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Bowling Green vs Toledo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Bowling Green's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toledo
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Bowling Green's last 18 games when playing Toledo
Toledo is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Toledo is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Bowling Green

Manhattan vs Iona
Manhattan is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Iona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Manhattan's last 5 games when playing Iona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Iona's last 5 games when playing Manhattan
Iona is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Manhattan

Canisius vs Marist
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Canisius's last 5 games when playing on the road against Marist
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Canisius's last 14 games when playing Marist
Marist is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Canisius
Marist is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Canisius

Saint Peter's vs Mount St. Mary's
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Saint Peter's's last 5 games when playing Mount St. Mary's
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Saint Peter's's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Saint Peter's's last 5 games when playing Mount St. Mary's
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Saint Peter's's last 7 games on the road

Dartmouth vs Pennsylvania
Dartmouth is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dartmouth's last 7 games when playing Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dartmouth
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pennsylvania's last 6 games at home

Fairfield vs Rider
Fairfield is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Rider
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Fairfield's last 5 games when playing Rider
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rider's last 5 games when playing Fairfield
Rider is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Cleveland State vs Detroit
Cleveland State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland State
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Detroit's last 14 games when playing Cleveland State

Oakland vs PFW
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against PFW
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against PFW
PFW is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of PFW's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

Northern Kentucky vs Wright State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wright State's last 5 games when playing Northern Kentucky
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wright State's last 5 games when playing at home against Northern Kentucky

Wisconsin-Green Bay vs Robert Morris
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Wisconsin-Green Bay's last 9 games on the road
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Wisconsin-Green Bay's last 9 games on the road
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games on the road

Columbia vs Brown
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Brown
Columbia is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brown
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brown's last 6 games when playing at home against Columbia
Brown is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Columbia

Harvard vs Princeton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Harvard's last 5 games when playing Princeton
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Harvard's last 9 games on the road
Princeton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Harvard
Princeton is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Harvard

Cornell vs Yale
Cornell is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Cornell is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Yale is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cornell
Yale is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Niagara vs Siena
Niagara is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Siena
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Niagara's last 6 games when playing on the road against Siena
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Siena's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Siena's last 6 games when playing at home against Niagara

Dayton vs Loyola-Chicago
Dayton is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Loyola-Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Loyola-Chicago's last 12 games at home

Marquette vs Villanova
Marquette is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Villanova
Marquette is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Villanova
Villanova is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Villanova is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Marquette

Kent State vs Miami-Ohio
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Kent State's last 15 games on the road
Kent State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Miami-Ohio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami-Ohio's last 8 games when playing Kent State

Michigan State vs Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Michigan State's last 9 games when playing on the road against Michigan
Michigan State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Michigan is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Michigan State

Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs Youngstown State
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing Youngstown State
Youngstown State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Youngstown State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Wisconsin-Milwaukee


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GameTime(ET)PickUnits
BGSU at TOL06:00 PMO 156.0+500
CAN at MRST07:00 PMMRST -11.5
O 130.5
+500 +500
DART at PENN07:00 PMDART +2.0
O 149.0
+500 +500
CLMB at BRWN07:00 PMO 152.0+500
NKU at WRST07:00 PMO 147.0+500
HARV at PRIN07:00 PMU 139.5+500
MARQ at VILL07:00 PMMARQ -1.5+500
MAN at IONA07:00 PMMAN +3.5
U 146.0
+500 +500
CLEV at DET07:00 PMCLEV -9.0
U 138.0
+500 +500
SPC at MSM07:00 PMO 131.5+500
DAY at L-IL07:00 PMU 140.5+500
GB at RMU07:00 PMU 146.5+500
MSU at MICH08:00 PMO 149.5+500
KENT at M-OH08:00 PMU 146.0+500
 

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BEST BETS CBB FEB.

02/21/2025...............4 - 10 - 1..............28.57%.............-35.00
02/20/2025...............5 - 5 - 0.................50.00%............- 2.50
02/19/2025...............8- 15 - 0................34.78%.............- 42.50
02/18/2025.............17 - 13 - 0...............56.66%.............+ 13.50
02/17/2025...............5 - 5 - 0..................50.00%.............- 2.50
02/16/2025.............16 - 10.- 0...............61.53%.............+ 25.00
02/15/2025.............20 - 18 - 0...............52.63%.............+ 1.00
02/14/2025...............10 - 6 - 0...............62.50%.............+ 17.00
02/13/2025.............29 - 21 - 0...............58.00%..............+ 29.50
02/12/2025.............14 - 12 - 1...............58.84%..............+ 4.00
02/06/2025.............23 - 27 - 0...............46.00%..............- 33.50
02/05/2025.............28 - 17 - 0................62.22%.............+ 46.50
02/04/2025.............18 - 17 - 1................51.42%..............- 3.50
02/03/2025................4 - 8 - 0.................33.00%.............- 24.00
02/02/2025.............11 - 11 - 0................50.00%..............- 5.50
02/01/2025..............22 - 22 -0................50.00%..............- 11.00

TOTALS................234 - 217 - 1...............51.88%...............- 23.50

BEST BETS & OPINONS TODAY:

SIDES.............0 - 5 - 0
TOTALS..........4 - 5 - 1
 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Michigan State 75, Michigan 62- Spartans lead Big 18 by half a game.
— Milwaukee 85, Youngstown State 74- Panthers had 35-22 edge on boards.
— Yale 92, Cornell 88- Yale improves to 10-0 in the Ivy League.
— Miami OH 96, Kent State 92 OT- RedHawks shot 14-28 on the arc.
— Villanova 81, Marquette 66- Wildcats shot 15-26 on the arc.
— Loyola 76, Dayton 72- Ramblers shot 55% inside the arc.

Quote of the Day
“It’s not a strategy for [the MLB teams], so why work on it? I don’t want to make a farce of anything, but we’re here getting ready for a season and that’s not helping us get ready.”
Reds manager Terry Francona, on why he asked veteran players not to use the ball-strike challenge rule during spring training games this year

Saturday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the White Sox’ AA team in 1994, what major league manager was his manager that year?
(Hint: He has won a World Series as a manager)

Friday’s quiz
In Kevin Costner’s baseball movie For Love of the Game, John C Reilly plays the catcher for the Detroit Tigers.

Thursday’s quiz
New York Knicks have won only two NBA titles, in 1970, 1973; Red Holzman was the Knicks’ coach in those years.

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Saturday’s Den: Some early conference tournament trends…….

March 1st is next week; conference tournaments are right around the corner. Here is an early look at some conference tournament trends……..
Teams that have done well in conference tournaments:

— WCC
Gonzaga is 27-4 in its last 31 WCC tournament games.
Saint Mary’s is 14-7 in its last 21 WCC tournament games.

— Big 18
Last four years, Illinois won the Big 18 conference tournament twice; they lost in the first round the other two years.
Last 12 years, Wisconsin is 9-3 in its first conference tournament game.

— Big X
Last 11 years, Iowa State has won the Big X tournament five times; the other six of those years, Cyclones were 1-6 in tournament games.
Since 2017, Arizona was 14-2 in the Pac-12 tournament, winning four tournaments, but they’re not in the Pac-12 anymore.
Since 2008, Kansas is 36-8 in conference tournaments.
Since 2018, Houston is 14-4 in conference tournament games, winning two tournaments.
Last 14 years, Colorado is 13-1 in its first conference tournament game.
Last seven years, Cincinnati is 7-0 in its first conference tournament game.

— Atlantic 15
Since 2007, VCU Rams are 35-12 in conference tournament games.
Last 12 years, Davidson is 11-1 in its first conference tournament game; they won the SoCon tournament in both 2012/2013, but since, they’ve only won one tournament (2018)

— AAC
Last three years, UAB Blazers are 8-1 in conference tournament games.

Famous birthdays, February 22nd:
Paul Dooley, 97
Julius Erving, 75
Mike Hohensee, 64
Chris Dudley, 60
Jeri Ryan, 57
Drew Barrymore, 50
Rajon Rondo, 39
Chris Bassitt, 36
Khalil Mack, 34
Cody Bradford, 27
Today was my dad’s birthday, his and George Washington’s. My dad was an awesome guy; he passed away ten years ago. He is missed every day.

Teams that haven’t done as well in conference tournaments:
— ACC
2012-14, Louisville won three straight conference tournaments; since then, Cardinals are 3-8 in conference tournament games.
From 2004-12, Syracuse was 15-7 in Big East tournament games; since then, Orangemen are 5-9 in conference tournament games.
North Carolina has won the ACC tournament only once since 2008 (they won it in 2016).

— Atlantic 15
Dayton hasn’t won a conference tournament since 2003; since 2016, they’re 5-8 in A-15 conference tournament games.

— Big East
Butler is 3-10 in Big East tournament games; before that, they were 13-6 in their previous 19
conference tournament games.

Creighton won Arch Madness the last two years they were in the MVC; since then, Bluejays are 10-10 in Big East tournament games.

Georgetown won the Big East tournament in 2021, after going 7-9 in conference play during the regular season. Other than that unlikely run, since 2017, Hoyas are 0-7 in Big East tournament games.

Last eight years, St John’s went WL in six of eight Big East tournaments, going 1-1 the other two years. Despite playing the tournament on their home floor, St John’s hasn’t won the Big East tournament since 2000.

— Big 18
From 2016-21, Michigan was 13-3 in conference tournament games; the last three years, they went 0-3.
UCLA hasn’t won a conference tournament since 2014; they’re 9-9 in tournament games since then.

— Big X
Since 2017, Baylor is 2-7 in conference tournament games.
Last four years, Central Florida went WL in all four conference tournaments.
Since 2004, TCU is 11-10 in its first conference tournament game; they’re 1-10 in their second conference tournament game.
 

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Saturday, February 22

5 of Saturday’s best college basketball games:

Tennessee
@ Texas A&M (-1.5)
Tennessee (21-5, 8-5)
KenPom rating: 5
Tempo: 344
Experience: 15
Continuity: 159
Tennessee won four of its last five games.
Vols are 2-4 SU on SEC road, 1-1 ATS as an SEC dog.
Tennessee is 10-5 vs top 50 opponents.
Vols have the #1 eFG% defense in country.
Tennessee is #16 team in country on offensive boards.

Texas A&M (20-6, 9-4)
KenPom rating: 18
Tempo: 240
Experience: 12
Continuity: 7
Texas A&M won five of its last six games.
Aggies are 5-1 SU/3-3 ATS as SEC home favorites.
Texas A&M is 11-5 vs top 50 opponents.
Aggies are #1 team in country on offensive boards.
Texas A&M has #38 eFG% defense in country.


Tennessee won of last six series games
SEC home favorites are 39-30 ATS


Clemson (-1.5) @ SMU
Clemson (21-5, 13-2)
KenPom rating: 21
Tempo: 342
Experience: 9
Continuity: 89
Clemson won nine of its last ten games.
Tigers are 6-1 SU/5-0 ATS as an ACC road favorite.
Clemson is 3-3 vs top 50 opponents.
Tigers are shooting 38.4% on the arc (#12)
Clemson opponents have longest possessions in country (0:19.2 sec)

SMU (20-6, 11-4)
KenPom rating: 38
Tempo: 73
Experience: 28
Continuity: 228
SMU won six of its last seven games.
Mustangs are 5-3 SU in ACC home games.
SMU is 0-4 vs top 50 opponents.
Mustangs have #28 eFG% defense in country.
SMU is #12 team in country on offensive boards.


ACC home underdogs are 16-25 ATS


Kentucky @ Alabama (-4.5)
Kentucky (18-8, 7-6)
KenPom rating: 17
Tempo: 39
Experience: 7
Continuity: 355
Kentucky won three of its last four games.
Wildcats are 2-4 SU/2-2 ATS as an SEC road underdog.
Kentucky is 9-8 vs top 50 opponents.
Wildcats have #11 eFG% offense in the country.
Kentucky is 5-4 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.


Alabama (21-5, 10-3)
KenPom rating: 6
Tempo: 1
Experience: 10
Continuity: 105
Alabama lost its last two games, giving up 94-110 points.
Before that, Crimson Tide was on a 15-1 run.
Alabama is 4-2 SU/3-3 ATS as an SEC home favorite.
Crimson Tide is shooting 60.5% inside arc (#1)
Alabama has #34 eFG% defense in country.

Alabama (+2.5) won 102-97 at Kentucky January 18th.
Teams their last eight series games.
SEC home favorites are 39-30 ATS


Missouri (-1.5) @ Arkansas
Missouri (20-6, 9-4)
KenPom rating: 13
Tempo: 149
Experience: 45
Continuity: 226
Missouri won five of its last seven games.
Tigers are 3-3 SU/1-0 ATS as an SEC road favorite.
Missouri is 9-6 vs top 50 opponents.
Tigers have #18 eFG% offense in country.
Missouri gets 24% of its points on foul line (#10)

Arkansas (15-11, 4-9)
KenPom rating: 37
Tempo: 107
Experience: 226
Continuity: 329
Arkansas lost three of its last four games.
Hogs are 2-4 SU/2-1 ATS as an SEC home underdog.
Arkansas is 4-10 vs top 50 opponents.
Hogs have #49 eFG% defense in country.
Arkansas is 4-8 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Arkansas (+5.5) lost 83-65 at Missouri January 18
Tigers shot 11-23 on the arc in that game.


Arkansas won seven of last nine series games.
SEC home underdogs are 14-12 ATS


Saint Mary’s @ Gonzaga (-6.5)
Saint Mary’s (24-4, 14-1)
KenPom rating: 20
Tempo: 358
Experience: 204
Continuity: 85
Saint Mary’s won 14 of its last 15 games.
Gaels are 5-2 ATS on WCC road this season.
Saint Mary’s is 9-4 vs top 100 opponents.
Gaels have #19 eFG% defense in country.
Saint Mary’s is #3 team in country on offensive boards.

Gonzaga (21-7, 12-3)
KenPom rating: 187
Tempo: 66
Experience: 150
Continuity: 300
Gonzaga won its last five games.
Zags are 2-6 ATS as a WCC home favorite.
Gonzaga is 6-6 vs top 100 opponents.
Zags have #23 eFG% offense, #39 eFG% defense.
Gonzaga is 2-7 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.


Saint Mary’s (+1.5) beat Gonzaga 62-58 at home February 1st
Saint Mary’s is 4-3 in last seven series games.
WCC home favorites are 25-25 ATS.
 

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GameTime(ET)PickUnits
COFC at DREX12:00 PMDREX +1.5
O 139.5
+500 +500
TCU at CIN12:00 PMCIN -7.0+500
NJIT at UMBC12:00 PMUMBC -9.5+500
VMI at FUR12:00 PMFUR -11.5+500
TENN at TXAM12:00 PMU 130.5+500
ORE at WIS12:00 PMWIS -8.5
O 152.0
+500 +500
FSU at LOU12:00 PMO 154.5+500
RICH at JOES12:30 PMU 134.0+500
WVU at TTU01:00 PMTTU -11.0
U 134.0
+500 +500
MRSH at APP01:00 PMU 136.5+500
CMU at WMU01:00 PMCMU -3.0
U 149.0
+500 +500
MSST at OKLA01:00 PMMSST -4.0
O 151.0
+500 +500
TNST at TNTC02:00 PMTNST +1.5
U 151.5
+500 +500
ETSU at WOF02:00 PMETSU +3.5
U 137.0
+500 +500
FDU at SFPA02:00 PMSFPA +1.0
U 146.5
+500 +500
PSU at MINN02:00 PMMINN -3.0
O 141.0
+500 +500
GT at BC02:00 PMGT -2.5+500
ME at BING02:00 PMBING +3.5
O 138.0
+500 +500
LONG at UNCA02:00 PMUNCA -2.0
O 157.0
+500 +500
WAG at CHS02:00 PMWAG -3.0
O 125.5
+500 +500
HP at WEBB02:00 PMHP -9.0
O 159.0
+500 +500
ISU at HOU02:00 PMISU +11.5
U 130.5
+500 +500
STON at NCAT02:00 PMNCAT -3.0
U 134.0
+500 +500
FIU at LIB02:00 PMLIB -13.0
U 139.0
+500 +500
TOWS at CAMP02:00 PMTOWS -2.0
O 132.0
+500 +500
SCUS at CHSO02:00 PMCHSO -7.0+500
UNCG at MER02:00 PMU 143.0+500
CIT at CHAT02:00 PMCHAT -19.0
U 147.0
+500 +500
UNCW at HAMP02:00 PMUNCW -6.0+500
 

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AFTERNOON GAMES
PITT at ND02:15 PMND +1.5
O 141.0
+500 +500
URI at SLU02:30 PMSLU -6.5
O 151.5
+500 +500
BUFF at BALL02:30 PMBALL -9.5
U 151.5
+500 +500
FRES at AFA03:00 PMFRES +1.5
O 143.0
+500 +500
SHSU at MTU03:00 PMMTU -5.0
U 148.0
+500 +500
ULM at ARST03:00 PMARST -22.5+500
EVAN at UIC03:00 PMUIC -7.0
U 145.0
+500 +500
WCU at SAM03:00 PMSAM -16.0
O 157.5
+500 +500
EIU at MORE03:30 PMEIU +4.5
U 129.5
+500 +500
MISS at VAN03:30 PMMISS +1.0
U 152.5
+500 +500
UVA at UNC04:00 PMUVA +9.0
U 140.5
+500 +500
BU at AMER04:00 PMAMER -4.0+500
DUQ at SBON04:00 PMSBON -5.5+500
WIU at UALR04:00 PMUALR -10.5
O 134.0
+500 +500
SJSU at WYO04:00 PMO 135.5+500
UGA at AUB04:00 PMAUB -16.0
O 146.0
+500 +500
CLEM at SMU04:00 PMCLEM +1.5+500
OKST at KU04:00 PMKU -14.5+500
HOF at DEL04:00 PMHOF +2.0+500
BAY at COLO04:00 PMBAY -6.0+500
STONE at CCSU04:00 PMSTONE +8.0+500
LIU at LMC04:00 PMLIU -2.0+500
UTRGV at NICH04:00 PMNICH -6.5+500
PRST at WEB04:00 PMPRST -3.0+500
GMU at VCU04:00 PMGMU +11.0
U 131.0
+500 +500
SEA at UVU04:00 PMUVU -5.5+500
GASO at JMU04:00 PMJMU -9.0+500
SCST at DSU04:00 PMDSU +5.5+500
WASH at IOWA04:00 PMIOWA -6.5+500
TAMC at SELA04:30 PMSELA -9.0+500
NORF at COPP04:30 PMNORF -15.0+500
EMU at NIU04:30 PMEMU -5.0+500
FAMU at ALST04:30 PMALST -6.0+500
MASSL at UVM04:30 PMUVM -4.5+500
LAM at HBU04:30 PMLAM -2.0+500
PRE at RAD04:30 PMRAD -6.0+500
CCAR at TROY04:33 PMTROY -16.0+500
LINW at SEMO04:45 PMSEMO -10.0+500
UTEP at JVST05:00 PMJVST -3.0+500
COOK at AAMU05:00 PMCOOK -1.5+500
LEH at LAF05:00 PMLEH +2.0+500
CSN at UCD05:00 PMCSN -4.0+500
NMSU at KENN05:00 PMKENN -4.5+500
ORST at USD05:00 PMORST -12.5+500
UCRV at CP05:00 PMUCRV -2.5+500
AMCC at MCNS05:00 PMAMCC +13.0+500
USA at TXST05:30 PMUSA +2.0+500
ARPB at PV05:30 PMPV -5.5+500
SOU at GRAM05:30 PMSOU -3.5+500
FLA at LSU06:00 PMFLA -9.0+500
VT at MIA06:00 PMVT +2.0+500
SCU at WSU06:00 PMSCU -2.0+500
INST at BEL06:00 PMBEL -6.0+500
BSU at NEV06:00 PMBSU -1.5+500
MASS at GW06:00 PMGW -7.0+500
HARV at PENN06:00 PMO 143.0+500
UK at ALA06:00 PMALA -10.5+500
MVSU at TXSO06:00 PMTXSO -25.0+500
COR at BRWN06:00 PMBRWN -1.0
O 156.5
+500 +500
NWST at UNO06:00 PMNWST -7.0+500
MURR at BRAD06:00 PMBRAD -7.0+500
SFA at IW06:00 PMSFA +1.0+500
AKR at OHIO06:00 PMAKR -3.0+500
 

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Saturday, February 22

NIGHT GAMES
UNH at ALBY07:00 PMALBY -13.0
O 144.0
+500 +500
DSU at AC07:00 PMDSU +7.0
U 144.5
+500 +500
GAST at ODU07:00 PMGAST +2.5
U 149.5
+500 +500
PORT at PAC07:00 PMPORT +3.0
O 147.0
+500 +500
CLMB at YALE07:00 PMYALE -17.0
U 159.5
+500 +500
UCSB at LBSU07:00 PMUCSB -7.0+500
VALP at SIU07:00 PMSIU -7.0
U 148.0
+500 +500
WM at ELON07:00 PMWM +3.5
O 151.0
+500 +500
LT at WKU08:00 PMLT +1.0+500
SAC at IDST08:00 PMIDST -10.5+500
ILL at DUKE08:00 PMDUKE -9.0
U 156.5
+500 +500
SMC at GONZ08:00 PMSMC +6.5
U 142.0
+500 +500
STT at ORU08:00 PMSTT -8.5
U 157.0
+500 +500
IDHO at UNCO08:00 PMUNCO -9.5+500
SDSU at USU08:00 PMUSU -5.5
U 143.0
+500 +500
DART at PRIN08:00 PMDART +7.5+500
ILST at MOSU08:00 PMMOSU +3.0+500
TST at UTA08:00 PMUTA -7.0+500
ULL at USM08:00 PMULL +4.5+500
CBU at GC08:00 PMGC -10.5+500
BUT at DEP08:00 PMBUT -4.5+500
MIZZ at ARK08:00 PMMIZZ -1.5+500
SDAK at NEOM08:05 PMNEOM -4.0
U 173.0
+500 +500
TEX at SCAR08:30 PMTEX -2.5+500
SIUE at USI08:30 PMSIUE -4.5+500
PEPP at LMU09:00 PMPEPP +6.5
O 146.0
+500 +500
MONT at MTST09:00 PMMTST -2.0+500
UCI at CSB09:30 PMUCI -7.5+500
BYU at ARIZ10:00 PMBYU +7.0
U 153.5
+500 +500
HAW at UCSD10:00 PMHAW +15.5
O 137.0
+500 +500
CSU at UNLV10:00 PMCSU -2.5+500
CAL at STAN10:00 PMSTAN -7.0
U 148.5
+500 +500

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Baseball teams with biggest increases in attendance last year:
+20.4%— Kansas City
+20.3%— Baltimore
+19.2%— Arizona
+15.4%— Cleveland
+15.3%— Washington
+9.5%— Texas

Quote of the Day
“This travel is something I’ve never experienced, even at the NBA level. This is more intensive travel than even when I was a player at the Lakers or a coach at the Lakers.”
Cal basketball coach Mark Madsen, on increased travel in college sports now

Sunday’s quiz
When Pete Rose NL Rookie of the Year, what position did he play?

Saturday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the White Sox’ AA team in 1994, Terry Francona was his manager that year
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Friday’s quiz
In Kevin Costner’s baseball movie For Love of the Game, John C Reilly plays the catcher for the Detroit Tigers.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday…….

Selection Sunday is three weeks away; what information will you use to fill out your brackets? After studying the last five NCAA tournaments, here is some knowledge to ponder:
Stats that don’t seem to matter much:

Depth— Of the last 20 teams to make the Final Four, only 2 of 20 ranked in the top 100 in bench minutes. TV timeouts are longer in the NCAA’s; starters have more time to rest.
Playing fast- Only 5 of the last 20 Final Four teams were in top 100 in tempo; 11 of 20 were outside the top 200 in tempo.
Forcing turnovers- Only 4 of the last 20 Final Four teams were in top 100 in forcing turnovers; 8 of 20 were outside the top 200.
So what numbers should we be looking at in three weeks:
1) Who makes shots, and who prevents opponents from making shots
15 of last 20 Final Four teams were in top 100 in offensive efficiency.
14 of last 20 Final Four teams were in top 100 in defensive efficiency.

2) Experience
12 of last 20 Final Four teams were in top 100 in experience.

3) Being able to make 3-point shots
You don’t need to shoot a lot of them, but 17 of last 20 Final Four teams were in top 100 in 3-point shooting %age- 10 of 20 were in the top 50.
So, we’re looking for experienced teams with a good shooting percentage.

Top 8 teams in offensive efficiency:
Auburn
Duke
Alabama
Florida
Kentucky
Houston
Missouri
Gonzaga

Top 8 teams in defensive efficiency:
Tennessee
St John’s
Houston
Duke
Kansas
Texas A&M
San Diego State
Florida
Next week, we’ll look into whether or not winning/losing the conference tournament means anything, as far as success in the NCAA’s goes.

Upsets of the Day:
Oregon (+8.5) 77, Wisconsin 73
Oral Roberts (+8.5) 71, St Thomas 66
Dartmouth (+7.5) 76, Princeton 61
Saint Mary’s (+6.5) 74, Gonzaga 67
Colorado (+6.5) 76, Baylor 74
Valparaiso (+6.5) 83, Southern Illinois 79
Hampton (+5.5) 83, NC-Wilmington 70
Marshall (+4.5) 69, Appalachian State 59
Eastern Illinois (+4.5) 67, Morehead State 62

— SEC
Tennessee 77, Texas A&M 69

Tennessee shot 13-27 on the arc, Aggies were 5-30.
Vols have won five of their last six games.

Arkansas 92, Missouri 85
Arkansas was 28-37 on foul line, Mizzou 13-17
Ivsic scored 20 points for the Hogs; he was 0-10 from floor in the Hogs’ last game.
Bracketology has 12 SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— WCC
Saint Mary’s 74, Gonzaga 65
— Gaels clinch the WCC regular season title; they’re 5-3 in their last eight games vs Gonzaga.
Gonzaga is 2-7 in games decided by 8 or fewer points

Santa Clara 109, Washington State 79
Santa Clara took 38 3-point shots, made 23 of them; not bad.
Broncos led this game 61-33 at halftime.

— Big X
BYU 96, Arizona 95

Arizona scored 1.36 points/possession, but lost
BYU was 14-31 on arc, Wildcats 10-22.
BYU won eight of its last ten games.

— Big 18
Oregon 77, Wisconsin 73

Badgers led by 14 with 6:15 left in the game.
Oregon was +9 in turnovers (17-8) in turnovers.
Ducks have won four in a row, after a 1-6 skid.
Bracketology has ten Big 18 teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Atlantic 15
VCU 70, George Mason 54

Rams have won six in row, 12 of last 13 games.
These teams are tied first first in the A-15, with four games left.
This is first week in while that Bracketology has A-15 getting two bids to the NCAAs this year: VCU-George Mason would probably have to meet in A-15 final, for that to happen.
VCU has a well-traveled player, 6-10 senior Jack Clark:
2018-22- LaSalle
2022-23- NC State
2023-24- Clemson
2024-25- VCU
Clark is playing 27 minutes/game this year, is shooting 64.5% inside the arc; he had 12 points, nine rebounds in this game.

Famous birthdays, February 23rd:
Jackie Smith, 85
Fred Biletnikoff, 82
Jim Youngblood, 75
Ed (Too Tall) Jones, 74
Paul McDonald, 67
Bobby Bonilla, 62
Jerod Mayo, 39
Andrew Wiggins, 30
D’Angelo Russell, 29
Jamal Murray, 28

— Ivy League
Yale 90, Columbia 64

Yale has won 12 games in a row, the longest active win streak in the country.

— Sun Belt
Texas State 93, South Alabama 92 OT

Jaguars scored 1.33 points/possession and lost. Unusual.
USA had an 8-point lead midway thru the second half.
Bobcats were 13-28 on arc, South Alabama was 12-27
Doesn’t matter so much, because the conference tournament is on a neutral floor in Pensacola, FL, but with two games left in the regular season, James Madison leads three other teams by a game atop the Sun Belt standings.

— Mountain West
Utah State 79, San Diego State 71

Aztecs are tied for 4th with Boise State in the MW standings. Unusual.
Bracketology has three Mountain West teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— WAC
Texas-Arlington 67, Tarleton State 57

Saw something in this game I’ve never seen before, at least not in the shot clock era; Tarleton led 29-23 at halftime. Eight Texas-Arlington players had scored, but none of them had more than 3 points. The team’s leading scorer had 3 points at halftime, then they went out and scored 44 points in the second half.
 
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