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Friday’s 6-pack:
Teams that played the easiest non-conference schedules:
364) Marist 20-10
363) Georgetown 17-15
362) George Washington 21-11
361) Columbia 12-15- fired the coach
360) Penn State 16-15
359) Maryland 24-7

Quote of the Day
“Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing.”
Ted Lasso

Friday’s quiz
Last time the Jets played in a playoff game, who was their quarterback?

Thursday’s quiz
Toronto Blue Jays won back/back World Series in 1992/1993; Cito Gaston was their manager.

Wednesday’s quiz
Of the 31 conference tournaments in college basketball, four were held in Las Vegas this year; usually it is five, but the Pac-12 took this season off.
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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up a long day of basketball…….

Lot of conference tournaments going on; here is what we know:

— SEC
Ole Miss 83, Arkansas 80

Rebels shot 55% inside arc, but blew a 15-point lead.
Ole Miss outscored Hogs 6-0 in the last 0:29 of the game.
Arkansas played 7 guys; the 7th guy played only 8:00.

Texas 94, Texas A&M 89, 2OT

Aggies led by 5 with 2:32 left in the first overtime.
Texas had only six turnovers in a 50:00 game (+7)
A&M star Taylor was 17-18 on foul line, only 5-18 from floor.

Kentucky 85, Oklahoma 84
Kentucky shot 63.9% inside the arc.
Wildcats won their last three games, scoring 90.3 ppg.
Kentucky-Alabama is a quarterfinal game Friday night.

— Big X
BYU 96, Iowa State 92

Both teams led by 10 points in first half.
BYU was 18-36 on arc, 12-22 inside arc.
Not often you score 1.33 points/possession and lose, but Iowa State did.

Texas Tech 76, Baylor 74
Tech never trailed, led 52-39 at halftime.
Red Raiders shot 15-34 on arc, Baylor 4-16.
Tech is 14-3 in its last 17 games.

Arizona 88, Kansas 77
Arizona shot 57.5% inside the arc.
Kansas shot 14-31 on the arc, still lost by 11.
Jayhawks are 7-8 in their last fifteen games.

— Big East
Marquette 89, Xavier 87

Xavier led by 14 early in second half.
Marquette shot 14-33 on arc, had only 4 turnovers.
Bracketology has Xavier on the right side of the bubble (barely).

— ACC
Duke 78, Georgia Tech 70

Duke star Flagg sprained his ankle, is likely done for the weekend.
Tech led 26-12 late in first half.
Blue Devils are 25-1 since Thanksgiving.

— Big 18
Illinois 106, Iowa 94

Illinois shot 12-26 on arc, scored 1.43 points/possession.
Illini was 24-30 on foul line, Hawkeyes 5-10.
Illini out-rebounded Iowa, 41-24
Illinois won its last four games, scoring 92 ppg.

— Mountain West
Boise State 62, San Diego State 52

First time since 2007 that Aztecs lost first conference tournament game.
San Diego State didn’t score a basket in last 9:01 of this game.
Boise shot 11-40 on the arc, 8-16 inside arc.

— Big West
Cal Poly 96, Cal-Riverside 83

Cal Poly is 9-4 in last 13 games, after starting Big West play 0-8.
Last two years, Mustangs were 1-38 in Big West games; coach DeGeorge has done a really impressive job rebuilding this program.
Cal Poly plays Cal-Irvine in semi-finals Friday night.

Famous birthdays, March 14th:
Michael Caine, 92
Clyde Lee, 81
Billy Crystal, 77
Dave McKay, 75
Butch Wynegar, 69
Larry Johnson, 56
Corey Stoll, 49
Steph Curry, 37
Brandon Aubrey, 30

— American
Tulsa 75, Temple 71

Temple led 42-30 at halftime.
Tulsa is 5-10 in its last fifteen games.
6-9 senior Garcia scored 20 points in 19:00 off the bench.

— MAC
Toledo 90, Ohio U 85 OT

Bobcats led by five with 3:12 left in the game.
Toledo was 29-35 on foul line, Ohio 16-21.
Toledo won MAC regular season the last four years, but didn’t win MAC tourney in any of those years; they finished T4th this season.

— Atlantic 15
St Bonaventure 64, Duquesne 59

Duquesne led by 7 with 4:07 left in game.
Two Bonnies played all 40:00; third guy played 36:00.
Bonnies are 22-10, despite #331 team in continuity.

— Conference USA
Kennesaw State 80, New Mexico State 77

Owls shot 11-25 on arc, 23-29 on foul line.
Three Kennesaw starters played 35:00+
Aggies were only 15-27 on the foul line.

Middle Tennessee 77, Louisiana Tech 75, 2OT
Teams combined to shoot 6-45 on the arc (Tech was 1-15)
Tech was 14-26 on foul line, lost by two points.
Blue Raiders won five of their last six games.

— WAC
Cal Baptist 55, Tarleton State 51

Cal Baptist won despite shooting 31% from the floor.
Lancers blew an 11-point lead in second half.
Cal Baptist plays Grand Canyon Friday night.

— Metro Atlantic
Iona 77, Manhattan 65

Iona was 10-25 on arc, Jaspers were 6-31.
Gaels have won 11 of their last 15 games.
Iona won this tournament eight of last 13 years.
 

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Indiana vs Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing Indiana

LA Clippers vs Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games
LA Clippers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Cleveland vs Memphis
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games
Memphis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Charlotte vs San Antonio
Charlotte is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Charlotte's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games at home

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

Orlando vs Minnesota
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Orlando is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Toronto vs Utah
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Utah
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games when playing Toronto
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

LA Lakers vs Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

Sacramento vs Phoenix
Sacramento is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Phoenix
Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Phoenix's last 10 games


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

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GameTime(ET)PickUnits
BOS at MIA07:00 PMBOS -8.0
U 215.0
+500 +500
IND at PHI07:00 PMO 232.0+500
LAC at ATL07:30 PMO 233.0+500
DAL at HOU08:00 PMHOU -12.0
U 219.5
+500 +500
CHA at SA08:00 PMCHA +3.0
U 232.0
+500 +500
CLE at MEM08:00 PMCLE -2.5
U 244.5
+500 +500
ORL at MIN08:00 PMORL +10.5+500
LAL at DEN09:30 PMLAL +14.0
U 230.0
+500 +500
TOR at UTA09:30 PMUTA -2.5
O 235.0
+500 +500
SAC at PHO10:00 PMSAC +3.0
O 232.5
+500 +500
 

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NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/14/2025..................8 - 9 - 0....................47.055%...............- 9.50
03/12/2025..................9 - 6 - 0....................60.00%.................+ 12.00
03/11/2025...................4 - 4 - 0....................50.00%.................- 2.00
03/10/2025..................6 - 11 - 0....................32.29%..................- 30.50
03/09/2025....................7 - 5 - 0....................58.33%..................+ 7.50
03/08/2025....................5 - 8 - 0....................38.46%..................- 19.00
03/07/2025....................8 - 4 - 0....................66 .66%..................+ 18.00
03/06/2025....................4 - 5 - 0....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/05/2025....................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%..................- 18.00
03/04/2025....................3 - 4 - 0....................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025....................6 - 3 - 0.....................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025....................3 - 6 - 0......................33.33%..................- 16.50


TOTALS.......................69 - 75 - 0....................47.91%...................- 66.00
 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
According to ESPN’s Bracketology, these are last six teams in Field of 68:
63) West Virginia
64) Vanderbilt
65) San Diego State
66) Xavier
67) Boise State
68) North Carolina

Quote of the Day
“We went 30-4 against the ACC. Put their high-end teams in our league, and they’re in a very different place. You do that with the Big 12, they’re in a very different place.”
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, campaigning for his league’s teams to get into the NCAA’s

Saturday’s quiz
Bruce Pearl has been Auburn’s basketball coach for 11 years; what other SEC team has he coached?

Friday’s quiz
Last time the Jets played in a playoff game, Mark Sanchez was their quarterback.

Thursday’s quiz
Toronto Blue Jays won back/back World Series in 1992/1993; Cito Gaston was their manager.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a Friday full of basketball…….

Lot of conference tournaments going on; here is what we know:

— SEC
Alabama 99, Kentucky 70

Crimson Tide outscored 54-35 in second half.
Alabama had three subs score in double figures
Crimson Tide is shooting 59.9% inside the arc (#3)

Auburn 62, Ole Miss 57
Fewest points Auburn has scored since January 25 vs Tennessee
Game was tied with 6:26 left; then Auburn went on a 10-1 run.
Teams shot a combined 10-44 on the arc.

Saturday’s semi-finals:
Auburn-Tennessee…….Florida-Alabama

— Big X
Arizona 86, Texas Tech 80

Caleb Love scored 27 points for Arizona.
Wildcats shot 8-16 on the arc, scored 1.26 points/possession.
Texas Tech’s best player was sick, barfing during timeouts.

Saturday’s final: Arizona-Houston

— ACC
Duke 74, North Carolina 71

Duke star Flagg didn’t play, is done for the weekend.
Duke led 45-24 at halftime.
Teams combined to shoot 8-39 on the arc.
Blue Devils are 26-1 since Thanksgiving.

Louisville 76, Clemson 73
Cardinals led 69-54 with 3:24 left, held on for dear life.
Lousiville’s wins last two nights were by 2-3 points.
Cardinals have won 11 games in a row.
Loss snaps Clemson’s nine-game winning streak.

Duke-Louisville is Saturday’s ACC final

— Big East
St John’s 79, Marquette 63

6-9 Ejiofor scored 33 points, had nine rebounds.
Marquette led 24-9 early on, 37-35 at halftime.
Marquette is 5-7 in its last 12 games.
St John’s is in Big East final for first time in 25 years.

Creighton 71, UConn 62
Bluejays had only 4 turnovers, scored 1.27 points/possession.
Creighton was 13-18 on foul line, UConn 2-4
Creighton is shooting 60.6% inside arc (#1 in country)

St John’s-Creighton is the Big East final Saturday

— Big 18
All four games Friday were decided by 10+ points.
Wisconsin 86, UCLA 70

Badgers shot 19-32 on arc, 12-17 in first half.
UCLA split its last eight games.

Saturday’s semi-finals:
Wisconsin-Michigan State
Michigan-Maryland

— Mountain West
Boise State 72, New Mexico 69

#1-seed New Mexico led 34-28 at halftime.
Boise State shot 64% inside the arc.
Broncos won 11 of their last 13 games.

Saturday’s final is Boise State-Colorado State

— Big West
Cal-San Diego 69, Cal-Santa Barbara 51

Gauchos led 27-26 at halftime.
Cal-San Diego shot 62.5% inside the arc.
Tritons have won their last 14 games.

Saturday’s final is Cal-San Diego/Cal-Irvine.

Famous birthdays, March 15th:
Judd Hirsch, 90
Mike Kruczek, 72
Clay Matthews, 69
Stump Mitchell, 66
Harold Baines, 66
Terry Cummings, 64
Eva Longoria, 50
Kevin Youkilis, 46
Tavon Austin, 35
Nick Ahmed, 35
Taylor Heinicke, 32
Matt Gay, 31

— American
Memphis 83, Wichita State 80

Wichita led 20-10 early in the game.
PJ Haggerty scored 42 points, shot 16-23 inside arc.
Tigers have won six in row, 14 of last 15 games.
Bubble teams all over America are rooting for Memphis; if they lose in this tournament, whoever wins AAC tournament would be a bid stealer.

Saturday’s semi-finals:
Memphis-Tulane…….North Texas-UAB

— MAC
Miami OH 72, Kent State 64

Kent State led by a hoop with 4:57 left to play.
Golden Flashes were only 11-21 on the foul line.
Miami is 19-4 in its last 23 games.

Saturday’s final is #1-seed Akron vs Miami.

— Atlantic 15
St Joe’s 73, Dayton 68 OT

Dayton led by 4 with 0:18 left in regulation.
St Joe’s was 20-28 on foul line, Flyers 7-11.
Hawks have won seven of their last eight games.

Saturday’s semi-finals: Saint Louis-VCU…….St Joe’s-George Mason

— Conference USA
Jacksonville State 70, Middle Tennessee 68

Middle Tennessee played a 2pm game, after playing a 2OT game Thursday nite
Blue Raiders shot 11-24 on arc, but were only 9-17 on foul line.
Jax State senior G Pierre played all 40:00, scored 19 points.

Saturday’s final: #1-seed Liberty vs Jacksonville State

— WAC
Grand Canyon 75, Cal Baptist 66

Grand Canyon led 25-16 at half; 2nd half had a faster pace.
Grand Canyon is trying to win WAC tourney for third year in a row.
Antelopes have won eight of their last nine games.

Saturday’s final: Utah Valley-Grand Canyon

— Metro Atlantic
Iona 81, Quinnipiac 73

Iona shot 59.2% inside arc, upsets top-seeded Quinnipiac
Iona has been in six of last eight NCAA tournaments.
Quinnipiac shot 9-29 on arc; for year, they’re shooting 29.8% on arc (#346)

Saturday’s final: Iona-Mount St Mary’s
 

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Boston vs Brooklyn
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games at home
Brooklyn is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Oklahoma City vs Detroit
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City

Miami vs Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing Miami

Chicago vs Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Houston
Chicago is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Indiana vs Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Milwaukee is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Indiana

New York vs Golden State
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

New Orleans vs San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games on the road
New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games

Washington vs Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games on the road
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Denver is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home


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GameTime(ET)PickUnits
BOS at BK06:00 PMBK +10.0
O 215.5
+500 +500
OKC at DET07:00 PMDET +4.5+500
CHI at HOU08:00 PMCHI +8.5
O 229.5
+500 +500
MIA at MEM08:00 PMU 228.0+500
IND at MIL08:00 PMMIL -5.5
O 234.5
+500 +500
NO at SA08:30 PMSA +2.5
O 236.0
+500 +500
NY at GS08:30 PMNY +7.0
O 229.0
+500 +500
WAS at DEN09:00 PMDEN -11.5
U 238.5
+500 +500
 

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NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/15/2025..................9 - 5 - 0....................64.28%..................+ 17.50
03/14/2025..................8 - 9 - 0....................47.055%...............- 9.50
03/12/2025..................9 - 6 - 0....................60.00%.................+ 12.00
03/11/2025...................4 - 4 - 0....................50.00%.................- 2.00
03/10/2025..................6 - 11 - 0....................32.29%..................- 30.50
03/09/2025....................7 - 5 - 0....................58.33%..................+ 7.50
03/08/2025....................5 - 8 - 0....................38.46%..................- 19.00
03/07/2025....................8 - 4 - 0....................66 .66%..................+ 18.00
03/06/2025....................4 - 5 - 0....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/05/2025....................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%..................- 18.00
03/04/2025....................3 - 4 - 0....................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025....................6 - 3 - 0.....................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025....................3 - 6 - 0......................33.33%..................- 16.50

TOTALS.......................78 - 80 - 0....................49.36%...................- 48.50
 

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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Teams with the best 2-point shooting %age defense:
42.6%— Hofstra 15-18
43%— Cal-Irvine 28-5
43.4%— Duke 31-3
43.9%— Houston 30-4
44.1%— VCU 27-6
44.5%— George Mason 26-7

Quote of the Day
“I have to look at it like, hey, I can pitch at that velocity [from 2018]. It is less stress on your body. You get out there and you’re throwing pitches at 100 miles an hour for however many pitches it is — it’s a lot of stress. It’s something that I’m going to look into — using it when I need it, backing off and just trusting that I can locate the ball.”
Jacob deGrom

Sunday’s quiz
Which NBA team did Dick Vitale coach?

Saturday’s quiz
Bruce Pearl has been Auburn’s basketball coach for 11 years; he has also coached Tennessee in the SEC.

Friday’s quiz
Last time the Jets played in a playoff game, Mark Sanchez was their quarterback.

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Sunday’s Den: Thinking out loud as we wait for the brackets……..

Have watched a ton of college basketball this week; the teams that win are really happy, the teams that don’t win tend to fire their coach……..

— UNLV fired Kevin Kruger, who was 77-65/40-34 in four years with the Rebels. UNLV hasn’t been in the NCAA’s since 2013, when UNLV alum Dave Rice was the coach, but only four of those 12 years were with Kruger as coach.

UNLV’s point guard/best player Dedan Thomas missed the last seven games this year, but UNLV went 7-3 in its last ten games, played hard until the end. I’m not sure who they’re going to hire to replace Kruger, but this seems like a bad decision.

Why? Because UNLV’s coach next year will be their 7th head coach in 16 years; this isn’t 1990 anymore, when the Rebels were like Gonzaga is now, a huge fish in a shallow pond (Big West wasn’t a great league and UNLV dominated it).

Plus, back when Jerry Tarkanian’s Rebels were awesome, UNLV had Las Vegas to itself; now there is an NHL team in Las Vegas, an NFL team in a domed stadium. UNLV basketball isn’t as big a deal as it used to be in Las Vegas. A coach goes 23-15 in league games over two seasons, not really sure why he got fired.

— Iowa fired Fran McCaffery, who was at Iowa for 15 years; he made the NCAA’s seven times, going 4-7 in NCAA Tournament games.

— Villanova fired Kyle Neptune, who was 54-47/31-29 in three years there, taking over for Jay Wright, who quit after leading the Wildcats to the Final Four three years ago.
Villanova made the NCAA’s 16 of last 17 years with Wright as coach; they haven’t made it back since he left. This will be an interesting hire; does Villanova spend a lot of NIL money????

— Minnesota fired coach Ben Johnson, who was 56-71/19-57 in four years- they went 19-15 last year, but the Big 18 is a really tough league. Gophers have finished over .500 in conference play once in the last 19 years; this isn’t a good job.

— How is Mark Schmidt still the coach at St Bonaventure? The guy wins at a place that is a few miles past the middle of nowhere.

Seriously, go on MapQuest and look up Olean, NY, then draw a 50-mile circle around it.
Lot of trees, maybe some hockey players, not many, if any basketball players, but Schmidt has won fairly consistently with the Bonnies- they don’t get on TV very often.

Over the last ten years, Bonnies are 111-65 in conference games; they’ve made the NCAA’s three times since 2012. Someone (you listening UNLV???) Should give the guy a chance.

Movie of the Day:
The Ides of March– A campaign’s press secretary becomes involved in a scandal that threatens his candidate’s chance to get elected.
Excellent cast: George Clooney, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti…….I’ve become exhausted with all the political BS, but this is a very good movie.

— WR Cooper Kupp was the 69th player taken in the 2017 draft; he was awesome for eight years, the MVP of the Super Bowl three years ago when the Rams beat Cincinnati.

But the NFL is a business, and Kupp turns 32 in June. He’s missed 18 games the last three years; Seattle Seahawks signed him this week for three years, $45M.

In his eight years with the Rams, Kupp caught 634 passes, for 12.3 yards/catch, with 57 TDs. He went to college at Eastern Washington, so now he goes home to finish his career.

Kupp’s father and grandfather both played in the NFL; his dad played one game at QB for the Cardinals in 1991, his grandfather was an offensive lineman for 12 years, mostly with the Saints.

— Atlanta Falcons are keeping QB Kirk Cousins for now; they had to pay him $27.5M next fall whether they kept him or not, but now he is guaranteed another $10M in 2026.
You get the idea there is a battle of wills going on within the Falcons’ organization; they drafted Michael Penix with the 8th pick of the ’24 draft- he started three games and did pretty well last year, but not well enough for them to let Cousins walk.

— Backup QB news

Chiefs signed up Gardner Minshew to be the backup QB; Minshew has started 46 NFL games for four teams. Fans in Kansas City pray that they never get to see him play.

Steelers brought back Mason Rudolph to be their backup QB; they have zero idea who their starting QB will be this fall, but Rudolph is 8-4-1 as a Steeler backup over the years- he was 1-4 starting for Tennessee last season.

49ers gave former Patriots/Jaguars’ QB Mac Jones $7M to be their backup QB the next couple years. Jones was 18-24 in three years as a starter in Foxboro, replacing Tom Brady.

— It is odd that Russell Wilson/Aaron Rodgers are free agents; Wilson will be 37 in November; he is going to be on his fourth team in five years.
Rodgers tore his achilles in 2023; he’ll be 42 in December, will be on his third team in four years.

Famous birthdays, March 16th:
Erik Estrada, 76
Kate Nelligan, 75
Joe DeLamielleure, 74
Sammy White, 71
Ozzie Newsome, 69
Rodney Peete, 59
Todd Heap, 45
Curtis Granderson, 44
Blake Griffin, 36
Tim Hardaway Jr, 33
Joel Embiid, 31
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 26

— Random bet for this baseball season:
Will any pitcher win more than 19.5 games?
Over last four years, only three pitchers have won 20+ games in a season.

— Two more baseball prop bets:

Will the Dodgers get the most regular season wins?
Yes -200/No +175

Will the White Sox get the most regular season losses?
Yes -200/No +175

— St John’s star Kadary Richmond had a triple-double vs Marquette March 8th; it was the first triple-double for a St John’s player since Ron Artest, in 1999.

— Next year, Delaware is bolting from the CAA to Conference USA, which is bad for basketball as they ramp up their football program.
UMass is going from the Atlantic 15 to the Mid-American Conference, which is good for their basketball program.

— UFL starts up in two weeks; an 8-team league with a 10-game regular season. Going to be a lot of stuff going on in two weeks; second weekend of the NCAA’s, first weekend of baseball, plus the NBA, NHL and UFL. Should be a lot of fun.
 

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