CNOTES COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2021-2022 NEWS/TRENDS/BEST BETS THRU NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP !

[exploited17]

The Dunkel PIcks. Yesterday I beleive if the line was off 3 opr more points telling you to take the dog it was I believe 10-2 DidI a quick check so....Not sure if it has been good for the tournbament as a whole. Guessing best value would be significant dogs of 6 or more if the line is off that tells you to take a dog


Texas AM and Cincy was an early play
Vanderbilt is another
May work better in major conferences

 

[CNOTES]

[B]MARCH MADNESS OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

03/11/2022..............35-40-3................46.66%.................-45.00
03/10/2022..............54-58-0................48.21% ................-49.00
03/09/2022..............32-32-1................50.00%.................-16.00
03/08/2022..............14-13-0.................51.85%..................-1.50
03/07/2022................11-9-0.................55.00%.................+5.50
03/06/2022...............24-17-1.................58.33%...............+26.50
03/05/2022...............60-62-2.................49.18%................-41.00
03/04/2022...............20-12-1.................62.50%...............+34.00
03/03/2022...............44-38-3.................53.65%...............+11.00
03/02/2022...............39-26-1.................60.00%...............+52.00
03/01/2022...............27-28-1.................49.11%................-19.00

TOTALS..................360-335-9.................51,79%...............-42.50


BEST BETS:

03/11/2022..............23-23-3....................50.00%............-11.50
03/10/2022..............29-38-0....................43.28%.............-64.00
03/09/2022................16-9-0....................59.25%............+19.50
03/08/2022.................9-9-0....................50.00%................-4.50
03/07/2022.................9-6-0....................60.00%.............+12.00
03/06/2022................13-9-0...................59.09%.............+15.50
03/05/2022...............33-31-1...................51.56%..............- 5.50
03/04/2022..................9-7-0...................56.25%.............+ 6.50
03/03/2022...............27-21-2..................56.25%.............+19.50
03/02/2022...............20-13-0..................60.60%.............+28.50
03/01/2022...............13-13-0..................50.00%...............- 6.50


TOTALS..................201-179-6..................52,89%..............+9.50



UPDATED ON 03/11/2022[/B]

 

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Saturday’s 6-pack
Six batters who forced most at-bats of 6+ pitches last year:
174— Matt Chapman
173— Matt Olson
170— José Ramírez
168— Marcus Semien
166— Mark Canha, Yoán Moncada
165—Robbie Grossman

Quote of the Day
“There are only two days where nothing can be done. One is yesterday, the other is tomorrow. Today is the day to get things done.”
Dalai Lama

Saturday’s quiz
Who was UCLA’s basketball coach last time they won the NCAA Tournament?

Friday’s quiz
Since 1999, Jason Campbell started the most games (52) for the Washington Redskins/Commanders; Robert Griffin III (35) started second-most.

Thursday’s quiz
When Russell Wilson transferred from NC State to Wisconsin, Mike Glennon took his place at NC State. Glennon was the Giants’ backup QB last year.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a Friday full of basketball

13) Conference USA
— Louisiana Tech 42, North Texas 36— Tech knocks off #1-seed, despite shooting 28.6%.
— UAB 102, Middle Tennessee 98, 3OT— Blazers were down 6 with 0:39 left in second OT.

Terrible beat here, just awful; UAB (-7) led this game by 11 with 0:15 left in third OT; UAB players start jawing and two of them (two!!) get technical fouls.. Thought Andy Kennedy was going to lose his mind. Middle Tennessee hit the free throws, covered thru back door.

12) SEC
— Texas A&M 83, Auburn 62— Aggies post consecutive upsets in noon time slot.
— Arkansas 79, LSU 67— Hogs shot 31 free throws; only three players took them.
— Kentucky 77, Vanderbilt 71— Scotty Pippen Jr was 2-17 from the floor.

11) ACC
— Duke 80, Miami 76— Duke outscored Hurricanes 17-6 on foul line.
— Virginia Tech 72, North Carolina 59— Hokies won 11 of their last 13 games.

10) Big 14
— Michigan State 69, Wisconsin 63— Badgers star Davis was 3-19 from floor.
— Iowa 84, Rutgers 74— Hawkeyes scored 112-84 points last two days.
— Indiana 65, Illinois 63— Other than Cockburn, Illini was 4-21 inside arc.

9) Mountain West
— Boise State 68, Wyoming 61— Broncos won 23 of their last 26 games.
— San Diego State 63, Colorado State 58— Aztecs are in fifth straight tourney final- they split the previous four

8) Pac-12
— Arizona 82, Colorado 72— Wildcats win without PG Kriisa (ankle); they were 24-25 on line.
— UCLA 69, USC 59— Bruins haven’t won Pac-12 tourney since 2014.

7) Big East
— Villanova 63, UConn 60— Wildcats won last two nights, by 1-3 points.
— Creighton 85, Providence 58— Bluejays won nine of their last 11 games; they’re experience team #309, continuity team #341; heck of a coaching job by Greg McDermott.

6) Mid-American:
— Akron 70, Toledo 62— Zips never trailed; top-seed Rockets head to the NIT.
— Kent State 67, Ohio U 61— Golden Flashes have won 14 games in a row.

5) AAC
— Houston 69, Cincinnati 56— Bearcats led by 10 with 18:27 left.
— Memphis 85, UCF 69— Penny Hardaway’s Tigers play SMU Saturday.

4) A-14:
— Saint Louis 57, St Bonaventure 56— Bonnies’ bench played total of 10:00.
— Dayton 75, UMass 72— Flyers won 8 of last 9 games; they’re least-experienced team in country, but they’re a very good team.

3) Big West
— Long Beach State 67, UCSB 64— Beach was 4-9 on January 10; now they’re 20-11.
— Fullerton 58, Hawai’i 46— Titans won last three games, giving up 53.3 ppg.

2) Big X
— Kansas 75, TCU 62— Jayhawks won eight of their last ten games.
— Texas Tech 56, Oklahoma 55— Sooners missed tying foul shot with 0:07 left.

1) MAAC:
— Monmouth 72, Rider 68— Hawks trailed by 8 in 2nd half; they made 10-20 on arc
— Saint Peter’s 64, Quinnipiac 52— Peacocks won 7 games in row; they beat Monmouth twice this season, both by five points.

 

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, March 12

Atlantic 14 tournament (@ Washington, DC)
Saint Louis vs Davidson
— Saint Louis (23-10, 14-6) ranked #59 by KenPom
— Tempo: #131
— Experience: #344
— Continuity: #219
— Saint Louis won five of its last six games.
— Billikens are 6-9 against top 100 teams.
— Saint Louis is #18 team in country on offensive boards.
— Billikens played two guys 40:00, four guys 34:00+ yesterday.
— Saint Louis’s schedule, to this point: #106
— bench minutes: #294

— Davidson (26-5, 16-3) ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #317
— Experience: #183
— Continuity: #74
— Davidson won six of its last seven games.
— Wildcats are shooting 38.5% on arc (#9)
— Davidson is 5-4 against top 100 teams.
— Wildcats had stress-free win over Fordham Friday.
— Davidson’s schedule, to this point: #133
— bench minutes: #302

— Saint Louis lost 79-58 at Davidson February 19.
— Davidson won won six of last seven series games.

AAC tournament (@ Fort Worth, TX)
Memphis vs SMU
— Memphis (20-9, 14-5) ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #32
— Experience: #230
— Continuity: #165
— Memphis won five in row, 10 of last 11 games.
— Tigers force turnovers 21.2% of time (#36)
— Memphis is #5 team in country on offensive boards.
— Tigers jumped out to 30-9 lead Friday, coasted home.
— Memphis’s schedule, to this point: #72
— bench minutes: #6

— SMU (23-7, 14-4) ranked #52 by KenPom
— Tempo: #114
— Experience: #33
— Continuity: #261
— SMU won seven of its last nine games.
— Mustangs have #11 eFG% defense in country.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven SMU games.
— Mustangs start five seniors; they jogged yesterday.
— SMU’s schedule, to this point: #83
— bench minutes: #85

— SMU beat Memphis twice this year, by 8-16 points.
— Mustangs won five of last six series games.

SEC tournament (@ Tampa)
Texas A&M vs Arkansas
— Texas A&M (22-11, 11-9) ranked #51 by KenPom
— Tempo: #198
— Experience: #270
— Continuity: #282
— Texas A&M won seven of last eight games.
— Aggies force turnovers 24.1% of time (#8)
— Texas A&M is #346 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aggies held Auburn to 31.9% from floor in Friday’s win.
— Texas A&M’s schedule, to this point: #57
— bench minutes: #33

— Arkansas (25-7, 14-5) ranked #16 by KenPom
— Tempo: #29
— Experience: #72
— Continuity: #290
— Arkansas won 15 of its last 17 games.
— Opponents are shooting 46.2% inside arc (#44)
— Four of last five Arkansas games went over the total.
— Last five years, Razorbacks are 7-4 in SEC tourney.
— Arkansas’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #313

— Teams traded home court wins this season.
— Razorbacks won eight of last 12 series games.

ACC tournament (@ Brooklyn)
Virginia Tech vs Duke
— Virginia Tech (22-12, 13-9) ranked #25 by KenPom
— Tempo: #344
— Experience: #111
— Continuity: #91
— Virginia Tech won 12 of its last 14 games.
— Hokies are shooting 39.1% on arc (#4)
— Under is 8-3 in Virginia Tech’s last 11 games.
— Hokies won last three days, scoring 78.3 ppg- they beat UNC pretty easily.
— Virginia Tech’s schedule, to this point: #70
— bench minutes: #333

— Duke (28-5, 18-4) ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #157
— Experience: #343
— Continuity: #230
— Duke won nine of its last ten games.
— Blue Devils have #37 eFG% defense.
— Duke is shooting 37.3% on arc (#26)
— Blue Devils played all five starters 30:00+ in tough win Friday.
— Duke’s schedule, to this point: #75
— bench minutes: #290

— Duke beat Virginia Tech 76-65 at home in December.
— Teams split last eight series games.

Big X tournament (@ Kansas City)
Texas Tech vs Kansas
— Texas Tech (25-8, 14-6) ranked #8 by KenPom
— Tempo: #218
— Experience: #42
— Continuity: #291
— Texas Tech won seven of last nine games.
— 4 of their last 5 games were decided by 5 or less points.
— Texas Tech has #18 eFG% defense in country.
— Red Raiders played six guys 23:00+ in Friday’s 56-55 win.
— Texas Tech’s schedule, to this point: #20
— bench minutes: #36

— Kansas (27-6, 16-4) ranked #6 by KenPom
— Tempo: #72
— Experience: #131
— Continuity: #48
— Kansas won eight of its last ten games.
— Jayhawks have #25 eFG% in country.
— Kansas is looking for 3rd Big X tourney title in last eight years.
— Jayhawks won last two days, by 24-13 points.
— Kansas’s schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #296

— Teams split pair of home wins this season.
— Jayhawks won seven of last ten series games.

MAC tournament (@ Cleveland)
Akron vs Kent State
— Akron (23-9, 16-6) ranked #145 by KenPom
— Tempo: #350
— Experience: #322
— Continuity: #129
— Akron won its last seven games.
— Akron is shooting 54.7% inside arc vs MAC foes (#2 of 12)
— Zips played 7 guys Friday; three starters played 32:00+
— Zips start four sophs, don’t play any seniors.
— Akron’s schedule, to this point: #284
— bench minutes: #273

— Kent State (23-9, 18-4) ranked #135 by KenPom
— Tempo: #246
— Experience: #177
— Continuity: #124
— Kent State has won 14 in a row, since a 9-9 start.
— Under is 7-3 in Flashes’ last ten games.
— Kent State were last in NCAA Tournament in 2017.
— PG Curry played 38:00/40:00 last two days.
— Kent State’s schedule, to this point: #49
— bench minutes: #165

— Kent State beat Akron twice this year, by 12-2 points.
— These teams split their last sixteen series games.

 

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Big Sky tournament (@ Boise)
Montana State vs Northern Colorado
— Montana State (26-7, 18-4) ranked #134 by KenPom
— Tempo: #169
— Experience: #216
— Continuity: #33
— Montana State won five in row, 17 of its last 19 games.
— Bobcats get 21.9% of points on foul line (#21)
— Montana State has #34 eFG% in country.
— Bobcats trailed by 8 with 16:41 left Friday, won 69-66.
— Michigan State’s schedule, to this point: #15
— bench minutes: #68

— Northern Colorado (20-14, 15-7) ranked #204 by KenPom
— Tempo: #56
— Experience: #19
— Continuity: #125
— Northern Colorado won 10 of its last 13 games.
— Bears have #36 eFG% in country (38.4% on arc, #10)
— Northern Colorado has #293 eFG% defense in country.
— Bears played six guys 29:00+ Friday; they were down 10 in 2nd half.
— Northern Colorado’s schedule, to this point: #250
— bench minutes: #335

— Teams split pair of 2-point decisions this season.
— Northern Colorado won five of last seven series games.

MAAC tournament (@ Atlantic City)
Monmouth vs Saint Peter’s
— Monmouth (21-12, 13-9) ranked #162 by KenPom
— Tempo: #223
— Experience: #8
— Continuity: #139
— Monmouth split its last six games.
— Hawks won last two days, by 3-4 points.
— Monmouth played 4 starters 30:00+ Friday; they trailed by 8 in 2nd half.
— Opponents are shooting 46.6% inside arc (#50)
— Monmouth’s schedule, to this point: #181
— bench minutes: #314

— Saint Peter’s (18-11, 16-6) ranked #121 by KenPom
— Tempo: #226
— Experience: #180
— Continuity: #34
— Saint Peter’s won its last six games.
— Peacocks have #9 eFG% defense in country.
— Saint Peter’s is shooting 45.9% inside arc (#318)
— Peacocks played nine guys 11:00+ in Friday’s 62-51 win.
— Saint Peter’s schedule, to this point: #214
— bench minutes: #17

— Saint Peter’s beat Monmouth twice TY, by 5 points each.
— Peacocks won five of last six series games.

Conference USA tournament (@ Frisco, TX)
Louisiana Tech vs Alabama-Birmingham
— Louisiana Tech (24-9, 15-6) ranked #98 by KenPom
— Tempo: #101
— Experience: #321
— Continuity: #153
— Louisiana Tech won eight of its last 11 games.
— Tech won last three days; 59-57/42-36 last two days.
— Bulldogs won yesterday despite shooting 28.6% from floor.
— Tech hasn’t been in NCAA Tournament since 1991.
— Louisiana Tech’s schedule, to this point: #159
— bench minutes: #287

— UAB (26-7, 14-4) ranked #49 by KenPom
— Tempo: #82
— Experience: #103
— Continuity: #158
— UAB won in triple OT Friday; four guys played 43:00+
— Blazers won their last six games.
— UAB forces turnovers 21.6% of time (#32)
— Blazers are shooting 38.2% on arc (#12)
— UAB’s schedule, to this point: #185
— bench minutes: #169

— UAB beat Louisiana Tech twice this year, by 7-13 points.
— Before this year, Tech has beaten UAB five times in row.

Big East tournament (@ Madison Square Garden)
Villanova vs Creighton
— Villanova (25-7, 18-4) ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #345
— Experience: #54
— Continuity: #40
— Villanova won nine of its last ten games.
— 45.7% of Villanova’s shots are 3’s (36.3%, #48)
— Villanova won last two days by total of four points.
— Three Wildcats played 37:00+ vs UConn Friday.
— Villanova’s schedule, to this point: #12
— bench minutes: #321

— Creighton (21-10, 13-7) ranked #66 by KenPom
— Tempo: #195
— Experience: #312
— Continuity: #341
— Creighton won nine of its last 11 games.
— Opponents are shooting 43.5% inside arc (#9)
— Creighton turns ball over 20.6% of time (#309)
— Bluejays won last two days, by 11-27 points.
— Creighton’s schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #323

— Teams traded lopsided home wins early in season.
— Villanova is 5-4 in last nine series games.

Big West tournament (@ Henderson, NV)
Long Beach State vs Cal-Fullerton
— Long Beach State (20-11, 14-3) ranked #152 by KenPom
— Tempo: #20
— Experience: #222
— Continuity: #252
— Long Beach State won 16 of its last 18 games.
— Three of last four Long Beach State games stayed under total.
— Senior PG Slater (Tulane transfer) had 30 of their 67 points Friday.
— Beach outscored UCSB 7-0 over final 1:24 in Friday’s 67-64 win.
— Long Beach State’s schedule, to this point: #145
— bench minutes: #217

— Fullerton (20-10, 13-4) ranked #149 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #67
— Continuity: #155
— Fullerton won its last three games, giving up 53.3 ppg.
— Fullerton allowed 70+ points in its last four losses.
— Opponents are shooting 36.8% on the arc (#322)
— Titans never trailed Friday, held Hawai’i to 27.8% from floor.
— Fullerton’s schedule, to this point: #221
— bench minutes: #259

— Long Beach beat Fullerton 71-61 at home February 8.
— Fullerton won seven of last nine series games.

Mountain West tournament (@ UNLV)
Boise State vs San Diego State
— Boise State (26-7, 17-3) ranked #28 by KenPom
— Tempo: #299
— Experience: #51
— Continuity: #70
— Boise State won 23 of its last 26 games.
— Over is 10-2 in Broncos’ last dozen games.
— Boise State is #4 team in country on defensive boards.
— Broncos had surprisingly easy win over Wyoming Friday.
— Boise State’s schedule, to this point: #77
— bench minutes: #258

— San Diego State (23-7, 15-4) ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #265
— Experience: #32
— Continuity: #111
— San Diego State won 11 of its last 12 games.
— Over is 7-4 in Aztecs’ last 11 games.
— San Diego State has #5 eFG% defense in country.
— Aztecs played one guy more than 27:00 in last nite’s 63-58 win.
— San Diego State’s schedule, to this point: #64
— bench minutes: #104

— Boise beat the Aztecs twice this year, 42-37/58-57.
— Before this year, San Diego State had won 9 of previous 11 meetings.

Pac-12 tournament (@ T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas)
UCLA vs Arizona
— UCLA (25-6, 17-5) ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #257
— Experience: #97
— Continuity: #9
— UCLA won eight of its last nine games.
— Four of Bruins’ last five games went over the total.
— UCLA has #64 eFG% defense in country.
— Bruins played three starters 31:00+ in win over rival USC Friday.
— UCLA’s schedule, to this point: #44
— bench minutes: #127

— Arizona (30-3, 20-2) ranked #3 by KenPom
— Tempo: #7
— Experience: #355
— Continuity: #191
— Arizona won 14 of its last 15 games.
— PG Kriisa (ankle) won’t play in this game.
— Arizona scored 81+ points in its last five games.
— Wildcats beat Colorado by 10 Friday; Buffs made 16-32 on arc.
— Arizona’s schedule, to this point: #45
— bench minutes: #89

— Teams traded home wins this season.
— Bruins won six of last seven series games.

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, MARCH 12
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

COR at PRIN 11:00 AM
PRIN -6.0
U 152.5
+500 +500

UMBC at UVM 11:00 AM
UVM -16.0
O 141.5
+500 +500

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COPP at NORF 01:00 PM
NORF -7.5
O 136.5
+500 +500

TAM at ARK 01:00 PM
TAM +6.0
O 138.5
+500 +500

SLU at DAV 01:00 PM
DAV -3.5
U 136.5
+500 +500

IND at IOWA 01:00 PM
IOWA -5.5
U 144.0
+500 +500

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PENN at YALE 02:00 PM
PENN +3.5
U 144.5
+500 +500

UK at TENN 03:00 PM
TENN +2.5
O 137.0
+500 +500

TULN at HOU 03:00 PM
HOU -13.0
O 131.0
+500 +500

RICH at DAY 03:30 PM
DAY -2.5
U 130.0
+500 +500

MSU at PUR 03:30 PM
PUR -7.0
U 142.5
+500 +500

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MONM at SPC 04:00 PM
MONM +3.0
U 125.0
+500 +500

MEM at SMU 05:00 PM
MEM -4.5
U 142.5
+500 +500

TTU at KU 06:00 PM
KU -2.5
O 134.5
+500 +500

TXSO at ALCN 06:00 PM
ALCN +4.0
O 130.5
+500 +500

SDSU at BSU 06:00 PM
BSU +2.0
U 117.0
+500 +500

CREI at VILL 06:30 PM
CREI +6.5
O 129.0
+500 +500

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AKR at KENT 07:30 PM
KENT -2.5
U 124.5
+500 +500

UNCO at MTST 08:00 PM
MTST -3.5
O 144.5
+500 +500

VT at DUKE 08:30 PM
VT +6.5
O 137.0
+500 +500

LT at UAB 08:30 PM
LT +3.0
U 134.5
+500 +500

UCLA at ARIZ 09:00 PM
ARIZ -1.0
U 143.0
+500 +500

AMCC at SELA 09:30 PM
SELA -2.0
O 148.0
+500 +500

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ACU at NMSU 10:00 PM
NMSU -5.5
U 135.5
+500 +500

CSF at LBSU 11:30 PM
CSF -1.0
U 136.5
+500 +500

 

[exploited17]

The Dunkel PIcks. Yesterday I beleive if the line was off 3 opr more points telling you to take the dog it was I believe 10-2 DidI a quick check so....Not sure if it has been good for the tournbament as a whole. Guessing best value would be significant dogs of 6 or more if the line is off that tells you to take a dog


Texas AM and Cincy was an early play
Vanderbilt is another
May work better in major conferences

Texas AM and Indiana 2 more winners today
I Disregarded it in regular season because of situaions and playing home and away.
But neutral court seems to make it relevant imo
Not sure how useful it would be during the final four tournament

 

[CNOTES]

MARCH MADNESS OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

03/12/2022..............27-23-0................54.00%.................+8.50
03/11/2022..............35-40-3................46.66%.................-45.00
03/10/2022..............54-58-0................48.21% ................-49.00
03/09/2022..............32-32-1................50.00%.................-16.00
03/08/2022..............14-13-0.................51.85%..................-1.50
03/07/2022................11-9-0.................55.00%.................+5.50
03/06/2022...............24-17-1.................58.33%...............+26.50
03/05/2022...............60-62-2.................49.18%................-41.00
03/04/2022...............20-12-1.................62.50%...............+34.00
03/03/2022...............44-38-3.................53.65%...............+11.00
03/02/2022...............39-26-1.................60.00%...............+52.00
03/01/2022...............27-28-1.................49.11%................-19.00

TOTALS..................387-358-9.................52.65%...............-34.00


BEST BETS:

03/12/2022..............18-13-1...................58.06%............+18.50
03/11/2022..............23-23-3....................50.00%............-11.50
03/10/2022..............29-38-0....................43.28%.............-64.00
03/09/2022................16-9-0....................59.25%............+19.50
03/08/2022.................9-9-0....................50.00%................-4.50
03/07/2022.................9-6-0....................60.00%.............+12.00
03/06/2022................13-9-0...................59.09%.............+15.50
03/05/2022...............33-31-1...................51.56%..............- 5.50
03/04/2022..................9-7-0...................56.25%.............+ 6.50
03/03/2022...............27-21-2..................56.25%.............+19.50
03/02/2022...............20-13-0..................60.60%.............+28.50
03/01/2022...............13-13-0..................50.00%...............- 6.50


TOTALS..................219-192-6..................53.28%..............+28.00



UPDATED ON 03/12/2022

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack
Six best teams in defensive efficiency:
1) Texas Tech
2) San Diego State
3) Tennessee
4) VCU
5) LSU
6) Oklahoma State
List I posted Thursday was last year’s leaders; my mistake.

Quote of the Day
“Defensively, I thought that’s as good as we’ve played in awhile, especially in the first half. Obviously, I’ve got tremendous respect for Coach (Andy) Enfield and their program. Their projected seed is ridiculously low. That’s typical West Coast bias. I wish them all the best next week and hopefully we can all do what we did last year.”
UCLA coach Mick Cronin, after Friday’s win over USC

Sunday’s quiz
How many major league teams have spring training in Florida, how many train in Arizona?

Saturday’s quiz
Jim Harrick was UCLA’s basketball coach in 1995, last time they won the NCAA Tournament.

Friday’s quiz
Since 1999, Jason Campbell started the most games (52) for the Washington Redskins/Commanders; Robert Griffin III (35) started second-most.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a full sports Saturday……..

Lot of stuff going on this week; chances are, this will wind up rambling a bit, going back/forth between sports. Conference tournaments, NFL trades and baseball ramping up. Lot to think/talk about.

— Remember, only one of the last seven national champs won their conference tournament, so while this week is fun, next week is the serious business, unless you’re Tennessee and you beat Kentucky. Beating Kentucky is always a big deal.

— Tennessee 69, Kentucky 62— Vols haven’t won SEC hoop tournament since 1979; Tennessee has won 11 of its last 12 games. Kentucky went 2-20 on the arc, which is how upsets happen.

Not all coaches love the conference tournaments, especially the ones that end on Sunday. If you draw a Thursday game in first round of the NCAA’s, it cramps your prep time.

— Dallas Cowboys traded WR Amari Cooper to Cleveland for a 6th-round pick.

— Texas Rangers acquired C Mitch Garver from Minnesota, in exchange for Isiah Kiner-Falefa and a pitching prospect.

— Iowa 80, Indiana 77— Hawkeyes trailed 67-58 with 5:16 left in game; they made 14-32 on arc, scored 1.19 ppp. In three games this week, they’ve scored 112-84-80 points. Keegan Murray had 32 points, making 8-10 on the arc.

— Toronto Blue Jays gave lefty P Yusei Kikuchi $36M for three years. Unvaccinated players will not be able to play in games in Toronto this season, by the way.

— Yale 67, Penn 61— Penn has ball down 3 in last minute; their best player is Jordan Dingle, who had 28 points, but the Penn coach turns into Gene Hackman from Hoosiers and uses Dingle as a decoy— he finds a wide-open teammate for the game-tying shot, but the guy misses badly. Next time they have ball, same thing, and Cornell loses.

Here’s a hint: let your best player take big shots, especially in smaller leagues where the talent gap between stars/support players is greater.

— USC football coach Lincoln Riley bought a $17M house in Los Angeles that apparently has seven fireplaces. Why does a house in LA need a fireplace, much less seven of them?

— Baseball player on the Cal Bears hit a home run the other day, but was ruled out after he failed to touch home plate. Whoops. How do you miss home plate? Seriously?

— Surprising fact: Indiana hasn’t been in NCAA Tournament since 2016.

— LSU fired basketball coach Will Wade; assistant Kevin Nickelberry will coach the Tigers in the NCAA Tournament. LSU was nailed with five Level 1 violations by the NCAA; Wade went 108-54 at LSU, 56-33 in SEC games, but they’re headed for probation, which figures to hinder their search for a new coach.

— Houston Texans’ QB Deshaun Watson got off the hook from criminal allegations against him; the civil lawsuits filed against him still hold, but trade discussions have apparently begun, and Carolina is listed as a team that is interested.

— Starting in 2023, the baseball schedule will have fewer divisional games; every team will play every other team at least one series a year.

— Saint Peter’s 60, Monmouth 54:
a) Peacocks make NCAA’s for first time in 11 years.
b) Saint Peter’s is good defensive team, but they’re 0-5 vs top 100 teams.
c) Monmouth is off to the CAA now, a big jump in leagues.

— I knew this was coming, but it still sucks; A’s are dismantling their team, and started by dealing P Chris Bassitt to the Mets for two prospects. Awesome.

At least one of the teams I root for tries to win; Rams had an awesome year, but the A’s are headed to the scrap heap in a big way. Why would people in Las Vegas want the A’s to move there? They don’t try to win!!!

— Chicago Bears traded LB Khalil Mack to the Chargers, for 2nd/6th round draft picks. When you hire a new coach, a new GM, players who are over 30 are likely to hit the road, which is what happened here.

— 2B Josh Harrison gets $5.5M from the White Sox (one year).
— SS Jose Iglesias signed with the Colorado Rockies.

— Kansas 74, Texas Tech 65— Two very good teams we could see in Final Four.

— Villanova 54, Creighton 46— Teams combined to shoot 11-61 on the arc.

— Arizona 84, UCLA 76— Wildcats outscored UCLA 49-36 in second half- they blocked 11 shots.

— Virginia Tech 82, Duke 67— Hokies made 10-22 on arc, scored 1.24 ppp- they won the ACC tournament for the first time, as the #7-seed.

— Boise State 53, San Diego State 52— Aztecs have been in Mountain West final the last five years, but went 2-3 in those five finals. Aztecs shot 31.1% inside arc.

— Akron 75, Kent State 55— Kent State had won 14 in a row coming in, but had four players suspended here, three for the first half, one for whole game, for off-court reasons- they posted some offensive video on social media Friday night. Not good.

 

[Udog]

TEXAS A&M is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 80%) after 15 or more games over th...

MEMPHIS are 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) after covering 4 of their last 5 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

PURDUE is 5-17 ATS (-13.7 Units) in road games after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the last 3 seasons.

PRINCETON is 15-5 ATS (9.5 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in a week in the last 3 seasons.

DAVIDSON is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games after a win by 15 points or more in the current season.




NCAAB
Dunkel

Sunday, March 13

NCAAB

Sunday, March 13

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Trend Report
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Yale @ Princeton
Yale
Yale is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Princeton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Yale's last 5 games when playing Princeton
Princeton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Princeton's last 5 games when playing Yale
Princeton is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Yale

Richmond @ Davidson
Richmond
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Richmond's last 6 games when playing Davidson
Richmond is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Davidson
Davidson
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Davidson's last 6 games when playing Richmond
Davidson is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Richmond

Texas A&M @ Tennessee
Texas A&M
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas A&M's last 9 games when playing Tennessee
Texas A&M is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas A&M
Tennessee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas A&M

Memphis @ Houston
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Memphis
Houston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis

Iowa @ Purdue
Iowa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa's last 6 games when playing Purdue
Iowa is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Purdue
Purdue
Purdue is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Iowa
Purdue is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Iowa


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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, March 13

Atlantic 14 tournament (@ Washington, DC)
Richmond vs Davidson
— Richmond (22-12, 13-8) ranked #85 by KenPom
— Tempo: #191
— Experience: #18
— Continuity: #14
— Richmond won last three days, giving up 62.3 ppg.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Spiders entered A-14 tourney after a 3-4 stretch.
— Richmond was down 13 yesterday, with 11:49 left in game.
— Spiders’ star Gilyard has played 40:00 the last six games, last three of which were the last three days.
— Richmond’s schedule, to this point: #94
— bench minutes: #268

— Davidson (27-5, 17-3) ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #311
— Experience: #183
— Continuity: #74
— Davidson won seven of its last eight games.
— Wildcats are shooting 38.6% on arc (#7)
— Davidson is 6-4 against top 100 teams.
— Wildcats won last two days, by 18-15 points.
— Davidson’s schedule, to this point: #133
— bench minutes: #302

— Davidson won 87-84 at Richmond January 14.
— Spiders won seven of last ten series games.

AAC tournament (@ Fort Worth, TX)
Memphis vs Houston
— Memphis (21-9, 15-5) ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #31
— Experience: #229
— Continuity: #164
— Memphis won six in row, 11 of last 12 games.
— Tigers force turnovers 21.1% of time (#38)
— Memphis is #5 team in country on offensive boards.
— Tigers had tough win Saturday; three starters played 31:00+.
— Memphis’s schedule, to this point: #70
— bench minutes: #6

— Houston (28-5, 17-3) ranked #5 by KenPom
— Tempo: #329
— Experience: #92
— Continuity: #321
— Houston is 20-3 in its last 23 games (0-2 vs Memphis)
— Cougars have #3 eFG% defense in country.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Houston scored 30 2nd-chance points in Saturday’s easy win.
— Cougars are #1 team in country on offensive boards.
— Houston’s schedule, to this point: #96
— bench minutes: #231

— Memphis beat Houston twice this year, by 10-14 points.
— Before this year, Houston had won 7 of previous 8 meetings.

SEC tournament (@ Tampa)
Texas A&M vs Tennessee
— Texas A&M (23-11, 12-9) ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #194
— Experience: #270
— Continuity: #282
— Texas A&M won 7 in row, eight of last nine games.
— Aggies force turnovers 24.0% of time (#8)
— Texas A&M is #339 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aggies played nine guys 13:00+ in Saturday’s win.
— Texas A&M’s schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #27

— Tennessee (25-7, 16-4) ranked #8 by KenPom
— Tempo: #155
— Experience: #298
— Continuity: #202
— Tennessee won six in row, 14 of last 16 games.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Vols forces turnovers 23.1% of time (#15)
— Tennessee also has #35 eFG% defense.
— Vols played seven guys 20:00+ in Saturday’s win.
— Tennessee’s schedule, to this point: #6
— bench minutes: #102

— Aggies lost 90-80 at Tennessee February 1st.
— Tennessee won five of last six series games.

Big 14 tournament (@ Indianapolis)
Iowa vs Purdue
— Iowa (25-9, 15-8) ranked #13 by KenPom
— Tempo: #52
— Experience: #230
— Continuity: #180
— Iowa won 11 of last 13 games.
— Last three days, Hawkeyes scored 112-84-80 points.
— Iowa has #33 eFG% in country.
— Hawkeyes’ star Keegan Murray was 8-10 on arc, scored 32 Saturday.
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #54
— bench minutes: #33

— Purdue (27-6, 16-6) ranked #14 by KenPom
— Tempo: #246
— Experience: #212
— Continuity: #13
— Purdue won 12 of its last 15 games.
— Boilers have #3 eFG% in country.
— Purdue is 24-0 this season if they score 70+ points.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Ivey (36:00) was only Boiler to play more than 30:00 Saturday.
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #38
— bench minutes: #58

— Purdue beat Iowa twice this year, by 7-10 points.
— Boilers won six of last seven series games.

Ivy League tournament (@ Cambridge, MA)
Princeton vs Yale
— Princeton (23-5, 13-2) ranked #103 by KenPom
— Tempo: #198
— Experience: #60
— Continuity: #n/a
— Princeton won its last eight games.
— Tigers has #5 eFG% in country.
— Princeton is #29 team in country on defensive boards.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Tigers played six guys 27:00+ in Saturday’s 77-73 win.
— Princeton’s schedule, to this point: #272
— bench minutes: #343

— Yale (18-11, 12-3) ranked #149 by KenPom
— Tempo: #89
— Experience: #165
— Continuity: #n/a
— Yale won 10 of its last 12 games.
— Opponents shoot only 30.3% on arc (#29)
— Yale is 1-6 this season vs teams ranked in top 125.
— Bulldogs played eight guys 13:00+ in yesterday’s win.
— Yale’s schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #296

— Teams split pair of road wins this season.
— Yale won seven of last eight series games.

 

[Udog]

Princeton is 1-5 ATS in their last six games versus a team with a winning SU record.

Tex A&M is 7-0 ATS in their last seven games overall.

 

[Udog]

Richmond is 5-1 against the spread in its last six neutral site games as an underdog.

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, MARCH 13
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

YALE at PRIN 12:00 PM
PRIN -3.0
O 143.0
+500 +500

TAM at TENN 01:00 PM
TAM +6.0
O 130.5
+500 +500

RICH at DAV 01:00 PM
RICH +4.0
O 137.0
+500 +500

MEM at HOU 03:15 PM
MEM +3.0
U 133.5
+500 +500

IOWA at PUR 03:30 PM
PUR -2.5
U 150.5
+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Texas AM and Indiana 2 more winners today
I Disregarded it in regular season because of situaions and playing home and away.
But neutral court seems to make it relevant imo
Not sure how useful it would be during the final four tournament

The Dunkel PIcks. Yesterday I beleive if the line was off 3 opr more points telling you to take the dog it was I believe 10-2 DidI a quick check so....Not sure if it has been good for the tournbament as a whole. Guessing best value would be significant dogs of 6 or more if the line is off that tells you to take a dog


Texas AM and Cincy was an early play
Vanderbilt is another
May work better in major conferences

Thanks exploited17! Good luck today!

 

[Udog]

Purdue is 1-8-2 ATS in their last 11 games overall.

 

[Udog]

Memphis is 10-2 against the spread in its last 12 games.

 

[CNOTES]

MARCH MADNESS OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

03/13/2022.................3-7-0................30.00%.................-23.50
03/12/2022..............27-23-0................54.00%.................+8.50
03/11/2022..............35-40-3................46.66%.................-45.00
03/10/2022..............54-58-0................48.21% ................-49.00
03/09/2022..............32-32-1................50.00%.................-16.00
03/08/2022..............14-13-0.................51.85%..................-1.50
03/07/2022................11-9-0.................55.00%.................+5.50
03/06/2022...............24-17-1.................58.33%...............+26.50
03/05/2022...............60-62-2.................49.18%................-41.00
03/04/2022...............20-12-1.................62.50%...............+34.00
03/03/2022...............44-38-3.................53.65%...............+11.00
03/02/2022...............39-26-1.................60.00%...............+52.00
03/01/2022...............27-28-1.................49.11%................-19.00

TOTALS..................390-365-9.................51.65%...............-57.50


BEST BETS:

03/13/2022................1-5-0.....................16.66%............-22.50
03/12/2022..............18-13-1...................58.06%............+18.50
03/11/2022..............23-23-3....................50.00%............-11.50
03/10/2022..............29-38-0....................43.28%.............-64.00
03/09/2022................16-9-0....................59.25%............+19.50
03/08/2022.................9-9-0....................50.00%................-4.50
03/07/2022.................9-6-0....................60.00%.............+12.00
03/06/2022................13-9-0...................59.09%.............+15.50
03/05/2022...............33-31-1...................51.56%..............- 5.50
03/04/2022..................9-7-0...................56.25%.............+ 6.50
03/03/2022...............27-21-2..................56.25%.............+19.50
03/02/2022...............20-13-0..................60.60%.............+28.50
03/01/2022...............13-13-0..................50.00%...............- 6.50


TOTALS..................220-197-6..................52.75%..............+5.50



UPDATED ON 03/13/2022