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  • #871
    NCAAB

    Sunday, January 15

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    Trend Report
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    12:00 AM
    LONG BEACH STATE vs. HAWAII
    Long Beach State is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games on the road
    Long Beach State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Hawaii
    The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Hawaii's last 7 games when playing Long Beach State
    Hawaii is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Long Beach State

    12:00 PM
    RUTGERS vs. INDIANA
    Rutgers is 2-23 SU in its last 25 games on the road
    Indiana is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
    The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games at home

    1:30 PM
    MICHIGAN STATE vs. OHIO STATE
    The total has gone OVER in 6 of Michigan State's last 8 games on the road
    Michigan State is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games on the road
    The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ohio State's last 6 games when playing at home against Michigan State
    Ohio State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Michigan State

    2:00 PM
    SIENA vs. FAIRFIELD
    Siena is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Fairfield
    Siena is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Fairfield
    Fairfield is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Siena
    The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Fairfield's last 6 games when playing at home against Siena

    2:00 PM
    SAINT PETER'S vs. RIDER
    The total has gone OVER in 5 of Saint Peter's last 5 games when playing on the road against Rider
    Saint Peter's is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
    Rider is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Saint Peter's
    Rider is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games

    2:30 PM
    MASSACHUSETTS vs. RHODE ISLAND
    The total has gone OVER in 4 of Massachusetts's last 6 games when playing on the road against Rhode Island
    Massachusetts is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
    Rhode Island is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Massachusetts
    The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Rhode Island's last 7 games when playing Massachusetts

    4:00 PM
    MISSOURI STATE vs. LOYOLA OF CHICAGO
    Missouri State is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
    Missouri State is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
    The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Loyola of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Missouri State
    Loyola of Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Missouri State

    4:00 PM
    DRAKE vs. NORTHERN IOWA
    Drake is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Northern Iowa
    The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Drake's last 11 games when playing on the road against Northern Iowa
    Northern Iowa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
    Northern Iowa is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home

    4:00 PM
    CINCINNATI vs. EAST CAROLINA
    Cincinnati is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against East Carolina
    Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against East Carolina
    East Carolina is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
    East Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

    4:30 PM
    GEORGE WASHINGTON vs. LA SALLE
    George Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against La Salle
    The total has gone OVER in 4 of George Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against La Salle
    La Salle is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
    La Salle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

    6:00 PM
    SOUTHERN METHODIST vs. TULANE
    Southern Methodist is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
    The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Southern Methodist's last 9 games on the road
    Tulane is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Southern Methodist
    Tulane is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home

    6:30 PM
    GEORGIA TECH vs. NORTH CAROLINA STATE
    The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgia Tech's last 5 games when playing on the road against North Carolina St
    Georgia Tech is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against North Carolina St
    North Carolina State is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
    North Carolina State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

    7:30 PM
    IOWA vs. NORTHWESTERN
    The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa's last 6 games on the road
    Iowa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
    Northwestern is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Iowa
    The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games when playing at home against Iowa

    8:30 PM
    USC vs. COLORADO
    The total has gone UNDER in 4 of USC's last 6 games on the road
    The total has gone OVER in 11 of USC's last 16 games on the road
    Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing USC
    The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing USC
    Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

    Comment

    • #872
      NCAAB
      Dunkel

      Sunday, January 15

      Siena @ Fairfield

      Game 889-890
      January 15, 2017 @ 2:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Siena
      56.051
      Fairfield
      49.692
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Siena
      by 6 1/2
      162
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Fairfield
      by 2 1/2
      154 1/2
      Dunkel Pick:
      Siena
      (+2 1/2); Over

      St Peter's @ Rider

      Game 887-888
      January 15, 2017 @ 2:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      St Peter's
      56.290
      Rider
      50.220
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      St Peter's
      by 6
      142
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Rider
      by 3 1/2
      130 1/2
      Dunkel Pick:
      St Peter's
      (+3 1/2); Over

      USC @ Colorado

      Game 885-886
      January 15, 2017 @ 8:30 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      USC
      63.068
      Colorado
      63.335
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      USC
      Even
      142
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Colorado
      by 3
      149 1/2
      Dunkel Pick:
      USC
      (+3); Under

      Iowa @ Northwestern

      Game 883-884
      January 15, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Iowa
      60.976
      Northwestern
      73.675
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Northwestern
      by 12 1/2
      142
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Northwestern
      by 6 1/2
      151
      Dunkel Pick:
      Northwestern
      (-6 1/2); Under

      Georgia Tech @ NC State

      Game 881-882
      January 15, 2017 @ 6:30 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Georgia Tech
      56.476
      NC State
      70.979
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      NC State
      by 14 1/2
      152
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      NC State
      by 8 1/2
      145
      Dunkel Pick:
      NC State
      (-8 1/2); Over

      SMU @ Tulane

      Game 879-880
      January 15, 2017 @ 6:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      SMU
      71.636
      Tulane
      50.998
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      SMU
      by 20 1/2
      129
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      SMU
      by 16 1/2
      139
      Dunkel Pick:
      SMU
      (-16 1/2); Under

      Rutgers @ Indiana

      Game 877-878
      January 15, 2017 @ 12:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Rutgers
      49.281
      Indiana
      78.373
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Indiana
      by 19
      137
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Indiana
      by 15 1/2
      143
      Dunkel Pick:
      Indiana
      (-15 1/2); Under

      George Washington @ LaSalle

      Game 875-876
      January 15, 2017 @ 4:30 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      George Washington
      54.848
      LaSalle
      66.491
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      LaSalle
      by 11 1/2
      143
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      LaSalle
      by 6 1/2
      150
      Dunkel Pick:
      LaSalle
      (-6 1/2); Under

      Drake @ Northern Iowa

      Game 873-874
      January 15, 2017 @ 4:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Drake
      47.592
      Northern Iowa
      61.202
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Northern Iowa
      by 13 1/2
      148
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Northern Iowa
      by 6 1/2
      141
      Dunkel Pick:
      Northern Iowa
      (-6 1/2); Over

      Missouri State @ Loyola-Chicago

      Game 871-872
      January 15, 2017 @ 4:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Missouri State
      60.004
      Loyola-Chicago
      56.849
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Missouri State
      by 3
      149
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Loyola-Chicago
      by 4 1/2
      144
      Dunkel Pick:
      Missouri State
      (+4 1/2); Over

      Cincinnati @ East Carolina

      Game 869-870
      January 15, 2017 @ 4:00 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Cincinnati
      66.575
      East Carolina
      60.103
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Cincinnati
      by 6 1/2
      137
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Cincinnati
      by 15
      121
      Dunkel Pick:
      East Carolina
      (+15); Over

      Massachusetts @ Rhode Island

      Game 867-868
      January 15, 2017 @ 2:30 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Massachusetts
      60.591
      Rhode Island
      66.009
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Rhode Island
      by 5 1/2
      152
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Rhode Island
      by 11 1/2
      146
      Dunkel Pick:
      Massachusetts
      (+11 1/2); Over

      Michigan State @ Ohio State

      Game 865-866
      January 15, 2017 @ 1:30 pm

      Dunkel Rating:
      Michigan State
      68.647
      Ohio State
      64.875
      Dunkel Team:
      Dunkel Line:
      Dunkel Total:
      Michigan State
      by 4
      146
      Vegas Team:
      Vegas Line:
      Vegas Total:
      Ohio State
      by 2
      138
      Dunkel Pick:
      Michigan State
      (+2); Over
      Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

      Comment

      • #873
        SUNDAY, JANUARY 15

        GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

        RUTG at IND 12:00 PM

        IND -16.5

        O 142.0

        MSU at OSU 01:30 PM

        MSU +2.0

        U 136.5

        SPC at RID 02:00 PM

        SPC +3.5

        O 129.5

        SIE at FAIR 02:00 PM

        FAIR -2.5

        O 153.5

        MASS at URI 02:30 PM

        URI -11.5

        U 144.5

        DRKE at UNI 04:00 PM

        UNI -6.5

        O 139.5

        CIN at ECU 04:00 PM

        CIN -15.0

        U 122.0

        MOSU at L-IL 04:00 PM

        L-IL -4.0

        O 142.5

        GW at LAS 04:30 PM

        LAS -6.5

        O 149.0

        SMU at TULN 06:00 PM

        SMU -16.5

        U 139.0

        GT at NCST 06:30 PM

        NCST -8.0

        O 144.0

        IOWA at NW 07:30 PM

        NW -6.5

        U 147.5

        USC at COLO 08:30 PM

        COLO -3.5

        O 149.5
        Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

        Comment

        • #874
          Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

          Odds to win the World Baseball Classic in March:

          5-2— Dominican Republic

          11-4— Japan

          3-1— America

          10-1— Puerto Rico, South Korea

          13-1— Venezuela

          18-1— Cuba

          **********

          Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

          13) Packers 34, Cowboys 31— Last 5:00 of this game turned into Arena Football; tremendous drama. There were three FG’s of 50+ yards in last 2:00 of this game. Aaron Rodgers is worth his weight in gold to the Packers, who led 21-3 in first half.

          After the game, people were told not to leave the stadium due to a tornado warning, as a bad day for Dallas got even worse. Hope everyone got home safely.

          12) Steelers 18, Chiefs 16— Andy Reid has a 173-114-1 regular record as an NFL coach; he is 11-12 in playoff games, 7-4 at home, 4-7 on road, 0-1 in Super Bowls.

          From 2000-08, Reid was 10-7 in playoffs, 7-0 in the first playoff game of a season. Since 2009, he is 1-5 in playoff games, with home losses to Packers-Steelers. His Chiefs also lost a playoff game in Indy that they led 38-10 in the third quarter.

          I equate Reid’s career with Chuck Knox, who was 186-147 in regular season games, 7-11 in playoff games. Hard to complain about guys who win as many regular season games as they did, but in January, their teams made you bang your head against a freakin’ wall.

          As for the Chiefs with or without Reid, they’re 0-5 in home playoff games since 1995. Oy.

          11) Another interesting stat I heard on my car radio Sunday: Since 2008, Aaron Rodgers has thrown 13 TD passes on a play where the opponent jumped offsides, giving him a “free play”. During that time, no one else in the NFL has more than three such TD passes.

          10) FieldTurf makes refs’ job simpler on catches close to the sidelines; easy to see if the WR drags his toe on the ground, since the little black tire pellets pop up when the foot is dragged.

          9) USC 71, Colorado 68— Buffs might be best team in country that is 0-5 in conference play; their coach WAS NOT HAPPY when this game ended. Losing isn’t fun.

          USC basketball coach Andy Enfield scored over 2,000 points in his college career at D-III Johns Hopkins; he shot over 92% on the foul line for his career.

          8) Georgia Tech 86, NC State 76— Tech was universally picked to finish last in the ACC; they’re 3-2 in league now, with wins over Carolina, Clemson and NC State. Josh Pastner is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met; he’s a damn good coach too.

          7) I’m watching the San Diego-BYU game Saturday night; out of nowhere, they show Johnny Manziel sitting in the crowd with a buddy. There weren’t a lot of people at the game; was just kind of random. Hope he is getting his life in order.

          6) Sonny Dykes must’ve really aggravated some people at Cal; for a football coach to be fired in mid-January, three weeks before Signing Day, then to have them hire a successor from outside the program, that is an indication of severe dysfunction that is potentially disastrous if they do not recruit well this year.

          Knee-jerk reaction when Dykes got fired was that Cal was going after Chip Kelly, but that didn’t happen, so now the Golden Bears have a first-time head coach. Interesting decision.

          5) Why is it so newsworthy that the Jaguars interviewed Kelly before they hired Doug Marrone as their coach? Their job is to interview good candidates and find the best one.

          Al Davis used to interview a ton of people for openings with the Raiders, many of whom he had no intention of hiring, just to pick their brains and learn as much as he could about the Raiders, football and the NFL. It is smart business.

          4) Steph Curry is the 4th-highest paid guy on the Warriors. Yikes.

          3) Tickets to the Super Bowl in Houston dropped anywhere from 18-20% on StubHub after the Cowboys lost Sunday.

          2) Early lines on next weekend’s conference championship games:
          Falcons -4 over Green Bay and Patriots -6 over Pittsburgh.

          1— Playoff wins of random NFL teams since 1999:

          Patriots 23, Ravens 15, Steelers 15, Giants 10, Rams 6, Titans 5, Cowboys 2.
          Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

          Comment

          • #875
            NCAAB
            Dunkel

            Monday, January 16

            Portland St @ Northern Arizona

            Game 557-558
            January 16, 2017 @ 5:30 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Portland St
            45.967
            Northern Arizona
            46.984
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Northern Arizona
            by 1
            147
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Portland St
            by 8 1/2
            157 1/2
            Dunkel Pick:
            Northern Arizona
            (+8 1/2); Under

            Jackson State @ Texas Southern

            Game 555-556
            January 16, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Jackson State
            40.672
            Texas Southern
            50.519
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Texas Southern
            by 10
            144
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Texas Southern
            by 12 1/2
            138
            Dunkel Pick:
            Jackson State
            (+12 1/2); Over

            NC Central @ Hampton

            Game 553-554
            January 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            NC Central
            50.149
            Hampton
            47.767
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            NC Central
            by 2 1/2
            138
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            NC Central
            by 6
            133
            Dunkel Pick:
            Hampton
            (+6); Over

            Boston U @ Loyola-Maryland

            Game 551-552
            January 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Boston U
            49.582
            Loyola-Maryland
            53.020
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Loyola-Maryland
            by 3 1/2
            133
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Boston U
            by 4
            142
            Dunkel Pick:
            Loyola-Maryland
            (+4); Under

            Marist @ Niagara

            Game 549-550
            January 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Marist
            41.080
            Niagara
            51.184
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Niagara
            by 10
            139
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Niagara
            by 5
            148
            Dunkel Pick:
            Niagara
            (-5); Under

            Monmouth @ Canisius

            Game 547-548
            January 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Monmouth
            60.202
            Canisius
            56.764
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Monmouth
            by 3 1/2
            152
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Monmouth
            by 1 1/2
            165
            Dunkel Pick:
            Monmouth
            (-1 1/2); Under

            Kansas @ Iowa State

            Game 545-546
            January 16, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Kansas
            71.315
            Iowa State
            78.405
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Iowa State
            by 7
            148
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Kansas
            by 2 1/2
            154
            Dunkel Pick:
            Iowa State
            (+2 1/2); Under

            Providence @ Georgetown

            Game 543-544
            January 16, 2017 @ 9:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Providence
            66.642
            Georgetown
            64.609
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Providence
            by 2
            148
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Georgetown
            by 6 1/2
            139
            Dunkel Pick:
            Providence
            (+6 1/2); Over

            Georgia State @ LA-Lafayette

            Game 541-542
            January 16, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Georgia State
            55.912
            LA-Lafayette
            55.843
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Georgia State
            Even
            136
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            LA-Lafayette
            by 9
            148 1/2
            Dunkel Pick:
            Georgia State
            (+9); Under

            TX-Arlington @ South Alabama

            Game 539-540
            January 16, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            TX-Arlington
            53.521
            South Alabama
            53.883
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            South Alabama
            Even
            153
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            TX-Arlington
            by 5 1/2
            146
            Dunkel Pick:
            South Alabama
            (+5 1/2); Over

            Georgia Southern @ LA-Monroe

            Game 537-538
            January 16, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Georgia Southern
            58.106
            LA-Monroe
            50.111
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Georgia Southern
            by 8
            149
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Georgia Southern
            by 4 1/2
            142 1/2
            Dunkel Pick:
            Georgia Southern
            (-4 1/2); Over

            Texas State @ Troy

            Game 535-536
            January 16, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Texas State
            47.625
            Troy
            60.265
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Troy
            by 12 1/2
            147
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Troy
            by 6 1/2
            139 1/2
            Dunkel Pick:
            Troy
            (-6 1/2); Over

            Green Bay @ Valparaiso

            Game 533-534
            January 16, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Green Bay
            56.025
            Valparaiso
            61.124
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Valparaiso
            by 5
            142
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Valparaiso
            by 8 1/2
            152
            Dunkel Pick:
            Green Bay
            (+8 1/2); Under

            Cleveland State @ Oakland

            Game 531-532
            January 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Cleveland State
            52.219
            Oakland
            57.202
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Oakland
            by 5
            147
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Oakland
            by 14 1/2
            138 1/2
            Dunkel Pick:
            Cleveland State
            (+14 1/2); Over

            Youngstown St @ Detroit

            Game 529-530
            January 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Youngstown St
            50.830
            Detroit
            48.693
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Youngstown St
            by 2
            175
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Detroit
            by 4 1/2
            167
            Dunkel Pick:
            Youngstown St
            (+4 1/2); Over

            Syracuse @ North Carolina

            Game 527-528
            January 16, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Syracuse
            69.250
            North Carolina
            79.136
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            North Carolina
            by 10
            144
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            North Carolina
            by 14
            155 1/2
            Dunkel Pick:
            Syracuse
            (+14); Under

            Seton Hall @ Villanova

            Game 525-526
            January 16, 2017 @ 6:30 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Seton Hall
            70.683
            Villanova
            76.100
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Villanova
            by 5 1/2
            150
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Villanova
            by 14
            143
            Dunkel Pick:
            Seton Hall
            (+14); Over

            DePaul @ St John's

            Game 523-524
            January 16, 2017 @ 4:30 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            DePaul
            58.083
            St John's
            58.889
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            St John's
            by 1
            156
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            St John's
            by 9
            148 1/2
            Dunkel Pick:
            DePaul
            (+9); Over

            Creighton @ Xavier

            Game 521-522
            January 16, 2017 @ 2:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Creighton
            68.519
            Xavier
            79.383
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Xavier
            by 11
            151
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Xavier
            by 2 1/2
            156 1/2
            Dunkel Pick:
            Xavier
            (-2 1/2); Under

            Marquette @ Butler

            Game 519-520
            January 16, 2017 @ 12:00 pm

            Dunkel Rating:
            Marquette
            66.877
            Butler
            76.752
            Dunkel Team:
            Dunkel Line:
            Dunkel Total:
            Butler
            by 10
            145
            Vegas Team:
            Vegas Line:
            Vegas Total:
            Butler
            by 8
            153 1/2
            Dunkel Pick:
            Butler
            (-8); Under
            Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

            Comment

            • #876
              NCAAB
              Long Sheet

              Monday, January 16

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              MARQUETTE (12 - 5) at BUTLER (15 - 3) - 1/16/2017, 12:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              BUTLER is 29-18 ATS (+9.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
              BUTLER is 29-18 ATS (+9.2 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
              BUTLER is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
              BUTLER is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
              MARQUETTE is 135-93 ATS (+32.7 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
              MARQUETTE is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1997.
              MARQUETTE is 120-81 ATS (+30.9 Units) in road games since 1997.
              MARQUETTE is 120-81 ATS (+30.9 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
              MARQUETTE is 90-65 ATS (+18.5 Units) in January games since 1997.
              MARQUETTE is 49-30 ATS (+16.0 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              BUTLER is 3-1 against the spread versus MARQUETTE over the last 3 seasons
              BUTLER is 3-1 straight up against MARQUETTE over the last 3 seasons
              2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              CREIGHTON (17 - 1) at XAVIER (13 - 4) - 1/16/2017, 2:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              XAVIER is 323-269 ATS (+27.1 Units) in all games since 1997.
              XAVIER is 323-269 ATS (+27.1 Units) in all lined games since 1997.
              XAVIER is 90-63 ATS (+20.7 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
              XAVIER is 49-27 ATS (+19.3 Units) in home games in January games since 1997.
              XAVIER is 219-167 ATS (+35.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
              XAVIER is 126-94 ATS (+22.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.
              CREIGHTON is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in all games this season.
              CREIGHTON is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in all lined games this season.
              CREIGHTON is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 over the last 2 seasons.
              CREIGHTON is 56-36 ATS (+16.4 Units) in road games in January games since 1997.
              CREIGHTON is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
              CREIGHTON is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              CREIGHTON is 4-0 against the spread versus XAVIER over the last 3 seasons
              XAVIER is 2-2 straight up against CREIGHTON over the last 3 seasons
              3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              DEPAUL (8 - 10) at ST JOHNS (8 - 11) - 1/16/2017, 4:30 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              DEPAUL is 5-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) in all games this season.
              DEPAUL is 5-12 ATS (-8.2 Units) in all lined games this season.
              DEPAUL is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
              DEPAUL is 9-23 ATS (-16.3 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
              DEPAUL is 48-70 ATS (-29.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              DEPAUL is 3-2 against the spread versus ST JOHNS over the last 3 seasons
              ST JOHNS is 3-2 straight up against DEPAUL over the last 3 seasons
              4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              SETON HALL (12 - 5) at VILLANOVA (17 - 1) - 1/16/2017, 6:30 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              VILLANOVA is 55-33 ATS (+18.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
              VILLANOVA is 55-33 ATS (+18.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
              VILLANOVA is 53-32 ATS (+17.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
              VILLANOVA is 104-72 ATS (+24.8 Units) after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.
              VILLANOVA is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
              SETON HALL is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
              SETON HALL is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
              SETON HALL is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
              SETON HALL is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              SETON HALL is 4-1 against the spread versus VILLANOVA over the last 3 seasons
              VILLANOVA is 3-2 straight up against SETON HALL over the last 3 seasons
              4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              SYRACUSE (11 - 7) at N CAROLINA (16 - 3) - 1/16/2017, 7:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              N CAROLINA is 284-233 ATS (+27.7 Units) as a favorite since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              N CAROLINA is 2-1 against the spread versus SYRACUSE over the last 3 seasons
              N CAROLINA is 4-0 straight up against SYRACUSE over the last 3 seasons
              3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              YOUNGSTOWN ST (8 - 11) at DETROIT (3 - 14) - 1/16/2017, 7:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              YOUNGSTOWN ST is 35-57 ATS (-27.7 Units) after allowing 80 points or more since 1997.
              YOUNGSTOWN ST is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
              DETROIT is 21-42 ATS (-25.2 Units) in home games in January games since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              YOUNGSTOWN ST is 4-2 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
              DETROIT is 6-0 straight up against YOUNGSTOWN ST over the last 3 seasons
              4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              CLEVELAND ST (5 - 13) at OAKLAND (14 - 4) - 1/16/2017, 7:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              CLEVELAND ST is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in all games this season.
              CLEVELAND ST is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in all lined games this season.
              CLEVELAND ST is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 3 seasons.
              CLEVELAND ST is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) as an underdog this season.
              CLEVELAND ST is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games this season.
              CLEVELAND ST is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road lined games this season.
              CLEVELAND ST is 59-104 ATS (-55.4 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
              CLEVELAND ST is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
              CLEVELAND ST is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
              OAKLAND is 28-14 ATS (+12.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
              OAKLAND is 28-14 ATS (+12.6 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
              OAKLAND is 27-13 ATS (+12.7 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
              OAKLAND is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
              OAKLAND is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              OAKLAND is 3-0 against the spread versus CLEVELAND ST over the last 3 seasons
              OAKLAND is 3-1 straight up against CLEVELAND ST over the last 3 seasons
              3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              WI-GREEN BAY (11 - 6) at VALPARAISO (14 - 4) - 1/16/2017, 8:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              VALPARAISO is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
              VALPARAISO is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) when playing with one or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.
              WI-GREEN BAY is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              VALPARAISO is 4-2 against the spread versus WI-GREEN BAY over the last 3 seasons
              VALPARAISO is 4-2 straight up against WI-GREEN BAY over the last 3 seasons
              4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              TEXAS ST (9 - 7) at TROY (10 - 8) - 1/16/2017, 8:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              TROY is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
              TROY is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
              TROY is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              TEXAS ST is 3-1 against the spread versus TROY over the last 3 seasons
              TEXAS ST is 3-1 straight up against TROY over the last 3 seasons
              2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              GA SOUTHERN (11 - 6) at LA-MONROE (6 - 11) - 1/16/2017, 8:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              LA-MONROE is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
              GA SOUTHERN is 36-22 ATS (+11.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
              GA SOUTHERN is 36-22 ATS (+11.8 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
              GA SOUTHERN is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
              GA SOUTHERN is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) in road lined games over the last 3 seasons.
              GA SOUTHERN is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              GA SOUTHERN is 3-2 against the spread versus LA-MONROE over the last 3 seasons
              GA SOUTHERN is 3-2 straight up against LA-MONROE over the last 3 seasons
              3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              TX-ARLINGTON (12 - 5) at S ALABAMA (9 - 8) - 1/16/2017, 3:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              TX-ARLINGTON is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
              S ALABAMA is 115-149 ATS (-48.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              S ALABAMA is 3-1 against the spread versus TX-ARLINGTON over the last 3 seasons
              S ALABAMA is 2-2 straight up against TX-ARLINGTON over the last 3 seasons
              4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              GEORGIA ST (9 - 7) at LA-LAFAYETTE (12 - 5) - 1/16/2017, 8:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              GEORGIA ST is 13-27 ATS (-16.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
              GEORGIA ST is 13-27 ATS (-16.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
              GEORGIA ST is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
              GEORGIA ST is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
              GEORGIA ST is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
              GEORGIA ST is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              LA-LAFAYETTE is 3-2 against the spread versus GEORGIA ST over the last 3 seasons
              GEORGIA ST is 3-2 straight up against LA-LAFAYETTE over the last 3 seasons
              4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              PROVIDENCE (12 - 7) at GEORGETOWN (10 - 8) - 1/16/2017, 9:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              PROVIDENCE is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 this season.
              GEORGETOWN is 164-206 ATS (-62.6 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              PROVIDENCE is 4-1 against the spread versus GEORGETOWN over the last 3 seasons
              PROVIDENCE is 5-0 straight up against GEORGETOWN over the last 3 seasons
              4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              KANSAS (16 - 1) at IOWA ST (11 - 5) - 1/16/2017, 9:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              IOWA ST is 89-63 ATS (+19.7 Units) in home games after a conference game since 1997.
              IOWA ST is 233-179 ATS (+36.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
              IOWA ST is 69-40 ATS (+25.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.
              KANSAS is 50-25 ATS (+22.5 Units) after allowing 80 points or more since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              IOWA ST is 4-1 against the spread versus KANSAS over the last 3 seasons
              IOWA ST is 3-2 straight up against KANSAS over the last 3 seasons
              3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              MONMOUTH (13 - 5) at CANISIUS (12 - 6) - 1/16/2017, 7:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              MONMOUTH is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
              MONMOUTH is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
              CANISIUS is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
              CANISIUS is 16-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              MONMOUTH is 4-2 against the spread versus CANISIUS over the last 3 seasons
              MONMOUTH is 5-1 straight up against CANISIUS over the last 3 seasons
              3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              MARIST (5 - 13) at NIAGARA (5 - 13) - 1/16/2017, 7:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              NIAGARA is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 this season.
              NIAGARA is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
              NIAGARA is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in home games after a conference game over the last 3 seasons.
              NIAGARA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games over the last 3 seasons.
              NIAGARA is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              NIAGARA is 3-2 against the spread versus MARIST over the last 3 seasons
              MARIST is 3-2 straight up against NIAGARA over the last 3 seasons
              4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              BOSTON U (10 - 7) at LOYOLA-MD (8 - 8) - 1/16/2017, 7:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              LOYOLA-MD is 53-85 ATS (-40.5 Units) in all home games since 1997.
              LOYOLA-MD is 53-85 ATS (-40.5 Units) in home lined games since 1997.
              LOYOLA-MD is 45-74 ATS (-36.4 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.
              LOYOLA-MD is 39-65 ATS (-32.5 Units) in home games after a conference game since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              LOYOLA-MD is 1-0 against the spread versus BOSTON U over the last 3 seasons
              BOSTON U is 3-1 straight up against LOYOLA-MD over the last 3 seasons
              1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              NC CENTRAL (11 - 6) at HAMPTON (6 - 10) - 1/16/2017, 7:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              HAMPTON is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
              HAMPTON is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
              HAMPTON is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
              HAMPTON is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing with one or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.
              HAMPTON is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              HAMPTON is 1-0 against the spread versus NC CENTRAL over the last 3 seasons
              HAMPTON is 1-1 straight up against NC CENTRAL over the last 3 seasons
              1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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              JACKSON ST (7 - 11) at TEXAS SOUTHERN (8 - 9) - 1/16/2017, 9:00 PM
              Top Trends for this game.
              TEXAS SOUTHERN is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) when playing with one or less days rest since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              TEXAS SOUTHERN is 4-0 straight up against JACKSON ST over the last 3 seasons




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              PORTLAND ST (10 - 5) at N ARIZONA (3 - 14)
              Top Trends for this game.
              PORTLAND ST is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games when playing with one or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.
              N ARIZONA is 15-25 ATS (-12.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
              N ARIZONA is 15-25 ATS (-12.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
              N ARIZONA is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when the total is 150 to 159.5 over the last 2 seasons.
              N ARIZONA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games in January games over the last 3 seasons.
              N ARIZONA is 57-96 ATS (-48.6 Units) when playing with one or less days rest since 1997.
              N ARIZONA is 52-75 ATS (-30.5 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.


              Head-to-Head Series History
              N ARIZONA is 3-0 against the spread versus PORTLAND ST over the last 3 seasons
              N ARIZONA is 2-1 straight up against PORTLAND ST over the last 3 seasons
              2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
              Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

              Comment

              • #877
                NCAAB
                Armadillo's Write-Up

                Monday, January 16

                Butler won four of its last five games, with only loss by 11 at Creighton; they’re 3-0 in conference home games, winning by 17-8-5 points, including a win over Villanova. Bulldogs have #28 eFG% defense, forcing turnovers 21.3% of time. Marquette is 3-2 in Big East games, with home side winning all five games; they lost conference road games by 3 at Seton Hall, 12 at Villanova. Home side won five of six Marquette-Butler Big East games; Golden Eagles lost last three games in Hinkle Fieldhouse, by 12-21-21 points- they’re shooting 44% on arc in league games.

                Xavier lost its last two games, allowing 81 pts/game; they’re 2-0 in Big East home games, with wins by 26 over Providence, 15 over St John’s. Musketeers lost a tough game at Butler two days ago; Creighton hammered Truman State to prep for this. Bluejays are making 65.5% of its shots inside arc in Big East play; they scored 84.8 pts/game in winning last four games since their only loss, by 10 at home to Villanova. Bluejays are 4-3 vs Xavier in Big East play, losing two of three here, with losses by 6-5 points; underdogs covered six of seven series games.

                St John’s won three of last four games with DePaul; they beat Blue Demons 79-73 in Chicago 15 days ago, DePaul lost last seven visits to St John’s, losing by 20-25-7-5-8-8-15 points. Red Storm lost its last four games, all by 13+ points, allowing 84.3 pts/game- both their big East home losses were by 13 points. DePaul lost six of its last seven games and was down 12 with 7:22 to play in the one win; they’re 0-3 in Big East road games, losing by 3-25-31 points. Big East home favorites of 6+ points are 10-1 vs spread this season.

                Villanova won its last three games by 12-25-13 points after its only loss, at Butler; Wildcats are 3-0 in Big East home games, winning by 3-12-25 points. Villanova is shooting 63.7% inside arc in league games; their eFG% is 59% in Big East play. Seton Hall lost its last two games by total of seven points; they’re 0-3 in Big East road games, losing by 14-3-4 points. Wildcats won three of last four games with Seton Hall, losing 69-67 to the Pirates in Big East tourney last March. Villanova won two of last three visits to Newark, winning by 1-16 points.

                North Carolina won its last four games since getting upset by Ga Tech, winning its last two home games by 51 over NC State, 13 over Florida State. Tar Heels play fastest pace in ACC, are rebounding 43.1% of their missed shots in ACC games. North Carolina won its last three games with Syracuse by 10-11-5 points; Orangemen lost 93-83/75-70 in last two visits here. Syracuse won three of last four games but all three wins were at home; they’re 0-2 on road, losing by 15 at BC, 10 at Va Tech. ACC home faves of 8+ points are 4-5 vs spread this month.

                Detroit is only 3-14, but won last game as a 20-point underdog at Oakland Friday night. Titans are 1-4 in Horizon games, losing at home to No Kentucky by 11, Wright St by 13. Detroit won its last seven games with Youngstown State, beating Penguins by 13-13 points in last two Horizon tourneys. Youngstown lost its last four visits to Motor City by 11-2-6-9 points, with two of those games going to OT. Penguins are 3-7 in their last ten games, with two of wins in OT. Horizon League home favorites of 5 or less points are 1-5 against the spread.

                Valparaiso won five of its last six games, with only loss at home to Oakland; they split two home games in league, beating 3-14 Detroit by 7. Crusaders are shooting just 25.7% on arc in league games. Valparaiso won four of last five games with Green Bay; teams met in three of last four Horizon tourneys. Green Bay lost its last five visits here, by 3-12-15-4-15 points. Phoenix won last seven games, are 5-0 in Horizon, winning road games by 13 at Youngstown, at Cleveland State in OT. Horizon League home favorites are 7-9 against the spread, 3-3 if laying 8+ points.

                Georgia Southern is 4-0 in Sun Belt, only unbeaten in league; they won only road game by 5 at ULL Saturday, game they trailed by 7 early in second half. Eagles play four sophs, four juniors; they’re shooting 58.8% inside arc while playing fastest place in Sun Belt. Georgia Southern split its last four games with UL-Monroe; three of four games were decided by 4 or less points- they won 57-53 in last visit here, in 2015. ULM is 0-4 in league, but losses to Little Rock, Georgia State were both in overtime. Sun Belt road favorites are 2-4 against the spread.

                Home side won all five Sun Belt games between Tex-Arlington and South Alabama; Mavericks lost last three visits here, by 5-6-3 points. Arlington allowed 87 pts/game in losing its last two games, after a 12-3 start; they’re 6-5 in true road games, with three wins by 5 or less points. South Alabama split its first four league games; two were decided by one point, the other two in OT. Jaguars lost seven of last nine D-i games, with wins over teams ranked #166/244- they’re 0-2 vs top 100 teams, losing by 12-34 points. Sun Belt road favorites are 2-4 vs spread.

                Georgia State split its first four Sun Belt games, with last three all decided by 3 or less points or in OT. Panthers are 1-2 vs top 100 teams, losing by 8 at Purdue, 22 at Miss State, winning at Middle Tennessee. UL-Lafayette split its first four Sun Belt games, with losses decided by total of 8 points. Georgia State won three of last four games with UL-Lafayette; they won three of last four visits to Lafayette. Five of last seven series games were decided by 4 or less points. Sun Belt home favorites home favorites of 7+ points are 2-5-1 against the spread.

                Providence won its last five games with Georgetown, winning by 3-4 points in last two played here. Friars beat Hoyas 76-70 at home 12 days ago, outscoring Georgetown 22-8 on foul line. Providence is 0-3 on Big East road, losing by 26 at Xavier, 17 at Butler; in the loss at DePaul Friars led by 12 with 7:22 to play. Georgetown won its last two games after a 4-game skid; they beat UConn by 3 in a non-league game Saturday. Friars are playing slowest games in Big East this year. Big East home favorites of 6+ points are 10-1 vs spread this season.

                Kansas won its last 15 games since losing season opener in OT to Indiana; Jayhawks are 5-0 in Big X games, winning road games by 6 at TCU, 11 at Oklahoma. Kansas has played only one other true road game, vs a weak UNLV squad (71-53). Iowa State lost at TCU Saturday; they’re 3-2 in league, winning home games by 7 over Texas Tech, 9 over Texas. Cyclones are #4 experience team in country. Iowa State is 4-2 in its last six games with Kansas, winning 86-81/85-72 in last two games in Ames. Big X home underdogs are 4-3 vs spread this season.

                Battle for first in MAAC out in Buffalo. Canisius won nine of its last ten games, is 3-0 at home in MAAC play, winning by 3-6-33 points. Griffins lost 94-88 at Monmouth Dec 4, despite making 16-31 on the arc- they led by 7 midway thru second half. Hawks won six of last seven games with Canisius; Monmouth lost two of last three visits here, losing 96-86 here LY. Home side won six of last seven series games. Monmouth won its last three games, by 18-7-7 points, scoring 84.3 pts/game. MAAC home underdogs are 8-4 against the spread.
                Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

                Comment

                • #878
                  NCAAB

                  Monday, January 16

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                  Trend Report
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                  12:00 PM
                  MARQUETTE vs. BUTLER
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Marquette's last 6 games on the road
                  Marquette is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
                  Butler is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games
                  The total has gone OVER in 7 of Butler's last 10 games

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                  JANUARY 16, 2:00 PM
                  CREIGHTON vs. XAVIER
                  Creighton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
                  Creighton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Xavier
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Xavier's last 5 games when playing at home against Creighton
                  Xavier is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Creighton

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                  JANUARY 16, 3:00 PM
                  TEXAS-ARLINGTON vs. SOUTH ALABAMA
                  Texas-Arlington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
                  Texas-Arlington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of South Alabama's last 5 games
                  South Alabama is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games

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                  JANUARY 16, 4:30 PM
                  DEPAUL vs. ST. JOHN'S
                  DePaul is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
                  DePaul is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
                  St. John's is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against DePaul
                  The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. John's last 10 games when playing at home against DePaul

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                  JANUARY 16, 5:30 PM
                  PORTLAND STATE vs. NORTHERN ARIZONA
                  Portland State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Northern Arizona
                  Portland State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Northern Arizona
                  The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northern Arizona's last 5 games when playing Portland State
                  Northern Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Portland State

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                  JANUARY 16, 6:30 PM
                  SETON HALL vs. VILLANOVA
                  Seton Hall is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
                  Seton Hall is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
                  Villanova is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Seton Hall
                  Villanova is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Seton Hall

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                  JANUARY 16, 7:00 PM
                  YOUNGSTOWN STATE vs. DETROIT
                  Youngstown State is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games on the road
                  The total has gone OVER in 9 of Youngstown State's last 12 games when playing on the road against Detroit
                  Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
                  The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home

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                  JANUARY 16, 7:00 PM
                  MONMOUTH vs. CANISIUS
                  Monmouth is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games on the road
                  Canisius is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
                  Canisius is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

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                  JANUARY 16, 7:00 PM
                  CLEVELAND STATE vs. OAKLAND
                  The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland State's last 6 games on the road
                  Cleveland State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
                  Oakland is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
                  The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games at home

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                  JANUARY 16, 7:00 PM
                  HARVARD vs. BRYANT
                  Harvard is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games on the road
                  No trends available

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                  JANUARY 16, 7:00 PM
                  MARIST vs. NIAGARA
                  Marist is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
                  Marist is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Niagara
                  Niagara is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Marist
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Niagara's last 7 games when playing at home against Marist

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                  JANUARY 16, 7:00 PM
                  SYRACUSE vs. NORTH CAROLINA
                  The total has gone OVER in 5 of Syracuse's last 6 games on the road
                  Syracuse is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
                  North Carolina is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
                  The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Carolina's last 6 games

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                  JANUARY 16, 8:00 PM
                  GEORGIA STATE vs. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
                  Georgia State is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
                  Georgia State is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
                  Louisiana-Lafayette is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
                  Louisiana-Lafayette is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

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                  JANUARY 16, 8:00 PM
                  WISC-GREEN BAY vs. VALPARAISO
                  Wisc-Green Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Valparaiso
                  Wisc-Green Bay is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Valparaiso
                  Valparaiso is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Wisc-Green Bay
                  The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Valparaiso's last 8 games when playing Wisc-Green Bay

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                  JANUARY 16, 8:00 PM
                  GEORGIA SOUTHERN vs. LOUISIANA-MONROE
                  Georgia Southern is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
                  Louisiana-Monroe is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games at home
                  Louisiana-Monroe is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

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                  JANUARY 16, 8:00 PM
                  TEXAS STATE vs. TROY
                  Texas State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
                  Troy is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas State
                  Troy is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas State

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                  JANUARY 16, 9:00 PM
                  PROVIDENCE vs. GEORGETOWN
                  Providence is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
                  The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Providence's last 8 games on the road
                  Georgetown is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Providence
                  Georgetown is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Providence

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                  JANUARY 16, 9:00 PM
                  KANSAS vs. IOWA STATE
                  Kansas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Iowa State
                  Kansas is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Iowa State
                  Iowa State is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Kansas
                  Iowa State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
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                  • #879
                    Monday's Tip Sheet
                    January 15, 2017

                    A few of the top college basketball teams in the nation will be looking to start the week with another victory as favorites in a trio of conference matchups in the Big East, ACC and Big 12.

                    To get the betting action underway, Villanova will play host to Seton Hall in a 6:30 p.m. (ET) tip. As part of ESPN’s Big Monday double header, Syracuse will go on the road to face North Carolina in the opener followed by Iowa State at home against Kansas.

                    Seton Hall Pirates at No. 3 Villanova Wildcats (FOX Sports 1, 6:30 p.m. ET)

                    Opening Odds: Villanova -14

                    Betting Matchup

                    Seton Hall will wrap up a tough three-game road trip on Monday night after losing to Marquette 89-86 as 5 ½-point underdogs and to Providence 65-61 as two-point favorites in the first two games. The Pirates are now 2-3 both straight-up and against the spread in Big East play as part of an overall record of 12-5 (7-9 ATS). The total has stayed UNDER in three of their last five road games. Junior forward Desi Rodriguez has posted a combined 50 points in his last two starts to raise his season average to 16.6 points per game.

                    The Wildcats have won their last three games both SU and ATS since that Jan. 4 loss to Butler, which was their only setback against 17 wins. They are 12-6 ATS this season and the total has stayed UNDER in seven of their last nine games. Freshman guard Donte DiVincezo came off the bench to score a game-high 19 points while shooting 7-for-10 from the field in this past Saturday’s 70-57 road victory against St. Johns with Villanova closing as a 12 ½-point favorite.

                    Betting Trends

                    --The Pirates are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 road games and the total has stayed UNDER in nine of their last 11 games played on a Monday.

                    --The Wildcats have covered in five of their last seven games following a SU win and the total has stayed UNDER in all seven of those contests.

                    --Head-to-head in this Big East battle, the underdog has covered in five of the last six meetings. The total has stayed UNDER in six of the last seven games between the two.

                    Syracuse Orange at No. 11 North Carolina Tar Heels (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)

                    Opening Odds: North Carolina -14.5

                    Betting Matchup

                    Syracuse (11-7 SU, 6-7 ATS) opened play in the ACC this season with a road loss to Boston College as a 10-point favorite, but it quickly avenged that loss on Saturday with a 76-53 victory over the Eagles as a 12-point favorite at home. The Orange are now 3-2 (SU and ATS) in conference play. Four Syracuse starters scored in double figures on Saturday lead by freshman guard Tyrus Battle’s career-high 21 points. Defensively, the Orange forced 20 turnovers in that win.
                    The Tar Heels have won their last four conference games following a stunning 75-63 road loss to Georgia Tech as 17-point favorites in this season’s ACC opener. They are now 16-3 SU (11-8 ATS) overall and the total has gone OVER in four of their last six games. In Saturday’s impressive 96-83 rout against No. 9 Florida State, junior guard Joe Berry Jr. led the way with 26 points. Junior forward Justin Jackson, who leads the team in scoring with 17.9 PPG, added 22 points to the winning cause.

                    Betting Trends

                    --The Orange are have failed to cover in their last four road games and the total has gone OVER in their last five games played on the road.

                    --The Tar Heels are 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games at home and the total has stayed UNDER in five of their last seven home games.

                    --The favorite in this ACC tilt has gone 3-1-1 ATS in the last five meetings. The total has gone OVER in three of the last four meetings including North Carolina’s 83-66 victory against Syracuse in last season’s Final Four as a 10-point favorite.

                    No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks at Iowa State Cyclones (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)

                    Opening Odds: Kansas -3

                    Betting Matchup

                    The Jayhawks (16-1 SU, 5-10 ATS) should lay claim to the top spot in both national polls this week following Baylor’s recent loss to West Virginia combined with their victories against Oklahoma on the road and Oklahoma State at home. However, they failed to cover as double-digit favorites in both contests to fall to 1-5 ATS in their last six games. Senior guard Frank Mason III continues to lead Kansas in both points (20.5) and assists (5.5). He posted a total of 50 points in his last two games.

                    Iowa State (11-5 SU, 7-6 ATS) is coming off an 84-77 loss to TCU this past Saturday as a 2 ½-point road underdog. The total went OVER the 142 ½-point closing line in that loss and it has gone OVER in four of the Cyclones’ last six games. They are scoring 81.6 PPG with four different players averaging at least 11 points a game. Senior guard Nazareth Mitrou-Long scored a team-high 19 points in Saturday’s losing cause. He has now exceeded his scoring average (15.7 PPG) in four of his last five games.

                    Betting Trends

                    --The Jayhawks are 1-5 ATS in their last six games following a SU win and the total has gone OVER or ended as a PUSH in 11 of their past 15 Monday games.

                    --The Cyclones are 5-2-1 ATS in their last eight games played on Monday and the total has stayed UNDER in seven of those contests.

                    --Iowa State has a 5-1 edge ATS in its last six games against Kansas and the total has gone OVER in 11 of the last 15 games in this Big 12 matchup.
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                    • #880
                      Preview: Golden Eagles (12-5) at Bulldogs (15-3)
                      Date: January 16, 2017 12:00 PM EDT

                      INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler and Marquette delivered impressive victories Saturday afternoon, but neither team could enjoy it long because they start a five-game Martin Luther King Jr. Day televised Big East marathon.

                      Marquette (12-5, 3-2) will play at No. 12 Butler (15-3, 4-2) at noon ET on Monday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler rallied from a 31-25 halftime deficit to defeat No. 15 Xavier 83-78 on Saturday.

                      Bulldogs coach Chris Holtmann was proud of his team's second-half showing but couldn't dwell on it.

                      "We have to get ready for a really good Marquette team in less than 36 hours, so that's going to be our focus," Holtmann said.

                      Butler senior Andrew Charbascz said short memories are key after wins and losses in a tough conference. The Bulldogs were dominated in a 75-64 loss at No. 8 Creighton on Wednesday.

                      "You want to celebrate these victories, and then you have to move on the next one," Chrabascz said. "We know we have Marquette coming in Monday, a very talented team. So we know we have to move on to the next one.

                      "Against Creighton, we didn't dictate anything. This game we tried to dictate a little more."

                      Butler pounded the basketball inside in the second half, hitting 29 of 32 free throws after intermission. The Bulldogs have won 13 consecutive home games, including 10 this season.

                      The Golden Eagles, who routed visiting DePaul 83-58 on Saturday, will have even less time to prepare because of travel time.

                      "Butler is an outstanding team," Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski said. "They've had a terrific year. Hinkle Fieldhouse is a great place to play.

                      "It's a very quick turnaround for us. Obviously, we're not going to be able to do a whole lot on the floor, so a lot of it is going to be film study and walk-through, so we're as fresh as we possibly can be Monday morning."

                      Like Butler, Marquette is playing its third game in six days. The Golden Eagles edged visiting Seton Hall 89-86 in overtime on Wednesday.

                      "Butler is the best team of the three we've played so far," junior guard Andrew Rowsey said. "We've got to go in there with laser focus and prepare to win."

                      Rowsey scored a team-high 24 points, hitting 6 of 7 3-pointers, against visiting DePaul. Marquette sank 13 of 27 3-point shots.

                      "I saw great ball movement and great ball movement led to some open shots and where our guys were able to set their feet and shoot in-rhythm shots," Wojciechowski said. "We played really unselfish during that (first-half) spurt, some of the most unselfish basketball we've played all year.

                      "One of the the things that we talk about on a daily basis is on every possession we want the ball to find the best shot and we have enough good players where that may mean one guy has a (big) day today and another guy has a day the next game. I think our guys bought into that (against DePaul) and hopefully that will continue."

                      Wojciechowski was pleased with the job that Marquette did defensively, too, holding DePaul to 38 percent shooting from the field.
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                      • #881
                        Preview: Bluejays (17-1) at Musketeers (13-4)
                        Date: January 16, 2017 2:00 PM EDT

                        CINCINNATI -- The Xavier Musketeers are in the midst of the toughest three-game stretch in program history. They are hoping to salvage one of them.

                        The 15th-ranked Musketeers were routed 79-54 earlier in the week at previously No. 1-ranked Villanova before losing 83-78 on Saturday at No. 12 Butler.

                        In both of those games, Xavier played well in the first half before crumbling at halftime. The Musketeers led by six points at halftime at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

                        "I'm happy that we didn't completely melt and cave like we did at Villanova," Xavier head coach Chris Mack told the Cincinnati Enquirer following the Butler loss. "But there are some things to be unhappy about. The fact that when it kept going back and forth ... we couldn't get a stop."

                        Next up for the Musketeers is No. 8 Creighton on Monday afternoon as part of the Big East Conference's Martin Luther King Day marathon. It's the highest ranking ever for the Bluejays, who have established themselves as a legitimate contender for the Big East title.

                        Among the key questions for Xavier going into Monday's matinee is the condition of point guard Edmond Sumner, who injured his shoulder in the final second of the loss at Butler. Sumner wore tape on his right shoulder throughout the game then hurt it again during a collision with a Villanova player.

                        "He's in some pain," Mack said. "I think he'll be fine. I asked (athletic trainer David) Fluker. ... He's in some pain. That's about all I have."

                        Sumner overcame a slow start on Saturday before finishing strong with 22 points on 12 of 13 from the free-throw line. He also had three assists in the loss.

                        If Xavier is going to snap its two-game losing streak, it needs more production from junior guard Trevon Bluiett who leads the team with 16.8 points per game but was a combined 4-of-20 shooting in the losses at Villanova and Butler.

                        Xavier (13-4, 3-2 Big East) will need Sumner healthy and Bluiett producing against a Creighton squad which is led by one of the top guards in the nation in Maurice Watson Jr., who had six assists on Saturday giving him 388 for his career, tied for ninth in school history.

                        Creighton (17-1, 4-1 Big East) stepped away from Big East play on Saturday, beating Division II Truman State 101-69 to match its best start in program history. It's the most wins to start a season with one or fewer losses since 2012-13.

                        The Bluejays are hoping to get senior center Zach Hanson back by February. He has been out since having foot surgery last month. Hanson has removed his protective boot and worked out on the court prior to Saturday's game against Truman State. Hanson was averaging eight points per game prior to the injury.

                        "It's going to be a matter of how it reacts as we stress it more," said Creighton head coach Greg McDermott. "We don't want to bring him back too early."

                        Xavier leads the series 12-10, but it has been hotly contested since the teams joined the Big East. The Musketeers and Bluejays split last season's series with XU winning 98-93 at Cintas Center and Creighton rolling to a 70-56 win at home earlier in the season.

                        Since joining the Big East, Creighton has won four of seven meetings, including winning once at Cintas Center.
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                        • #882
                          Preview: Pirates (12-5) at Wildcats (17-1)
                          Date: January 16, 2017 6:30 PM EDT

                          VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Donte DiVincenzo has steadily moved up the depth chart as a redshirt freshman for third-ranked Villanova.

                          After DiVincenzo scored a career-best 19 points in a 70-57 win at St. John's on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, more minutes are surely warranted for the ever-improving guard.

                          DiVincenzo was 7 of 10 shots from the field and 3 of 5 from beyond the arc in a stellar 31-minute performance.

                          The win pushed the Wildcats to 17-1 overall and 5-1 in the Big East in preparation for a quick turnaround with a visit from Seton Hall on Monday night at 6:30 p.m. ET at The Pavilion.

                          "My focus is on defending and rebounding," DiVincenzo told reporters after the win over St. John's. "If the shots are falling, great."

                          Villanova has taken the last 14 meetings with Seton Hall at its on-campus arena but lost 69-67 in the championship game of last year's Big East tournament title game. The Wildcats rebounded in a big way to win six straight games in the NCAA Tournament on their way to a national championship.

                          A win over Seton Hall would give Villanova its 47th in a row at its on-campus arena, breaking the previous mark of 46 set from 2007 to 2011.

                          For the second straight game, Villanova got off to a slow start against St. John's before rebounding. It's a trend the Wildcats would like to halt.

                          "We didn't bring it," said preseason national player of the year candidate Josh Hart, who had 11 points and six rebounds against St. John's. "That's on the three seniors -- Kris (Jenkins), Darryl (Reynolds) and myself. We have to set a tone and be examples for these guys. That's something that we didn't do."

                          Still, the Wildcats keep winning. Only an eight-point loss at Butler has stymied what would be an unbeaten team.

                          "I'm not upset," Villanova coach Jay Wright said. "We've got great guys. I'm just being honest. There are a lot of positives to take out of this game.

                          "No one is surprised by Donte, but it's good to see him do it on the road, in a big-time setting at the Garden. Getting Eric (Paschall) going is big for us. Kris, Josh and Jalen (Brunson) have been in so many big games for us and have come through so many times, we know we've got that."

                          Seton Hall (12-5, 2-3 Big East) has dropped two straight games on the road -- an 89-86 overtime loss at Marquette and a 65-61 decision at Providence.

                          In the loss at Providence, Seton Hall was paced by junior Desi Rodriguez, who scored 20 points. Angel Delgado posted his 11th consecutive double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds, moving past Eddie Griffin, who had 10 consecutive double-doubles in 2001.

                          Seton Hall did manage to outrebound Providence 39-29.

                          Yet the reeling Pirates are beginning to frustrate coach Kevin Willard.

                          "It's an embarrassment," Willard said in his postgame radio interview after the loss at Providence. "We jogged around giving up easy transition buckets.

                          "I am so -- I wouldn't say disappointed. I am past that. I am more frustrated. ... We're going to make a little change."

                          Whatever change that might be will be a difficult task at Villanova.
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                          • #883
                            Preview: Orange (11-7) at Tar Heels (16-3)
                            Date: January 16, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

                            CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A Final Four rematch might not look all that attractive on the surface, but players for No. 11 North Carolina know this is no time to back off.

                            The Tar Heels picked up a notable victory during the weekend prior to a home matchup with Syracuse on Monday night at the Smith Center.

                            Coming off a sizzling 96-83 conquest of ninth-ranked Florida State puts the Tar Heels in good shape in the Atlantic Coast Conference more than a quarter of the way through the conference schedule.

                            "The way we played, we hope we can carry it on," North Carolina forward Isaiah Hicks said. "This really shows we're capable of being a great team."

                            This also could be a memorable game for another reason for the Tar Heels (16-3, 4-1 ACC). Coach Roy Williams makes his first attempt at career coaching victory No. 800.

                            Syracuse (11-7, 3-2) has struggled at times, but the Orange has won three of its last four games and might be rounding into form just in time.

                            Syracuse Jim Boeheim said there hasn't been an overhaul in strategy.

                            "We were doing the same thing we were doing, it just worked," he said. "A couple of small things on offense, a couple of small things on defense. Nothing major."

                            Tar Heels guard Joel Berry said the Tar Heels should be able to refocus quickly after playing in front of Saturday's sellout crowd.

                            "We've got to get our legs back," he said.

                            North Carolina defeated Syracuse three times last year, including twice late in the season by winning on Senior Night and then in the Final Four semifinals in Houston.

                            Syracuse was a surprise Final Four team, but this season the surprise has gone the other way. Inconsistency has meant the Orange dropped out of the national rankings.

                            "We probably should have been a little bit more cautious about this team," Boeheim said of the expectations. "It may say 'senior' next to their name or 'grad student' or whatever it says, but they're first-year players for us."

                            He's referring to graduate transfers Andrew White and John Gillon, who each will be playing at the Smith Center for the first time.

                            Syracuse has been more successful recently by using a rotation of mostly six or seven players.

                            "We were a little stable with that," Boeheim said of the lineup. "(Gillon at point guard) really stabilized the offense and we hadn't been very stable. ... We beat (some) good (ACC) teams. We hadn't been able to beat anybody, not (to mention) a good team."

                            The Tar Heels had eight players log more than 10 minutes against Florida State. Playing at a high level all the time is one of their goals.

                            "Now it's just 40 minutes. Do it all 40 minutes. We can't have lapses where we start off good and have that lapse, they come back and we pick it back up," Hicks said. "We just have to cut that out."

                            North Carolina reached the 90-point mark for the 11th time this season, marking the first Florida State opponent to score that much. For the first time in six years, the Tar Heels had three players score 20 or more points in a game with Berry (26 points), Hicks (22) and Justin Jackson (22).

                            The Tar Heels are aware of some of the pitfalls that can be caused by Syracuse's 2-3 zone.

                            "They always get steals in that zone," Hicks said.

                            Syracuse hasn't won any of its five games played outside the Carrier Dome this season, including a 0-3 record in true road games.
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                            • #884
                              MONDAY, JANUARY 16

                              GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

                              MARQ at BUT 12:00 PM

                              BUT -7.5

                              CRE at XAV 02:00 PM

                              CRE +4.0

                              O 156.5

                              UTA at USA 03:00 PM

                              USA +5.5

                              DEP at SJU 04:30 PM

                              SJU -9.5

                              PRST at NAU 05:30 PM

                              PRST -10.0

                              HALL at VILL 06:30 PM

                              HALL +14.0

                              YSU at DETU 07:00 PM

                              DETU -5.0

                              SYR at UNC 07:00 PM

                              UNC -14.5

                              BU at L-MD 07:00 PM

                              L-MD +4.0

                              O 142.5

                              MONM at CAN 07:00 PM

                              MONM -2.5

                              O 164.0

                              NCCU at HAMP 07:00 PM

                              U 133.5

                              CLEVST at OAK 07:00 PM

                              OAK -13.5

                              MRST at NIAG 07:00 PM

                              NIAG -5.0

                              O 148.0

                              GASO at ULM 08:00 PM

                              ULM +3.0

                              TXST at TROY 08:00 PM

                              TROY -5.5

                              GB at VALP 08:00 PM

                              GB +9.0

                              GSU at ULL 08:00 PM

                              ULL -9.0

                              U 149.0

                              PROV at GTWN 09:00 PM

                              GTWN -6.5

                              U 139.0

                              KU at ISU 09:00 PM

                              ISU +2.5

                              O 154.0

                              JKST at TXSO 09:00 PM

                              TXSO -12.0
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                              • #885
                                Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

                                — Each player on Super Bowl winner gets $107,000; each player on losing side gets $53,000.

                                — If I ran the Sacramento Kings, we’d trade DeMarcus Cousins before giving him a $200M contract; you give a guy that much cash, he has to be beyond reproach.

                                — Rory McIlroy has a rib injury, withdrew from the Abu Dhabi golf event this week.

                                — NBA’s Denver Nuggets have players from six different countries.

                                — #26 national basketball recruit, PG Matt Coleman chose Texas over Duke.

                                — Ram coach Sean McVay’s father played safety at Indiana, where his coach was ESPN’s Lee Corso.

                                **********

                                Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but……..

                                13) When Orlando Magic coach Frank Vogel was in 8th grade, he appeared on the David Letterman Show in the Stupid Human Tricks segment, spinning a basketball on a toothbrush while brushing his teeth. I’m not a sure how a kid starts practicing that stunt, but he did and got good enough to be on national TV.

                                12) Speaking of the Magic, guard DJ Augustin has played for nine different NBA teams over the last six seasons; he’s banked roughly $28.3M in his career and must be an expert packer, too.

                                11) If you’re Mike Tomlin, whats your reaction that one of your star players was broadcasting your postgame speech live over the Interweb? Would’ve been nice if Antonio Brown had turned the camera off when Tomlin started speaking, but that isn’t what happened.

                                10) Kansas City Chiefs are first team in NFL playoff history to score multiple touchdowns, allow zero touchdowns in a playoff game, and still lose the game.

                                9) When the Packers hired Mike McCarthy as coach in 2006, the guy he beat out for the job was Sean Payton. Would’ve been fun to see Payton work with Aaron Rodgers.

                                8) Tex-Arlington 89, South Alabama 83— Glad to see the Sun Belt get exposure on ESPN; back when ESPN first started, Sun Belt was one of the first leagues to let ESPN broadcast its games on a regular basis.

                                7) Creighton 72, Xavier 67— Costly victory for Bluejays; senior PG Mo Watson went down with a knee injury and it didn’t look good- he said he heard it pop, rarely a good thing.

                                6) Saturday was just third time ever that the LA Lakers/Clippers/Kings all played in Staples Center on the same day.

                                5) After the 2014 college basketball season, South Florida tried to hire Manhattan coach Steve Masiello as basketball coach, but changed their mind after it turned out he was a couple courses short of having graduated from college at Kentucky.

                                Masiello got Manhattan to the NCAAs two years in a row and was one of hot names in the coaching carousel, but the last couple of years, Jaspers are just 20-29 and are struggling in the MAAC this season. Masiello has since gotten his college degree, but isn’t a hot name anymore, which seems ludicrous. He hasn’t gotten dumber the last two years.

                                Anyway, the South Florida job is open again; curious to see if USF goes after Masiello this time. They were also interested in then-UNLV coach Dave Rice back then; he’s an assistant at Nevada these days. Either guy would be a good hire for the Bulls.

                                4) There will be three college football games at Fenway Park next fall: UConn-Boston College, Brown-Dartmouth and UMass-Maine.

                                Long time ago, back in the 60’s, the Patriots played home games at Fenway.

                                3) Turns out Derrick Rose got fined $193,848 for missing that game last week; when the NBA suspends a player for a game, they take 1/110th of a player’s salary- for Rose thats the number. So not answering a phone call and making up a lie for 30 seconds cost him $193,848. Wow.

                                2) There is a new casino opening in Schenectady on February 8, around 15 miles from Armadillo World HQ. Am curious to see what it is like. Also wonder how long it will be before we can go there and bet on ballgames, like in Las Vegas.

                                1— Last week I asked about why the Chargers would move to LA instead of just staying where they were; read over the weekend where the value of the Charger franchise would roughly double after the move, more than making up for the $550M relocation fee they will pay out over the next decade. When in doubt, the answer is always “its about the money”.
                                Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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