| Duke is back on top of the college
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| | 18. Baylor, which didn't play a
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| basketball world with its 108th No. 1
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| | non-conference schedule this year because
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| ranking by the AP. Only UCLA, which has
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| | of probation, enters 2-10 in the Big-12.
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| been atop the AP poll on 128 different
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| | Kansas is favored by 23 points with a
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| occasions, has more No.1 rankings to its
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| | total of 134.No. 8 Illinois (up from 14)
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| credit. U Conn, No. 1 the past four weeks
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| | is at Michigan on ESPN (7:00 ET).
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| dropped to No. 3, with Villanova matching
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| | Michigan has lost four of five lately and
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| the school's best-ever ranking at No. 2
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| | takes an 11-game losing streak against
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| (was also No. 2 for two weeks in December
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| | the Illini into this game. Illinois is
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| 1995).My free play for Tuesday is on the
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| | favored by 1 1/2 points with a total of
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| Det Pistons over the Atl Hawks at 7:35
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| | 134 1/2. The second half of the ESPN
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| ET. The NBA is BACK and I'm ready to pick
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| | doubleheader is Alabama at Arkansas (9:00
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| up where I left off. I took an 8-0-1 run
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| | ET). Arkansas is favored by 7 1/2 points
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| into the break and I'm 13-2-1 in the NBA
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| | with a total of 137 1/2.Rounding out the
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| since Feb 3. Join me for two HUGE 10*
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| | TV matchups are Xavier at Dayton on ESPN2
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| plays on Tuesday, my Non-Conf and Eastern
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| | (7:30 ET) and Southern Illinois at
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| Conf Games of the Week. In college hoops,
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| | Evansville on ESPNU (9:00 ET). Xavier is
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| I've got an exclusive Las Vegas Insider
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| | favored by 1 1/2 points (total is 131 1
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| Play plus one of my coveted 15* plays.
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| | 2) and Evansville is favored by seven
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| Get them NOW!Memphis, despite not losing,
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| | points (total is 120).South Florida (0-12
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| fell to No. 4 and Gonzaga stayed at No.
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| | in the Big East) and losers of 14
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| 5. George Washington is at No. 6, the
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| | straight is at Providence at 7:30 ET.
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| school's highest ranking since it was No.
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| | Along with The Citadel, which stayed
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| 5 in February of 1955. GW and Gonzaga own
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| | winless last night in the Southern
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| the nation's longest current winning
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| | Conference (0-13) when it lost to Furman
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| streak at 14 straight, while Memphis is
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| | 64-41 (lowest point total this year), the
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| one game behind, winners of 13
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| | Bulls join the Bulldogs as the only two
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| consecutive games.Four top-25 teams were
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| | Division I schools still winless in
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| in action last night, with only No. 14
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| | conference play. Providence is favored by
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| West Va losing. The Mountaineers lost for
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| | nine points with a total of 132 1/2.The
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| the fourth time in their last five games,
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| | NBA is back in action tonight with a
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| 60-58 at Syracuse. West Va did not
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| | 12-game schedule. The Pistons, owners of
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| attempt a SINGLE free throw in the game,
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| | the league's best record at 42-9 but just
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| partly because it spent most of the game
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| | 5-4 over their last nine games, host the
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| 'bombing away' from the three-point arc
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| | Hawks at 7:35 ET. Atlanta upset the
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| (made just 12-of-33). No. 5 Gonzaga won
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| | Pistons 99-98 on Feb 7 in Atlanta as a
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| its 14th straight game, 81-71 at Portland
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| | 10-point 'dog'. Detroit is favored by 14
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| (non-cover). The Bulldogs are now 12-0 in
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| | points with a total of 191.The two teams
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| the WCC (one of five Division I schools
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| | chasing Detroit for the league's best
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| still winless in conference play) and own
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| | record, 41-11 Dallas and 40-12 San
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| 21 straight WCC wins going back to last
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| | Antonio, are also in action. The Mavs
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| year.No. 22 Oklahoma escaped with a 71-70
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| | have won 15 of their last 16 (in all 15
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| win at Texas Tech, as a tip-in with 4.5
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| | wins held their opponents to under 100)
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| seconds remaining was not only the
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| | and enter their game tonight with the
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| game-winner but the Sooners' only FG in
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| | Clippers (8:35 ET) on an 11-game (8-3
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| the game's last eight minutes. Nevada,
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| | ATS) home winning streak. The Clippers,
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| celebrated its return to the rankings at
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| | who had won nine of 10 games from Jan 27
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| No. 25 (tied with Northern Iowa), by
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| | through Feb 7, lost four of five right
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| squeaking past Idaho in Moscow,
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| | before the break, three times to teams
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| 74-68.Four top-25 teams are in action
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| | with sub-.500 records. Dallas is favored
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| tonight and ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU have
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| | by 8 1/2 points (total is 192).The Spurs
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| four televised games. No. 3 U Conn hosts
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| | lost their final two games prior to the
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| Notre Dame at 7:00 ET. The Irish opened
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| | break, allowing 100 points in
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| Big East play 1-8 but have won three
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| | back-to-back games for the first time all
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| straight over Rutgers, South Florida and
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| | year. SA is No. 2 in the league allowing
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| Seton Hall. However, the Huskies are
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| | 88.4 PPG and gets the struggling Sonics
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| another matter, as U Conn is 13-0 at
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| | tonight in San Antonio (8:35 ET).
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| home, outscoring opponents by an average
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| | Seattle, which won 52 games last year, is
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| of 85-59. U Conn is favored by 13 1/2
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| | just 20-33 this season and enters having
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| points with a total of 153 1/2.No. 11
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| | lost eight of its last 10 both SU and
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| Boston College visits Virginia at 7:00
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| | ATS. The Spurs are favored by 12 1/2
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| ET. BC has won 10 of its last 11, losing
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| | points with a total of 195 1/2.Ness Notes
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| only to Duke (83-81). However, Virginia
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| | is available by 1:00 ET Monday through
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| is 11-2 at home this year. BC is favored
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| | Friday. A feature story runs on Saturday
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| by 2 1/2 points with a total of 133 1/2.
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| | and Sunday.Larry Ness is a documented
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| No. 16 Kansas hosts Baylor at 8:00 ET and
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| | member of the Professional Handicappers
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| the red-hot Jayhawks have won nine
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| | League.
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| straight (8-1 ATS) and 16 of their last
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