Weekly Update January 20, 2025

Basketball – NBA: This week’s games. Cavs and Thunder rematch.

Basketball – NCAAM: Lots of losses and ranked matchups.

Football – NFL: Divisional games.

Golf: Sepp wins Amex.

Olympic Sports: Vonn falls.

Tennis: Australian Open updates.

No podcast this week

Sorry followers! I have the flu and no one wants to listen to my voice right now.

Basketball-NBA:

• This week’s games:
  • Monday had some impressive individual games. AEdwards scored 41 points in their wi over the 120-106. Rockets Jalen Green put up 42 points which led to their win over the Grizzlies by jst 2. The Raptors manage to upset the Warriors with a 3 point win.
  • Murray then had 45 points for the Nuggets to beat the Mavs by 19. They were leading at halftime by 26.
  • The Knicks managed to win in OT over the 76ers on Wed. That same day, the Pelicans got their 10^th win of the season beating the Mavs who did not have a good week. That was their 3^rd loss in a row.

• • SGA was still in for the rematch of the Cavs/Thunder game on Thursday though. He had himself a 40 point game and this time OKC gets the big win by 20!
  • The Mavs would get a huge upset of the thunder on Friday. SGA sat out with a wrist injury. The Hornets got their 10^th win in a close one over the Bulls.
  • On the weekend, the Hawks came back on the Celtics to win by 4 in OT! Jokic got his 18^th triple-double of the season against the Magic. The Nugs would win by 13. No other game were too crazy after that.

Basketball – NCAA:

• NCAAM:
  • No ranked games on Mon, Fri.
  • #1 Auburn crushed #15 Mississippi St, outscoring them by 19 in the 1H to win by 22. A ranked matchup did not go #4 Alabama’s way after they lost to #21 Ole Miss. That is their first SEC win. #11 Texas A&M fell to #8 Kentucky as the wildcats won in both halves. Bball blue blood Arizona had a nice upset on #25 Baylor and remain undefeated in the Big 12.
  • #2 Iowa State had a huge win over #9 Kansas by 17. Cyclones are undefeated still. That was until Saturday when west Virginia got the better of them. Fans rushed the court. #23 Georgia lost to Tennessee with a similar score to Kansas of 74-56. They would lose again to #1 Auburn. Not technically an upset on Sat but the Dawgs missed a basket with .3 seconds left to lose by 2. UNLV had a clutch basket at the end of the game to upset #22 Utah St by 3.

• • Thursday was a day of upsets. There were only 3 ranked teams in action and all 3 lost! #18 Memphis was by the largest margin of 7 to Temple. The other two actually went into OT. Minnesota flipped the script in the 2H to beat #20 Michigan to win in OT by 3. #16 Gonzaga did not play well in OT, losing by 8 after keeping it close all game to Oregon St. Gonzaga would lose again to Santa Clara on Sat.
  • Saturday continued to be crazy. #4 Alabama had a nice bounce back after their loss earlier in the week to beat #8 Kentucky. Vandy played upset to #6 Tennessee by 1. #7 Marquette escaped earlier in the week with a win in OT but they couldn’t outlast Xavier who beat them by 2 on Sat. #15 Mississippi ST put up 37 in both halves but would lose in OT to #21 Ole Miss. #14 UConn’s home win streak finally came to an end when Creighton beat them by 5.
  • Wrapping up the week, #25 Baylor lost again to their rival TCU by 3. #12 Michigan St and #19 Illinois were tied at half before the Spartans were successful winning by 2.

Football – NFL:

• Saturday Divisionals: The Texans only managed to score FGs in the 1H. But a TD in the 3Q only had them behind by 1 point. The Chiefs put up 10 points in the 4Q and they sealed the win with a blocked FG in the final 2 min of the game. KC had to have made some fans very mad with a safety with 11 seconds to go – that caused them not to cover. The Commanders got the huge upset over the Lions. Washington scored 28 points in the 2Q alone. They would win this game easily 45-31.

• Sundays games were much better. The Eagles/Rams game was a snowy one. RB Saquon Barkley had two big runs for TDs (78 and 62) and QB Jalen Hurts had one for 44 yards for the Eagles. The Rams tied it up in the 3Q and with a safety later in the same Q. Then the Eagles scored 12 straight points to seal the win 28-22. The Ravens/Bills game was also icy. It was a close great game! The Ravens drew first blood. The Bills scored on the next drive. The Ravens then turned the ball over twice. They would have another in the 2H. The Bills were leading by 2 going into the 4Q. The Ravens would score a TD in the final 1:33 of the game and had to go for the 2 point conversion ot take the game to OT. They had the right play call with TE Mark Andrews open and in the endzone. But he dropped the ball. Bills advance 27-25.

Golf:

• Sepp Straka won the Amex by 2 over Justin Thomas. His final round was a 70 but it was still enough to take the win with 3 other rounds at 65 or better.

Olympic Sports:

• Some Paris Olympic medals are being replaced after they have started to deteriorate.
• Lindsay Vonn was on pace for a podium finish when she fell. But she is ok and fit to race again.

Tennis:

• The Australian Open:
  • On the men’s side: #5 RUS Medvedev got beaten by USA Tien in a huge upset! Tien made it another round before losing to ITA Sonego. Sonego is the only unranked player still in the Quarterfinals. 4 different matches ended in retirement which is more than normal.
  • On the women’s side: Jessica Pegula made it to the 3^rd round before falling to unranked SLO Danilovic. ITA Paolini also fell in the 3^rd round to UKR Svitolina. 3 Americans are still in the Quarterfinals (Coco Gauff, Madison Keys and Navarro).

What to watch this week

Basketball – NBA:

• Mon 1/20
  • Timberwolves at Grizzlies @ 3pm on TNT
  • Celtics at Warriors @ 4pm on TNT
• Tues 1/21
  • Knicks at Nets @ 6:30pm on TNT
  • 76ers at Nuggets @ 9pm on TNT
• Wed 1/22
  • Timberwolves at Mavs @ 6:30pm on ESPN
  • Warriors at Kings @ 9pm on ESPN
• Thurs 1/23
  • Heat at Bucks @ 6:30pm on TNT
  • Celtics at Lakers @ 9pm on TNT
• Sat 1/25
  • Pacers at Spurs @ 11am on ESPN
  • Nuggets at Timberwolves @ 2pm on ABC
  • Celtics at Mavs @ 4:30pm on ABC

NCAAM: (only ranked teams and on normal TV)

• Tues 1/21
  • Vanderbilt at 4. Alabama @ 6pm on SEC
  • 14. Mississippi St at 6. Tennessee @ 6pm on ESPN2
  • Butler at 19. UConn @ 6pm on FS1
  • Ohio St at 11. Purdue @ 6:30pm on Peacock
  • 10. Marquette at Seton Hall @ 7pm on Peacock
  • 22. Mizzou at Texas @ 8pm on SEC
  • Arizona ST at 23. West Virginia @ 8pm on CBSSN
  • 25. Louisville at SMU @ 8pm on ACC
  • 18. Wisconsin at UCLA @ 8:30pm on Peacock
  • Washington at 15. Oregon @ 10pm on BTN
• Wed 1/22
  • 5. Florida at South Carolina @ 6pm on SEC
  • 12. Kansas at TCU @ 6pm o ESPN2
  • Xavier at 20. St. John’s @ 6pm o FS1
  • 13. Texas A&M at 16. Ole Miss @ 8pm on ESPN2
• Thurs 1/23
  • Wichita at 24. Memphis @ 6pm on ESPN2
  • 21. Maryland at 17. Illinois @ 8pm on FS1
• Fri 1/24
  • Villanova at 10. Marquette @ 6pm on FS1
  • Michigan at 11. Purdue @ 7pm on FOX
• Sat 1/25
  • 14. Mississippi St at South Carolina @ 12pm on SEC
  • 9. Kentucky at Vanderbilt @ 1:30pm on ESPN
  • 13. Texas A&M at Texas @ 1:30pm on ESPN2
  • Georgia at 5. Florida @ 2:30pm on SEC
  • 15. Oregon at Minnesota @ 3pm on BTN
  • 2. Duke at Wake Forest @ 3:30pm on ESPN
  • 16. Ole Miss at 22. Mizzou @ 5pm on SEC
  • 7. Houston at 12. Kansas @ 5:30pm on ESPN2
  • 6. Tennessee at 1. Auburn @ 7:30pm on ESPN
  • LSU at 4. Alabama @ 7:30pm on SEC
• Sun 1/26
  • Nebraska at 18. Wisconsin @ 12pm on BTN
  • UAB at 24. Memphis @ 12pm on ESPN2
  • Northwestern at 17. Illinois @ 2pm on BTN

NCAAW: (ranked on TV only)

• Mon 1/20
  • 1. UCLA at 25. Baylor @ 2pm on FOX
  • 7. Texas at 8. Maryland @ 5pm on FOX
• Wed 1/22
  • 24. Michigan at 23. Minnesota @ 6pm on BIG+
• Thurs 1/23
  • 8. Maryland at 12. Ohi St @ 5pm on BTN
  • 20. NC St at Syracuse @ 5pm on ACC
  • 1. UCLA at Rutgers @ 6pm on FS1
  • 11. Kentucky at Texas A&M @ 6pm on SEC
  • 5. LSU at 2. South Carolina @ 7pm on ESPN
  • 14. Duke at SMU @ 7pm on ACC
• Sat 1/25
  • 21. Michigan St at 24. Michigan @ 11am on BTN
  • 6. UConn at Creighton @ 4:30pm on FOX
• Sun 1/26
  • Arkansas at 11. Kentucky @ 11am on SEC
  • Florida St at 13. UNC @ 11am on ACC
  • 1. UCLA at 8. Maryland @ 1pm on NBC
  • 14. Duke at 18. Georgia Tech @ 1pm on ACC+
  • Vanderbilt at 19. Alabama @ 1pm on SEC
  • 7. Texas at Ole Miss @ 2pm on ESPN
  • 25. Baylor at 9. TCU @ 2pm on ESPN2
  • Vtech at 20. NC St @ 5pm on ACC

Football – NCAAF:

Bowl Game Schedule

• Mon 1/20
  • National Championship: 8. Ohio St vs 7. Notre Dame @ 6:30pm on ESPN

Football – NFL:

• Sun 1/26
  • NFC Championship: Commanders at Eagles @ 2pm on FOX
    • PHI -5.5
  • AFC Championship: Bills at Chiefs @ 5:30pm on CBS
    • KC -2

Golf:

• Thurs 1/23
  • Farmers Insurance – Round 1 @ 2pm on Golf Channel
• Fri 1/24
  • Farmers Insurance – Round 2 @ 2pm on Golf Channel
• Sat 1/25
  • Farmers Insurance – Round 3
    • @ 2pm on Golf Channel
    • @ 4pm on CBS
• Sun 1/26
  • Farmers Insurance – Final Round
    • @ 1pm on Golf Channel
    • @ 3pm on CBS

Hockey:

• Tues 1/21
  • Hurricanes at Stars @ 7pm on hulu
• Wed 1/22
  • Panthers at Kings @ 9pm on TNT
• Thurs 1/23
  • Utah at Wild @ 7pm on hulu
• Fri 1/24
  • Golden Knights at Stars @ 6:30pm on ESPN

Olympic Sports:

• Fri 1/24
  • Figure Skating: Pairs Free Skate @ 5pm on USA
  • W Gym: 13 UGA vs 3 Florida @ 5:30pm on SEC
  • W Gym: 1. Oklahoma vs 10. Alabama @ 7pm on SEC
  • W Gym: 9. Oregon St vs 12. Auburn @ 8:30pm on ESPN2
• Sun 1/26
  • W Gym: 15. Stanford vs 25. Pitt @ 3pm on ACC
  • W Gym: 6. Kentucky at 11. Mizzou @ 5pm on SEC
  • Volleyball: Vegas Thrill at Orlando Valkyries @ 5pm on FS1

Soccer:

• Sat 1/25
  • Premier League: Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest @ 9am on USA
• Sun 1/26
  • Premier League: Tottenham vs Leicester City @ 8am on USA
  • Premier League: Fulham vs ManU @ 1pm on USA

Tennis:

• Mon 1/20
  • Australian Open: Quarterfinals @ 8pm on ESPN2
• Tues 1/21
  • Australian Open: Quarterfinals @ 8pm on ESPN2
• Wed 1/22
  • Australian Open: Quarterfinals
    • @ 2am on ESPN
    • @ 12pm on ESPN2
• Thurs 1/23
  • Australian Open: Women’s Semifinals
    • @ 2:30am on ESPN
    • @ 1pm on ESPN2
  • Australian Open: Men’s Semifinals @ 9:30pm on ESPN
• Fri 1/24
  • Australian Open: Men’s Semifinals – replays
    • @ 2:30am on ESPN
    • @ 1pm on ESPN2
• Sat 1/25
  • Australian Open: Women’s Championship @ 2:30am on ESPN
    • Replay @ 8:30am on ESPN2
• Sun 1/26
  • Australian Open: Men’s Championship @ 2am on ESPN
    • Replay @ 7am on ESPN