Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Basketball Predictions - 30 Nov

Upset picks are in italics.

NBA

Sacramento at Philadelphia - Kings by 5
Detroit at Boston - Celtics by 1
Memphis at Toronto - Raptors by 9
LA Lakers at Chicago - Bulls by 9
Washington at Oklahoma City - Thunder by 7
New York at Minnesota - Timberwolves by 3
San Antonio at Dallas - Spurs by 10
Atlanta at Phoenix - Hawks by 4
Miami at Denver - Nuggets by 4
Indiana at Portland - Trail Blazers by 1

College Basketball

Texas College at North Texas - Mean Green by 12
Furman at Winthrop - Eagles by 4
New Hampshire at Providence - Friars by 18
Coppin State at Georgetown - Hoyas by 23
Morehouse at Georgia - Bulldogs by 35
Washington at TCU - Horned Frogs by 7
Wright State at Georgia State - Panthers by 15
Stetson at UCF - Knights by 32
Boston U at Connecticut - Terriers by 4
Temple at Saint Joseph's - Owls by 3
VMI at Radford - Highlanders by 7
Adrian at Akron - Zips by 32
Eastern Michigan at Detroit Mercy - Eagles by 6
Ohio at Marshall - Thundering Herd by 5
UNC Wilmington at Western Michigan - Seahawks by 10
Northern Kentucky at Morehead State - Eagles by 8
IUPUI at Illinois State - Redbirds by 6
UMBC at Duquesne - Dukes by 4
Sacred Heart at Fordham - Rams by 22
Lehigh at La Salle - Mountain Hawks by 3
Wagner at Massachusetts - Minutemen by 8
Richmond at Bucknell - Bison by 14
Youngstown State at Robert Morris - Colonials by 1
Holy Cross at Albany - Great Danes by 10
Mansfield at Binghamton - Bearcats by 21
Central Connecticut at Maine - Black Bears by 15
Loyola (MD) at Stony Brook - Greyhounds by 5
St. Francis (PA) at NJIT - Highlanders by 5
Fairleigh Dickinson at Army - Black Knights by 6
Yale at Bryant - Yale Bulldogs by 10
St. Francis (BKN) at Brown - Bears by 7
Northeastern at Cornell - Huskies by 5
Dartmouth at Old Dominion - Monarchs by 25
James Madison at Charlotte - 49ers by 9
FIU at Elon - Phoenix by 12
Goucher at Towson - Tigers by 26
Voorhees at South Carolina State - Bulldogs by 13
Grambling State at Miami (OH) - Redhawks by 8
Kennesaw State at Florida A&M - Rattlers by 2
Virginia Tech at Michigan - Wolverines by 9
(15) Purdue at (14) Louisville - Cardinals by 6
Rutgers at Miami (FL) - Hurricanes by 25
Incarnate Word at Texas Tech - Red Raiders by 26
South Dakota at UMKC - Kangaroos by 7
Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss - Rebels by 1
Cleveland State at Arkansas State - Red Wolves by 17
South Alabama at Southern Miss - Jaguars by 14
Green Bay at Kansas State - Wildcats by 13
Rogers State at Oklahoma State - Cowboys by 39
Northern Illinois at Indiana State - Sycamores by 12
Siena at St. Bonaventure - Bonnies by 18
Western Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky - Colonels by 14
Minnesota Crookston at South Dakota State - Jackrabbits by 18
Chicago State at UIC - Flames by 12
George Mason at Northern Iowa - Panthers by 20
Norfolk State at Loyola (CHI) - Ramblers by 17
Wabash at Evansville - Aces by 29
Jacksonville at Milwaukee - Dolphins by 8
Drexel at Lafayette - Leopards by 10
Houston Baptist at Rice - Owls by 17
Menlo at Fresno State - Bulldogs by 24
Maryland-Eastern Shore at SE Louisiana - Golden Lions by 14
Western Carolina at Marquette - Golden Eagles by 22
Fort Wayne vs. Austin Peay - Mastodons by 5
Drake at DePaul - Blue Demons by 14
LIU Brooklyn at Hartford - Blackbirds by 10
Methodist at Coastal Carolina - Chanticleers by 24
Texas Southern at (16) Arizona - Wildcats by 1
Colorado State at Colorado - Buffaloes by 18
Louisiana Tech at California - Golden Bears by 5
Utah State vs BYU - Aggies by 1
Sam Houston at (9) Baylor - Bears by 20
UNLV at Southern Utah - Rebels by 7
Jackson State at Memphis - Memphis Tigers by 15
SMU at Boise State - Mustangs by 5
Denver at Wyoming - Cowboys by 5
Abilene Christian at New Mexico - Lobos by 14
Nebraska at Clemson - Tigers by 12
(3) North Carolina at (13) Indiana - Tar Heels by 4
Ohio State at (6) Virginia - Cavaliers by 14
Air Force at New Mexico State - Aggies by 10
Utah Valley at Washington State - Wolverines by 8
USC at San Diego - Trojans by 10
UC Irvine at Santa Clara - Broncos by 2
Alcorn State at San Francisco - Dons by 16
Pacific Union at CSU Bakersfield - Roadrunners by 29
Western Oregon at (23) Oregon - Ducks by 32
Omaha at CS Fullerton - Mavericks by 3
(12) Saint Mary's at Stanford - Gaels by 2
UC Riverside at (11) UCLA - Bruins by 19

Pick of the Day


UCF

The Knights have started off the season 4-1, with their only loss coming against the defending champs from Villanova, so when they host Stetson today, they shouldn't have much to worry about.

Prediction Results

NBA: 1-5 (.167) 172-96 overall (.642)
Upsets: 1-1 (.500) 15-36 overall (.294)
College Basketball: 40-12 (.769) 944-267 overall (.780)
Upsets: 2-4 (.333) 43-73 overall (.371)
Pick of the Day: 19-0 (1.000)


Tuesday, November 29, 2016

NFL Rankings - 29 Nov

There is a new team at the top of the heap this week, even though both of the top teams in last week's rankings won over the weekend. The Cowboys won a close one over Washington at home, while the Patriots won a close road game against the lowly Jets. Meanwhile, the Falcons beat down the Cardinals, and their overall strength of schedule is now #1 in the league, with their 4 losses all coming by single digits against teams projected to finish at or above .500. Here are my full current rankings:





Rec
ProjRec


TW
LW
Team
Rating
W
L
W
L
MOV
SOS
Seed
1
3
Atlanta
-7.42
7
4
11
5
3
1
N2
2
2
Dallas
-7.4
10
1
13
3
1
30
N1
3
1
New England
-6.85
9
2
13
3
2
26
A1
4
6
Denver
-5.33
7
4
10
6
7
5
A6
5
9
Pittsburgh
-4.29
6
5
9
7
4
15
A3
6
4
Seattle
-4.06
7.5
3.5
10.5
5.5
8
12
N3
7
8
Oakland
-4.02
9
2
12
4
9
8
A2
8
11
Kansas City
-3.78
8
3
11
5
6
14
A5
9
12
New Orleans
-3.67
5
6
8
8
11
7

10
5
Philadelphia
-3.38
5
6
8
8
10
11

11
10
San Diego
-3.22
5
6
8
8
13
4

12
7
Buffalo
-3.02
6
5
9
7
5
23

13
13
Washington
-1.93
6.5
4.5
9.5
6.5
14
16
N6
14
14
Minnesota
-1.03
6
5
9
7
12
24

15
17
Carolina
-0.56
4
7
6
10
21
9

16
19
NY Giants
0.05
8
3
10
6
15
27
N5
17
21
Tampa Bay
0.05
6
5
8
8
22
10

18
18
Baltimore
0.19
6
5
8
8
16
29

19
15
Arizona
0.49
4.5
6.5
6.5
9.5
20
22

20
16
Miami
0.61
7
4
9
7
18
28

21
27
Green Bay
1.56
5
6
8
8
23
17

22
20
Cincinnati
1.57
3.5
7.5
6.5
9.5
24
3

23
22
Detroit
1.59
7
4
9
7
19
31
N4
24
23
Tennessee
1.75
6
6
8
8
17
32

25
25
Houston
4.11
6
5
8
8
26
19
A4
26
24
Indianapolis
4.18
5
6
7
9
25
25

27
26
Los Angeles
5.94
4
7
6
10
27
21

28
28
NY Jets
6.06
3
8
5
11
28
13

29
29
Jacksonville
7.17
2
9
4
12
29
18

30
30
Chicago
8.39
2
9
4
12
30
20

31
31
San Francisco
9.21
1
10
3
13
31
2

32
32
Cleveland
12.1
0
12
1
15
32
6


Playoff Picks

Wild Card

(6) Broncos over (3) Steelers
(5) Chiefs over (4) Texans
(3) Seahawks over (6) Redskins
(5) Giants over (4) Lions

Divisional

(1) Patriots over (6) Broncos
(5) Chiefs over (2) Raiders
(1) Cowboys over (5) Giants
(2) Falcons over (3) Seahawks

Conference Championships

(1) Patriots over (5) Chiefs
(2) Falcons over (1) Cowboys

Super Bowl

(2) Falcons over (1) Patriots