Saturday Trends and Indexes 1/3 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

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NBA
Short Sheet


Saturday, January 3rd

Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7:05 ET
Milwaukee: 7-0 ATS vs. Southeast Division
Charlotte: 15-4 Under playing with revenge

Houston at Atlanta, 7:05 ET
Houston: 4-1 ATS vs. Atlanta
Atlanta: 7-1 Under vs. Western Conference

(TC) Sacramento at Indiana, 6:05 ET
Sacramento: 1-8 ATS vs. Eastern Conference
Indiana: 8-1 Over vs. Western Conference

New Jersey at Miami, 7:35 ET
New Jersey: 11-4 ATS as road underdog
Miami: 1-5 ATS playing on BB days

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:35 ET WGN
Minnesota: 18-31 ATS off ATS win
Chicago: 64-38 ATS at home playing on BB days

Philadelphia at San Antonio, 8:35 ET NBATV
Philadelphia: 20-8 ATS Away off road loss
San Antonio: 6-19 ATS playing on BB days

New Orleans at Denver, 9:05 ET
New Orleans: 22-42 ATS Away off DD win
Denver: 18-6 ATS off BB road games

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NCAAB
Short Sheet


Guys,
We'll add the remaining games as soon as ESPN gets them out.

Saturday, January 3rd

Ohio State at Minnesota, 12:00 ET
Ohio State: 6-0 ATS after a close win by 3 points or less
Minnesota: 3-6 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as a home underdog

Pittsburgh at Georgetown, 12:00 ET
Pittsburgh: 13-4 ATS in January
Georgetown: 0-6 ATS at home after covering 2 of their last 3

Rice at Richmond, 12:00 ET
Rice: 17-32 ATS as a DD underdog
Richmond: 9-2 ATS after a game where they failed to cover the spread

Missouri at Georgia, 1:00 ET
Missouri: 0-6 ATS AWAY on Saturday
Georgia: 13-4 ATS off 2 consecutive DD home wins

William & Mary at Northeastern, 1:00 ET
William & Mary: 6-1 UNDER when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days
Northeastern: 27-12 ATS as a favorite

Penn State at Wisconsin, 2:00 ET
Penn State: 1-8 ATS after having won 8 or more of their last 10
Wisconsin: 7-0 ATS after a DD win as an underdog

Notre Dame at St John's, 2:00 ET
Notre Dame: 5-2 ATS after 3 straight DD wins
St John's: 16-32 ATS at home off a conference loss

Tennessee at Kansas, 2:00 ET
Tennessee: 0-7 ATS AWAY off a home win by 20+ points
Kansas: 14-5 ATS at home

Xavier at Virginia, 2:00 ET
Xavier: 4-0 ATS after having lost 2 of their last 3
Virginia: 24-45 ATS after having won 3 of their last 4

Drexel at Hofstra, 2:00 ET
Drexel: 9-22 ATS after 1+ consecutive unders
Hofstra: 14-4 ATS on Saturday

Fordham at Bowling Green, 2:00 ET
Fordham: 0-6 ATS as a DD underdog
Bowling Green: 20-10 ATS in non-conference games

Akron at Rhode Island, 2:00 ET
Akron: 13-3 ATS on the road
Rhode Island: 10-26 ATS at home in January

St Joseph's at Ball State, 2:00 ET
St Joseph's: 8-1 ATS AWAY after 3 consecutive non-conference games
Ball State: 0-6 ATS at home after 3 consecutive non-conference games

Georgia Tech at Alabama, 3:00 ET
Georgia Tech: 40-19 ATS after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6
Alabama: 2-16 ATS after playing 3 consecutive games as a home favorite

North Texas vs Arkansas, 3:05 ET
North Texas: 5-1 ATS as a DD underdog
Arkansas: 0-7 ATS AWAY off an upset win as a home underdog

Charlotte at Maryland, 4:00 ET
Charlotte: 0-4 ATS as a DD underdog
Maryland: 8-1 ATS after allowing 55 points or less

Houston at Mississippi St, 2:00 ET
Houston: 9-2 ATS after allowing 60 points or less
Mississippi St: 1-5 ATS after 3 consecutive non-conference games

Wyoming at Utah, 4:00 ET
Wyoming: 8-1 ATS AWAY after 3 consecutive non-conference games
Utah: 0-6 ATS at home after 3 consecutive non-conference games

Rainbow Classic
Honolulu, HI
Final Round

Coppin St vs George Washington, 4:00 ET
Coppin St: 0-3 ATS after trailing their last 3 games by 5+ points at the half
George Washington: 22-10 ATS when playing their 2nd game in 3 days

Vermont vs Colorado, 6:30 ET
Vermont: 1-4 ATS after a non-conference game
Colorado: 4-1 ATS on neutral court

Pepperdine at Hawaii, 10:00 ET
Pepperdine: 16-6 ATS in December
Hawaii: 1-5 ATS off a home win by 20+ points

Buffalo vs Colorado St, 11:59 ET
Buffalo: 8-2 ATS when playing with one or less days rest
Colorado St: 1-4 ATS after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6

Cable Car Care Classic
Santa Clara, CA
Final Round

Belmont vs James Madison, 9:00 ET
Belmont: 6-2 ATS when playing with one or less days rest
James Madison: 5-15 ATS after consecutive unders

UTEP at Santa Clara, 10:20 ET
UTEP: 5-1 ATS after 2 straight DD wins
Santa Clara: 1-3 ATS on Tuesday nights

Added Games

Arizona St at Stanford, 10:30 ET
Arizona St: 24-41 ATS AWAY after playing a home game
Stanford: 9-1 ATS as a home underdog or pick

UCLA at Oregon State, 10:30 ET
UCLA: 10-2 ATS in road games
Oregon State: 0-8 ATS at home in January

St Peters at Marist, 7:30 ET
St Peters: 4-12 ATS in January
Marist: 4-1 ATS after playing 5 consecutive games as an underdog

Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona, 8:35 ET
Eastern Washington: 8-1 ATS after having lost 4 of their last 5
Northern Arizona: 3-9 ATS off a 3 point conference loss

Appalachian St at Texas, 9:00 ET
Appalachian St: 7-0 ATS AWAY after 3 consecutive non-conference games
Texas: 6-9 ATS as a home favorite of 18.5 to 24

Portland St at Sacramento St, 10:05 ET
Portland St: 5-2 ATS as a DD favorite
Sacramento St: 3-10 ATS after 7+ consecutive losses

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NHL
Short Sheet


Saturday, January 3rd

Florida at Pittsburgh, 1:05 ET
Florida: 5-21 SU Away on Saturday
Pittsburgh: 23-9 SU off road loss

Buffalo at Boston, 1:05 ET
Buffalo: 4-10 SU after scoring 4+ goals
Boston: 14-2 SU in home games

Calgary at Nashville, 3:05 ET
Calgary: 31-43 SU as road favorite
Nashville: 10-1 SU at home after scoring 2 goals or less in BB games

NY Rangers at Washington, 7:05 ET
NY Rangers: 4-12 SU off 3+ Overs
Washington: 14-2 SU as home favorite

Ottawa at Toronto, 7:05 ET
Ottawa: 3-13 SU in road games
Toronto: 11-20 SU at home playing with revenge

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:35 ET
Carolina: 16-7 Over off BB Unders
Tampa Bay: 1-11 SU playing with same season revenge

Detroit at Minnesota, 8:05 ET
Detroit: 55-19 SU off an Over
Minnesota: 2-6 SU vs. Detroit

Columbus at St. Louis, 8:35 ET
Columbus: 0-6 SU as road favorite
St. Louis: 15-6 SU at home vs. Columbus

Dallas at Edmonton, 10:05 ET
Dallas: 3-12 SU off a win
Edmonton: 10-26 SU at home vs. Dallas

Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 10:35 ET
Philadelphia: 39-17 SU Away off BB non-conference games
Los Angeles: 4-10 SU vs. Philadelphia

NY Islanders at San Jose, 10:35 ET
NY Islanders: 0-9 SU Away off 3+ Overs
San Jose: 18-2 SU as home favorite

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NHL
Write-Up


Early Games

Saturday, January 3

Hot teams
-- Bruins won their last ten games, scoring 46 goals.
-- Flames won last five games, scoring 20 goals.

Cold teams
-- Sabres are 0-4 in game after their last four wins.
-- Panthers lost their last four games, giving up 19 goals. Penguins lost three in row, nine of last 13 games.
-- Predators lost their last three games, outscored 12-4.
-- Blues lost ten of their last twelve games.
-- Islanders lost 13 of their last 15 games.
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Totals
-- Over is 7-2-1 in Bruins' last ten games.
-- Last four Florida games all went over the total.
-- Eight of last ten Nashville games stayed under the total.
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-- Last four Islander games all went over the total.

Back-to-Back
-- Florida is 2-5 when they play again the next night.
-- Flames are 1-4 if they played the day/night before.
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Series Records
-- Home side won all four Buffalo-Boston games this season.
-- Penguins won five of their last six games against Florida.
-- Flames won five of last seven games vs Nashville.
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NCAAB
Short Sheet


All remaining games

Saturday, January 3

Old Dominion at Georgia St, 4:00 ET
Old Dominion: 2-11 ATS after a game where they covered the spread
Georgia St: 9-1 ATS at home after a game with 9 or less assists

East Carolina at Clemson, 4:00 ET
East Carolina: 0-6 ATS as a DD road underdog
Clemson: 7-1 ATS off a road win scoring 85+ points

Cleveland St at Detroit, 4:00 ET
Cleveland St: 11-2 ATS after playing a game as a road favorite
Detroit: 10-24 ATS after a conference game

West Virginia at Seton Hall, 4:00 ET
West Virginia: 8-1 ATS after allowing 50 points or less
Seton Hall: 0-8 ATS after failing to cover 2 of their last 3

NC State at Florida, 4:00 ET
NC State: 2-10 ATS in road games
Florida: 6-0 ATS in January

Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Loyola-IL, 4:00 ET
Wisconsin-Milwaukee: 31-16 ATS after 1+ consecutive unders
Loyola-IL: 3-11 ATS after a game where they covered

VA Commonwealth at Delaware, 4:30 ET
VA Commonwealth: 13-4 ATS AWAY after having won 4 of their last 5
Delaware: 3-12 ATS at home when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days

Indiana at Iowa, 4:35 ET
Indiana: 29-18 ATS when playing with 5 or 6 days rest
Iowa: 75-103 ATS as a favorite

Vanderbilt at Massachusetts, 5:00 ET
Vanderbilt: 7-0 ATS AWAY off a 20+ point win
Massachusetts: 1-8 ATS off a road loss

Denver at LA-Lafayette, 6:00 ET
Denver: 27-12 ATS after a combined score of 115 points or less
LA-Lafayette: 1-5 ATS as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9

Washington at Washington St, 6:00 ET
Washington: 4-14 ATS off 3 or more consecutive home wins
Washington St: 49-30 ATS after scoring 25 points or less in the first half

Tulane at Auburn, 6:00 ET
Tulane: 3-11 ATS on Saturday
Auburn: 6-1 ATS in non-conference games

James Madison at Towson St, 6:00 ET
James Madison: 5-15 ATS against conference opponents
Towson St: 8-1 ATS at home when the line is +3 to -3

Michigan St at Northwestern, 7:00 ET
Michigan St: 5-2 ATS as a road favorite of 6 points or less or pick
Northwestern: 1-8 ATS after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7

Rutgers at Connecticut, 7:00 ET
Rutgers: 2-10 ATS off a home conference loss
Connecticut: 17-12 ATS as a home favorite or pick

Youngstown St at Wright St, 7:00 ET
Youngstown St: 9-1 ATS in January
Wright State: 0-7 ATS at home off a conference loss

Depaul at Providence, 7:00 ET
Depaul: 1-5 ATS as an underdog
Providence: 12-7 ATS as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9

UNC Wilmington at George Mason, 7:00 ET
UNC Wilmington: 3-6 ATS after playing 3 consecutive games as an underdog
George Mason: 38-17 ATS at home after having won 2 of their last 3

New Orleans at Arkansas State, 8:00 ET
New Orleans: 13-26 ATS after allowing 55 points or less
Arkansas State: 6-0 ATS off road game

Bradley at Missouri State, 8:00 ET
Bradley: 10-0 ATS off conference win
Missouri State: 2-10 ATS off BB ATS win

Butler at Valparaiso, 8:00 ET
Butler: 13-4 ATS off a home win
Valparaiso: 10-5 Over in home games

Colorado State at TCU, 8:00 ET
Colorado State: 5-1 Over off ATS loss
TCU: 8-21 ATS off ATS loss

Middle Tenn State at South Alabama, 8:00 ET
Middle Tenn State: 17-7 ATS vs. conference
South Alabama: 4-13 ATS at home off Over

Ark Little Rock at Western Kentucky, 8:00 ET
Ark Little Rock: 6-15 ATS off conference win
Western Kentucky: 12-4 ATS off an Over

Creighton at Illinois State, 8:00 ET
Creighton: 8-2 ATS this season
Illinois State: 8-0 ATS at home off win by 15+ points

Wichita State at Northern Iowa, 8:00 ET
Wichita State: 19-6 ATS Away off an Under
Northern Iowa: 9-20 ATS in home games

WI-Green Bay at Il-Chicago, 8:00 ET
WI-Green Bay: 0-7 ATS as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12 points
Il-Chicago: 13-2 ATS off ATS loss

Wake Forest at BYU, 8:00 ET
Wake Forest: 30-49 ATS as road underdog
BYU: 17-5 ATS at home after a win by 6 points or less

Florida International at Troy, 8:30 ET
Florida International: 0-6 ATS as road underdog
Troy: 4-1 Under vs. Fla International

Louisiana Tech at San Jose State, 8:30 ET
Louisiana Tech: 18-7 ATS after playing as underdog
San Jose State: 6-0 ATS at home off SU win

San Diego State at Air Force, 9:00 ET
San Diego State: 2-10 ATS off 3 straight DD wins
Air Force: 10-2 ATS at home off 3 ATS wins

Idaho at Nevada, 10:00 ET
Idaho: 26-8 ATS after allowing 65 points or less 3 straight games
Nevada: 17-4 ATS off home loss

Cal Fullerton at Cal Irvine, 10:00 ET
Cal Fullerton: 14-5 ATS playing only their 2nd game in a week
Cal Irvine: 15-6 ATS off an Under

New Mexico State at Fresno State, 10:00 ET
New Mexico State: 3-11 ATS Away off non-conf game
Fresno State: 4-13 ATS vs. conference

New Mexico at UNLV, 10:30 ET
New Mexico: 21-8 ATS off SU win
UNLV: 7-0 ATS as a home favorite of 6 points or less

Boise State at Hawaii, 11:59 ET
Boise State: 29-15 ATS as a road underdog of 6 points or less
Hawaii: 4-15 ATS as favorite


Added Games

UNC Greensboro at Princeton, 12:00 ET
UNC Greensboro: 1-7 ATS this season
Princeton: 12-3 Over off BB road losses

Idaho State at Kansas State, 2:00 ET
Idaho State: 0-7 ATS Away playing with one or less days rest
Kansas State: 8-0 ATS at home off BB DD wins

Samford at Davidson, 2:00 ET
Samford: 7-17 ATS off ATS win
Davidson: 30-14 ATS off conference win

Loyola (MD) at Canisus, 2:00 ET
Loyola (MD): 17-4 ATS as a road underdog of 6 points or less
Canisus: 0-9 ATS as home favorite

W Carolina at Furman, 4:00 ET
Western Carolina: 4-13 ATS Away off 3 SU losses
Furman: 27-13 ATS after playing L3 games as an underdog

Tenn-Chattanooga at Georgia Southern, 5:30 ET
Tenn-Chattanooga: 0-8 ATS off BB wins by 15+ points
Georgia Southern: 13-5 ATS off ATS win

Manhattan at Niagara, 7:00 ET
Manhattan: 0-4 ATS vs. Niagara
Niagara: 11-2 ATS this season

SE Missouri State at Tennessee Tech, 8:30 ET
SE Missouri State: 13-23 ATS in all games
Tennessee Tech: 10-0 ATS off SU loss as road favorite

Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee State, 8:30 ET
Eastern Kentucky: 15-5 ATS Away off ATS win
Tennessee State: 7-17 ATS in home games

Morehead State at Austin Peay, 8:30 ET
Morehead State: 14-29 ATS off DD win
Austin Peay: 2-0 ATS as favorite

Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State, 8:30 ET
Eastern Illinois: 4-0 ATS vs. Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State: 36-19 ATS off home game

Northern Colorado at Weber State, 8:30 ET
Northern Colorado: 9-2 Over on Saturday
Weber State: 18-4 ATS as home favorite

Montana State at Montana, 9:00 ET
Montana State: 6-0 ATS after playing 3+ games as underdog
Montana: 0-7 ATS off 3+ road games

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NBA
Write-Up


Saturday, January 3

Hot Teams
-- Hawks won six of their last seven games.
-- Milwaukee covered eight of its last ten games.
-- Miami won five of its last seven games.
-- Minnesota is 3-2 in last five games, and covered six of their last seven.
-- Spurs won six of their last seven games.
-- Hornets won their last four games, by 9-42-12-15 points. Nuggets won four of their last five games.

Cold Teams
-- Rockets are 0-6 vs spread in last six games (2-4 SU).
-- Pacers lost four of their last five games. Kings are 2-5 since changing coaches.
-- Bobcats lost last three games, by 11-4-28 points.
-- Nets are 0-5 vs spread in game after their last five wins.
-- Bulls lost five of their last six games.
-- 76ers lost five of their last six games..

Back-to Back
-- Teams are 6-1 vs spread night after playing Toronto (Hst).
-- Kings are 3-1 vs spread on road if they played the night before.
-- Bucks are 6-3 vs spread if they played the night before.
-- Miami is 1-5 vs spread if they played the night before.
-- Bulls are 4-0 vs spread at home if they played at home night before.
-- 76ers are 3-6 vs spread if they played the night before.
-- Nuggets are 3-6 vs spread if they played the night before.

Totals
-- Three of Hawks' last four games went over the total.
-- Over is 8-3-1 in last twelve Sacramento road games.
-- Four of last five Charlotte games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last ten Miami games stayed under the total.
-- Last seven Minnesota games went over the total.
-- Over is 7-2 in last nine Philadelphia road games.
-- Five of last seven New Orleans road games went over the total.

[Udog]

NHL
Write-Up


Update

Saturday, January 3

Hot teams
-- Bruins won their last ten games, scoring 46 goals.
-- Flames won last five games, scoring 20 goals.
-- Washington won its last five games, scoring 23 goals.
-- Red Wings won five of their last seven games.
-- Columbus won its last four games, outscoring foes 13-1.
-- Dallas won five of its last seven games.
-- Flyers are 9-4 in their last thirteen games.

Cold teams
-- Sabres are 0-4 in game after their last four wins.
-- Panthers lost their last four games, giving up 19 goals. Penguins lost three in row, nine of last 13 games.
-- Predators lost their last three games, outscored 12-4.
-- Senators lost eight of their last eleven games. Toronto lost four of its last five games.
-- Rangers lost three of their lst four games.
-- Carolina is 1-6 in game following its last seven wins. Lightning is 3-10 in its last thirteen road games.
-- Minnesota is 0-4 in game following its last four wins.
-- Blues lost ten of their last twelve games.
-- Oilers lost last two games, allowing nine goals.
-- Los Angeles lost its last four home games.
-- Islanders lost 13 of their last 15 games; Sharks are 3-4 in last seven games, with three of the four losses in OT. .

Totals
-- Over is 7-2-1 in Bruins' last ten games.
-- Last four Florida games all went over the total.
-- Eight of last ten Nashville games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Toronto games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Ranger games all went over the total.
-- Under is 12-5 in last 17 Carolina games.
-- Last four Minnesota games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 11-3-1 in last fifteen St Louis games.
-- Five of last six Dallas games went over the total.
-- Kings' last four games stayed under the total.
-- Last four Islander games all went over the total; under is 6-1-1 in last seven San Jose games. .

Back-to-Back
-- Florida is 2-5 when they play again the next night.
-- Flames are 1-4 if they played the day/night before.
-- Ottawa is 2-5 if they play again the next day.
-- Lightning is 1-4 if they play against the next day.
-- Minnesota is 2-4 if they play again the next day.
-- Blues are 4-6 when they played the day before.
-- Dallas is 4-3 when they play again the next day.
-- Islanders are 4-3 when they played the night before.

Series Records
-- Home side won all four Buffalo-Boston games this season.
-- Penguins won five of their last six games against Florida.
-- Flames won five of last seven games vs Nashville.
-- Maples Leafs won five of last seven games against Ottawa.
-- Washington won three of last four against the Rangers, with three of the four wins in overtime.
-- Carolina won five of last six games against the Lightning.
-- Red Wings won eight of last ten against Minnesota.
-- Blue Jackets were 0-4 in St Louis LY: 3-2/6-1/5-1/3-0.
-- Dallas won seven of last eight games against the Oilers.
-- Flyers won last two games vs the Kings, 4-3/3-2so.
-- Home side won last two Islander-Sam Jose games.

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Six-pack for Saturday

The demise of the Ivy League-- their teams once were thorn in side of the big boys, but not anymore. Take a look........

-- Cornell, 7-6 (121st in country)-- Went 16-0 in Ivy last year, then Stanford drilled them by 24 in first round of NCAAs.

-- Penn, 2-7 (223)-- Not the same since coach Dunphy left.

-- Brown 5-6 (247)-- Coaches were all a part of the Vertmont team that upset Syracuse in NCAAs few years back.

-- Columbia 4-7, (261)-- Played easiest schedule (314th) of any of the teams in this league so far.

-- Yale 2-8 (268)-- Not as spunky against big boys as they've been in recent seasons.

-- Harvard 6-6 (270)-- Record, rank indicate their schedule (311th) hasn't been whole lot better than Columbia's.

-- Princeton 2-8 (288)-- This is the worst era in the history of Tiger basketball, and it isn't close.

-- Dartmouth 2-9 (331)-- Hard to recruit hoopers to Granite State.

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[pm530]

Saturday's List of 13: Random thoughts on a winter day

13) Pete Carroll is 82-9 at USC; thats 82 and freakin' 9. Wow.

12) Weird road trip for Santa Clara's basketball team this week: they went east, and played Harvard last night, New Hampshire Sunday. Broncos got upset by Harvard Friday, not a good sign, seeing as the Ivy League teams are a combined 30-57 so far this season. .

11) Best play of bowl season so far was when the Rutgers lateraled ball to an offensive lineman, who then threw pass into the end zone. Pass was incomplete, but damn nice play they tried.

10) No Big 11 team has won the Rose Bowl in this decade; USC is first team ever to win the Rose Bowl three years in a row.

9) Worst bowl performance so far-- South Carolina, which went in the tank late in season for second year in a row. They looked totally disinterested in competing against Iowa.

8) Derek Lowe scoffed at $36M for three years. Wow. Lets see what he winds up signing for-- doubtful he gets any more than that.

7) MLB Network has a Dodger-Phils playoff game on, and as I write this, I'm hearing Rafael Furcal make three errors in same inning in a close game. This is the same guy who since that night, turned down a four-year, $40M contract from the A's. Thanks for small favors.

6) If the Sun Bowl is in El Paso, shouldn't the bowl in San Francisco be called the Fog Bowl? The Bridge Bowl? Certainly not the Emerald Nut Bowl, although they do have some creative commercials.

5) ABC's Todd Blackledge, former NFL QB, said Georgia's Stafford should stay in college another year. Don't hear lot of candid opinions like that on TV. Most people think Stafford will be going pro.

4) Who made the Rutgers hoop schedule? They're playing the #1-3 teams in country, all this week!!! Carolina-Pitt-UConn-- someone in that AD's office doesn't like hoop coach Fred Hill.

3) Its damn cold here in Albany, but the PGA Tour starts Thursday in Hawai'i, and thats never a bad thing.

2) I'm thinking all this BCS stuff, with bowl games stretched out over almost three weeks, has really hurt the status of bowls that play on New Year's Day. If you asked 20 college football fans, how many, in truth, would know difference between Capital One, Outback Bowls?

1) If you're a Cleveland Browns' fan and you read that Eric Mangini is the leading candidate to be your new coach, are you happy today?

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