Saturday Trends and Indexes 01/19

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Wire Alerts


NBA

01/19/08
11:45 AM Lineup Alert
NBA
Rockets F Tracy McGrady (23 ppg; knee) has been upgraded to expected to play tonight.

01/19/08
11:44 AM Injuries
NBA
Grizzlies F Rudy Gay (19 ppg; flu) has been added to the injury report as doubtful for tonight's game.

01/19/08
11:39 AM Injuries
NBA
Pacers G Jamaal Tinsley (13 ppg; knee) is probable for tonight's game, but F Jermaine O'Neal (15 ppg; foot) is doubtful.

01/18/08
07:16 PM Lineups
NBA
Celtics G Rajon Rondo (9 ppg; back) is not expected to play tonight.

01/18/08
07:14 PM Injuries
NBA
Pacers C Jermaine O'Neal (19 ppg; knee) is listed as questionable for Saturday's game.

01/18/08
07:10 PM Lineups
NBA
Bucks G Mo Williams (17 ppg; flu) returned to practice and should be ready on Saturday.


NCAAB

01/19/08
11:22 AM Lineup Alert
CBB
SMU G Derrick Roberts (10 ppg; groin) is NOT in tonight's probable starting lineup.

01/19/08
11:16 AM Lineup Alert
CBB
Miami-Florida C Anthony King (8 ppg; groin) is IN tonight's probable starting lineup.

01/19/08
11:15 AM Lineup Alert
CBB
James Madison F Juwann James (12 ppg; knee) is IN tonight's probable startiing lineup.

01/19/08
11:10 AM Lineup Alert
CBB
St. Joseph's G Tasheed Carr (12 ppg; ankle) is NOT in tonight's probable starting lineup.

01/19/08
11:02 AM Lineup Alert
CBB
Marshall's leading scorer F Markel Humphrey (14 ppg; foot) is IN tonight's probable starting lineup.

01/19/08
10:58 AM Lineup Alert
CBB
UCLA F Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (10 ppg; groin) is IN today's probable starting lineup.

01/19/08
10:55 AM Lineup Alert
CBB
Oklahoma State's leading scorer F James Anderson (16 ppg; ankle) is IN today's probable starting lineup.

01/19/08
10:51 AM Lineup Alert
CBB
Kentucky G Jodie Meeks (11 ppg; hip) is NOT in tonight's probable starting lineup.


NHL

01/19/08
11:57 AM Injury Alert
NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with a high ankle sprain and could be sidelined for a month.

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NCAAB
Short Sheet

All Remaining Games


NC Wilmington at Georgia State, 7:30 EST
NC Wilmington: 3-11 ATS off a SU win
Georgia State: 5-1 Under off an Under

(TC) Charlotte at Massachusetts, 4:00 EST
Charlotte: 18-5 ATS Away in January
Massachusetts: 1-8 ATS at home after playing a game as a road underdog

St. Joseph's at Pennsylvania, 7:30 EST
St. Joseph's: 8-0 ATS as a road favorite of 12.5 to 18 points
Pennsylvania: 0-10 ATS as an underdog

South Alabama at Arkansas Little Rock, 8:00 EST
South Alabama: 7-0 ATS Away off home conference win
Ark Little Rock: 2-9 ATS off conference win

Troy at Arkansas State, 8:00 EST
Troy: 2-10 ATS off BB games with 12 or less assists
Arkansas State: 17-6 ATS at home off BB road games

Evansville at Bradley, 8:00 EST
Evansville: 5-1 Over off BB SU losses
Bradley: 14-3 ATS at home off ATS win

Arizona at California, 8:00 EST
Arizona: 9-1 ATS off ATS win/SU loss
California: 16-7 ATS as a favorite

Illinois State at Drake, 8:00 EST
Illinois State: 7-1 Over off DD conference win
Drake: 6-0 ATS in home games

Xavier at George Washington, 8:00 EST
Xavier: 7-0 ATS Away off loss scoring less than 60 points
George Washington: 2-12 ATS as an underdog

George Mason at James Madison, 8:00 EST
George Mason: 5-1 Over vs. conference opponents
James Madison: 6-17 ATS after scoring 60 points or less

Wright State at Loyola Chicago, 8:00 EST
Wright State: 12-2 ATS playing their 2nd game in 3 days
Loyola Chicago: 1-5 ATS on Saturdays

Kansas at Missouri, 8:00 EST ESPNU
Kansas: 14-3 ATS after allowing 60 points or less BB games
Missouri: 5-16 ATS playing only their 2nd game in a week

Miami FL at NC State, 8:00 EST
Miami FL: 8-1 ATS this season
NC State: 1-7 ATS as favorite

Wisconsin Milwaukee at Wisconsin Green Bay, 8:00 EST
Wisc Milwaukee: 5-1 Under off conference game
Wisc Green Bay: 6-0 ATS off BB conference losses

Western Kentucky at Louisiana Lafayette, 8:00 EST
Western Kentucky: 2-14 ATS off conference win
LA Lafayette: 5-1 ATS vs. conference opponents

Boston College at Virginia, 8:00 EST
Boston College: 7-1 Over off SU win
Virginia: 10-2 ATS off SU loss as home favorite

Colorado at Texas, 8:00 EST
Colorado: 2-14 ATS Away after a win by 6 points or less
Texas: 9-1 ATS after failing to cover 4 of their last 5

Tulsa at SMU, 8:00 EST
Tulsa: 13-5 ATS off a home game
SMU: 2-12 ATS at home off DD conference loss

Louisville at Seton Hall, 8:00 EST
Louisville: 10-1 ATS in road games
Seton Hall: 5-17 ATS at home off an Under

Indiana State at Creighton, 8:35 EST
Indiana State: 12-4 Under as DD road underdog
Creighton: 18-5 ATS off BB conference games

Southern Miss at Memphis, 9:00 EST
Southern Miss: 16-4 ATS after playing a game as a road underdog
Memphis: 3-12 ATS off BB Unders

Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State, 9:00 EST
Louisiana Tech: 17-5 Under as a DD road underdog
New Mexico State: 4-15 ATS as a home favorite of 12.5 or more points

Northwestern at Wisconsin, 9:00 EST
Northwestern: 2-6 ATS at Wisconsin
Wisconsin: 14-4 ATS at home after scoring 80+ points

Idaho at Utah State, 9:00 EST
Idaho: 8-1 ATS Away off conference loss
Utah State: 4-14 ATS at home off BB home wins

Long Beach State at Cal Riverside, 10:00 EST
Long Beach State: 16-6 ATS as a favorite
Cal Riverside: 0-7 ATS as a home underdog of 6 points or less

Loyola Marymount at Santa Clara, 10:00 EST
Loyola Marymount: 4-13 ATS in road games
Santa Clara: 38-20 ATS playing with 5 or 6 days rest

CS Fullerton at Cal Davis, 10:00 EST
CS Fullerton: 9-2 ATS off a road loss
Cal Davis: 1-4 ATS playing with 1 or 0 days rest

Cal Santa Barbara at Cal Poly Slo, 10:00 EST
UCSB: 4-12 ATS in January
Cal Poly Slo: 13-4 ATS off a road loss

Boise State at Nevada, 10:00 EST
Boise State: 21-9 Over off a combined score of 155+ points
Nevada: 6-0 ATS off 3+ Unders

Cal Irvine at Pacific, 10:00 EST
Cal Irvine: 1-7 ATS after playing as a favorite
Pacific: 29-15 ATS at home after playing as a home favorite

San Francisco at Portland, 10:00 EST
San Francisco: 6-1 ATS off BB games with 5 or less steals
Portland: 0-6 ATS after playing as a favorite

Pepperdine at St. Mary's, 10:00 EST
Pepperdine: 17-5 ATS away off a loss by 15+ points
St. Mary's: 4-13 ATS after allowing 60 or less points

Arizona State at Stanford, 10:00 EST FSN
Arizona State: 30-12 ATS away playing with 1 or 0 days rest
Stanford: 0-6 ATS at home off an Under

Wyoming at San Diego State, 11:00 EST CSTV
Wyoming: 12-3 ATS off an Under
San Diego State: 1-5 ATS off a home win

Fresno State at Hawaii, 11:59 EST
Fresno State: 0-6 ATS away off ATS losses 3 of their last 4 games
Hawaii: 5-1 ATS as a home favorite of 3 or less points


Added Games:

Tennessee Chattanooga at Davidson, 2:00 EST
Tennessee Chatt: 1-6 ATS as a road underdog of 12.5 to 18 points
Davidson: 20-8 ATS vs. conference opponents

Loyola Maryland at St. Peter's, 2:00 EST
Loyola Maryland: 25-6 ATS away off ATS wins in 2 of their last 3 games
St. Peter's: 3-14 ATS off BB road losses

SE Missouri State at Tennessee Tech, 2:00 EST
SE Missouri State: 2-10 ATS away off a road loss
Tennessee Tech: 7-0 ATS at home off an ATS win as a favorite of 10+ points

Wofford at The Citadel, 2:00 EST
Wofford: 9-1 ATS away playing with 1 or 0 days rest
The Citadel: 6-15 ATS as a home underdog

Georgia Southern at Appalachian State, 3:00 EST
Georgia Southern: 9-0 ATS off a straight up win
Appalachian State: 8-1 Over playing with same-season revenge

NC Greensboro at Elon, 3:00 EST
NC Greensboro: 1-11 ATS off a road loss
Elon: 11-2 ATS at home playing with 1 or 0 days rest

Jacksonville State at Morehead State, 4:15 EST
Jacksonville State: 31-18 ATS vs. conference opponents
Morehead State: 0-7 ATS off a win by 10+ points

Northern Colorado at Portland State, 5:00 EST
Northern Colorado: 6-1 ATS off a straight up loss
Portland State: 6-1 Over after playing as a favorite

College of Charleston at Furman, 5:00 EST
Charleston: 0-8 ATS off BB ATS wins
Furman: 21-8 ATS after playing 3+ games as an underdog

(TC) Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State, 5:30 EST ESPNU
Eastern Illinois: 6-0 ATS away off 5+ losses
Tennessee State: 9-19 ATS off a straight up win

Murray State at Tennessee Martin, 7:00 EST
Murray State: 1-8 ATS away off a non-conference game
Tenn Martin: 7-1 ATS after playing as an underdog

Samford at Eastern Kentucky, 7:00 EST
Samford: 2-12 ATS off a combined score of 110 or less points
Eastern Kentucky: 9-1 ATS off a win by 10+ points

Rider at Manhattan, 7:00 EST
Rider: 5-1 Over vs. conference opponents
Manhattan: 0-7 ATS vs. conference opponents

Idaho State at Montana State, 9:00 EST
Idaho State: 1-8 ATS off a road game
Montana State: 37-21 ATS in January

Northern Arizona at Sacramento State, 10:00 EST
Northern Arizona: 15-4 ATS off BB home wins
Sacramento State: 8-1 Over off BB home games

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NCAAB
Write-Up


All Remaining Games


Games of the Day

Charlotte won first two A-14 games, both at home, vs Temple (60-58), St Joe's (70-66), after winning at Clemson in last game vs non-league foe. High-scoring UMass won in Dayton during week, after losing at home to St Joe's; they're 7-2 last nine tilts, scoring 82+ points in last four. UMass won by 5 at UNCC LY.

Illinois State, Drake are both unbeaten in Missouri Valley, first time in MVC history two unbeatens met this late in the season Drake is without best scorer Young; they've allowed just 51.7 ppg at home this year (3-0). Redbirds are playing on road for first time in 18 days- they allowed 51.2 ppg in last five games.


Rest of the Card

-- Pitt won, covered last three games, beating Georgetown last game; they're 1-1 on Big East road, winning by 13 at USF, but losing 64-63 at Villanova. Cincinnati won both its home games in Big East, upsetting both Villanova, Syracuse.
-- Home side won both Houston-UTEP games LY; home faves are 6-4 vs spread in C-USA this season. Miners are 2-0 so far in league, waxing SMU, Rice; they're 2-3 on road, 3-1 vs spread as dog. Houston is 4-2 vs spread as favorite.
-- Detroit is 0-7 in Horizon, 2-1 vs spread as road dog, losing at Green Bay (78-52), Milwaukee (55-53), Loyola (71-65). UIC lost three of last four games; they lost last game by point to Wright State, after winning previous game in double OT.
-- Texas A&M is 14-2, but lost both road games, at Texas Tech (68-53), Arizona (78-67); they shot 34% in the loss at Lubbock last game. Kansas State won Big 12 opener at Oklahoma by a hoop; Walker blew out knee at A&M LY, in 69-65 loss (+13).

-- LaSalle won last two games, at Penn, St Bonaventure; they shot 39% from floor in both A-14 games so far. LY, they beat Richmond 79-56 at home. Spiders won five of last six games; they won only A-14 home game by 11 over St Bonaventure.
-- Texas Tech got Knight's 900th win Wednesday; they lost in Stillwater by 19 in Big 12 road opener, are 0-4 overall on foreign soil. Oklahoma allowed 84.5 ppg in losing first two Big 12 tilts, and is now without star F Griffin (knee) for a month.
-- VCU won last four games, allowing just 48 ppg; they're 1-1 in CAA road tilts, losing by point at James Madison, winning by 15 at NC-Wilmington. Old Dominion is 4-2 in CAA, winning by 27 at home vs JMU, 21 vs Hofstra, losing to Wm & Mary.
-- BYU swept Utah LY, after being swept by Utes year before; Cougars lost 70-41 at UNLV Tuesday- they lost last three road games. Utah lost at San Diego State in OT Wednesday, after it led 30-20 at the half; they're 7-3 in last ten games.

-- Ole Miss is 2-1 in SEC, losing by point at Tennessee, with a pair of close wins vs LSU, Florida; they swept Auburn LY by 23,4 points. Auburn has only seven scholarship guys; they're 1-2 in SEC, winning at LSU in last game
-- Northeastern is 2-4 in CAA, but won last two home games, 64-62 vs Georgia State, 79-45 vs Drexel; they're 1-3 as a favorite in league play. CAA home teams are 21-15 vs spread. Delaware lost by 21 at VCU after 5-0 start in CAA
-- Clemson lost twice to Duke LY, by 5,2 points; Tigers are 2-1 in ACC, with two of three games going OT; they lost by hoop to Carolina at home. Duke is 2-0 in ACC, winning by 22-13 pts, despite shooting just 18-58 from arc (31%).
-- Baylor scored 76.5 ppg in winning first two Big 12 games, at home; they were 0-8 on Big 12 road LY, beat Nebraska 63-59 at home (-2). Huskers lost at home to Kansas, and at Colorado so far this year, after an 11-2 pre-conference mark.

-- Oregon State is 0-5 in Pac-10 (0-4 vs spread in last four) with road losses by 13 at Arizona, 19 at ASU, 23 at Wazzu last game Thursday (1-2 as road dog). Washington beat rival Oregon by 8 last game, their first win in four Pac-10 contests.
-- New Mexico lost last two games, allowing 73 ppg, after they led at half by 8-13 points; they trailed by 16 at half in only win in MWC. Air Force is 2-1 in MWC, all as dog, losing 58-36 at Utah in only loss. MWC home favorites are 4-3 vs spread.
-- Kent is 3-0 in MAC, allowing 58 ppg, after ripping Miami by 12 on road Thursday; they beat Ohio twice by hoop each last year. Bobcats are 1-2 in MAC, losing both road games by total of four pts- they won only home game, 72-63 vs Miami.
-- Gymless (for this year) Rice is 0-3 in C-USA, losing by 9-28- 27 points; they're combined 7-24 from arc in three games, and score just 50 ppg in league. Tulane won in OT at Tulsa during week, their first win in three conference games.

-- Northern Illinois, Central Michigan are both 1-2 in its MAC games; NIU lost 86-69 at W. Michigan in only MAC home tilt, Central beat E. Michigan 62-53 in only home game. MAC home teams are 10-8 vs spread so far this season.
-- Central Florida is 2-0 in C-USA, winning at Southern Miss, in OT vs Tulsa; C-USA home dogs are 0-4 vs spread this season. East Carolina won home opener in league 75-62 vs Marshall; they're 1-1 in league, just 4-7 vs all D-I teams.
-- North Texas lost by 22 at home to New Orleans Thursday, is 1-2 on Sun Belt road, winning by 11 at Arkansas State, losing at Denver, Troy. Florida Atlantic is 1-6 in league, but 1-1 home, beating Troy 93-88, losing by 11 to South Alabama.
-- Georgia (+5) won 67-64 at Arkansas LY; Dawgs split its first two SEC games, losing by 11 at Miss State, beating Alabama by 7 last game. Hogs lost at home to South Carolina, their first loss in three SEC tilts. SEC home teams are 5-12 vs spread.

-- UAB won last four games; they won 62-61 at Tulane in only C-USA road game. Marshall is 1-2 in league, losing at ECU by 13, after Memphis drilled them by 23 (was just 34-27 at the half) C-USA home dogs are 0-4 against spread this season.
-- Iowa, Michigan are both 1-4 in Big 11; Hawkeyes lost away games 64-51 at Wisconsin (+17), 79-48 at Ohio St (+13)- it was 45-17 at half at OSU. Michigan lost home games by 16-14 pts, but opponents were Badgers, Hoosiers, two best in Big 11.
-- Middle Tennessee won last three games, by 18-1-4 pts; they are 3-0 at home in league, winning by 9-18-4 pts. MTSU (+3.5) won 76-67 at New Orleans LY. Privateers are 3-3 in Sun Belt, winning by 22 at North Texas, losing by 10 at UL-Lafayette.
-- Visiting team won both Brown-Yale games LY; this is opener in Ivy for both sides. Yale is 5-8 vs a pretty tough schedule of D-I teams- they're 3-2 at home. Brown has been off for 11 days since 72-62 loss at Baylor; they're 3-3 as a road dog.

-- Butler is 5-2 in Horizon after losing at Cleveland State in last game Thursday; Bulldogs beat Youngstown State twice LY, by 28-13 points. Penguins covered five of last six games; they are 2-2 at home, losing by 22-6. Horizon home underdogs are 6-3.
-- Cleveland State had best hoop moment since '86 NCAAs on Thursday, upsetting Butler for 6-0 start (5-0-1 vs spread) in its Horizon games. They allowed just 53 ppg in four home games. Valparaiso is 4-2 in league, losing to Butler (73-65), Milwaukee.
-- Home side won all six Florida International Sun Belt games; FIU beat FAU 69-58 (-4.5), Troy 74-49 (even) at home. Monroe is 0-6 in league (1-5 vs spread), 0-3 on road, losing at Denver (66-50, +2.5), North Texas (78-57, +10), UALR (59-57, +8).
-- Georgia State lost last four games, by 2-2-2-7 points; they're a favorite here? Panthers scored just 51.3 ppg in its last three games. NC-Wilmington is 1-2 on CAA road, losing at Drexel by 10 (+3.5), at James Madison 93-74 (+7), winning at Hofstra.

-- St Joe's (+2.5) beat Penn 84-74 LY, in city rivalry game. Penn is 4-10 after losing 62-58 to LaSalle during week; Hawks are 9-4 after loss at Charlotte Wednesday, their first loss in six games. St Joe's is 6-2 vs spread as a favorite this season.
-- South Alabama is 6-0 in Sun Belt, winning road games by 11 at FAU (-9.5), by nine at New Orleans (-1); they held Ark-Little Rock to 38% from floor in 68-54 win LY (-9.5). Trojans are 3-0 at home in Sun Belt, beating FIU, UL-Lafayette, UL-Monroe.
-- Troy State is 1-5 in Sun Belt, 0-3 on road, losing 84-73 (+16) at South Alabama, 74-49 (even) at FIU, 93-88 (+3)at FAU; they lost last three overall, losing the last two by total of six points. Arkansas State is 1-2 at home (0-1 vs spread as home fave).
-- Evansville is 0-6 in MVC, 1-2 as road dog, losing on road by 64-51 at Northern Iowa (+7.5), 77-59 at Creighton (+13.5), 74-66 at Illinois State (+13). Bradley is 1-5 in Valley, with only win at Northern Iowa by hoop, when they were 14-26 from the arc.

-- Arizona is 1-3 in Pac-10 after loss at Stanford Thursday; they shot 15-55 from arc (27.3%) in losing last three Pac-10 games. Cal lost in double OT to ASU Thursday; they lost twice LY to Arizona, by 5,9 pts, their 4th, 5th straight losses to Wildcats.
-- Xavier (-1.5) won 87-58 at George Washington LY; they just lost 78-59 at Temple though, ending 6-game win streak. Xavier is 1-3 on road, winning 80-57 at Auburn. GW beat Saint Louis, holding them to 20, then lost at Fordham; they're 0-4 as a dog.
-- George Mason won in OT at Hofstra Thursday, its first road win in three tries (two OT games, third game decided by hoop). James Madison lost three of last four games; they won both CAA home games, beating VCU 62-61 (+3), UNCW 93-74 (-7).
-- Wright State won 76-75 at Ill-Chicago Thursday, its first win in three Horizon road games; they're 25-42 (59.5%) from arc in last three games overall. Loyola snapped four-game skid with win vs Detroit Thursday; they're 2-2 at home in Horizon play.

-- Kansas is powerful, winning last six games by 21+ pts; they won first two Big 12 games, 79-58 at Nebraska (-10.5), 85-55 vs Oklahoma team whose best guy got hurt during game. This is a rivalry game, but Jayhawks swept LY, winning by 3-18 points.
-- NC State is depleted at PG, 0-2 in ACC, losing by 31-16 pts to Carolina, Clemson (two of best three teams in ACC) scoring 58 ppg. Miami split first two ACC games, going 10-45 (22%) from arc. LY, Wolfpack (-1) lost 80-65 at Miami.
-- Fourth road game in row for Milwaukee team that is 3-2 as a road dog, and had 4-game win streak ended at Butler last week. Green Bay allowed just 51.5 ppg in winning both its home tilts in Horizon. LY, visiting team won both series games.
-- Western Kentucky is 5-1 in Sun Belt, winning road games at Troy (94-90, -8), Monroe (71-44, -6), losing at South Alabama. UL-Lafayette is 3-0 at home in Sun Belt, winning by 19-10-10. Sun Belt home dogs are 5-4 against the spread.

-- Boston College is 3-0 in ACC, but this is its first road game since 81-78 win at Maryland Dec 9 (+4.5); they outscored UVa 35-10 from foul line in 78-73 home win vs Cavaliers LY. UVa is 0-2 in ACC, scoring just 67 ppg- they lost last game in OT.
-- Texas has been off for week since loss at Missouri last week, their first loss in Big 12 opener under Barnes. Colorado is 1-1 in Big 12, upsetting Nebraska at home, after Texas A&M waxed them 86-69 in College Station. Big 12 home favorites are 3-3.
-- Tulsa lost its first two C-USA games, both in OT, now go on road, are favored over SMU squad that lost its first two games in league play, by 13-28 points, allowing 89 ppg. Tulsa is just 14-47 from arc (29.8%) in first two conference games.
-- Louisville won last three Big East games by 9-15-20 points; a quick turnaround for both sides after each team won Thursday Cardinals thumping Marquette 71-51 (-3.5), Pirates getting first win in four conference games, vs USF. Hall is 1-2 as the dog.

-- Creighton won last four games, by 1-18-3-9 pts; they're 1-1 as home favorite, losing to 6-0 Illinois State, beating Evansville 77-59 (-13). Indiana State lost two of last three games after a 3-0 start; their Valley losses are by 25-21 points.
-- Memphis can sleep-walk through Conference USA; they are 3-0 so far, winning by 41-23-27 points, holding all three foes to less than 37% from floor. Southern Miss hung with Tigers last year, losing 67-64 here, 75-62 in Hattiesburg.
-- Louisiana Tech is 0-3 in WAC, losing by 17-7-15 pts; they're 13-49 from arc (26.5%) in WAC tilts. New Mexico State is 3-1 in WAC, winning by 10-7-10 pts. Both teams been off for a week. LY, Aggies won two of three vs LT, winning in WAC tourney.
-- Northwestern is 0-4 in Big 11, losing by 19-11-11-10 points (1-1 as road dog). Wisconsin is 4-0 in Big 11, 0-2 as favorite at home, beating Iowa 64-51 (-17), Illinois 70-60 (-10.5). Badgers beat Northwestern twice, by 17-6 points.

-- Utah State is 3-0 in WAC, winning by 6-12-4 points; they've yet to play WAC road game. LY, Aggies swept Idaho, by 9-18 points. Vandals are 1-4 in WAC, losing road games at Fresno State (69-53, +14), at Nevada (69-61, +17).
-- Riverside is 0-4 in Big West, with pair of 4-point losses, and losses by 28-30 points; they're 8 for last 44 (18.2%) behind arc. Long Beach is 1-3 in Big West, losing road games by 15,12 at Santa Barbara, Cal Poly. Big West home sides are 11-6 vs pts.
-- Loyola Marymount split first two WCC games at home, now visit Santa Clara, who Lions swept LY, winning by a combined total of four pts. Broncos lost last four games, scoring just 51 ppg; they lost WCC opener 76-45 at St Mary's (+14).
-- Fullerton allowed 87 ppg in losing last two games after a 3-0 start in Big West; host is 4-0 in Davis' Big West games-- they beat Riverside 58-54, Irvine 74-57. Home side won both series games LY, with Davis winning here 77-68.

-- Santa Barbara is 2-2 in Big West, splitting pair on road, with Gauchos making 19-36 from arc (48.7%). Cal Poly swept UCSB LY, 71-61/86-79; Mustangs lost seven of last nine games, three of four in conference, eith only win vs Long Beach State.
-- Nevada is 2-1 in WAC, winning last two games by 18-8 pts; LY, Wolf Pack swept Boise, by 14-4 pts. Broncos are 3-2 so far in WAC, with losses by 3-4 pts; they allowed 76+ pts in three of last four tilts. WAC home faves are just 5-7 against spread.
-- Pacific is 3-1 in Big West, with favorite covering all four; the Tigers are 2-0 as home fave, winning by 28-7 pts. Visiting team won both Irvine-Pacific games LY. Anteaters are 2-2 in league, losing both on road, 93-83 at Fullerton (+7), 74-57 at Davis (-6).
-- San Francisco lost last seven games, is 0-4 since Suttton has been coach, scoring just 54.8 ppg. Dons swept Portland a year ago, winning by 1-3 points. Pilots split pair of games in LA last week, allowing 75.5 ppg. Road team is 4-2 vs spread in WCC.

-- Pepperdine coach Walberg quit since last game; his son is a starting guard (or was), so no clue how Waves react, or if they will even run same system they've been running, St Mary's is a real good team, so this could get ugly quick.
-- Arizona State is 4-0 in Pac-10, winning last two games in OT; they've won ten in row overall. Stanford won three of last four games, allowing 52 or less points in all three wins. LY, Stanford beat Sun Devils twice, by 11,10 pts. Pac-10 home faves are 9-6.
-- San Diego State is 3-0 in MWC, rallying from 8,10 pt deficits at halftime in last two games; they're 13-47 from the arc (27.7%) from the arc in league play. Wyoming is 0-3 in MWC, losing by 7-27-2 points- they scored 59 ppg in last two games
-- Hawai'i beat San Jose by point in last game, coming back to win from down six at half. Fresno is 2-2 in WAC, 1-2 on road, losing 69-65 at San Jose (-1.5), 77-67 at New Mexico State (+6). Hawai'i beat Fresno twice LY, by 17-12 points.

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NBA
Write-Up


Saturday, January 19

Hot Teams
-- Kings covered ten of last twelve road games.
-- Portland won 20 of its last 23 games.
-- Bobcats are 5-1-1 vs spread in last seven games.
-- Raptors won five of their last six games.
-- Knicks won three of their last four games.
-- Warriors won four of last five games; they're playing fourth road game in five nights. Bucks covered six of last seven games
-- Mavericks won seven of their last eight games.

Cold Teams
-- Pacers lost nine of last 12 games, but covered last four.
-- Orlando lost six of its last eight games.
-- Grizzlies lost five of their last six games.
-- 76ers lost eight of their last nine games.
-- Miami Heat lost their last dozen games (1-11 vs spread).
-- Rockets lost last two games, by 5-4 points. Spurs covered once in their last six games.
-- Bulls lost three of last four games, covered two of eight. The Pistons are 3-4 in their last seven games.
-- Sonics lost their last nine games (1-6 vs spread in last seven)
-- Nuggets lost three of their last five games. Minnesota is 1-12 in its last thirteen games (2-9 vs spread in last 11).
-- Clippers lost nine of their last eleven games. Nets lost four of their last five games.

Previous meetings this season
-- Pacers (+2.5) won 111-105 at Arco Arena last Saturday.
-- Magic (-5) won 85-74 at Portland Nov 26.
-- Raptors are 3-0 vs Philly this year: 106-97/105-103/109-96.
-- Miami (+3) won 75-72 in New York Nov 11.
-- Home side won both Houston-San Antonio games this year.
-- Bucks (+10.5) lost 120-90 in Oakland Dec 5.
-- Bulls beat Detroit twice this season: 97-93/98-91.
-- Dallas (-8) won 90-70 at Seattle eight days ago.
-- Nuggets are 3-0 vs Minnesota this year, winning by 8-6-11.
-- Clippers (+7) won 91-82 in New Jersey Nov 11.

Totals
-- Five of last six Sacramento games went over the total.
-- Under is 3-1 in Orlando's last four games.
-- Four of last five Charlotte games went over the total.
-- Over is 7-2 in last nine Philly games.
-- Four of last five Miami games went over the total.
-- Under is 13-4 in last 17 San Antonio games.
-- Under is 6-2 in last eight Milwaukee home games.
-- Over is 8-2 in last ten Chicago games; under is 15-4 in last 19 Detroit contests.
-- Under is 13-4 in last seventeen Dallas games.
-- Five of last seven Denver games went over the total.
-- Under is 9-3 in last twelve Clipper games.

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NHL
Write-Up


Saturday, January 19

Hot Teams
-- Blue Jackets won last four games, scoring fifteen goals.
-- Washington lost six of its last eight games.
-- Toronto won last two games, after losing 11 of previous 13.
-- Canadiens won four of their last five games. Penguins are 9-2 in their last eleven games.
-- Senators won five of their last seven games.
-- Islanders won three of their last four games. Flyers won eight of their last ten games.
-- Coyotes won seven of their last ten games. Chicago won last three games, allowing four goals.
-- Kings won seven of their last ten games.

Cold Teams
-- Bruins lost three of their last four games. Rangers lost six of their last eight contests.
-- Predators lost three of last four games, scoring seven goals. Blues lost last three games, outscored 16-8.
-- Dallas Stars lost even of their last ten games.
-- Panthers lost eight of their last eleven games.
-- Buffalo snapped 10-game skid last night with a 10-1 win.
-- Lightning lost 15 of last 19; they're 0-4 in game after their last four wins.
-- Canucks lost four of their last five games.
-- Red Wings lost three of their last four games. Sharks lost last three games, allowing thirteen goals.

Series Records
-- Boston lost eight of last nine against the Rangers.
-- Blues are 3-0 vs Nashville this year: 4-1/3-2so/2-1.
-- Columbus won won five of last seven against the Stars.
-- Panthers won eight of last ten vs Washington.
-- Sabres are 11-5 in last sixteen games vs Toronto.
-- Penguins lost five of last sevengames vs Montreal.
-- Senators are 11-4 in last fifteen games against Lightning.
-- Flyers won eight of last ten against the Islanders.
-- Coyotes won six of their last eight against Chicago.
-- Kings beat Vancouver twice this year, both 4-2 games.
-- Detroit won five in row vs San Jose, allowing six goals.

Totals
-- Last three Ranger games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 13-2 in last fifteen Nashville-St Louis games.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Columbus games.
-- Three of last four Florida games went over the total.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Buffalo games.
-- Over is 8-1 in last nine Montreal-Pittsburgh games.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in Ottawa's last five games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Islander games; last four Philly games went over the total.
-- Over is 4-0-1 in last five Phoenix games.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Los Angeles games.
-- Under is 5-2-2 in last nine Detroit games.

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Six-pack for Saturday

-- If Miguel Tejada loses his Green Card and can't play ball, do Astros have an avenue of protest, or are they screwed?

-- Drake is 6-0 in Missouri Valley; their last winning record in conference play was back in 1986.

-- Georgia Tech may be under .500, but they lost to Kansas by 5, North Carolina by 1. How many teams could do that?

-- Providence College is 27-45 (60%) beyond the arc in last two games. Pretty impressive display of shooting.

-- Not only did Ram owner Frontiere pass away Friday, one of my boyhood idols, chess great Bobby Fischer also died. He turned out to be nuts, but he was on the cutting edge of mental warfare and gamesmanship; he singlehandedly made chess really popular for a while in the early 70's.

-- The movie Searching for Bobby Fischer has nothing to do with the chess great, but rent it; it is a classic movie and well worth seeing. Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley star in it.

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Saturday's List of 13: Examining Bronx Bomber contracts

All winter, we're going to periodically take a look at baseball contracts, and what different player have in theirs, not only in money terms, but other perks. Today, the Bronx Bombers......

13) George Steinbrenner bought the team for $10M in 1973; it is now worth $1.2B. Pretty good investment.

12) Alex Rodriguez' annual salary over the next ten seasons: $27M-32-32-31-29-28-25-21-20-20. Thats in millions.

11) Ol' A-Rod also gets an extra $6M for hitting each of these milestones: 660th HR-714-755-tying Bonds-passing Bonds.

10) Jason Giambi earns $21M in 2008, $22M in '09. The guy doesn't even play the field that much.

9) Derek Jeter's salary over next three years: $20M-20-21.

8) So, over next three seasons, ARod/Jeter make a combined $152M, more than a few entire payrolls will earn.

7) Bobby Abreu is making $16M in '08; they could have paid him $2M and released him, but they signed him again.

6) Mariano Rivera got a $3,00 signing bonus back in 1990.

5) Jorge Posada was 629th player drafted in '89 draft, from the baseball hotbed of Calhoun (AL) Junior College.

4) Posada-Damon-Matsui are all earning $13M next year. Are any of them better than Mark Teixeira? He ie earning $12.5M next season, with the Braves.

3) Carl Pavano is earning $11M in '08; for doing nothing. He is rehabbing his elbow, for his next contract in 2009.

2) Kei Igawa ($20M for five years) should hug his agent.

1) There are some bargain basement Bronx Bombers: Cano is making $490,800, Wang $499,500, Cabrera $432,400.

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