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Thank you very much for contributing all season! This is good stuff and has been very helpful!

Good luck the rest of the way, Ozzy!
 

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Sunday’s 6-pack:

Six of the college basketball teams with the best roster continuity this year:
— Gonzaga 15-6, 6-2
— Towson State 11-9, 6-1
— Fort Wayne 15-7, 8-3
— Columbia 11-6, 0-4
— Santa Clara 14-8, 6-3
— Houston 16-3, 8-0

Quote of the Day
“Personally, this has been an exhausting conversation and negotiation. I mean, [Juan Soto’s negotiation] was tough. This is worse. A lot of it is, we’ve made a significant offer. I don’t like the structures that are being presented back to us. I think it’s highly asymmetric against us and I feel strongly about it.”
Mets owner Steve Cohen, talking about negotiations with 1B Pete Alonso

Sunday’s quiz
The last time the Chiefs didn’t play in the AFC Championship game, in 2018, who were the two QB’s?

Saturday’s quiz
UAlbany’s basketball team are known as the Great Danes.

Friday’s quiz
2018 Golden State Warriors were last team to repeat as NBA champs.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday………

Big X
Houston 92, Kansas 86, 2OT

Kansas led 79-73 with 0:20 left in the first OT
Jayhawks also led by 10 midway thru second half.
Teams combined to shoot only 31-55 on foul line.
Houston has won 12 games in a row, is 8-0 in Big X.

Houston (8-0) leads the Big X by a game, over Iowa State/Arizona.

Big X home favorites are 22-18 ATS; home underdogs are 3-15 (favorites 37-21)

Bracketology had nine Big X teams in the NCAA Tournament.

SEC
Texas 70, Texas A&M 69

Texas A&M led by 22 points in the second half.
Aggies shot 12-23 on foul line, only 3-8 on foul line.
Texas took lead with 0:03 left, their only lead of the game.

Auburn 53, Tennessee 51
Auburn outscored the Vols 6-1 over final 2:08.
Teams combined to shoot 7-42 on the arc.
Tennessee split its last six games, after a 14-0 start.

Auburn (6-0) leads Alabama by a game, Florida/Missouri by two games.

SEC home favorites are 23-17 ATS, home underdogs are 9-4

SEC teams are shooting 32.1% on arc (#28 of 31 leagues).

Bracketology has 13 SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Big East
Xavier 76, UConn 72

Musketeers won four of their last five games.
UConn shot 65.5% inside arc. 7-26 on the arc.
UConn is 2-3 in last five games, after an 8-0 run.

Marquette/St John’s lead the Big East at 8-1; Creighton is 7-2.

Big East home favorites are 15-18 ATS, home underdogs are 5-8.

There aren’t lot of fouls called in Big East games (#26 of 31 leagues in FT’s taken)

Bracketology has four Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Missouri Valley
Underdogs were 5-1 ATS in Valley games Saturday.

Drake 69, Missouri State 62 OT- 8-2 Drake beat the 0-10 Bears in overtime. Arch Madness is going to be excellent this year.
Drake led by 15 points early in the game.
Missouri State shot 57.1% inside the arc, but was minus-8 in turnovers.

Belmont 95, Murray State 77
Belmont led 55-37 at halftime.
Bruins scored 1.44 points/possession, a huge number.
Three subs scored in double figures for Belmont.

9-1 Bradley leads the Valley a game over 8-2 Drake, two games over Belmont, Northern Iowa.

MVC home favorites are 9-21 ATS, home underdogs are 7-4.

Mountain West
New Mexico 75, UNLV 73

Lobos outscored UNLV 5-1 over the final 3:10.
Rebels’ PG Thomas is a really good pass-first point guard; when he Is the leading scorer for UNLV, that’s a bad thing. He led the Rebels in this game,, with 18 points.

9-1 New Mexico, 8-1 Utah State lead the Mountain West; Colorado State is 7-2.

Mountain West home favorites are 8-14 ATS, home underdogs are 8-8.

Bracketology has three Mountain West teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Upsets of the Day:
Southern Illinois (+7.5) 89, Ill-Chicago 85
Evansville (+7.5) 78, Valparaiso 68
Campbell (+6.5) 69, Hofstra 67 OT
Northern Illinois (+6.5) 76, Ball State 66
Tennessee Tech (+5.5) 89, Tenn-Martin 85 OT

Ivy League
Yale was the only one of four favorites to win Saturday.

Dartmouth 84, Brown 83
Dartmouth trailed by 13 early in second half.
Big Green shot 10-18 on the arc.
Brown lost by a point, was only 11-19 on the foul line.

4-0 Yale leads Cornell/Princeton by a game in the Ivy standings.

Ivy League home favorites are 3-7 ATS, home underdogs are 3-2.

Ivy League teams are shooting 38.2% on arc in league games, best in country.

Big 18
Minnesota 77, Oregon 69

Minnesota led 26-9 early on, blew that lead, but won anyway.
Gophers shot 58.5% inside the arc.
Oregon missed 26 shots, had only four offensive rebounds.

Michigan State leads the Big 18 at 8-0; 8-2 Purdue/6-2 Michigan are next.

Big 18 home favorites are 28-20 ATS, home underdogs are 14-6.

Bracketology has ten Big 18 teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Sun Belt
Arkansas State 80, Texas State 65

Red Wolves have won five in row, have #12 eFG% defense in country.
Arkansas State shot 11-25 on the arc.

Troy 65, South Alabama 55
Troy was 12-40 on the arc, 11-24 inside the arc.
Trojans had 20 offensive rebounds in this game.
Only one player scored in double figures for South Alabama.

Arkansas State leads the Sun Belt at 7-2; South Alabama is a half-game behind them.

Sun Belt home favorites are 20-10 ATS, home underdogs are 8-5.

Sun Belt teams have 2nd-worst eFG% of any league in the country; not sure if that is good defense or bad offense.

American
Temple 82, Rice 71

Temple outscored Rice 46-34 in second half.
Temple won five of its last seven games.
Temple shot 61.9% inside arc, Rice 32%.

UAB, Memphis and North Texas are tied for first, at 5-1.

American home favorites are 9-17 ATS, home underdogs are 6-3.

Famous birthdays, January 26th:
David Strathairn, 76
Jack Youngblood, 75
Ellen DeGeneres, 67
Rick Schu, 63
Merril Hoge, 60

Vince Carter, 48
Joshua Dobbs, 30
Travis Etienne, 26
Darius Garland, 25

Today would’ve been Paul Newman’s 100th birthday, Bob Uecker’s 91st birthday

Metro Atlantic
Home teams were 0-6 ATS in Saturday’s games.

Iona 72, Siena 68
Iona led by 13 early in second half.
Dejour Reeves led the Gaels with 24 points.

Siena lost four of its last six games.

Marist, Merrimack and Quinnipiac are tied for first, at 8-1.

MAAC home favorites are 16-16 ATS, home underdogs are 7-7.

56.8% of baskets in MAAC games are assisted, most in the country.

WCC
Saint Mary’s 80, Washington State 75

Saint Mary’s won its 8th game in a row.
Gaels are #2 team in country on the offensive boards.
Saint Mary’s has #29 eFG% defense in country.

8-0 Saint Mary’s leads Gonzaga by two games.

WCC home favorites are 16-14 ATS, home underdogs are 7-9.

WCC teams are shooting 53.2% inside are, 3rd-best of any league.

Bracketology has Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s in the NCAA Tournament.

Big West
Big West is #12 league, highest they’ve been ranked at any time in the last 25 years,

Cal Poly 78, Long Beach State 69
Mustangs get their first win in nine conference games.
Cal Poly is playing #3 pace in country, but they’re turning ball over 22.4% of time (#355)
Long Beach never led in this game, turned ball over 23 times.

8-1 Cal-Irvine leads 7-2 Cal-San Diego by a game.

Big West home favorites are 15-11 ATS, home underdogs are 4-9.

Big West teams are shooting 76.6% on foul line, best of any league.

Southern
Chattanooga 71, East Tennessee State 63

ETSU led by 12 points early in the game.
Chattanooga shot 57.9% inside the arc.
Mocs shot 57.9% inside arc, ETSU 33.3%.

7-1 Samford leads 6-2 NC-Greensboro by a game.

SoCon home favorites are 6-9 ATS, home underdogs are 6-4.

45.6% of shots taken in SoCon games are 3’s, most of any league.

Summit
St Thomas 68, Kansas City 65

Kangaroos shot only 7-28 inside the arc.
St Thomas won 11 of its last 13 games.
Tommies are shooting 39% on the arc (#9)

7-0 Omaha leads 6-1 St Thomas by a game.

SoCon home favorites are 7-6 ATS, home underdogs are 3-6.

Summit League teams are shooting 54.2% inside arc, best in country.
 

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Conference Championships

Sunday’s games
Commanders
@ Eagles (-6)
Commanders (14-5)
Commanders won last seven games, scoring 31.3 points/game.
Washington allowed 26+ points in all five losses.
Commanders are 4-5 if they give up more than 22 points.
Rookie QB Daniels is 14-5 as an NFL starter.
Quinn is 60-49 as an NFL coach, 5-2 in playoffs.


Commanders are 4-3 ATS as a road underdog this season.
Over is 7-4 in their last eleven games.
Last two weeks are Commanders’ first playoff wins since 2005.
Washington is 8-4 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
This is Washington’s fourth consecutive week on the road.


Eagles (16-3)
Eagles won 14 of their last 15 games (10-4 ATS last 14)
Eagles’ only loss since September: 36-33 @ Washington in Week 16.
Last five games, Philly is +14 in turnovers.
QB Hurts is 50-23 as an NFL starter, 4-3 in playoff games.
Sirianni is 52-23 as an NFL coach, 4-3 in playoff games.
In their three losses. Eagles allowed 22-33-36 points.


Philly is 9-1 SU/5-5 ATS at home this season
Eagles are 7-2 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.
Eagles are 8-8-1 ATS last 17 games as a home favorite.
Under is 7-3 in their home games this year.
Since they won Super Bowl in 2017, Eagles are 5-5 SU in playoffs.


Teams split their two meetings this season.
Eagles won six of last eight series games.
Commanders are 2-6 SU/4-4 ATS in last eight visits to Philly.
Over is 5-2 in last seven series games.
Underdogs are 4-2 ATS in last six NFC championship games.


Bills @ Chiefs (-1.5)
Bills (15-4)
Bills won 12 of their last 14 games (10-4 ATS)
Buffalo scored 30+ points in 11 of last 14 games.
Bills are +28 in turnovers, +13 in last seven games.
McDermott is 93-51 as an NFL coach, 7-6 in playoffs.
QB Allen is 83-39 as an NFL starter, 7-5 in playoffs.


Bills are 9-5-1 ATS last 15 games as an underdog.
11 of last 14 Buffalo games went over the total.
Buffalo lost its last seven road playoff games.
Their last road playoff win was in 1992.
Since 2020, Buffalo is 7-4 SU/4-7 ATS in playoff games.
Nine of those 11 games were at home.


Chiefs (16-2)
QB Mahomes is 105-26 as an NFL starter, 16-3 in playoff games.
Chiefs won seven of last eight games (3-2 ATS last five games)
Mahomes didn’t play in their last loss.
Last five games, Kansas City is +10 in turnovers.
Chiefs are 11-0 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.


Chiefs won the last two Super Bowls.
Since 2019, Chiefs are 15-2 SU in playoff games.
Kansas City is 3-6 ATS as a home favorite this year.
Under is 6-1 in Chiefs’ last seven games.
Chiefs ran for less than 100 yards in seven of last ten games.


Since 2020, Chiefs are 3-0 vs Buffalo in playoff games.
Bills won five of last six regular season meetings.
Bills (-2) beat Kansas City 30-21 at home in Week 11.
Bills are 3-2 SU/ATS in last five visits to Arrowhead.
Underdogs are 4-3 ATS in last seven AFC championship games.




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Washington vs Philadelphia
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games

Buffalo vs Kansas City
Buffalo is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Kansas City is 22-2 SU in its last 24 games


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NFL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND TRENDS

All records are in the Championship Round since 1980 and are SU (straight
up) and/or ATS (against the spread) unless stated otherwise:
• Away teams off an away game (COMMANDERS) are 14-30 SU and
19-25 ATS
• Home teams with a better record (CHIEFS AND EAGLES) are 49-20 SU
and 39-29-1 ATS
• Home teams in NFC title games (EAGLES) are 24-10 SU and 19-14-1 ATS
• Home teams in AFC title games (CHIEFS) are 25-10 SU and 20-15 ATS
• Teams coming off an ATS loss (EAGLES) are 18-11-1 ATS

WAS@PHI
Remember, since 1990, playoff
teams playing their fourth game in a row on the road are 0-9 SU and
1-7-1 ATS, including 0-9 SU and 1-7-1 ATS if they scored 17-plus
points in their last.

BUF@KC
Remember, when opponents score 21 points or more against the Bills, Buffalo
is only 3-17-1 ATS the past two seasons, which is the worst ATS
mark for any team in the NFL.

These are nuggets i pulled from Marc Lawrence newsletter ..
 

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2 favorites 2 overs It was a great day for Joe Public. All you really needed to know is the last two paragraphs i posted above :rolleyes: 💵💵:moneybag:(y)
 

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2 favorites 2 overs It was a great day for Joe Public. All you really needed to know is the last two paragraphs i posted above :rolleyes: 💵💵:moneybag:(y)
I was leaning toward taking the points against Phillie until I read that. Man, I'm glad I saw that before booking the game!
 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
— Maryland 79, Indiana 78- Terps outscored Indiana 5-0 over final 0:38.
— Texas Tech 64, Oklahoma State 54- Tech shot 58.3% inside the arc.
— Illinois 83, Northwestern 74- Illinois out-rebounded Wildcats, 50-27
— North Texas 77, FAU 64- Florida Atlantic led 34-27 at halftime.
— Tulsa 84, Wichita State 77- Tulsa shot 13-21 on the arc.
— Fordham 65, Duquesne 63- Rams were 20-24 on foul line, Dukes 8-14.

Quote of the Day
“You think of all the ups and downs and around you went through during the season. The injuries, all those things. Things have to happen the right way. The margin of winning or losing in this league is so small. Parity is unbelievable…….”
Chiefs coach Andy Reid

Monday’s quiz
Andy Reid’s first year as an NFL coach was 1999 with the Eagles; which QB started the most game for the Eagles that year?

Sunday’s quiz
The last time the Chiefs didn’t play in the AFC Championship game, the two QB’s were Tom Brady and Blake Bortles (Jaguars)

Saturday’s quiz
UAlbany’s basketball team are known as the Great Danes.

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Monday’s Den: My 13 favorite Super Bowls……..

Before we get into the list of my favorite Super Bowls, I’d like to recommend a golf simulator/sports bar you should visit.

The Bunker recently opened another location in Latham, on Route 2 next to the Scarlet Knife restaurant. It is a very good place; they have golf simulators, good food, a ton of TVs to watch ballgames. The people are great; book your next party there, you’ll be glad you did.

Now, on to my 13 favorite Super Bowls……not the 13 BEST, my 13 FAVORITE Super Bowls

13) Super Bowl XV (1980 season)
Raiders 27, Eagles 10

One of two Super Bowl wins for Jim Plunkett.
Oakland was +4 in turnovers.
Kenny King caught an 80-yard TD pass to put Oakland up 14-0.

Dick Vermeil coached the Eagles in this game; had Philadelphia won, he might not have come back to coaching in 1997, after a 15-year absence— he won a Super Bowl with the Rams in 1999. More on that later…….

12) Super Bowl XXXVII (2002)
Buccaneers 48, Oakland 21

Jon Gruden coached the Bucs in this game; he coached the Raiders from 1998-2001.
Not often a coach works a Super Bowl against the team he coached the year before.
Tampa Bay led 20-3 at halftime.
Buccaneers ran three INT’s back for touchdowns.

11) Super Bowl LII (2017)
Eagles 41, Patriots 33

Eagles outscored New England 9-0 over the final 2:21.
Nick Foles threw for 373 yards, 3 TD’s; he even caught a TD pass.
Corey Clement caught four passes for 100 yards and a TD.
Tom Brady threw for 505 yards in a losing cause.

10) Super Bowl IV (1969)
Chiefs 23, Vikings 7

KC coach Hank Stram was miked for this game by NFL Films.
“Keep on matriculating the ball down the field, boys!!!”
Chiefs were a 12-point underdog in this game.
Minnesota turned ball over five times (minus-4)

9) Super Bowl XLII (2007)
Giants 17, Patriots 14

New England would’ve had a perfect 19-0 season if they won this game.
Patriots led 7-3 after three quarters.
Plaxico Burress caught a 13-yard TD pass with 0:35 left for the win.
Giants outgained New England, 338-274

8) Super Bowl LVII (2022)
Chiefs 38, Eagles 35

Chiefs kicked a 27-yard FG with 0:08 left for the win.
Philly led 24-14 at halftime.
Eagles were 11-18 on 3rd down, 2-2 in 4th down.
Eagles outgained Kansas City, 417-340

7) Super Bowl XXXV (2000)
Ravens 34, Giants 7

Got my dad a ticket to see this game, on the condition that he call me when he got back to the condo he was renting in Florida. He said he a good time, even though he was a Giants’ fan, and that made it worth every penny.

Famous birthdays, January 27th:
John Lowenstein, 78
Mimi Rogers, 69
Cris Collinsworth, 66
Matt Stover, 57

Bruce Gradkowski, 42
Julio Teheran, 34
Bryan Reynolds, 30
Luis Ortiz, 26

6) Super Bowl LIV (2019)
Chiefs 31, 49ers 20

Any day the 49ers lose is a good day in my house.
49ers led 20-10 after the third quarter.
Damien Williams had 133 total yards, two TD’s.

5) Super Bowl LVIII (2023)
Chiefs 25, 49ers 22 OT

Four years later: same teams, same result.
Brock Purdy was SF’s QB; Jimmy Garoppolo was the QB in 2019.
49ers led 10-3 at halftime.
Chiefs forced OT on a field goal with 0:03 left.

4) Super Bowl XLIII (2008)
Steelers 27, Cardinals 23

Pittsburgh led 17-7 at the half, after a 100-yard pick-6.
Kurt Warner threw 64-yard TD pass with 2:35 left; Arizona led 23-20.
Steelers scored TD with 0:35 left for the win.
Cardinals outgained Pittsburgh, 407-292.

3) Super Bowl XIV (1979)
Steelers 31, Rams 19

Rams led 19-17 after three quarters.
It was only 54 degrees in Pasadena for this game.
Rams were +2 in turnovers, but were outgained, 393-301.
This was Steelers’ 4th Super Bowl title in six years.

2) Super Bowl LVI (2021)
Rams 23, Bengals 20

Bengals led 20-16 after three quarters.
Stafford threw TD pass to Kupp with 1:25 left for the win.
Rams won despite being minus-2 in turnovers.
Game was played at SoFi Stadium, the Rams’ home field.

1) Super Bowl XXXIV (1999)
Rams 23, Titans 16

Hall of Fame Kurt Warner threw 73-yard TD pass to Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce with 1:25 left.
Warner threw for 404 yards and two TD’s.
Rams led 16-0 late in third quarter; Titans tried game with 2:12 left.
Rams led 9-0 at the half, with three field goals, all less than 30 yards.
 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
NFL coaching changes so far this winter:
— Chicago- Ben Johnson
— Dallas- Brian Schottenheimer
— Jacksonville- Liam Coen
— Las Vegas- Pete Carroll
— New England- Mike Vrabel
— New Jersey Jets- Aaron Glenn

New Orleans’ Saints job is still open.

Quote of the Day
“…..I want them playing on the edge. It’s a violent game. They have to be that way. I want them to play that way. So that’s where it starts. If we can get that out of these guys, I think we’ll be moving in the right direction.”
Jaguars coach Liam Coen

Tuesday’s quiz
When was the last time an SEC team won the college basketball national title?

Monday’s quiz
Andy Reid’s first year as an NFL coach was 1999 with the Eagles; former Eagles/Jaguars coach Doug Pederson started the most games at QB for Philadelphia that year.

Sunday’s quiz
The last time the Chiefs didn’t play in the AFC Championship game, the two QB’s were Tom Brady and Blake Bortles (Jaguars)

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

Arizona 86, Iowa State 75 OT
Arizona’s Caleb Love hit a half-court shot at buzzer to force OT
Arizona’s bench outscored Iowa State’s subs, 31-7.
Wildcats take over 2nd place in Big X, a game behind Houston.

— Do ballplayers tell their agents what they want, or do they just let the agent do their thing, figuring the agent will get them the most $$$?

I’m thinking of Alex Bregman/Pete Alonso, who are both represented by Scott Boras; if Bregman told Boras he’ll take the six-year, $156M offer from the Astros, would Boras try to talk him out of it?

These negotiations would be great reality TV; baseball needs a Hard Knocks-type program.

— Jimmy Butler is getting paid $48,798,677 to play basketball this year, which amounts to $595,105.81 per game- he’s already been suspended for nine games, so he has already lost $5,355,952.35 in fines this season.

Butler went to the Heat’s shoot-around Monday, was told that he won’t be starting anymore; he walked out, and was suspended indefinitely by the team. Not good.

Miami has five games before next week’s trade deadline; if he doesn’t get traded until the last minute, he gets fined another $2,975,529, bringing the total to $8,331,481.40.

Just show up, do what they want you to do and you pocket an extra $8 MILLION!!!! What is difficult about this?

My next/last question is this: are the Heat so spiteful that they wouldn’t trade the 35-year old Butler, suspend him for the rest of the year, which would force him to turn down his player option for next year, which is over $50M???? Stay tuned.

— Championship Week figures to be very busy this year, but in the ACC and Big 18, only 15 of their 18 teams will be playing in their conference tournaments.

I’m guessing the six head coaches who miss the conference tournaments are on the hot seat, as far as their future employment is concerned.

— There were 14 overtime games in college basketball Saturday, the most in any day since 2020.

Michigan 76, Penn State 72
Wolverines outscored Penn State 9-0 over the final 2:07.
Nittany Lions lost six of their last seven games.
Michigan is 7-2 in the Big 18; they were 3-15 last year.

UCLA 82, USC 76
Bruins win their fourth straight game.
UCLA scored 1.26 points/possession.
USC was 11-31 on the arc, 16-24 inside arc.

Eastern Illinois 56, Little Rock 54
EIU outscored Little Rock 10-1 over the final 1:56.
Tony Romo’s alma mater snaps a 7-game losing skid.
Loss snaps the Trojans’ 5-game winning streak.
Eastern Illinois was a 10.5-point underdog.

UL-Monroe 77, South Alabama 66
Warhawks snap a 10-game losing skid; they were a 12-point home dog.
ULM was 24-26 on foul line, Jaguars were 8-13.
South Alabama shot 34.3% from the floor.

Famous birthdays, January 28th:
Alan Alda, 89
Harley Jane Kozak, 68
Michael Cage, 63
Tom Hodson, 58

Jermaine Dye,, 51
Magglio Ordóñez, 51
Mark Madsen, 49
Daunte Culpepper, 48

Andre Iguodala, 41
Hunter Renfroe, 33
Ke’Bryan Hayes, 28
Payton Pritchard, 27

Eagles 55, Commanders 23
Philly scored a TD on four of five first half drives.
Eagles ran ball 36 times for 229 yards (6.4 yards/carry)
Washington turned ball over four times (minus-4)
Eagles outgained the Commanders, 459-350

Chiefs 32, Bills 29
Chiefs kicked 35-yard FG with 3:37 left for the win.
Kansas City led 21-16 at halftime.
Buffalo converted 4-6 fourth down plays.
Bills failed on a pair of 2-point conversions.

— Since 2020, Bills-Chiefs have met four times in the playoffs:
2020: Chiefs 38-24 (-3.5)
2021: Chiefs 42-36 (-2.5)
2023: Chiefs 27-24 (+2.5)
2024: Chiefs 32-29 (-2.5)

During that same time (2020-24), Buffalo went 4-1 against the Chiefs in regular season games, which doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

— Baseball writer Melissa Lockard was on TV Monday; she thinks there is a less than a 50% chance that the A’s wind up in Las Vegas, which is disappointing to me. We’ll see how all this plays out, but leaving Oakland for Sacramento doesn’t seem ideal.

— Favorites went 9-2 ATS in the college football playoffs this season.

If you care about such things, Ohio State is favored by 9.5 points over Michigan in their football matchup next November.

— An 11-year old kid from Los Angeles found the one-of-a-kind baseball card featuring Pirates’ P Paul Skenes that was in some cards he bought; the card has Skenes’ autograph and a patch from a game-worn jersey with it. Apparently it is worth a lot of $$$.

Not sure why, but the Pirates tried to buy the card back from the kid, putting together a package that included 30 years’ worth of season tickets behind home plate at PNC Park and the chance to play a softball game on the field in exchange for the card.

Why would an 11-year old from Los Angeles want tickets for ballgames in Pittsburgh?

The kid’s family decided to put the card up for auction on Fanatics Collect in March; the curious side of me wants to know more about the kid’s family.
 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Six teams who get lot of their points on 3-point shots:
46.3% of points— North Dakota State (16-6)
42.6%— IU Indy (7-15)
41.1%— Cal Poly (7-14)
40.7%— Furman (16-5)
40.6%— Akron (15-5)
40.5%— Princeton (14-5)

Quote of the Day
“Don’t mistake kindness for weakness.”
Al Capone

Wednesday’s quiz
Which active NBA player has scored the most points in the history of the Toronto Raptors?

Tuesday’s quiz
2012 was the last time an SEC team won the college basketball national title, when John Calipari’s Kentucky team won the championship.

Monday’s quiz
Andy Reid’s first year as an NFL coach was 1999 with the Eagles; former Eagles/Jaguars coach Doug Pederson started the most games at QB for Philadelphia that year.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

— Kentucky 78, Tennessee 73
Wildcats were 12-24 on the arc, Tennessee 11-45.
This was 2nd-most 3’s Tennessee has ever taken in a game.
All five Kentucky starters scored in double figures.
Tennessee is 4-4 in the SEC, after a 13-0 pre-conference mark.

— Louisville 72, Wake Forest 59
Louisville led this game 45-21 at halftime.
Cardinals are 16-5, 9-1 in ACC games; last three years, they were 25-71, 11-49 in ACC games, so a tremendous coaching job being done by Pat Kelsey.

— BYU 93, Baylor 89 OT
BYU led this game 44-36 at halftime.
BYU shot 64.9% inside the arc.
Baylor shot 13-28 on the arc.
Both teams are 5-4 in the Big X.

— Pittsburgh 73, North Carolina 65
Pitt played only seven guys and the 7th guy played four minutes.
Tar Heels led 44-42 at the half, were outscored 31-21 in second half.
North Carolina lost three of its last four games.
Pitt was 16-20 on foul line, North Carolina 6-9.

— Kansas 91, Central Florida 87
Jayhawks pounded UCF 99-48 when they played in Florida January 5th.
Knights led this game by 9 early in second half.
Kansas was 25-29 on foul line, UCF 15-17.
Jayhawks shot 47.6% on the arc, 41.9% inside the arc.

— Wyoming 83, Fresno State 72 OT
Bad Beat of the Night, if you had Fresno State +8.5
Fresno led by 4 with 0:41 left in regulation.
Wyoming was 17-36 on the arc, Bulldogs 5-22.

— Marquette 78, Butler 69
Butler led 42-35 at halftime.
Marquette shot 59% inside the arc.
Marquette is 18-3, 9-1 in Big East, tied with St John’s for first place.

Famous birthdays, January 29th:
Katherine Ross, 85
Tom Selleck, 80
Ann Jillian, 75
Oprah Winfrey, 71
Terry Kinney, 71
Steve Sax, 65
Mike Aldrete, 64
Aeneas Williams, 57
Sara Gilbert, 50
Jose Abreu, 38
Ka’imi Fairbairn, 31
Quentin Lake, 26

— Baltimore Ravens signed former Colts’ Chuck Pagano as their secondary coach; Pagano was 56-46 in six years as coach of the Colts, 3-3 in playoff games.

— 19 major leaguers hit 20+ home runs last year, while also stealing 20+ bases.

— P Trevor Bauer signed a contract to pitch for the Yokohama BayStars in the Japanese League this coming year. He had a 2.76 ERA for the BayStars LY; he hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since 2021, when he went 8-5, 2.59 in 17 starts for the Dodgers.

— Chicago White Sox lost 23 games last year that they led after six innings; they had a dismal season, going 41-121. Their over/under win total for this year is 51.5.

— Pittsburgh Pirates signed 2B/OF Adam Frazier for one year, $1.525M. Frazier was an all-star in 2021, but this will be his 4th team in four years since then.

— New York Mets made the playoffs last year; they had 14 players on that team who were/are free agents this winter. Detroit Tigers also made the playoffs LY; they didn’t have any players who were free agents this winter.

— LA Dodgers signed reliever Kirby Yates for one year, $13M; Yates had 33 saves last year, for the Texas Rangers.
 

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
Average salary in major leagues, the last six years:
2019- $4,051,490
2020- $3,881,021
2021- $3,679,335
2022- $4,222,193
2023- $4,525,718
2024- $4,655,366

Quote of the Day
“There will constantly be challenges that arise that you don’t expect. The better you handle those unexpected situations, the more successful your life will turn out.”
Dean Smith

Tuesday’s quiz
Which NFL team drafted Hall of Fame QB John Elway?

Wednesday’s quiz
DeMar DeRozan has scored the most points in the history of the Toronto Raptors.

Tuesday’s quiz
2012 was the last time an SEC team won the college basketball national title, when John Calipari’s Kentucky team won the championship.

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Thursday’s Den: Wrapping up a full night of college basketball

— SEC
Alabama 88, Mississippi State 84

Crimson Tide shot 15-31 on the arc; Miss State was 8-25.
Alabama was only 11-20 on the foul line.
5-11 G Hubbard scored 38 points for Miss State.

Ole Miss 72, Texas 69
Texas led by 13 late in first half.
Ole Miss had only 4 turnovers (+7) in a 67-possession game.
Longhorns are 3-5 in their last eight games.
Ole Miss coach Beard beats team he coached three years ago.
SEC home underdogs are 11-6 ATS; home favorites are 24-19.
Bracketology has 13 SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Missouri Valley
Ill-Chicago 93, Bradley 70

UIC trailed 22-9 early on, but made 14-27 shots on the arc.
UIC was picked for last in MVC in the preseason; they’re tied for 3rd now.
Flames have won 10 of their last 13 games.
Loss snapped Bradley’s 5-game winning streak.
Drake/Bradley are now tied for first in the Valley, at 9-2.
MVC home favorites are 14-28 ATS; home underdogs are 12-11.

— Big East
UConn 72, DePaul 61

Blue Demons led 28-14 early on.
Tarris Reed had 16 points, six rebounds in 24:00 off the bench.
UConn is only 3-3 in its last six games.

Creighton 86, Xavier 77
Bluejays have won six games in a row.
Creighton shot 59.4% inside the arc.
Creighton is shooting 60.1% inside arc (#6)
Big East home favorites are 16-20 ATS; home underdogs are 8-11.
Bracketology has four Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Big X
Houston 63, West Virginia 49

Houston led this road game 39-19 at halftime.
Houston has #2 eFG% defense in the country.
Cougars have won 13 games in a row; their last loss was November 30th.
Big X home underdogs are 4-14 ATS; home favorites are 24-24
Bracketology has eight Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Upsets of the Night:
VMI (+12.5) 74, Wofford 67
Old Dominion (+11.5) 78, Appalachian State 77
Virginia Tech (+10.5) 76, Florida State 66
Ill-Chicago (+8.5) 93, Bradley 70
Rutgers (+7.5) 79, Northwestern 72
Fordham (+4.5) 88, LaSalle 72
Evansville (+4.5) 78, Murray State 74

— Saint Mary’s 67, Santa Clara 54

Gaels have won nine games in a row.
Saint Mary’s led 61-33 with 5:52 left in the game.
Santa Clara shot 35.3% from the floor.
WCC home favorites are 17-14 ATS; home underdogs are 9-10
Bracketology has Saint Mary’s/Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament.

— Southern
Furman 72, Samford 70

Paladins survived shooting 11-21 on foul line.
Furman never trailed; they led by 12 with 10:57 in the game.
Cooper Bowser was 8-8 from floor, scored 21 points.
Samford has three starters who are playing at their third different college.
SoCon home favorites are 11-18 ATS; home underdogs are 9-7.

— Big 18
Rutgers 79, Northwestern 72

6-10 freshman Bailey scored 37 points.
Rutgers shot 57.1% inside arc, 57.1% (8-14) on the arc.
Northwestern lost six of its last eight games.
Big 18 home favorites are 31-29 ATS; home underdogs are 12-10
Bracketology has nine Big 18 teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Mountain West
Utah State 76, UNLV 71

Utah State shot 60% inside the arc.
UNLV was only 4-20 on the arc.
Rebels lost their last three games, by 2-2-5 points.
Mountain West home favorites are 15-20 ATS; home underdogs are 11-9.
Bracketology has three Mountain West teams in NCAA Tournament.

— ACC
Virginia 82, Miami 71

Miami has lost 10 in a row, 17 of last 18 games.
Hurricanes have #360 eFG% defense in country.
Virginia scored 1.37 points/possession in this game.
ACC home favorites are 28-28 ATS; home underdogs are 11-16
Bracketology has five ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Famous birthdays, January 30th:
Gene Hackman, 95
Davey Johnson, 82
Phil Collins, 74
Charles Dutton, 74
Nolan Cromwell, 70
Michael Thompson, 70
Jalen Rose, 52
Jorge Cantú, 43
Kodai Senga, 32
Bryan Woo, 25

— Atlantic Sun
Florida Gulf Coast 83, Jacksonville 79

Dolphins led 56-32 early in second half.
Dolphins led by 9 with 2:46 left in the game.
FGCU shot 55.8% inside the arc.
Both teams are 7-2 in ASUN

— American
Temple 90, Charlotte 89, 2 OTs

Charlotte led by 5 with 4:05 left in regulation.
Jamal Mashburn Jr scored 34 points for Temple.
Owls were 24-27 on the foul line.
7-1 North Texas leads 6-1 Memphis by half-game atop AAC standings.
AAC home favorites are 11-19 ATS; home underdogs are 8-6

— Atlantic 15
George Mason 58, Loyola Chi 53 OT

Patriots won despite shooting 11-22 on the foul line.
Mason has won six in a row; 2 of their last 3 wins came in overtime.
Teams combined to shoot 9-48 on the arc.
George Mason leads VCU/Saint Louis by a game atop A-15 standings.
A-15 home favorites are 14-21 ATS; home underdogs are 16-9

— Summit
South Dakota 91, Omaha 87

Omaha led 64-49 with with 14:56 left in the game.
Loss snaps Mavericks’ 8-game win streak vs D-I teams.
South Dakota outscored Omaha 54-37 in second half.
Omaha/St Thomas are tied for first atop the Summit standings.
Summit League home favorites are 9-11 ATS; home underdogs are 6-8.
 

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Odds on first player to score a TD in next week’s Super Bowl:
+425— Saquon Barkley
+600— Jalen Hurts
+800— Kareem Hunt, Travis Kelce
+1000— AJ Brown, Xavier Worthy
+1500— Dallas Goedert
+1800— Patrick Mahomes, Devonta Smith, Marquise Brown

Quote of the Day
“You’re a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”
Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday

Friday’s quiz
Other than the Chiefs, what is the only NFL team Patrick Mahomes hasn’t beaten in a regular season game?
(Hint: He beat them in a playoff game)

Thursday’s quiz
Baltimore Colts drafted Hall of Fame QB John Elway, then traded him to Denver.

Wednesday’s quiz
DeMar DeRozan has scored the most points in the history of the Toronto Raptors.

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Friday’s Den: Thinking out loud on the last day of the month

— CAA
Charleston 81, Stony Brook 74

Stony Brook led 18-2 out of the gate.
Cougars shot 62.9% inside the arc.
Seawolves are 1-8 in the CAA, Charleston is 7-2.

Monmouth 104, Drexel 97, 2OT
Monmouth led by 18 late in first half.
Madison Durr was 10-11 from floor, 19-19 on the foul line.
Drexel lost despite making 12-26 on the arc.
8-1 Towson leads UNCW, Charleston, Wm & Mary by a game atop the CAA.

— Big Sky
Montana 92, Portland State 78

Grizzlies shot 10-15 on the arc.
Montana has won seven of its last nine games.
7-1 Northern Colorado leads Montana by half-game atop the Big Sky.

— Horizon
Cleveland State 68, Fort Wayne 58

Vikings have won 13 games in a row, after starting season 4-6.
Chase Robinson scored 20 points for Cleveland State; he didn’t start.
Fort Wayne was 5-32 on the arc.
Cleveland State leads Milwaukee by two games atop the Horizon, but the winner of the Horizon tournament is only team going to the NCAA’s. No pressure there.

— Conference USA
This is #9 league in country, highest they’ve been ranked since 2011.
New Mexico State 61, Middle Tennessee 57
Aggies snap a three-game losing skid.
Teams combined to shoot 9-44 on the arc.

Jacksonville State 71, FIU 67
Gamecocks outscored FIU 9-4 over the final 3:53.
Jacksonville State has won five games in a row.
6-2 Jacksonville State leads four other teams by a game atop C-USA standings.

— Famous birthdays, January 31st:
Nolan Ryan, 78
Feed Kendall, 76
Bob Apodaca, 75
Anthony LaPaglia, 66
Rod Higgins, 65
Doug Peterson, 56
Minnie Driver, 55
Justin Timberlake, 44
Cole Irvin, 31
Donte DiVincenzo, 28
Ronnie Rivers, 26
Zach Neto, 24

— Toronto Blue Jays signed P Max Scherzer for one year, $15.5M; 40-year old Scherzer has 223 career wins- he was 2-4, 3.95 in only nine starts for Texas last year.

— Tampa Bay Rays signed IF Ha-Seong Kim for two years, $29M; he is a .242 hitter with a .706 OPS in four big league seasons. Kim is expected to miss the first month of this season— he is recovering from shoulder surgery.

— Detroit Tigers signed reliever Tommy Kahnle for one year, $7.75M; Kahnle has pitched for four teams in his 10-year career- he has a 1.23 WHIP, 3.47 ERA in 390 big league games.

— Reliever Carlos Estévez signed a 2-year deal with the Royals worth $22.2M; Estevez had 26 saves last year, pitching for the Angels/Phillies. Overall, he has 82 career saves.

— Reliever Ryne Stanek signed on with the Mets for this year; he had seven wins, seven saves last year, pitching for Seattle and the Mets. He’s pitched for five different teams in his eight-year big league career.

— Washington Nationals signed Japanese left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara to a 2-year deal; last year, Ogasawara was 5-11, 3.12 ERA in Japan, throwing 144.1 IP in 24 games.

— Happy birthday to former Mets manager Davey Johnson, who turned 82 this week; Johnson led the Mets to the 1986 World Series title. The other time the Mets won the World Series, in 1969, Johnson made the last out in Game 5, while a 2B for the Orioles.
 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
According to Bracketology, leagues getting more than one team in NCAA’s:
13 teams- SEC
9- Big 18
8- Big X
5- ACC
4- Big East
3- Mountain West
2- WCC

Quote of the Day
“There’s one writer that I wasn’t able to get a vote from. I would like to invite him over to my house and we’ll have a drink together, and have a good chat.”
Ichiro Suzuki, talking about the one vote he didn’t get for the Hall of Fame

Saturday’s quiz
What famous baseball player was the QB for the Tennessee Vols just before Peyton Manning played QB for Tennessee?

Friday’s quiz
Other than the Chiefs, Colts are the only NFL team Patrick Mahomes hasn’t beaten in a regular season game; he did beat them in a playoff game.

Thursday’s quiz
Baltimore Colts drafted Hall of Fame QB John Elway, then traded him to Denver.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a winter day…….

— Miami Heat President Pat Riley owns at least six trademarks for the term “three-peat”, so if the Chiefs win their third consecutive Super Bowl next week, Riley figures to bank as much as $1M, since anyone who uses the phrase on team merchandise — hats, shirts, jackets, mugs, backpacks, and more, has to pay Riley first.
He filed for the trademark in 1989, after his Lakers won consecutive NBA titles.

— Purdue 81, Indiana 76
Purdue was 21-28 on full line, Hoosiers 9-16.
Indiana led 41-37 at halftime.
Braden Smith scored 24 points, had 7 assists, 6 steals.
Boilers won nine of their last ten games.

— Yale 77, Princeton 70
Yale shot 9-16 on arc, scored 1.18 points/possession.
Bulldogs have won six in a row, are 5-0 in Ivy League.
Princeton was 14-42 on the arc, 10-27 inside arc.

— Georgetown 73, Butler 70
Hoyas shot 63% inside arc, 2-17 on the arc.
Just second win in last eight games for Georgetown.
Butler lost 12 of its last 14 games.

— Dayton 71, Saint Louis 63
Dayton was +7 in turnovers (19-12)
Fourth win in last five games for the Flyers.
Saint Louis drops to third in the A-15, two games behind George Mason.

— Akron 85, Kent State 71
Zips ran out to a 48-31 lead at halftime.
Zips were 11-27 on arc, scored 1.16 points/possession.
Akron went 9-0 in January, after a 7-5 pre-conference record.
— I still think that assists on 3-point shots should count as 1.5 assists.

Famous birthdays, February 1st:
Bill Mumy, 71
TR Dunn, 70
Tim Mazzetti, 69
Linus Roache, 61
Sherilyn Fenn, 60
Brett Anderson, 37
Sean Manaea, 33
Jazz Chisholm, 27

— Detroit Lions have lost seven assistant coaches since their season ended, including both of their coordinators.
New Jersey Jets hired former Lions assistant Tanner Engstrand as their new OC; he spent five years with Detroit, and also spent a year in the XFL, serving as the offensive coordinator for the DC Defenders.
Earlier this week, Jets hired former Charlotte coach Steve Wilks as their new DC.

— Tampa Bay Bucs promoted Josh Grizzard to offensive coordinator,, replacing Liam Coen, who is the new head coach in Jacksonville.
This past season, Bucs were 3rd in the NFL in passing yards, 4th in rushing yards. Grizzard was Tampa Bay’s pass game coordinator this year.
Grizzard will be the 8th OC Baker Mayfield has had in his eight years as an NFL QB.

— Dallas Cowboys hired Arizona’s offensive line coach Klayton Adams as their new OC. New head coach Brian Schottenheimer will call plays for Dallas; Adams will make sure Dak Prescott is protected, and the run game goes well.

— At least ten Super Bowl commercials for next week’s game have sold for $8M; all the ad spots for the game have been sold. Roughly 124 million people watched last year’s Super Bowl, 115 million the year before.

— Since 1994, Baltimore Ravens have gotten 54 compensatory draft picks, which they got for their players bolting to other teams. That is the most in the NFL during that time. Ravens are getting four comp picks in this year’s draft.

— Four teams that the NFL can force to be shown on HBO’s Hard Knocks next summer, and also the draft-related shows this spring:
Falcons, Panthers, Seahawks, Titans. Tennessee has the first pick in the draft, so they probably make more sense for the draft Hard Knocks.

— Only four NBA players ever with 25,000+ points, 8,000+ assists:
James Harden
Lebron James
Oscar Robertson
Russell Westbrook
 

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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Some Super Bowl prop bets:
— Chiefs total yards: over/under 345.5
— Eagles total yards: over/under 355.5
— First downs by either team: over/under 20.5
— Rushing yards for Eagles: over/under 159.5
— How many Chiefs will have a rushing attempt: over/under 4.5
— Touchdowns in the game by the Chiefs: over/under 2.5

Quote of the Day
“Failure is good sometimes. Failure brings about an internal drive.”
Georgetown basketball coach Ed Cooley

Sunday’s quiz
Where did Danny Hurley coach, before he became the coach at UConn?

Saturday’s quiz
Hall of Fame OF Todd Helton was the QB for the Tennessee Vols just before Peyton Manning played QB for Tennessee.

Friday’s quiz
Other than the Chiefs, Colts are the only NFL team Patrick Mahomes hasn’t beaten in a regular season game; he did beat them in a playoff game.

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Sunday’s Den: Happy Groundhog Day, everyone…….

— Big trade in the NBA after midnight; Lakers acquired Luka Doncic from Dallas, traded Anthony Davis to the Mavericks. Utah Jazz were involved in a minor way; there were some other players included, but Davis/Doncic caused ESPN to go off the rails late Saturday night.

— 11 of the top 25 college teams lost Saturday, a very upsetting day.

— Big X
Baylor 81, Kansas 70

Jayhawks led 40-21 at halftime.
Baylor was 25-28 on foul line, Kansas 12-19.
Baylor out-rebounded the Jayhawks, 40-27

Kansas State 80, Iowa State 61
K-State outscored Iowa State 43-26 in second half.
Loss snaps the Cyclones’ 29-game home winning streak.
Wildcats shot 10-20 on the arc.

Texas Tech 82, Houston 81 OT
Tech’s best rebounder/head coach were ejected 3:10 into the game.
Loss snaps Cougars’ 13-game winning streak.
Three of Houston’s four losses have come in overtime.
Arizona/Houston are tied for first, with 9-1 records.
Bracketology has 8 Big X teams in NCAA Tournament.

— SEC
Arkansas 89, Kentucky 79

John Calipari posts a big upset in his return to Lexington.
Razorbacks shot 13-25 on the arc.
Adou Thiero was 10-12 on foul line; Kentucky’s whole team was 9-18.

Auburn 92, Ole Miss 82
Auburn has won 13 in a row; their only loss was at Duke on December 4th
Tigers shot 14-28 on the arc, scored 1.31 points/possession.
Ole Miss lost four of last five games, after a 15-2 start.
Auburn leads Alabama by a game, Missouri by two games atop SEC standings.
Bracketology has 13 SEC teams in NCAA Tournament.

— ACC
Boston College 77, Florida State 76

Florida State led by 4 with 0:08 left in this game.
Eagles snap their six-game losing streak.
Seminoles have lost four games in a row.

Duke 87, North Carolina 70
Duke has won 15 in a row; their last loss was in November, to Kansas.
Blue Devils crushed UNC; they led 47-25 at halftime.
Tar Heels lost 4 of last 5 games, are 13-10, 6-5 in ACC.
Duke is 10-0 in the ACC for the first time since 2006.
Duke leads Clemson by a game, Louisville by 2 games atop ACC standings.
Bracketology has five ACC teams in NCAA Tournament.

— Big 18
USC 70, Michigan State 64

Loss snaps Michigan State’s 13-game win streak.
USC only played seven guys; two Trojans played whole 40:00.
Trojans won four of last six games, are 5-5 in Big 18.

Michigan 66, Rutgers 63
Michigan is shooting 60.1% inside arc (#5 in country)
Rutgers was 10-36 on the arc, 12-31 inside the arc.
Michigan is 16-5, 8-2 in Big 18; they were 8-24/3-17 last year.
Spartans still lead Big 18, by a game over Purdue/Michigan
Bracketology has nine Big 18 teams in NCAA Tournament.

— Big East
St John’s 68, Providence 66

Red Storm won its 8th game in a row.
St John’s hasn’t won an NCAA Tourney game since 2000; right now, Bracketology has St John’s as a #7 seed, so they’ll likely be favored in the first round of NCAA’s next month.

Creighton 62, Villanova 60
Bluejays won their 7th game in a row.
Villanova led by 5 with 6:42 left in the game.
Creighton shot 72% inside arc, 6-26 on the arc.
St John’s leads Big East, by game over Marquette/Creighton.
Bracketology has four Big East teams in NCAA Tournament.

Upsets of the Day: (lot of upsets Saturday)
Texas- San Antonio (+15.5) 54, North Texas 50
Kansas State (+15.5) 80, Iowa State 61
Texas Tech (+11.5) 82, Houston 81 OT
IU Indy (+11.5) 84, Youngstown State 79
Arkansas (+10.5) 89. Kentucky 79
Georgia Tech (+8.5) 77, Louisville 70
Portland (+8.5) 84, Pepperdine 64
Indiana State (+7.5) 88, Ill-Chicago 83
Northern Kentucky (+7.5) 84, Oakland 75
Miami (+7.5) 63, Notre Dame 57
UConn (+7.5) 77, Marquette 69
Missouri (+6.5) 88, Mississippi State 61
North Dakota (+6.5) 80, South Dakota State 75


— Among conferences in the normal gambling rotation, these leagues plays the fastest-paced games: MAC, Ivy League, Summit League.
Leagues plays the slowest-paced games: Missouri Valley, MAAC, Big Sky

— Mountain West
San Diego State 63, Wyoming 61

Down 50-41, Aztecs went on a 20-0 run to grab control of the game.
Aztecs won their last four games, three of them by 3 or fewer points.
San Diego State has #7 eFG% defense in the country.
New Mexico won 82-63 at Utah State; they lead Utah State/Colorado State by a game atop the Mountain West standings.

— WCC
Saint Mary’s 62, Gonzaga 58

Saint Mary’s survived going 11-22 on the foul line.
Gonzaga was only 3-17 on the arc.
Mikey Lewis scored 16 points in 22:00; he didn’t start.
Saint Mary’s leads San Francisco/Gonzaga by three games in the WCC.

— Missouri Valley
Drake 75, Southern Illinois 65

Drake has four starters who played D2 ball last season.
Bulldogs are 20-2 this year, 126-33 the last five years, 69-19 in MVC games.
10-2 Drake, 9-2 Bradley are sitting atop the MVC.

Famous birthdays, February 2nd:
Wayne Fontes, 85
John Tudor, 71
Christie Brinkley, 71
Kim Zimmer, 70
Pat Tabler, 67
Jason Kapono, 44
Matthew Boyd, 34
Adrian Houser, 32
Josh Lowe, 27

— American
Texas- San Antonio 54, North Texas 50

Roadrunners led 27-13 at halftime.
Teams combined to shoot 7-36 on the arc.
Loss snaps a six-game win streak for North Texas.
Memphis leads UAB/North Texas by game in loss column, atop AAC standings.

— Ivy League
Dartmouth 95, Columbia 89

Big Green is 3-3, in 4th place in Ivy; only top four teams in the league make their conference tournament, so this is a big deal.
6-0 Yale leads 5-1 Cornell stop the Ivy League standings.
Ivy League teams are shooting 38.5% on arc in league games, the best of any conference.

— Conference USA
Jacksonville State 72, Liberty 61

Gamecocks have won six in a row, after a 9-7 start.
Jax State was 25-46 inside arc, only 3-11 on arc; old-school ball.
Jacksonville State leads Middle Tennessee by a game, atop the C-USA standings.

— Big West
Northridge 88, Bakersfield 62

Matadors led 44-22 at halftime, coasted home from there.
I watched CSUN’s game Thursday; they’re very athletic, an impressive team in a league where Irvine/Cal-San Diego are thought to be head/shoulkders above everyone else.
Irvine leads Cal-San Diego by a game, but Riverside/CSUN are both surging.

— Big Sky
Northern Colorado 87, Northern Arizona 69

Bears have won 10 of their last 11 games.
Bears shot 14-30 on the arc in this game.
Northern Colorado is shooting 60.1% inside the arc (#6)
8-1 Northern Colorado leads 8-2 Montana by half a game.
 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
Since 2002, only seven QB’s have started a Super Bowl for AFC teams:
— Tom Brady
— Joe Burrow
— Joe Flacco
— Rich Gannon
— Patrick Mahomes
— Peyton Manning
— Ben Roethlisberger
Since 2002, 20 different QB’s have started a Super Bowl for NFC teams

Quote of the Day
“It’s difficult for most of us owners to be able to do the kind of things that they’re doing. Now, we’ll see if it pays off. They still have to have a season relatively injury-free for it to work out for them, and it’s a long season, as you know, and once you get to the postseason, anything can happen.”

Bronx owner Hal Steinbrenner, trying out a new comedy act by whining about the Dodgers spending a lot of $$$, while he groups himself with the owners of the Pirates, Marlins, A’s.

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Philadelphia Eagles’ QB, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?

Sunday’s quiz
Danny Hurley coached at Rhode Island, before he became the coach at UConn.

Saturday’s quiz
Hall of Fame OF Todd Helton was the QB for the Tennessee Vols just before Peyton Manning played QB for Tennessee.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……..

— P Jack Flaherty signed a 2-year deal with Detroit Sunday night, for $35M. Flaherty helped the Dodgers win the World Series last fall— he was 13-7, 3.18 in 28 starts for the Tigers/Dodgers last year.

— Seattle signed IF Jorge Polanco for one year, $7.75M; after playing for Minnesota for 10 years, Polanco hit .213 for Seattle LY, with a .651 OPS. His career OPS is .765.

— Illinois 87, Ohio State 79
Buckeyes led 42-36 at halftime.
Illini shot 68.4% inside arc, was 23-31 on foul line.
Ohio State shot only 32% inside the arc.

— Nebraska 77, Oregon 71
Nebraska shot 78.6% inside the arc.
Teams combined to shoot 9-43 on the arc.
Ducks lost four of their last five games, after a 15-2 start.

— Fort Wayne 81, Milwaukee 79
Fort Wayne has won six of its last eight games.
Mastodons shot 13-31 on the arc- they’re shooting 38.8% on arc TY (#9)
These two teams are tied for second in Horizon, 3 games behind Cleveland State.

— East Tennessee State 72, Furman 69
ETSU outscored the Paladins 12-2 over the final 3:21.
Furman led 27-13 midway thru first half.
Furman was only 7-13 on foul line; one player scored in double figures.

— Memphis 86, Rice 83
Memphis shot 56.4% inside arc, 11-21 on arc.
Memphis is shooting 40.1% on the arc, #1 in country.
Tigers have won five in a row, nine of last ten games.

— Famous birthdays, February 3rd:
Fran Tarkenton, 85
Blythe Danner, 82
Bob Griese, 80
Bake McBride, 76
Morgan Fairchild, 75
Fred Lynn, 73
Nathan Lane, 69
Maura Tierney, 60
Vlade Divac, 57
Skip Schumaker, 45
Lucas Duda, 39
Tyler Huntley, 27

— When I was in college, we played Utica College, which was trying to go Division I under coach Larry Costello, who was the original coach of the Milwaukee Bucks (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s first NBA coach).
One of Utica’s players was DJ Carstensen, who these days is a big-time college ref. I remember he came to Utica from Iowa, which seemed unusual. Anyway, 40+ years later, DJ Carstensen is a busy man. Here is his refereeing schedule from this past week:
Monday- Penn State @ Michigan
Tuesday- Oregon State @ Gonzaga
Wednesday- Saint Mary’s @ Santa Clara
Thursday- Oregon @ UCLA
Saturday- Arizona @ Arizona State
Sunday- Ohio State @ Illinois
So a guy in his early 60’s officiates six basketball games in seven nights, but NBA players in their 20’s often take the second night of a back/back off, for load management. Go figure.

— Las Vegas Raiders/Pete Carroll hired former Eagles/Oregon HC Chip Kelly as their new OC; Kelly just won a national title as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator.
Raiders will pay Kelly $6M next year; it has been eight years since the 49ers fired him as head coach after the 2016 season.

— Nebraska drew 60,000+ fans for their spring football game last year, but the week after the game, six of their players entered the transfer portal. Other schools scout these spring games and try to poach players; as a result of that, sounds like Nebraska isn’t going to have a spring game this year.

— Wanted to watch the Caribbean Series on TV this week, but MLB Network and YouTube TV don’t get along well, so no go there. Disappointing; it was snowing out tonight, would’ve been fun to watch some live baseball played in warm weather.
Baseball needs to market itself better; MLB Network needs to be on YouTube TV, plus I buy the MLB package every year- the Caribbean Series should at least be a part of that.
I’ve been watching regular YouTube on my TV; lot of fantasy baseball podcasts on there, as we all get ready for the upcoming season.

— January 31 is a strong day for baseball birthdays:
Nolan Ryan, Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks. Three Hall of Famers.

— USC signed up recruit Alijah Arenas, son of former NBA G Gilbert Arenas, to play for the Trojans next season. Alijah Arenas is a 5-star recruit; good get for coach Eric Musselman.

— When the Lakers made the big Anthony Davis/Luka Doncic trade Saturday night, you think they consulted Lebron James first? Kind of a big deal, changing the roster that much; I’m just curious if he any input on the deal before it was made.
 

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