{"id":1017,"date":"2006-11-20T00:03:42","date_gmt":"2006-11-20T05:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/11\/monday-news-and-notes-20\/"},"modified":"2006-11-20T00:03:42","modified_gmt":"2006-11-20T05:03:42","slug":"monday-news-and-notes-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/11\/monday-news-and-notes-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoDate><st1:date Year=\"2006\" Day=\"20\" Month=\"11\">Monday, November 20,<br \/>\n2006<\/st1:date><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>CBB<\/span><\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Boise-Colorado<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>State<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Press Notes <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Colorado<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nwill be searching for its 19<sup>th<\/sup>-straight home win over non-conference<br \/>\nopponents when they host <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Boise<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.<br \/>\nThe Rams (2-2) claimed a 74-56 victory over Montana State Northern Saturday. <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Boise<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> enters Monday\u2019s game with a<br \/>\n1-1 record after a 77-68 win over <st1:place>Southern Utah<\/st1:place> on<br \/>\nSaturday night. <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Colorado<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nholds a 24-9 regular season record in the month of November. CSU was a perfect<br \/>\n5-0 in the 11<sup>th<\/sup> month last season. Joe Duffy\u2019s sports betting<br \/>\nselections are at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godstips.com\/\">www.GodsTips.com<\/a><span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><st1:State><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Texas<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> Tech-Marquette<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Press Notes <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Bobby Knight has guided the Red Raiders to a 4-0 record<br \/>\nthis season, including wins over Gardner-Webb and Arkansas-Little Rock in the<br \/>\nLubbock Regional of the tournament. The Golden Eagles (4-0) boast one of the<br \/>\nbest backcourts in the country in Dominic James and <span class=SpellE>Jerel<\/span><br \/>\nMcNeal and have outscored opponents by an average of 22 points. Stevie<br \/>\nVincent\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/betonsports360.com\/\">BetOnSports360.com<\/a> is<br \/>\npioneer in forensic handicapping and part of <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:\nnormal'><span style='color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>San Francisco-Ohio State<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Press Notes <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE>USF<\/span> is 2-1 after suffering its<br \/>\nfirst loss of the season to 4-0 <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Fresno<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> Friday night at Memorial<br \/>\nGymnasium. Monday\u2019s opponent <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nhas won all four of its previous contests with an average margin of victory of<br \/>\n25.3 points. The closest game they have had was an 87-75 win over Loyola of<br \/>\nChicago while their biggest win was a 37 points win over <span class=SpellE>VMI<\/span><br \/>\n(107-69). The Buckeyes are shooting 56.1 percent as a team to 38.2% for its<br \/>\nopponents. <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nwill get stronger later in the season when freshman center Greg <span\nclass=SpellE>Oden<\/span> returns from injury. <span class=bodytext1><u><span\nstyle='font-size:10.5pt;color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.masterlockline.com\/\">MasterLockLine.com<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><span\nclass=bodytext1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> has the top plays from the top<br \/>\nsports service in their highest ranked sports.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>San Diego-Loyola<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Press Notes <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Loyola is 10-2 at home versus non-conference opponents.<br \/>\nThe Ramblers have won eight straight home games versus non-Horizon League foes<br \/>\nand are 16-3 in their last 19 contests at the <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Gentile<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>Center<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. Loyola went 13-3 at the <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Gentile<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>Center<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> a year ago to set a record<br \/>\nfor most home wins in a single campaign since the building opened for the<br \/>\n1996-97 season. For the first time since 1980-81, Loyola has been picked to win<br \/>\nthe Horizon League title in the annual preseason poll of the League\u2019s coaches,<br \/>\nsports information directors and media. In addition, the Ramblers were also<br \/>\npicked as Horizon League favorites by <span class=SpellE>Athlon<\/span>, Street &amp;<br \/>\nSmith and Lindy\u2019s. Loyola is coming off of a 19-win season, its best showing<br \/>\nsince going 27-6 and advancing to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 1984-85. Through<br \/>\nits first four contests, Loyola is knocking down shots at a .505 (108 for 214)<br \/>\nclip from the field. In their three victories, the Ramblers have connected on<br \/>\n.533 (81 for 152) of their attempts from the field but hit only .435 (27 for<br \/>\n62) in a loss to No. 7 Ohio State. A year ago, Loyola led the Horizon League<br \/>\nwith a .455 field-goal percentage. <span class=bodytext1><u><span\nstyle='font-size:10.5pt;color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.masterlockline.com\/\">MasterLockLine.com<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><span\nclass=bodytext1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> has the top plays from the top<br \/>\nsports service in their highest ranked sports.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>NFL<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Giants-Jaguars<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Journal News<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The Jacksonville Jaguars have been one of the league\u2019s<br \/>\nmost up-and-down teams. They own the league\u2019s fourth-best overall defense, and<br \/>\nthe fifth-best passing defense. And yet, they suffered high-scoring losses to<br \/>\nWashington, 36-30 in overtime, and Houston, 27-7. On the other hand, the<br \/>\nJaguars (5-4) proved in a 41-0 win over the Jets that they can score points in<br \/>\nbulk. The Giants (6-3), with an offense that has averaged 23.8 points per game<br \/>\n&#8211; ninth best in the league &#8211; could find themselves in a shootout. The Giants<br \/>\ncould go into the game missing six starters, with possibly linebacker Carlos Emmons<br \/>\n(groin) and running back <span class=SpellE>Tiki<\/span> Barber (thumb) working<br \/>\nat reduced capacity.<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><br clear=left style='mso-special-character:line-break'><br \/>\n<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, November 20, 2006 CBB Boise-Colorado State Press Notes Colorado State will be searching for its 19th-straight home win over non-conference opponents when they host Boise State. The Rams (2-2) claimed a 74-56 victory over Montana State Northern Saturday. Boise State enters Monday\u2019s game with a 1-1 record after a 77-68 win over Southern Utah &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/11\/monday-news-and-notes-20\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Monday News and Notes<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}