …
JMU 27
WVU 25
JMU 32
WVU 31
38-13 Mountaineers, DiNucci with two interceptions and a lost fumble that set up easy scores for WVU.
Dukes 30- wvu 28
JMU wins 35-28
JMU 27
WVU 20
JMU 28 WVU 24
Dukes!
JMU 35 WVU 31