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James and No. 8 Tennessee host Tarleton State

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:54 GMT

Tarleton State Texans (8-3, 2-0 WAC) at Tennessee Volunteers (8-3)Knoxville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Volunteers -22.5; over/under is 139.5BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Tennessee faces the Tarleton State Texans after Josiah-Jordan James scored 23 points in Tennessee’s 79-70 victory against the NC State Wolfpack.The Volunteers are 5-0 on their home court. Tennessee ranks third in the SEC with 16.5 assists per game led by Zakai Zeigler averaging 4.5.The Texans are 2-2 on the road. Tarleton State ranks ninth in the WAC shooting 28.9% from 3-point range.Tennessee averages 78.2 points, 15.4 more per game than the 62.8 Tarleton State allows. Tarleton State averages 5.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 fewer made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Tennessee allows.TOP PERFORMERS: Jonas Aidoo is averaging 11.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Volunteers. Dalton Knecht is averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games for Tennessee.Jakorie S...

Poplar leads Miami (FL) against Stonehill after 25-point performance

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:54 GMT

Stonehill Skyhawks (2-11) at Miami Hurricanes (8-2, 1-0 ACC)Coral Gables, Florida; Thursday, 8 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -28; over/under is 152BOTTOM LINE: Miami (FL) faces the Stonehill Skyhawks after Wooga Poplar scored 25 points in Miami (FL)’s 84-77 win over the La Salle Explorers.The Hurricanes are 6-0 in home games. Miami (FL) scores 82.4 points while outscoring opponents by 10.1 points per game.The Skyhawks are 0-9 on the road. Stonehill is 2-10 in games decided by 10 points or more.Miami (FL) averages 82.4 points per game, 1.6 more points than the 80.8 Stonehill allows. Stonehill’s 39.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.7 percentage points lower than Miami (FL) has given up to its opponents (43.1%).TOP PERFORMERS: Poplar is shooting 52.3% and averaging 16.8 points for the Hurricanes. Nijel Pack is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers for Miami (FL).Tony Felder averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Skyhawks, scoring 12.1 poin...

UIC plays Incarnate Word following Brownell’s 22-point showing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:54 GMT

Incarnate Word Cardinals (3-7) at UIC Flames (7-4, 0-1 MVC)Chicago; Thursday, 2 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flames -14.5; over/under is 146.5BOTTOM LINE: UIC hosts the Incarnate Word Cardinals after Jaden Brownell scored 22 points in UIC’s 89-68 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos.The Flames have gone 3-2 in home games. UIC scores 73.4 points while outscoring opponents by 10.9 points per game.The Cardinals are 1-5 on the road. Incarnate Word ranks fourth in the Southland shooting 33.6% from 3-point range.UIC averages 73.4 points per game, 5.8 fewer points than the 79.2 Incarnate Word gives up. Incarnate Word has shot at a 43.6% rate from the field this season, 6.0 percentage points above the 37.6% shooting opponents of UIC have averaged.TOP PERFORMERS: Isaiah Rivera averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Flames, scoring 14.9 points while shooting 48.9% from beyond the arc. Toby Okani is averaging 13.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks over the last 10 game...

Chatman and Buffalo host Richmond

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:54 GMT

Buffalo Bulls (1-9) at Richmond Spiders (6-5)Richmond, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spiders -15.5; over/under is 144.5BOTTOM LINE: Buffalo visits the Richmond Spiders after Sy Chatman scored 21 points in Buffalo’s 82-65 loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.The Spiders have gone 5-0 at home. Richmond averages 76.7 points and has outscored opponents by 8.4 points per game.The Bulls are 0-2 on the road. Buffalo gives up 81.9 points to opponents while being outscored by 14.1 points per game.Richmond’s average of 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.8 fewer made shots on average than the 8.9 per game Buffalo allows. Buffalo averages 6.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 fewer made shots on average than the 7.9 per game Richmond allows.TOP PERFORMERS: Neal Quinn is averaging 13.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.5 blocks for the Spiders. Jordan King is averaging 18.2 points over the last 10 games for Richmond.Chatman ...

Northern Colorado visits Petraitis and Air Force

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:54 GMT

Northern Colorado Bears (4-6) at Air Force Falcons (7-4)Colorado Springs, Colorado; Thursday, 4 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Falcons -8; over/under is 137BOTTOM LINE: Air Force hosts the Northern Colorado Bears after Rytis Petraitis scored 21 points in Air Force’s 76-73 loss to the UT Arlington Mavericks.The Falcons are 4-2 in home games. Air Force has a 2-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.The Bears are 0-4 in road games. Northern Colorado is the Big Sky leader with 26.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Saint Thomas averaging 8.1.Air Force’s average of 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.8 fewer made shots on average than the 8.8 per game Northern Colorado allows. Northern Colorado averages 12.9 more points per game (76.3) than Air Force gives up to opponents (63.4).TOP PERFORMERS: Ethan Taylor is scoring 18.5 points per game with 5.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Falcons.Thomas is averaging 17.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists an...

Fairfield takes on Fairleigh Dickinson following Leach’s 20-point game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:54 GMT

Fairfield Stags (5-6, 1-1 MAAC) at Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (6-6)Teaneck, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Stags -1.5; over/under is 156BOTTOM LINE: Fairfield visits the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights after Jalen Leach scored 20 points in Fairfield’s 63-51 victory against the Wagner Seahawks.The Knights have gone 3-1 in home games. Fairleigh Dickinson leads the NEC in rebounding, averaging 37.5 boards. Sean Moore paces the Knights with 7.3 rebounds.The Stags have gone 3-3 away from home. Fairfield ranks seventh in the MAAC with 35.2 rebounds per game led by Louis Bleechmore averaging 5.6.Fairleigh Dickinson scores 82.6 points, 11.5 more per game than the 71.1 Fairfield allows. Fairfield has shot at a 42.7% rate from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points less than the 44.0% shooting opponents of Fairleigh Dickinson have averaged.TOP PERFORMERS: Ansley Almonor is scoring 16.8 points per game with 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Knights. Moore ...

Temple Owls take on the Nevada Wolf Pack

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:54 GMT

Nevada Wolf Pack (9-1) vs. Temple Owls (6-4)Honolulu; Thursday, 3 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolf Pack -8; over/under is 148BOTTOM LINE: The Nevada Wolf Pack and the Temple Owls square off at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.The Owls are 6-4 in non-conference play. Temple is the AAC leader with 11.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Sam Hofman averaging 2.9.The Wolf Pack have a 9-1 record against non-conference oppponents. Nevada ranks eighth in the MWC scoring 32.8 points per game in the paint led by Kenan Blackshear averaging 7.6.Temple scores 78.7 points, 14.0 more per game than the 64.7 Nevada gives up. Nevada averages 5.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.6 per game Temple allows.TOP PERFORMERS: Matteo Picarelli averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Owls, scoring 11.5 points while shooting 40.3% from beyond the arc. Hysier Miller is shooting 33.9% and averaging 18.5 points for Temple.Jarod L...

RMV reports big increase in licensed drivers in first 6 months of new law

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:54 GMT

Since a new immigrant license law went into effect six months ago, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has seen a large increase in new drivers obtaining driver’s licenses and learner’s permits.The Work and Family Mobility Act allowed residents to obtain a driver’s license regardless of immigration status. The law went into effect on July 1, and since then the RMV has issued 91,961 new learner’s permits and 54,952 new, first-time driver’s licenses to Massachusetts residents.This represents a 244 percent increase in new learner’s permits and a 120 percent increase in new driver’s licenses.“Since the Work and Family Mobility Act was implemented in July, thousands of Massachusetts residents have been able to get licenses helping provide access to friends, families, and their communities,” said MassDOT Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt in a statement.To accomodate this increase, the RMV increased the number of staff, service hours, and testing ...

Lawrence City Councilor-Elect indicted on voter fraud charges

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:54 GMT

Two Lawrence women, including a city councilor-elect, were recently indicted on voter fraud charges.District A Councilor-Elect Fidelina Santiago and Jennifer Lopez were indicted by an Essex County grand jury “following a referrla by the Secretary of State’s Office concerning allegations of fraudulent voting associated with the November 2023 local election,” according to District Attorney Paul Tucker’s office.Santiago and Lopez were both indicted and charged with four counts of illegal voting or attempting to vote, four cuonts of conspiracy to vote or attempt to vote illegally, four counts of unlawful interference with a voter, and four counts of obstruction of voting.“Interfering with an election not only undermines the legitimacy of government but erodes the public’s confidence in the process,” Tucker said in a statement. “My office will vigorously prosecute individuals that threaten the integrity of elections.”The investigation into this case by...

US and Venezuela agree to release of 10 Americans – and convict ‘Fat Leonard’ – in exchange for release of Maduro ally

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:54 GMT

Washington (CNN) — The US has reached an agreement to secure the release of six wrongfully detained Americans and four other Americans held in Venezuela, senior US officials announced Wednesday,The deal will also include the extradition of Leonard Francis, the former military contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who orchestrated the largest corruption scandal in US Navy history.The deal marks another sign of significant thawing in relations between the US and Venezuela after months of high-level negotiations between the two countries. The thaw comes as the Biden administration contends with a worsening situation at its southern border, driven largely by Venezuelan migrants, that has pushed federal resources to the brink.Six of the Americans – Eyvin Hernandez, Savoi Wright, Jerrel Kenemore, Joseph Cristella, Jason Saad, and Edgar Jose Marval Moreno – landed at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday night.“It does my heart good to see that you guys are back here on Americ...