#1 Indiana vs. #16 LIU Brooklyn How they Punched Their Ticket Indiana (27-6, 14-4 Big 10): Finished 1st in Big 10- At Large Bid LIU Brooklyn (20-13, 12-6 NEC): Won NEC Tournament- Automatic Bid ATS (Against the Spread) Indiana: 14-13 LIU Brooklyn: 3-0 Hoosiers Outlook: IU’s offensive efficiency within a conference as competitive as the Big [...]

The Good Oklahoma State Cowboys (17-5, 7-3 Big 12) Current RPI #22 Noteworthy Performance: Wins vs. Baylor & Texas A week after dismantling the Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence, the Cowboys continued their current hot streak by knocking off the Baylor Bears and Texas Longhorns respectively.  During its current five game winning streak, Okie State has [...]

NFL Week 8 Featured Game Storylines: The first meeting between these AFC rivals (not that Ryan Tannehill would know anything about that) in Week 3 was exactly the type of back and forth contest you’d expect, along with a heavy smattering of replacement referee follies.  It was a game the Dolphins would have won if [...]

Quick Hits #13 USC (3-1, 1-1 Pac 12) vs. Utah (2-2, 0-1 Pac 12) +12, 47 ½ O/U The Trojans hit the road on Thursday in Salt Lake City hoping to keep their Pac 12 title hopes alive.  Since 2007, the Utes are 25-5 playing at the friendly confines of Rice-Eccles Stadium.  However, last season [...]

Quick Hits Pittsburgh (0-1) vs. Cincinnati (0-0) -4, 49 O/U The Paul Chryst era in Pitt got off to a rocky start last week, following their embarrassing loss to FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) program Youngstown State.  The Panthers defense struggled all game long with the Penguins efficient offense.  Youngstown State converted on an impressive 68% [...]

“It’s about damn time!”  Those were the exact words uttered by Lebron James to describe his first NBA title.  It was bound to happen eventually, right?  Well, I’m sure there are plenty of you who thought (and prayed) otherwise.  Still, James ability to finally get over the top was certainly not the easiest thing to [...]

Heat Start Hot Once Again; the Thunder not so Much It what really became a reoccurring theme during these Finals, the Heat started fast and the Thunder did not. From the 7:30 mark of the first quarter (Battier 25 ft shot) until the 1:50 mark (Miller 25 ft shot), the Heat connected on an impressive [...]