Basketball Predictions - 9 Dec

Upset picks are in italics.
Pick of the Day in bold.

NBA

New Orleans at Detroit - Pelicans by 2
Milwaukee at Toronto - Raptors by 0.5
Utah at San Antonio - Jazz by 3
Charlotte at New York - Hornets by 4

NCAA

Columbia vs. Iona - Lions by 2
New Hampshire at Niagara - Purple Eagles by 15.5
South Carolina State at (15) Virginia Tech - Hokies by 33
Fairfield at Old Dominion - Monarchs by 14.5
Arizona at Alabama - Wildcats by 0.5
Princeton at St. John's - Red Storm by 17
Longwood at Duquesne - Dukes by 11.5
Notre Dame College at Cleveland State - Vikings by 25.5
VMI at Chattanooga - Mocs by 1
VCU at (4) Virginia - Cavaliers by 14
Florida A&M at Georgia Tech - Yellowjackets by 22
Incarnate Word at LSU - Tigers by 26.5
Georgia College at Charleston - Cougars by 31.5
St. Francis (PA) at Delaware - Blue Hens by 3.5
South Florida at Charlotte - Bulls by 6
Coastal Carolina at Wofford - Terriers by 13
New Rochelle at Wagner - Seahawks by 23
Navy at Lipscomb - Bisons by 26
(7) Tennessee vs. (1) Gonzaga - Bulldogs by 5.5
Tennessee State at Coppin State - Tigers by 6.5
Hiwasse at Tennessee Tech - Golden Eagles by 18.5
Western State (CO) at Denver - Pioneers by 22
Ball State at Evansville - Cardinals by 7
Oregon State at Saint Louis - Billikens by 2.5
Milwaukee at North Dakota - Hawks by 8.5
CSU Northridge at San Diego - Toreros by 24
Sonoma State at Santa Clara - Broncos by 20
Samford at Alabama A&M - Bulldogs by 15
(6) Nevada vs. Grand Canyon - Wolf Pack by 15
Purdue at Texas - Boilermakers by 1
Southern at Iowa State - Cyclones by 29
Montana State at Washington State - Cougars by 19
Seattle at Washington - Huskies by 11.5

Results

NBA: 4-5 (.444) 241-145 overall (.624)
Upsets: 1-0 (1.000) 39-38 overall (.506)
NCAA: 82-23 (.781) 1410-348 overall (.802)
Upsets: 2-5 (.286) 73-85 overall (.462)
Pick of the Day: 31-2 (.939)

Basketball Predictions - 10 Dec

Upset picks are in italics.
Pick of the Day in bold.

Toronto at Sacramento - Raptors by 12
Boston at Detroit - Celtics by 1.5
Denver at Indiana - Pacers by 2.5
Dallas at Minnesota - Timberwolves by 5.5
Philadelphia at New Orleans - Pelicans by 0.5
Atlanta at New York - Knicks by 7

Tulane at Florida State - Seminoles by 9
Webber Int at FAU - Owls by 27.5
La Salle at (4) Villanova - Wildcats by 29.5
Charlotte at Chattanooga - Mocs by 11
Navy at Columbia - Lions by 3.5
(16) Arizona State at (2) Kansas - Jayhawks by 8
Hiwassee at East Tennessee State - Buccaneers by 27.5
Eastern Washington at South Dakota - Coyotes by 17
Western Kentucky at Ohio - Hilltoppers by 9
North Greenville at Charleston - Cougars by 24
Drexel at Robert Morris - Colonials by 8
St. Francis (PA) at Niagara - Purple Eagles by 3.5
Maine-Machias at Maine - Black Bears by 14.5
Notre Dame College at Cleveland State - Vikings by 17.5
Toccoa Falls at High Point - Panthers by 23.5
James Madison at Richmond - Spiders by 2
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Virginia Tech - Hokies by 32.5
South Alabama at SIU Edwardsville - Cougars by 2.5
Troy at Southern Miss - Golden Eagles by 1.5
Cincinnati Clermont at UT Martin - Skyhawks by 22.5
Fairfield at LIU Brooklyn - Blackbirds by 1.5
Milligan at UNC Asheville - Bulldogs by 26
Missouri State at Oral Roberts - Bears by 14.5
Mercy at Wagner - Seahawks by 27
Southern at Iowa - Hawkeyes by 13.5
UNC Wilmington at LSU - Tigers by 17.5
Dubuque at Northern Iowa - Panthers by 35
Alcorn State at Iowa State - Cyclones by 17
Eastern Kentucky at Northern Kentucky - Norse by 20.5
IUPUI at (21) Purdue - Boilermakers by 30
Panhandle State at Northern Colorado - Bears by 25
(12) Gonzaga at Washington - Bulldogs by 7

Results

NBA: 4-6 (.400) 241-143 overall (.628)
Upsets: 0-3 (.000) 29-42 overall (.408)
College Basketball: 100-22 (.820) 1471-342 overall (.811)
Upsets: 9-6 (.600) 96-88 overall (.522)
Pick of the Day: 30-0

Basketball Predictions - 7 Dec

Upset picks are in italics.
Pick of the Day in bold.

LA Lakers at Philadelphia - 76ers by 8.5
Washington at Phoenix - Wizards by 7.5
Oklahoma City at Brooklyn - Thunder by 2.5
Houston at Utah - Rockets by 5.5

Brevard at South Carolina State - Bulldogs by 10
Valparaiso at (21) Purdue - Boilermakers by 14.5
Ohio at Maryland - Terrapins by 18
NJIT at Rutgers - Scarlet Knights by 9.5
Elon at UNC Greensboro - Spartans by 12
Drexel at La Salle - Explorers by 11
Quinnipiac at Hartford - Hawks by 4
Stony Brook at Columbia - Lions by 7
Iowa at Iowa State - Cyclones by 8
UT Arlington at Northern Iowa - Panthers by 9.5
Howard at Georgetown - Hoyas by 18
Eastern Washington at San Francisco - Dons by 2.5

Results

NBA: 9-1 (.900) 230-132 overall (.635)
Upsets: 0-1 (.000) 27-38 overall (.415)
College Basketball: 52-20 (.722) 1352-314 overall (.812)
Upsets: 10-8 (.556) 84-79 overall (.515)
Pick of the Day: 27-0

Basketball Predictions - 14 Dec

Upset picks are in italics.

NBA

Toronto at Indiana - Pacers by 2
Orlando at Brooklyn - Magic by 3
LA Clippers at Detroit - Pistons by 2
Miami at Atlanta - Hawks by 2
Philadelphia at Chicago - Bulls by 15
Washington at Memphis - Grizzlies by 1
Utah at San Antonio - Spurs by 11
Phoenix at Dallas - Mavericks by 2
Houston at Denver - Nuggets by 2
New Orleans at Portland - Trail Blazers by 7

College Basketball

Robert Morris at Columbia - Lions by 22
Eastern Washington at Western Carolina - Catamounts by 6
FIU at North Florida - Ospreys by 13
USC Upstate at Navy - Midshipmen by 19
Tennessee State at Stetson - Tigers by 6
NC Central at Marshall - Thundering Herd by 12
St. Francis (BKN) at Manhattan - Terriers by 1
Coastal Carolina at Wofford - Chanticleers by 2
Columbia International at Charleston Southern - Buccaneers by 22
Le Tourneau at Sam Houston State - Bearkats by 26
Prairie View A&M at Tulane - Green Wave by 17
Nicholls State at North Texas - Mean Green by 9
Southern Miss at South Alabama - Jaguars by 9
Sacred Heart at Hartford - Pioneers by 3
Blue Mountain at Alcorn State - Braves by 8
Mt. Martins at (20) Gonzaga - Bulldogs by 45
Dartmouth at CSU Bakersfield - Roadrunners by 8
Cal Poly at Saint Mary's - Gaels by 14

Pick of the Day

Columbia

The Lions are 7-5 and have won their past 3, and this morning they should make it 4 when they host Robert Morris, which has only beaten Mississippi Valley State, one of my favorite teams to pick against.

Prediction Results

NBA: 4-0 (1.000) 221-135 overall (.621)
College Basketball: 32-13 (.711) 1384-379 overall (.785)
Upsets: 4-3 (.571) 98-110 overall (.471)
Pick of the Day: 30-1 (.968)

College Basketball Rankings - 9 Dec

Oklahoma State retook the top spot from Iowa this week after beating up on South Carolina while the Hawkeyes struggled with Notre Dame, allowing the Cowboys to sneak back to #1. There are plenty of teams climbing fast in hopes of dethroning the top teams, but for now Marcus Smart has his team on top. Here are my full rankings, including each team's predicted final record:

Rank	LW	Team	Week		Record		Rating	PredRec
1	2	Oklahoma State	1	0	8	1	-27.21604	27	4
2	1	Iowa	2	0	9	1	-26.64419	27	4
3	6	Villanova	2	0	9	0	-23.21667	28	3
4	3	Iowa State	2	0	7	0	-22.43916	24	4
5	4	UCLA	1	1	8	1	-20.33969	26	5
6	19	Louisville	2	0	8	1	-20.31585	26	5
7	8	Kansas	0	1	6	2	-19.6572	22	9
8	5	Arizona	2	0	9	0	-19.3123	25	6
9	11	Memphis	1	0	6	1	-19.30637	26	5
10	21	Michigan	1	1	6	3	-18.78763	20	10
11	15	Massachusetts	2	0	8	0	-18.10459	26	4
12	7	Ohio State	2	0	8	0	-17.87592	23	7
13	33	Oregon	1	0	8	0	-17.52869	24	6
14	9	Utah	1	1	7	1	-17.49122	23	7
15	28	Wisconsin	2	0	10	0	-17.32204	24	7
16	12	Pittsburgh	2	0	9	0	-17.29946	25	6
17	35	Saint Mary's	1	0	7	0	-17.1799	24	5
18	10	Kentucky	0	1	7	2	-16.83738	22	9
19	20	LSU	0	0	5	2	-16.83409	22	8
20	23	Creighton	2	0	7	2	-16.79928	22	8
21	51	Arkansas	2	0	6	2	-16.59324	23	8
22	34	Gonzaga	1	0	8	1	-16.54143	24	7
23	58	North Carolina	2	0	6	2	-16.47948	23	8
24	22	Cincinnati	1	1	7	1	-16.46245	24	7
25	18	Wichita State	1	0	9	0	-16.39933	28	3
26	45	New Mexico	2	0	7	1	-15.90853	23	7
27	13	Michigan State	0	1	7	1	-15.89871	21	10
28	39	Missouri	2	0	9	0	-15.63736	24	6
29	16	San Diego State	2	0	7	1	-15.06687	24	6
30	17	Clemson	1	1	7	2	-14.99681	21	9
31	54	West Virginia	1	1	6	3	-14.97604	20	11
32	40	Duke	1	0	7	2	-14.96044	22	9
33	42	Georgetown	2	0	6	2	-14.74443	20	10
34	47	Harvard	2	0	9	1	-14.55518	25	5
35	14	Louisiana Tech	1	1	7	2	-14.3416	25	6
36	36	Drake	0	1	6	2	-14.31847	24	6
37	37	Charleston Southern	0	1	3	4	-13.91372	22	7
38	48	Delaware	1	1	5	4	-13.90892	22	9
39	32	Virginia Commonwealth	2	0	9	2	-13.79441	24	8
40	24	Florida State	1	1	6	3	-13.68305	19	11
41	29	Virginia	0	2	7	3	-13.66134	20	11
42	25	Boise State	2	0	8	0	-13.46116	22	7
43	38	Florida	0	1	6	2	-13.44672	21	10
44	63	Arizona State	1	0	8	2	-13.17707	21	10
45	30	Saint Louis	2	0	8	2	-13.09121	24	7
46	59	Colorado	2	0	9	1	-12.86008	21	10
47	56	Syracuse	2	0	9	0	-12.78299	22	9
48	52	Brigham Young	1	1	7	3	-12.62096	20	11
49	26	North Carolina Central	1	1	6	2	-12.61751	26	5
50	49	Nebraska-Omaha	1	0	6	3	-12.4713	23	7
51	31	George Washington	2	0	8	1	-12.34745	23	7
52	53	Tennessee	1	0	6	2	-12.09032	20	11
53	27	Connecticut	2	0	9	0	-12.01561	23	8
54	50	Butler	1	0	6	2	-11.76351	19	11
55	41	Indiana	1	1	7	2	-11.1739	19	12
56	81	Pacific	1	0	7	1	-11.01368	20	8
57	43	Drexel	2	0	6	2	-10.87889	21	8
58	61	Southern Methodist	2	0	8	2	-10.83531	21	10
59	64	Marquette	0	1	5	4	-10.56516	17	14
60	57	Baylor	1	0	8	1	-10.44139	20	11
61	44	South Carolina	0	1	2	3	-10.38901	17	12
62	101	North Dakota State	2	0	6	3	-10.35922	20	9
63	60	Illinois	1	1	8	1	-10.23877	18	13
64	70	Xavier	1	0	6	3	-10.22988	17	14
65	65	Louisiana-Monroe	0	0	2	1	-10.22984	18	8
66	72	Hawaii	1	0	6	2	-10.18117	21	7
67	83	Minnesota	2	0	8	2	-10.02192	18	13
68	46	Dayton	1	1	7	2	-9.963639	22	9
69	95	Belmont	1	0	8	2	-9.849337	24	7
70	154	Notre Dame	1	1	6	2	-9.841936	19	13
71	139	St. John's	1	0	6	2	-9.752299	18	13
72	79	Brown	1	0	6	2	-9.705661	21	7
73	78	Oklahoma	3	0	8	1	-9.623124	19	12
74	68	Princeton	1	0	6	1	-9.170741	20	8
75	98	Penn State	1	1	7	3	-9.130864	17	14
76	76	Toledo	2	0	8	0	-9.105943	24	7
77	75	New Mexico State	0	2	7	4	-8.952925	22	10
78	96	UC Santa Barbara	1	1	4	3	-8.90658	20	9
79	69	Southeast Missouri State	1	0	7	2	-8.753289	24	6
80	86	Louisiana-Lafayette	1	1	6	3	-8.749492	23	8
81	91	Bucknell	2	0	5	4	-8.654872	20	9
82	90	Maryland	0	2	5	4	-8.47013	16	15
83	87	Valparaiso	1	1	6	5	-8.377536	20	11
84	88	Southern Miss	2	0	8	1	-8.356374	23	7
85	71	Eastern Kentucky	1	1	7	3	-8.287707	22	8
86	73	North Carolina State	2	0	6	2	-8.109528	17	14
87	103	Alabama	1	1	4	4	-8.097918	15	16
88	80	Texas	2	0	8	1	-7.985241	18	13
89	67	Utah State	0	1	5	2	-7.963845	19	11
90	99	Cal Poly	1	0	3	5	-7.950627	17	12
91	82	Ole Miss	0	2	6	2	-7.838701	18	13
92	173	Akron	1	0	2	2	-7.718837	20	9
93	137	California	1	1	6	3	-7.659484	17	14
94	62	Mercer	1	1	6	4	-7.441252	23	8
95	55	Iona	2	0	5	2	-7.427128	21	8
96	92	Providence	1	0	8	2	-7.06807	17	14
97	122	Colgate	0	1	4	3	-6.992623	19	10
98	114	Sam Houston State	2	0	7	3	-6.848095	23	7
99	77	Morehead State	1	1	7	4	-6.764629	21	10
100	110	Bryant University	1	1	6	3	-6.678982	22	9
101	106	Wake Forest	2	0	8	2	-6.593109	17	14
102	85	Charlotte	1	1	7	2	-6.508167	20	9
103	124	Virgnia Tech	2	0	7	3	-6.44875	16	14
104	66	UC Irvine	0	2	5	5	-6.418131	19	13
105	111	Stanford	0	0	6	2	-6.288912	15	15
106	74	Cleveland State	0	2	4	5	-6.238361	18	13
107	140	Nebraska	1	1	6	3	-6.169501	14	16
108	104	San Diego	0	1	7	3	-6.068344	17	13
109	142	Richmond	1	1	7	3	-6.058695	18	13
110	97	Towson	0	2	6	4	-5.88311	19	12
111	107	Temple	1	1	4	4	-5.786798	14	16
112	144	Green Bay	1	0	5	2	-5.779783	19	10
113	84	Ohio	0	1	6	2	-5.707331	21	11
114	121	Texas A&M	1	0	7	2	-5.647851	18	13
115	94	Holy Cross	1	1	5	4	-5.437971	18	12
116	119	Fresno State	0	1	6	4	-5.433198	16	15
117	165	UNLV	0	1	3	4	-5.412676	15	15
118	133	Portland	1	0	6	3	-5.330629	16	14
119	152	Colorado State	2	1	8	3	-5.100108	19	13
120	89	Wyoming	2	0	7	2	-5.067347	18	13
121	120	Stephen F Austin	2	0	8	2	-5.014404	24	7
122	181	Georgia Tech	2	0	7	3	-4.925611	15	16
123	147	Milwaukee	2	0	9	2	-4.773975	19	11
124	102	St. Bonaventure	1	1	6	3	-4.683259	16	14
125	105	Eastern Michigan	0	2	5	3	-4.590968	18	13
126	100	Manhattan	2	0	6	2	-4.519995	20	8
127	220	Santa Clara	1	1	3	5	-4.474897	14	16
128	136	Northern Iowa	0	2	3	5	-4.428346	15	15
129	125	Columbia	1	1	5	5	-4.398919	17	14
130	168	Purdue	2	0	8	2	-4.341195	14	17
131	161	South Alabama	1	1	5	4	-4.187248	17	14
132	129	Northwestern	1	1	5	5	-4.037591	12	19
133	93	Youngstown State	1	1	7	4	-3.953359	17	14
134	115	Boston University	1	1	6	3	-3.797813	18	13
135	109	Oral Roberts	1	1	5	4	-3.752061	21	10
136	185	Indiana State	1	0	6	2	-3.746515	17	13
137	116	American University	1	1	3	5	-3.573222	14	15
138	145	Washington State	1	0	5	4	-3.556099	13	17
139	187	UAB	1	0	7	2	-3.521797	20	10
140	228	Georgia	1	0	3	4	-3.448855	12	18
141	113	Northeastern	0	2	2	7	-3.438376	13	17
142	157	South Florida	2	0	6	2	-3.423958	16	14
143	175	North Dakota	0	1	2	5	-3.397716	16	13
144	155	Vanderbilt	1	1	5	3	-3.388582	14	16
145	194	Lafayette	2	0	3	5	-3.359328	14	14
146	128	Eastern Washington	0	1	5	3	-3.303139	19	12
147	127	Middle Tennessee	0	1	6	2	-3.302108	19	11
148	151	UTEP	1	0	5	4	-3.27084	19	12
149	138	Nevada	1	0	4	5	-3.259865	14	17
150	118	IPFW	1	1	7	4	-3.258777	19	12
151	167	Albany	0	1	4	4	-3.230114	18	11
152	169	Radford	2	0	6	2	-3.228656	20	10
153	126	Saint Joseph's	0	2	4	4	-3.221994	15	15
154	112	Dartmouth	0	2	3	3	-3.202664	15	13
155	174	Arkansas State	1	0	5	2	-2.934637	18	12
156	150	Texas Tech	0	1	6	3	-2.857408	13	18
157	164	Northern Colorado	0	0	4	2	-2.591396	19	10
158	199	Oakland	1	0	2	7	-2.501448	13	18
159	170	Marshall	0	2	4	5	-2.366471	16	15
160	172	Kansas State	1	0	5	3	-2.304936	13	18
161	131	Kent State	0	1	8	2	-2.200123	19	12
162	251	Utah Valley	1	1	3	5	-2.085991	16	13
163	195	USC	1	0	6	3	-2.023547	13	18
164	212	Seattle	3	0	6	3	-2.018447	18	11
165	182	Weber State	0	0	1	3	-1.989622	16	12
166	130	USC Upstate	0	1	5	4	-1.916689	20	11
167	153	Miami (FL)	0	2	5	5	-1.900648	12	19
168	132	Wright State	0	3	5	6	-1.819022	16	15
169	146	Detroit	1	1	5	5	-1.790951	15	16
170	117	Quinnipiac	1	2	5	3	-1.770165	17	11
171	255	Davidson	2	0	4	5	-1.727389	17	13
172	123	Chattanooga	0	1	3	6	-1.706834	18	12
173	188	Oregon State	0	0	3	2	-1.705027	10	17
174	141	St. Francis (NY)	0	1	5	4	-1.656994	20	11
175	196	Bowling Green	1	1	3	5	-1.61931	15	16
176	156	Yale	1	1	5	4	-1.571662	14	14
177	162	Missouri State	1	0	7	1	-1.299959	17	13
178	163	Idaho State	1	0	3	2	-1.210697	17	12
179	223	San Jose State	1	0	3	6	-1.178567	12	18
180	216	Tulsa	1	0	2	6	-1.118016	13	17
181	159	William & Mary	1	1	5	4	-1.098715	15	14
182	135	Cal State Bakersfield	0	1	5	4	-1.035421	17	13
183	178	Seton Hall	2	0	6	3	-1.032917	13	18
184	224	IUPUI	2	0	3	7	-1.024296	14	17
185	143	DePaul	0	1	4	4	-0.95568	11	20
186	134	Boston College	0	2	3	6	-0.94562	9	22
187	215	Northern Illinois	1	0	3	4	-0.905422	14	16
188	158	Winthrop	0	1	5	2	-0.820224	17	11
189	191	Coastal Carolina	2	0	4	5	-0.689433	17	13
190	148	George Mason	0	2	5	4	-0.609451	11	17
191	204	Elon	1	0	5	4	-0.54909	18	13
192	249	Rider	2	0	4	4	-0.456345	17	12
193	184	Robert Morris	0	2	3	7	-0.309481	14	17
194	180	Gardner-Webb	1	1	5	5	-0.301986	17	14
195	108	East Carolina	2	0	8	2	-0.281801	19	12
196	213	Illinois State	2	0	5	4	-0.183849	14	16
197	205	La Salle	2	0	5	4	-0.124931	13	17
198	197	Western Michigan	0	1	5	3	-0.115333	15	14
199	166	Bradley	0	2	5	4	-0.064758	14	17
200	243	Western Illinois	2	0	4	4	0.0322168	13	16
201	171	UCF	1	1	4	3	0.1439439	12	17
202	246	Cal State Fullerton	1	1	3	7	0.1462869	13	17
203	227	Loyola Marymount	1	1	6	3	0.2523196	13	17
204	236	Pepperdine	1	1	6	4	0.2969077	12	18
205	208	Western Kentucky	1	1	5	3	0.4404173	16	15
206	186	Pennsylvania	0	2	2	6	0.4651847	11	17
207	149	High Point	0	1	3	4	0.4859095	15	14
208	193	Duquesne	1	0	3	3	0.5140779	12	17
209	179	Texas-Arlington	1	0	3	6	0.5388137	13	17
210	211	Northwestern State	0	1	3	4	0.5640749	16	13
211	190	Tennessee Tech	0	2	5	6	0.7234811	15	16
212	217	San Francisco	0	0	5	4	0.9534784	11	19
213	183	Navy	1	0	5	3	0.9740479	14	15
214	214	Old Dominion	0	2	4	5	0.9780539	14	17
215	225	Montana	0	0	1	4	1.0532555	15	14
216	237	James Madison	0	2	2	8	1.1906039	10	20
217	202	Evansville	1	1	6	3	1.1950893	15	16
218	218	North Carolina-Wilmington	1	0	6	5	1.2415421	14	17
219	209	Sacred Heart	1	1	2	7	1.2528274	13	17
220	238	Washington	0	1	4	4	1.3257647	11	20
221	206	Georgia Southern	2	0	5	5	1.4341266	17	14
222	198	Stony Brook	1	1	6	4	1.5465689	18	12
223	231	Liberty	1	0	4	5	1.7213255	16	15
224	252	Lipscomb	1	1	4	5	1.8824407	15	14
225	226	Southern University	0	2	3	6	1.9039384	16	13
226	222	Idaho	0	1	4	5	1.9930521	15	16
227	176	Grand Canyon	1	0	5	3	2.013248	11	12
228	177	Fordham	1	1	4	3	2.0199306	12	17
229	282	TCU	1	0	5	3	2.3997899	11	19
230	200	Southeastern Louisiana	0	2	3	5	2.5539573	16	13
231	242	Vermont	0	0	3	6	2.5540141	15	15
232	241	Charleston	0	0	3	5	2.6253476	13	18
233	221	Lehigh	2	0	5	5	2.6524526	13	18
234	263	Wagner	1	1	5	5	2.6604442	15	15
235	256	Wofford	1	1	3	5	2.8296272	14	15
236	235	Georgia State	1	1	3	6	2.8592419	12	19
237	210	Houston	0	2	6	4	2.8757319	11	20
238	192	Southern Illinois	0	1	2	7	2.9297096	11	20
239	229	Jackson State	0	1	2	7	2.9507968	15	14
240	201	Ball State	0	1	2	5	3.0220819	11	18
241	189	North Florida	1	2	5	6	3.2280545	16	15
242	232	North Texas	0	1	5	4	3.3855044	15	15
243	160	Florida International	1	1	8	4	3.4456139	15	16
244	254	Northern Arizona	0	1	2	7	3.6650653	12	19
245	219	East Tennessee State	1	1	4	6	3.6979482	16	15
246	245	Hampton	1	0	4	5	3.7524725	15	14
247	269	Rutgers	0	2	4	6	3.8102808	9	22
248	274	Troy	2	0	4	3	3.8942836	12	18
249	233	Texas State	1	0	3	6	3.9177689	11	20
250	261	Buffalo	1	0	4	2	3.9991088	13	16
251	250	New Hampshire	0	2	2	6	4.1611863	12	17
252	207	Mississippi State	0	1	5	2	4.2166451	11	18
253	257	Central Michigan	1	0	6	3	4.2768842	14	16
254	279	Rice	1	1	4	5	4.2904298	11	18
255	244	Maryland-Eastern Shore	0	1	2	4	4.4727697	14	15
256	234	Portland State	0	1	4	3	4.4997798	15	14
257	297	Virginia Military	1	1	4	4	4.512288	13	15
258	266	Auburn	0	2	4	3	4.5550967	9	20
259	286	NJIT	2	0	6	4	4.5713524	15	14
260	285	Rhode Island	0	2	6	5	4.6422021	11	20
261	262	South Dakota	1	2	3	5	4.7403773	11	18
262	280	Siena	1	1	3	8	4.7478072	12	18
263	247	Mount St. Mary's	1	1	3	7	4.7500382	11	18
264	293	Florida Atlantic	2	0	3	6	4.7792022	11	20
265	314	Denver	1	1	2	5	4.9157136	9	20
266	264	Western Carolina	0	1	5	6	4.9232462	15	17
267	288	Long Beach State	0	2	1	9	4.9247939	8	22
268	265	Murray State	2	0	4	5	4.9678065	12	16
269	239	Delaware State	1	2	2	7	5.0408585	12	17
270	324	Coppin State	1	0	3	4	5.3987043	12	16
271	240	Campbell	0	1	4	4	5.4627099	15	16
272	283	Fairfield	0	2	1	8	5.4681275	10	21
273	291	New Orleans	0	1	1	4	5.5405138	12	14
274	278	Tennessee State	0	2	0	10	5.7538172	8	22
275	271	Hofstra	0	1	2	6	5.7900988	9	22
276	276	Florida A&M	0	2	2	7	5.8458855	12	17
277	296	Monmouth	0	2	3	6	6.0254045	13	18
278	299	Hartford	1	1	3	7	6.0667304	12	19
279	273	Loyola (IL)	1	0	4	5	6.1309144	10	20
280	248	Arkansas-Little Rock	1	0	3	4	6.1312482	10	19
281	321	Montana State	1	0	3	5	6.3287303	12	19
282	290	South Dakota State	1	0	4	6	6.3651249	10	20
283	320	Central Connecticut State	1	1	2	6	6.6377521	11	18
284	253	Alabama State	0	1	3	3	6.6983198	17	12
285	272	LIU Brooklyn	0	1	2	5	6.842477	10	19
286	309	North Carolina A&T	1	1	3	6	6.8763605	12	19
287	317	Canisius	2	0	5	3	7.0014182	13	18
288	301	Massachusetts Lowell	0	2	1	8	7.1044747	9	19
289	303	Alcorn State	0	1	3	4	7.1798645	13	15
290	287	UC Riverside	1	1	3	4	7.3860785	11	19
291	270	Sacramento State	0	1	2	4	7.4207793	11	18
292	300	Illinois-Chicago	0	2	3	6	7.4215162	8	22
293	203	Loyola (MD)	1	2	5	3	7.4925954	10	19
294	295	Norfolk State	2	0	7	3	7.5755758	14	16
295	313	Morgan State	1	0	2	7	7.5825529	10	18
296	277	St. Peter's	0	2	2	6	7.5830075	9	18
297	281	Kennesaw State	0	0	3	7	7.5937164	11	20
298	267	Texas Southern	0	1	3	6	7.6221574	12	15
299	306	UMBC	1	2	3	7	7.6623153	11	18
300	260	Texas-Pan American	0	2	4	7	7.7050553	11	20
301	294	UNC-Asheville	0	0	1	7	7.9845566	10	20
302	259	Jacksonville	1	1	3	5	8.3026545	12	17
303	289	Savannah State	0	0	2	7	8.3383178	10	21
304	258	Niagara	1	2	2	8	8.3592504	9	21
305	304	Florida Gulf Coast	0	1	4	4	8.4499782	13	17
306	230	UNC Greensboro	0	2	4	5	8.5631832	12	19
307	268	Appalachian State	1	1	2	6	8.7670201	11	18
308	338	Army	1	1	2	6	8.9196883	7	22
309	275	Austin Peay	0	2	4	5	9.2921634	12	18
310	310	Jacksonville State	0	1	3	7	9.390549	9	21
311	325	Cal State Northridge	1	1	5	5	9.390839	11	21
312	328	Air Force	1	0	4	4	9.4633155	8	21
313	298	Northern Kentucky	0	1	1	7	9.5839416	9	21
314	318	Alabama A&M	2	0	3	4	9.6149883	12	16
315	322	Tulane	1	1	5	5	9.6231601	11	20
316	336	UMKC	1	1	2	6	9.6433688	8	21
317	284	Chicago State	1	1	4	5	9.7185605	12	19
318	292	Texas A&M-CC	0	2	3	8	9.7457981	12	19
319	305	St. Francis (PA)	1	1	2	7	9.793908	9	20
320	344	Miami (OH)	1	1	1	5	10.029815	6	23
321	311	Bethune-Cookman	0	2	3	8	10.059376	9	22
322	323	Longwood	1	1	3	7	10.066932	10	21
323	307	UC Davis	0	2	3	7	10.097623	9	22
324	319	Prairie View A&M	0	0	1	7	10.259107	8	19
325	308	Lamar	0	0	1	7	10.564104	8	22
326	315	Stetson	1	1	1	10	10.605095	7	23
327	312	Houston Baptist	1	1	3	6	10.77254	12	19
328	302	Eastern Illinois	0	2	3	6	11.069006	8	21
329	316	Incarnate Word	1	0	7	1	11.10727	15	10
330	332	Citadel	1	2	3	8	11.172879	10	21
331	326	SIU-Edwardsville	1	1	2	7	11.264935	9	21
332	330	Binghamton	1	1	2	7	11.417057	8	21
333	337	Tennessee-Martin	2	0	4	8	11.45543	10	21
334	331	Furman	1	1	4	4	11.971867	11	18
335	329	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	0	0	2	6	12.257604	10	17
336	345	Presbyterian	2	1	3	8	12.608993	8	23
337	341	Abilene Christian	1	0	3	8	12.848689	13	17
338	339	South Carolina State	0	2	2	7	13.142462	7	22
339	342	Nicholls State	1	0	2	4	13.311239	8	19
340	335	Fairleigh Dickinson	0	2	3	8	13.532928	7	23
341	333	Mississippi Valley State	1	0	2	6	13.883618	6	16
342	334	Central Arkansas	0	0	2	4	13.906718	8	21
343	327	Howard	0	2	2	9	14.355033	6	25
344	347	Marist	0	2	0	9	14.616075	4	26
345	343	Maine	0	2	1	7	14.658572	6	22
346	348	UTSA	2	0	3	6	14.847978	6	23
347	340	Samford	1	1	4	7	15.160043	8	23
348	346	UTSA	0	1	2	6	17.937541	7	24
349	349	Cornell	0	1	0	10	18.558505	1	27
350	350	Southern Utah	0	1	1	5	22.38565	2	27
351	351	Grambling State	0	0	0	3	27.017132	1	22

A pair of blowout wins over UMKC and Louisiana-Lafayette, helped Louisville jump into the top 10, where they landed at #6, right where the national polls have also placed the defending champs. They lost in their only real test so far, but they have plenty of chances to beat good teams coming up, including a trip to in-state rival Kentucky in a couple weeks.

Oregon moved up nicely this week to # 13 after finally playing a road game, and what a game it was. The Ducks faced Ole Miss, a team that had only one loss, and Oregon shot nearly 60% for the game, but Marshall Henderson hit 10 3-pointers and scored a career-high 39 points for the Rebels, who forced overtime before falling 115-105 in one of the highest-scoring contests of the year.

North Carolina has lost twice this season, which caused them to be overlooked for a little while, but two huge wins in the last two weeks have propelled the Tar Heels into the top 25. Right before Thanksgiving they upset #3 Louisville 93-84, then followed it up this week with a road upset of #1 Michigan State, which was by an even bigger margin, 79-65. Saturday they have a chance for their 3rd win over a ranked team in a month as they host the Kentucky Wildcats.

Predictions

Upset picks are in italics.

NFL

Dallas at Chicago - Cowboys by 1

NBA

Golden State at Charlotte - Warriors by 6
LA Clippers at Philadelphia - Clippers by 10
Denver at Washington - Nuggets by 3
Orlando at Memphis - Grizzlies by 11
Portland at Utah - Trail Blazers by 10
Dallas at Sacramento - Mavericks by 2

College Basketball

Fairleigh Dickinson at (23) Iowa - Hawkeyes by 46
Bryant at Notre Dame - Fighting Irish by 9
Massachusetts Lowell at Columbia - Lions by 17
Virginia-Lynchburg at VMI - Keydets by 26
Alcorn State at Houston - Cougars by 10
LIU-Brooklyn at Lehigh - Mountain Hawks by 10
Fisk at Middle Tennessee - Blue Raiders by 34
Thomas at Louisiana-Monroe - Warhawks by 41
Manchester at Butler - Bulldogs by 42
Bethune-Cookman at Hampton - Pirates by 12
Western State at Air Force - Falcons by 21

Pick of the Day

Columbia

Today was a difficult day to make a pick. There are only 11 games, 5 feature a Division II team, which I refuse to pick, and two feature teams I've already picked, so I had only 4 choices, and the Columbia Lions are the lucky ones I'm counting on for win # 32.

Prediction Results

NFL: 11-3 (.786) 128-77 overall (.624)
Upsets: 1-3 (.250) 19-28 overall (.404)
NBA: 3-2 (.600) 192-110 overall (.636)
Upsets: 1-1 (.500) 30-29 overall (.508)
College Basketball: 19-3 (.864) 1318-338 overall (.796)
Upsets: 3-2 (.600) 145-88 overall (.622)