1.   And Renee Roca and Gorsha Sur figure to win their third dance title in four years.

2.   And Nick Van Exel figures to win the Robert Pack Award for unantici- pated excellence in the face of an NBA first-team all-defense player.

3.   And that still might not be enough since Miami, West Virginia, Virginia Tech and Syracuse all figure to win as many games.

4.   A talented trainer, McPeek figured to win a Triple Crown race sooner or later, but no one could have expected it would come with Sarava.

5.   If he plays better, the Mavericks figure to win more.

6.   Indian Charlie, thought to be more talented than Real Quiet, figured to win a fair fight to the wire.

7.   Likewise, if the Steelers were playing the Raiders or Jets, they would figure to win easily.

8.   Montreal General Manager Jim Beattie gave Watson a list of players he would want for the right-hander, who figures to win the National League Cy Young award Tuesday.

9.   One or the other, Michelle Kwan or Tara Lipinski, and only one or the other, figured to win the gold.

10.   Playing on its home court, UConn figured to win this game easily.