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Jeff Allen NCAAB Game Preview: Dayton at Duquense It’s a pretty lackluster card in both the NBA and college hoops on Tuesday but … a game from a conference that Jeff Allen is starting to key on, the A-10, is worth a look as conference leading Dayton (19-3, 9-1) hosts the (15-8, 5-5) Duquesne Dukes…. Read More

Ivy League Basketball isn’t just about Princeton and Penn anymore Through all of the 90’s and for the early part of the 2000’s, two teams dominated the Ivy League with an iron fist and they were Princeton and Penn. In fact these two teams have pretty much dominated the conference since it’s inception in 1933… Read More

Jeff Allen NBA Game Preview: Detroit at Boston Two Eastern Conference teams on the rise lock horns tonight at TD Garden Arena in Boston as the Detroit Pistons meet the Celtics. The 26-23 Pistons have split their L10 games but are in good shape considering seven of their L9 have been on the road. Motown… Read More

Jeff Allen wonders if Coach K and the Dukies can right the ship ??? Heading into Tuesday’s road game at Georgia Tech, the Duke Blue Devils find themselves in the unusual position of being in a fight for their NCAA tournament lives. At 15-6 overall, 4-4 in the ACC, losers of four of their last… Read More

Thunder look to stop five game skid to the Rockets Lost in all the hoopla of the success of Golden State and San Antonio is the third best team in the West, Oklahoma City. The Thunder are 35-13, five back of the Spurs and four clear of the Clippers. It’s unlikely the Thunder will run… Read More

Minnesota paying dues now for bright future The Minnesota T-Wolves are just 2-8 in their L10 and 14-32 for the year but unlike the Philadelphia 76ers and the Lakers, this is a team on the rise that is doing things right. Since entering the league in 1989, Minnesota has enjoyed just a smattering of success…. Read More

Tim Duncan out for Spurs/Warriors Super Series Game One Game One of the most highly anticipated season series in the NBA this year starts tonight as the 38-6 San Antonio Spurs visit the 40-4 Golden State Warriors are the Oracle Arena in Oakland. By a scheduling quirk (or maybe not), they teams are yet to… Read More

Jeff Allen’s Pacers/Warriors NBA Game Preview Tonight’s ESPN late show features the Indiana Pacers taking on the Golden State Warriors at the Oracle Arena in Oakland. At 23-19, the Pacers have been somewhat disappointing. Currently sitting as the fifth seed in the East the Pacers should enjoy the second half of the season where their… Read More

Jeff Allen’s AFC Championship Preview: New England at Denver This one figures to be an instant classic as future first ballot Hall of Famers Tom Brady and Peyton Manning meet for the fifth time and probably last time with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. Peyton Manning’s playoff history of one and… Read More

Line at Writing:  Denver -7.5 (Still no total on Friday morning)  Team: Pittsburgh 11-6Head Coach: Mike Tomlin Last Game: Won at Cincinnati 18-16 in Wildcard Round Vs. Bengals as requested Antonio Brown ruled out by concussion protocol (136, 1834, 10 TDs), DeAngelo Williams 907 yards highly doubtfulQB: Ben Roethlisberger 18-31, 229, 1-0 RB: Jordan Todman 11-65, Fitzgerald Troussaint 17-58… Read More