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[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
— Tulane 81, Memphis 79- Green Wave trailed by 7 with 9:17 left.
— Michigan State 61, Maryland 59- Spartans were +10 in turnovers.
— Lions 31, Bucs 23- Goff threw for 287 yards, two TD’s.
— Chiefs 27, Bills 24- Pacheco ran 15 times for 97 yards.
— Utah 80, Oregon 77- Utah outscored Ducks 15-7 on foul line.
— Indiana State 72, Murray State 63- Larry Bird’s alma mater is 7-1 in MVC.

Quote of the Day
“It feels like my heart just got ripped out.”
Baker Mayfield, who threw for 349 yards, 3 TD’s in Sunday’s loss

Monday’s quiz
On the classic TV show CSI, what well-known actress from the 70’s played Hodges’ mother?

Sunday’s quiz
Pat Riley won five NBA titles as a head coach; he broke into the NBA as a player with the San Diego Rockets, in 1967.

Saturday’s quiz
Packers’ QB Jordan Love play his college football at Utah State.

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Monday’s Den: NHL trends…….​

NHL trends (thru Saturday, January 20th)

Anaheim 15-29-1
— lost eight of last ten games overall.
— 6-16-1 at home, 9-13 on road.
— under 4-1 last five home games

Arizona 23-19-3
— lost six of their last nine games
— 15-9 at home, 8-10-3 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight home games.

Boston 28-8-9
— lost last three road games, all in OT/SO.
— 15-3-3 at home, 13-5-6 on road.
— over 6-1 last seven home games

Buffalo 20-23-4
— 3-4 in their last seven games.
— 11-13-1 at home, 9-10-3 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games
— 2-5 if they played the night before.

Calgary 21-20-5
— won four of their last six games
— 11-9-1 at home, 10-11-4 on road.
— over 3-2 last five home games
— 0-5 if they played the night before.

Carolina 25-14-5
— won eight of their last ten games.
— 13-4-4 at home, 12-10-1 on road.
— over 3-1 last four road games.

Chicago 14-30-2
— lost seven of their last ten games
— 10-11-1 at home, 4-19-1 on road.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— 1-5 if they played the night before.

Colorado 31-14-3
— won nine of last 12 games
— 18-5 at home, 13-9-3 on road.
— over 9-1 last ten games.
— 3-1 if they played the night before.

Columbus 14-22-9
— lost nine of their last 12 games
— 9-13-4 at home, 5-9-5 on road.
— under 4-1 last three road games

Dallas 27-13-5
— won five of their last seven games
— 14-8-2 at home, 13-5-3 on road.
— over 9-3 last 12 games
— 4-1 if they played the night before.

Detroit 23-17-5
— won six of their last eight games
— 11-7-4 at home, 12-10-1 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— 4-1 if they played the night before.

Edmonton 26-15-1
— won their last 13 games.
— 13-6-1 at home, 13-9 on road.
— under 7-0 last seven games

Florida 27-14-4
— lost their last four games.
— 13-7-2 at home, 14-7-2 on road.
— under 14-4 last 18 games

Los Angeles 22-13-8
— lost 10 of their last 12 games.
— 8-8-5 at home, 14-5-3 on road.
— under 12-5 last 17 games
— 1-5 if they played the night before.

Minnesota 19-21-5
— lost nine of last 12 games.
— 11-9-3 at home, 8-12-2 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— 2-6 if they played the night before.

Montreal 19-20-7
— 4-9 in their last 13 games.
— 9-11-3 at home, 10-9-4 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven home games
— 1-9 if they played the night before.

Nashville 25-21-1
— 3-2 in their last five games.
— 13-11 at home, 12-10-1 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games
— 5-0 if they played the night before.

New Jersey 23-18-3
— lost five of last seven games
— 9-11-2 at home, 14-7-1 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games.
— 1-6 if they played the night before.

NY Islanders 19-15-11
— lost eight of last ten games.
— 11-5-6 at home, 8-10-5 on road.
— over 10-3 last 13 games
— 0-6 if they played the night before.

NY Rangers 28-15-2
— lost six of their last eight games
— 15-6 at home, 13-9-2 on road.
— over 5-3 last eight games.
— 7-0 if they played the night before.

Ottawa 16-25-1
— lost seven of their last nine games.
— 12-12-1 at home, 4-13 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games.

Philadelphia 25-16-6
— won five of their last six games.
— 11-10-2 at home, 14-6-4 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games.
— 5-0 on first night of a back/back.

Pittsburgh 21-16-6
— lost three of their last four games
— 11-8-2 at home, 10-8-4 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— 4-0 if they played the night before.

St Louis 22-20-2
— lost four of their last six games.
— 14-8-1 at home, 8-12-1 on road.
— over 3-2 last five games

San Jose 11-31-4
— lost 15 of their last 17 games
— 7-12-2 at home, 4-19-2 on road.
— under 5-3 last eight games

Seattle 19-17-9
— lost last three games, outscored 12-4.
— 9-8-3 at home, 10-9-6 on road.
— under 9-3 last dozen games

Tampa Bay 25-17-5
— won their last five games.
— 15-5-3 at home, 10-12-2 on road.
— under 5-1 last six road games

Toronto 22-14-8
— lost five of their last six games.
— 10-9-2 at home, 12-5-6 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games

Vancouver 31-11-4
— 7-1 in their last eight games.
— 16-4-1 at home, 15-7-3 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games

Vegas 27-14-5
— lost their last six road games.
— won five of last six home games.
— 18-5-2 at home, 9-9-3 on road.
— under 8-2 last ten games

Washington 22-16-6
— won three of last five games.
— 13-7-4 at home, 9-9-2 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games.
— 4-2 if they played the night before.

Winnipeg 31-10-4
— 10-1 in their last 11 games.
— 16-6-2 at home, 15-4-2 on road.
— under 8-2 last ten games.
— 4-0 if they played the night before.

 

[Udog]

BOSTON is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) revenging a loss where team scored 1 or less goals over the last 2 seasons.

NEW JERSEY is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games when playing their 3rd game in 4 days in the last 3 seasons.

FLORIDA is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games after allowing 3 goals or more 4 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

ARIZONA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games off a win against a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

VANCOUVER is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games after a non-conference game in the current season.

SAN JOSE is 14-47 ATS (-37.7 Units) after a division game in the last 3 seasons.




NHL

Monday, January 22

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Trend Report
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Winnipeg @ Boston
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Winnipeg

Vegas @ New Jersey
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of New Jersey's last 24 games at home

Florida @ Nashville
Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida

Pittsburgh @ Arizona
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Chicago @ Vancouver
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Vancouver
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Vancouver is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Chicago

San Jose @ Los Angeles
San Jose
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
San Jose is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, January 22

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— 76ers 133, Spurs 123- Joel Embiid scored 70 points in the win.
— Celtics 119, Mavericks 110- Boston was +27 with Tatum on floor.
— Hornets 128, Wolves 125- Towns scored 62 points in a losing cause.
— Bucks 122, Pistons 113- Detroit is 4-39; they must be having fun.
— Grizzlies 108, Raptors 100- Jaren Jackson scored 27 points, had 6 steals.
— Cavaliers 126, Magic 99- Cleveland shot 20-38 behind the arc.

Quote of the Day
“It’s hard to describe the week. Heartbreaking, devastating. It’s just the saddest thing I’ve ever been a part of in the NBA, where we lose someone who’s so close to us. And then, more importantly, seeing his family suffer. So this last week has been — last five days, I guess — has been full of all of the above. The shock, the emotion, the extreme outpouring of love from all over the world.”
Warriors coach Steve Kerr, after assistant coach Dejan Milojevic passed away last week

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Baltimore Ravens’ QB, last time they won the Super Bowl?

Monday’s quiz
On the classic TV show CSI, Jaclyn Smith played Hodges’ mother. She was one of the stars of Charlie’s Angels in the late 70’s.

Sunday’s quiz
Pat Riley won five NBA titles as a head coach; he broke into the NBA as a player with the San Diego Rockets, in 1967.

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

— Betting lines for this weekend’s conference title games:
Chiefs @ Baltimore (-3.5, 44.5)
Lions @ San Francisco (-6.5, 51)

— Patrick Mahomes is now 13-3 in NFL playoff games, and he’s only 28. Sunday’s game in Baltimore is the 6th time Mahomes’ Chiefs have opened as an underdog of 3+ points- they were 5-0 ATS in the first five games.
Chiefs ranked 14th in NFL this year in points per game; this was first year since 2016 that the Chiefs weren’t in the top 10 in points per game.

— Tennessee Titans are going to hire Brian Callahan as head coach; he was the Bengals’ OC the last five years, and is the son of former Raiders’ coach Bill Callahan- Bill Callahan is now the offensive line coach in Cleveland.

— Chicago Bears named Shane Waldron their new offensive coordinator; he was Seattle’s OC the last three years, after working with the Rams before that. Waldron replaces Luke Getsy, a scapegoat for the Bears dismal showing the last two years.
Of the nine coaches who interviewed for this job, four of them worked for Sean McVay in Los Angeles at one time or another.

— Las Vegas Raiders named Antonio Pierce their full-time head coach; Raiders went 5-4 under Pierce after they fired Josh McDaniels on Halloween.

— Ohio State hired former Houston Texans’ coach Bill O’Brien as offensive coordinator; he worked for the Patriots this past season, for Alabama in 2021-22. He went 54-52 coaching the Texans from 2014-20.

— Minnesota Vikings fired their trainer, after an injury-riddled 7-10 season. Go figure. The guy had only been with Minnesota for two years.

— Arizona Cardinals had a cruddy season this year, going 4-13; they recently laid off three members of their front office on the non-football side, all of whom had been with Arizona for 15+ years.

— Baseball Note of the Day: In 2021-22, when defensive shifts were still a thing, lefty batters hit a combined .238. Last year, with no shifts, lefty batters hit .247.

— Word of the Day: Negotiation- a discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.

— Pittsburgh Pirates gave reliever Aroldis Chapman $10.5M on a one-year deal; Pirates are the sixth big league team for Chapman, who was 6-5, 3.09 in 61 games for Royals/Rangers last year, winning a World Series ring with Texas.

— Houston Astros signed Josh Hader to a 5-year, $95M deal; Hader has 103 saves the last three seasons, in 113 opportunities.

— Toronto Blue Jays signed Cuban P Yariel Rodríguez to a 4-year, $32M deal.

— St Louis Cardinals brought utility guy Matt Carpenter back on a 1-year contract; he played for St Louis from 2011-21, but played for Bronx/San Diego the last two years.
Next year, Carpenter will be paid $3.26M by the Braves, $1.5M by the Padres and $740,000 by the Cardinals. Braves traded for Carpenter this winter, kept him for three days, then released him.

— It has been a slow winter for baseball talk; 13 of the top 25 free agents are still unsigned. The top four remaining players are all Scott Boras clients, and Boras tends to drag negotiations out

— North Carolina 85, Wake Forest 64
Tar Heels are 8-0 SU/7-1 ATS in ACC games.
Carolina outscored the Deacons 52-30 in the second half.

— Kansas 74, Cincinnati 69
Game was 35-35 at halftime.
Jayhawks were +5 (16-11) in turnovers.
This was Cincinnati’s sixth straight game against a top 25 opponent.

— McNeese State 62, Corpus Christi 61
McNeese put in a missed foul shot at the buzzer for the road win.
Corpus Christi led this game by 18 with 12:57 left to play.
McNeese has now won 11 in a row, is 6-0 in Southland Conference.

— DePaul fired basketball coach Tony Stubblefield, who was 28-54 with the Blue Demons, 3-15 this year; Matt Brady will serve as the interim head coach the rest of the season.

— Isaiah Watts of Washington State is the grandson of Slick Watts, an excellent point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics back when I was a kid.

— St John’s/UNLV are two teams who always have their conference tournament at their home court, but it hasn’t helped either team very much.
Since 2008, St John’s is 10-16 in the Big East tournament; since 2014, UNLV is 6-10 in their conference tournament.

 

[Udog]

DETROIT is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games in the current season.

MONTREAL is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) after allowing 5 goals or more 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

VEGAS are 48-29 Over (16.1 Units) after covering 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 60-40 Over (16 Units) second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 9-14 ATS (-12.2 Units) against poor power play teams - scoring on < 14.5% of their chances in the last 3 seasons.

COLUMBUS are 18-9 ATS (8.1 Units) off a home blowout loss by 3 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

BUFFALO is 9-3 ATS (5.7 Units) in road games off a loss against a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

NY RANGERS are 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) after playing 2 consecutive road games in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 23

 

[Udog]

NHL

Tuesday, January 23

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Trend Report
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Dallas @ Detroit
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Ottawa @ Montreal
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games
Montreal
Montreal is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing Ottawa

Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Tampa Bay is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

Vegas @ NY Islanders
Vegas
Vegas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vegas's last 11 games
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Vegas
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vegas

Washington @ Minnesota
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington

St. Louis @ Calgary
St. Louis
St. Louis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Calgary
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Calgary's last 10 games at home

Columbus @ Edmonton
Columbus
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Columbus's last 16 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games

Buffalo @ Anaheim
Buffalo
Buffalo is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games

NY Rangers @ San Jose
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
NY Rangers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Jose
San Jose
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers


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[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Mel Kiper’s first mock draft for 2024:
1- Bears- Caleb Williams, QB, USC
2- Commanders- Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
3- Patriots- Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
4- Cardinals- Marvin Harrison Jr, WR, Ohio State
5- Chargers- Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
6- Mailk Nabers, WR, LSU

Quote of the Day
“Typically, we don’t enforce policies that force loyalty. We want loyalty to be organic and natural. When you limit the ability to exercise your freedoms of transferring, there needs to be a very valid reason to do so. And to just blatantly enforce loyalty, I think it’s hard to argue that case.”
Former college QB JT Daniels, talking about the transfer process- he transferred three times and played for four schools in a six-year college career.

Wednesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame center Patrick Ewing played 15 of his 17 seasons with the Knicks, but what team did he finish his career with?

Tuesday’s quiz
Joe Flacco was the Baltimore Ravens’ QB, last time they won the Super Bowl.

Monday’s quiz
On the classic TV show CSI, Jaclyn Smith played Hodges’ mother. She was one of the stars of Charlie’s Angels in the late 70’s.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

When I was a kid back in the 70’s, the Rams won their division seven years in a row, but the first six of those years, they lost in the playoffs- they lost the NFC Championship game four times in a five-year span, twice at home, before making the Super Bowl in 1979.
This came up because I’ve often wondered if a home playoff loss comes with a hangover effect the next season. Teams work so hard for the home field edge; if you get it, then lose a playoff game at home, are there long-term negative effects?
Since 2010 in the NFL, the road team has won 50 playoff games:
Of the 50 teams who lost at home, those teams, the next season…….

— 3 of them won the Super Bowl (Chiefs in 2019/2022), Broncos in 2015.
Helps to have Mahomes/Peyton Manning at QB.

— 4 of them lost the Super Bowl

— 20 of 50 teams missed the playoffs the next year.

— The 30 teams who made the playoffs went 20-10 in their first playoff game.

— The 20 teams who won that first playoff game went 7-13 in their next game.

Since 2000, #1-seeds are 34-14 in their first playoff game; of the 14 teams who lost that first playoff game……
— 7 0f 14 teams missed the playoffs the next year.

— 2006 Colts were only team to win the Super Bowl the next year.
Again, it helped to have Peyton Manning at QB.

— Two other teams lost the Super Bowl the next year.
Elsewhere in the world……..

— Hard to believe that Sports Illustrated has bit the dust; seems like it has been around forever. Last week they fired just about all their staff. Not good.
For my 9th birthday, a friend of my parents gave me a subscription to Sports Illustrated as a gift; the first issue that came in the mail had Bobby Orr on the cover, and I became a big hockey fan, and the Boston Bruins in particular. The magazine always came on Thursday, as I remember.

— Monday, they had 2.7 inches of rain in San Diego, of all places. It was one of the five wettest days in San Diego’s recorded history.

— Super Bowls won, by division:
13- NFC East
9- AFC East, AFC West
9- NFC West, AFC North
5- NFC North
3- NFC South
2- AFC South

— Lot of job interviews this time of year; I remember hearing a story about how Al Davis would interview people he had no intention of hiring, he just wanted to pick their brains, get new ideas on how to do things going forward.

— Comgrats to Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, Todd Helton on getting elected into baseball’s Hall of Fame. Manager Jim Leyland is also getting in this year; he was voted in last month.

— Other baseball stuff:
Milwaukee Brewers signed 1B Rhys Hoskins for two years,, $34M.
Washington Nationals signed OF/DH Joey Gallo for one year, $5M.
LA Dodgers signed P James Paxton, for one year, $11M.

— Long time ago, back when ESPN was more fun to watch, their Big Mondays were great:
7:00- Big East game
9:00- Big 10 game
midnight- Big West game
This was back when UNLV was a national power; they played in the Big West back then, when their top competitors were Cal-Santa Barbara, New Mexico State and Cal-Fullerton. Then they moved to the Mountain West, which has hurt both them and the Big West.
My suggestion to ESPN; add the midnight game again, whether it is Big Sky, Big West, WCC or the WAC (or a combination). People will watch, of that I am not uncertain.

— Baseball Fact of the Day: 2008 Florida Marlins were the first team where all four infielders hit 25+ home runs.
1B Mike Jacobs- 32
2B Dan Uggla- 32
SS Hanley Ramirez- 33
3B Jorge Cantu- 29

— Word of the Day: Narcissist- a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves.

— South Carolina 79, Kentucky 62
South Carolina made 11-24 on the arc.
Gamecocks are 5-3 in last eight games vs Kentucky.

— Kent State 90, Bowling Green 84 OT
Bowling Green led by 3 with 1:38 left in regulation.
Falcons were 26-34 on foul line, but only 6-23 on arc.

— Creighton 85, Xavier 78
Xavier led by 7 with 11:56 left in the game.
Alexander scored 27 points, had 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

— TCU 74, Oklahoma State 69
Oklahoma State led by 17 late in first half.
Horned Frogs shot 64.3% inside the arc.

— Charlotte 76, UAB 70
Blazers led 35-15 late in first half.
Charlotte won its last six games, after a 6-7 start.

— Air Force 90, UNLV 58
UNLV trailed 39-24 at halftime, then it got worse.
Underdogs are 5-1 ATS in Rebels’ Mountain West games.

 

[Udog]

TORONTO is 23-22 ATS (-1.2 Units) in home games after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 29-33 ATS (-7.3 Units) after playing 2 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 10-3 Over (6.7 Units) after a blowout win by 3 goals or more in the current season.

COLORADO is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after allowing 2 goals or more in the third period last game in the current season.

CHICAGO is 119-82 Over (28.8 Units) in road games after playing a game where 3 or fewer total goals were scored since 1996.

ST LOUIS are 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) in road games after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

BUFFALO is 47-45 ATS (-2.5 Units) on the road when the total is >=6 in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Wednesday, January 24

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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Washington
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 11 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

Charlotte @ Detroit
Charlotte
Charlotte is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Charlotte is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Memphis @ Miami
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Memphis's last 9 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Memphis's last 10 games on the road
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 9 games when playing at home against Memphis

Cleveland @ Milwaukee
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Milwaukee is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games at home

Portland @ Houston
Portland
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
Houston is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home

Phoenix @ Dallas
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Dallas
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Oklahoma City @ San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

Atlanta @ Golden State
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Golden State
Golden State
Golden State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

Well, post 590 is, of course, in the wrong thread. Here's the right one:

NHL

Wednesday, January 24

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Arizona @ Florida
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona

Winnipeg @ Toronto
Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Winnipeg

Carolina @ Boston
Carolina
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Washington @ Colorado
Washington
Washington is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

Chicago @ Seattle
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Chicago

St. Louis @ Vancouver
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Vancouver
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Vancouver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games

Buffalo @ Los Angeles
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Los Angeles is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Buffalo


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 24

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Most saves in major leagues, since 2019:
153— Josh Hader
152— Kenley Jansen
126— Raisel Iglesias
115— Liam Hendriks
111— Emmanuel Clase
105— Ryan Pressly

Quote of the Day
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.”
George McDonald

Thursday’s quiz
New Orleans Saints started playing in 1967, but they didn’t win a playoff game until 2000; who was their coach when they got that first playoff win?

Wednesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame center Patrick Ewing played 15 of his 17 seasons with the Knicks; he finished his career with the Orlando Magic, after playing a year with Seattle.

Tuesday’s quiz
Joe Flacco was the Baltimore Ravens’ QB, last time they won the Super Bowl.

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

— Los Angeles Chargers hired Jim Harbaugh as their new coach Wednesday; he played for the Chargers for two years (1999-2000).
Harbaugh just won a national title at Michigan; he was 86-25 in Ann Arbor, 144-42 overall in college ball. Before this season, Harbaugh had lost six bowl games in a row, but he won two of them this year and he leaves Michigan with a national title.
Harbaugh coached the 49ers from 2011-14, going 49-22-1, 5-3 in playoff games. His 49ers lost the Super Bowl 11 years ago- he lost to his brother John’s Baltimore team.
Next year, by the way, the Ravens will play the Chargers at SoFi in Los Angeles, which sounds like a Monday Night Football matchup.

— Football coaches are nomads, they move around a lot:
Packers fired defensive coordinator Joe Barry.
Dolphins fired defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.
Next year, Dolphins will have their third defensive coordinator in three years under head coach Mike McDaniel. Eagles will have their third offensive coordinator in three years.

— Four QB’s have started a Super Bowl for two different teams:
Craig Morton
Kurt Warner
Peyton Manning
Tom Brady
Jared Goff tries to join this list Sunday night.

— QB Will Rogers bolted from Mississippi State to Washington after the season, but when Kalen DeBoer bolted from Washington to Alabama, Rogers put his name back into the portal, but now he’s taken his name out of the portal and will play for Jedd Fisch at Washington.

— Must be an interesting story going on in Milwaukee; the Bucks fired rookie head coach Adrian Griffin, even though the guy had a 30-13 record.
According to the Ringer, “…….(Griffin made) head-scratching in-game decisions that made the franchise’s star players believe he’s not capable of leading them to a championship.”
Doc Rivers is the new coach in Milwaukee; he is 1,208-867 as an NBA coach, 111-104 in playoff games, with one title, but that was 16 years ago.

— Baseball Note of the Day: 25-year old Bubba Thompson is one of the fastest players in baseball; he’s had an interesting last few months:
He hit .170 in 53 at-bats with Texas last year.
August 13- Royals claimed him on waivers.
October 26- Reds claimed him on waivers.
January 4- Bronx claimed him on waivers.
January 24- Twins claimed him on waivers.
Not many players change teams three times in one offseason.

— Word of the Day: Nomad- a person who doesn’t stay long in the same place.

— Home team is 9-0 ATS in Nebraska’s Big 14 games this season.

— Creighton Bluejays are 15-5, 6-3 in the Big East; in their last four games, Baylor Scheierman has played 174:18 of a possible 175:00.
Creighton is #351 in the country in bench minutes; this will hurt them in the Big East tournament, when the games are on consecutive days. In the NCAA’s, the games are every other day, so players can have down time between games.

— Northwestern 96, Illinois 91, OT
Three weeks ago, Illinois beat the Wildcats by 30 at home.
Northwestern made 11-18 shots on the arc.

— Alabama 79, Auburn 75
Alabama led 44-30 at the half, held on in second half.
Both teams are now 5-1 in the SEC.

— Virginia 59, NC State 53, OT
Virginia led by 14 with 12:44 left in regulation.
Cavaliers out-rebounded NC State, 54-32.
Teams combined to shoot 8-31 on the arc.

— Missouri State 83, Drake 80, 2OT
Drake led by 16 late in first half.
Alston Mason scored 36 points for the victorious Bears.

— Furman 78, Samford 68
Fifth straight win for the Paladins.
First loss for Samford in eight SoCon games.

— Iowa State 78, Kansas State 67
K-State never led, but game was 61-61 with 4:40 left.
Cyclones were 27-39 on foul line, K-State 15-23.

 

[Udog]

BOSTON is 18-7 Over (10.3 Units) in road games when playing their 3rd game in 4 days in the last 3 seasons.

MONTREAL is 13-6 ATS (6.4 Units) off a home loss against a division rival in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 16-13 ATS (1.7 Units) when playing 6 or more games in 10 days in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

NEW JERSEY is 7-0 Over (7 Units) off a close home win by 1 goal in the current season.

NASHVILLE is 9-3 ATS (5.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more in the current season.

ANAHEIM is 6-2 ATS (3.8 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

COLUMBUS are 38-45 ATS (-11.5 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 1-17 ATS (-17.7 Units) in road games revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Thursday, January 25

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Detroit
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 17-1 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games

NY Islanders @ Montreal
NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 12 of NY Islanders's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 6 games
Montreal
Montreal is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing NY Islanders
Montreal is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

Boston @ Ottawa
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Ottawa
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games when playing Boston
Ottawa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

Arizona @ Tampa Bay
Arizona
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

New Jersey @ Carolina
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing Carolina
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Carolina
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey

Anaheim @ Dallas
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Anaheim's last 9 games when playing Dallas
Anaheim is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Dallas's last 15 games at home

Nashville @ Minnesota
Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing Nashville
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Columbus @ Calgary
Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Calgary
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Calgary is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Columbus

Chicago @ Edmonton
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, January 25

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Early odds to win next season’s Super Bowl:
6-1— 49ers
10-1— Chiefs, Ravens
12-1— Bills
14-1— Cowboys, Lions, Packers
16-1— Bengals, Dolphins, Eagles
25-1— Rams, Falcons, Texans, Jaguars, Chargers, Jets

Quote of the Day
“……you learn the most when things aren’t going very well. Everyone can be positive when you’re winning a bunch of football games.”
Titans’ coach Brian Callahan

Friday’s quiz
Who is the career leader in passing yards for the Green Bay Packers?

Thursday’s quiz
New Orleans Saints started playing in 1967, but they didn’t win a playoff game until 2000; Jim Haslett was the coach when they got that first playoff win.

Wednesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame center Patrick Ewing played 15 of his 17 seasons with the Knicks; he finished his career with the Orlando Magic, after playing a year with Seattle.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff, with the weekend here…….​

— There were eight head coaching openings in the NFL; 6 of the 8 jobs have been filled, with Washington/Seattle remaining. Not only has Bill Belichick not been hired, Atlanta was the only team that interviewed him but they hired Rams’ DC Raheem Morris Thursday.
Morris went 17-31 in three years coaching Tampa Bay, from 2009-11.

— Four of the other five coaching openings have been filled by first-time head coaches, with Jim Harbaugh/Chargers the exception.

— Rams, by the way, will be awarded two 3rd-round draft picks under the NFL’s plan that rewards a team that develops a minority candidate hired by another franchise as a head coach or general manager.

— Carolina Panthers hired Tampa Bay’s OC Dave Canales as their new head coach.

— Philadelphia Eagles named Vic Fangio their new defensive coordinator.
Last year, the Eagles did so well that both their coordinators were hired elsewhere as head coaches; this year, they fired both their coordinators.

— If Belichick doesn’t get another coaching job, will a TV network reach out to him? The guy has gone out of his way to be as boring as humanly possible in press conferences, but it would be interesting to listen to him talk football during games.
Last thought on the coaching carousel; how do you not bring Belichick in for an interview, just to pick his brain?

— Sunday night’s NFC title game will be only the 2nd game the Lions have played outdoors since October 22; they lost 28-13 in Chicago December 10.

— Baseball Note of the Day: Last year, Milwaukee Brewers’ 1st basemen hit .231, with an OPS of .681, not good. Milwaukee DH’s hit .219, with an OPS of .657, even worse, all of which explains why the Brewers gave Rhys Hoskins $34M for two years.

— Word of the Day: Vivacious- someone who is lively, exciting, fun to be around.

— Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra recently signed an 8-year, $15M/year contract; there are 108 NBA players who are making more $$$ than Spoelstra this year.
Also in the NBA, Washington Wizards fired coach Wes Unseld Jr, who went 77-130 in 2.5 years coaching Washington, the team his father starred for as a player.

— When St John’s beat Villanova 70-50 Wednesday, it was the first time since 1993 that the Red Storm swept their regular season meetings with Villanova.

— Gonzaga 77, San Francisco 72
USF led by 6 early in second half.
Gonzaga played only seven guys (#346 in bench minutes)

— Wright State 107, Cleveland State 99, OT
Cleveland State led by 11 with 7:50 left in regulation.
Wright State shot 61.4% inside arc, 32-39 on foul line.

— North Texas 68, SMU 66
Mean Green made 10-23 shots on the arc.
Robert Allen had 12 points, 10 rebounds off the bench.

— Towson 70, Drexel 67
First loss for the Dragons in eight CAA games.
Towson is #2 team in country on offensive boards.

— Cal-San Diego 66, Cal-Riverside 65
Tritons were 12-15 on foul line, Riverside 3-5
UCSD is 7-1, tied for 1st in Big West; they’re ineligible for NCAA’s.

— Eastern Washington 77, Northern Colorado 74
Eagles improve to 6-0 in the Big Sky.
Eastern Washington put five players in double figures.

 

[Udog]

NY RANGERS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more in the current season.

FLORIDA is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in 2 straight games in the current season.

COLORADO is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) in January games in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Friday, January 26

NHL

Friday, January 26

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Vegas @ NY Rangers
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 8 games at home

Florida @ Pittsburgh
Florida
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home

Los Angeles @ Colorado
Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

St. Louis @ Seattle
St. Louis
St. Louis is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games at home
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


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[slewfan]

Enjoyed your post .

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Dallas 148, Hawks 143- Luka Doncic scored 73 points, had 7 assists.
— Rockets 138, Hornets 104- Houston shot 75% in the second half.
— Pacers 133, Suns 131- Indiana outscored Phoenix 28-17 in 4th quarter.
— Grizzlies 107, Magic 106- Memphis won its third straight game.
— Clippers 127, Raptors 107- Harden had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists.
— Cavaliers 112, Bucks 100- Cleveland won nine of its last ten games.

Quote of the Day
“He’s got some stuff to him. I don’t think the shot is that good. But he’s got some real tools. He’s 7-2, he can move, he can transfer the ball on the perimeter, he can pass it some, he has enough fluid athleticism in the open floor and can already shoot it [well] enough.”
An unnamed NBA scout, talking about Kentucky’s Zvonimir Ivisic

Saturday’s quiz
Michael Jordan was the #3 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft; who was the first pick?

Friday’s quiz
Brett Favre is career leader in passing yards for the Packers, with 61,655 yards.
Aaron Rodgers threw for 59,055 yards with Green Bay.

Thursday’s quiz
New Orleans Saints started playing in 1967, but they didn’t win a playoff game until 2000; Jim Haslett was the coach when they got that first playoff win.

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Saturday’s Den: College basketball notes……..​

Notes from 13 of the best leagues in the country:

— Southern
71% free throw % is 2nd-worst of any conference.
35.3% on 3’s is 7th-best %age in country.
NC-Greensboro/Samford are tied for first, at 6-1
Furman/Chattanooga are game behind, at 5-2.
From 2015-22, Western Carolina was 101-151, 54-89 in SoCon.
Last two years, Western Carolina is 33-21, 14-11 in SoCon.

— WAC
WAC teams are playing 2nd-fastest tempo in country.
WAC games have the most free throws of any league in country.
Grand Canyon is 8-1; they lead the WAC by 2.5 games.
Antelopes will have pressure in WAC tourney; this is a one-bid league.
In three years under Chris Victor, Seattle is 55-29, 30-15 in WAC games.

— WCC
WCC teams are shooting 53.4% inside the arc, best in country.
WCC teams have the 3rd-fewest turnovers of any league.
Saint Mary’s is 6-0 in WCC, after a 9-6 pre-conference mark.
Santa Clara is 6-1, Gonzaga 5-1, right behind the Gaels.
Right now, according to ESPN’s Bracketology, this is a one-bid league, with Gonzaga the first team out of the field of 68, but we’re still in January, still a long way to go.

— Missouri Valley
Valley teams are #6 in country in eFG%; lot of good shooters.
Valley teams are outside top 20 in steals, blocked shots; not a great defensive league.
Indiana State leads the Valley with an 8-1 record.
Drake/Bradley are both a game behind. Right now, this is a one-bid league.
Belmont has won 20+ games thirteen years in a row; right now, they’re 11-9.
Last two years, Bradley is 40-15, 23-6 in Valley games.

— American
39.6% of shots AAC teams take are 3’s, 3rd-highest %age.
AAC teams rebound 31.2% of their missed shots, #5 in country.
FAU/Charlotte are 6-1 in AAC; North Texas/South Florida are 5-1.
From 2010-21, Wichita State was 168-43 in league games; the last three years, Shockers are 15-24, 0-6 this season.
East Carolina is 3-5 in games decided by 6 or less points, lot of close games.
Florida Atlantic is 6-1 in AAC this year, only 2-5 against the spread.

— Atlantic 15
A-15 teams are shooting 48.5% inside arc, 3rd-worst in country.
Home teams are only 25-22 SU in A-15 league games (#24 home win %age)
Dayton/Richmond are tied for first in A-15, with 6-0 records.
Loyola (5-2), VCU (4-2) are next in the standings.
This is a one-bid league, unless Dayton loses in the A-15 tourney- Flyers are getting in.
In 8 years under Bob McKillop, Davidson was 91-46 in A-15; in the two years since he retired and his son took over the program, Davidson is 10-14 in A-15 games.

— Baseball Note of the Day: Minnesota Twins won the World Series in 1991; since then, no Minnesota team has won a championship, or gotten to the finals in their league. Of the 13 places with teams in all four major sports, Minnesota’s drought is 10 years longer than anyone else’s.

— Thought of the Day: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result.

— Mountain West
Mountain West teams are playing 4th-slowest tempo in country.
Mountain West teams are shooting 52.9% inside arc, #4 n country.
Utah State/Boise State are 6-1; San Diego State/New Mexico are 5-2.
Colorado State was 12-1 in pre-conference, but is only 3-3 in league games.
Bracketology has five Mountain West teams in Field of 68.
16-4 Nevada is in Next Four Out; MW has six teams in the top 60.

— Pac-12
Pac-12 teams are shooting 36.6% on arc, #2 in country.
Home teams are 37-14 in Pac-12 games, #2 %age in country.
Oregon is 6-2 in Pac-12, followed by Colorado at 6-3.
Arizona schools are both 5-3.
Last four years, UCLA was 99-36, 58-19 in Pac-12. This year, they’re 8-11, 3-5.
Arizona is 6-5 in its last eleven games, after an 8-0 start.

— ACC
ACC teams are shooting 74% on foul line, 3rd-best in country.
ACC teams are shooting only 49.8% inside arc, #20 in country.
North Carolina is 8-0 in ACC games; their last loss was December 16.
Florida State/Duke are next in standings, at 5-2.
Bracketology has Wake Forest/Virginia in Next Four Out.
Other than UNC, they have Duke as a 5-seed, Clemson as a 7-seed.

— Big 14
Big 14 teams are shooting 36% on the arc, #3 in country.
Big 14’s turnover %age is 15.9%, #5 in country.
Wisconsin is 8-1 in Big 14, Purdue 7-2.
Illinois/Northwestern are tied for third, at 5-3.
Bracketology has six Big 14 teams in the Field of 68.
Michigan State is 12-8, 4-5; they haven’t missed NCAA’s since 1997.

— SEC
SEC teams have 48.8 eFG%, 4th-worst in country.
SEC teams are playing 4th-fastest tempo in country.
Auburn/Alabama are both 5-1; Tennessee is 4-1.
Kentucky, South Carolina, Georgia are all 4-2.
Last 4 years, Arkansas was 95-42, 41-30 in SEC; this year, they’re 10-9, 1-5.
Bracketology has seven SEC teams in, with Ole Miss/Florida near-misses.

— Big East
Big East teams are rebounding 30.1% of their misses, #7 in country.
Big East teams are shooting 75.3% on foul line, best in country.
Defending national champ UConn is 7-1 in conference games.
Creighton/Seton Hall are 6-3; Marquette is 5-3.
In Jay Wright’s last nine years, Villanova was 263-53, 130-31 in conference.
In 1.5 years since Wright retired, Villanova is 28-25, 14-14 in conference.

— Big X
Big X teams are playing 5th-slowest tempo in country.
Big X teams are shooting 33.2% on the arc (#24)
Texas Tech is 4-1 in Big X; four other teams are 4-2.
Four new teams in the Big X this year are 11-13 in league games.
Bracketology has six teams in, with Texas/TCU in the play-in games
Last 3 years, Oklahoma State was 27-27 in Big X; they’re 0-6 this year.