Friday’s 6-pack
— Happy birthday to the great Gene Hackman, who turned 90 Thursday.
— Raptors 115, Cavaliers 109— Toronto has won nine games in a row.
— Hawks 127, 76ers 117— Philly lost eight of its last ten road games.
— Celtics 119, Warriors 104— Golden State is 10-39, worst record in NBA.
— Nuggets 106, Jazz 100— Denver had a 27-1 run in this game.
— Kings 124, Clippers 103— Sacramento outscored LA 36-14 in 2nd quarter.
Quote of the Day:
“It takes two to lie, Marge. One to lie and one to listen.”
Homer Simpson
Friday’s quiz
Which NBA team drafted Joe Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s father, in the first round of the 1975 NBA Draft?
Thursday’s quiz
Central Michigan’s sports teams are known as the Chippewas.
Wednesday’s quiz
Super Bowl V was the first one with a single digit pointspread; Colts (+2.5) beat Dallas 16-13. Super Bowls III and IV were both won by double digit underdogs.
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Friday’s List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….
13) From ESPN Stats/Info, and Elias Sports:
Kansas City Chiefs have gone with a pass play 61.4% of the time this season, including playoffs. The only teams with higher % prior to playing in a Super Bowl were the 2008 Cardinals (63.1%) and the 2009 Colts (62.8%). Both teams lost in the Super Bowl.
12) Ohio State freshman D.J. Carton is stepping away from the basketball program to focus on his mental health. Carton, the Buckeyes’ 3rd-leading scorer, 2nd-leading assist guy, averaging 10.4 ppg and 3.0 apg.
Ohio State lost six of its last eight games, after starting the season 11-1.
11) Nevada sportsbooks had handle of $5.3B last year, a 6.1% increase over 2018, and a hold of $329.1M, a 9.5% increase over the year before.
10) SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced that approximately $651M of total revenue was divided among the 14 schools of the SEC for the 2018-19 fiscal year (up from $627.1M distributed in 2017-18). That’s $44.6M per school. Lot of money.
9) Maryland 82, Iowa 72— Terrapins avenge an earlier loss, have won four games in a row, are 15-4, 7-3 in Big 14 games, 5-0 at home.
8) UCLA 72, Colorado 68— Buffs lose for only third time in 12 games, slip to 5-3 in Pac-12. UCLA will be a tough out in the Pac-12 tourney and the NIT.
7) Upsets:
— Louisiana (+12) 66, Tex-Arlington 65
— Weber State (+9.5) 75, Southern Utah 65
— High Point (+9) 62, Campbell 57
— Oregon State (+8.5) 68, Stanford 63
— UCLA (+5) 72, Colorado 68
— UAB (+4.5) 76, Texas-San Antonio 68
— Tennessee State (+4.5) 72, Jacksonville State 62
6) Arizona 75, Washington 72— Huskies lost for 4th time in row, and 8th time in last ten games; losing their point guard (grades) was a disaster- they fall apart at the end of close games.
— Washington led by 9 with 12:52 left after a dunk, but kid who dunked got a technical for yapping, giving the two points back.
— Huskies made 14-28 3-pointers, shot 35.5% inside arc.
— Washington was outscored 11-3 over final 4:45 of game.
5) Little Rock 96, Coastal Carolina 79— Trojans were 39-47 on foul line, a ridiculous amount of FT’s in a college game; Coastal was 22-33. Little Rock leads Sun Belt with a 10-2 mark.
4) Florida Atlantic 69, Western Kentucky 65— Hilltoppers fall into a tie for 2nd in C-USA; their bench played total of 21:00, a bad omen when the conference tourney rolls around.
3) William & Mary 59, Northeastern 58— Tribe takes over first place in CAA, which doesn’t mean that much, since conference tourney is at a neutral site- only the tournament winner will go to the NCAA’s- W&M has never been to the NCAA tournament.
2) Illinois 59, Minnesota 51— Illini wins its seventh game in a row; they’re 8-2 in Big 14.
1) Oregon State 68, Stanford 63— Cardinal has now lost three games in a row after starting season 15-2, and the Oregon Ducks come calling next.
— Happy birthday to the great Gene Hackman, who turned 90 Thursday.
— Raptors 115, Cavaliers 109— Toronto has won nine games in a row.
— Hawks 127, 76ers 117— Philly lost eight of its last ten road games.
— Celtics 119, Warriors 104— Golden State is 10-39, worst record in NBA.
— Nuggets 106, Jazz 100— Denver had a 27-1 run in this game.
— Kings 124, Clippers 103— Sacramento outscored LA 36-14 in 2nd quarter.
Quote of the Day:
“It takes two to lie, Marge. One to lie and one to listen.”
Homer Simpson
Friday’s quiz
Which NBA team drafted Joe Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s father, in the first round of the 1975 NBA Draft?
Thursday’s quiz
Central Michigan’s sports teams are known as the Chippewas.
Wednesday’s quiz
Super Bowl V was the first one with a single digit pointspread; Colts (+2.5) beat Dallas 16-13. Super Bowls III and IV were both won by double digit underdogs.
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Friday’s List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here…….
13) From ESPN Stats/Info, and Elias Sports:
Kansas City Chiefs have gone with a pass play 61.4% of the time this season, including playoffs. The only teams with higher % prior to playing in a Super Bowl were the 2008 Cardinals (63.1%) and the 2009 Colts (62.8%). Both teams lost in the Super Bowl.
12) Ohio State freshman D.J. Carton is stepping away from the basketball program to focus on his mental health. Carton, the Buckeyes’ 3rd-leading scorer, 2nd-leading assist guy, averaging 10.4 ppg and 3.0 apg.
Ohio State lost six of its last eight games, after starting the season 11-1.
11) Nevada sportsbooks had handle of $5.3B last year, a 6.1% increase over 2018, and a hold of $329.1M, a 9.5% increase over the year before.
10) SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced that approximately $651M of total revenue was divided among the 14 schools of the SEC for the 2018-19 fiscal year (up from $627.1M distributed in 2017-18). That’s $44.6M per school. Lot of money.
9) Maryland 82, Iowa 72— Terrapins avenge an earlier loss, have won four games in a row, are 15-4, 7-3 in Big 14 games, 5-0 at home.
8) UCLA 72, Colorado 68— Buffs lose for only third time in 12 games, slip to 5-3 in Pac-12. UCLA will be a tough out in the Pac-12 tourney and the NIT.
7) Upsets:
— Louisiana (+12) 66, Tex-Arlington 65
— Weber State (+9.5) 75, Southern Utah 65
— High Point (+9) 62, Campbell 57
— Oregon State (+8.5) 68, Stanford 63
— UCLA (+5) 72, Colorado 68
— UAB (+4.5) 76, Texas-San Antonio 68
— Tennessee State (+4.5) 72, Jacksonville State 62
6) Arizona 75, Washington 72— Huskies lost for 4th time in row, and 8th time in last ten games; losing their point guard (grades) was a disaster- they fall apart at the end of close games.
— Washington led by 9 with 12:52 left after a dunk, but kid who dunked got a technical for yapping, giving the two points back.
— Huskies made 14-28 3-pointers, shot 35.5% inside arc.
— Washington was outscored 11-3 over final 4:45 of game.
5) Little Rock 96, Coastal Carolina 79— Trojans were 39-47 on foul line, a ridiculous amount of FT’s in a college game; Coastal was 22-33. Little Rock leads Sun Belt with a 10-2 mark.
4) Florida Atlantic 69, Western Kentucky 65— Hilltoppers fall into a tie for 2nd in C-USA; their bench played total of 21:00, a bad omen when the conference tourney rolls around.
3) William & Mary 59, Northeastern 58— Tribe takes over first place in CAA, which doesn’t mean that much, since conference tourney is at a neutral site- only the tournament winner will go to the NCAA’s- W&M has never been to the NCAA tournament.
2) Illinois 59, Minnesota 51— Illini wins its seventh game in a row; they’re 8-2 in Big 14.
1) Oregon State 68, Stanford 63— Cardinal has now lost three games in a row after starting season 15-2, and the Oregon Ducks come calling next.
