NC State is red-hot winners of 10 straight and in their last game they pulled off a HUGE upset beating then top-ranked Duke. On the other side of the coin Maryland has lost 2 straight and their offense really struggled in their last game.
Headline: The Rematch – Ravens Travel to Patriots for Second Straight AFC Championship Game
The Baltimore Ravens head to Gillette Stadium for the second year in a row looking for a berth in the Super Bowl. Hopes are for the Ravens that they are able to avenge a loss last year in the Championship game and that they can maintain their role as the “team of destiny” in this year’s playoffs.
Pitt has been struggling with the familiar foes in conference this year. They are just 1-3 since Big East play opened and could have a hangover after losing in overtime to Marquette at home last time out.
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Headline: NFC Championship Game pits #2 seed 49ers vs. #1 seed Falcons
The San Francisco 49ers will play in the NFC Championship for the second straight year – their opponent this year Atlanta qualified by securing their first playoff win in an eternity. For the 49ers, Sunday’s game is about redemption for a number of blunders that cost them a trip to last year’s Super Bowl.
The Brooklyn Nets are playing like they plan to run the table in 2013.
The Northern Iowa program is kind of what started a nationwide fascination with the Missouri Valley Conference. For years this program was feared though now it is Creighton and Wichita State that are the beasts of the MVC.
The Volunteers were supposed to be a sleeper team in the SEC this season. They had a good amount of talent returning and some strong teams from last year – like Kentucky and Vanderbilt – were going to make take some lumps this year.
The Bearcats have lost 2 of their last 3 games and there is a good chance they stay in the W column facing a DePaul team that has lost 3 of their last 4 games. Cincy is only 2-2 in Big East play and they need to win these types of games since there are 4 teams in the conference that are ranked.
The Hoosiers are coming off their first loss of the season and they have a tough test facing a Wisconsin team that is 3-0 in Big 10 play. The Badgers are coming off a great win spanking a ranked Illinois team and that win was their first facing a ranked team.
The Falcons pulled victory from the jaws of defeat against Seattle on Sunday. Now they get a visit from a San Francisco team brimming with confidence and probably actually thrilled not to face the Seahawks once more.
Now that the nasty lockout is over we can finally stop hearing the words “proposal”, “escrow” and “revenue” and finally focus on what is really important – the Stanley Cup. The top 10 favorites are littered with some familiar teams but offseason moves have allowed a few fringe teams to emerge on the Cup radar this season.
The NBA is weird enough without Carmelo Anthony.
With him it’s over the top times 8.
Anthony revealed Sunday night that one possible reason that he has been shooting so poorly of late is that over the past three weeks he had been fasting. Kind of. Just different food.
Louisville is one of the hottest teams in the country winners of 10 straight, but they have a tough task facing a UCONN team that has won 2 straight and is coming off a great road win over a ranked Notre Dame team. NCAAB odds have Louisville as a 7-point road favorite with a total of 132.
You’d think that on a team piled high with veterans, coach Doc Rivers and front office boss Danny Ainge would know, by now, exactly what they have as the league steams toward the midpoint of the season.
Not quite.
Kansas is 9-0 at home this season and they have won 13 straight games and while Baylor has won 3 straight they lost their last game facing a ranked team. NCAAB lines have Kansas as big 10.5-point home favorite with a total of 141.
