Basketball Predictions - 30 Nov

Upset picks are in italics.

NCAA

Saginaw Valley at Butler - Bulldogs by 22

Kentucky Christian at Radford - Highlanders by 22

Presbyterian at (13) Tennessee - Volunteers by 21

Maryland-Eastern Shore at (17) UConn - Huskies by 21

Point Park at Kent State - Golden Flashes by 27.5

Summit at VMI - Keydets by 26.5

Chattanooga at Tennessee Tech - Golden Eagles by 6.5

Furman at High Point - Paladins by 2.5

Lancaster Bible at Campbell - Camels by 30

Howard at Mt. St. Mary's - Mountaineers by 6

Detroit Mercy at Northeastern - Huskies by 5.5

Elon at UNC Greensboro - Spartans by 17

Long Island at Delaware - Blue Hens by 16.5

Longwood at Georgetown - Lancers by 0.5

Old Dominion at East Carolina - Pirates by 14

New Orleans at Texas A&M - Aggies by 19

Davidson at Charlotte - 49ers by 1.5

Sacred Heart at NJIT - Highlanders by 15

Indiana at Syracuse - Orange by 5

Minnesota at Pittsburgh - Gophers by 11.5

Bellarmine at West Virginia - Mountaineers by 9

Siena at Army - Black Knights by 29.5

Fairleigh Dickinson at Manhattan - Jaspers by 15

Florida State at (2) Purdue - Boilermakers by 18

Tulane at Charleston - Cougars by 12

Rider at Ole Miss - Rebels by 13.5

Northwestern State at (15) Houston - Cougars by 38

Rhodes at Western Kentucky - Hilltoppers by 25.5

Mississippi College at Samford - Bulldogs by 24

Texas State at Rice - Owls by 6

Prairie View A&M at South Dakota State - Jackrabbits by 20

SIU Edwardsville at Omaha - Cougars by 0.5

Presentation at North Dakota - Hawks by 14.5

Bethesda at Dixie State - Trailblazers by 20

Jackson State at Marquette - Golden Eagles by 12

Saint Louis at Boise State - Broncos by 11.5

New Mexico at New Mexico State - Aggies by 17

Hawaii at Santa Clara - Broncos by 14.5

Northwestern at Wake Forest - Demon Deacons by 7.5

Clemson at Rutgers - Scarlet Knights by 5.5

North Dakota State at Creighton - Bluejays by 13.5

(1) Duke at Ohio State - Buckeyes by 1

South Dakota at San Jose State - Spartans by 11.5

Long Beach State at San Diego State - Aztecs by 18.5

Pepperdine at Nevada - Wolf Pack by 20.5

NBA

New York at Brooklyn - Nets by 6

Memphis at Toronto - Raptors by 5.5

Golden State at Phoenix - Warriors by 3

Detroit at Portland - Trail Blazers by 11

LA Lakers at Sacramento - Kings by 4

Results

NCAA: 26-5 (.839) 1035-307 overall (.771)

Upsets: 2-2 (.500) 71-132 overall (.350)

NBA: 3-6 (.333) 175-138 overall (.559)

Upsets: 0-2 (.000) 20-57 overall (.260)

Basketball Predictions - 29 Nov

Upset picks are in italics.

NCAA

Norfolk State vs. Grambling - Spartans by 8.5

Hartford at Appalachian State - Mountaineers by 13

Central Michigan at (10) Kentucky - Wildcats by 29.5

Point Park at Buffalo - Bulls by 29

NC Central at Gardner-Webb - Bulldogs by 6.5

Lafayette at Columbia - Lions by 11.5

Iowa at Virginia - Cavaliers by 2.5

South Florida at Boston College - Eagles by 18.5

Cornell at Canisius - Big Red by 1.5

Niagara at Colgate - Raiders by 8

NW Ohio at Toledo - Rockets by 28.5

Paul Quinn at Missouri - Tigers by 15.5

Texas A&M-Commerce at South Alabama - Jaguars by 31

Campbellsville at Murray State - Racers by 33.5

St. Mary's (TX) at UTSA - Roadrunners by 10.5

Austin Peay at TCU - Horned Frogs by 9

Mississippi Valley State at Vanderbilt - Commodores by 35.5

Tulsa at Oral Roberts - Golden Eagles by 15.5

SW Adventist at Houston Baptist - Huskies by 20

Schreiner at Abilene Christian - Wildcats by 29.5

Sam Houston at (8) Texas - Longhorns by 25

Morgan State vs. Hampton - Bears by 2

Arkansas Baptist at Arkansas Pine Bluff - Golden Lions by 21.5

Notre Dame at (14) Illinois - Illini by 12

Carroll (MT) at Utah State - Aggies by 32

UT Arlington at UC Santa Barbara - Gauchos by 22.5

Tarleton at (1) Gonzaga - Bulldogs by 27.5

Montana at Oregon - Ducks by 6

Wyoming at CSU Fullerton - Titans by 3

Grand Canyon at Loyola Marymount - Antelopes by 4

UC Riverside at Saint Mary's - Gaels by 11

NBA

Orlando at Philadelphia - 76ers by 12.5

Denver at Miami - Heat by 8

Charlotte at Chicago - Bulls by 4.5

Oklahoma City at Houston - Thunder by 1

Indiana at Minnesota - Pacers by 0.5

Cleveland at Dallas - Mavericks by 0.5

Washington at San Antonio - Wizards by 3

Portland at Utah - Jazz by 7.5

New Orleans at LA Clippers - Clippers by 9

Results

NCAA: 32-16 (.667) 1009-302 overall (.770)

Upsets: 3-6 (.333) 69-130 overall (.347)

NBA: 2-3 (.400) 172-132 overall (.566)

Upsets: 0-2 (.000) 20-55 overall (.267)

NCAA Football Rankings - 28 Nov

Michigan's win over Ohio State yesterday was huge, putting the Wolverines in the Big 10 title game and giving them the inside track for a playoff berth, which I had given to them last week. Cincinnati should still be sitting in the committee's top 4 this week, but if Oklahoma State beats Baylor to win the Big 12, I believe that they will move the Cowboys ahead of the Bearcats into the final playoff spot. Cincinnati would need Michigan to lose to Iowa, and possible also Oklahoma State to lose to Baylor, just to make it into the 4, because I don't see Alabama being left out unless they are blown out by Georgia next week. Here are my full current rankings, with projected conference champs in bold, runners-up underlined, and playoff teams in red:

						Proj
Rank	LW	Team	Rating	W	L	W	L
1	1	Georgia	-25.12	12	0	13	0
2	2	Ohio State	-21.34	10	2	10	2
3	3	Michigan	-20.18	11	1	12	1
4	4	Alabama	-18.02	11	1	11	2
5	5	Cincinnati	-16.93	12	0	13	0
6	6	Notre Dame	-16.48	11	1	11	1
7	7	Wisconsin	-14.31	8	4	8	4
8	8	Penn State	-13.68	7	5	7	5
9	13	Wake Forest	-12.93	10	2	11	2
10	9	Michigan St	-12.91	10	2	10	2
11	10	Utah	-12.82	9	3	10	3
12	12	Oklahoma State	-12.25	11	1	12	1
13	17	Pittsburgh	-12.24	10	2	10	3
14	14	Ole Miss	-12.06	10	2	10	2
15	11	NC State	-11.77	9	3	9	3
16	19	Clemson	-11.45	9	3	9	3
17	16	Texas A&M	-10.84	8	4	8	4
18	20	Purdue	-10.77	8	4	8	4
19	21	Iowa	-10.76	10	2	10	3
20	26	Minnesota	-10.36	8	4	8	4
21	15	Boise State	-9.959	7	5	7	5
22	25	Arkansas	-9.953	8	4	8	4
23	34	West Kentucky	-9.848	8	4	9	4
24	18	Baylor	-9.743	10	2	10	3
25	28	Oregon	-9.213	10	2	10	3
26	22	Houston	-9.075	11	1	11	2
27	35	Iowa State	-8.872	7	5	7	5
28	40	UCLA	-8.856	8	4	7	4
29	23	Appalachian St	-8.855	10	2	11	2
30	29	Oklahoma	-8.783	10	2	10	2
31	31	Air Force	-8.764	9	3	9	3
32	44	Kentucky	-8.473	9	3	9	3
33	27	Nebraska	-8.333	3	9	3	8
34	38	Auburn	-8.237	6	6	6	6
35	32	Tennessee	-8.222	7	5	7	5
36	46	Nevada	-7.746	8	4	8	4
37	30	Mississippi St	-7.702	7	5	7	5
38	37	BYU	-7.696	10	2	10	2
39	45	Army	-7.693	8	3	9	3
40	24	UT San Antonio	-7.005	11	1	11	2
41	41	Arizona State	-6.936	8	4	8	4
42	49	Fresno State	-6.865	9	3	8	3
43	51	San Diego State	-6.817	11	1	12	1
44	42	Oregon State	-6.448	7	5	7	5
45	36	SMU	-6.35	8	4	8	4
46	52	LSU	-6.056	6	6	6	6
47	43	Florida	-5.903	6	6	6	6
48	33	Louisville	-5.326	6	6	6	6
49	39	Marshall	-5.241	7	5	7	5
50	48	Kansas State	-5.212	7	5	7	5
51	50	UAB	-5.109	8	4	8	4
52	55	North Carolina	-5.099	6	6	6	6
53	57	Miami	-4.994	7	5	7	5
54	63	Washington St	-4.462	7	5	7	5
55	54	Coastal Carolina	-4.253	10	2	10	2
56	47	Liberty	-3.993	7	5	7	5
57	56	Toledo	-3.855	7	5	7	5
58	58	Texas	-3.42	5	7	5	7
59	53	Louisiana	-3.161	11	1	11	2
60	66	Illinois	-2.809	5	7	4	7
61	59	Virginia	-2.508	6	6	6	6
62	64	Miami (OH)	-1.951	6	6	6	6
63	68	Virginia Tech	-1.868	6	6	6	6
64	72	Utah State	-1.68	9	3	9	4
65	60	UCF	-1.538	8	4	8	4
66	74	Central Michigan	-1.305	8	4	8	4
67	62	Syracuse	-1.082	5	7	5	7
68	70	Florida State	-1.035	5	7	5	7
69	67	West Virginia	-1.002	6	6	6	6
70	83	Maryland	-0.729	6	6	6	6
71	65	Boston College	-0.214	6	6	6	6
72	69	California	-0.15	4	7	5	7
73	61	Rutgers	0.0225	5	7	5	7
74	85	West Michigan	0.1011	7	5	7	5
75	79	USC	0.4884	4	7	4	8
76	71	South Carolina	0.5066	6	6	6	6
77	73	East Carolina	0.8857	7	5	7	5
78	84	Tulsa	1.0629	6	6	6	6
79	76	Missouri	1.1032	6	6	6	6
80	86	Texas Tech	1.4554	6	6	6	6
81	75	Memphis	1.9013	6	6	6	6
82	82	Georgia Tech	2.1284	3	9	3	9
83	88	Mid Tennessee	2.2346	6	6	6	6
84	77	Washington	2.6111	4	8	4	8
85	89	Old Dominion	2.7916	6	6	6	6
86	80	Eastern Michigan	2.8552	7	5	7	5
87	93	Ball State	3.0831	6	6	6	6
88	97	Georgia State	3.0988	7	5	7	5
89	78	Northern Illinois	3.2938	8	4	9	4
90	100	North Texas	3.2971	6	6	6	6
91	87	TCU	3.7503	5	7	5	7
92	81	Wyoming	3.9506	6	6	6	6
93	98	Navy	3.9773	3	8	3	9
94	91	UTEP	4.0918	7	5	6	5
95	95	Tulane	4.1198	2	10	2	10
96	94	Indiana	4.1415	2	10	2	10
97	90	Florida Atlantic	4.4592	5	7	5	7
98	108	Hawaii	4.5586	6	7	6	6
99	101	Colorado	5.1075	4	8	4	8
100	92	Colorado State	5.2688	3	9	3	9
101	102	Kent State	5.3844	7	5	7	6
102	99	Stanford	5.4211	3	9	3	9
103	96	Northwestern	5.6229	3	9	3	9
104	103	South Alabama	6.6278	5	7	5	7
105	104	UNLV	6.7951	2	10	2	10
106	105	Louisiana Tech	7.4989	3	9	3	9
107	109	South Florida	7.6208	2	10	2	10
108	107	Buffalo	8.1997	4	8	4	8
109	110	San Jose State	8.4039	5	7	4	7
110	106	Troy	8.6224	5	7	5	7
111	113	Arizona	10.467	1	11	1	11
112	115	Rice	10.758	4	8	4	8
113	117	Louisiana Monroe	11.053	4	8	4	8
114	111	Ohio	11.187	3	9	3	9
115	116	Bowling Green	11.207	4	8	4	8
116	112	Charlotte	11.226	5	7	5	7
117	119	Southern Miss	12.264	3	9	3	9
118	114	Duke	12.466	3	9	3	9
119	118	Georgia Southern	12.482	3	9	3	9
120	124	Vanderbilt	13.852	2	10	2	10
121	120	New Mexico	13.955	3	9	3	9
122	123	Texas State	14.09	4	8	4	8
123	125	Kansas	14.2	2	10	2	10
124	122	Arkansas State	14.565	2	10	2	10
125	121	Temple	15.759	3	9	3	9
126	127	New Mexico St	16.026	2	10	2	9
127	126	Akron	16.558	2	10	2	10
128	129	Connecticut	19.348	1	11	1	10
129	128	Florida Intl	19.806	1	11	1	11
130	130	UMass	21.959	1	11	1	11