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Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel
St. Thomas (6-4, 3-6 ATS)
NET -- Tommies drop 4 spots to #161
Torvik -- Tommies remain at #151
St. Thomas is a 7.5-point favorite today vs. #162 (NET) Weber State (4-4) at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena. The Tommies look to extend a 21-game home winning streak, tied for second-longest in the country with Akron and Miami-Ohio. Duke sits at the top with 22 straight.
The game caps off the Big Sky/Summit Challenge, which the Big Sky already has clinched with an 11-6 advantage. It's the first time in three tries the Big Sky has won the event. UST brings a 4-1 Challenge record into the matchup, with the first loss coming earlier this week at Montana State, 82/74. Sunday marks the teams' first meeting since the Tommies move to Division 1.
Saturday Big Sky/Summit Challenge Results
@ #120 Idaho State 93, #207 Denver 79
@ #124 Northern Colorado 89, #271 South Dakota 87
#137 Idaho 84 @ #163 South Dakota State 81
@ #154 North Dakota State 69, #237 Northern Arizona 68
@ #282 Oral Roberts 72, #156 Montana State 68
#253 Omaha 60 @ #180 Portland State 55
#222 Montana 79, @ #317 North Dakota 75
@ #261 Eastern Washington 90, #345 Kansas City 66
Sunday Big Sky/Summit Challenge Slate
#162 Weber State @ #161 St. Thomas, noon
Saturday Eye-Openers
-- Boise State 77 @ Butler 68: The Broncos (6-3) desperately needed a quality win on their resume, and for now this qualifies.
-- @ Colorado State 91, Colorado 86: The Rams (7-2) knock their rivals from the ranks of the unbeaten.
-- Iowa State 81, @ Purdue 58: If the undefeated and soon no-longer-#1 Boilermakers needed any humble pie, they got it Saturday. ... and in Mackey Arena, no less. It was the Cyclones (9-0) who looked like a national title contender, not the Boilers.
-- @ Memphis 78, Baylor 71: The Tigers (4-4) notch their first high-end win on their hellacious non-conference schedule.
-- Seton Hall 78, @ Kansas State 67: A decent but still significant win for the Pirates (9-1) and the Big East. At this point of the season only UConn and Saint John's look like locks for the NCAA Tournament.
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- Has anyone else noticed how much more likable Duke is since Jon Scheyer took over for Coach K? Still the same fantastic talent every season, but sans the out-and-out smugness of one or two of their best players. Cases in point, Cooper Flagg last season and Cameron Boozer this season. Both studs who just ball without the insufferable arrogance.
-- Did Minnesota break Indiana? The Hoosiers follow up their loss to the Gophers with another one, 87-78 in Indianapolis. And it wasn't that close. Perhaps it best we not "crown (a team's) a*s" (as the late Denny Green once said) before they've earned it?
-- Villanova (7-1) defeated Penn 90-63 to win the Big 5 Classic. There's only one bracketed in-season tournament remaining, the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational on Dec. 21-22 in El Paso. Host UTEP will be joined by Norfolk State, North Dakota State, and UC-Irvine.
Mid- & Low-Major Conferences vs. Power 5/Gonzaga (through Dec. 6)
1. WCC (7-10): (1) Grand Canyon over Utah, (2) Saint Mary's over Virginia Tech, (3) San Diego State over Oregon, (4) San Francisco over Minnesota, (5) Santa Clara over Minnesota, (6) Santa Clara over Xavier, (7) Seattle over Stanford
2. MAC (3-9): (1) Bowling Green over Kansas State, (2) Buffalo over DePaul, (3) Eastern Michigan over Cincinnati
3. Atlantic 10 (4-13): (1) Davidson over Boston College, (2) Dayton over Georgetown, (3) Dayton over Marquette, (4) VCU over Virginia Tech
4. American (3-12): (1) FAU over BC, (2) Memphis over Baylor, (3) Tulane over BC
5. Mountain West (3-15): (1) Boise State over Butler, (2) Colorado State over Colorado, (3) New Mexico over Mississippi State
6. Missouri Valley (1-7): Drake over Georgia Tech
7. Big West (1-8): (1) Cal Poly over Utah
8. NEC (2-25): (1) Central Connecticut over BC, (2) Central Connecticut over Rutgers
9. Southland (1-19): (1) New Orleans over TCU
10. MAAC (1-20): (1) Quinnipiac over Pitt
Ivy (0-6)
Conference USA (0-10)
SoCon (0-10)
Summit (0-10)
WAC (0-11)
Big Sky (0-12)
America East (0-14)
Sun Belt (0-14)
Big South (0-16)
Coastal (0-16)
MEAC (0-17)
OVC (0-18)
Patriot (0-19)
ASUN (0-21)
Horizon (0-21)
SWAC (0-34)
Record: 26-387 (6.3%)
Sunday Mid- & Low-Major vs. Power 5/Gonzaga Slate
American
North Texas vs. TCU
UTSA @ Alabama
ASUN
North Florida @ Gonzaga
Coastal
Hofstra @ Pitt
Towson @ UCF
Mountain West
UNLV @ Stanford
WCC
San Francisco vs. Mississippi State
Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head (through Dec. 6)
1 Gonzaga (6-1, 85.7%)
2 Big XII (36-22, 62.1%)
3 B1G (25-24, 51%)
4 ACC (28-31, 47.5%)
5 SEC (26-36, 41.9%)
6 Big East (16-23, 41%)
Sunday Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head Matchups
Kansas vs. Missouri, noon (ESPN2)
LSU vs. Texas Tech, 2 (ESPN2)
Georgetown @ North Carolina, 4 (ESPN)
Creighton @ Nebraska, 4 (FS1)
SMU vs. Texas A&M, 4 (ESPN2)
Other Games to Eye
Saint Mary's @ Davidson, 1 (ESPN+)
Belmont @ Middle Tennessee, 3:30 (ESPN+)
Sunday Pick to Click (19-15, L2 streak)
Kansas -5.5 over Missouri
Sunday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (6-28, L5 streak)
UNLV (+9.5) outright @ Stanford
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
Book it, Dano.
A run starts today for St. Thomas. The Tommies (6-4) aren’t losing again until at least mid-January. At minimum a 9-game winning streak incoming.
St. Thomas (6-4, 3-6 ATS)
NET -- Tommies drop 4 spots to #161
Torvik -- Tommies remain at #151
St. Thomas is a 7.5-point favorite today vs. #162 (NET) Weber State (4-4) at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena. The Tommies look to extend a 21-game home winning streak, tied for second-longest in the country with Akron and Miami-Ohio. Duke sits at the top with 22 straight.
The game caps off the Big Sky/Summit Challenge, which the Big Sky already has clinched with an 11-6 advantage. It's the first time in three tries the Big Sky has won the event. UST brings a 4-1 Challenge record into the matchup, with the first loss coming earlier this week at Montana State, 82/74. Sunday marks the teams' first meeting since the Tommies move to Division 1.
Saturday Big Sky/Summit Challenge Results
@ #120 Idaho State 93, #207 Denver 79
@ #124 Northern Colorado 89, #271 South Dakota 87
#137 Idaho 84 @ #163 South Dakota State 81
@ #154 North Dakota State 69, #237 Northern Arizona 68
@ #282 Oral Roberts 72, #156 Montana State 68
#253 Omaha 60 @ #180 Portland State 55
#222 Montana 79, @ #317 North Dakota 75
@ #261 Eastern Washington 90, #345 Kansas City 66
Sunday Big Sky/Summit Challenge Slate
#162 Weber State @ #161 St. Thomas, noon
Saturday Eye-Openers
-- Boise State 77 @ Butler 68: The Broncos (6-3) desperately needed a quality win on their resume, and for now this qualifies.
-- @ Colorado State 91, Colorado 86: The Rams (7-2) knock their rivals from the ranks of the unbeaten.
-- Iowa State 81, @ Purdue 58: If the undefeated and soon no-longer-#1 Boilermakers needed any humble pie, they got it Saturday. ... and in Mackey Arena, no less. It was the Cyclones (9-0) who looked like a national title contender, not the Boilers.
-- @ Memphis 78, Baylor 71: The Tigers (4-4) notch their first high-end win on their hellacious non-conference schedule.
-- Seton Hall 78, @ Kansas State 67: A decent but still significant win for the Pirates (9-1) and the Big East. At this point of the season only UConn and Saint John's look like locks for the NCAA Tournament.
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- Has anyone else noticed how much more likable Duke is since Jon Scheyer took over for Coach K? Still the same fantastic talent every season, but sans the out-and-out smugness of one or two of their best players. Cases in point, Cooper Flagg last season and Cameron Boozer this season. Both studs who just ball without the insufferable arrogance.
-- Did Minnesota break Indiana? The Hoosiers follow up their loss to the Gophers with another one, 87-78 in Indianapolis. And it wasn't that close. Perhaps it best we not "crown (a team's) a*s" (as the late Denny Green once said) before they've earned it?
-- Villanova (7-1) defeated Penn 90-63 to win the Big 5 Classic. There's only one bracketed in-season tournament remaining, the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational on Dec. 21-22 in El Paso. Host UTEP will be joined by Norfolk State, North Dakota State, and UC-Irvine.
Mid- & Low-Major Conferences vs. Power 5/Gonzaga (through Dec. 6)
1. WCC (7-10): (1) Grand Canyon over Utah, (2) Saint Mary's over Virginia Tech, (3) San Diego State over Oregon, (4) San Francisco over Minnesota, (5) Santa Clara over Minnesota, (6) Santa Clara over Xavier, (7) Seattle over Stanford
2. MAC (3-9): (1) Bowling Green over Kansas State, (2) Buffalo over DePaul, (3) Eastern Michigan over Cincinnati
3. Atlantic 10 (4-13): (1) Davidson over Boston College, (2) Dayton over Georgetown, (3) Dayton over Marquette, (4) VCU over Virginia Tech
4. American (3-12): (1) FAU over BC, (2) Memphis over Baylor, (3) Tulane over BC
5. Mountain West (3-15): (1) Boise State over Butler, (2) Colorado State over Colorado, (3) New Mexico over Mississippi State
6. Missouri Valley (1-7): Drake over Georgia Tech
7. Big West (1-8): (1) Cal Poly over Utah
8. NEC (2-25): (1) Central Connecticut over BC, (2) Central Connecticut over Rutgers
9. Southland (1-19): (1) New Orleans over TCU
10. MAAC (1-20): (1) Quinnipiac over Pitt
Ivy (0-6)
Conference USA (0-10)
SoCon (0-10)
Summit (0-10)
WAC (0-11)
Big Sky (0-12)
America East (0-14)
Sun Belt (0-14)
Big South (0-16)
Coastal (0-16)
MEAC (0-17)
OVC (0-18)
Patriot (0-19)
ASUN (0-21)
Horizon (0-21)
SWAC (0-34)
Record: 26-387 (6.3%)
Sunday Mid- & Low-Major vs. Power 5/Gonzaga Slate
American
North Texas vs. TCU
UTSA @ Alabama
ASUN
North Florida @ Gonzaga
Coastal
Hofstra @ Pitt
Towson @ UCF
Mountain West
UNLV @ Stanford
WCC
San Francisco vs. Mississippi State
Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head (through Dec. 6)
1 Gonzaga (6-1, 85.7%)
2 Big XII (36-22, 62.1%)
3 B1G (25-24, 51%)
4 ACC (28-31, 47.5%)
5 SEC (26-36, 41.9%)
6 Big East (16-23, 41%)
Sunday Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head Matchups
Kansas vs. Missouri, noon (ESPN2)
LSU vs. Texas Tech, 2 (ESPN2)
Georgetown @ North Carolina, 4 (ESPN)
Creighton @ Nebraska, 4 (FS1)
SMU vs. Texas A&M, 4 (ESPN2)
Other Games to Eye
Saint Mary's @ Davidson, 1 (ESPN+)
Belmont @ Middle Tennessee, 3:30 (ESPN+)
Sunday Pick to Click (19-15, L2 streak)
Kansas -5.5 over Missouri
Sunday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (6-28, L5 streak)
UNLV (+9.5) outright @ Stanford
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
Book it, Dano.
A run starts today for St. Thomas. The Tommies (6-4) aren’t losing again until at least mid-January. At minimum a 9-game winning streak incoming.
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