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**Spark** · 01-04-2006, 12:00 PM

Duquesne's win at LaSalle last year was their first in last seven visits to this site, with losses by 16,5,15,13,9,12 pts; LaSalle won five of last six series games overall. Dukes just finished fourth in their own tournament, vs suspect opponents, so they're having lousy start to season, and Nee's job is in jeopardy.

Xavier is 5-4 in its last nine games vs St Joe's, splitting four tilts at this site. Hawks are 5-4, but they play tough schedule; they just came back from 102-94 loss at Gonzaga, game that improves them over long haul. Xavier is 2-2 on road, 7-2 overall, losing at Creighton, 61-59, and vs Illinois in Chicago 65-62.

Southern Mississippi lost another couple players last week, as Eustachy rebuilds program; Eagles are 6-8, and on road for first time in eight games after they blew 17-point lead in 87-82 loss to McNeese State in last game. Auburn won four of last five games they open SEC play Saturday, when they visit Vanderbilt.

St John's lost its last three games at Seton Hall by 2,2,8 points, as Pirates won last four regular season meetings. Johnnies lost first two road games, but are 7-4 after beating UMass in finals of Holiday Festival last week. Seton Hall beat up a good Iona team 73-59 in last game, their fourth win in last five games.

Home side won five of last six Purdue-Northwestern games, with Boilermakers losing last three trips to Evanston by 6,11,13 pts. Purdue is 6-4 despite being without three starters; they're 0-4 on road, losing 75-69 at Evansville, 97-57 at Florida State, 80-65 at Loyola, Chi and 90-70 in their last game, at Memphis.

Kent State won six of last eight games vs Toledo, winning last 3 at this site by 36,27,17 points; home side is 5-2 in the last seven series games. Toledo is 7-2 but lost its MAC opener 73-69 back on Dec 3, at home vs Northern Illinois. Kent is 7-5 after losing 2 games in row on road, 61-59 at St Mary's, 78-66 at Syracuse.

Home side won six of last seven Akron-Ball State games, with Zips losing last three visits to Muncie by 6,12,21 points. Akron is 6-3, but 0-2 in road games, losing 111-85 at Louisville, 89-75 at Cal; they went 2-1 in Puerto Rico tourney, on neutral floor. Ball State lost its last three games vs Division I opponents.

Home side won seven of last nine Western Michigan-Ohio tilts, with Broncos losing last three visits to Athens by 4,7,8 points. Bobcats are 6-2 after losing last game 71-63 vs Kentucky; they are 3-0 at home vs D-I teams, winning by 1,31,16 points. WMU lost its last three games and is 2-6 so far this season.

Visiting team won five of last eight Central Michigan-Bowling Green games, with teams splitting last four visits at this site; the winner scored 77+ points in seven of last eight series contests. Chippewas are 1-7, losing their last six games, all by 10+ points; they're 0-5 on road, losing by 27,13,8,25 and 12 points.

Eight of last nine Eastern Michigan-Buffalo games were decided by 10+ points, with teams splitting last four meetings at this site and visitor going 5-4 in last nine. Bulls are 8-1, losing only to BC but their last five wins are all by nine or less points. EMU is 2-5 in its last seven games, losing 76-70 at Northern Colorado in last

Texas-El Paso makes long trip north for big check; Miners lost 61-60 at Texas Tech three days ago, they lost three of last four games, and also lost at home to Georgetown of Big East, 76-64. Syracuse is 11-2 and hosts South Florida in Big East opener on Sunday; they won last game, 78-66 over Kent State.

South Alabama, Tennessee are two pleasant surprised this year, with Jaguars at 8-2, despite upset loss at Alabama State, 78-75 on Dec 22- their other loss is 85-67 at Purdue. Tennessee is 8-1, losing only at Oklahoma State; they have their SEC opener at South Carolina on Sunday. Five of last six Vol wins are by 11+.

Dayton won seven of last eight games vs Fordham, taking last three visits to Rose Hill by 19,14,13 points. Flyers lost their last three games to Cincinnati, Northern Iowa and Vanderbilt; they're 1-2 on road, losing at double OT at Creighton, but winning first of two matchups with Bearcats. First Fordham game in 12 days.

Clemson's leading rebounder is out with injury; Tigers won last four home games vs Florida State by 9,5,14,9 points, as visitor is 2-12 SU in last 14 series games. Seminoles won last seven games after 74-66 loss at Florida; Nebraska is probably best team they beat, though. Clemson was 11-0; is now 11-2, after loss to Elon.

Charlotte lost 96-90 at Rhode Island two years ago, the last time these two sides met. 49ers won last six of last eight games, but their guards are bad defenders, so they'll struggle vs good clubs URI isn't that good, losing four of last five games, and only win was vs Quinnipiac; their last game was 78-56 loss vs BC.

George Washington won three of last four games vs Temple, in series where Owls had won six games in row before that. GW is 8-1 after getting pounded 79-58 at NC State; their first eight wins were Maryland and the seven dwarfs. Temple lost two of its last three games, losing 73-42 at Auburn, 75-53 vs Villanova.

Yale just won at Rice, making them 6-7; now they step way up in class as they visit Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas hosts Kentucky on Saturday, so they could be looking past spunky Ivy Leaguers. Yale has losses by 73-64 at Nebraska, 87-60 at Bucknell, 76-60 at Hartford, 76-63 at Providence and 79-69 at James Madison.

Pitt won five of last six games vs Notre Dame, last four by eight or less points; they won last three series games at this site by 2,3,17 points. Irish won seven games in row since home loss to Michigan, including win at Alabama, one of two road wins this season (65-63 at IPFW). Pitt beat Wisconsin, South Carolina in their last two games, so they're still pretty good.

Home side won last six DePaul-Cincinnati games, with Demons losing last seven visits to this site by 29,25,8,17,21,23,23 points, obviously, things bit different now for Bearcats, they're making Big East debut with interim coach that has team at 11-2. Blue Demons missing one of their better players with foot injury.

Memphis lost at home to Texas Monday; now their schedule is going softer, as C-USA ain't what it used to be. MTSU is 7-4, 3-3 on road; they lost 76-68 at Louisville, also lost in OT at Indiana State, by 18 at Utah State and 83-67 in a home game vs Austin Peay. Memphis is 10-2; they're off for week after this game.

New Mexico knocked Utah out of MWC tourney last spring in finals, 60-56, but Lobos lost last seven visits to this site by 11,30 10,1,11,12,30 points, as home side won last six series games that were in regular season. We have pick on this game down below.

UNLV won its last five games vs Wyoming, winning last two at Laramie, 68-66/76-62. Rebels are 0-4 on road this season, losing at Oregon State when they led by 22 in first half. UNLV was last on road 25 days ago. Quick turnaround for Wyoming team that lost 69-64 at Denver Monday night; they're 6-6 this season.

Home team won last four Colorado St-San Diego St games, with Rams dropping four of last five visits to this site, losing by 7,8, 12 and 5 points. Aztecs are 7-4, winning their last three at home by 12,13,16 points. Colorado State's only loss is 71-67 at Auburn they've beaten Colorado, Auburn, Pepperdine and lot of stiffs.

Fullerton swept UCSB last year, 66-57/68-59, ending 0-12 slump vs Gauchos in regular season play, but Titans lost its opener in Big West 83-70, when they were favored by 18.5 points. UCSB wasn't any better Monday, losing 81-78 at previously winless Cal-Riverside in their conference opener.

Cal Poly won last six regular season games vs Riverside, taking last three visits at this site by 9,2,19 points. Both sides won first conference game, both as double digit underdogs; for Riverside it wss their first win in 10 games this season. Cal Poly had lost 8 of their previous nine games before UCSB win, so go figure.

Elon won 77-64 in their last visit to Wofford; they just had one of biggest wins in program history when they went to Littlejohn and upset 11-1 Clemson, 74-69, when they had lost previous 4 games to High Point, Buffalo, Butler and IUPUI. Wofford is 1-1 at home vs D-I teams; they lost four in row vs D-I outfits.

Marshall hasn't played in 15 days; they lost at home to this foe on Dec 17, 73-65, as 2-point favorite. Herd is 0-3 on road, losing 91-81 at Evansville, 71-59 at Virginia Tech, 91-63 at E. Tennessee State. ASU lost six of its last nine games; this is their first home game vs D-I team since November 21, vs VCU.

St Peter's swept Rider last year, 72-67/77-69 (ot), but Broncs got some revenge with OT win in MAAC tourney. Broncs lost last game 72-67 at Charleston; they lost MAAC opener when Iona beat them 80-59. Peacocks lost two of last three games but won first two MAAC games (69-64 at Canisius/87-84 at Niagara ot).

Penn is just back east from Hawai'i trip; Quakers lost to Temple, 50-46 and by 13 at Duke, so they have some talent. Citadel isn't a basketball school; compared to Citadel, Penn is Duke, UCLA combined. Bulldogs are 6-5, but lost 84-70 to Navy and dropped their Southern Conference opener 83-57 at Western Carolina.

**Spark** · 01-04-2006, 12:02 PM

Wednesday's List of 13: So long to Martz Madness.....
As a Ram fan since the mid-60's, the Mike Martz era, seven years of wide open, turnovers-be-damned, special teams-less and generally winning football, is mercifully over. There is a time when divorce benefits both parties, and this is one........

13) First of all, the Rams don't win Super Bowl without Mike Martz; his only year as offensive coordinator was one of the greatest offensive seasons in NFL history. His reward? Six years as head coach, but he has proved he isn't up to that.

12) First of all, off the field, Martz proved incapable of playing well with others, whether it be the front office or Mrs. Warner How a two-time MVP got run out of town because the coach had a public spat with the MVP's wife is beyond me.

11) The most maddening part of a Mike Martz team is how, in same game, they could be utterly brilliant, shockingly inept. In 2004, they trailed at Seattle 27-10 with 5:40 left to play, but still won, hardly using a 2:00 offense in the overtime win.

10) But then, they lost 31-10 to the 2004 Dolphins, who were 0-6 at the time. They lost the opener this year to the 49ers, an awful team, which spelled the official end of Martz Madness, at least the St Louis version. They lost in Week 17 of 2003 at Detroit, when they needed the game for home field.

9) Is anyone better at developing quarterbacks? No.

8) His timeout/replay challenge strategy was pathetic his first couple years as head coach, but he did get better at that, as he got more experienced. More I watch NFL games, though lot of coaches have that problem.

7) He hired Lovie Smith as defensive coordinator, and Smith was so good at forcing turnovers, it masked the problem the Rams had holding onto the ball. Once Smith went to Chicago then everything got unmasked. Had Smith stayed, the Rams would still be a power. I firmly believe that.

6) Draft choices were often reaches; he used a third rounder on Eric Crouch, who didn't even want to play, much less go to WR from QB. Trung Canidate was 2nd round disaster. This is where lot of his problems with front office came from.

5) Did his players like playing for him? Yes. But in one year as offensive coordinator, Martz alienated a lot of Vermeil's staff. Letting Vermeil get out of St Louis was a huge mistake, but at the time, management had no choice. Once they won Super Bowl, Martz was so golden, they couldn't let him get away.

4) Martz is only coach ever to lose a playoff game to Saints; he lost Super Bowl as 12-point favorite, playoff game to the Panthers as an 8-point favorite. Those things don't happen a lot. Great coaches win games they're supposed to win.

3) Are the Rams guaranteed to get better now that he is out of St Louis? Hell no. They need to hire a CEO-type leader, a guy who can unite what is a fractured franchise. But at times, you need to take a step back, in order to take two forward at some point down the road.

2) My endorsement? Jerry Gray, defensive coordintor of the Bills; he played for the John Robinson Rams, his teams up in Buffalo play solid defense, and he has pride in being a Ram. Ron Rivera from the Bears would be second choice, and old friend Al Saunders should also get interviewed, but the man in charge of the search, John Shaw, may want to totally cut away from Vermeil/Martz era.

1) Will Martz resurface? Yes. Will his teams continue to score a lot of points? Definitely. Will he be missed in St Louis? Not if Shaw hires someone who values all three aspects of game: offense, defense and special teams. One can hope.

**savage1** · 01-04-2006, 05:18 PM

Hey Spark-is the "chair" holding you down or something? Don't forget to post those great NBA and Hockey Trends.
ps just kidding of course;you do a great job!

**Spark** · 01-04-2006, 05:22 PM

here are some saavy ....

NBA Trends:

Wednesday, January 4th

Orlando at Toronto, 7:05 EST
Orlando: 4-16 ATS away playing without rest off a road game
Toronto: 6-1 ATS offr 3+ ATS wins

Charlotte at Boston, 7:35 EST
Charlotte: 7-1 Over off a loss by 10+ points
Boston: 10-22 ATS off 5+ Overs

Miami at New Orleans, 8:05 EST
Miami: 10-2 Under vs. non-conference opponents
New Orleans: 2-14 ATS off a home win by 10+ points

Dallas at Minnesota, 8:05 EST NBATV
Dallas: 15-31 ATS away after playing 4+ games as a favorite
Minnesota: 22-9 Under in January

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8:05 EST
Cleveland: 16-5 ATS as a favorite
Milwaukee: 15-4 Over off BB wins

Seattle at Chicago, 8:35 EST
Seattle: 11-2 Over vs. non-conference opponents
Chicago: 3-11 ATS in home games

Portland at San Antonio, 8:35 EST
Portland: 15-5 Under away after playing 5+ games as an underdog
San Antonio: 40-22 ATS off a road win

Indiana at Denver, 9:05 EST
Indiana: 1-5 ATS after making 12+ three-pointers
Denver: 29-11 ATS after scoring 110+ points

Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9:05 EST
Philadelphia: 1-8 ATS after playing as a road underdog
Phoenix: 14-5 Over after playing as a favorite

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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Additional Trends:Wednesday, 1/4/2006

ORLANDO (12 - 16) at TORONTO (9 - 22) - 1/4/2006, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-3 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 5-3 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (10 - 21) at BOSTON (12 - 18) - 1/4/2006, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-2 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-1 straight up against CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (19 - 13) at NEW ORLEANS (13 - 17) - 1/4/2006, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 53-39 ATS (+10.1 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 47-30 ATS (+14.0 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 121-98 ATS (+13.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 56-35 ATS (+17.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 81-56 ATS (+19.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 13-31 ATS (-21.1 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 7-7 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 10-4 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (23 - 8) at MINNESOTA (14 - 14) - 1/4/2006, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 37-23 ATS (+11.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-3 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 5-4 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CLEVELAND (18 - 10) at MILWAUKEE (17 - 11) - 1/4/2006, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 5-19 ATS (-15.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 17-35 ATS (-21.5 Units) in road games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) as a favorite this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 5-4 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 5-4 straight up against CLEVELAND 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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SEATTLE (13 - 17) at CHICAGO (12 - 18) - 1/4/2006, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is between 200 and 204.5 points over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in home games this season.
CHICAGO is 50-76 ATS (-33.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 4-1 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 4-1 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PORTLAND (10 - 21) at SAN ANTONIO (24 - 7) - 1/4/2006, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 29-12 ATS (+15.8 Units) versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=91 points/game over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 73-59 ATS (+8.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 67-52 ATS (+9.8 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 40-24 ATS (+13.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 35-21 ATS (+11.9 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 47-30 ATS (+14.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
PORTLAND is 161-125 ATS (+23.5 Units) as an underdog since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 5-2 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 6-1 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (16 - 12) at DENVER (15 - 17) - 1/4/2006, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 2-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 2-2 straight up against INDIANA 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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PHILADELPHIA (16 - 15) at PHOENIX (19 - 11) - 1/4/2006, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 3-1 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 3-1 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

**Spark** · 01-04-2006, 05:22 PM

NCAA Basketball Trends
Wednesday, January 4th

Duquesne at La Salle, 12:00 EST
Duquesne: 2-9 ATS away off a straight up loss
La Salle: 10-2 ATS at home off a loss by 6 points or less

Xavier at St. Joseph's, 6:00 EST
Xavier: 11-3 ATS away off a win by 15+ points
St. Joseph's: 4-16 ATS at home after winning 2 of their last 3 games

(TC) Southern Miss at Auburn, 5:45 EST
Southern Miss: 0-7 ATS as a road underdog of 12.5+ points
Auburn: 6-1 Over off BB wins

St. John's at Seton Hall, 7:00 EST
St. John's: 17-6 ATS as an underdog
Seton Hall: 1-9 ATS off an ATS win

Purdue at Northwestern, 7:00 EST
Purdue: 1-10 ATS off an ATS win
Northwestern: 10-2 ATS as a home favorite

(TC) Toledo at Kent State, 5:30 EST
Toledo: 5-1 Over off 3+ wins
Kent State: 15-5 ATS playing their second game in eight days

Akron at Ball State, 7:00 EST
Akron: 6-15 ATS away off a home game
Ball State: 12-4 ATS in January

Western Michigan at Ohio U, 7:00 EST
Western Michigan: 4-19 ATS away after losing 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
Ohio U: 12-3 ATS after playing as an underdog

(TC) Central Michgian at Bowling Green, 6:00 EST
Central Michigan: 9-20 ATS off a road game
Bowling Green: 15-5 ATS at home off a non-conference game

Eastern Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 EST
Eastern Michigan: 7-18 ATS off a home game
Buffalo: 21-9 ATS off a home game

UTEP at Syracuse, 7:00 EST
UTEP: 17-6 ATS off BB non-conference games
Syracuse: 12-24 ATS in home games

(TC) South Alabama at Tennessee, 7:00 EST
South Alabama: 0-6 ATS away after making 13+ three-pointers
Tennessee: 12-4 Under at home off a home game

Dayton at Fordham, 7:30 EST
Dayton: 7-0 Over off BB non-conference games
Fordham: 9-2 ATS after playing as a road underdog

(TC) Florida State at Clemson, 7:00 EST
Florida State: 7-0 Under off BB wins by 10+ points
Clemson: 13-4 ATS off BB losses

Rhode Island at Charlotte, 7:30 EST
Rhode Island: 3-11 ATS in January
Charlotte: 6-0 Over off a home win by 10+ points

(TC) George Washington at Temple, 6:00 EST
George Washington: 9-2 ATS away vs. conference opponents
Temple: 3-11 ATS playing their second game in eight days

Yale at Kansas, 8:00 EST
Yale: 25-12 ATS away vs. non-conference opponents
Kansas: 2-12 ATS at home off BB home games

(TC) Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, 7:00 EST
Notre Dame: 10-1 ATS as a road underdog
Pittsburgh: 10-2 Over off a straight up win

(TC) DePaul at Cincinnati, 7:00 EST
DePaul: 16-4 Over away after allowing 60 points or less
Cincinnati: 14-5 ATS off 3+ non-conference games

Middle Tennessee State at Memphis, 8:00 EST
Mid Tenn State: 15-6 ATS playing their second game in seven days
Memphis: 8-1 Under after playing 4+ games as a favorite

Oklahoma at SMU, 9:00 EST
**Game Postponed**

New Mexico at Utah, 9:00 EST
New Mexico: 14-5 ATS off a home game
Utah: 1-8 ATS playing with 5 or 6 days rest

UNLV at Wyoming, 9:00 EST
UNLV: 9-1 ATS away off BB home wins
Wyoming: 7-18 ATS off a road game

Colorado State at San Diego State, 10:00 EST
Colorado State: 6-1 ATS off BB non-conference games
San Diego State: 8-2 Over off a win by 15+ points

(TC) UCSB at CS Fullerton, 5:00 EST
UCSB: 3-11 ATS after playing as a favorite
CS Fullerton: 17-6 ATS playing their second game in a week

(TC) Cal Poly Slo at Cal Riverside, 3:15 EST
Cal Poly Slo: 7-1 ATS after playing as an underdog
Cal Riverside: 4-14 ATS at home off an ATS win

Added Games:

Elon at Wofford, 7:00 EST
Elon: 5-1 Under off BB ATS wins
Wofford: 12-4 ATS off a win by 20+ points

Marshall at Appalachian State, 7:00 EST
Marshall: 2-10 ATS off a non-conference game
Appalachian State: 9-2 ATS as a home favorite

Rider at St. Peters, 7:00 EST
Rider: 4-13 ATS off 3+ non-conference games
St. Peters: 13-4 ATS as a home favorite of 6 points or less

Pennsylvania at The Citadel, 7:15 EST
Pennsylvania: 14-4 ATS as a road favorite of 10+ points
The Citadel: 0-7 ATS vs. non-conference opponents

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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Additional Trends:Wednesday, 1/4/2006

DUQUESNE (2 - 9) at LASALLE (8 - 2) - 1/4/2006, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LASALLE is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
LASALLE is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LASALLE is 2-2 against the spread versus DUQUESNE over the last 3 seasons
LASALLE is 2-2 straight up against DUQUESNE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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XAVIER (7 - 2) at ST JOSEPHS (5 - 4) - 1/4/2006, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST JOSEPHS is 42-27 ATS (+12.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ST JOSEPHS is 42-27 ATS (+12.3 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
ST JOSEPHS is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST JOSEPHS is 3-1 against the spread versus XAVIER over the last 3 seasons
ST JOSEPHS is 3-1 straight up against XAVIER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SOUTHERN MISS (6 - 8) at AUBURN (7 - 3) - 1/4/2006, 5:45 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SOUTHERN MISS is 19-33 ATS (-17.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
SOUTHERN MISS is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SOUTHERN MISS is 19-33 ATS (-17.3 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
SOUTHERN MISS is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) as a road underdog of 12.5 or more points over the last 3 seasons.
SOUTHERN MISS is 33-54 ATS (-26.4 Units) in road games since 1997.
SOUTHERN MISS is 33-54 ATS (-26.4 Units) in road lined games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
AUBURN is 1-0 against the spread versus SOUTHERN MISS over the last 3 seasons
AUBURN is 1-0 straight up against SOUTHERN MISS over the last 3 seasons

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ST JOHNS (7 - 4) at SETON HALL (8 - 3) - 1/4/2006, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST JOHNS is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ST JOHNS is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
ST JOHNS is 54-30 ATS (+21.0 Units) in road games since 1997.
ST JOHNS is 54-30 ATS (+21.0 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
ST JOHNS is 48-30 ATS (+15.0 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.
ST JOHNS is 24-9 ATS (+14.1 Units) in road games in January games since 1997.
ST JOHNS is 17-4 ATS (+12.6 Units) in road games after scoring 60 points or less since 1997.
ST JOHNS is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SETON HALL is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
SETON HALL is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SETON HALL is 2-1 against the spread versus ST JOHNS over the last 3 seasons
SETON HALL is 3-0 straight up against ST JOHNS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PURDUE (6 - 5) at NORTHWESTERN (7 - 4) - 1/4/2006, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PURDUE is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
PURDUE is 57-82 ATS (-33.2 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
PURDUE is 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) on Wednesday games since 1997.
NORTHWESTERN is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
NORTHWESTERN is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NORTHWESTERN is 2-0 against the spread versus PURDUE over the last 3 seasons
NORTHWESTERN is 2-0 straight up against PURDUE over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TOLEDO (7 - 2) at KENT ST (6 - 5) - 1/4/2006, 5:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TOLEDO is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing with 5 or 6 days rest over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KENT ST is 2-0 against the spread versus TOLEDO over the last 3 seasons
KENT ST is 1-1 straight up against TOLEDO 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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AKRON (6 - 3) at BALL ST (4 - 4) - 1/4/2006, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
AKRON is 2-1 against the spread versus BALL ST over the last 3 seasons
BALL ST is 2-1 straight up against AKRON 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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W MICHIGAN (3 - 7) at OHIO U (6 - 2) - 1/4/2006, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
W MICHIGAN is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 this season.
OHIO U is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OHIO U is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
OHIO U is 60-40 ATS (+16.0 Units) as a favorite since 1997.
OHIO U is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
OHIO U is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OHIO U is 1-1 against the spread versus W MICHIGAN over the last 3 seasons
OHIO U is 1-1 straight up against W MICHIGAN 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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C MICHIGAN (2 - 7) at BOWLING GREEN (4 - 6) - 1/4/2006, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
C MICHIGAN is 21-37 ATS (-19.7 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
C MICHIGAN is 21-37 ATS (-19.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
C MICHIGAN is 19-34 ATS (-18.4 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
C MICHIGAN is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) on Wednesday games over the last 3 seasons.
C MICHIGAN is 10-23 ATS (-15.3 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games since 1997.
BOWLING GREEN is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
C MICHIGAN is 2-1 against the spread versus BOWLING GREEN over the last 3 seasons
BOWLING GREEN is 2-1 straight up against C MICHIGAN over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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E MICHIGAN (3 - 5) at BUFFALO (10 - 1) - 1/4/2006, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 2-1 against the spread versus E MICHIGAN over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 2-1 straight up against E MICHIGAN 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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UTEP (7 - 4) at SYRACUSE (11 - 2) - 1/4/2006, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTEP is 39-24 ATS (+12.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
UTEP is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
UTEP is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
UTEP is 39-24 ATS (+12.6 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
SYRACUSE is 21-39 ATS (-21.9 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game since 1997.
SYRACUSE is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
SYRACUSE is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.

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

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S ALABAMA (9 - 2) at TENNESSEE (8 - 1) - 1/4/2006, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TENNESSEE is 38-21 ATS (+14.9 Units) on Wednesday games since 1997.
TENNESSEE is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

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

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DAYTON (8 - 6) at FORDHAM (4 - 8) - 1/4/2006, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DAYTON is 2-0 against the spread versus FORDHAM over the last 3 seasons
DAYTON is 2-0 straight up against FORDHAM 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 ST (9 - 1) at CLEMSON (11 - 2) - 1/4/2006, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEMSON is 3-1 against the spread versus FLORIDA ST over the last 3 seasons
CLEMSON is 3-1 straight up against FLORIDA ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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RHODE ISLAND (6 - 5) at CHARLOTTE (7 - 5) - 1/4/2006, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RHODE ISLAND is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
RHODE ISLAND is 1-0 against the spread versus CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons
RHODE ISLAND is 1-0 straight up against CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons

**Spark** · 01-04-2006, 05:23 PM

NHL Hockey Trends
Wednesday, January 4th

Atlanta at Carolina, 7:05 EST
Atlanta: 8-20 SU off ATS wins in 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
Carolina: 16-4 SU as a favorite

Florida at New York Islanders, 7:05 EST
Florida: 2-12 SU playing with revenge
NY Islanders: 18-10 SU off a combined score of 4 goals or less

Ottawa at Washington, 7:05 EST TSN
Ottawa: 20-3 SU after allowing 4+ goals
Washington: 5-14 SU off a home game

Nashville at St. Louis, 8:05 EST
Nashville: 7-1 SU off a shutout loss
St. Louis: 2-13 SU as a home underdog

Vancouver at Dallas, 8:35 EST
Vancouver: 2-8 SU away playing their third game in five days
Dallas: 26-4 SU at home off a division loss

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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Additional Trends:
Wednesday, 1/4/2006

NASHVILLE (24-11-0-3, 51 pts.) at ST LOUIS (10-22-0-5, 25 pts.) - 1/4/2006, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 38-34 ATS (+82.3 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 82-76 ATS (+175.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 6-19 ATS (+6.0 Units) as a home underdog of a half goal or even on the puck line over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 6-3 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 5-3-1 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (21-13-0-5, 47 pts.) at DALLAS (24-12-0-2, 50 pts.) - 1/4/2006, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 81-82 ATS (+184.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-2 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

**Spark** · 01-04-2006, 05:26 PM

Favorites 197-214-4 this season.
Over is 226-206-5 so far this season (21-10 last 5 nites)

Hot Teams
-- Magic covered their last four games (3-1 SU); they lost 92-90 at home vs Toronto Dec 19. Raptors are 5-2 in their last seven games (7-0 vs spread).
-- Charlotte covered six of their last 8 as road underdog.
-- Heat won nine of their last twelve games; they beat Hornets 109-102 at home in OT Nov 15.
-- Dallas won thirteen of their last sixteen games; they beat Minnesota 102-95 on Dec 18.
-- Cavaliers won, covered seven of their last 8 games; they lost 111-106 in this gym Dec 10. Bucks are 11-5 in their last sixteen games.
-- Spurs won five of their last six games; they covered 5 of their last seven as a home favorite.
-- Suns won four of last five games; their last two games went OT, with last game a triple OT loss at New York.

Cold Teams
-- Celtics lost eight of last 12 games, and just came back from 1-4 road trip; home team won both Celtic-Bobcat games this year, with games decided by total of 3 points.
-- Hornets are 1-4-1 vs spread in their last six games.
-- Minnesota lost eight of their last ten games (1-4 in last five games against the spread).
-- Bulls lost last seven games (0-7 against the spread); they lost 98-84 at Seattle Nov 18. Sonics just fired their coach; Bob Hill is the interim coach- they're 2-5 in their last seven games.
-- Portland lost their last three games, scoring 87.3 ppg.
-- Pacers lost four of their last five games. Nuggets lost seven of their last ten games.
-- 76ers are 2-8 vs spread in game after last ten wins.

Totals
-- Last five Orlando games went over the total.
-- Last eight Celtic games all went over the total.
-- Ten of last thirteen Miami games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Dallas games stayed under the total.
-- Last four Cleveland games stayed under the total.
-- Last five Seattle games all went over the total.
-- Six of last eight Portland games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last nine Denver games stayed over the total.
-- Under is 8-4 in Philly's last dozen games.

**Spark** · 01-04-2006, 05:27 PM

This season, favorites are 290-225
Under is 262-241-14 this season. (6-1 last night)

Hot teams
-- Thrashers are 8-3 in their last eleven games; they are 2-1 vs Carolina this season (9-0/5-2/3-4).
-- Panthers are 7-4 in their last eleven games; road side won both their games vs Islanders this year. Islanders are 2-7 in their last nine games, losing last five in row.
-- Senators won four of their last five games.

Cold teams
-- Hurricanes lost three of their last four games.
-- Washington is 3-7 in its last ten home games.
-- Predators lost last four games, scoring six goals; they are 3-0 vs St Louis this season (4-1/3-2/3-1). Blues lost 12 of their last fifteen games.
-- Canucks lost seven of their last eight games; they beat Dallas 5-2 at home Oct 16. Stars lost three of 4 at home

Totals
-- Last six Carolina games all went over the total.
-- Eight of last ten Florida games stayed under the total.
-- Seven of last eight Ottawa games went over total, as did five of last six Washington games.
-- Over is 12-2-1 in last fifteen Nashville games.
-- Seven of last nine Vancouver games went over total

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