Sunday Trends and Indexes 2/1 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

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NCAAB
Write-Up


Sunday, Feburary 1

Notes on today's games.............
Road team is 7-1 vs spread in Michigan State's Big 11 games; Spartans are 7-1 in league, 0-3 aa home favorites, losing to Northwestern, winning the other two games by 9-6 points- they won 78-73 at Penn State Jan 14 (-5) after leading at half by 13. Lions won last three games, are 2-2 as a dog, 1-1 on road, losing road games by 4 at Wisconsin, 20 at Minnesota.

Dayton won its last five games (1-4 vs spread), dog is 6-0 vs spread in their A-14 games; Flyers are 0-3 as home favorite, winning twice by one point, and by 12. St Joe's is 5-0 in A-14, allowing 54.5 ppg in road wins by 11 at St Bonaventure (-4.5), 10 at Richmond (+2). Hawks have two OT wins at home in league- they led those games by 17-16 at the half.

Cincinnati won four of last five games, allowing 57.8 ppg in those four wins; they're 2-2 on Big East road, 1-2 as road dog, losing at Marquette by 34, Providence by 9, beating DePaul, St John's. Villanova upset Pitt at home in last game, their third win in four tries; Wildcats are 1-1 as a home favorite, losing to Louisville by a point, beating Pitt, St John's.

South Florida may be 2-6 in Big East, but they're 3-1 vs spread as road dog, losing by 13 at Pitt, 3 at West Virginia, 26 at Louisville, winning at DePaul. St John's is also 2-6, 1-1 as a favorite; Red Storm split its four Big East road games, beating Notre Dame by 6, Rutgers by 11, losing to UConn, Cincinnati. Home side is 6-2 vs spread in St John's games.

Duke lost in last second at Wake Forest in last game; they're 2-1 as home favorite, beating Va Tech by 25, NC State by 17, Maryland by 41. Road team is 5-0 vs spread in Virginia's ACC games; Cavaliers are 3-0 as road dog, losing by 3 at Va Tech, 6 at Maryland, winning in OT at Ga Tech- they're allowing 80.4 ppg in their ACC games.

Illinois was held to 36 points in last game; they're 5-3 in Big 11, 4-0 as a home favorite, winning home games by 31-15-18-7 points, allowing just 50.3 ppg at home. Iowa lost five of last six games, scoring 56 ppg in last three losses; Hawkeyes are 2-2 as road dog, losing by 3 at Ohio State, 15 at Michigan, 22 at Purdue, 4 at Penn State.

Creighton is 1-4 vs spread in game following a win; they're 1-4 as a home favorite, winning by 12-1-11 points, but they've lost twice at home, to No Iowa, Drake. Bluejays shot 37% or less in three of last five games. Missouri State is 2-8 in MVC, 2-3 as road dog, losing road games by 18- 5-14-12-11. In last four games, Bear foes took 114 FTs, Bears took 57.

Rider (-4) got whacked 84-66 at Canisius Jan 15, which was Griffs' first MAAC win after an 0-6 start; Broncs are 1-3 as home favorite, losing to Rider Friday, winning other three home games by 3-1-11 points. Griffs are 4-2 vs spread as MAAC road dog, losing away games by 18-24-11-3 6-18 points, winning at Marist. Fourth straight road game for Canisius.

Loyola won its last six games, winning at Rider Friday, their third road win in row; Greyhounds take ball to hoop- in last four games, Loyola is 86-115 from foul line (opponents are 65-96). Fairfield (+1) won 63-60 at Loyola Jan 9 (+1), in game where both sides shot less than 38%. Stags snapped three-game skid when they beat Marist at home Friday.

Portland State is 6-2 in Big Sky after losing at Montana Wednesday, the first road loss in four road games for Vikings, who won by 12-1-14 pts in previous three away games. Montana State is 3-1 at home in Big Sky, losing only by 10 to improved Northern Colorado. Bobcats defend well on the arc; their last three opponents are 8-36 on 3-pointers.

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NHL
Write-Up


Sunday, February 1

Hot teams
-- Washington is 11-2 in last thirteen home games.
-- Oilers won four of their last five games.
-- Bruins won three of their last four games.

Cold teams
-- Senators lost five of their last seven road games.
-- Predators lost four of their last five games.
-- Canadiens lost four of their last five games.

Totals
-- Last four Ottawa games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Edmonton games went over the total; under is 6-2 in Nashville's last eight games. .
-- Last four Montreal games went over the total.

Back-to-Back
-- Washington is 4-4 if it played the day before.
-- Bruins are 7-1 if they played the day before.

Series Records
-- Home side won last five Ottawa-Washington games.
-- Predators won nine of last ten games against Edmonton.
-- Bruins won five of their last seven against the Canadiens.

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NBA
Short Sheet


Sunday, 2/1/2009

ORLANDO at TORONTO, 12:05 PM ET
ORLANDO: 8-0 ATS when playing with 2 days rest
TORONTO: 2-11 ATS off a DD home loss

MINNESOTA at BOSTON, 12:05 PM ET
MINNESOTA: 27-45 ATS after having lost 2 of their last 3 games
BOSTON: 17-7 ATS on Sunday

CLEVELAND at DETROIT, 2:35 PM ET ABC
CLEVELAND: 8-1 ATS when playing their 3rd game in 4 days
DETROIT: 0-8 ATS on Sunday

OKLAHOMA CITY at SACRAMENTO, 9:05 PM ET
OKLAHOMA CITY: 13-5 ATS when the total is greater than or equal to 200
SACRAMENTO: 7-16 ATS at home

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NCAAB
Short Sheet


Sunday, 2/1/2009

PENN ST at MICHIGAN ST, 12:00 PM ET
PENN ST: 12-3 UNDER AWAY in February
MICHIGAN ST: 2-9 ATS at home after playing 3 consecutive games as favorite

ST JOSEPHS at DAYTON, 12:00 PM ET
ST JOSEPHS: 13-5 ATS in road games
DAYTON: 6-17 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as favorite

CINCINNATI at VILLANOVA, 12:00 PM ET
CINCINNATI: 0-10 ATS after 2 or more consecutive wins
VILLANOVA: 6-0 UNDER as a home favorite of 6.5 to 12

S FLORIDA at ST JOHNS, 2:00 PM ET
S FLORIDA: 6-17 ATS off a road loss
ST JOHNS: 8-1 ATS at home after failing to cover 3 of their last 4

VIRGINIA at DUKE, 2:00 PM ET
VIRGINIA: 27-47 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5
DUKE: 13-5 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5

IOWA at ILLINOIS, 2:00 PM ET
IOWA: 29-47 ATS in February
ILLINOIS: 31-15 ATS at home after having won 2 of their last 3

MISSOURI ST at CREIGHTON, 3:05 PM ET
MISSOURI ST: 2-10 ATS as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12
CREIGHTON: 10-2 ATS after failing to cover the spread in 2+ games

CANISIUS at RIDER, 1:00 PM ET
CANISIUS: 9-2 OVER against conference opponents
RIDER: 12-3 OVER as a home favorite

LOYOLA-MD at FAIRFIELD, 2:00 PM ET
LOYOLA-MD: 9-1 ATS as a road underdog of 6 points or less
FAIRFIELD: 1-8 ATS after a conference game

PORTLAND ST at MONTANA ST, 4:05 PM ET
PORTLAND ST: 15-3 OVER when the total is 130 to 139.5
MONTANA ST: 0-6 ATS in February

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NHL
Short Sheet


Sunday, 2/1/2009

OTTAWA at WASHINGTON, 12:35 PM ET
OTTAWA: 4-9 SU in February
WASHINGTON: 12-2 SU revenging a loss

NASHVILLE at EDMONTON, 2:05 PM ET
NASHVILLE: 1-3 SU when playing their 3rd road game in 5 days
EDMONTON: 14-2 SU on Sunday

BOSTON at MONTREAL, 2:05 PM ET
BOSTON: 12-1 SU after playing 2 consecutive home games
MONTREAL: 2-8 SU revenging a road loss

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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Sunday's six-pack

-- Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton will be mobbed by Buffalo fans in late July, with Ralph Wilson, Bruce Smith voted in.

-- I'm unsure how they vote; how do you keep Cris Carter out, and put Dolphin lineman McDaniel in? Not a lot of measureables for offensive linemen- seems like a very political process.

-- Wednesday is biggest day of college football offseason, as Signing Day announces what schools inked what players to scholarships. ESPNU carries the event, starting at 10am.

-- If you go to the FBR Phoenix Open golf tournament Sunday and you wear Cardinal gear, you get in for free.

-- Lakers' Andrew Bynum sprained his knee last night; he got hurt against the Grizzlies last season, too.

-- I just realized that Kurt Warner is older than Mike Tomlin.

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Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a college hoop Saturday.......

13) Pat Knight proved he's not adopted when he went ballistic and got tossed from Texas Tech's home loss to Nebraska, after charging the officials twice. Some subpar police work by the Lubbock PD let Knight get back at the officials as he was being escorted off the court.

12) A tough decison lies ahead for Texas Tech AD Gerald Myers, as it is increasingly apparent that Pat Knight is in over his head as a Big 12 head coach. You can't act like a jackass if you don't win big; the elder Knight's antics were tolerated because he won multiple titles.

11) Georgia Tech upset Wake Forest for their first ACC win; Tech had lost three overtime games, so they were due for some breaks.

10) Notre Dame, Wisconsin are both in serious freefalls, as Badgers lost sixth straight game, 66-63 at Northwestern, and Irish lost 93-80 at Pitt, after leading by six at the half. Pitt had only six turnovers.

9) Frank Martin has the glare of a serial killer, but he's doing a terrific coaching job at Kansas State; Wildcats won at Texas in OT, their 3rd win in row; Clemente kid had 44 points, making 6-6 from the arc.

8) South Carolina's Darrin Horn is proving to be the best of the new hires in college hoop; Gamecocks won at Kentucky as experienced, if not steady guards Downey/Frederick both scored over 20 points.

7) Elon posted biggest second-biggest upset of the day, winning at Charleston as a dog of 13.5 points; Cougars were just 2-22 from the arc.........St Peter's (+14) won 67-64 at Iona, for the biggest upset.

6) As bad as Charleston's shooting was, they looked like a bunch of Reggie Millers next to UL-Lafayette, which lost 74-68, giving Florida Atlantic its first Sun Belt win. Cajuns were 2-38 from the arc, yes in 38 attempts from behind the arc, they missed freakin' 36 times.

5) Morehead State is now 9-2 in OVC after drilling Austin Peay by 18 Saturday; Eagles have only one senior on their squad.

4) Marquette outscored Georgetown 30-8 from foul line, in a 94-82 win at Bradley Center, Hoyas' sixth loss in eight games. Georgetown shot 56% from floor and still lost by 12.

3) St Mary's lost 84-66 at vastly improved Portland in Gaels' first game without star Patty Mills, who broke his hand Thursday.

2) My buddy is a small-college coach; his best player is going to the Super Bowl, and won't get back to the campus in time for classes or practice Monday, which means he has to sit out the first half of the game on Tuesday, a pretty big game. Coaches don't have issues like this in the bigtime-- can you imagine telling Bob Huggins you won't be around for a couple days because you're going to the Super Bowl?

Non-scholarship players may pay to go to school but they also keep most of their freedom, which the D-I kids have very little of.

1) Oregon State was 0-18 in Pac-10 last year, now they're 4-5, with basically the same players. Craig Robinson can clear a space at home for his 2009 Pac-10 Coach of the Year trophy.

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NBA
POWER INDEX


Boston* 15 over Minnesota
Orlando 4½ over Toronto*
Cleveland 3 over Detroit*
Sacramento* 1½ over Oklahoma City

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NHL
POWER INDEX


Washington* (-166) 1 over Ottawa (+166)
Boston (-104) even with Montreal* (+104)
Edmonton* (-131) ½ over Nashville (+131)