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Wednesday, March 8

ACC tournament (@ Greensboro, NC)
Wake Forest vs Syracuse
Wake Forest (18-13, 10-10) ranked #91 by KenPom
— Tempo: #63
— Experience: #60
— Continuity: #296
— Wake Forest lost four of its last five games.
— Since 2008, Wake is 2-15 in ACC tournament (0-5 last 5 years).
— Wake Forest has #27 eFG% in country.
— Opponents are shooting 51.4% inside arc (#238)
— Deacons are 6-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wake Forest’s schedule, to this point: #82
— bench minutes: #262
— Wake Forest’s best win: 81-70 over #31 Duke

— Syracuse (17-14, 10-10) ranked #119 by KenPom
— Tempo: #171
— Experience: #282
— Continuity: #219
— Syracuse lost four of its last five games.
— Orange won their first ACC tourney game the last four years.
— Syracuse is shooting 37.7% on arc (#17)
— Orange are getting 35.3% of their points on 3’s (#76)
— Syracuse is #328 team in country on defensive boards.
— Syracuse’s schedule, to this point: #106
— bench minutes: #229
— Syracuse’s best win: 75-72 over #52 NC State

— Wake Forest (+1) lost 72-63 at Syracuse, four days ago.
— Syracuse won 10 of last 12 series games.

North Carolina vs Boston College
— North Carolina (19-12, 11-9) ranked #48 by KenPom
— Tempo: #90
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #15
— North Carolina won three of its last four games
— Since 2005, UNC is 16-2 in its first ACC tournament game.
— Tar Heels are shooting 30.9% on arc (#334)
— UNC is in bottom 20 in country at forcing turnovers.
— Tar Heels are #14 team on defensive boards.
— North Carolina’s schedule, to this point: #52
— bench minutes: #359
— North Carolina’s best win: 71-63 over #36 Virginia

— Boston College (16-16, 10-11) ranked #165 by KenPom
— Tempo: #207
— Experience: #194
— Continuity: #61
— Boston College won four of its last five games
— Since 2014, Eagles are 6-9 in ACC tournament.
— BC played three starters 32:00+ in last nite’s 80-62 win.
— Eagles have #279 eFG%, #210 eFG% defense.
— Boston College is 5-10 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Boston College’s schedule, to this point: #97
— bench minutes: #18
— Boston College’s best win: 63-48 over #36 Virginia

— Tar Heels (-15) beat Boston College 72-64 January 17.
— North Carolina won 13 of last 14 series games.

NC State vs Virginia Tech
— NC State (22-9, 12-8) ranked #52 by KenPom
— Tempo: #91
— Experience: #44
— Continuity: #235
— NC State is 3-4 SU in its last seven games
— Last six years, NC State is 2-5 in ACC tournament.
— Wolfpack is getting only 15.3% of points on foul line (#328)
— Wolfpack is 9-8 against top 100 teams.
— NC State is 6-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— NC State’s schedule, to this point: #87
— bench minutes: #269
— NC State’s best win: 83-81 OT over #37 Miami

— Virginia Tech (18-13, 8-12) ranked #77 by KenPom
— Tempo: #215
— Experience: #96
— Continuity: #163
— Virginia Tech won its last three games, giving up 59.3 ppg.
— Since 2013, Hokies are 7-9 in ACC tourney (won it last year)
— Hokies have #31 eFG% in country (54.1% inside arc, #41)
— Tech played last three starters 36:00+ in last nite’s 67-64 win.
— Virginia Tech is 9-9 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Virginia Tech’s schedule, to this point: #87
— bench minutes: #333
— Virginia Tech’s best win: 78-75 over #31 Duke

— Wolfpack (+5.5) won 73-69 in Blacksburg January 7th
— Virginia Tech won four of last six series games.

A-15 tournament (@ Brooklyn, NY)
La Salle vs Duquesne
— La Salle (14-18, 8-11) ranked #231 by KenPom
— Tempo: #162
— Experience: #173
— Continuity: #110
— La Salle lost five of its last six games
— Since 2013, Explorers are 3-9 SU in conference tournaments.
— La Salle is #269 team on defensive boards.
— Only two Explorers played more than 26:00 last night.
— La Salle is 7-8 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— La Salle’s schedule, to this point: #184
— bench minutes: #138
— La Salle’s best win: 84-81 OT at #132 Penn

— Duquesne (20-11, 10-8) ranked #116 by KenPom
— Tempo: #138
— Experience: #136
— Continuity: #340
— Duquesne lost three of its last five games.
— Since 2010, Dukes are 2-11 SU in A-15 tournament.
— Duquesne forces turnovers 20.9% of time (#52)
— Dukes are #339 team on defensive boards.
— Duquesne is shooting 36.7% on arc (#42)
— Duquesne’s schedule, to this point: #194
— bench minutes: #30
— Duquesne’s best win: 79-70 over #76 VCU

— Duquesne (-2) won 91-74 at LaSalle February 22.
— Teams split their last six series games.

Big X tournament (@ Kansas City)
Texas Tech vs West Virginia
— Texas Tech (16-15, 5-13) ranked #53 by KenPom
— Tempo: #174
— Experience: #147
— Continuity: #319
— Tech’s coach is suspended; an interim coach will coach here.
— Red Raiders lost last three games, losing by 1-4-3 points.
— Texas Tech was 2-1 in LY’s Big X tourney (2-10 from 2011-21)
— Red Raiders has #10 eFG% in Big X play (#10 of 10)
— Texas Tech is 5-10 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Texas Tech’s schedule, to this point: #22
— bench minutes: #60
— Texas Tech’s best win: 74-67 over #8 Texas.

— West Virginia (18-13, 7-11) ranked #17 by KenPom
— Tempo: #101
— Experience: #69
— Continuity: #332
— West Virginia won three of its last four games.
— Since 2016, WVU is 9-6 SU in conference tournaments.
— West Virginia is #27 team on offensive boards.
— WVU is getting 22.5% of its points on foul line (#18)
— West Virginia is #3-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— West Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #169
— West Virginia’s best win: 89-81 over #18 Kansas State

— Road team won both meetings this season.
— Teams split their last ten meetings overall.

Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State
— Oklahoma (15-16, 5-13) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #286
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #153
— Oklahoma split its last six games, after a 1-7 skid.
— Sooners are 3-10 SU in last ten conference tournaments.
— Oklahoma is turning ball over 20.2% of time (#306)
— Sooners have #77 eFG% defense.
— Oklahoma is 4-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Oklahoma’s schedule, to this point: #2
— bench minutes: #214
— Oklahoma’s best win: 93-69 over #3 Alabama

— Oklahoma State (17-14, 8-10) ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #167
— Experience: #76
— Continuity: #168
— OSU lost five of its last six games.
— Since 2018, Cowboys are 4-3 in Big X tournament.
— OSU is turning ball over 20.6% of time (#320)
— Opponents are shooting 45.4% inside arc (#18)
— OSU is 6-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— OSU’s schedule, to this point: #7
— bench minutes: #51
— OSU’s best win: 67-60 over #17 West Virginia.

— Cowboys beat Oklahoma twice this year, by 16-10 points.
— Oklahoma State won six of last seven series games.

Conference USA tournament (@ Frisco, TX)
Texas- El Paso vs Western Kentucky
— Texas-El Paso (14-17, 7-13) ranked #190 by KenPom
— Tempo: #191
— Experience: #164
— Continuity: #344
— UTEP lost four of its last six games.
— Since 2018, Miners are 1-4 in C-USA tournament.
— UTEP is turning ball over 21.2% of time (#336)
— Miners have #328 eFG% defense.
— UTEP is getting 23.1% of points on foul line (#12)
— UTEP’s schedule, to this point: #118
— bench minutes: #128
— UTEP’s best win: 60-58 at #117 Charlotte.

— Western Kentucky (16-15, 8-12) ranked #180 by KenPom
— Tempo: #168
— Experience: #50
— Continuity: #81
— WKU lost four of its last six games.
— Hilltoppers went WWL in this tournament four of last six years.
— Opponents are shooting 36.9% on arc (#326)
— Hilltoppers are getting 39.3% of their points on arc (#9)
— WKU is #282 team on defensive boards.
— WKU’s schedule, to this point: #125
— bench minutes: #168
— WKU’s best win: 80-78 at #60 UAB

— Western Kentucky beat UTEP twice this year, by 5-6 points.
— WKU won 73-68 in El Paso six nights ago.
— Hilltoppers won last six meetings overall.

Mountain West tournament (@ Thomas & Mack, Las Vegas)
Fresno State vs Colorado State
— Fresno State (11-19, 6-12) ranked #136 by KenPom
— Tempo: #327
— Experience: #88
— Continuity: #36
— Fresno State lost five of last six Mountain West games
— Fresno State went WL in four of last six MW tournaments.
— Bulldogs are shooting 31.2% on arc (#323); opponents 37.4% (#340)
— Bulldogs are getting 16.1% of its points on foul line (#302)
— Fresno State is 4-9 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Fresno State’s schedule, to this point: #60
— bench minutes: #125
— Fresno State’s best win: 71-67 over #49 New Mexico

— Colorado State (14-17, 6-12) ranked #108 by KenPom
— Tempo: #249
— Experience: #206
— Continuity: #161
— Colorado State is 4-3 SU in its last seven games
— Last five years, Rams are 2-5 in Mountain West tourney.
— Colorado State is shooting 56.5% inside arc (#9)
— Colorado State has #291 eFG% defense in country.
— Rams are 4-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Colorado State’s schedule, to this point: #56
— bench minutes: #119
— Colorado State’s best win: 62-60 at #11 Saint Mary’s

— Colorado State beat Fresno State twice TY, 60-57/79-57
— Rams won last nine series games.

Air Force @ UNLV
— Air Force (14-17, 5-13) ranked #147 by KenPom
— Tempo: #345
— Experience: #318
— Continuity: #74
— Air Force lost 10 of its last 12 games
— Air Force lost its last three games, by 1-3-5 points.
— Falcons are shooting 55.4% inside arc (#18)
— Opponents are shooting 52.1% inside arc (#277), 29% on arc (#7)
— Since 2003, Air Force is 6-15 in its first tournament game
— Air Force’s schedule, to this point: #115
— bench minutes: #89
— Air Force’s best win: 89-77 over #49 New Mexico

— UNLV (18-12, 7-11) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #54
— Experience: #61
— Continuity: #256
— UNLV is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Last four years, UNLV is 1-4 in this tournament.
— Rebels are forcing turnovers 25% of time (#3)
— Rebels has #275 eFG% defense in country.
— UNLV is #300 team on defensive boards.
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #77
— bench minutes: #56
— UNLV’s best win: 68-62/69-67 over #40 Nevada.

— UNLV (-9) nipped Air Force 54-53 at home February 21.
— Rebels outscored Air Force 4-0 in last 0:16 of that game.
— UNLV won seven of last eight series games.

Wyoming vs New Mexico
— Wyoming (9-21, 4-14) ranked #155 by KenPom
— Tempo: #273
— Experience: #34
— Continuity: #37
— Wyoming is 4-16 in its last 20 games
— 4 of last 5 years, Cowboys won its first MW tourney game.
— Cowboys are shooting 34.8% on arc (#145)
— Wyoming is getting 37.2% of its points on arc (#24)
— Wyoming has #316 eFG% defense in country.
— Wyoming’s schedule, to this point: #57
— bench minutes: #52
— Wyoming’s best win: 80-71 over #40 Nevada.

— New Mexico (21-10, 8-10) ranked #49 by KenPom
— Tempo: #23
— Experience: #85
— Continuity: #59
— New Mexico started out 14-0; they’re 3-8 in last 11 games
— Last four years, New Mexico is 2-4 in Mountain West tournament.
— Lobos are getting 21.6% of their points on foul line (#30)
— Lobos are shooting 52.7% inside arc (#76), 36.7% on arc (#43)
— Opponents are shooting 51% inside arc (#214)
— New Mexico’s schedule, to this point: #78
— bench minutes: #347
— New Mexico’s best win: 69-65 at #11 Saint Mary’s

— Teams split pair of road wins this season.
— Wyoming won four of last six series games.

Pac-12 tournament (@ T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas)
Colorado vs Washington
— Colorado (16-15, 8-12) ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #89
— Experience: #291
— Continuity: #121
— Colorado lost four of its last six games.
— Since 2011, Buffs are 11-1 in their first Pac-12 tourney game.
— Colorado is shooting 49.2% inside arc (#228), 31.6% on arc (#305)
— Buffs has #52 eFG% defense in country.
— Colorado is #41 team in country on defensive boards.
— Colorado’s schedule, to this point: #42
— bench minutes: #26
— Colorado’s best win: 78-66 over #5 Tennessee

— Washington (16-15, 8-12) ranked #105 by KenPom
— Tempo: #73
— Experience: #152
— Continuity: #240
— Washington lost six of its last nine games
— Since 2014, Washington is 4-9 in Pac-12 tournament.
— Huskies have #34 eFG% defense in country.
— Huskies are #356 team on defensive boards.
— Washington is turning ball over 20% of time (#298)
— Washington’s schedule, to this point: #46
— bench minutes: #257
— Washington’s best win: 68-64 OT over #11 Saint Mary’s

— Washington beat Colorado twice this year, 73-63/75-72
— Teams split their last ten meetings overall.

Stanford vs Utah
— Stanford (13-18, 7-13) ranked #86 by KenPom
— Tempo: #276
— Experience: #144
— Continuity: #11
— Stanford lost six of its last nine games
— Since 2016, Stanford is 2-7 in Pac-12 tournament.
— Cardinal are turning ball over 19.2% of time (#255).
— Cardinal are #86 team on defensive boards.
— Stanford is 2-8 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Stanford’s schedule, to this point: #54
— bench minutes: #135
— Stanford’s best win: 88-79 over #10 Arizona

— Utah (17-14, 10-10) ranked #67 by KenPom
— Tempo: #242
— Experience: #186
— Continuity: #49
— Utah lost its last five games, scoring 60 ppg.
— Last six years, Utes are 1-6 in Pac-12 tournament.
— Utes have #7 eFG% defense in country.
— Utah is shooting 48.5% inside arc (#250)
— Utah is 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Utah’s schedule, to this point: #64
— bench minutes: #241
— Utah’s best win: 81-66 over #10 Arizona

— Teams split a couple road wins this season.
— Utah won seven of last ten series games.

Big Sky tournament
Northern Arizona vs Montana State
— Northern Arizona (12-22, 8-13) ranked #211 by KenPom
— Tempo: #203
— Experience: #109
— Continuity: #122
— NAU won five of last six games, after starting season 7-21.
— NAU is the #9-seed in this tournament.
— Lumberjacks scored 81+ points five games in a row.
— Lumberjacks played four starters 31:00+ last night.
— NAU has #351 eFG% defense in country.
— NAU’s schedule, to this point: #122
— bench minutes: #249
— NAU’s best win: 63-54 over #107 Santa Barbara

— Montana State (24-9, 17-3) ranked #110 by KenPom
— Tempo: #223
— Experience: #49
— Continuity: #132
— Montana State won seven in row, 16 of last 18 games
— Last three years, Montana State is 7-1 in Big Sky tourney.
— Bobcats are getting 24.5% of their points on foul line (#3)
— Bobcats are shooting 52.6% inside arc (#78), 31.4% on arc (#314)
— Montana State is #45 team in country on defensive boards.
— Montana State’s schedule, to this point: #167
— bench minutes: #114
— Montana State’s best win: 67-64/72-68 over #161 Montana

— Montana State beat NAU twice this season, 69-54/69-68
— Bobcats won last nine series games.

 

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Long Sheet

Wednesday, March 8

 

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8

WAKE at SYR	12:00 PM	SYR +3.0 U 153.5	+500 +500
RICH at GMU	02:00 PM	RICH +3.0 O 130.5	+500 +500
FRES at CSU	02:00 PM	CSU -2.5 U 134.0	+500 +500
GT at PITT	02:30 PM	GT +7.0 O 139.5	+500 +500
COOK at GRAM	03:00 PM	COOK +10.0 O 132.5	+500 +500
COLO at WASH	03:00 PM	COLO -2.5 U 136.0	+500 +500
BUT at SJU	03:00 PM	SJU -5.5 O 142.5	+500 +500
AFA at UNLV	04:30 PM	AFA +6.0 O 132.5	+500 +500
STJOE at GW	05:00 PM	STJOE +2.0 O 153.0	+500 +500
NWST at AMCC	05:00 PM	NWST +3.0 O 146.0	+500 +500
DEP at HALL	05:30 PM	HALL -5.0 O 138.5	+500 +500
CAL at WSU	05:30 PM	WSU -14.0 U 126.5	+500 +500
SCST at HOW	06:00 PM	SCST +8.0 O 155.5	+500 +500
UTEP at WKU	06:30 PM	WKU -2.5 U 133.0	+500 +500
OSU at WIS	06:30 PM	OSU -2.0 O 130.5	+500 +500
MSM at IONA	07:00 PM	MSM +14.0 U 140.0	+500 +500
TTU at WVU	07:00 PM	WVU -4.0 U 145.5	+500 +500
BC at UNC	07:00 PM	BC +11.5 O 138.0	+500 +500
MISS at SCAR	07:00 PM	MISS -7.0 U 133.5	+500 +500
WYO at UNM	07:00 PM	WYO +8.5 O 148.0	+500 +500
LAS at DUQ	07:30 PM	DUQ -7.0 U 146.0	+500 +500
LAF at COLG	07:30 PM	COLG -14.0 O 133.5	+500 +500
DSU at NCCU	08:00 PM	NCCU -11.5 U 134.0	+500 +500
GTWN at VILL	08:00 PM	VILL -11.5 O 141.0	+500 +500
MINN at NEB	09:00 PM	NEB -6.0 U 138.0	+500 +500
LT at FIU	09:00 PM	LT -1.0 O 142.0	+500 +500
STAN at UTAH	09:00 PM	STAN +1.0 U 136.0	+500 +500
LSU at UGA	09:00 PM	UGA +3.0 O 141.5	+500 +500
SPU at RID	09:30 PM	SPU +6.5 U 126.5	+500 +500
OKLA at OKST	09:30 PM	OKST -1.0 U 134.5	+500 +500
VT at NCST	09:30 PM	NCST -2.5 U 145.5	+500 +500
TXSO at ALCN	09:30 PM	ALCN -2.0 U 141.5	+500 +500
UTSA at RICE	09:30 PM	RICE -6.5 O 154.0	+500 +500
ORST at ASU	11:30 PM	ASU -11.0 U 131.5	+500 +500
NAU at MTST	11:30 PM	NAU +7.5 O 135.5	+500 +500

 

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Pending Picks

Mar 8, 2023	NCAAB	Air Force UNLV	- -	04:30 PM	AFA +6.0

Completed Picks

Mar 7, 2023	NCAAB	Gonzaga Saint Mary's	77 51	GONZ -2.5	Win
Mar 6, 2023	NCAAB	Northern Kentucky Youngstown St.	75 63	YSU -3.5	Loss
Mar 5, 2023	NCAAB	Campbell UNC Asheville	73 77	UNCA -4.5	Loss
Mar 4, 2023	NCAAB	Mercer Furman	58 73	FUR -10.5	Win
Mar 3, 2023	NBA	New Orleans Golden State	99 108	Under 230.5	Win
Mar 2, 2023	NCAAB	Hawaii CSU Northridge	81 55	CSN +8.0	Loss
Mar 1, 2023	NCAAB	Penn St. Northwestern	68 65	NW -3.5	Loss

 

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Completed Picks

Mar 8, 2023	NCAAB	Air Force UNLV	70 78	AFA +6.0	Loss
Mar 7, 2023	NCAAB	Gonzaga Saint Mary's	77 51	GONZ -2.5	Win
Mar 6, 2023	NCAAB	Northern Kentucky Youngstown St.	75 63	YSU -3.5	Loss
Mar 5, 2023	NCAAB	Campbell UNC Asheville	73 77	UNCA -4.5	Loss
Mar 4, 2023	NCAAB	Mercer Furman	58 73	FUR -10.5	Win
Mar 3, 2023	NBA	New Orleans Golden State	99 108	Under 230.5	Win
Mar 2, 2023	NCAAB	Hawaii CSU Northridge	81 55	CSN +8.0	Loss
Mar 1, 2023	NCAAB	Penn St. Northwestern	68 65	NW -3.5	Loss

 

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Completed Picks


Past Completed Picks

03/09/2023	0-0-0	0.00%	+0	Detail
03/08/2023	33-33-2	50.00%	-1650	Detail
03/07/2023	21-31-0	40.38%	-6550	Detail
03/06/2023	9-17-2	35.71%	-4850	Detail
03/05/2023	30-30-0	50.00%	-1500	Detail
03/04/2023	84-102-0	45.16%	-14100	Detail
03/03/2023	36-24-2	59.68%	+4800	Detail
03/02/2023	63-44-1	58.80%	+7300	Detail
03/01/2023	31-43-2	42.11%	-8150	Detail

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack
Best teams in country at offensive rebounding:
39%— UConn (24-7, 13-7)
38.5%— Purdue (26-5, 15-5)
38.3%— Kentucky (21-10, 12-6)
37.8%— Houston (29-2, 17-1)
37.1%— Tennessee (22-9, 11-7)
36.9%— UAB (23-8, 14-6)

Quote of the Day
“Nothing ends well, or else it wouldn’t end.”
Coughlin’s Law, from the movie Cocktail

Thursday’s quiz
When Ichiro Suzuki played for the Seattle Mariners, what number did he wear?

Wednesday’s quiz
Saints’ QB Derek Carr played his college football at Fresno State.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the excellent movie Molly’s Game, Kevin Costner plays Molly’s father.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

ACC tournament
— Wake Forest 77, Syracuse 74— Daivien Williamson drilled a 3-pointer with 0:00.5 left and Wake Forest advanced to play Miami in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Syracuse made 10-17 on the arc; they led by 12 early on, but after the game, Jim Boeheim stepped down as coach, ending his 47-year career coaching at Syracuse.

Syracuse immediately replaced Boeheim with assistant/former player Adrian Autry.

Big X tournament
— West Virginia 78, Texas Tech 62— Mountaineers won for fourth time in five games; after the game, Texas Tech fired coach Mark Adams, who had previously been suspended for comments he made to a player last week. They said he stepped down too, which is doubtful.

Big East tournament
— Villanova 80, Georgetown 48— In six years under Patrick Ewing (the best player in Hoyas’ history), Georgetown is 75-109, 28-81 in conference play. It is inconceivable that they would let Ewing coach again next season, but they haven’t fired him……yet.

Big Sky tournament
— Montana State 85, Northern Arizona 78— Bobcats won 2nd straight Big Sky title; they’ve won 17 of their last 19 games. Montana State was 31-39 on foul line; they also caught a break in that they got to play the #9-seed in the final.

Big 14 tournament
— Minnesota 78, Nebraska 75— #14-seed Gophers upset the #11-seed, typical of this week; Minnesota had lost 13 of its last 14 games, now they get to lose to Maryland Thursday.

C-USA tournament
— Western Kentucky 73, Texas-El Paso 67— Miners jumped out to a 22-6 lead, but they were 4-10 on foul line, WKU was 20-30.

— Rice 72, Texas-San Antonio 71— Owls limped into this tournament on a 2-9 skid, but they shot 66% inside arc, and hung out to win after blowing a 12-point first half lead.

Southland tournament
— Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75, Northwestern State 71— Demons raced out to a 26-10 lead, but Corpus Christi shot 63% inside the arc, put four guys in double figures and won Southland title for second year in a row. Islanders are 46-22 in two years under Steve Lutz; will he have a shot at the Texas Tech job?

MAAC tournament
— Saint Peter’s 70, Rider 62— Rider beat the Peacocks twice this season, by 13-21 points, but when it really counted, Saint Peter’s posted the upset. Rider was 11-3 in MAAC at one point, but wound up losing five of their last seven games.

Mountain West tournament
— UNLV 78, Air Force 70 OT— Host Rebels haven’t won this tournament since 2008; game was 57-all after regulation, but UNLV scored 21 points in overtime and advances to play Boise State Thursday. Senior G Harkless scored 35 points; they need more balanced scoring.

Patriot League
— Colgate 79, Lafayette 61— Red Raiders are in NCAA’s for 4th time in five years; they’re shooting 40.9% on the arc (#1), 57.1% inside arc (#7)- they have the best eFG% in country, will be a tough out in the first round of the NCAA’s. They’re an experienced team with continuity #17; they can win a game next week.

— Michigan Wolverines lost two of their last three games, putting them on the wrong side of the bubble. All three of those games went to overtime; Michigan is 4-12 this year in games decided by 7 or less points, or in overtime.

— UCLA’s 2nd-leading scorer Jaylen Clark has an achilles injury, is out for the year; Bruins are #278 in bench minutes- their roster just got a lot thinner.

— Some of the teams in the World Baseball Classic played major league teams Wednesday; you would think MLB TV would show those games, but they showed none of them. Do the people who run Major League Baseball care about promoting their game?

Jose Altuve played for Venezuela against the Astros Wednesday; he went 1-4.

Dominican Republic has quite a lineup; Astros’ SS Jeremy Pena batted 9th against the Braves in a 9-0 Dominican win (not many Atlanta regulars played).

It is depressing to type this, but the A’s lost 3-2 to the Colombian National Team.

Oy.

 

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Dunkel

Thursday, March 9

 

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, March 9

13 of Thursday’s best college basketball games

ACC tournament (@ Greensboro, NC)
Wake Forest vs Miami
Wake Forest (19-13, 11-10) ranked #90 by KenPom
— Tempo: #56
— Experience: #60
— Continuity: #296
— Wake Forest lost four of its last six games.
— Since 2008, Wake is 3-15 in ACC tournament (1-5 last 5+ years).
— Deacons played all 5 starters 31:00+ yesterday; Appleby played all 40:00
— Wake Forest has #27 eFG% in country.
— Deacons are 7-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wake Forest’s schedule, to this point: #83
— bench minutes: #261
— Wake Forest’s best win: 81-70 over #31 Duke

— Miami (24-6, 15-5) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #102
— Experience: #27
— Continuity: #144
— Miami won eight of its last nine games.
— Hurricanes won their first ACC tourney game 13 of last 17 years.
— Miami is shooting 37.2% on arc (#32), 54.5% inside arc (#32)
— Hurricanes are #60 team in country on offensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 51.9% inside arc (#263)
— Miami’s schedule, to this point: #91
— bench minutes: #321
— Miami’s best win: 81-59 over #31 Duke

— Miami (-7) beat Wake Forest 96-87 at home February 18
— Hurricanes shot 62% inside arc; Wake was 15-35 on arc.
— Hurricanes won five of last six series games.

Pitt vs Duke
— Pitt (22-10, 15-6) ranked #66 by KenPom
— Tempo: #174
— Experience: #13
— Continuity: #309
— Pitt split its last six games =SU
— Since 2015, Panthers are 5-8 SU in ACC tournament.
— Pitt played three starters 33:00+ yesterday.
— Panthers have #46 eFG%, #83 eFG% defense.
— Pitt is 6-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Pitt’s schedule, to this point: #102
— bench minutes: #318
— Pitt’s best win: 68-65 over #37 Virginia.

— Duke (23-8, 14-6) ranked #31 by KenPom
— Tempo: #292
— Experience: #292
— Continuity: #338
— Duke won six in row, nine of last 11 games.
— Since 2014, Blue Devils are 16-5 SU in ACC tournament.
— Duke has #21 eFG% defense in country.
— Blue Devils are #7 team on offensive boards.
— Duke is 17-3 vs teams ranked outside top 50.
— Duke’s schedule, to this point: #72
— bench minutes: #154
— Duke’s best win: 71-64 over #17 Xavier.

— Pitt (+8) lost 77-69 at Duke January 11.
— Blue Devils won six of last seven series games.
— Pitt coach Capel is a former Duke assistant.

North Carolina vs Virginia
— North Carolina (20-12, 12-9) ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #99
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #15
— North Carolina won four of its last five games
— Since 2015, UNC is 16-7 in ACC tournament games.
— Tar Heels had a stress-free 85-61 over Boston College.
— UNC is shooting 31.2% on arc (#321)
— Tar Heels are #14 team on defensive boards.
— North Carolina’s schedule, to this point: #55
— bench minutes: #359
— North Carolina’s best win: 71-63 over #36 Virginia

— Virginia (23-6, 15-5) ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #360
— Experience: #4
— Continuity: #14
— Virginia won six of its last eight games
— Since 2016, Cavaliers are 9-4 in ACC tournament.
— Opponents are shooting 46.8% inside arc (#49)
— Cavaliers are #38 team on defensive boards.
— Virginia is 6-3 vs teams ranked in top 50.
— Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #81
— bench minutes: #274
— Virginia’s best win: 86-79 over #14 Baylor.

— Teams split a pair of home wins this season.
— Virginia won eight of last 11 series games.

NC State vs Clemson
— NC State (23-9, 13-8) ranked #47 by KenPom
— Tempo: #89
— Experience: #85
— Continuity: #233
— NC State split its last eight games
— Last 6+ years, NC State is 3-5 in ACC tournament.
— Wolfpack had stress-free 97-77 win over Va Tech last nite.
— Wolfpack is 10-8 against top 100 teams.
— NC State is 6-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— NC State’s schedule, to this point: #86
— bench minutes: #267
— NC State’s best win: 83-81 OT over #37 Miami

— Clemson (22-9, 14-6) ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #139
— Experience: #182
— Continuity: #141
— Clemson won four of its last six games
— Since 2009, Tigers are 6-13 in ACC tourney
— Tigers have #24 eFG% in country, #45 eFG% defense.
— Clemson is #27 team in country on defensive boards.
— Clemson is 6-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Clemson’s schedule, to this point: #116
— bench minutes: #114
— Clemson’s best win: 72-64 over #31 Duke.

— Clemson beat NC State twice TY, by 14-25 points.
— Tigers won last six series games.

Big East tournament (@ Madison Square Garden)
Providence vs UConn
— Providence (21-10, 13-7) ranked #45 by KenPom
— Tempo: #196
— Experience: #110
— Continuity: #282
— Providence lost three of last four games, after starting season 20-7.
— Since 2015, Providence is 6-7 in Big East tournament.
— Friars scored 85+ points in four of last six games.
— Friars are #14 team in country on offensive boards.
— Providence is getting 21.1% of points on foul line (#42)
— Providence’s schedule, to this point: #76
— bench minutes: #256
— Providence’s best win: 73-61 over #4 UConn

— UConn (24-7, 13-7) ranked #4 by KenPom
— Tempo: #187
— Experience: #117
— Continuity: #249
— UConn won five in row, eight of last nine games
— UConn went WL in its last three conference tournaments.
— Huskies have #10 eFG% defense in country.
— Huskies are shooting 53.1% inside arc (#66), 35.6% on arc (#98)
— UConn is #1 team in country on offensive boards.
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #212
— UConn’s best win: 82-67 over #3 Alabama

— Teams split pair of home wins this season.
— Since re-joining Big East, UConn is 2-3 vs Providence

SEC tournament (@ Nashville)
Arkansas vs Auburn
— Arkansas (19-12, 8-10) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #50
— Experience: #260
— Continuity: #333
— Arkansas lost three in row, five of last seven games.
— Last four years, Hogs are 3-3 in SEC tourney games.
— Arkansas is turning ball over 18.2% of time in SEC play (#11 of 14)
— Hogs have #22 eFG% defense in country.
— Arkansas is getting 20.4% of its points on foul line (#66)
— Arkansas’ schedule, to this point: #25
— bench minutes: #291
— Arkansas’ best win: 78-74 OT over #15 San Diego State

— Auburn (20-11, 10-8) ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #165
— Experience: #84
— Continuity: #58
— Auburn lost eight of its last 12 games
— Since 2016, Auburn is 4-4 in SEC tournament; they won it in 2019, lost in first round four times, didn’t play in 2020 or 2021
— Tigers have #6 eFG% defense in country.
— But……Tigers are #311 team on defensive boards.
— Opponents are getting 23.2% of points on foul line (#350)
— Auburn’s schedule, to this point: #23
— bench minutes: #70
— Auburn’s best win: 79-70 over #5 Tennessee.

— Auburn (-1.5) beat Arkansas 72-59 at home January 7.
— Teams split their last eight meetings.

Big X tournament (@ Kansas City)
Iowa State vs Baylor
— Iowa State (18-12, 9-9) ranked #21 by KenPom
— Tempo: #325
— Experience: #7
— Continuity: #186
— Iowa State is 4-9 in its last thirteen games.
— Last three years, Cyclones are 0-3 in Big X tournament.
— Iowa State is forcing turnovers 25.3% of time (#2)
— Cyclones are #56 team on offensive boards.
— Opponents are getting 22.4% of points on foul line (#333)
— Iowa State’s schedule, to this point: #5
— bench minutes: #190
— Iowa State’s best win: 78-67 over #8 Texas

— Baylor (22-9, 11-7) ranked #14 by KenPom
— Tempo: #216
— Experience: #196
— Continuity: #180
— Baylor lost three of its last five games.
— Since 2017, Bears are 1-5 SU in Big X tournament.
— Baylor is shooting 36.8% on arc (#41)
— Bears are getting 37% of their points on arc (#29)
— Opponents are shooting 53.2% inside arc (#314)
— Baylor’s schedule, to this point: #3
— bench minutes: #180
— Baylor’s best win: 80-75 over #2 UCLA

— Iowa State beat Baylor twice this year, by 15-15 points.
— Cyclones (+7) won 73-58 in Waco five days ago.
— Before that, Baylor had won previous six meetings.

Kansas vs West Virginia
— Kansas (25-6, 13-5) ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #75
— Experience: #229
— Continuity: #228
— Kansas won seven of its last eight games.
— Since 2006, Jayhawks are 34-6 in this tournament.
— Kansas has #30 eFG% defense in country.
— Jayhawks force turnovers 20.1% of time (#74)
— Kansas is 13-5 vs top 50 teams.
— Kansas’ schedule, to this point: #1
— bench minutes: #361
— Kansas’ best win: 88-80 over #8 Texas

— West Virginia (10-13, 8-11) ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #108
— Experience: #69
— Continuity: #332
— West Virginia won four of its last five games.
— Since 2016, WVU is 10-6 SU in conference tournaments.
— West Virginia played three starters 31:00+ in yesterday’s 78-62 win.
— WVU is #24 team on offensive boards.
— West Virginia forces turnovers 21% of time (#46)
— West Virginia’s schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #175
— West Virginia’s best win: 89-81 over #18 Kansas State

— Kansas beat West Virginia twice this year, by 14-2 points.
— Jayhawks won 14 of last 16 series games.

Oklahoma State vs Texas
— Oklahoma State (18-14, 9-10) ranked #36 by KenPom
— Tempo: #167
— Experience: #76
— Continuity: #170
— OSU lost five of its last seven games.
— Since 2018, Cowboys are 5-3 in Big X tournament.
— OSU played three starters 33:00+ in yesterday’s 57-49 win.
— Opponents are shooting 44.8% inside arc (#11)
— OSU is turning ball over 20.5% of time (#317)
— OSU’s schedule, to this point: #7
— bench minutes: #53
— OSU’s best win: 67-60 over #17 West Virginia.

— Texas (23-8, 12-6) ranked #8 by KenPom
— Tempo: #67
— Experience: #6
— Continuity: #139
— Texas split its last eight games SU
— Since 2016, Longhorns are 4-5 in Big X tourney.
— Texas is shooting 54.1% inside arc (#41)
— Texas is forcing turnovers 22.7% of time (#21)
— Longhorns are 8-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Texas’ schedule, to this point: #8
— bench minutes: #129
— Texas’ best win: 93-74 over #7 Gonzaga

— Texas beat Oklahoma State twice this year, by 14-10 points.
— Longhorns won seven of last ten series games.

TCU vs Kansas State
— TCU (20-11, 9-9) ranked #25 by KenPom
— Tempo: #47
— Experience: #65
— Continuity: #3
— TCU won three of last five games, after a 1-5 skid.
— Frogs are 2-5 SU in last five conference tournaments.
— TCU is forcing turnovers 22% of time (#26)
— Frogs are shooting 29.6% on arc (#353), 53% inside arc (#71)
— TCU has #67 eFG% defense in country.
— TCU’s schedule, to this point: #16
— bench minutes: #12
— TCU’s best win: 75-73 over #8 Texas

— Kansas State (23-8, 11-7) ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #40
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #316
— K-State won four of its last five games.
— Five of last seven years, Wildcats went WL in Big X tournament.
— K-State is forcing turnovers 20.9% of time (#51)
— Wildcats have #44 eFG% defense in country.
— K-State is getting 21.3% of points on foul line (#38)
— K-State’s schedule, to this point: #14
— bench minutes: #323
— K-State’s best win: 116-103 at #8 Texas

— Teams split home wins this season.
— K-State won five of last eight series games.

Mountain West tournament (@ Thomas & Mack, Las Vegas)
Boise State @ UNLV
— Boise State (23-8, 13-5) ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #214
— Experience: #180
— Continuity: #105
— Boise State won eight of its last eleven games
— Last four years, Boise State is 5-3 in Mountain West tourney.
— Broncos have #32 eFG% defense.
— Broncos are #17 team in country on defensive boards.
— Boise State is 7-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Boise State’s schedule, to this point: #59
— bench minutes: #349
— Boise State’s best win: 66-60 over #15 San Diego State

— UNLV (19-12, 8-11) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #57
— Experience: #61
— Continuity: #256
— UNLV won three of its last four games.
— Last 4+ years, UNLV is 2-4 in this tournament.
— Rebels are forcing turnovers 25% of time (#3)
— Rebels has #269 eFG% defense in country.
— UNLV is #300 team on defensive boards.
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #78
— bench minutes: #55
— UNLV’s best win: 68-62/69-67 OT over #40 Nevada.

— Boise State beat UNLV twice this year, by 18-4 points.
— Broncos won last seven meetings.

San Jose State vs Nevada
— San Jose State (19-12, 10-8) ranked #93 by KenPom
— Tempo: #352
— Experience: #162
— Continuity: #50
— San Jose State won five of its last seven games
— Since 2012, Spartans are 0-11 in MW tournament.
— Spartans are #19 team on offensive boards, #18 on defensive end.
— San Jose State is turning ball over 19.1% of time (#240)
— San Jose State is having its best basketball season in 40 years.
— San Jose State’s schedule, to this point: #71
— bench minutes: #326
— San Jose State’s best win: 69-64 over #23 Utah State

— Nevada (22-9, 12-6) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #247
— Experience: #148
— Continuity: #164
— Nevada lost its last two games, after a 6-1 run.
— Nevada went WL in this tournament four of last five years.
— Wolf Pack is getting 23.4% of their points on foul line (#8)
— Wolf Pack is 6-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Nevada shooting 51% inside arc (#214)
— Nevada’s schedule, to this point: #49
— bench minutes: #338
— Nevada’s best win: 85-70 over #23 Utah State

— Nevada beat San Jose twice this year, by 27-15 points.
— Wolf Pack won 13 of last 14 series games.

Big West tournament (@ Dollar Loan Center, Las Vegas)
Hawai’i vs Cal State-Fullerton
— Hawai’i (22-10, 13-7) ranked #125 by KenPom
— Tempo: #304
— Experience: #179
— Continuity: #76
— Hawai’i won six of its last nine games
— Hawai’i is 1-5 in last six Big West tournaments.
— Rainbows have #6 eFG% defense in country, #272 offense.
— Rainbows are best team in country at defending 3-pointers.
— Hawaii is 9-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Hawaii’s schedule, to this point: #239
— bench minutes: #345
— Hawaii’s best win: 62-51 over #53 Washington State

— Cal State-Fullerton (18-12, 12-6) ranked #117 by KenPom
— Tempo: #312
— Experience: #224
— Continuity: #177
— Fullerton won six in row, eight of last nine games
— Titans won two of last four Big West tournaments.
— Titans have #78 eFG% defense in country.
— Fullerton is shooting 46.4% inside arc (#320)
— Fullerton is getting 21.5% of points on foul line (#33)
— Fullerton’s schedule, to this point: #131
— bench minutes: #257
— Fullerton’s best win: 62-61 over #98 Cal-Irvine.

— Fullerton beat Hawa’i twice this year, 79-72 OT/52-51
— Teams split last eight series games.

 

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Long Sheet

Thursday, March 9

 

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THURSDAY, MARCH 9

M-OH at TOL	11:00 AM	M-OH +13.0 O 156.0	+500 +500
DAV at VCU	11:30 AM	VCU -6.5 O 135.0	+500 +500
SJU at MARQ	12:00 PM	MARQ -7.0 U 161.5	+500 +500
RUTG at MICH	12:00 PM	MICH -3.0 U 133.5	+500 +500
WAKE at MIA	12:00 PM	MIA -6.0 O 157.5	+500 +500
ISU at BAY	12:30 PM	ISU +4.5 U 134.5	+500 +500
ECU at USF	12:30 PM	USF -3.0 U 141.5	+500 +500
MSST at FLA	01:00 PM	MSST -3.0 O 130.0	+500 +500
OHIO at BALL	01:30 PM	BALL +0.0 U 152.0	+500 +500
GMU at SLU	02:00 PM	SLU -4.0 U 140.5	+500 +500
PROV at CONN	02:30 PM	PROV +7.0 O 143.5	+500 +500
PITT at DUKE	02:30 PM	PITT +6.0 U 141.5	+500 +500
OSU at IOWA	02:30 PM	OSU +2.5 U 154.5	+500 +500
SMU at UCF	02:30 PM	UCF -7.0 U 137.5	+500 +500
COLO at UCLA	03:00 PM	COLO +9.0 O 133.0	+500 +500
WVU at KU	03:00 PM	KU -3.0 U 148.5	+500 +500
CSB at UCI	03:00 PM	CSB +10.5 O 129.0	+500 +500
PV at JKST	03:00 PM	JKST +2.0 O 134.5	+500 +500
CSU at SDSU	03:00 PM	SDSU -8.5 U 137.0	+500 +500
CALBA at SHSU	03:00 PM	SHSU -5.5 O 124.0	+500 +500
MISS at TENN	03:30 PM	TENN -12.0 U 128.0	+500 +500
NIU at KENT	04:00 PM	KENT -12.0 O 141.5	+500 +500
STJOE at DAY	05:00 PM	STJOE +10.5 O 136.0	+500 +500
GRC at SEA	05:00 PM	GRC -2.5 O 138.5	+500 +500
HAW at CSF	05:30 PM	HAW -1.0 O 127.5	+500 +500
WSU at ORE	05:30 PM	WSU +3.0 O 134.5	+500 +500
SJSU at NEV	05:30 PM	NEV -5.0 O 130.0	+500 +500
MORG at UMES	06:00 PM	UMES -5.5 U 138.5	+500 +500
BUFF at AKR	06:30 PM	AKR -7.0 O 147.0	+500 +500
WKU at FAU	06:30 PM	WKU +10.5 O 143.0	+500 +500
PSU at ILL	06:30 PM	PSU +2.5 O 141.5	+500 +500
MRST at QUIN	07:00 PM	MRST +6.0	+500
OKST at TEX	07:00 PM	TEX -6.0	+500
CHAR at MTU	07:00 PM	CHAR +1.0 O 127.0	+500 +500
DEP at XAV	07:00 PM	XAV -12.0	+500
UNC at UVA	07:00 PM	UVA -2.0 O 129.5	+500 +500
ARK at AUB	07:00 PM	AUB +1.5 O 144.0	+500 +500
TLSA at WICH	07:00 PM	WICH -16.0 U 139.5	+500 +500
LAS at FOR	07:30 PM	FOR -5.0 U 141.0	+500 +500
COPP at NORF	08:00 PM	COPP +10.5 O 151.5	+500 +500
CP at UCSB	09:00 PM	UCSB -10.5 U 125.5	+500 +500
LT at UNT	09:00 PM	LT +8.5 U 120.0	+500 +500
MINN at MD	09:00 PM	MINN +13.0 O 133.0	+500 +500
STAN at ARIZ	09:00 PM	STAN +9.0 O 154.5	+500 +500
LSU at VAN	09:00 PM	LSU +4.0 O 142.0	+500 +500
UNLV at BSU	09:00 PM	BSU -4.0 O 139.5	+500 +500
TST at UVU	09:00 PM	UVU -6.5 U 136.5	+500 +500
NIAG at SIE	09:30 PM	SIE -2.0 U 129.5	+500 +500
TCU at KSU	09:30 PM	TCU -2.0 O 147.0	+500 +500
VILL at CREI	09:30 PM	VILL +5.0 O 134.5	+500 +500
NCST at CLEM	09:30 PM	CLEM +2.0 O 147.5	+500 +500
AAMU at SOU	09:30 PM	SOU -3.0 U 136.5	+500 +500
RICE at UAB	09:30 PM	UAB -11.0 O 157.0	+500 +500
UTECH at SUU	11:00 PM	SUU -4.0 O 151.5	+500 +500
UCD at UCRV	11:30 PM	UCRV -2.0 U 145.0	+500 +500
ASU at USC	11:30 PM	ASU +3.0 O 139.0	+500 +500
UNM at USU	11:30 PM	USU -3.0 U 158.0	+500 +500

 

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Mar 9, 2023	NCAAB	Iowa State Baylor	- -	12:30 PM	ISU +4.5

 

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Pending Picks

Mar 10, 2023	NCAAB	Arkansas Texas A&M	- -	07:00 PM	TAM -1.0

Completed Picks

Mar 9, 2023	NCAAB	Iowa State Baylor	78 72	ISU +4.5	Win
Mar 8, 2023	NCAAB	Air Force UNLV	70 78	AFA +6.0	Loss
Mar 7, 2023	NCAAB	Gonzaga Saint Mary's	77 51	GONZ -2.5	Win
Mar 6, 2023	NCAAB	Northern Kentucky Youngstown St.	75 63	YSU -3.5	Loss
Mar 5, 2023	NCAAB	Campbell UNC Asheville	73 77	UNCA -4.5	Loss
Mar 4, 2023	NCAAB	Mercer Furman	58 73	FUR -10.5	Win
Mar 3, 2023	NBA	New Orleans Golden State	99 108	Under 230.5	Win
Mar 2, 2023	NCAAB	Hawaii CSU Northridge	81 55	CSN +8.0	Loss
Mar 1, 2023	NCAAB	Penn St. Northwestern	68 65	NW -3.5	Loss

 

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Completed Picks

Past Completed Picks

03/09/2023	54-53-4	50.45%	-2150	Detail
03/08/2023	33-33-2	50.00%	-1650	Detail
03/07/2023	21-31-0	40.38%	-6550	Detail
03/06/2023	9-17-2	35.71%	-4850	Detail
03/05/2023	30-30-0	50.00%	-1500	Detail
03/04/2023	84-102-0	45.16%	-14100	Detail
03/03/2023	36-24-2	59.68%	+4800	Detail
03/02/2023	63-44-1	58.80%	+7300	Detail
03/01/2023	31-43-2	42.11%	-8150	Detail

 

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Friday’s 6-pack
Teams with best eFG% in country
(eFG% is FG%, where 3-pointers count as 1.5 baskets made)
58.6%— Colgate
58.5%— Gonzaga
57%— Arizona
56.8%— Toledo
56.5%— Eastern Washington
56.4%— Marquette

Quote of the Day
“Success is the ability to move from failure to failure with an equal amount of enthusiasm.”
Winston Churchill

Friday’s quiz
Where did Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr play his college basketball?

Thursday’s quiz
When Ichiro Suzuki played for the Seattle Mariners, he wore number 51.

Wednesday’s quiz
Saints’ QB Derek Carr played his college football at Fresno State.

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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up my favorite sports day of the year……..

Thursday of Champ Week is my favorite sports day of the year; 14 hours of watching basketball from all over the country, mixed in with some spring training baseball and a movie or two at the end. It has been a fun day.

Big East tournament
— Marquette 72, St John’s 70 (OT)— In the last 20 years, no team has won the national title after losing their first conference tournament game. St John’s led this game by 14 late in first half, forced 19 Marquette turnovers, but Marquette survived, despite shooting 9-34 on the arc.

It is little odd that Marquette was #1 seed and had to play St John’s on its semi-home court in their first tournament game, but they’re the better team and they did what they had to do.

— Georgetown fired Patrick Ewing as coach, after he led the Hoyas for six years; Ewing is the best player in Georgetown history, but the next coach will be a significant upgrade.

This was similar to when Clyde Drexler coached Houston for two years from 1998-2000; it just didn’t work, even though Drexler was a great player at Houston.

— Final Four of the Big East is UConn, plus teams from Cincinnati, Omaha and Milwaukee; how will kids ever pass Geography classes in school if they think those cities are in the East?

ACC tournament
— Virginia 68, North Carolina 59— Tar Heels are 20-13, 12-10 in ACC games; bracketologists on the Interweb are all saying that North Carolina will miss the NCAA’s, after being the preseason #1 team- they lost 72-69 in the national title game last season.

— Clemson 80, NC State 54— Tigers with an emphatic statement that they belong in the Field of 68. Beating Virginia Friday night would remove all doubt.

Big X tournament
It will be fascinating next week to see how Big X teams do in the NCAA Tournament, after they beat up on each other all winter.

— TCU 80, Kansas State 67— TCU is an older team; #65 in experience, #3 in continuity. When the brackets come out Sunday night, I’ll be looking to see what kind of a draw they get. With Mike Miles (22 points Thursday) back healthy, TCU is a dangerous team.

— Iowa State 78, Baylor 72— Cyclones are 3-0 vs Baylor this season, 7-9 against the rest of the league. Baylor made 14-29 on the arc and still lost this game.

Mountain West tournament
— San Jose State 81, Nevada 77 OT— Tim Miles deserves to get votes for National Coach of the Year; this was San Jose’s first win in a conference tournament since 2011— this is their best basketball season in 40 years.

As for Nevada, they’ve lost three games in a row and sit squarely on the bubble; they won’t be sleeping well the next couple nights.

— Boise State 87, UNLV 76 OT— Boise led 48-26 late in first half, but UNLV tied game with a 3-pointer at the buzzer in regulation; quite a comeback, but Rebels got outscored 14-3 in overtime- they still haven’t made the semi-finals of this tournament since 2014, and it is played in their home arena. Last time UNLV won this tournament? 2008.

— Utah State 91, New Mexico 76— Aggies are red-hot, winning their last six games, scoring 91-86-91 points in their last three games. They deserve to make the NCAA’s, but losses to SMU and Weber State may out their status in a gray area.

SEC tournament
— Arkansas 76, Auburn 73— Two teams with good records but both have been struggling lately; Arkansas blew a 15-point second half lead, but freshman Nick Smith went 1-on-1 and hit the winning hoop in the last few seconds, giving the Razorbacks their 20th win of the season.

Auburn is 4-9 in its last 13 games, after a 16-3 start; they’re a prime candidate to get beat in the first round of the NCAA’s.

C-USA Tournament
— North Texas 74, Louisiana Tech 46— Mean Green plays slowest-tempo games of anyone in the country; they’ve also won 11 of their last 12 games. Their game with UAB this afternoon is one to watch; the winner will probably play Florida Atlantic in the C-USA final Saturday.

The team that wins the C-USA tournament will be a live underdog in its first round game in the NCAA’s next week.

Big 14 tournament
— Ohio State 73, Iowa 69— Not often does a 13-seed beat the 5-seed; Buckeyes suffered thru a 1-14 stretch of misery, but now have won four of their last five games, upsetting Iowa here. Lot of bubble teams are rooting for Ohio State to get beat, so they don’t pull off a small miracle, win this tournament and steal a bid from a bubble team.

Pac-12 tournament
— Arizona State 77, USC 72— Sun Devils are a bubble team that is 6-3 in its last nine games; they play rival Arizona for third time Friday night. Will be a fun game to watch.

— Cal fired coach Mark Fox after a 3-26 season; they lost their last 16 games. Not even sure how good a job this is now, if the Pac-12 dissolves with teams bolting to greener pa$ture$, does Cal go to the Mountain West?

— Stanford kept coach Jerod Haase for next year after a 14-19 season; they went 9-7 in their last 16 games.

Big West tournament
This league is ranked as high as it has been since 2016; the teams are evenly matched and I enjoy watching them play late at night on ESPN+.

Cal-Fullerton 62, Hawaii’i 60 OT— Defending champ Titans have won seven games in a row, the last two in overtime; their game with Cal-Irvine Friday is must-see TV in my house. The other semi-final is Riverside-Santa Barbara; the four best teams made it to the semi-finals.

 

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Friday, March 10