{"id":10611,"date":"2018-11-07T06:56:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T11:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10611"},"modified":"2018-11-07T06:56:59","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T11:56:59","slug":"prediction-contest-dukes-vs-rhody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10611","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Contest: Dukes vs. Rhody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"7959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=7959\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/55ebbd5d070cd.image_.jpg?fit=940%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,625\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cardon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/55ebbd5d070cd.image_.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/55ebbd5d070cd.image_.jpg?fit=940%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7959\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/55ebbd5d070cd.image_.jpg?resize=607%2C404\" alt=\"\" width=\"607\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/55ebbd5d070cd.image_.jpg?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/55ebbd5d070cd.image_.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>The Dukes are basically in playoff mode. Sure, JMU could sneak into the playoffs with only one more win, but Houston and the boys really need to win the next two to remove all doubt. They&#8217;ll welcome the much improved Rhode Island Rams to Bridgeforth on Saturday. We&#8217;re fairly confident, but want to know what you think. Leave a comment below with your prediction for the game. The person who comes closest to nailing it (winner &amp; score) will get to write a guest post. We had no winner last week, because everyone picked JMU to win (just like against Elon). Will everyone be as confident this week? Let us know below and Go Dukes!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D10611&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dukes are basically in playoff mode. Sure, JMU could sneak into the playoffs with only one more win, but Houston and the boys really need to win the next two to remove all doubt. They&#8217;ll welcome the much improved Rhode Island Rams to Bridgeforth on Saturday. We&#8217;re fairly confident, but want to know what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10563,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10563","url_meta":{"origin":10611,"position":0},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Stony Brook","date":"October 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Big game this weekend. The Dukes welcome Stony Brook to the 'burg for a Homecoming clash. Featuring the top 2 rushers in the CAA, the Seawolves should be a tough test for JMU. We're pretty confident, but we'd like to know how you think the game will play out. 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