Here is to a positive 2014, although the year started with negative numbers getting the most attention as in negative temperatures and wind chills that swept over the midwest and northeast. In the sports world those negative numbers were most noticeable at Lambeau Field on Sunday where the 49ers defeated the Packers 23-20 in an NFC wild-card game played in -10 degree wind chill at kickoff that only got worse as the game progressed.

2: Wins Michigan State has against Top-3 teams this season after the Spartans defeated No. 3 Ohio State on Tuesday. Earlier in the season they defeated No. 1 Kentucky.

20-3. Run Ohio State closed out Tuesday’s game at Michigan State with to force overtime. The Buckeyes would still lose 72-68 in overtime.

30, 9, 8, 5. Stat line for Iowa State senior DeAndre Kane in an 87-72 win over No. 7 Baylor Tuesday night. Kane had 30 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds and 5 steals as No. 9 Iowa State won its school-record 14th straight game.

2. Non-Nike sponsored teams to have won a BCS title, Tennessee in 1999 with Adidas and Auburn in 2011 with Under Armour.

15-3. Carolina Panthers record against the spread versus San Francisco since 1995.

5. Home teams to have been underdogs in the NFL divisional round based on the closing line. After opening as one-point favorites, Carolina has a chance to close as an underdog this week against San Francisco, potentially making them the sixth team.

4-1. Record of home underdogs in the NFL divisional round.

9999-1. Odds on Sept. 23 at Las Vegas Hilton Superbook of Auburn winning the national title. The Tigers had just lost to LSU.

0. The payout of a $100 bet on Auburn to win the national title at 9999-1. That is what you get for not hedging.

74.8%.Percentage of Hall of Fame votes received by Craig Biggio on Wednesday.

75%. Required percent needed by a baseball player to qualify for Hall of Fame induction. Biggio tied Nellie Fox in 1985 and Pie Traynor in 1947 for smallest margin of miss.

400. Combined Hall of Fame votes received by Roger Clemens (202) and Barry Bonds (198) on Wednesday. Even combining the votes of both would leave the steroid-tainted stars out of the Hall of Fame.

$50,000. Fine levied against New York Knick J.R. Smith for “recurring instances of unsportsmanlike conduct.” The fine comes after Smith untied Shawn Mario’s shoelaces on Sunday and attempted to untie Greg Monroe’s shoelaces on Tuesday.

9. Games that separate second-place Miami from third-place Atlanta in the NBA Eastern Conference standings.

5. Games that separate third-place Atlanta from 13th-place Philadelphia in the NBA Eastern Conference standings.

-420.Moneyline odds at 5Dimes on Ronda Rousey in her next scheduled UFC fight at UFC 170 in a five-round Bantamweight title bout against Sara McMann (+300).

-400.Odds of “12 Years a Slave” winning the Golden Globe for Best Picture Drama. The movie is the favorite on Bovada ahead of “Gravity” (+275), “Captain Phillips” (+1800), “Philomena” (+5000) and “Rush” (+8000). The Golden Globes are Sunday, Jan. 12.