{"id":1066,"date":"2006-12-11T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-12T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/12\/advanced-news-and-notes-3\/"},"modified":"2006-12-11T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-12T00:04:00","slug":"advanced-news-and-notes-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/12\/advanced-news-and-notes-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced 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=\"12\" Month=\"12\">Tuesday, December<br \/>\n12, 2006<\/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><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>St. Louis-Pacific<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>Pacific is 3-6 and in the midst of a three-game skid,<br \/>\nincluding its first home loss of the season Saturday night. With a 6-2 record<br \/>\nthrough eight games, the <span class=SpellE>Billikens<\/span> are off to their<br \/>\nbest start since 1997-98. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><st1:State><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Louisiana<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> Monroe-Mississippi<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>The Ole Miss Rebels return four starters and nine <span\nclass=SpellE>letterwinners<\/span> from last year\u2019s team that finished 14-16<br \/>\noverall and 4-12 (t-fifth) in the Southeastern Conference\u2019s West division. Ole<br \/>\nMiss is off to a strong, 7-2, start and opened with four-straight victories<br \/>\nbefore falling to No. 10 Connecticut, 77-59, in the championship game of the<br \/>\nHispanic College Fund Classic in <st1:place><st1:City>Hartford<\/st1:City>, <st1:State>Conn.<\/st1:State><\/st1:place><br \/>\n<span class=bodytext1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Approved sportsbooks are<br \/>\nat <\/span><\/span><span class=bodytext1><span style='font-size:10.5pt;\ncolor:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linetrackers.com\/\"><span style='text-decoration:\nnone;text-underline:none'>www.linetrackers.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span\nclass=bodytext1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Central Florida-Minnesota<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>The Golden Knights (6-0) are one of just nine undefeated<br \/>\nteams in the country. <span class=SpellE>UCF<\/span> has won its last four games<br \/>\nby an average of 34.5 points. <st1:State><st1:place>Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nis 4-7 this season. <span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>uesday\u2019s<\/span><\/span><br \/>\ngame will mark the first time this season that <span class=SpellE>UCF<\/span><br \/>\nhas faced an out-of-state team. What a difference a year makes for <span\nclass=SpellE>UCF\u2019s<\/span> offense. Through six games in 2005-06, the Golden<br \/>\nKnights were averaging 65 points and shooting 46 percent overall and 33.6<br \/>\npercent from deep. This year, the squad is averaging 84 points and shooting<br \/>\n52.3 percent from the floor and 43 percent from 3-point range. Last season, <span\nclass=SpellE>UCF<\/span> eclipsed the 80-point mark only once. This year, the<br \/>\nteam has already scored more than 80 points five times. The squad boasts a<br \/>\n+25.7 margin of victory in 2006-07.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoDate><st1:date Year=\"2006\" Day=\"13\" Month=\"12\">Wednesday, December<br \/>\n13, 2006<\/st1:date><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Wake Forest-<span class=SpellE>Depaul<\/span><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>The Demon Deacons, 5-2, are looking to snap a two-game<br \/>\nlosing streak. <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Wake<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Forest<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nhasn\u2019t played since an 87-86 home loss to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Georgia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><br \/>\non Dec. 2. <span class=bodytext1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Approved<br \/>\nsportsbooks are at <\/span><\/span><span class=bodytext1><span style='font-size:\n10.5pt;color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linetrackers.com\/\"><span\nstyle='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>www.linetrackers.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span\nclass=bodytext1><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Xavier-Cincinnati <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>This is the 74<sup>th<\/sup> meeting between Xavier and <st1:City><st1:place>Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<br \/>\n<st1:City><st1:place>Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> leads the series 46-27,<br \/>\nalthough Xavier has won three of the last four, five of the last seven and<br \/>\nseven of the last 10 meetings. That XU success includes a 73-71 overtime win<br \/>\nlast season. Xavier, 7-2, saw its four-game winning streak come to an end with<br \/>\na 73-67 loss at Creighton on Saturday night.<br clear=left style='mso-special-character:\nline-break'><br \/>\n<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoDate><st1:date Year=\"2006\" Day=\"16\" Month=\"12\">Saturday, December<br \/>\n16, 2006<\/st1:date><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Creighton-Fresno<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>Fresno<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nprepares for one home game this week against Creighton at <st1:time Minute=\"0\"\nHour=\"19\">7 p.m.<\/st1:time> Saturday, December 16 at the <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Save<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceName>Mart<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Center<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.<br \/>\nThe Bulldogs are coming off three consecutive road games, going 2-1 against <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Oregon<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, <span class=SpellE>UC<\/span><br \/>\nSanta Barbara and <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Montana<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.<br \/>\n<st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Fresno<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nreturns home and will play its next six games at the SMC. The Bulldogs carry an<br \/>\n8-1 record into Saturday\u2019s game, while the <span class=SpellE>Bluejays<\/span><br \/>\nare 4-2. <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Fresno<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nholds a 0-5 all-time record against Creighton, including a 67-62 loss last<br \/>\nseason in <st1:City><st1:place>Omaha<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in the Bulldogs\u2019<br \/>\nESPN Bracket Buster game. Saturday\u2019s game will mark the first time in history<br \/>\nthat Creighton will visit <st1:City><st1:place>Fresno<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. Joe<br \/>\nDuffy\u2019s sports betting selections are at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godstips.com\/\">www.GodsTips.com<\/a><span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, December 12, 2006 CBB St. Louis-Pacific Press Notes Pacific is 3-6 and in the midst of a three-game skid, including its first home loss of the season Saturday night. With a 6-2 record through eight games, the Billikens are off to their best start since 1997-98. 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