NHL
Monday, January 20
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Trend Report
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San Jose vs Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose's last 10 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Minnesota vs Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Buffalo vs Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Buffalo's last 15 games
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
St. Louis vs Vegas
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vegas's last 8 games at home
Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Columbus vs NY Islanders
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
NY Islanders is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Columbus
Tampa Bay vs Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Tampa Bay is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay
Carolina vs Chicago
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Winnipeg vs Utah
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Pittsburgh vs Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
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Monday, January 20
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Trend Report
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San Jose vs Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose's last 10 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Minnesota vs Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Buffalo vs Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Buffalo's last 15 games
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
St. Louis vs Vegas
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vegas's last 8 games at home
Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Columbus vs NY Islanders
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
NY Islanders is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Columbus
Tampa Bay vs Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Tampa Bay is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay
Carolina vs Chicago
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Winnipeg vs Utah
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Pittsburgh vs Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23- OSU wins first national title in ten years.
— Georgetown 64, Villanova 63- Villanova didn’t score a point in last 4:52.
— Princeton 71, Columbia 67- Lions led 33-13 late in first half.
— Brown 83, Cornell 82- Cornell lost by 1, was 7-16 on foul line.
— UNCW 85, Wm & Mary 74- First CAA loss for the 5-1 Tribe.
— Montana 72, Idaho 67- Grizzlies shot 12-27 on the arc.
Quote of the Day
“I know we had a good training camp, but there was no confidence that this thing was gonna go this way. Ultimate surprise, really.”
Kenny Atkinson, coach of the 36-6 Cleveland Cavaliers
Tuesday’s quiz
Where were the baseball scenes filmed in the great baseball movie, The Natural?
Monday’s quiz
Kansas City Chiefs came into being in 1963, their fourth year in the old AFL. The previous three years, they were the Dallas Texans.
Sunday’s quiz
In the history of the NHL, 19 goals have been scored by goalies.
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Hawks (22-19):
— 4-1 SU/3-2 ATS in their last five games.
— 1-5 ATS as a road favorite, 5-1 last six as a home dog.
— Over 10-2 last 12 home games
Celtics (29-13):
— 3-4 last seven games SU.
— 6-15 ATS last 21 home games.
— under 8-1 last nine road games.
Nets (14-29):
— lost 19 of their last 24 games SU.
— 2-8 ATS last 10 as home underdog.
— over 7-3 last ten road games
Hornets (10-28):
— won three of last four games SU.
— 5-1-1 ATS last seven as road underdog.
— over 3-0 last three games.
Bulls (18-25)
— 1-6 SU in last seven games.
— 4-0-1 ATS last five as a home underdog.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— 1-6 ATS if they played the night before.
Cavaliers (35-6):
— 18-3 SU last 21 games.
— 4-1 ATS as a road underdog, 7-0 last seven as a road favorite,.
— over 8-1 last nine road games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before.
Mavericks (23-19):
— 3-8 SU/2-9 ATS last eleven games.
— under 7-3 last 10 games
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before.
Nuggets (26-16):
— 6-1 SU last seven games
— 7-0 ATS last seven as a road favorite.
— over 13-3 last 16 home games.
— 6-2 ATS if they played the night before.
Pistons (21-21):
— 7-3 last ten games SU.
— 12-7 ATS on the road.
— 2-6 ATS as home favorite
— over 7-3 last ten games
Warriors (21-20):
— 7-11 last eighteen games SU.
— 6-9 ATS as a home favorite
— under 13-1 last 14 road games
— 1-5 ATS if they played the night before.
Rockets (28-13):
— 7-2 last nine games SU
— 2-6 ATS last eight as a home favorite
— 6-4-1 ATS as an underdog.
— over 10-4 last fourteen road games
Pacers (24-19):
— won/covered nine of their last 11 games.
— 5-0 ATS last five as a home favorite.
— under 7-1 last eight games.
Clippers (24-17):
— won/covered last four games
— 10-2 ATS as a home favorite
— under 10-2 last dozen road games.
Lakers (22-18):
— 2-4 SU last six games
— 1-4 ATS last five games overall.
— 2-6 ATS as a road favorite
— over 3-1 last four games.
Grizzlies (27-15):
— 3-1 SU/4-0 ATS last four games.
— 12-6 ATS as a home favorite.
— 5-1 ATS if they played the night before.
— over 9-1 last 10 games
Famous birthdays, January 21st:
Gary Garrison, 81
Mike Krukow, 73
Robby Benson, 69
Geena Davis, 69
Sidney Lowe, 65
Andy Hawkins, 65
Randy Wright, 64
Hakeem Olajuwon, 62
Detlef Schrempf, 62
Brandon Crawford, 38
Jake Diekman, 38
Zach Plesac, 30
Heat (21-20):
— 1-3 SU last four games.
— 1-6 ATS last seven games as a road favorite
— under 4-1 last five road tilts
— over 5-0 last five home games.
Bucks (24-17):
— 6-2 SU/ATS last eight games.
— 5-0 ATS last five as a home favorite.
— over 6-0 last six games.
Timberwolves (22-20)
— 0-3 SU/ATS last three home games.
— 4-14 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 4-1 last five games.
Pelicans (11-32):
— 4-1 SU/5-0 ATS last five games
— 4-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 7-2 last nine home games.
Knicks (27-16):
— 3-6 SU/ATS their last nine games.
— 4-7 ATS last 11 games as a home favorite.
— 5-2 ATS last seven games as a road favorite.
— over 4-1 last five games.
Thunder (35-7):
— 5-0-1 ATS last six home games.
— 9-6-1 ATS on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games
Magic (23-21):
— 1-5 SU/2-4 ATS last six games .
— 2-6 ATS last eight home games
— under 7-2 last nine home games.
76ers (15-26):
— 0-6 SU/0-5-1 ATS last six games
— 4-14-1 ATS at home
— 6-3 ATS as a road favorite
— over 3-1 last four games
Suns (21-20):
— 5-1 SU/2-3-1 ATS last six games.
— 4-10-1 ATS as home favorite.
— 2-5-1 ATS if they played the night before
— over 4-0 last four games
Trailblazers (14-28):
— 1-5 SU/2-4 ATS last six games.
— 2-6 ATS last eight home games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before
— over 9-3 last 12 home games
Kings (22-20):
— 9-1 SU/6-1-3 ATS last ten games
— 4-1-1 ATS last five as home favorite
— 4-6-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 6-2 last eight games
Spurs (19-22):
— 1-6 SU/ATS last seven games
— 0-5 ATS last five as a home underdog.
— over 4-0 last four games
Raptors (10-32):
— 2-6 SU/3-5 ATS last eight games
— 13-5-1 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 5-2 last seven road games
Jazz (10-30):
— 6-18 SU last 24 games.
— 11-4 ATS last fifteen games.
— over 15-5 last 20 games.
Wizards (6-35):
— 4-33 SU/14-21-2 ATS last 31 games
— 3-1 ATS last four games
— over 6-2 last eight home games.
— Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23- OSU wins first national title in ten years.
— Georgetown 64, Villanova 63- Villanova didn’t score a point in last 4:52.
— Princeton 71, Columbia 67- Lions led 33-13 late in first half.
— Brown 83, Cornell 82- Cornell lost by 1, was 7-16 on foul line.
— UNCW 85, Wm & Mary 74- First CAA loss for the 5-1 Tribe.
— Montana 72, Idaho 67- Grizzlies shot 12-27 on the arc.
Quote of the Day
“I know we had a good training camp, but there was no confidence that this thing was gonna go this way. Ultimate surprise, really.”
Kenny Atkinson, coach of the 36-6 Cleveland Cavaliers
Tuesday’s quiz
Where were the baseball scenes filmed in the great baseball movie, The Natural?
Monday’s quiz
Kansas City Chiefs came into being in 1963, their fourth year in the old AFL. The previous three years, they were the Dallas Texans.
Sunday’s quiz
In the history of the NHL, 19 goals have been scored by goalies.
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Tuesday’s Den: NBA trends……
NBA trends (thru Sunday, January 20th)Hawks (22-19):
— 4-1 SU/3-2 ATS in their last five games.
— 1-5 ATS as a road favorite, 5-1 last six as a home dog.
— Over 10-2 last 12 home games
Celtics (29-13):
— 3-4 last seven games SU.
— 6-15 ATS last 21 home games.
— under 8-1 last nine road games.
Nets (14-29):
— lost 19 of their last 24 games SU.
— 2-8 ATS last 10 as home underdog.
— over 7-3 last ten road games
Hornets (10-28):
— won three of last four games SU.
— 5-1-1 ATS last seven as road underdog.
— over 3-0 last three games.
Bulls (18-25)
— 1-6 SU in last seven games.
— 4-0-1 ATS last five as a home underdog.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— 1-6 ATS if they played the night before.
Cavaliers (35-6):
— 18-3 SU last 21 games.
— 4-1 ATS as a road underdog, 7-0 last seven as a road favorite,.
— over 8-1 last nine road games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before.
Mavericks (23-19):
— 3-8 SU/2-9 ATS last eleven games.
— under 7-3 last 10 games
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before.
Nuggets (26-16):
— 6-1 SU last seven games
— 7-0 ATS last seven as a road favorite.
— over 13-3 last 16 home games.
— 6-2 ATS if they played the night before.
Pistons (21-21):
— 7-3 last ten games SU.
— 12-7 ATS on the road.
— 2-6 ATS as home favorite
— over 7-3 last ten games
Warriors (21-20):
— 7-11 last eighteen games SU.
— 6-9 ATS as a home favorite
— under 13-1 last 14 road games
— 1-5 ATS if they played the night before.
Rockets (28-13):
— 7-2 last nine games SU
— 2-6 ATS last eight as a home favorite
— 6-4-1 ATS as an underdog.
— over 10-4 last fourteen road games
Pacers (24-19):
— won/covered nine of their last 11 games.
— 5-0 ATS last five as a home favorite.
— under 7-1 last eight games.
Clippers (24-17):
— won/covered last four games
— 10-2 ATS as a home favorite
— under 10-2 last dozen road games.
Lakers (22-18):
— 2-4 SU last six games
— 1-4 ATS last five games overall.
— 2-6 ATS as a road favorite
— over 3-1 last four games.
Grizzlies (27-15):
— 3-1 SU/4-0 ATS last four games.
— 12-6 ATS as a home favorite.
— 5-1 ATS if they played the night before.
— over 9-1 last 10 games
Famous birthdays, January 21st:
Gary Garrison, 81
Mike Krukow, 73
Robby Benson, 69
Geena Davis, 69
Sidney Lowe, 65
Andy Hawkins, 65
Randy Wright, 64
Hakeem Olajuwon, 62
Detlef Schrempf, 62
Brandon Crawford, 38
Jake Diekman, 38
Zach Plesac, 30
Heat (21-20):
— 1-3 SU last four games.
— 1-6 ATS last seven games as a road favorite
— under 4-1 last five road tilts
— over 5-0 last five home games.
Bucks (24-17):
— 6-2 SU/ATS last eight games.
— 5-0 ATS last five as a home favorite.
— over 6-0 last six games.
Timberwolves (22-20)
— 0-3 SU/ATS last three home games.
— 4-14 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 4-1 last five games.
Pelicans (11-32):
— 4-1 SU/5-0 ATS last five games
— 4-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 7-2 last nine home games.
Knicks (27-16):
— 3-6 SU/ATS their last nine games.
— 4-7 ATS last 11 games as a home favorite.
— 5-2 ATS last seven games as a road favorite.
— over 4-1 last five games.
Thunder (35-7):
— 5-0-1 ATS last six home games.
— 9-6-1 ATS on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games
Magic (23-21):
— 1-5 SU/2-4 ATS last six games .
— 2-6 ATS last eight home games
— under 7-2 last nine home games.
76ers (15-26):
— 0-6 SU/0-5-1 ATS last six games
— 4-14-1 ATS at home
— 6-3 ATS as a road favorite
— over 3-1 last four games
Suns (21-20):
— 5-1 SU/2-3-1 ATS last six games.
— 4-10-1 ATS as home favorite.
— 2-5-1 ATS if they played the night before
— over 4-0 last four games
Trailblazers (14-28):
— 1-5 SU/2-4 ATS last six games.
— 2-6 ATS last eight home games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before
— over 9-3 last 12 home games
Kings (22-20):
— 9-1 SU/6-1-3 ATS last ten games
— 4-1-1 ATS last five as home favorite
— 4-6-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 6-2 last eight games
Spurs (19-22):
— 1-6 SU/ATS last seven games
— 0-5 ATS last five as a home underdog.
— over 4-0 last four games
Raptors (10-32):
— 2-6 SU/3-5 ATS last eight games
— 13-5-1 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 5-2 last seven road games
Jazz (10-30):
— 6-18 SU last 24 games.
— 11-4 ATS last fifteen games.
— over 15-5 last 20 games.
Wizards (6-35):
— 4-33 SU/14-21-2 ATS last 31 games
— 3-1 ATS last four games
— over 6-2 last eight home games.
NHL
Tuesday, January 21
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Tampa Bay vs Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Montreal
Tampa Bay is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Montreal is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Ottawa vs NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ottawa's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Detroit vs Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Detroit
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina vs Dallas
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Carolina is 6-17-1 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games
San Jose vs Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose's last 11 games
San Jose is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Washington vs Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
Florida vs Anaheim
Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
Buffalo vs Vancouver
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Buffalo is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Vancouver is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Buffalo
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Tuesday, January 21
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Tampa Bay vs Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Montreal
Tampa Bay is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Montreal is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Ottawa vs NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ottawa's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Detroit vs Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Detroit
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina vs Dallas
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Carolina is 6-17-1 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games
San Jose vs Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose's last 11 games
San Jose is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Washington vs Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
Florida vs Anaheim
Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
Buffalo vs Vancouver
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Buffalo is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Vancouver is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Buffalo
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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Six best basketball conferences in country, according to kenpom.com
— SEC
— Big 18
— Big X
— Big East
— ACC
— Mountain West
Quote of the Day
“I really believe that he could look at the field and decide where he wanted to hit the ball and then he would hit it in a manner that would fall in front of outfielders. Although he had pop in his bat, he knew how to just hit it over infielders — almost like his bat was a fungo — and as if the pitcher was just tossing it up in the air and he would hit it somewhere; it was just really maddening to defend it.”
Former Angels manager Joe Maddon, talking about Ichiro Suzuki
Wednesday’s quiz
Which team did CC Sabathia break into the major leagues with?
Tuesday’s quiz
The baseball scenes filmed in the great baseball movie, The Natural were filmed in Buffalo.
Monday’s quiz
Kansas City Chiefs came into being in 1963, their fourth year in the old AFL. The previous three years, they were the Dallas Texans.
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Johnson is a QB guru; he chooses working with Caleb Williams (in frigid weather) over Jayden Daniels, which seems like a mistake. Bears are also in the best division and are rivals with the team Johnson just spent the last six years working for.
Count on this: Bears-Lions is a Sunday night/Monday game in Week 1 next fall.
— Wake Forest 67, North Carolina 66
Deacons have won six in row, are 7-1 in ACC.
Wake was 21-27 on foul line, Carolina 6-10
Teams combined to shoot 10-47 on the arc.
— Ohio State 73, Purdue 70
Purdue led 41-28 at halftime.
OSU shot 59.1% inside arc, 11-23 on the arc.
Just second win in last six games for Ohio State.
— UConn 80, Butler 78 OT
UConn led by 15 late in first half.
Butler is 1-10 in its last eleven games.
UConn has #9 eFG% in the country.
— Minnesota 72, Iowa 67
Iowa lost its last three games, giving up 99-94-72.
Teams combined to shoot 10-45 on the arc.
Four of Minnesota’s last five games were decided by 6 or fewer points.
— UCLA 85, Wisconsin 83
Wisconsin led by 7 early in second half.
UCLA’s leading scorers had 22-19 points; neither guy started.
Wisconsin shot 15-30 on the arc, 10-19 inside arc.
— Ball State 82, Central Michigan 80 OT
Chippewas led by 13 early in second half.
Chippewas were +8 in turnovers (19-11)
Ball State was 19-25 on foul line, CMU 9-13.
Upsets of the Night:
Ohio State (+10.5) 73, Purdue 70
Minnesota (+8.5) 72, Iowa 67
Eastern Michigan (+8.5) 94, Ohio U 87
Arizona State (+8.5) 65, West Virginia 57
Ball State (+4.5) 82, Central Michigan 80 OT
— Famous birthdays, January 22:
Larry Conley, 81
Lester Hayes, 70
Jeff Rutledge, 68
Diane Lane, 60
Gabriel Macht, 53
Chone Figgins, 47
Carlos Ruiz, 46
Dillon Brooks, 29
— Ichiro Suzuki got in the Hall of Fame, along with CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner; one person didn’t vote for Ichiro- that person should be identified. They’re entitled to their opinion/vote but we should get to know who it is.
— Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23
Notre Dame’s first drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, TD; 9:45 off clock
Notre Dame’s next three drives: 11 plays, 4 yards, no first downs.
Ohio State’s first four drives: 38 plays, 306 yards, 28 points.
Buckeyes win their first national title in ten years.
— QB Devin Brown transferred from Ohio State to Cal; he was 14-23/137 passing as a backup for the national champs this season. Now he is going to a team that will start him next fall.
— With Anthony Santander signing with Toronto, that means the Orioles will have three of the top 31 picks in this summer’s amateur draft.
— Texas agreed to a 7-year contract with football coach Steve Sarkisian, who is 38-17 in four seasons with the Longhorns; he made $10.3M this season, so it figures that he got a raise in addition to the extra years on the deal.
— Minnesota Vikings signed coach Kevin O’Connell to a multiyear contract extension; he is 34-19 in three years coaching the Vikings, 0-2 in playoff games.
Since 1989, Minnesota is 8-19 in playoff games; they’re 0-4 in Super Bowls, with their last appearance in a Super Bowl in 1977.
— Definition of awkward:
Josh Harris owns the Washington Commanders, who play the Eagles in the NFC title game Sunday afternoon in Philly.
Josh Harris also owns the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, who are struggling this season at 15-26.
Six best basketball conferences in country, according to kenpom.com
— SEC
— Big 18
— Big X
— Big East
— ACC
— Mountain West
Quote of the Day
“I really believe that he could look at the field and decide where he wanted to hit the ball and then he would hit it in a manner that would fall in front of outfielders. Although he had pop in his bat, he knew how to just hit it over infielders — almost like his bat was a fungo — and as if the pitcher was just tossing it up in the air and he would hit it somewhere; it was just really maddening to defend it.”
Former Angels manager Joe Maddon, talking about Ichiro Suzuki
Wednesday’s quiz
Which team did CC Sabathia break into the major leagues with?
Tuesday’s quiz
The baseball scenes filmed in the great baseball movie, The Natural were filmed in Buffalo.
Monday’s quiz
Kansas City Chiefs came into being in 1963, their fourth year in the old AFL. The previous three years, they were the Dallas Texans.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— Chicago Bears hired Lions OC Ben Johnson as their new coach; had to be an interesting decision for Johnson, who turned down the Washington Commanders at this time last year, and also passed on coaching the Raiders next fall.Johnson is a QB guru; he chooses working with Caleb Williams (in frigid weather) over Jayden Daniels, which seems like a mistake. Bears are also in the best division and are rivals with the team Johnson just spent the last six years working for.
Count on this: Bears-Lions is a Sunday night/Monday game in Week 1 next fall.
— Wake Forest 67, North Carolina 66
Deacons have won six in row, are 7-1 in ACC.
Wake was 21-27 on foul line, Carolina 6-10
Teams combined to shoot 10-47 on the arc.
— Ohio State 73, Purdue 70
Purdue led 41-28 at halftime.
OSU shot 59.1% inside arc, 11-23 on the arc.
Just second win in last six games for Ohio State.
— UConn 80, Butler 78 OT
UConn led by 15 late in first half.
Butler is 1-10 in its last eleven games.
UConn has #9 eFG% in the country.
— Minnesota 72, Iowa 67
Iowa lost its last three games, giving up 99-94-72.
Teams combined to shoot 10-45 on the arc.
Four of Minnesota’s last five games were decided by 6 or fewer points.
— UCLA 85, Wisconsin 83
Wisconsin led by 7 early in second half.
UCLA’s leading scorers had 22-19 points; neither guy started.
Wisconsin shot 15-30 on the arc, 10-19 inside arc.
— Ball State 82, Central Michigan 80 OT
Chippewas led by 13 early in second half.
Chippewas were +8 in turnovers (19-11)
Ball State was 19-25 on foul line, CMU 9-13.
Upsets of the Night:
Ohio State (+10.5) 73, Purdue 70
Minnesota (+8.5) 72, Iowa 67
Eastern Michigan (+8.5) 94, Ohio U 87
Arizona State (+8.5) 65, West Virginia 57
Ball State (+4.5) 82, Central Michigan 80 OT
— Famous birthdays, January 22:
Larry Conley, 81
Lester Hayes, 70
Jeff Rutledge, 68
Diane Lane, 60
Gabriel Macht, 53
Chone Figgins, 47
Carlos Ruiz, 46
Dillon Brooks, 29
— Ichiro Suzuki got in the Hall of Fame, along with CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner; one person didn’t vote for Ichiro- that person should be identified. They’re entitled to their opinion/vote but we should get to know who it is.
— Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23
Notre Dame’s first drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, TD; 9:45 off clock
Notre Dame’s next three drives: 11 plays, 4 yards, no first downs.
Ohio State’s first four drives: 38 plays, 306 yards, 28 points.
Buckeyes win their first national title in ten years.
— QB Devin Brown transferred from Ohio State to Cal; he was 14-23/137 passing as a backup for the national champs this season. Now he is going to a team that will start him next fall.
— With Anthony Santander signing with Toronto, that means the Orioles will have three of the top 31 picks in this summer’s amateur draft.
— Texas agreed to a 7-year contract with football coach Steve Sarkisian, who is 38-17 in four seasons with the Longhorns; he made $10.3M this season, so it figures that he got a raise in addition to the extra years on the deal.
— Minnesota Vikings signed coach Kevin O’Connell to a multiyear contract extension; he is 34-19 in three years coaching the Vikings, 0-2 in playoff games.
Since 1989, Minnesota is 8-19 in playoff games; they’re 0-4 in Super Bowls, with their last appearance in a Super Bowl in 1977.
— Definition of awkward:
Josh Harris owns the Washington Commanders, who play the Eagles in the NFC title game Sunday afternoon in Philly.
Josh Harris also owns the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, who are struggling this season at 15-26.
NHL
Dunkel
Wednesday, January 22
NHL
Wednesday, January 22
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Boston vs New Jersey
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing New Jersey
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New Jersey's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Jersey's last 10 games
Columbus vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Winnipeg vs Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Winnipeg
Colorado is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Florida vs Los Angeles
Florida is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Los Angeles is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Florida
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Dunkel
Wednesday, January 22
NHL
Wednesday, January 22
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Boston vs New Jersey
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing New Jersey
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New Jersey's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Jersey's last 10 games
Columbus vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Winnipeg vs Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Winnipeg
Colorado is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Florida vs Los Angeles
Florida is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Los Angeles is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Florida
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Thursday’s 6-pack:
Who scored the most runs in the major leagues last year:
134— Ohtani, LA
128— Soto, NYY
125— Witt, KC
122— Judge, NYY
121— Carroll, Ariz
118— Henderson, Balt
Quote of the Day
“I think Aaron is going to be himself. He’s very straightforward. He’s a very candid guy. I don’t think that will be a problem, I really don’t. I think he’ll just be Aaron Glenn, and I think that will be fine. He’s a very honest, principled guy. I have a high regard for him, I really do.”
Bill Parcells, talking about new Jets’ coach Aaron Glenn
Thursday’s quiz
Where did NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird play his college basketball?
Wednesday’s quiz
Hall of Famer CC Sabathia broke into the major leagues with Cleveland.
Tuesday’s quiz
The baseball scenes filmed in the great baseball movie, The Natural were filmed in Buffalo.
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Florida 70, South Carolina 69
Gamecocks led 52-38 with 12:46 left, by 5 with 1:16 left.
Florida is 17-2; they’ve got the #5 eFG% defense in country.
Gamecocks were 4-8 on the foul line, in a one-point loss.
South Carolina is 0-6 in SEC, with three losses by 3 or fewer points.
Texas A&M 63, Ole Miss 62
Aggies led for first time in game with 0:12 left to play.
Ole Miss led 33-26 at halftime.
A&M out-rebounded the Rebels, 48-31.
Bracketology has 12 SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big East
St John’s 79, Xavier 71 OT
Musketeers led 40-30 at halftime.
St John’s was 1-12 on arc; they’re shooting 22.4% on arc in Big East tilts.
Very bad beat, if you had Xavier +6.5
Bracketology has four Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big 18
Northwestern 79, Indiana 70
Wildcats have beaten Indiana in their last five meetings.
Indiana led 31-25 at halftime.
Northwestern shot 13-27 on the arc.
USC 78, Nebraska 73
Nebraska has lost five games in a row, after a 12-2 start.
Trojans are 7-3 in last ten games; they’re 4-4 in Big 18.
Teams combined to shoot 11-45 on the arc.
Bracketology has ten Big 18 teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big X
Kansas 74, TCU 61
Horned Frogs led by 14 early, but were just 5-26 on the arc.
Kansas shot 64.9% inside the arc.
Jayhawks have won five of their last six games.
Bracketology has eight Big X teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— ACC
Clemson 86, Syracuse 72
Syracuse made 11-21 on arc to cover the big spread.
Clemson scored 1.34 points/possession, a very high number.
Tigers have won four in row, seven of last eight games.
Bracketology has five ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Mountain West
Colorado State 75, Boise State 72
Rams led by 17 with 12:29 left, blew the lead.
Colorado State outscored Boise 5-0 over final 1:09 of the game.
Rams made 11-24 shots on the arc.
Boise lost four of last six games, after an 11-3 start.
Bracketology has three Mountain West teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Famous birthdays, January 23rd
Kurt Bevacqua, 78
Pat Haden, 72
Gail O’Grady, 62
Mariska Hargitay, 61
Eric Metcalf, 57
Mark Wohlers, 55
Erubiel Durazo, 51
Tiffani Thiessen, 51
Phil Dawson, 50
Larry Hughes, 46
Jeff Samardzija, 40
Daniel Carlson, 30
— SoCon
Mercer 79, NC-Greensboro 78
Mercer was down 44-21 late in first half, trailed by 13 with 7:31 left.
Bears shot 56.8% inside arc; they snap 4-game losing skid here.
Samford leads SoCon at 5-1; four teams have two league losses. No one in this league is in KenPom’s top 100.
46.1% of shots taken in SoCon games are 3’s, the highest %age of any league in country.
— American
North Texas 76, Temple 67
Mean Green was 23-34 on foul line, Temple 14-18.
North Texas has won four in a row, eight of last nine games.
Should be a very good conference tournament; four teams are tied in loss column atop the AAC standings, Memphis/North Texas are in KenPom’s top 60.
— West Coast
Saint Mary’s in 6-0 in WCC games; San Francisco is 6-2, three other teams, including Gonzaga, are 5-2. Six of the 11 teams in this league are in the top 100.
Bracketology has Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s in the NCAA Tournament.
— Missouri Valley
Drake 81, Valparaiso 71
Drake scored 1.29 points/possession, made 9-16 on the arc.
Bulldogs are 17-2 with four starters who played D-2 ball last year.
Bradley is 8-1 in the Valley, Drake is 7-2, three other teams are 6-3.
— Big West
Cal-Irvine is 7-0 in Big West, Cal-San Diego 5-2; five other teams have three conference losses.
Big West teams are shooting 77.1% on foul line, best of any league in country.
— Sun Belt
South Alabama leads Sun Belt with a 6-1 record; Appalachian State/Arkansas State are both 5-2.
Sun Belt teams have a eFG% of 48.5%, 3rd-lowest of any league in country.
— MAAC
Quinnipiac is 7-1 in MAAC; Merrimack/Marist are both 6-1, in a league that at its lowest ranking in six years.
Who scored the most runs in the major leagues last year:
134— Ohtani, LA
128— Soto, NYY
125— Witt, KC
122— Judge, NYY
121— Carroll, Ariz
118— Henderson, Balt
Quote of the Day
“I think Aaron is going to be himself. He’s very straightforward. He’s a very candid guy. I don’t think that will be a problem, I really don’t. I think he’ll just be Aaron Glenn, and I think that will be fine. He’s a very honest, principled guy. I have a high regard for him, I really do.”
Bill Parcells, talking about new Jets’ coach Aaron Glenn
Thursday’s quiz
Where did NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird play his college basketball?
Wednesday’s quiz
Hall of Famer CC Sabathia broke into the major leagues with Cleveland.
Tuesday’s quiz
The baseball scenes filmed in the great baseball movie, The Natural were filmed in Buffalo.
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Thursday’s Den: Taking a look thru college basketball info……
— SECFlorida 70, South Carolina 69
Gamecocks led 52-38 with 12:46 left, by 5 with 1:16 left.
Florida is 17-2; they’ve got the #5 eFG% defense in country.
Gamecocks were 4-8 on the foul line, in a one-point loss.
South Carolina is 0-6 in SEC, with three losses by 3 or fewer points.
Texas A&M 63, Ole Miss 62
Aggies led for first time in game with 0:12 left to play.
Ole Miss led 33-26 at halftime.
A&M out-rebounded the Rebels, 48-31.
Bracketology has 12 SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big East
St John’s 79, Xavier 71 OT
Musketeers led 40-30 at halftime.
St John’s was 1-12 on arc; they’re shooting 22.4% on arc in Big East tilts.
Very bad beat, if you had Xavier +6.5
Bracketology has four Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big 18
Northwestern 79, Indiana 70
Wildcats have beaten Indiana in their last five meetings.
Indiana led 31-25 at halftime.
Northwestern shot 13-27 on the arc.
USC 78, Nebraska 73
Nebraska has lost five games in a row, after a 12-2 start.
Trojans are 7-3 in last ten games; they’re 4-4 in Big 18.
Teams combined to shoot 11-45 on the arc.
Bracketology has ten Big 18 teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big X
Kansas 74, TCU 61
Horned Frogs led by 14 early, but were just 5-26 on the arc.
Kansas shot 64.9% inside the arc.
Jayhawks have won five of their last six games.
Bracketology has eight Big X teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— ACC
Clemson 86, Syracuse 72
Syracuse made 11-21 on arc to cover the big spread.
Clemson scored 1.34 points/possession, a very high number.
Tigers have won four in row, seven of last eight games.
Bracketology has five ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Mountain West
Colorado State 75, Boise State 72
Rams led by 17 with 12:29 left, blew the lead.
Colorado State outscored Boise 5-0 over final 1:09 of the game.
Rams made 11-24 shots on the arc.
Boise lost four of last six games, after an 11-3 start.
Bracketology has three Mountain West teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Famous birthdays, January 23rd
Kurt Bevacqua, 78
Pat Haden, 72
Gail O’Grady, 62
Mariska Hargitay, 61
Eric Metcalf, 57
Mark Wohlers, 55
Erubiel Durazo, 51
Tiffani Thiessen, 51
Phil Dawson, 50
Larry Hughes, 46
Jeff Samardzija, 40
Daniel Carlson, 30
— SoCon
Mercer 79, NC-Greensboro 78
Mercer was down 44-21 late in first half, trailed by 13 with 7:31 left.
Bears shot 56.8% inside arc; they snap 4-game losing skid here.
Samford leads SoCon at 5-1; four teams have two league losses. No one in this league is in KenPom’s top 100.
46.1% of shots taken in SoCon games are 3’s, the highest %age of any league in country.
— American
North Texas 76, Temple 67
Mean Green was 23-34 on foul line, Temple 14-18.
North Texas has won four in a row, eight of last nine games.
Should be a very good conference tournament; four teams are tied in loss column atop the AAC standings, Memphis/North Texas are in KenPom’s top 60.
— West Coast
Saint Mary’s in 6-0 in WCC games; San Francisco is 6-2, three other teams, including Gonzaga, are 5-2. Six of the 11 teams in this league are in the top 100.
Bracketology has Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s in the NCAA Tournament.
— Missouri Valley
Drake 81, Valparaiso 71
Drake scored 1.29 points/possession, made 9-16 on the arc.
Bulldogs are 17-2 with four starters who played D-2 ball last year.
Bradley is 8-1 in the Valley, Drake is 7-2, three other teams are 6-3.
— Big West
Cal-Irvine is 7-0 in Big West, Cal-San Diego 5-2; five other teams have three conference losses.
Big West teams are shooting 77.1% on foul line, best of any league in country.
— Sun Belt
South Alabama leads Sun Belt with a 6-1 record; Appalachian State/Arkansas State are both 5-2.
Sun Belt teams have a eFG% of 48.5%, 3rd-lowest of any league in country.
— MAAC
Quinnipiac is 7-1 in MAAC; Merrimack/Marist are both 6-1, in a league that at its lowest ranking in six years.
NHL
Thursday, January 23
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Ottawa vs Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Ottawa's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Columbus vs Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Montreal vs Detroit
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Montreal is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Philadelphia vs NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Vegas vs St. Louis
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Utah vs Minnesota
Utah is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Utah is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Buffalo vs Calgary
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Vancouver vs Edmonton
Vancouver is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Edmonton
Vancouver is 16-3 ATS in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh vs Anaheim
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games at home
Washington vs Seattle
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Washington
Nashville vs San Jose
Nashville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose's last 12 games
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Thursday, January 23
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Trend Report
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Ottawa vs Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Ottawa's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Columbus vs Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Montreal vs Detroit
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Montreal is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Philadelphia vs NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Vegas vs St. Louis
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Utah vs Minnesota
Utah is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Utah is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Buffalo vs Calgary
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Vancouver vs Edmonton
Vancouver is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Edmonton
Vancouver is 16-3 ATS in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh vs Anaheim
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games at home
Washington vs Seattle
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Washington
Nashville vs San Jose
Nashville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose's last 12 games
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Friday’s 6-pack:
Bonuses in Bill Belichick’s contract with North Carolina:
$1.75M— win national championship
$1.5M— lose national title game
$300,000— win ACC title game
$200,000— get to the ACC title game
$300,000— finish in top 20 in country
$150,000— get to a lower-level bowl game
Quote of the Day
“I think sooner than later, being able to get that clarity. Understanding clear, open and honest communication……..I think a lot sooner than later is an ideal scenario.I know he’s playing really good football. Obviously, I love him, love working with him. What he’s meant to our football team has been immeasurable in a positive way.”
Rams’ coach Sean McVay, talking about QB Matthew Stafford
Friday’s quiz
When was the last time an NBA team won consecutive championships?
Thursday’s quiz
NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird played his college basketball at Indiana State.
Wednesday’s quiz
Hall of Famer CC Sabathia broke into the major leagues with Cleveland.
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— Saint Mary’s 71, San Francisco 51
Dons have lost their last 22 visits to Moraga.
Saint Mary’s shot 66% inside arc; they were 1-5 on the arc for the whole game.
Gaels improve to 7-0 in the WCC.
— Maryland 91, Illinois 70
Julian Reese had 27 points, 17 rebounds for the Terps.
Maryland has won four of its last five games.
Illinois lost three of its last four games, after a 12-3 start.
— NC-Wilmington 85, Charleston 83
Seahawks shot 58.1% inside the arc.
UNCW has won five of its last six games.
Both teams are now 5-2 in CAA, a game behind Wm & Mary.
— Samford 73, Chattanooga 69
Mocs led 42-26 with 1:29 left in the first half.
Samford shot 58.3% inside arc, 5-17 on the arc.
Bulldogs are 16-4; they’ve won 12 of their last 14 games.
— Santa Clara 93, Washington State 65
Broncos are 11-2 in their last 13 games, after a 3-5 start.
Santa Clara was +9 in turnovers; they shot 13-32 on the arc.
— Utah Valley 72, Cal Baptist 69
Cal Baptist led 37-25 at halftime.
Dominick Nelson had 17 of his 25 points in second half.
Wolverines have won eight in a row, are 6-0 in the WAC.
— South Dakota State 65, Kansas City 64
Kangaroos led by 8 points late in first half.
Teams combined to shoot 9-40 on the arc.
Oscar Cluff had 23 points, 19 rebounds for the Jackrabbits.
— Famous birthdays, January 24th
Tim Stoddard, 72
Atlee Hammaker, 67
Neil Allen, 67
Matthew Lillard, 55
Ed Helms, 51
Scott Kazmir, 41
Jose Quintana, 36
Whit Merrifield, 36
Naji Marshall, 27
Tristan Wirfs, 26
— 25 Australian players have played for Saint Mary’s in the 24 years Randy Bennett has been the coach of the Gaels.
— Utah Jazz just traded three first round draft picks to Phoenix, but the Jazz still have 11 first round picks in the next seven drafts, two this coming summer and three more in 2027.
— In the last four years, 23 of 30 major league baseball teams have made the playoffs at least once.
— Weird fact that we’ll revisit in March: Last four years, the lower-seeded team has won the championship game in the ACC basketball tournament.
— Spurs 140, Pacers 110
These teams are playing two games in Paris this week.
Spurs shot 18-36 on the arc, only took six foul shots (6-6).
— Atlanta Braves signed OF Jurickson Profar for three years, $42M; He hit 24 homers, had 85 RBI for San Diego LY, with an .839 OPS, much higher than his career OPS (.726)
— SS Tim Anderson signed a minor league deal with the LA Angels; 31-year old Anderson was an All-Star with the White Sox in 2021-22, but hit the skids the last two years, hitting .245/.214.
— P Paul Sewald signed a one-year, $7M deal with the Cleveland Guardians; he has 84 saves in his 8-year career, but is expected to be a set-up guy for closer Emmanuel Clase.
Bonuses in Bill Belichick’s contract with North Carolina:
$1.75M— win national championship
$1.5M— lose national title game
$300,000— win ACC title game
$200,000— get to the ACC title game
$300,000— finish in top 20 in country
$150,000— get to a lower-level bowl game
Quote of the Day
“I think sooner than later, being able to get that clarity. Understanding clear, open and honest communication……..I think a lot sooner than later is an ideal scenario.I know he’s playing really good football. Obviously, I love him, love working with him. What he’s meant to our football team has been immeasurable in a positive way.”
Rams’ coach Sean McVay, talking about QB Matthew Stafford
Friday’s quiz
When was the last time an NBA team won consecutive championships?
Thursday’s quiz
NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird played his college basketball at Indiana State.
Wednesday’s quiz
Hall of Famer CC Sabathia broke into the major leagues with Cleveland.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Jacksonville Jaguars have a new head coach; former Tampa Bay OC Liam Coen has left the Bucs to become the new coach in Jacksonville, which means that next season, Tampa Bay will have its fourth offensive coordinator in four seasons.— Saint Mary’s 71, San Francisco 51
Dons have lost their last 22 visits to Moraga.
Saint Mary’s shot 66% inside arc; they were 1-5 on the arc for the whole game.
Gaels improve to 7-0 in the WCC.
— Maryland 91, Illinois 70
Julian Reese had 27 points, 17 rebounds for the Terps.
Maryland has won four of its last five games.
Illinois lost three of its last four games, after a 12-3 start.
— NC-Wilmington 85, Charleston 83
Seahawks shot 58.1% inside the arc.
UNCW has won five of its last six games.
Both teams are now 5-2 in CAA, a game behind Wm & Mary.
— Samford 73, Chattanooga 69
Mocs led 42-26 with 1:29 left in the first half.
Samford shot 58.3% inside arc, 5-17 on the arc.
Bulldogs are 16-4; they’ve won 12 of their last 14 games.
— Santa Clara 93, Washington State 65
Broncos are 11-2 in their last 13 games, after a 3-5 start.
Santa Clara was +9 in turnovers; they shot 13-32 on the arc.
— Utah Valley 72, Cal Baptist 69
Cal Baptist led 37-25 at halftime.
Dominick Nelson had 17 of his 25 points in second half.
Wolverines have won eight in a row, are 6-0 in the WAC.
— South Dakota State 65, Kansas City 64
Kangaroos led by 8 points late in first half.
Teams combined to shoot 9-40 on the arc.
Oscar Cluff had 23 points, 19 rebounds for the Jackrabbits.
— Famous birthdays, January 24th
Tim Stoddard, 72
Atlee Hammaker, 67
Neil Allen, 67
Matthew Lillard, 55
Ed Helms, 51
Scott Kazmir, 41
Jose Quintana, 36
Whit Merrifield, 36
Naji Marshall, 27
Tristan Wirfs, 26
— 25 Australian players have played for Saint Mary’s in the 24 years Randy Bennett has been the coach of the Gaels.
— Utah Jazz just traded three first round draft picks to Phoenix, but the Jazz still have 11 first round picks in the next seven drafts, two this coming summer and three more in 2027.
— In the last four years, 23 of 30 major league baseball teams have made the playoffs at least once.
— Weird fact that we’ll revisit in March: Last four years, the lower-seeded team has won the championship game in the ACC basketball tournament.
— Spurs 140, Pacers 110
These teams are playing two games in Paris this week.
Spurs shot 18-36 on the arc, only took six foul shots (6-6).
— Atlanta Braves signed OF Jurickson Profar for three years, $42M; He hit 24 homers, had 85 RBI for San Diego LY, with an .839 OPS, much higher than his career OPS (.726)
— SS Tim Anderson signed a minor league deal with the LA Angels; 31-year old Anderson was an All-Star with the White Sox in 2021-22, but hit the skids the last two years, hitting .245/.214.
— P Paul Sewald signed a one-year, $7M deal with the Cleveland Guardians; he has 84 saves in his 8-year career, but is expected to be a set-up guy for closer Emmanuel Clase.
NHL
Dunkel
Friday, January 24
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Philadelphia vs NY Islanders
Philadelphia is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games
NY Islanders is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Vegas vs Dallas
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Vegas is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Vegas
Tampa Bay vs Chicago
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Utah vs Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Utah is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Utah
Winnipeg is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Utah
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Dunkel
Friday, January 24
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Friday, January 24
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Philadelphia vs NY Islanders
Philadelphia is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games
NY Islanders is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Vegas vs Dallas
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Vegas is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Vegas
Tampa Bay vs Chicago
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Utah vs Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Utah is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Utah
Winnipeg is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Utah
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Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack:
MLB players with most intentional walks, who hit less than 200 HR’s
203— Tony Gwynn (135 HR’s)
181— Ichiro Suzuki (117 HR’s)
180— Wade Boggs (118 HR’s)
167— Pete Rose (160 HR’s)
153— Ernie Lombardi (190 HR’s)
148— Tim Raines (170 HR’s)
Quote of the Day
“The most important thing for us is to keep improving and keep winning. We cannot take losses. It’s a non-negotiable thing for us, and that’s the attitude we have and that’s where we come back. I think these guys have a great fear of losing, a great fear, and that’s a good thing.”
St John’s coach Rick Pitino
Saturday’s quiz
Which Division I college basketball team are known as the Great Danes?
Friday’s quiz
2018 Golden State Warriors were last team to repeat as NBA champs.
Thursday’s quiz
NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird played his college basketball at Indiana State.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a winter night……..
— Las Vegas Raiders hired Pete Carroll as their new head coach; 73-year old Carroll is 181-131-1 as an NFL head coach, 11-11 in playoff games. He was 137-89-1 coaching the Seahawks from 2010-23.
Raiders also signed up John Spytek as their new GM; he comes from Tampa Bay, where he was GM and crossed paths with Tom Brady- they also both went to Michigan.
— Dallas Cowboys promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach; the 51-year old Schottenheimer has never been a head coach. His father Marty Schottenheimer was an NFL head coach for 21 years, going 205-139-1 with four teams.
Brian Schottenheimer has worked for nine NFL teams over the last 24 years, 14 of them as an offensive coordinator. He replaces Mike McCarthy, who was 50-38 as the Dallas coach, but was only 1-3 in playoff games with the Cowboys (he won a Super Bowl with Green Bay).
Cowboys special teams coach John Fassel has moved on to the Tennessee Titans.
— Jets fired Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their new head coach; Glenn played for 15 years in the NFL, for the Jets from 1994-2001.
Glenn helped the Lions vault into prominence the last three years- Detroit was 27-7 the last two regular seasons, now they’ve lost both coordinators this week.
— Last two years, Houston Texans went 10-7 both years. 2-2 in playoff games with a rookie QB playing last year, but in the last week, they’ve fired their team president and now their OC Bobby Slowik got told to take a hike, as well as the team’s offensive line coach.
Will be interesting to see where the Texans turn for a new offensive coordinator.
— Cleveland Browns are promoting Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator, although head coach Kevin Stefanski will go back to calling plays. 32-year old Rees was a ballboy for the Browns 18 years ago; his father was the Browns’ director of player personnel.
Rees is the Browns’ third offensive coordinator in three years.
— After they missed the playoffs, Cincinnati Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo; Indianapolis Colts scooped him up for the same job this week.
Weird thing is that the Bengals won their last five games and narrowly missed the playoffs; had they snuck into the playoffs, they would’ve been a popular dark-horse candidate to win some games, but that didn’t happen and Anarumo got fired.
— Bengals replaced Anarumo with Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden, who was the Bengals’ linebackers coach when they won the AFC title in 2021.
— Famous birthdays, January 25th
Carl Eller, 83
Gene Washington, 81 (Vikings’ WR)
Mark Duper, 66
Mark Schlereth, 59
Chris Mills, 55
Patrick Willis, 40
Missed a couple birthdays yesterday; Rams’ coach Sean McVay turned 39, the great singer Neil Diamond turned 84.
— I live in the same house I grew up in, so I’m familiar with the area; went to the Wendy’s near my house Friday, for first time in several years. Walked in and the person taking the orders did not speak much English. He even apologized to me for not speaking much English.
Person who ordered before me was speaking Spanish with the guy; just thought it was really unusual to have someone taking orders who struggled to speak English.
Food was fine, service was quick enough. It just seemed odd.
— If the Astros are still offering 3B Alex Bregman $156M for six years, why the hell hasn’t he jumped on it?
He’s not going to get more somewhere else; I understand that agent Scott Boras is a scumweasel lawyer who drags things out, but get this deal done, and yes, the only reason I care is because Bregman is on my fantasy team (so is Jose Altuve/Isaac Paredes).
— Marquette 87, Villanova 74
Marquette shot 63.3% inside arc; they’re 17-3, 8-1 in Big East.
Villanova has lost four of last five games; they’re trending towards being an NIT team.
— VCU 75, St Bonaventure 61
Bonnies led 33-25 at the half; they got outscored 50-28 in second half.
VCU outscored its last 12 opponents in the second half.
VCU was +10 in turnovers, shot 11-24 on the arc.
Read an article Friday about Adrian Wojnarowski, who quit his job at ESPN to become the GM of the St Bonaventure basketball team.
“Woj” was ESPN’s information guy on the NBA; he was making $7.3M a year, but quit to work at his alma mater, where he is making $75,000 a year and is living in an apartment over a bar.
Bonnies have almost no depth; their 3rd-to-last in the country in bench minutes.
— Ohio U 61, Kent State 59
Kent State lost by 2,, was only 14-25 on foul line.
Flashes had 22 offensive rebounds, out-rebounded Ohio 46-28.
Teams combined to shoot 8-37 on the arc.
— Purdue 91, Michigan 64
Michigan split their previous two games, both OT games; they got pummeled here.
Purdue led 51-26 at halftime.
Braden Smith had 24 points, 10 assists for the Boilers.
— Iowa 76, Penn State 75
Hawkeyes were 11-23 on the arc, Penn State 5-22.
Iowa led by 10 with 7:09 left to play, hung on for dear life.
Penn State has lost five of its last six games.
Saturday’s 6-pack:
MLB players with most intentional walks, who hit less than 200 HR’s
203— Tony Gwynn (135 HR’s)
181— Ichiro Suzuki (117 HR’s)
180— Wade Boggs (118 HR’s)
167— Pete Rose (160 HR’s)
153— Ernie Lombardi (190 HR’s)
148— Tim Raines (170 HR’s)
Quote of the Day
“The most important thing for us is to keep improving and keep winning. We cannot take losses. It’s a non-negotiable thing for us, and that’s the attitude we have and that’s where we come back. I think these guys have a great fear of losing, a great fear, and that’s a good thing.”
St John’s coach Rick Pitino
Saturday’s quiz
Which Division I college basketball team are known as the Great Danes?
Friday’s quiz
2018 Golden State Warriors were last team to repeat as NBA champs.
Thursday’s quiz
NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird played his college basketball at Indiana State.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a winter night……..
— Las Vegas Raiders hired Pete Carroll as their new head coach; 73-year old Carroll is 181-131-1 as an NFL head coach, 11-11 in playoff games. He was 137-89-1 coaching the Seahawks from 2010-23.
Raiders also signed up John Spytek as their new GM; he comes from Tampa Bay, where he was GM and crossed paths with Tom Brady- they also both went to Michigan.
— Dallas Cowboys promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach; the 51-year old Schottenheimer has never been a head coach. His father Marty Schottenheimer was an NFL head coach for 21 years, going 205-139-1 with four teams.
Brian Schottenheimer has worked for nine NFL teams over the last 24 years, 14 of them as an offensive coordinator. He replaces Mike McCarthy, who was 50-38 as the Dallas coach, but was only 1-3 in playoff games with the Cowboys (he won a Super Bowl with Green Bay).
Cowboys special teams coach John Fassel has moved on to the Tennessee Titans.
— Jets fired Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their new head coach; Glenn played for 15 years in the NFL, for the Jets from 1994-2001.
Glenn helped the Lions vault into prominence the last three years- Detroit was 27-7 the last two regular seasons, now they’ve lost both coordinators this week.
— Last two years, Houston Texans went 10-7 both years. 2-2 in playoff games with a rookie QB playing last year, but in the last week, they’ve fired their team president and now their OC Bobby Slowik got told to take a hike, as well as the team’s offensive line coach.
Will be interesting to see where the Texans turn for a new offensive coordinator.
— Cleveland Browns are promoting Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator, although head coach Kevin Stefanski will go back to calling plays. 32-year old Rees was a ballboy for the Browns 18 years ago; his father was the Browns’ director of player personnel.
Rees is the Browns’ third offensive coordinator in three years.
— After they missed the playoffs, Cincinnati Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo; Indianapolis Colts scooped him up for the same job this week.
Weird thing is that the Bengals won their last five games and narrowly missed the playoffs; had they snuck into the playoffs, they would’ve been a popular dark-horse candidate to win some games, but that didn’t happen and Anarumo got fired.
— Bengals replaced Anarumo with Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden, who was the Bengals’ linebackers coach when they won the AFC title in 2021.
— Famous birthdays, January 25th
Carl Eller, 83
Gene Washington, 81 (Vikings’ WR)
Mark Duper, 66
Mark Schlereth, 59
Chris Mills, 55
Patrick Willis, 40
Missed a couple birthdays yesterday; Rams’ coach Sean McVay turned 39, the great singer Neil Diamond turned 84.
— I live in the same house I grew up in, so I’m familiar with the area; went to the Wendy’s near my house Friday, for first time in several years. Walked in and the person taking the orders did not speak much English. He even apologized to me for not speaking much English.
Person who ordered before me was speaking Spanish with the guy; just thought it was really unusual to have someone taking orders who struggled to speak English.
Food was fine, service was quick enough. It just seemed odd.
— If the Astros are still offering 3B Alex Bregman $156M for six years, why the hell hasn’t he jumped on it?
He’s not going to get more somewhere else; I understand that agent Scott Boras is a scumweasel lawyer who drags things out, but get this deal done, and yes, the only reason I care is because Bregman is on my fantasy team (so is Jose Altuve/Isaac Paredes).
— Marquette 87, Villanova 74
Marquette shot 63.3% inside arc; they’re 17-3, 8-1 in Big East.
Villanova has lost four of last five games; they’re trending towards being an NIT team.
— VCU 75, St Bonaventure 61
Bonnies led 33-25 at the half; they got outscored 50-28 in second half.
VCU outscored its last 12 opponents in the second half.
VCU was +10 in turnovers, shot 11-24 on the arc.
Read an article Friday about Adrian Wojnarowski, who quit his job at ESPN to become the GM of the St Bonaventure basketball team.
“Woj” was ESPN’s information guy on the NBA; he was making $7.3M a year, but quit to work at his alma mater, where he is making $75,000 a year and is living in an apartment over a bar.
Bonnies have almost no depth; their 3rd-to-last in the country in bench minutes.
— Ohio U 61, Kent State 59
Kent State lost by 2,, was only 14-25 on foul line.
Flashes had 22 offensive rebounds, out-rebounded Ohio 46-28.
Teams combined to shoot 8-37 on the arc.
— Purdue 91, Michigan 64
Michigan split their previous two games, both OT games; they got pummeled here.
Purdue led 51-26 at halftime.
Braden Smith had 24 points, 10 assists for the Boilers.
— Iowa 76, Penn State 75
Hawkeyes were 11-23 on the arc, Penn State 5-22.
Iowa led by 10 with 7:09 left to play, hung on for dear life.
Penn State has lost five of its last six games.
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Saturday, January 25
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Colorado vs Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh vs Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Buffalo vs Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Edmonton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 8 games at home
Calgary vs Minnesota
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Dallas vs St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Dallas's last 13 games when playing St. Louis
Dallas is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of St. Louis's last 13 games when playing Dallas
Los Angeles vs Columbus
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Columbus is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Tampa Bay vs Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Detroit is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
New Jersey vs Montreal
New Jersey is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
New Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Montreal is 15-3 ATS in its last 18 games
Toronto vs Ottawa
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Ottawa is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Toronto
Carolina vs NY Islanders
Carolina is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games at home
Nashville vs Anaheim
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
Florida vs San Jose
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose's last 13 games
Washington vs Vancouver
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
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Colorado vs Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh vs Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Buffalo vs Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Edmonton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 8 games at home
Calgary vs Minnesota
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Dallas vs St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Dallas's last 13 games when playing St. Louis
Dallas is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of St. Louis's last 13 games when playing Dallas
Los Angeles vs Columbus
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Columbus is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Tampa Bay vs Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Detroit is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
New Jersey vs Montreal
New Jersey is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
New Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Montreal is 15-3 ATS in its last 18 games
Toronto vs Ottawa
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Ottawa is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Toronto
Carolina vs NY Islanders
Carolina is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games at home
Nashville vs Anaheim
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
Florida vs San Jose
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Jose's last 13 games
Washington vs Vancouver
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
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