CNOTES 2024-2025 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, November 19

NBA

Tuesday, November 19

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Trend Report
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Cleveland vs Boston
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Boston is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games

Charlotte vs Brooklyn
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Charlotte's last 9 games
Brooklyn is 9-2-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Brooklyn is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Charlotte

Denver vs Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Denver's last 8 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Memphis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Denver

New Orleans vs Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of New Orleans's last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games at home
Dallas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against New Orleans

Oklahoma City vs San Antonio
Oklahoma City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Antonio
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Antonio is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
San Antonio is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

Utah vs LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Utah's last 8 games when playing LA Lakers
Utah is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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[Udog]

 

[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CLE at BOS	07:00 PM	CLE +5.5 U 235.0	+500 +500
CHA at BK	07:30 PM	BK -3.0 U 221.5	+500 +500
DEN at MEM	08:00 PM	MEM -5.5 U 223.0	+500 +500
NO at DAL	08:30 PM	DAL -13.0 U 222.0	+500 +500
OKC at SA	09:30 PM	OKC -9.5 U 222.0	+500 +500
UTA at LAL	10:30 PM	LAL -11.0 O 235.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !

11/19/2024...................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%.................- 18.00
11/18/2024.................. 5 - 8 - 0..............38.46%................- 19.00
11/17/2024..................10 - 5- 0..............66.66%...............+ 22.50
11/16/2024...................1 - 6 - 0...............14.28%...............- 28.00
11/15/2024.................10 - 6 - 0...............62.50%...............+ 17.00
11/14/2024...................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%................- 0.50
11/13/2024...................7 - 7 - 0...............50.00%................- 3.50
11/12/2024...................9 - 1 - 0...............90.00%................+ 39.50
11/11/2024...................4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%................+ 3.50
11/10/2024...................6 - 3 - 0...............66.66%................+ 13.50
11/09/2024...................4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%................+ 9.00
11/08/2024.................10 - 4 - 0...............71.42%................+28.00
11/07/2024...................4 - 0 - 0..............100.00%...............+ 20.00
11/06/2024...................9- 6 - 0................60.00%...............+ 12.00
11/03/2024...................2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%................- 6.50
11/02/2024.................6 - 10 - 0................37.50%................- 25.00
11/01/2024...................5 - 9 - 0................35.71%...............- 24.50

TOTALS......................96 - 80 - 0...............54.54%................+39.70

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OCT.TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,48 - 36 - 0.................57.14%...............+ 42.50

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Marquette 76, Purdue 58- Kam Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists.
— Belmont 90, Oral Roberts 80- Bruins trailed by 17 early in second half.
— Michigan State 83, Samford 75- Samford is #7 in country in tempo.
— Celtics 120, Cavaliers 117- First loss for Cleveland, in their 16th game.
— Nets 116, Hornets 115- Brooklyn starters were +52, subs minus-47.
— Mavericks 132, Pelicans 91- New Orleans is 1-6 SU/0-7 ATS on road.

Quote of the Day
“Those eight years taught me a lot because I really focused on trying to be the assistant or the bench coach that I would want and I wasn’t great at it…….I get bored with some of the nonsense that anybody can do, so I want to be around people, I want to help people, and Counsell was so great at kind of letting me know where I was having an effect. But yeah, I’m way more natural, I think, doing this.”
Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy, NL Manager of the Year

Wednesday’s quiz
Other than UConn (won last two titles), what was the last team to win a college basketball national championship?

Tuesday’s quiz
Barry Switzer was the Dallas Cowboys’ coach the last time they won a Super Bowl.

Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.

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Wednesday’s Den: NBA trends……..​

NBA trends (thru Monday, November 18)

Hawks (7-8):
— 3-1 SU in their last four games.
— 3-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Over 11-4

Celtics (11-3):
— 7-2 SU last nine games.
— 5-3 ATS as a road favorite, 2-4 as home favorite.
— over 3-0 last three games.

Nets (5-9):
— lost five of their last six games SU.
— 2-1 ATS as a favorite
— 7-3 ATS as an underdog.
— over 3-1 last four games

Hornets (5-8):
— lost six of last nine games SU.
— 4-2 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 6-2 last eight games.

Bulls (6-9)
— 3-7 SU in last ten games.
— 5-4 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 6-2-1 on road

Cavaliers (15-0):
— 15-0 SU (4-2 ATS last six games).
— 6-2 ATS as a home favorite, 3-0 as an underdog.
— over 8-3 last eleven games.

Mavericks (7-7):
— won last two games, after an 0-4 skid.
— 0-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— under 6-2 at home.

Nuggets (7-5):
— lost last two games, scoring 94-90 points (check Jokic’s status).
— 0-3 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 8-2 last ten games.

Pistons (7-9):
— 6-4 last ten games SU.
— 7-3 ATS as underdogs.
— under 7-1 on road

Warriors (10-3):
— won 8 of last 10 games SU.
— 6-2 ATS on the road.
— 4-1 ATS as an underdog.
— over 7-1 last eight games

Rockets (10-5):
— won five of last six games SU
— 5-2 ATS as a home favorite, 3-1 as an underdog.
— under 5-2 on road

Pacers (6-8):
— 1-3 SU in their last four games.
— 4-2 ATS as an underdog.
— over 10-2 last 12 games.

Clippers (8-7):
— won six of last nine games SU
— 4-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— under 5-2-1 last eight games.

Lakers (9-4):
— 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS last five games
— 5-1 ATS at home, 2-5 ATS on road.
— over 7-5 last 12 games.

Grizzlies (8-6):
— 6-3 SU last nine games.
— 4-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 4-2 last six games

Heat (6-7):
— 3-5 SU last eight games.
— 5-3 ATS on the road
— over 5-2 last seven games.

Famous birthdays, November 20th:
Veronica Hamel, 81
Louie Dampier, 80
Rick Monday, 79
Richard Masur, 76
Bo Derek, 68
Callie Thorne, 55
Joey Galloway, 53
JD Drew, 49
Tarik Skubal, 28

Bucks (5-9):
— won three of last four games.
— 2-5 ATS on the road.
— under 9-3 last 12 games.

Timberwolves (8-6)
— 5-3 SU last eight games.
— 2-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 8-3 last eleven games.

Pelicans (4-10):
— lost 10 of last 12 games SU
— 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS on the road.
— under 4-1 last five games.

Knicks (8-6):
— won last three games, scoring 124 ppg.
— 5-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 3-1 last four games.

Thunder (11-3):
— 4-3 SU last seven games, after a 7-0 start.
— 4-1 ATS on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games

Magic (9-6):
— won/covered their last six games.
— 6-1 ATS as home favorite, 1-5 as road underdog.
— under 8-1 last nine games.

76ers (2-11):
— lost last four game SU; 1-6 ATS last seven
— 0-4 ATS as favorite, 2-4 as road underdogs.
— under 6-1 last seven

Suns (9-6):
— lost four of last six games SU
— 0-4 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-3 last nine games

Trailblazers (6-8):
— won/covered last three games.
— 5-3 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 3-1 last four games

Kings (8-7):
— 3-4 SU/2-5 in last seven games.
— 3-6 ATS at home.
— over 3-1 last four games

Spurs (6-8):
— 3-5 SU in last eight games
— 1-4 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 6-3 last nine games

Raptors (3-12):
— 1-7 SU in last eight games.
— 10-5 ATS, all as an underdog.
— under 5-2 last seven games

Jazz (3-10):
— 3-4 SU in seven games SU, after an 0-6 start
— 2-4 ATS as home underdog, 4-3 as road dog.
— under 8-4 last 12 games.

Wizards (2-11):
— 0-9 SU/1-8 ATS last nine games
— 3-10 ATS, all as an underdog.
— over 3-1 last four games.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, November 20

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Trend Report
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New Orleans vs Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of New Orleans's last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games

Chicago vs Milwaukee
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Philadelphia vs Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Memphis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Indiana vs Houston
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Portland vs Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Portland is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland

Atlanta vs Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games

New York vs Phoenix
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing New York
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York

Orlando vs LA Clippers
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Clippers is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games when playing Orlando


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[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, November 20

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NO at CLE	07:30 PM	CLE -14.0 U 217.0	+500 +500
CHI at MIL	07:30 PM	CHI +8.0 U 239.5	+500 +500
PHI at MEM	08:00 PM	MEM +4.0 U 224.0	+500 +500
IND at HOU	08:00 PM	HOU -6.5 O 231.5	+500 +500
POR at OKC	08:00 PM	POR +12.0 O 223.5	+500 +500
ATL at GS	10:00 PM	GS -8.0 O 239.0	+500 +500
NY at PHO	10:00 PM	NY -4.5 O 225.0	+500 +500
ORL at LAC	10:30 PM	ORL -3.5 U 204.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !

11/20/2024...................5 - 6 - 0.............45.45%.................- 8.00
11/19/2024...................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%.................- 18.00
11/18/2024.................. 5 - 8 - 0..............38.46%................- 19.00
11/17/2024..................10 - 5- 0..............66.66%...............+ 22.50
11/16/2024...................1 - 6 - 0...............14.28%...............- 28.00
11/15/2024.................10 - 6 - 0...............62.50%...............+ 17.00
11/14/2024...................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%................- 0.50
11/13/2024...................7 - 7 - 0...............50.00%................- 3.50
11/12/2024...................9 - 1 - 0...............90.00%................+ 39.50
11/11/2024...................4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%................+ 3.50
11/10/2024...................6 - 3 - 0...............66.66%................+ 13.50
11/09/2024...................4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%................+ 9.00
11/08/2024.................10 - 4 - 0...............71.42%................+28.00
11/07/2024...................4 - 0 - 0..............100.00%...............+ 20.00
11/06/2024...................9- 6 - 0................60.00%...............+ 12.00
11/03/2024...................2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%................- 6.50
11/02/2024.................6 - 10 - 0................37.50%................- 25.00
11/01/2024...................5 - 9 - 0................35.71%...............- 24.50

TOTALS.....................101 - 86 - 0...............54.01%................+31.70

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OCT.TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,48 - 36 - 0.................57.14%...............+ 42.50

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Braves’ pitchers who won a Cy Young Award:
1957— Warren Spahn
1991— Tom Glavine
1993-95— Greg Maddux
1996— John Smoltz
1998— Tom Glavine
2024— Chris Sale

Quote of the Day
“It was expressed to me that I was going to be the two [quarterback]. I don’t know, it’s an interesting situation. Not much I can really say about it besides I’m going to be here for him [Daniel Jones], and we’re still very good friends, believe it or not. I’m going to be here for him, this team needs to get a win. We start winning, everything gets a little better around here.”
Giants’ backup QB Drew Lock

Thursday’s quiz
Other than the Jets, which NFL team has gone the longest since the last time they were in the playoffs?

Wednesday’s quiz
Other than UConn (won last two titles), Kansas was the last team to win a college basketball national championship.

Tuesday’s quiz
Barry Switzer was the Dallas Cowboys’ coach the last time they won a Super Bowl.

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Thursday’s Den: Random stuff on a chilly day……​

— DePaul is 5-0 this season, under new coach Chris Holtmann, after going 3-29 last year under the previous coach. Blue Demons have played stiffs (schedule #354) but they’ve beaten the stiffs, a big step forward.
This year, DePaul is experience team #63, continuity team #355- lot of transfers; they made 15-39 shots on the arc in Tuesday’s 78-69 win over Eastern Illinois. DePaul doesn’t play a good team until December 4th at Texas Tech, but they appear to be vastly improved.

— Famous birthdays, November 21:
Marlo Thomas, 87
Earl Monroe, 80
Goldie Hawn, 79
Cedric Maxwell, 69
Troy Aikman, 58
Ken Griffey Jr, 55
Michael Strahan, 53
Danny Kanell, 51
Miles Simon, 49
Jena Malone, 40
Justin Tucker, 35
Cooper Rush, 31

Thursday would’ve been the 80th birthday for the great Harold Ramis, who was an actor and a director; he was in Ghostbusters and Stripes. His writing/directing credits include Caddyshack, Second City TV, Groundhog Day, Animal House, among many others. Very funny man.

— Chicago Bears changed offensive coordinators last week; if you have DJ Moore on your fantasy team, you might be happy about that.
Last week, Brown caught 7 passes for 62 yards, with 56 of those yards after that catch- he ran shorter patterns.
In Chicago’s first nine games, Moore had only 176 yards after the catch, 19.6 yards/game.
Looks like the Bears are going to get him the ball quickly and let him do his thing.

— P Nick Martinez was the only potential free agent to accept his $21.05M qualifying offer, turning down the chance to hit the free agent market. Martinez was 10-7, 3.10 in 142.1 IP for the Reds last year, starting in 16 of his 42 appearances.

— There is another Japanese pitcher other than Roki Sasaki who is coming to America next year for his MLB debut.
23-year old Sasaki is highly touted, but 35-year old Tomoyuki Sugano also has an impressive resume, and he will be a lot cheaper to sign, because of his age.

— Ten years ago, 34 major league pitchers threw 200+ innings; this past season, only four pitchers threw 200+ innings.
Logan Gilbert, Seth Lugo, Logan Webb, Zack Wheeler

— San Francisco Giants have a new general manager, Zack Minasian; his brother Perry is the Angels’ GM, his other brother Calvin is the clubhouse manager for the Atlanta Braves.

— Nine years ago, Golden State Warriors started the season 24-0, the best start ever by an NBA team. This year’s Cleveland Cavaliers are 16-1, the 2nd-best start.

— John Stockton was a great point guard for the Utah Jazz; he dished out 17,645 assists in his 19-year Hall of Fame career. His son David Stockton also played at Gonzaga, played in six NBA games several years ago— he is still playing in the G-League, and has given out the 4th-most assists in the history of that league.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Thursday, November 21

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Detroit vs Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Minnesota vs Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games
Toronto is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 12 games at home

Utah vs San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Utah's last 21 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Utah is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of San Antonio's last 21 games when playing at home against Utah
San Antonio is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home

Orlando vs LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Orlando's last 11 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, November 21

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DET at CHA	07:00 PM	DET -2.0 U 222.0	+500 +500
MIN at TOR	07:30 PM	MIN -7.5 O 225.0	+500 +500
UTA at SA	08:00 PM	SA -3.0 O 224.0	+500 +500
ORL at LAL	10:30 PM	LAL -5.0 U 215.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !

11212024.......................2 - 6 - 0............25.00%.................- 23.00
11/20/2024...................5 - 6 - 0.............45.45%.................- 8.00
11/19/2024...................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%.................- 18.00
11/18/2024.................. 5 - 8 - 0..............38.46%................- 19.00
11/17/2024..................10 - 5- 0..............66.66%...............+ 22.50
11/16/2024...................1 - 6 - 0...............14.28%...............- 28.00
11/15/2024.................10 - 6 - 0...............62.50%...............+ 17.00
11/14/2024...................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%................- 0.50
11/13/2024...................7 - 7 - 0...............50.00%................- 3.50
11/12/2024...................9 - 1 - 0...............90.00%................+ 39.50
11/11/2024...................4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%................+ 3.50
11/10/2024...................6 - 3 - 0...............66.66%................+ 13.50
11/09/2024...................4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%................+ 9.00
11/08/2024.................10 - 4 - 0...............71.42%................+28.00
11/07/2024...................4 - 0 - 0..............100.00%...............+ 20.00
11/06/2024...................9- 6 - 0................60.00%...............+ 12.00
11/03/2024...................2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%................- 6.50
11/02/2024.................6 - 10 - 0................37.50%................- 25.00
11/01/2024...................5 - 9 - 0................35.71%...............- 24.50

TOTALS.....................103 - 92 - 0...............52.82%................+ 8.70

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OCT.TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,48 - 36 - 0.................57.14%...............+ 42.50

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Top six college basketball conferences:
1- SEC
2- Big X
3- Big 18
4- Big East
5- ACC
6- Mountain West

Quote of the Day
“Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him yours.”
Zig Zigler

Friday’s quiz
Last time the Cleveland Browns played in a playoff game, who was their QB?
Hint: He is still active in the NFL

Thursday’s quiz
Other than the Jets, Denver Broncos have gone the longest since the last time they were in the playoffs- 2015 was last time they made the playoffs.

Wednesday’s quiz
Other than UConn (won last two titles), Kansas was the last team to win a college basketball national championship.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….​

— Browns 24, Steelers 19
Browns drove 45 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:54 left.
Steelers had scored two TD’s in 1:42 span to take a 19-18 lead.
Steelers’ first five drives: 32 plays, 157 yards, 3 points.
Cleveland led 10-3 at halftime.
Only second time this year Cleveland scored more than 18 points.
Loss ends Pittsburgh’s five-game winning streak.
WR Jeudy caught six passes for 85 yards on a snowy night.
Steelers were 7-16 on third down, Cleveland 1-10.
Browns did convert all four tries on 4th down.
Last two games, Steelers scored two TD’s on 21 drives.

— Georgia Tech 30, NC State 29
Tech drove 75 yards in 1:08, scored game-winning TD with 0:22 left.
NC State had taken a 29-23 on a touchdown with 1:30 left.
Wolfpack ran ball for 253 yards (8.7 yards/carry), but still lost.

— Shohei Ohtani won MVP in National League, despite only being a DH and having Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman as teammates. Ohtani hit 54 homers, stole 59 bases; he is the first-ever 50-50 guy, I get that, but make the award Player of the Year then.
Aaron Judge won MVP in the American League; he hit 58 homers, knocked in 144 runs, had an OPS of 1.159. Judge makes $40M a year; the Mets are offering Juan Soto $47M a year. Stay tuned for that drama.

— Diamondbacks’ 2B Ketel Marte finished third in MVP voting, so he gets a $3M raise next year, from $16M to $19M. Hope he buys his agent a new car.

— Random trivia: The last time there was a major league game that went extra innings, with both pitchers throwing a complete game, was July 23, 1986 in Anaheim, Brewers-Angels.
Danny Darwin, Kirk McCaskill were the two pitchers; Brian Downing hit a walk-off homer for the Angels. Game only took 2:22 to play.

— While writing that paragraph, it dawned on me that about a week after that game, I was in Anaheim Stadium, for a free scrimmage with the Rams-Chargers. Got to see Dan Fouts throw a football, saw Eric Dickerson, Dieter Brock and the Rams. That was fun, and it was a few days after my first-ever trip to Las Vegas.

— A friend of the website, Mr Bell, sent me some NFL trends to ponder:
Lions are 8-2 ATS on first half lines
Houston Texans are 10-1 ATS in first half
Dallas has gone over 1.5 field goals made in eight of ten games.
Any field goal over 47.5 yards in Dallas games: 9-1 (if Aubrey kicks)
Chargers 7-1-1 in first half last nine games.

— Famous birthdays, November 21:
Jack Reynolds, 77
Greg Luzinski, 74
Jamie Lee Curtis, 66
Mark Malone, 66
Steve DeOssie, 62
Hugh Millen, 61
Benoit Benjamin, 60
Mark Ruffalo, 57
James Thomas, 44
Jonny Gomes, 44
Scarlett Johansson, 40
Brock Osweiler, 34

Thursday college basketball notes:

— Baylor 99, St John’s 98, 2OT
Jeremy Roach drained a 3-pointer for the Bears’ walk-off win.
St John’s led by 18 late in first half.
Baylor was 15-29 on the arc, St John’s 14-24.

— Oregon 78, Oregon State 75
These rivals parted ways when the Ducks bolted to the Big 18; too bad.
Beavers led by 12 with 11:49 left in game; they had 17 offensive boards.
Oregon State is playing in the WCC this year; that’ll be interesting.

— Drake 80, Miami 69
Drake has a new coach, who brought four players with him from D2 Northwest Missouri State; Bulldogs shot 59% inside the arc, beat an ACC team.
One small problem; Drake plays FAU Friday and three of their starters played 39 or 40:00 in this game.

— Seton Hall 69, VCU 66 OT
VCU led by 8 with 11:22 left in game; they were only 9-37 on the arc.
Seton Hall shot 37% inside arc, had 18 turnovers; not good.
They said on TV “Seton Hall doesn’t have a point guard” Also not good.

— FAU 86, Oklahoma State 78
Owls were 35-49 on the foul line; 49 FT’s in a college game is a lot.
FAU outscored the Cowboys 52-39 in second half.
FAU had split its previous two games, both of which went to OT.

— Teams scoring highest %age of points on 3-pointers:
Indiana State
Utah
Furman
Akron
Niagara

— Teams whose roster has the least continuity:
West Virginia
Tennessee-Martin
Niagara
Missouri State
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Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
Brooklyn is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Brooklyn
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

Boston vs Washington
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Washington's last 21 games

Golden State vs New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games on the road
Golden State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New Orleans's last 18 games when playing Golden State

Indiana vs Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Indiana's last 13 games
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Atlanta vs Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Atlanta's last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games on the road
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta

Portland vs Houston
Portland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Dallas vs Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games at home

Sacramento vs LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games at home


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