THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME at BING | 06:07 PM | BING -4.0 U 130.5 | +500 +500 |
| NEB at OSU | 06:30 PM | NEB +4.0 O 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| BRY at UMASS | 06:30 PM | UMASS -5.5 U 161.0 | +500 +500 |
| MONM at HAMP | 07:00 PM | MONM -7.0 O 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| SH at STONE | 07:00 PM | SH -4.0 U 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| LIU at CCSU | 07:00 PM | CCSU -14.0 O 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| CWM at ELON | 07:00 PM | ELON -4.0 U 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| TOWS at NCAT | 07:00 PM | TOWS -12.5 O 132.0 | +500 +500 |
| MW at FDU | 07:00 PM | MW -3.5 O 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| UTEP at JVST | 07:00 PM | JVST -5.0 U 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNH at ALBY | 07:00 PM | ALBY -1.5 U 165.5 | +500 +500 |
| STON at DREX | 07:00 PM | STON +9.5 O 138.0 | +500 +500 |
| LONG at WEBB | 07:00 PM | LONG +2.5 U 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| CAMP at COFC | 07:00 PM | CAMP +16.0 O 154.5 | +500 +500 |
| UMBC at NJIT | 07:00 PM | UMBC -2.5 U 153.0 | +500 +500 |
| NE at DEL | 07:00 PM | DEL -5.5 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| MEM at ECU | 07:00 PM | ECU +4.0 O 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOF at UNCW | 07:00 PM | UNCW -4.5 U 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| SEMO at MORE | 07:30 PM | SEMO +17.5 O 138.0 | +500 +500 |
| NDSU at SDAK | 08:00 PM | NDSU -3.5 O 149.5 | +500 +500 |
| NEOM at STT | 08:00 PM | NEOM +8.0 O 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| SDST at UND | 08:00 PM | UND -1.0 U 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| EIU at WIU | 08:30 PM | EIU +6.0 O 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| TNTC at UTM | 08:30 PM | UTM -10.5 U 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| STAN at UTAH | 08:30 PM | UTAH -8.5 U 155.5 | +500 +500 |
| MICH at RUTG | 08:30 PM | RUTG -7.5 O 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| ACU at SUU | 08:30 PM | SUU -2.5 U 154.0 | +500 +500 |
| LNDNWD at USI | 08:30 PM | USI -10.0 O 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| SCU at PORT | 09:00 PM | PORT +9.5 U 155.0 | +500 +500 |
| KC at DEN | 09:00 PM | KC +3.5 O 153.0 | +500 +500 |
| TNST at UALR | 09:00 PM | UALR -8.0 O 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| NAU at IDST | 09:00 PM | NAU +7.5 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| MTST at IDHO | 09:00 PM | IDHO -1.5 O 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| NMSU at LIB | 09:00 PM | LIB -15.0 O 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| MONT at EWU | 09:00 PM | EWU -5.0 U 154.0 | +500 +500 |
| TST at UTECH | 09:00 PM | TST -4.5 U 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| UNCO at WEB | 09:00 PM | UNCO +5.5 O 149.5 | +500 +500 |
| UTRGV at GRC | 09:00 PM | GRC -23.5 U 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| HAW at UCD | 09:00 PM | HAW +2.5 O 138.0 | +500 +500 |
| CP at UCSB | 10:00 PM | UCSB -14.0 O 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| USD at LMU | 10:00 PM | LMU -8.5 U 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| UTA at SEA | 10:00 PM | SEA -6.0 U 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| UCI at CSN | 10:00 PM | CSN +7.5 O 153.5 | +500 +500 |
| UCSD at CSB | 10:00 PM | UCSD -6.0 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| SFA at CALBA | 10:00 PM | SFA +1.0 O 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| CSF at LBSU | 10:00 PM | CSF +8.5 O 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| UCLA at WASH | 10:30 PM | UCLA +3.0 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| USC at WSU | 10:30 PM | WSU -7.0 U 138.0 | +500 +500 |
| SMC at PEPP | 11:00 PM | SMC -15.5 O 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| GONZ at SF | 11:00 PM | GONZ -4.0 U 154.0 | +500 +500 |
Friday’s 6-pack:
Lowest payrolls for the 2024 baseball season:
$45,525,000- Oakland A’s
$68,014,000- Pittsburgh Pirates
$84,433,928- Cleveland Guardians
$84,648,333- Cincinnati Reds
$86,535,000- Miami Marlins
$88,458,712- Tampa Bay Rays
Quote of the Day
“I want a guy that can lead, that wants to compete. I want a guy that’s not afraid of a challenge because this is a big challenge that we have in front of us. We’ve got the world champs in our division again.”
Las Vegas Raiders’ coach Antonio Pierce, talking about the Raiders’ next QB
Friday’s quiz
Butler Bulldogs lost the national title game two years in a row, when Brad Stevens was their coach. What league was Butler in back then (2010/2011)?
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Maravich is still the New Orleans/Utah Jazz’s all-time leader in triple-doubles, with seven.
Wednesday’s quiz
Larry Brown is the only coach to win both an NBA championship and a college national title.
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I’m not a big fan of starting QB’s who transfer; he bolted from Oklahoma to USC, then USC lost five of its last six games last year, Williams skipped the Trojans bowl game (they won 42-28). Too much drama; after a loss to Washington; he was sobbing in the stands with his parents after the game.
By the way, I feel the same way about Wake Forest/Notre Dame QB Sam Hartman; you don’t start at QB for a team for four years, then jump ship to another college. You want to jump ship, go to the NFL; that would’ve made a lot more sense.
Now this week in Indianapolis, Williams isn’t working out, and he declined the medical exams, which are considered to be one of the most essential elements of the combine.
An NFL source thinks Williams is the first player to attend the NFL Combine after declining the medical exam. He isn’t doing any passing at the Combine, either.
NFL Draft is April 25; it should be interesting.
— Old Dominion is hiring Maryland assistant Mike Jones as its new basketball coach; Jones is an Old Dominion alum who led the Monarchs to NCAA tournaments as a player in 1992, 1995. He’s also worked as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech.
— There was a lot of complaining about court storming after the Duke-Wake Forest debacle the other night, when Kyle Filipowski limped off the floor while the Wake Forest students ran on the court to celebrate the Deacons’ win.
Four nights later, after a lot of complaining on TV, Filipowski played 30:00, had 9 points, 10 rebounds, six assists in an easy win over Louisville, so he survived the incident.
For the record, there is a way to have court storming while making sure the visiting team gets off the floor safely; set the clock at 1:00 or 1:30 when the game ends, get the visitors off the floor, then the fans can run on the court when the clock hits 0:00.
— One of the cool parts of spring training is that some teams bring in retired players to mentor the younger players on skills. Mets had Darryl Strawberry in camp this week; Reds had former big league OF Brett Butler teaching their players how to bunt for base hits.
— Time flies, man; Atlantic Sun basketball tournament starts Monday; three other conference tournaments start Tuesday. One of the best times of the year is almost here.
— Word of the Day: Quirk- an unusual habit or way of behaving.
— Of the fifteen teams in the Atlantic 10 (Atlantic 15???), three of them have Rams as their mascot; Fordham, Rhode Island, Virginia Commonwealth.
— People who run college sports should keep the NCAA Tournament the way it is; it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
— 41 years ago this week, the last episode of M*A*S*H aired on CBS; 105.9M people watched it, the end of one of the best TV shows ever.
— Utah State is 8-0 this season in games decided by 5 or less points; four of their five losses were by 13+ points. Aggies are 23-5 this season, despite not having any players on their team who scored a point for Utah State last year.
— In his last 11 games, Edmonton Oilers’ star Connor McDavid has 26 points, but only one goal- he scored the game-winner in overtime against St Louis Wednesday night.
— Famous people with birthdays on March 1st:
Roger Daltrey, 79
Ron Howard, 70
Chris Webber, 51
Trevor Cahill, 36
Michael Conforto, 31
Tyreek Hill, 30
Justin Bieber, 30
— Charleston 96, Campbell 73
Cougars win the CAA regular season title for the first time.
Charleston has won 8 in a row; they still need to win CAA tourney to get in the field of 68.
— Ohio State 78, Nebraska 69
Buckeyes are 3-1 since they fired their coach, including a win over Purdue.
Ohio State was 24-28 on foul line, Nebraska 7-8.
— South Dakota State 72, North Dakota 62
Jackrabbits were down 3 at half; they shot 12-26 on the arc.
South Dakota State clinches the Summit League regular season title.
— Saint Mary’s 83, Pepperdine 57
On December 2, Saint Mary’s was 3-5, a very, very disappointing start.
On March 1, Saint Mary’s is 24-6, 15-0 in WCC; they’re the ONLY team in the country that hasn’t lost a conference game this season.
— Gonzaga 86, San Francisco 68
Zags outscored USF 51-34 in the second half.
Gonzaga shot 71.1% inside the arc.
Gonzaga hasn’t lost to the Dons since 2012.
USF made some extra $$$; this game was in the Warriors’ arena.
— Washington 94, UCLA 77
Huskies shot 15-24 on the arc.
UCLA lost its last three games, they’re 14-14, 9-8 in Pac-12.
Bruins have the #334 eFG% in the country.
— Eastern Washington 89, Montana 79
Eagles lost their first six D-I games this season, but they’re 18-4 in last 22 games.
EWU will be the #1-seed in Big Sky Tournament; they’ve got #8 eFG% in country.
Lowest payrolls for the 2024 baseball season:
$45,525,000- Oakland A’s
$68,014,000- Pittsburgh Pirates
$84,433,928- Cleveland Guardians
$84,648,333- Cincinnati Reds
$86,535,000- Miami Marlins
$88,458,712- Tampa Bay Rays
Quote of the Day
“I want a guy that can lead, that wants to compete. I want a guy that’s not afraid of a challenge because this is a big challenge that we have in front of us. We’ve got the world champs in our division again.”
Las Vegas Raiders’ coach Antonio Pierce, talking about the Raiders’ next QB
Friday’s quiz
Butler Bulldogs lost the national title game two years in a row, when Brad Stevens was their coach. What league was Butler in back then (2010/2011)?
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Maravich is still the New Orleans/Utah Jazz’s all-time leader in triple-doubles, with seven.
Wednesday’s quiz
Larry Brown is the only coach to win both an NBA championship and a college national title.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
— I can’t put my finger on why, maybe it is because I’m getting older, but if I was an NFL team with a high draft pick, no way in hell would we draft USC QB Caleb Williams. Just a feeling in my gut that he ain’t worth the trouble.I’m not a big fan of starting QB’s who transfer; he bolted from Oklahoma to USC, then USC lost five of its last six games last year, Williams skipped the Trojans bowl game (they won 42-28). Too much drama; after a loss to Washington; he was sobbing in the stands with his parents after the game.
By the way, I feel the same way about Wake Forest/Notre Dame QB Sam Hartman; you don’t start at QB for a team for four years, then jump ship to another college. You want to jump ship, go to the NFL; that would’ve made a lot more sense.
Now this week in Indianapolis, Williams isn’t working out, and he declined the medical exams, which are considered to be one of the most essential elements of the combine.
An NFL source thinks Williams is the first player to attend the NFL Combine after declining the medical exam. He isn’t doing any passing at the Combine, either.
NFL Draft is April 25; it should be interesting.
— Old Dominion is hiring Maryland assistant Mike Jones as its new basketball coach; Jones is an Old Dominion alum who led the Monarchs to NCAA tournaments as a player in 1992, 1995. He’s also worked as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech.
— There was a lot of complaining about court storming after the Duke-Wake Forest debacle the other night, when Kyle Filipowski limped off the floor while the Wake Forest students ran on the court to celebrate the Deacons’ win.
Four nights later, after a lot of complaining on TV, Filipowski played 30:00, had 9 points, 10 rebounds, six assists in an easy win over Louisville, so he survived the incident.
For the record, there is a way to have court storming while making sure the visiting team gets off the floor safely; set the clock at 1:00 or 1:30 when the game ends, get the visitors off the floor, then the fans can run on the court when the clock hits 0:00.
— One of the cool parts of spring training is that some teams bring in retired players to mentor the younger players on skills. Mets had Darryl Strawberry in camp this week; Reds had former big league OF Brett Butler teaching their players how to bunt for base hits.
— Time flies, man; Atlantic Sun basketball tournament starts Monday; three other conference tournaments start Tuesday. One of the best times of the year is almost here.
— Word of the Day: Quirk- an unusual habit or way of behaving.
— Of the fifteen teams in the Atlantic 10 (Atlantic 15???), three of them have Rams as their mascot; Fordham, Rhode Island, Virginia Commonwealth.
— People who run college sports should keep the NCAA Tournament the way it is; it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
— 41 years ago this week, the last episode of M*A*S*H aired on CBS; 105.9M people watched it, the end of one of the best TV shows ever.
— Utah State is 8-0 this season in games decided by 5 or less points; four of their five losses were by 13+ points. Aggies are 23-5 this season, despite not having any players on their team who scored a point for Utah State last year.
— In his last 11 games, Edmonton Oilers’ star Connor McDavid has 26 points, but only one goal- he scored the game-winner in overtime against St Louis Wednesday night.
— Famous people with birthdays on March 1st:
Roger Daltrey, 79
Ron Howard, 70
Chris Webber, 51
Trevor Cahill, 36
Michael Conforto, 31
Tyreek Hill, 30
Justin Bieber, 30
— Charleston 96, Campbell 73
Cougars win the CAA regular season title for the first time.
Charleston has won 8 in a row; they still need to win CAA tourney to get in the field of 68.
— Ohio State 78, Nebraska 69
Buckeyes are 3-1 since they fired their coach, including a win over Purdue.
Ohio State was 24-28 on foul line, Nebraska 7-8.
— South Dakota State 72, North Dakota 62
Jackrabbits were down 3 at half; they shot 12-26 on the arc.
South Dakota State clinches the Summit League regular season title.
— Saint Mary’s 83, Pepperdine 57
On December 2, Saint Mary’s was 3-5, a very, very disappointing start.
On March 1, Saint Mary’s is 24-6, 15-0 in WCC; they’re the ONLY team in the country that hasn’t lost a conference game this season.
— Gonzaga 86, San Francisco 68
Zags outscored USF 51-34 in the second half.
Gonzaga shot 71.1% inside the arc.
Gonzaga hasn’t lost to the Dons since 2012.
USF made some extra $$$; this game was in the Warriors’ arena.
— Washington 94, UCLA 77
Huskies shot 15-24 on the arc.
UCLA lost its last three games, they’re 14-14, 9-8 in Pac-12.
Bruins have the #334 eFG% in the country.
— Eastern Washington 89, Montana 79
Eagles lost their first six D-I games this season, but they’re 18-4 in last 22 games.
EWU will be the #1-seed in Big Sky Tournament; they’ve got #8 eFG% in country.
NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, March 1
Friday’s 5 interesting games
Arkansas State @ Appalachian State (-6.5)
Arkansas State (16-14, 11-6)
KenPom rating: 136
Tempo: 133
Experience: 78
Continuity: 164
Ark State is 7-1 SU/8-0 ATS in its last eight games.
Red Hawks are 3-5 SU/1-1-1 ATS as Sun Belt road dogs.
Ark State scored 83.8 ppg in its last six games.
Red Hawks are 3-7 vs teams in the top 150.
Appalachian State (15-5, 15-2)
KenPom rating: 80
Tempo: 201
Experience: 154
Continuity: 21
App State won six in row, 14 of its last 15 games.
ASU is 8-0 SU/5-3 ATS as Sun Belt home favorites.
App State has #6 eFG% defense in country.
ASU is 9-3 vs teams in the top 200.
Home team won last five series games.
Red Wolves lost their last four visits to App State.
Sun Belt home favorites of 7 or less points are 22-12 ATS.
Rider @ Niagara (-2.5)
Rider (12-16, 9-8)
KenPom rating: 244
Tempo: 155
Experience: 38
Continuity: 126
Rider won its last four games, scoring 81.8 ppg.
Broncs are 3-6 SU/4-2 ATS as MAAC road underdogs.
Rider is 6-4 in games decided by 5 or less points.
Broncs are 8-8 vs teams ranked outside the top 200.
Niagara (14-12, 10-6)
KenPom rating: 241
Tempo: 180
Experience: 136
Continuity: 325
Niagara won 11 of its last 15 games.
Eagles are 3-5 SU/3-4 ATS as MAAC home favorites.
Niagara has #270 eFG% defense in the country.
Eagles are 9-6 vs teams ranked outside the top 200.
Niagara (+2.5) won 78-74 at Rider January 19.
Teams split last six series games.
Teams split their last eight meetings in Niagara.
MAAC home favorites of 3 or less points are 6-9 ATS
Quinnipiac @ Iona (-2.5)
Quinnipiac (19-8, 11-5)
KenPom rating: 212
Tempo: 18
Experience: 221
Continuity: 184
Bobcats lost last four games, giving up 87.3 ppg.
Quinnipiac is 5-3 SU/3-1 ATS as MAAC road dogs.
Quinnipiac is shooting 49.1% inside arc (#229)
Bobcats are 3-4 against teams ranked in top 200.
Iona (13-14, 8-8)
KenPom rating: 184
Tempo: 153
Experience: 161
Continuity: 352
Iona lost four of its last five games.
Gaels are 5-3 SU/3-5 ATS as MAAC home favorites.
Iona has #300 eFG% in country.
Gaels are 10-6 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
Iona (+1.5) lost 91-77 at Quinnipiac January 22.
Iona led that game by 14 early in 2nd half.
Iona won seven of last 11 series games.
Teams split their last four meetings in New Rochelle.
MAAC home favorites of 3 or less points are 6-9 ATS
Fairfield @ Marist (-1.5)
Fairfield (18-10, 12-5)
KenPom rating: 168
Tempo: 140
Experience: 237
Continuity: 221
Fairfield won six of its last seven games.
Stags are 6-2 SU/3-1 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
Stags are shooting 38.3% on the arc (#11)
Fairfield is 14-6 vs teams outside the top 200.
Marist (15-10, 10-6)
KenPom rating: 206
Tempo: 313
Experience: 293
Continuity: 106
Marist won five of its last six games.
Red Foxes are 5-2 SU/3-4 ATS as MAAC home favorites.
Marist has #33 eFG% defense in country.
Red Foxes are 2-3 vs teams in the top 200.
Fairfield (-2.5) beat Marist 82-61 at home January 7.
Fairfield won five of last six series games.
Stags won their last five visits to Marist.
MAAC home favorites of 3 or less points are 6-9 ATS
Dayton (-1.5) @ Loyola, Chi
Dayton (22-5, 12-3)
KenPom rating: 25
Tempo: 349
Experience: 73
Continuity: 190
Dayton is 6-3 in last nine games, after a 16-2 start.
Flyers are 4-3 SU/3-3 ATS as A-15 road favorites.
Dayton has #12 eFG% in the country.
Flyers are 6-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Loyola (20-8, 12-3)
KenPom rating: 97
Tempo: 109
Experience: 39
Continuity: 119
Loyola won seven of its last eight games.
Ramblers are 6-1 SU/1-0 ATS as A-15 home dogs.
Ramblers are 3-2 ATS as an underdog this year.
Opponents are shooting 43.2% inside arc (#4)
Loyola is 4-6 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Dayton beat Loyola twice LY, by 4-16 points.
Last year was their first year as A-15 rivals.
A-15 home underdogs of 3 or less points are 6-5 ATS.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, March 1
Friday’s 5 interesting games
Arkansas State @ Appalachian State (-6.5)
Arkansas State (16-14, 11-6)
KenPom rating: 136
Tempo: 133
Experience: 78
Continuity: 164
Ark State is 7-1 SU/8-0 ATS in its last eight games.
Red Hawks are 3-5 SU/1-1-1 ATS as Sun Belt road dogs.
Ark State scored 83.8 ppg in its last six games.
Red Hawks are 3-7 vs teams in the top 150.
Appalachian State (15-5, 15-2)
KenPom rating: 80
Tempo: 201
Experience: 154
Continuity: 21
App State won six in row, 14 of its last 15 games.
ASU is 8-0 SU/5-3 ATS as Sun Belt home favorites.
App State has #6 eFG% defense in country.
ASU is 9-3 vs teams in the top 200.
Home team won last five series games.
Red Wolves lost their last four visits to App State.
Sun Belt home favorites of 7 or less points are 22-12 ATS.
Rider @ Niagara (-2.5)
Rider (12-16, 9-8)
KenPom rating: 244
Tempo: 155
Experience: 38
Continuity: 126
Rider won its last four games, scoring 81.8 ppg.
Broncs are 3-6 SU/4-2 ATS as MAAC road underdogs.
Rider is 6-4 in games decided by 5 or less points.
Broncs are 8-8 vs teams ranked outside the top 200.
Niagara (14-12, 10-6)
KenPom rating: 241
Tempo: 180
Experience: 136
Continuity: 325
Niagara won 11 of its last 15 games.
Eagles are 3-5 SU/3-4 ATS as MAAC home favorites.
Niagara has #270 eFG% defense in the country.
Eagles are 9-6 vs teams ranked outside the top 200.
Niagara (+2.5) won 78-74 at Rider January 19.
Teams split last six series games.
Teams split their last eight meetings in Niagara.
MAAC home favorites of 3 or less points are 6-9 ATS
Quinnipiac @ Iona (-2.5)
Quinnipiac (19-8, 11-5)
KenPom rating: 212
Tempo: 18
Experience: 221
Continuity: 184
Bobcats lost last four games, giving up 87.3 ppg.
Quinnipiac is 5-3 SU/3-1 ATS as MAAC road dogs.
Quinnipiac is shooting 49.1% inside arc (#229)
Bobcats are 3-4 against teams ranked in top 200.
Iona (13-14, 8-8)
KenPom rating: 184
Tempo: 153
Experience: 161
Continuity: 352
Iona lost four of its last five games.
Gaels are 5-3 SU/3-5 ATS as MAAC home favorites.
Iona has #300 eFG% in country.
Gaels are 10-6 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
Iona (+1.5) lost 91-77 at Quinnipiac January 22.
Iona led that game by 14 early in 2nd half.
Iona won seven of last 11 series games.
Teams split their last four meetings in New Rochelle.
MAAC home favorites of 3 or less points are 6-9 ATS
Fairfield @ Marist (-1.5)
Fairfield (18-10, 12-5)
KenPom rating: 168
Tempo: 140
Experience: 237
Continuity: 221
Fairfield won six of its last seven games.
Stags are 6-2 SU/3-1 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
Stags are shooting 38.3% on the arc (#11)
Fairfield is 14-6 vs teams outside the top 200.
Marist (15-10, 10-6)
KenPom rating: 206
Tempo: 313
Experience: 293
Continuity: 106
Marist won five of its last six games.
Red Foxes are 5-2 SU/3-4 ATS as MAAC home favorites.
Marist has #33 eFG% defense in country.
Red Foxes are 2-3 vs teams in the top 200.
Fairfield (-2.5) beat Marist 82-61 at home January 7.
Fairfield won five of last six series games.
Stags won their last five visits to Marist.
MAAC home favorites of 3 or less points are 6-9 ATS
Dayton (-1.5) @ Loyola, Chi
Dayton (22-5, 12-3)
KenPom rating: 25
Tempo: 349
Experience: 73
Continuity: 190
Dayton is 6-3 in last nine games, after a 16-2 start.
Flyers are 4-3 SU/3-3 ATS as A-15 road favorites.
Dayton has #12 eFG% in the country.
Flyers are 6-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Loyola (20-8, 12-3)
KenPom rating: 97
Tempo: 109
Experience: 39
Continuity: 119
Loyola won seven of its last eight games.
Ramblers are 6-1 SU/1-0 ATS as A-15 home dogs.
Ramblers are 3-2 ATS as an underdog this year.
Opponents are shooting 43.2% inside arc (#4)
Loyola is 4-6 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Dayton beat Loyola twice LY, by 4-16 points.
Last year was their first year as A-15 rivals.
A-15 home underdogs of 3 or less points are 6-5 ATS.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 1
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGSU at OHIO | 06:00 PM | BGSU +8.0 O 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| ARST at APP | 06:30 PM | APP -7.0 U 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| RID at NIAG | 07:00 PM | NIAG -2.5 O 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| MRSH at GSU | 07:00 PM | GSU -3.0 U 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| QUIN at IONA | 07:00 PM | QUIN +3.5 U 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| MAN at SIE | 07:00 PM | MAN -2.5 O 136.0 | +500 +500 |
| ODU at GASO | 07:00 PM | GASO -4.5 U 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| HARV at BRWN | 07:00 PM | BRWN -2.5 U 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| MSM at CAN | 07:00 PM | CAN -2.0 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| DART at YALE | 07:00 PM | DART +20.0 O 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| FAIR at MRST | 07:00 PM | FAIR +1.0 O 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| FGCU at JAC | 07:00 PM | FGCU +1.5 O 131.5 | +500 +500 |
| STET at UNF | 07:00 PM | STET +2.0 O 149.0 | +500 +500 |
| KENN at QNC | 07:00 PM | QNC -1.5 U 172.5 | +500 +500 |
| JMU at CCU | 07:30 PM | CCU +14.5 O 155.0 | +500 +500 |
| NORAL at CARK | 07:30 PM | NORAL -4.5 U 155.0 | +500 +500 |
| COR at PENN | 08:00 PM | COR -4.5 U 158.0 | +500 +500 |
| ULM at USA | 08:00 PM | USA -7.5 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| EKY at LIP | 08:00 PM | LIP -3.0 U 162.0 | +500 +500 |
| CLMB at PRIN | 08:00 PM | PRIN -13.0 O 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| BELL at PEAY | 08:00 PM | BELL +8.5 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| TROY at TXST | 08:15 PM | TXST +4.5 O 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| USM at ULL | 08:30 PM | ULL -7.0 U 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| DAY at L-IL | 09:00 PM | DAY -1.0 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| FRES at NEV | 10:30 PM | NEV -14.0 U 136.0 | +500 +500 |
| AFA at USU | 11:00 PM | USU -17.0 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in runs scored last year:
149— Ronald Acuna
131— Freddie Freeman
127— Matt Olson
126— Mookie Betts
122— Marcus Semien
117— Austin Riley
Quote of the Day
“Your job, thought your entire life, is to disappoint as many people as it takes to avoid disappointing yourself.”
Glennon Doyle
Saturday’s quiz
Atlanta Braves have won the NL East six years in a row; what was the last team other than the Braves to win the NL East?
Friday’s quiz
Butler Bulldogs lost the national title game two years in a row, when Brad Stevens was their coach. Butler was in the Horizon League back then (2010/2011).
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Maravich is still the New Orleans/Utah Jazz’s all-time leader in triple-doubles, with seven.
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Found out this week that the NY State Board of Regents voted to drop all mascots that were tied to Indigenous people; more than a dozen schools in this area are changing their nickname.
Now a Raider isn’t necessarily a native American (see Las Vegas Raiders) but the powers that be announced this week that Colonie teams will now be the Wolfpack (one of the main streets near the high school is Wolf Road).
No one asked me, but I would’ve kept “Raiders” and just changed the picture of the mascot, but that isn’t going to happen. Strange times we live in.
— When you’re making our your college basketball brackets in a couple weeks, remember that Gonzaga has been in the Sweet 16 the last nine years, but when the Zags have been lower than a #4-seed under Mark Few, they’ve only made the Sweet 16 three of ten times.
Gonzaga will almost definitely be lower than a #4-seed this year.
— 20 of the last 22 national champs in college basketball were a #3-seed, or better; the two exceptions were both UConn, in 2014 (#7-seed) and last season (#4-seed).
— Out in the Big West, Cal Poly fired hoop coach John Smith, who in five years is 30-114 coaching the Mustangs, 8-74 in conference games. Cal Poly has been in the NCAA’s once in this century, back in 2014.
— Prop Bet of the Week: You could bet on whether someone will get a hole-in-one at the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic this weekend:
Yes, -130
No, +120
Nick Dunlap got a hole-in-one on the 7th hole Friday, cashing the win tickets.
— Three weeks ago, Bill Vinovich was the referee at the Super Bowl, a game watched on TV by 123.7M people; Thursday night, he was one of the refs at the Stephen F Austin-Cal Baptist basketball game, where the attendance was 2,111.
— Average salary in major league baseball last year was $4,525,719, a 7.1% raise over 2022.
— Philadelphia Phillies are ditching their popular promotion “dollar hot dog nights” because of rowdy fans and long lines at concession stands.
Instead of $1 hot dogs every Thursday, Phillies will run a 2-for-1 frankfurt promotion on certain days, April 2nd/16th being the first two.
— Diego Castillo is a 26-year old shortstop who had an interesting winter:
December 22- DFA’d by Arizona
January 5- claimed by the Mets
January 12- DFA’d by the Mets.
January 19- claimed by Bronx.
January 29- DFA’d by Bronx.
February 5- claimed by the Phillies.
February 13- DFA’d by the Phillies.
February 16- claimed by the Orioles.
February 20- sent to AAA by the Orioles.
He’ll start the season playing for AAA Norfolk.
— Famous people with birthdays on March 2nd:
Terry Steinbach, 62
Jon Bon Jovi, 62
Ben Roethlisberger, 42
Reggie Bush, 39
Adolis Garcia, 31
Tua Tagovailoa, 26
Major League leaders in runs scored last year:
149— Ronald Acuna
131— Freddie Freeman
127— Matt Olson
126— Mookie Betts
122— Marcus Semien
117— Austin Riley
Quote of the Day
“Your job, thought your entire life, is to disappoint as many people as it takes to avoid disappointing yourself.”
Glennon Doyle
Saturday’s quiz
Atlanta Braves have won the NL East six years in a row; what was the last team other than the Braves to win the NL East?
Friday’s quiz
Butler Bulldogs lost the national title game two years in a row, when Brad Stevens was their coach. Butler was in the Horizon League back then (2010/2011).
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Maravich is still the New Orleans/Utah Jazz’s all-time leader in triple-doubles, with seven.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….
— Long time ago, I went to Colonie High School here in beautiful upstate New York; our mascot was a Garnet Raider, a Native American guy riding on a horse.Found out this week that the NY State Board of Regents voted to drop all mascots that were tied to Indigenous people; more than a dozen schools in this area are changing their nickname.
Now a Raider isn’t necessarily a native American (see Las Vegas Raiders) but the powers that be announced this week that Colonie teams will now be the Wolfpack (one of the main streets near the high school is Wolf Road).
No one asked me, but I would’ve kept “Raiders” and just changed the picture of the mascot, but that isn’t going to happen. Strange times we live in.
— When you’re making our your college basketball brackets in a couple weeks, remember that Gonzaga has been in the Sweet 16 the last nine years, but when the Zags have been lower than a #4-seed under Mark Few, they’ve only made the Sweet 16 three of ten times.
Gonzaga will almost definitely be lower than a #4-seed this year.
— 20 of the last 22 national champs in college basketball were a #3-seed, or better; the two exceptions were both UConn, in 2014 (#7-seed) and last season (#4-seed).
— Out in the Big West, Cal Poly fired hoop coach John Smith, who in five years is 30-114 coaching the Mustangs, 8-74 in conference games. Cal Poly has been in the NCAA’s once in this century, back in 2014.
— Prop Bet of the Week: You could bet on whether someone will get a hole-in-one at the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic this weekend:
Yes, -130
No, +120
Nick Dunlap got a hole-in-one on the 7th hole Friday, cashing the win tickets.
— Three weeks ago, Bill Vinovich was the referee at the Super Bowl, a game watched on TV by 123.7M people; Thursday night, he was one of the refs at the Stephen F Austin-Cal Baptist basketball game, where the attendance was 2,111.
— Average salary in major league baseball last year was $4,525,719, a 7.1% raise over 2022.
— Philadelphia Phillies are ditching their popular promotion “dollar hot dog nights” because of rowdy fans and long lines at concession stands.
Instead of $1 hot dogs every Thursday, Phillies will run a 2-for-1 frankfurt promotion on certain days, April 2nd/16th being the first two.
— Diego Castillo is a 26-year old shortstop who had an interesting winter:
December 22- DFA’d by Arizona
January 5- claimed by the Mets
January 12- DFA’d by the Mets.
January 19- claimed by Bronx.
January 29- DFA’d by Bronx.
February 5- claimed by the Phillies.
February 13- DFA’d by the Phillies.
February 16- claimed by the Orioles.
February 20- sent to AAA by the Orioles.
He’ll start the season playing for AAA Norfolk.
— Famous people with birthdays on March 2nd:
Terry Steinbach, 62
Jon Bon Jovi, 62
Ben Roethlisberger, 42
Reggie Bush, 39
Adolis Garcia, 31
Tua Tagovailoa, 26
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, March 2
Saturday’s 5 interesting games
Kansas @ Baylor (-5.5)
Kansas (21-7, 9-6)
KenPom rating: 16
Tempo: 100
Experience: 20
Continuity: 132
Kansas split its last six games.
Jayhawks are 2-5 SU/1-1 ATS as Big X road dogs.
Opponents are shooting 44.6% inside arc (#11)
Jayhawks are 10-4 vs teams in the top 50.
Baylor (20-8, 9-6)
KenPom rating: 14
Tempo: 296
Experience: 91
Continuity: 237
Baylor split its last six games.
Bears are 5-2 SU/3-3 ATS as Big X home favorites.
Baylor is shooting 40.4% on arc (#2)
Bears are 8-7 vs teams in the top 50.
Baylor (+6.5) lost 64-61 at Kansas February 10.
Home team won last seven series games.
Jayhawks lost their last three visits to Waco.
Big X home favorites of 6 or less points are 16-22 ATS.
Marquette @ Creighton (-4.5)
Marquette (22-6, 13-4)
KenPom rating: 11
Tempo: 72
Experience: 123
Continuity: 3
Marquette won three in row, 11 of its last 12 games.
Eagles are 5-3 SU/2-1 ATS as Big East road underdogs.
Marquette is forcing turnovers 22.3% of time (#12)
Eagles are 8-3 vs teams ranked in the top 50.
star G Kolek left last game with an injury (check status)
Creighton (21-8, 12-6)
KenPom rating: 12
Tempo: 235
Experience: 8
Continuity: 40
Creighton won five of its last six games.
Bluejays are 6-3 SU/2-6 ATS as Big East home favorites.
Creighton is shooting 60.7% inside arc (#3)
Bluejays are 5-5 vs teams ranked in the top 50.
Marquette (-4.5) beat Creighton 72-67 at home December 30
Marquette won last three series games, by 11-2-5 points.
Teams split their last four meetings in Omaha.
Big East home favorites of 5 or less points are 10-9 ATS
VCU @ Richmond (-2.5)
VCU (19-9, 11-4)
KenPom rating: 83
Tempo: 297
Experience: 230
Continuity: 341
VCU won 11 of its last 13 games (8-3 ATS last 11)
Rams are 5-2 SU/2-1 ATS as A-15 road underdogs.
VCU has the #9 eFG% defense in country.
Rams are 6-7 against teams ranked in top 100.
Richmond (21-7, 13-2)
KenPom rating: 73
Tempo: 225
Experience: 15
Continuity: 228
Richmond won 16 of its last 18 games.
Spiders are 6-1 SU/3-2 ATS as A-15 home favorites.
Richmond has the #13 eFG% defense in country.
Spiders are 5-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Richmond (+3.5) lost 63-52 at VCU February 3rd.
VCU won five of last six series games.
Rams won their last three games at Richmond.
A-15 home favorites of 3 or less points are 8-11 ATS
Tennessee @ Alabama (-3.5)
Tennessee (22-6, 12-3)
KenPom rating: 5
Tempo: 65
Experience: 28
Continuity: 67
Tennessee won five in row, 11 of its last 13 games.
Vols are 5-2 SU on SEC road; they’re 0-3 ATS as an underdog.
Vols have #4 eFG% defense in country.
Tennessee is 6-5 vs teams in the top 50.
Alabama (20-8, 12-3)
KenPom rating: 7
Tempo: 11
Experience: 61
Continuity: 276
Alabama won eight of its last ten games.
Crimson Tide is 7-0 SU/6-1 ATS as SEC home favorites.
Alabama has #4 eFG% in country (57.7% inside arc, #9).
Crimson Tide is 7-7 vs teams in the top 50.
Alabama (+5) lost 91-71 at Tennessee January 20.
Teams split last 14 series games.
Vols lost three of last four visits to Tuscaloosa.
SEC home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-11 ATS
Gonzaga @ Saint Mary’s (-2.5)
Gonzaga (23-6, 13-2)
KenPom rating: 17
Tempo: 69
Experience: 135
Continuity: 217
Gonzaga won 7 in a row, 12 of last 13 games.
Zags are 6-1 SU on WCC road.
Zags are 1-2 ATS as an underdog this year.
Gonzaga has #7 eFG% in the country.
Gonzaga is 1-4 vs teams ranked in top 50.
Saint Mary’s (24-6, 15-0)
KenPom rating: 21
Tempo: 356
Experience: 180
Continuity: 33
Saint Mary’s won its last 16 games.
Gaels are 7-0 SU/4-3 ATS as WCC home favorites.
Opponents are shooting 42.8% inside arc (#2)
Saint Mary’s is 3-3 vs teams ranked in top 50.
Saint Mary’s (+3.5) won 64-62 at Gonzaga February 3.
Teams split their last six meetings.
Gonzaga lost its last two trips to Moraga, by 10-8 points.
WCC home favorites of 8 or less points are 2-7 ATS.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, March 2
Saturday’s 5 interesting games
Kansas @ Baylor (-5.5)
Kansas (21-7, 9-6)
KenPom rating: 16
Tempo: 100
Experience: 20
Continuity: 132
Kansas split its last six games.
Jayhawks are 2-5 SU/1-1 ATS as Big X road dogs.
Opponents are shooting 44.6% inside arc (#11)
Jayhawks are 10-4 vs teams in the top 50.
Baylor (20-8, 9-6)
KenPom rating: 14
Tempo: 296
Experience: 91
Continuity: 237
Baylor split its last six games.
Bears are 5-2 SU/3-3 ATS as Big X home favorites.
Baylor is shooting 40.4% on arc (#2)
Bears are 8-7 vs teams in the top 50.
Baylor (+6.5) lost 64-61 at Kansas February 10.
Home team won last seven series games.
Jayhawks lost their last three visits to Waco.
Big X home favorites of 6 or less points are 16-22 ATS.
Marquette @ Creighton (-4.5)
Marquette (22-6, 13-4)
KenPom rating: 11
Tempo: 72
Experience: 123
Continuity: 3
Marquette won three in row, 11 of its last 12 games.
Eagles are 5-3 SU/2-1 ATS as Big East road underdogs.
Marquette is forcing turnovers 22.3% of time (#12)
Eagles are 8-3 vs teams ranked in the top 50.
star G Kolek left last game with an injury (check status)
Creighton (21-8, 12-6)
KenPom rating: 12
Tempo: 235
Experience: 8
Continuity: 40
Creighton won five of its last six games.
Bluejays are 6-3 SU/2-6 ATS as Big East home favorites.
Creighton is shooting 60.7% inside arc (#3)
Bluejays are 5-5 vs teams ranked in the top 50.
Marquette (-4.5) beat Creighton 72-67 at home December 30
Marquette won last three series games, by 11-2-5 points.
Teams split their last four meetings in Omaha.
Big East home favorites of 5 or less points are 10-9 ATS
VCU @ Richmond (-2.5)
VCU (19-9, 11-4)
KenPom rating: 83
Tempo: 297
Experience: 230
Continuity: 341
VCU won 11 of its last 13 games (8-3 ATS last 11)
Rams are 5-2 SU/2-1 ATS as A-15 road underdogs.
VCU has the #9 eFG% defense in country.
Rams are 6-7 against teams ranked in top 100.
Richmond (21-7, 13-2)
KenPom rating: 73
Tempo: 225
Experience: 15
Continuity: 228
Richmond won 16 of its last 18 games.
Spiders are 6-1 SU/3-2 ATS as A-15 home favorites.
Richmond has the #13 eFG% defense in country.
Spiders are 5-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
Richmond (+3.5) lost 63-52 at VCU February 3rd.
VCU won five of last six series games.
Rams won their last three games at Richmond.
A-15 home favorites of 3 or less points are 8-11 ATS
Tennessee @ Alabama (-3.5)
Tennessee (22-6, 12-3)
KenPom rating: 5
Tempo: 65
Experience: 28
Continuity: 67
Tennessee won five in row, 11 of its last 13 games.
Vols are 5-2 SU on SEC road; they’re 0-3 ATS as an underdog.
Vols have #4 eFG% defense in country.
Tennessee is 6-5 vs teams in the top 50.
Alabama (20-8, 12-3)
KenPom rating: 7
Tempo: 11
Experience: 61
Continuity: 276
Alabama won eight of its last ten games.
Crimson Tide is 7-0 SU/6-1 ATS as SEC home favorites.
Alabama has #4 eFG% in country (57.7% inside arc, #9).
Crimson Tide is 7-7 vs teams in the top 50.
Alabama (+5) lost 91-71 at Tennessee January 20.
Teams split last 14 series games.
Vols lost three of last four visits to Tuscaloosa.
SEC home favorites of 4 or less points are 8-11 ATS
Gonzaga @ Saint Mary’s (-2.5)
Gonzaga (23-6, 13-2)
KenPom rating: 17
Tempo: 69
Experience: 135
Continuity: 217
Gonzaga won 7 in a row, 12 of last 13 games.
Zags are 6-1 SU on WCC road.
Zags are 1-2 ATS as an underdog this year.
Gonzaga has #7 eFG% in the country.
Gonzaga is 1-4 vs teams ranked in top 50.
Saint Mary’s (24-6, 15-0)
KenPom rating: 21
Tempo: 356
Experience: 180
Continuity: 33
Saint Mary’s won its last 16 games.
Gaels are 7-0 SU/4-3 ATS as WCC home favorites.
Opponents are shooting 42.8% inside arc (#2)
Saint Mary’s is 3-3 vs teams ranked in top 50.
Saint Mary’s (+3.5) won 64-62 at Gonzaga February 3.
Teams split their last six meetings.
Gonzaga lost its last two trips to Moraga, by 10-8 points.
WCC home favorites of 8 or less points are 2-7 ATS.
