| In Monday's NBA, the 76ers went over 15
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| | doubleheader features Duke at North
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| minutes without a FG (0-for-19) in the
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| | Carolina. Carolina is back in the top-25
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| second half and lost to Houston, 87-81.
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| | after a two-week absence but has already
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| The Rockets are now 13-6 when both Ming
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| | lost three times at home this year to
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| and McGrady are in the lineup and could
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| | Illinois, Miami-Fla and Boston College.
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| make a late-season run at the playoffs.
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| | Duke is off two "close calls", edging BC
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| New Jersey won its 11th straight home
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| | 83-81 on the road and Florida State 97-96
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| game (8-3 ATS) by beating the Hornets
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| | in OT at home.Duke is led by
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| 99-91 and the Bobcats made it two
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| | all-Americans JJ Redick (28.2 PPG) and
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| straight wins (following 13 straight
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| | Shelden Williams (18.4-9.9), while
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| losses!), in a 119-106 win over the
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| | Carolina, after losing four players from
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| Sonics. Golden State beat Denver 122-114,
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| | last year's national championship team to
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| giving the Warriors their sixth straight
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| | the NBA draft lottery (and incredible
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| pointspread win and handing the Nuggets
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| | 81.4 PPG!), is led by four freshman. The
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| their eighth straight ATS loss!My free
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| | 6-9 Tyler Hansbrough (17.8-7.6) is the
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| play is in college hoops, Virginia over
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| | best of the group. Duke is favored by
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| Maryland at 7:00 ET. In Tuesday's NBA, I
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| | five points with a total of 155.Super
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| look to follow my Eastern Conference GOW
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| | Bowl recap Part 1 (the teams)Pittsburgh
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| winner last night on Washington (94-82),
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| | finally won its "one for the thumb." The
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| with my Western Conference GOW winner. In
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| | Pittsburgh Steelers (5-1) joined the San
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| college hoops, it's one of my exclusive
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| | Francisco 49ers (5-0) and the Dallas
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| Las Vegas Insider Plays, already off to a
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| | Cowboys (5-3) as the only five-time
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| 2-0 start in February. Get them BOTH,
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| | winners in Super Bowl history, with their
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| right now!Tuesday's action is highlighted
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| | win over the Seahawks in Super Bowl XL.
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| by Detroit going for its 40th win of the
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| | Pittsburgh had won FOUR Super Bowl rings
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| season in a game at Atlanta (7:05 ET).
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| | in a six-year span (from Super Bowls IX
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| The Pistons lost their last game and have
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| | through XIV) and the 26-year gap between
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| yet to lose back-to-back games this
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| | Super Bowls wins is the second-longest
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| season. Atlanta is just 14-32 this year
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| | behind Green Bay's 29-year span between
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| but the team won just 13 games all of
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| | wins is Super II and Super Bowl XXXI.Of
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| last year. Detroit is favored by 10
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| | course everyone knows that the Steelers
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| points with a total of 191.The Clippers
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| | became the fifth wild card team to win
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| will try to move 12 games over .500 for
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| | (including the 1969 KC Chiefs as a wild
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| the first time since the club has been in
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| | card team) and the first-ever No. 6 seed
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| California, when they visit the New York
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| | to win (NFL began its 12-team playoff
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| Knicks (7:35 ET). The Clipps have won
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| | format in 1990). However, what I find
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| eight of nine while outscoring opponents
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| | even more impressive, is that Pittsburgh
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| by 11.9 PPG, while the Knicks have
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| | won a Super Bowl title the year AFTER it
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| dropped five straight and 11 of 12. LA is
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| | finished with the league's best
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| favored by seven points with a total of
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| | record!The Steelers were an NFL-best 15-1
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| 197 1/2.Dallas tries for its 12th
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| | in 2004 but lost to New England in last
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| straight win tonight versus the Lakers
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| | year's AFC Championship Game. Knowing
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| (8:35 ET), which would be an NBA
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| | that teams which lose in the Super Bowl
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| season-high (Detroit has also won 11
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| | have struggled the next season as of late
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| straight this season). The team has held
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| | (more on that later), I went back to 1990
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| all 11 of its opponents to less than 100
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| | and checked on how teams which finished
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| points in the winning streak (allowing an
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| | with the best regular season record but
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| average of just 87.5 PPG), a franchise
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| | failed win the Super Bowl that same year,
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| record.After going 9-6 in January with
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| | did in the following season?The results
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| Kobe averaging 43.4 PPG, LA is 0-2 in
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| | show that the 2005 Steelers join only the
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| February and has opened its seven-game
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| | 1997 Denvner Broncos, as teams to have
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| road trip 1-4 SU and 2-3 ATS (0-3 SU and
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| | won the Super Bowl, the year AFTER
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| ATS the last three). Odom and Mihm will
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| | finishing with the league's best record
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| most likely miss again tonight, leaving
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| | (or tied for the best) and NOT winning
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| the already thin Lakers, even more so.
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| | the title. The Broncos finished the 1996
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| However, the Lakers have beaten the
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| | season at 13-3, tied with Green Bay for
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| Mavericks in both meetings this year. The
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| | the NFL's best record that season, but
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| Mavs (9-2 ATS during their winning
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| | while the Packers went on to win the
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| streak) are favored by 10 1/2 points with
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| | Super Bowl that year, the Broncos were
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| a total of 199.Gonzaga edged St Mary's
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| | upset in their first playoff game of 1996
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| last night 62-61, giving the Bulldogs a
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| | (at home by the Jaguars who were 14-point
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| school-record 35th consecutive home win.
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| | underdogs), 30-27.However, the Broncos
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| It's also the longest current home
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| | came back to go 12-4 in 1997 and as a
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| winning streak in the nation and the
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| | wild card and the AFC's No. 4 seed, went
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| team's 10 straight overall wins, ties
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| | on to capture their first-ever Super
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| them with George Washington and Memphis
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| | Bowl, by beating the Packers in Super
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| for the nation's longest current winning
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| | Bowl XXXII, 31-24. In all, 13 teams
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| streak. Gonzaga's win gave them a 9-0
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| | (since 1990) have finished a season with
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| record in the WCC, leaving them as just
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| | the league's best regular season record
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| one of >SEVEN schools still unbeaten in
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| | (or tied) and NOT won the Super Bowl that
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| conference play.Monday was a good night
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| | year. Only the Denver Broncos of 1996 and
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| for 'losers', as both James Madison (CAA)
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| | the Pittsburgh Steelers of 2004, have
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| and Idaho (WAC) won their first
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| | gone on to win the Super Bowl the
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| conference games of the year last night.
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| | following seasons. Denver in 1997 and
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| The Dukes won at home over Delaware
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| | Pittsburgh in 2005!That leads me to
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| (74-64) and the Vandals also won on their
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| | Sunday's Super Bowl-loser, the Seattle
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| home court, 72-61 over Fresno State. That
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| | Seahawks. Of the league's 32 current
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| leaves just FIVE schools winless in
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| | franchises, 17 have won Super Bowl
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| conference play, one of which (The
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| | titles. Four pre-1980 franchises have
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| Citadel), is playing tonight.Bigger games
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| | never even made the Super Bowl, the
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| of note for Tuesday are the ESPN
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| | Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns,
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| doubleheader, opening with No. 11
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| | Detroit Lions and the New Orleans Saints.
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| Tennessee at Kentucky (7:00 ET), followed
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| | The Jacksonville Jaguars (1995) and the
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| by No.2 Duke at No. 23 North Carolina
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| | Houston Texans (2002) have also never
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| (9:00 ET). On ESPN2 at 7:30 ET, No. 4
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| | made the "ultimate" game.Seattle, making
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| Villanova plays St Joseph's at The
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| | its first Super Bowl appearance in its
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| Palestra (in a Big Five battle). No. 25
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| | 30-year history, now joins EIGHT other
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| Northern Iowa remained ranked this week
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| | franchises that have made the 'trip' but
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| (first time in the school's 106-year
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| | not won. Of course the Buffalo Bills and
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| history!), despite losing last week to
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| | the Minnesota Vikings 'head' this list
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| Creighton.The Panthers host Wichita State
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| | with FOUR Super Bowl appearances each,
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| tonight (9:00 ET) and the 19-5 Shockers
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| | but ZERO wins!Will Seattle now be tested
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| (going for their third straight 20-win
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| | in 2006, by the 'curse' suffered by
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| season!) are in a three-way first-place
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| | recent Super Bowl losers? Tennessee lost
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| tie with the Panthers and Blue Jays
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| | in Super Bowl XXXIV to St Louis but came
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| (Creighton) in the MVC at 10-3. No. Iowa
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| | back in the 2000 season to finish with an
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| is favored by six points with a total of
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| | NFL-best 13-3 record. The Titans did lose
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| 124 1/2.Tennessee/Kentucky is the
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| | their first playoff game that year but
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| second-most played rivalry in SEC
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| | they are also the last Super Bowl loser
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| history, with the Wildcats leading the
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| | to post a winning record the following
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| all-time series, 137-62. However, while
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| | season!The last FIVE Super Bowl losers
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| the Vols have lost six straight in
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| | have gone a combined 31-49 the following
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| Lexington, they are the ranked team this
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| | seasons, for a winning percentage of
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| year (16-3), while the Wildcats are just
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| | .388. The teams' combined ATS records
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| 15-7, having already lost FOUR games in
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| | have been even worse, as they stand
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| Rupp Arena this year. Kentucky is the
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| | 27-50-3, or a winning percentage of just
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| favorite though, by 2 1/2 points (total
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| | .351!My Super Bowl recap Part 2 covers
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| is 152). No. 4 Villanova (17-2) and 10-9
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| | coaches Cowher and Holmgren,
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| St Joe's are both 3-0 this year over
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| | tomorrow.Ness Notes is available Monday
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| fellow Big Five members La Salle, Penn
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| | through Friday by 1:00 ET and by 9:00 ET
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| and Temple but these teams are hardly
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| | on Saturday and Sunday.Larry Ness is a
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| equal, as the Wildcats enter this game
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| | documented member of the Professional
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| favored by 7 1/2 points with a total of
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| | Handicappers League.
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| 133 1/2.The nightcap of the ESPN
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