Florida was up 72-69. People quote that too much in tight games.
Rule of 71 does not work in close games like today
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Yes. If it worked all the time the gamblers would get rich I guess.
When it is 71-70 or so, it has to be close to meaningless. If it is 71-60 with 2 minutes, then yeah.
A Matt Jones special. Has BBN looking silly talking about the rule of 71. There so significant difference between 70 and 72.
I actually think in modern offense maybe the new rule of 71 is 81 now
The real rule is when clock strikes 0. Unless you have Dallas Cowboys refs.
The notion in general is that if we are making enough shots to pass 70, it will likely be late in the game and we are likely to win.
Think with the new offensive philosophy in general we should bump it to 80.
Think with the new offensive philosophy in general we should bump it to 80.
If you are winning late in games you’re likely to win. A lot of teams don’t even reach 71. The percentage is because of blowout games and there isn’t a significant difference from 70, 71, 72.
I wonder what the chance of winning when you're the first to reach 72 is? Pretty damn high I would imagine.
Matt jones is a moron. I can't believe people on here actual buy into his basketball philosophies
Florida won the tip and still lost?!? That never happens!
I've been a college basketball, basketball in general, and sports fan all my life. I have no clue what the 'Rule of 71' is.
This.
I said it in another thread. When two high powered teams that average in the high 80’s to 90’s hook up, it’s now the rule of 81.
There was way too much time left when UF passed 71 for it to matter.
It depends on the style of play. In the Big 10, it’s probably the rule of 51. LOL!
You're better off not knowing. It's dumb.
I have no idea of the accuracy but most of the games i watch the rule of 71 does hold true.
It’s definitely a rule in the Big 10. Only Purdue reaches 71.
It is just a statistical probability based off of the time that is generally left in a college basketball team when a team gets to 71 points.
The more time left in the game and the closer the score the less likely it will be correct.
The more time left in the game and the closer the score the less likely it will be correct.
So the team with the lead towards the end of games are win most of the time? This is fascinating.
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Cats hit 71 recently (ill st maybe?) with nearly ten mins to go, so not always. glad you’re facilitated.
This. It’s not a rule, it’s a statistical probability. Like the birthday bar bet.
We didn't make the rule.
It's still right way more than it's wrong. Quick Google search said that 50/52 games in the 2017 ncaa tournament, the rule of 71 applied to.
Now, with more teams scoring more points, maybe the percentages will start coming down. There was probably 4 minutes left when Florida hit 71.
I am not sure how to post a PDF or doc on here but if you Google "NKU rule of 71" there is a statistical study done on it.
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