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Butler @ UConn
— Butler (11-9, 3-6) ranked #91 by KenPom
— Tempo: #223
— Experience: #84
— Continuity: #210
— Butler lost three of its last four games SU
— Butler is 0-5 ATS as a Big East underdog this season.
— Bulldogs are shooting 42.7% inside arc in Big East games (last).
— Butler is 1-9 when they score less than 75 points.
— Bulldogs’ last eight losses were all by 15+ points.
— Butler’s schedule, to this point: #18
— bench minutes: #358
— Butler’s best win: 76-64 over #26 Kansas State

— UConn (15-5, 4-5) ranked #6 by KenPom
— Tempo: #160
— Experience: #110
— Continuity: #255
— UConn lost five of its last six games, after a 14-0 start
— UConn is 1-3 ATS in Big East home games.
— UConn is shooting 53.8% inside arc (#49), 35.2% on arc (#106)
— Huskies are #21 team in country on offense boards, #55 on defensive end.
— Huskies have #10 eFG% defense in country.
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #17
— bench minutes: #132
— UConn’s best win: 82-67 over #4 Alabama

— UConn won 68-46 at Butler December 17.
— Since re-joining Big East, UConn is 5-0 vs Butler (all wins by 12+ points)

Michigan State @ Indiana
— Michigan State (13-6, 5-3) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #310
— Experience: #151
— Continuity: #127
— Michigan State won eight of its last ten games.
— Spartans are 3-1 ATS as a Big 14 underdog, 2-1 on road.
— Michigan State is #29 team on defensive boards.
— Michigan State forces turnovers 23.7% of time (#19).
— Opponents are shooting 29.5% on arc (#20), 46.8% inside arc (#71)
— Michigan State’s schedule, to this point: #6
— bench minutes: #229
— Michigan State’s best win: 70-57 over #20 Rutgers

— Indiana (12-6, 3-4) ranked #22 by KenPom
— Tempo: #88
— Experience: #67
— Continuity: #36
— Indiana won its last two games, by 15-18 points.
— Indiana is 2-1 ATS as a Big 14 home favorite.
— Hoosiers are shooting 37% on arc (#41), 56.8% inside arc (#11).
— Hoosiers are turning ball over 19.6% of time (last) in Big 14 games.
— Indiana is #66 team in country on defensive boards.
— Indiana’s schedule, to this point: #50
— bench minutes: #52
— Indiana’s best win: 81-79 at #21 Xavier

— Spartans won last three series games, are 10-4 in last 14.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.

Maryland @ Purdue
— Maryland (12-6, 3-4) ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #248
— Experience: #13
— Continuity: #163
— Maryland is 4-6 in its last 10 games, after an 8-0 start.
— Maryland is 0-4 SU/ATS on Big 14 road, losing by 5-35-14-14 points.
— Big 14 rivals are shooting 53.6% inside arc (last)
— Maryland is shooting 53.6% inside arc (#53), 30.9% on arc (#305)
— Terps have #35 eFG% defense.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #31
— bench minutes: #282
— Maryland’s best win: 80-73 over #19 Ohio State.

— Purdue (18-1, 7-1) ranked #5 by KenPom
— Tempo: #324
— Experience: #286
— Continuity: #232
— Purdue won its last five games, giving up 57.8 ppg.
— Purdue is 3-3 ATS as a Big 14 favorite, 2-1 at home.
— Boilers are shooting 53.9% inside arc (#48), 33.2% on arc (#213)
— Boilers are #5 team on offensive boards, #25 on defensive end.
— Purdue has #19 eFG% defense.
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #38
— bench minutes: #104
— Purdue’s best win: 75-70 over #8 Marquette

— Home team won last seven series games.
— Terps lost last five visits to Purdue, by 4-8-2-1-3 points.

Memphis @ Cincinnati
— Memphis (14-5, 4-2) ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #18
— Experience: #10
— Continuity: #257
— Memphis won six of its last eight games.
— Memphis is 4-2 SU/0-6 ATS in its AAC games (0-1 as underdog)
— Tigers are forcing turnovers 22.1% of time (#37)
— Memphis is #333 team on defensive boards.
— Tigers are 2-4 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Memphis schedule, to this point: #43
— bench minutes: #71
— Memphis best win: 82-73 over #17 Auburn

— Cincinnati (14-6, 5-2) ranked #69 by KenPom
— Tempo: #116
— Experience: #40
— Continuity: #63
— Cincinnati won its last three games, giving up 58.7 ppg.
— Cincinnati is 4-2 ATS as an AAC favorite, 2-0 at home.
— Bearcats have #38 eFG% defense in country.
— Cincinnati is shooting 36.2% on arc (#65a).
— Bearcats are 1-4 against top 100 teams.
— Cincinnati’s schedule, to this point: #140
— bench minutes: #201
— Cincinnati’s best win: 88-77 over #85 Tulane

— Memphis won last three meetings, by 6-7-13 points.
— Tigers won 80-74/87-74 in last two visits here.

Minnesota @ Michigan
— Minnesota (7-10, 1-6) ranked #196 by KenPom
— Tempo: #296
— Experience: #129
— Continuity: #335
— Minnesota lost four of its last five games.
— Gophers are 1-5 SU/3-3 ATS in Big 14 games (3-1 ATS last four)
— Minnesota is shooting 48.1% inside arc (#258), 32.5% on arc (#239)
— Gophers are #305 team in country on offensive boards.
— Minnesota is 1-9 against top 100 teams.
— Minnesota’s schedule, to this point: #68
— bench minutes: #91
— Minnesota’s best win: 70-67 at #19 Ohio State

— Michigan (10-8, 4-3) ranked #56 by KenPom
— Tempo: #145
— Experience: #303
— Continuity: #277
— Michigan lost three of its last four games.
— Michigan is shooting 44.8% inside arc in Big X games (#10 of 10)
— Wolverines are 6-1 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Opponents are shooting 31.5% on arc (#79), 47.9% inside arc (#108)
— Michigan is 3-6 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Michigan’s schedule, to this point: #28
— bench minutes: #292
— Michigan’s best win: 79-69 over #38 Penn State.

— Michigan won 90-75 at Minnesota December 8th.
— Teams split last six meetings.
— Gophers won their last three visits to Ann Arbor.

Fairfield @ Siena
— Fairfield (8-10, 4-4) ranked #250 by KenPom
— Tempo: #286
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #79
— Fairfield won its last two games, giving up 52-58 points.
— Stags covered both games as a MAAC underdog this year.
— Fairfield is shooting 47.5% inside arc (#277), 28% on arc (#354)
— Stags are getting 24.1% of their points on foul line (#6)
— Stags are #241 team in country on defensive boards.
— Fairfield’s schedule, to this point: #317
— bench minutes: #233
— Fairfield’s best wins: 74-69 over #137 Towson.

— Siena (13-6, 7-1) ranked #154 by KenPom
— Tempo: #186
— Experience: #243
— Continuity: #121
— Siena won eight of their last nine games.
— Siena is 4-0 SU/2-2 ATS in its MAAC home games.
— Saints are shooting 36.4%% on arc (#58)
— Siena is turning ball over 20.3% of time (#285)
— Saints are 8-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Siena’s schedule, to this point: #282
— bench minutes: #178
— Siena’s best win: 60-55 over #62 Seton Hall.

— Siena won 70-61 at Fairfield New Year’s Day.
— Saints won last nine series games.
— Fairfield lost last three visits to Albany, by 11-16-7 points.

Niagara @ Saint Peter’s
— Niagara (9-9, 4-5) ranked #248 by KenPom
— Tempo: #358
— Experience: #198
— Continuity: #260
— Niagara lost its last four games, all by 6 or less points.
— Eagles split four MAAC road games, losing by 5-22 points.
— Niagara is shooting 48.8% inside arc (#229).
— Niagara is 6-4 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
— Niagara is 5-4 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Niagara’s schedule, to this point: #287
— bench minutes: #262
— Niagara’s best win: 64-60 at #125 Quinnipiac.

— Saint Peter’s (8-11, 3-7) ranked #307 by KenPom
— Tempo: #346
— Experience: #271
— Continuity: #323
— Saint Peter’s lost five of its last six games.
— Peacocks are 2-3 SU at home in MAAC; 1-3 ATS as home favorite.
— SPC is are shooting 43% inside arc (#352), 26.9% on arc (#361)
— Peacocks are #8 team in country on offensive boards.
— Saint Peter’s is 6-6 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
— Saint Peter’s schedule, to this point: #331
— bench minutes: #7
— Saint Peter’s best win: 63-56 over #125 Quinnipiac.

— Saint Peter’s won four in row, eight of last nine series games.
— Niagara lost its last six visits to Jersey City (53-49/63-36 last two years)

Manhattan @ Rider
— Manhattan (14-6, 7-2) ranked #123 by KenPom
— Tempo: #166
— Experience: #185
— Continuity: #267
— Manhattan won its last five games, scoring 76.2 ppg.
— Jaspers are shooting 40.4% on arc (#2)
— Manhattan is #311 team in country on defensive boards.
— Jaspers are 5-3 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Manhattan is 7-2 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Manhattan’s schedule, to this point: #207
— bench minutes: #175
— Manhattan’s best win: 63-60 over Bradley December 28

— Rider (8-9, 5-3) ranked #203 by KenPom
— Tempo: #266
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #30
— Rider won its last two games, both by 3 points.
— Broncs are 2-1 SU/0-3 ATS in MAAC home games.
— Rider is shooting 47.2% inside arc (#290), 31.8% on arc (#274)
— Broncs are #47 team on offensive boards, #261 on defensive end.
— Rider is 5-6 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Rider’s schedule, to this point: #233
— bench minutes: #202
— Rider’s best win: 70-67 at #78 Iona.

— Rider won 11 of last 13 series games.
— Manhattan lost its last seven games in Broncs’ Zoo.

Canisius @ Quinnipiac
— Canisius (5-13, 3-6) ranked #271 by KenPom
— Tempo: #199
— Experience: #200
— Continuity: #209
— Canisius won three of last five games, after a 2-11 start.
— Griffins are 1-4 ATS as MAAC underdog away from home.
— Canisius is shooting 44.6% inside arc (#338), 32.3% on arc (#252)
— Griffins are #278 team in country on defensive boards.
— Canisius is 4-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Canisius schedule, to this point: #155
— bench minutes: #49
— Canisius best win: 66-62 over #154 Siena

— Quinnipiac (14-5, 5-3) ranked #125 by KenPom
— Tempo: #86
— Experience: #127
— Continuity: #45
— Quinnipiac won its last five games, giving up 57.6 ppg.
— Bobcats are 2-4 ATS as a MAAC favorite, 0-3 at home.
— Bobcats are #38 team on offensive boards, #64 on defensive end.
— Foes are shooting 46.5% inside arc (#57), 29.7% on arc (#28)
— Quinnipiac is 10-2 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
— Quinnipiac’s schedule, to this point: #294
— bench minutes: #59
— Quinnipiac’s best win: 81-58 over #78 Iona.

— Canisius won last four series games.
— Griffins won 79-67/72-67 in last two visits here.

Marist @ Mt St Mary’s
— Marist (7-10, 3-5) ranked #309 by KenPom
— Tempo: #280
— Experience: #311
— Continuity: #327
— Marist won three of its last four games, after a 4-9 start.
— Red Foxes are 2-2 SU/3-1 ATS in MAAC road games.
— Red Foxes are shooting 48.1% inside arc (#251), 32% on arc (#268).
— Opponents are shooting 46.5% inside arc (#58), 35.6% on arc (#273).
— Marist is 0-7 when it allows 70+ points.
— Marist’s schedule, to this point: #355
— bench minutes: #165
— Marist’s best win: 73-69 over #223 American.

— Mt St Mary’s (6-13, 2-6) ranked #275 by KenPom
— Tempo: #256
— Experience: #46
— Continuity: #69
— Mt St Mary’s lost four in row, seven of its last eight games.
— MSM is 0-3 SU/ATS in MAAC home games, 0-2 as a favorite.
— Mt St Mary’s is shooting 44.1% inside arc (#342), 35.3% on arc (#100)
— Mt St Mary’s is turning ball over 21.2% of time (#319)
— MSM is #299 team on defensive boards.
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— Mt St Mary’s’s schedule, to this point: #285
— bench minutes: #145

— Mt St Mary’s’s best win: 69-65 at #224 Pacific.
— Mt St Mary’s (-2) lost 63-56 at Marist January 8th.

Temple @ Houston
— Temple (11-9, 5-2) ranked #130 by KenPom
— Tempo: #258
— Experience: #203
— Continuity: #51
— Temple won five of its last seven games.
— Owls are 4-0 ATS as an AAC underdog this year.
— Temple won its AAC road games, by 2-4-4 points.
— Owls has #52 eFG% defense in country.
— Temple is turning ball over 19.9% of time (#269)
— Temple’s schedule, to this point: #108
— bench minutes: #312
— Temple’s best win: 72-66 over #20 Rutgers.

— Houston (18-1, 6-0) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #345
— Experience: #258
— Continuity: #194
— Houston won its last nine games (6-2 ATS).
— Houston’s one loss: 71-65 to #3 Alabama December 10th.
— Cougars have #2 eFG% defense in country.
— Houston is #4 team in country on offensive boards.
— Cougars are forcing turnovers 23.5% of time (#15)
— Houston’s schedule, to this point: #101
— bench minutes: #216
— Houston’s best win: 53-48 over #7 Saint Mary’s.

— Houston won last six series games.
— Owls lost last five visits to Houston, by 13-3-7-26-38 points.

Wichita State @ SMU
— Wichita State (9-9, 2-4) ranked #123 by KenPom
— Tempo: #305
— Experience: #281
— Continuity: #319
— Wichita is 3-5 in its last eight games SU.
— Shockers are 1-2 SU/3-0 ATS in AAC road games.
— Wichita is shooting 29.3% on arc (#341)
— Wichita is 9-3 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Shockers have #14 eFG% defense, are #266 on defensive boards.
— Wichita’s schedule, to this point: #137
— bench minutes: #75
— Wichita’s best win: 55-43 over #108 Grand Canyon

— SMU (7-12, 2-4) ranked #172 by KenPom
— Tempo: #147
— Experience: #146
— Continuity: #270
— SMU lost four of its last five games.
— Mustangs are shooting 47.7% inside arc (#272), 30.9% on arc (#309)
— SMU is #280 team in country on defensive boards.
— Mustangs are 2-12 vs teams ranked in top 125.
— SMU is 3-4 in games decided by 4 or less points.
— SMU’s schedule, to this point: #55
— bench minutes: #201
— SMU’s best win: 77-74 over #47 Utah State

— Wichita won last five series games.
— Shockers won last three visits to SMU, by 6-12-4 points.

Oregon State @ California
— Oregon State (7-12, 1-7) ranked #225 by KenPom
— Tempo: #315
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #309
— Oregon State lost its last six games, scoring 59.8 ppg.
— OSU is 0-5 SU/2-3 ATS in its Pac-12 road games.
— Beavers are turning ball over 21% of time (#313)
— Beavers are shooting 46.8% inside arc (#298), 33.4% on arc (#200)
— Oregon State is #224 team on defensive boards.
— Oregon State’s schedule, to this point: #57
— bench minutes: #159
— Oregon State’s best win: 66-65 over #106 Washington.

— California (3-16, 2-6) ranked #221 by KenPom
— Tempo: #357
— Experience: #211
— Continuity: #230
— California lost its last three games, giving up 78 ppg.
— Bears are 3-5 SU in Pac-12; they were underdog in all eight games.
— California is shooting 47.2% inside arc (#289), 30.8% on arc (#312)
— Opponents are shooting 53% inside arc (#292)
— California is turning ball over 20.7% of time (#304)
— California’s schedule, to this point: #44
— bench minutes: #109
— California’s best win: 80-76 over #55 Colorado.

— Teams split last eight series games.
— Beavers lost 10 of last 11 visits to Berkeley.

Furman @ Wofford
— Furman (14-6, 5-2) ranked #102 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #114
— Continuity: #27
— Furman won four of its last five games.
— Paladins are 3-1 SU/ATS in their SoCon road games.
— Furman is shooting 59.3% inside arc (#3)
— Opponents are shooting 51.5% inside arc (#247), 35% on arc (#248)
— Furman is #84 team in country on defensive boards.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #279
— bench minutes: #321
— Furman’s best win: 89-74 over #115 Belmont

— Wofford (11-9, 3-4) ranked #199 by KenPom
— Tempo: #291
— Experience: #330
— Continuity: #322
— Wofford is 3-4 SU since their upset win at Texas A&M.
— Terriers split their four SoCon home games SU.
— Opponents are shooting 56.2% inside arc (#55).
— Terriers are shooting 53.6% inside arc (#351), 30.9% on arc (#307)
— Wofford is 1-5 against teams ranked in top 150.
— Wofford’s schedule, to this point: #262
— bench minutes: #104
— Wofford’s best win: 67-62 at #50 Texas A&M

— Teams split their last six meetings.
— Furman lost nine of its last ten visits to Wofford.

Washington State @ Colorado
— Washington State (9-11, 4-5) ranked #67 by KenPom
— Tempo: #338
— Experience: #297
— Continuity: #249
— Wazzu won three of its last four games.
— Coogs are 1-3 SU/ATS in their Pac-12 road games.
— Wazzu is shooting 48.5% inside arc (#240), 36.4% on arc (#58)
— Coogs are #54 team in country on offensive boards.
— Wazzu is 2-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Wazzu’s schedule, to this point: #9
— bench minutes: #264
— Wazzu’s best win: 74-61 at #16 Arizona

— Colorado (11-9, 3-6) ranked #55 by KenPom
— Tempo: #49
— Experience: #293
— Continuity: #120
— Colorado lost its last three games, scoring 62.3 ppg.
— Buffs are 2-2 SU/ATS as a Pac-12 home favorite.
— Colorado shooting 31.5% on arc (#288), 51.5% inside arc (#120).
— Buffs are turning ball over 19.9% of time (#275)
— Colorado has #63 eFG% defense.
— Colorado’s schedule, to this point: #48
— bench minutes: #36
— Colorado s’s best win: 78-66 over #2 Tennessee

— Colorado won three of last four series games.
— Coogs lost their last ten visits to Boulder (83-78 LY)

 

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 22​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CCSU at LIU	12:00 PM	CCSU -6.0 U 141.0	+500 +500
BUT at CONN	12:00 PM	BUT +15.5 O 137.5	+500 +500
MSU at IND	12:00 PM	MSU +4.5 U 137.5	+500 +500
SH at WAG	01:00 PM	WAG -4.5 U 134.5	+500 +500
MW at SFBK	01:00 PM	MW -3.0 U 122.0	+500 +500
MEM at CIN	01:00 PM	CIN -3.0 U 151.0	+500 +500
MINN at MICH	01:00 PM	MINN +12.5 O 137.5	+500 +500
MD at PUR	01:00 PM	MD +9.0 O 132.0	+500 +500
NJIT at UVM	01:00 PM	UVM -12.0 U 133.0	+500 +500
BRY at UMASS	01:00 PM	UMASS -2.5 O 156.0	+500 +500
CAN at QUIN	02:00 PM	QUIN -9.0 U 140.0	+500 +500
MAN at RID	02:00 PM	RID -8.0 U 136.0	+500 +500
NIAG at SPU	02:00 PM	SPU +0.0 U 117.5	+500 +500
MRST at MSM	02:00 PM	MSM -2.5 U 125.5	+500 +500
FAIR at SIE	02:00 PM	SIE -5.0 U 134.0	+500 +500
BING at ME	02:00 PM	ME -2.5 U 136.0	+500 +500
TEM at HOU	03:00 PM	TEM +19.5 O 131.5	+500 +500
ORST at CAL	03:00 PM	CAL -3.5 U 123.5	+500 +500
WICH at SMU	03:00 PM	SMU -1.5 O 133.5	+500 +500
FUR at WOF	04:00 PM	FUR -4.5 O 147.0	+500 +500
WSU at COLO	06:00 PM	COLO -5.5 U 136.5	+500 +500
STONE at FDU	06:00 PM	FDU -5.0 O 147.5	+500 +500

 

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Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
01/22/2023	26-18-0	59.09%	+3100	Detail
01/21/2023	137-132-3	50.92%	-4100	Detail
01/20/2023	12-14-0	46.15%	-1700	Detail
01/19/2023	76-71-5	51.64%	-1050	Detail
01/18/2023	37-27-3	57.46%	+3650	Detail
01/17/2023	27-31-2	46.67%	-3550	Detail
01/16/2023	31-37-1	45.65%	-4850	Detail
01/15/2023	18-8-0	69.23%	+4600	Detail
01/14/2023	110-83-3	56.89%	+9350	Detail
01/13/2023	14-12-0	53.85%	+400	Detail
01/12/2023	40-28-2	58.57%	+4600	Detail
01/11/2023	48-42-2	53.26%	+900	Detail
01/10/2023	27-34-1	44.35%	-5200	Detail
01/09/2023	14-6-2	68.18%	+3700	Detail
01/08/2023	22-19-1	53.57%	+550	Detail
01/07/2023	79-61-1	56.38%	+5950	Detail
01/06/2023	13-12-1	51.92%	-100	Detail
01/05/2023	48-37-1	56.40%	+3650	Detail
01/04/2023	29-24-2	54.55%	+1300	Detail
01/03/2023	28-16-0	63.64%	+5200	Detail
01/02/2023	4-2-0	66.67%	+900	Detail
01/01/2023	16-19-1	45.83%	-2450	Detail

 

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Monday’s 6-pack
NHL leaders in goals scored:
40— McDavid, Oilers
35— Pastrnak, Bruins
32— Thompson, Sabres/Rantanen, Avalanche
31— Robertson, Stars
30— Ovechkin, Capitals/Horvat, Canucks
29— Hughes, Devils

Quote of the Day
“Ben Simmons is stealing money, ski mask and gloves, as a matter of fact.”
ESPN’s Jalen Rose

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Tennessee Titans’ QB in their one Super Bowl appearance?

Sunday’s quiz
The old TV show Frasier starring Kelsey Grammer was set in Seattle.

Saturday’s quiz
Steve Kerr played his college basketball at Arizona.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……..

— 49ers 19, Cowboys 12
Game was 9-9 after three quarters.
Prescott threw INT in red zone just before halftime, when they trailed 9-6.
Rookie QB Purdy is 7-0 in his first seven NFL starts.
49ers visit Philadelphia next week in the NFC title game.

— Bengals 27, Bills 10
Bengals’ first two drives: 16 plays, 151 yards, 14 points.
Mixon ran 20 times for 105 yards and a TD.
Bengals ran ball for 172 yards (5.1 yards/carry)
Cincinnati @ Kansas City is next week’s AFC title game.

— Joe Burrow is now 5-1 in NFL playoff games; all the other QB’s in Bengals’ history are a combined 5-14 in playoff games.

— Chiefs’ backup QB Chad Henne led a 98-yard TD drive Saturday, while Patrick Mahomes was getting his sprained ankle looked at. Henne was 5-7 passing for 23 yards in his brief stint; all season long, he had taken a total of 18 snaps.

The 37-year old Henne is 18-36 as an NFL starter, earning around $40M in his career. He’s started one game since 2014, but he was ready when needed Saturday.

— Odds for the conference championship games next week:
49ers @ Eagles (-2.5, 45.5)
Bengals @ Chiefs (-1.5, 47.5)

— If you’re a Jaguars’ fan, you have to be fired up about this season, going 10-9 and winning a playoff game, especially since they went 4-29 the last two seasons. With Trevor Lawrence at QB and a Super Bowl-winning coach in Doug Pederson, things are looking up.

— Here are the nine teams who passed on Patrick Mahomes in the 2017 Draft, the player they took instead, and their records since then:
1) Cleveland- Myles Garrett 39-58-1
2) Chicago- QB Mitch Trubisky 42-56- they traded up to get here
3) San Francisco- Solomon Thomas 53-46
4) Jacksonville- Leonard Fournette 34-65
5) Tennessee- Corey Davis 57-41
6) NJ Jets- Jamal Adams 29-69
7) LA Chargers- Mike Williams 52-46
8) Carolina- Christian McCaffrey 40-58
9) Cincinnati- John Ross 41-55-1

Chiefs are 82-25 since they drafted Mahomes.

— Temple 56, Houston 55— #1 team in the country loses as a 20.5-point home favorite; Cougars were 11-21 on foul line, Temple 20-22.

— Fairfield 62, Siena 52— Visiting Stags scored 15 points in first half, 47 in second half to pull the upset. Siena led 16-4 early on, but had only one player score more than 7 points.

Fairfield has won three in row, is now in 5th place in the 11-team MAAC. Siena’s loss drops them into a tie for first with Iona in the loss column.

— Furman 96, Wofford 82— Paladins scored 1.35 points/possession; they’re shooting 59.6% inside the arc, #3 in country, while getting 36.5% of their points on the arc, #46 in country.

Last eight years, Furman is 83-30 in SoCon games, but they haven’t made the NCAA tourney since 1980. Could this be the year they break their drought?

— Finally found this year’s college basketball referee stuff; figure the season is 77 days old, there are seven officials who’ve worked 56+ games this season, which means they’re working five games a week. Not a lot of load management for referees.

— One of the amusing things about college basketball is when coaches who don’t like each other shake hands after a game; they blow by each other, barely touching hands as they scoot by.

— Arizona Wildcats have players on their roster from seven different countries. Their coach has three different passports; they showed them on TV Saturday night.

— Lakers 121, Portland 112— Trailblazers outscored LA 45-13 in the second quarter……and they lost!!! They’re only NBA team since 1955 to win a quarter by 32+ points and still lose the game.

 

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MONDAY, JANUARY 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
WIS at NW	06:30 PM	WIS +2.5	+500
PENN at HART	07:00 PM	HART +16.0 O 140.5	+500 +500
CHS at CCU	07:00 PM	CCU -8.0	+500
COLG at BU	07:00 PM	COLG -7.5 U 143.5	+500 +500
DUKE at VT	07:00 PM	DUKE +2.0	+500
OAK at DETU	07:00 PM	OAK +4.0 O 154.5	+500 +500
UND at WIU	07:00 PM	WIU -6.5	+500
NORF at MORG	07:30 PM	MORG +5.5	+500
DSU at SCST	07:30 PM	SCST -7.0 U 146.5	+500 +500
UMES at NCCU	07:30 PM	NCCU -7.5 U 135.0	+500 +500
COPP at HOW	07:30 PM	COPP +9.5	+500
FAMU at JKST	08:30 PM	FAMU +12.0	+500
COOK at ALCN	08:30 PM	ALCN -9.5	+500
TXSO at ALST	08:30 PM	ALST +4.0	+500
SOU at MVSU	08:30 PM	SOU -9.5	+500
GRAM at ARPB	08:30 PM	ARPB +3.5 O 135.0	+500 +500
KU at BAY	09:00 PM	KU +2.0 U 149.0	+500 +500
PV at AAMU	09:00 PM	AAMU +2.5 O 134.5	+500 +500
UNM at NEV	09:00 PM	UNM +3.5 O 148.0	+500 +500

 

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Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
01/23/2023	13-15-0	46.43%	-1750	Detail
01/22/2023	26-18-0	59.09%	+3100	Detail
01/21/2023	137-132-3	50.92%	-4100	Detail
01/20/2023	12-14-0	46.15%	-1700	Detail
01/19/2023	76-71-5	51.64%	-1050	Detail
01/18/2023	37-27-3	57.46%	+3650	Detail
01/17/2023	27-31-2	46.67%	-3550	Detail
01/16/2023	31-37-1	45.65%	-4850	Detail
01/15/2023	18-8-0	69.23%	+4600	Detail
01/14/2023	110-83-3	56.89%	+9350	Detail
01/13/2023	14-12-0	53.85%	+400	Detail
01/12/2023	40-28-2	58.57%	+4600	Detail
01/11/2023	48-42-2	53.26%	+900	Detail
01/10/2023	27-34-1	44.35%	-5200	Detail
01/09/2023	14-6-2	68.18%	+3700	Detail
01/08/2023	22-19-1	53.57%	+550	Detail
01/07/2023	79-61-1	56.38%	+5950	Detail
01/06/2023	13-12-1	51.92%	-100	Detail
01/05/2023	48-37-1	56.40%	+3650	Detail
01/04/2023	29-24-2	54.55%	+1300	Detail
01/03/2023	28-16-0	63.64%	+5200	Detail
01/02/2023	4-2-0	66.67%	+900	Detail
01/01/2023	16-19-1	45.83%	-2450	Detail

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack
— Baylor 75, Kansas 69— Jayhawks have lost three games in a row.
— Virginia Tech 78, Duke 75— Duke is an ordinary 5-4 in ACC games.
— Nevada 97, New Mexico 94, 2OT— Lobos led by 5 in the first OT.
— Northwestern 66, Wisconsin 63— Badgers were only 9-16 on foul line.
— Oakland 76, Detroit 67— Grizzlies held Antoine Davis to 14 points.
— Kings 133, Grizzlies 100— Sacramento scored 47 points in first quarter.

Quote of the Day
“I don’t need to go into all the pluses or minuses, but I’ve got a lot more to evaluate Mike McCarthy on than this playoff game.”
Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones

Tuesday’s quiz
Mike McCarthy won a Super Bowl with Green Bay 12 years ago; how many playoff games has he won since then?

Monday’s quiz
Steve McNair was the Tennessee Titans’ QB in their one Super Bowl appearance.

Sunday’s quiz
The old TV show Frasier starring Kelsey Grammer was set in Seattle.

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Tuesday’s Den: Early looks at the NCAA Tournament field……

— Big X— How good is the Big X this season? Bracketology has West Virginia listed as one of the last four teams in the Field of 68; they’re 1-6 in Big X play. Right now, Bracketology has eight of the ten Big X teams in the NCAA’s.

— Big 14— Bracketology has 10 of the 14 teams in the Field of 68:
1-seed– Purdue
5— Rutgers
6– Illinois
7— Iowa, Michigan State
9— Indiana
10— Maryland, Wisconsin
11— Ohio State
12— Northwestern

— SEC— Bracketology has five SEC teams in the field, with fading Arkansas as a 7-seed; they’re 2-5 in SEC games and have injury issues. Alabama/Tennessee are far and away the two best SEC teams this season.

— Kentucky is a bubble team; they’ve won three games in a row, and play Kansas Saturday in the Big X/SEC Challenge, so a win there would likely get them off the bubble.Their loss to #244 South Carolina, just before they upset Tennessee, is a red flag on their resume.

— ACC— Bracketology has seven ACC teams in NCAA’s, but none higher than a 3-seed:
3-seed— Virginia
5— Miami, NC State
6— Duke
8— Clemson
9— North Carolina, Pittsburgh

— #1-seeds, to this point: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue— the last Bracketology was done before Houston lost at home to Temple Sunday. We’ll see if losing as a 20-point favorite knocks them out of a #1-seed, for now.

Only one #1-seed has ever lost in the first round of the tournament; after that, there isn’t much difference between play the 8-9 seed winner and the 7-10 winner in the second round.

— #2-seeds, to this point: Arizona, Iowa State, Tennessee, UCLA— Tennessee/UCLA are best of this group. I’m thinking that UCLA will wind up as a #1-seed.

— Last four teams in; the two play-in games would be:
Ohio State-West Virginia and Northwestern-Oklahoma.

Northwestern had their last two games postponed by COVID-related issues, which complicates their situation.

— Mountain West— San Diego State/Boise State seem like they’re headed to the NCAA’s, with surging New Mexico listed as an 11-seed, which means they don’t have much margin for error.

This league is improved; their #7-rating this year (and last year) is highest league has been rated since 2013. UNLV is 1-6 in Mountain West, tied for last with Wyoming; they’re 11-1 in their non-conference games.

— Big East— Bracketology has five Big East teams in:
3-seed— Xavier
4— UConn, Marquette
6— Providence
8— Creighton

Doesn’t seem to be much bubble activity here; none of the other six Big East teams have a shot at an at-large bid- they’ll need to win the Big East Tournament to get in the NCAA’s.

— Pac-12— Bill Walton won’t like this, but Bracketology has three teams in: UCLA, Arizona and 10-seed Arizona State. They list the first eight teams outside the Field of 68; none of them are Pac-12 teams. Can USC/Utah get hot and out themselves on the bubble?

— AAC— Houston is a big fish in a small pond; they’ll either be a #1 or a #2-seed. Memphis is the only other AAC team that Bracketology has in the Field of 68, and they’re listed as an 11-seed, a bubble team. There are two Houston-Memphis games between now and the AAC tournament; Tigers would be well-served to at least split the pair.

Central Florida is listed as one of the last four out of the field.

— Atlantic 15— Last time this league had only one team in the NCAA’s? 2002, but they appear headed that way this season.

Bracketology has VCU as the lone A-15 team, but as a 12-seed, barely avoiding a play-in game. Dayton just lost to George Washington, the kind of loss that sends you to the NIT, unless you win the conference tournament.

— Championship Week is so much fun because all the other leagues are one-bid leagues, so their conference tournaments are essentially play-in events for the NCAA’s.

KenPom.com has Florida Atlantic ranked as #36, Charleston as #73; they would be the two fascinating teams to watch if they got upset in their conference tournament. Would they get at-large spots, and knock power conference teams out of the field?

 

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Tuesday, January 24

13 of Tuesday’s best college hoop games

Penn State @ Rutgers
— Penn State (13-6, 4-4) ranked #38 by KenPom
— Tempo: #283
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #138
— Penn State lost three of its last five games SU
— Penn State lost last two road games, is 1-2 ATS as a Big 14 road dog.
— Opponents are shooting 51.2% inside arc in 14 games (#12 of 14).
— Penn State has #10 eFG% in country.
— Lions are 6-6 vs top 100 teams.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #56
— bench minutes: #329
— Penn State’s best win: 85-66 over #20 Indiana

— Rutgers (13-6, 5-3) ranked #21 by KenPom
— Tempo: #272
— Experience: #118
— Continuity: #67
— Rutgers won seven of its last nine games.
— Rutgers is 3-1 SU in Big 14 home games, 2-1 ATS as home favorite.
— Opponents are shooting 43.6% inside arc (#14), 29.6% on arc (#22)
— Knights are forcing turnovers 23.8% of time (#16)
— Knights have #295 eFG% in country.
— Rutgers schedule, to this point: #62
— bench minutes: #156
— Rutgers best win: 65-64 at #5 Purdue

— Penn State won three of last four series games.
— Lions won three of last four visits to Rutgers.
— Big 14 home favorites of 6+ points are 5-9 ATS.

Ohio State @ Illinois
— Ohio State (11-8, 3-5) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #189
— Experience: #75
— Continuity: #350
— Ohio State lost five of its last six games (4 losses by 4 points or less)
— OSU lost its last three road games; they’re 0-2 as Big 14 road dog.
— Buckeyes are shooting 38.7% on arc (#14)
— Buckeyes are #33 team on offensive boards.
— Ohio State is 2-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Ohio State’s schedule, to this point: #38
— bench minutes: #174
— Ohio State’s best win: 67-66 over #21 Rutgers.

— Illinois (13-6, 4-4) ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #65
— Experience: #299
— Continuity: #344
— Illinois won four of its last five games- the wins were all by 9+ points..
— Illini is 2-1 ATS as a Big 14 home favorite.
— Illinois is shooting 55.1% inside arc (#25), 65.3% on foul line (#329)
— Opponents are shooting 44.2% inside arc (#19)
— Illinois is #39 team on offensive boards.
— Illinois’ schedule, to this point: #59
— bench minutes: #117
— Illinois’ best win: 79-70 over #4 UCLA

— Ohio State won five of last seven series games.
— Buckeyes won 87-81/86-83 in last two trips to Champaign.
— Big 14 home favorites of 4 or less points are 17-3 ATS

LSU @ Arkansas
— LSU (12-7, 1-6) ranked #118 by KenPom
— Tempo: #241
— Experience: #121
— Continuity: #353
— LSU lost its last six games, since they beat Arkansas 60-57 Dec 28.
— Tigers’ last five losses were all by 11+ points.
— SEC opponents are shooting 55.9% inside arc (#14 of 14)
— LSU is shooting 41.4% inside arc in SEC play (#14 of 14).
— Tigers are 2-7 against top 100 teams- they’re 1-2 ATS as an SEC road dog.
— LSU’s schedule, to this point: #95
— bench minutes: #150
— LSU’s best win: 60-57 over #23 Arkansas

— Arkansas (13-6, 2-5) ranked #23 by KenPom
— Tempo: #55
— Experience: #269
— Continuity: #332
— Arkansas lost four of its last five games.
— Arkansas is 1-3 ATS as an SEC favorite this year.
— Hogs are shooting 30.4% on arc (#317), 53.8% inside arc (#47).
— Hogs are forcing turnovers 22.3% of time (#35).
— Arkansas is 8-1 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Arkansas’ schedule, to this point: #36
— bench minutes: #295
— Arkansas’ best win: 78-74 in OT over #27 San Diego State

— LSU beat Arkansas 60-57 at home December 28.
— Teams split their last 12 meetings.
— LSU lost last three visits to Arkansas, by 1-8-9 points.
— SEC double digit home favorites are 4-3 ATS.

Missouri @ Ole Miss
— Missouri (14-5, 3-4) ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #40
— Experience: #15
— Continuity: #325
— Missouri lost four of its last six games.
— Missouri is 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS on Big 14 road, losing by 6-18-9 points.
— Tigers are shooting 58.1% inside arc (#7)
— Missouri is forcing turnovers 25.3% of time (#6)
— Tigers are #361 team in country on defensive boards.
— Missouri’s schedule, to this point: #71
— bench minutes: #79
— Missouri’s best win: 79-76 over #23 Arkansas

— Ole Miss (9-10, 1-6) ranked #87 by KenPom
— Tempo: #251
— Experience: #157
— Continuity: #210
— Ole Miss lost seven of its last eight games.
— Ole Miss lost all three SEC home games, by 4-9-4 points.
— Rebels are shooting 30% on arc (#330), 49.7% inside arc (#190)
— Rebels are #41 team on offensive boards, #247 on defensive end.
— Ole Miss is turning ball over 19.8% of time (#264)
— Ole Miss’ schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #18
— Ole Miss’ best win: 80-67 over #36 Florida Atlantic

— Missouri swept Ole Miss LE, by 25-6-12 points.
— Tigers lost three of last five visits to Oxford.
— SEC home teams are 5-5 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.

Oklahoma @ TCU
— Oklahoma (11-8, 2-5) ranked #40 by KenPom
— Tempo: #325
— Experience: #102
— Continuity: #153
— Oklahoma lost five of its last seven games.
— Oklahoma is 1-2 SU/2-1 ATS in its Big X road games.
— Sooners are shooting 55.9% inside arc (#17)
— Oklahoma is 6-8 against top 100 teams.
— Sooners are 4-6 in games decided by 4 or less points.
— Oklahoma’s schedule, to this point: #9
— bench minutes: #259
— Oklahoma’s best win: 77-76 over #28 West Virginia.

— TCU (15-4, 4-3) ranked #18 by KenPom
— Tempo: #48
— Experience: #73
— Continuity: #3
— TCU is 2-3 in last three games, after a 13-1 start.
— TCU is 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS in its Big X home games.
— Frogs have #28 eFG% defense in country.
— TCU is shooting 29.8% on arc (#335), 53.5% inside arc (#55).
— Frogs are #31 team in country on offensive boards.
— TCU’s schedule, to this point: #91
— bench minutes: #31
— TCU’s best win: 83-60 at #10 Kansas.

— Oklahoma won eight of last ten series games.
— Sooners won four of last five visits to Fort Worth.
— Big X home favorites of 5+ points are 3-11 ATS.

Murray State @ Southern Illinois
— Murray State (11-9, 6-4) ranked #178 by KenPom
— Tempo: #219
— Experience: #194
— Continuity: #343
— Murray State lost three of its last five games.
— Racers lost their last three road games, by 18-8-15 points.
— Murray State is shooting 29.5% on arc (#340)
— Racers are 2-5 vs teams ranked in top 125.
— Murray State is 4-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Murray State’s schedule, to this point: #179
— bench minutes: #330
— Murray State’s best win: 88-79 over #50 Texas A&M.

— Southern Illinois (16-5, 8-2) ranked #114 by KenPom
— Tempo: #323
— Experience: #24
— Continuity: #71
— SIU won four in row, 10 of its last 11 games.
— SIU is 4-1 SU/3-2 ATS in MVC home games.
— Salukis are shooting 30.4% on arc (#319), 58.2% inside arc (#6)
— Salukis are forcing turnovers 20.3% of time (#85)
— SIU is 9-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— SIU’s schedule, to this point: #238
— bench minutes: #139
— SIU’s best win: 61-60 at #34 Oklahoma State

— Salukis won 63-57 at Murray State December 29, their first MVC meeting.
— MVC home favorites of 7-10 points are 3-5 ATS.

Kansas State @ Iowa State
— Kansas State (17-2, 6-1) ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #89
— Experience: #32
— Continuity: #321
— K-State won 10 of last 11 games- 3 of their Big X wins were in OT.
— Wildcats won/covered six of its seven Big X games.
— K-State is shooting 52.5% inside arc (#87), 35,2% on arc (#108)
— Wildcats are forcing turnovers 21.8% of time (#42)
— Wildcats are #65 team on offensive boards, #279 on defensive end.
— K-State’s schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #331
— K-State’s best win: 116-103 at #9 Texas.

— Iowa State (14-4, 5-2) ranked #12 by KenPom
— Tempo: #307
— Experience: #6
— Continuity: #188
— Iowa State lost two of last three games, after a 12-2 start.
— Iowa State won/covered all three Big X home games.
— Cyclones are forcing turnovers 28.4% of time (#1)
— Iowa State is #35 team in country on offensive boards.
— Cyclones are 4-2 in games decided by 5 or less points.
— Iowa State’s schedule, to this point: #15
— bench minutes: #194
— Iowa State’s best win: 78-67 over #9 Texas.

— Kansas State won four of last five meetings.
— Wildcats won 74-65/75-69 in last two visits to Ames.
— Big X home favorites of 5+ points are 3-11 ATS.

Oklahoma State @ Texas
— Oklahoma State (11-8, 3-4) ranked #34 by KenPom
— Tempo: #200
— Experience: #65
— Continuity: #128
— OSU is 3-1 in Big X if they allow 60 or less points, 0-3 if they allow 61+.
— Cowboys are 0-3 SU/2-1 ATS in Big X road tilts, losing by 2-8-16 points.
— Opponents are shooting 42.6% inside arc (#5), 29% on arc (#16)
— OSU is turning ball over 21.2% of time (#316)
— Cowboys are 3-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— OSU’s schedule, to this point: #13
— bench minutes: #90
— OSU’s best win: 61-59 over #12 Iowa State

— Texas (16-3, 5-2) ranked #9 by KenPom
— Tempo: #94
— Experience: #8
— Continuity: #149
— Texas won 10 of its last 12 games.
— Longhorns are 2-1 SU in Big X home tilts, 0-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— Texas is are shooting 56.7% inside arc (#11), 32.5% on arc (#239)
— Longhorns are forcing turnovers 23.3% of time (#22)
— Texas is 7-3 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Texas schedule, to this point: #52
— bench minutes: #132
— Texas best win: 72-67 over #14 Creighton

— Texas won 56-46 in Stillwater January 7th.
— Longhorns won six of last nine series games.
— Big X home favorites of 5+ points are 3-11 ATS.

Indiana State @ Drake
— Indiana State (13-8, 6-4) ranked #131 by KenPom
— Tempo: #25
— Experience: #211
— Continuity: #108
— Indiana State lost its last four games, scoring 65.8 ppg.
— Sycamores are 3-2 SU on MVC road, 1-1 ATS as a road dog.
— Indiana State is #54 team in country on defensive boards.
— Sycamores are shooting 60.1% inside the arc (#2)
— Indiana State is 4-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Indiana State’s schedule, to this point: #287
— bench minutes: #35
— Indiana State’s best win: 75-73 over #89 Drake November 30

— Drake (15-6, 6-4) ranked #89 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #21
— Drake won four of its last five games.
— All four of their MVC losses were by 4 or less points.
— Drake is 4-1 SU/2-3 ATS in MVC home games.
— Bulldogs are #11 team in country on defensive boards.
— Drake is 7-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #242
— bench minutes: #267
— Drake’s best win: 58-52 over #57 Mississippi State.

— ISU beat Drake 75-73 at home November 30
— Bulldogs won four of last five series games.
— Sycamores lost last three visits to Drake, by 12-4-16 points.
— MVC home favorites of 6-10 points are 3-5 ATS.

North Carolina @ Syracuse
— North Carolina (14-6, 6-3) ranked #24 by KenPom
— Tempo: #107
— Experience: #28
— Continuity: #14
— UNC won nine of last 11 games, after a 5-4 start.
— Tar Heels are 1-3 SU on ACC road, 1-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— UNC is shooting 53.1% inside arc (#63), 31.6% on arc (#286)
— Tar Heels are #28 team in country on defensive boards.
— UNC is 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— UNC’s schedule, to this point: #21
— bench minutes: #358
— UNC’s best win: 89-84 in OT over #19 Ohio State

— Syracuse (13-7, 6-3) ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #207
— Experience: #284
— Continuity: #213
— Syracuse is 10-3 in its last 13 games, after a 3-4 start.
— Orange is 4-0 ATS as an ACC underdog.
— Orange is #343 team in country on defensive boards.
— Syracuse is shooting 36.6% on arc (#50)
— Syracuse is 1-5 vs teams ranked in top 100.
— Syracuse’s schedule, to this point: #146
— bench minutes: #199
— Syracuse’s best win: 82-72 over #46 Virginia Tech.

— North Carolina won 10 of last 12 series games.
— Tar Heels won three of last four games in the Carrier Dome.
— ACC home underdogs of 4 or less points are 6-8 ATS

Kentucky @ Vanderbilt
— Kentucky (13-6, 4-3) ranked #33 by KenPom
— Tempo: #248
— Experience: #108
— Continuity: #199
— Kentucky won its last three games, giving up 64.7 ppg.
— Wildcats lost two of three SEC road games (0-1 ATS as road favorite).
— Wildcats are grabbing 39% of their misses (#1 in country).
— Kentucky is shooting 36.8% on the arc (#42).
— Kentucky is 3-2 in games decided by 7 or points, or in OT.
— Kentucky’s schedule, to this point: #94
— bench minutes: #154
— Kentucky’s best win: 63-56 at #2 Tennessee

— Vanderbilt (10-9, 3-3) ranked #84 by KenPom
— Tempo: #232
— Experience: #93
— Continuity: #118
— Vandy lost three of its last five games.
— Commodores are 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS in SEC home tilts, 1-1 as a home dog.
— Vandy is 3-7 against top 100 teams.
— Vandy is 7-4 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Commodores are #73 team on offensive boards.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Vandy’s schedule, to this point: #40
— bench minutes: #37
— Vandy’s best win: 97-84 over #23 Arkansas.

— Kentucky won last 13 series games.
— Wildcats won last six visits to Nashville (78-66 LY)
— SEC home underdogs of 5 or less points are 4-5 ATS.

Fresno State @ Boise State
— Fresno State (7-11, 3-4) ranked #150 by KenPom
— Tempo: #342
— Experience: #87
— Continuity: #38
— Fresno lost four of its last six games.
— Bulldogs are 0-3 SU/ATS on MW road, losing by 13-22-10 points.
— Fresno is shooting 30.1% on arc (#326)
— Opponents are shooting 47.1% inside arc (#85)
— Fresno is 3-7 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Fresno’s schedule, to this point: #70
— bench minutes: #86
— Fresno’s best win: 71-67 over #43 New Mexico.

— Boise State (18-1, 6-0) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #345
— Experience: #258
— Continuity: #194
— Boise won/covered five of its last six games
— Boise is 3-0 SU/2-1 ATS as a MW home favorite.
— Broncos have #20 eFG% defense in country.
— Boise is #7 team in country on defensive boards.
— Broncos are 6-2 vs teams vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Boise’s schedule, to this point: #101
— bench minutes: #216
— Boise’s best win: 86-71 over #50 Texas A&M

— Boise State won four of last five series games.
— Teams split last four meetings played here.
— Mountain West double digit home favorites are 3-4 ATS.

Wyoming @ UNLV
— Wyoming (6-12, 1-6) ranked #163 by KenPom
— Tempo: #285
— Experience: #38
— Continuity: #75
— Wyoming snapped its 8-game losing skid Saturday.
— Cowboys are 0-3 SU/0-2-1 ATS in MW road tilts, losing by 5-20-3 points.
— Opponents are shooting 35.5% on arc (#272), 53.6% inside arc (#312)
— Wyoming is #44 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cowboys are 2-8 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Wyoming’s schedule, to this point: #73
— bench minutes: #13
— Wyoming’s best win: 58-57 over #111 Colorado State

— UNLV (12-7, 1-6) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #81
— Experience: #52
— Continuity: #261
— UNLV is 2-7 in its last nine games, after a 10-0 start.
— Rebels are 0-3 SU/ATS in Mountain West home games.
— UNLV is #320 team in country on defensive boards.
— Rebels are forcing turnovers 27.5% of time (#2)
— UNLV is 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— UNLV’s schedule, to this point: #79
— bench minutes: #163
— UNLV’s best win: 84-77 at #43 New Mexico.

— UNLV won five of last seven meetings.
— Wyoming beat UNLV 59-56 in MW tourney here LY, ending 0-16 skid vs Rebels in Las Vegas
— MW home favorites of 7 or less points are 9-6 ATS.