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Archive for February, 2010

Bracketology from the Sports Sentimentalist- February 28th Edition

Posted by deaconcat08 on 28th February 2010

The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line.  The italicized teams are ones predicted to win their conference tourney and gain an automatic bid to the dance.  For the conferences who currently have NCAA tourney teams, it is assumed that one of those teams will win [...]

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Sports Fact of the Day- NCAA National Championship Droughts

Posted by deaconcat08 on 27th February 2010

Did you know that there are eight schools the Big 6 power conferences that have never won a national championship in any sport?  These teams are: Virginia Tech, Kansas State, Seton Hall, South Florida, DePaul, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Pittsburgh.  Keep in mind that USF has only been playing in a major conference for [...]

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College Basketball Picks for February 27th

Posted by deaconcat08 on 27th February 2010

These spreads are based on the current lines according to the World Sports Exchange, and they are ordered from most confident to least confident. California (-6.5) vs. Arizona State- The Bears looked impressive in their blowout win over Zona earlier this week, and they’ve already beaten ASU by 8 earlier in the season in Tempe.  Now that [...]

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Sports Fact of the Day- United States Medals at the Olympics

Posted by deaconcat08 on 26th February 2010

I have been following the United States’ quest for a rare victory in the Winter Olympic medal count, and it got me thinking about what sports this nation has never won gold in or has failed to medal altogether.  After doing some research, I have found out the United States has won a medal in every Winter Olympic sport.  Going [...]

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Updated Small Conference Sentimental Storylines- February 26th

Posted by deaconcat08 on 26th February 2010

I published the column below a couple of weeks ago, but due to several shifts in some of the conference standings, I think it might be best to update it by adding and subtracting a few teams.  Only teams in first or second place in their conference will be included in this column. We are just a [...]

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College Basketball Picks for February 26th

Posted by deaconcat08 on 26th February 2010

Siena (-6.5) vs. Rider- The Gaels have already beaten the Broncos by 22 this season, and Rider is not particularly good at home. Yesterday’s Record: 1-1, Overall Season Record: 20-15

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Bracketology from the Sports Sentimentalist- February 26th Edition

Posted by deaconcat08 on 26th February 2010

The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line.  The italicized teams are ones predicted to win their conference tourney and gain an automatic bid to the dance.  For the conferences who currently have NCAA tourney teams, it is assumed that one of those teams will win [...]

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College Basketball Picks for February 25th

Posted by deaconcat08 on 25th February 2010

These spreads are based on the current lines according to the World Sports Exchange, and they are ordered from most confident to least confident. South Carolina (+16.5) vs. Kentucky- The Gamecocks have won 3 straight versus the Cats and though I don’t see them making it 4 in a row, South Carolina is just one [...]

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College Basketball Picks for February 24th

Posted by deaconcat08 on 24th February 2010

These spreads are based on the current lines according to the World Sports Exchange, and they are ordered from most confident to least confident. Temple (-3.5) vs. Dayton- I absolutely love the Owls here!  Their only loss at home this year was Kansas, and Dayton is certainly not going to come to Philly and play like [...]

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Bracketology from the Sports Sentimentalist- February 23rd Edition

Posted by deaconcat08 on 23rd February 2010

The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line.  The italicized teams are ones predicted to win their conference tourney and gain an automatic bid to the dance.  For the conferences who currently have NCAA tourney teams, it is assumed that one of those teams will win [...]

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Bracketology from the Sports Sentimentalist- February 22nd Edition

Posted by deaconcat08 on 22nd February 2010

The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line.  The italicized teams are ones predicted to win their conference tourney and gain an automatic bid to the dance.  For the conferences who currently have NCAA tourney teams, it is assumed that one of those teams will win [...]

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Bracketology from the Sports Sentimentalist- February 20th Edition

Posted by deaconcat08 on 20th February 2010

The teams below are displayed below on an S-curve, so they are ranked from left to right within each seeding line.  The italicized teams are ones predicted to win their conference tourney and gain an automatic bid to the dance.  For the conferences who currently have NCAA tourney teams, it is assumed that one of those teams will win [...]

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College Basketball Picks for February 19th

Posted by deaconcat08 on 19th February 2010

These spreads are based on the current lines according to the World Sports Exchange, and they are ordered from most confident to least confident. Northern Iowa (-3.5) vs. Old Dominion- I’ve been saying for weeks now that the Monarchs are overrated and do not deserve an at-large bid if they lose in their conference tourney.  [...]

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College Basketball Picks for February 17th

Posted by deaconcat08 on 17th February 2010

Only got one for you today, but I think it’s a good one… Northwestern (-7.0) vs. Penn State- I won with the Wildcats at home on Sunday, so why not try it again.  Northwestern is definitely capable of woodsheding the Lions at home. Yesterday’s Record: 2-0, Overall Season Record: 14-12 (I’ve hit 8 of my [...]

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College Basketball Picks for February 16th

Posted by deaconcat08 on 16th February 2010

These spreads are based on the current lines according to the World Sports Exchange, and they are ordered from most confident to least confident Wake Forest (+5.5) vs. Virginia Tech- I hate betting for or against my own team.  I really do.  But this line is just too high for me to ignore.  I know [...]

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