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January 04, 2024
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NCAAMB Top 25 RECAP Jan 3rd
Hall covered as a 5.5 point dog against #23 Prov winning 61 to 57
The under cashed in.
MIA covered as a 1.5 point dog against #16 Clem winning 95 to 82.
The over cashed in.
NBA RECAP Jan 3rd
Cleveland covered as a 9.5 point fave against Wsh winning 140 to 101.
The over cashed in.
IND covered as a 3.5 point dog against MIL winning 142 to 130.
The over cashed in
ATL covered as a 1.5 point dog against OKC winning 141 to 138.
The over cashed in
HOU covered as a 4.5 point fave against BKN winning 112 to 101.
The under cashed in.
TOR covered as a 1.5 point dog against MEM winning 116 to 111.
The under cashed in.
NY covered as a 7.5 point fave against CHI winning 116 to 100.
The under cashed in.
DAL covered as an 11.5 point fave against POR winning 126 to 97.
The under cashed in.
LAC covered as a 3.5 point fave against PHX winning 131 to 122.
The over cashed in.
DET covered as an 8.5 point dog against UT winning 154 to 149.
The over cashed in.
MIA covered as a 5.5 point dog against LAL winning 110 to 96,
The under cashed in.
ORL covered as a 5.5 point dog against SAC losing 135 to 138.
The under cashed in.
NCAAMB TOP 25 PREVIEW Jan 4th
#15 Mem travels to Tulsa as a 9.5 point fave with a total of 154.5
Mem’s Taylor, Jones, Mills are game time decisions. Williams is out.
Early public action shows 70% lean toward Tulsa and 55% favor the over.
JMU travels to UL as a 5.5 point favorite with a total of 154.5
Early public action shows 61% lean toward JMU and 80% favor the over.
PEP travels to #24 Gonzaga as a 20.5 point dog with a total of 158.5
Gonzaga’s Krajnovic is out.
Early public action shows 85% lean toward Gonz and 78% favor the over.
COL travels to #10 AZ as a 12.5 point dog with a total of 159.5
COL’s Williams is out. DaSilva is a game time decision. AZ’s Veesaar is game time decision.
Early public action shows 54% lean toward AZ and 79% favor the over.
NBA PREVIEW Jan 4th
Milwaukee travels to San Antonio as a 10.5 point fave with a total of 248.5
Mil’s Crowder is out. SA’s McDermott,Collins are out. Branham is a game time decision.
Early public action shows 53% lean toward Milwaukee and 52% favor the over.
Denver travels to GS as a 3.5 point fave with a total of 235.5
Den’s Jackson is a game time decision. Cancar is out. GS’s Payton, Green are out.
Early public action shows 75% lean toward Denver and 64% favor the over.
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New York Mayor Democratic Primary Update
Well, things are getting interesting.
Most of the polls up until now have shown Andrew Cuomo with a clear lead but today Emerson dropped a poll with Cuomo narrowly leading Mamdani on a first pass but after all the rounds of ranked choice voting had Mamdani ahead of Cuomo by 4. When this poll came out Cuomo's price took a plunge from mid 60s to mid 30. Later in the day a poll from HarrisX / Fix The City came out with Cuomo winning comfortable. Many are skeptical of the poll because of its crosstabs. Nonetheless, Cuomo rebounded and now both candidates are close to 50c each with the election day being tomorrow.
This has been a difficult race to read. Mamdani's momentum seems to be everywhere now, almost to an absurdly astroturfed extent. At the same time, his momentum seems to be primarily among affluent whites who are very vocal online whereas Cuomo hasn't really had a ground game but has been blitzing the TV networks. Cuomo is also polling better ...
