Sunday News and Notes

Sunday, January 21, 2007

 

Statistical matchup from one of the databases used by Joe Duffy’s GodsTips.com

NFL

New Orleans-Chicago

·        New Orleans gets 2.1 more first downs per game on offense

·        The Saints average 66.4 more total yards per game on a significant advantage of .9 more yards per play

·        Chicago has a slight 4.1 more rushing yards per game

·        The Saints get 1.33 more passing yards per attempt

·        The Saints complete 9.2 percent more of their passes

·        The Bears allow 15.3 fewer yards per game

·        Chicago allows 27.6 fewer rushing yards, but New Orleans allows 12.3 less passing yards per game

·        Chicago allows a full 1.0 yard less per rush

·        Chicago has an turnover ratio advantage of 11

 

New England-Indianapolis

·        On offense the Colts get 2.5 more first downs per game

·        Indianapolis gets 39.6 more total yards per game on .8 more yards per play

·        The Colts offensively have a 46.7 passing yards per game

·        Indy has a huge edge of 1.20 passing yards per attempt

·        The Colts complete 3.9 percent more of their passes

·        New England allows 2.3 fewer first downs per game

·        The Patriots allow 65.1 less rushing yards per game but Indy permits 49.6 less passing yards per game

·        New England allows 1.3 less rushing yards per attempt

·        The Patriots allow 7.5 less passing percentage

 

CBB

Loyola-Bradley

Press Notes

Winners of six straight conference contests after dropping its league opener in December, Loyola looks to maintain its hold onto first place with a win this afternoon at Rider. Rider has dropped two straight after losing 86-75 at Manhattan Thursday and sits in the middle of the MAAC standings.

Duquesne-Massachusetts

Press Notes

Duquesne (5-10, 1-3), coming off back-to-back home losses to La Salle (79-63) and Fordham (71-59), returns to action for the first time in a week to face Atlantic 10 co-leader Massashusetts (13-5, 3-1) at Amherst at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 21. Duquesne, which has erased a double-digit deficit to win three of its previous four road games, is looking to end a 10-game losing streak at UMass. The drought is the longest current streak for the Dukes in an A-10 arena. Duquesne, which began the season with seven scholarship players, is currently competing with nine. The Dukes have been outshot 57.2 percent to 37.9 percent in four conference games . A-10 opponents are shooting 48.3 percent from the 3-point arc . Duquesne is 6-of- 38 from the arc in its past two games.