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**crswir** · 11-17-2005, 09:47 AM

College Basketball Trend Report
FLORIDA (2 - 0) vs. WAKE FOREST (2 - 0) - 11/17/2005, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in November games since 1997.
WAKE FOREST is 9-27 ATS (-20.7 Units) when playing on a neutral court since 1997.
WAKE FOREST is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in all tournament games over the last 3 seasons.
WAKE FOREST is 19-34 ATS (-18.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WAKE FOREST is 9-27 ATS (-20.7 Units) in all neutral court games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

TEXAS TECH (2 - 0) vs. SYRACUSE (2 - 0) - 11/17/2005, 9:15 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SYRACUSE is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in November games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

MEMPHIS (1 - 0) at ALABAMA (1 - 0) - 11/17/2005, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ALABAMA is 44-24 ATS (+17.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
MEMPHIS is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.
MEMPHIS is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all tournament games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 27-14 ATS (+11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 40-26 ATS (+11.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 40-26 ATS (+11.4 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 49-31 ATS (+14.9 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
MEMPHIS is 56-31 ATS (+21.9 Units) in road games since 1997.
MEMPHIS is 56-31 ATS (+21.9 Units) in road lined games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

TEMPLE (1 - 0) at UCLA (1 - 0) - 11/17/2005, 11:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

MONTANA ST (0 - 0) vs. IL-CHICAGO (0 - 0) - 11/17/2005, 11:59 PM
Top Trends for this game.
IL-CHICAGO is 64-38 ATS (+22.2 Units) as a favorite since 1997.
IL-CHICAGO is 55-27 ATS (+25.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.
IL-CHICAGO is 21-7 ATS (+13.3 Units) in all tournament games since 1997.
IL-CHICAGO is 121-88 ATS (+24.2 Units) in all games since 1997.
IL-CHICAGO is 121-88 ATS (+24.2 Units) in all lined games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

SAM HOUSTON ST (1 - 0) at DREXEL (1 - 0) - 11/17/2005, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

**crswir** · 11-17-2005, 09:48 AM

Pro Hockey Trend Report
NY RANGERS (11-6-0-3, 25 pts.) at CAROLINA (13-3-0-1, 27 pts.) - 11/17/2005, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 13-4 ATS (+17.0 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 13-4 ATS (+17.1 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line this season.
CAROLINA is 13-6 ATS (+22.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 13-4 ATS (+19.3 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line this season.
CAROLINA is 13-4 ATS (+8.1 Units) first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-1 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 2-1-1 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

WASHINGTON (7-11-0-0, 14 pts.) at BUFFALO (9-9-0-0, 18 pts.) - 11/17/2005, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 4-1 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 4-1-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

TORONTO (10-7-0-2, 22 pts.) at BOSTON (7-7-0-5, 19 pts.) - 11/17/2005, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 36-21 ATS (+13.0 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 1-7 ATS (+1.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
BOSTON is 30-42 ATS (+74.9 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

FLORIDA (6-8-0-5, 17 pts.) at OTTAWA (13-3-0-0, 26 pts.) - 11/17/2005, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 282-367 ATS (-96.4 Units) in all games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 148-223 ATS (-87.5 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

NY ISLANDERS (10-9-0-0, 20 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (8-9-0-3, 19 pts.) - 11/17/2005, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 17-5 ATS (+17.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 8-12 ATS (-7.0 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 8-12 ATS (-11.0 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line this season.
TAMPA BAY is 8-12 ATS (-6.9 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line this season.
TAMPA BAY is 1-7 ATS (-12.8 Units) in November games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 8-12 ATS (-7.9 Units) first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.6 Units)

DETROIT (15-4-0-1, 31 pts.) at EDMONTON (10-9-0-1, 21 pts.) - 11/17/2005, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 3-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 2-1-2 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

VANCOUVER (12-5-0-2, 26 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (12-6-0-1, 25 pts.) - 11/17/2005, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 79-79 ATS (+178.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 6-17 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-0-1 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)

**Spark** · 11-17-2005, 05:02 PM

Favorites are 56-58 this season (1-7 last night).
Over is 56-60 so far this season.

Hot Teams
-- Dallas won its last three games, by 10-6-3 points.
-- Rockets covered three of their four road games; they are 2-1 SU in last three. Spurs are 6-2 this season and are 4-0 vs spread at home.
-- Wizards are 5-2 this season, 2-1 on road.

Cold Teams
-- Hawks are 0-7, 2-5 vs spread; they were 52-all at half at Alamo Tuesday, then scored 27 in second half.
-- Minnesota lost four of its last six games; they are 3-1 at home, however.

Totals
-- Under is 5-1 in last six Atlanta games, 5-2 in Dallas games; average total in Hawk-Maverick games last year was 185.5.
-- Last three Houston games went over; average total in San Antonio-Rocket games last year was 158.5.
-- Last four Washington games went over total; average total in Wizard-Minnesota games last year was 207.5.

**Spark** · 11-17-2005, 05:03 PM

This season, favorites are 140-107 (1-6 last night)
Under is 126-103-7 (36-21-7 last nine nights)

Hot teams
-- Rangers won seven of their last ten games. Carolina won ten of their last eleven games.
-- Toronto won three of their last four games; host is 2-0 in their games vs Boston this season.
-- Ottawa won five of its last six games.
-- Islanders won last three games, scoring 15 goals.
-- Los Angeles is 7-3 at home this season.

Cold teams
-- Sabres are 3-7 in last ten games; they lost to Capitals 3-2 on this ice three weeks ago. Caps lost three of their last four games, winning their last, 4-3 over Tampa.
-- Bruins are 4-10 in their last fourteen games.
-- Panthers lost their last nine games, with seven losses by a goal, four in OT or SO.
-- Lightning ended six-game loss streak in last game; the home team is 1-1 in their games vs Washington.
-- Detroit is 3-4 in last seven games, scoring total of two goals in losing their last two games. Oilers lost three of their last four home games; this their first home game in sixteen days, after 4-3 road trip.
-- Canucks ended four-game road losing streak with win last night in San Jose.

Totals
-- Under is 12-4-2 in last eighteen Ranger games
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Buffalo home games.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in Bruins' last six home games.
-- Under is 3-0-1 in Senators' last four home games.
-- Five of last six Islander road games stayed under total.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Detroit road games.
-- Under is 7-3 in Los Angeles home games.

**Spark** · 11-17-2005, 05:04 PM

One thing the last two days have hammered home; Princeton offense is tough to prepare for in single day, and hard to chase those backcuts this early in season, if you played the night before.

Florida doesn't have star power of past years, but they're good on defense and are balanced on offense; their first two wins are St Peter's, Albany, no great shakes. This is very young Florida team. First road game for both them and Wake Forest, which got OT scare from George Mason in their second game. Deacons are replacing Paul at PG, which isn't easy, and they haven't been a good defensive club, even with Paul. Both sides are replacing three starters.

Syracuse was life-and-death to beat Cornell in second game up at Dome; they looked shaky vs zones, but Texas Tech doesn't play zones. Red Raiders killed San Jose and beat Ga. Southern by 13; they have three starters back and four other guys to go with good group of newcomers. Syracuse goes as McNamara goes; when he struggles with his shot, they have real trouble scoring. Orange will have home crowd on their side at Garden. Syracue is less experienced but deeper this season.

Sam Houston went to Missouri and won 80-77; Drexel won by 54-41 at Princeton, outrebounding Tigers 45-15. Princeton shot just 10-30 on treys. Dragons lost more than 50% of their points from last year, but have solid junior guards. Bearkats got 28 pts from Bright (6-7 on treys) and led Missouri throughout, opening up 32-27 halftime lead. Drexel played just seven guys; CAA is a stronger league, but Sam Houston's win was more impressive.

Excellent matchip of guards in Memphis-Alabama game; Tigers had easier-than-expected win over UWM, while Bama beat a solid Miami, OH club. Tide has three starters back, two inside guys and best PG in SEC, but they're thin and may struggle to make shots, especially early on. Memphis has ton of talent, but will they have good chemistry? First road games are often big problem. Memphis needs win over SEC team, because C-USA will be weaker now, so Tigers' RPI could use some help here. Memphis held Milwaukee to 22% from floor Tuesday night.

UCLA has one day to prepare for Temple's matchup zone, very tough to prepare for in short period of time. Bruins won against New Mexico State because they beat Aggies down floor a lot, which will not happen here. Tough travel for Owls, who won their game, then travelled cross country- their first game was a very easy win over outmatched Army. Temple returns 94% of its scoring from last year; they averaged only nine turnovers per game. UCLA will have trouble running if they don't get TO's.

Montana State has all five starters back from surprising second place Big Sky team, and are favored to win league. Big Sky clubs can be erratic, but Bobcats have four seniors who played junior college ball two years ago, then adjusted well to D-I last season. Illinois-Chicago plays in Horizon, a better league; they have lot of new players, after slipping from 24 to 15 wins last year. This is in Alaska, which means Montana State will have more fans and lot shorter trip. UIC has edge in class.

**Spark** · 11-17-2005, 05:04 PM

Thursday's List of 13: On Duke, talk radio, media nitwits
13) Saddest thing about the Duke athletic program is that the best QB on campus, Greg Paulus, plays hoops, not football.

12) Duke freshmen basketball players are not allowed to have cars on campus as freshmen (Coach K's rule) forcing them to be dependent on older players for rides. Interesting rule.

11) Think back to the early 80's; Coach K didn't make NCAAs until his fourth year at Duke. In today's culture, where there is no such thing as patience, would he have gotten fourth year in Durham?

10) Seton Hall beat Manhattan, which means almost nothing after their 93-40 loss at Cameron. At 1-1, the Pirates are worse off than if they were 0-0, for sure, all of which cannot do a lot for already shaky job status of Louis Orr, a genuine nice guy.

9) I mean, Boston U. hung in pretty well against Duke in their first round NIT game, and BU isn't even the favorite in their league, the greatly diminished America East.

8) Sam Houston State at Drexel, 8pm Thursday, just like the folks at ESPN planned it. Interesting game, though, teams like Sam Houston don't get chance to improve league's power rating very much, but they can here.

7) Speakiing of ESPN, it would be interesting to ask football coaches in MAC how much they benefit from these games on weeknights. Does it really help their programs, and if so, how much does it help?

6) Oregon State QB Moore is out for Saturday's Civil War tilt at Oregon, but Beaver coaches are very high on his backup, Gunderson, so Oregon State might not be hurt too badly- in ecent weeks, they had been turning ball over a lot, anyway.

5) Media nitwits were quick to bash the Mets' acquiring the versatile Xavier Nady from San Diego; it must be easy to sit back and just take shots at everyone, since half of all teams that play get beat, so there's always someone to bash.

4) Nady hit 13 homers for the Padres; not all that bad, when you consider how spacious Petco Park was. Plus, I have the idea that Nady may be part of another package the Mets are putting together, for, say, Manny Ramirez?

3) There is growing speculation that Herman Edwards will be sought after to be Chiefs' head coach should Dick Vermeil choose to retire. Edwards did nothing to stop that talk in his Wednesday talk to media, so now the Jets have a distraction on top of all their injuries. Edwards is popular amongst his players, so if this rumor has teeth, it it bad news for Jets.

2) Of course, the media nitwits were quick to say that while they like Edwards, in no way is he a good enough coach that you'd be upset if he left. I wonder what they'd say if they did not like him. Lot of naysayers in this world. They love you win or tie, and they're not that craxzy about ties.

1) Interesting move by NFL, surprisingly giving Chiefs shot at hosting Super Bowl, which is backwards way of saying that they're going to blackmail Kansas City politicians to fund stadium improvements, including a retractable roof. This is a handout to Lamar Hunt, who actually named the Super Bowl; they're expected to host either the 49th or 50th Super Bowl.

**kbsooner21** · 11-17-2005, 05:20 PM

Thanks guys!

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