Home | Visitors | Spread |
Georgetown | Providence | -7.1 |
Ohio St. | Maryland | 9.3 |
Niagara | Iona | -7.5 |
Canisius | Manhattan | 1.5 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay | 8.1 |
Missouri St. | Loyola Chicago | 0.5 |
Quinnipiac | Monmouth | -4.7 |
Saint Peter’s | Marist | 4.0 |
Fairfield | Siena | 7.2 |
Cleveland St. | Milwaukee | 10.4 |
San Diego St. | Nevada | 11.2 |
Stanford | Washington | 5.9 |
Miami (O) | Akron | -0.7 |
Iowa | Minnesota | 11.0 |
Cincinnati | Houston | -8.1 |
Fresno St. | Wyoming | 2.0 |
February 6, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, February 6, 2022
January 30, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, January 30, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
Brown | Cornell | 4.5 |
Purdue | Ohio St. | 9.2 |
East Carolina | Cincinnati | -5.9 |
Wright St. | Purdue Fort Wayne | 4.4 |
Northern Kentucky | Cleveland St. | -1.4 |
George Washington | Fordham | -1.5 |
Providence | Marquette | 1.1 |
Wisconsin | Minnesota | 9.2 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Central Connecticut | 1.3 |
Bryant | Long Island | 5.1 |
Iona | Saint Peter’s | 11.1 |
Morgan St. | Delaware St. | 14.1 |
St. Francis (NY) | Wagner | -11.8 |
Drake | Loyola (Chi.) | -3.2 |
Bradley | Indiana St. | 7.9 |
Massachusetts | George Mason | 8.7 |
Siena | Quinnipiac | 0.4 |
Manhattan | Marist | -2.0 |
Monmouth | Niagara | 8.5 |
Rider | Canisius | 1.9 |
Boston College | Pittsburgh | 4.0 |
Southern Illinois | Valparaiso | 5.8 |
Bucknell | Loyola (MD) | -3.9 |
McNeese St. | New Orleans | 0.7 |
Washington St. | Colorado | 5.8 |
January 16, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, January 16, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
Villanova | Butler | 16.8 |
Ohio St. | Penn St. | 8.7 |
Wichita St. | Cincinnati | 2.5 |
Boston U | Navy | -0.8 |
Maine | Binghamton | -3.8 |
Iona | Niagara | 10.4 |
Lafayette | Army | -2.1 |
American | Bucknell | 1.3 |
Marist | Monmouth | -3.5 |
Quinnipiac | Fairfield | -0.7 |
Manhattan | Canisius | 4.0 |
Rider | Saint Peter’s | -2.0 |
Minnesota | Iowa | -4.4 |
Southern Miss. | Louisiana Tech | -13.5 |
St. John’s | Georgetown | 9.1 |
Lehigh | Loyola (MD) | -1.8 |
Illinois St. | Bradley | -2.9 |
January 9, 2022
PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, January 9, 2022
Home | Visitors | Spread |
Indiana | Minnesota | 9.9 |
Harvard | Yale | 1.1 |
Evansville | Illinois St. | -0.5 |
Memphis | Cincinnati | 8.3 |
Colorado | Washington | 8.2 |
Ohio St. | Northwestern | 7.6 |
Maryland | Wisconsin | -0.4 |
October 20, 2021
PiRate Picks–October 21-23, 2021
What a minor difference a week made! After just missing on three big-payout parlays two weeks ago, we played the same strategy last week and made a minor splash thanks to the help of one long shot parlay that won and returned better than 3 to 1 odds. With another win at +187, we made a small profit last week, but large enough to turn our minor net loss for the season into a net gain of 2.3%.
Of course, as we say every week, our financial loss or gain is merely imaginary, as we are playing with imaginary funds that never run out but never accrue. This feature is presented just for fun, and we strongly urge you not to wager real money on what you read here, unless it merely validates your research.
This week presents the fewest number of games that met our criteria this year in any week. We could only go with four parlays of two teams apiece. None are major long shots, but they all top +120, which is the minimum odds we will play. Enjoy!
Date: | October 21-25 |
Odds: | +187 |
Must Win | Opponent |
Central Florida | Memphis |
Notre Dame | USC |
Odds: | +147.40 |
Must Win | Opponent |
Eastern Michigan | Bowling Green |
Kent St. | Ohio U |
Odds: | +138.99 |
Must Win | Opponent |
San Jose St. | UNLV |
Ball St. | Miami (O) |
Odds: | +131.08 |
Must Win | Opponent |
Minnesota | Maryland |
TCU | West Virginia |
February 22, 2021
PiRate Ratings Bracketology
Date | 2/22/2021 | |||||
Seed | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team |
1 | Gonzaga | Baylor | Michigan | Ohio St. | ||
2 | Illinois | Alabama | Villanova | Houston | ||
3 | Iowa | Oklahoma | West Virginia | Virginia | ||
4 | Florida St. | Kansas | Texas | Texas Tech | ||
5 | Tennessee | USC | Creighton | Purdue | ||
6 | Wisconsin | Missouri | Virginia Tech | Arkansas | ||
7 | Clemson | Oklahoma St. | Florida | BYU | ||
8 | Rutgers | Colorado | LSU | Oregon | ||
9 | UCLA | Loyola (Chi.) | Louisville | San Diego St. | ||
10 | Boise St. | North Carolina | Maryland | Drake | ||
11 | Colorado St. | Indiana | St. Bonaventure | Seton Hall | ||
12 | Western Ky. | Belmont | VCU | Xavier | Ga. Tech | Syracuse |
13 | UCSB | Winthrop | Toledo | Colgate | ||
14 | UNCG | Stephen F. Austin | Liberty | Wright St. | ||
15 | South Dakota | Grand Canyon | Iona | Vermont | ||
16 | E. Washington | Wagner | Texas St. | James Madison | Prairie View | N. C. A&T |
February 10, 2021
PiRate Ratings College Basketball Spreads
February 11, 2021
Home | Visitor | Spread |
Kansas | Iowa St. | 12.3 |
Minnesota | Purdue | 0.1 |
Air Force | Fresno St. | -5.3 |
Boise St. | UNLV | 10.1 |
California | Utah | -6.3 |
Stanford | Colorado | -2.4 |
Arizona | adoOregon St. | 10.1 |
Arizona St. | Oregon | -2.4 |
Washington | USC | -13.7 |
Washington St. | UCLA | -5.5 |
An answer to a frequent question: Will you have Bracketnomics this year?
Answer: We plan to introduce an updated, new Bracketnomics edition this year. We actually hoped to have this debut last season, but obviously, the nasty virus ended the basketball season just before the NCAA Tournament brackets were chosen.
Another Question from many of you: Where have you been? You have not produced what you normally have.
Answer: Our basketball ratings were delayed because the ratings are based on advanced statistical metrics produce too much variance until about 3,500 total games have been played. Many teams have played too few games to lower the variance.
Additionally, we have been working many hours creating an advanced sabermetric tabletop baseball strategy game, one that includes many factors that other games do not have. We hope to be ready to debut this game in March. Stay tuned to this page for information on the new game and its website.
December 4, 2020
February 26, 2020
PiRate Ratings College Basketball For February 26, 2020
Wednesday’s Games
Home |
Visitor |
Spread |
Abilene Christian |
Sam Houston St. |
3.8 |
Air Force |
New Mexico |
-1.4 |
American |
Lafayette |
2.6 |
Arkansas |
Tennessee |
5.5 |
Army |
Holy Cross |
11.7 |
Boston College |
Notre Dame |
-5.1 |
Bucknell |
Colgate |
-4.8 |
California Baptist |
Utah Valley |
7.7 |
Citadel |
Mercer |
-6.0 |
Connecticut |
Central Florida |
8.3 |
Florida |
LSU |
3.4 |
Fordham |
Rhode Island |
-12.8 |
George Washington |
Richmond |
-8.7 |
Houston Baptist |
Nicholls |
-8.9 |
Illinois St. |
Bradley |
-3.8 |
Lamar |
Incarnate Word |
12.9 |
Lehigh |
Boston U |
-6.0 |
Long Beach St. |
Cal St. Northridge |
0.7 |
Louisiana |
Arkansas St. |
2.0 |
Maine |
New Hampshire |
-2.8 |
Manhattan |
Marist |
6.3 |
Marquette |
Georgetown |
7.2 |
Massachusetts |
VCU |
-6.8 |
McNeese |
Southeast Louisiana |
10.0 |
Minnesota |
Maryland |
-0.2 |
Navy |
Loyola (MD) |
3.4 |
New Orleans |
Texas A&M-CC |
2.0 |
Northern Iowa |
Evansville |
18.4 |
Omaha |
North Dakota |
4.6 |
Penn St. |
Rutgers |
6.3 |
Pittsburgh |
Syracuse |
0.4 |
Purdue Fort Wayne |
Denver |
6.2 |
Quinnipiac |
Siena |
-2.8 |
Saint Louis |
Saint Joseph’s |
14.3 |
South Carolina |
Georgia |
5.8 |
South Florida |
East Carolina |
8.6 |
Southern Illinois |
Indiana St. |
0.4 |
St. Bonaventure |
Duquesne |
1.4 |
Stanford |
Utah |
9.6 |
Stephen F. Austin |
Northwestern St. |
15.6 |
Stony Brook |
Hartford |
9.7 |
UMass Lowell |
Albany |
1.9 |
UMBC |
Binghamton |
10.0 |
UNC Greensboro |
Furman |
4.0 |
UNLV |
Boise St. |
0.5 |
Vanderbilt |
Missouri |
-1.5 |
Villanova |
St. John’s |
10.4 |
Virginia Tech |
Virginia |
-0.3 |
VMI |
Chattanooga |
-2.9 |
Western Carolina |
Samford |
11.4 |
Wofford |
East Tennessee St. |
-4.0 |
Key TV Games on Wednesday Night
Time (EST) |
Network |
Home |
Visitor |
7:00 PM |
BTN |
Penn St. |
Rutgers |
7:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro |
Furman |
8:30 PM |
FS1 |
Marquette |
Georgetown |
8:30 PM |
SECN |
Arkansas |
Tennessee |
9:00 PM |
BTN |
Minnesota |
Maryland |
9:00 PM |
ESPN2 |
Florida |
LSU |
10:00 PM |
Pac12 |
Stanford |
Utah |
February 16, 2020
PiRate Ratings College Basketball For February 16, 2020
Sunday’s Games
Home |
Visitor |
Spread |
Boise St. |
San Diego St. |
-6.8 |
Boston College |
North Carolina St. |
-5.0 |
California |
Arizona St. |
-5.8 |
Connecticut |
Memphis |
1.9 |
Drake |
Evansville |
9.9 |
East Carolina |
Cincinnati |
-10.6 |
Fordham |
Duquesne |
-8.2 |
Indiana St. |
Missouri St. |
5.2 |
Iona |
Marist |
7.1 |
Loyola (MD) |
Colgate |
-6.9 |
Maine |
Albany |
-3.7 |
Michigan |
Indiana |
6.3 |
Minnesota |
Iowa |
2.0 |
Niagara |
Monmouth |
-2.4 |
Northern Kentucky |
Illinois Chicago |
9.9 |
Omaha |
Denver |
9.4 |
Oregon |
Utah |
12.3 |
Rider |
Quinnipiac |
6.5 |
Saint Peter’s |
Fairfield |
6.6 |
Siena |
Manhattan |
6.4 |
South Dakota St. |
Purdue Fort Wayne |
12.4 |
Temple |
Villanova |
-6.0 |
Wichita St. |
Tulane |
15.9 |
Wright St. |
IUPUI |
17.8 |
Sunday’s Key Games *
Time (EST) |
Network |
Home |
Visitor |
1:00 PM |
FS1 |
Minnesota |
Iowa |
1:00 PM |
CBS |
Michigan |
Indiana |
2:00 PM |
ESPN3 |
Siena |
Manhattan |
4:00 PM |
CBSSN |
Boise St. |
San Diego St. |
* When we refer to these as key games, this is when both teams are fighting for a conference championship or contending for an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
Coming Monday–Updated Ratings, Monday’s Games, and New Bracketology.