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COLLEGE BASKETBALL TUESDAY SAW BOTH THE MO.ST. MEN AND WOMEN COME UP WITH VICTORIES TO CLOSE OUT THE YEAR.
-THE MSU BEARS CAME FROM BEHIND IN THE SECOND HALF TO BEAT EVANSVILLE 65-52 TO IMPROVE TO 7-7. THE BEARS TRAVEL TO LOYOLA SATURDAY.
-THE #21 MSU LADIES BEAT WILLIAM JEWELL 111-39 TO IMPROVE TO 10-2. THEY LADY BEARS TRAVEL TO LOYOLA FRIDAY.
-MIZZOU TIGERS BEAT CHICAGO ST. 91-33 MONDAY TO IMPROVE TO 8-4. THE TIGERS OPEN SEC CONFERENCE PLAY SATURDAY AT #17 KENTUCKY.
-THE MIZZOU LADIES ARE BACK IN ACTION THURSDAY WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO TENNESSEE, THEY WILL ENTERTAIN LSU SUNDAY. THE LADY TIGERS ARE 3-10.
GONZAGA REMAINED #1 IN THIS WEEKS AP COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL, FOLLOWED BY DUKE, KANSAS, OREGON AND OHIO ST. SIX DIFFERENT TEAMS HAVE HELD DOWN THE TOP SPOT ALREADY THIS SEASON.
THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WILL HAVE A FIRST ROUND BYE IN THE PLAYOFFS AFTER BEATING THE CHARGERS 31-21 IN THE FINAL GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON. THE CHIEFS WIN, COUPLED WITH THE PATRIOTS LOSS AT HOME TO MIAMI, ALLOWS KC TO MOVE UP INTO THE #2 PLAYOFF SEED. GAINING THE #2 PLAYOFF SEED MEANS THE CHIEFS WILL HAVE NEXT WEEKEND OFF, AND THEN HOST A PLAYOFF GAME THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND.
– KC IS THE AFC WEST CHAMPION FOR THE 4TH STRAIGHT YEAR
– CHIEFS ARE 12-4 GOING INTO THE PLAYOFFS
– CHIEFS ARE 7-1 ON THE ROAD, 5-3 AT HOME
– CHIEFS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 143 POINTS, SCORING 451
AFTER THE UPCOMING BYE WEEK, THE CHIEFS WILL HOST THEIR 2ND ROUND PLAYOFF GAME ON SUNDAY JAN. 12TH AT 2:05 PM AGAINST THE HIGHEST REMAINING SEED IN THE AFC PLAYOFFS, IT WILL MOST LIKELY BE THE PATRIOTS.
NFL PLAYOFFS:
AFC
#1 SEED RAVENS AND #2 SEED CHIEFS WITH BYE FIRST WEEK
#5 BILLS AT #4 TEXANS – 3:35PM SAT. (HOU 3 PT FAVORITE)
#6 TITANS AT #3 PATRIOTS – 7:15 PM SAT. (NE 4.5 PT FAVORITE)
NFC
#1 SEED NINERS AND #2 SEED PACKERS WITH BYE FIRST WEEK
#6 VIKINGS AT #3 SAINTS – 12:05PM SUN. (NO 8 PT FAVORITE)
#5 SEAHAWKS AT #4 EAGLES – 3:40 PM SUN. (SEA 1.5 PT FAVORITE)
THE GIANTS AND BROWNS HAVE FIRED THEIR HEAD COACHES IN THE WAKE OF THEIR LOSING SEASONS.
STANLEY CUP CHAMPION BLUES EXTENDED THEIR WIN STREAK TO 8 SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH A 4-1 WIN AT HOME OVER WINNEPEG. THE BLUES TRAVEL TO ARIZONA TO PLAY THE COYOTES NEW YEARS EVE. THE BLUES PLAY THEIR NEXT THREE ON THE ROAD AT ARIZONA, COLORADO AND VEGAS.
– BLUES ARE 26-8-6 ON THE SEASON
– BLUES ARE 13-4-3 AT HOME, 13-4-3 ON THE ROAD
– BLUES HAVE SCORED 125 GOALS, OUTSCORING OPPONENTS BY 21 GOALS
– UPCOMING GAMES – AT COYOTES TUE 12/31, AT COLO THR 1/2, AT VEGAS SAT 1/4, HM TO SHARKS TUE 1/7, HM TO BUFF THR 1/9, HM TO NYR SAT 1/11, HM TO SJ MON 1/13, HM TO PHIL WED 1/15, AT COLO SAT 1/18, AT VAN MON 1/27, AT CALG TUE 1/28, AT EDM FRI 1/31, AT JETS SAT 2/1
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS SET. LSU WILL PLAY CLEMSON IN THE TITLE GAME MONDAY JAN. 13TH. LSU CRUSHED OKLAHOMA 63-28 IN THE FIRST SEMI FINAL GAME. CLEMSON SCORED IN THE FINAL TWO MINUTES AND HELD ON TO BEAT OHIO ST. 29-23 IN THE SECOND SEMI FINAL.
– ODDSMAKERS LIST LSU A 5 ½ POINT FAVORITE TO BEAT CLEMSON IN THE TITLE GAME
– INITIAL OVER/UNDER WAS 69 ½ POINTS FOR THE TITLE GAME
– LSU & CLEMSON ARE BOTH 14-0 ON THE SEASON
– LSU IS THE #1 OVERALL SEED, CLEMSON THE #3 SEED
– CLEMSON HAS WON 2 OF THE LAST 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES (ALL 3 GAMES AGAINST ALABAMA)
– CLEMSON RIDES A 29 GAME WIN STREAK, THE LONGEST WIN STREAK IN THE COUNTRY