— Texans 30, Steelers 6
Houston gets their first-ever road playoff win.
Texans led 7-6 after the third quarter.
Houston scored two defensive TD’s in 4th quarter.
Houston outgained the Steelers, 408-175.
Texans were 10-15 on third down, Pittsburgh 2-14
Steelers lost their 7th consecutive playoff game.
— This weekend’s NFL schedule:
Saturday:
Bills @ Denver
49ers @ Seattle
Sunday:
Texans @ New England
Rams @ Chicago
College basketball conference trends:
(thru Monday’s games)
— SEC
Home favorites 16-14 ATS
Home underdogs 10-6 ATS
Home team 3-0 ATS in Florida games
Home team 3-0 ATS in Oklahoma games
Home team 3-0 ATS in Tennessee games
Road team 3-0 ATS in LSU games
Favorites 3-0 ATS in Ole Miss games
— Big 18
Home favorites 16-14 ATS
Home underdogs 10-6 ATS
Maryland 0-5 SU/1-4 ATS
Michigan 4-1 SU/2-3 ATS
Underdogs 4-1 ATS in Minnesota games.
Nebraska 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS
Northwestern 0-5 SU/1-4 ATS
Oregon 1-4 SU/ATS
Penn State 0-5 SU/4-1 ATS
Home team 5-0 ATS in UCLA games.
— Big X
Home favorites 8-6 ATS
Home underdogs 5-5 ATS
Arizona 3-0 SU/ATS
Baylor 0-3 SU/ATS
Colorado 2-1 SU/3-0 ATS
Kansas 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS (lost both road games)
Kansas State 0-3 SU/ATS
— ACC
Home favorites 5-16 ATS
Home underdogs 5-6 ATS
Clemson 4-0 SU/ATS
Duke 4-0 SU/1-3 ATS
North Carolina 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS
Virginia won last three games, by 15-24-15 points.
Underdogs 4-0 ATS in Virginia Tech’s games.
— Big East
Home favorites 4-17 ATS
Home underdogs 3-6 ATS (road teams 23-7 ATS)
Butler 1-4 SU/ATS
Road team 5-1 ATS in Creighton games.
DePaul 2-4 SU/5-1 ATS
Georgetown 1-4 SU/ATS
Road team 5-0 ATS in St John’s games.
Road team 5-0 ATS in Seton Hall games.
Underdog 5-0 ATS in Villanova games.
— Famous birthdays, January 13th
Bob Forsch, 76
Russell Erxleben, 69
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 65
Kevin Mitchell, 64
Patrick Dempsey, 60
Curtis Conway, 55
James Posey, 49
Emmanuel Forbes, 25
— Mountain West
Home favorites 8-8 ATS
Home underdogs 3-6 ATS
Fresno State 1-4 SU/3-2 ATS
Favorites 5-0 ATS in New Mexico games.
Road team 4-0 ATS in Grand Canyon games.
Road team 4-1 ATS in San Jose State games.
Road team 4-1 ATS in San Diego State games.
Underdogs 4-1 ATS in Nevada games.
Home team 4-0 ATS in UNLV games.
— West Coast
Home favorites 12-10 ATS
Home underdogs 7-5 ATS
Gonzaga 5-0 SU/2-3 ATS
Saint Mary’s 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS
LMU 4-2 ATS (home side 5-1 ATS)
Oregon State 2-4 ATS (home side 5-1 ATS), 0-3 AU
Pacific 3-3 SU/1-5 ATS
Pepperdine 0-6 SU/2-4 ATS (0-3 HU)
Portland covered four of last five games.
San Diego 2-4 SU/5-1 ATS
— Atlantic 14
Home favorites 4-12 ATS
Home underdogs 5-5 ATS
Road team 4-0 ATS in Davidson games.
Road team 4-0 ATS in Fordham games.
Road team 4-0 ATS in Richmond games.
George Mason 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS
Favorites 4-0 ATS in George Washington games.
Underdogs 3-0 ATS in St Bonaventure games.
— Missouri Valley
Home underdogs 7-7 ATS
Home favorites 10-11 ATS
Murray State 7-0 SU/5-2 ATS
Belmont 5-2 SU/2-5 ATS
Drake 2-4 SU/1-5 ATS
Evansville 1-6 SU/4-3 ATS
— American
Home underdogs 7-3 ATS
Home favorites 5-8 ATS
Underdogs 4-0 ATS in UAB’s games
Memphis 2-1 SU/0-3 ATS
North Texas 3-1 ATS
Rice 3-1 ATS
Tex-San Antonio 0-4 SU/ATS
Tulane 3-0 ATS
Underdogs 3-0 ATS in Wichita State’s games
— Big West
Home favorites 8-13 ATS
Home underdogs 7-2 ATS (underdogs 20-10 ATS)
Underdogs 4-1 ATS in Cal-Davis games
Hawai’i 4-1 SU/1-4 ATS (0-3 home favorite)
Long Beach State 2-3 SU/5-0 ATS
Home team 5-1 ATS in Northridge games.
Underdogs 5-1 ATS in Cal Poly games
Riverside 1-4 SU/4-1 ATS
Cal-Santa Barbara 2-3 SU/1-4 ATS
— MAAC
Home favorites 15-9-1 ATS
Home underdogs 9-12 ATS (favorites 27-18-1 ATS)
Merrimack 6-0 SU/5-1 ATS
Home team 4-1 ATS in Canisius games.
Home team 4-1 ATS in Siena games.
Home team 5-0-1 ATS in Marist games.
Fairfield 2-4 SU/1-5 ATS
Niagara 1-4 SU/ATS
Rider 0-5 SU/3-2 ATS
Underdogs 5-1 ATS in Sacred Heart games.
St Peter’s 4-1 SU/ATS
