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Ohio State is 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
Michigan is 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
Ohio State is 6-3 ATS in their last nine matchups against Michigan.
The total has gone OVER in six of Michigan's last eight games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Ohio State's last 19 games.


UConn has won 11 of its last 16 road games.
UConn has gone UNDER in five of its last seven road games.
Xavier has covered the spread in four of its last five home games.


UCLA is 5-2 ATS in their last seven games.
USC is 5-1 SU in their last six matchups against UCLA.
USC is 1-4 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last seven matchups between USC and UCLA.
USC is 16-4 SU in their last 20 games.

 

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Armadillo Sports

Sunday?s 6-pack
Teams that force the highest %age of turnovers:
2) VCU- 26%
4) Iowa State- 25.1%
5) LSU- 25%
6) Tennessee- 24.7%
7) Texas- 24.6%
8) Texas A&M- 24.5%

Quote of the Day
?We will rally around Kurt Warner, and we will play good football.?
Dick Vermeil on August 29, 1999, five months before the Rams won Super Bowl XXXIV

Sunday?s quiz
Baltimore Ravens have won two Super Bowls; who were the two QB?s that won them?

Saturday?s quiz
Logan Webb is the pitcher (other than Ohtani) who hit the last home run in the major leagues.

Friday?s quiz
James Harden played his college basketball at Arizona State

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

13) ACC:
? North Carolina 94, Florida 74? UNC led 62-24 at halftime. 62, to. 24.
? Miami 76, Wake Forest 72? Deacons led by 13 late in first half.
? Pitt 71, NC State 69? Panthers snap an 0-12 skid against NC State.
? Duke/Notre Dame are tied for first, game ahead of Miami/UNC.

12) Big X:
? Kansas 71, Oklahoma 69? Sooners led by 5 with 8:45 left.
? Baylor 80, Texas 62? Bears lost big man Jonathan Tchatchoua to a leg injury.
? Jayhawks lead Baylor by a game, Texas Tech by two games.

11) SEC:
? Alabama 68, Arkansas 67? Hogs shot 32.7% inside arc; they had won 9 in a row.
? LSU xx, Mississippi State xx? Tigers win for third time in last nine games.
? Auburn leads Kentucky by a game, Tennessee by two games.

10) AAC:
? Memphis 69, Houston 59? Cougars? 37-game home win streak ends.
? SMU 80, East Carolina 66? Mustangs won their last five games.
? Houston/SMU are tied for first place in AAC.

9) Pac-12:
? USC 67, UCLA 64? Trojans won without their best big man, Mobley.
? California 78, Oregon 64? 13-point dog Golden Bears shot 61% inside arc.
? Arizona leads UCLA by game, USC/Oregon by three games.

8) Big East:
? Providence 76, DePaul 73 OT? DePaul has five Big East losses by 7 or less points.
? Villanova 73, Seton Hall 67? Pirates led by 7 with 10:58 left.
? 21-2 Providence leads Villanova by two games atop Big East.

7) Upsets of the Day:
? Little Rock (+14) 66, Troy 62
? California (+13) 78, Oregon 64
? Idaho (+10.5) 83, Weber State 79
? Memphis (+10) 69, Houston 59
? Citadel (+9) 83, VMI 79
? Rutgers (+8.5) 73, Wisconsin 65
? Miami (+7.5) 76, Wake Forest 72
? Eastern Illinois (+6) 82, Tenn-Martin 70

6) Big 14:
? Rutgers 73, Wisconsin 65? Badgers were 4-19 on arc, 9-17 on foul line.
? Ohio State 68, Michigan 57? Liddell scored 28 points, was 11-11 on line.
? Illinois leads Purdue/Wisconsin by half-game, Michigan State by one game.

5) Missouri Valley:
? Bradley 68, Drake 59? Braves won seven of last eight games.
? Missouri State 84, Valparaiso 66? Bears made 12-23 on the arc.
? Northern Iowa leads Loyola by half-game, Missouri State by one game.

4) Atlantic-14:
? Rhode Island 72, Davidson 65? Rams snap six-game losing skid.
? Dayton 80, George Washington 54?17-8 Dayton is nation?s least experienced team.
? Davidson leads Dayton/VCU by game, Saint Louis by 1.5 games.

3) Southern Conference:
? Chattanooga 64, Furman 58? Paladins led by 11 with 15:25 left in game.
? Samford 77, East Tennessee State 73? Bulldogs won five of last six games.
? Chattanooga has 3-game lead over Furman; SoCon tournament will be the big thing.

2) Ivy League:
? Yale 84, Columbia 59? Bulldogs won six in row, eight of last nine games.
? Penn 84, Harvard 72? Quakers made 13 of 22 3-point shots.
? Yale leads Penn by half-game, Princeton by a full game.

1) Sun Belt
? Little Rock 66, Troy 62? Freshman PG Smith scored 15 points, played all 40:00
? Texas State 63, UL-Monroe 54? Bobcats won last five games, giving up 62 ppg.
? Texas State leads Troy/Appalachian State by game in loss column.

 

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ST JOHNS are 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games versus good defensive teams - shooting pct defense of <=42% in the current season.

PURDUE is 12-4 ATS (7.6 Units) after 5 straight games committing 14 or less turnovers over the last 2 seasons.

ILLINOIS are 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) over the last 2 seasons.

ROBERT MORRIS are 29-13 ATS (14.7 Units) when playing only their 3rd game in a week since 1997.

WRIGHT ST is 0-11 ATS (-12.1 Units) in home games after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

MONMOUTH is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) as a dog in the current season.

SIENA is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) after a game with 9 or less assists over the last 2 seasons.

STONY BROOK is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.

OLD DOMINION is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) at home when the total is 135-139.5 in the last 3 seasons.

MANHATTAN is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive conference games in the last 3 seasons.

NEBRASKA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in road games vs. top caliber teams - outscoring their opponents by 12+ points/game over the last...

MIDDLE TENN ST is 6-0 ATS (6 Units) after 2 straight games with 12 or less assists in the current season.

MERCER is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) after a loss by 6 points or less in the last 3 seasons.

MARSHALL is 3-16 ATS (-14.6 Units) after 2 straight games where opponent was called for 15 or less fouls in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO ST is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games after a game with 5 or less offensive rebounds over the last 2 seasons.

LOYOLA-IL is 0-9 ATS (-9.9 Units) in home games versus teams who attempt 21 or more 3 point shots/game on the season after 15+ games.

 

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Sunday, February 13

 

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NCAAB

Sunday, February 13

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Trend Report
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Connecticut @ St. John's
Connecticut
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing St. John's
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games on the road
St. John's
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. John's's last 5 games when playing Connecticut
St. John's is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut

Northern Kentucky @ Wright State
Northern Kentucky
No trends to report
Wright State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Wright State's last 5 games at home
Wright State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

Robert Morris @ Youngstown State
Robert Morris
No trends to report
Youngstown State
Youngstown State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Youngstown State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Maryland @ Purdue
Maryland
Maryland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Purdue
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Maryland's last 6 games when playing Purdue
Purdue
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Purdue's last 7 games at home

Monmouth @ Iona
Monmouth
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Monmouth's last 5 games on the road
Monmouth is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Iona
Iona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Iona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Monmouth

Siena @ Rider
Siena
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Siena's last 6 games when playing on the road against Rider
Siena is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Rider
Rider
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rider's last 6 games when playing at home against Siena
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rider's last 6 games when playing Siena

Detroit @ Oakland
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 12 games on the road
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Detroit

UAB @ Old Dominion
UAB
The total has gone OVER in 5 of UAB's last 6 games on the road
UAB is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Old Dominion
Old Dominion
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Old Dominion's last 8 games when playing UAB
Old Dominion is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing UAB

Northwestern @ Illinois
Northwestern
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Northwestern's last 10 games when playing on the road against Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Northwestern's last 12 games when playing Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northwestern
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northwestern

Nebraska @ Iowa
Nebraska
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nebraska's last 6 games when playing Iowa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nebraska's last 6 games when playing on the road against Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Nebraska
Iowa is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Wisconsin-Green Bay @ Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Wisconsin-Milwauk
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Wisconsin-Milwauk
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Wisconsin-Green Bay
Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Wisconsin-Green Bay

Manhattan @ Quinnipiac
Manhattan
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Manhattan's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Manhattan's last 7 games when playing Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Quinnipiac's last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Quinnipiac's last 7 games when playing Manhattan

Charlotte @ Middle Tennessee
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing Middle Tennessee
Charlotte is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte
Middle Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte

Mercer @ UNC Greensboro
Mercer
No trends to report
UNC Greensboro
UNC Greensboro is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Mercer
UNC Greensboro is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Mercer

Marshall @ UTEP
Marshall
Marshall is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing UTEP
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Marshall's last 6 games when playing UTEP
UTEP
UTEP is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
UTEP is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Marshall

Northern Iowa @ Loyola-Chicago
Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northern Iowa's last 5 games when playing Loyola-Chicago
Loyola-Chicago
Loyola-Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northern Iowa
Loyola-Chicago is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Northern Iowa

Colorado State @ Boise State
Colorado State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado State's last 7 games when playing Boise State
Colorado State is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Boise State
Boise State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boise State's last 7 games when playing Colorado State


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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, February 13

UConn @ St John?s
? UConn (16-7, 7-5) ranked #19 by KenPom
? Tempo: #247
? Experience: #122
? Continuity: #37
? UConn lost three of their last four games.
? Huskies are 3-3 ATS in Big East road games.
? UConn rebounds 38.2% of its misses (#2)
? Over is 9-2 in Huskies? last 11 games.
? UConn?s schedule, to this point: #61
? bench minutes: #184

? St John?s (13-10, 5-7) ranked #85 by KenPom
? Tempo: #3
? Experience: #174
? Continuity: #241
? St John?s is 1-9 against top 100 teams.
? Red Storm is 1-3-1 ATS in Big East home games.
? St John?s forces turnovers 22.3% of time (#31)
? Over is 11-6 in Red Storm?s last 17 games.
? St John?s schedule, to this point: #82
? bench minutes: #124

? Big East home underdogs of 4 or less points are 6-9 ATS.
? UConn beat St John?s 86-78 in OT January 12.
? Huskies blew 11-point lead, scored in last 0:04 to force OT
? Teams split two games since UConn rejoined big East.

Northern Kentucky @ Wright State
? Northern Kentucky (14-10, 10-5) ranked #231 by KenPom
? Tempo: #321
? Experience: #241
? Continuity: #68
? NKU won eight of its last nine games.
? Norse covered five of last six road games.
? NKU has #256 eFG% in country.
? Over is 4-1 in last five Norse games.
? Northern Kentucky?s schedule, to this point: #343
? bench minutes: #226

? Wright State (15-11, 12-5) ranked #196 by KenPom
? Tempo: #80
? Experience: #266
? Continuity: #72
? Wright State won four of its last five games.
? Raiders won/covered their last three home tilts.
? Wright State is shooting 53.6% inside arc (#50)
? Under is 5-1-1 in Raiders? last seven games.
? Wright State?s schedule, to this point: #342
? bench minutes: #355

? Single digit home favorites in Horizon League are 20-17 ATS
? NKU beat Wright State 73-63 at home January 25.
? Raiders won three of last five series games.
? NKU lost last three visits to Dayton, by 2-4-32 points.

Maryland @ Purdue
? Maryland (11-13, 3-10) ranked #98 by KenPom
? Tempo: #201
? Experience: #99
? Continuity: #211
? Maryland lost last four games, giving up 82-110 points in last two.
? Terps is 3-2-1 ATS on Big 14 road.
? Maryland is shooting 45.8% inside arc in Big 14 games (#14)
? Over is 9-5 in Terps? last 14 games.
? Maryland?s schedule, to this point: #22
? bench minutes: #320

? Purdue (21-4, 10-4) ranked #10 by KenPom
? Tempo: #230
? Experience: #219
? Continuity: #15
? Purdue won six of its last seven games.
? Boilermakers have #3 eFG% in country.
? Purdue is 21-0 when it scores 70+ points, 0-4 when it doesn?t.
? Over is 10-3 in Boilermakers? last 13 games.
? Purdue?s schedule to this point: #31
? bench minutes: #28

? Big 14 double digit home favorites are 8-9 ATS.
? Purdue won six of last eight series games.
? Terps lost last four visits here, by 4-8-2-3 points.

Monmouth @ Iona
? Monmouth (16-8, 8-5) ranked #137 by KenPom
? Tempo: #170
? Experience: #12
? Continuity: #136
? Monmouth won six of its last eight games.
? Hawks are 5-2 ATS on MAAC road.
? Monmouth gets 22.7% of its points on foul line (#9)
? Under is 6-2 in Hawks? last eight games.
? Monmouth?s schedule, to this point: #159
? bench minutes: #329

? Iona (19-5, 11-2) ranked #86 by KenPom
? Tempo: #59
? Experience: #114
? Continuity: #175
? Iona lost last two games, after starting 11-0 in MAAC.
? Gaels are 3-3 ATS as MAAC home favorites.
? Iona is rebounding 33.1% of its misses in MAAC games (#1)
? Under is 4-2 in Gaels? last six games.
? Iona?s schedule, to this point: #161
? bench minutes: #114

? MAAC home favorites of 9+ points are 4-4 ATS.
? Iona won 86-85 in OT at Monmouth January 18
? Hawks were only 19-30 on foul line; Iona was 11-29 on arc.
? Iona won last three series games, by 5-1-22 points.
? Teams split last six meetings in New Rochelle.

Siena @ Rider
? Siena (11-9, 8-4) ranked #261 by KenPom
? Tempo: #226
? Experience: #117
? Continuity: #295
? Siena won
? Saints are 3-2 ATS in MAAC road games.
? Siena is shooting 47.3% inside arc (#264)
? Under is 5-1-1 in Saints? last seven games.
? Siena?s schedule, to this point: #273
? bench minutes: #208

? Rider (10-13, 6-7) ranked #258 by KenPom
? Tempo: #143
? Experience: #67
? Continuity: #154
? Rider won its last four games, giving up 59.5 ppg.
? Broncs are 2-10 this season if they give up 70+ points.
? Rider has #347 eFG% in country.
? Under is 7-3 in Broncs? last ten games.
? Rider?s schedule, to this point: #264
? bench minutes: #243

? MAAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 10-7 ATS.
? Rider won 71-60 at Siena nine days ago.
? Siena won five of last seven series games.
? Saints won three of last four visits to the Broncs? Zoo.

Detroit @ Oakland
? Detroit (10-12, 7-5) ranked #229 by KenPom
? Tempo: #277
? Experience: #15
? Continuity: #201
? Detroit won four of its last six D-I games.
? Titans are shooting 36.2% on arc (#56)
? 47.5% of their shots are 3?s (#13)
? Over is 3-0-2 in Titans? last five games.
? Detroit?s schedule, to this point: #249
? bench minutes: #239

? Oakland (17-8, 10-4) ranked #142 by KenPom
? Tempo: #110
? Experience: #341
? Continuity: #137
? Oakland lost three of its last four games.
? Grizzlies are 3-1 ATS in Horizon League home games.
? Opponents are shooting 29.2% on arc (#17)
? Over is 5-1 in Grizzlies? last six games.
? Oakland?s schedule, to this point: #211
? bench minutes: #357

? Single digit home favorites in Horizon League are 20-17 ATS
? Oakland won last nine series games.

Northwestern @ Illinois
? Northwestern (12-10, 5-8) ranked #61 by KenPom
? Tempo: #193
? Experience: #176
? Continuity: #58
? Northwestern won its last three games, after a 1-8 skid.
? Wildcats are 4-2 ATS on Big 14 road.
? Opponents are shooting 46.9% inside arc (#62)
? Over is 8-4 in Wildcats? last dozen games.
? Northwestern?s schedule, to this point: #47
? bench minutes: #41

? Illinois (17-6, 10-3) ranked #15 by KenPom
? Tempo: #207
? Experience: #73
? Continuity: #138
? Illinois won four of its last five games.
? Illini is 3-2-1 ATS in Big 14 home games.
? Opponents are shooting 43.7% inside arc (#12)
? Over is 13-6 in last nineteen Illini games.
? Illinois schedule, to this point: #15
? bench minutes: #255

? Big 14 double digit home favorites are 8-9 ATS.
? Illinois won 59-56 at Northwestern January 29.
? Illini outscored Northwestern 19-10 over final 8:09.
? Illinois won last seven series games.
? Wildcats lost last five visits to Champaign.

UAB @ Old Dominion
? UAB (19-5, 9-2) ranked #40 by KenPom
? Tempo: #79
? Experience: #89
? Continuity: #180
? UAB won six of its last seven games.
? Blazers are 2-2-1 ATS in C-USA road games.
? UAB forces turnovers 23% of time (#22)
? Four of Blazers? last five games went over.
? UAB?s schedule, to this point: #201
? bench minutes: #166

? Old Dominion (9-15, 4-7) ranked #227 by KenPom
? Tempo: #332
? Experience: #198
? Continuity: #192
? Old Dominion lost three in row, seven of last nine games.
? Monarchs have #302 eFG% in country.
? Old Dominion is 3-2 ATS in C-USA home games.
? Under is 3-1-1 in Monarchs? last five games.
? Old Dominion?s schedule, to this point: #181
? bench minutes: #323

? C-USA single digit home underdogs are 10-9 ATS.
? Teams split last six meetings.
? UAB lost two of last three visits to Old Dominion.

Manhattan @ Quinnipiac
? Manhattan (11-11, 4-9) ranked #284 by KenPom
? Tempo: #111
? Experience: #1
? Continuity: #50
? Manhattan lost four in row, 7 of last 9 games.
? Jaspers are 0-5 ATS in last five road games.
? Manhattan is turning ball over 20.7% of time in MAAC play (#11 of 11)
? Over is 3-1 in Jaspers? last four games.
? Manhattan?s schedule, to this point: #271
? bench minutes: #107

? Quinnipiac (12-10, 7-7) ranked #237 by KenPom
? Tempo: #57
? Experience: #150
? Continuity: #87
? Quinnipiac lost four of its last six games.
? Bobcats are 3-4 ATS in MAAC home games.
? Opponents are shooting 36% on arc (#299).
? Under is 7-3 in Bobcats? last ten games.
? Quinnipiac?s schedule, to this point: #302
? bench minutes: #178

? MAAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 10-7 ATS.
? Quinnipiac won 90-73 at Manhattan December 5.
? Manhattan won four of last six series games.
? Jaspers won three of last four visits here.

Charlotte @ Middle Tennessee State
? Charlotte (13-10, 6-5) ranked #204 by KenPom
? Tempo: #248
? Experience: #156
? Continuity: #291
? Charlotte is 4-5 in its last nine games.
? 49ers are 2-3 ATS in C-USA road games.
? Charlotte has #269 eFG% defense in country.
? 49ers? last three games went over the total.
? Charlotte?s schedule, to this point: #176
? bench minutes: #290

? Middle Tennessee State (16-7, 7-3) ranked #113 by KenPom
? Tempo: #96
? Experience: #285
? Continuity: #278
? MTSU won seven of its last eight games.
? Blue Raiders are 3-2 ATS in C-USA home games.
? MTSU is forcing turnovers 21.2% of time in C-USA games (#1)
? Over is 5-1 in Blue Raiders? last six games.
? Middle Tennessee State?s schedule, to this point: #107
? bench minutes: #224

? C-USA single digit home favorites are 21-14 ATS.
? MTSU is 11-1 vs Charlotte in C-USA meetings.
? 49ers lost their last six visits to Murfreesboro.

Mercer @ NC-Greensboro
? Mercer (13-13, 6-7) ranked #210 by KenPom
? Tempo: #276
? Experience: #128
? Continuity: #232
? Mercer lost five of its last six games.
? Bears are 2-4 ATS in SoCon road games.
? Mercer has #322 eFG% in country.
? Bears? last three games went over the total.
? Mercer?s schedule, to this point: #122
? bench minutes: #311

? NC-Greensboro (15-10, 7-6) ranked #157 by KenPom
? Tempo: #347
? Experience: #30
? Continuity: #223
? NC-Greensboro won five of its last seven games.
? Spartans are 8-3 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
? NC-Greensboro is 2-3-1 ATS in SoCon home games.
? Over is 4-2 in Spartans? last six games.
? NC-Greensboro?s schedule, to this point: #166
? bench minutes: #110

? SoCon home favorites of 5 or less points are 7-8 ATS
? Mercer beat UNCG 58-49 at home January 15.
? NC-Greensboro won last seven series games.
? Bears lost their last six visits to Greensboro.

Colorado State @ Boise State
? Colorado State (19-3, 9-3) ranked #37 by KenPom
? Tempo: #194
? Experience: #157
? Continuity: #20
? Colorado State won three in row, 8 of last 10 games.
? Rams covered three of five MW road games.
? Colorado State has #8 eFG% in country.
? Under is 11-4 in Rams? last fifteen games.
? Colorado State?s schedule, to this point: #108
? bench minutes: #116

? Boise State (19-5, 10-1) ranked #35 by KenPom
? Tempo: #291
? Experience: #44
? Continuity: #73
? Boise State won 15 of their last 16 D-I games.
? Broncos are 1-4 ATS in Mountain West home games.
? Boise State is #3 team in country on defensive boards.
? Broncos? last four games went over the total.
? Boise State?s schedule, to this point: #74
? bench minutes: #236

? Mountain West home teams are 4-11 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Boise State won eight of last ten series games.
? Rams lost seven of last eight visits to Boise.

Northern Iowa @ Loyola Chi
? Northern Iowa (14-9, 10-3) ranked #92 by KenPom
? Tempo: #151
? Experience: #292
? Continuity: #16
? Northern Iowa won five in row, 10 of last 12 games.
? Four of their last nine games went to overtime.
? Northern Iowa is 2-4 ATS in MVC road games.
? Under is 4-1 in Panthers? last five games.
? Northern Iowa?s schedule, to this point: #32
? bench minutes: #152

? Loyola Chi (18-5, 9-3) ranked #31 by KenPom
? Tempo: #328
? Experience: #32
? Continuity: #49
? Loyola is 4-3 in its last seven games, after a 14-2 start.
? Ramblers are 0-6 ATS in MVC home games.
? Loyola has #10 eFG% in country.
? Under is 4-2 in Ramblers? last six games.
? Loyola Chi?s schedule, to this point: #96
? bench minutes: #108

? MVC home favorites of 8 or less points are 9-10 ATS.
? Loyola won eight of last nine series games.
? Panthers lost their last seven visits to Loyola.

 

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UConn has failed to cover the spread in five straight games when facing St. John's.
UConn has failed to cover the spread in six of its last nine road games.
The point total has gone OVER in five straight meetings.

 

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Armadillo Sports

Monday?s 6-pack
Odds to win next year?s Super Bowl:
13-2? Kansas City
7-1? Buffalo
10-1? LA Rams
12-1? Cincinnati
14-1? San Francisco
15-1? Green Bay

Quote of the Day
?Whatever it is, I just want to execute my job to the best of my ability. I trust that as the game goes on, I will have opportunities, as well, and I just want to stay ready for those things, stay locked in.?
Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp

Monday?s quiz
In Matthew Stafford?s 12 years in Detroit, how many head coaches did he play for?
(not counting interim coaches)

Sunday?s quiz
Baltimore Ravens have won two Super Bowls; Trent Dilfer/Joe Flacco were the two QB?s that won them.

Saturday?s quiz
Logan Webb is the pitcher (other than Ohtani) who hit the last home run in the major leagues.

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Monday?s Den: Random thoughts on an excellent night??.

I had a really interesting den ready to post today, but it?ll have to wait for another day, because Sunday night, the Rams won the Super Bowl!!!! Second Super Bowl title for the Rams, their first in LA, and very dramatic.

Rams went 0-3 in November, were 7-4; the naysayers were having a field day. We live in a fickle society, so you have to win to keep the rats from jumping off the ship, and boy, from December 1st on, the Rams did nothing but win, often by the skin of their teeth.

Last time the Rams won it all, this blog didn?t exist, so hopefully I won?t be too obnoxious here.

First of all, the game and its trappings:
The game
? 15 plays, 72 yards, 4:48, the game-winning drive. Tremendous. Cooper Kupp (of course) scored the game-winning TD with 1:25 left.

Rams didn?t have Robert Woods, Odell Beckham Jr missed the second half, and LA?s top three tight ends were out; Brycen Hopkins (#88) came out of nowhere to catch four passes for 47 yards? he caught one pass in the regular season, as the Rams 4th-string tight end.

GM Les Snead deserves a huge heap of credit? more on him later.

? Sean McVay is now 55-26 in regular season, 7-3 in playoff games. Five years, two Super Bowls, coaching a franchise that before he got there, hadn?t had a winning season in 13 years. Whatever they pay him, it ain?t enough.

? First 4:41 of the third quarter was an unmitigated disaster; Cincinnati threw a 75-yard TD pass on first play of third quarter, then picked off a pass and kicked a field goal- they led 20-13 with 10:19 left in the third quarter. Things didn?t look good.

? There was a weird stretch in the second half, before the game-winning drive where both teams punted three times in a row; Rams ran nine plays for nine yards, Cincinnati 11 plays for no yards.

? Matthew Stafford was 26-40 for 283 yards and three TD?s; now people can start thinking about his chances to eventually be a Hall of Famer. He was awesome this season.

There was a sporting goods store in Detroit selling ?Detroit Rams? t-shirts, that?s how popular Stafford is after playing 12 years for the Lions.
Imagine what he must be thinking right now?
Imagine what Lion fans must be thinking right now?

? Cooper Kupp caught eight passes for 92 yards and two TD?s; the guy went to college at freakin? Eastern Washington, a I-AA football program. He is a great receiver.

? 3rd down conversions: Rams 6-15, Cincinnati 3-14

? Aaron Donald, Von Miller, Leonard Floyd, they put lot of pressure on Joe Burrow, sacked him seven times.

I?m standing in my living room watching the last series, and I?m as confident as I?ve ever been that the defense ain?t getting scored upon, and sure enough, they shut the Bengals down.

? Total of only six penalties were accepted in this game; football should always be officiated this way, though the facemark penalty on the long Cincinnati TD should?ve been called.

? The wife of Rams? WR Van Jefferson was taken to the hospital during the game; she had a baby, so really big day for the Jeffersons.

? Rams? safety Taylor Rapp proposed to his girlfriend on the field after the game; she said yes. She gets an engagement ring; he gets a Super Bowl ring.

? Potentially expensive day for Odell Beckham Jr, who caught two passes for 52 yards and a TD; he hurt his knee in second quarter. A doctor on Twitter thought it was a torn ACL, which won?t help his chance to cash in as a free agent this spring.

? Rams? GM Les Snead deserves a huge pat on the back for all this: quality depth wins in the NFL; Snead has done an exceptional job of fortifying the Rams? roster, while dealing first round draft picks for proven stars.

Skeptics were everywhere; like I said, our society is fickle. After the game, people on NFL Network were debating whether Les Snead?s approach will spread around the league. Back in November, they were thrashing the guy for trading draft picks.

? This is I know; on Thursday September 8, the Rams will host the NFL season opener.

Trappings:
? Too damn many commercials and too much hoopla before the game; the first two or three series of the games were smothered by commercials. I know the NFL exists to make $$$, but good grief, has to be tough for the players to get a rhythm for the game.

? I mute TV during all the Ram games, so didn?t hear Dwayne Johnson?s act before kickoff; was getting antsy waiting for the freakin? game to start, can only imagine what the players are thinking while they?re waiting for the biggest game of their lives while hijinks are going on all around them.

? John Calipari just showed up on an episode of Billions; brilliant casting, and he?s good, giving the hedge fund traders a pep talk.

? Don?t watch the Super Bowl commercials, don?t care about them, I know some people do, I do wonder how effective they are; when other teams play in the Super Bowl, hardly watch the commercials. Use timeouts to get food or hit the men?s room or play word games on my phone.

? Halftime was long, over a half hour; do players hate this? Cincinnati?s kicker stayed out on the field and watched halftime. Does it help coaches make adjustments?

? Now we look forward to the 2022 football season, but we?ll get into that down the road- the draft, the schedule release, free agency and trades. Will be an interesting offseason, for sure.

?The most competitive business in the world?

NFL has 32 teams, some are run better than others- things have to break just right and to win a championship. This year, things broke just right for the good guys.

Tonight, Armadillo World HQ is a freakin? happy place.

 

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Wm & Mary @ NC-Wilmington
? Wm & Mary (5-21, 4-9) ranked #339 by KenPom
? Tempo: #79
? Experience: #345
? Continuity: #169
? Wm & Mary lost six of its last seven games.
? Tribe is 5-1 ATS as a CAA road underdog.
? Wm & Mary turns ball. Over 23.7% of time (#353)
? Under is 6-1 in Tribe?s last seven games.
? Wm & Mary?s schedule, to this point: #205
? bench minutes: #176

? NC-Wilmington (17-7, 11-2) ranked #189 by KenPom
? Tempo: #214
? Experience: #74
? Continuity: #249
? UNCW won 13 of its last 15 games.
? Seahawks are 5-0-1 ATS in CAA home games.
? UNCW is worst team in CAA on defensive boards.
? Over is 6-3 in Seahawks? last nine games.
? NC-Wilmington?s schedule, to this point: #262
? bench minutes: #298

? CAA double digit home favorites are 2-6 ATS.
? UNCW won 92-70 at Wm & Mary nine days ago.
? Seahawks made 17-30 3-pointers in that game; W&M made 10-18.
? Teams split last ten series games.
? Tribe lost four of last five visits to Wilmington.

Saint Louis @ St Bonaventure
? Saint Louis (17-7, 8-3) ranked #56 by KenPom
? Tempo: #122
? Experience: #344
? Continuity: #219
? Saint Louis won six of its last seven games.
? Billikens covered their last three road games.
? Saint Louis is grabbing 35.4% of its misses (#13)
? Under is 7-4 in Billikens? last eleven games.
? Saint Louis schedule, to this point: #111
? bench minutes: #225

? St Bonaventure (14-7, 6-4) ranked #90 by KenPom
? Tempo: #273
? Experience: #10
? Continuity: #8
? St Bonaventure split its last eight games.
? Bonnies are 2-2 ATS in A-14 home games.
? St Bonaventure is 5-5 against top 100 teams.
? Under is 6-3 in Bonnies? last nine games.
? St Bonaventure?s schedule, to this point: #85
? bench minutes: #358

? A-14 home teams are 8-12 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Bonnies won 68-61 at Saint Louis Friday night.
? Three Bonnies played the whole 40:00.
? St Bonaventure won 11 of last 14 series games.
? Billikens lost last four visits to Olean.

West Virginia @ Kansas State
? West Virginia (14-10, 3-8) ranked #64 by KenPom
? Tempo: #150
? Experience: #64
? Continuity: #182
? West Virginia lost eight of its last nine games.
? Mountaineers are 1-5 ATS in Big X road games.
? West Virginia is #350 team in country on defensive boards.
? Over is 11-2 in Mountaineers? last 13 games.
? West Virginia?s schedule, to this point: #12
? bench minutes: #144

? Kansas State (13-11, 5-7) ranked #57 by KenPom
? Tempo: #251
? Experience: #214
? Continuity: #133
? Kansas State won three of its last four games.
? Wildcats are 3-3 ATS in Big X home games.
? Opponents are shooting 27% on arc (#3)
? Over is 8-5 in Wildcats? last 13 games.
? Kansas State?s schedule to this point: #9
? bench minutes: #163

? Big X home teams are 10-3 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? K-State lost 71-68 in Morgantown January 8
? Wildcats led that game by 13 at halftime.
? West Virginia won seven of last ten series games.
? Teams split last four meetings played here.

Niagara @ Marist
? Niagara (11-12, 6-8) ranked #222 by KenPom
? Tempo: #330
? Experience: #39
? Continuity: #204
? Niagara won three of its last four games.
? Eagles are 2-4 ATS in MAAC road games.
? Three of their last seven games went to OT.
? Over is 6-1 in Eagles? last seven games.
? Niagara?s schedule, to this point: #218
? bench minutes: #289

? Marist (10-13, 5-9) ranked #175 by KenPom
? Tempo: #244
? Experience: #158
? Continuity: #76
? Marist won last two games, after a 1-7 skid.
? Red Foxes are 1-6 ATS in MAAC home games.
? Opponents are shooting 47.2% inside arc (#81)
? Over is 5-1-1 in Red Foxes? last seven games.
? Marist?s schedule, to this point: #271
? bench minutes: #30

? MAAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 10-7 ATS.
? Niagara won three of last four series games.
? Eagles lost three of last four visits to Marist.

Canisius @ Fairfield
? Canisius (8-17, 4-10) ranked #279 by KenPom
? Tempo: #125
? Experience: #77
? Continuity: #31
? Canisius lost five of its last six games.
? Griffins are 2-5 ATS in MAAC road games.
? Canisius is shooting 45.5% inside arc (#321)
? Under is 6-2-1 in Griffins? last nine games.
? Canisius schedule, to this point: #273
? bench minutes: #208

? Fairfield (10-13, 6-7) ranked #258 by KenPom
? Tempo: #143
? Experience: #67
? Continuity: #154
? Fairfield lost 10 of its last 13 games.
? Stags are 2-4 ATS in MAAC home games.
? Fairfield is 9-5 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
? Under is 3-1 in Stags? last four games.
? Fairfield?s schedule, to this point: #264
? bench minutes: #243

? MAAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 10-7 ATS.
? Fairfield won three of last four series games.
? Teams split last four meetings played here.

Virginia @ Virginia Tech
? Virginia (16-9, 10-5) ranked #76 by KenPom
? Tempo: #358
? Experience: #136
? Continuity: #259
? Virginia won last four games, giving up 58.5 ppg.
? Cavaliers are 4-3 ATS in ACC road games.
? Virginia is 6-6 against top 100 teams.
? Over is 6-2 in Cavaliers? last eight games.
? Virginia?s schedule, to this point: #83
? bench minutes: #352

? Virginia Tech (17-8, 10-4) ranked #142 by KenPom
? Tempo: #110
? Experience: #341
? Continuity: #137
? Virginia Tech won last five games, scoring 77.4 ppg.
? Hokies are shooting 41.5% on arc (#2)
? Virginia Tech covered its last three home games.
? Over is 6-2 in Hokies? last eight games.
? Virginia Tech?s schedule, to this point: #211
? bench minutes: #357

? ACC home favorites of 5 or less points are 11-20 ATS.
? Virginia beat Hokies 54-52 at home January 12.
? Cavaliers outscored Tech 6-0 over final 3:12.
? Virginia won last five series games.
? Cavaliers won last three visits to Blacksburg.

Drexel @ Charleston
? Drexel (12-11, 7-6) ranked #148 by KenPom
? Tempo: #197
? Experience: #69
? Continuity: #104
? Drexel won three of its last four games.
? Dragons are 3-10 vs teams ranked in top 200.
? Drexel is 5-1 ATS in CAA road games.
? Under is 4-2 in Dragons? last six games.
? Drexel?s schedule, to this point: #186
? bench minutes: #44

? Charleston (13-10, 5-6) ranked #165 by KenPom
? Tempo: #1
? Experience: #285
? Continuity: #332
? Charleston won three of its last four games.
? Cougars are 1-5 ATS in CAA home games.
? Charleston is shooting 47.9% inside arc (#248)
? Under is 5-1 in Cougars? last six games.
? Charleston?s schedule, to this point: #226
? bench minutes: #43

? CAA home favorites of 4 or less points are 4-11 ATS
? Charleston won six of last seven series games.
? Dragons lost last four visits here, by 22-1-12-9 points.

James Madison @ Delaware
? James Madison (19-5, 9-2) ranked #40 by KenPom
? Tempo: #79
? Experience: #89
? Continuity: #180
? James Madison lost seven of its last ten games.
? Dukes are 2-3 ATS in CAA road games.
? Opponents are shooting 56% inside arc (#331)
? Dukes? last three games stayed under total.
? James Madison?s schedule, to this point: #201
? bench minutes: #166

? Delaware (16-9, 7-5) ranked #158 by KenPom
? Tempo: #207
? Experience: #123
? Continuity: #60
? Delaware lost three of its last five games.
? Blue Hens are 1-5 ATS in CAA home games.
? Delaware is shooting 55.2% inside arc (#20)
? Over is 9-4 in Blue Hens? last 13 games.
? Delaware?s schedule, to this point: #181
? bench minutes: #323

? CAA home favorites of 4 or less points are 4-11 ATS
? Delaware won 85-69 at JMU January 29.
? Blue Hens never trailed, made 11-28 on arc.
? Delaware won eight of last nine series games.
? Dukes lost their last four visits to Delaware.

Southern Utah @ Northern Colorado
? Southern Utah (16-7, 10-3) ranked #168 by KenPom
? Tempo: #90
? Experience: #5
? Continuity: #1
? Southern Utah won 14 of its last 18 games.
? Thunderbirds are 2-3 ATS in Big Sky road games.
? Southern Utah is #18 team in country on defensive boards.
? Over is 7-2 in Thunderbirds? last nine games.
? Southern Utah?s schedule, to this point: #319
? bench minutes: #253

? Northern Colorado (13-11, 8-4) ranked #202 by KenPom
? Tempo: #76
? Experience: #14
? Continuity: #128
? Northern Colorado won last three games, scoring 78.3 ppg.
? Bears are 1-4-1 ATS in Big Sky home games.
? Northern Colorado has #10 eFG% in country.
? Over is 12-4-1 in Bears? last 17 games (0-3 last three)
? Northern Colorado?s schedule, to this point: #221
? bench minutes: #351

? Big Sky home teams are 5-9 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Northern Colorado won six of last eight series games.
? Thunderbirds lost last three visits here, by 17-11-2 points.

Georgetown @ Creighton
? Georgetown (6-17, 0-12) ranked #213 by KenPom
? Tempo: #37
? Experience: #315
? Continuity: #271
? Georgetown lost its last 13 games.
? Hoyas are 0-4 ATS in last four games.
? Georgetown is shooting 43.4% inside arc (#344)
? Over is 6-3 in Hoyas? last nine games.
? Georgetown?s schedule, to this point: #70
? bench minutes: #191

? Creighton (15-8, 7-5) ranked #70 by KenPom
? Tempo: #205
? Experience: #310
? Continuity: #340
? Creighton won three of its last four games.
? Bluejays are 2-2 ATS in Big East home games.
? Creighton is turning ball over 21.1% of time (#318)
? Under is 5-2 in Bluejays? last seven games.
? Creighton?s schedule, to this point: #42
? bench minutes: #318

? Big East double digit home favorites are 8-9 ATS.
? Creighton won 80-66 at Georgetown Saturday.
? Bluejays made 12-31 on arc, Hoyas 6-24
? Creighton won eight of last 11 series games.
? Hoyas lost three of last four visits to Omaha.

Oklahoma State @ Kansas
? Oklahoma State (12-12, 5-7) ranked #49 by KenPom
? Tempo: #98
? Experience: #206
? Continuity: #66
? Oklahoma State lost five of its last seven games.
? Cowboys are 2-4 ATS in Big X road games.
? Oklahoma State turns ball over 21% of time (#313)
? Over is 5-1 in Cowboys? last six games.
? Oklahoma State?s schedule, to this point: #7
? bench minutes: #57

? Kansas (20-4, 9-2) ranked #8 by KenPom
? Tempo: #80
? Experience: #141
? Continuity: #56
? Kansas won eight of its last ten games.
? Jayhawks are grabbing 34.4% of their misses (#26)
? Kansas is shooting 56.5% inside arc (#13)
? Jayhawks are 2-4 ATS in Big X home games.
? Kansas schedule, to this point: #3
? bench minutes: #241

? Big X double digit home favorites are 3-6 ATS.
? Kansas won 74-63 in Stillwater January 4.
? Game was tied at halftime.
? Kansas won seven of last eight series games.
? Cowboys lost last three visits here, by 12-25-9 points.

Dayton @ Rhode Island
? Dayton (17-8, 9-3) ranked #53 by KenPom
? Tempo: #341
? Experience: #358
? Continuity: #288
? Dayton won nine of its last eleven games.
? Flyers are 3-2 ATS in A-14 road games.
? Opponents are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#40)
? Flyers? last four games went over total.
? Dayton?s schedule, to this point: #150
? bench minutes: #152

? Rhode Island (13-10, 4-7) ranked #114 by KenPom
? Tempo: #212
? Experience: #271
? Continuity: #83
? Rhode Island lost six of its last seven games.
? Rams are 3-2 ATS in A-14 home games.
? Opponents are shooting 43.9% inside arc (#13)
? Rams? last three games went over the total.
? Rhode Island?s schedule, to this point: #162
? bench minutes: #119

? A-14 home teams are 9-14 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Dayton beat URI 53-51 at home January 28.
? Flyers won despite shooting 33.3% inside arc.
? Dayton won five of last six series games.
? Teams split last four meetings played here.

Washington State @ Oregon
? Washington State (14-9, 7-5) ranked #252 by KenPom
? Tempo: #46
? Experience: #273
? Continuity: #160
? Wazzu won its last three road games.
? Opponents are shooting 45.9% inside arc (#36)
? Wazzu is forcing turnovers 21.8% of time (#35)
? Under is 15-3 in Coogs? last 18 games.
? Washington State?s schedule, to this point: #105
? bench minutes: #71

? Oregon (16-8, 9-4) ranked #66 by KenPom
? Tempo: #168
? Experience: #59
? Continuity: #311
? Oregon won 10 of its last 12 games.
? Ducks are 3-4 ATS in Pac-12 home games.
? Oregon has #60 eFG% in country.
? Over is 7-4 in Ducks? last 11 games.
? Oregon?s schedule, to this point: #79
? bench minutes: #293

? Pac-12 home favorites of 4 or less points are 7-7 ATS
? Oregon won eight of last 11 series games.
? Coogs lost nine of last ten visits to Eugene.

 

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The total has gone UNDER in eight of Washington State's last nine games.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last six matchups between Oregon and Washington State.
Oregon is 2-4 ATS in its last six games.
Oregon is 15-4 in its last 19 matchups against Washington State.
Washington State is 5-2 SU in its last seven games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Oregon's last 18 games.

 

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Tuesday?s 6-pack
? Virginia 62, Virginia Tech 53? Hokies have won six in a row.
? Kansas State 78, West Virginia 73? WVU lost nine of its last ten games.
? Fort Wayne 102, Cleveland State 98, 3OT? Mastodons made 15-35 on arc.
? UNCW 80, Wm & Mary 73, OT? Seahawks are 3-0 in overtime this season.
? Northern Colorado 100, Southern Utah 95? NC shot 73% inside arc, 10-20 on arc.
? St Bonaventure 83, Saint Louis 79? Bonnies? bench played total of 11:00.

Quote of the Day
?Someone once told me: The hardest thing about winning the Super Bowl is you wake up the next morning and it?s the next season. It?s over. And to be fair, I think that?s daunting to some degree, when you wake up this morning and you realize, ?I?ve got to go do it all over again,? and you don?t have the energy. So I think the talk is actually natural. When you look at someone like Aaron Donald and what he?s accomplished, this was obviously a legacy piece.?
Rams COO Kevin Demoff

Tuesday?s quiz
Bob Huggins is best known for coaching Cincinnati/West Virginia; in between those two stops, he coached somewhere else, for one season. Where was it?

Monday?s quiz
In Matthew Stafford?s 12 years in Detroit, he played for three head coaches:
? Jim Schwartz 29-52
? Jim Caldwell 36-30
? Matt Patricia 13-29-1

Sunday?s quiz
Baltimore Ravens have won two Super Bowls; Trent Dilfer/Joe Flacco were the two QB?s that won them.

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

13) On June 14, 1974, Nolan Ryan walked 10, struck out 19 batters in 13 innings in a 4-3 Angels win that lasted 15 innings. Ryan threw 235 pitchers in this game; 235!!!!!!!!

Ryan had a 3-1 lead in ninth inning, but Carl Yastrzemski hit a 2-run homer to tie the game.

Luis Tiant pitched the whole game for the Red Sox.

12) So, when is spring training starting? Too bad the baseball owners/players are all rich nitwits who can?t agree what day it is. They need to end the lockout and get spring training started.

11) They had a draft of players for the NBA All-Star Game last week; how would you like to be the last guy picked for that game?

When I was a kid, I wasn?t usually the last guy picked, but I was closer to the bottom than the top and it sucks. Imagine making $47.2M a season and being the last guy picked? Well, guess making $47.2M would soften the blow some, but still it sucks.

Enough said.

10) Huge overlap in seasons now; I?m still basking in the glow of the Super Bowl, while there is a college hoop game on TV and I?m listening to a podcast on fantasy baseball. Only 26 days until Selection Sunday, 44 days until Opening Day of baseball.

9) MLB Network is televising a college baseball tournament this weekend; not sure how that will be, but some baseball is better than none.

8) John Calipari had a cameo on Showtime?s Billions Sunday night; he gave the hedge fund traders a pep talk, telling them to put their first million dollars away, for security. Once you have security, he says, you lose your fear of failure.

?I?ve had 52 players drafted in the NBA, have 35 players in the league now???

A terrific 1:49 scene, very well done, complete with Calipari waving his national title ring in the air, to impress the traders. Excellent scene.

7) Underdogs are now 10-5 ATS the last fifteen Super Bowls.

6) Last eight Super Bowls, the team that won the coin toss lost the game.

5) Kirk Cousins? salary cap number next year is $45M. Oy.

4) February 2, Syracuse won 89-82 at NC State; three Syracuse subs played a total of 20:00, took one shot the whole game (it missed). None of the starters scored 20 points, which is weird; they all scored between 16-19 points.

You sit in a 2-3 zone, have to rest some on defense; Boeheim?s two sons played 38-40 minutes. This will be a good team to avoid betting on in the ACC tournament, once you get past the first day.

3) NBC is re-booting Law & Order February 24; it is supposed to be pretty much similar to what it was it went off the air 12 years ago. Sam Waterston/Anthony Anderson return to their old roles; one terrific addition to the cast will be Jeffrey Donovan, who was great on an old USA Network series Burn Notice, which ran from 2007-13.

2) Prediction made without judgment: NFL will eventually award a 3rd-round draft pick to teams who hire a minority head coach. NFL needs more teams to hire minority head coaches; a 3rd-round pick is a damn good incentive.

Joe Montana, Terrell Davis, Cooper Kupp were all 3rd-round picks.

1) Sam Ryder made a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at the Phoenix Open Saturday, the hole where 50,000 people watch in a stadium-like setting. Hundreds of water bottles were thrown on the green in celebration. Seeing how the tournament was sponsored by Waste Management, didn?t take long to clean up the bottles, but it was a fun thing to see.

 

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Kent State @ Toledo
? Kent State (15-9, 10-4) ranked #160 by KenPom
? Tempo: #269
? Experience: #180
? Continuity: #124
? Kent State won its last six games.
? Flashes covered four of last five on road.
? MAC opponents are shooting 47.6% inside arc (#2 of 12)
? Under is 8-5 in Flashes? last 13 games.
? Kent State?s schedule, to this point: #232
? bench minutes: #266

? Toledo (20-5, 12-2) ranked #68 by KenPom
? Tempo: #58
? Experience: #316
? Continuity: #188
? Toledo won 11 of its last 12 games.
? Rockets are 6-0 ATS in MAC home games.
? Toledo is shooting 55.9% inside arc in MAC tilts (#1)
? Over is 6-1 in Rockets? last seven games.
? Toledo?s schedule, to this point: #197
? bench minutes: #352

? MAC home favorites of 8+ points are 9-15 ATS
? Kent State beat Toledo 66-63 at home New Year?s Day.
? Kent won four of last six series games.
? Flashes lost three of last four visits to Toledo.

Memphis @ Cincinnati
? Memphis (14-8, 8-4) ranked #39 by KenPom
? Tempo: #28
? Experience: #246
? Continuity: #178
? Memphis won its last five games.
? Tigers are 2-4 ATS in AAC road games.
? Opponents are shooting 44% inside arc (#14)
? Under is 5-3 in Tigers? last eight games.
? Memphis schedule, to this point: #48
? bench minutes: #1

? Cincinnati (16-8, 6-5) ranked #81 by KenPom
? Tempo: #139
? Experience: #108
? Continuity: #157
? Cincinnati lost three of its last five games.
? Bearcats are 2-3 ATS in AAC home games.
? Opponents are shooting 42.2% inside arc.
? Over is 6-3 in Bearcats? last nine games.
? Cincinnati?s schedule, to this point: #132
? bench minutes: #67

? AAC home teams are 5-6 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Bearcats lost 87-80 at Memphis January 9.
? Memphis outscored Cincy 11-2 over final 1:41
? Memphis won three of last four series games.
? Tigers lost seven of last eight visits to Cincinnati.

Texas @ Oklahoma
? Texas (18-7, 7-5) ranked #14 by KenPom
? Tempo: #346
? Experience: #16
? Continuity: #262
? Texas won five of its last seven games.
? Longhorns are 2-4 ATS on Big X road.
? Texas is shooting 47.9% inside arc in Big X play (#7 of 10)
? Over is 6-3 in Longhorns? last nine games.
? Texas?s schedule, to this point: #43
? bench minutes: #136

? Oklahoma (13-11, 5-7) ranked #57 by KenPom
? Tempo: #251
? Experience: #214
? Continuity: #133
? Oklahoma lost eight of its last ten games.
? Sooners are turning ball over 21.8% of time (#337)
? When they get shots, OU is shooting 58.1% inside arc (#5)
? Over is 4-2 in Sooners? last six games.
? Oklahoma?s schedule to this point: #9
? bench minutes: #163

? Big X home teams are 11-3 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Texas beat Oklahoma 66-52 at home January 11.
? Texas won three of last four series games.
? Longhorns won 52-51/69-65 in last two visits here,

Florida @ Texas A&M
? Florida (11-12, 6-8) ranked #222 by KenPom
? Tempo: #330
? Experience: #39
? Continuity: #204
? Florida won seven of its last ten games.
? Gators are 2-4 ATS in SEC road games.
? 51.5% of Florida?s shots in SEC tilts are 3?s (29.5%, #10)
? Under is 6-2 in Gators? last eight games.
? Florida?s schedule, to this point: #218
? bench minutes: #289

? Texas A&M (15-10, 4-8) ranked #72 by KenPom
? Tempo: #217
? Experience: #262
? Continuity: #292
? Texas A&M lost its last eight games.
? Aggies are 3-3 ATS in SEC home games.
? Texas A&M is #345 team in country on defensive boards.
? Over is 6-1 in Aggies? last seven games.
? Texas A&M?s schedule, to this point: #74
? bench minutes: #79

? SEC home teams are 9-7 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Florida won last four series games.
? Gators are 3-2 in last five visits to A&M

Wake Forest @ Duke
? Wake Forest (20-6, 10-5) ranked #279 by KenPom
? Tempo: #125
? Experience: #53
? Continuity: #281
? Wake Forest won seven of its last nine games.
? Deacons are 5-2-1 ATS in ACC road games.
? Wake Forest is shooting 59.4% inside arc (#3)
? Deacons? last three games stayed under total.
? Wake Forest?s schedule, to this point: #106
? bench minutes: #297

? Duke (21-4, 11-3) ranked #7 by KenPom
? Tempo: #140
? Experience: #336
? Continuity: #236
? Duke won seven of its last eight games.
? Blue Devils are 3-4 ATS in ACC home games.
? Duke is shooting 55% inside arc (#25)
? Over is 3-1 in Blue Devils? last four games.
? Duke?s schedule, to this point: #79
? bench minutes: #284

? ACC double digit home favorites are 8-10 ATS.
? Duke won 76-64 at Wake Forest January 12.
? Duke won 11 of last 12 series games.
? Wake lost its last 15 visits to Durham (90-59 LY)

Iona @ Saint Peter?s
? Iona (20-5, 12-2) ranked #86 by KenPom
? Tempo: #59
? Experience: #116
? Continuity: #174
? Iona lost two of its last three games.
? Gaels are 0-5 ATS in their last five games.
? Iona is rebounding 32.6% of its misses in MAAC games (#1)
? Under is 5-2 in Gaels? last seven games.
? Iona?s schedule, to this point: #160
? bench minutes: #185

? Saint Peter?s (11-9, 9-4) ranked #168 by KenPom
? Tempo: #214
? Experience: #179
? Continuity: #31
? Saint Peter?s won eight of its last 11 games.
? Peacocks is shooting 43.5% inside arc (#345)
? Saint Peter?s last played Friday; Iona played on Sunday.
? Peacocks are 5-2 ATS in MAAC home games.
? Saint Peter?s schedule, to this point: #211
? bench minutes: #357

? MAAC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 7-7 ATS.
? Iona beat Saint Peter?s 85-77 at home January 30.
? Peacocks made 10-15 on arc, shot 39% inside arc.
? Saint Peter?s won three of last four series games.
? Iona won four of last six visits to Saint Peter?s.

Villanova @ Providence
? Villanova (12-11, 7-6) ranked #148 by KenPom
? Tempo: #197
? Experience: #69
? Continuity: #104
? Villanova won 12 of its last 14 games.
? Wildcats are 3-3-1 ATS in Big East road games.
? Villanova is shooting 52.6% inside arc in Big East tilts (#1)
? Wildcats? last four games went over the total.
? Villanova?s schedule, to this point: #186
? bench minutes: #44

? Providence (21-2, 11-1) ranked #47 by KenPom
? Tempo: #296
? Experience: #9
? Continuity: #121
? Providence won its last eight games.
? Friars are 2-4 ATS in Big East home games.
? Providence has #34 eFG% defense in country.
? Over is 6-3 in Friars? last nine games.
? Providence?s schedule, to this point: #61
? bench minutes: #275

? Big East home underdogs of 5 or less points are 7-12 ATS
? Villanova won six of last eight series games.
? Teams split last four meetings played here,

Colorado @ Oregon State
? Colorado (15-9, 7-7) ranked #104 by KenPom
? Tempo: #191
? Experience: #311
? Continuity: #238
? Colorado is 4-6 in its last ten games (won last 2)
? Buffs are 2-5-1 ATS in last eight games.
? Colorado is turning ball over 21.6% of time in Pac-12 play (#11)
? Under is 7-3 in Buffs? last ten games.
? Colorado?s schedule, to this point: #88
? bench minutes: #83

? Oregon State (3-19, 1-11) ranked #231 by KenPom
? Tempo: #229
? Experience: #97
? Continuity: #156
? Oregon State lost its last nine games.
? Beavers are 2-4 ATS in Pac-12 home games.
? Opponents are shooting 55.1% inside arc (#335)
? Over is 12-2-1 in Beavers? last 15 games.
? Oregon State?s schedule, to this point: #46
? bench minutes: #34

? Pac-12 home underdogs of 5 or less points are 7-5 ATS
? Beavers lost 86-63 at Colorado, ten days ago.
? Colorado made 14-25 on arc that night.
? Colorado won four of last five series games.
? Buffs won 69-47/61-57 in last two visits to Corvallis.

Wisconsin @ Indiana
? Wisconsin (19-5, 10-4) ranked #36 by KenPom
? Tempo: #198
? Experience: #286
? Continuity: #225
? Wisconsin is 4-3 in its last seven games (1-6 ATS).
? Badgers are 4-3 ATS in Big 14 road games.
? Wisconsin is shooting 30.8% on arc in Big 14 games (#14)
? Over is 10-4 in Badgers? last 14 games.
? Wisconsin?s schedule, to this point: #14
? bench minutes: #313

? Indiana (13-11, 8-4) ranked #202 by KenPom
? Tempo: #76
? Experience: #14
? Continuity: #128
? Indiana lost last three games, scoring 56.3 ppg.
? Hoosiers have worst eFG% in Big 14 league games.
? Indiana is 5-2 ATS in Big 14 home games.
? Under is 3-1 in Hoosiers? last four games.
? Indiana?s schedule, to this point: #221
? bench minutes: #351

? Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 9-6 ATS
? Badgers beat Indiana 64-59 at home December 8,
? Wisconsin won last four series games.
? Teams split last four meetings played here.

Iowa State @ TCU
? Iowa State (16-9, 3-9) ranked #45 by KenPom
? Tempo: #200
? Experience: #95
? Continuity: #338
? Iowa State lost last four games, scoring 58.5 ppg.
? Cyclones are 2-4 ATS in Big X road games.
? Iowa State forces turnovers 25.1% of time (#4)
? Over is 4-2 in Cyclones? Big X road games.
? Iowa State?s schedule, to this point: #70
? bench minutes: #191

? TCU (16-6, 5-5) ranked #57 by KenPom
? Tempo: #238
? Experience: #281
? Continuity: #312
? TCU split its last eight games.
? Horned Frogs are 3-3 ATS in Big X home games.
? TCU is rebounding 38.8% of its misses (#1)
? Horned Frogs? last six games went over the total.
? TCU?s schedule, to this point: #49
? bench minutes: #102

? Big X home favorites of 4 or less points are 9-1 ATS.
? TCU won 59-44 at Iowa State January 22.
? Cyclones were 3-26 on arc that day.
? TCU won eight of last nine series games.
? Cyclones lost their last five visits to Fort Worth.

Butler @ DePaul
? Butler (12-12, 5-7) ranked #49 by KenPom
? Tempo: #98
? Experience: #206
? Continuity: #66
? Butler lost seven of its last ten games.
? Bulldogs covered five of last six games.
? Butler is shooting 30.1% on arc in Big East play (#11)
? Over is 7-2 in Bulldogs? last nine games.
? Butler?s schedule, to this point: #7
? bench minutes: #57

? DePaul (12-11, 3-10) ranked #102 by KenPom
? Tempo: #95
? Experience: #96
? Continuity: #305
? DePaul lost five of its last seven games.
? Blue Demons covered their last four home games.
? Big East opponents are shooting 38.1% on arc (#10 of 11)
? Under is 5-2 in Blue Demons? last seven games.
? DePaul?s schedule, to this point: #3
? bench minutes: #241

? Big East home favorites of 4 or less points are 2-5 ATS.
? Butler beat DePaul 63-59 at home December 29
? Bulldogs won 15 of last 16 series games.
? Butler won seven of last eight visits to DePaul.

Kentucky @ Tennessee
? Kentucky (21-4, 10-2) ranked #3 by KenPom
? Tempo: #105
? Experience: #202
? Continuity: #302
? Kentucky won its last six games.
? Wildcats are 2-4 ATS in SEC road games.
? Kentucky is rebounding 37.6% of its misses (#4)
? Under is 4-2 in Wildcats? SEC road games.
? Kentucky?s schedule, to this point: #44
? bench minutes: #244

? Tennessee (18-6, 9-3) ranked #10 by KenPom
? Tempo: #138
? Experience: #289
? Continuity: #199
? Tennessee won seven of its last eight games.
? Vols are 2-4 ATS in SEC home games.
? Tennessee force turnovers 24.7% of time (#6)
? Over is 3-1 in Vols? last four games.
? Tennessee?s schedule, to this point: #10
? bench minutes: #47

? SEC home teams are 10-7 ATS if spread was 3 or less.
? Kentucky pounded Tennessee 107-79 at home January 15.
? Wildcats made 11-18 on arc, scored 1.47 ppp, very high.
? Teams split last eight series games.
? Kentucky won 77-64/70-55 in last two visits to Knoxville.

Utah State @ San Diego State
? Utah State (15-11, 6-7) ranked #43 by KenPom
? Tempo: #192
? Experience: #85
? Continuity: #231
? Utah State is 5-6 in its last eleven games.
? Aggies are 2-3-1 ATS in MW road games.
? Utah State is shooting 57.2% inside arc (#7)
? Aggies? last four games went over the total.
? Utah State?s schedule, to this point: #66
? bench minutes: #241

? San Diego State (15-6, 7-3) ranked #42 by KenPom
? Tempo: #250
? Experience: #33
? Continuity: #107
? San Diego State won last three games, giving up 63 ppg.
? Aztecs are 2-3 ATS in MW home games.
? San Diego State has #10 eFG% defense in country.
? Under is 9-6 in Aztecs? last 15 games.
? San Diego State?s schedule, to this point: #85
? bench minutes: #106

? Mountain West home faves of 5 or less points are 5-11 ATS
? Utah State drilled the Aztecs 75-57 at home January 26.
? Aggies outscored San Diego State 43-26 in second half.
? Utah State won four of last five series games.
? Aggies lost last seven visits to Viejas Arena.

 

[Udog]

Duke has covered the spread in four of its last six games.
Duke has gone OVER the point total in three of its last four games.
Wake Forest has covered the spread in seven of its last nine games.
Wake Forest has gone UNDER the point total in three straight games.


Providence has covered the spread in seven straight games when playing as the underdog.
Providence has failed to cover the spread in three straight home games.
Villanova has failed to cover the spread in six of its last eight games.
Villanova has failed to go OVER the point total in four straight games.


Wisconsin has covered the spread in four of its last six games when playing as the underdog.
Wisconsin has covered the spread in five of its last eight road games.
Indiana has failed to cover the spread in three straight games.


Kentucky has failed to cover the spread in five of its last eight road games.
Kentucky has won six straight games.
Tennessee has gone OVER the point total in three of its last four games.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 15

 

[Cnotes53]

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

MSU at PSU 06:30 PM
O 130.0
+500

VCU at FOR 07:00 PM
U 124.0
+500

HOF at ELON 07:00 PM
HOF -6.5
+500

IONA at SPC 07:00 PM
SPC +5.0
+500

TEX at OKLA 07:00 PM
OKLA +1.0
+500

FLA at TAM 07:00 PM
O 133.5
+500

MW at SH 07:00 PM
MW -1.0
+500

EMU at CMU 07:00 PM
O 146.0
+500

BUFF at BGSU 07:00 PM
BUFF -4.5
+500

M-OH at OHIO 07:00 PM
O 143.5
+500

LIB at UNF 07:00 PM
LIB -8.0
+500

MEM at CIN 07:00 PM
MEM -3.0
+500

CLEM at FSU 07:00 PM
CLEM +1.5
+500

SCAR at MISS 07:00 PM
MISS -4.0
+500

VILL at PROV 08:00 PM
VILL -4.0
+500

NCST at GT 08:00 PM
GT -1.5
+500

UNI at ILST 08:00 PM
ILST +4.5
+500

INST at MOSU 08:00 PM
MOSU -12.0
+500

BRAD at SIU 08:00 PM
BRAD -1.0
+500

MINN at OSU 08:30 PM
OSU -12.5
+500

COLO at ORST 09:00 PM
COLO -4.0
+500

ISU at TCU 09:00 PM
ISU +4.0
+500

ARK at MIZZ 09:00 PM
MIZZ +7.5
+500

BUT at DEP 09:00 PM
BUT +3.0
+500

WIS at IND 09:00 PM
WIS +3.0
+500

UK at TENN 09:00 PM
UK +1.5
+500

WYO at UNM 09:00 PM
WYO -5.0
+500

UCI at UCSD 10:00 PM
UCSD +6.0
+500

USU at SDSU 10:00 PM
O 130.0
+500

SJSU at NEV 11:00 PM
SJSU +15.0
+500