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Davis and Butler host St. John’s

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:08:37 GMT

Butler Bulldogs (10-3, 1-1 Big East) at St. John’s Red Storm (9-4, 1-1 Big East)New York; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Butler takes on the St. John’s Red Storm after DJ Davis scored 22 points in Butler’s 85-75 overtime loss to the Providence Friars.The Red Storm have gone 6-1 at home. St. John’s has a 1-0 record in one-possession games.The Bulldogs are 1-1 in Big East play. Butler scores 83.2 points and has outscored opponents by 12.4 points per game.St. John’s average of 7.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.9 per game Butler gives up. Butler has shot at a 47.4% clip from the field this season, 5.7 percentage points above the 41.7% shooting opponents of St. John’s have averaged.The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.TOP PERFORMERS: Joel Soriano is scoring 17.4 points per game and averaging 10.3 rebounds for the Red Storm. Jordan Di...

No. 9 North Carolina visits Pittsburgh after Davis’ 20-point game

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:08:37 GMT

North Carolina Tar Heels (9-3, 1-0 ACC) at Pittsburgh Panthers (9-4, 0-2 ACC)Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: No. 9 North Carolina visits the Pittsburgh Panthers after RJ Davis scored 20 points in North Carolina’s 105-60 victory over the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.The Panthers have gone 7-2 in home games. Pittsburgh averages 80.5 points and has outscored opponents by 15.7 points per game.The Tar Heels play their first true road game after going 9-3 with a 3-3 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. North Carolina ranks eighth in the ACC with 14.3 assists per game led by Elliot Cadeau averaging 3.7.Pittsburgh scores 80.5 points, 7.2 more per game than the 73.3 North Carolina gives up. North Carolina has shot at a 46.7% rate from the field this season, 7.0 percentage points greater than the 39.7% shooting opponents of Pittsburgh have averaged.The Panthers and Tar Heels match up Tuesday for the first time in ACC play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Blake Hins...

UTSA hosts UAB after Lendeborg’s 24-point game

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:08:37 GMT

UAB Blazers (8-5) at UTSA Roadrunners (6-7)San Antonio; Tuesday, 9 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: UAB faces the UTSA Roadrunners after Yaxel Lendeborg scored 24 points in UAB’s 90-85 victory against the UNC Asheville Bulldogs.The Roadrunners have gone 5-2 at home. UTSA is 2-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.The Blazers are 2-1 in road games. UAB ranks fourth in the AAC scoring 36.3 points per game in the paint led by Javian Davis averaging 7.5.UTSA scores 78.7 points per game, 2.8 more points than the 75.9 UAB gives up. UAB averages 5.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 fewer made shots on average than the 7.4 per game UTSA gives up.The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.TOP PERFORMERS: Isaiah Wyatt is shooting 42.3% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Roadrunners, while averaging 10.5 points. Christian Tucker is shooting 47.0% and averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games for UTSA.Eric Gain...

Vermont Catamounts play the Brown Bears Tuesday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:08:37 GMT

Vermont Catamounts (9-5) at Brown Bears (4-10)Providence, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 7 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Vermont heads to Brown for a Division 1 Division matchup Tuesday.The Bears are 2-2 on their home court. Brown is the Ivy League leader with 38.7 rebounds per game led by Nana Owusu-Anane averaging 8.4.The Catamounts are 2-3 on the road. Vermont is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.Brown is shooting 40.7% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points lower than the 41.2% Vermont allows to opponents. Vermont averages 9.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.4 more made shots on average than the 7.4 per game Brown allows.TOP PERFORMERS: Kino Lilly Jr. is shooting 30.9% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, while averaging 19.4 points. Owusu-Anane is averaging 12 points and 8.3 rebounds over the past 10 games for Brown.Aaron Deloney is averaging 9.8 points for the Catamounts. TJ Long is averaging 12.4 points over the last 10 games for Verm...

No. 23 Wisconsin hosts Iowa after Krikke’s 20-point outing

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:08:37 GMT

Iowa Hawkeyes (8-5, 0-2 Big Ten) at Wisconsin Badgers (9-3, 1-0 Big Ten)Madison, Wisconsin; Tuesday, 7 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Iowa faces the No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers after Ben Krikke scored 20 points in Iowa’s 103-74 win against the Northern Illinois Huskies.The Badgers have gone 6-1 at home. Wisconsin averages 74.2 points while outscoring opponents by 9.3 points per game.The Hawkeyes are 0-2 against conference opponents. Iowa scores 87.8 points while outscoring opponents by 10.6 points per game.Wisconsin is shooting 45.8% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 44.1% Iowa allows to opponents. Iowa scores 22.9 more points per game (87.8) than Wisconsin gives up to opponents (64.9).The Badgers and Hawkeyes square off Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Steven Crowl is averaging 12.8 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Badgers. John Blackwell is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Wisconsin.Krikke is ...

Carter and the DePaul Blue Demons visit conference foe No. 5 UConn

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:08:37 GMT

DePaul Blue Demons (3-9, 0-1 Big East) at UConn Huskies (11-2, 1-1 Big East)Storrs, Connecticut; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Chico Carter Jr. and the DePaul Blue Demons take on Tristen Newton and the No. 5 UConn Huskies in Big East play Tuesday.The Huskies have gone 7-0 at home. UConn has a 10-1 record in games decided by 10 points or more.The Blue Demons are 0-1 against Big East opponents. DePaul averages 13.3 turnovers per game and is 1-3 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.UConn averages 83.0 points, 7.6 more per game than the 75.4 DePaul allows. DePaul averages 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than UConn allows.The Huskies and Blue Demons face off Tuesday for the first time in Big East play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Newton is scoring 16.2 points per game with 6.9 rebounds and 5.6 assists for the Huskies. Cam Spencer is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games for UConn.Carter is averaging 13.5 points and 4.3 assists for th...

Utah State visits Becker and Air Force

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:08:37 GMT

Utah State Aggies (12-1) at Air Force Falcons (7-5)Colorado Springs, Colorado; Tuesday, 4 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Air Force plays the Utah State Aggies after Beau Becker scored 26 points in Air Force’s 83-79 loss to the Northern Colorado Bears.The Falcons have gone 4-3 at home. Air Force is 2-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.The Aggies are 2-1 on the road. Utah State is 3-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.Air Force averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game, 2.8 more made shots than the 5.8 per game Utah State allows. Utah State averages 6.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than Air Force gives up.The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.TOP PERFORMERS: Ethan Taylor is averaging 17.8 points, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals for the Falcons. Becker is averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games for Air Force.Darius Brown II is averaging 10.8 points, 7.6 assists and 1.6 steals for the Aggies. Great O...

North Alabama visits Isaacs and Texas Tech

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:08:37 GMT

North Alabama Lions (6-7) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-2)Lubbock, Texas; Monday, 2 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Raiders -18; over/under is 144.5BOTTOM LINE: Texas Tech hosts the North Alabama Lions after Pop Isaacs scored 28 points in Texas Tech’s 96-60 victory over the Sam Houston Bearkats.The Red Raiders are 7-0 on their home court. Texas Tech ranks ninth in the Big 12 in rebounding with 38.3 rebounds. Warren Washington leads the Red Raiders with 8.6 boards.The Lions are 1-6 on the road. North Alabama is seventh in the ASUN giving up 74.4 points while holding opponents to 42.9% shooting.Texas Tech makes 45.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.1 percentage points higher than North Alabama has allowed to its opponents (42.9%). North Alabama averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 more makes per game than Texas Tech allows.TOP PERFORMERS: Isaacs averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Red Raiders, scoring 15.6 points while shooti...

Budgeting for a cross-country move takes preparation and flexibility

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:08:37 GMT

TORONTO — The Forlers could see their family of five was growing fast and would soon need a bigger place to live. So they started to think farther afield. Brandon Forler said he found their dream home in Cochrane, Alta., about 40 kilometres northwest of Calgary and a town he had never been to before. But before the Forlers could leave their split-level house in Paris, Ont., they spent months preparing for the move.“(We) took that time not just to find the right information but to be comfortable with the idea,” Forler said. “It’s very exciting at first, like a honeymoon period, but when you start doing your research (on) financing and budgeting and if you’re not comfortable with that, it can take you a lot longer.”Interprovincial migration has been gaining ground in Canada since the pandemic began in 2020 as more people chase home affordability. During the third quarter of 2023, Alberta and New Brunswick gained new residents as British Columbia and...

Canadians across country expected to celebrate New Year’s Day with polar bear swim

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:08:37 GMT

Hundreds of Canadians are planning to put the old year on ice by ushering 2024 in with a polar bear swim, though perhaps in smaller numbers than in New Years Days past.The tradition of swimming in lakes, oceans and other bodies of water made chilly by January’s Canadian temperatures dates back more than a century.New Year’s Day polar plunges have been taking place in Vancouver since at least 1920, and other British Columbia cities like Delta, Sydney and Kelowna are all planning to host events today.Most events, such as one scheduled in the Toronto suburb of Oakville, Ont., are intended to raise funds for charitable causes.Similar swims are on tap in locations including Toronto, Saint John, N.B., and Charlottetown.But polar dips were among the many events cancelled over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many long-standing swims have yet to resume after the hiatus.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 1, 2024.The Canadian Press