| Six of the eight schools still winless in conference play | | | | four straight and 11 of their last 13. Kansas is favored |
| were in action on Saturday but only Dartmouth (Ivy | | | | by six points with a total of 135. Although not |
| League) was able to win. The Big Green picked up its | | | | televised nationally, four other top-25 teams are in |
| first conference win by winning at Columbia, | | | | action on Sunday.No. 9 Pittsburgh is at No. 17 |
| 78-68.Ten Division 1 schools remained unbeaten in | | | | Georgetown at 12:00 ET, No. 10 George Washington |
| conference play entering Saturday's action and all but | | | | hosts Richmond also at 12:00 ET and No. 18 North |
| George Washington (which plays today) were in | | | | Carolina St hosts Maryland at 2:00 ET. Georgetown |
| action. Of the nine, SIX won and THREE lost. | | | | (on a five-game winning streak) is favored by 3 1 |
| The winners were Bucknell, Duke, Gonzaga, | | | | 2-points with a total of 128. Pitt, which won its first |
| Memphis, Penn and West Va. The losers were | | | | 15 games this year, is 2-2 over its last four, including |
| Delaware St, LSU and Northern Arizona.My free play | | | | an 80-76 loss at No. 1 U Conn last Monday. While the |
| for Sunday is Seton Hall over Rutgers in college | | | | Hoyas are favored, they have lost five straight to |
| hoops at 12:00 ET. Coming off a 2-1 day in BKB, I've | | | | the Panthers.No. 10 George Washington puts its |
| now gone 5-2 71.4% since a poor Wednesday. | | | | perfect 7-0 Atlantic-10 mark on the line today, as |
| Sunday I'm featuring a lone CBB game, one of my | | | | well as its first top-10 ranking in a half-century (was |
| coveted 15* plays. My Super Bowl XL selection | | | | ranked No. 7 back in 1956!), when the Colonials host |
| carries a 22* rating, the highest star-rating I give. It | | | | an 11-9 Richmond team. GW is favored by 16 points |
| represents my 22nd year in the business. Be sure to | | | | with a total of 127.No. 18 North Carolina St, 13-1 at |
| check back at 10:00 ET, as I may be adding a late | | | | home, will host Maryland, a team that lost its leading |
| BKB play.While three conference unbeatens fell on | | | | scorer (Chris McCray) to academic suspension three |
| Saturday, four more struggled to win. No. 2 Duke | | | | games ago. The Terps have lost two straight, as |
| edged Florida State in OT (97-96) in a game that | | | | Maryland head coach Gary Williams remains tied at |
| featured 26 ties and 17 lead changes. No.3 Memphis | | | | 348 career wins at his alma mater, with former |
| won its 10th straight game, winning 84-79 at Rice. | | | | Maryland coach Lefty Driesell. The Wolfpack are |
| The 8-11 Owls, gave the Tigers all they could handle. | | | | favored by seven points with a total of 152.Vince |
| No. 11 West Va struggled early but finally put away | | | | Carter recorded his second career triple-double on |
| Cincinnati, 66-57 and Bucknell trailed by eight at the | | | | Saturday (28-13-10), as the Nets won their 10th |
| half, before winning 68-59 at Colgate. The Bison shot | | | | consecutive home game, beating the Heat 105-92. |
| 67 percent in the second half plus made 16-of-19 | | | | The Pistons hardly looked like the league's best team |
| free throws.Three conference unbeatens lost on | | | | last night at Indiana, as the Pacers beat them |
| Saturday. LSU lost at Alabama 67-62, Delaware St of | | | | 93-85.Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks won their 11th |
| the MEAC lost to a 7-13 South Carolina St team | | | | straight game 110-91 over the Sonics, matching the |
| 63-51 and Northern Arizona of the Big Sky lost 73-61 | | | | NBA's longest winning streak this season. The Mavs, |
| to a 10-12 Eastern Washington team.Illinois saw its | | | | not known as a defensive team, have held all 11 |
| 33-game home winning streak ended last night, when | | | | opponents to under 100 points during the streak, a |
| Ron McBride's potential game-winning shot at the | | | | franchise record.Super Bowl Sunday features a light |
| buzzer was ruled to have been released after the | | | | 3-game schedule in the NBA. ABC has Houston at the |
| clock had gone to 0:00! Penn State, which had lost 18 | | | | New York Knicks at 12:05 ET. The Rockets have |
| straight games to ranked opponents, beat No. 6 | | | | both Ming and McGrady back (11-6 with both in the |
| Illinois, 66-65, as a 19 1/2-point underdog! Earlier this | | | | lineup this year) but the Knicks are expected to be |
| week, Southern Illinois had its 33-game home winning | | | | without Marbury. Jalen Rose makes his Knick debut |
| streak snapped by Creighton.However, it wasn't all | | | | but there is no early line on the game.The Kings get |
| bad news this week for the "33-club", as last night | | | | a quick rematch with the Jazz today, after |
| Gonzaga had little trouble with Santa Clara in | | | | Sacramento lost 89-79 Friday night in Utah. The |
| Spokane. The Bulldogs led the Broncos by 25 points | | | | amazing stat from that game was, Sacramento's |
| midway through the second half and tied a | | | | 0-for-20 in FG attempts in the 4th quarter! Utah |
| school-record by winning its 34th straight home | | | | outscored Sacramento 34-12 in the quarter. Today's |
| game, 85-71. However, the win wasn't much | | | | game, a 12:30 ET start, has no early line as the |
| consolation for Gonzaga bettors, as the Bulldogs | | | | ever-lovable Ron Artest is questionable with a hip |
| were 18-point favorites.There are 11 games | | | | injury.Super Bowl XL is set to kickoff at 6:30 ET. The |
| scheduled in college hoops on Super Bowl Sunday. | | | | Steelers are favored by four points with the total |
| CBS televises No. 19 Oklahoma at Kansas. Oklahoma | | | | hovering around 47. Good luck on the game. That is, |
| has won five straight but has lost its last seven | | | | if you have my side!Larry Ness is a documented |
| games in Lawrence. The Jayhawks are a young team | | | | member of the Professional Handicappers League. |
| but they seem to be getting it together, having won | | | | |