Friday’s 6-pack:
Most 3-point shots made, in NBA/ABA history:
3,969— Steph Curry
3,101— James Harden
2,973— Ray Allen
2,774— Damian Lillard
2,642— Klay Thompson
2,560— Reggie Miller
Thought of the Day
“I took the film at a time that I was desperate for money. I took it for all the wrong reasons, and it turned out to be one of those films that stick around. I was from that area of the country and knew of that event, strangely enough. We filmed fifty miles from where I was brought up. So it was a bizarre feeling. I never expected the film to have the kind of legs it’s had.”
Gene Hackman, on why he played Coach Dale in Hoosiers
Friday’s quiz
Which former NFL head coach played in lowest-scoring NBA (yes, NBA) game ever played?
(Hint: He was a head coach in a Super Bowl)
Thursday’s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State.
Wednesday’s quiz
Blake Snell is the last pitcher to throw a complete game no-hitter in the major leagues.
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— Sunday night, March Madness tips off with two games in the ASUN Tournament:
Stetson vs Central Arkansas @ Nashville, winner plays Lipscomb Monday
Austin Peay vs North Florida @ Florence, AL; winner plays North Alabama Monday
— Michigan 84, Rutgers 82
Rutgers led 57-49 at halftime; they scored 25 points in 2nd half.
Michigan shot 72.7% inside the arc.
Wolverines have won eight of their last nine games.
— UAB 80, Wichita State 72
UAB won 12 of its last 14 games.
Blazers were +8 in turnovers (17-9)
Loss snaps Wichita’s six-game winning streak.
— Wright State 82, Cleveland State 76
With this score, Robert Morris wins Horizon regular season for first time.
Cleveland State led 45-31 at halftime.
Wright State made 12-21 shots on the arc.
— Towson State 88, Wm & Mary 73
Towson shot 14-32 on arc, wins CAA regular season title.
Wm & Mary led by 15, early in second half.
Tigers out-rebounded Wm & Mary, 44-23
— North Texas 71, Florida Atlantic 61
North Texas shot 66.7% inside the arc.
Mean Green has won five in row, 11 of last 13 games.
— Warriors 121, Magic 115
Steph Curry scored 56 points, shooting 12-19 on the arc.
Rest of the Warriors were 7-26 on the arc.
Orlando led 66-52 at halftime.
Golden State is 7-1 since they acquired Jimmy Butler.
— Famous birthdays, February 28th:
Bernadette Peters, 77
Mercedes Ruehl, 77
Adrian Dantley, 70
John Turturro, 68
Ken Whisenhunt, 63
Ickey Woods, 59
Tayshaun Prince, 45
Aroldis Chapman, 37
Alex Caruso, 31
Randy Arozarena, 30
Luka Doncic, 26
Lance McCutcheon, 26
— In its last three games, BYU’s basketball team has……
Scored 90+ points
Shot 50%+ from the floor
Made 12+ 3-pointers
Had fewer than 12 turnovers.
They’re the first team in the last 25 years to do that three game in a row.
— Utah fired basketball coach Craig Smith Monday, with only four games left in the regular season; they couldn’t have waited a couple weeks, until the regular season was over?
One of coach Smith’s son is a walk-on sub with the Utes; another son is Director of Operations for Utah. Seems kind of harsh to fire their dad, while his sons stick it out and finish the season.
— Right now, there are nine NFL QB’s with contracts that average $50M/year. Cowboys’ QB Dak Prescott is the highest-paid player right now, at $60M/year.
— Detroit Pistons have won eight games in a row, their longest winning streak since 2008.
— There is an NHL game in Ohio State’s football stadium Saturday night- Detroit-Columbus will play in Ohio Stadium, with ESPN showing the game. NHL has hit the jackpot with these outdoor games over the years- they’ll have a huge crowd for this game.
— White Sox OF Andrew Benintendi broke his hand when he was hit by a pitch, is out 4-6 weeks. Benintendi had a rough year last year, hitting .229, now he’s going to miss the first part of the season.
— RIP to the great actor Gene Hackman, who passed away this week at age 95; in his long career, he won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globe awards.
I remember him most from Hoosiers, but he was in a ton of movies- Runaway Jury, The Firm, The Replacements, Class Action.
What a great career. RIP, sir.
Most 3-point shots made, in NBA/ABA history:
3,969— Steph Curry
3,101— James Harden
2,973— Ray Allen
2,774— Damian Lillard
2,642— Klay Thompson
2,560— Reggie Miller
Thought of the Day
“I took the film at a time that I was desperate for money. I took it for all the wrong reasons, and it turned out to be one of those films that stick around. I was from that area of the country and knew of that event, strangely enough. We filmed fifty miles from where I was brought up. So it was a bizarre feeling. I never expected the film to have the kind of legs it’s had.”
Gene Hackman, on why he played Coach Dale in Hoosiers
Friday’s quiz
Which former NFL head coach played in lowest-scoring NBA (yes, NBA) game ever played?
(Hint: He was a head coach in a Super Bowl)
Thursday’s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State.
Wednesday’s quiz
Blake Snell is the last pitcher to throw a complete game no-hitter in the major leagues.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Sunday night, March Madness tips off with two games in the ASUN Tournament:
Stetson vs Central Arkansas @ Nashville, winner plays Lipscomb Monday
Austin Peay vs North Florida @ Florence, AL; winner plays North Alabama Monday
— Michigan 84, Rutgers 82
Rutgers led 57-49 at halftime; they scored 25 points in 2nd half.
Michigan shot 72.7% inside the arc.
Wolverines have won eight of their last nine games.
— UAB 80, Wichita State 72
UAB won 12 of its last 14 games.
Blazers were +8 in turnovers (17-9)
Loss snaps Wichita’s six-game winning streak.
— Wright State 82, Cleveland State 76
With this score, Robert Morris wins Horizon regular season for first time.
Cleveland State led 45-31 at halftime.
Wright State made 12-21 shots on the arc.
— Towson State 88, Wm & Mary 73
Towson shot 14-32 on arc, wins CAA regular season title.
Wm & Mary led by 15, early in second half.
Tigers out-rebounded Wm & Mary, 44-23
— North Texas 71, Florida Atlantic 61
North Texas shot 66.7% inside the arc.
Mean Green has won five in row, 11 of last 13 games.
— Warriors 121, Magic 115
Steph Curry scored 56 points, shooting 12-19 on the arc.
Rest of the Warriors were 7-26 on the arc.
Orlando led 66-52 at halftime.
Golden State is 7-1 since they acquired Jimmy Butler.
— Famous birthdays, February 28th:
Bernadette Peters, 77
Mercedes Ruehl, 77
Adrian Dantley, 70
John Turturro, 68
Ken Whisenhunt, 63
Ickey Woods, 59
Tayshaun Prince, 45
Aroldis Chapman, 37
Alex Caruso, 31
Randy Arozarena, 30
Luka Doncic, 26
Lance McCutcheon, 26
— In its last three games, BYU’s basketball team has……
Scored 90+ points
Shot 50%+ from the floor
Made 12+ 3-pointers
Had fewer than 12 turnovers.
They’re the first team in the last 25 years to do that three game in a row.
— Utah fired basketball coach Craig Smith Monday, with only four games left in the regular season; they couldn’t have waited a couple weeks, until the regular season was over?
One of coach Smith’s son is a walk-on sub with the Utes; another son is Director of Operations for Utah. Seems kind of harsh to fire their dad, while his sons stick it out and finish the season.
— Right now, there are nine NFL QB’s with contracts that average $50M/year. Cowboys’ QB Dak Prescott is the highest-paid player right now, at $60M/year.
— Detroit Pistons have won eight games in a row, their longest winning streak since 2008.
— There is an NHL game in Ohio State’s football stadium Saturday night- Detroit-Columbus will play in Ohio Stadium, with ESPN showing the game. NHL has hit the jackpot with these outdoor games over the years- they’ll have a huge crowd for this game.
— White Sox OF Andrew Benintendi broke his hand when he was hit by a pitch, is out 4-6 weeks. Benintendi had a rough year last year, hitting .229, now he’s going to miss the first part of the season.
— RIP to the great actor Gene Hackman, who passed away this week at age 95; in his long career, he won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globe awards.
I remember him most from Hoosiers, but he was in a ton of movies- Runaway Jury, The Firm, The Replacements, Class Action.
What a great career. RIP, sir.
NHL
Friday, February 28
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Trend Report
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Toronto vs NY Rangers
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Rangers is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
Los Angeles vs Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing Dallas
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Minnesota vs Colorado
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
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Friday, February 28
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Trend Report
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Toronto vs NY Rangers
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Rangers is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
Los Angeles vs Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing Dallas
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Minnesota vs Colorado
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
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Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Purdue 76, UCLA 66- Boilermakers shot 11-22 on the arc.
— UNLV 68, Nevada 55- Rebels won five of their last six games.
— Akron 77, Kent State 72- Zips are 15-1 in the MAC
— Manhattan 77, Canisius 72- 3-25 Canisius led by 17 midway thru first half.
— Yale 72, Dartmouth 67- Yale has won 13 in a row; their last loss was December 21.
— Texas State 102, James Madison 93, 2OT- Sun Belt regular season finishes in a 4-way tie for first place.
Quote of the Day
“The call is surprisingly correct.”
Umpire Mike Muchlinski, announcing to the crowd that an instant replay challenge showed that his call was right.
Saturday’s quiz
Who is the only major league ballplayer who played 162 games in each of the last three seasons?
Friday’s quiz
Former Vikings’ head coach Bud Grant played in the lowest-scoring NBA (yes, NBA) game ever, when he played for the Minneapolis Lakers in 1951.
Thursday’s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State.
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Saturday’s Den: Baseball issues for 2025, now that March is here…….
— As I started writing this, Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in his first at-bat of the 2025 Cactus League; Ohtani was a 50-50 guy last year, but this year he figures to get back on the mound too.
Ohtani is 38-19, 3.01 in 86 MLB starts, with a 1.08 WHIP; he is coming back from Tommy John surgery.
Dodgers have spent a boatload of $$$; they’re favored to win the World Series again this year. It has been 25 years since a team won the World Series two years in a row.
— Juan Soto signed a 15-year, $765M contract with the Mets, who went 89-73 last year but lost the NLCS to the Dodgers in six games. Mets have Lindor-Soto-Alonso leading off their lineup, but how good is their batting order after that?
— New York’s American League team hasn’t won a World Series since 2009, despite having a huge payroll every year; last year was first time since ’09 they were in a World Series. They’ve made the playoffs seven of last eight years, but now they lost Soto, but added Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Max Fried.
— Tampa Bay Rays will play their home games this year in a minor league stadium in Tampa, because the Trop was wicked by a hurricane last year. Rays will play ton of home games early in the season, to avoid the humid summer weather in Florida.
A’s will be playing home games in Sacramento’s minor league stadium the next three years; hopefully they’ll move to Las Vegas for the ’28 season, but since their owner is a cheap bastard, no one knows for sure.
Summer weather in Sacramento is said to be a lot warmer than Oakland, so A’s home games figure to be more high scoring than previous years.
— Still unclear what the Red Sox lineup is going to look like; they signed Alex Bregman, but also have Rafael Devers- they both play third base. Devers is banged-up right now; when he gets back in the lineup, does Bregman move to 2B? Does Devers move to 1B?
Boston seems to have an excess of hitters; will they trade one for a pitcher (Dylan Cease)?
— Pittsburgh haven’t had a winning season since 2018, haven’t made the playoffs since 2015, but their pitching rotation is pretty good; too bad they won’t spend $$$ on some hitters- they could compete for a playoff spot in a less-than-stellar NL Central.
— Wish they’d put in the ball/strike replay challenge thing in for this season; it seems to be a very good idea, from what I’ve seen in spring training. MLB and the players’ union could get together and make this happen right?
— Famous birthdays, March 1st:
Elvin Bethea, 79
Brian Winters, 73
Ron Howard, 71
Catherine Bach, 71
George Eads, 58
Chris Webber, 52
Trevor Cahill, 37
Michael Conforto, 32
Tyreek Hill, 31
Ja’Maar Chase, 25
— Watching spring training games is fun (to a point); watch lot of Dodger games, listen to Rick Monday do analysis- he does radio during the season. He is 79 years old, has a great voice.
When I was a little kid, Rick Monday was an outfielder for the A’s; he was the first player taken in the 1965 amateur draft, which was the first-ever amateur draft.
He played 19 years in the majors and since has had an excellent broadcasting career.
— Read that All-Stars will be wearing their team’s uniform during the All-Star Game this year, which is a good thing, a throwback to the old days.
— Jose Altuve is going to play LF for the Astros this year; Christian Walker will play 1B, Isaac Paredes will replace Bregman at 3B, and it looks like Brendan Rodgers will play 2B.
Altuve’s defensive metrics at 2B weren’t good last year, so they’re moving him to the outfield. Left field in Houston’s stadium isn’t big; am curious where he’ll play in road games.
— Will Nolan Arenado remain a Cardinal, or get traded to a contender? He is on the books for $32M this year, $27M next year, $15M in 2027; he said he wanted to get traded to a contender, but apparently vetoed a trade to Houston.
Cardinals don’t appear to be a contender this season, so unloading a big contract makes some sense for St Louis.
— Mike Trout is moving to right field this year, as he tries to stay healthier; Trout will be 34 in August, has played in only 266 games the last four years, 41% of the Angels’ games. Not ideal for a guy who is on the books for $37M a year through 2030.
— Terry Francona is the new manager in Cincinnati; Reds have made the playoffs only once since 2013, the short season in 2020, but Francona is a Hall of Fame-level manager, winning two World Series in Boston, winning an AL title in Cleveland.
Reds have had three winning seasons the last five years, but were 77-85 last year, going 15-28 in one-run games. Reverse that stat, and Cincinnati would’ve been a playoff team.
— Arizona Diamondbacks lost the World Series in 2023, then won five more games last year than they did in ’23, but narrowly missed the playoffs.
Arizona added P Corbin Burnes, 1B Josh Naylor, but lost Christian Walker; they’re trying hard to win, but being a division rival of the Dodgers can be discouraging. More than likely, they’ll be hunting for a Wild Card spot, like the one they got in 2023.
Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Purdue 76, UCLA 66- Boilermakers shot 11-22 on the arc.
— UNLV 68, Nevada 55- Rebels won five of their last six games.
— Akron 77, Kent State 72- Zips are 15-1 in the MAC
— Manhattan 77, Canisius 72- 3-25 Canisius led by 17 midway thru first half.
— Yale 72, Dartmouth 67- Yale has won 13 in a row; their last loss was December 21.
— Texas State 102, James Madison 93, 2OT- Sun Belt regular season finishes in a 4-way tie for first place.
Quote of the Day
“The call is surprisingly correct.”
Umpire Mike Muchlinski, announcing to the crowd that an instant replay challenge showed that his call was right.
Saturday’s quiz
Who is the only major league ballplayer who played 162 games in each of the last three seasons?
Friday’s quiz
Former Vikings’ head coach Bud Grant played in the lowest-scoring NBA (yes, NBA) game ever, when he played for the Minneapolis Lakers in 1951.
Thursday’s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State.
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Saturday’s Den: Baseball issues for 2025, now that March is here…….
— As I started writing this, Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in his first at-bat of the 2025 Cactus League; Ohtani was a 50-50 guy last year, but this year he figures to get back on the mound too.
Ohtani is 38-19, 3.01 in 86 MLB starts, with a 1.08 WHIP; he is coming back from Tommy John surgery.
Dodgers have spent a boatload of $$$; they’re favored to win the World Series again this year. It has been 25 years since a team won the World Series two years in a row.
— Juan Soto signed a 15-year, $765M contract with the Mets, who went 89-73 last year but lost the NLCS to the Dodgers in six games. Mets have Lindor-Soto-Alonso leading off their lineup, but how good is their batting order after that?
— New York’s American League team hasn’t won a World Series since 2009, despite having a huge payroll every year; last year was first time since ’09 they were in a World Series. They’ve made the playoffs seven of last eight years, but now they lost Soto, but added Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Max Fried.
— Tampa Bay Rays will play their home games this year in a minor league stadium in Tampa, because the Trop was wicked by a hurricane last year. Rays will play ton of home games early in the season, to avoid the humid summer weather in Florida.
A’s will be playing home games in Sacramento’s minor league stadium the next three years; hopefully they’ll move to Las Vegas for the ’28 season, but since their owner is a cheap bastard, no one knows for sure.
Summer weather in Sacramento is said to be a lot warmer than Oakland, so A’s home games figure to be more high scoring than previous years.
— Still unclear what the Red Sox lineup is going to look like; they signed Alex Bregman, but also have Rafael Devers- they both play third base. Devers is banged-up right now; when he gets back in the lineup, does Bregman move to 2B? Does Devers move to 1B?
Boston seems to have an excess of hitters; will they trade one for a pitcher (Dylan Cease)?
— Pittsburgh haven’t had a winning season since 2018, haven’t made the playoffs since 2015, but their pitching rotation is pretty good; too bad they won’t spend $$$ on some hitters- they could compete for a playoff spot in a less-than-stellar NL Central.
— Wish they’d put in the ball/strike replay challenge thing in for this season; it seems to be a very good idea, from what I’ve seen in spring training. MLB and the players’ union could get together and make this happen right?
— Famous birthdays, March 1st:
Elvin Bethea, 79
Brian Winters, 73
Ron Howard, 71
Catherine Bach, 71
George Eads, 58
Chris Webber, 52
Trevor Cahill, 37
Michael Conforto, 32
Tyreek Hill, 31
Ja’Maar Chase, 25
— Watching spring training games is fun (to a point); watch lot of Dodger games, listen to Rick Monday do analysis- he does radio during the season. He is 79 years old, has a great voice.
When I was a little kid, Rick Monday was an outfielder for the A’s; he was the first player taken in the 1965 amateur draft, which was the first-ever amateur draft.
He played 19 years in the majors and since has had an excellent broadcasting career.
— Read that All-Stars will be wearing their team’s uniform during the All-Star Game this year, which is a good thing, a throwback to the old days.
— Jose Altuve is going to play LF for the Astros this year; Christian Walker will play 1B, Isaac Paredes will replace Bregman at 3B, and it looks like Brendan Rodgers will play 2B.
Altuve’s defensive metrics at 2B weren’t good last year, so they’re moving him to the outfield. Left field in Houston’s stadium isn’t big; am curious where he’ll play in road games.
— Will Nolan Arenado remain a Cardinal, or get traded to a contender? He is on the books for $32M this year, $27M next year, $15M in 2027; he said he wanted to get traded to a contender, but apparently vetoed a trade to Houston.
Cardinals don’t appear to be a contender this season, so unloading a big contract makes some sense for St Louis.
— Mike Trout is moving to right field this year, as he tries to stay healthier; Trout will be 34 in August, has played in only 266 games the last four years, 41% of the Angels’ games. Not ideal for a guy who is on the books for $37M a year through 2030.
— Terry Francona is the new manager in Cincinnati; Reds have made the playoffs only once since 2013, the short season in 2020, but Francona is a Hall of Fame-level manager, winning two World Series in Boston, winning an AL title in Cleveland.
Reds have had three winning seasons the last five years, but were 77-85 last year, going 15-28 in one-run games. Reverse that stat, and Cincinnati would’ve been a playoff team.
— Arizona Diamondbacks lost the World Series in 2023, then won five more games last year than they did in ’23, but narrowly missed the playoffs.
Arizona added P Corbin Burnes, 1B Josh Naylor, but lost Christian Walker; they’re trying hard to win, but being a division rival of the Dodgers can be discouraging. More than likely, they’ll be hunting for a Wild Card spot, like the one they got in 2023.
NHL
Saturday, March 1
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Trend Report
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Nashville vs NY Islanders
Nashville is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing NY Islanders
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
NY Islanders is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Tampa Bay vs Washington
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games
Calgary vs Florida
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston vs Pittsburgh
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Boston
Detroit vs Columbus
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia vs Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Winnipeg is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
Montreal vs Buffalo
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Buffalo is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Edmonton vs Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
San Jose vs Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Jose's last 10 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
San Jose is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Ottawa's last 10 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games
Los Angeles vs St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
New Jersey vs Utah
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
New Jersey is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games at home
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago vs Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Chicago is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Vancouver vs Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Vancouver's last 12 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vancouver's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver
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Saturday, March 1
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Trend Report
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Nashville vs NY Islanders
Nashville is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing NY Islanders
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
NY Islanders is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Tampa Bay vs Washington
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games
Calgary vs Florida
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston vs Pittsburgh
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Boston
Detroit vs Columbus
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia vs Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Winnipeg is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
Montreal vs Buffalo
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Buffalo is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Edmonton vs Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
San Jose vs Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Jose's last 10 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
San Jose is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Ottawa's last 10 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games
Los Angeles vs St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
New Jersey vs Utah
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
New Jersey is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games at home
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago vs Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Chicago is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Vancouver vs Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Vancouver's last 12 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vancouver's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Vancouver
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Saturday, March 1
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAS at NYI | 12:30 PM | NYI -140 | +500 |
| TB at WAS | 12:30 PM | WAS -100 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| CAL at FLA | 03:00 PM | FLA -236 O 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at PIT | 03:00 PM | O 6.0 | +500 |
| DET at CLB | 06:00 PM | CLB -105 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| SJ at OTT | 07:00 PM | SJ +246 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at WIN | 07:00 PM | PHI +181 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| EDM at CAR | 07:00 PM | CAR -145 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| MON at BUF | 07:00 PM | MON +130 | +500 |
| LA at STL | 08:00 PM | STL -110 O 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| NJ at UTAH | 09:00 PM | NJ +106 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHI at ANA | 10:00 PM | ANA -142 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| VAN at SEA | 10:00 PM | U 5.5 | +500 |
NHL BEST BETS MARCH !
03/01/2025.............................7 - 7 - 0.......................50.00%.......................+ 3.35
TOTALS...................................7 - 7 - 0..........................50.00%......................+ 3.35
03/01/2025.............................7 - 7 - 0.......................50.00%.......................+ 3.35
TOTALS...................................7 - 7 - 0..........................50.00%......................+ 3.35
Sunday’s 6-pack:
Teams that play the fastest tempo in the country:
1) Alabama 23-6
2) Cal Poly 12-18
3) South Dakota 18-13
4) New Mexico 23-6
5) Winthrop 21-10
6) USC Upstate 6-25
Quote of the Day
“People handle stress differently. I’ve seen my grandmother and mom handle stress and pressure. They didn’t blink.”
Missouri basketball coach Dennis Gates, whose team is is 21-8/10-6 this year, they went 8-24/0-18 last season
Sunday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell scored 12,670 points in his NBA career; where did he play his college basketball?
Saturday’s quiz
Braves’ 1B Matt Olson is the only major league ballplayer who played 162 games in each of the last three seasons.
Friday’s quiz
Former Vikings’ head coach Bud Grant played in the lowest-scoring NBA (yes, NBA) game ever, when he played for the Minneapolis Lakers in 1951.
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— Tennessee 79, Alabama 76
Tennessee nailed a 40-foot jumper at the buzzer for a walk-off win.
Vols outscored Alabama 7-0 over the final 0:36.
Tennessee has won seven of its last eight games.
— Texas Tech 78, Kansas 73
Red Raiders were 13-19 inside arc, 15-43 on arc; lot of 3’s.
Texas Tech is 11-3 in its last fourteen games.
Jayhawks are 5-6 in last 11 games, are in 6th place in Big X.
— Vanderbilt 97, Missouri 93 OT
Vandy hit a contested 3-pointer with 0:04 left to force overtime.
Commodores won last three games, by 5-2-4 points.
Bracketology has Vandy as a 9-seed in NCAA’s; last time they were in the NCAA’s was 2017.
— St John’s 71, Seton Hall 61
St John’s won its first outright Big East crown since 1985.
Pitino’s team has won 15 of its last 16 games.
Red Storm was 21-33 on foul line, Seton Hall 9-21.
— Colorado State 93, Utah State 66
Colorado State led this game 48-22 at halftime.
Rams made 14-21 shots on arc, scored 1.48 points/possession.
Colorado State won its last five games, giving up 59.4 ppg.
— Upsets of the Day:
Harvard (+9.5) 74, Yale 69
Minnesota (+8.5) 67, Nebraska 65
Denver (+7.5) 78, South Dakota State 62
Buffalo (+6.5) 87, Toledo 74
Stony Brook (+5.5) 71, Elon 66
Abilene Christian (+5.5) 70, Tex-Arlington 59
Georgia (+5.5) 83, Texas 67
— Cal-Irvine 70, Long Beach State 60
Beach has lost 13 games in a row, but they’re 5-1 ATS in last six.
Six of their last nine losses were by 5 or less points, or in OT.
Anteaters have won 15 of their last 18 games.
— Saint Mary’s 74, Oregon State 64
Gaels finish 17-1 in WCC, their best conference record ever.
Saint Mary’s out-rebounded the Beavers 39-22.
Augustas Marciulionis scored 25 points on his Senior Night.
— Towson 75, Hampton 72
Towson has won 17 of its last 19 games; they’re #1 seed in CAA tourney.
Tigers are #1 team in country in continuity.
Hampton lost, but they’re 7-0 ATS in their last seven games.
— Eastern Illinois 73, SE Missouri State 58
Loss snaps the Redhawks’ 10-game winning streak.
SE Missouri State shot 28% (7-25) inside the arc.
Streaky Eastern Illinois’ last 18 games: 7L-3W-4L-4W
— Famous birthdays, March 2nd:
Cassie Yates, 74
Terry Steinbach, 63
Jon Bon Jovi, 63
Ron Gant, 60
Sebastian Janikowski, 47
Ross Tucker, 46
Ben Roethlisberger, 43
Reggie Bush, 40
Bud Norris, 40
Jason Smith, 37
Miguel Andujar, 30
Tua Tagovailoa, 27
— South Carolina 72, Arkansas 53
Arkansas trailed 40-16 at half; damaging loss for a bubble team.
Razorbacks shot 28.8% from the floor.
South Carolina is only 2-14 in the SEC this season.
— Virginia Tech 101, Syracuse 95 OT
Syracuse led by 13 with 8:45 left in the game.
Hokies shot 69% inside the arc.
Last four years, Syracuse is 36-42 in ACC games.
— Florida 89, Texas A&M 70
Gators were 14-33 on arc, scored 1.24 points/possession.
Florida has won seven of its last eight games.
Aggles have lost four in a row, after a 20-5 start to the season.
— Portland State 79, Montana 76 OT
Loss drops Grizzlies into a first-place tie with Northern Colorado.
Soph Williams scored 36 for Montana; he didn’t start.
Portland State survived going 21-35 on the foul line.
— Duquesne 85, George Mason 68
Duquesne shot 15-31 on the arc, scored 1.24 points/possession.
Dukes scored 85 against team with the #7 eFG% defense in country.
Patriots lost two of last three games, slip out of first place tie with VCU.
Teams that play the fastest tempo in the country:
1) Alabama 23-6
2) Cal Poly 12-18
3) South Dakota 18-13
4) New Mexico 23-6
5) Winthrop 21-10
6) USC Upstate 6-25
Quote of the Day
“People handle stress differently. I’ve seen my grandmother and mom handle stress and pressure. They didn’t blink.”
Missouri basketball coach Dennis Gates, whose team is is 21-8/10-6 this year, they went 8-24/0-18 last season
Sunday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell scored 12,670 points in his NBA career; where did he play his college basketball?
Saturday’s quiz
Braves’ 1B Matt Olson is the only major league ballplayer who played 162 games in each of the last three seasons.
Friday’s quiz
Former Vikings’ head coach Bud Grant played in the lowest-scoring NBA (yes, NBA) game ever, when he played for the Minneapolis Lakers in 1951.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday……
Quick note that I didn’t know until tonight: college athletes from foreign countries aren’t eligible for NIL money. How is that possible? Oregon State has players from nine different countries, lot cheaper than recruiting American kids.— Tennessee 79, Alabama 76
Tennessee nailed a 40-foot jumper at the buzzer for a walk-off win.
Vols outscored Alabama 7-0 over the final 0:36.
Tennessee has won seven of its last eight games.
— Texas Tech 78, Kansas 73
Red Raiders were 13-19 inside arc, 15-43 on arc; lot of 3’s.
Texas Tech is 11-3 in its last fourteen games.
Jayhawks are 5-6 in last 11 games, are in 6th place in Big X.
— Vanderbilt 97, Missouri 93 OT
Vandy hit a contested 3-pointer with 0:04 left to force overtime.
Commodores won last three games, by 5-2-4 points.
Bracketology has Vandy as a 9-seed in NCAA’s; last time they were in the NCAA’s was 2017.
— St John’s 71, Seton Hall 61
St John’s won its first outright Big East crown since 1985.
Pitino’s team has won 15 of its last 16 games.
Red Storm was 21-33 on foul line, Seton Hall 9-21.
— Colorado State 93, Utah State 66
Colorado State led this game 48-22 at halftime.
Rams made 14-21 shots on arc, scored 1.48 points/possession.
Colorado State won its last five games, giving up 59.4 ppg.
— Upsets of the Day:
Harvard (+9.5) 74, Yale 69
Minnesota (+8.5) 67, Nebraska 65
Denver (+7.5) 78, South Dakota State 62
Buffalo (+6.5) 87, Toledo 74
Stony Brook (+5.5) 71, Elon 66
Abilene Christian (+5.5) 70, Tex-Arlington 59
Georgia (+5.5) 83, Texas 67
— Cal-Irvine 70, Long Beach State 60
Beach has lost 13 games in a row, but they’re 5-1 ATS in last six.
Six of their last nine losses were by 5 or less points, or in OT.
Anteaters have won 15 of their last 18 games.
— Saint Mary’s 74, Oregon State 64
Gaels finish 17-1 in WCC, their best conference record ever.
Saint Mary’s out-rebounded the Beavers 39-22.
Augustas Marciulionis scored 25 points on his Senior Night.
— Towson 75, Hampton 72
Towson has won 17 of its last 19 games; they’re #1 seed in CAA tourney.
Tigers are #1 team in country in continuity.
Hampton lost, but they’re 7-0 ATS in their last seven games.
— Eastern Illinois 73, SE Missouri State 58
Loss snaps the Redhawks’ 10-game winning streak.
SE Missouri State shot 28% (7-25) inside the arc.
Streaky Eastern Illinois’ last 18 games: 7L-3W-4L-4W
— Famous birthdays, March 2nd:
Cassie Yates, 74
Terry Steinbach, 63
Jon Bon Jovi, 63
Ron Gant, 60
Sebastian Janikowski, 47
Ross Tucker, 46
Ben Roethlisberger, 43
Reggie Bush, 40
Bud Norris, 40
Jason Smith, 37
Miguel Andujar, 30
Tua Tagovailoa, 27
— South Carolina 72, Arkansas 53
Arkansas trailed 40-16 at half; damaging loss for a bubble team.
Razorbacks shot 28.8% from the floor.
South Carolina is only 2-14 in the SEC this season.
— Virginia Tech 101, Syracuse 95 OT
Syracuse led by 13 with 8:45 left in the game.
Hokies shot 69% inside the arc.
Last four years, Syracuse is 36-42 in ACC games.
— Florida 89, Texas A&M 70
Gators were 14-33 on arc, scored 1.24 points/possession.
Florida has won seven of its last eight games.
Aggles have lost four in a row, after a 20-5 start to the season.
— Portland State 79, Montana 76 OT
Loss drops Grizzlies into a first-place tie with Northern Colorado.
Soph Williams scored 36 for Montana; he didn’t start.
Portland State survived going 21-35 on the foul line.
— Duquesne 85, George Mason 68
Duquesne shot 15-31 on the arc, scored 1.24 points/possession.
Dukes scored 85 against team with the #7 eFG% defense in country.
Patriots lost two of last three games, slip out of first place tie with VCU.
NHL
Dunkel
Sunday, March 2
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Sunday, March 2
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Toronto vs Pittsburgh
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
Boston vs Minnesota
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Calgary vs Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Carolina is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Calgary
St. Louis vs Dallas
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Nashville vs NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 7 games on the road
Nashville is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 7 games when playing Nashville
New Jersey vs Vegas
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
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Dunkel
Sunday, March 2
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Sunday, March 2
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Toronto vs Pittsburgh
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
Boston vs Minnesota
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Calgary vs Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Carolina is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Calgary
St. Louis vs Dallas
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Nashville vs NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 7 games on the road
Nashville is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 7 games when playing Nashville
New Jersey vs Vegas
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
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Sunday, March 2
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOR at PIT | 01:00 PM | PIT +159 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at MIN | 03:30 PM | MIN -146 O 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| CAL at CAR | 05:00 PM | CAR -288 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| STL at DAL | 06:00 PM | STL +193 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| NAS at NYR | 07:00 PM | NYR -170 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| NJ at VEG | 08:00 PM | VEG -157 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
NHL BEST BETS MARCH !
03/02/2025.............................4 - 4 - 0.........................50.00%......................- 1.00
03/01/2025.............................7 - 7 - 0.........................50.00%.......................+ 3.35
TOTALS................................11 - 11 - 0..........................50.00%.......................+ 2.35
03/02/2025.............................4 - 4 - 0.........................50.00%......................- 1.00
03/01/2025.............................7 - 7 - 0.........................50.00%.......................+ 3.35
TOTALS................................11 - 11 - 0..........................50.00%.......................+ 2.35
Monday’s 6-pack:
Teams that play the slowest tempo in the country:
364) Drake 27-3
363) Wagner 14-15
362) North Texas 21-6
361) Houston 25-4
360) Virginia 14-15
359) Saint Mary’s 27-4
Fact of the Day
“Kirk Cousins’ $10M 2026 roster bonus becomes fully guaranteed on March 16.”
Dan Graziano, ESPN
Monday’s quiz
Of all the baseball players who have played since 1970, who has the most RBI in a single season?
Sunday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell scored 12,670 points in his NBA career; he played his college basketball at Virginia Tech, which didn’t recruit Steph Curry. Whoops.
Saturday’s quiz
Braves’ 1B Matt Olson is the only major league ballplayer who played 162 games in each of the last three seasons.
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Central Arkansas 77, Stetson 71
Hatters led 37-32 at half, were outscored 40-29 in second half.
Freshman Turner had 37 points, 11 rebounds for the Bears.
Central Arkansas came into this game on a 3-13 skid.
Central Arkansas plays Lipscomb in second round Monday night.
Austin Peay 90, North Florida 69
North Florida led 45-38 at halftime.
Governors were +8 in turnovers (14-6)
Ospreys started year 3-0, beating South Carolina/Ga Tech- they wind up 15-17.
Austin Peay plays North Alabama Monday night.
— Memphis 88, UAB 81
UAB led by 9 with 12:00 left in game.
Memphis shot 60.8% inside the arc.
Tigers won 11 of their last 12 games.
— FAU 69, South Florida 63
FAU never trailed, led 34-25 at halftime.
Win snaps the Owls’ threegame losing skid.
USF shot 32.3% from the floor.
— Bradley 73, Northern Iowa 56
Braves won 6 of last 7 games, are #2-seed in Arch Madness.
Bradley is shooting 40.9% on arc, best in the country.
Northern Iowa lost 2 of last 3 games, is #3-seed in MVC tournament.
— Drake 68, Missouri State 60 OT
Bears lost despite shooting 10-19 on the arc.
Three guys on Drake played the whole 45:00.
Drake is 27-3, with four starters who played D-2 ball last year.
— Cornell 102, Princeton 70
Big Red shot 20-33 on the arc, scored 1.46 points/possession.
Cornell won its last three games, scoring 92.3 ppg.
Princeton has one-game lead for last spot in Ivy tournament, with one game left.
— Illinois 93, Michigan 73
Illini outscored Michigan 62-43 in second half.
Illinois is shooting 57.4% inside arc (#15), 30.8% on arc (#319)
Wolverines lost for only second time in their last ten games.
— Famous birthdays, March 3rd:
Willie Wise, 78
Dennis Shaw, 78
Randy Gradishar, 73
Eric Torkelson, 73
Herschel Walker, 63
Trung Canidate, 48
Jessica Biel, 43
Santonio Holmes, 41
Jayson Tatum, 27
Maikel Garcia, 25
— San Francisco 49ers traded WR Deebo Samuel to Washington, getting a 5th-round draft pick in return. Commanders are taking on the remainder of Samuel’s contract and paying his full $17.55M salary next season.
— Speaking of the Commanders, they were 20-23 on 4th down conversions last year, the best %age ever on 4th down conversions. All of that, with zero QB sneaks on the 23 plays. None.
— If HBO/Max puts Bill Belichick’s North Carolina team on their spring Hard Knocks program, I’ll be cancelling HBO in my house. This is an NFL Films show, and Belichick isn’t in the NFL anymore.
Tennessee Titans have the #1 pick in the draft; they’re eligible to be on Hard Knocks. This seems to be an easy decision.
— Philadelphia Eagles hired Bowling Green head coach Scot Loeffler as their new QB coach; Loeffler was the coach at Bowling Green for five years, going 20-19 the last three seasons.
That’s the state of mid-major college football now; guys who are head coaches quit to become a position coach, not even a coordinator, for an NFL team.
— If you have Colorado Rockies’ OF Brenton Doyle on your fantasy team, check this out: here are Doyle’s home/away splits from last season:
Home: .313 with a .900 OPS. Impressive
Away: .211, with a .636 OPS. No bueno.
— Ohio Valley Conference has their conference tournament in Evansville, IN, even though only one of their 11 teams (Southern Indiana) is located in Indiana, and the Screaming Eagles have been a D-I team for only three years.
— Alabama-Birmingham has a basketball player Bradley Ezewiro, who is a 6-9 with an interesting history:
2021-22- played for LSU- coach was fired after season for NCAA violations after a 22-11 year
2022-23- played for Georgetown- coach was fired after a 7-25 season
2023-24- played for Saint Louis- coach was fired after a 13-20 season
Given that history, UAB coach Andy Kennedy had to be pretty confident in his coaching abilities to sign this kid up. UAB is 19-10 this year, so Kennedy won’t get fired, but they’ll need to win the AAC tournament to make it into the NCAA’s.
Teams that play the slowest tempo in the country:
364) Drake 27-3
363) Wagner 14-15
362) North Texas 21-6
361) Houston 25-4
360) Virginia 14-15
359) Saint Mary’s 27-4
Fact of the Day
“Kirk Cousins’ $10M 2026 roster bonus becomes fully guaranteed on March 16.”
Dan Graziano, ESPN
Monday’s quiz
Of all the baseball players who have played since 1970, who has the most RBI in a single season?
Sunday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell scored 12,670 points in his NBA career; he played his college basketball at Virginia Tech, which didn’t recruit Steph Curry. Whoops.
Saturday’s quiz
Braves’ 1B Matt Olson is the only major league ballplayer who played 162 games in each of the last three seasons.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……..
— First conference tournament tipped off Sunday, the Atlantic Sun:Central Arkansas 77, Stetson 71
Hatters led 37-32 at half, were outscored 40-29 in second half.
Freshman Turner had 37 points, 11 rebounds for the Bears.
Central Arkansas came into this game on a 3-13 skid.
Central Arkansas plays Lipscomb in second round Monday night.
Austin Peay 90, North Florida 69
North Florida led 45-38 at halftime.
Governors were +8 in turnovers (14-6)
Ospreys started year 3-0, beating South Carolina/Ga Tech- they wind up 15-17.
Austin Peay plays North Alabama Monday night.
— Memphis 88, UAB 81
UAB led by 9 with 12:00 left in game.
Memphis shot 60.8% inside the arc.
Tigers won 11 of their last 12 games.
— FAU 69, South Florida 63
FAU never trailed, led 34-25 at halftime.
Win snaps the Owls’ threegame losing skid.
USF shot 32.3% from the floor.
— Bradley 73, Northern Iowa 56
Braves won 6 of last 7 games, are #2-seed in Arch Madness.
Bradley is shooting 40.9% on arc, best in the country.
Northern Iowa lost 2 of last 3 games, is #3-seed in MVC tournament.
— Drake 68, Missouri State 60 OT
Bears lost despite shooting 10-19 on the arc.
Three guys on Drake played the whole 45:00.
Drake is 27-3, with four starters who played D-2 ball last year.
— Cornell 102, Princeton 70
Big Red shot 20-33 on the arc, scored 1.46 points/possession.
Cornell won its last three games, scoring 92.3 ppg.
Princeton has one-game lead for last spot in Ivy tournament, with one game left.
— Illinois 93, Michigan 73
Illini outscored Michigan 62-43 in second half.
Illinois is shooting 57.4% inside arc (#15), 30.8% on arc (#319)
Wolverines lost for only second time in their last ten games.
— Famous birthdays, March 3rd:
Willie Wise, 78
Dennis Shaw, 78
Randy Gradishar, 73
Eric Torkelson, 73
Herschel Walker, 63
Trung Canidate, 48
Jessica Biel, 43
Santonio Holmes, 41
Jayson Tatum, 27
Maikel Garcia, 25
— San Francisco 49ers traded WR Deebo Samuel to Washington, getting a 5th-round draft pick in return. Commanders are taking on the remainder of Samuel’s contract and paying his full $17.55M salary next season.
— Speaking of the Commanders, they were 20-23 on 4th down conversions last year, the best %age ever on 4th down conversions. All of that, with zero QB sneaks on the 23 plays. None.
— If HBO/Max puts Bill Belichick’s North Carolina team on their spring Hard Knocks program, I’ll be cancelling HBO in my house. This is an NFL Films show, and Belichick isn’t in the NFL anymore.
Tennessee Titans have the #1 pick in the draft; they’re eligible to be on Hard Knocks. This seems to be an easy decision.
— Philadelphia Eagles hired Bowling Green head coach Scot Loeffler as their new QB coach; Loeffler was the coach at Bowling Green for five years, going 20-19 the last three seasons.
That’s the state of mid-major college football now; guys who are head coaches quit to become a position coach, not even a coordinator, for an NFL team.
— If you have Colorado Rockies’ OF Brenton Doyle on your fantasy team, check this out: here are Doyle’s home/away splits from last season:
Home: .313 with a .900 OPS. Impressive
Away: .211, with a .636 OPS. No bueno.
— Ohio Valley Conference has their conference tournament in Evansville, IN, even though only one of their 11 teams (Southern Indiana) is located in Indiana, and the Screaming Eagles have been a D-I team for only three years.
— Alabama-Birmingham has a basketball player Bradley Ezewiro, who is a 6-9 with an interesting history:
2021-22- played for LSU- coach was fired after season for NCAA violations after a 22-11 year
2022-23- played for Georgetown- coach was fired after a 7-25 season
2023-24- played for Saint Louis- coach was fired after a 13-20 season
Given that history, UAB coach Andy Kennedy had to be pretty confident in his coaching abilities to sign this kid up. UAB is 19-10 this year, so Kennedy won’t get fired, but they’ll need to win the AAC tournament to make it into the NCAA’s.
NHL
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Ottawa vs Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Ottawa's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games
Washington is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Tampa Bay vs Florida
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Buffalo vs Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Islanders vs NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
San Jose vs Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games on the road
San Jose is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
Los Angeles vs Chicago
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 9 games at home
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
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Trend Report
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Ottawa vs Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Ottawa's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games
Washington is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Tampa Bay vs Florida
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Buffalo vs Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Islanders vs NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
San Jose vs Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games on the road
San Jose is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
Los Angeles vs Chicago
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 9 games at home
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
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