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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, January 7

5 of Tuesday’s best college basketball games:


St John’s (-1.5) @ Xavier
St John’s (12-3, 3-1)
KenPom rating: 24
Tempo: 63
Experience: 71
Continuity: 267
St John’s won seven of its last eight games
Red Storm split two Big East road tilts, decided by 1-2 points.
In last three Big East games, St John’s is 6-48 on arc.
Overall, St John’s is 4-3 vs top 100 teams.

Xavier (9-6, 1-3)
KenPom rating: 56
Tempo: 123
Experience: 2
Continuity: 235
Xavier lost five of its last seven games.
Musketeers are 2-5 vs top 100 teams.
Xavier is 1-3 in Big East games, losing by 5-2-6 points.
Xavier is shooting 39.8% on arc (#9).


Xavier won three of last four series games.
Underdogs are 12-9 ATS in Big East conference games.


Tennessee @ Florida (-2.5)
Tennessee (14-0, 1-0)
KenPom rating: 4
Tempo: 297
Experience: 20
Continuity: 157
Tennessee is 14-0, the only unbeaten team in country.
Vols are 2-0 in true road games (77-55 Louisville/66-64 Illinois)
Tennessee has #2 eFG% defense in country.
Vols are #6 team in country on offensive boards.

Florida (13-1, 0-1)
KenPom rating: 7
Tempo: 86
Experience: 63
Continuity: 56
Florida lost 106-100 at Kentucky Saturday, its 1st loss this year.
Gators are 4-1 vs top 100 teams, 1-1 vs top 50 teams.
Florida has #12 eFG% defense in country.
Gators are #5 team in country on offensive boards.


Home team won last six regular season games in this series.
Favorites were 7-1 ATS on the first night of SEC games.


Cincinnati @ Baylor (-5.5)
Cincinnati (10-3, 0-2)
KenPom rating: 28
Tempo: 261
Experience: 74
Continuity: 42
Cincinnati lost its first two Big X games, 70-67/72-67.
Bearcats are 2-3 vs top 100 teams (schedule #176)
Cincinnati is 1-2 in true road games (lost by 8 at Villanova)
Bearcats have #7 eFG% defense in country.

Baylor (9-4, 1-1)
KenPom rating: 23
Tempo: 258
Experience: 28
Continuity: 225
Baylor lost its last game 74-55 at #5 Iowa State
Bears are 3-4 vs top 100 teams (three losses by 15+ points)
Baylor is forcing turnovers 21.7% of time (#30)
Opponents are shooting 38.3% on the arc (#348)


Iowa State beat Baylor in last two Big X tournaments.
Cyclones won three of last four series games.
Big X favorites are 10-6 ATS in conference games, 6-5 at home.


Mississippi State (-1.5) @ Vanderbilt
Mississippi State (13-1, 1-0)
KenPom rating: 15
Tempo: 161
Experience: 91
Continuity: 135
Miss State’s only loss was 87-77 to #72 Butler on neutral floor.
Bulldogs are 7-1 vs top 100 teams.
Bulldogs’ best win: 90-57 over #22 Pittsburgh.
Miss State is 2-0 in true road games (84-79 SMU/79-66 Memphis)

Vanderbilt (13-1, 1-0)
KenPom rating: 47
Tempo: 31
Experience: 67
Continuity: 342
Vandy’s only loss was 81-70 to #86 Drake on neutral floor.
Commodores are 3-1 vs top 100 teams (schedule #341)
Vandy is shooting 59.9% inside arc (#8)
Vandy is forcing turnovers 22.9% of time (#12)


Miss State won five of last seven series games.
Favorites were 7-1 ATS on the first night of SEC games.


Michigan @ UCLA (-3.5)
Michigan (11-3, 3-0)
KenPom rating: 13
Tempo: 56
Experience: 104
Continuity: 274
Michigan’s three losses are by total of five points.
Wolverines are shooting 62.6% inside arc (#2)
Michigan has true road wins at Wisconsin, USC
Wolverines are 5-3 vs top 100 teams.

UCLA (11-3, 2-1)
KenPom rating: 20
Tempo: 251
Experience: 87
Continuity: 188
UCLA lost two of its last three games.
Bruins are 4-3 vs top 100 teams (schedule #92)
UCLA is forcing turnovers 26% of time (#1)
Bruins are 3-3 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.


Big 14 home teams are 16-13 ATS in conference games.

 

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Notre Dame vs Penn State
Notre Dame is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Notre Dame is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Penn State is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
Penn State is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games

Ohio State vs Texas
Ohio State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Ohio State is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 11 games


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[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NCCU at MORG	04:00 PM	NCCU -3.5 U 155.5	+500 +500
SJU at XAV	06:30 PM	XAV +1.0 O 152.5	+500 +500
OHIO at BUFF	07:00 PM	OHIO -12.0 U 153.0	+500 +500
CLEM at LOU	07:00 PM	CLEM +3.5 O 146.5	+500 +500
ARIZ at WVU	07:00 PM	ARIZ -3.5 O 141.5	+500 +500
EMU at TOL	07:00 PM	TOL -9.5 O 153.0	+500 +500
GT at SYR	07:00 PM	GT -1.0 U 156.0	+500 +500
CMU at AKR	07:00 PM	AKR -8.0 U 145.5	+500 +500
M-OH at BALL	07:00 PM	BALL +2.0 O 147.5	+500 +500
UK at UGA	07:00 PM	UK -2.0 O 152.5	+500 +500
PITT at DUKE	07:00 PM	DUKE -14.5 U 143.5	+500 +500
BGSU at WMU	07:00 PM	WMU -5.0 U 151.0	+500 +500
KENT at NIU	07:00 PM	NIU +13.0 O 137.5	+500 +500
TENN at AFA	07:00 PM	U 150.0	+500
TULN at UAB	07:30 PM	UAB -8.5 U 157.5	+500 +500
NEB at IOWA	08:00 PM	IOWA -4.0 U 160.0	+500 +500
TLSA at UTSA	08:00 PM	UTSA -5.0 U 155.0	+500 +500
CIN at BAY	08:00 PM	BAY -5.5 O 138.5	+500 +500
UIC at MOSU	08:00 PM	MOSU -2.5 U 138.0	+500 +500
GTWN at MARQ	08:00 PM	MARQ -13.0 O 145.0	+500 +500
UTAH at ISU	08:00 PM	ISU -16.5 U 152.0	+500 +500
KSU at OKST	08:00 PM	OKST -2.0 U 147.5	+500 +500
SIUE at EIU	08:30 PM	SIUE -2.5 O 132.5	+500 +500
MSST at VAN	09:00 PM	MSST -3.0 U 154.5	+500 +500
AUB at TEX	09:00 PM	AUB -10.5 O 151.5	+500 +500
LSU at MIZZ	09:00 PM	LSU +7.0 O 151.5	+500 +500
FRES at CSU	09:00 PM	CSU -15.5 U 150.0	+500 +500
TTU at BYU	09:00 PM	TTU +2.0 O 149.0	+500 +500
SMU at UNC	09:00 PM	SMU +6.5 O 167.5	+500 +500
USU at SJSU	10:00 PM	SJSU +9.5 O 148.0	+500 +500
UNM at WYO	10:00 PM	UNM -6.5 O 145.5	+500 +500
MICH at UCLA	10:00 PM	MICH +3.0 O 142.0	+500 +500
UNLV at BSU	10:30 PM	UNLV +8.5 O 140.0	+500 +500
LMU at SMC	11:00 PM	SMC -14.5 U 134.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !

01/07/2025...............19 - 20 - 0...................48.71%.....................- 15.00
01/06/2025.................7 - 14 - 0....................33.33%....................- 42.00
01/05/2025................15 - 12 - 0....................55.55%....................+ 9.00
01/04/2025................57 - 50 - 1....................53.27%....................+ 10.00
01/03/2025.................9 - 14 - 0.....................39.13%....................- 32.00
01/02/2025................34 - 34 - 3....................50.00%....................- 17.00
01/01/2025.................11 - 6 - 0.....................64.70%....................+ 22.00

TOTALS..................152 - 150 - 4.....................50.33%....................- 65.00

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DECEMBER TOTALS..............367 - 359 - 17...........50.55%..........- 180.50

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Highest-paid NBA coaches
$17.5M— Steve Kerr, Warriors
$17M— Gregg Popovich, Spurs
$15M— Erik Spoelstra, Heat
$15M— Tyronn Lue, Clippers
$12M— Michael Malone, Nuggets
$11M— Doc Rivers, Bucks/Tom Thibodeau, Knicks

Quote of the Day
“The first guy who comes to my mind is Aaron Glenn. Arguably, one of the greatest defensive backs to ever play the game. I played against him, I was a teammate of his too. He’s a leader of men. He garners a ton of respect. He knows the game. He is highly competitive.”
Drew Brees, talking about filling the Saints’ open coaching job

Wednesday’s quiz
Which two NBA teams has Rick Pitino coached?

Tuesday’s quiz
Also in Blue Chips, Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley was Indiana’s point guard in the movie.

Monday’s quiz
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, whose team is in the top 25 right now, was an actor in the 1994 movie, Blue Chips.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— Sacramento A’s signed 1B/DH Brent Rooker to a 5-year extension worth $60M; Rooker hit 39 homers LY, knocked in 112 runs, had a .927 OPS.
A’s didn’t suddenly decide to become aggressive with $$$; they’re getting around $70M in revenue sharing money— they have to spend it to appease the players’ union, but at least the product on the field in 2025 is going to be better than it has been in several years.

— Las Vegas Raiders fired coach Antonio Pierce Tuesday; he was 9-17 as coach of the Raiders, 4-13 this year, after being an interim coach last year.
This will fuel speculation that Raiders owner Mark Davis is going to hire Deion Sanders to coach the team, with Shadeur Sanders being the next quarterback. Good luck with that.
Whoever coaches the Raiders next year will be their 14th coach since 2002; by way of contrast, the Steelers have had three coaches since 1969.
Moral of the Story: Rich people who inherited their fortune aren’t necessarily very smart.

— Tennessee Titans fired GM Ran Carthon Tuesday; Titans went 9-25 in his two years on the job, going 3-14 this year- they drafted QB Will Levis in 2023- he’s been a bust, which is why Tennessee has the first pick in the 2025 draft.
Two years ago, the Titans fired their GM while the team was in first place; they’re getting a new stadium in Nashville, but what they need more is a new owner.

— Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member in 2026, giving the Mountain West eight football teams. Grand Canyon/Cal-Davis are joining the league for sports other than football.

— This time last year, the NBA’s Detroit Pistons were 3-33; this year, they’re 18-18, the first time in six years they’ve been a .500 team after January 1st.

— New York Mets will retire David Wright’s #5 jersey on July 19th; Wright played his entire 14-year career with the Mets, hitting .296 with 242 home runs and an .867 OPS. He made seven All-Star teams.

— Los Angeles Rams have had 12 rookies start a game this year, most of any NFL team.

— I was watching the 1978 movie Heaven Can Wait the other night; Warren Beatty plays a QB who wins the Super Bowl for the Rams. The movie is part fantasy; Beatty’s character gets killed in an accident, but when he goes to heaven, the guy who runs heaven (James Mason) finds out that Beatty wasn’t supposed to die that day, so they let him take over another dead person’s body.
In the movie, they said the day Joe Pendleton was supposed to die is “March 20, 2025”
In real life, Warren Beatty is 87 years old; he’ll be 88 on March 30, 2025.
Love that movie; I have the poster from the theater in my house.

— Famous birthdays, January 8th:
Bruce Sutter, 72
Calvin Natt, 68
Mark Herrmann, 66
Willie Anderson, 58
Jason Giambi, 54
Billy Joe Hobert, 54
Jeff Francoeur, 41
Ken Waldichuk, 27
Wednesday would’ve been Elvis Presley’s 90th birthday.

— Florida 73, Tennessee 43
Tennessee was the last unbeaten team in the country.
This was the worst loss by a #1 team in country since 1968.
Vols shot 23.1% from the floor for the game.

— Iowa 97, Nebraska 87 OT
Bad beat if you had the Huskers +3.5; they led by 15 with 14:10 left in game.
Iowa shot 17-35 on the arc; Nebraska was only 12-22 on foul line.

— St John’s 82, Xavier 72
St John’s can’t shoot; last 4 Big East games, they’re 8-64 on the arc.
St John’s can defend; Xavier shot 36.7% from the floor.
St John’s can rebound; they beat Xavier 50-30 on the boards.

— Georgia 82, Kentucky 69
Dawgs were 29-38 on the foul line.
Georgia has #14 eFG% defense in country.
Kentucky lost three of last four games away from home.

— Marquette 74, Georgetown 66
Georgetown led 35-21 late in first half, 38-29 at halftime.
Chase Ross had 27 points, six steals for Marquette.
Marquette is 5-0 in Big East for 2nd time in their 20 years in the league.

— Texas Tech 72, BYU 67
BYU led by 5 with 8:20 left in the game.
Tech was 10-28 on the arc, Cougars 5-23 (12-21 on foul line)
Red Raiders are quietly 12-3, albeit only 2-3 vs top 100 teams.

 

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, January 8

5 of Wednesday’s best college basketball games:

UConn (-1.5) @ Villanova
UConn (12-3, 4-0)
KenPom rating: 24
Tempo: 302
Experience: 192
Continuity: 109
UConn is 8-0 since its 0-3 trip to Maui.
Three of their four Big East wins were by 5 or fewer points.
UConn is 6-3 vs top 100 teams.
Huskies have #12 eFG% in the country.
Star F McNeeley missed last game (check status)

Villanova (10-5, 3-1)
KenPom rating: 39
Tempo: 345
Experience: 28
Continuity: 250
Villanova won seven of its last eight games.
Wildcats are 2-3 vs top 100 teams (vs schedule #196).
Villanova is 2-0 in Big East home games, winning by 12-44 points.
Villanova is shooting 41.5% on arc (#2).


UConn won last four series games.
Big East home underdogs are 5-3 ATS in conference games.


Ole Miss @ Arkansas (-3.5)
Ole Miss (12-2, 1-0)
KenPom rating: 28
Tempo: 181
Experience: 3
Continuity: 145
Ole Miss is 4-2 vs top 100 teams.
Rebels gave up 87-80 points in their two losses.
Ole Miss is forcing turnovers 23.5% of time (#8)
Rebels are 1-1 in true road games (L87-70 at Memphis, W86-63 at Louisville)
Ole Miss allowed less than 70 points in 11 of their 12 wins.

Arkansas (11-3, 0-1)
KenPom rating: 39
Tempo: 82
Experience: 236
Continuity: 329
Razorbacks won six of their last seven games.
Arkansas is 2-3 vs top 100 teams, 1-3 vs top 50 teams.
Arkansas is shooting 59.9% inside the arc (#7)
Razorbacks are 2-1 in games decided by less than 12 points.


Arkansas won five of last six series games.
Home favorites are 8-1 ATS in SEC conference games.


Drake @ Bradley (-2.5)
Drake (12-2, 2-2)
KenPom rating: 86
Tempo: 364
Experience: 358
Continuity: 337
Drake lost its last two games, after a 12-0 start.
Bulldogs are 2-0 vs top 100 teams (Vandy/K-State)
Drake is forcing turnovers 22.1% of time (#21)
Bulldogs are a top 20 rebounding team in country.
Opponents are shooting 53.8% inside the arc (#269)

Bradley (13-2, 4-0)
KenPom rating: 90
Tempo: 285
Experience: 130
Continuity: 24
Bradley won its last five games, two of them in overtime.
Braves are shooting 43.1% on the arc (#1 in country)
Bradley is 4-0 in games by 6 or fewer points.
Braves are 1-2 vs top 100 teams (beat #62 San Francisco 66-64)


Drake won five of its last six games against Bradley.
MVC home favorites are 4-11 ATS in conference games.


USC @ Indiana (-6.5)
USC (9-5, 1-2)
KenPom rating: 77
Tempo: 175
Experience: 33
Continuity: 351
USC won four of its last five games.
Trojans are 1-4 vs top 100 teams, 0-3 vs top 60 teams.
Trojans’ best win: 85-61 at #87 Washington.
USC is getting 22.4% of its points on foul line (#34)

Indiana (12-3, 3-1)
KenPom rating: 54
Tempo: 79
Experience: 91
Continuity: 127
Indiana won four in row, eight of last nine games.
Hoosiers are 4-3 vs top 100 teams (schedule #75)
Hoosiers are shooting 55.5% inside arc (#69)
Indiana gave up 89-89-85 points in their three losses.


Home favorites are 16-13 ATS in Big 18 conference games.


South Dakota State @ St Thomas (-3.5)
South Dakota State (10-6, 1-0)
KenPom rating: 118
Tempo: 75
Experience: 335
Continuity: 269
South Dakota State is 6-2 vs teams outside top 100
Jackrabbits are #2 team in country on defensive boards.
SD State’s best win: 80-73 over #66 McNeese State
Jackrabbits are 0-4 in true road games, with a loss at #187 Montana.

St Thomas (12-5, 2-0)
KenPom rating: 115
Tempo: 114
Experience: 261
Continuity: 93
St Thomas won seven of its last eight D-I games.
Tommies are 3-5 vs top 200 teams (schedule #225)
St Thomas has #9 eFG% in country.
Tommies scored 89-88 points in winning first two Summit games.


South Dakota State is 6-1 vs St Thomas the last three years.
Summit League home favorites are 3-4 ATS in conference games.

 

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, January 8

5 of Wednesday’s best college basketball games:

UConn (-1.5) @ Villanova
UConn (12-3, 4-0)
KenPom rating: 24
Tempo: 302
Experience: 192
Continuity: 109
UConn is 8-0 since its 0-3 trip to Maui.
Three of their four Big East wins were by 5 or fewer points.
UConn is 6-3 vs top 100 teams.
Huskies have #12 eFG% in the country.
Star F McNeeley missed last game (check status)

Villanova (10-5, 3-1)
KenPom rating: 39
Tempo: 345
Experience: 28
Continuity: 250
Villanova won seven of its last eight games.
Wildcats are 2-3 vs top 100 teams (vs schedule #196).
Villanova is 2-0 in Big East home games, winning by 12-44 points.
Villanova is shooting 41.5% on arc (#2).


UConn won last four series games.
Big East home underdogs are 5-3 ATS in conference games.


Ole Miss @ Arkansas (-3.5)
Ole Miss (12-2, 1-0)
KenPom rating: 28
Tempo: 181
Experience: 3
Continuity: 145
Ole Miss is 4-2 vs top 100 teams.
Rebels gave up 87-80 points in their two losses.
Ole Miss is forcing turnovers 23.5% of time (#8)
Rebels are 1-1 in true road games (L87-70 at Memphis, W86-63 at Louisville)
Ole Miss allowed less than 70 points in 11 of their 12 wins.

Arkansas (11-3, 0-1)
KenPom rating: 39
Tempo: 82
Experience: 236
Continuity: 329
Razorbacks won six of their last seven games.
Arkansas is 2-3 vs top 100 teams, 1-3 vs top 50 teams.
Arkansas is shooting 59.9% inside the arc (#7)
Razorbacks are 2-1 in games decided by less than 12 points.


Arkansas won five of last six series games.
Home favorites are 8-1 ATS in SEC conference games.


Drake @ Bradley (-2.5)
Drake (12-2, 2-2)
KenPom rating: 86
Tempo: 364
Experience: 358
Continuity: 337
Drake lost its last two games, after a 12-0 start.
Bulldogs are 2-0 vs top 100 teams (Vandy/K-State)
Drake is forcing turnovers 22.1% of time (#21)
Bulldogs are a top 20 rebounding team in country.
Opponents are shooting 53.8% inside the arc (#269)

Bradley (13-2, 4-0)
KenPom rating: 90
Tempo: 285
Experience: 130
Continuity: 24
Bradley won its last five games, two of them in overtime.
Braves are shooting 43.1% on the arc (#1 in country)
Bradley is 4-0 in games by 6 or fewer points.
Braves are 1-2 vs top 100 teams (beat #62 San Francisco 66-64)


Drake won five of its last six games against Bradley.
MVC home favorites are 4-11 ATS in conference games.


USC @ Indiana (-6.5)
USC (9-5, 1-2)
KenPom rating: 77
Tempo: 175
Experience: 33
Continuity: 351
USC won four of its last five games.
Trojans are 1-4 vs top 100 teams, 0-3 vs top 60 teams.
Trojans’ best win: 85-61 at #87 Washington.
USC is getting 22.4% of its points on foul line (#34)

Indiana (12-3, 3-1)
KenPom rating: 54
Tempo: 79
Experience: 91
Continuity: 127
Indiana won four in row, eight of last nine games.
Hoosiers are 4-3 vs top 100 teams (schedule #75)
Hoosiers are shooting 55.5% inside arc (#69)
Indiana gave up 89-89-85 points in their three losses.


Home favorites are 16-13 ATS in Big 18 conference games.


South Dakota State @ St Thomas (-3.5)
South Dakota State (10-6, 1-0)
KenPom rating: 118
Tempo: 75
Experience: 335
Continuity: 269
South Dakota State is 6-2 vs teams outside top 100
Jackrabbits are #2 team in country on defensive boards.
SD State’s best win: 80-73 over #66 McNeese State
Jackrabbits are 0-4 in true road games, with a loss at #187 Montana.

St Thomas (12-5, 2-0)
KenPom rating: 115
Tempo: 114
Experience: 261
Continuity: 93
St Thomas won seven of its last eight D-I games.
Tommies are 3-5 vs top 200 teams (schedule #225)
St Thomas has #9 eFG% in country.
Tommies scored 89-88 points in winning first two Summit games.


South Dakota State is 6-1 vs St Thomas the last three years.
Summit League home favorites are 3-4 ATS in conference games.

Are the Dunkel ratings available? Thanks...

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
L-MD at ARMY	06:00 PM	ARMY -3.0 U 140.0	+500 +500
NAVY at HC	06:00 PM	HC -1.5 U 141.5	+500 +500
L-IL at LAS	06:30 PM	L-IL -2.0 O 148.0	+500 +500
CONN at VILL	06:30 PM	CONN +1.5 O 145.5	+500 +500
NKU at YSU	06:30 PM	YSU -2.0 O 135.0	+500 +500
DEP at HALL	06:30 PM	HALL -3.0 O 134.0	+500 +500
CCAR at APP	06:30 PM	CCAR +7.5 O 127.5	+500 +500
CLEV at RMU	07:00 PM	RMU -2.5 O 139.5	+500 +500
LEH at COLG	07:00 PM	COLG -6.0 U 138.5	+500 +500
PRE at SCUS	07:00 PM	PRE -3.0 U 148.0	+500 +500
TEM at ECU	07:00 PM	ECU -3.5 U 145.5	+500 +500
ETSU at MER	07:00 PM	MER +2.0 O 152.5	+500 +500
JOES at DUQ	07:00 PM	DUQ +3.0 O 134.0	+500 +500
UNCA at LONG	07:00 PM	LONG -4.0 U 154.5	+500 +500
WIN at WEBB	07:00 PM	WIN -3.5 O 158.5	+500 +500
USC at IND	07:00 PM	IND -7.0 U 149.0	+500 +500
FOR at VCU	07:00 PM	FOR +17.5 O 145.0	+500 +500
DRKE at BRAD	07:00 PM	BRAD -2.0 U 125.5	+500 +500
DAY at MASS	07:00 PM	DAY -10.5 U 147.5	+500 +500
AMER at BU	07:00 PM	AMER +3.0 O 125.5	+500 +500
FSU at MIA	07:00 PM	FSU +2.0 O 154.5	+500 +500
GW at URI	07:00 PM	GW +6.0 O 152.0	+500 +500
LAF at BUCK	07:00 PM	BUCK -3.5 U 131.5	+500 +500
WCU at WOF	07:00 PM	WCU +12.5 O 144.5	+500 +500
MISS at ARK	07:00 PM	ARK -3.5 O 148.5	+500 +500
FAU at CHAR	07:00 PM	CHAR +5.0 O 154.0	+500 +500
ND at NCST	07:00 PM	NCST -2.5 U 138.5	+500 +500
RICH at GMU	07:00 PM	RICH +11.5 O 131.0	+500 +500
ALA at SCAR	07:00 PM	ALA -11.5 U 157.0	+500 +500
HP at CHSO	07:00 PM	CHSO +8.0 U 152.0	+500 +500
MILW at IPFW	07:00 PM	IPFW -3.0 U 158.0	+500 +500
COLO at UCF	07:00 PM	COLO +6.0 O 148.0	+500 +500
FUR at CIT	07:00 PM	CIT +14.0 O 138.0	+500 +500
MURR at UNI	07:00 PM	UNI -5.5 O 138.0	+500 +500
SIU at BEL	07:30 PM	BEL -11.0 O 156.0	+500 +500
ILST at EVAN	08:00 PM	ILST -5.5 U 131.5	+500 +500
SBON at SLU	08:00 PM	SBON +3.5 O 139.5	+500 +500
INST at VALP	08:00 PM	INST +1.5 O 163.0	+500 +500
GASO at GAST	08:30 PM	GAST -3.0 U 154.0	+500 +500
BUT at PROV	08:30 PM	PROV -2.5 U 137.0	+500 +500
UMKC at NEOM	09:00 PM	UMKC +1.5 O 137.5	+500 +500
TAM at OKLA	09:00 PM	OKLA -3.0 U 146.0	+500 +500
PSU at ILL	09:00 PM	PSU +9.5 U 164.0	+500 +500
VT at STAN	09:00 PM	STAN -9.0 U 143.5	+500 +500
RICE at UNT	09:00 PM	RICE +11.0 U 123.5	+500 +500
SDST at STT	09:00 PM	STT -2.5 U 156.0	+500 +500
ASU at KU	09:00 PM	ASU +14.0 O 142.5	+500 +500
USD at GONZ	09:00 PM	USD +29.0 U 155.0	+500 +500
AFA at SDSU	10:30 PM	AFA +19.5 O 131.0	+500 +500
UVA at CAL	11:00 PM	CAL -4.5 U 131.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !

01/08/2025...............21 - 31 - 0...................40.38%.....................- 65.50
01/07/2025...............19 - 20 - 0...................48.71%.....................- 15.00
01/06/2025.................7 - 14 - 0....................33.33%....................- 42.00
01/05/2025................15 - 12 - 0....................55.55%....................+ 9.00
01/04/2025................57 - 50 - 1....................53.27%....................+ 10.00
01/03/2025.................9 - 14 - 0.....................39.13%....................- 32.00
01/02/2025................34 - 34 - 3....................50.00%....................- 17.00
01/01/2025.................11 - 6 - 0.....................64.70%....................+ 22.00

TOTALS..................173 - 181 - 4.....................48.87%....................- 120.50

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DECEMBER TOTALS..............367 - 359 - 17...........50.55%..........- 180.50

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Texas A&M 80, Oklahoma 78- Sooners lose despite shooting 14-24 on arc.
— Villanova 68, UConn 66- Down 67-66, UConn missed 2 FT’s with 0:03.1 left.
— NC State 66, Notre Dame 65- Wolfpack trailed 63-56 with 3:29 left.
— Furman 67, Citadel 63 OT- Paladins narrowly avoid a big upset.
— Seton Hall 85, DePaul 80 OT- DePaul led by 19 early in second half.
— Providence 84, Butler 65- Bulldogs have lost eight games in a row.

Quote of the Day
“The hungry dog gets the bone. We got guys that think they’re way better than they are. They’re nice kids. They’re completely delusional about who they are. And the team that’s mind is on the the right stuff and hungry to get a win in conference play is the team that’s probably going to win.”
UCLA coach Mick Cronin, after Tuesday’s loss to Michigan

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Forget Paris, what was Billy Crystal’s job?

Wednesday’s quiz
Rick Pitino has coached the Celtics and Knicks in the NBA.

Tuesday’s quiz
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley was Indiana’s point guard in the movie Blue Chips.

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Thursday’s Den: We’re talking game shows today…….​

I love game shows; grew up watching them when I was a kid and think more of them should be on TV now, instead of the mindless talk shows with obnoxious people yelling at each other.

Thursday night, CBS is bringing back Hollywood Squares, a great game show that was always on at 11:30 in the morning when I was a kid, just before Jeopardy!

Here are my favorite game shows of all-time……….

First of all, The Gong Show wasn’t really a game show; it was American Idol long before that show was on TV, but it was great fun to watch.

People came on to sing/play music; very few of them were any good. Three celebrity judges were on the stage; any of them could hit the big gong and send the performer packing. The ones who survived thru their song got scores and at the end of the show, someone won a prize.

Chuck Barris was the host; he invented The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, and as a host, he was…….different, possibly stoned half the time.

Anyway, if The Gong Show classified as a game show, it would be #1 on this list, but it doesn’t.

13) Newlywed Game- Hosted by the sarcastic Bob Eubanks, who was very good. Married couples competed with each other to see how much they really know about each other.

All the wives would go off-stage and Eubanks would ask the husbands questions,, then the wives came back and were supposed to provide the same answer as their spouse. Then the husbands left and the same thing happened; whoever won usually got a stove or some other household appliance, “picked specially for you……”

There was a lot of unintentional comedy on this show.

12) Family Feud- Think this one is still on with Steve Harvey as host, but when Richard Dawson was the host back in the day, it was at its peak.
Two families compete by trying to outguess the other about survey results; someone would give a terrible answer, and they’d get dirty looks from their teammates.

11) Let’s Make a Deal- This show is still on with Wayne Brady as host; when I was a kid, Monte Hall was host. His daughter is the actress Joanna Gleason (Kevin Kline’s wife in Last Vegas)

Audience contestants picked at random, often dressed in ridiculous costumes, try to win cash or prizes by choosing curtain number #1, 2 or 3. When they picked the curtain, before they saw what was behind the curtain, the host would offer them $$$ or prizes to trade for what was a behind the curtain.

“You can take this $200, or take whatever is behind curtain #2, where Carol Merrill is standing”
Sometimes the contestant cleaned up; sometimes, they traded a car for a case of canned squid.

Seriously.

10) The Price Is Right- This show has been on TV for over 50 years; contestants compete for prizes and cash, including cars and vacations, in games that test their knowledge of consumer pricing. Bob Barker was the host for over 40 years; Drew Carey is the host now.

The showcase is at the end; contestants guess the price of their prizes; their guess can’t go over the actual price, or they lose. Your guess could miss by only $1, but if it was over, you lost.

9) Joker’s Wild- Jack Barry and later Bill Cullen hosted this show for 20 years; contestants answered questions on a wide variety of topics, with the prize money determined by a slot machine-style device.

When they hit the button the slot machine started; if the host said…..”Joker, joker….and a triple!!!” that was going to be a really big prize.

8) Jeopardy!- First Art Fleming, then Alex Trebek hosted the smartest of all game shows, with actual difficult questions and smart people competing for $$$. If a person won five days in a row, they went into the Tournament of Champions at the end of the year.

When I was a kid this show wasn’t my favorite; I didn’t know the right questions.

In the movie Airplane 2, the plane is in trouble and one of the passengers says out loud “We’re in real jeopardy now!!!!”
They show Art Fleming at the front of the plane with the Jeopardy! board and he says “Airplane Disasters for $100” and they say the name of the airplane. Very funny scene.

— Famous birthdays, January 10th:
JK Simmons, 69
Stan Javier, 61
Muggsy Bogues, 60
Joely Richardson, 60
David Costabile, 58
Chad Johnson, 47
Marcus Peters, 32
Kerris Dorsey, 27
Alek Manoah, 27

7) $100,000 Pyramid- Dick Clark was the original host; two contestants, each with a celebrity partner, must guess words from their partners’ clues; then the roles are reversed. Winners face the pyramid, where they to cash in the big prize.

This is an excellent game; Michael Strahan is the host now. People giving the clues would get flustered when their partner couldn’t get the right word. They’d try to use voice inflections as a hint.

6) Gambit- Two married couples played blackjack against each other; host Wink Martindale asked a series of toss-up questions, usually multiple-choice or true-false.

The first couple who buzzed-in and correctly answered the question won control of the top card from a deck of playing cards. An incorrect answer awarded control of the card to the other couple.

The first card of the game was revealed before the question was asked. Every other card was presented face-down and was turned up once the couple in control decided who should get it.

If a couple went over 21 and lost, Martindale would say something like: “Too much!!! and the game goes to the Ostranders!!!”

5) Match Game- When I was in high school, Match Game came on every afternoon, just after The Price Is Right. Match Game was a simpler game, a lot more laughter involved.

Six celebrities were on the panel, with Gene Rayburn as host; he would say a sentence with one word left out- the contestant would fill in the blank, and so would the celebrities. Then the other contestant got a different sentence; whoever got the most points won.

Regulars were Richard Dawson, Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly; the other three people usually didn’t give very good answers. I’m not sure I ever saw Joyce Bulifant match an answer.
Very good game.

4) Wheel of Fortune- The longest-running syndicated game show in America, with over 8,000 episodes taped. Wheel of Fortune is based on hangman; in each round, three players compete to be the first to guess the answer to a word puzzle- they spin the wheel to determine how much $$$ they’d get for each letter they could could uncover.

You didn’t want to spin the wheel and have it land on “bankrupt” Not good.

Pat Sajak hosted this show for over 40 years, taking over for Chuck Woolery; Vanna White is still the letter-turned on the show, with Ryan Seacrest the new host.

There was a time when Sajak left to host a talk-show; former Chargers kicker Rolf Benirschke was the host during that time.

3) Password- Two teams, each composed of a celebrity and contestant, attempt to convey mystery words to each other using only single-word clues, in order to win cash prizes.

There is a great episode of The Odd Couple, where Oscar/Felix are a team on Password, playing against Betty White— her husband was Allen Ludden, the host of Password.

Felix winds up screwing it up because…..well, he was Felix, but it was a very funny episode.

2) Concentration- Contestants matched prizes hidden behind squares on a 30-square game board, which would then reveal portions of a puzzle underneath for the contestants to solve.

If a contestant matched which prize was under two squares, they would get the prize and those parts of the puzzle would be exposed. Whoever solved the puzzle won the game.

This was an unusual gameshow; the contestants had to really think and remember stuff.
Hugh Downs was the host, before he moved on to the Today Show.

1) Hollywood Squares- Contestants played tic-tac-toe with a celebrity in each other nine squares; the celebrities would be asked questions, and the contestant had to agree/disagree with the answer given. If they were right, they get ether their letter; if not, the opponent got a letter.

Best part of the show were the snappy responses celebrities would give before they gave their real answers. Paul Lynde in the center square was especially good at this.

Peter Marshall was the host, maybe the best game show host ever; he just died last summer, at age 98.

Am looking forward to the new edition of Hollywood Squares tonight.

Also, in addition to Chuck Barris, the team of Mark Goodson/Bill Todman created a lot of these shows; would be remiss not to mention their names, to thank them for their work.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB

Thursday, January 9

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[Udog]

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, January 9

5 of Thursday’s best college basketball games:
Oregon @ Ohio State (-3.5)
Oregon (13-2, 2-2)
KenPom rating: 26
Tempo: 149
Experience: 37
Continuity: 126
Ducks are 4-2 in last six games, after a 9-0 start.
Oregon is shooting only 48.6% inside arc in Big 18 tilts.
Big 18 foes are shooting 45.3% on arc against the Ducks.
Oregon is 6-2 vs top 100 teams (schedule #22).

Ohio State (10-5, 2-2)
KenPom rating: 30
Tempo: 163
Experience: 97
Continuity: 200
Ohio State won four of its last five games.
Buckeyes won last game in 2OTs at Minnesota Monday.
Buckeyes are 3-5 vs top 100 teams (vs schedule #25).


Ohio State has #20 eFG% defense in country.
Big 18 home favorites are 18-13 ATS in conference games.


Charleston @ Hofstra (-1.5)
Charleston (12-3, 2-0)
KenPom rating: 125
Tempo: 16
Experience: 124
Continuity: 247
Charleston won four in row, seven of last eight D-I games.
Cougars are 4-3 vs teams in the top 200.
Charleston is 4-0 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
In their losses, Cougars were held to 47-53-65 points.

Hofstra (9-6, 1-1)
KenPom rating: 177
Tempo: 335
Experience: 246
Continuity: 264
Hofstra lost three of its last four games.
Pride is 5-4 vs teams in top 200 (best win 68-66 over #94 Arkansas St)
Hofstra is #317 in country in offensive efficiency.
Pride has #14 eFG% defense in country.


Teams split the last six series games (Charleston was 2-0 LY).
CAA home teams are 6-9 ATS in conference games.


Arkansas State @ South Alabama (-2.5)
Arkansas State (11-4, 2-1)
KenPom rating: 94
Tempo: 72
Experience: 127
Continuity: 116
Ark State won six of its last seven games.
Red Wolves are 3-2 vs teams ranked in top 150.
Ark State has #17 eFG% defense in country.
Red Wolves are 5-2 in games decided by 5 or less points or in OT.


South Alabama (11-4, 3-0)
KenPom rating: 109
Tempo: 345
Experience: 339
Continuity: 307
South Alabama won six of last seven D-I games.
Jaguars are forcing turnovers 22.5% of time (#15)
South Alabama is 2-2 vs top 200 teams (schedule #347)
Jaguars are 3-0 in Sun Belt, winning by 28-26-29 points.


South Alabama is 6-3 in last nine games vs Arkansas State.
Sun Belt home favorites are 11-3 ATS in conference games.


Cal-Irvine (-4.5) @ Cal-Northridge
Cal-Irvine (13-2, 3-0)
KenPom rating: 65
Tempo: 90
Experience: 158
Continuity: 66
Irvine is 3-0 in Big West, winning by 16-9 OT-24 points.
Anteaters are 6-2 vs teams ranked in top 200.
Irvine already has six true road wins (6-2 SU)
Anteaters have #31 eFG% defense in country.

Cal-Northridge (11-4, 3-1)
KenPom rating: 137
Tempo: 13
Experience: 153
Continuity: 221
CSUN won its last three games, scoring 83 ppg.
Matadors are 1-4 vs top 200 teams (schedule #333)
Opponents are getting 28.7% of points on foul line (#364 in country)
Matadors are #7 team in country on defensive boards.


Cal-Irvine won six of last seven series games.
Home underdogs are 2-5 ATS in Big West conference games.


Oregon State @ Santa Clara (-5.5)
Oregon State (12-4, 2-1)
KenPom rating: 76
Tempo: 320
Experience: 239
Continuity: 260
Oregon State won eight of its last ten games.
Beavers are 1-3 vs top 100 teams (beat #65 Cal-Irvine 67-55)
Oregon State has #35 eFG% offense, #49 eFG% defense.
Beavers are 0-2 in true road games (North Texas/LMU).

Santa Clara (10-6, 2-1)
KenPom rating: 74
Tempo: 102
Experience: 108
Continuity: 9
Santa Clara won seven of its last eight games.
Broncos are 3-5 vs top 100 teams.
Santa Clara is #54 team in country on offensive boards.
Broncos scored 89.7 ppg in first three WCC games.


WCC home favorites are 7-6 ATS in conference games.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Thursday, January 9

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MORE at UALR	02:00 PM	MORE +3.0 O 135.5	+500 +500
UNCG at CHAT	05:00 PM	UNCG +3.5 O 143.0	+500 +500
BING at ME	06:00 PM	ME -7.0 O 133.0	+500 +500
ORE at OSU	06:00 PM	OSU -3.0 O 148.5	+500 +500
UVM at MASSL	06:00 PM	MASSL -6.0 O 137.0	+500 +500
PUR at RUTG	06:00 PM	RUTG +2.0 O 147.5	+500 +500
JAC at BELL	06:30 PM	BELL +7.0 O 141.0	+500 +500
CARK at STET	07:00 PM	STET -1.5 O 146.0	+500 +500
ELON at WM	07:00 PM	WM -2.5 U 153.5	+500 +500
ALBY at UNH	07:00 PM	ALBY -11.0 U 145.0	+500 +500
UMBC at NJIT	07:00 PM	UMBC -7.5 U 146.5	+500 +500
JMU at MRSH	07:00 PM	MRSH -1.5 O 142.5	+500 +500
CAMP at HAMP	07:00 PM	HAMP -5.0 O 138.5	+500 +500
COFC at HOF	07:00 PM	COFC -1.0 U 139.5	+500 +500
TXST at TROY	07:00 PM	TXST +7.0 O 136.0	+500 +500
OAK at WRST	07:00 PM	WRST -3.0 O 139.0	+500 +500
UNCW at MONM	07:00 PM	UNCW -4.5 U 146.0	+500 +500
DEL at NCAT	07:00 PM	DEL -4.0 U 161.0	+500 +500
UNA at FGCU	07:00 PM	FGCU -1.5 U 145.0	+500 +500
DREX at STON	07:00 PM	STON +5.0 O 134.5	+500 +500
UNF at EKY	07:00 PM	UNF +3.5 U 169.5	+500 +500
NE at TOWS	07:00 PM	TOWS -4.5 U 129.0	+500 +500
FIU at LT	07:30 PM	LT -7.5 O 139.5	+500 +500
KENN at MTU	07:30 PM	MTU -9.0 U 157.5	+500 +500
GC at UVU	08:00 PM	UVU +3.0 O 144.0	+500 +500
ODU at ULL	08:00 PM	ULL -4.5 U 143.5	+500 +500
UWG at PEAY	08:00 PM	PEAY -8.5 O 131.5	+500 +500
ULM at USM	08:00 PM	USM -8.5 O 142.0	+500 +500
JVST at WKU	08:00 PM	WKU -7.5 U 151.5	+500 +500
ARST at USA	08:00 PM	USA -1.0 U 140.0	+500 +500
QNC at LIP	08:00 PM	QNC +13.5 U 153.5	+500 +500
VMI at SAM	08:00 PM	SAM -18.0 U 158.0	+500 +500
NDSU at ORU	08:00 PM	NDSU -7.0 U 152.0	+500 +500
WASH at MSU	08:00 PM	MSU -14.0 U 146.0	+500 +500
TNST at LINW	08:30 PM	TNST +1.0 U 149.0	+500 +500
TNTC at EIU	08:30 PM	EIU -2.0 O 141.5	+500 +500
UTM at WIU	08:30 PM	UTM +1.5 U 133.5	+500 +500
USI at SEMO	08:30 PM	SEMO -7.0 O 141.5	+500 +500
TST at SUU	08:30 PM	SUU -7.0 U 137.5	+500 +500
UNCO at MTST	09:00 PM	MTST -1.0 U 152.5	+500 +500
UTA at DSU	09:00 PM	DSU +4.0 O 153.5	+500 +500
UND at DEN	09:00 PM	UND +1.5 U 153.0	+500 +500
NAU at MONT	09:00 PM	MONT -8.0 U 153.0	+500 +500
CSF at UCD	09:00 PM	UCD -8.0 O 136.0	+500 +500
LIB at SHSU	09:00 PM	LIB -3.5 U 141.5	+500 +500
PAC at WSU	09:30 PM	WSU -15.5 O 154.5	+500 +500
EWU at PRST	10:00 PM	EWU +3.5 O 150.0	+500 +500
PORT at SF	10:00 PM	SF -20.0 U 147.0	+500 +500
IDHO at SAC	10:00 PM	SAC +3.5 O 135.0	+500 +500
CSB at UCSB	10:00 PM	UCSB -8.0 U 136.5	+500 +500
UCI at CSN	10:00 PM	UCI -4.0 U 147.5	+500 +500
CP at UCSD	10:00 PM	UCSD -14.5 O 159.0	+500 +500
ORST at SCU	10:00 PM	SCU -6.5 O 145.5	+500 +500
HAW at UCRV	10:00 PM	UCRV -2.0 O 134.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !

01/09/2025...............33 - 22 - 1...................60.00%.....................+ 44.00
01/08/2025...............21 - 31 - 0...................40.38%.....................- 65.50
01/07/2025...............19 - 20 - 0...................48.71%.....................- 15.00
01/06/2025.................7 - 14 - 0....................33.33%....................- 42.00
01/05/2025................15 - 12 - 0....................55.55%....................+ 9.00
01/04/2025................57 - 50 - 1....................53.27%....................+ 10.00
01/03/2025.................9 - 14 - 0.....................39.13%....................- 32.00
01/02/2025................34 - 34 - 3....................50.00%....................- 17.00
01/01/2025.................11 - 6 - 0.....................64.70%....................+ 22.00

TOTALS..................206 - 203 - 5.....................50.36%....................- 76.50

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DECEMBER TOTALS..............367 - 359 - 17...........50.55%..........- 180.50

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Baseball payrolls, by division:
$1.063B— NL West
$945M— NL East
$886M— AL East
$852M— AL West
$626M— NL Central
$549M— AL Central

Quote of the Day
“That’s my hometown, and all my friends who are from there, pretty much, they’ve all lost their homes, their family homes, childhood homes, our whole high school’s gone. The town looks like it’s just been completely wiped out. It’s surreal and devastating, but fortunately, most, almost everyone escaped.”
Steve Kerr, whose childhood home was destroyed by the fires in Palisades, CA

Friday’s quiz
Who replaced Joe Paterno as Penn State’s football coach?
Hint: He is still coaching

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Forget Paris, Billy Crystal was an NBA referee.

Wednesday’s quiz
Rick Pitino has coached the Celtics and Knicks in the NBA.

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

— Prayers go out to all the people in Los Angeles, with the fires destroying a lot of homes. They said it was the worst wild fires Los Angeles has ever seen.
Rams-Vikings playoff game Monday night was moved to Arizona.
LA Kings’ hockey game, Lakers’ NBA game were both postponed.
As many as 10,000 structures have been destroyed. Very sad.

— CBS decided to postpone the debut of Hollywood Squares for a week, saying it wouldn’t be appropriate to air a lighthearted program with a lot of jokes, while the Los Angeles area is in such an emergency situation.

— Notre Dame 27, Penn State 24
Notre Dame kicked a 41-yard FG with 0:09 left for the win.
Penn State led 10-0 in the first quarter.
Notre Dame was 11-17 on third down, Penn State 3-11
Notre Dame advances to the national title game January 20.

— Random trivia:
Only one NHL player was a teammate of both Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin; that would be Mike Knuble, a winger who played for 16 years in the NHL, for five different teams.

— Pittsburgh Steelers enter the NFL playoffs on a four-game losing streak. Other teams who have entered the playoffs on a 4+ game skid:
1986 Jets, W35-15 vs Chiefs, L23-20 vs Browns
1999 Lions, L27-13 vs Washington

— Speaking of the Steelers; they became great in the early 70’s, when Terry Bradshaw became their QB; he was the first pick in the 1970 draft, out of Louisiana Tech.
The fifth player taken in the 1970 draft also became famous, but for a different reason. Buffalo drafted Al Cowlings, a defensive end from USC who played nine years in the NFL, for five different teams; he became famous in 1994, after driving OJ Simpson all over Los Angeles during a police chase, after Simpson’s wife was murdered.

— This season, the NFL had the fewest pass plays of 40+ yards in any year since 1991.

— Two days after they fired coach Antonio Pierce, the Las Vegas Raiders also fired general manager Tom Telesco, after only one year on the job. It is becoming apparent that Raiders owner Mark Davis runs a dysfunctional franchise.

— Famous birthdays, January 10th:
Richard Dotson, 66
Janet Jones, 64
Steve Jordan, 64
Glenn Robinson, 52
Jake Delhomme, 50
Sarah Shahi, 45
DeShaun Foster, 45
Ryon Healy, 33

— Baseball stuff:
San Francisco Giants signed P Justin Verlander for one year, $15M. Verlander will be 42 next month; the future Hall of Famer was 5-6, ,5.48 in 17 starts for Houston last year.

Chicago White Sox signed P Martin Perez for one year, $5M; last year, Perez 5-6 with a 4.53 ERA in 26 starts, for the Pirates/Padres.

Washington Nationals signed IF Amed Rosario for one year, $2M. Last year, Rosario hit .280, with a .686 OPS while playing for three different teams.

— Santa Clara 82, Oregon State 81 OT
Broncos put in a rebound with 0:02 left for the win.
Santa Clara survived going 13-27 on foul line.
Michael Rataj scored 16 points, had 17 rebounds for the Beavers.

— Oregon 73, Ohio State 71
Buckeyes led by 8 with 6:17 left in the game.
Oregon is off to 14-2 start, vs schedule #16.

— Pacific 95, Washington State 94 OT
Tigers break an 0-9 skid; they were a 17-point underdog.
Lamar Washington scored 40 points, with 6 assists, 5 steals.

— NC-Greensboro 78, Chattanooga 75
Moccasins tied game on a 3 with 0:03 left.
Greensboro’s Ronald Polite drained a 3 at the buzzer for the walk-off win.
Spartans are 3-0 in SoCon; they were 11-23 on the arc.

— Texas State 74, Troy 73
Texas State hit the winning foul shot with 0:01.1 left.
Pope had 27 points, 10 rebounds (8 offensive boards)
Trojans led by 11 early on, 41-32 at halftime.

— I was reminded of this story the other day…….
First time I went to a public school was in 9th grade; everything was a lot different. I had never ridden a school bus, we didn’t wear uniforms, we changed classes, just a lot different.

The first day, I’m sitting in a shop class, metal shop. No idea why I was signed up for it— I am inept with tools, I’m lucky I never lost a finger.

The teacher was Mr Brunn, a stern guy with a beard; he is taking attendance, and a kid sitting a few seats to my right keeps talking. Mr Brunn wasn’t happy.

“Son, you need to stop talking, You have diarrrhea of the mouth!!!”

Most of the kids laughed; my eyes bugged out of my head, never heard a teacher talk like that, never heard anyone talk like that.

51 years ago…….damn I’m old…….lolol

 

[Udog]

NCAAB

Friday, January 10

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Kent State vs Buffalo
Kent State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kent State's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Kent State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing Kent State

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

Rider vs Canisius
Rider is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Canisius
Rider is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Canisius
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Canisius's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Canisius's last 10 games when playing at home against Rider

Iona vs Fairfield
Iona is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Fairfield
Iona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Fairfield is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Fairfield's last 7 games when playing at home against Iona

Mount St. Mary's vs Manhattan
Manhattan is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games at home

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

Minnesota vs Wisconsin
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Wisconsin
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing on the road against Wisconsin
Wisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Wisconsin is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Central Michigan vs Toledo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Central Michigan's last 6 games when playing Toledo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Central Michigan's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toledo
Toledo is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Central Michigan
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toledo's last 6 games when playing at home against Central Michigan

UCLA vs Maryland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of UCLA's last 6 games on the road
UCLA is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Maryland
Maryland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Maryland's last 7 games at home


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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 10

5 of Friday’s best college basketball games:

Kent State (-9.5) @ Buffalo
Kent State (10-4, 1-1)
KenPom rating: 129
Tempo: 265
Experience: 76
Continuity: 108
Kent State is 6-1 vs teams outside the top 200
Kent is shooting 46.1% inside arc (#323),. 28.1% on arc (#358).
Flashes are forcing turnovers 21.3% of time (#40)
Kent has five D-I wins by 10+ points.

Buffalo (5-9, 0-2)
KenPom rating: 330
Tempo: 52
Experience: 342
Continuity: 198
Buffalo lost its last six D-I games.
Last four games, Buffalo allowed 93 ppg.
Bulls are 0-8 vs top 200 teams (vs schedule #94).
Buffalo has #318 eFG% defense in country.


Kent State won last five series games.
MAC home underdogs are 3-3 ATS in conference games.


Saint Peter’s (-1.5) @ Niagara
Saint Peter’s (5-6, 0-3)
KenPom rating: 233
Tempo: 359
Experience: 283
Continuity: 115
Saint Peter’s lost its three MAAC games, by 3-9-13 points.
Peacocks are shooting 42.4% inside the arc (#354)
Saint Peter’s #336 team on defensive boards.
Saint Peter’s is 3-3 vs teams ranked outside top 200.

Niagara (6-8, 1-2)
KenPom rating: 307
Tempo: 323
Experience: 275
Continuity: 357
Niagara is 5-4 in last nine games, after a 1-4 start.
Purple Eagles have #280 eFG% defense.
Niagara is shooting 48.3% inside arc (#259)
Niagara is 5-4 vs teams ranked outside top 200.


Saint Peter’s won six of last eight series games.
MAAC home underdogs are 3-5 ATS in conference games.


Siena @ Quinnipiac (-4.5)
Siena (7-8, 2-2)
KenPom rating: 270
Tempo: 272
Experience: 353
Continuity: 331
Siena is turning ball over 19.2% of time (#276)
Saints are 5-4 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
Siena is 3-0 in overtime games this season.
Saints split their six true road games.


Quinnipiac (7-8, 3-1)
KenPom rating: 221
Tempo: 48
Experience: 169
Continuity: 27
Quinnipiac won three of its first four MAAC games.
Bobcats have #338 eFG% in country.
Quinnipiac is 5-3 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
Opponents are shooting 35.8% on the arc (#285)


Quinnipiac won four of last five series games.
MAAC home favorites are 9-7 ATS in conference games.


UCLA @ Maryland (-5.5)
UCLA (11-4, 2-2)
KenPom rating: 28
Tempo: 239
Experience: 85
Continuity: 182
UCLA lost three of their last four games.
Bruins are 4-4 against top 100 teams.
UCLA forces turnovers 25.7% of time (#2)
Cronin was very critical of his players after Tuesday’s loss.

Maryland (11-4, 1-3)
KenPom rating: 24
Tempo: 95
Experience: 126
Continuity: 242
Maryland lost its last three Big 18 games, by 5-6-4 points.
Terps have #27 eFG%, #45 eFG% defense in country.
Maryland is 2-4 against top 100 teams.
Terps are 1-4 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.


Big 18 home favorites are 21-15 ATS in conference games.


Central Michigan @ Toledo (-4.5)
Central Michigan (6-8, o-2)
KenPom rating: 220
Tempo: 164
Experience: 226
Continuity: 226
CMU is only 2-8 against Division I teams.
Chippewas are turning ball over 21% of time (#333)
CMU over-scheduled; they’ve played #9 schedule so far.
Chippewas’ two wins: #98 South Alabama/#81 George Mason

Toledo (8-6, 2-0)
KenPom rating: 210
Tempo: 40
Experience: 157
Continuity: 77
Toledo won its first two MAC games, by 6-3 points.
Rockets are 4-1 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
Toledo is 3-1 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.
Opponents are shooting 56.3% inside arc (#327)


Toledo won seven of last nine series games.
MAC home favorites are 2-4 ATS in conference games.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Friday, January 10