NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES, NEWS OPINIONS AND BEST BETS THRU MARCH MADNESS !
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMP at EMU | 01:00 PM | EMU -4.0 O 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| ALCN at GW | 02:00 PM | GW -16.0 O 159.0 | +500 +500 |
| MAN at MONM | 02:00 PM | MONM -8.5 U 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| HC at HARV | 02:00 PM | HARV -15.5 U 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| QUIN at LAF | 02:00 PM | QUIN -3.5 U 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| NAVY at YSU | 02:00 PM | YSU -10.0 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| IW at UIC | 02:00 PM | UIC -14.5 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| UTA at TTU | 02:00 PM | TTU -13.5 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| NEV at TEM | 03:00 PM | NEV -8.5 O 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| JVST at UALR | 03:00 PM | UALR -2.5 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| PRE at WAKE | 03:00 PM | PRE +22.0 O 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| UNCO at AFA | 04:00 PM | UNCO +7.5 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| NIAG at SYR | 05:00 PM | SYR -17.0 U 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| NCAT at CCU | 05:00 PM | NCAT +10.0 O 153.0 | +500 +500 |
| TCU at ODU | 05:00 PM | ODU +14.0 U 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| AMER at VT | 05:00 PM | VT -18.5 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNH at URI | 06:00 PM | URI -5.5 U 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| UNO at OSU | 06:00 PM | UNO +25.0 O 155.0 | +500 +500 |
| UK at LOU | 06:00 PM | UK -13.5 U 156.0 | +500 +500 |
| WMU at CLEVST | 06:00 PM | CLEVST -9.5 U 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| LEH at BC | 06:00 PM | BC -17.5 U 149.5 | +500 +500 |
| WEBB at AKR | 06:30 PM | AKR -10.0 O 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| JAC at PUR | 06:30 PM | PUR -33.5 O 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| STON at MSU | 06:30 PM | MSU -22.5 U 138.0 | +500 +500 |
| TST at TENN | 06:30 PM | TST +22.5 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21
| FAIR at FDU | 07:00 PM | FDU +2.5 O 155.0 | +500 +500 |
| UTECH at COLO | 07:00 PM | COLO -23.5 U 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| DETU at CMU | 07:00 PM | CMU -7.0 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNCW at MRSH | 07:00 PM | UNCW +1.5 O 151.5 | +500 +500 |
| CWM at PEPP | 07:00 PM | CWM +8.5 O 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| SDST at NORF | 07:00 PM | SDST -4.5 O 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| COLG at IONA | 07:00 PM | COLG -1.0 U 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| SAM at TXSO | 07:00 PM | SAM -5.5 O 154.0 | +500 +500 |
| BUFF at RICH | 07:00 PM | RICH -15.5 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| FAMU at UCF | 07:00 PM | UCF -24.5 U 135.5 | +500 +500 |
| STJOE at COFC | 07:00 PM | STJOE +2.5 O 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| UNCA at APP | 07:00 PM | APP -8.5 U 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| ME at FIU | 07:00 PM | ME +3.5 U 138.0 | +500 +500 |
| EKY at TROY | 07:00 PM | TROY -2.0 U 153.0 | +500 +500 |
| SCUS at DAV | 07:00 PM | DAV -15.5 U 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| IDST at ORST | 07:00 PM | ORST -7.0 U 131.0 | +500 +500 |
| ACU at ARK | 07:00 PM | ARK -15.0 O 151.0 | +500 +500 |
| BALL at MINN | 08:00 PM | BALL +12.0 O 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| EIU at ISU | 08:00 PM | EIU +32.0 O 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| UNI at NIU | 08:00 PM | UNI -3.5 U 156.0 | +500 +500 |
| ARMY at UTSA | 08:00 PM | UTSA -6.5 U 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| AAMU at USA | 08:00 PM | USA -13.5 U 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| TXST at HOU | 08:00 PM | HOU -28.0 O 126.0 | +500 +500 |
| SEMO at ILST | 08:00 PM | SEMO +14.0 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| STONE at MIA | 08:00 PM | MIA -30.0 O 153.5 | +500 +500 |
| SIUE at BRAD | 08:00 PM | SIUE +11.0 O 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| IDHO at UCRV | 08:00 PM | UCRV -6.0 U 133.0 | +500 +500 |
| WICH at KSU | 08:30 PM | WICH +5.5 O 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| NORAL at IND | 08:30 PM | NORAL +14.0 O 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| GT at MASS | 09:00 PM | MASS -2.5 U 151.0 | +500 +500 |
| KENT at ORE | 09:00 PM | KENT +6.5 O 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| EWU at WASH | 09:00 PM | EWU +15.0 O 159.0 | +500 +500 |
| WYO at UTEP | 09:00 PM | UTEP -2.0 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| LAM at LSU | 09:00 PM | LAM +17.0 O 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| STAN at SDSU | 09:00 PM | SDSU -8.5 U 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| NKU at SMC | 10:00 PM | NKU +16.0 O 131.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOF at UNLV | 10:00 PM | HOF +4.0 O 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| SDAK at USD | 10:00 PM | SDAK +8.5 O 159.0 | +500 +500 |
| NEOM at CP | 10:00 PM | NEOM +1.0 O 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| PORT at HAW | 11:00 PM | HAW -8.5 O 149.5 | +500 +500 |
| BSU at WSU | 11:00 PM | WSU -2.0 U 136.5 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/21/2023 | 55-74-3 | 42.63% | -13200 | Detail |
| 12/20/2023 | 25-46-1 | 35.42% | -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 !
12/21/2023.......................32 - 45.............................41.02%........................- 93.00
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...............................372 - 367.........................50.33%.............................. - 150.00
12/21/2023.......................32 - 45.............................41.02%........................- 93.00
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...............................372 - 367.........................50.33%.............................. - 150.00
Friday’s 6-pack:
NFL teams with the best records against the spread (all 9-5 ATS)
— Baltimore Ravens
— Dallas Cowboys
— Detroit Lions
— Indianapolis Colts
— Miami Dolphins
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quote of the Day
“I want to be careful with my words, because this one hurts more than most of them. A team that played last night got [50] points off turnovers and rebounds. It is unbelievably hard to understand how we can get outworked in those categories.”
Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams; Pistons have lost 25 games in a row
Friday’s quiz
When Matthew Stafford was a high school QB in Texas, which current major league pitcher was the center on that team?
Thursday’s quiz
Joe Theismann is the all-time leader in passing yardage for the Washington Redskins/Commanders, with 25,206 yards. Sonny Jurgensen is next, with 22,585 yards.
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.
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Rams are 5-1 SU/ATS last six weeks, scoring 32.4 ppg in last five games.
Rams outgained New Orleans, 458-339
WR Demarcus Robinson has caught a TD pass in four consecutive games.
Rams are 7-3 when they run ball for 92+ yards, 1-4 when they don’t.
Rams have missed 11 field goals TY, the most of any team since 2015.
New Orleans didn’t give up a TD in its previous two games (Carolina/Giants).
Rams’ first drive: 14 plays, 95 yards, 7:56 and a TD.
Saints are 7-8, but have been favored in 12 of the 15 games.
New Orleans was 0-3 on 4th down conversions, all in LA territory.
South Florida 45, Syracuse 0
Bulls outgained Syracuse 407-159.
Orangemen were 1-16 on third down conversions.
Syracuse lost seven of its last nine games, after a 4-0 start.
— LA Dodgers signed Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto for $325M over 12 years; Dodger Dogs are going to be expensive next summer. Mets supposedly offered him the same amount of money, but Yamamoto opted to sign with the Dodgers.
Yamamoto is 25; he’s won the Japanese version of the Cy Young Award three times.
— Other baseball signings this week:
Detroit Tigers signed P Jack Flaherty for one year, $14M
Pittsburgh Pirates gave OF Andrew McCutchen a one year, $5M deal.
Mets acquired P Adrian Houser and OF Tyrone Taylor from Milwaukee for minor league outfielder Coleman Crow.
— They tweaked some baseball rules this week:
Teams will be allowed four mound visits per game, not five.
With a runner on base, the pitch clock will now be 0:18; it was 0:20 last year.
If a pitcher warms up before an inning, he has to face the first hitter.
— In case you were wondering, the only 0-0 tie in NFL history was back in 1943, a Giants-Lions game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.
— Bills-Chargers game Saturday night is exclusively on Peacock; apparently the 4th quarter will be commercial-free, the first time that’s happened on an NFL telecast.
— Word of the Day– Imbecile- a stupid person is one definition.
Another definition is someone who stays up until 2am watching the Portland-Hawaii basketball game, after watching the end of the South Dakota-San Diego game before that. Then that person will watch a movie after the Hawaii game, before they get to bed.
That person is me.
— Best wishes to Old Dominion basketball coach Jeff Jones, who had a heart attack Wednesday night; he is expected to make a full recovery. Old Dominion is playing in a holiday tournament in Hawai’i; they lost 111-87 to TCU Thursday.
63-year old Jones has led eight teams to the NCAA Tournament in his 31 years as a college coach; as a player, he was one of Ralph Sampson’s teammates at Virginia.
— Here is how stupid college sports have become:
49ers QB Brock Purdy is making $870,000 this year; he might be the NFL MVP, but he’s still on his rookie contract, and he was a 7th round draft pick.
Texas Longhorns backup QB Arch Manning, Peyton Manning’s nephew, made $2.8M on his NIL deal this season. He doesn’t even freakin’ play and he made $2.8M.
— There are three undefeated teams left in college basketball:
Houston, James Madison, Ole Miss.
— Jazz 119, Pistons 111- Detroit has now lost 25 games in a row; their last win was in October, but somehow they were a slight favorite in this game. Yikes.
Jazz sat out four players, which is why they were the underdog here, but Kelly Olynyk scored 27 points as Utah got a road win.
— Kentucky 95, Louisville 76- Wildcats made 12-25 on the arc. Louisville is 22-54 the last 2+ seasons; it is likely they’ll have a new coach next season.
— Georgia Tech 73, UMass 70- Tech outscored the Minutemen 18-6 over the last 5:03 of the game; they’re off to a 7-3 start.
— New Hampshire 81, Rhode Island 71- Oy. URI has lost five in row, seven of its last eight D-I games. Not good. Rams are shooting 59.6% on foul line (#358), turning ball over 20.2% of the time (#294).
— Happy 98th birthday to the great actor Dick Van Dyke; spent lot of my childhood watching re-runs of his TV show, with Mary Tyler Moore, Morey Amsterdam and Carl Reiner.
NFL teams with the best records against the spread (all 9-5 ATS)
— Baltimore Ravens
— Dallas Cowboys
— Detroit Lions
— Indianapolis Colts
— Miami Dolphins
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quote of the Day
“I want to be careful with my words, because this one hurts more than most of them. A team that played last night got [50] points off turnovers and rebounds. It is unbelievably hard to understand how we can get outworked in those categories.”
Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams; Pistons have lost 25 games in a row
Friday’s quiz
When Matthew Stafford was a high school QB in Texas, which current major league pitcher was the center on that team?
Thursday’s quiz
Joe Theismann is the all-time leader in passing yardage for the Washington Redskins/Commanders, with 25,206 yards. Sonny Jurgensen is next, with 22,585 yards.
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.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
Rams 30, Saints 22Rams are 5-1 SU/ATS last six weeks, scoring 32.4 ppg in last five games.
Rams outgained New Orleans, 458-339
WR Demarcus Robinson has caught a TD pass in four consecutive games.
Rams are 7-3 when they run ball for 92+ yards, 1-4 when they don’t.
Rams have missed 11 field goals TY, the most of any team since 2015.
New Orleans didn’t give up a TD in its previous two games (Carolina/Giants).
Rams’ first drive: 14 plays, 95 yards, 7:56 and a TD.
Saints are 7-8, but have been favored in 12 of the 15 games.
New Orleans was 0-3 on 4th down conversions, all in LA territory.
South Florida 45, Syracuse 0
Bulls outgained Syracuse 407-159.
Orangemen were 1-16 on third down conversions.
Syracuse lost seven of its last nine games, after a 4-0 start.
— LA Dodgers signed Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto for $325M over 12 years; Dodger Dogs are going to be expensive next summer. Mets supposedly offered him the same amount of money, but Yamamoto opted to sign with the Dodgers.
Yamamoto is 25; he’s won the Japanese version of the Cy Young Award three times.
— Other baseball signings this week:
Detroit Tigers signed P Jack Flaherty for one year, $14M
Pittsburgh Pirates gave OF Andrew McCutchen a one year, $5M deal.
Mets acquired P Adrian Houser and OF Tyrone Taylor from Milwaukee for minor league outfielder Coleman Crow.
— They tweaked some baseball rules this week:
Teams will be allowed four mound visits per game, not five.
With a runner on base, the pitch clock will now be 0:18; it was 0:20 last year.
If a pitcher warms up before an inning, he has to face the first hitter.
— In case you were wondering, the only 0-0 tie in NFL history was back in 1943, a Giants-Lions game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.
— Bills-Chargers game Saturday night is exclusively on Peacock; apparently the 4th quarter will be commercial-free, the first time that’s happened on an NFL telecast.
— Word of the Day– Imbecile- a stupid person is one definition.
Another definition is someone who stays up until 2am watching the Portland-Hawaii basketball game, after watching the end of the South Dakota-San Diego game before that. Then that person will watch a movie after the Hawaii game, before they get to bed.
That person is me.
— Best wishes to Old Dominion basketball coach Jeff Jones, who had a heart attack Wednesday night; he is expected to make a full recovery. Old Dominion is playing in a holiday tournament in Hawai’i; they lost 111-87 to TCU Thursday.
63-year old Jones has led eight teams to the NCAA Tournament in his 31 years as a college coach; as a player, he was one of Ralph Sampson’s teammates at Virginia.
— Here is how stupid college sports have become:
49ers QB Brock Purdy is making $870,000 this year; he might be the NFL MVP, but he’s still on his rookie contract, and he was a 7th round draft pick.
Texas Longhorns backup QB Arch Manning, Peyton Manning’s nephew, made $2.8M on his NIL deal this season. He doesn’t even freakin’ play and he made $2.8M.
— There are three undefeated teams left in college basketball:
Houston, James Madison, Ole Miss.
— Jazz 119, Pistons 111- Detroit has now lost 25 games in a row; their last win was in October, but somehow they were a slight favorite in this game. Yikes.
Jazz sat out four players, which is why they were the underdog here, but Kelly Olynyk scored 27 points as Utah got a road win.
— Kentucky 95, Louisville 76- Wildcats made 12-25 on the arc. Louisville is 22-54 the last 2+ seasons; it is likely they’ll have a new coach next season.
— Georgia Tech 73, UMass 70- Tech outscored the Minutemen 18-6 over the last 5:03 of the game; they’re off to a 7-3 start.
— New Hampshire 81, Rhode Island 71- Oy. URI has lost five in row, seven of its last eight D-I games. Not good. Rams are shooting 59.6% on foul line (#358), turning ball over 20.2% of the time (#294).
— Happy 98th birthday to the great actor Dick Van Dyke; spent lot of my childhood watching re-runs of his TV show, with Mary Tyler Moore, Morey Amsterdam and Carl Reiner.
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