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  • StarDust Bum
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    SUNDAY, MARCH 7
    GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


    TB at MIN 01:05 PM
    MIN -120

    TOR at DET 01:05 PM
    TOR -125

    PHI at NYY 01:05 PM
    NYY -160

    BAL at PIT 01:05 PM
    BAL -110

    HOU at STL 01:05 PM
    HOU +105

    BOS at ATL 01:05 PM
    BOS +120

    MIA at NYM 01:10 PM
    NYM -160

    CLE at OAK 03:05 PM
    CLE +105

    SF at CIN 03:05 PM
    SF +105

    LAD at TEX 03:05 PM
    LAD -145

    COL at CHW 03:05 PM
    CHW -150

    CHC at ARI 03:10 PM
    CHC +105

    SEA at LAA 03:10 PM
    SEA +110

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  • StarDust Bum
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    Sunday’s 6-pack
    Six best college basketball teams, at 2-point FG% (W-L record)


    41.2%— Saint Peter’s (13-10)
    41.7%— Michigan (19-2)
    42.1%— USC (21-6)
    42.4%— Jackson State (11-5)
    42.6%— Houston (20-3)
    42.9%— Cal-Irvine (16-8)

    Americans who have died from COVID-19: 520,518
    PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


    Quote of the Day
    “There are no ongoing discussions. The (NBA’s) logo is iconic. … It doesn’t feel to me that this is the appropriate moment (to change it).”
    NBA commish Adam Silver

    Sunday’s quiz
    What actor who was a star in Animal House also played the Vice President in the old TV series, The West Wing?

    Saturday’s quiz
    In the movie Little Big League, Ken Griffey Jr makes a game-saving catch to end the Minnesota Twins’ season.

    Friday’s quiz
    Terry Francona has managed three major league teams; the Indians, Red Sox and the Phillies.

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

    Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

    13) OVC tournament: Morehead State 86, Belmont 71
    This game started at 8:00pm ET; these players had their COVID tests at 8:30 or 9:30am, 11 or so hours before the game, then had shootarounds, then went back to their hotels for the rest of the day. Not the ideal way to prepare for the biggest game of the year.

    Last six years, Belmont is 91-15 regular season OVC games; they’ve only won the OVC tourney once in those six seasons, going 6-5 in OVC tournament games.

    Morehead State is in the NCAA’s for the first time in ten years.

    12) Tough day for #1-seeds in low/mid major tournaments: Texas State, Wagner, Navy, UMBC all got beat Saturday. Play-in games in Dayton in 10 days are going to have some odd teams playing. NCAA Tournament is more fun when higher seeds win the smaller leagues.

    11) Oklahoma State 85, West Virginia 80:
    — Cowboys won even though their star player (Cunningham) didn’t play (ankle).
    — Oklahoma State won six of its last seven games.
    — ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla may be campaigning to be the agent for OSU coach Mike Boynton; the last couple times he worked Cowboy games, he made Boynton sound like a combination of Dean Smith/John Wooden.
    — Seeing how Boynton hired Cunningham’s brother as an assistant coach, paying him a reported $200,000/year, comparing him to Larry Brown would be more accurate.
    — 30+ years ago, Kansas hired Danny Manning’s dad as an assistant coach; couple years later, Brown’s Jayhawks won the national title, led by Danny Manning. It is legal, and it happens a decent amount, but it doesn’t make you Dean Smith.

    10) St John’s 81, Seton Hall 71:
    — Pirates led this game, 18-0. Eighteen to nothing.
    — Seton Hall lost its last four games (hello NIT??)
    — St John’s won nine of its last 12 games.

    9) Purdue 67, Indiana 58— Boilermakers have beaten Indiana nine times in a row; Archie Miller’s seat keeps getting hotter.

    People on social media scoffed at me (imagine that???) for suggesting that Steve Alford would be a good coach for Indiana. He obviously played there; he’s been a good coach at five other D-I schools. He’d energize the fanbase, then all he’d have to do is win. A lot.

    8) Notre Dame 83, Florida State 73— This score clinches the ACC regular season title for Virginia. Couple weeks ago, I was prepared to declare the Seminoles as my dark horse choice to win the national title, now I’m queasy. Florida State doesn’t have a star, that one guy who is a 100% cinch to get a basket/free throws, anytime they need one.

    7) Upsets of the Day:
    — Morehead State (+7) 86, Belmont 71
    — Oklahoma State (+7) 85, West Virginia 80
    — Appalachian State (+5) 76, Texas State 73, OT
    — UAB (+4.5) 65, North Texas 61
    — Providence (+4) 54, Villanova 52

    6) MVC tournament:
    — Loyola 65, Indiana State 49— Ramblers won 16 of their last 17 games.
    — Drake 71, Missouri State 69— Drake is down two starters to injury; they split a pair of games with Loyola three weeks ago. Bulldogs didn’t have to play Friday because Northern Iowa had COVID issues, and that helped them in this difficult game against Missouri State.

    5) Southern Conference tournament:
    — #2/#3-seeds both got upset Saturday, leaving NC-Greensboro a clear path to their 2nd NCAA bid over the last 20 years.
    — Either VMI/Mercer is going to be in the SoCon final; neither finished over .500 in conference games during the regular season.

    4) Summit League tournament:
    — South Dakota State 84, Omaha 71—
    — South Dakota 86, Western Illinois 69— Finally, a league where the better teams win.

    3) Sun Belt tournament:
    — Appalachian State 76, Texas State 73 OT— Last September, Texas State fired Danny Kaspar, because of he was accused of using racially insensitive language toward his players. Kaspar had been at Texas State for seven years, going 45-22 the last two years.

    This season, assistant Terrence Johnson led the Bobcats to an 18-7 record, 12-3 and top seed in the Sun Belt, but they stumbled in this game and now appear headed to the NIT.

    2) WCC tournament:
    — Saint Mary’s 52, LMU 47— James Naismith was turning over in his grave during this game; not a very good exhibition of offense.
    — Pepperdine 78, Santa Clara 70— Waves play BYU Monday night; WCC smartly takes Sunday off, but mostly it is because BYU isn’t allowed to play games on Sundays.

    1) America East tournament:
    — UMBC/Vermont tied for the regular season title; they both lost Saturday, leaving Hartford and Mass-Lowell to play for the conference title next Saturday. Hartford is ranked #199, Lowell #217; winner will obviously go to Dayton for a play-in game. This is only second time in last six years the regular season champ didn’t win the conference tournament.

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  • StarDust Bum
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    SATURDAY, MARCH 6
    GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


    MIN at BOS 01:05 PM
    MIN -105
    +500

    NYY at PIT 01:05 PM
    NYY -150
    +500

    WAS at MIA 01:05 PM
    MIA -110
    +500

    ATL at TB 01:05 PM
    ATL +110
    +500

    PHI at TOR 01:07 PM
    PHI +115
    +500

    CHW at CLE 03:05 PM
    CHW -105
    +500

    KC at SF 03:05 PM
    SF -130
    +500

    SD at LAD 03:05 PM
    SD +110
    +500

    CHC at MIL 03:10 PM
    MIL -130
    +500

    TEX at ARI 03:10 PM
    ARI -130
    +500

    COL at LAA 03:10 PM
    COL +105
    +500

    OAK at SEA 03:10 PM
    OAK -110
    +500

    NYM at HOU 06:05 PM
    NYM +100
    +500

    DET at BAL 06:05 PM
    BAL -125
    +500




    DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

    03/06/2021 4-7-1 37.50% -2300 Detail
    03/05/2021 7-5-2 57.14% +900 Detail
    03/04/2021 7-6-1 53.57% +225 Detail
    03/03/2021 5-7-2 42.86% -1775 Detail
    03/02/2021 7-4-3 60.71% +1575 Detail
    03/01/2021 1-4-2 28.57% -1850 Detail
    02/28/2021 4-9-0 30.77% -3270 Detail

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  • StarDust Bum
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    SATURDAY, MARCH 6
    GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


    MIN at BOS 01:05 PM
    MIN -105
    +500

    NYY at PIT 01:05 PM
    NYY -150
    +500

    WAS at MIA 01:05 PM
    MIA -110
    +500

    ATL at TB 01:05 PM
    ATL +110
    +500

    PHI at TOR 01:07 PM
    PHI +115
    +500

    CHW at CLE 03:05 PM
    CHW -105
    +500

    KC at SF 03:05 PM
    SF -130
    +500

    SD at LAD 03:05 PM
    SD +110
    +500

    CHC at MIL 03:10 PM
    MIL -130
    +500

    TEX at ARI 03:10 PM
    ARI -130
    +500

    COL at LAA 03:10 PM
    COL +105
    +500

    OAK at SEA 03:10 PM
    OAK -110
    +500

    NYM at HOU 06:05 PM
    NYM +100
    +500

    DET at BAL 06:05 PM
    BAL -125
    +500

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  • StarDust Bum
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    Saturday’s 6-pack
    Six least experienced college basketball teams (W-L record)

    342) Kennesaw State (5-19)
    343) Presbyterian (7-15)
    344) Duke (11-10)
    345) Stetson (11-14)
    346) Auburn (12-14)
    347) Alabama A&M (6-8)

    Americans who have died from COVID-19: 520,518
    PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


    Quote of the Day
    “It’s about the money. And when they say it’s not about the money, then it is definitely about the money.”
    Former Giants’ GM George Young

    Saturday’s quiz
    In the movie Little Big League, which Hall of Fame outfielder makes a game-saving catch to end the Minnesota Twins’ season?

    Friday’s quiz
    Terry Francona has managed three major league teams; the Indians, Red Sox and the Phillies.

    Thursday’s quiz
    In the history of the Oakland A’s, Mark McGwire has hit the most home runs (363)

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

    Saturday’s Den: NBA trends at the halfway point…….

    Atlanta:
    — Won both their games since changing coaches.
    — 1-4-1 ATS in last six road games.
    — 3-5 ATS in last eight home games.
    — Over is 6-3 in their last nine road games.

    Boston:
    — Won their last four games (2-2 ATS), all at home.
    — 0-6 SU/ATS in last six road games.
    — 3-4 ATS if they played the night before.
    — Five of last six home games went over.

    Brooklyn:
    — Won/covered 10 of last 11 games.
    — Won/covered last seven home games.
    — 5-8 ATS as a home favorite.
    — Over is 13-3 in their last sixteen road games.

    Charlotte:
    — 7-5 SU in their last dozen games.
    — 9-5 ATS in their last 14 road games.
    — 5-3 ATS if they played the night before.
    — Over is 12-1 in their last 13 road games.

    Chicago:
    — Won six of their last nine games.
    — 10-2 ATS as a road underdog.
    — 5-2 ATS if they played the night before.
    — Over is 8-4 in their last dozen road games.

    Cleveland:
    — Won four of their last five games (5-0 ATS)
    — 4-11 ATS as a road underdog.
    — 8-6 ATS in their last 14 home games.
    — Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games.

    Dallas:
    — Won nine of their last 11 games.
    — 4-10 ATS as a home favorite.
    — 2-4 ATS if they played the night before.
    — Under is 5-1 in their last six games.

    Denver:
    — Won/covered their last four games.
    — 4-8 ATS as a home favorite.
    — 9-6 ATS in their last fifteen road games.
    — Under is 3-1 in their last four home games.

    Detroit:
    — Lost seven of their last nine games.
    — 9-5 ATS as a home underdog.
    — 5-2 ATS if they played the night before.
    — Last three road games went over the total.

    Golden State:
    — Lost last three games, by 26-2-22 points.
    — 7-3 ATS as a home favorite.
    — 4-8 ATS as a road underdog.
    — Last six road games stayed under the total.

    Houston:
    — Lost their last thirteen games (1-12 ATS)
    — 1-7 ATS as a home underdog.
    — 1-6 ATS in their last seven road games.
    — Under is 11-2-1 in their home games.

    Indiana:
    — Lost five of last six games (0-6 ATS)
    — 6-12 ATS at home.
    — 4-2-1 ATS if they played night before.
    — Over is 5-0-1 in their last six road games.

    LA Clippers:
    — Lost four of last five games, all on the road.
    — 7-5 ATS in last dozen home games.
    — 6-0 ATS if they played the night before.
    — Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

    LA Lakers:
    — Lost six of their last eight games.
    — 3-7 ATS in last ten home games.
    — 1-3 ATS if they played the night before.
    — Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

    Memphis:
    — 8-5 SU in their last thirteen games.
    — 5-3 ATS in their last eight home games.
    — 7-4 ATS as a road underdog.
    — Last eight games stayed under the total.
    Last edited by StarDust Bum; 03-06-2021, 03:35 AM.

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  • StarDust Bum
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    FRIDAY, MARCH 5
    GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

    MIN at ATL 01:05 PM
    ATL -130
    +500

    PIT at PHI 01:05 PM
    PHI -145
    +500

    HOU at MIA 01:05 PM
    MIA -115
    +500

    DET at NYY 01:05 PM
    DET +167
    +500

    TB at BOS 01:05 PM
    BOS -110
    +500

    BAL at TOR 01:07 PM
    BAL +135
    +500

    CLE at CHC 03:05 PM
    CLE +100
    +500

    LAD at KC 03:05 PM
    KC +110
    +500

    SEA at CHW 03:05 PM
    CHW -145
    +500

    LAA at OAK 03:05 PM
    LAA +110
    +500

    MIL at COL 03:10 PM
    MIL +100
    +500

    STL at WAS 06:05 PM
    STL +110
    +500

    ARI at CIN 08:05 PM
    CIN -130
    +500

    SF at SD 08:40 PM
    SF +130
    +500





    DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


    03/05/2021 7-5-2 57.14% +900 Detail
    03/04/2021 7-6-1 53.57% +225 Detail
    03/03/2021 5-7-2 42.86% -1775 Detail
    03/02/2021 7-4-3 60.71% +1575 Detail
    03/01/2021 1-4-2 28.57% -1850 Detail
    02/28/2021 4-9-0 30.77% -3270 Detail

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  • StarDust Bum
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    FRIDAY, MARCH 5
    GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

    MIN at ATL 01:05 PM
    ATL -130
    +500

    PIT at PHI 01:05 PM
    PHI -145
    +500

    HOU at MIA 01:05 PM
    MIA -115
    +500

    DET at NYY 01:05 PM
    DET +167
    +500

    TB at BOS 01:05 PM
    BOS -110
    +500

    BAL at TOR 01:07 PM
    BAL +135
    +500

    CLE at CHC 03:05 PM
    CLE +100
    +500

    LAD at KC 03:05 PM
    KC +110
    +500

    SEA at CHW 03:05 PM
    CHW -145
    +500

    LAA at OAK 03:05 PM
    LAA +110
    +500

    MIL at COL 03:10 PM
    MIL +100
    +500

    STL at WAS 06:05 PM
    STL +110
    +500

    ARI at CIN 08:05 PM
    CIN -130
    +500

    SF at SD 08:40 PM
    SF +130
    +500

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  • StarDust Bum
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    Friday’s 6-pack
    Six most experienced college basketball teams (W-L record)

    6) UMBC (14-5)
    5) Texas Southern (12-8)
    4) Georgia Tech (14-8)
    3) North Carolina Central (5-8)
    2) Nicholls State (17-6)
    1) Cal-Bakersfield (15-10)

    Americans who have died from COVID-19: 519,867
    PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


    Quote of the Day
    “He’s like Luka Doncic, but a center. He passes like a point guard, can shoot off the leg like Dirk [Nowitzki]. He’s a point guard.”
    Western Conference assistant coach, talking about Nikola Jokic

    Friday’s quiz
    Terry Francona has managed three major league teams; the Indians, Red Sox and who else?

    Thursday’s quiz
    In the history of the Oakland A’s, Mark McGwire has hit the most home runs (363)

    Wednesday’s quiz
    Paul Westhead was coach of the Lakers when they won the NBA title in 1980, Magic Johnson’s rookie year.

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

    Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….

    13) Creighton suspended basketball coach Greg McDermott for Sunday’s regular season finale, after he used racially insensitive language in a postgame talk at Xavier last weekend.

    According to a story on the Interweb, McDermott said this: ”Guys, we got to stick together. We need both feet in. I need everybody to stay on the plantation. I can’t have anybody leave the plantation.” Ummmm……not an outstanding choice of words.

    When a head coach gets suspended for Senior Day, it is conceivable that McDermott won’t be back in Omaha next season. Imagine him recruiting on the heels of this?

    12) Multimedia sports brand Overtime will be starting a professional basketball league that will offer high school basketball players an alternative to college in preparation for the NBA.

    Overtime Elite will begin in September 2021 and will feature 30 of the nation’s top prospects from ages 16-18. The athletes will be given a guaranteed minimum salary of $100,000, in addition to bonuses and equity in the league.

    Players will also have access to healthcare and disability benefits. If an Overtime Elite athlete chooses not to pursue an NBA career, the league will pay them up to $100,000 to go towards college tuition, that’s assuming they graduated high school.

    Carmelo Anthony is on Overtime Elite’s board of directors.

    11) 39-year old Ben Roethlisberger will be the Steelers’ QB again next fall, after agreeing to a deal with the team— it is assumed he took a large pay cut to remain a Steeler.

    10) Baylor 81, Oklahoma State 70— Bears held OSU star Cade Cunningham to four points in first half, then survived Cunningham’s 20-point explosion in the second half. Cowboys lost despite shooting 63.6% inside the arc.

    Baylor is 20-1 after beating West Virginia/Oklahoma State within 48 hours, which kind of sounds like an NCAA Tournament weekend.

    9) Kansas 67, Texas-El Paso 62:
    — This was supposed to be a glorified workout for the Jayhawks, but they trailed 34-20 at the half, 48-33 with 13:46 left to play.
    — UTEP is 12-11, 8-8 in Conference USA; they’re ranked #135.

    8) Texas 69, Oklahoma 65— Sooners were on an 8-1 roll in this strangest of seasons, then they lost their last four games, likely putting them in a play-in game at the Big X tourney next week.

    7) Vanderbilt 78, Cincinnati 64— This score doesn’t bode well for the AAC; Cincy had won six of its last eight games, then gets whacked at home by an SEC doormat. Memphis/SMU are near or on the NCAA bubble; they had to cringe when they saw this score.

    6) Stetson 73, Bellarmine 70— Upset in the A-Sun: Bellarmine went 10-3 in the Atlantic Sun this year, their first season in Division I, but they got upset here by the gritty Hatters, who had lost to Bellarmine twice during the season.

    5) New Orleans Saints cut Thomas Morstead, their punter for the last 12 years.

    4) OF Jackie Bradley Jr signed a 2-year, $24M contract with Milwaukee.

    3) Arizona OF Kole Calhoun hurt his knee, is out for six weeks.

    2) Since 2015, Astros’ C Martin Maldonado has thrown out 37.7% of runners trying to steal a base, the best %age of any catcher with 200+ attempts against him in that timespan.

    1) Wizards 119, Clippers 117— Good coaching job by Scott Brooks; Wizards are 8-3 in their last 11 games, after starting the season 6-17. They’re within two games of the #8-seed in the East.

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  • StarDust Bum
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    THURSDAY, MARCH 4
    GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


    TB at MIN 01:05 PM
    MIN -120
    +500

    TOR at DET 01:05 PM
    DET +110
    +500

    NYY at PHI 01:05 PM
    NYY -130
    +500

    ATL at PIT 01:05 PM
    ATL -130
    +500

    BOS at BAL 01:05 PM
    BOS -110
    +500

    WAS at NYM 01:10 PM
    NYM -130
    +500

    CHW at SF 03:05 PM
    SF -115
    +500

    SD at TEX 03:05 PM
    SD -130
    +500

    CLE at MIL 03:10 PM
    CLE +105
    +500

    LAA at ARI 03:10 PM
    ARI -115
    +500

    COL at SEA 03:10 PM
    SEA -125
    +500

    STL at HOU 06:05 PM
    STL +105
    +500

    CHC at LAD 08:05 PM
    CHC +145
    +500

    KC at CIN 08:05 PM
    KC +105
    +500



    DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
    03/04/2021 7-6-1 53.57% +225 Detail
    03/03/2021 5-7-2 42.86% -1775 Detail
    03/02/2021 7-4-3 60.71% +1575 Detail
    03/01/2021 1-4-2 28.57% -1850 Detail
    02/28/2021 4-9-0 30.77% -3270 Detail

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  • StarDust Bum
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    THURSDAY, MARCH 4
    GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


    TB at MIN 01:05 PM
    MIN -120
    +500

    TOR at DET 01:05 PM
    DET +110
    +500

    NYY at PHI 01:05 PM
    NYY -130
    +500

    ATL at PIT 01:05 PM
    ATL -130
    +500

    BOS at BAL 01:05 PM
    BOS -110
    +500

    WAS at NYM 01:10 PM
    NYM -130
    +500

    CHW at SF 03:05 PM
    SF -115
    +500

    SD at TEX 03:05 PM
    SD -130
    +500

    CLE at MIL 03:10 PM
    CLE +105
    +500

    LAA at ARI 03:10 PM
    ARI -115
    +500

    COL at SEA 03:10 PM
    SEA -125
    +500

    STL at HOU 06:05 PM
    STL +105
    +500

    CHC at LAD 08:05 PM
    CHC +145
    +500

    KC at CIN 08:05 PM
    KC +105
    +500

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  • StarDust Bum
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    Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

    Odds for this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational:
    17-2— Rory McIlroy
    12-1— Viktor Hovland
    13-1— Bryson DeChambeau
    17-1— Tyrrell Hatton
    21-1— Patrick Reed, Sungjae Im
    23-1— Matthew Fitzpatrick

    Americans who have died from COVID-19: 518,900
    PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.



    **********

    Armadillo: Thursday's Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..

    13) If the month of March goes anything like the Horizon League tournament, this could quite an interesting month. Here’s a summation of Tuesday’s quarterfinals:

    — Milwaukee 94, Wright State 92, OT— #1-seed Raiders led by 24 with 6:26 left, but lost.
    — Cleveland State 108, Fort Wayne 104, 3OT— Vikings were down 5 in second OT.
    — Northern Kentucky 70, Detroit 69— Norse scored last six points of the game.
    — Oakland 89, Youngstown State 83, OT— Four Oakland starters played 40:00+.

    Three overtime games; the fourth game ended 70-69.

    12) Villanova 72, Creighton 60— Villanova star Collin Gillespie suffered “a serious knee injury” and is likely out for the season. Huge blow for a team whose bench plays minutes #329. Not a lot of depth there.

    As for Creighton, coach Greg McDermott urged his players to “stay on the plantation” in a postgame locker room talk after a 77-69 loss at Xavier Saturday. People in the Creighton program were offended by the word “plantation”

    Deeply offended.

    11) Oregon State 75, Utah 70— For the first time in 18 years, Beavers have won three consecutive Pac-12 road games. Picked for last in preseason polls, Oregon State is in 6th place.

    10) Oregon 82, UCLA 74— Things I learned from listening to Bill Walton:
    — The city of Eugene, OR was founded by a guy named Eugene Skinner
    — Mr Skinner was born in Essex, NY, a long way from Oregon.
    — His brother was assistant postmaster under President Andrew Johnson.

    9) St John’s 81, Providence 67:
    — Friars led by 11 at the half, but scored only 26 points in 2nd half.
    — St John’s hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 2000; they’ve only made the tournament four times since then. They probably won’t make it this year, either.

    8) Northwestern 60, Maryland 55— This is NOT the way to impress the Selection Committee. Terps have a win over Illinois, one over Wisconsin and not much else. They’re 4-10 in games against teams ranked in the top 50.

    7) Mississippi State 63, Texas A&M 57— Aggies didn’t play a game in February; they ended their 32-day pause here and shot 4-25 on the arc.

    6) Spring training means preparing for fantasy baseball; got queasy last night when I read that over the last two years, Giancarlo Stanton has played in 41 of his team’s 226 games. Not good.

    Then I remember that Stanton knocked in 13 runs in seven playoff games last year, and I feel a little better. My team needs Stanton to be healthy; can only imagine what the people who pay his $30M+ salary are thinking.

    5) Astros’ starting P Framber Valdez broke the ring finger on his pitching hand when fielding a comebacker Tuesday. Valdez was 5-3, 3.57 in 10 starts LY, striking out 76 and walking 16 in a team-high 70.2 IP.

    4) 76ers 131, Jazz 123, OT: Quote of the Day, part 2, from Utah star Donovan Mitchell:

    “Now, I’m never ever one to blame a ref, to blame an official — I can say I could have done more — but this is getting out of hand. There have been games like this that we’ve won; there have been games like this that we’ve lost. But this whole refereeing stuff. … We’re nice, we don’t complain, like, we don’t get frustrated, we fight through things, and the fact that we continually get … screwed, in a way, by this. You know?”

    3) There is going to be a lot of cost-cutting in the NFL the next few weeks, as teams try to stay below a salary cap that may be going down some this season. New Jersey Giants cut WR Golden Tate

    2) Was eerie seeing Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego getting dismantled last week; lot of history in that stadium- Super Bowls, the Holy Roller play, lot of Padres/Aztecs games. Dan Fouts became famous in that stadium, and now it doesn’t exist.

    1) Get well soon to Aaron Boone, who took a medical leave of absence after having surgery Wednesday to get a pacemaker. The 47-year-old Boone had open-heart surgery in 2009; he is expected to be back with the team in a few days.

    In his absence, Carlos Mendoza is the interim manager.

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    GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

    BOS at MIN 01:05 PM
    MIN -130

    PHI at DET 01:05 PM
    DET +100

    PIT at TB 01:05 PM
    TB -165

    MIA at WAS 01:05 PM
    MIA +125

    BAL at ATL 01:05 PM
    ATL -150

    NYM at STL 01:05 PM
    STL -110

    ARI at CLE 03:05 PM
    CLE -135

    CHW at KC 03:05 PM
    CHW -110

    SEA at CHC 03:05 PM
    CHC -125

    MIL at SD 03:10 PM
    SD -145

    TEX at LAA 03:10 PM
    LAA -130

    OAK at COL 03:10 PM
    OAK -110

    TOR at NYY 06:35 PM
    NYY -125

    CIN at LAD 08:05 PM
    LAD -150
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    DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
    03/03/2021 5-7-2 42.86% -1775 Detail
    03/02/2021 7-4-3 60.71% +1575 Detail
    03/01/2021 1-4-2 28.57% -1850 Detail
    02/28/2021 4-9-0 30.77% -3270 Detail

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    GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

    BOS at MIN 01:05 PM
    MIN -130

    PHI at DET 01:05 PM
    DET +100

    PIT at TB 01:05 PM
    TB -165

    MIA at WAS 01:05 PM
    MIA +125

    BAL at ATL 01:05 PM
    ATL -150

    NYM at STL 01:05 PM
    STL -110

    ARI at CLE 03:05 PM
    CLE -135

    CHW at KC 03:05 PM
    CHW -110

    SEA at CHC 03:05 PM
    CHC -125

    MIL at SD 03:10 PM
    SD -145

    TEX at LAA 03:10 PM
    LAA -130

    OAK at COL 03:10 PM
    OAK -110

    TOR at NYY 06:35 PM
    NYY -125

    CIN at LAD 08:05 PM
    LAD -150

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    TUESDAY, MARCH 2
    GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


    MIN at ATL 01:05 PM
    ATL -125

    DET at PIT 01:05 PM
    DET +100

    NYY at BAL 01:05 PM
    NYY -165

    TB at BOS 01:05 PM
    TB -115

    STL at MIA 01:05 PM
    STL -150

    PHI at TOR 01:07 PM
    PHI +145

    HOU at NYM 01:10 PM
    NYM -155

    TEX at CHW 03:05 PM
    CHW -150

    KC at CHC 03:05 PM
    KC +100

    CLE at SEA 03:10 PM
    CLE +115

    SD at ARI 03:10 PM
    SD -145

    OAK at MIL 03:10 PM
    OAK +115

    LAA at CIN 08:05 PM
    LAA +100

    LAD at SF 09:05 PM
    LAD -125




    DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

    03/02/2021 7-4-3 60.71% +1575 Detail
    03/01/2021 1-4-2 28.57% -1850 Detail
    02/28/2021 4-9-0 30.77% -3270 Detail

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    MIN at ATL 01:05 PM
    ATL -125

    DET at PIT 01:05 PM
    DET +100

    NYY at BAL 01:05 PM
    NYY -165

    TB at BOS 01:05 PM
    TB -115

    STL at MIA 01:05 PM
    STL -150

    PHI at TOR 01:07 PM
    PHI +145

    HOU at NYM 01:10 PM
    NYM -155

    TEX at CHW 03:05 PM
    CHW -150

    KC at CHC 03:05 PM
    KC +100

    CLE at SEA 03:10 PM
    CLE +115

    SD at ARI 03:10 PM
    SD -145

    OAK at MIL 03:10 PM
    OAK +115

    LAA at CIN 08:05 PM
    LAA +100

    LAD at SF 09:05 PM
    LAD -125

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