Thursday, December 07, 2006
It’s underway: Joe Duffy is CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com, which is offering a premium version of the advanced news and notes, computer trends, weather information and more for the entire bowl season. Much of the information is compiled from hometown newspapers and the team’s own press releases. The entire bowl season version of the OffshoreInsiders.com clipboard is $69
NFL
Browns-Steelers
Stevie Vincent’s BetOnSports360
We believe Derek Anderson gets the start for Cleveland at QB. Kellen Winslow will start at TE. Pittsburgh will be without starting WRs Cedrick Wilson and Hines Ward.
60 chance of a snow shower, winds west/northwest at 17 mph, kickoff temperature 23 degrees
Associated Press
Steelers, winners of the last six, have taken control by beating the Browns 20 times in 25 games since coach Bill Cowher took over in 1992. The Browns haven’t won successive games since Oct. 5-12, 2003, a span of 54 games. The Steelers traditionally thrive at this time of year - since 2001, they are 21-5 in regular-season games played on Dec. 1 or later. And it was this week a year ago when they began the eight-game winning streak that carried them to their first Super Bowl title in 26 years.
NBA
Suns-Nets
NY Times
The Nets, who have only one victory against a team above .500, will have a chance to take a huge stride in the right direction Thursday when they play host to the Phoenix Suns (10-6). Seven of the Nets’ defeats have come against teams with a sub-.500 record. The Nets lost six in a row earlier in the season, and they broke the skid with victories over two of their lowly Atlantic Division foes, the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers. Joe Duffy’s sports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com
NY Sun
With Stoudemire back, some observers began forecasting 70 wins for the Suns. Then the Suns began the season by losing five of six, and cooler heads began to remind people that Stoudemire might take a couple of months to return to his old form, which included a 26 points per game, 8.9 rebounds a game season in 2005 and Rookie of the Year honors in 2003. Since their sluggish start, the Suns, who visit the Meadowlands tonight, have been on a tear. They’ve won nine out of 10 and during the last two weeks.
CBB
Alabama-Notre Dame
Press Register
Fourth-ranked Alabama will face the sternest test yet to its unblemished record tonight when it takes on Notre Dame at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Ind. The Crimson Tide (7-0) tips off against the unranked Irish (6-1). Alabama has more than its ranking to defend. Its pride took a hit in last year’s game against the Irish, when Colin Falls nailed seven 3-pointers and led Notre Dame to a 78-71 win at Coleman Coliseum. As was the case in last year’s game, Tide point guard Ron Steele will not be 100 percent healthy. Steele’s back was tightening up on him in the Irish upset last year, and this time tendonitis in his right knee will affect his play. Notre Dame is coming off an impressive 81-74 win over then-No. 23 Maryland in Washington, D.C., and has a chance to make another big statement against the Tide. Alabama has stumbled around a bit in sweeping its last three at home against subpar competition. Steele did not play in two of those games, then was pushed to 35 minutes in last Saturday’s 78-60 win over Tennessee State. Stevie Vincent’s BetOnSports360.com is pioneer in forensic handicapping and part of OffshoreInsiders.com
Austin Peay-Morehead State
Leaf Chronicle
The Govs have won their last six over Morehead State. Austin Peay views the entire weekend as a dangerous journey. After playing Morehead State, the Govs head down to play Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. They don’t call this part of the Ohio Valley Conference swing a trip to “Death Valley” for nothing. The Govs are riding high after knocking off a Tennessee Tech team that was picked to finish third in the OVC, three spots higher that Austin Peay. They snapped a three-game series losing streak there. MasterLockLine.com has the top plays from the top sports service in their highest ranked sports.
Eastern Illinois-Tennessee Tech
Journal Gazette
Yes, Tennessee Tech has beaten last season’s NCAA Sweet 16, Kansas-conquering Bradley. Yeah, the Golden Eagles beat the now 6-3 Bradley team that won by 20 over a DePaul team that won by 30 over Eastern Illinois this season. But when it comes to the earlier-than-ever-starting Ohio Valley Conference basketball race, Eastern and Tech are dead even at 0-1. And when it comes to momentum, an EIU team predicted to finish ninth in the 11-team OVC might be running ahead of the No. 3 pick Eagles. While the Panthers after a 53-50 near-upset loss to defending champion Murray State used Mike Robinson’s last-second 40-footer to beat Arkansas State 73-70 on Saturday, Tech was brought back down to earth from its conquest of Bradley when it lost its OVC opener at Austin Peay 77-70. We see whether Tech, 3-3 for the season, has recharged with four days without a game or is on a downward spiral. Having taken Tech into overtime last season in a game that dropped the Panthers to 0-5 in a 6-21 season, Eastern should have confidence in that it is considerably ahead of last year’s pace. Joe Duffy’s sports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com
Pepperdine-Long Beach State
Press Telegram
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will play its first home game in a day short of three weeks tonight when the Pepperdine Waves visit the Walter Pyramid for a 7:05 nonconference meeting. During the extended “road trip,” the 49ers (3-4) lost three times by an average margin of 24 points (to USC, UCLA and Temple) before rallying Sunday to beat the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 57-53. Senior guard Kejuan Johnson missed three games after his broken nose was set on Nov. 27 but is expected to return to action tonight. The Waves, who were projected to finish seventh (among eight teams) in the West Coast Conference by WCC head coaches, improved to 2-6 Monday night with a 78-72 victory in Boulder against the University of Colorado Buffaloes. Three of their losses have come to three of Long Beach’s fellow Big West Conference members, Cal State Northridge (95-92), UC Santa Barbara (89-80 in overtime) and UC Irvine (68-66), all played within a stretch of eight days in late November. The Waves, who are scoring 79.6 points per game, are playing with a roster that includes just eight scholarship players after sophomores Mike Gerrity (a Mater Dei High graduate) and Chris Oakes quit, and Jason Walberg (who transferred from Saint Mary’s to play for his father as a senior) suffered torn knee ligaments last week.
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