CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS OPINIONS BEST BETS AND NEWS !

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
02/25/2023	99-83-2	54.38%	+3850	Detail
02/24/2023	25-25-0	50.00%	-1250	Detail
02/23/2023	56-54-2	50.89%	-1700	Detail
02/22/2023	54-66-2	45.08%	-9300	Detail
02/21/2023	26-24-1	51.96%	-200	Detail
02/20/2023	19-16-1	54.17%	+700	Detail
02/19/2023	24-28-0	46.15%	-3400	Detail
02/18/2023	74-86-1	46.27%	-10300	Detail
02/17/2023	14-18-0	43.75%	-2900	Detail
02/16/2023	61-65-2	48.44%	-5250	Detail
02/15/2023	46-59-3	43.98%	-9450	Detail
02/14/2023	24-27-1	47.12%	-2850	Detail
02/13/2023	19-21-0	47.50%	-2050	Detail
02/12/2023	16-13-1	55.00%	+850	Detail
02/11/2023	158-136-4	53.69%	+4200	Detail
02/10/2023	16-13-0	55.17%	+850	Detail
02/09/2023	33-36-1	47.86%	-3300	Detail
02/08/2023	44-59-1	42.79%	-10450	Detail
02/07/2023	32-22-0	59.26%	+3900	Detail
02/06/2023	12-15-1	44.64%	-2250	Detail
02/05/2023	11-21-0	34.38%	-6050	Detail
02/04/2023	78-84-2	48.17%	-7200	Detail
02/03/2023	12-10-0	54.55%	+500	Detail
02/02/2023	33-30-0	52.38%	+0	Detail
02/01/2023	25-33-3	43.44%	-5650	Detail

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack
Teams getting highest %age of their points on 2-point shots:
64.1% of their points on 2-point shots— Long Beach State
62.6%— Wright State
62.2%— Cleveland State
61.9%— St John’s
60.7%— Rider
60.5%— IUPUI

Quote of the Day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or…….
we can rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
Abraham Lincoln

Sunday’s quiz
Which NFL team drafted John Elway, then traded him to the Broncos?

Saturday’s quiz
Hall of Famer Bill Russell won 11 titles in 13 years playing with the Celtics; the St Louis Hawks drafted Russell, then traded him to Boston, for Ed Macauley and Cliff Hagan.

Friday’s quiz
Ja Morant played his college basketball at Murray State.

***************************

Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday…….

Big 14
— Iowa 112, Michigan State 106 OT— Hawkeyes outscored MSU 23-10 in last 1:34 of regulation to force overtime. 23 points in 1:34; hard to do. Iowa made 17-36 on the arc.

Spartans are 5-7 in their last 12 games; Iowa split its last six games.

— Indiana 79, Purdue 71— Purdue loses for fourth time in six games, after a 22-1 start. Their guards aren’t good enough to win a national title with. Other than big guy Zach Edey, Purdue shot 30.4% from the floor. Indiana is 10-3 in its last thirteen games.

WCC
— Gonzaga 77, Saint Mary’s 68— Zags shot 63% inside arc, finish tied for first in WCC with the Gaels. Gonzaga had four players score in double figures; Saint Mary’s had one guy score more than 10 points. Chances are these teams will have their rubber match at the WCC Tournament in Las Vegas a week from Monday.

ACC
— Florida State 85, Miami 84— Hurricanes led 56-31 early in 2nd half; they lose on 25-footer at the buzzer, which ends their 7-game win streak. Loss drops Miami into a 3-way tie for second in ACC with Virginia/Clemson, game behind Pitt in loss column.

— Clemson 96, NC State 71— This was 55-29 at halftime; impressive win for the Tigers, who are on the bubble and need wins like this. Tigers made 10-22 on arc, scored 1.37 points/possession, which is almost a perfect day on offense.

— North Carolina 71, Virginia 63— Tar Heels get their first Quad 1 win over struggling Virginia, which scored 57.3 ppg in splitting their last four games.

— Pitt 99, Syracuse 82— Natives are restless in central New York; Syracuse lost six of its last nine games, is 9-9 in a down year for the ACC and Jim Boeheim is 78 years old.

Big X
— TCU 83, Texas Tech 82— Horned Frogs led by 12 with 7:39 left, blew the lead but pulled the game out at the end, just their second win in last seven games. Mike Miles is back for TCU; he scored 24 points- he was out for most of their 1-6 skid.

— Kansas State 73, Oklahoma State 68— Damaging loss for OSU, which is squarely on the bubble; they led by 8 with 11:39 left. Cowboys have now lost four games in a row, K-State snapped a 4-game road losing streak; they’re 10-6 in Big X, after going 13-41 the previous three seasons.

SEC
— Mississippi State 69, Texas A&M 62— Bulldogs won seven of their last nine games, are right on the bubble; they shot 65% inside arc in this game. Chris Jans is a good coach; he made the NCAA’s three of four years at New Mexico State, was 21-12 in his only year at Bowling Green.

— Alabama 86, Arkansas 83— Arkansas led by 9 at halftime, but Alabama scored 58 points in second half. Brandon Miller is probably the best player in the country, as a freshman; he had 24 points in this game, after scoring 41 the last game.

Mountain West
San Diego State 73, New Mexico 71— Lobos led by 13 early in second half, but after being the last unbeaten team in country, they’ve now lost seven of their last nine games. Aztecs have a 2-game lead in Mountain West, with two games left in regular season.

Pac-12
— Arizona State 89, Arizona 88— Kid on Sun Devils drained a 55-foot desperation heave at the buzzer as ASU pulled the upset; Arizona led by 10 with 6:30 left. Wildcats were only 23-34 on foul line; ASU was 6-10.

Big West
— Hawai’i 72, Cal-Irvine 67— Anteaters led by 9 with 14:27 left, but lost their second straight game; they’re in a 3-way tie for first with Riverside, UCSB; Fullerton/Hawai’i are a game behind them.

Upsets of the Day
Florida State (+14.5) 85, Miami 84
George Mason (+11) 74, Dayton 69
Eastern Michigan (+7.5) 75, Ball State 68
Indiana (+7.5) 79, Purdue 71
Oklahoma (+7) 61, Iowa State 50
Tex-San Antonio (+7) 95, FIU 91
Clemson (+6) 96, NC State 71

Big Sky
Idaho State 71, Eastern Washington 63— First conference loss for the Eagles, who hadn’t lost since December 13th. Doesn’t really matter; EWU needs to win Big Sky Tournament to make NCAA’s anyway, but a red flag since Idaho State is 11-19.

Conference USA
— UAB 72, Western Kentucky 60— Blazers won five in row, nine of last ten games; star guard Walker is back from an injury, and a UAB-Florida Atlantic showdown in C-USA Tournament seems likely to happen.

— FAU 75, UTEP 49— Owls are 26-3, having a great season; their subs play 10th-most minutes in country, which figures to help them in the C-USA Tournament.

Horizon League
Milwaukee 81, Cleveland State 72— Vikings’ loss gives Youngstown State the regular season title; Cleveland State, Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky all tie for 2nd.

Ivy League
— Yale, Princeton, Penn are in a 3-way tie for first with one game left. The Ivy tournament is four teams; Brown leads Cornell by a game for 4th place, but Brown plays Yale and Cornell plays Columbia next week, so a tie for 4th and one-game playoff is likely.

— Conference tournaments start next week; Atlantic Sun tournament starts on Monday, as one of the best times of the year is about to begin.

 

[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NCAAB

Sunday, February 26

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trend Report
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, February 26

13 of Sunday’s best college basketball games

Northwestern @ Maryland
— Northwestern (20-8, 11-6) ranked #41 by KenPom
— Tempo: #293
— Experience: #71
— Continuity: #79
— Northwestern won five of its last six games.
— Wildcats are 5-3 SU/5-2 ATS as a Big 14 road underdog.
— Northwestern is forcing turnovers 21.9% of time (#28)
— Wildcats are shooting 46.9% inside arc (#308), 32.1% on arc (#280)
— Northwestern has #58 eFG% defense.
— Northwestern’s schedule, to this point: #45
— bench minutes: #282
— Northwestern’s best win: 64-58 over #6 Purdue

— Maryland (19-9, 10-7) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #294
— Experience: #11
— Continuity: #159
— Maryland won seven of its last nine games.
— Terps are 9-0 SU/7-1 ATS in Big 14 home games.
— Maryland is shooting 53.4% inside arc (#59), 31.3% on arc (#319).
— Maryland has #39 eFG% defense.
— Terps are 6-7 vs top 50 teams.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #52
— bench minutes: #299
— Maryland’s best win: 68-54 over #6 Purdue

— Maryland won six of last eight series games.
— Northwestern lost five of last six visits to Maryland
— Big 14 home favorites of 6 or less points are 38-17 ATS.

Illinois @ Ohio State
— Illinois (19-9, 10-7) ranked #26 by KenPom
— Tempo: #69
— Experience: #297
— Continuity: #343
— Illinois split its last six games SU.
— Illinois is 3-5 SU/3-3 ATS as a Big 14 road favorite.
— Illinois has #15 eFG% defense in country.
— Illini is shooting 55.9% inside arc (#16), 31.4% on arc (#315)
— Illini is 2-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Illinois’ schedule, to this point: #55
— bench minutes: #169
— Illinois’ best win: 79-70 over #2 UCLA

— Ohio State (11-17, 3-14) ranked #71 by KenPom
— Tempo: #230
— Experience: #84
— Continuity: #347
— Ohio State lost nine in row, 14 of last 15 games.
— Ohio State lost six of eight Big 14 home games (favored in all 8).
— Buckeyes are 0-7 ATS as a Big 14 underdog (all on road)
— Buckeyes are #59 team on offensive boards.
— Ohio State is 2-9 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Ohio State’s schedule, to this point: #15
— bench minutes: #130
— Ohio State’s best win: 73-57 at #41 Northwestern.

— Illinois (-4) beat Ohio State 69-60 January 24.
— Buckeyes won five of last seven series games.
— Illini won 63-56/73-68 in last two visits to Columbus.
— Big 14 home underdogs of 4 or less points are 9-6 ATS

Belmont @ Northern Iowa
— Belmont (20-10, 13-6) ranked #126 by KenPom
— Tempo: #137
— Experience: #171
— Continuity: #266
— Belmont won four of its last six games
— Belmont is 4-5 SU/2-2 ATS as an MVC road favorite.
— Bruins are shooting 39.2%% on arc (#8)
— Bruins are #263 team on defensive boards.
— Belmont scored 89+ points in each of its last four wins.
— Belmont’s schedule, to this point: #204
— bench minutes: #186
— Belmont’s best wins: 63-60/78-76 over #81 Bradley

— Northern Iowa (13-16, 9-10) ranked #217 by KenPom
— Tempo: #171
— Experience: #340
— Continuity: #240
— Northern Iowa lost seven of its last eight games.
— Panthers are 5-4 SU/1-3 ATS as an MVC home underdog.
— Panthers have #328 eFG% defense.
— Opponents are scoring 41.2% of points on arc (#359)
— Northern Iowa is 5-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Northern Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #186
— bench minutes: #337
— Northern Iowa’s best win: 69-57 over #129 Southern Illinois

— Belmont (-5) beat Northern Iowa 76-72 at home January 14.
— That was teams’ first meeting as MVC rivals.
— MVC home underdogs of 4 or less points are 9-11 ATS.

Providence @ Georgetown
— Providence (20-8, 12-5) ranked #29 by KenPom
— Tempo: #185
— Experience: #117
— Continuity: #287
— Providence split its last six games SU.
— Providence are 4-5 SU/3-1 ATS as a Big East road favorite.
— Providence is getting 21.5% of points on foul line (#35)
— Friars are #17 team on offensive boards.
— Friars are 6-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Providence’s schedule, to this point: #73
— bench minutes: #250
— Providence’s best win: 73-61 over #5 UConn.

— Georgetown (7-22, 2-16) ranked #209 by KenPom
— Tempo: #111
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #356
— Georgetown lost seven of its last eight games.
— Hoyas are 9-1 ATS in last ten games overall.
— Georgetown is 1-8 SU/3-6 ATS as a Big East home underdog.
— Georgetown has #293 eFG% defense in country.
— Hoyas are shooting 48% inside arc (#267), 31.6% on arc (#310)
— Georgetown’s schedule, to this point: #49
— bench minutes: #225
— Georgetown’s best win: 68-62 at #119 Butler

— Providence (-14) beat Georgetown 77-62 at home February 8
— Friars won five of last six series games.
— Providence won 73-63/71-52 in last two visits to Georgetown.
— Big East home underdogs of 7+ points are 5-7 ATS

Siena @ Iona
— Siena (17-11, 11-6) ranked #176 by KenPom
— Tempo: #210
— Experience: #240
— Continuity: #128
— Siena lost four of its last six games.
— Siena is 5-3 SU/2-1 ATS as a MAAC road underdog.
— Saints’ last four losses were all by 3 or less points, or in OT
— Siena is shooting 47.8% inside arc (#271)
— Saints are #55 team on defensive boards.
— Siena’s schedule, to this point: #303
— bench minutes: #173
— Siena’s best win: 60-55 over #73 Seton Hall

— Iona (21-7, 14-3) ranked #78 by KenPom
— Tempo: #110
— Experience: #224
— Continuity: #197
— Iona won its last eight games (6-2 ATS)
— Gaels are 7-1 SU/3-5 ATS as a MAAC home favorite.
— Iona has #14 eFG% defense.
— Gaels are forcing turnovers 20.9% of time (#55).
— Iona is 4-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Iona’s schedule, to this point: #230
— bench minutes: #252
— Iona’s best win: 84-62 over #104 Saint Louis

— Siena (+6) beat Iona 70-53 at home January 27.
— Teams split their last eight meetings.
— Saints won four of last six visits to New Rochelle.
— MAAC home favorites of 9+ points are 4-7 ATS

Cincinnati @ Memphis
— Cincinnati (19-10, 10-6) ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #132
— Experience: #31
— Continuity: #67
— Cincinnati won five of its last seven games.
— Cincinnati is 4-4 SU/2-1 ATS as an AAC road underdog.
— Bearcats have #65 eFG% defense in country.
— Bearcats are getting 14.8% of points on foul line (#336)
— Cincinnati is 3-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Cincinnati’s schedule, to this point: #103
— bench minutes: #223
— Cincinnati’s best wins: 73-64/73-71 over #65 UCF

— Memphis (21-7, 11-4) ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #17
— Experience: #10
— Continuity: #271
— Memphis won nine of its last 11 games.
— Memphis is 5-1 SU/1-5 ATS as an AAC home favorite.
— Tigers are forcing turnovers 20.7% of time (#59)
— Tigers have #52 eFG%, #49 eFG% defense.
— Memphis is 6-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Memphis’ schedule, to this point: #72
— bench minutes: #40
— Memphis’ best wins: 83-79 over #25 Texas A&M

— Memphis (+2.5) won 75-68 at Cincinnati January 22.
— Tigers won five of last six meetings.
— Cincinnati lost 60-49/87-80 in last two visits to Memphis.
— AAC home favorites of 6 or less points are 8-13 ATS

Missouri State @ Indiana State
— Missouri State (15-14, 11-8) ranked #167 by KenPom
— Tempo: #354
— Experience: #187
— Continuity: #334
— Missouri State split its last 10 games.
— Missouri State is 4-5 SU/2-4 ATS as an MVC road underdog.
— Bears are turning ball over 19.3% of time (#249)
— Bears are getting 14.6% of points on foul line (#343).
— Missouri State is 4-9 vs teams in top 150.
— Missouri State’s schedule, to this point: #167
— bench minutes: #27
— Missouri State’s best wins: 52-49/65-62 OT over #75 Drake

— Indiana State (20-10, 13-6) ranked #94 by KenPom
— Tempo: #31
— Experience: #207
— Continuity: #90
— Indiana State won seven of its last eight games
— Indiana State is 7-2 SU/6-2 ATS as an MVC home favorite.
— Indiana State has #7 eFG% in country.
— Sycamores are #11 team in country on defensive boards.
— Sycamores are 4-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Indiana State’s schedule, to this point: #283
— bench minutes: #56
— Indiana State’s best win: 75-73 over #75 Drake

— Missouri State (-1) beat Indiana State 64-62 at home January 15.
— Missouri State won six of last eight series games.
— Bears won three of last four visits to Terre Haute.
— MVC home favorites of 8+ points are 21-11 ATS

Wisconsin @ Michigan
— Wisconsin (16-11, 8-9) ranked #64 by KenPom
— Tempo: #352
— Experience: #242
— Continuity: #131
— Wisconsin split its last eight games SU.
— Badgers are 3-5 SU/3-4 ATS as Big 14 road underdogs.
— Badgers are shooting 45.7% inside arc (#332), 65.4% on line (#336)
— Wisconsin #43 team on defensive boards.
— Wisconsin is 10-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wisconsin’s schedule, to this point: #13
— bench minutes: #294
— Wisconsin’s best win: 80-77 in OT at #12 Marquette.

— Michigan (16-12, 10-7) ranked #42 by KenPom
— Tempo: #158
— Experience: #309
— Continuity: #273
— Michigan won five of its last seven games
— Wolverines are 7-2 SU/6-2 ATS as a Big 14 home favorite.
— Michigan has #67 eFG% defense.
— Michigan is 9-11 against top 100 teams.
— Wolverines are 4-10 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Michigan’s schedule, to this point: #29
— bench minutes: #308
— Michigan’s best wins: 81-46 over #19 Maryland

— Michigan (+1.5) lost 64-59 at Wisconsin February 14
— Badgers won five of last six series games.
— Wisconsin won 61-55/70-69 in last two visits to Ann Arbor.
— Big 14 home favorites of 6 or less points are 38-17 ATS.

UCLA @ Colorado
— UCLA (24-4, 15-2) ranked #2 by KenPom
— Tempo: #234
— Experience: #107
— Continuity: #150
— UCLA won its last seven games (4-2-1 ATS)
— Bruins are 7-2 SU/5-2-1 ATS as a Pac-12 road favorite.
— UCLA is forcing turnovers 24.5% of time (#6).
— Bruins are #21 team on offensive boards.
— UCLA is 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— UCLA’s schedule, to this point: #45
— bench minutes: #280
— UCLA’s best win: 87-60 at #19 Maryland

— Colorado (15-14, 7-11) ranked #60 by KenPom
— Tempo: #76
— Experience: #293
— Continuity: #121
— Colorado lost 8 of its last 12 games
— Buffs are 5-3 SU in their Pac-12 home games.
— Colorado is 6-3 ATS as an underdog this season.
— Buffs have #267 eFG% in country.
— Colorado has #70 eFG% defense in country.
— Colorado’s schedule, to this point: #44
— bench minutes: #22
— Colorado’s best win: 78-66 over #4 Oregon.

— UCLA (-12) beat Colorado 68-54 at home January 14.
— Bruins won six of last seven series games.
— Teams split their last six meetings in Boulder.
— Pac-12 home underdogs of 6 or less points are 5-6 ATS

Davidson @ Duquesne
— Davidson (13-14, 6-9) ranked #145 by KenPom
— Tempo: #278
— Experience: #190
— Continuity: #190
— Davidson won its last two games, scoring 76-74 points.
— Davidson is 3-4 SU/2-2 ATS in A-14 road games.
— Davidson is shooting 51.7% inside arc (#114), 32.3% on arc (#275)
— Wildcats are #213 team on defensive boards.
— Wildcats are 5-9 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Davidson’s schedule, to this point: #124
— bench minutes: #317
— Davidson’s best win: 57-43 at #147 Fordham

— Duquesne (19-9, 9-6) ranked #100 by KenPom
— Tempo: #133
— Experience: #136
— Continuity: #340
— Duquesne won five of its last six games.
— Dukes are 6-1 SU/5-2 ATS as an A-15 home favorite.
— Duquesne is forcing turnovers 21% of time (#49)
— Duquesne is #335 team in country on defensive boards.
— Dukes are shooting 37.2% on arc (#33), 49% inside arc (#238)
— Duquesne’s schedule, to this point: #192
— bench minutes: #29
— Duquesne’s best win: 79-70 over #74 VCU

— Davidson won 10 of last 11 series games.
— Wildcats won 61-48/74-50 in last two visits to Duquesne.
— A-15 home favorites of 5 or less points are 18-17 ATS

Drake @ Bradley
— Drake (24-6, 15-4) ranked #76 by KenPom
— Tempo: #209
— Experience: #29
— Continuity: #20
— Drake won its last ten games (6-4 ATS).
— Drake is 6-3 SU/1-1 ATS as an MVC road underdog.
— Bulldogs have #50 eFG% defense in country.
— Bulldogs are #4 team on defensive boards.
— Drake is 8-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #221
— bench minutes: #259
— Drake’s best win: 58-52 over #40 Mississippi State

— Bradley (24-4, 13-4) ranked #4 by KenPom
— Tempo: #325
— Experience: #283
— Continuity: #228
— Bradley won its last nine games, covered last seven.
— Braves are 8-1 SU/7-2 ATS as an MVC home favorite.
— Bradley has #20 eFG% defense in country.
— Braves are #23 team in country on defensive boards.
— Bradley is 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Bradley’s schedule, to this point: #32
— bench minutes: #150
— Bradley’s best win: 78-67 at #94 Indiana State

— Drake (-8) beat Bradley 86-61 on January 14.
— Braves won four of last six series games.
— Drake lost three of last four visits to Peoria.
— MVC home favorites of 3 or less points are 8-7 ATS

Washington @ Stanford
— Washington (16-13, 8-10) ranked #98 by KenPom
— Tempo: #93
— Experience: #146
— Continuity: #239
— Washington won its last three games, giving up 58 ppg
— Huskies are 1-7 SU/7-1 ATS as a Pac-12 road underdog.
— Washington is turning ball over 20.3% of time (#307)
— Huskies has #22 eFG% defense in country.
— Washington is #351 team on defensive boards.
— Washington’s schedule, to this point: #47
— bench minutes: #244
— Washington’s best win: 68-64 in OT over #8 Saint Mary’s

— Stanford (11-17, 5-12) ranked #96 by KenPom
— Tempo: #284
— Experience: #142
— Continuity: #10
— Stanford lost five of its last six games.
— Cardinal is 4-5 SU/2-4 ATS as a Pac-12 home favorite.
— Cardinal has 54.9% eFG% defense in Pac-12 tilts (#12 of 12).
— Stanford is 3-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Stanford is 3-15 against top 100 teams.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Stanford’s schedule, to this point: #48
— bench minutes: #123
— Stanford’s best win: 88-79 over #11 Arizona.

— Washington (-2) beat Stanford 86-69 January 12.
— Cardinal won five of last seven series games.
— Huskies lost last three visits to Maples, by 6-16-18 points.
— Pac-12 home favorites of 6 or less points are 17-15 ATS

Rutgers @ Penn State
— Rutgers (17-11, 9-8) ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #257
— Experience: #103
— Continuity: #49
— Rutgers lost four of its last five games
— Rutgers is 3-5 SU/2-4 ATS as a Big 14 road underdog.
— Knights are forcing turnovers 22% of time (#27)
— Knights have #10 eFG% defense in country.
— Rutgers has #291 eFG% offense in country.
— Rutgers’ schedule, to this point: #58
— bench minutes: #188
— Rutgers’ best win: 65-64 at #6 Purdue

— Penn State (17-11, 8-9) ranked #49 by KenPom
— Tempo: #309
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #138
— Penn State won its last three games, scoring 81.3 ppg.
— Lions are 5-3 SU/4-2 ATS as a Big 14 home favorite.
— Lions are getting 44.3%% of its points on 3’s (#2)
— Penn State is shooting 39.2% on arc (#7)
— Penn State is #31 team on defensive boards.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #36
— bench minutes: #298
— Penn State’s best win: 85-66 over #20 Indiana

— Rutgers (-6) beat Penn State 65-45 January 24.
— Teams split their last ten meetings.
— Penn State lost 72-61/59-58 in last two visits to Rutgers.
— Big 14 home favorites of 3 or less points are 22-7 ATS

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Sunday, February 26

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Sunday, February 26

 

[CNOTES]

Pending Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Status	Pick
Feb 26, 2023	NCAAB	Southern Illinois Illinois-Chicago	- -	02:00 PM	SIU -6.5

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
Feb 25, 2023	NCAAB	Cleveland St. Milwaukee	72 81	MILW +1.5	Win
Feb 24, 2023	NCAAB	Lipscomb Stetson	98 91	Over 148.5	Win
Feb 23, 2023	NCAAB	Fairleigh Dickinson St. Francis (PA)	72 82	Under 157.0	Win
Feb 22, 2023	NCAAB	Providence Connecticut	69 87	Over 142.0	Win

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
STJOE at SBON	12:00 PM	SBON -3.5 U 139.5	+500 +500
ILL at OSU	12:00 PM	ILL -4.5 U 145.5	+500 +500
NW at MD	12:00 PM	NW +6.0 U 130.0	+500 +500
PROV at GTWN	12:30 PM	PROV -7.0 U 149.5	+500 +500
BEL at UNI	12:30 PM	UNI +2.5 O 148.5	+500 +500
FAIR at CAN	01:00 PM	CAN -2.5 O 136.0	+500 +500
SPU at NIAG	01:00 PM	NIAG -5.5 O 121.5	+500 +500
SIE at IONA	01:00 PM	IONA -9.5 U 139.5	+500 +500
MAN at QUIN	02:00 PM	MAN +8.5 O 141.5	+500 +500
MSM at RID	02:00 PM	MSM +7.0 U 133.5	+500 +500
DAV at DUQ	02:00 PM	DUQ -4.5 O 142.5	+500 +500
CIN at MEM	02:00 PM	MEM -5.5 O 152.5	+500 +500
WIS at MICH	02:00 PM	MICH -5.0 U 129.5	+500 +500
SIU at UIC	02:00 PM	SIU-6.5 O 130.5	+500 +500
MOSU at INST	02:00 PM	INST -8.0 O 139.5	+500 +500
WICH at TULN	03:00 PM	TULN -6.0 U 149.0	+500 +500
EVAN at ILST	03:00 PM	EVAN +10.0 O 138.0	+500 +500
UCLA at COLO	04:00 PM	UCLA -6.0 U 134.5	+500 +500
VALP at MURR	04:00 PM	MURR -5.5 U 145.5	+500 +500
DRKE at BRAD	04:00 PM	DRKE +3.0 U 132.0	+500 +500
UCF at TLSA	05:00 PM	UCF -13.0 O 139.5	+500 +500
WASH at STAN	06:00 PM	WASH +5.5 O 140.5	+500 +500
RUTG at PSU	06:30 PM	PSU -3.0 O 132.5	+500 +500
CALBA at SFA	07:00 PM	SFA -4.5 O 138.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
02/26/2023	18-29-1	38.54%	-6950	Detail
02/25/2023	98-83-2	54.10%	+3350	Detail
02/24/2023	25-25-0	50.00%	-1250	Detail
02/23/2023	56-54-2	50.89%	-1700	Detail
02/22/2023	54-66-2	45.08%	-9300	Detail
02/21/2023	26-24-1	51.96%	-200	Detail
02/20/2023	19-16-1	54.17%	+700	Detail
02/19/2023	24-28-0	46.15%	-3400	Detail
02/18/2023	74-86-1	46.27%	-10300	Detail
02/17/2023	14-18-0	43.75%	-2900	Detail
02/16/2023	61-65-2	48.44%	-5250	Detail
02/15/2023	46-59-3	43.98%	-9450	Detail
02/14/2023	24-27-1	47.12%	-2850	Detail
02/13/2023	19-21-0	47.50%	-2050	Detail
02/12/2023	16-13-1	55.00%	+850	Detail
02/11/2023	158-136-4	53.69%	+4200	Detail
02/10/2023	16-13-0	55.17%	+850	Detail
02/09/2023	33-36-1	47.86%	-3300	Detail
02/08/2023	44-59-1	42.79%	-10450	Detail
02/07/2023	32-22-0	59.26%	+3900	Detail
02/06/2023	12-15-1	44.64%	-2250	Detail
02/05/2023	11-21-0	34.38%	-6050	Detail
02/04/2023	78-84-2	48.17%	-7200	Detail
02/03/2023	12-10-0	54.55%	+500	Detail
02/02/2023	33-30-0	52.38%	+0	Detail
02/01/2023	25-33-3	43.44%	-5650	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
Feb 26, 2023	NCAAB	Southern Illinois Illinois-Chicago	68 65	SIU -6.5	Loss
Feb 25, 2023	NCAAB	Cleveland St. Milwaukee	72 81	MILW +1.5	Win
Feb 24, 2023	NCAAB	Lipscomb Stetson	98 91	Over 148.5	Win
Feb 23, 2023	NCAAB	Fairleigh Dickinson St. Francis (PA)	72 82	Under 157.0	Win
Feb 22, 2023	NCAAB	Providence Connecticut	69 87	Over 142.0	Win

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
Teams forcing highest %age of turnovers, and their W-L records:
25.7%— Iowa State (17-11, 8-8)
25.3%— UNLV (17-11, 6-10)
24.8%— VCU (22-7, 13-3)
24.5%— Missouri (21-8, 9-7)
24.3%— UCLA (25-4, 16-2)
24.1%— Stephen F Austin (19-10, 11-5)

Quote of the Day
“I’m not the savior here. I’m not playing. I’m watching, just like you guys. As a team, we’ve got to mature. … We’ve got to grow up — if we want to win a championship. There’s no young team that’s ever won a championship, mentally or physically.”
Dallas Mavericks’ coach Jason Kidd, after losing a game they led by 27 points

Monday’s quiz
Stan Kroenke owns the Los Angeles Rams; he also owns an NHL team and an NBA team- they play in the same city (not Los Angeles). Which teams?

Sunday’s quiz
Baltimore Colts drafted John Elway, then traded him to the Broncos, then moved the franchise to Indianapolis the next year.

Saturday’s quiz
Hall of Famer Bill Russell won 11 titles in 13 years playing with the Celtics; the St Louis Hawks drafted Russell, then traded him to Boston, for Ed Macauley and Cliff Hagan.

*********************

Monday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

— College basketball conference tournaments start this week; I like to study history, but the history of these tournaments is a little odd. The results are somewhat random. For instance…….

Last seven years, seven different teams have won the Atlantic 15 tournament

Last five years, five different teams won in ACC, CAA and Conference USA.

10 of last 11 years, Big Sky tournament was won by the #1 seed or team that tied for 1st.

When I say “last seven years” I’m not counting 2020, the COVID year, where no tournament was played in most conferences.

Check out our Hoops page for college basketball tournament info all thru March, starting on Tuesday night.

— Atlantic Sun conference tournament tips things off tonight; Florida Gulf Coast-Queens and Bellarmine-North Florida, with both games available on ESPN+.

— Lindenwood Lions are in their first year of D-I basketball; they struggled thru a 2-11 skid, are 11-20 overall, 6-12 in the OVC, but they won their last two games, both in overtime, as they snuck into the OVC Tournament— they’ll play SE Missouri State in the first round Wednesday.

— Atlantic 15 is ranked as the #12 league right now, their worst ranking since 2007; the league is going to get only one team in the NCAA’s for the first time since 2005, when George Washington was the only A-15 team to make the NCAA’s.

— Since Randy Bennett has been their coach, Saint Mary’s has had 23 Australian players on their roster- they have four this season. Lot of mid-majors are loading their rosters with more foreign players. Siena has players from six different countries, six guys who will be brushing snow off their cars Tuesday, when we get hit with a snowstorm here in Albany.

— Ole Miss fired basketball coach Kermit Davis this week; Rebels are 24-37 the last two years, 7-27 in SEC games. Davis won 332 games in 16 years at Middle Tennessee before coming to Ole Miss; he’s a very good coach.

Not sure how good a basketball job Ole Miss is; you really want to recruit basketball players to a school where a decent amount of the fans run around waving the Confederate Flag?

SEC is a tough enough league on its own; Ole Miss is a difficult job.

— San Diego Padres/Manny Machado agreed on an 11-year, $350M deal, as ownership in San Diego goes all-in to unseat the Dodgers in the NL West.

— Washington P MacKenzie Gore is wearing number 1 this season; can’t remember another pitcher wearing number 1, so I hit the Interweb.

My research indicates Matt Young also wore number 1 for the Mariners in 1990

— New York Mets won 78.9% of their replay challenges last year, by far the best replay record in the big leagues. Next-best record on replay challenges was 64%.

— Miami Marlins were 24-40 in one-run games last year; they’re likely to have four guys in their lineup this year who are normally second basemen. Jazz Chisholm is going to play CF for the first time in his career, Jean Segura will play 3B and Joey Wendle SS, with newly-acquired Luis Arraez at second base. We’ll see how that works out for them.

— This will be the first season ever where every major league team will play every other major league team during the regular season. Batters are going to see pitchers fewer and fewer times, which figures to hurt offense some.

Back in the old days, in 1960, Dodgers-Giants played 22 games against each other. This season, divisional rivals will play each only 13 times.

— Lakers 111, Dallas 108— Mavericks led by 27 points midway thru second quarter, but let the game slip away, their fourth loss in five games.

— Portland 131, Houston 114— Damian Lillard scored 71 points against a team that has made tanking an art form. Victor Wembanyama is the guy everyone wants to draft in June; Rockets are 13-47, half-game “ahead” of San Antonio for the top spot in the draft lottery.

— Golden State 109, Minnesota 104— Warriors are 20-18 when Steph Curry plays, 11-12 when he sits out. I was surprised by that; thought the difference would be bigger.

— Kings 176, Clippers 175 2OT— Friday’s game was 2nd-highest scoring regular season game in NBA history; Malik Monk played 41:00- Sacramento was +22 during that time, which means in the 17:00 he was on the bench, the Kings were minus-21.

— Nuggets 134, Clippers 124 OT— LA’s airplane got struck by lightning on their way to Denver; rough couple of days for the Clippers.

 

[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Monday, February 27

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Long Sheet

Monday, February 27

 

[Udog]

NCAAB

Monday, February 27

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trend Report
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
FGCU at QNC	07:00 PM	FGCU +2.0 O 152.5	+500 +500
UNC at FSU	07:00 PM	FSU +8.0 U 155.0	+500 +500
BELL at UNF	07:00 PM	UNF -2.5 U 140.5	+500 +500
HOW at SCST	07:30 PM	HOW -5.5 U 158.0	+500 +500
GRAM at COOK	07:30 PM	COOK +7.5 O 137.5	+500 +500
MORG at UMES	07:30 PM	MORG +8.0 O 142.0	+500 +500
NORF at NCCU	07:30 PM	NORF +3.0 O 139.0	+500 +500
SOU at FAMU	07:30 PM	SOU -7.0 O 133.5	+500 +500
COPP at DSU	07:30 PM	COPP +2.5 U 148.0	+500 +500
WEB at NAU	08:00 PM	NAU -2.0 U 137.0	+500 +500
IDST at UNCO	08:00 PM	IDST +5.5 O 147.0	+500 +500
PV at JKST	08:30 PM	PV +1.0 O 137.5	+500 +500
BAY at OKST	09:00 PM	BAY +0.0 O 141.5	+500 +500
MTST at EWU	09:00 PM	EWU -2.0 O 144.5	+500 +500
NEV at WYO	09:00 PM	WYO +5.5 O 138.0	+500 +500
WVU at ISU	09:00 PM	WVU +4.5 O 134.5	+500 +500
TXSO at ALCN	09:00 PM	ALCN -3.5 U 140.0	+500 +500
MONT at IDHO	09:00 PM	MONT -5.0 U 136.5	+500 +500
CSUS at PRST	10:00 PM	PRST -3.0 U 143.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Pending Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Status	Pick
Feb 27, 2023	NCAAB	Florida Gulf Coast Queens University of Charlotte	- -	07:00 PM	Over 152.5

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
Feb 26, 2023	NCAAB	Southern Illinois Illinois-Chicago	68 65	SIU -6.5	Loss
Feb 25, 2023	NCAAB	Cleveland St. Milwaukee	72 81	MILW +1.5	Win
Feb 24, 2023	NCAAB	Lipscomb Stetson	98 91	Over 148.5	Win
Feb 23, 2023	NCAAB	Fairleigh Dickinson St. Francis (PA)	72 82	Under 157.0	Win
Feb 22, 2023	NCAAB	Providence Connecticut	69 87	Over 142.0	Win

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
02/27/2023	16-22-0	42.11%	-4100	Detail
02/26/2023	18-29-1	38.54%	-6950	Detail
02/25/2023	98-83-2	54.10%	+3350	Detail
02/24/2023	25-25-0	50.00%	-1250	Detail
02/23/2023	56-54-2	50.89%	-1700	Detail
02/22/2023	54-66-2	45.08%	-9300	Detail
02/21/2023	26-24-1	51.96%	-200	Detail
02/20/2023	19-16-1	54.17%	+700	Detail
02/19/2023	24-28-0	46.15%	-3400	Detail
02/18/2023	74-86-1	46.27%	-10300	Detail
02/17/2023	14-18-0	43.75%	-2900	Detail
02/16/2023	61-65-2	48.44%	-5250	Detail
02/15/2023	46-59-3	43.98%	-9450	Detail
02/14/2023	24-27-1	47.12%	-2850	Detail
02/13/2023	19-21-0	47.50%	-2050	Detail
02/12/2023	16-13-1	55.00%	+850	Detail
02/11/2023	158-136-4	53.69%	+4200	Detail
02/10/2023	16-13-0	55.17%	+850	Detail
02/09/2023	33-36-1	47.86%	-3300	Detail
02/08/2023	44-59-1	42.79%	-10450	Detail
02/07/2023	32-22-0	59.26%	+3900	Detail
02/06/2023	12-15-1	44.64%	-2250	Detail
02/05/2023	11-21-0	34.38%	-6050	Detail
02/04/2023	78-84-2	48.17%	-7200	Detail
02/03/2023	12-10-0	54.55%	+500	Detail
02/02/2023	33-30-0	52.38%	+0	Detail
02/01/2023	25-33-3	43.44%	-5650	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
Feb 27, 2023	NCAAB	Florida Gulf Coast Queens University of Charlotte	55 61	Over 152.5	Loss
Feb 26, 2023	NCAAB	Southern Illinois Illinois-Chicago	68 65	SIU -6.5	Loss
Feb 25, 2023	NCAAB	Cleveland St. Milwaukee	72 81	MILW +1.5	Win
Feb 24, 2023	NCAAB	Lipscomb Stetson	98 91	Over 148.5	Win
Feb 23, 2023	NCAAB	Fairleigh Dickinson St. Francis (PA)	72 82	Under 157.0	Win
Feb 22, 2023	NCAAB	Providence Connecticut	69 87	Over 142.0	Win