Daily Three 1/23

 Hello,

 Wow, Saturday was a disaster. 1-5 and bailed in the last game by Baylor. Nebraska put up one of the most embarrassing ten minute sequences you will ever see a from a Power Six school, seemingly unable to score a field goal against Rutgers!!!!!!!! Oklahoma was up by nineteen with five minutes left in the first half, then managed to be down by one at the half. In OT, they were up by six with around a minute left, and managed to go to a second overtime, where they would go on to lose. Creighton forgot how to play defense, or Maurice Watson was the greatest defender in the Big East. UCLA and Wisconsin were fair results. Just three tonight, as straying away from that has led to some issues.

NCAAB
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys -4.5

I mentioned on Saturday how competitive the Big 12 was. For more proof, just look at Oklahoma State's strength of schedule. According to Kenpom, they currently have the hardest schedule in the country, even though their non-conference schedule is only ranked at 123. Their other impressive Kenpom stat is that they currently have the fifth most efficient offense in the country. Most of this is due to sophomore point guard Jawun Evans, who is definitely one of the most underrated players in the Big 12. Their opponent was the loser in our only win on Saturday, and I will continue to pick on them. Look, I love Jamie Dixon as much as Forth Worth natives love the beloved Texas horned lizard, but regression was bound to happen with this team. They are starting to fall back down to earth and there will be eventual slide in conference. Take Evans and the Cowboys tonight in Stillwater.

NBA
Los Angeles Clippers at Atlanta Hawks -7

We already mentioned how stupid this LA franchise's name is (it was meant for rival city San Diego. They are still without Chris Paul and Blake Griffin and are flying cross country to Atlanta to play a Hawks team that just wiped the Bulls and Sixers off the floor. Without Paul and Griffin, the Clippers are basically at the same level as the two teams previously mentioned. Don't be scared by the large number of points being given, the Hawks will get them back.

NHL 
Florida Panthers at Arizona Coyotes +115

This matchup provides us with the "WTF was Gary Bettman thinking bowl." Despite moving into brand new buildings recently, these two franchises have struggled to gain a fan base and have been in the bottom five in attendance on a consistent basis. Somehow, I have been to games in both cities and the experiences were far from superb. Florida plays in the middle of nowhere in a eerily quiet building with tons of empty seats. Their main sponsor is a goofy, albeit very successful, doctor that gets big applause when he is shown on the jumbotron. The child behind me consistently complained about how bored he was. I'm sorry kid, you've been provided with a bad product, go to Chicago or New York, maybe you can watch a more exciting game. Also, in the concourse, there is probably a beer/wine/liquor kiosk within twenty steps of one another. I guess booze is better than hockey, whatever. Along with their poor game experience, their current owner was just named to the Trump Administration and before this, he had to fire the one successful coach this franchise has had, because his "old school" style clashed with the new analytic driven management (Really second good coach, Peter DeBoer was good as well and currently led the Sharks to the Stanley Cup). The Coyotes game was in their old arena, but it was not very memorable. The only thing I truly remember were the terrible sight lines and the fact that the arena had a McDonald's in it (So cool). The team has been trying to decide whether it should stay in Arizona or not. The building it plays in seemingly wants to get rid of it, and the people in Arizona seem generally unaware that all of this is happening. Anyway, this game is generally meaningless. However, the Panthers will be playing in the last of a long, winding road trip that has seen them lose every game on it. The legs will probably be tired and the 'Yotes will probably take advantage of a rare chance to get a win.

Saturday: 1-5
Overall: 26-20-2 (55%)