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Sunday?s 6-pack
Top six scorers in the country:
32.5? Justin Jaworski, Lafayette
27.2? Luka Garza, Iowa
26.0? Jalen Johnson, Alabama A&M
25.4? Loren Jackson, Akron
24.8? Cameron Thomas, LSU
23.6? DeVante? Jones, Coastal Carolina

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 370,082
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?We come up here, and all week we were told how good they are and how we snuck into the playoffs. Two weeks ago you saw them smoking cigars and getting all excited about beating us, and winning the division, and we were able to come up here and beat them.?
Jared Goff

Sunday?s quiz
Which two college teams did Russell Wilson play football for?

Saturday?s quiz
Red Holzman coached the Knicks to their only two NBA titles, in 1970 and 1973.

Friday?s quiz
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley played college ball at Duke; he played most of his 5-year NBA career for the Sacramento Kings.

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Sunday?s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday??.

13) Bills 27, Colts 24:
? Indy outgained the Bills, 472-397; that doesn?t matter.
? Colts had two empty trips to the red zone; no bueno.
? 3rd down conversions: Colts 9-17, Bills 2-9

? Buffalo gets its first playoff win since 1995.
? Bills? first four drives: 17 plays, 108 yards, 7 points.
? Bills? last five drives: 43 plays, 293 yards, 20 points.

12) Rams 30, Seahawks 20:
? Darious Williams had a pick-6 for the Rams.
? Cam Akers ran for 131 yards, caught passes for 45 more.
? Jared Goff came off the bench to lead the win after backup John Wolford got KO?d after getting kneed in the head while running the ball? he hurt his neck.

? Seahawks completed only 11 of their 27 passes.
? Third down conversions: Rams 3-15, Seattle 2-14
? Rams outgained Seattle, 333-278.

11) Buccaneers 31, Washington 23:
? Fournette ran for 93 yards and a TD.
? Brady threw for 381 yards in his 31st postseason win.
? Evans caught six passes for 119 yards.

? Washington was within 18-16 after three quarters.
? Heinicke threw for 306 yards; it was his second NFL start.
? Refs had right idea; total of five penalties were called in the game.

10) Texas 72, West Virginia 70:
? Three years ago, Andrew Jones had leukemia; he hit the game-winning 3-pointer in this game, after West Virginia missed two foul shots with 0:10 left.
? Mountaineers led 54-45 with 13:08 left, 70-65 with 1:41 left.
? Longhorns are 10-1; they won their last six games.

9) San Diego State 69, Nevada 67? Aztecs? G Pulliam hit a runner off the glass at the buzzer to give San Diego State a walk-off home win, after they had blown a 10-point first half lead.

8) Santa Clara 66, Saint Mary?s 64? Herb Sendek has coached at NC State/Arizona State, but went 5-7 in NCAA tourney games so now he is at Santa Clara, where he has the Broncos on an upward path. Santa Clara is 7-2 this year, 27-15 last two years.

7) College basketball upsets:
? Santa Clara (+9) 66, Saint Mary?s 64
? Rice (+8) 71, Texas-El Paso 68
? Miami (+6.5) 64, NC State 59
? Citadel (+6.5) 92, Chattanooga 87
? Rhode Island (+6) 83, VCU 68
? Eastern Michigan (+5) 71, Akron 59
? Kentucky (+4.5) 76, Florida 58
? Middle Tennessee (+4) 67, FIU 56
? Wofford (+4) 48, NC-Greensboro 45

6) USC 73, Arizona State 64? This is the first time ever that UCLA/USC swept the two Arizona schools in Pac-12 play. Sounds surprising, but USC hadn?t won in Tucson for a decade.

5) In this day and age, how the hell do teams not score 50 points but still win?
? Wofford 48, NC-Greensboro 45? Greensboro was 1-2 on the line, for whole game.
? Manhattan 45, Quinnipiac 42? Teams combined to make 9-39 on the arc.

4) Kentucky 76, Florida 58? Wildcats stumbled thru a 1-6 non-conference slate, but won their first three conference games. This was, by far, their best game of the season.

3) Ohio State 79, Rutgers 68? Scarlet Knights were 6-0 at one point; people like me were just assuming that Rutgers would make the NCAAs for the first time since 1991, but now they?ve lost four of their last five games? they need to start winning again. Shooting better than 58% on the foul line would be a big help.

2) Cleveland State 74, Northern Kentucky 71 OT? Vikings are already 8-0 in Horizon League, after losing all three non-conference games. Previous five years, Cleveland State was 27-53 in conference games. Dennis Gates is doing an excellent coaching job.

1) Little Rock 78, Louisiana 76, OT? Teams split pair of 2-point decisions this weekend; the end of Friday?s game was??..unique.

Louisiana was up a hoop with 0:10 left, Little Rock had the ball. Point guard was dribbling near midcourt when the lights in the arena went out, and the auxiliary lights went on, the ones used during player introductions.

Lights stayed off for two seconds, then came back on; the refs never blew a whistle, the guard never stopped dribbling; when the lights came back on, he jacked up a 3 that missed, the refs sprinted off the floor, along with the Louisiana team. Little Rock?s coach was not happy.

Trojans got their revenge Saturday with this OT win; they were down 10 at halftime.

 

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NCAAB
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 10

 

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NCAAB

Sunday, January 10

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 10

Providence @ Xavier
Providence (7-4, 3-2)
? ranked #58 by KenPom
? Tempo: #314
? Experience: #141
? Continuity: #215
? Friars split their four true road games.
? Two of last three Providence wins came in OT.
? Friars haven?t played in eight days.

Xavier (9-2, 2-2)
? ranked #50 by KenPom
? Tempo: #183
? Experience: #123
? Continuity: #173
? Xavier split its last four games, after a 7-0 non-conference mark.
? You?re reading ***************.com
? Musketeers have #18 eFG% defense in country.
? Xavier won five of its seven top 100 games.

? Teams split their last six meetings.
? Friars lost six of last seven visits to Cintas Center.

Drexel @ Charleston
Drexel (5-3, 0-1)
? ranked #152 by KenPom
? Tempo: #308
? Experience: #170
? Continuity: #4
? Drexel is 4-1 vs teams ranked outside the top 200.
? To this point, Drgaons have played schedule #299.
? Drexel lost its CAA opener 61-60 here yesterday; Charleston scored the last five points of the game.

Charleston (4-6, 2-1)
? ranked #216 by KenPom
? Tempo: #345
? Experience: #102
? Continuity: #241
? Cougars are 0-6 when they allow more than 63 points.
? Charleston is 1-5 vs teams ranked in the top 200.
? Cougars are shooting 37.8% on the arc (#39)

? Charleston won last five series games.
? Dragons lost their last three visits here, by 12-1-9 points.

Missouri State @ Valparaiso
Missouri State (8-1, 2-1)
? ranked #117 by KenPom
? Tempo: #121
? Experience: #232
? Continuity: #285
? Three of Bears? four Valley wins were by 10+ points.
? Missouri State is shooting 62.6% inside arc (#5)
? Bears? only loss was 85-75 at Northern Iowa.

Valparaiso (3-6, 0-1)
? ranked #181 by KenPom
? Tempo: #196
? Experience: #256
? Continuity: #87
? Crusaders lost six of their seven D-I games.
? Valpo lost its MVC opener by 13 yesterday, despite going 11-27 on arc.
? Missouri State led 41-37 at the half yesterday; they shot 64.5% inside arc.

? Missouri State is 6-3 in MVC meetings.
? Bears won three of their four visits to Valpo.

Delaware @ Wm & Mary
Delaware (3-5, 1-2)
? ranked #269 by KenPom
? Tempo: #266
? Experience: #177
? Continuity: #175
? Blue Hens lost four of their last five games.
? Delaware?s last four games (1-3) were all decided by 7 or fewer points.
? Blue Hens have #279 eFG% in country.

Wm & Mary (3-5, 1-2)
? ranked #288 by KenPom
? Tempo: #241
? Experience: #301
? Continuity: #257
? Wm & Mary trailed by 8 early in 2nd half of yesterday?s 67-62 win here.
? Tribe won three of four games vs teams outside top 200.
? Wm & Mary has #295 eFG% in country.

? Wm & Mary won 10 of last 12 series games.
? Blue Hens lost their last five visits here.

Illinois State @ Evansville
Illinois State (3-6, 0-3)
? ranked #263 by KenPom
? Tempo: #95
? Experience: #331
? Continuity: #261
? Redbirds lost their first three MVC games, by 30-31-9 points.
? Illinois State lost all six true road games, all by 9+ points.
? Redbirds? two D-I wins are over teams #219/#356

Evansville (6-5, 4-1)
? ranked #245 by KenPom
? Tempo: #356 (2nd-slowest in country)
? Experience: #48
? Continuity: #227
? Purple Aces won their last four games, after a 2-5 start.
? Evansville is shooting 37.2% on the arc (#48)
? Evansville was +8 in turnovers (15-7) in yesterday?s 57-48 win.

? Purple Aces? win Saturday snapped an 11-game series skid.
? Illinois State won six of its last seven games here.

Marist @ Monmouth
Marist (5-1, 2-1)
? ranked #252 by KenPom
? Tempo: #290
? Experience: #263
? Continuity: #203
? Marist lost its last two games after a 6-1 start.
? Red Foxes are turning ball over 23.4% of time (#312)
? To this point, Marist has played schedule #323.

Monmouth (4-4, 4-3)
? ranked #165 by KenPom
? Tempo: #7
? Experience: #101
? Continuity: #51
? Monmouth won its last three home games, scoring 87 ppg.
? Hawks are shooting 41.1% on arc (#6).
? Monmouth is 0-3 when it scores fewer than 78 points.

? Monmouth won 10 of last 11 series games.
? Red Foxes lost five of last six visits to Monmouth.

Minnesota @ Iowa
Minnesota (10-3, 3-3)
? ranked #31 by KenPom
? Tempo: #49
? Experience: #135
? Continuity: #184
? Gophers are 3-0 at home, 0-3 on road in Big 14 play.
? Minnesota was held to 60.3 ppg in its three losses.
? Gophers beat Iowa 102-95 in OT, at home on Christmas.

Iowa (10-2, 4-1)
? ranked #4 by KenPom
? Tempo: #62
? Experience: #213
? Continuity: #52
? Iowa won its last three games, scoring 84.3 ppg.
? Hawkeyes have #17 eFG% in country.
? Iowa gave up 99-102 points in its only losses.

? Teams split their last ten meetings.
? Gophers lost last three trips to Iowa, by 4-14-20 points.

Siena @ Fairfield
Siena (3-0, 3-0)
? ranked #129 by KenPom
? Tempo: #274
? Experience: #81
? Continuity: #157
? Siena is playing its 4th game in eight days, their first four games this year.
? Saints scored 76 ppg, in wins by 1-14-16 points.
? Siena played three guys 34:00+ yesterday, in game they never trailed.

Fairfield (2-10, 2-5)
? ranked #332 by KenPom
? Tempo: #288
? Experience: #203
? Continuity: #211
? Fairfield gave up 52-56 points in their only wins.
? Stags have #318 eFG% in country (42.9% inside arc, #322)
? Fairfield lost five of its seven home games.

? Siena won last five series games.
? Saints won three of their last four visits here.

Bradley @ Northern Iowa
Bradley (6-3, 0-0)
? ranked #111 by KenPom
? Tempo: #301
? Experience: #172
? Continuity: #197
? Bradley hasn?t played in 19 days.
? Braves? three losses are by total of six points.
? Opponents are shooting 35.8% inside arc (#1).

Northern Iowa (2-7, 1-3)
? ranked #121 by KenPom
? Tempo: #67
? Experience: #269
? Continuity: #164
? Panthers lost seven of their eight D-I games.
? UNI was held to 61.3 ppg in its three Valley losses.
? Northern Iowa has #268 eFG% defense in country.

? Teams split last six series games.
? Bradley lost 11 of its last 12 visits to UNI.

Cincinnati @ Wichita State
Cincinnati (3-6, 1-3)
? ranked #78 by KenPom
? Tempo: #83
? Experience: #208
? Continuity: #206
? Bearcats lost five of their last six games.
? Cincinnati?s three AAC losses are by 3-5-4 points.
? To this point, Bearcats have played schedule #37.

Wichita State (6-3, 2-1)
? ranked #83 by KenPom
? Tempo: #233
? Experience: #131
? Continuity: #226
? Wichita?s last seven D-I games were all decided by 7 or less points.
? Shockers have #293 eFG% in country.
? Wichita was held to 64 or fewer points in their three losses.

? Cincinnati won last six series games.
? Bearcats won last three visits here, by 1-1-11 points.

Indiana @ Nebraska
Indiana (7-5, 2-3)
? ranked #23 by KenPom
? Tempo: #303
? Experience: #290
? Continuity: #80
? Indiana is 0-3 in true road games, losing by 2-9-7 points.
? Two of their last three games went to overtime.
? Hoosiers played three starters 48:00+ in Thursday?s double OT loss.

Nebraska (4-7, 0-4)
? ranked #119 by KenPom
? Tempo: #32
? Experience: #86
? Continuity: #309
? Nebraska lost its last six D-I games.
? Cornhuskers scored 63.3 ppg in losing first four Big 14 games.
? Nebraska has #278 eFG% in country.

? Indiana is 5-3 in last eight series games.
? Teams split last four meetings played here.

Notre Dame @ Virginia Tech
Notre Dame (3-6, 0-3)
? ranked #86 by KenPom
? Tempo: #295
? Experience: #67
? Continuity: #124
? Notre Dame lost first three ACC games, by 10-1-9 points.
? Notre Dame lost six of its seven top 100 games.
? Irish won by point at #43 Kentucky, its only top 100/road win.

Virginia Tech (8-2, 2-1)
? ranked #37 by KenPom
? Tempo: #285
? Experience: #217
? Continuity: #114
? Tech won its two ACC home games, by 2-6 points.
? Hokies have #64 eFG% in country.
? 44.3% of Tech?s shots are from behind the arc (#40)

? Teams split last six series games.
? Notre Dame won two of last three trips to Blacksburg.

Maryland @ Illinois
Maryland (8-4, 1-2)
? ranked #51 by KenPom
? Tempo: #270
? Experience: #154
? Continuity: #110
? Maryland lost six of its last eight games.
? Terps lost three of four true road games, winning at Wisconsin.
? Maryland lost six of its seven top 100 games.

Illinois (9-3, 5-1)
? ranked #6 by KenPom
? Tempo: #59
? Experience: #218
? Continuity: #45
? Illini won last four games, holding la
t three to 58 ppg.
? Illinois is shooting 41.7% on arc (#4).
? Illini allowed 81+ points in all three of its losses.

? Maryland won six of last seven series games.
? Terps won their last three visits to Champaign.

 

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811PROVIDENCE -812 XAVIER
XAVIER is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after covering 4 of their last 5 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

815DREXEL -816 COLL OF CHARLESTON
DREXEL is 3-10 ATS (-8 Units) in road games versus teams who attempt 21 or more 3 point shots/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

819DELAWARE -820 WM & MARY
DELAWARE is 3-18 ATS (-16.8 Units) in road games versus terrible teams - outscored by their opponents by 8+ points/game since 1997.

821ILLINOIS ST -822 EVANSVILLE
ILLINOIS ST is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in road games versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.

823MARIST -824 MONMOUTH
MONMOUTH is 15-6 ATS (8.4 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=18 free throws/game in the last 3 seasons.

825MINNESOTA -826 IOWA
IOWA is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games versus teams who average 6 or less steals/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

827SIENA -828 FAIRFIELD
SIENA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) versus poor 3 point shooting teams - making <=31% of their attempts in the last 3 seasons.

829BRADLEY -830 N IOWA
BRADLEY is 9-26 ATS (-19.6 Units) in road games after game - where they allowed a shooting pct. of 33% or less since 1997.

831CINCINNATI -832 WICHITA ST
WICHITA ST is 18-6 ATS (11.4 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.

833INDIANA -834 NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA is 6-21 ATS (-17.1 Units) off 2 straight losses against conference rivals in the last 3 seasons.

 

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Sunday, January 10

 

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 10
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

UMBC at UNH 12:00 PM
UMBC -2.5

WEBB at WIN 01:00 PM
WIN -10.5

DREX at COFC 01:00 PM
COFC +2.0
O 128.5

ME at NJIT 02:00 PM
NJIT -9.5

ILST at EVAN 02:00 PM
EVAN -6.0
U 129.5

MOSU at VALP 02:00 PM
MOSU -3.5
O 144.0

UVM at BING 02:00 PM
UVM -12.0

MRST at MONM 02:00 PM
MRST +9.0
O 142.5

MINN at IOWA 02:30 PM
IOWA -10.0

HC at ARMY 03:00 PM
ARMY -11.5

RAD at CHSO 04:00 PM
RAD -4.5

BRAD at UNI 04:00 PM
BRAD +2.5
O 138.5

SIE at FAIR 04:00 PM
SIE -9.5
U 129.0

CIN at WICH 04:30 PM
WICH -2.0
O 141.5

ND at VT 06:00 PM
VT -7.0
U 138.0

CAMP at LONG 06:00 PM
CAMP -1.5

IND at NEB 06:00 PM
IND -6.0

BUCK at LAF 06:00 PM
BUCK +6.5

L-IL at INST 06:30 PM
L-IL -7.0
O 137.5

SF at LMU 07:00 PM
LMU +3.5
U 142.0

SJSU at FRES 07:00 PM
FRES -14.0
U 149.0

MD at ILL 08:00 PM
ILL -10.0

 

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January's College Basketball Sides / Totals Leans :

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/10/2021......17-16-0.....51.52%......-300 Detail
01/09/2021......37-31-2.....54.41%.....+1450 Detail
01/08/2021......26-25-2.....50.94%......-750 Detail
01/07/2021......8-18-1.......31.48%.....-5900 Detail
01/06/2021......18-11-1......62.07%....+2950 Detail
01/05/2021......15-16-0......48.38%.....-1350 Detail
01/04/2021.......3-9-1 .26.92%.......-3450 Detail
01/03/2021.....13-9-0 59.09%........+1550 Detail
01/02/2021.....27-34-1 44.26%.........-5200 Detail
01/01/2021.....7-7-2........50.00%.......-350 Detail

Totals........171-176-6.......49.27........-114.00

 

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Leading scorers in the NBA:
35.0? Bradley Beal, Wash
30.6? Steph Curry, GState
27.9? CJ McCollum, Port
27.1? Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
27.1? Kyrie Irving, Bklyn
27.0? James Harden, Hous

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 373,588
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday

13) Ravens 20, Titans 13:
? Tennessee led 10-0 after the first quarter.
? Lamar Jackson gets his first playoff win (1-2).
? Ravens held Derrick Henry to 40 yards on 18 carries.

? Baltimore outgained Tennessee, 401-209
? Titans? last six series: 31 plays, 103 yards, 3 points.
? Ravens visit Buffalo Saturday night.

12) Saints 21, Bears 9:
? New Orleans outgained the Bears, 385-239
? 3rd down conversions: Saints 11-17, Bears 1-10
? Chicago?s only TD came on the last play of the game.

? Saints had 3 drives in 2nd half; they lasted 7:29, 8:51, 5:19 (38 plays)
? Chicago went 3/out on five of their ten drives.
? Saints host Tampa Bay Sunday.

11) Browns 48, Steelers 37:
? Browns were +5 in turnovers, always a good thing.
? Cleveland led 28-0 after the first quarter, 35-10 at halftime.
? Roethlisberger was 47-68/501 passing, most completions EVER in any NFL game.

? Steelers started season 11-0, then lost five of their last six games.
? New Browns started up in 1999; this is their first playoff win.
? Old Browns, who moved to Baltimore, last won a playoff game in 1994.
? Cleveland visits Kansas City Sunday afternoon.

10) Last three years, home teams went 4-10 SU in this round of the NFL playoffs.

9) Washington QB Tyler Heinicke threw for 306 yards in his 2nd NFL start; he made himself a lot of money, proving to all 32 teams that he is good enough to be productive in a playoff game.

Heinicke went to college at Old Dominion, while the Monarchs were transitioning from I-AA football to I-A; he once started a game ODU lost 80-20 to North Carolina. Monarchs went 35-15 in Heinicke?s four seasons- starting in college for four years is solid experience.

We?ll see if Saturday?s effort was enough to make the Washington roster next fall. Either way, he?ll be on someone?s roster in 2021.

8) Kyrie Irving has sat out the Brooklyn Nets? last three games, apparently because he was upset by the attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington last Wednesday.

Here?s the thing: Irving?s salary works out to $405,452 per game, every game. Is he getting paid while he refuses to play? If not, then that?s on him. If he?s still getting paid, then what the bleep are we doing here? A guy gets $1.2M over five days for doing nothing, because he doesn?t feel like going to work? Nets aren?t saying much; they cannot be happy.

7) In 2013-14, Zach LaVine played his only season of college basketball, for UCLA; he scored 9.4 ppg in 24.4 mpg, nothing amazing, but the NBA is a developmental league now, and he was taken with the 13th pick by Minnesota in the 2014 draft. Great pick.

LaVine has worked very hard on his game; last three years, he?s averaged 23.7/25.5/26.0 ppg; he is a legit star, because he got good coaching and he obviously worked his butt off to become a great player, which he now is.

Problem for Minnesota is, on June 22, 2017, they traded him to Chicago; here?s the trade:
? Minnesota got: Jimmy Butler, Justin Patton
? Chicago got: LaVine, Kris Dunn, Lauri Markkanen

Wouldn?t have been a terrible trade for Minnesota, but Butler/Karl-Anthony Towns didn?t get along, and one of them had to go- they?re 57-98 last 2+ seasons, with Butler traded elsewhere.

6) Wichita State 82, Cincinnati 76? First seven fouls of the game were called on Cincinnati, which reminded me of a story.

March 2001, I was an assistant basketball coach at Schenectady High; we had great players, and won the public school state championship, our second title in four years.

We?re playing St Raymond?s from New York City in the Federation tournament- they had Julius Hodge, who went on to play at NC State, then in the NBA for a couple years. The game starts, and the first five or six fouls are called on our guys. No bueno.

There were lot of people at this game in Glens Falls; we were the local team and those people weren?t very pleased with the refs. Our coach says something to the ref, who has the onions to reply: ?You should sit down. You don?t hear the other coach complaining!!!?

Well genius, you haven?t called a bleeping foul on his team yet!!! Go figure.

5) You know the State Farm commercial where the guys are all getting their hair cut like Patrick Mahomes? On a table behind one of the guys, there is an old fashioned dial-up phone- don?t see a lot of those anymore. It just looks out of place in the commercial.

4) Washington Nationals gave Kyle Schwarber a one-year, $10M contract; Schwarber hit only .188 in last year?s shortened season- he?s a career .230 hitter, but he?s also hit 105 homers the last four seasons. His career OPS is .816.

3) Was surprised to see that Victor Rojas has walked away from his job as TV voice of the Los Angeles Angels; the son of former big leaguer Cookie Rojas, Victor interviewed for the Angels? vacant general manager job last fall, but they hired someone else. Rojas worked for the Angels for the last 11 years.

2) Week or so ago, MLB Network ran a replay of the Bronx-Boston playoff game from 1978, the Bucky Dent game. Seems like 1,000 years ago; I was still in college. A million things are different now than they were then, but these stood out:

? There were no ads on the Green Monster
? There were no graphics on the TV screen, except after each half-inning.
? The first baseman for Boston (George Scott) wore a batting helmet in the field.
? It was a day game; wouldn?t be today. TV would want the game at night.
? There were no (zero, none) mention of pitch counts.
? Bucky Dent only hit 40 homers in his MLB career; his homer in this game made him an iconic figure in New York sports.
? Bronx had acquired him for LaMarr Hoyt and Oscar Gamble. Hoyt won 43 games for Chicago in 1982-83.

1) If you?re on Twitter, and you want to follow someone who will make you smile nearly every day, follow former NBA player Rex Chapman. He posts all kinds of stuff, lot of unusual animal videos. Guaranteed he will make you smile at least once a day; these days, we can all use that.

Sunday, Chapman posted a video of a bear on a golf course, trying to get the flag out of a hole on one green, but instead the bear winds up dancing with the pole. Funny stuff.

 

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861TEMPLE -862 SMU
TEMPLE is 29-15 ATS (12.5 Units) in road games off a home loss since 1997.

865CONNECTICUT -866 DEPAUL
CONNECTICUT is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=18 free throws/game over the last 2 seasons.

867LOYOLA-IL -868 INDIANA ST
INDIANA ST is 6-21 ATS (-17.1 Units) in home games after failing to cover 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread since 1997.

869BRADLEY -870 N IOWA
N IOWA is 43-64 ATS (-27.4 Units) after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread since 1997.

871BOISE ST -872 WYOMING
BOISE ST is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

1183TEXAS SOUTHERN -1184 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
TEXAS SOUTHERN is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) after 2 straight losses by 15 points or more since 1997.

1187ALCORN ST -1188 GRAMBLING
ALCORN ST is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) after playing 2 consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.


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Monday, January 11

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TEMPLE (1 - 2) at SMU (6 - 2) - 1/11/2021, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SMU is 2-2 against the spread versus TEMPLE over the last 3 seasons
SMU is 2-2 straight up against TEMPLE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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COLORADO (8 - 3) at UTAH (4 - 4) - 1/11/2021, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 113-151 ATS (-53.1 Units) in road games since 1997.
COLORADO is 113-151 ATS (-53.1 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
COLORADO is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) off a win against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 173-129 ATS (+31.1 Units) in all home games since 1997.
UTAH is 173-129 ATS (+31.1 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
UTAH is 105-76 ATS (+21.4 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
UTAH is 38-19 ATS (+17.1 Units) in home games when playing with one or less days rest since 1997.
UTAH is 120-87 ATS (+24.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 2-2 against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 2-2 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CONNECTICUT (6 - 1) at DEPAUL (1 - 3) - 1/11/2021, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
CONNECTICUT is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
DEPAUL is 80-113 ATS (-44.3 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
DEPAUL is 67-103 ATS (-46.3 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 1-0 against the spread versus DEPAUL over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 1-0 straight up against DEPAUL over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LOYOLA-IL (7 - 3) at INDIANA ST (4 - 6) - 1/11/2021, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOYOLA-IL is 3-2 against the spread versus INDIANA ST over the last 3 seasons
LOYOLA-IL is 3-2 straight up against INDIANA ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BRADLEY (6 - 4) at N IOWA (3 - 7) - 1/11/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BRADLEY is 124-159 ATS (-50.9 Units) in road games since 1997.
BRADLEY is 124-159 ATS (-50.9 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
N IOWA is 31-13 ATS (+16.7 Units) as a home favorite of 3 points or less or pick since 1997.
N IOWA is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in home games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
N IOWA is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
N IOWA is 3-3 against the spread versus BRADLEY over the last 3 seasons
N IOWA is 4-2 straight up against BRADLEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOISE ST (9 - 1) at WYOMING (7 - 2) - 1/11/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOISE ST is 25-15 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOISE ST is 25-15 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
BOISE ST is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BOISE ST is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
BOISE ST is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
BOISE ST is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WYOMING is 2-2 against the spread versus BOISE ST over the last 3 seasons
BOISE ST is 4-0 straight up against WYOMING over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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S CAROLINA ST (0 - 13) at FLORIDA A&M (2 - 6) - 1/11/2021, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S CAROLINA ST is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 or more points over the last 2 seasons.
S CAROLINA ST is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in road games when playing with one or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA A&M is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games when playing with one or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
S CAROLINA ST is 3-1 against the spread versus FLORIDA A&M over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA A&M is 2-2 straight up against S CAROLINA ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TEXAS SOUTHERN (2 - 5) at PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (1 - 4) - 1/11/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS SOUTHERN is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS SOUTHERN is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=64 points/game since 1997.
TEXAS SOUTHERN is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) in road games after allowing 80 points or more since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M is 3-1 against the spread versus TEXAS SOUTHERN over the last 3 seasons
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M is 3-2 straight up against TEXAS SOUTHERN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ALCORN ST (0 - 5) at GRAMBLING (3 - 6) - 1/11/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ALCORN ST is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
GRAMBLING is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) off a loss against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GRAMBLING is 2-1 against the spread versus ALCORN ST over the last 3 seasons
GRAMBLING is 3-1 straight up against ALCORN ST over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ALABAMA ST (0 - 3) at MISS VALLEY ST (0 - 9) - 1/11/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MISS VALLEY ST is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) after scoring 60 points or less since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
MISS VALLEY ST is 2-1 against the spread versus ALABAMA ST over the last 3 seasons
ALABAMA ST is 4-0 straight up against MISS VALLEY ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 11

Temple @ SMU
Temple (1-2, 0-2)
? ranked #150 by KenPom
? Tempo: #128
? Experience: #220
? Continuity: #288
? Temple hasn?t played in 11 days.
? Owls lost their first two AAC games, giving up 76-79 points.
? Temple shot 38.8% (#340) inside arc in its first three games.

SMU (6-2, 2-2)
? ranked #55 by KenPom
? Tempo: #74
? Experience: #59
? Continuity: #76
? SMU lost its last two games, both at home.
? You?re reading ***************.com
? Mustangs have #35 eFG% defense in country.
? SMU is 5-0 vs teams ranked outside the top 100.

? SMU was 8-20 on arc, won 79-71 at Temple December 30.
? Teams split last eight series games.
? Owls lost four of last five games in Moody Coliseum.

Colorado @ Utah
Colorado (8-3, 2-2)
? ranked #20 by KenPom
? Tempo: #248
? Experience: #28
? Continuity: #104
? Buffs split their four Pac-12 games, losing two of three on road.
? Colorado lost three of its five top 100 games (schedule #49)
? Buffs are making 85.6% of their foul shots, best in country.

Utah (4-4, 1-3)
? ranked #69 by KenPom
? Tempo: #290
? Experience: #276
? Continuity: #12
? Utah lost its last three games, all to top 30 teams.
? Utes are forcing turnovers 22.8% of time (#39).
? Utah?s best win is over #141 Washington.

? Home side won last nine series games.
? Teams split last eight series games.
? Colorado lost its last eight visits here.

UConn @ DePaul
UConn (6-1, 3-1)
? ranked #22 by KenPom
? Tempo: #326
? Experience: #137
? Continuity: #114
? UConn won its last three games, giving up 58.3 ppg.
? Huskies? only loss was in OT to #10 Creighton.
? UConn is grabbing 41% of its own missed shots (#2).

DePaul (1-3, 0-3)
? ranked #91 by KenPom
? Tempo: #33
? Experience: #143
? Continuity: #204
? DePaul?s only win is over #336 Western Illinois.
? Blue Demons lost first three Big East games, giving up 84.3 ppg.
? DePaul is turning ball over 22.2% of time (#284).

Bradley @ Northern Iowa
Bradley (6-4, 0-1)
? ranked #115 by KenPom
? Tempo: #297
? Experience: #184
? Continuity: #203
? Bradley is 3-1 vs teams ranked outside the top 100.
? Braves? four losses are by total of 12 points.
? Opponents are shooting 38.0% inside arc (#1).

Northern Iowa (3-7, 2-3)
? ranked #123 by KenPom
? Tempo: #49
? Experience: #274
? Continuity: #167
? Panthers lost seven of their nine D-I games.
? UNI scored 85-78 points in their two D-I wins.
? Northern Iowa made 10-22 on arc in yesterday?s 78-72 win.

? Northern Iowa won four of last seven series games.
? Bradley lost 12 of its last 13 visits to UNI.

Boise State @ Wyoming
Boise State (10-1, 6-0)
? ranked #74 by KenPom
? Tempo: #175
? Experience: #79
? Continuity: #242
? Boise split its two true road games (beat BYU, lost at Houston)
? Broncos? six Mountain West wins are vs bottom of league (schedule #312)
? Boise?s only loss was 68-58 at Houston, on November 27.

Wyoming (7-2, 1-1)
? ranked #183 by KenPom
? Tempo: #126
? Experience: #319
? Continuity: #181
? Wyoming split pair at Fresno, its first two MW games.
? To this point, Cowboys have played schedule #332.
? Wyoming?s best win so far: #136 Oregon State.

? Boise State won last five series games.
? Broncos won last two visits to Laramie, by 14-5 points.


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NCAAB

Monday, January 11

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Trend Report
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Temple @ Southern Methodist
Temple
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Temple's last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Temple's last 6 games when playing on the road against Southern Methodis
Southern Methodist
Southern Methodist is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Temple
Southern Methodist is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Temple

Colorado @ Utah
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Utah is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado

Connecticut @ DePaul
Connecticut
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Connecticut is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing DePaul
DePaul
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of DePaul's last 7 games at home
DePaul is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home

South Carolina State @ Florida A&M
South Carolina State
No trends to report
Florida A&M
No trends to report

Loyola-Chicago @ Indiana State
Loyola-Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Loyola-Chicago's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Loyola-Chicago's last 9 games when playing on the road against Indiana State
Indiana State
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana State's last 9 games when playing at home against Loyola-Chicago
Indiana State is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games at home

Texas Southern @ Prairie View A&M
Texas Southern
No trends to report
Prairie View A&M
No trends to report

Bradley @ Northern Iowa
Bradley
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Bradley's last 5 games when playing on the road against Northern Iowa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Bradley's last 7 games on the road
Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Bradley
Northern Iowa is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games at home

Alcorn State @ Grambling State
Alcorn State
No trends to report
Grambling State
No trends to report

Alabama State @ Mississippi Valley State
Alabama State
No trends to report
Mississippi Valley State
No trends to report

Boise State @ Wyoming
Boise State
Boise State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Wyoming
Boise State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Wyoming
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wyoming's last 5 games when playing Boise State
Wyoming is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


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NCAAB
Dunkel

Monday, January 11

 

[Cnotes53]

MONDAY, JANUARY 11
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TEM at SMU 03:00 PM
SMU -11.5
O 141.0

CONN at DEP 06:00 PM
CONN -5.5

COLO at UTAH 06:00 PM
COLO -3.0
O 136.5

L-IL at INST 07:00 PM
L-IL -6.5
U 138.5

TXSO at PV 08:00 PM
TXSO +2.0

BRAD at UNI 08:00 PM
BRAD +1.0

BSU at WYO 09:00 PM
BSU -8.0
U 148.0

 

[Cnotes53]

January's College Basketball Sides / Totals Leans :

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/11/2021.........8-3-0......72.73%.....+2350 Detail
01/10/2021......17-16-0.....51.52%......-300 Detail
01/09/2021......37-31-2.....54.41%.....+1450 Detail
01/08/2021......26-25-2.....50.94%......-750 Detail
01/07/2021......8-18-1.......31.48%.....-5900 Detail
01/06/2021......18-11-1......62.07%....+2950 Detail
01/05/2021......15-16-0......48.38%.....-1350 Detail
01/04/2021.......3-9-1 .26.92%.......-3450 Detail
01/03/2021.....13-9-0 59.09%........+1550 Detail
01/02/2021.....27-34-1 44.26%.........-5200 Detail
01/01/2021.....7-7-2........50.00%.......-350 Detail

Totals........179-179-6.......50.-00%........-90.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday?s 6-pack
Odds to win the college basketball national title:
3-1? Gonzaga
7-1? Baylor
11-1? Michigan
12-1? Texas
13-1? Villanova, Wisconsin
14-1? Iowa, Tennessee

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 375,239
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?I still have a year left on my contract. I hope the Steelers want me back if that?s the way we go.?
Ben Roethlisberger

Tuesday?s quiz
In between coaching gigs at LSU/Alabama, which NFL team did Nick Saban coach?

Monday?s quiz
Before Sunday night, the Cleveland Browns? last playoff win came against New England in 1994.

Sunday?s quiz
Russell Wilson played college football for NC State, Wisconsin.

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Tuesday?s Den: Nobody asked me, but??.

13) Alabama 52, Ohio State 24:
? Crimson Tide led 35-17 at halftime; Jones threw for 345 first half yards.
? Alabama WR Smith caught 12 passes for 215 yards and 3 TD?s, all in first half; then he broke his hand early in third quarter.
? Nick Saban wins his 7th national title, six of them at Alabama.

12) Philadelphia Eagles fired coach Doug Pederson Monday; he won the freakin? Super Bowl only three years ago. Pederson was 46-39-1 coaching the Eagles; he is rumored to be a strong candidate to be the next coach of the Jets.

11) Dallas Cowboys hired former Falcons? coach Dan Quinn as their new defensive coordinator; Quinn went 46-44 as head coach of the Falcons, winning the NFC title four years ago. Quinn was Seattle?s DC when they won their only Super Bowl title in the 2013 season.

10) Baltimore?s Lamar Jackson is a unique quarterback; not the greatest passer, he threw for only 170 yards in the Ravens? win Sunday, but he also ran for 136 yards. Key seems to be to contain him in the pocket, which is the opposite of how you defend most QB?s, and it is also way easier said than done.

9) ESPN?s Chris Fallica pointed out that Tennessee Titans ran the ball on 12 of their first 16 first down plays Sunday; very predictable. Tennessee gained only 27 yards on those 12 running plays.

8) Nebraska?s best WR, Wan?Dale Robinson, is transferring, a big blow to the Cornhuskers; this past season, Robinson caught 51 passes for 461 yards.

7) Closer Liam Hendriks gets $54M for three years from the Chicago White Sox. Hendriks was never a closer until two years ago; he saved 39 games for Oakland in 2019-20.

6) We mentioned yesterday that Victor Rojas quit as the Angels? TV voice, after working for the Halos for 11 years; it seemed weird- who gives up a gig like that?

Monday, Rojas was announced as the new president/GM of the Frisco Roughriders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers.Rojas applied for the Angels? GM job last fall; now he is getting valuable experience in that area.

5) Was watching a tribute to the late Paul Westphal on NBA TV Monday; they were showing highlights of his days playing for the Phoenix Suns. It was so long ago that the court didn?t have a 3-point arc on it. Westphal was an excellent guard who died way too early last week, at age 70.

4) UConn 60, DePaul 53? Huskies are off to a 7-1 start, 4-1 in the Big East, where they?ve returned to after seven years in the AAC.

3) Colorado 65, Utah 58? Somehow, Utah went 2-11 on the foul line, in their own gym. Buffs are the #28 experience team and could make some noise in March.

2) Bradley 75, Northern Iowa 73? UNI is off to an awful 3-8 start, 2-4 in Valley games.

1) SMU 79, Temple 68? Mustangs made 11-28 on the arc, sweep the season series with Temple, which at 0-3, is the only AAC team winless in conference play.

 

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601BUFFALO -602 W MICHIGAN
W MICHIGAN is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.

605KENT ST -606 C MICHIGAN
KENT ST is 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) in road games after playing a game as favorite in the last 3 seasons.

607MIAMI OHIO -608 OHIO U
MIAMI OHIO is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) after playing a game as a home favorite in the last 3 seasons.

609ST JOSEPHS -610 DAVIDSON
ST JOSEPHS are 3-16 ATS (-14.6 Units) after 1 or more consecutive wins in the last 3 seasons.

611BUTLER -612 ST JOHNS
BUTLER is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games when the line is +3 to -3 over the last 2 seasons.

613MIAMI -614 BOSTON COLLEGE
BOSTON COLLEGE is 2-16 ATS (-15.6 Units) in home games after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.

615WISCONSIN -616 MICHIGAN
WISCONSIN is 24-10 ATS (13 Units) after playing a game as a home favorite in the last 3 seasons.

617BALL ST -618 BOWLING GREEN
BOWLING GREEN is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) after a blowout win by 20 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

619OLE MISS -620 FLORIDA
OLE MISS are 20-9 ATS (10.1 Units) versus good shooting teams - making >=45% of their shots in the last 3 seasons.

623DUKE -624 VIRGINIA TECH
VIRGINIA TECH is 1-14 ATS (-14.4 Units) after 4 straight games committing 11 or less turnovers in the last 3 seasons.


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NCAAB
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 12

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BUFFALO (4 - 3) at W MICHIGAN (2 - 7) - 1/12/2021, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
W MICHIGAN is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
W MICHIGAN is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
W MICHIGAN is 1-1 against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 2-0 straight up against W MICHIGAN over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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AKRON (4 - 2) at N ILLINOIS (1 - 9) - 1/12/2021, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N ILLINOIS is 180-143 ATS (+22.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
N ILLINOIS is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in all games this season.
N ILLINOIS is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in all lined games this season.
N ILLINOIS is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games after scoring 60 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
N ILLINOIS is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
N ILLINOIS is 2-1 against the spread versus AKRON over the last 3 seasons
AKRON is 2-1 straight up against N ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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KENT ST (4 - 3) at C MICHIGAN (5 - 6) - 1/12/2021, 4:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
C MICHIGAN is 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
C MICHIGAN is 3-0 against the spread versus KENT ST over the last 3 seasons
C MICHIGAN is 2-1 straight up against KENT ST over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI OHIO (4 - 3) at OHIO U (6 - 5) - 1/12/2021, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OHIO U is 165-126 ATS (+26.4 Units) in all home games since 1997.
OHIO U is 165-126 ATS (+26.4 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
OHIO U is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
OHIO U is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) off a loss against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons.
OHIO U is 75-50 ATS (+20.0 Units) after allowing 80 points or more since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
OHIO U is 3-1 against the spread versus MIAMI OHIO over the last 3 seasons
OHIO U is 3-1 straight up against MIAMI OHIO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ST JOSEPHS (1 - 8) at DAVIDSON (6 - 5) - 1/12/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST JOSEPHS is 27-43 ATS (-20.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ST JOSEPHS is 27-43 ATS (-20.3 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
ST JOSEPHS is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ST JOSEPHS is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
DAVIDSON is 225-165 ATS (+43.5 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 221-168 ATS (+36.2 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
DAVIDSON is 58-31 ATS (+23.9 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST JOSEPHS is 4-1 against the spread versus DAVIDSON over the last 3 seasons
DAVIDSON is 3-2 straight up against ST JOSEPHS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BUTLER (3 - 6) at ST JOHNS (6 - 6) - 1/12/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUTLER is 97-127 ATS (-42.7 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
BUTLER is 88-62 ATS (+19.8 Units) after scoring 60 points or less since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUTLER is 2-1 against the spread versus ST JOHNS over the last 3 seasons
BUTLER is 3-1 straight up against ST JOHNS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (5 - 5) at BOSTON COLLEGE (2 - 9) - 1/12/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 137-104 ATS (+22.6 Units) in road games since 1997.
MIAMI is 137-104 ATS (+22.6 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
BOSTON COLLEGE is 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON COLLEGE is 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON COLLEGE is 1-1 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON COLLEGE is 1-1 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WISCONSIN (10 - 2) at MICHIGAN (10 - 0) - 1/12/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MICHIGAN is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 115-84 ATS (+22.6 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
MICHIGAN is 110-82 ATS (+19.8 Units) in home games after a conference game since 1997.
MICHIGAN is 51-31 ATS (+16.9 Units) in home games off a win against a conference rival since 1997.
MICHIGAN is 135-102 ATS (+22.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
WISCONSIN is 2-1 against the spread versus MICHIGAN over the last 3 seasons
WISCONSIN is 2-1 straight up against MICHIGAN over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BALL ST (4 - 5) at BOWLING GREEN (9 - 2) - 1/12/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BALL ST is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) in road games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
BOWLING GREEN is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in a home game where the total is 145 to 149.5 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOWLING GREEN is 4-0 against the spread versus BALL ST over the last 3 seasons
BOWLING GREEN is 4-0 straight up against BALL ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OLE MISS (6 - 4) at FLORIDA (5 - 3) - 1/12/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 46-28 ATS (+15.2 Units) in home games versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game since 1997.
OLE MISS is 104-74 ATS (+22.6 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
OLE MISS is 75-52 ATS (+17.8 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
OLE MISS is 71-40 ATS (+27.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.
FLORIDA is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 11-22 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OLE MISS is 2-1 against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 2-1 straight up against OLE MISS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TENNESSEE (9 - 1) at VANDERBILT (4 - 5) - 1/12/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANDERBILT is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
VANDERBILT is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANDERBILT is 3-1 against the spread versus TENNESSEE over the last 3 seasons
TENNESSEE is 4-0 straight up against VANDERBILT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DUKE (5 - 2) at VIRGINIA TECH (9 - 2) - 1/12/2021, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VIRGINIA TECH is 2-2 against the spread versus DUKE over the last 3 seasons
DUKE is 3-1 straight up against VIRGINIA TECH over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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E MICHIGAN (3 - 3) at TOLEDO (10 - 3) - 1/12/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
E MICHIGAN is 27-46 ATS (-23.6 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 since 1997.
E MICHIGAN is 177-220 ATS (-65.0 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
E MICHIGAN is 137-174 ATS (-54.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
TOLEDO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all games this season.
TOLEDO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
TOLEDO is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) as a home favorite of 9.5 to 12 points over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
E MICHIGAN is 3-2 against the spread versus TOLEDO over the last 3 seasons
TOLEDO is 3-2 straight up against E MICHIGAN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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E ILLINOIS (5 - 6) at SIU EDWARDSVL (3 - 4) - 1/12/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
E ILLINOIS is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) as a favorite this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SIU EDWARDSVL is 2-2 against the spread versus E ILLINOIS over the last 3 seasons
E ILLINOIS is 3-1 straight up against SIU EDWARDSVL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TCU (9 - 4) at OKLAHOMA (6 - 4) - 1/12/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TCU is 15-28 ATS (-15.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TCU is 15-28 ATS (-15.8 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
TCU is 159-200 ATS (-61.0 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
TCU is 15-29 ATS (-16.9 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
TCU is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
TCU is 108-141 ATS (-47.1 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
TCU is 63-90 ATS (-36.0 Units) after scoring 60 points or less since 1997.
TCU is 205-262 ATS (-83.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA is 3-1 against the spread versus TCU over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA is 5-0 straight up against TCU over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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KANSAS (10 - 2) at OKLAHOMA ST (8 - 3) - 1/12/2021, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS is 10-1 ATS (+8.9 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS is 13-1 ATS (+11.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS is 3-1 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA ST over the last 3 seasons
KANSAS is 4-0 straight up against OKLAHOMA ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PROVIDENCE (7 - 5) at MARQUETTE (6 - 6) - 1/12/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PROVIDENCE is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in road games when playing with one or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.
PROVIDENCE is 25-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) as a road underdog of 3 points or less or pick since 1997.
PROVIDENCE is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MARQUETTE is 2-2 against the spread versus PROVIDENCE over the last 3 seasons
MARQUETTE is 2-2 straight up against PROVIDENCE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ALABAMA (9 - 3) at KENTUCKY (4 - 6) - 1/12/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ALABAMA is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ALABAMA is 2-1 against the spread versus KENTUCKY over the last 3 seasons
KENTUCKY is 2-1 straight up against ALABAMA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SYRACUSE (7 - 2) at N CAROLINA (7 - 4) - 1/12/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SYRACUSE is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
N CAROLINA is 60-38 ATS (+18.2 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.
SYRACUSE is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
N CAROLINA is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SYRACUSE is 2-1 against the spread versus N CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
N CAROLINA is 2-1 straight up against SYRACUSE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UC-RIVERSIDE (4 - 2) at USC (8 - 2) - 1/12/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
USC is 26-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
USC is 26-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
USC is 81-50 ATS (+26.0 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 since 1997.
USC is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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ALABAMA ST (0 - 3) at MISS VALLEY ST (0 - 9) - 1/12/2021, 5:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MISS VALLEY ST is 2-1 against the spread versus ALABAMA ST over the last 3 seasons
ALABAMA ST is 4-0 straight up against MISS VALLEY ST over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ALCORN ST (0 - 5) at GRAMBLING (3 - 6) - 1/12/2021, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ALCORN ST is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
GRAMBLING is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) off a loss against a conference rival over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GRAMBLING is 2-1 against the spread versus ALCORN ST over the last 3 seasons
GRAMBLING is 3-1 straight up against ALCORN ST over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, January 12

Buffalo @ Western Michigan
Buffalo (4-3, 2-1)
? ranked #110 by KenPom
? Tempo: #18
? Experience: #27
? Continuity: #69
? Buffalo scored 84.7 ppg in their first three MAC games.
? Bulls are rebounding 35.4% of their own missed shots (#22)
? Buffalo took Syracuse to OT, but then lost 107-96.

Western Michigan (2-7, 1-3)
? ranked #274 by KenPom
? Tempo: #319
? Experience: #187
? Continuity: #97
? Broncos? only D-I win is over #243 Central Michigan.
? You?re reading ***************.com
? WMU lost its last three games, scoring 60.3 ppg.
? Favorites covered all four of WMU?s MAC games.

? Buffalo won last five series games.
? Bulls won last two visits to Kalamazoo, by 20-9 points.

Kent State @ Central Michigan
Kent State (4-3, 1-2)
? ranked #135 by KenPom
? Tempo: #76
? Experience: #33
? Continuity: #306
? Kent is 3-0 vs teams outside top 200, winning by 14-19-26 points.
? Golden Flashes are 1-2 on road, winning at #243 Detroit.
? Kent has #46 eFG% defense in country.

Central Michigan (5-6, 1-3)
? ranked #243 by KenPom
? Tempo: #43
? Experience: #75
? Continuity: #310
? Chippewas? last five losses are all by 15+ points.
? Best team CMU has beaten this year: #188 Valparaiso.
? Chippewas have #283 eFG% defense in country.

? Kent State won four of last six series games.
? Golden Flashes lost three of last four visits to CMU.

Miami OH @ Ohio U
Miami OH (4-3, 1-1)
? ranked #200 by KenPom
? Tempo: #304
? Experience: #99
? Continuity: #35
? Miami is 0-3 vs top 200 teams, losing by 24-1-28 points.
? Best team RedHawks have beaten: #298 North Dakota.
? Miami is shooting only 43.3% inside arc (#318).

Ohio U (6-5, 2-3)
? ranked #127 by KenPom
? Tempo: #166
? Experience: #263
? Continuity: #107
? Ohio is 0-5 if they allow 77+ points, 6-0 when they allow less.
? Bobcats have #26 eFG% in country (37.1% on arc, #48).
? Ohio is 3-0 vs teams outside top 200, winning by 23-12-3 points.

? Ohio U won 10 of last 11 series games.
? Miami lost its last nine visits to Athens (77-46 LY).

Butler @ St John?s
Butler (3-6, 2-4)
? ranked #88 by KenPom
? Tempo: #278
? Experience: #253
? Continuity: #266
? Butler is 0-3 in true road games, losing by 19-16-8 points.
? Bulldogs are 0-6 when they allow more than 64 points.
? Opponents are shooting 39.2% on arc against them (#320).

St John?s (6-6, 1-5)
? ranked #90 by KenPom
? Tempo: #12
? Experience: #258
? Continuity: #200
? Johnnies are 0-5 vs top 100 teams.
? Red Storm?s only Big East win is over Georgetown; they also lost to the Hoyas, in OT.
? St John?s is forcing turnovers 22.9% of the time (#34).

? Butler won five of last seven series games.
? Bulldogs lost three of last four visits to NYC.

Miami @ Boston College
Miami (5-5, 1-4)
? ranked #62 by KenPom
? Tempo: #145
? Experience: #266
? Continuity: #248
? Miami lost five of its last seven games.
? Hurricanes upset NC State 64-59 in their last game.
? Four of Miami?s five losses were by 4 or fewer points.

Boston College (2-9, 0-5)
? ranked #104 by KenPom
? Tempo: #41
? Experience: #152
? Continuity: #229
? BC lost 8 of last 9 games; the win was over #339 Maine.
? Three of Eagles? five ACC losses were by 12+ points.
? To this point, bC has played the #4 schedule in country.

? Home side won last five series games.
? Miami lost last two visits here, 72-70/64-57.

Wisconsin @ Michigan
Wisconsin (10-2, 4-1)
? ranked #5 by KenPom
? Tempo: #336
? Experience: #25
? Continuity: #13
? Badgers are 1-1 on road (won at Mich State, lost by 2 at Marquette)
? Wisconsin won seven of its last eight games overall.
? Badgers are shooting 41.4% on arc (#4).

Michigan (10-0, 5-0)
? ranked #7 by KenPom
? Tempo: #237
? Experience: #67
? Continuity: #143
? Michigan?s last four wins were all by 11+ points.
? Wolverines are 4-1 ATS in Big 14 play, 2-1 at home.
? Michigan is shooting 62% inside the arc (#7).

? Michigan won four of last six series games.
? Badgers won three of last five visits to Ann Arbor.

Ole Miss @ Florida
Ole Miss (6-4, 1-2)
? ranked #53 by KenPom
? Tempo: #187
? Experience: #108
? Continuity: #192
? Rebels lost four of last six games, after a 4-0 start.
? Ole Miss is forcing turnovers 26.1% of time (#9)
? Rebels? only top 100 win (1-4) is over #81 Auburn.

Florida (5-3, 2-2)
? ranked #40 by KenPom
? Tempo: #108
? Experience: #250
? Continuity: #135
? Florida allowed 79-86-76 points in its last three games.
? Gators lost three of their four top 100 games.
? Florida?s best win was 83-79 over #24 LSU.

? Florida won five of last seven series games.
? Rebels lost last four visits here, by 5-7-4-16 points.
? Gators? coach White played college ball at Ole Miss.

Duke @ Virginia Tech
Duke (5-2, 3-0)
? ranked #22 by KenPom
? Tempo: #182
? Experience: #341
? Continuity: #251
? Duke won its last three games, scoring 79 ppg.
? Blue Devils won their only road game, 75-65 at Notre Dame.
? Duke lost to Michigan St/Illinois, its two top 50 games.

Virginia Tech (9-2, 3-1)
? ranked #33 by KenPom
? Tempo: #276
? Experience: #217
? Continuity: #109
? Tech?s only ACC loss was by a hoop at Louisville.
? Hokies won five of their last six games.
? Tech takes 43.5% of its shots behind the arc (#46), making 35.3% (#109).

? Home side won six of last seven series games.
? Duke lost three of last four visits to Blacksburg.

TCU @ Oklahoma
TCU (9-4, 2-3)
? ranked #84 by KenPom
? Tempo: #253
? Experience: #318
? Continuity: #121
? TCU won its two true road games (Okla St/K-State)
? Horned Frogs lost last two games, by 29-18 points, but they lost to top 15 teams.
? TCU is turning ball over 21.4% of time in Big X games (9th of 10)

Oklahoma (6-4, 2-3)
? ranked #42 by KenPom
? Tempo: #204
? Experience: #62
? Continuity: #48
? Sooners lost three of their last four games.
? Big X opponents are shooting 40% on arc against them (#10 of 10)
? Oklahoma is 2-4 in top 100 games, beating TCU, West Virginia.

? Sooners won 82-78 at TCU Dec 6th, shooting 61% inside arc.
? Oklahoma won last six series games.
? TCU lost its last eight visits to Norman; three of their last four losses here were by 5 or fewer points.

Kansas @ Oklahoma State
Kansas (10-2, 4-1)
? ranked #12 by KenPom
? Tempo: #207
? Experience: #270
? Continuity: #125
? Kansas won both true road games, by 1 at Texas Tech, 29 at TCU.
? To this point, Jayhawks have played schedule #8.
? Kansas won 10 of 11 games since an opening loss to Gonzaga.

Oklahoma State (8-3, 2-3)
? ranked #35 by KenPom
? Tempo: #57
? Experience: #319
? Continuity: #283
? Cowboys? three losses by a total of seven points.
? Oklahoma State is 4-3 in top 100 games (schedule #60)
? Opponents are shooting 44.6% inside the arc (#39).

? Kansas won last five series games.
? Jayhawks won 72-67/65-50, in last two visits to Stillwater.

Providence @ Marquette
Providence (7-5, 3-3)
? ranked #57 by KenPom
? Tempo: #7
? Experience: #134
? Continuity: #216
? Friars lost last two games by total of three points.
? They?re 1-2 in true road games, winning in OT at Seton Hall.
? Friars blew 7-point lead in last 1:13 of Sunday?s loss at Xavier.

Marquette (6-6, 2-4)
? ranked #54 by KenPom
? Tempo: #249
? Experience: #196
? Continuity: #169
? Marquette lost four of its last five games.
? To this point, they?ve played schedule #24
? Marquette lost six of its eight top 100 games.

? Providence is 5-3 in last eight series games.
? Friars won three of last four visits to Milwaukee.

Alabama @ Kentucky
Alabama (9-3, 4-0)
? ranked #27 by KenPom
? Tempo: #15
? Experience: #110
? Continuity: #161
? Alabama won first four SEC games, scoring 83.3 ppg.
? Alabama won their two true road games (Tennessee/Auburn)
? To this point, Crimson Tide has played schedule #37.

Kentucky (4-6, 3-0)
? ranked #43 by KenPom
? Tempo: #240
? Experience: #340
? Continuity: #341
? Wildcats won first three SEC games, scoring 77 ppg.
? Kentucky has made 46.8% of its 3?s in conference play.
? To this point, Kentucky has played schedule #18.

? Kentucky won 12 of last 13 series games.
? Alabama lost its last eight games in Rupp Arena.

Syracuse @ North Carolina
Syracuse (7-2, 1-1)
? ranked #39 by KenPom
? Tempo: #100
? Experience: #256
? Continuity: #99
? Orange split two road games (won by 38 at BC, lost at Rutgers).
? Syracuse is 0-2 in top 100 games, scoring 60-69 points.
? Orange won four of last five games, overall.

North Carolina (7-4, 2-2)
? ranked #29 by KenPom
? Tempo: #75
? Experience: #329
? Continuity: #148
? UNC won its last two games, by total of 3 points.
? You?re reading ***************.com
? Tar Heels are turning ball over 22% of time (#281).
? UNC is grabbing 40.7% of its own missed shots (#2).

? North Carolina won eight of last nine series games.
? Syracuse lost last four visits here, by 10-5-17-8 points.


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NCAAB

Tuesday, January 12

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Trend Report
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Buffalo @ Western Michigan
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing on the road against Western Michigan
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Western Michigan
Western Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Western Michigan's last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Western Michigan's last 10 games when playing Buffalo

Akron @ Northern Illinois
Akron
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Akron's last 6 games on the road
Akron is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Akron
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northern Illinois's last 5 games at home

Kent State @ Central Michigan
Kent State
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kent State's last 8 games when playing Central Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kent State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Central Michigan
Central Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Central Michigan's last 8 games when playing Kent State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Central Michigan's last 5 games when playing at home against Kent State

St. Katherine @ UNLV
St. Katherine
No trends to report
UNLV
UNLV is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

Alabama State @ Mississippi Valley State
Alabama State
No trends to report
Mississippi Valley State
No trends to report

Ball State @ Bowling Green
Ball State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ball State's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Ball State's last 12 games when playing on the road against Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Bowling Green is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Ball State
Bowling Green is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Ball State

Miami-Ohio @ Ohio
Miami-Ohio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami-Ohio's last 6 games when playing Ohio
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami-Ohio's last 10 games on the road
Ohio
Ohio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami-Ohio
Ohio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami-Ohio

Eastern Michigan @ Toledo
Eastern Michigan
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Eastern Michigan's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toledo
Eastern Michigan is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Toledo
Toledo
Toledo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Toledo is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Eastern Michigan

Mississippi @ Florida
Mississippi
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Mississippi's last 5 games on the road
Mississippi is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida
Florida is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Mississippi
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Mississippi

Saint Joseph's @ Davidson
Saint Joseph's
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Saint Joseph's's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saint Joseph's's last 5 games when playing on the road against Davidson
Davidson
Davidson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Saint Joseph's
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Davidson's last 5 games when playing at home against Saint Joseph's

Wisconsin @ Michigan
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Wisconsin is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Michigan
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Michigan is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Duke @ Virginia Tech
Duke
Duke is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Virginia Tech
Duke is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Virginia Tech is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Duke

Miami @ Boston College
Miami
Miami is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Boston College
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
Boston College is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Miami

Butler @ St. John's
Butler
Butler is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing St. John's
Butler is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing St. John's
St. John's
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. John's's last 5 games at home
St. John's is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

Eastern Illinois @ Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Eastern Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's last 5 games when playing at home against Eastern Illinois
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Eastern Illinois

Tennessee @ Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vanderbilt
Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tennessee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vanderbilt's last 5 games when playing Tennessee

TCU @ Oklahoma
TCU
The total has gone OVER in 6 of TCU's last 8 games when playing Oklahoma
The total has gone OVER in 4 of TCU's last 6 games on the road
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing TCU
Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against TCU

Kansas @ Oklahoma State
Kansas
Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma State
Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Oklahoma State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma State's last 6 games at home
Oklahoma State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home

Alcorn State @ Grambling State
Alcorn State
No trends to report
Grambling State
No trends to report

Alabama @ Kentucky
Alabama
Alabama is 10-3-1 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Alabama's last 6 games when playing on the road against Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Alabama
Kentucky is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Alabama

Providence @ Marquette
Providence
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Providence's last 5 games on the road
Providence is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Marquette
Marquette is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Providence
Marquette is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Providence

Syracuse @ North Carolina
Syracuse
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Syracuse's last 14 games on the road
Syracuse is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
North Carolina
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Syracuse
North Carolina is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Syracuse

UC Riverside @ USC
UC Riverside
UC Riverside is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
UC Riverside is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
USC
USC is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against UC Riverside
USC is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing UC Riverside

 

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 12

 

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 12
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BUFF at WMU 02:00 PM
BUFF -9.0

AKR at NIU 03:00 PM
U 134.5

KENT at CMU 04:30 PM
CMU +7.5
O 156.5

ALST at MVSU 05:30 PM
ALST -8.0

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WIS at MICH 07:00 PM
MICH -3.5
U 134.0

STJOE at DAV 07:00 PM
DAV -14.0

MIA at BC 07:00 PM
BC +2.0

TENN at VAN 07:00 PM
TENN -12.0

DUKE at VT 07:00 PM
O 141.5

M-OH at OHIO 07:00 PM
OHIO -9.5
U 141.5

MISS at FLA 07:00 PM
FLA -3.0

BALL at BGSU 07:00 PM
BGSU -8.0

EMU at TOL 07:00 PM
TOL -9.0

BUT at SJU 07:00 PM
BUT +2.0

TCU at OKLA 07:30 PM
OKLA -6.0
O 138.0

KU at OKST 08:00 PM
KU -3.5

ALCN at GRAM 08:30 PM
O 141.5

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SYR at UNC 09:00 PM
UNC -5.0

UCRV at USC 09:00 PM
USC -13.5

PROV at MARQ 09:00 PM
O 139.0

ALA at UK 09:00 PM
ALA +3.0

 

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January's College Basketball Sides / Totals Leans :

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/12/2021.....16-7-1.......68.75%......+4150 Detail
01/11/2021.........8-3-0......72.73%.....+2350 Detail
01/10/2021......17-16-0.....51.52%......-300 Detail
01/09/2021......37-31-2.....54.41%.....+1450 Detail
01/08/2021......26-25-2.....50.94%......-750 Detail
01/07/2021......8-18-1.......31.48%.....-5900 Detail
01/06/2021......18-11-1......62.07%....+2950 Detail
01/05/2021......15-16-0......48.38%.....-1350 Detail
01/04/2021.......3-9-1 .26.92%.......-3450 Detail
01/03/2021.....13-9-0 59.09%........+1550 Detail
01/02/2021.....27-34-1 44.26%.........-5200 Detail
01/01/2021.....7-7-2........50.00%.......-350 Detail

Totals........195-186-7.......51.18%........-49,00

 

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Wednesday?s 6-pack
Odds to win the golf tournament in Hawai?i this week:
12-1? Simpson
14-1? Morikawa, English
16-1? Berger
18-1? Im
20-1? Matsuyama, Niemann
25-1? C. Smith

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 379,283
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?Chemistry, talent-wise, everything. It?s clear. I love this city. I?ve literally done everything I can. It?s crazy. I don?t think it can be fixed.?
James Harden, who apparently is unhappy with the Rockets

Wednesday?s quiz
Where did Steph Curry play his college basketball?

Tuesday?s quiz
In between coaching gigs at LSU/Alabama, Nick Saban coached the Miami Dolphins for two years.

Monday?s quiz
Before Sunday night, the Cleveland Browns? last playoff win came against New England in 1994.

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Two lists today: re-running my favorite Batman villains

My 13 favorite Batman (TV) villains

13) Chandell (Liberace)? The gifted piano player was both Chandell (the piano player) and his twin brother Harry who it turns out, was the real villain.

Trivia: Two Batman villains also had roles in Magnum PI; Howard Duff (Cabala) played Magnum?s grandfather. Barbara Rush (Nora Clavicle) played Magnum?s Aunt Phoebe, a playwright who had Alzheimer?s, and was also in another earlier episode.

12) Bookworm (Roddy McDowell)? Appeared in two episodes; Bookworm?s crimes were inspired by literary works, well, because he likes books.

McDowell also appeared in the Batman animated series in the early 90?s.

11) Colonel Gumm (Roger C Carmel)? He loved the color pink and was obsessed with stamps; Colonel Gumm appeared in the two-episode crossover with The Green Hornet, with Bruce Lee as Kato and Van Williams as the Green Hornet.

Trivia: There were three different Mr Freeze?s; Eli Wallach, Otto Preminger, George Sanders.

10) Siren (Joan Collins)? Played a sidekick to The Riddler?s devious plan to take over Gotham City?s boxing industry, but she also wanted to uncover Batman?s true identity.

9) The Archer (Art Carney)? Ed Norton from The Honeymooners was also a Batman villain!!!

Archer?s character was based (loosely) on Robin Hood; his henchmen were Maid Marilyn, Big John, and Crier Tuck.

8) King Tut (Victor Buono)? Appeared in eight episodes; Buono supposedly loved playing the character because it allowed him the chance to overact, one of the aspects of the character that made King Tut so beloved by fans.

7) Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (Carolyn Jones)? Better known for playing Morticia Addams on The Addams Family, Ms Jones was in five episodes of Batman, joining Addams Family cast members John Astin, Ted Cassidy in making Batman appearances.

6) Egghead (Vincent Price)? When I was a kid, would often substitute (eggs-ellent) for excellent when talking to my family. For a little kid, that was eggs-citing. Vincent Price was awesome in this role, an egg-centric guy with a very strangely-shaped head.

5) Mad Hatter (David Wayne)? This villain was obsessed with getting his hands on Batman?s cowl, which of course didn?t happen.

Wayne also appeared in four movies with Marilyn Monroe.

4) Penguin (Burgess Meredith)?Is more famous for playing Rocky Balboa?s trainer Mickey, but Meredith appeared in 20 Batman episodes, most of any villain.

3) Catwoman (Julie Newmar)? Lee Meriwether, Eartha Kitt also played Catwoman, but Julie Newman was the best of the three; she was 5-11, a prima ballerina for the Los Angeles Opera who graduated high school when she was 15.

in 2004, her next-door neighbor Jim Belushi sued her for $4M alleging harassment and defamation of character, as a result of a dispute over leaf-blowing.

2) Joker (Cesar Romero)? Appeared in 19 episodes, 2nd-most of any villain. Romero refused to shave his mustache and you can see it under his white face paint.

Romero had a long, excellent career; he appeared in the first Oceans Eleven (1960).

1) Riddler (Frank Gorshin)? No one wore the green body suit with the big ????s on it better than Gorshin, who had a long career as a TV guest star, appearing in CSI, Wonder Woman and the original Hawaii Five-O, among many other shows.

John Astin played The Riddler for two episodes, but of course he was way more famous as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.

 

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 13

 

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Wednesday, January 13

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Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 13