{"id":1113,"date":"2007-01-12T10:11:47","date_gmt":"2007-01-12T15:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/01\/avanced-news-and-notes\/"},"modified":"2007-01-12T10:11:47","modified_gmt":"2007-01-12T15:11:47","slug":"avanced-news-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/01\/avanced-news-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Avanced 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=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoDate>Saturday, January 13, 2006<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=bodytext1><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:\n12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Approved sportsbooks are at <\/span><\/span><span\nclass=bodytext1><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;\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='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>Please be aware of all laws pertaining to online gambling in the<br \/>\ncountry in which you live. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The bowls are here.&nbsp; I have used a lot of sportsbooks<br \/>\nand so do most of my clients. 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BetUS.com offers top quality sports betting,<br \/>\ncasino games, and poker.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>To get the endorsement of <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/p6.hostingprod.com\/@joeduffy.net\/\">JoeDuffy.net<\/a> or <b><span\nstyle='color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b>&nbsp;a sportsbook must have passed with flying colors ALL of the<br \/>\nfollowing criterion: our own positive first-hand experience, affirmative<br \/>\nfeedback from our valued clients, high marks from the respected watchdog<br \/>\ngroups. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/10499\/sportsbook\/default.aspx\">BetUs<br \/>\nis hitting 100 percent<\/a>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/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'>Florida-South <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>Carolina<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><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:State><st1:place>South Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>,<br \/>\n10-4 and 0-1 in the SEC, returns home to host its SEC home opener by welcoming<br \/>\nthe defending NCAA Champion Florida Gators. The No. 2 Gators come in with a<br \/>\n15-2 record, including 2-0 in the SEC. Florida is riding an eight-game winning<br \/>\nstreak, while <st1:City><st1:place>Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has dropped<br \/>\ntwo straight after piecing together a six-game winning streak. The Gamecocks<br \/>\nopened their 16<sup>th<\/sup> season of SEC play at Georgia on Wed., Jan 10 and<br \/>\nfell 80-56 in their worst lost in Athens since 2000 (62-90 at Georgia on Jan.<br \/>\n22, 2000). USC is 5-11 in SEC openers, including 1-6 on the road. It was the<br \/>\nfirst time USC opened the SEC slate against <st1:country-region><st1:place>Georgia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><br \/>\nduring its 16 years in the SEC. The Gators are 2-0 in the SEC with home wins<br \/>\nagainst <st1:country-region><st1:place>Georgia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><br \/>\n(67-51, Jan. 6) and <st1:State><st1:place>Arkansas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\n(79-72, Jan. 10). USC won the season series last year with a 68-62 win in <st1:City><st1:place>Columbia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nand a 71-67 victory in <st1:City><st1:place>Gainesville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>,<br \/>\nbut fell 49-47 in the SEC Tournament Championship game. USC is 5-11 in SEC<br \/>\nopeners, including 1-6 on the road. It was the first time USC opened the SEC<br \/>\nslate against <st1:country-region><st1:place>Georgia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><br \/>\nduring its 16 years in the SEC. The Gators are 2-0 in the SEC with home wins<br \/>\nagainst <st1:country-region><st1:place>Georgia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><br \/>\n(67-51, Jan. 6) and <st1:State><st1:place>Arkansas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\n(79-72, Jan. 10). <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span>USC had won six<br \/>\nstraight, but has dropped the last two (vs. No. 9 Kansas and at <st1:country-region><st1:place>Georgia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>).<br \/>\nIt was <span class=SpellE>USC\u2019s<\/span> first loss to a top 10 team in four<br \/>\ntries. This year USC opened the season with three of the first five on the road<br \/>\nand has tallied a 3-2 record on the road. <st1:City><st1:place>Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nis 7-2 at home.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>San Diego-<span class=SpellE>Pepperdine<\/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 Waves, who played 11 of 16 non-conference games on the<br \/>\nroad and 13 of their first 18 games away from Firestone <span class=SpellE>Fieldhouse<\/span>,<br \/>\nenter Saturday\u2019s game with a 4-14 overall record and <span class=GramE>an<\/span><br \/>\n0-2 mark in <span class=SpellE>WCC<\/span> play. <span class=SpellE>Pepperdine<\/span><br \/>\nopened conference play last weekend and fell to <st1:City><st1:place>Portland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\n(73-69) and Gonzaga (69-52) in the <st1:place>Pacific Northwest<\/st1:place>. <st1:City><st1:place>San<br \/>\nDiego<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> enters Saturday\u2019s game with a 10-6 mark and is<br \/>\n0-1 in <span class=SpellE>WCC<\/span> play after falling 103-100 to <st1:City><st1:place>San<br \/>\nFrancisco<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in double overtime last week. The Toreros<br \/>\ndefeated <span class=SpellE>UC<\/span> Riverside, 78-62, on Wednesday. <st1:City><st1:place>San<br \/>\nDiego<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is averaging 74.1 points a game while allowing<br \/>\n69.9 points a contest.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Utah-New <\/span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>Mexico<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><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>Two programs in unfamiliar territory square off Saturday<br \/>\nat The Pit\/Bob King Court in <st1:City><st1:place>Albuquerque<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<br \/>\n<st1:State><st1:place>New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> and <st1:State><st1:place>Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>,<br \/>\nboth 0-3 in Mountain Western Conference play and saddled with losing streaks.<br \/>\nThe Lobos (11-7) are 0-3 in league play for only the second time since the<br \/>\n1960-61 Skyline Conference season. The 1979-80 <span class=SpellE>UNM<\/span><br \/>\nteam began 0-4 in the Western Athletic Conference. <st1:State><st1:place>Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\n(5-11) has not started a conference season 0-3 since 1952-53, also in the<br \/>\nSkyline. The Utes were picked to finish 4<sup>th<\/sup> in the <span\nclass=SpellE>MWC<\/span>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:State><st1:place>New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nhas lost four straight after a painful 65-57 loss at 18<sup>th<\/sup>-ranked Air<br \/>\nForce on Tuesday. The Lobos let a 21-point lead evaporate as the Falcons<br \/>\noutscored <span class=SpellE>UNM<\/span> 40-7 during one stretch, including 21<br \/>\nstraight points in the second half. <span class=SpellE>UNM<\/span> is 6-7<br \/>\nfollowing a 5-0 start to the season. After Tuesday\u2019s 73-57 loss at <st1:place><st1:City>Colorado<br \/>\nState<\/st1:City>, <st1:State>Utah<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> is 5-11 overall and<br \/>\nhas lost five in a row and six of seven. The Utes are 1-7 away from home and<br \/>\n0-5 on opponents\u2019 home floors this season. <st1:State><st1:place>New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nis 10-1 at home and is 43-4 in The Pit since the 2004-05 <span class=GramE>season<\/span>.<br \/>\nMoreover, <span class=SpellE>UNM<\/span> has not endured a four-game losing skid<br \/>\nin conference play since 2000-01 when it lost at home to Wyoming, then fell at <span\nclass=SpellE>BYU<\/span>, Utah and Air Force. The last time for consecutive<br \/>\nconference losses in The Pit was five years ago to <st1:State><st1:place>Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nand <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>San Diego<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nin 2002. The Lobos lost to <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Colorado<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nat home last Saturday. Under head coach <span class=SpellE>Richie<\/span> <span\nclass=SpellE>McCay<\/span>, <st1:State><st1:place>New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nis 4-0 against <st1:State><st1:place>Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> in <st1:City><st1:place>Albuquerque<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<br \/>\nTwo of the last three victories here came against ranked Ute teams, including a<br \/>\n65-54 decision in 2005 that stopped <st1:State><st1:place>Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>\u2019s<br \/>\n18-game winning streak.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rice-East <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>Carolina<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><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>Saturday\u2019s game vs. <st1:place>East Carolina<\/st1:place><br \/>\nis the first Conference <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><br \/>\nroad game for Rice and it also marks the first time ever that the basketball<br \/>\nOwls have played in <st1:place><st1:City>Greenville<\/st1:City>, <st1:State>N.C.<\/st1:State><\/st1:place><br \/>\n<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Rice coming off <span class=GramE>a thrilling<\/span><br \/>\ncome-from-behind 75 to 70 overtime win over Tulane on Wednesday, while the<br \/>\nPirates lost at <st1:City><st1:place>Tulsa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 67 to 49. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoDate><st1:date Year=\"2006\" Day=\"14\" Month=\"1\">Sunday, January 14,<br \/>\n2006<\/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'>Temple-<span class=SpellE>UMass<\/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>Coming off a tremendous 91-84 win over defending A-10<br \/>\nregular-season champion George Washington on Wednesday, the Minutemen host<br \/>\narch-rival <st1:City><st1:place>Temple<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Saturday at <st1:time\nMinute=\"0\" Hour=\"12\">Noon<\/st1:time> at the <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Mullins<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>Center<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span><br \/>\ncomes into the game with a 12-4 record and a perfect 2-0 mark in A-10 play. The<br \/>\nMinutemen are off the best start since the 1995-96 <span class=GramE>season<\/span><br \/>\nwhen they won the first 26 games of the season and were ranked No. 1 most of<br \/>\nthe year. <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span> is seeking its first 3-0 start in<br \/>\nA-10 play since 1997-98 when they started 8-0. The <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span>-Temple<br \/>\nrivalry opens a new chapter as the Owls come to <st1:City><st1:place>Amherst<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nwithout their longtime Hall of Fame Coach John Chaney, for the first time in<br \/>\nhistory. Under new coach Fran <span class=SpellE>Dunphy<\/span>, the Owls are<br \/>\n6-8 overall and 0-2 in the league, riding a four-game losing streak. The Minutemen<br \/>\nreached the 10-win mark earlier than any point in a season since that year,<br \/>\nwhen they were 10-0. <span class=SpellE><span style='color:black'>UMass<\/span><\/span><span\nstyle='color:black'> has been stellar away from the <\/span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='color:black'>Mullins<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span style='color:black'> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span\nstyle='color:black'>Center<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='color:black'> this season with an 8-2 record. Those eight road\/neutral<br \/>\nwins are tied for the most in the nation among all teams. No. 12 Butler is 8-1<br \/>\naway from <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span style='color:black'>Indianapolis<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span\nstyle='color:black'> and <\/span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='color:black'>Virginia<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span style='color:black'><br \/>\n<\/span><st1:PlaceName><span style='color:black'>Commonwealth<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='color:black'> has an 8-2 mark like <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span>. It<br \/>\nis huge improvement for <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span>, which was just 3-13<br \/>\naway from home in 2005-06. <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span> has won eight of the<br \/>\n10 games away from home in the first two months. That includes a stretch of<br \/>\nfive wins in a row away from Mullins. <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span> has won<br \/>\n14 of its last 18 at home.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cincinnati-South <\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>Florida<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><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>The <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University<\/st1:PlaceType><br \/>\nof <st1:PlaceName>Cincinnati<\/st1:PlaceName><\/st1:place> will seek its first<br \/>\nBIG EAST Conference victory of the season and an end to a three-game losing<br \/>\nstreak when the Bearcats visit <span class=SpellE>USF<\/span> on Sunday, Jan.<br \/>\n14. Game time at the <span class=SpellE>USF<\/span> Sun Dome is <st1:time\nMinute=\"0\" Hour=\"14\">2 p.m.<\/st1:time> <span class=SpellE>UC<\/span> enters the<br \/>\ncontest with a 9-6 record but has been idle since its 54-42 loss to <st1:place>Rutgers<\/st1:place><br \/>\non Jan. 7 in its league opener. <span class=SpellE>USF<\/span> is 9-8 overall<br \/>\nand 0-3 in BIG EAST play. The Bulls lost to <st1:City><st1:place>Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>,<br \/>\n81-55, on Wednesday. <st1:City><st1:place>Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and<br \/>\n<span class=SpellE>USF<\/span> have played one common opponent. Both have lost<br \/>\nto <span class=SpellE>UAB<\/span>. <span class=SpellE>UC<\/span> incurred a 59-57<br \/>\nsetback to the Blazers on Dec. 4 while <span class=SpellE>USF<\/span> fell,<br \/>\n78-62, on Dec. 27. The Bearcats will be out to avert their longest losing<br \/>\nstreak in 19 seasons. <span class=SpellE>UC<\/span> last dropped four in a row<br \/>\nin February of the 1987-88 <span class=GramE>season<\/span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Saturday, January 13, 2006 Approved sportsbooks are at www.linetrackers.com Please be aware of all laws pertaining to online gambling in the country in which you live. The bowls are here.&nbsp; I have used a lot of sportsbooks and so do most of my clients. 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