Friday, December 30, 2022

NFL Predictions - 29 Dec thru 2 Jan

Upset picks are in italics.

Thursday

Dallas at Tennessee - Cowboys by 8


Sunday

Arizona at Atlanta - Falcons by 4.5

Chicago at Detroit - Lions by 6.5

Denver at Kansas City - Chiefs by 13

Miami at New England - Patriots by 2

Indianapolis at NY Giants - Giants by 6.5

New Orleans at Philadelphia - Eagles by 11.5

Carolina at Tampa Bay - Buccaneers by 2.5

Cleveland at Washington - Commanders by 0.5

Jacksonville at Houston - Jaguars by 5.5

San Francisco at Las Vegas - 49ers by 7.5

NY Jets at Seattle - Jets by 2

Minnesota at Green Bay - Vikings by 0.5

LA Rams at LA Chargers - Chargers by 4.5

Pittsburgh at Baltimore - Ravens by 6.5


Monday

Buffalo at Cincinnati - Bills by 2


Results

NFL: 9-7 (.563) 147-93 overall (.613)

Upsets: 0-1 (.000) 22-28 overall (.440)

Monday, December 26, 2022

NCAA Basketball Rankings - 26 Dec

There weren't a ton of games this week due to the holiday weekend, but most teams played at least once, and some teams were able to make some significant moves even on a short week. Arkansas entered the top 10, becoming the third SEC team in that group, and Ohio State jumped 17 spots to #13, the biggest move by a ranked team this week. Here are my full current rankings:

Rank

LW

Team

Rating

W

L

1

1

UConn

-19.7

13

0

2

4

Tennessee

-17.04

10

2

3

3

Houston

-16.97

12

1

4

5

UCLA

-16.62

11

2

5

2

Purdue

-15.37

12

0

6

9

Arizona

-15.04

12

1

7

6

West Virginia

-14.51

10

2

8

8

Kansas

-14.32

11

1

9

7

Alabama

-14.3

10

2

10

14

Arkansas

-13.41

11

1

11

18

Yale

-12.77

10

3

12

20

Texas

-12.55

10

1

13

30

Ohio State

-12.36

8

3

14

19

Kent State

-12.15

10

3

15

11

Sam Houston St

-12.12

10

2

16

10

Florida Atlantic

-12.06

11

1

17

13

Marquette

-11.98

9

4

18

12

Gonzaga

-11.6

10

3

19

27

Rutgers

-11.49

8

4

20

25

Maryland

-11.39

9

3

21

15

Iona

-11.14

9

4

22

16

Utah State

-11.13

11

2

23

29

North Carolina

-11.09

9

4

24

17

Xavier

-11.04

10

3

25

33

Oklahoma St

-10.92

8

4

26

28

Marshall

-10.79

11

2

27

26

Indiana

-10.77

10

3

28

21

Mississippi St

-10.73

11

1

29

22

Duke

-10.71

10

3

30

63

Auburn

-10.51

10

2

31

32

Saint Mary's

-10.47

10

4

32

42

Creighton

-10.41

8

6

33

24

Baylor

-10.32

9

2

34

36

Memphis

-10.3

10

3

35

31

James Madison

-10.25

9

4

36

23

Arizona State

-10.09

11

2

37

49

New Mexico

-9.972

12

0

38

40

Southern Miss

-9.923

11

2

39

44

UAB

-9.809

10

2

40

57

Northwestern

-9.806

9

2

41

45

Virginia

-9.516

8

2

42

43

Kansas State

-9.504

11

1

43

34

Kentucky

-9.49

8

3

44

46

Penn State

-9.184

9

3

45

55

Oklahoma

-9.104

9

3

46

41

UMass Lowell

-9.087

12

2

47

39

Colorado

-8.874

8

5

48

64

Charleston

-8.866

12

1

49

48

San Diego State

-8.792

9

3

50

53

Wisconsin

-8.5

9

2

51

37

Illinois

-8.472

8

4

52

38

Utah

-8.465

9

4

53

61

UNLV

-8.439

11

1

54

60

Pittsburgh

-8.405

9

4

55

54

Nevada

-8.24

10

3

56

51

Virginia Tech

-8.156

11

2

57

78

Missouri

-8.124

11

1

58

58

Iowa State

-8.09

9

2

59

74

Youngstown St

-8.054

9

4

60

76

Texas Tech

-7.947

9

2

61

35

Iowa

-7.947

8

4

62

80

North Texas

-7.806

10

2

63

50

Boise State

-7.642

10

3

64

47

UC Irvine

-7.516

7

5

65

70

UCF

-7.502

9

3

66

66

Charlotte

-7.494

9

3

67

52

NC State

-7.46

11

3

68

59

Florida

-7.459

7

5

69

77

UNC Wilmington

-7.429

10

3

70

56

Troy

-7.341

8

5

71

62

Florida Gulf Coast

-7.311

10

3

72

71

Miami

-7.206

12

1

73

122

Cornell

-6.723

9

3

74

104

TCU

-6.63

10

1

75

75

New Mexico St

-6.611

7

5

76

85

Providence

-6.468

10

3

77

107

Bradley

-6.335

9

4

78

73

Butler

-6.292

8

5

79

86

Michigan

-6.185

7

4

80

98

Oral Roberts

-6.076

10

3

81

68

St. John's

-6.049

11

2

82

81

Nebraska

-5.985

7

6

83

117

Clemson

-5.952

10

3

84

69

Michigan State

-5.924

8

4

85

138

Ohio

-5.865

7

5

86

97

Liberty

-5.849

9

4

87

112

Dayton

-5.824

8

5

88

102

Utah Valley

-5.814

9

4

89

72

Princeton

-5.751

9

4

90

65

Oregon

-5.75

7

6

91

106

Jacksonville

-5.637

7

3

92

105

Queens

-5.457

10

3

93

153

Toledo

-5.338

8

4

94

67

Washington St

-5.311

5

8

95

88

Montana State

-5.23

7

6

96

131

Drake

-5.215

10

3

97

115

Longwood

-5.14

8

5

98

118

Cincinnati

-5.025

9

4

99

100

Chattanooga

-5.008

8

5

100

83

South Alabama

-4.992

6

6

101

119

Radford

-4.97

6

7

102

94

Gardner-Webb

-4.965

5

7

103

113

Mid Tennessee

-4.943

8

4

104

127

Seton Hall

-4.924

7

6

105

101

Utah Tech

-4.9

8

5

106

150

Fort Wayne

-4.729

9

4

107

89

Loyola Marymount

-4.673

10

4

108

108

Towson

-4.654

8

5

109

82

Texas A&M

-4.602

6

5

110

99

UMass

-4.579

9

3

111

120

San Francisco

-4.568

11

4

112

93

Ball State

-4.558

8

4

113

95

Hofstra

-4.52

7

6

114

148

SIU-Edwardsville

-4.52

9

4

115

114

Southern Illinois

-4.452

9

4

116

121

Quinnipiac

-4.408

9

4

117

87

Ole Miss

-4.402

8

4

118

130

Villanova

-4.298

7

5

119

79

Indiana State

-4.269

9

4

120

132

Bryant

-4.26

9

4

121

90

Seattle

-4.201

9

4

122

147

USC

-4.197

10

3

123

91

American

-4.173

8

3

124

137

Wake Forest

-4.148

9

4

125

134

Southern Utah

-4.126

8

5

126

103

Colorado State

-4.088

8

5

127

133

Louisiana

-4.043

10

2

128

84

UC Riverside

-4.042

7

5

129

92

Navy

-4.016

7

5

130

110

Wichita State

-4.001

7

5

131

135

Richmond

-3.972

6

6

132

123

Saint Louis

-3.614

8

5

133

164

Mercer

-3.611

7

6

134

124

N Carolina Cent

-3.591

6

7

135

96

Colgate

-3.578

6

7

136

129

Detroit Mercy

-3.556

5

8

137

149

Missouri State

-3.526

5

7

138

141

Montana

-3.396

6

6

139

176

UC Santa Barbara

-3.375

9

2

140

128

St. Thomas

-3.296

11

4

141

205

George Mason

-3.281

8

5

142

178

VCU

-3.272

9

4

143

152

Stanford

-3.228

5

7

144

145

UC Davis

-3.197

7

5

145

140

Kennesaw St

-3.189

8

5

146

136

Stetson

-3.17

5

6

147

157

Tarleton

-3.086

6

6

148

185

Belmont

-3.006

8

5

149

144

Long Beach St

-3

6

6

150

116

Vermont

-2.928

6

8

151

175

San Jose State

-2.906

9

4

152

161

BYU

-2.885

10

5

153

126

Grand Canyon

-2.866

9

4

154

160

Georgia

-2.852

9

3

155

142

UNC Asheville

-2.831

8

5

156

165

Tulane

-2.752

7

4

157

158

Pepperdine

-2.723

7

7

158

155

Robert Morris

-2.691

6

7

159

169

Louisiana Tech

-2.565

7

5

160

171

Rice

-2.553

9

3

161

125

Grambling

-2.543

6

5

162

109

Washington

-2.471

9

4

163

162

Norfolk State

-2.456

9

5

164

154

LSU

-2.398

11

1

165

146

Hawaii

-2.38

9

3

166

163

Portland

-2.322

8

7

167

186

Akron

-2.248

7

5

168

159

Furman

-2.23

9

4

169

151

Southern

-2.171

4

9

170

173

Milwaukee

-2.109

8

4

171

201

Wofford

-2.069

8

5

172

172

Syracuse

-2.069

8

5

173

166

Stephen F Austin

-1.935

8

5

174

143

Georgia Tech

-1.911

7

5

175

156

Texas A&M-CC

-1.85

6

6

176

181

Air Force

-1.817

9

4

177

204

Santa Clara

-1.791

12

3

178

183

Duquesne

-1.61

10

3

179

111

Maine

-1.58

6

6

180

179

Brown

-1.535

7

5

181

170

Southern Indiana

-1.476

7

6

182

177

Murray State

-1.455

7

5

183

197

Boston U

-1.435

7

6

184

190

UMBC

-1.327

9

4

185

174

Fordham

-1.313

12

1

186

252

Harvard

-1.249

8

5

187

199

Nicholls

-1.247

6

6

188

200

Lipscomb

-1.237

8

5

189

195

Abilene Christian

-1.206

8

5

190

196

UNC Greensboro

-1.187

6

7

191

194

High Point

-1.06

8

4

192

237

Siena

-1.034

7

5

193

203

Morgan State

-1.019

4

8

194

225

Northwestern St

-1.012

8

4

195

193

Mt. St. Mary's

-0.88

5

8

196

168

Davidson

-0.875

7

5

197

139

Rider

-0.829

5

5

198

220

SE Louisiana

-0.814

6

7

199

191

Old Dominion

-0.811

8

4

200

216

Jacksonville St

-0.785

6

6

201

214

Cleveland State

-0.725

7

6

202

188

Campbell

-0.704

5

7

203

180

Bucknell

-0.647

7

6

204

198

Penn

-0.626

6

7

205

219

Eastern Wash

-0.603

6

7

206

208

St. Bonaventure

-0.547

6

7

207

209

West Kentucky

-0.499

8

3

208

221

Portland State

-0.475

6

7

209

218

DePaul

-0.451

6

7

210

182

Vanderbilt

-0.426

6

6

211

224

East Carolina

-0.402

9

4

212

251

Lafayette

-0.332

2

11

213

232

Wright State

-0.283

7

6

214

212

Sacramento St

-0.279

6

6

215

206

Appalachian St

-0.279

7

6

216

167

Alcorn State

-0.273

3

9

217

223

UT Martin

-0.228

8

5

218

187

South Dakota St

-0.168

5

8

219

233

Idaho

-0.158

6

7

220

217

North Florida

-0.115

5

7

221

189

Delaware

-0.104

8

5

222

215

SE Missouri St

-0.101

5

8

223

192

Coastal Carolina

-0.082

6

5

224

242

Fresno State

-0.002

4

7

225

243

South Florida

-8E-04

7

6

226

253

North Alabama

0.0219

8

5

227

184

Niagara

0.0466

6

5

228

211

Samford

0.1498

6

7

229

213

Drexel

0.172

6

6

230

261

Weber State

0.1857

5

8

231

207

Prairie View A&M

0.2016

4

8

232

236

CSU Fullerton

0.2549

6

6

233

235

West Carolina

0.4224

7

6

234

238

Buffalo

0.4781

6

6

235

254

Western Illinois

0.5567

8

4

236

239

UTEP

0.58

8

4

237

250

Wagner

0.6203

7

4

238

210

Cal Baptist

0.6231

8

5

239

226

Denver

0.6632

9

5

240

259

San Diego

0.7345

7

7

241

269

Canisius

0.8259

2

9

242

234

Eastern Kentucky

0.8945

7

6

243

202

Texas A&M-Com

0.9221

4

9

244

248

Notre Dame

1.0417

7

5

245

246

Fairfield

1.066

5

7

246

231

Chicago State

1.0739

3

12

247

260

Northern Iowa

1.1771

5

7

248

229

N Carolina A&T

1.2331

5

8

249

228

Bellarmine

1.2351

5

8

250

324

SMU

1.254

5

8

251

249

UT Rio Grande

1.3572

8

4

252

241

UIC

1.4614

8

5

253

222

Temple

1.5323

6

7

254

244

Austin Peay

1.6168

6

7

255

255

North Arizona

1.6219

4

9

256

270

The Citadel

1.6952

5

7

257

257

Wyoming

1.7063

5

7

258

245

Coppin State

1.7166

5

10

259

263

Omaha

1.7612

5

8

260

230

George Washington

1.8594

6

7

261

227

CSU Bakersfield

1.9005

4

7

262

240

North Colorado

2.0354

5

7

263

268

VMI

2.13

5

8

264

256

Winthrop

2.1333

5

8

265

280

Charleston South

2.1939

4

7

266

286

Maryland-E Shore

2.2615

5

7

267

274

Texas Southern

2.4009

3

9

268

300

Army

2.4437

6

7

269

290

Georgia Southern

2.5889

7

6

270

262

Loyola-Chicago

2.6821

6

6

271

271

North Dakota

2.739

6

8

272

296

East Tennessee St

2.7676

4

9

273

272

William & Mary

2.7695

5

8

274

277

Tulsa

2.793

4

7

275

283

S Carolina Upstate

2.8685

5

6

276

297

Pacific

2.8709

7

8

277

293

North Kentucky

2.9106

7

6

278

285

Idaho State

2.9498

3

10

279

267

Fairleigh Dickinson

2.9594

6

8

280

276

Bowling Green

3.0037

5

7

281

292

Boston College

3.0269

7

6

282

278

Ark-Pine Bluff

3.0702

4

9

283

313

Georgetown

3.0807

5

8

284

288

UT Arlington

3.1281

5

8

285

320

Northeastern

3.1861

4

7

286

247

Sacred Heart

3.1914

6

8

287

309

Jackson State

3.2516

1

12

288

318

North Illinois

3.3616

4

9

289

314

Illinois State

3.3779

6

7

290

321

Saint Joseph's

3.3888

6

6

291

266

Texas State

3.3889

7

6

292

258

CSU Northridge

3.403

3

8

293

264

Stonehill

3.4847

4

10

294

275

Morehead State

3.5013

7

6

295

282

New Hampshire

3.5583

5

7

296

299

Tennessee Tech

3.6096

4

9

297

294

Howard

3.6618

7

8

298

284

North Dakota St

3.6781

3

11

299

287

Dartmouth

3.704

4

10

300

317

Georgia State

3.8226

7

5

301

265

Cal Poly

3.8492

6

6

302

295

Saint Peter's

3.8559

6

6

303

279

Central Michigan

3.8732

4

8

304

289

Oregon State

3.9049

7

6

305

315

Loyola (MD)

4.1103

5

8

306

298

Florida State

4.1412

4

10

307

312

UMKC

4.2125

5

9

308

281

Arkansas State

4.2549

8

5

309

316

Rhode Island

4.4007

4

8

310

326

Albany

4.4226

5

9

311

307

St. Francis (BKN)

4.4552

6

6

312

302

Florida Intl

4.6881

5

6

313

301

Minnesota

4.8417

6

6

314

306

Tennessee St

4.8445

8

5

315

322

Presbyterian

4.8667

4

9

316

291

Lindenwood

4.9021

5

8

317

336

Stony Brook

4.9298

4

9

318

273

Marist

5.0769

4

7

319

311

Columbia

5.1202

5

9

320

319

Incarnate Word

5.1541

6

7

321

332

Little Rock

5.1979

4

9

322

330

UC San Diego

5.2752

5

7

323

325

Valparaiso

5.3086

6

7

324

308

NJIT

5.3503

2

10

325

303

South Dakota

5.3561

5

8

326

348

Eastern Illinois

5.4082

4

9

327

310

Lehigh

5.4265

5

6

328

329

Eastern Michigan

5.5808

3

9

329

337

Evansville

5.6218

4

9

330

331

West Michigan

5.6516

4

8

331

333

South Carolina

5.6852

6

6

332

340

Alabama State

5.7823

1

11

333

335

St. Francis (PA)

5.9123

3

10

334

327

Central Arkansas

5.9162

5

7

335

323

UL Monroe

5.935

4

9

336

304

Central Conn

6.2106

2

12

337

305

La Salle

6.4396

5

7

338

352

Manhattan

6.6611

4

7

339

334

South Carolina St

6.6615

2

12

340

328

Miami (OH)

6.6643

5

7

341

339

McNeese

6.7518

3

10

342

347

California

6.8453

1

12

343

341

Hampton

6.8627

3

9

344

344

Oakland

7.1769

2

11

345

345

Elon

7.5054

2

11

346

342

Merrimack

7.7547

2

12

347

343

Bethune-Cookman

7.8884

4

8

348

349

Binghamton

8.5531

4

8

349

338

UT San Antonio

8.6116

6

6

350

350

Houston Baptist

8.8586

3

10

351

351

Miss Valley St

8.9489

1

13

352

346

Delaware State

9.1586

1

11

353

354

Holy Cross

9.1743

3

10

354

356

Alabama A&M

9.4804

3

8

355

355

Long Island

9.6556

2

10

356

359

IUPUI

10.273

3

10

357

353

Monmouth

10.854

1

12

358

357

Lamar

10.855

4

9

359

358

Florida A&M

11.578

2

8

360

362

Louisville

11.647

2

11

361

360

Green Bay

12.405

2

11

362

363

New Orleans

12.502

3

8

363

361

Hartford

12.931

4

11