{"id":8188,"date":"2015-11-18T07:10:57","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T12:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8188"},"modified":"2015-11-18T07:10:57","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T12:10:57","slug":"prediction-contest-jmu-vs-villanova-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8188","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Villanova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CUDkpMqUwAA7GY0.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"8189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=8189\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CUDkpMqUwAA7GY0.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,1024\" 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=\"CUDkpMqUwAA7GY0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dukes are finally wearing ALL purple this week. We approve!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CUDkpMqUwAA7GY0.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CUDkpMqUwAA7GY0.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8189\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CUDkpMqUwAA7GY0.jpg?resize=567%2C756\" alt=\"CUDkpMqUwAA7GY0\" width=\"567\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CUDkpMqUwAA7GY0.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CUDkpMqUwAA7GY0.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s time for our last prediction contest of the regular season. JMU and Villanova face off this Saturday in Bridgeforth Stadium. When it was announced, many people thought this game would feature the two front runners for the Payton Award trying to lead their team to a CAA title. With Vad Lee and John Robertson both injured, it will not. But it&#8217;s still a huge game with playoff implications. And we want to know who you think will win. Leave a comment below with your prediction. The person who comes closest to nailing it (winner &amp; score) will get to write a guest post. That&#8217;s it. Go Dukes! Keep Rootin!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D8188&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>It&#8217;s time for our last prediction contest of the regular season. JMU and Villanova face off this Saturday in Bridgeforth Stadium. When it was announced, many people thought this game would feature the two front runners for the Payton Award trying to lead their team to a CAA title. With Vad Lee and John Robertson [&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":6148,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6148","url_meta":{"origin":8188,"position":0},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Villanova","date":"October 31, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"You wanted a home playoff game? Well, you pretty much got one. Villanova rolls into town to play the Dukes on Saturday. Both teams need a big win to keep their playoff dreams alive. 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