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COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BEST AND OPINIONS FOR NOVEMBER !

11/26/2023.........................20 - 24 - 1...................45.45%........................- 32.00
11/25/2023.........................30 - 26 - 1...................53.57%........................+ 7.00
11/23/2023.........................11 - 9 - 0.....................55.00%.........................+ 5.50
11/22/2023........................35 - 26 - 2...................57.37%..........................+ 32.00
11/21/2023........................22 - 21 - 1...................51.16%...........................- 5.50
11/20/2023........................24 - 24 - 2...................50.00%...........................- 12.00
11/19/2023........................39 - 30 -0....................56.52%...........................+ 30.00
11/18/2023........................18 - 18 - 0...................50.00%..........................- 9.00
11/17/2023........................42 - 31 - 1...................57.53%..........................+ 39.50
11/16/2023........................22 - 33 - 2...................40.00%...........................- 71.50
11/15/2023........................16 - 14 - 1...................53.33%...........................+ 3.00
11/14/2023........................27 - 36 - 1...................42.85%...........................- 63.00
11/13/2023........................10 - 12 - 0...................45.45%...........................- 10.00
11/12/2023........................17 - 18 - 0...................48.57%...........................- 14.00
11/11/2023........................24 - 22 - 1....................52.17%...........................- 1.00
11/10/2023........................38 - 32..........................54.28%...........................+ 14.00
11/09/2023........................16 - 13..........................55.17%...........................+ 8.50
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00

TOTALS.......................474 - 430 - 13......................52.43%............................- 44.00

 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
College football conference championship games:
— Pac-12: Oregon (-9.5) vs Washington
— Big X: Texas (-12.5) vs Oklahoma State
— Mountain West: Boise State (-3) @ UNLV
— SEC: Georgia (-5.5) vs Alabama
— ACC: Florida State (-4.5) vs Louisville
— C-USA: New Mexico State @ Liberty (-11.5)
— MAC: Miami vs Toledo (-8)
— AAC: SMU @ Tulane (-3.5)
— Sun Belt: Appalachian State @ Troy (-6.5)
— Big 14: Iowa vs Michigan (-23.5)

Quote of the Day
“It’s true I was contacted about a potential opportunity this weekend, but after celebrating a big win against our rivals with players I love like family, I knew in my heart I couldn’t leave the University of Kentucky right now.”
Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops

Monday’s quiz
Which college football team, with minimum of 10 bowls played, has the best winning percentage in bowl games?

Sunday’s quiz
Tennessee Titans used to be known as the Houston Oilers.

Saturday’s quiz
Brady Hoke was the football coach at Michigan, before Jim Harbaugh.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……..​

Eagles 37, Bills 34 OT
— Eagles kicked 59-yard FG in rain on last play to force overtime.
— Eagles’ first seven drives: 28 plays, 93 yards, 7 points.
— Eagles last six drives: 37 plays, 281 yards, 30 points.
— Philly ran ball for 185 yards, was only 4-11 on third down.
— Buffalo led game 17-7 at halftime.
— Bills were 13-22 on third down; they outgained Eagles, 505-378.
— Bills are 2-6 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.
— Buffalo is 3-5 SU in its last eight games

Steelers 16, Bengals 10
— Steelers outgained an opponent for first time all season.
— Nine of eleven Steeler games stayed under the total.
— Last four games, Pittsburgh ran ball for 166-205-172-153 yards.
— Steelers won/covered five of their last seven games.
— Steelers in first half: 37 plays, 231 yards, 3 points.
— Steelers in 2nd half: 31 plays, 203 yards, 13 points.
— Cincy was 2-10 on third down, Pittsburgh 8-17.
— Bengals lost last three games, giving up 26.7 ppg.

Falcons 24, Saints 15
— Saints kicked five field goals, but didn’t score a TD.
— Just third loss for NO in last 14 games against the Falcons.
— Saints are 7-11-1 ATS in last 19 games with spread of 3 or less.
— New Orleans is 4-1 scoring 20+ points, 1-5 scoring less than 20.
— Falcons’ first TD was a 92-yard pick-6.
— Atlanta ran ball for 228 yards, but was outgained, 444-396.
— Last three games, Falcons are 21-40 on third down.
— Underdogs covered Atlanta’s last six games.

Titans 17, Panthers 10
— Carolina is 0-6 SU/1-5 ATS on road this season.
— In five post-bye games, Panthers scored four TD’s on 46 drives.
— In five post-bye games, Carolina scored 15-13-13-10-10 points.
— Last seven games, Panthers were outscored 119-52 in first half.
— Tennessee’s first four drives: 24 plays, 124 yards, 14 points.
— Titans’ 2nd TD drive was 15 yards, after they recovered a fumble.
— Last six games, Tennessee converted 19-70 on third down.
— Tennessee is 4-0 SU at home TY, winning by 3-24-5-7 points.

Colts 27, Buccaneers 20
— Colts’ first three drives: 24 plays, 145 yards, 17 points.
— Indianapolis won its last three games, allowing 13-6-20 points.
— In its last three games, Colts are +5 in turnovers (7-2)
— Colts allowed 20 or less points in wins, 29+ in losses.
— Colts outgained Tampa Bay, 394-298.
— WR Evans caught six passes for 70 yards, two TD’s.
— Mayfield is 36-46 as an NFL starter
— Buccaneers lost six of their last seven games

Giants 10, Patriots 7
— Patriots missed a 35-yard field goal with 0:03 left.
— New England lost last two games, 10-6/10-7.
— Patriots lost seven of their last eight games (1-7 ATS).
— New England is minus-8 in turnovers this year.
— Giants won last two games, giving up 19-7 points.
— Giants’ only TD drive was 26 yards after an INT.
— Last eight games, Giants are +13 in turnovers.
— Last five weeks, Giants are 14-70 on third down.

Jaguars 24, Texans 21
— QB Lawrence was 23-38/364 passing, with a TD.
— Jaguars won/covered seven of their last eight games.
— Under Pederson, Jaguars are 4-0 ATS as a road favorite.
— Jacksonville scored 9-17-3 points in losses, 20+ points in wins.
— Texans’ 58-yard FG attempt bounced off crossbar with 0:34 left.
— Only 2nd loss for Houston in their last 12 games vs Jaguars.
— Texans’ last five games were decided by 2-2-3-5-3 points.
— Houston is 5-9 ATS in last 14 AFC South home games.

Broncos 29, Browns 12
— Browns used two QB’s, completed 20-42 passes, for 190 yards.
— Cleveland converted only 2-13 third down plays.
— Browns are 11-17-1 ATS in last 28 games with spread of 3 or less points.
— under is 6-3 in last nine Cleveland games.
— Denver’s first three drives: 26 plays, 139 yards, 14 points.
— Last four games, Denver is +12 in turnovers (15-3).
— Broncos outscored last four opponents 61-33 in first half.
— Broncos won last four games, giving up 17-9-22-20 points.

Rams 37, Cardinals 14
— Rams win consecutive games for first time this season.
— LA scored TD on its first drive of game, first time in last six games.
— Rams ran ball for 228 yards, their most this season.
— LA is 4-0 giving up 16 or less points, 1-6 giving up 19+ points.
— First half yardage: Rams 287, Arizona 102.
— last four games, Cardinals are 13-50 on third down.
— Rams won 14 of last 16 games against the Cardinals.
— LA covered its last nine visits to Arizona.

Chiefs 31, Raiders 17
— Chiefs’ first two drives: 7 plays, 13 yards, no points.
— Chiefs’ next five drives: 39 plays, 305 yards, 28 points.
— Game was 14-14 at halftime; Chiefs scored 17 points in 2nd half.
— Chiefs are 11-5 ATS in last 16 games coming off a loss.
— Raiders’ first three drives: 25 plays, 221 yards, 14 points.
— Raiders rest of game: 35 plays, 137 yards, 3 points.
— Las Vegas is 3-17 in its last 20 games against Kansas City.
— Raiders are 12-18 ATS in last 30 games coming off a loss.

Ravens 20, Chargers 10
— Baltimore ran ball for 197 yards, was +4 in turnovers
— Ravens are 9-1 when they score 20+ points, 0-2 if they do not.
— Flowers had 37-yard run with 1:36 left to cover the spread.
— Ravens won six of last seven games (5-2 ATS).
— Chargers are 2-5 since their bye, with three losses by 3 points.
— under Staley, Chargers are 2-4-1 ATS as a home underdog.
— under is 7-1-1 in last eight Charger games.
— AFC West teams are 13-19 ATS outside the division.

Texas A&M 73, Iowa State 69
Cyclones led 35-14 late in first half.
Teams combined to shoot 15-58 on the arc.

Stetson 85, Central Florida 82
ASUN’s Hatters trailed 21-8 early, made 13-30 on the arc.

VCU 86, Penn State 74
Penn State’s coach was VCU’s coach the last six years.

Florida Atlantic 84, Virginia Tech 50
Owls win tournament at Disney’s Wide World of Sports
They beat teams from Big East, Big X, ACC this weekend.

 

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
OAK at XAV	06:30 PM	OAK +15.0 O 149.5	+500 +500
MAN at FOR	07:00 PM	MAN +12.0 O 134.0	+500 +500
TROY at EKY	07:00 PM	TROY +6.0 O 154.5	+500 +500
UMBC at HAMP	07:00 PM	HAMP -3.0 U 166.0	+500 +500
UNH at CONN	07:00 PM	CONN -31.5 U 149.5	+500 +500
WIU at WIS	07:00 PM	WIU +27.5 O 133.5	+500 +500
SPU at RUTG	07:00 PM	SPU +15.5 O 124.0	+500 +500
PRE at ELON	07:00 PM	ELON -3.0 U 144.0	+500 +500
NIU at NW	08:00 PM	NIU +13.5 U 141.0	+500 +500
HCU at TCU	08:00 PM	HCU +34.5 O 163.5	+500 +500
UTECH at LNDNWD	08:00 PM	UTECH -4.0 U 142.5	+500 +500
UCSB at FRES	09:00 PM	FRES -1.0 U 141.0	+500 +500
EWU at WSU	10:00 PM	WSU -12.0 U 149.0	+500 +500
UTAH at SMC	11:00 PM	UTAH +4.5 O 133.5	+500 +500
NDSU at SJSU	11:00 PM	SJSU -7.0 U 133.0	+500 +500

 

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Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
11/27/2023	14-15-1	48.33%	-1250	Detail
11/26/2023	43-44-1	49.43%	-2700	Detail
11/25/2023	62-55-1	52.97%	+750	Detail
11/23/2023	15-14-1	51.67%	-200	Detail
11/22/2023	66-49-3	57.20%	+6050	Detail
11/21/2023	34-33-3	50.71%	-1150	Detail
11/20/2023	39-41-2	48.78%	-3050	Detail
11/19/2023	63-53-0	54.31%	+2350	Detail
11/18/2023	44-50-2	46.88%	-5500	Detail
11/17/2023	72-55-3	56.54%	+5750	Detail
11/16/2023	23-33-2	41.38%	-6650	Detail
11/15/2023	30-27-1	52.59%	+150	Detail
11/14/2023	57-56-1	50.44%	-2300	Detail
11/13/2023	30-24-0	55.56%	+1800	Detail
11/12/2023	23-28-1	45.19%	-3900	Detail
11/11/2023	43-50-1	46.28%	-6000	Detail
11/10/2023	74-65-1	53.21%	+1250	Detail
11/09/2023	28-28-2	50.00%	-1400	Detail
11/08/2023	9-15-0	37.50%	-3750	Detail
11/07/2023	13-14-0	48.15%	-1200	Detail

 

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COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BEST AND OPINIONS FOR NOVEMBER !

11/27/2023.........................12 - 10 -0....................54.54%........................+ 1.00
11/26/2023.........................20 - 24 - 1...................45.45%........................- 32.00
11/25/2023.........................30 - 26 - 1...................53.57%........................+ 7.00
11/23/2023.........................11 - 9 - 0.....................55.00%.........................+ 5.50
11/22/2023........................35 - 26 - 2...................57.37%..........................+ 32.00
11/21/2023........................22 - 21 - 1...................51.16%...........................- 5.50
11/20/2023........................24 - 24 - 2...................50.00%...........................- 12.00
11/19/2023........................39 - 30 -0....................56.52%...........................+ 30.00
11/18/2023........................18 - 18 - 0...................50.00%..........................- 9.00
11/17/2023........................42 - 31 - 1...................57.53%..........................+ 39.50
11/16/2023........................22 - 33 - 2...................40.00%...........................- 71.50
11/15/2023........................16 - 14 - 1...................53.33%...........................+ 3.00
11/14/2023........................27 - 36 - 1...................42.85%...........................- 63.00
11/13/2023........................10 - 12 - 0...................45.45%...........................- 10.00
11/12/2023........................17 - 18 - 0...................48.57%...........................- 14.00
11/11/2023........................24 - 22 - 1....................52.17%...........................- 1.00
11/10/2023........................38 - 32..........................54.28%...........................+ 14.00
11/09/2023........................16 - 13..........................55.17%...........................+ 8.50
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00

TOTALS.......................486 - 440 - 13......................52.48%............................- 43.00

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Six NFL head coaches fired during their first season on the job:
2023- Frank Reich, Panthers
2022- Nathaniel Hackett, Broncos
2021- Urban Meyer, Jaguars
2007- Bobby Petrino, Falcons
1978- Pete McCulley, 49ers
1976- Lou Holtz, Jets

Quote of the Day
“Your happiness is your responsibility.”
Anonymous

Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman played college football at which two schools?

Monday’s quiz
Marshall Thundering Herd is the college football team, with minimum of 10 bowls played, that has the best winning percentage in bowl games— they’re 13-5 (72.2 winning %) in bowls.

Sunday’s quiz
Tennessee Titans used to be known as the Houston Oilers.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

— Bears 12, Vikings 10
Chicago kicked a 30-yard FG with 0:13 left for the win.
Bears had five drives in 2nd half: kicked 3 FG’s, lost 2 fumbles.
DJ Moore caught 11 passes for 114 of Chicago’s 217 passing yards.
QB Fields ran ball 12 times for 59 yards, 24 yards more than any other Bear.
Dobbs threw 17-yard TD pass with 5:54 left, Minnesota’s only TD.
Vikings’ first four drives: 16 plays, 44 yards, 2 INTs, no points.
Chicago was 8-18 on third down, Vikings 2-9.
Under is 8-2 in Minnesota’s last ten games.

— Before Monday, NFL teams were 0-28 this season when they didn’t score a TD.
Now, they’re 1-28.

— So far this year in the NFL……..
divisional home favorites are 18-15 ATS
divisional home underdogs are 9-14-1 ATS
Overall, divisional favorites are 32-24-1 ATS

— Carolina Panthers fired coach Frank Reich after their 1-10 start; two ofter offensive assistant coaches were also told to take a hike.
Panthers are averaging:
15.7 points/game (29th)
4.1 yards per play (T31st)
Panthers are converting 37.2% of their third down opportunities (20th).
You play a rookie QB, your job is in jeopardy; they should have sat Bryce Young, let him learn while watching and played veteran Andy Dalton. Maybe they’d still have their jobs now.
Carolina fired Matt Rhule last year, with $40M left on his contract.
Carolina fired Reich Monday, with $30M left on his contract.
Panthers owner David Tepper is richest owner in the NFL, but he isn’t the most patient one.

— If the 2024 NFL Draft was today……..
1) Bears (from Carolina)
2) Cardinals
3) Patriots
4) Bears
5) Commanders
6) Giants

— Denver Broncos have won five games in a row; in their last four games, Denver has 14 takeaways- they’re +11 in turnovers in those four games.

— In his career, Bills’ QB Josh Allen is 0-6 in overtime games.

— NFC South standings:
Falcons 5-6
Saints 5-6
Buccaneers 4-7
Panthers 1-10
If the Wild Card playoffs were this week, Dallas would be a significant road favorite at whatever team wins the NFC South.

— NFL Draft is a fascinating process; some teams are just so much better at it than others. Chargers’ RB Austin Ekeler is a really good RB, but he wasn’t drafted; he went to college at Western Colorado, which makes you wonder what the Broncos’ scouts are thinking about, such a good player at a D-II school in Denver’s backyard.

— TV show of the day: The White Shadow (1978)- An NBA player retires from the pro game and gets a job as a basketball coach in an inner-city high school.
Ken Howard played the coach; he was excellent in this role. Basketball scenes were well done.
Creator of the show was Bruce Paltrow, Gwyneth Paltrow’s father.

— Tough week for college football coaches:
Indiana fired its coach; he got $15.5M to go away.
New Mexico fired its coach, who they praised in a statement, but when you go 11-32, they tell you to take a hike, even if you’re a New Mexico alumnus.
Middle Tennessee fired its longtime coach after going 3-8 this year, the Blue Raiders’ third losing season in the last five years. The coach was 113-111 in 18 seasons at MTSU, but this is a “what have you done for me lately?” world, and MTSU hasn’t done much lately.
Houston fired its coach, who had three losing seasons in his five years as the Cougars’ head coach, going 31-28 overall. Houston went 4-8 this year, their first year in the Big X; it is better to be a big fish in a small pond, than a smaller fish in a big pond.
Texas-El Paso fired its coach, after he went 20-49 in six seasons with the Miners.
Texas A&M hired Duke coach Mike Elko to fill their coaching vacancy; he was 16-9 in two years as Duke’s coach- before that, he was the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M. Aggies just fired their head coach, even though he had a 45-25 record.
Mississippi State hired Oklahoma OC Jeff Lebby; since 2019, his offenses have scored 50+ points 14 times, most of anyone in the country during that time. Lebby used to be OC at Ole Miss, the Bulldogs’ biggest rival.

— Random trivia: Back in the mid-1950’s, at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles, Robert Redford, Don Drysdale and Natalie Wood were all students there.
They must’ve had a really good drama club there, plus you had Roy Hobbs on the same baseball team as a Hall of Fame pitcher. Pretty, pretty good.

— Switching to basketball, VCU beat Penn State Sunday; last spring, the Penn State coach left VCU to go coach at his alma mater, an interesting decision.
My question is this: is Penn State a better basketball coaching job than VCU?
Obviously, they’re in a better league, but Penn State is a football school located in an area that isn’t real close to any basketball hotbeds (190 miles from Philadelphia), while VCU is a basketball school, kind of an eastern version of Gonzaga.
VCU has been in 10 of last 12 NCAA tournaments, under three different coaches; Penn State has been in two NCAA tournaments since 2002 (they would’ve made it had there been a tournament in 2020).
If someone asked me which job was better, without knowing the $$$ end of it, I’d say VCU, because winning is a lot more fun that losing.

— Baseball stuff:
St Louis Cardinals have been aggressive in rebuilding their starting rotation, adding free agent pitchers Lance Lynn, Kyle Gibson, Sonny Gray.
Detroit Tigers added P Kenta Maeda.
Winter meetings start Sunday, should be lot of stuff going on.

— Oakland 78, Xavier 76
Good win for 13-point underdog Oakland, and the Horizon League.
Grizzlies outscored Xavier 12-7 over final 3:49.
Oakland was minus-14 on boards, but shot 69.7% inside arc.

— Utah 78, Saint Mary’s 71
Gaels were picked to win WCC, but they’re off to a shaky 3-4 start.
This was first game in eight days for Utah.
Utes are the tallest college team in America.

— Cal-Santa Barbara 69, Fresno State 65
UCSB was 1-5 on arc for whole game, Fresno 7-31.
Fresno led by 7 with 16:25 left in game.
Gauchos didn’t play any seniors; Fresno started five seniors.

 

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Tuesday, November 28

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Clemson 85, Alabama 77- Tigers start 4 seniors; they were 11-21 on arc.
— Kentucky 95, Miami 73- Wildcats scored 1.32 points/possession.
— UNLV 72, Akron 70- Rebels led by 18 with 13:33 left, hung on for the win.
— Portland State 75, Portland 74- Vikings were down 5 with 2:09 left.
— McNeese State 81, UAB 60- Former LSU coach Will Wade is the McNeese coach.
— Oregon State named DC Trent Bray its new football coach.

Quote of the Day
“I am so tired of hearing how I was the reason that Barry Sanders never won a Super Bowl. I’m so tired of hearing how I was not a good QB.”
Former Detroit Lions’ QB Scott Mitchell (32-41 as an NFL starter, 27-32 in Detroit)

Wednesday’s quiz
Which college football team is the last team to beat Georgia?

Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman played college football at Oklahoma, then UCLA.

Monday’s quiz
Marshall Thundering Herd is the college football team, with minimum of 10 bowls played, that has the best winning percentage in bowl games— they’re 13-5 (72.2 winning %) in bowls.

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Wednesday’s Den: An early primer on the college basketball season​

We’re 23 days into the college basketball season; this is when we gather information and learn as much as possible. It is still really early, but this is what we’ve learned so far:

— Indiana State 77, Southern Illinois 48- This is the only conference game that’s been played so far this season. Salukis shot 30.4% from floor; Indiana State shot 57.1% inside the arc.

— Six teams in country with the best continuity:
1- Columbia
2- Florida Atlantic
3- Marquette
4- Drexel
5- Cal-Davis
7- Weber State

Six teams in country with the worst continuity:
361- New Mexico State
360- Iona
359- Utah State
357- Idaho
356- Notre Dame
355- Southern Utah

— Purdue won Maui Classic, becoming first team in 13 years to beat a top 15 team three days in a row. Last team to do it was UConn, in 2011 Big East tournament.

— Teams that’ve played easiest schedules so far:
362- TCU
361- Cal-Northridge
360- Tulsa
359- Valparaiso
357- Cal Baptist
356- Georgetown

Teams that’ve played hardest schedules so far:
3- Eastern Washington
4- Rider
8- Morehead State
9- Northern Iowa
10- Cal-Fullerton
12- Boise State

— Some of teams playing fastest tempo in country:
4- George Washington
5- James Madison
6- New Mexico
7- Marshall
8- Western Kentucky
9- Hampton

Some of teams playing slowest tempo in country:
362- Virginia
361- Towson
360- Air Force
359- North Texas
357- Northwestern
356- Saint Peter’s

— Teams with the best FG% defense inside the arc:
1- Illinois
2- Rutgers
3- Providence
5- Virginia
6- Iowa State
7- UConn

Teams with the worst FG% defense inside the arc:
358- Wright State
355- Toledo
348- Drake
347- Cornell
346- Rice
345- Nebraska-Omaha

— Word of the Day: authenticity- being true to your own personality, values, and spirit, regardless of the pressure that you’re under to act otherwise.

— Teams getting highest %age of points on 3-pointers:
1- Creighton
2- Sacramento State
3- St Joe’s
4- Cal-Riverside
6- BYU
10- San Jose State

Teams getting lowest %age of points on 3-pointers:
362- Rio Grande Valley
361- Indiana
359- Western Kentucky
358- IUPUI
357- Cal-Northridge

— James Madison started the season with overtime wins at Michigan State/Kent State; they’re only team in the last 30 years to start a season with back/back overtime wins, both on the road.

— Field of 68’s top 6 mid-major teams:
1- Drake
2- Cal-Santa Barbara
3- Yale
4- Akron
5- Charleston
6- Furman

— According to Kenpom.com, these are the six best conferences in the country:
1- Big X
2- Big East
3- SEC
4- Big 14
5- Pac 12
6- ACC

These are the six worst conferences in the country:
32- NEC
31- SWAC
30- MEAC
29- Patriot
28- Southland
27- Ohio Valley

— Teams forcing highest % of turnovers:
1- Iowa State
2- Houston
3- Florida International
4- Rutgers
5- TCU
6- Cal-Davis

— Teams playing their subs the least:
361- Princeton
360- Murray State
359- West Virginia
358- Oral Roberts
357- Air Force
356- Gonzaga

— Most experienced teams (experience is different than continuity; teams that poach lot of transfers have experienced guys, but guys that haven’t played together very much):
1- St Bonzaventure
2- Washington
3- TCU
4- St John’s
5- North Carolina
6- James Madison

— Least experienced teams
362- Idaho
361- Siena
360- Valparaiso
359- Notre Dame
358- VMI
357- North Carolina A&T

 

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