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Tuesday, March 8

CAA tournament (@ Washington DC)
Delaware vs NC-Wilmington
? Delaware (21-12, 12-8) ranked #143 by KenPom
? Tempo: #196
? Experience: #130
? Continuity: #66
? Delaware lost three of its last five games
? Blue Hens gave up 56-56 points in wins last two nights.
? Blue Hens have #29 eFG% in country.
? Delaware played seven guys yesterday; they led 32-16 early.
? Delaware?s schedule, to this point: #206
? bench minutes: #312

? NC-Wilmington (23-8, 17-3) ranked #174 by KenPom
? Tempo: #265
? Experience: #72
? Continuity: #257
? UNCW won seven of its last eight games.
? Seahawks are 4-0 in overtime games this year.
? UNCW has #282 eFG% in country.
? Seahawks are 16-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
? NC-Wilmington?s schedule, to this point: #227
? bench minutes: #306

? UNCW beat Delaware twice this year, by 2-7 points.
? Teams split last six meetings, after UNCW won the previous nine.

Horizon tournament (@ Indianapolis)
Wright State vs Northern Kentucky
? Wright State (20-13, 17-7) ranked #181 by KenPom
? Tempo: #96
? Experience: #263
? Continuity: #68
? Wright State won five of its last six games.
? Raiders are shooting 53.5% inside arc (#48)
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? Wright State is 3-4 ATS in its last seven games.
? Over is 5-1 in Raiders? last six games.
? Wright State?s schedule to this point: #331
? bench minutes: #355

? Northern Kentucky (20-11, 16-6) ranked #193 by KenPom
? Tempo: #322
? Experience: #235
? Continuity: #62
? Northern Kentucky won 14 of its last 16 games.
? Norse forces turnovers 21.2% of time (#40)
? Norse is shooting 48.1% inside arc (#244)
? NKU rebounds 36.0% of its misses (#9)
? Northern Kentucky?s schedule to this point: #337
? bench minutes: #235

? Northern Kentucky beat Wright State twice TY, by 10-4 points.
? Teams split last ten series games.

ACC tournament (@ Brooklyn)
Boston College vs Pitt
? Boston College (11-19, 6-14) ranked #149 by KenPom
? Tempo: #280
? Experience: #226
? Continuity: #295
? Boston College lost eight of its last ten games.
? Eagles have #297 eFG% in country.
? Boston College is 0-13 when it allows 70+ points.
? Last 3 years, Eagles are 0-3 in ACC tourney, losing by 10-22-35 points.
? Boston College?s schedule, to this point: #87
? bench minutes: #286

? Pitt (11-20, 6-14) ranked #192 by KenPom
? Tempo: #329
? Experience: #188
? Continuity: #308
? Pitt lost last four games, scoring 59 ppg.
? Panthers turn ball over 21.1% of time (#322)
? Pitt also have #305 eFG% in country.
? Last seven years, Panthers are 4-7 in ACC tourney.
? Pitt?s schedule, to this point: #62
? bench minutes: #251

? Teams split pair of home wins this season.
? Teams split last six series games.

NC State vs Clemson
? NC State (11-20, 4-16) ranked #139 by KenPom
? Tempo: #191
? Experience: #300
? Continuity: #221
? NC State lost ten of its last eleven games.
? Wolfpack has #323 eFG% defense.
? NC State is shooting 46% inside arc (#318)
? Last 10 years, Wolfpack are 7-3 in first ACC tourney game.
? NC State?s schedule, to this point: #69
? bench minutes: #280

? Clemson (16-15, 8-12) ranked #81 by KenPom
? Tempo: #236
? Experience: #171
? Continuity: #172
? Clemson won last four games, giving up 63.3 ppg.
? Tigers are shooting 36.7% on arc (#43)
? Clemson is #41 team in country on defensive boards.
? Last seven years, Tigers are 3-6 in ACC tournament.
? Clemson?s schedule, to this point: #65
? bench minutes: #80

? Clemson won 70-65 at NC State January 8.
? Teams split last eight series games.

Georgia Tech vs Louisville
? Georgia Tech (12-19, 5-15) ranked #163 by KenPom
? Tempo: #113
? Experience: #159
? Continuity: #147
? Georgia Tech lost seven of its last nine games.
? Five of Jackets? last six games were decided by 6 or less points.
? Georgia Tech is 10-3 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
? Jackets won ACC tourney LY, only had to play 2 games (COVID)
? Georgia Tech?s schedule, to this point: #200
? bench minutes: #9

? Louisville (12-18, 6-14) ranked #145 by KenPom
? Tempo: #184
? Experience: #116
? Continuity: #302
? Louisville lost 11 of its last 12 games.
? Under is 5-2 in Cardinals? last seven games.
? Louisville is shooting 30.9% on arc (#307)
? Cardinals won three strait conference tourneys (2012-14); since then, they?re 2-5 in conference tournament games.
? Louisville?s schedule, to this point: #51
? bench minutes: #8

? Louisville beat Tech 67-64 back on January 2.
? Louisville won nine of ten ACC meetings.

MAAC tournament (@ Atlantic City)
Rider @ Manhattan
? Rider (12-18, 8-12) ranked #242 by KenPom
? Tempo: #176
? Experience: #58
? Continuity: #158
? Rider lost five of its last seven games.
? Broncs are 0-3 in overtime games this year.
? Rider has #346 eFG% in country.
? Last 10 years, Broncs are 4-9 in MAAC tourney games.
? Rider?s schedule, to this point: #229
? bench minutes: #300

? Manhattan (15-14, 8-12) ranked #266 by KenPom
? Tempo: #102
? Experience: #1
? Continuity: #56
? Manhattan lost three of its last four games.
? Jaspers turns ball over 20.6% of time (#310)
? Opponents are shooting 53.3% inside arc (#305)
? Last six years, Jaspers are 3-6 in this event.
? Manhattan?s schedule, to this point: #236
? bench minutes: #100

? Teams traded home wins this season.
? Rider won 10 of last 12 series games.

Canisius @ Fairfield
? Canisius (11-20, 7-13) ranked #259 by KenPom
? Tempo: #117
? Experience: #77
? Continuity: #31
? Canisius won last three games, after starting MAAC play 4-13.
? Griffins covered eight of their last nine games.
? Canisius has #333 eFG% in country.
? Last four years, Griffins are 1-4 SU in this event.
? Canisius?s schedule, to this point: #191
? bench minutes: #147

? Fairfield (14-17, 8-12) ranked #224 by KenPom
? Tempo: #333
? Experience: #85
? Continuity: #4
? Fairfield split its last eight games SU.
? Stags are shooting 46.7% inside arc in MAAC tilts (#9 of 11)
? Last four Fairfield games stayed under total.
? Last four years, Stags are 6-4 in MAAC tourney, losing in finals twice.
? Fairfield?s schedule, to this point: #43
? bench minutes: #336

? Fairfield beat Canisius twice this year, by 6-4 points.
? Stags won five of last six series games.

Quinnipiac @ Marist
? Quinnipiac (12-16, 7-13) ranked #256 by KenPom
? Tempo: #76
? Experience: #167
? Continuity: #94
? Quinnipiac lost six in row, nine of last 10 games.
? Opponents are shooting 37.5% on arc (#333)
? Under is 5-3 in last eight Quinnipiac games.
? Last seven years, Bobcats are 2-6 in this event.
? Iowa?s schedule, to this point: #264
? bench minutes: #220

? Marist (14-15, 9-11) ranked #195 by KenPom
? Tempo: #223
? Experience: #164
? Continuity: #73
? Marist won six of its last eight games.
? Red Foxes have 51.0% eFG% in MAAC games (#2 of 11).
? Over is 5-3 in last eight Marist games.
? Last six years, Red Foxes are 0-6 in this event.
? Marist?s schedule, to this point: #265
? bench minutes: #23

? Teams split pair of home wins this season.
? Teams split last eight series games.

Conference USA Tournament (@ Frisco, TX)
Marshall vs Florida International
? Marshall (11-20, 4-14) ranked #241 by KenPom
? Tempo: #8
? Experience: #318
? Continuity: #45
? Marshall lost four of its last five games.
? Thundering Herd has #269 eFG% in country.
? Under is 3-1 in last four Marshall games.
? Last five years, Thundering Herd are 8-3 in this event.
? Marshall?s schedule, to this point: #139
? bench minutes: #172

? Florida International (15-16, 5-13) ranked #267 by KenPom
? Tempo: #200
? Experience: #275
? Continuity: #189
? FIU lost last four games, scoring 61.3 ppg.
? Panthers turn ball over 20.1% of time (#287)
? FIU covered twice in last six games.
? Last six years, Panthers are 1-3 in C-USA tourney.
? Florida International?s schedule, to this point: #253
? bench minutes: #60

? FIU beat Marshall twice this year, by 1-4 points.
? Before this year, Marshall had won last nine series games.

Southern Miss vs Texas-San Antonio
? Southern Miss (6-25, 1-17) ranked #340 by KenPom
? Tempo: #186
? Experience: #322
? Continuity: #194
? Southern Miss lost last 14 games, covered last three.
? Eagles have #298 eFG%, #326 eFG% defense.
? Last five years, Southern Miss is 3-4 in C-USA tourney.
? Over is 9-1 in Eagles? last ten games.
? Southern Miss?s schedule, to this point: #136
? bench minutes: #96

? Texas-San Antonio (10-21, 3-15) ranked #311 by KenPom
? Tempo: #95
? Experience: #215
? Continuity: #214
? UTSA lost eight of its last ten games.
? Roadrunners covered six of last seven games.
? UTSA has #353 eFG% in country.
? Since moving to C-USA, Roadrunners are 3-8 in conference tourney.
? Texas-San Antonio?s schedule, to this point: #43
? bench minutes: #336

? USM won first meeting 74-73, then lost by 19 in OT at San Antonio February 17.
? Roadrunners won four of last five series games.

Summit tournament (@ Sioux Falls, SD)
North Dakota State vs South Dakota State
? North Dakota State (23-9, 15-5) ranked #146 by KenPom
? Tempo: #221
? Experience: #302
? Continuity: #6
? North Dakota State won nine of its last ten games.
? Bison covered six of their last seven games.
? North Dakota State is #24 team in country on defensive boards.
? Bison never trailed in stress-free win Monday.
? North Dakota State?s schedule, to this point: #279
? bench minutes: #173

? South Dakota State (29-4, 20-0) ranked #68 by KenPom
? Tempo: #59
? Experience: #288
? Continuity: #8
? South Dakota State won 20 in row, hasn?t lost since December 15.
? Jackrabbits are shooting 44.3% on the arc (#1)
? South Dakota State has #243 eFG% defense in country.
? Jackrabbits haven?t won this tournament since 2018.
? South Dakota State?s schedule, to this point: #255
? bench minutes: #180
? Jackrabbits won both meetings this year, 90-86/80-76
? South Dakota State won eight of last nine series games.

Big West tournament (@ Henderson, NV)
Cal-Bakersfield vs Cal-Northridge
? Bakersfield (7-18, 2-12) ranked #275 by KenPom
? Tempo: #320
? Experience: #199
? Continuity: #167
? Bakersfield lost 12 of its last 13 games.
? Roadrunners covered once in last ten games.
? Roadrunners are shooting 47.6% inside arc (#258)
? Bakersfield rebounds 38.5% of its misses (#3)
? Bakersfield?s schedule, to this point: #162
? bench minutes: #16

? Northridge (7-22, 3-13) ranked #329 by KenPom
? Tempo: #279
? Experience: #105
? Continuity: #316
? Northridge lost its last six games, all by 8+ points.
? Matadors have #347 eFG% in country.
? Over is 7-3 in last ten Northridge games.
? Last seven years, Matadors are 0-4 in this event.
? Northridge?s schedule, to this point: #157
? bench minutes: #25

? Matadors won 71-65 at Bakersfield February 12.
? Northridge won two of three meetings as Big West rivals.

Cal Poly vs Cal-Davis
? Cal Poly (7-20, 2-12) ranked #300 by KenPom
? Tempo: #316
? Experience: #305
? Continuity: #245
? Cal Poly won last two games, after an 0-8 skid.
? Mustangs have #236 eFG% in country.
? Cal Poly turns ball over 22.5% of time (#350)
? Last seven years, Mustangs are 1-5 in Big West tourney.
? Cal Poly?s schedule, to this point: #202
? bench minutes: #209

? Cal-Davis (12-10, 5-6) ranked #211 by KenPom
? Tempo: #188
? Experience: #334
? Continuity: #83
? Cal-Davis is 4-3 in its last seven games.
? Opponents are shooting 45.3% inside arc (#29)
? Cal-Davis had three pauses of 10+ days this season.
? Last five years, Davis is 5-3 in this event.
? Cal-Davis?s schedule, to this point: #282
? bench minutes: #271

? Cal Poly beat Davis 82-74 at home January 15.
? Aggies won nine of last ten series games.

WCC tournament (@ Las Vegas)
Saint Mary?s vs Gonzaga
? Saint Mary?s (25-6, 13-3) ranked #17 by KenPom
? Tempo: #337
? Experience: #80
? Continuity: #16
? Saint Mary?s won 13 of their last 15 games.
? Gaels led by 15 with with 14:09 left last nite, won 75-72.
? Saint Mary?s is shooting 52.5% inside arc (#71)
? Gaels are #7 team in country on defensive boards.
? Saint Mary?s schedule, to this point: #66
? bench minutes: #314

? Gonzaga (25-3, 14-1) ranked #1 by KenPom
? Tempo: #3
? Experience: #268
? Continuity: #223
? Gonzaga won 18 of their last 19 games
? Zags were up 20 at half Monday, beat USF 81-71.
? Since 2004, Gonzaga is 38-5 SU in WCC tourney games.
? Zags are shooting 60.9% inside arc (#2)
? Gonzaga?s schedule, to this point: #105
? bench minutes: #274

? Teams split pair of home wins this season.
? Zags won 14 of last 17 series games.

 

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TUESDAY, MARCH 8
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

NCST at CLEM 04:30 PM
CLEM -5.0
U 143.0
+500 +500

RID at MAN 05:00 PM
O 138.0
+500

JAC at BELL 05:00 PM
JAC +2.5
+500

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DEL at UNCW 07:00 PM
UNCW +2.5
O 133.0
+500 +500

CAN at FAIR 07:00 PM
U 131.5
+500

WAG at BRY 07:00 PM
BRY +0.0
+500

GT at LOU 07:00 PM
U 134.5
+500

WRST at NKU 07:00 PM
NKU -1.0
O 135.0
+500 +500

MRSH at FIU 07:30 PM
FIU +3.5
U 147.5
+500 +500

USM at UTSA 08:00 PM
USM +3.0
U 139.0
+500 +500

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SMC at GONZ 09:00 PM
SMC +12.5
O 139.5
+500 +500

QUIN at MRST 09:00 PM
O 140.0
+500

CSB at CSN 09:00 PM
O 128.0
+500

NDSU at SDST 09:00 PM
NDSU +0.0
O 150.0
+500 +500

UTRGV at CALBA 09:00 PM
CALBA -7.5
O 146.5
+500 +500

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CP at UCD 11:30 PM
UCD -6.0
U 127.0
+500 +500

CHS at UVU 11:30 PM
UVU -11.5
O 133.5
+500 +500

 

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MARCH MADNESS OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

03/08/2022..............14-13-0.................51.85%..................-1.50
03/07/2022................11-9-0.................55.00%.................+5.50
03/06/2022...............24-17-1.................58.33%...............+26.50
03/05/2022...............60-62-2.................49.18%................-41.00
03/04/2022...............20-12-1.................62.50%...............+34.00
03/03/2022...............44-38-3.................53.65%...............+11.00
03/02/2022...............39-26-1.................60.00%...............+52.00
03/01/2022...............27-28-1.................49.11%................-19.00

TOTALS..................239-205-9.................53.82%...............+67.50


BEST BETS:

03/08/2022.................9-9-0....................50.00%...............-4.50
03/07/2022.................9-6-0....................60.00%.............+12.00
03/06/2022................13-9-0...................59.09%.............+15.50
03/05/2022...............33-31-1...................51.56%..............- 5.50
03/04/2022..................9-7-0...................56.25%.............+ 6.50
03/03/2022...............27-21-2..................56.25%.............+19.50
03/02/2022...............20-13-0..................60.60%.............+28.50
03/01/2022...............13-13-0..................50.00%...............- 6.50


TOTALS..................133-109-3..................54.95%..............+65.50



UPDATED ON 03/08/2022

 

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Wednesday?s 6-pack
Odds to win AAC basketball tournament:
+160? Houston
+180? Memphis
+800? Central Florida
+900? SMU
+1000? Cincinnati, Wichita State
+5000? Tulsa
+6000? Tulane

Quote of the Day
?Selling an NFL team is a complex process involving numerous parties and league approval procedures. Nonetheless, the trustees hope to have the sale completed by the start of the 2022 NFL season.?
Denver Broncos CEO Joe Ellis

Wednesday?s quiz
What two colleges did Russell Wilson play football for?

Tuesday?s quiz
Murray Slaughter was the New York City cop with the big nose who was Felix/Oscar?s friend in The Odd Couple.

Monday?s quiz
Lurch was the butler in the old TV show, The Addams Family.

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Wednesday?s Den: Mid-week musings???

13) Quite a day for NFL news:
? Aaron Rodgers will stay in Green Bay, will get an enormous contract. It is unclear exactly how enormous, but Rodgers will be 39 next December, and will finish his career in Green Bay.
? Packers also put franchise tag on WR Davante Adams, so their offense is good to go.
? Will Green Bay trade backup QB Jordan Love, who was a 2020 first round pick?

12) Right after the Rodgers news broke, Denver traded five draft picks, two players to Seattle for QB Russell Wilson, who has two years, $56M left on his contract.

Wilson went 113-60-1 in ten years with Seattle, splitting pair of Super Bowls. Denver has started 11 different QB?s the last six years since Peyton Manning retired, but that problem is officially solved now.

Broncos are first NFL team since 2017 to be up for sale; back then, the Carolina Panthers sold for $2.275B. Acquiring Wilson makes the Broncos? franchise worth more money- they could fetch more than $2.275B.

11) Seahawks coach Pete Carroll will be 71 in September; wonder how he feels about leading a rebuild in Seattle? Unless Seattle uses those draft picks and trades for Deshaun Watson, then it isn?t a rebuild anymore, but they released LB Bobby Wagner too, so???

10) Bellarmine 77, Jacksonville U 72? Weirdness in the Atlantic Sun.
? Bellarmine is in its 2nd year at D-I level; they can?t play in NCAA tournament until 2025.
? Jacksonville STATE won the regular season; they get the ASUN?s automatic bid- this was the Gamecocks? first year in the ASUN.
? Jacksonville U is in Florida; Jacksonville State is in Alabama.

? Back in 1970, Jacksonville U made the Final Four, lost the national title game; star of that team was 7-foot center Artis Gilmore, who is now the Dolphins? radio analyst. Gilmore played 17 years in the NBA, scored 24,941 points. Big lefty; tough guy.
? This game was played in Louisville?s Freedom Hall, which was the Kentucky Colonels? home court back when Gilmore was their center in the ABA from 1971-76.

9) WCC final:
? Gonzaga 81, Saint Mary?s 68? Zags are 39-5 in last 44 WCC tourney games.
? Zags shot 57.7% from floor; they figure to be #1 overall seed in NCAA?s.

8) Horizon final:
? Wright State 72, Northern Kentucky 71:
? NKU led by 16 with with 11:41 left in game.
? Three Raiders played 39 or 40:00; they?re in NCAAs for first time since 2018.

One of the refs for this game was DJ Carstensen; way back when, 1980 or so, Carstensen played basketball at Utica College, which made an ill-fated try to move up from Division III to Division I. Pioneers were coached by Larry Costello, who ten years earlier had been Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?s coach with the Milwaukee Bucks.

7) NEC final:
Bryant 70, Wagner 43
? Bulldogs are in NCAA?s for first time.
? Bryant was leading this game 36-6. Thirty-six. to. six.
? Bryant?s best player is a kid named Peter Kiss, who leads the country in scoring; back in the day, he would be called a ?hot dog?, a show off. He is playing for his third college in five years. Kiss made 42.2% of his 3?s last year, only 27.8% this year.
? There was a fracas in the stands with 4:37 left in this game; took them 25 minutes to resume the game. Two teams weren?t involved; somehow they let the fans stay in the gym for rest of the game and thankfully, nothing else happened.

6) Summit final:
? South Dakota State 75, North Dakota State 69? Jackrabbits advance to NCAAs for sixth time.
? South Dakota State has won 21 games in row, hasn?t lost since December 15.
? Jackrabbits have now won nine of last ten games in this rivalry.

5) Big West tournament:
? Cal-Bakersfield 58, Cal-Northridge 45? Matadors shot 32.6% from the floor.
? Cal-Davis 63, Cal Poly 53? Aggies play Fullerton Thursday.

4) Quick thought on NFL quarterbacks: the new coach and new GM of the New Jersey Giants come from the Buffalo Bills, where Mitchell Trubisky was the backup QB last year.

Giants are expected to acquire Trubisky; if they don?t want him, why would anyone else want him, seeing how they know him pretty well, and they need a quality QB.

3) Joey Gallo bunted for seven hits last year, most in the major leagues; if MLB bans the shift this season, Gallo won?t have to bunt anymore.

2) Random baseball trivia; Will Clark went 12-36 with six home runs against Nolan Ryan, which I am told is the most home runs any player hit off of Ryan. He also doubled twice, walked three times.

1) There was great news Tuesday; scans on Dick Vitale showed no more cancer; he is considered to be in remission, which is outstanding news for the former coach. The man has raised over $100M to fund cancer research; at age 82, he still has tremendous energy.

 

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Wednesday, March 9

Big X tournament (@ Kansas City)
West Virginia vs Kansas State
? West Virginia (15-16, 4-14) ranked #71 by KenPom
? Tempo: #119
? Experience: #83
? Continuity: #182
? West Virginia lost seven of its last eight games.
? Mountaineers are #343 team in country on defensive boards.
? West Virginia is shooting 45.9% inside arc (#318)
? Mountaineers went WWL in this event four of last five years.
? West Virginia?s schedule, to this point: #4
? bench minutes: #111

? Kansas State (14-16, 6-12) ranked #61 by KenPom
? Tempo: #209
? Experience: #208
? Continuity: #128
? Kansas State lost last five games, giving up 81.8 ppg.
? Opponents are shooting 52.1% inside arc (#273)
? K-State won its first Big X tourney game the last six years.
? Wildcats are 8-2 vs teams ranked outside the top 50.
? Kansas State?s schedule, to this point: #5
? bench minutes: #180

? Teams split pair of home wins this season.
? West Virginia is 7-4 in last eleven series games.

ACC tournament (@ Brooklyn)
Syracuse vs Florida State
? Syracuse (15-16, 9-11) ranked #88 by KenPom
? Tempo: #156
? Experience: #60
? Continuity: #274
? Syracuse lost last four games, giving up 84.8 ppg.
? Orange is #328 team in country on defensive boards.
? Syracuse is shooting 37.4% on the arc (#25)
? Orange won first ACC tourney game last three years.
? Syracuse?s schedule, to this point: #48
? bench minutes: #356

? Florida State (17-13, 10-10) ranked #101 by KenPom
? Tempo: #129
? Experience: #245
? Continuity: #242
? Florida State won last three games, scoring 75.7 ppg.
? Seminoles force turnovers 21.3% of time (#37)
? Opponents are shooting 36.8% on arc (#320)
? Seminoles won first ACC tourney game 11 of last 14 games.
? Florida State?s schedule, to this point: #49
? bench minutes: #5

? Teams split pair of road wins this season.
? Florida State won four of last five series games.

Boston College vs Wake Forest
? Boston College (12-19, 7-14) ranked #135 by KenPom
? Tempo: #283
? Experience: #226
? Continuity: #295
? Boston College lost eight of its last 11 games.
? Eagles have #289 eFG% in country.
? Boston College is 0-13 when it allows 70+ points.
? Eagles led by 11 at half Tuesday, had fairly easy win over Pitt.
? Boston College?s schedule, to this point: #87
? bench minutes: #286

? Wake Forest (23-8, 13-7) ranked #33 by KenPom
? Tempo: #47
? Experience: #52
? Continuity: #281
? Wake Forest won three of its last four games.
? Deacons are shooting 58.9% inside arc (#3)
? Wake Forest?s last five games went over total.
? Since 2008, Deacons are 2-13 in ACC tourney.
? Wake Forest?s schedule, to this point: #106
? bench minutes: #297

? Wake Forest thrashed BC 87-57 January 24; Eagles shot 29% inside arc.
? Deacons won last three series games, by 18-4-30 points.

Virginia Tech vs Clemson
? Clemson (17-15, 9-12) ranked #81 by KenPom
? Tempo: #224
? Experience: #172
? Continuity: #174
? Clemson won last five games, giving up 63.4 ppg.
? Tigers are shooting 36.3% on arc (#55)
? Clemson is #40 team in country on defensive boards.
? Tigers played only two guys more than 26:00 in Tuesday?s win.
? Clemson?s schedule, to this point: #67
? bench minutes: #80

? Virginia Tech (19-12, 11-9) ranked #29 by KenPom
? Tempo: #345
? Experience: #106
? Continuity: #92
? Virginia Tech won nine of its last 11 games.
? Hokies are shooting 38.8% on arc (#4)
? Under is 7-1 in Virginia Tech?s last eight games.
? Last nine years, Hokies are 4-5 in first ACC tourney game.
? Virginia Tech?s schedule, to this point: #80
? bench minutes: #337

? Tech lost 63-59 at Clemson four days ago.
? Hokies won seven of last nine series games.

Louisville vs Virginia
? Louisville (13-18, 7-14) ranked #142 by KenPom
? Tempo: #184
? Experience: #112
? Continuity: #304
? Louisville lost 11 of its last 13 games.
? Under is 5-3 in Cardinals? last eight games.
? Louisville is shooting 31.2% on arc (#292)
? Cardinals won three strait conference tourneys (2012-14); since then, they?re 3-5 in conference tournament games.
? Louisville?s schedule, to this point: #53
? bench minutes: #9

? Virginia (18-12, 12-8) ranked #72 by KenPom
? Tempo: #358
? Experience: #127
? Continuity: #255
? Virginia lost three of its last five games.
? Cavaliers are 6-2-1 ATS in last nine games.
? Over is 7-3 in last ten Virginia games.
? Cavaliers won first ACC tourney game the last seven years.
? Virginia?s schedule, to this point: #72
? bench minutes: #351

? Virginia beat Louisville twice this year, by 12-10 points.
? Cavaliers won 13 of last 14 series games.

Big 14 tournament (@ Indianapolis)
Nebraska vs Northwestern
? Nebraska (10-21, 4-16) ranked #132 by KenPom
? Tempo: #18
? Experience: #296
? Continuity: #253
? Nebraska won last three games, all as double digit underdogs.
? Cornhuskers are shooting 32.2% on arc (#253)
? Nebraska is #308 team in country on defensive boards.
? Since 2011, Cornhuskers are 5-11 in this event.
? Nebraska?s schedule, to this point: #27
? bench minutes: #144

? Northwestern (14-15, 7-13) ranked #76 by KenPom
? Tempo: #143
? Experience: #177
? Continuity: #52
? Northwestern lost five of its last seven games.
? Wildcats are 9-1 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
? Under is 6-2 in last eight Northwestern games.
? Last four years, Wildcats are 0-4 in this event, scoring 57.3 ppg
? Northwestern?s schedule, to this point: #236
? bench minutes: #100

? Wildcats beat Nebraska twice this season, by 24-12 points.
? Northwestern won last five series games.

Minnesota vs Penn State
? Minnesota (13-16, 4-16) ranked #107 by KenPom
? Tempo: #281
? Experience: #21
? Continuity: #343
? Minnesota lost four in row, 15 of last 18 games.
? Gophers are 2-5 ATS in last seven games.
? Minnesota won first Big 14 tourney game the last three years.
? Gophers? last five games went over the total.
? Minnesota?s schedule, to this point: #21
? bench minutes: #354

? Penn State (12-16, 7-13) ranked #92 by KenPom
? Tempo: #354
? Experience: #11
? Continuity: #206
? Penn State lost four of its last five games.
? Opponents are shooting 45.3% inside arc (#21)
? Penn State covered seven of their last 10 games.
? Last six years, Lions are 6-6 in this event.
? Penn State?s schedule, to this point: #22
? bench minutes: #307

? Gophers lost 67-46 at Penn State February 17.
? Penn State won last three series games, by 6-19-21 points.

Big East tournament (@ Madison Square Garden)
Butler vs Xavier
? Butler (13-18, 6-14) ranked #134 by KenPom
? Tempo: #338
? Experience: #176
? Continuity: #72
? Butler lost last five games, scoring 60.4 ppg.
? Bulldogs covered six of their last eight games.
? Over is 7-3 in last ten Butler games.
? Since 2014, Bulldogs are 2-7 in Big East tourney.
? Butler?s schedule, to this point: #12
? bench minutes: #110

? Xavier (18-12, 8-11) ranked #51 by KenPom
? Tempo: #116
? Experience: #129
? Continuity: #54
? Xavier lost seven of its last nine games.
? Musketeers are shooting 31.2% on arc in Big East tilts (#10 of 11)
? Over is 6-2 in last eight Xavier games.
? Xavier?s last five losses in Big East tourney were all by 4 or less points; three of them came in overtime.
? Xavier?s schedule, to this point: #33
? bench minutes: #163

? Xavier beat Butler twice this season, by 15-2 points.
? Musketeers won four of last five series games.

DePaul @ St John?s
? DePaul (15-15, 6-14) ranked #99 by KenPom
? Tempo: #86
? Experience: #94
? Continuity: #306
? DePaul won three of its last four games.
? Blue Demons have 46.5% eFG% in Big East games (#10 of 11)
? Opponents are shooting 47.4% inside arc (#84)
? Since 2010, Blue Demons are 3-11 in this event.
? DePaul?s schedule, to this point: #58
? bench minutes: #184

? St John?s (16-14, 8-11) ranked #65 by KenPom
? Tempo: #1
? Experience: #169
? Continuity: #239
? St John?s lost three of its last four games.
? Red Storm covered seven of last ten games.
? St John?s forces turnovers 21.3% of time (#35)
? Red Storm won first tourney games four of last five years.
? St John?s schedule, to this point: #62
? bench minutes: #116

? Teams split pair of 5-point decisions this season.
? St John?s won five of last seven series games.

SEC tournament (@ Tampa)
Ole Miss vs Missouri
? Ole Miss (13-18, 4-14) ranked #105 by KenPom
? Tempo: #280
? Experience: #157
? Continuity: #217
? Ole Miss lost four in row, eight of its last nine games.
? SEC opponents are shooting 57% inside arc (#13 of 14)
? Over is 7-1 in last eight Ole Miss games.
? Last seven years, Rebels are 2-7 in SEC tourney.
? Ole Miss?s schedule, to this point: #42
? bench minutes: #140

? Missouri (11-20, 5-13) ranked #145 by KenPom
? Tempo: #269
? Experience: #231
? Continuity: #330
? Missouri lost six of its last seven games.
? Tigers are shooting 27.8% on arc (#355)
? Over is 3-1 in Missouri?s last four games.
? Tigers went WL in this event three of last four years.
? Missouri?s schedule, to this point: #9
? bench minutes: #231

? Mizzou beat Ole Miss twice this season, by 25-6 points.
? Ole Miss had won 14 of previous 16 meetings.

Georgia vs Vanderbilt
? Georgia (6-25, 1-17) ranked #209 by KenPom
? Tempo: #93
? Experience: #184
? Continuity: #345
? Georgia lost its last eleven games.
? Opponents are shooting 56.1% inside arc (#355)
? Last six years, Georgia is 6-5 in SEC tourney.
? Over is 6-1 in Dawgs? last seven games.
? Georgia?s schedule, to this point: #38
? bench minutes: #165

? Vanderbilt (15-15, 7-11) ranked #79 by KenPom
? Tempo: #147
? Experience: #232
? Continuity: #186
? Vanderbilt lost five of its last seven games.
? Commodores covered nine of last ten games.
? Over is 8-2 in last ten Vanderbilt games.
? Last eight years, Commodores are 3-8 in SEC tourney.
? Vanderbilt?s schedule, to this point: #255
? bench minutes: #180

? Vanderbilt beat Georgia twice this season, by 7-8 points.
? Dawgs had won seven of previous nine meetings.

Pac-12 tournament (@ T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas)
Stanford vs Arizona State
? Stanford (15-15, 8-12) ranked #109 by KenPom
? Tempo: #245
? Experience: #313
? Continuity: #137
? Stanford lost last five games, scoring 54.6 ppg.
? Cardinal turns ball over 22.7% of time (#351)
? Opponents are shooting 53.5% inside arc (#315)
? Last six years, Cardinal is 1-6 in Pac-12 tourney.
? Stanford?s schedule, to this point: #32
? bench minutes: #57

? Arizona State (14-16, 10-10) ranked #97 by KenPom
? Tempo: #165
? Experience: #223
? Continuity: #325
? Arizona State won/covered seven of its last eight games.
? Opponents are shooting 45.9% inside arc (#34)
? Under is 5-1 in Arizona State?s last six games.
? Sun Devils went W-L in this event three of last four years.
? ASU?s schedule, to this point: #13
? bench minutes: #129

? Teams split pair of home wins this season.
? ASU won eight of last 12 series games.

California vs Washington State
? California (12-19, 5-15) ranked #136 by KenPom
? Tempo: #334
? Experience: #86
? Continuity: #90
? California lost four of its last five games.
? Golden Bears have #288 eFG% in country.
? Under is 3-1 in Cal?s last four games.
? Last seven years, Golden Bears are 6-6 in Pac-12 tourney.
? California?s schedule, to this point: #66
? bench minutes: #314

? Washington State (18-13, 11-9) ranked #55 by KenPom
? Tempo: #244
? Experience: #264
? Continuity: #156
? Wazzu won four of its last five games.
? Coogs covered twice in last seven games.
? Wazzu is shooting 46.4% inside arc (#309)
? Since 2009, Coogs are 1-12 in Pac-12 tourney.
? Washington State?s schedule, to this point: #94
? bench minutes: #93

? Wazzu beat Cal twice this season, by 4-8 points.
? Coogs won last four series games.

 

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Wednesday, March 9

 

[Cnotes53]

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

IDHO at CSUS 11:30 AM
CSUS -2.0
U 140.0
+500 +500

SYR at FSU 12:00 PM
FSU -1.5
U 146.5
+500 +500

STJOE at LAS 01:00 PM
LAS +2.5
O 136.0
+500 +500

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IDST at PRST 02:00 PM
IDST +4.5
+500

UNM at NEV 02:00 PM
NEV -6.0
+500

BC at WAKE 02:30 PM
WAKE -10.0
+500

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STAN at ASU 03:00 PM
ASU -5.0
O 128.5
+500 +500

JKST at TXSO 03:00 PM
TXSO -4.0
+500

DUQ at URI 03:30 PM
DUQ +9.5
O 131.5
+500 +500

BUT at XAV 04:30 PM
O 131.0
+500

NAU at EWU 04:30 PM
EWU -7.5
+500

AFA at USU 04:30 PM
U 125.0
+500

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ORST at ORE 05:30 PM
ORST +9.5
U 142.5
+500 +500

DSU at NORF 06:00 PM
NORF -16.5
O 135.0
+500 +500

NEB at NW 06:00 PM
NW -4.5
U 144.0
+500 +500

MISS at MIZZ 06:00 PM
O 130.5
+500

IW at HBU 06:00 PM
HBU -4.5
+500

RICE at CHAR 06:30 PM
U 141.0
+500

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RID at IONA 07:00 PM
IONA -11.0
U 135.5
+500 +500

WVU at KSU 07:00 PM
WVU +1.0
U 137.5
+500 +500

DEP at SJU 07:00 PM
U 154.5
+500

CLEM at VT 07:00 PM
U 131.0
+500

MRSH at LT 07:00 PM
O 148.5
+500

BING at UVM 07:00 PM
UVM -21.0
U 136.0
+500 +500

HART at UMBC 07:00 PM
UMBC -4.0
U 146.5
+500 +500

SJSU at FRES 07:00 PM
FRES -13.5
U 121.5
+500 +500

NAVY at COLG 07:30 PM
COLG -6.5
O 128.5
+500 +500

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COPP at HOW 08:00 PM
COPP +6.0
O 149.5
+500 +500

UGA at VAN 08:00 PM
VAN -9.0
O 143.0
+500 +500

MINN at PSU 08:30 PM
PSU -3.5
O 125.0
+500 +500

MCNS at NWST 08:30 PM
U 154.5
+500

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ODU at UTEP 09:00 PM
UTEP -2.0
U 128.0
+500 +500

CAL at WSU 09:00 PM
WSU -8.0
U 124.5
+500 +500

CALBA at SHSU 09:00 PM
O 132.0
+500

FAIR at SPC 09:30 PM
SPC -4.5
U 123.5
+500 +500

USM at FAU 09:30 PM
FAU -13.0
O 137.0
+500 +500

GTWN at HALL 09:30 PM
U 143.0
+500

LOU at UVA 09:30 PM
UVA -6.0
O 123.5
+500 +500

PV at ALCN 09:30 PM
O 139.5
+500

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UTAH at WASH 11:30 PM
WASH -3.0
U 141.0
+500 +500

UVU at ACU 11:30 PM
ACU -3.0
O 131.5
+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

MARCH MADNESS OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

03/09/2022..............32-32-1................50.00%.................-16.00
03/08/2022..............14-13-0.................51.85%..................-1.50
03/07/2022................11-9-0.................55.00%.................+5.50
03/06/2022...............24-17-1.................58.33%...............+26.50
03/05/2022...............60-62-2.................49.18%................-41.00
03/04/2022...............20-12-1.................62.50%...............+34.00
03/03/2022...............44-38-3.................53.65%...............+11.00
03/02/2022...............39-26-1.................60.00%...............+52.00
03/01/2022...............27-28-1.................49.11%................-19.00

TOTALS..................271-237-9.................53.34%...............+51.50


BEST BETS:

03/09/2022................16-9-0....................59.25%............+19.50
03/08/2022.................9-9-0....................50.00%................-4.50
03/07/2022.................9-6-0....................60.00%.............+12.00
03/06/2022................13-9-0...................59.09%.............+15.50
03/05/2022...............33-31-1...................51.56%..............- 5.50
03/04/2022..................9-7-0...................56.25%.............+ 6.50
03/03/2022...............27-21-2..................56.25%.............+19.50
03/02/2022...............20-13-0..................60.60%.............+28.50
03/01/2022...............13-13-0..................50.00%...............- 6.50


TOTALS..................149-118-3..................55.80%..............+85.00



UPDATED ON 03/09/2022

 

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Armadillo Sports

Thursday?s 6-pack
Odds to win the PLAYERS Championship this week:
10-1? Jon Rahm
16-1? Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas
20-1? McIlroy, Hovland, Cantlay
25-1? Scottie Scheffler, Hideki Matsuyama
30-1? Schauffle, DJohnson, Berger
35-1? Cam Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick

Quote of the Day
?It was fun, and I?m glad we took advantage of it?.? I think we fed off the energy. I was actually surprised, his form, he actually had some good rotation on the ball, and endless energy. I don?t know how.?
Steph Curry, talking about Will Ferrell warming up with the Warriors Tuesday

Thursday?s quiz
When Russell Wilson transferred from NC State to Wisconsin, what future NFL QB took his place at NC State?
(Hint: He is still active in the NFL)

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

Tuesday?s quiz
Murray Slaughter was the New York City cop with the big nose who was Felix/Oscar?s friend in The Odd Couple.

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Thursday?s Den: Doing some thinking out loud??.

13) ACC tournament:
? Virginia Tech 76, Clemson 75, OT? Kid on Tech stuck a 3-pointer at buzzer to win the game.
? Boston College 82, Wake Forest 77, OT? Deacons will have a very long four days, waiting to hear their name on Selection Sunday. Wake led by 10 with 6:05 left.
? Syracuse 96, Florida State 57? Buddy Boeheim sucker-punched a Florida State player, is suspended for Thursday?s game against Duke.

Clemson is only team from original ACC that has never won the ACC tournament; only two times have they won two games in an ACC tournament.

12) Over the last ten years, seven different schools have won the ACC tournament.

11) Big East tournament:
Butler 89, Xavier 82, OT:
? Xavier led 66-60 with 0:52 left in regulation.
? Musketeers lost six of last seven games; they?re likely headed to NIT.

10) Big 14 tournament:
? Northwestern 71, Nebraska 69? Cornhuskers led by 15 early in second half.

9) Indianapolis Colts traded QB Carson Wentz to Washington Wednesday; they got couple of 2nd-round picks and a 3rd-round pick. One of the 2nd rounders becomes a 3rd rounder if Wentz plays less than 70% of Washington?s snaps next year. Washington also gets a 2nd round pick from the Colts.

8) Over the last four seasons, Colts have had four different starting QB?s:
2018? Andrew Luck
2019? Jacoby Brissett
2020? Philip Rivers
2021? Carson Wentz
2022? ?????

7) MAAC tournament:
? Rider 71, Iona 70? Rick Pitino?s Gaels won the MAAC by three games, but they?re headed to the NIT after this loss.
? Rider outscored Iona 6-0 over final 2:37.

6) Pac-12 tournament:
? Stanford 71, Arizona State 70? Sun Devils led 69-55 with 3:01 left in game. ASU made 15-28 on arc, only 3-7 on foul line.
? Oregon 86, Oregon State 72? Beavers were in the Elite 8 last year; they finish 3-28 this year.

5) Maryland fired basketball coach Mark Turgeon in December; there were rumors that the Terps were going after USC coach Andy Enfield, who got his Masters from Maryland after going to college at Johns Hopkins, where is was the best free throw shooter in college history.

This week, USC gave Enfield a raise/contract extension, so he ain?t going to Maryland.

4) NBA season is 82 games long; coaches find unique ways to keep things fresh.

Golden State Warriors had lost 8 of 10 games, so who shows up on the court during pre-game for the Warriors-Clippers game Tuesday?

Actor Will Ferrell, dressed in his basketball uniform from the 2008 hoops film ?Semi-Pro.? Yes, Jackie Moon was on the court, shooting with Klay Thompson, who apparently loves that movie.

Golden State won 112-97. Players credited Ferrell for giving the team good energy.

3) We mentioned yesterday how Will Clark hit six homers off of Nolan Ryan, more than anyone else. Reader Glenn points out that Ryan gave up two home runs to pitchers; Burt Hooton and Larry Dierker. Hall of Fame 3B Mike Schmidt hit five homers off of Ryan.

2) Last year, there were 56 baseball players who got shipped to the minors 6+ times, as teams used the rules to keep their rosters fresh. Lot of frequent flyer miles, but apparently this is one of the things the players? union isn?t happy about.

Reliever throws 3+ innings, he is done for few days, so off to AAA he goes and a fresh arm takes his place.

Lot of smaller things like this are why this labor agreement has taken so long to finish; would?ve been nice if they started negotiating last fall, like a smart business would have.

1) Major league baseball owners cancelled another week of games; I have no desire to debate which side is right or wrong- they?re both wrong.

Tuesday afternoon, I?m sitting at a bar with three TVs on:
? ESPN was talking about the NBA; that?s all ESPN ever talks about.
? ESPN2 was talking about the Rodgers/Wilson NFL moves.
? MLB Network was airing a special on Billy Martin, who died 33 years ago.

It is fitting; baseball is clueless how to market their great sport. Wealthy imbeciles.

 

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NCAAB

Thursday, March 10

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, March 10

Big X tournament (@ Kansas City)
West Virginia vs Kansas
? West Virginia (16-16, 5-14) ranked #68 by KenPom
? Tempo: #117
? Experience: #82
? Continuity: #183
? West Virginia won last two games, after a 1-14 skid.
? Mountaineers are #339 team in country on defensive boards.
? West Virginia is shooting 46.3% inside arc (#312)
? Mountaineers played eight guys yesterday in 73-67 win.
? West Virginia?s schedule, to this point: #4
? bench minutes: #115

? Kansas (25-6, 14-4) ranked #9 by KenPom
? Tempo: #70
? Experience: #130
? Continuity: #47
? Kansas won six of its last eight games.
? Jayhawks rebound 33.7% of their misses (#34)
? Under is 5-2 in last seven Kansas games.
? Last seven years, Jayhawks are 11-3 in this event.
? Kansas? schedule, to this point: #2
? bench minutes: #302

? Kansas beat WVU twice this season, by 26-13 points.
? Jayhawks won seven of last eight series games.

TCU vs Texas
? TCU (19-11, 8-10) ranked #42 by KenPom
? Tempo: #142
? Experience: #279
? Continuity: #308
? TCU lost six of its last nine games.
? Horned Frogs turn ball over 21.4% of time (#331)
? TCU is 7-8 against top 50 teams this season.
? Last 14 years, Horned Frogs are 6-14 in this event.
? TCU?s schedule, to this point: #16
? bench minutes: #120

? Texas (21-10, 10-8) ranked #15 by KenPom
? Tempo: #341
? Experience: #12
? Continuity: #256
? Texas is 3-4 in its last seven games.
? Longhorns force turnovers 23.4% of time (#15)
? Texas is 0-5 ATS in its last five games.
? Last 11 years, Longhorns are 10-9 in this event.
? Texas? schedule, to this point: #20
? bench minutes: #159

? Texas beat TCU twice this season, by 23-9 points.
? Longhorns won last seven series games.

Oklahoma vs Baylor
? Oklahoma (17-14, 7-11) ranked #36 by KenPom
? Tempo: #294
? Experience: #48
? Continuity: #278
? Oklahoma won last three games, after a 2-11 skid.
? Sooners turn ball over 22% of time (#347)
? Oklahoma is shooting 57.6% inside arc (#6)
? Last five years, Sooners are 0-4 in this event.
? Oklahoma?s schedule, to this point: #8
? bench minutes: #243

? Baylor (26-5, 14-4) ranked #4 by KenPom
? Tempo: #169
? Experience: #204
? Continuity: #240
? Baylor won its last five games.
? Bears force turnovers 22.9% of time (#17)
? Baylor is rebounding 36.6% of its misses (#7)
? Last seven years, Bears are 3-6 in Big X tourney.
? Baylor?s schedule, to this point: #9
? bench minutes: #105

? Baylor beat Oklahoma twice this year, by 10-14 points.
? Bears won last eight series games.

Iowa State vs Texas Tech
? Iowa State (20-11, 7-11) ranked #39 by KenPom
? Tempo: #241
? Experience: #95
? Continuity: #339
? Iowa State is 4-6 in its last ten games.
? Cyclones force turnovers 24.6% of time (#6)
? Iowa State is 7-8 against top 50 teams.
? Cyclones won this event three of last seven years, lost in first round the other four years.
? Iowa State?s schedule, to this point: #19
? bench minutes: #250

? Texas Tech (23-8, 12-6) ranked #11 by KenPom
? Tempo: #221
? Experience: #42
? Continuity: #293
? Texas Tech won five of its last seven games.
? Red Raiders are 0-3 ATS in last three games.
? Texas Tech has #25 eFG% defense in country.
? Last eight years, Red Raiders are 1-7 in Big X tourney.
? Texas Tech?s schedule, to this point: #22
? bench minutes: #36

? Teams split pair of games this season.
? Tech won six of last seven series games.

ACC tournament (@ Brooklyn)
Syracuse vs Duke
? Syracuse (16-16, 10-11) ranked #78 by KenPom
? Tempo: #148
? Experience: #54
? Continuity: #273
? Syracuse lost four of their last four games.
? Orange is #319 team in country on defensive boards.
? Syracuse is shooting 37.5% on the arc (#24)
? Buddy Boeheim is suspended for this game.
? Syracuse?s schedule, to this point: #49
? bench minutes: #352

? Duke (26-5, 16-4) ranked #6 by KenPom
? Tempo: #160
? Experience: #342
? Continuity: #229
? Duke won seven of its last eight games.
? Blue Devils have #28 eFG% defense.
? Opponents are shooting 30.2% on arc (#31)
? Blue Devils are 14-4 in last 18 ACC tourney games.
? Duke?s schedule, to this point: #49
? bench minutes: #5

? Duke beat Syracuse twice TY, by 20-25 points.
? Duke scored 97 points on 61 possessions at Syracuse 12 days ago.
? Blue Devils won seven of last eight series games.

Virginia Tech vs Notre Dame
? Virginia Tech (20-12, 12-9) ranked #31 by KenPom
? Tempo: #345
? Experience: #106
? Continuity: #91
? Virginia Tech won 10 of its last 12 games.
? Hokies are shooting 39% on arc (#4)
? Under is 7-2 in Virginia Tech?s last nine games.
? Hokies played four starters 33:00+ in yesterday?s OT win.
? Virginia Tech?s schedule, to this point: #76
? bench minutes: #335

? Notre Dame (22-9, 15-5) ranked #49 by KenPom
? Tempo: #261
? Experience: #191
? Continuity: #44
? Notre Dame won eight of its last ten games.
? Irish are shooting 37.7% on the arc (#19)
? Over is 6-0-1 in Notre Dame?s last seven games.
? Irish won their first ACC tourney game the last seven years.
? Notre Dame?s schedule, to this point: #70
? bench minutes: #320

? Tech beat Notre Dame 79-73 at home January 15.
? Hokies won four of last six series games.

Big 14 tournament (@ Indianapolis)
Michigan vs Indiana
? Michigan (17-13, 11-9) ranked #29 by KenPom
? Tempo: #228
? Experience: #293
? Continuity: #244
? Michigan split its last eight games.
? Wolverines are shooting 53.3% inside arc (#50)
? Juwan Howard is back on bench for Michigan after his suspension.
? Last 14 years, Wolverines won its first Big 14 tourney game.
? Michigan?s schedule, to this point: #3
? bench minutes: #321

? Indiana (18-12, 9-11) ranked #44 by KenPom
? Tempo: #180
? Experience: #297
? Continuity: #179
? Indiana lost seven of its last nine games.
? Opponents are shooting 43.6% inside arc (#10)
? Over is 5-2 in last seven Indiana games.
? Last six years, Hoosiers are 2-5 in this event.
? Indiana?s schedule, to this point: #50
? bench minutes: #171

? Michigan won 80-62 at Indiana January 23.
? Wolverines won last nine series games.

Conference USA tournament (@ Frisco, TX)
Louisiana Tech vs Western Kentucky
? Louisiana Tech (22-9, 13-6) ranked #99 by KenPom
? Tempo: #85
? Experience: #321
? Continuity: #151
? Louisiana Tech won six of its last nine games.
? Bulldogs played three starters 31:00+ in yesterday?s 77-67 win.
? Over is 7-3 in last ten Louisiana Tech games.
? Bulldogs went W-L in last four C-USA tourneys.
? Louisiana Tech?s schedule, to this point: #174
? bench minutes: #290

? Western Kentucky (19-12, 11-7) ranked #113 by KenPom
? Tempo: #89
? Experience: #47
? Continuity: #265
? WKU won nine of its last ten games.
? Hilltoppers are shooting 36.7% on arc (#43)
? Under is 3-1 in WKU?s last four games.
? Hilltoppers went WWL in last three C-USA tourneys.
? Western Kentucky?s schedule, to this point: #72
? bench minutes: #351

? Tech beat WKU 74-73 at home New Year?s Day.
? Teams split last ten series games; Tech won last three.

Big East tournament (@ Madison Square Garden)
Marquette vs Creighton
? Marquette (19-11, 11-8) ranked #41 by KenPom
? Tempo: #27
? Experience: #349
? Continuity: #336
? Marquette is 4-5 in its last nine games.
? Eagles covered once in their last seven games.
? Marquette has #34 eFG% defense.
? Shaka Smart has 17-7 record in conference tourney games.
? Marquette?s schedule, to this point: #23
? bench minutes: #103

? Creighton (20-10, 12-7) ranked #70 by KenPom
? Tempo: #194
? Experience: #312
? Continuity: #341
? Creighton won seven of its last nine games.
? Opponents are shooting 43.5% inside arc (#9)
? Creighton turns ball over 20.6% of time (#311)
? Bluejays are 6-7 in Big East tourney games.
? Creighton?s schedule, to this point: #39
? bench minutes: #331

? Creighton beat Marquette twice this year; by 1, by 6 in double OT.
? Bluejays won six of last seven series games.

Villanova @ St John?s
? Villanova (23-7, 16-4) ranked #10 by KenPom
? Tempo: #344
? Experience: #57
? Continuity: #40
? Villanova won seven of its last eight games.
? Over is 7-2 in Wildcats? last nine games.
? 45.2% of Villanova?s shots are 3?s (36.6%, #45)
? Last five years, Wildcats are 11-2 in Big East tourney.
? Villanova?s schedule, to this point: #13
? bench minutes: #325

? St John?s (17-14, 9-11) ranked #62 by KenPom
? Tempo: #1
? Experience: #169
? Continuity: #239
? St John?s lost three of its last five games.
? Red Storm covered eight of last 11 games.
? St John?s forces turnovers 21.3% of time (#35)
? Last six years, Red Storm is 5-4 in Big East tourney.
? St John?s schedule, to this point: #64
? bench minutes: #112

? Villanova beat St John?s twice this year, by by 11-6 points.
? Wildcats won five of last six series games.

SEC tournament (@ Tampa)
Florida vs Texas A&M
? Florida (19-12, 9-9) ranked #53 by KenPom
? Tempo: #297
? Experience: #26
? Continuity: #236
? Florida is 3-4 in its last seven games.
? Gators force turnovers 21.7% of time (#30)
? Over is 3-1 in Florida?s last four games.
? Last six years, Gators are 4-5 in SEC tourney.
? Florida?s schedule, to this point: #47
? bench minutes: #81

? Texas A&M (20-11, 9-9) ranked #58 by KenPom
? Tempo: #201
? Experience: #264
? Continuity: #285
? Texas A&M won five of its last six games.
? Aggies forces turnovers 24.5% of time (#7)
? Over is 7-3 in last ten Texas A&M games.
? Last five years, Aggies are 1-4 in SEC tourney.
? Texas A&M?s schedule, to this point: #68
? bench minutes: #37

? Florida lost 56-55 at Texas A&M February 15.
? Gators won four of last five series games.

Mountain West tournament (@ UNLV)
Utah State vs Colorado State
? Utah State (18-14, 9-10) ranked #48 by KenPom
? Tempo: #198
? Experience: #87
? Continuity: #228
? Utah State is 3-5 in its last eight games.
? Aggies are shooting 56.7% inside arc (#8)
? Utah State?s last four games stayed under total.
? Aggies won this tournament two of last three years.
? Utah State?s schedule, to this point: #83
? bench minutes: #231

? Colorado State (24-4, 14-4) ranked #33 by KenPom
? Tempo: #257
? Experience: #151
? Continuity: #19
? Colorado State won eight of its last nine games.
? Rams have #17 eFG% in country.
? Under is 4-1 in Colorado State?s last five games.
? Last four years, Rams are 1-4 in Mountain West tourney.
? Colorado State?s schedule, to this point: #87
? bench minutes: #149

? Colorado State beat Utah State twice TY, by 5-11 points.
? Utah State wont seven of last ten series games.

Fresno State vs San Diego State
? Fresno State (19-12, 9-9) ranked #66 by KenPom
? Tempo: #356
? Experience: #206
? Continuity: #27
? Fresno State lost six of its last nine games.
? Bulldogs? last three games went over the total.
? Fresno State is #9 team in country on defensive boards.
? Last five years, Bulldogs are 3-4 in this event.
? Fresno State?s schedule, to this point: #107
? bench minutes: #272

? San Diego State (21-7, 13-4) ranked #23 by KenPom
? Tempo: #259
? Experience: #32
? Continuity: #111
? San Diego State won nine of its last ten games.
? Aztecs have #7 eFG% defense in country.
? Over is 7-2 in last nine San Diego State games.
? Last 13 years, Aztecs won their first conference tourney game.
? San Diego State?s schedule, to this point: #72
? bench minutes: #108

? San Diego State beat Fresno State twice TY, by 1-17 points.
? Aztecs beat Fresno in double OT last Thursday.
? San Diego State won last six series games.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Thursday, March 10

 

[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, MARCH 10
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

CMU at TOL 11:00 AM
TOL -17.0
U 146.5
+500 +500

IND at MICH 11:30 AM
MICH -2.5
O 135.5
+500 +500

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GMU at FOR 12:00 PM
FOR +5.5
U 130.0
+500 +500

FLA at TAM 12:00 PM
TAM +2.0
O 134.5
+500 +500

SYR at DUKE 12:00 PM
DUKE -15.0
O 148.0
+500 +500

BUT at PROV 12:00 PM
BUT +7.5
O 128.0
+500 +500

TCU at TEX 12:30 PM
TCU +5.5
U 125.5
+500 +500

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ECU at CIN 01:00 PM
ECU +5.5
U 136.5
+500 +500

BUFF at AKR 01:30 PM
AKR +2.0
O 141.5
+500 +500

NW at IOWA 02:00 PM
IOWA -7.5
U 147.5
+500 +500

CSUS at MTST 02:00 PM
MTST -9.5
U 133.5
+500 +500

MIZZ at LSU 02:30 PM
LSU -11.0
U 134.0
+500 +500

LAS at SLU 02:30 PM
LAS +11.5
U 140.0
+500 +500

MARQ at CREI 02:30 PM
MARQ -3.0
U 143.5
+500 +500

BC at MIA 02:30 PM
BC +7.5
U 138.5
+500 +500

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WVU at KU 03:00 PM
WVU +9.0
O 147.5
+500 +500

CSB at LBSU 03:00 PM
LBSU -5.0
U 135.0
+500 +500

STAN at ARIZ 03:00 PM
ARIZ -14.5
O 144.0
+500 +500

GRAM at SOU 03:00 PM
SOU -5.5
U 137.0
+500 +500

TLSA at WICH 03:00 PM
TLSA +6.0
O 133.0
+500 +500

NEV at BSU 03:00 PM
BSU -6.0
U 138.5
+500 +500

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M-OH at KENT 04:00 PM
KENT -6.5
O 139.5
+500 +500

MONT at WEB 04:30 PM
MONT +4.0
O 140.5
+500 +500

ORE at COLO 05:30 PM
COLO +1.0
O 140.0
+500 +500

UCSB at UCI 05:30 PM
UCI -1.5
U 125.5
+500 +500

UNLV at WYO 05:30 PM
WYO +1.0
O 136.0
+500 +500

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SCST at MORG 06:00 PM
MORG -3.5
O 144.0
+500 +500

MASS at GW 06:00 PM
MASS -2.5
U 147.5
+500 +500

MSST at SCAR 06:00 PM
SCAR +4.0
O 138.0
+500 +500

HBU at AMCC 06:00 PM
HBU +6.0
O 144.0
+500 +500

BALL at OHIO 06:30 PM
BALL +8.0
O 146.5
+500 +500

RICE at UNT 06:30 PM
RICE +11.0
O 126.5
+500 +500

MD at MSU 06:30 PM
MSU -3.0
U 140.0
+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

EVENING BEST BETS AND OPINONS !

QUIN at SIE 07:00 PM
O 136.5
+500

OKLA at BAY 07:00 PM
BAY -7.5
U 133.0
+500 +500

LT at WKU 07:00 PM
WKU +1.0
+500

SJU at VILL 07:00 PM
SJU +6.5
U 148.0
+500 +500

VT at ND 07:00 PM
VT -1.5
U 130.5
+500 +500

USF at UCF 07:00 PM
UCF -9.0
+500

PRST at SUU 07:30 PM
SUU -5.5
+500

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UMES at NCCU 08:00 PM
NCCU -2.0
O 129.0
+500 +500

VAN at ALA 08:00 PM
VAN +5.5
U 148.0
+500 +500

URI at RICH 08:30 PM
RICH -6.0
U 136.5
+500 +500

MCNS at UNO 08:30 PM
O 150.5
+500

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UCD at CSF 09:00 PM
CSF -3.0
U 135.0
+500 +500

UTEP at MTU 09:00 PM
U 134.0
+500

PSU at OSU 09:00 PM
PSU +5.0
O 128.0
+500 +500

WSU at UCLA 09:00 PM
WSU +8.0
O 132.0
+500 +500

USU at CSU 09:00 PM
CSU -3.5
O 136.5
+500 +500

SHSU at GRC 09:00 PM
U 125.0
+500

NIAG at MONM 09:30 PM
O 129.0
+500

AAMU at FAMU 09:30 PM
AAMU +2.0
+500

ISU at TTU 09:30 PM
ISU +8.5
O 126.0
+500 +500

FAU at UAB 09:30 PM
UAB -7.0
U 141.5
+500 +500

HALL at CONN 09:30 PM
CONN -4.0
U 132.5
+500 +500

UVA at UNC 09:30 PM
UNC -4.0
O 131.0
+500 +500

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EWU at UNCO 10:00 PM
O 154.0
+500

UCRV at HAW 11:30 PM
HAW +2.0
O 125.5
+500 +500

WASH at USC 11:30 PM
WASH +6.5
O 142.5
+500 +500

FRES at SDSU 11:30 PM
FRES +5.5
O 116.5
+500 +500

ACU at SFA 11:30 PM
SFA -2.5
U 139.5
+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

MARCH MADNESS OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

03/10/2022..............54-58-0................48.21% ................-49.00
03/09/2022..............32-32-1................50.00%.................-16.00
03/08/2022..............14-13-0.................51.85%..................-1.50
03/07/2022................11-9-0.................55.00%.................+5.50
03/06/2022...............24-17-1.................58.33%...............+26.50
03/05/2022...............60-62-2.................49.18%................-41.00
03/04/2022...............20-12-1.................62.50%...............+34.00
03/03/2022...............44-38-3.................53.65%...............+11.00
03/02/2022...............39-26-1.................60.00%...............+52.00
03/01/2022...............27-28-1.................49.11%................-19.00

TOTALS..................325-295-9.................52.41%...............+2.50


BEST BETS:

03/10/2022..............29-38-0....................43.28%.............-64.00
03/09/2022................16-9-0....................59.25%............+19.50
03/08/2022.................9-9-0....................50.00%................-4.50
03/07/2022.................9-6-0....................60.00%.............+12.00
03/06/2022................13-9-0...................59.09%.............+15.50
03/05/2022...............33-31-1...................51.56%..............- 5.50
03/04/2022..................9-7-0...................56.25%.............+ 6.50
03/03/2022...............27-21-2..................56.25%.............+19.50
03/02/2022...............20-13-0..................60.60%.............+28.50
03/01/2022...............13-13-0..................50.00%...............- 6.50


TOTALS..................178-156-3..................53.29%..............+21.00



UPDATED ON 03/10/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday?s 6-pack
National leaders in defensive efficiency:
1) Memphis
2) Loyola Chi
3) Alabama
4) Michigan
5) Tennessee
6) USC

Quote of the Day
?A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.?
Frank Capra

Friday?s quiz
Since 1999, what quarterback started the most games for the Washington Redskins/Commanders?
(Hints: 1) he is retired 2) he played college ball in SEC)

Thursday?s quiz
When Russell Wilson transferred from NC State to Wisconsin, Mike Glennon took his place at NC State. Glennon was the Giants? backup QB last year.

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

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Friday?s Den: Wrapping up a very busy day??..

Thursday of Champ Week is always one of my favorite days of the year; this year especially, the first normal March Madness since 2019. Throw in the labor impasse ending in baseball, and this was an excellent day.

13) Big X
? Oklahoma 72, Baylor 67? Since 1985, no team has won the national title after losing their first conference tournament game.
? TCU 65, Texas 60? Texas led this game by 20 just before halftime. Longhorns are 3-5 in their last eight games.
? Bruce Weber is out as Kansas State?s coach; they say he ?retired? but they?re paying his salary for next year, so they fired him.

12) SEC
? Texas A&M 83, Florida 80? Underdogs covered the first seven games played Thursday.
? LSU 76, Missouri 68? Tigers led this game 34-9, but they?re erratic.
? Vanderbilt 82, Alabama 76? 48% of Alabama?s shots are 3?s, but they?re shooting only 30.8% on the arc (#307)

? Georgia fired coach Tom Crean, who made the Final Four with Dwyane Wade, Marquette back in 2003.
? Vanderbilt assistant coach Ed Conroy is the nephew of author Pat Conroy, who wrote one of my favorite movies, Prince of Tides.

11) Pac-12
? Arizona 84, Stanford 80? Wildcats? PG Kriisa sprained his ankle (check status). Stanford lost despite making 11-20 on the arc.
? Colorado 80, Oregon 69? Ducks lost seven of their last nine games.

10) Big 14
? Michigan State 76, Maryland 72? Spartans led by 20 with 13:04 left; Tom Izzo wasn?t happy after game with how MSU damn near blew this game.
? Iowa 112, Northwestern 76? Not a gutty effort by the Wildcats.
? Indiana 74, Michigan 69? Wolverines are 17-14, 4-5 in last nine games. A bubble team.

9) Mountain West
? Wyoming 59, UNLV 56? Cowboys ended an 0-19 skid against the Rebels in Las Vegas.
? Boise State 71, Nevada 69? Boise starts four seniors; they?re a quiet 25-7 team.
? Colorado State 53, Utah State 51? Teams combined to shoot 4-33 on the arc.
? Four Mountain West games Thursday were decided by total of 14 points.

8) ACC
? Duke 88, Syracuse 79? Three SU kids played whole 40:00; they were up 7 in second half, played their hearts out, but still gave up 1.28 ppp. Was this Jim Boeheim?s last game as a coach?
? Miami 71, Boston College 69, OT? Hurricanes shot 64.9% inside arc.
? Virginia Tech 87, Notre Dame 80? Hokies won 11 of their last 13 games.

7) Big East
? Villanova 66, St John?s 65? Red Storm led by 17 early in second half.
? Providence 65, Butler 61? Four of last five Friar wins were by 4 points or in OT.
? Creighton 74, Marquette 63? Bluejays won eight of their last ten games.

6) Mid-American:
? Toledo 72, Central Michigan 71? #1-seed Rockets were favored by 17; they were losing with 0:20 left.
? Akron 70, Buffalo 68? Zips outscored Buffalo 6-1 over final 1:26.

5) AAC
? Tulsa 73, Wichita State 67? Shockers went 6-10 in last 16 games, after a 9-3 start.
? UCF 60, South Florida 58? Knights won despite shooting 30.8% on arc.

4) A-14:
? Fordham 54, George Mason 49? Rams are 16-15; they?ve had one winning season since 2008.
? UMass 99, George Washington 88? UMass made 12-29 on arc, scored 1.27 ppp.

3) Big West
? Long Beach State 72, Bakersfield 61? Beach won 15 of its last 17 games.
? UCSB 78, Cal-Irvine 69? Gauchos won nine of last ten games.
? Hawai?i 68, Cal-Riverside 67? Rainbows won six of last eight games.

2) Conference USA
? Louisiana Tech 59, Western Kentucky 57? Tech survived 20 turnovers (minus-9)
? Middle Tennessee 66, UTEP 59, OT? Blue Raiders outscored UTEP 17-7 on line.

1) Big Sky:
? Montana State 83, Sacramento State 61? Bobcats won 16 of their last 18 games.
? Northern Colorado 68, Eastern Washington 67? Bears led by 17 in 2nd half, hung on for win.

Friday?s games start in eight hours; I better sleep fast