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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24​

GameTime(ET)PickUnits
HAMP at NE12:00 PMHAMP +10.0
O 144.5		+500 +500
COFC at TOWS12:00 PMCOFC -2.0
O 144.5		+500 +500
HOU at BAY12:00 PMHOU -2.5
O 135.0		+500 +500
MIZZ at ARK12:00 PMARK -4.5
O 146.5		+500 +500
ND at SYR12:00 PMSYR -5.5
O 133.5		+500 +500
IND at PSU12:00 PMIND +4.0
O 151.5		+500 +500
CWM at STON01:00 PMSTON -8.5
O 139.0		+500 +500
WCU at VMI01:00 PMVMI +16.5
O 154.5		+500 +500
VAN at FLA01:00 PMFLA -16.0
U 151.5		+500 +500
UMBC at UNH01:00 PMUNH -5.5
U 165.0		+500 +500
CARK at EKY01:00 PMCARK +14.5
O 154.5		+500 +500
CHAT at CIT01:00 PMCHAT -5.5
O 144.5		+500 +500
ALBY at UMASS01:00 PMUMASS -12.0
U 161.5		+500 +500
TXST at GSU02:00 PMGSU -5.0
O 140.0		+500 +500
BYU at KSU02:00 PMBYU -1.0
O 147.0		+500 +500
SFPA at STONE02:00 PMSTONE -2.0
O 136.5		+500 +500
EMU at BALL02:00 PMBALL -9.5
O 143.5		+500 +500
NCAT at MONM02:00 PMMONM -12.0
U 145.0		+500 +500
WVU at ISU02:00 PMISU -18.0
U 144.0		+500 +500
LEH at LAF02:00 PMLEH -3.5
U 137.5		+500 +500
KENN at STET02:00 PMSTET -2.5
O 161.0		+500 +500
WEBB at UNCA02:00 PMUNCA -4.5
O 153.5		+500 +500
WASH at ARIZ02:00 PMWASH +15.0
O 166.5		+500 +500
DUKE at WAKE02:00 PMDUKE +2.0
O 150.5		+500 +500
SCUS at WIN02:00 PMWIN -8.5
O 144.0		+500 +500
LONG at RAD02:00 PMRAD -1.0
U 140.5		+500 +500
HP at CHSO02:00 PMHP -11.0
U 153.0		+500 +500
ORU at SDAK02:00 PMORU -2.0
O 156.0		+500 +500
ECU at RICE02:00 PMRICE -1.0
U 138.5		+500 +500
BC at NCST02:00 PMNCST -4.5
O 149.0		+500 +500
NJIT at ME02:00 PMME -7.0
U 132.0		+500 +500
WOF at FUR02:00 PMFUR -8.0
O 148.5		+500 +500
UND at NDSU02:00 PMNDSU -2.0
U 143.0		+500 +500
CCSU at SH02:00 PMCCSU +2.5
O 144.5		+500 +500
IOWA at ILL02:15 PMIOWA +9.5
O 166.5		+500 +500
SBON at MASS02:30 PMMASS -5.0
O 145.0		+500 +500
BUFF at WMU02:30 PMWMU -4.5
U 147.5		+500 +500
GW at SLU03:00 PMSLU -4.5
U 163.5		+500 +500
ETSU at SAM03:00 PMSAM -12.0
O 150.0		+500 +500
CIN at TCU03:00 PMTCU -4.0
U 146.5		+500 +500
STT at SDST03:00 PMSDST -4.5
O 142.5		+500 +500
UTECH at UTA03:00 PMUTECH +10.5
O 151.0		+500 +500
CMU at M-OH03:30 PMM-OH -3.0
U 132.0		+500 +500
USA at ARST03:30 PMUSA +8.5
O 154.0		+500 +500
SCAR at MISS03:30 PMSCAR +3.5
O 137.0		+500 +500
TROY at ULM03:30 PMULM +6.0
O 144.5		+500 +500
NORF at COPP04:00 PMCOPP +12.0
O 132.5		+500 +500
AAMU at COOK04:00 PMCOOK -4.0
O 146.5		+500 +500
DSU at SCST04:00 PMDSU +2.5
O 137.5		+500 +500
TTU at UCF04:00 PMTTU +1.0
O 141.0		+500 +500
MORG at HOW04:00 PMHOW -10.5
O 151.5		+500 +500
OKLA at OKST04:00 PMOKST -1.5
U 140.0		+500 +500
ALST at FAMU04:00 PMALST -4.5
O 139.5		+500 +500
UMES at NCCU04:00 PMNCCU -8.5
U 137.0		+500 +500
VALP at MURR04:00 PMMURR -13.0
U 144.0		+500 +500
GT at MIA04:00 PMMIA -8.0
O 148.0		+500 +500
EIU at TNTC04:00 PMEIU +1.0
O 132.5		+500 +500
UCI at UCSD04:00 PMUCSD -1.0
O 142.5		+500 +500
JKST at ALCN04:00 PMJKST +4.5
O 142.0		+500 +500
AFA at UNM04:00 PMUNM -19.0
O 146.5		+500 +500
UTSA at UNT04:00 PMUTSA +13.5
U 137.5		+500 +500
UNC at UVA04:00 PMUNC -3.0
O 130.0		+500 +500
ALA at UK04:00 PMALA +2.5
O 174.0		+500 +500
IDHO at NAU04:00 PMNAU -4.0
U 139.5		+500 +500
SFA at UVU04:00 PMUVU -4.0
U 137.5		+500 +500
NORAL at BELL04:00 PMBELL +3.0
U 141.5		+500 +500
TAMCOM at NICH04:00 PMNICH -9.0
U 137.5		+500 +500
GRC at ACU04:00 PMGRC -8.5
O 146.5		+500 +500
GMU at L-IL04:30 PMGMU +4.0
U 137.0		+500 +500
OHIO at NIU04:30 PMOHIO -7.5
O 149.5		+500 +500
UNO at SELA04:30 PMSELA -10.0
O 149.0		+500 +500
SIUE at TNST04:30 PMSIUE +1.5
O 143.5		+500 +500
UNCG at MER04:30 PMUNCG -4.5
O 136.5		+500 +500
USI at WIU04:30 PMUSI +6.5
O 135.5		+500 +500
NWST at HCU04:30 PMNWST -5.0
U 150.5		+500 +500
UALR at LNDNWD04:30 PMLNDNWD +12.0
U 146.0		+500 +500
UTM at SEMO04:45 PMUTM -8.0
O 156.0		+500 +500
JMU at GASO05:00 PMGASO +11.5
U 155.0		+500 +500
ORST at STAN05:00 PMSTAN -10.0
U 143.0		+500 +500
CALBA at TST05:00 PMTST -5.5
U 134.5		+500 +500
IW at MCNS05:00 PMIW +25.0
U 144.0		+500 +500
LIP at PEAY05:15 PMLIP -1.5
U 148.0		+500 +500
VT at PITT05:30 PMPITT -3.0
U 143.0		+500 +500
YALE at CLMB06:00 PMCLMB +7.5
U 141.5		+500 +500
TEX at KU06:00 PMTEX +8.5
O 144.5		+500 +500
BRWN at COR06:00 PMBRWN +12.0
U 153.0		+500 +500
PRIN at DART06:00 PMPRIN -16.0
O 132.0		+500 +500
DAV at RICH06:00 PMRICH -5.5
U 133.5		+500 +500
MOSU at BEL06:00 PMBEL -6.5
O 152.0		+500 +500
GTWN at DEP06:00 PMGTWN -4.5
U 148.5		+500 +500
JVST at FIU06:00 PMJVST -1.5
U 139.0		+500 +500
AUB at UGA06:00 PMAUB -7.5
O 151.0		+500 +500
APP at MRSH06:00 PMAPP -6.0
O 147.5		+500 +500
UTRGV at SEA06:00 PMSEA -18.0
U 147.0		+500 +500
DRKE at UNI06:00 PMDRKE -2.0
U 143.0		+500 +500
PV at ARPB06:30 PMARPB -2.0
U 157.0		+500 +500
GRAM at SOU06:30 PMSOU -4.0
O 133.0		+500 +500
ELON at HOF07:00 PMHOF -13.5
O 142.5		+500 +500
CCU at ODU07:00 PMODU -5.0
O 149.0		+500 +500
PENN at HARV07:00 PMHARV -3.0
U 144.0		+500 +500
TXSO at MVSU07:00 PMTXSO -12.0
U 131.0		+500 +500
ORE at CAL07:00 PMCAL +2.0
O 149.0		+500 +500
ULL at USM07:00 PMULL -2.0
O 145.5		+500 +500
AMCC at LAM07:00 PMLAM -1.5
U 147.0		+500 +500
QNC at FGCU07:00 PMFGCU -4.5
O 152.0		+500 +500
BRY at UVM07:00 PMUVM -8.5
O 147.5		+500 +500
WKU at MTU07:30 PMWKU -3.5
O 149.5		+500 +500
BSU at WYO07:30 PMBSU -7.0
U 143.0		+500 +500
FSU at CLEM07:45 PMCLEM -9.5
U 151.5		+500 +500
CHAR at TLSA08:00 PMCHAR -2.0
U 138.0		+500 +500
TAM at TENN08:00 PMTAM +11.0
O 145.5		+500 +500
WSU at ASU08:00 PMWSU -5.5
O 139.0		+500 +500
UIC at INST08:00 PMUIC +15.5
U 152.5		+500 +500
NEOM at KC08:00 PMKC -3.5
O 145.0		+500 +500
CSUS at MTST08:00 PMMTST -7.5
O 132.0		+500 +500
EWU at UNCO08:00 PMEWU +1.0
O 161.0		+500 +500
WEB at IDST08:00 PMWEB -3.0
U 134.5		+500 +500
CSU at UNLV08:00 PMUNLV -1.0
U 140.0		+500 +500
VILL at CONN08:00 PMCONN -12.0
O 133.5		+500 +500
ILST at BRAD08:00 PMILST +13.0
O 134.0		+500 +500
BUT at HALL08:30 PMBUT +5.0
O 143.0		+500 +500
MSST at LSU08:30 PMLSU +2.5
U 145.5		+500 +500
UTAH at COLO09:00 PMCOLO -6.5
O 152.0		+500 +500
CSN at CSF09:00 PMCSF -2.0
U 146.5		+500 +500
SHSU at UTEP09:00 PMSHSU +2.0
O 140.0		+500 +500
PRST at MONT09:00 PMMONT -7.5
U 145.0		+500 +500
LT at NMSU09:00 PMLT -8.5
O 132.5		+500 +500
SCU at GONZ10:00 PMGONZ -14.5
O 156.5		+500 +500
PEPP at SF10:00 PMSF -14.0
U 149.5		+500 +500
LMU at PAC10:00 PMPAC +7.5
O 142.5		+500 +500
USD at SMC10:00 PMSMC -22.0
U 138.0		+500 +500
USC at UCLA10:00 PMUCLA -5.0
U 133.0		+500 +500
UCRV at CP10:00 PMUCRV -7.5
O 131.5		+500 +500
UCD at CSB10:00 PMCSB +3.0
O 134.5		+500 +500
SDSU at FRES10:00 PMFRES +13.5
O 136.5		+500 +500
LBSU at HAW11:59 PMHAW -3.0
O 151.5		+500 +500
 
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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Six of the best prospects for the Washington Nationals:
1) Dylan Crews, OF
2) James Wood, OF
3) Brady House, 3B
4) Cade Cavalli, P
5) Yohandy Morales, 3B
6) Jackson Rutledge, P

Quote of the Day
“Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well.”
Denis Waitley

Sunday’s quiz
Marcus Camby led UMass to the Final Four in 1996; who was their coach back then?

Saturday’s quiz
Steve Kerr played his college basketball at Arizona.

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Good Will Hunting, Matt Damon plays a janitor at MIT who has a gift for Math; Robin Williams played the psychologist who helped him find direction in his life.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……​

Seven Top 25 teams lost Saturday……

— Big 12
Houston 82, Baylor 76, OT
Cougars led 29-12 early on.
Four Baylor subs played, but totaled only 21:00.
Houston was +11 in turnovers (19-8).

Oklahoma 84, Oklahoma State 82 OT
Cowboys led by 11 late in first half.
Both teams shot 62%+ inside the arc.
Both teams had a sub score 20 points.
Houston leads Iowa State by a game, Kansas by two games.

— ACC
Wake Forest 83, Duke 79
Neither team led by more than six points.
Both teams shot 62%+ inside the arc.
Duke scored 1.30 points/possession but lost; a red flag.

North Carolina 54, Virginia 44
Tar Heels had lost eight in a row in Charlottesville.
UNC won despite star G Davis going 1-14 from the floor.
UNC G Ryan made 6-11 shots on the arc.
North Carolina leads Duke by a game, Virginia/Wake Forest by 3 games.

— SEC
Kentucky 117, Alabama 95
Wildcats scored a ridiculous 1.46 points/possession.
Kentucky led by 37 with 8:37 left in game.
Alabama allowed 85+ points in all eight of their losses.

Auburn 97, Georgia 76
Auburn was 14-26 on arc, Georgia 3-14.
Tigers scored 1.43 points/possession.
Auburn is 21-6, 0-4 in games decided by less than 10 points.
Alabama/Tennessee lead the SEC at 11-3; Auburn/South Carolina are 10-4.

— Pac-12
Arizona State 73, Washington State 61
Coogs beat Arizona, then lose to the Sun Devils. Oy.
Loss ends Wazzu’s 8-game winning streak.

USC 62, UCLA 56
This game was 34-34 at halftime, after USC led 33-19 early on.
Trojans snap a 7-game road losing streak.
Bruins are 14-13, 9-7 in the Pac-12; they’ll need a great Pac-12 tournament to get into the NCAA’s for the fourth year in a row.
Arizona leads Washington State by a half-game, Oregon by 2 games.
ESPN’s Bracketology has only two Pac-12 teams getting in the NCAA’s.

— Big West
Cal-San Diego 92, Cal-Irvine 88 OT
Both teams had double-digit leads in this game.
Tritons have won four in row, 13 of last 16 games.
These teams are tied for first in Big West, but Cal-San Diego isn’t eligible for the Big West tournament; this is only their 4th season as a D-I team.

— WAC
Abilene Christian 79, Grand Canyon 73
Antelopes lost last two games, after a 24-2 start.
Wildcats were 29-36 on foul line, Grand Canyon was 19-24.

Tarleton State 82, Cal Baptist 65
Tarleton State was +12 in turnovers (17-5)
Texans have won eight games in a row.
Tarleton only played 7 guys; they’re #354 in bench minutes.
Grand Canyon/Tarleton are tied in loss column for the WAC lead; their conference tournament should be very interesting.

— Upsets of the Day:
Air Force (+18.5) 78, New Mexico 77
Tex-San Antonio (+13.5) 64, North Texas 62
Brown (+11.5) 78, Cornell 74
Oregon State (+10.5) 85, Stanford 73
Eastern Michigan (+10.5) 58, Ball State 56
Abilene Christian (+8.5) 79, Grand Canyon 73
Georgia Tech (+8.5) 80, Miami 76
Sacramento State (+7.5) 66, Montana State 63

— Word of the Day: Voracious- someone who has a huge appetite, whether for reading, knowledge or food.

— Famous people with birthdays on February 25
Ric Flair, 75
Carrot Top, 59 (real name Scott Thompson)
Bob Brenly, 70
Cesar Cedeno, 73
Rashida Jones, 48
Jeff Fisher, 66

— Missouri Valley
Northern Iowa 91, Drake 77
This loss probably makes Arch Madness a must-win for Drake.
Both teams shot over 60% inside the arc.
Tytan Anderson had 18 points, 18 rebounds for UNI.

Indiana State 88, Ill-Chicago 73
Sycamores have won 11 of their last 13 games.
Larry Bird’s alma mater has the #1 eFG% in the country.
Indiana State leads Drake by a game.
Bracketology is saying the MVC is a one-bid league.

— Ivy League
Brown 78, Cornell 74
Cornell loses as an 11-point favorite, after beating Yale Friday.
Cornell, Yale, Princeton are tied for first, at 9-2.
Brown/Harvard are tied for 4th in Ivy with three games left; only four teams make it to the Ivy League tournament.

— Southern
Samford 87, East Tennessee State 71
Bulldogs led 53-27 at halftime.
Samford shot 75% (18-24) inside the arc.
Samford leads SoCon by three games, which will only put pressure on them in conference tournament, since the SoCon is a one-bid league.

— Mid-American is the #24 league this season, the lowest it has been ranked in this century; they were #20 two years ago, their next lowest ranking.

— Big Sky
Eastern Washington 85, Northern Colorado 76
Northern Colorado led by 12 midway thru first half.
Cedric Coward scored 30 points, had one assist; his job is to shoot.
Eastern Washington has a 2-game lead in Big Sky, with three games left.

— WCC
Gonzaga 94, Santa Clara 81
Zags have won six in row, 11 of last 12 games.
Despite that, Bracketology has Gonzaga as a bubble team; they play Saint Mary’s Saturday, then probably again in the WCC tournament- they better at least split with the Gaels.

Saint Mary’s 88, San Diego 62
Gaels have won 15 games in a row, after an 8-6 start.
Bracketology has Saint Mary’s as a 6-seed, so they’re pretty much in the NCAA’s.
WCC is the 11th-ranked conference this year, its lowest rank in six years. BYU bolting for the Big X this year hurt the WCC’s rating.
 
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Sunday, February 25

Sunday’s 5 interesting games
Creighton (-2.5) @ St John’s
Creighton (20-7, 11-5)
KenPom rating: 10
Tempo: 237
Experience: 8
Continuity: 39
Creighton won four in row, 11 of its last 14 games.
Bluejays are 5-3 SU/5-1 ATS as Big East road favorites.
Creighton has #3 eFG% in the country.
Creighton is 11-7 vs teams in the top 100.


St John’s (15-12, 7-9)
KenPom rating: 44
Tempo: 79
Experience: 9
Continuity: 333
St John’s lost 8 of its last 11 games.
Red Storm is 5-3 SU at home in Big East games.
Red Storm is 4-5 ATS as an underdog this year.
St John’s has #231 eFG% in the country.
St John’s is 7-11 vs teams in the top 100.


St John’s (+6.5) lost 66-65 at Creighton January 13.
Red Storm led by 9 with 9:29 left in game.
Creighton won last seven series games.
Bluejays won their last three visits to NYC.
Big East home underdogs of 5 or less points are 6-7 ATS.


SMU @ South Florida (-3.5)
SMU (19-8, 10-4)
KenPom rating: 40
Tempo: 183
Experience: 67
Continuity: 82
SMU won six of its last seven games.
Mustangs are 3-4 SU/1-1 ATS as AAC road underdogs.
Mustangs have #10 eFG% defense in country.
SMU is 3-6 against teams ranked in top 100.


South Florida (20-7, 11-5)
KenPom rating: 67
Tempo: 362
Experience: 111
Continuity: 222
South Florida won 12 in a row, 18 of last 19 games.
Bulls are 7-0 SU/6-0 ATS as AAC home favorites.
USF has #49 eFG% defense in country.
USF is 5-1 vs teams ranked in top 100.


SMU won five of last seven series games.
Mustangs split their last six visits to Tampa.
AAC home favorites of 5 or less points are 12-9 ATS.


Florida Atlantic (-1.5) @ Memphis
Florida Atlantic (21-6, 11-3)
KenPom rating: 33
Tempo: 185
Experience: 42
Continuity: 1
FAU won 10 of its last 12 games.
Owls are 4-3 SU/2-5 ATS as an AAC road favorite.
Owls have #24 eFG% in the country.
FAU is 8-2 vs teams in the top 100.


Memphis (19-8, 8-6)
KenPom rating: 81
Tempo: 22
Experience: 61
Continuity: 343
Memphis is 4-6 SU in its last ten games.
Tigers are 5-2 SU in AAC home games.
Memphis is 4-3 ATS as an underdog this year.
Tigers are #326 team in country on defensive boards.
Tigers are 5-5 vs teams in top 100.


FAU (+1.5) beat Memphis 66-65 in an NCAA 1st round game LY.
This is their first meeting as AAC rivals.
AAC road favorites of 3 or less points are 2-5 ATS.


UAB @ Tulane (-2.5)
UAB (17-9, 9-4)
KenPom rating: 131
Tempo: 167
Experience: 215
Continuity: 243
UAB won five of its last seven games.
Blazers are 3-3 SU/3-1 ATS as an AAC road underdog.
Blazers have #257 eFG%, #232 eFG% defense.
UAB is 9-7 vs top 150 teams.


Tulane (13-12, 4-9)
KenPom rating: 127
Tempo: 15
Experience: 5
Continuity: 52
Tulane lost six of its last seven games.
Green Wave is 3-3 SU/2-1 ATS as AAC home favorites.
Green Wave #340 team on defensive boards.
Tulane is 3-10 vs teams ranked in top 150.


UAB (-3) beat Tulane 83-69 at home January 17.
That was their first meeting as AAC rivals.
AAC home favorites of 4 or less points are 7-7 ATS.


Xavier @ Marquette (-10.5)
Xavier (13-13, 7-8)
KenPom rating: 48
Tempo: 47
Experience: 113
Continuity: 342
Xavier lost its last three games, giving up 81.7 ppg.
Musketeers are 2-5 SU/3-3 ATS as Big East road dogs.
Musketeers are shooting 47.8% inside arc (#281).
Xavier is 7-11 vs teams ranked in the top 100.


Marquette (20-6, 11-4)
KenPom rating: 13
Tempo: 74
Experience: 119
Continuity: 3
Marquette won nine of its last 10 games.
Eagles are 6-1 SU/ATS as Big East home favorites.
Eagles are forcing turnovers 22.4% of time (#12)
Marquette is 11-6 ATS vs teams ranked outside top 100.


Home team won last six regular season series meetings.
Xavier lost its last five visits to Marquette.
Marquette beat Musketeers 65-51 in LY’s Big East tourney.
Big East double digit home favorites are 6-11 ATS
 
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IF YOU FOLLOWED YESTERDAYS HUGE SLATE OF GAMES MY BEST BETS
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25​

GameTime(ET)PickUnits
URI at LAS12:00 PMLAS -3.5
U 153.5		+500 +500
LIU at WAG12:00 PMLIU +9.0
U 131.0		+500 +500
CREI at SJU12:00 PMCREI -2.0
O 152.0		+500 +500
MD at RUTG12:00 PMRUTG -2.0
U 128.5		+500 +500
SMU at USF12:00 PMSMU -1.5
U 147.0		+500 +500
ARMY at BUCK02:00 PMBUCK -4.5
O 123.5		+500 +500
QUIN at RID02:00 PMRID +1.5
O 154.0		+500 +500
L-MD at BU02:00 PMBU -7.5
U 128.5		+500 +500
AMER at COLG02:00 PMCOLG -12.0
O 133.0		+500 +500
IONA at MSM02:00 PMIONA -1.0
U 145.5		+500 +500
SIE at FAIR02:00 PMSIE +16.0
O 144.0		+500 +500
FAU at MEM02:00 PMMEM +2.0
O 159.0		+500 +500
CLEVST at RMU02:00 PMRMU +2.0
O 146.5		+500 +500
HC at NAVY02:00 PMNAVY -4.5
U 136.0		+500 +500
SIU at EVAN02:00 PMSIU -3.0
U 141.5		+500 +500
INDPU at NKU02:00 PMNKU -18.0
O 146.0		+500 +500
PUR at MICH02:00 PMPUR -13.5
U 151.5		+500 +500
MRST at SPU03:00 PMMRST +2.5
O 121.0		+500 +500
PFW at MILW03:00 PMPFW -1.0
O 158.0		+500 +500
YSU at WIGB03:00 PMYSU -5.0
O 143.5		+500 +500
WRST at OAK03:00 PMWRST +4.5
O 159.5		+500 +500
STJOE at VCU04:00 PMVCU -5.5
U 142.0		+500 +500
TEM at WICH04:00 PMTEM +6.5
O 143.0		+500 +500
OSU at MSU04:00 PMOSU +9.5
O 138.5		+500 +500
UAB at TULN04:00 PMUAB +2.5
U 161.0		+500 +500
XAV at MARQ05:00 PMMARQ -10.0
O 157.0		+500 +500
MINN at NEB06:30 PMNEB -6.5
U 147.0		+500 +500
 
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Monday’s 6-pack:
Some of the college hoop teams getting highest %age of their points on foul line:
25.5%- Rio Grande Valley
25.1%- Arkansas
24.7%- Maryland
24.6%- Grand Canyon
24.4%- Lindenwood
24.1%- Texas El Paso

Quote of the Day
“We must either find a way or make one.”
Hannibal

Monday’s quiz
Last time the Knicks were in the NBA Finals was 1999; who was their coach then?

Sunday’s quiz
Marcus Camby led UMass to the Final Four in 1996; John Calipari was their coach back then.

Saturday’s quiz
Steve Kerr played his college basketball at Arizona.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy weekend……​

— Chicago Cubs re-signed OF Cody Bellinger for three years, $80M

— Stat of the Day: Last year, Braves’ OF Ronald Acuna had 41 at-bats where the at-bat ended when he was behind 0-2 in the count; he got hit by a pitch once, hit one sac fly, and went 15-39 on the other 39 at-bats. Hitting .385 when you’re done is impressive.
Overall, Acuna was down 0-2 in a total of 105 plate appearances; he hit .340 in those at-bats, with five walks.

— MLB is getting greedy; teams not only have spring training caps you can buy, they have a different set of batting practice caps, which will be worn during the season. High quality hats, but they cost freakin’ $45, which saves me lot of $$$.
I have a nice hat collection, but I’m not buying any more Oakland A’s stuff until they start trying to win again. The A’s batting practice cap is a good one, too.
Separate question on a sore subject: Why would own own a pro sports franchise if you’re not going to try to win? The A’s franchise is so mis-managed that it can’t possible go up in value. I’d be very happy if the guy who owns the Golden State Warriors bought the A’s- he’d try to win.
— Cubs have an OF prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong; his mother is the actress Ashley Crow, who was the mom in the movie Little Big League.

— Eight major league teams have new managers this year.

— Houston Astros used only 41 players all of last season, fewest of any team in the major leagues.

— Word of the Day: Disgruntled- someone who is angry or dissatisfied.

— One of the things about the transfer portal in college basketball is that teams come together at a different pace; one team that is hot right now are the Loyola Ramblers in the A-15. After a 6-5 start, Loyola has gone 14-2, winning/covering their last seven games in a row. Opponents are shooting 43% inside the arc, the #5 rate in the country.

— Arizona Wildcats have 18 basketball players listed on their roster; eight of them are from other countries. Only three of their players are from Arizona.

— Alabama has four lefties on its team, which is a little unusual.

— Atlanta Hawks’ G Trae Young tore ligaments in the pinky on his left hand; he is out for at least four weeks.

— Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 84-82 Saturday, possible the last time these rivals will ever play basketball against each other. Oklahoma is bolting to the SEC and there are no scheduled pre-conference meetings in the future.
In this age of college sports where greed is good, it is inconceivable that the teams won’t eventually schedule an annual meeting— the games would sell out, and probably get on ESPN or Fox or something. But for now, the two rivals are going their separate ways.

— UCLA is hiring former NFL offensive coordinator Eric Bienemy was its OC; he coached at UCLA back from 2003-05, and won two Super Bowl rings as an assistant with the Chiefs.

— Famous people with birthdays on February 26
Phil Villapiano, 75
Wayne Gretzky, 63
JT Snow, 56
Marshall Faulk, 51
Jose Reyes, 41
Monday would’ve been Paul Newman’s 99th birthday.

— St John’s 80, Creighton 66
Johnnies were +10 in turnovers (13-3).
St John’s was 32-64 inside arc, 2-8 on 3’s; old-school approach.
Creighton forces fewer turnovers than any team in country.

— Memphis 78, FAU 74
Both teams shot 58%+ inside the arc.
Teams combined to shoot 12-55 on the arc.
FAU split its last six games; they need to right the ship to stay above the bubble.

— South Florida 79, SMU 68
Bulls have won 13 games in a row, 20 of last 21.
SMU was only 15-31 on the foul line.
South Florida shot 63.6% inside the arc.

— Wright State 96, Oakland 75
Oakland led 38-37 at halftime.
Raiders are 8-2 in last ten games, after a 9-10 start.
Wright State is shooting 59.2% inside the arc (#4).

— Ohio State 60, Michigan State 57
Spartans led by 12 with 11:07 left in the game.
Teams combined to shoot 7-33 on the arc.
Michigan State is 1-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.

— Was watching A’s-Dodgers spring training game Sunday; the TV analyst was Rick Monday, who played for the A’s back when I was a little kid- they traded him for P Ken Holtzman after the 1971 season, which made the A’s pitching championship-level. A’s won three World Series in a row after they acquired Holtzman.

Rick Monday played 19 years in the majors, had a career OPS of .804, was a darn good player who is now a terrific analyst with a great voice. He does radio for the Dodgers but in the spring, they do simulcasts on TV. Was excellent listening to him Sunday.
 
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Monday, February 26

Monday’s 5 interesting games
Drexel @ Delaware (-2.5)
Drexel (17-11, 10-5)
KenPom rating: 127
Tempo: 335
Experience: 167
Continuity: 6
Drexel is 3-5 in its last 8 games, after a 14-6 start.
Dragons are 3-5 SU/0-4 ATS as CAA road underdogs.
Drexel has #41 eFG% defense in the country.
Dragons are 7-9 vs teams in the top 200.


Delaware (17-11, 9-6)
KenPom rating: 152
Tempo: 187
Experience: 108
Continuity: 177
Delaware won five of its last seven games.
Blue Hens are 5-2 SU/2-4 ATS in CAA home games.
Delaware is shooting 53.3% inside arc (#68).
Blue Hens are 4-8 vs teams in the top 200.


Drexel (-5) beat Delaware 86-67 at home January 20.
Drexel won four of last five series games.
Dragons won last two visits to Delaware, by 8-4 points.
CAA home favorites of 4 or less points are 14-7 ATS.


Miami @ North Carolina (-13.5)
Miami (15-13, 6-11)
KenPom rating: 92
Tempo: 120
Experience: 94
Continuity: 81
Miami is 0-6 SU/1-5 ATS in its last six games.
Hurricanes are 2-6 SU/3-4 ATS as ACC road dogs.
Opponents are shooting 52.2% inside arc (#257)
Miami is 1-6 against teams ranked in top 50.


North Carolina (21-6, 13-3)
KenPom rating: 8
Tempo: 45
Experience: 4
Continuity: 181
North Carolina is 4-3 SU in its last seven games.
Tar Heels are 6-1 SU/5-2 ATS as ACC home favorites.
Carolina has #17 eFG% defense in country.
Tar Heels are 14-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.


UNC (-4) won 75-72 at Miami February 10.
Tar Heels won seven of last nine series games.
Miami split its last four visits to Chapel Hill.
ACC double digit home favorites are 9-9 ATS.


West Virginia @ Kansas State (-9.5)
West Virginia (9-18, 4-10)
KenPom rating: 141
Tempo: 116
Experience: 126
Continuity: 336
West Virginia lost seven of its last nine games.
WVU is 0-7 SU/2-5 ATS as a Big X road underdog.
WVU is shooting 47% inside the arc (#300)
West Virginia is 4-16 vs teams in the top 100.


Kansas State (16-11, 6-8)
KenPom rating: 69
Tempo: 213
Experience: 145
Continuity: 302
K-State lost seven of its last nine games.
Wildcats are 5-2 SU/2-3 ATS as Big X home favorites.
K-State is turning ball over 21.2% of time (#348)
Wildcats are 8-1 vs teams outside the top 100.


K-State (-1.5) won 81-67 at West Virginia January 9.
Teams split their last six meetings.
WVU lost its last two visits to the Little Apple, by 5-6 points.
Big X home favorites of 9+ points are 9-11 ATS.


NC-Wilmington (-8.5) @ Campbell
NC-Wilmington (20-7, 11-4)
KenPom rating: 102
Tempo: 292
Experience: 89
Continuity: 48
UNCW won 11 of its last 13 games.
Seahawks are 5-3 SU/4-2 ATS as a CAA road favorite.
UNCW is 5-3 in games decided by 6 or less points, or in OT
Seahawks are 9-2 vs teams ranked outside top 200.


Campbell (12-16, 6-9)
KenPom rating: 303
Tempo: 242
Experience: 313
Continuity: 150
Campbell lost five of its last six games.
Camels are 3-4 SU/3-2 ATS as CAA home dogs.
Camels are #283 team on defensive boards.
Campbell is 1-5 vs teams ranked in top 150.


UNCW (-13) beat Campbell 77-74 at home February 3.
That was teams’ first meeting as CAA rivals.
CAA home underdogs of 4 or less points are 7-7 ATS.


Baylor @ TCU (-2.5)
Baylor (19-8, 8-6)
KenPom rating: 14
Tempo: 286
Experience: 92
Continuity: 237
Baylor is 5-6 in last 11 games, with three losses in OT.
Bears are 3-4 SU/2-1 ATS as Big X road underdogs.
Bears have #11 eFG% in the country.
Baylor is 7-7 vs teams ranked in the top 50.


TCU (19-8, 8-6)
KenPom rating: 25
Tempo: 66
Experience: 3
Continuity: 143
TCU split its last six games SU.
Horned Frogs are 4-3 SU/4-2 ATS as Big X home favorites.
Horned Frogs are #20 team in country on offensive boards.
TCU is 5-8 ATS vs teams ranked in top 50.


TCU (+4) won 105-102 in triple OT at Baylor January 27.
Baylor won four of last six series games.
Bears won their last three visits to Fort Worth.
Big X home favorites of 3 or less points are 8-7 ATS
 
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GameTime(ET)PickUnits
DREX at DEL06:30 PMDEL -2.5
U 138.0		+500 +500
WVU at KSU07:00 PMKSU -9.5
U 142.0		+500 +500
MIA at UNC07:00 PMMIA +14.5
O 155.0		+500 +500
NORF at MORG07:30 PMNORF -4.5
O 148.0		+500 +500
COPP at HOW07:30 PMCOPP +13.0
O 138.5		+500 +500
UMES at SCST07:30 PMSCST -8.5
O 136.5		+500 +500
DSU at NCCU07:30 PMNCCU -5.5
O 135.0		+500 +500
ALST at COOK07:30 PMALST +3.0
O 141.0		+500 +500
IW at NICH07:30 PMIW +9.5
O 146.0		+500 +500
AAMU at FAMU08:00 PMFAMU -2.0
U 140.5		+500 +500
AMCC at HCU08:00 PMHCU +11.5
O 151.5		+500 +500
MCNS at LAM08:00 PMLAM +8.5
U 148.5		+500 +500
UNCW at CAMP08:30 PMUNCW -9.0
O 146.0		+500 +500
PV at MVSU08:30 PMMVSU +9.5
U 136.5		+500 +500
TXSO at ARPB08:30 PMTXSO -4.0
U 150.0		+500 +500
BAY at TCU09:00 PMBAY +2.0
O 146.5		+500 +500
 
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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Kansas State 94, West Virginia 90 OT- Wildcats led by 22 at the half.
— K-State has now won its last 12 overtime games.
— North Carolina 75, Miami 71- Miami kept it close, going 14-30 on arc.
— St Louis Cardinals signed SS Brandon Crawford.
— Dodgers traded OF Manuel Margot to the Twins, for a minor leaguer.
— UMass is joining the Mid-American Conference, starting in 2025-26.

Quote of the Day
“The one stat that doesn’t show up on the stat sheet is heart and poise and togetherness and just fight.”
Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard

Tuesday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell Curry played in the NBA for 16 years, scoring 12,670 points; where did he play his college basketball?

Monday’s quiz
Last time the Knicks were in the NBA Finals was 1999; Jeff Van Gundy was their coach.

Sunday’s quiz
Marcus Camby led UMass to the Final Four in 1996; John Calipari was their coach back then.

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Tuesday’s Den: Conference tournament trends…….​

Conference tournament trends……..
— ACC
Duke- since 2017, they’re 15-2 in ACC tourney games.
From 2012-14, Louisville won 3 straight conference tourneys; since joining the ACC, they’re 3-7 in conference tournament games.
Miami- since 2006, they’re 15-3 in their first ACC Tourney game each year.
North Carolina hasn’t won an ACC Tournament since 2016; they’ve gone WL in five of seven tournaments since then.
Syracuse- since joining the ACC, they’re 5-8 in conference tournament games.

— Big East
Since joining the Big East…….
Butler is 3-9 in the Big East Tournament
Creighton is 9-9
DePaul is 5-15
Marquette is 14-16 (won tournament LY)
Xavier is 8-11 (4 of last 5 tournament losses were in OT)
Midwestern teams haven’t fared too well in this event (Creighton is 0-4 in Finals)
Tournament is played in Madison Square Garden, one of St John’s’ home floors; they haven’t won a Big East tournament since 2000.

— Big 14
since 2011, Illinois is 8-11 (won ’21 tournament)
since 2014, Indiana is 6-9 (0-1 all-time in tournament finals)
since 2007, Iowa is 9-15 (was 4-0 in winning ’22 tournament)
since 2012, Michigan State is 18-7, won four tournaments (last one, 2019)
last two years, Purdue is 5-1; they won the tournament last year.

— Big X
since 2006, Kansas Jayhawks are 36-7 in the Big X Tournament.
since 2015, Baylor is 112-60 in regular season Big X games, 3-8 in Big X tourney.
since 2014, Iowa State won four Big X Tournaments; the other six years, they were 1-5 in the first round.
since 2003, Kansas State is 12-19 in the Big X Tournament.
since 2017, Oklahoma is 1-6.
Since 2014, Texas Tech is 3-9.

— Pac-12
Arizona won five of the last eight Pac-12 Tournaments.
since 2011, Colorado is 11-1 in its first tourney game (2-8 in last 10 second games)
since 2013, Oregon is 20-7 in Pac-12 Tournaments (won 3 tournaments).
USC has gone WL in six of last seven tournaments, WWL in the other.
UCLA hasn’t won Pac-12 Tournament since 2014 (WWL each of the last two years).
Utah is 1-7 in last seven tournaments.

— SEC
Alabama won two of last three tournaments.
Arkansas went WL the last three years.
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Mississippi State went WL the last six years.
Missouri went WL the last four years.
since 2010, Auburn is 7-11 (3-1 in ’15, 4-0 in ’19, 0-10 the other 10 years).
from 2015-18, Kentucky won four straight tournaments; since then, they’re 2-4.
since 2016, South Carolina is 1-6.
Since 2018, Tennessee is 9-5.

— Atlantic 15
since joining the A-15, VCU is 16-8, winning the tournament twice.
since 2011, #1-seed has won only three of the 13 tournaments.

— Big West
Last 11 tournaments, eight different schools have won a title.

— CAA
Last seven years, six different teams have won this tournament; Charleston is only team with two tournament titles in that span.

— MAAC
Iona won this tournament six of last eight years; since 2013, they’re 27-4.

— MAC
Last four tournaments, four different teams won a tournament title.

— Mountain West
This event is played in Las Vegas; UNLV hasn’t won it since 2008, and is 2-5 since 2019.
since 2014, San Diego State is 25-7, 3-6 in tournament title game.
#1-seed won this tournament the last three years.

— WCC
since 2004, Gonzaga is 41-4 in the WCC Tournament.
since 2010, Saint Mary’s is 19-12 (3-9 against Gonzaga).
Last time someone other than Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s won the WCC Tournament was 2008, when #3-seed San Diego won.
 
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