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**Spark** · 12-06-2005, 05:01 PM

Additional Trends:Tuesday, 12/6/2005

TORONTO (3 - 15) at WASHINGTON (7 - 8) - 12/6/2005, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 82-103 ATS (-31.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 14-34 ATS (-23.4 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 71-105 ATS (-44.5 Units) after allowing 105 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 8-1 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-2 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (12 - 5) at INDIANA (10 - 6) - 12/6/2005, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 43-21 ATS (+19.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 34-22 ATS (+9.8 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 143-99 ATS (+34.1 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
DALLAS is 141-103 ATS (+27.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
DALLAS is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 3-1 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 3-1 straight up against DALLAS 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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NEW ORLEANS (8 - 8) at MEMPHIS (12 - 5) - 12/6/2005, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 22-7 ATS (+14.3 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 43-22 ATS (+18.8 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) after allowing 85 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 55-42 ATS (+8.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 50-33 ATS (+13.7 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 33-16 ATS (+15.4 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.

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

**Spark** · 12-06-2005, 05:01 PM

NCAA Basketball Trends
Tuesday, December 6th

Indiana at Indiana State, 7:00 EST
Indiana: 6-1 Under off BB ATS losses
Indiana State: 1-5 ATS as a home underdog of 3.5 to 6 points

Bradley at Butler, 8:00 EST
Bradley: 10-26 ATS away off a win by 10+ points
Butler: 22-9 ATS at home vs. non-conference opponents

St. Joeseph's vs. Kansas (at New York City), 7:00 EST ESPN
St. Joeseph's: 56-36 ATS away after playing as a favorite
Kansas: 4-12 ATS after playing a game as a home favorite

Temple at Princeton, 7:30 EST
Temple: 8-20 ATS off an ATS win
Princeton: 5-1 Under playing their second game in eight days

Florida at Providence, 7:30 EST
Florida: 29-17 ATS after playing as a favorite
Providence: 9-19 ATS in home games

Kentucky at Georgia State, 8:00 EST ESPNU
Kentucky: 9-2 Under after allowing 80+ points
Georgia State: 6-1 ATS off BB home games

(TC) UAB at Depaul, 8:30 EST
UAB: 14-4 Over off BB non-conference games
Depaul: 6-0 Over after a combined score of 110 points or less

North Texas at Texas A&M, 8:00 EST
North Texas: 4-17 ATS vs. Big 12 opponents
Texas A&M: 6-1 Under after scoring 60 points or less

(TC) Evansville at Western Kentucky, 9:00 EST
Evansville: 6-1 Under off 3+ non-conference games
Western Kentucky: 15-3 ATS vs. non-conference opponents

Iowa at Northern Iowa, 8:00 EST
Iowa: 5-19 off BB home wins
Northern Iowa: 9-2 ATS vs. non-conference opponents

Michigan State vs. Boston College (at New York City), 9:00 EST ESPN
Michigan State: 4-16 ATS off 3+ non-conference games
Boston College: 10-0 ATS away after committing 8 or less turnovers

Cal Riverside at San Diego, 10:00 EST
Cal Riverside: 0-7 ATS off BB games allowing 50% shooting or higher
San Diego: 12-4 ATS off a road game

Wichita State at San Francisco, 10:00 EST
Wichita State: 7-0 ATS away vs. non-conference opponents
San Francisco: 7-19 ATS at home with a line of +3 to -3

(TC) San Diego State at California, 10:30 EST
San Diego State: 16-6 ATS away off a home win by 10+ points
California: 5-1 Over off 3+ home games

UNLV at Hawaii, 11:59 EST
UNLV: 18-7 ATS after as a favorite
Hawaii: 1-9 ATS playing with 7+ days rest

Added Games:

Creighton at Tennessee Chattanooga, 7:00 EST
Creighton: 13-3 Under off a non-conference game
Tennessee Chatt: 7-0 ATS off a road game scoring and allowing 75+ points

NC Greensboro at East Carolina, 7:00 EST
NC Greensboro: 3-11 ATS in road games
East Carolina: 6-1 Over off a road loss by 10+ points

(TC) Appalachian State at Tennessee, 7:00 EST
Appalachian State: 12-4 ATS off a conference game
Tennessee: 2-9 ATS vs. non-conference opponnets

Wofford at Clemson, 7:30 EST
Wofford: 5-1 Over after playing as a home favorite
Clemson: 2-8 ATS off BB ATS wins

Ohio at Marist, 7:30 EST
Ohio: 10-1 ATS off a home win by 20+ points
Marist: 1-5 ATS after a combined score of 155+ points

Manhattan at Rhode Island, 7:30 EST
Manhattan: 8-1 ATS playing their second game in eight days
Rhode Island: 15-34 ATS as a home favorite

Tulsa at Northern Arizona, 7:30 EST
Tulsa: 32-16 ATS away vs. non-conference opponents
Northern Arizona: 0-6 ATS with a line of +3 to -3

Loyola Marymount at Montana, 9:00 EST
Loyola Marymount: 8-20 ATS off a win by 10+ points
Montana: 6-0 ATS at home off an ATS win

**Spark** · 12-06-2005, 05:02 PM

Tuesday, 12/6/2005

INDIANA (4 - 1) at INDIANA ST (3 - 0) - 12/6/2005, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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BRADLEY (3 - 1) at BUTLER (4 - 3) - 12/6/2005, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUTLER is 22-9 ATS (+12.1 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1997.
BRADLEY is 11-2 ATS (+8.8 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
BRADLEY is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
BRADLEY is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BRADLEY is 2-0 against the spread versus BUTLER over the last 3 seasons
BRADLEY is 2-0 straight up against BUTLER 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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ST JOSEPHS (3 - 1) vs. KANSAS (3 - 3) - 12/6/2005, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST JOSEPHS is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS is 1-0 against the spread versus ST JOSEPHS over the last 3 seasons
KANSAS is 1-0 straight up against ST JOSEPHS 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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TEMPLE (3 - 2) at PRINCETON (1 - 3) - 12/6/2005, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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FLORIDA (7 - 0) at PROVIDENCE (3 - 2) - 12/6/2005, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 39-23 ATS (+13.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.
PROVIDENCE is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
PROVIDENCE is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.
PROVIDENCE is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 1-0 against the spread versus PROVIDENCE over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 1-0 straight up against PROVIDENCE 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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KENTUCKY (5 - 2) at GEORGIA ST (2 - 2) - 12/6/2005, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
KENTUCKY is 1-0 straight up against GEORGIA ST over the last 3 seasons

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UAB (3 - 1) at DEPAUL (2 - 3) - 12/6/2005, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UAB is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game over the last 2 seasons.
DEPAUL is 20-35 ATS (-18.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DEPAUL is 3-1 against the spread versus UAB over the last 3 seasons
DEPAUL is 2-2 straight up against UAB 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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N TEXAS (2 - 2) at TEXAS A&M (4 - 0) - 12/6/2005, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
N TEXAS is 4-17 ATS (-14.7 Units) against Big 12 conference opponents since 1997.
N TEXAS is 29-55 ATS (-31.5 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.

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

**Spark** · 12-06-2005, 05:02 PM

NHL Hockey Trends
Tuesday, December 6th

Calgary at Philadelphia, 7:05 EST
Calgary: 12-3 SU in December
Philadelphia: 9-1 Over off a loss

Los Angeles at Toronto, 7:35 EST
Los Angeles: 0-8 SU off 4+ ATS losses
Toronto: 6-1 SU as a home favorite of -200 or less

New Jersey at Detroit, 7:35 EST
New Jersey: 1-6 SU at Detroit
Detroit: 15-4 SU off BB ATS losses

New York Islanders at St. Louis, 8:05 EST OLN
NY Islanders: 6-2 SU away off an Under
St. Louis: 1-11 SU as a home underdog

Carolina at Anaheim, 10:35 EST
Carolina: 7-0 SU off 3+ games scoring 3+ goals
Anaheim: 1-8 ATS off ATS wins in 5 or 6 of their last 7 games

Atlanta at San Jose, 10:35 EST TSN
Atlanta: 3-12 SU off a road game
San Jose: 11-0 SU off a road game scoring and allowing 3+ goals

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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Additional Trends:
Tuesday, 12/6/2005

CALGARY (16-9-0-3, 35 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (15-6-0-4, 34 pts.) - 12/6/2005, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 77-59 ATS (+15.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 57-44 ATS (+12.4 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 32-23 ATS (+60.2 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
CALGARY is 32-22 ATS (+58.6 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
CALGARY is 26-15 ATS (+45.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 77-69 ATS (+161.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
CALGARY is 37-28 ATS (+69.6 Units) as a road underdog of a half goal or even on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 40-29 ATS (+73.0 Units) in road games against the puck line over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 13-4 ATS (+17.1 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 17-8 ATS (+25.6 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 33-38 ATS (+33.0 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 1-0 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 1-0-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (16-11-0-1, 33 pts.) at TORONTO (15-10-0-3, 33 pts.) - 12/6/2005, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 74-105 ATS (-41.6 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
TORONTO is 41-25 ATS (+6.6 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 41-28 ATS (-3.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 52-59 ATS (-42.8 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 0-0-1 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

**Spark** · 12-06-2005, 05:08 PM

Favorites are 118-120-2 this season. (4-0 last night)
Over is 121-119-1 so far this season

Hot Teams
-- Toronto won last two games, after 1-16 start; they're 8-2 vs spread in last ten games, but lost 99-96 at home vs Washington Opening Night.
-- Dallas won ten of their last thirteen games. Pacers are 5-1 in their last six home games (3-4 vs spread at home)
-- Grizzlies won their last five games (4-0-1 vs spread). Hornets are 6-3 in their last nine games (5-1 vs spread in their last six contests).
-- Milwaukee won last three games, scoring 107.3 ppg.
-- Suns won last six games, covering four of last five.
-- Seattle won last three games, by 10,7,5 points.

Cold Teams
-- Wizards lost seven of last nine games (1-8 vs spread)
-- Lakers lost eight of last twelve games (3-9 vs spread)
-- Celtics won first road game in five tries when they got win at New York Sunday. Rockets lost eight of their last nine games; they lost 102-82 at Boston October 13.
-- Portland lost four in row, eight of last ten games.
-- Atlanta lost last five games, by 2-15-22-1-18 points. Nuggets lost three of their last four games.
-- Cavaliers lost four of last five games (0-5 vs spread). Kings lost last three games, by 7,11,8 points.
-- Knicks lost eight of ten road games, and three of last four games overall.

Totals
-- Eight of last twelve Wizard games went over total.
-- Seven of last eight Pacer games stayed under total, as did seven of last nine Indiana games.
-- Four of last five Memphis games stayed under total, as did seven of last ten Hornet games. .
-- Six of last seven Laker games went over the total, as did last three Milwaukee games.
-- 10 of last fourteen Celtic games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Phoenix games stayed under total, as did four of last five Portland games.
-- Seven of last eight Denver games went over total.
-- Seven of last 10 Cleveland games went over total.
-- Nine of last 12 Seattle games went over the total, as did last seven New York games.

**Spark** · 12-06-2005, 05:08 PM

Hoosiers bounced back well Saturday from Duke loss; they're
4-1 this season, with wins by 34,37,23,16 points, with road win at W. Illinois. State is 2-0 vs Division I teams, but needed overtime to beat MTSU at home, and Blue Raiders got blown out at Utah State on Monday. Sycamores covered last three series games, winning last series game at this site, 59-58 four years ago.

Home side won last three Butler-Bradley games; Braves lost last trip here, 75-70, as 17-point dog. . Butler is 4-3, 0-3 if they allow more than 61 pts. Bradley is 3-1, 1-1 on road, beating DePaul
75-60, losing by 14 at Loyola; they return 95% of their scoring from last year.

Kansas pounded St Joe's 91-51 last year, now they come east to the Jimmy V Classic vulnerable team after 72-70 loss to Nevada, after which one of the Jayhawks' assistants cursed out Nevada's best player. Hawks are 3-1, losing in OT at Davidson. Kansas is 3-3; was 2-3 for first time since early 70's.

Princeton in deep trouble, if last two losses (57-46 at Lafayette, 62-39 at Colgate) are any indication; they're 1-3 overall, and lost last game vs Temple 48-46. Owls beat Penn 50-46 Saturday, and Quakers are best team in Ivy; they're 3-2, with other two wins by 32 and 17 points.

Florida is 7-0, 2-0 on neutral court, but this is their first true road game; Gator coach Donovan was star player at Providence, who lost last two games, at Wichita, URI, and needs win to steady a sinking ship. Florida won last series meeting 84-66, as 7.5-point home favorite.

Kentucky beat Georgia St last year 77-59; Wildcats coming off home loss to North Carolina, after disappointment of not having Morris eligible to play, so they're doomed to mediocre season, by their standards. Panthers are 2-2, losing 5 to Charlotte and by 30 at home to George Mason last week.

Until this year, UAB and DePaul were rivals in C-USA, but now Blue Demons are in Big East. Blazers beat DePaul twice last yr, including 59-56 loss in C-USA tourney. UAB already has pair of road wins,86-77 vs UMass in Springfield, 73-72 at Nebraska on Saturday. DePaul lost to Bucknell in their last game.

North Texas is 0-2 on road this season, losing 83-67 at Arizona State, 70-52 at NC-Wilmington; they have 3 starters back from 14-14 team. Texas A&M has four starters back from 21-10 team, but lost star player Wright; they're 2-0 this year, beating Penn St 60-55 in their last game.

Home side won last four Evansville-Western Kentucky games, with Aces losing last two visits to this site, 92-82/90-64. W. Ky is 4-1 this season, with three wins by 14+ points. Evansville just beat Purdue, big win for them, although Boilers are weak; they are 0-2 on road, losing 99-86 to Loyola, 70-67 at Marshall.

Home side won last five Iowa-Northern Iowa games, with Iowa losing last two visits to Cedar Rapids, 77-66/78-76. Hawkeyes are playing first true road game; they're 1-1 on neutral courts. UNI is 4-1, losing only at Iowa State; this is much bigger game for Panthers, getting in-state rival on their home court.

Michigan State is 4-2 vs D-I teams, winning three in a row since triple OT thriller vs Gonzaga; Izzo wasn't happy with their effort Saturday in 72-67 win over Arkansas State (they were -24 in the game). Boston College is 6-0, with Oklahoma State and Drake best victims; Eagles have ACC opener in next game Sunday.

San Diego whacked Cal-Riverside 84-64 last time teams met; San Diego won last game 90-80 over crosstown rival Aztecs-they're 3-2 so far this season. Highlanders are trying to run an uptempo system, but don't have players for it, losing by 31-18-17-33 pts so far this season. They lost 81-48 to USC in last game.

San Francisco ended three-game losing streak with home upset of Texas Tech in last game; now they face Wichita squad that beat Dons 65-55 last year, as 11-point home favorite. Wichita is 6-1 this year, losing only in last 0:02 vs Illinois on neutral court; they beat Providence at home last week.

Now that Cal has Powe back healthy, they are force on the west coast again; they won 60-57 at San Diego State last year, as 3.5-point dog. Aztecs lost only road game by 10 at San Diego, more of crosstown game than road trip. Fisher's crew picked third in Mountain West, but hard to tell what they have right now.

UNLV missed 27 of first 29 shots in horrific collapse in second half at Corvallis Saturday, losing game they led by 22 in the first half, 44-25 at half. Now they're visiting Hawai'i club they beat by 67-61 two weeks ago on Strip. Warriors beat Michigan State by 22, Saint Louis by 18 at home; they're tough on islands.

Creighton beat Chattanooga 100-68 last February; Moccasins off to bad start, 0-5 vs D-I teams this year, with closest game an 83-76 loss at North Texas Saturday. Bluejays lost by 15 in last game at DePaul; they're 3-1, 1-1 on road, and are breaking in new PG, who is replacing four-year starter McKinney.

Home side won last two East Carolina-NC Greensboro matchups Pirates are 3-2, with pair of wins over Wofford and 86-75 win vs North Carolina A&T. They have three starters back from a 9-19 team, nad a new coach. Spartans are 4-3, winning first game in league play when they beat Charleston 72-58 Saturday.

Appalachian State lost three of last four games; they're 0-2 on road, losing 91-78 at Wake Forest, 81-79 (ot) at James Madison; they lost last game 102-69 to Davidson. Tennessee playing lot faster under new coach Pearl; they're 4-0 so far, scoring 88.8 a game, but they haven't been on road yet, and won't be until a reality check at Texas in eleven days.

Wofford lost its last four visits to Clemson, but by margins that might surprise you: 7-7-3-4 points. Tigers are off a surprisingly easy win vs South Carolina; they're 6-0, but as usual, not exactly a taxing schedule. Wofford lost by 7 at Purdue and lost pair of close games to East Carolina.

Ohio U makes weird road trip to Marist, where Red Foxes are 2-0 winning 64-48 vs Delaware, 92-84 at Lafayette; they are picked 4th in MAAC. Bobcats on road for first time after home wins vs St Francis (77-61), American (81-50); they're pick to win their 1/2 of MAC, as they've now won ten of their last twelve games.

Rhode Island beat Providence over weekend, big win for them, now they tackle Manhattan squad that beat Rams 67-58 last yr, and rallied from 20-point halftime deficit to take Syracuse to OT last week, blowing 5-point lead in last 0:55, and finally losing by 87-82. URI is 4-1, allowing just 52.6 ppg.

Tulsa's program has slipped; they're 1-4, and lost by 16 to rival Oral Roberts last game, bad loss for them. Tulsa beat Northern Arizona last year, 79-64, now they go to Flagstaff and try again, vs Lumberjack squad that lost 62-49 vs Air Force, and also 78-63 at Denver. 'jacks go to Tucson to play Arizona Thursday.

Montana pounded on Stanford 88-69 Saturday, as Missoula is proving to be tough place to visit. LMU lost four of last five, but whacked UCSB Saturday, 77-60- they have new coach, new system, and are 1-2 on road so far. Griz are picked third in Big Sky, losing only one senior from last year.

**Spark** · 12-06-2005, 05:12 PM

This season, favorites are 214-154 (54-29 last 13 nights)
Under is 190-156-11 (32-15-3 last nine nights)

Hot teams
-- Flames are 12-3 in last fifteen games; they allowed 2 goals in each of their last six games.
-- Devils won four of their last five games.
-- Islanders won six of their last eight road games.
-- Anaheim won last four games, outscoring foes, 14-4.
-- Sharks won last two games, scoring 10 goals, after a 10-game losing streak.

Cold teams
-- Flyers lost four of their last five home games.
-- Kings lost last four games, scoring seven goals. Leafs are 3-4 in their last seven games.
-- Detroit lost seven of their last ten games.
-- Blues split last six games after 11-game losing skid.
-- Thrashers lost last four games, outscored, 15-6.

Totals
-- Last six Calgary games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Los Angeles games stayed under, as did three of last four Toronto games.
-- Last three New Jersey games stayed under total, and 11-6 in last seventeen Detroit games. .
-- Under is 7-3 in last ten St Louis games.
-- Under is 9-2 in Anaheim's last eleven games. 0-6-2 in last eight Carolina games. .
-- Under is 12-3 in last fifteen San Jose games.

**Spark** · 12-06-2005, 05:15 PM

Tuesday's List of 13, Nobody asked me, but......
13) Eagles will be fifth straight team to lose Super Bowl, then have losing season the following year.

12) Clippers wore Buffalo Braves' throwback uniforms in their win over Miami Monday night; does anyone even remember that the Clips originated in Buffalo? Why would a team with such a dismal history try to reach back and embrace it?

11) Tell me I didn't read that the Dodgers gave Furcal $13 mill a season; are they serious? Eeessshhh...

10) Boston College, I believe, is only team in country to win a bowl game each of last five seasons, yet Eagles are underdog for their bowl, a road game at Boise in Humanitarian Bowl. The last team to beat BC in bowl was Colorado, 62-28.

9) Bill Haas holed a 10-foot par putt on the 16th hole, then got birdies on 17th and 18th holes to become one of 32 golfers to earn their Tour card for 2006.

8) Then there's Tommy Tolles, who was above the cut line as he teed off on his last hole, but hit his tee shot in water, and double-bogeyed, sentencing himself to Nationwide Tour for next summer.

7) Notre Dame hasn't won a bowl game since 1993, when they beat Texas A&M 24-21 in the Cotton Bowl.

6) Pac-10 had a 10-1 team squeezed out of BCS bowl for 2nd year in row, as Oregon got screwed by the system. How will they react to going to Holiday Bowl to face Oklahoma? Will they be into this game, or disappointed and play lousy?

5) Mike Price finally gets to coach in Alabama, as his Miners of UTEP play Toledo in the GMAC Bowl in Mobile. No word if strippers get in for half-price.

4) After watching Gonzaga's Adam Morrison three times this year, the comparisons to Larry Bird (when he was at Indiana State) are not ridiculous. He's that good.

3) Seahawks gained 194 yards Monday night, yet scored 42 points, the second-least yards in NFL history by a team that scored 40+ points.

2) Kevin Kruger, son of UNLV coach Lon Kruger, is a pretty good player for Arizona State's basketball team; he stuck a 3 at buzzer Monday to send ASU-Minnesota game to OT.

1) Reading good book in my spare time; "Runnin' Rebel" by Jerry Tarkanian and Dan Wetzel, is memoir of the coach who made UNLV a household name in college hoop.

One of his better stories is how he lost a recruit to USC while he was coaching at Long Beach State. The kid wanted to play for Tark, but a famous USC alum got the kid's sister a job in the movie studios. Guy by name of John Wayne, who once upon a time, played football for USC.

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