{"id":9693,"date":"2017-09-20T07:13:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T11:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9693"},"modified":"2017-09-20T07:13:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T11:13:14","slug":"prediction-contest-jmu-vs-maine-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9693","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Maine"},"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=596%2C396\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"396\" 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: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Now the real fun begins. After 3 tune-up games (yes, we&#8217;re counting ECU as a tune-up), the Dukes finally get CAA play started this weekend with a home game agains the Maine Black Bears. It&#8217;s a team that has given JMU fits in the past, and should provide the toughest test of this season thus far.<\/p>\n<p>We want to know how you think the game will play out. 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. And if we have a tie, like we did last week, we&#8217;ll come up with some sort of fair tie-breaker. Just trust us. Pretty simple, right? Now give us your prediction and Go Dukes!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D9693&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>Now the real fun begins. After 3 tune-up games (yes, we&#8217;re counting ECU as a tune-up), the Dukes finally get CAA play started this weekend with a home game agains the Maine Black Bears. It&#8217;s a team that has given JMU fits in the past, and should provide the toughest test of this season thus [&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":8874,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8874","url_meta":{"origin":9693,"position":0},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU Dukes vs. Maine Black Bears","date":"September 22, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Alright folks. Here we go. After three out of conference games to start the 2016 season, it's about to get real. The JMU Dukes open CAA play with a game way up in Orono against the Maine Black Bears.\u00a0We don't really know what to make of Maine, a team that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"alfond-stadium1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/alfond-stadium1-1024x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8895,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8895","url_meta":{"origin":9693,"position":1},"title":"Prediction Contest: JMU vs. Delaware","date":"September 28, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Dukes got CAA play started last weekend with a tough road win at Maine. This week JMU welcomes its old pal Delaware to the 'burg for another CAA clash. 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