NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES, NEWS OPINIONS AND BEST BETS THRU MARCH MADNESS !
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- Start date
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM at VALP | 02:00 PM | SAM -8.5 O 157.5 | +500 +500 |
| FGCU at GASO | 06:00 PM | GASO +3.0 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| CIT at ND | 06:00 PM | ND -9.5 U 129.5 | +500 +500 |
| NIAG at BING | 06:07 PM | BING -5.5 O 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| MORE at IND | 06:30 PM | IND -12.5 U 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| GTWN at BUT | 06:30 PM | GTWN +10.5 O 149.0 | +500 +500 |
| SH at ALBY | 07:00 PM | ALBY -3.5 U 153.5 | +500 +500 |
| NE at CCSU | 07:00 PM | NE -4.5 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| COR at SIE | 07:00 PM | SIE +13.0 O 150.5 | +500 +500 |
| M-OH at WRST | 07:00 PM | M-OH +12.0 O 156.5 | +500 +500 |
| COPP at JMU | 07:00 PM | JMU -28.0 U 149.5 | +500 +500 |
| USC at ALST | 07:00 PM | USC -17.5 U 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| MW at CIN | 07:00 PM | MW +19.5 O 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| TNST at INST | 07:00 PM | TNST +17.5 O 157.0 | +500 +500 |
| UNCG at HP | 07:00 PM | HP -1.5 U 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| STET at FIU | 07:00 PM | FIU -5.0 O 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| WIN at SCAR | 07:00 PM | SCAR -10.5 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| TROY at MISS | 07:00 PM | MISS -13.0 U 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| QNC at MER | 07:00 PM | QNC +2.5 O 152.5 | +500 +500 |
| WEBB at CHAT | 07:00 PM | CHAT -5.5 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| WCU at VAN | 07:00 PM | VAN -4.0 U 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| FLA at MICH | 07:00 PM | MICH +3.0 U 157.5 | +500 +500 |
| PRE at FUR | 07:00 PM | FUR -14.5 O 156.0 | +500 +500 |
| UVA at MEM | 07:00 PM | UVA +3.5 U 131.5 | +500 +500 |
| NMSU at SFA | 07:30 PM | SFA -11.5 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| MVSU at TLSA | 08:00 PM | TLSA -25.0 U 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHSO at L-IL | 08:00 PM | L-IL -18.0 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNF at FSU | 08:00 PM | UNF +16.5 O 151.5 | +500 +500 |
| NDSU at SIU | 08:00 PM | NDSU +8.5 O 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| ALCN at DRKE | 08:00 PM | ALCN +21.0 O 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| HCU at SMU | 08:00 PM | SMU -27.0 U 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| LNDNWD at MOSU | 08:00 PM | LNDNWD +17.5 O 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| MARQ at PROV | 08:30 PM | MARQ -4.5 U 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| NICH at MD | 08:30 PM | NICH +19.0 O 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| SUU at MTST | 09:00 PM | SUU +4.0 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| MONT at UCD | 09:00 PM | UCD -1.5 U 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| MTU at SMC | 10:00 PM | MTU +15.0 O 122.0 | +500 +500 |
| WKU at CALBA | 10:00 PM | WKU +5.5 O 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| CSN at UCLA | 10:00 PM | CSN +17.5 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| SDAK at CSB | 10:00 PM | SDAK +5.0 O 142.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2023 | 43-37-0 | 53.75% | +1150 | Detail |
| 12/18/2023 | 13-18-1 | 42.19% | -3400 | Detail |
| 12/17/2023 | 25-24-3 | 50.96% | -700 | Detail |
| 12/16/2023 | 87-81-5 | 51.73% | -1050 | Detail |
| 12/15/2023 | 11-6-1 | 63.89% | +2200 | Detail |
| 12/14/2023 | 5-9-0 | 35.71% | -2450 | Detail |
| 12/13/2023 | 19-12-0 | 61.29% | +2900 | Detail |
| 12/12/2023 | 21-23-0 | 47.73% | -2150 | Detail |
| 12/11/2023 | 11-7-0 | 61.11% | +1650 | Detail |
| 12/10/2023 | 22-28-1 | 44.12% | -4400 | Detail |
| 12/09/2023 | 87-109-6 | 44.55% | -16450 | Detail |
| 12/08/2023 | 6-10-0 | 37.50% | -2500 | Detail |
| 12/07/2023 | 7-3-0 | 70.00% | +1850 | Detail |
| 12/06/2023 | 27-39-0 | 40.91% | -7950 | Detail |
| 12/05/2023 | 29-15-0 | 65.91% | +6250 | Detail |
| 12/04/2023 | 7-3-0 | 70.00% | +1850 | Detail |
| 12/03/2023 | 18-7-0 | 72.00% | +5150 | Detail |
| 12/02/2023 | 31-26-1 | 54.31% | +1200 | Detail |
| 12/01/2023 | 25-26-0 | 49.02% | -1800 | Detail |
DECEMBER'S COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS !
12/19/2023.......................26 - 22.............................54.16%.........................+ 9.00
12/18/2023.........................7 - 15..............................31.81%.........................- 47.50
12/17/2023........................19 - 14 ...........................57.57%..........................+ 18.00
12/16/2023........................56 - 46............................54.90.............................+ 27.00
12/15/2023.........................10 - 5..............................66.66%.........................+ 22.50
12/14/2023..........................3 - 8................................27.27%.........................- 29.00
12/13/2023.......................14 - 8.................................63.63%.........................+ 26.00
12/12/2023.......................11 - 15..............................42.30%..........................- 27.50
12/11/2023......................... 9 - 5................................64.28%..........................+ 18.50
12/10/2023.........................14 - 20..............................41.17%..........................- 40.00
12/09/2023.........................49 - 60..............................44.95%..........................- 85.00
12/08/2023..............................6 - 8..............................42.85%...........................- 14.00
12/07/2023..............................6 - 3..............................66.66%..........................+ 13.50
12/06/2023............................23 - 27...........................46.00%...........................-20.00
12/05/2023............................16 -11............................59.25%...........................+ 19.50
12/04/2023................................6 - 2............................75.00%...........................+ 19.00
12/03/2023..............................18 - 7...........................72.00%............................+ 51.50
12/02/2023.............................24 - 12.........................66.66%.............................+ 54.00
12/01/2023.................................9 - 7..........................56.25%..............................+ 6.50
TOTALS...............................326 - 295.........................52.49%.............................. + 21.50
12/19/2023.......................26 - 22.............................54.16%.........................+ 9.00
12/18/2023.........................7 - 15..............................31.81%.........................- 47.50
12/17/2023........................19 - 14 ...........................57.57%..........................+ 18.00
12/16/2023........................56 - 46............................54.90.............................+ 27.00
12/15/2023.........................10 - 5..............................66.66%.........................+ 22.50
12/14/2023..........................3 - 8................................27.27%.........................- 29.00
12/13/2023.......................14 - 8.................................63.63%.........................+ 26.00
12/12/2023.......................11 - 15..............................42.30%..........................- 27.50
12/11/2023......................... 9 - 5................................64.28%..........................+ 18.50
12/10/2023.........................14 - 20..............................41.17%..........................- 40.00
12/09/2023.........................49 - 60..............................44.95%..........................- 85.00
12/08/2023..............................6 - 8..............................42.85%...........................- 14.00
12/07/2023..............................6 - 3..............................66.66%..........................+ 13.50
12/06/2023............................23 - 27...........................46.00%...........................-20.00
12/05/2023............................16 -11............................59.25%...........................+ 19.50
12/04/2023................................6 - 2............................75.00%...........................+ 19.00
12/03/2023..............................18 - 7...........................72.00%............................+ 51.50
12/02/2023.............................24 - 12.........................66.66%.............................+ 54.00
12/01/2023.................................9 - 7..........................56.25%..............................+ 6.50
TOTALS...............................326 - 295.........................52.49%.............................. + 21.50
- Sep 10, 2018
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Armadillo Sports
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Florida 106, Michigan 101, 2OT- Michigan’s bench was outscored 43-3.
— Northridge 76, UCLA 72- Bruins lost five of their last six D-I games.
— Western Carolina 63, Vanderbilt 62- Vandy was 1-14 behind the arc.
— Citadel 65, Notre Dame 45- Going to be a long winter in South Bend.
— Providence 72, Marquette 57- Marquette shot 32% from the floor.
— Chattanooga 69, Gardner-Webb 66- Kid hit half court shot at the buzzer for the win.
Quote of the Day
“I didn’t want to get injured. When you stay in and block somebody, you can get run on very easily.”
Steelers WR George Pickens, on why he seemed reluctant to block in Sunday’s game
Wednesday’s quiz
When was last time a college basketball team won consecutive national titles?
Tuesday’s quiz
The Sun Bowl college football game is played in El Paso, TX every year.
Monday’s quiz
Donovan McNabb is the all-time leading in passing yardage for the Philadelphia Eagles (32,873 yards)
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— I’m watching HBO’s Hard Knocks tonight, and they show a 2nd grade teacher in Miami who teaches her students how to do Math by adding/subtracting using Tyreek Hill’s stats each week. She posts Hill’s stats on a white board, and are counting down to how many yards he needs for 2,000 receiving yards.
It was great; the kids are into it, both boys/girls, but it reminded me of something else, how when I was a kid, I’d the grab the newspaper as soon as I could and would study boxscores and stats- this was way before the Internet, information was a little limited.
But I got to the point where I could do Math in my head; if Reggie Jackson went 4-13 in a series, I knew he hit .308 for the weekend, or if Vida Blue gave up two runs in 6 IP, his ERA was 3.00. Not bad for a 10-year old.
— Fast forward 25 years, and I’m a Grade 6 working for New York State at a low-level job; I’m in a training session with a cross-section of employees, some of whom are big shots; the person leading the room gives out a word problem which requires calculations.
There were eight people at a table; we worked as a group. A lady at my table was the Chief of Staff for a Deputy Commissioner, she started with her calculator to get the answer for the problem, but I just told her: “Marsha, its 27. The answer is 27” She kept working the calculator, then looked at me when she came up with 27.
It happened couple of more times; this was a Friday afternoon. Three days later, on Monday, I got a call to schedule a job interview for a Grade 13, an Administrative Assistant job, a very big raise. I got the job, which is why my retirement now is a lot more comfortable than it would’ve been if I hadn’t been able to do Math in my head.
— I tell the story because this teacher in Miami is doing her students a huge favor, teaching them in a way that they’ll remember it. Hopefully they appreciate it, though Tyreek Hill didn’t play this past week, so she probably had to be inventive to get them to do some calculations.
— If you owned an NFL team worth $5B or so, the three most people in your organization would be, in no particular order:
Head Coach- Runs the team on the field.
Quarterback- This one is kind of obvious.
General Manager- Acquires the players, which in an injury-riddled sport, is really important. This time of year, teams with good depth are the ones that finish strong.
— Here are the four NFL teams with the most dead salary cap space this season. When a team is up against the cap, it takes a clever GM to find players who can still win games while they have less flexibility to spend $$$.
$78.6M- Rams
$67.3M- Buccaneers
$65.3M- Packers
$65.2M- Cardinals
— But today we’re looking at head coaches; how would you choose one?
In today’s NFL, 21 of the 32 head coaches who started this season are/were in their first NFL head coaching job. Only 3 of the 21 have won a Super Bowl.
3 of the 32 coaches won a Super Bowl in a previous head coaching job.
2 of the 32 coaches lost a Super Bowl in a previous head coaching job.
6 of the 32 coaches had a previous head coaching job, but didn’t make it to a Super Bowl.
Coaches don’t get recycled as much as they used to; Bill Belichick is one of the head coaches who didn’t make it to a Super Bowl in his first head coaching job- he’s pretty good. Josh McDaniels had two head coaching jobs and was pretty bad at both of them.
Giants’ coach Brian Daboll interviewed with five other teams before the Giants, who are damned lucky that no one else hired him- Daboll is a good coach.
Raiders have had 13 head coaches since 2003; the Steelers have had three since 1969.
It is what makes the NFL so interesting; the teams are worth a fortune, but some of the teams are run really well, some pretty poorly.
— Texas-San Antonio 35, Marshall 17
The two QB’s: Josh McCown’s son, and Chad Pennington’s son. Makes me feel old.
Marshall led 14-0 early in second quarter.
UTSA was 7-14 on third down, Marshall 5-18.
Second day in a row a backup QB wins a bowl game; gambling is difficult.
— QB Taulia Tagovailoa is skipping Maryland’s bowl game; I’m not going to rant about this again, at least not today, but Tagovailoa’s college career is over.
— Strange stats to read: USC’s defense is 110th in the country in yards allowed/play; they’re 123rd in scoring defense.
— Jacksonville Jaguars signed QB EJ Perry to their practice squad; Perry played his college ball at Brown, so he never opted out of a bowl.
— Underdogs won/covered the last seven Monday night NFL games.
— Cleveland Browns are first team in the last 70 years to have four different QB’s lead a game-winning drive in the same season.
— Atlanta Falcons are going back to Taylor Heinicke at QB this week, third time this year they have changed starting QB’s, which makes you wonder if Desmond Ridder is still their QB of the future.
Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo recently became the most accurate kicker in NFL history; he used to kick for the Chargers, but they cut him, even though he made his last six FG’s for them.
Since they cut Koo in 2017, Chargers have gone through 12 different kickers.
— As it turns out, Kansas City’s last four games are going to be against backup QB’s:
Week 15- beat New England (Zappe) 27-17.
Week 16- vs Las Vegas (O’Connell)
Week 17- vs Cincinnati (Browning)
Week 18- @ LA Chargers (Stick)
— AFC North teams are 26-12 SU in non-divisional games.
— In baseball, Pirates signed lefty starter Martin Perez for one year, $8M. He figures to be their #3 or #4 starter.
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Florida 106, Michigan 101, 2OT- Michigan’s bench was outscored 43-3.
— Northridge 76, UCLA 72- Bruins lost five of their last six D-I games.
— Western Carolina 63, Vanderbilt 62- Vandy was 1-14 behind the arc.
— Citadel 65, Notre Dame 45- Going to be a long winter in South Bend.
— Providence 72, Marquette 57- Marquette shot 32% from the floor.
— Chattanooga 69, Gardner-Webb 66- Kid hit half court shot at the buzzer for the win.
Quote of the Day
“I didn’t want to get injured. When you stay in and block somebody, you can get run on very easily.”
Steelers WR George Pickens, on why he seemed reluctant to block in Sunday’s game
Wednesday’s quiz
When was last time a college basketball team won consecutive national titles?
Tuesday’s quiz
The Sun Bowl college football game is played in El Paso, TX every year.
Monday’s quiz
Donovan McNabb is the all-time leading in passing yardage for the Philadelphia Eagles (32,873 yards)
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings………
— I’m watching HBO’s Hard Knocks tonight, and they show a 2nd grade teacher in Miami who teaches her students how to do Math by adding/subtracting using Tyreek Hill’s stats each week. She posts Hill’s stats on a white board, and are counting down to how many yards he needs for 2,000 receiving yards.
It was great; the kids are into it, both boys/girls, but it reminded me of something else, how when I was a kid, I’d the grab the newspaper as soon as I could and would study boxscores and stats- this was way before the Internet, information was a little limited.
But I got to the point where I could do Math in my head; if Reggie Jackson went 4-13 in a series, I knew he hit .308 for the weekend, or if Vida Blue gave up two runs in 6 IP, his ERA was 3.00. Not bad for a 10-year old.
— Fast forward 25 years, and I’m a Grade 6 working for New York State at a low-level job; I’m in a training session with a cross-section of employees, some of whom are big shots; the person leading the room gives out a word problem which requires calculations.
There were eight people at a table; we worked as a group. A lady at my table was the Chief of Staff for a Deputy Commissioner, she started with her calculator to get the answer for the problem, but I just told her: “Marsha, its 27. The answer is 27” She kept working the calculator, then looked at me when she came up with 27.
It happened couple of more times; this was a Friday afternoon. Three days later, on Monday, I got a call to schedule a job interview for a Grade 13, an Administrative Assistant job, a very big raise. I got the job, which is why my retirement now is a lot more comfortable than it would’ve been if I hadn’t been able to do Math in my head.
— I tell the story because this teacher in Miami is doing her students a huge favor, teaching them in a way that they’ll remember it. Hopefully they appreciate it, though Tyreek Hill didn’t play this past week, so she probably had to be inventive to get them to do some calculations.
— If you owned an NFL team worth $5B or so, the three most people in your organization would be, in no particular order:
Head Coach- Runs the team on the field.
Quarterback- This one is kind of obvious.
General Manager- Acquires the players, which in an injury-riddled sport, is really important. This time of year, teams with good depth are the ones that finish strong.
— Here are the four NFL teams with the most dead salary cap space this season. When a team is up against the cap, it takes a clever GM to find players who can still win games while they have less flexibility to spend $$$.
$78.6M- Rams
$67.3M- Buccaneers
$65.3M- Packers
$65.2M- Cardinals
— But today we’re looking at head coaches; how would you choose one?
In today’s NFL, 21 of the 32 head coaches who started this season are/were in their first NFL head coaching job. Only 3 of the 21 have won a Super Bowl.
3 of the 32 coaches won a Super Bowl in a previous head coaching job.
2 of the 32 coaches lost a Super Bowl in a previous head coaching job.
6 of the 32 coaches had a previous head coaching job, but didn’t make it to a Super Bowl.
Coaches don’t get recycled as much as they used to; Bill Belichick is one of the head coaches who didn’t make it to a Super Bowl in his first head coaching job- he’s pretty good. Josh McDaniels had two head coaching jobs and was pretty bad at both of them.
Giants’ coach Brian Daboll interviewed with five other teams before the Giants, who are damned lucky that no one else hired him- Daboll is a good coach.
Raiders have had 13 head coaches since 2003; the Steelers have had three since 1969.
It is what makes the NFL so interesting; the teams are worth a fortune, but some of the teams are run really well, some pretty poorly.
— Texas-San Antonio 35, Marshall 17
The two QB’s: Josh McCown’s son, and Chad Pennington’s son. Makes me feel old.
Marshall led 14-0 early in second quarter.
UTSA was 7-14 on third down, Marshall 5-18.
Second day in a row a backup QB wins a bowl game; gambling is difficult.
— QB Taulia Tagovailoa is skipping Maryland’s bowl game; I’m not going to rant about this again, at least not today, but Tagovailoa’s college career is over.
— Strange stats to read: USC’s defense is 110th in the country in yards allowed/play; they’re 123rd in scoring defense.
— Jacksonville Jaguars signed QB EJ Perry to their practice squad; Perry played his college ball at Brown, so he never opted out of a bowl.
— Underdogs won/covered the last seven Monday night NFL games.
— Cleveland Browns are first team in the last 70 years to have four different QB’s lead a game-winning drive in the same season.
— Atlanta Falcons are going back to Taylor Heinicke at QB this week, third time this year they have changed starting QB’s, which makes you wonder if Desmond Ridder is still their QB of the future.
Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo recently became the most accurate kicker in NFL history; he used to kick for the Chargers, but they cut him, even though he made his last six FG’s for them.
Since they cut Koo in 2017, Chargers have gone through 12 different kickers.
— As it turns out, Kansas City’s last four games are going to be against backup QB’s:
Week 15- beat New England (Zappe) 27-17.
Week 16- vs Las Vegas (O’Connell)
Week 17- vs Cincinnati (Browning)
Week 18- @ LA Chargers (Stick)
— AFC North teams are 26-12 SU in non-divisional games.
— In baseball, Pirates signed lefty starter Martin Perez for one year, $8M. He figures to be their #3 or #4 starter.
- Sep 10, 2018
- 16,535
- 13
- 38
NCAAB
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMU at SFPA | 07:00 PM | RMU -5.0 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| OAK at DAY | 07:00 PM | DAY -12.0 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| DSU at ECU | 07:00 PM | ECU -12.0 O 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| BAY at DUKE | 07:00 PM | BAY +3.5 O 152.5 | +500 +500 |
| RID at DEL | 07:00 PM | DEL -10.0 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| CONN at HALL | 07:00 PM | CONN -8.0 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| RAD at WVU | 07:00 PM | WVU -6.5 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| SLU at NCST | 07:00 PM | SLU +11.5 O 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| MSM at UGA | 07:00 PM | UGA -12.0 U 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| XAV at SJU | 07:00 PM | XAV +6.0 U 158.5 | +500 +500 |
| PFW at PITT | 07:00 PM | PITT -14.5 U 157.5 | +500 +500 |
| GRAM at SELA | 07:00 PM | SELA -5.5 U 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| SDST at WYO | 07:00 PM | WYO +4.0 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| UVM at TOL | 07:00 PM | UVM +5.0 O 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| ARST at BEL | 07:30 PM | BEL -5.0 O 159.0 | +500 +500 |
| UND at NEB | 07:30 PM | NEB -18.5 U 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| KC at ETSU | 07:30 PM | ETSU -5.0 O 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| COOK at CHS | 08:00 PM | CHS -7.5 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| TNTC at EVAN | 08:00 PM | TNTC +9.0 O 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| UMBC at IOWA | 08:00 PM | IOWA -26.0 U 177.0 | +500 +500 |
| LIB at UVU | 08:00 PM | LIB -3.5 U 130.0 | +500 +500 |
| PV at RICE | 08:00 PM | RICE -9.5 O 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| SHSU at GRC | 08:00 PM | GRC -15.5 U 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| NW at ASU | 08:30 PM | NW -4.0 U 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| UNC at OKLA | 09:00 PM | OKLA +3.5 O 155.0 | +500 +500 |
| NORF at UTEP | 09:00 PM | UTEP -6.5 U 136.0 | +500 +500 |
| JKST at GONZ | 09:00 PM | GONZ -26.5 U 155.5 | +500 +500 |
| VILL at CREI | 09:00 PM | CREI -9.5 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| UCI at UNM | 09:00 PM | UNM -9.5 O 156.0 | +500 +500 |
| BELL at UTAH | 09:00 PM | UTAH -20.5 U 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| NAU at SF | 10:00 PM | SF -17.0 U 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| HOW at UCSB | 10:00 PM | UCSB -9.5 U 151.5 | +500 +500 |
| SCU at SJSU | 10:00 PM | SCU -4.5 U 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| PAC at CSF | 10:00 PM | CSF -12.5 U 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| LT at SEA | 10:00 PM | LT +1.0 O 134.0 | +500 +500 |
| ALA at ARIZ | 11:00 PM | ALA +7.5 O 176.5 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2023 | 25-46-1 | 35.21% | -12800 | Detail |
| 12/19/2023 | 43-37-0 | 53.75% | +1150 | Detail |
| 12/18/2023 | 13-18-1 | 42.19% | -3400 | Detail |
| 12/17/2023 | 25-24-3 | 50.96% | -700 | Detail |
| 12/16/2023 | 87-81-5 | 51.73% | -1050 | Detail |
| 12/15/2023 | 11-6-1 | 63.89% | +2200 | Detail |
| 12/14/2023 | 5-9-0 | 35.71% | -2450 | Detail |
| 12/13/2023 | 19-12-0 | 61.29% | +2900 | Detail |
| 12/12/2023 | 21-23-0 | 47.73% | -2150 | Detail |
| 12/11/2023 | 11-7-0 | 61.11% | +1650 | Detail |
| 12/10/2023 | 22-28-1 | 44.12% | -4400 | Detail |
| 12/09/2023 | 87-109-6 | 44.55% | -16450 | Detail |
| 12/08/2023 | 6-10-0 | 37.50% | -2500 | Detail |
| 12/07/2023 | 7-3-0 | 70.00% | +1850 | Detail |
| 12/06/2023 | 27-39-0 | 40.91% | -7950 | Detail |
| 12/05/2023 | 29-15-0 | 65.91% | +6250 | Detail |
| 12/04/2023 | 7-3-0 | 70.00% | +1850 | Detail |
| 12/03/2023 | 18-7-0 | 72.00% | +5150 | Detail |
| 12/02/2023 | 31-26-1 | 54.31% | +1200 | Detail |
| 12/01/2023 | 25-26-0 | 49.02% | -1800 | Detail |
DECEMBER'S COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS !
12/20/2023.......................14 - 27.............................34.14%........................- 78.50
12/19/2023.......................26 - 22.............................54.16%.........................+ 9.00
12/18/2023.........................7 - 15..............................31.81%.........................- 47.50
12/17/2023........................19 - 14 ...........................57.57%..........................+ 18.00
12/16/2023........................56 - 46............................54.90.............................+ 27.00
12/15/2023.........................10 - 5..............................66.66%.........................+ 22.50
12/14/2023..........................3 - 8................................27.27%.........................- 29.00
12/13/2023.......................14 - 8.................................63.63%.........................+ 26.00
12/12/2023.......................11 - 15..............................42.30%..........................- 27.50
12/11/2023......................... 9 - 5................................64.28%..........................+ 18.50
12/10/2023.........................14 - 20..............................41.17%..........................- 40.00
12/09/2023.........................49 - 60..............................44.95%..........................- 85.00
12/08/2023..............................6 - 8..............................42.85%...........................- 14.00
12/07/2023..............................6 - 3..............................66.66%..........................+ 13.50
12/06/2023............................23 - 27...........................46.00%...........................-20.00
12/05/2023............................16 -11............................59.25%...........................+ 19.50
12/04/2023................................6 - 2............................75.00%...........................+ 19.00
12/03/2023..............................18 - 7...........................72.00%............................+ 51.50
12/02/2023.............................24 - 12.........................66.66%.............................+ 54.00
12/01/2023.................................9 - 7..........................56.25%..............................+ 6.50
TOTALS...............................340 - 322.........................51.35%.............................. - 57.00
12/20/2023.......................14 - 27.............................34.14%........................- 78.50
12/19/2023.......................26 - 22.............................54.16%.........................+ 9.00
12/18/2023.........................7 - 15..............................31.81%.........................- 47.50
12/17/2023........................19 - 14 ...........................57.57%..........................+ 18.00
12/16/2023........................56 - 46............................54.90.............................+ 27.00
12/15/2023.........................10 - 5..............................66.66%.........................+ 22.50
12/14/2023..........................3 - 8................................27.27%.........................- 29.00
12/13/2023.......................14 - 8.................................63.63%.........................+ 26.00
12/12/2023.......................11 - 15..............................42.30%..........................- 27.50
12/11/2023......................... 9 - 5................................64.28%..........................+ 18.50
12/10/2023.........................14 - 20..............................41.17%..........................- 40.00
12/09/2023.........................49 - 60..............................44.95%..........................- 85.00
12/08/2023..............................6 - 8..............................42.85%...........................- 14.00
12/07/2023..............................6 - 3..............................66.66%..........................+ 13.50
12/06/2023............................23 - 27...........................46.00%...........................-20.00
12/05/2023............................16 -11............................59.25%...........................+ 19.50
12/04/2023................................6 - 2............................75.00%...........................+ 19.00
12/03/2023..............................18 - 7...........................72.00%............................+ 51.50
12/02/2023.............................24 - 12.........................66.66%.............................+ 54.00
12/01/2023.................................9 - 7..........................56.25%..............................+ 6.50
TOTALS...............................340 - 322.........................51.35%.............................. - 57.00
Thursday’s 6-pack:
— 76ers 127, Minnesota 113- Joel Embiid had 51 points, 12 rebounds.
— Knicks 121, Nets 102- 16-11 Knicks are off to their best start since 2013.
— Nuggets 113, Raptors 104- Jokic had 31 points, 15 rebounds.
— Bulls 124, Lakers 108- Lakers are 1-4 since they won the IST.
— Cavaliers 124, Utah 116- Utah State alum Merrill scored 27 off bench.
— Heat 115, Orlando 106- Miami made 15 of 29 shots behind the arc.
Quote of the Day
“We feel a little disrespected by that. I feel like we are the best team in the league, and we have an opportunity in front of the country to show it.”
Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton, on the 49ers being favored over Baltimore this week
Thursday’s quiz
Who is the all-time leader in passing yardage for the Washington Redskins/Commanders?
Wednesday’s quiz
2006/2007 was last time a college basketball team won consecutive national titles, when Billy Donovan’s Florida team won both tournaments.
Tuesday’s quiz
The Sun Bowl college football game is played in El Paso, TX every year.
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— Big X
6 of 14 teams are in kenpom.com Top 20
Houston/BYU, newcomers to the Big X, are highest-rated teams right now.
Houston has the best eFG% defense in the country.
Oklahoma State (6-5), West Virginia (4-6) have regressed.
— SEC
5 of 14 teams are in the top 25.
Tennessee is 8-3, but they’ve played the #12 schedule, a tough schedule.
Ole Miss is 11-0, but they’ve played schedule #262.
Vanderbilt is 4-7; they’re 65-76 in 4+ years under Jerry Stackhouse, 24-46 in SEC games. Five years ago, Vandy was off to a 4-0 start under Bryce Drew, but their best player (Darius Garland) got hurt, missed the rest of the season, and the Commodores went in the ashcan, going 9-23- they fired Drew.
Garland is now a productive player in the NBA, while Drew has moved on to Grand Canyon in the WAC, where he has a 73-28 record coaching the Antelopes. I’m thinking the administration at Vanderbilt screwed up- they should’ve kept Drew as coach.
— Big 14
Only have three teams rated in top 20.
Michigan State is struggling at 6-5.
Zach Edey must have a great NIL deal for him to return to Purdue this season. Boilers have five top 20 wins, but lost conference opener at Northwestern. Purdue is shooting 40.3% on the arc; what will they shoot in March, when the heat is on?
— Pac-12
In its last season, Pac-12 is 0-5 SU against the Mountain West; no bueno.
Arizona/Colorado are only Pac-12 teams rated in top 30.
UCLA is 5-5, losing five of last six D-I games; there are rumors about Mick Cronin’s interest in the Louisville job, when that opens up.
Arizona has eight foreign players on its roster, UCLA has seven.
Meanwhile, Oregon State/Washington State are joining the WCC in basketball for the next two seasons.
— ACC
Duke, Clemson, North Carolina are only teams rated in top 25.
Duke had a quality neutral court win over Baylor Wednesday.
Syracuse is 8-3 with a 20-point win over Oregon, but all three Orange losses were by 17+ points; they’re forcing turnovers 21.7% of time, a marked improvement over recent years.
— Teams in country with best continuity:
Columbia- Ivy League
Drexel- CAA
Florida Atlantic- AAC
Marquette- Big East
Cal-Davis- Big West
— Teams in country with most experience:
St Bonaventure- A-15
Washington- Pac-12
TCU- Big X
North Carolina- ACC
St John’s- Big East
— OVC
Morehead State is 8-4, the only OVC team in the top 200; Tuesday night at Indiana, they led the Hoosiers by 15 with 8:58 left, but lost 69-68. Morehead looks like one of those dangerous 14-seeds we’ll be talking about in March.
— Word of the Day- Grinch- a person who is unfriendly, a killjoy.
— Big East
Seton Hall upset UConn Wednesday, Providence upset Marquette Tuesday.
Villanova just beat Creighton in overtime, another upset.
Rick Pitino is going to make waves with St John’s, just not sure it’ll be this year.
Jay Wright retired in the spring of 2022, after a 30-8 season. In his last nine years at Villanova, Wildcats went 265-53, 130-31 in Big East games.
Since Wright left, Villanova is 25-21, 11-10 in Big East games.
— Mountain West
Three best teams appear to be Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State.
Rams/Lobos both have one loss; both losses were against Saint Mary’s.
Like we said before, Mountain West is 5-0 SU against the Pac-12 this season.
Right now, MW is ranked as the #7 league; this would be the third year in a row Mountain West is in the top 7- 2013 was the last time before that.
— Atlantic 15
9-2 Dayton is the only team rated in the top 70.
Duquesne is 9-2; their coach is Keith Dambrot, who was Lebron James’ high school coach.
St Joe’s is 9-2, but against schedule #325; they lost to Texas A&M-Commerce.
A-15 got only one team in NCAA’s LY (VCU), could be headed that way again.
— AAC
14 teams in this league now; they’ve reshuffled more than any league this year.
FAU is legit good; they were in Final Four last year, have whole team back, are 9-2 now.
Memphis is 9-2, with seven top 100 wins (schedule #10)
Other than FAU/Memphis, SMU, North Texas, Tulane appear to be AAC contenders.
— Missouri Valley
Indiana State/Drake are both 11-1, the Valley’s only top 100 teams.
Drake has played schedule #301, Indiana State #264. Sycamores are shooting 61.2% inside the arc, 41.4% on the arc- they have the best eFG% in the whole country.
Evansville is 10-2 against schedule #318; the last five years, Evanaville was 40-111, so a great rebuilding job being done by David Ragland. They did lose their only top 100 game by 41 at BYU, but 10-2 is 10-2.
Murray State is 3-8; they’ve had only one losing season since 1997.
— WCC
Right now, WCC is 5-14 against the Mountain West
7-6 against the Pac-12
0-5 against the WAC
3-4 against the Big Sky,
In other words, the WCC is down; losing BYU hurt, especially this year, because BYU is really good. Saint Mary’s is a disappointing 7-5, but they’ve played better recently. Gonzaga is 8-3, 3-3 against top 100 teams.
It’ll be interesting next year, when Oregon State/Washington State join the WCC.
— Ivy League
Princeton is 10-1, with three top 100 wins; KenPom has them at #44.
Yale, Cornell appear to be the teams best poised to upset Princeton in the Ivy tournament.
— Conference USA
League looks like a 3-way battle between Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky.
This league has teams in Virginia, Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico; lot of travel.
— Other mid-majors we’ve got our eye on:
Grand Canyon, WAC- Antelopes are 9-1, with wins over San Diego State, Liberty
James Madison, Sun Belt- 11-0 Dukes opened season with OT wins at Michigan State/Kent State and they still haven’t lost. JMU has #27 eFG% in country; they’re forcing turnovers 21.8% of the time (#29).
Western Carolina, SoCon- Catamounts have Power 5 wins at Notre Dame, Vandy; WCU has been in the NCAA’s one time- they were a 16-seed in 1996, lost 73-71 to #1-seed Purdue.
Western Carolina also made the first 3-point shot in NCAA history, on November 29, 1980. Ronnie Carr made the shot.
Cal-Irvine, Big West- Anteaters haven’t been in NCAAs since 2019, when they upset Kansas State in a 4-13 game. Irvine always defends well; their subs are playing 8th most minutes in country, so they’ve got good depth.
Vermont, America East- Catamounts have been in four of last six NCAA Tournaments; they have wins over Charleston, Yale this season.
McNeese State, Southland- Will Wade has never had a losing season as a coach, whether at VCU, LSU or Chattanooga; his first team at McNeese is 10-2, shooting 41% on the arc, while playing a slow (#348) pace.
Joe Dumars’ alma mater hasn’t been to the NCAA’s since 2002; could this be their year?
— 76ers 127, Minnesota 113- Joel Embiid had 51 points, 12 rebounds.
— Knicks 121, Nets 102- 16-11 Knicks are off to their best start since 2013.
— Nuggets 113, Raptors 104- Jokic had 31 points, 15 rebounds.
— Bulls 124, Lakers 108- Lakers are 1-4 since they won the IST.
— Cavaliers 124, Utah 116- Utah State alum Merrill scored 27 off bench.
— Heat 115, Orlando 106- Miami made 15 of 29 shots behind the arc.
Quote of the Day
“We feel a little disrespected by that. I feel like we are the best team in the league, and we have an opportunity in front of the country to show it.”
Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton, on the 49ers being favored over Baltimore this week
Thursday’s quiz
Who is the all-time leader in passing yardage for the Washington Redskins/Commanders?
Wednesday’s quiz
2006/2007 was last time a college basketball team won consecutive national titles, when Billy Donovan’s Florida team won both tournaments.
Tuesday’s quiz
The Sun Bowl college football game is played in El Paso, TX every year.
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Thursday’s Den: College basketball info……..
The way college basketball is now, with so many transfers happening, it is still kind of early, but here is some of what we’ve learned so far this season.— Big X
6 of 14 teams are in kenpom.com Top 20
Houston/BYU, newcomers to the Big X, are highest-rated teams right now.
Houston has the best eFG% defense in the country.
Oklahoma State (6-5), West Virginia (4-6) have regressed.
— SEC
5 of 14 teams are in the top 25.
Tennessee is 8-3, but they’ve played the #12 schedule, a tough schedule.
Ole Miss is 11-0, but they’ve played schedule #262.
Vanderbilt is 4-7; they’re 65-76 in 4+ years under Jerry Stackhouse, 24-46 in SEC games. Five years ago, Vandy was off to a 4-0 start under Bryce Drew, but their best player (Darius Garland) got hurt, missed the rest of the season, and the Commodores went in the ashcan, going 9-23- they fired Drew.
Garland is now a productive player in the NBA, while Drew has moved on to Grand Canyon in the WAC, where he has a 73-28 record coaching the Antelopes. I’m thinking the administration at Vanderbilt screwed up- they should’ve kept Drew as coach.
— Big 14
Only have three teams rated in top 20.
Michigan State is struggling at 6-5.
Zach Edey must have a great NIL deal for him to return to Purdue this season. Boilers have five top 20 wins, but lost conference opener at Northwestern. Purdue is shooting 40.3% on the arc; what will they shoot in March, when the heat is on?
— Pac-12
In its last season, Pac-12 is 0-5 SU against the Mountain West; no bueno.
Arizona/Colorado are only Pac-12 teams rated in top 30.
UCLA is 5-5, losing five of last six D-I games; there are rumors about Mick Cronin’s interest in the Louisville job, when that opens up.
Arizona has eight foreign players on its roster, UCLA has seven.
Meanwhile, Oregon State/Washington State are joining the WCC in basketball for the next two seasons.
— ACC
Duke, Clemson, North Carolina are only teams rated in top 25.
Duke had a quality neutral court win over Baylor Wednesday.
Syracuse is 8-3 with a 20-point win over Oregon, but all three Orange losses were by 17+ points; they’re forcing turnovers 21.7% of time, a marked improvement over recent years.
— Teams in country with best continuity:
Columbia- Ivy League
Drexel- CAA
Florida Atlantic- AAC
Marquette- Big East
Cal-Davis- Big West
— Teams in country with most experience:
St Bonaventure- A-15
Washington- Pac-12
TCU- Big X
North Carolina- ACC
St John’s- Big East
— OVC
Morehead State is 8-4, the only OVC team in the top 200; Tuesday night at Indiana, they led the Hoosiers by 15 with 8:58 left, but lost 69-68. Morehead looks like one of those dangerous 14-seeds we’ll be talking about in March.
— Word of the Day- Grinch- a person who is unfriendly, a killjoy.
— Big East
Seton Hall upset UConn Wednesday, Providence upset Marquette Tuesday.
Villanova just beat Creighton in overtime, another upset.
Rick Pitino is going to make waves with St John’s, just not sure it’ll be this year.
Jay Wright retired in the spring of 2022, after a 30-8 season. In his last nine years at Villanova, Wildcats went 265-53, 130-31 in Big East games.
Since Wright left, Villanova is 25-21, 11-10 in Big East games.
— Mountain West
Three best teams appear to be Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State.
Rams/Lobos both have one loss; both losses were against Saint Mary’s.
Like we said before, Mountain West is 5-0 SU against the Pac-12 this season.
Right now, MW is ranked as the #7 league; this would be the third year in a row Mountain West is in the top 7- 2013 was the last time before that.
— Atlantic 15
9-2 Dayton is the only team rated in the top 70.
Duquesne is 9-2; their coach is Keith Dambrot, who was Lebron James’ high school coach.
St Joe’s is 9-2, but against schedule #325; they lost to Texas A&M-Commerce.
A-15 got only one team in NCAA’s LY (VCU), could be headed that way again.
— AAC
14 teams in this league now; they’ve reshuffled more than any league this year.
FAU is legit good; they were in Final Four last year, have whole team back, are 9-2 now.
Memphis is 9-2, with seven top 100 wins (schedule #10)
Other than FAU/Memphis, SMU, North Texas, Tulane appear to be AAC contenders.
— Missouri Valley
Indiana State/Drake are both 11-1, the Valley’s only top 100 teams.
Drake has played schedule #301, Indiana State #264. Sycamores are shooting 61.2% inside the arc, 41.4% on the arc- they have the best eFG% in the whole country.
Evansville is 10-2 against schedule #318; the last five years, Evanaville was 40-111, so a great rebuilding job being done by David Ragland. They did lose their only top 100 game by 41 at BYU, but 10-2 is 10-2.
Murray State is 3-8; they’ve had only one losing season since 1997.
— WCC
Right now, WCC is 5-14 against the Mountain West
7-6 against the Pac-12
0-5 against the WAC
3-4 against the Big Sky,
In other words, the WCC is down; losing BYU hurt, especially this year, because BYU is really good. Saint Mary’s is a disappointing 7-5, but they’ve played better recently. Gonzaga is 8-3, 3-3 against top 100 teams.
It’ll be interesting next year, when Oregon State/Washington State join the WCC.
— Ivy League
Princeton is 10-1, with three top 100 wins; KenPom has them at #44.
Yale, Cornell appear to be the teams best poised to upset Princeton in the Ivy tournament.
— Conference USA
League looks like a 3-way battle between Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky.
This league has teams in Virginia, Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico; lot of travel.
— Other mid-majors we’ve got our eye on:
Grand Canyon, WAC- Antelopes are 9-1, with wins over San Diego State, Liberty
James Madison, Sun Belt- 11-0 Dukes opened season with OT wins at Michigan State/Kent State and they still haven’t lost. JMU has #27 eFG% in country; they’re forcing turnovers 21.8% of the time (#29).
Western Carolina, SoCon- Catamounts have Power 5 wins at Notre Dame, Vandy; WCU has been in the NCAA’s one time- they were a 16-seed in 1996, lost 73-71 to #1-seed Purdue.
Western Carolina also made the first 3-point shot in NCAA history, on November 29, 1980. Ronnie Carr made the shot.
Cal-Irvine, Big West- Anteaters haven’t been in NCAAs since 2019, when they upset Kansas State in a 4-13 game. Irvine always defends well; their subs are playing 8th most minutes in country, so they’ve got good depth.
Vermont, America East- Catamounts have been in four of last six NCAA Tournaments; they have wins over Charleston, Yale this season.
McNeese State, Southland- Will Wade has never had a losing season as a coach, whether at VCU, LSU or Chattanooga; his first team at McNeese is 10-2, shooting 41% on the arc, while playing a slow (#348) pace.
Joe Dumars’ alma mater hasn’t been to the NCAA’s since 2002; could this be their year?
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