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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting college football spreads this week…….
— Arizona @ Central Florida (-5)
— Ole Miss (-4) @ Arkansas
— USC @ Washington (even)
— Wisconsin @ Iowa (-4)
— Texas A&M (-4) @ South Carolina
— Ohio State (-3) @ Penn State

Quote of the Day
“A little song, a little dance……a little seltzer down your pants.”
Chuckles the Clown, from The Mary Tyler Moore Show; the episode about Chuckles’ funeral aired 49 years ago this week, in 1975.

Tuesday’s quiz
Where did Daniel Jones play his college football?

Monday’s quiz
Rex Ryan was the Jets’ coach the last time they made the playoffs, in 2010.

Sunday’s quiz
2019 was last time World Series went to seven games, when the Nationals beat Houston.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….​

— YouTubeTV is very good; had the NFL game and the World Series on same screen last night, which was very good. Easier that watching the second game on my laptop.

— Steelers 26, Giants 18
Steelers’ first TD was a 73-yard punt return by Austin in 3rd quarter.
Austin scored Steelers’ other TD, a 29-yard TD pass.
Steelers averaged 8.7/8.1 yards/pass attempt in Wilson’s first two starts.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Steelers have won their last 22 Monday night home games.
Game was 9-9 at halftime; six field goals.
Giants ran the ball for 157 yards (6.3 yards/carry)
Giants had 11 penalties for only 65 yards.
QB Jones is 25-43-1 as an NFL starter, 1-15 in night games.

— Random facts:
Steelers have had three head coaches since 1969.
Michigan State has had two basketball coaches since 1976.

— Dodgers 4, New York 2
Freeman hit a 2-run homer in first inning.
Buehler threw five shutout IP, on 76 pitches.
Six relievers combined to get the last 12 outs.
Dodgers lead series, 3-0.

— The baseball Shohei Ohtani hit for his 50th home run this season apparently sold for $4,392,000 at a recent auction.

— P Yoshinobu Yamamoto was 7-2, 3.00 in 18 starts for the Dodgers this year; he signed a 12-year contract worth $325M ($27.1M/year). In his last three playoff starts, Yamamoto gave up only 3 runs in 15.2 IP (5 runs in 5 IP in his first one).
Cubs gave P Shota Imanaga $22.5M for two years (plus team options for 2026-28); he was 15-3, 2.91 in 29 starts this year, which bodes very well for other Asian pitchers who want to come over here for the big bucks.

— Famous birthdays, October 29
Richard Dreyfuss, 77
Kate Jackson, 76
Danny Vranes, 66
Jesse Barfield, 65
RA Dickey, 50
Keenan Burton, 4o
Andy Dalton, 37
Ender Inciarte, 34
Evan Fournier, 32

— How would you like to be the guy that bet $120,000 on the Bears Sunday, only to lose on the Hail Mary on the last play? It was posted on Twitter that the person made the bet at Caeser’s.

— At the SouthPoint casino in Las Vegas, you can bet on which NFL team will score the first touchdown every Sunday. Atlanta Falcons (12-1) were Sunday’s winner.

— Washington State’s football team is 7-1, their best start since 2018, when a Gardner Minshew-led Coog squad was 7-1 under coach Mike Leach. Wazzu has three wins by 5 or fewer points so far this season.

— There are college basketball scrimmages going on; some of them have surfaced on TV, which has been fun to see. Season starts for real next Monday November 4.

— Last three games, USC’s football team has given up 518, 429, 434 total yards. No bueno.

— There are 11 college basketball players this season who used to play for New Mexico, but transferred out of Albuquerque.

— Rice fired football coach Mike Bloomgren after the Owls started this season 2-6; Rice hasn’t had a winning season since 2014, but they play in bowls the last two years, losing both of them.
Bloomgren was 24-52 at Rice; the school owes him around $900,000.

 

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Tuesday, October 29

Wednesday, October 30

Thursday, October 31

Friday, November 1

Saturday, November 2

 

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Week 10

Tuesday’s games
New Mexico State @ Florida International (-9.5)
New Mexico State (2-5, 1-3)
Aggies are 1-5 vs I-A teams, giving up 40.5 ppg.
Aggies are minus-10 in turnovers.
NM State has 5 starters back on offense, 3 on defense
Aggies have 115 starts back on offensive line.
Former JC QB Awad is 40-92/518 passing (4 TDs, 3 INTs).


Aggies gave up 280+ rushing yards in four of last five games.
NM State is 6-8-1 ATS last 15 games as a road underdog (0-3 TY).
Aggies are 12-4-1 ATS in last 17 games coming off a win.
NM State has completed less than half its passes in 6 of 7 games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.


Florida International (2-6, 1-3)
Panthers lost five of their last six games.
FIU is 0-5 when it allows more than 16 points.
FIU has 8 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
FIU has 62 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Jankins started 11 games last year.


Last 4+ years, FIU is 0-6 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, MacIntyre is 16-16 ATS as home favorite.
Under MacIntyre, FIU is 0-4 ATS as a favorite anywhere.
Under MacIntyre, FIU is 9-10 ATS coming off a loss.
Under MacIntyre, FIU is 9-11 ATS in conference games.
Under is 3-1 in their last four games.


Teams split meetings the last two years, both in Las Cruces.
C-USA underdogs are 11-8 ATS in league games, 5-5 on road.


Louisiana @ Texas State (-3.5)
Louisiana (6-1, 3-0)
ULL has scored 33+ points in six of its seven games.
Cajuns’ only loss was 41-33 at home to Tulane.
ULL has 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
Cajuns have 91 starts back on offensive line.
Senior QB Wooldridge had 8 starts before this year.


Louisiana is 12-5-1 ATS in last 18 games as road underdogs.
Under Desormeaux, ULL is 6-4 ATS as an underdog.
Under Desormeaux, ULL is 4-12-2 ATS in games coming off a loss.
Cajuns are 4-0 SU on road TY, scoring 33 ppg.
ULL gave up 200+ rushing yards in three of last five games.


Texas State (4-3, 2-1)
Bobcats scored 28+ points in five of six I-A games.
Texas State gave up 17-10-9 points in I-A wins, 31-40-24 in losses.
Texas State has 9 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Texas State has 54 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB McCloud has completed 68.4% of passes (20 TD’s, 7 INTs)


Texas State is 6-4 ATS last 10 games as a home favorite.
Under Kinne, Bobcats are 6-7 ATS as a favorite.
Texas State is 13-9 ATS last 22 games coming off a loss.
Texas State is 4-0 when it gains 467+ yards, 0-3 when it doesn’t.
Bobcats’ last three games stayed under the total.


Louisiana is 11-0 SU/10-1 ATS in last 11 series games.
Last time Texas State was favored over ULL: 2014.
Cajuns’ last three visits to Texas State went over the total.
Sun Belt home favorites are 9-7 ATS in conference games.


Louisiana Tech @ Sam Houston State (-9.5)
Louisiana Tech (3-4, 2-2)
Tech is 2-4 vs I-A teams, with three losses by 7 or less points.
Bulldogs are +3 in turnovers last three games (minus-8 in first three).
Tech has 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Tech has 79 returning starts on offensive line.
Frosh QB Bullock is 91-138/1,038 passing (9 TD, no INTs).


Under Cumbie, Tech is 3-8 ATS as a road underdog.
In his career, Cumbie is 4-9 ATS as a road underdog.
As a head coach, Cumbie is 8-11 ATS as an underdog.
Bulldogs are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 conference games.
Under Cumbie, Tech is 2-6 ATS coming off a win.


Sam Houston State (6-2, 3-1)
Bearkats won five of its last six games (4-2 ATS).
Bearkats were held to 10-14 points in last two games.
Sam Houston has 8 starters back on offense, 4 on defense
Bearkats have 70 starts back on offensive line.
Junior QB Watson played JC ball in Iowa last year.


Sam Houston is 3-2 ATS as a favorite this year.
Bearkats are 6-6 ATS in last 12 conference games.
Sam Houston is 5-2 ATS in last seven games coming off a win.
Bearkats are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games.
Under is 4-2 in their last six games.


Sam Houston (+7.5) won 42-27 at Louisiana Tech LY
C-USA underdogs are 11-8 ATS in league games, 5-5 on road.

 

[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NMSU at FIU	07:00 PM	NMSU +7.5 O 43.5	+500 +500
ULL at TXST	07:30 PM	TXST -4.5 U 59.5	+500 +500
LT at SHSU	08:00 PM	SHSU -10.0 O 45.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAFB BEST BETS OCTOBER !

10/29/2024...........................1 - 4 - 0...............................25.00%.........................- 17.00
10/26/2024.......................12 - 12 - 2..............................50.00%..........................- 6.00
10/25/2024............................3 - 1 - 0...............................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
10/24/2024............................1 - 3 - 0...............................25.00%.........................- 11.50
10/23/2024............................2 - 2 - 0...............................50.00%..........................- 1.00
10/22/2024............................2 - 2 - 0...............................50.00%..........................- 1.00
10/15/2024............................3 - 1 - 0...............................75.00%..........................+ 9.50
10/12/2024............................4 - 10 - 0.............................28.57%..........................- 35.00
10/11/2024..............................3 - 2 - 0.............................60.00%...........................+ 4.00
10/10/2024..............................2 - 2 - 0.............................50.00%...........................- 1.00
10/09/2024..............................1 - 1 - 0.............................50.00%...........................- 0.50
10/08/2024..............................1 - 1 - 0.............................50.00%...........................- 0.50
10/05/2024...........................14 - 18 - 1...........................43.75%............................- 29.00
10/04/2024................................5 - 2 - 0...........................71.42%............................+ 19.50
10/03/2024.,..............................3 - 1 - 0...........................75.00%............................+ 9.50

TOTALS..................................57 - 62 - 3............................47.89%............................ - 51.00


AUG- SEPT TOTALS............119 - 95 - 3..........................55.60%............................+ 75.20

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Teams that have gone the longest since their last Super Bowl win:
1969- Jets
1974- Dolphins
1984- Raiders
1986- Bears
1992- Commanders
1995- 49ers
12 of the 32 teams have never won a Super Bowl

Quote of the Day
“My biggest takeaway from this is that we need to protect the rule of law.”
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, talking about next week’s election

Wednesday’s quiz
There have been 24 World Series where a team led 3-0; how many times was there a Game 7?

Tuesday’s quiz
Daniel Jones played his college football at Duke.

Monday’s quiz
Rex Ryan was the Jets’ coach the last time they made the playoffs, in 2010.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— World Series, Game 4:

New York 11, Dodgers 4
Volpe’s grand slam in third inning put New York ahead for good.
Freddie Freeman has now homered in six consecutive World Series games.
New York broke the game open with five runs in the 8th inning.
Game 5 is Wednesday night.

— It is a little strange that Juan Soto has a career on-base %age of .421, but has batted leadoff only twice in his career. You’d think a .421 on-base %age would scream out “leadoff hitter!!!”

— Louisiana 23, Texas State 17
Ragin’ Cajuns led 14-6 at half, kicked three FG’s in second half.
Cajuns QB Wooldridge was 18-28/252 passing, with a TD.
ULL outgained Texas State 423-378; they were +2 in turnovers.

— Florida International 34, New Mexico State 13
FIU outscored New Mexico State 27-7 in second half.
WR Rivers caught 11 passes for 295 yards, 3 TDs.
FIU outgained the Aggies, 438-246.

— Sam Houston 9, Louisiana Tech 3
Ducker’s 40-yard TD run was the game’s only touchdown
Tech outgained Sam Houston 312-268, but turned ball over four times.
Bearkats improve to 7-2; Tech drops to 3-5.

— Indianapolis Colts are switching back to 39-year old Joe Flacco to play this QB this week against Minnesota.
Flacco completed 65.7% of his passes in his two starts (1-1), with 7 TD’s, one INT. Anthony Richardson completed 44.4% of his passes in his six starts (3-3), with 4 TD’s, 7 INT’s.

— Minnesota Vikings acquired LT Cam Robinson from Jacksonville, in exchange for a 5th-round draft pick. Minnesota left tackle Christian Darrisaw got hurt last week, is out for the year.

— Houston Texans’ WR Stefon Diggs had a non-contact knee injury last week, isn’t expected to play Thursday when the Texans visit the Jets. Diggs has caught 47 passes for 496 and 3 TD’s for Houston this season.

— New Jersey Jets tried out six kickers Tuesday, with K Greg Zuerlein having struggled recently; they play on Thursday, so a decision will be made soon.

— Famous birthdays, October 30:
Jim Perry, 89
Henry Winkler, 79
Phil Chenier, 74
Harry Hamlin, 72
Kevin Pollak, 67
Danny Tartabull, 62
Ty Detmer, 57
Marco Scutaro, 49
Trent Edwards, 41
Marcus Mariota, 31
Devin Booker, 28
Wenceel Perez, 25

— NFL divisional trends, in non-divisional games:

NFC East teams are 12-12 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 0-4 ATS as home underdogs.
They’re 8-4 ATS as road underdogs.

NFC North teams are 18-8 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 10-3 ATS as home favorites.
They’re 5-3 ATS as underdogs.

NFC South teams are 6-13 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 2-9 ATS at home.
They’re 5-9 ATS as underdogs.

NFC West teams are 9-11-1 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 5-8 ATS as underdogs.

AFC East teams are 6-15-1 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 2-5 ATS as home favorites.
They’re 2-8 ATS as road underdogs.

AFC North teams are 15-10 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 10-4 ATS on the road.
They’re 6-3 ATS as underdogs.

AFC South teams are 9-11 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 2-5 ATS as road underdogs.

AFC West teams are 13-6 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 9-2 ATS on the road.
They’re 7-3 ATS as a favorite.

— Nuggets 144, Nets 139 OT
Brooklyn led 72-63 at halftime.
Nikola Jokic scored 29 points, had 18 rebounds, 16 assists.

— Mavericks 120, Timberwolves 114
Kyrie Irving scored 35 points, was 6-8 on the arc.
Luka Doncic scored 24, had 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

— Kings 113, Jazz 96
Domantas Sabonis scored 28 points, had 11 rebounds.
Sacramento was minus-6 in the 14:00 he was on the bench.
Utah drops to 0-4 with the loss.

— Monday in South Dakota, the Sanford Pentagon will host a pretty good tripleheader of college basketball:
Charleston-Southern Illinois, noon
Saint Louis-Santa Clara, 3:00
McNeese State-South Dakota State, 6:00

 

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Wednesday, October 30

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Week 10

Wednesday’s games
Jacksonville State @ Liberty (-2)
Jacksonville State (4-3, 3-0)
Gamecocks won their last four games, scoring 44-63-54-42 points.
Jax State ran for 273-384-334-438 yards in winning those games.
Jax State has 5 starters back on offense, 4 on defense
Gamecocks have 67 starts back on offensive line.
Senior QB Huff played last two years at I-AA Furman.


Under Rodriguez, Gamecocks are 1-2 ATS as a road underdogs.
In his career, Rodriguez is 19-30 ATS as a road underdog.
Under Rodriguez, Gamecocks are 9-2 ATS in conference games.
Jax State was +10 in turnovers the last four games.
Under Rodriguez, Gamecocks are 12-7 ATS coming off a win.
Over is 5-2 in their games this season.


Liberty (5-1, 3-1)
Liberty lost to Kennesaw State LW, as a 27-point favorite.
Liberty’s three C-USA wins are by 6-18-7 points.
Liberty is scoring 29.4 ppg vs I-A teams (1-4 ATS).
Flames have 6 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Flames have 52 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Salter has 18 career starts.


Under Chadwell, Liberty is 6-5 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Chadwell, Liberty is 6-7 ATS in conference games.
In his career, Chadwell is 14-19 ATS as a home favorite.
Flames are 3-6 ATS in last nine games coming off a loss.
Liberty gave up 24+ points in five of its six games.


Liberty (-6.5) ran for 243 yards, won 31-13 at Jax State last year.


Kennesaw State @ Western Kentucky (-24)
Kennesaw State (1-6, 1-2)
Kennesaw got its first I-A win LW, 27-24 over Liberty.
Owls’ C-USA losses were 63-24 (Jax State), 14-5 (@ MTSU)
Kennesaw has 7 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
Owls have 33 starts back on offensive line, added six transfers.
Soph QB Bryson is 73-131/805 passing, with 3 TD’s, 6 INTs.


Owls gained 323 yards LW, 270 or fewer in their losses.
Kennesaw is 2-4 ATS as an underdog this year.
Owls were outgained by 140 yards/game in their C-USA tilts.
Kennesaw was 11-7 ATS in last 18 I-AA games coming off a win.
Under is 4-2 in their I-A games this season.


Western Kentucky (5-2, 3-0)
WKU won its three C-USA tilts, scoring 49-44-31 points.
WKU’s losses: 63-0 at Alabama, 21-20 at Boston College.
Hilltoppers have 9 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
WKU has 91 starts back on offensive line.
Soph QB Veltkamp is 114-164/1,428 passing (14 TD’s, 5 INTs).


Hilltoppers are 4-1 SU/5-0 ATS in their last five games.
WKU is 10-7 ATS in last 17 games as a home favorite.
WKU is 18-9-1 ATS in last 27 conference games.
Hilltoppers are 18-8-1 ATS in last 27 games coming off a win.
Under is 3-1 in their last four games.


These teams haven’t met in the last 20 yards.


Thursday’s game
Tulane (-16.5) @ Charlotte
Tulane (6-2, 4-0)
Green Wave won its last five games, scoring 45.2 ppg.
Tulane’s two losses were to K-State/Oklahoma, Big X teams.
Green Wave has 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Green Wave has 143 returning starts on offensive line.
Redshirt frosh QB Mensah has thrown for 1,583 yards, 14 TD’s.


Tulane is 8-2 ATS last 10 games as a road favorite.
Tulane is 29-15 ATS in last 44 games as a favorite.
Green Wave is 28-17-1 ATS in last 46 conference games.
New coach Sumrall is 9-0 ATS as a road favorite.
Tulane is 17-12 ATS in last 29 games coming off a win.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.


Charlotte (3-5, 2-2)
Charlotte gave up 30+ points in losses, 26-20-24 in wins.
Four of their five losses are by 18+ points.
Charlotte has 7 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
49ers have 66 returning starts on offensive line.
Frosh QB Purdie is 53-93/869 passing (5 TD’s, 2 INTs).


Last 3+ years, Charlotte is 4-10 ATS as home underdogs.
Under Poggi, 49ers are 10-8 ATS as an underdog.
Under Poggi, 49ers are 2-6 ATS at home.
Charlotte is 3-1 ATS in its AAC games this year
Over is 5-1 in their last six I-A games.


These teams haven’t met in the last 20 years.

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
JVST at LIB	07:00 PM	JVST +2.0 U 63.5	+500 +500
KENN at WKU	07:30 PM	KENN +24.0 O 49.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAFB BEST BETS OCTOBER !

10/30/2024...........................3 - 1 - 0...............................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
10/29/2024...........................1 - 4 - 0...............................25.00%.........................- 17.00
10/26/2024.......................12 - 12 - 2..............................50.00%..........................- 6.00
10/25/2024............................3 - 1 - 0...............................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
10/24/2024............................1 - 3 - 0...............................25.00%.........................- 11.50
10/23/2024............................2 - 2 - 0...............................50.00%..........................- 1.00
10/22/2024............................2 - 2 - 0...............................50.00%..........................- 1.00
10/15/2024............................3 - 1 - 0...............................75.00%..........................+ 9.50
10/12/2024............................4 - 10 - 0.............................28.57%..........................- 35.00
10/11/2024..............................3 - 2 - 0.............................60.00%...........................+ 4.00
10/10/2024..............................2 - 2 - 0.............................50.00%...........................- 1.00
10/09/2024..............................1 - 1 - 0.............................50.00%...........................- 0.50
10/08/2024..............................1 - 1 - 0.............................50.00%...........................- 0.50
10/05/2024...........................14 - 18 - 1...........................43.75%............................- 29.00
10/04/2024................................5 - 2 - 0...........................71.42%............................+ 19.50
10/03/2024.,..............................3 - 1 - 0...........................75.00%............................+ 9.50

TOTALS..................................60 - 63 - 3............................48.78%............................ - 41.50


AUG- SEPT TOTALS............119 - 95 - 3..........................55.60%............................+ 75.20

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
NBA teams playing the fastest tempo:
— Chicago Bulls
— Oklahoma City Thunder
— Memphis Grizzlies
— Washington Wizards
— Philadelphia 76ers
— Atlanta Hawks

Quote of the Day
“I am no savior. I am here to be a great leader and to be a great teammate and to do my job the best of my ability. And do I feel confident in what I can do? Absolutely. I feel confident in what I can do. I feel confident in what I can bring to our team. And that’s exciting, right? But to save us or anything like that, that’s not me.”
Saints’ QB Derek Carr

Thursday’s quiz
Who was football coach at Alabama before Nick Saban?

Wednesday’s quiz
There have been 24 World Series where a team led 3-0; there has never been a Game 6 or 7, there have been only five Game 5’s.

Tuesday’s quiz
Daniel Jones played his college football at Duke.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….​

— Dodgers 7, New York 6
Dodgers win their 8th World Series title.
Dodgers trailed 5-0 after four innings.
Dodgers scored five (all unearned) runs in the 5th inning.
Freddie Freeman is the World Series MVP.
In the history of the World Series, teams trailing by 5+ runs were 6-227.
Now they’re 7-227.
113 days until the first exhibition game in 2025.

— Jacksonville State 31, Liberty 21
RB Stewart ran for 232 yards and four TD’s.
Gamecocks ran ball for 363 yards (7.4 yards/carry).
Game was 14-14 at halftime.
Liberty lost its second game in a row after a 5-0 start.

— Western Kentucky 31, Kennesaw State 14
WKU QB Veltkamp threw for 276 yards, three TD’s.
Hilltoppers are bowl eligible for the sixth year in a row.
WKU outgained Kennesaw, 462-272.

— USC’s basketball team practiced outdoors Wednesday, at Venice Beach; I’ve been there a couple times, great place with lot of shops, restaurants, vendors, not the kind of place you’d expect to see a college basketball practice.
Living is Los Angeles must be tremendous, there is legit fun to have every day.

— White Sox named 42-year old Will Venable their new manager; he played nine years in the major leagues, has been a big league coach since 2017.
White Sox lost 121 games this season, three years after they won the AL Central, but they have some solid prospects on the way, maybe getting there next year and 2026.

— There aren’t any NBA games this coming Tuesday because it is Election Day and it is important that everyone votes.
My polling place is the building where I went to grade school, over 50 years ago; I enjoy going in and taking a look around. It is also important to vote, but looking around is fun.
From 1933-49, there were no elections in Germany, because they weren’t a democracy; it is important that our country remain a democracy, another reason why I’ll vote Tuesday.

— RIP to the popular actress Teri Garr, who passed away this week at age 79.
She was in Tootsie, Mr Mom, Let It Ride, Young Frankenstein; she was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Tootsie. Garr’s quick wit got her a lot of gigs on late-night talk shows with Johnny Carson, David Letterman. Funny lady.
RIP, ma’am.

— Famous birthdays, October 31
Jane Pauley, 74
John Lucas, 71
Mike Gallego, 64
Bill Fralic, 62
Fred McGriff, 61
Antonio Davis, 56
Steve Trachsel, 54
Mike Napoli, 43
Tony Kemp, 33

— College football trends, in conference games:

— AAC home favorites are 11-5 ATS
— ACC home underdogs are 5-8 ATS

— Big X home favorites are 10-15 ATS
Big X home underdogs are 1-4 ATS
Big X home teams are 11-19 ATS

— Big 18 home favorites are 17-13 ATS
Big 18 home underdogs are 10-9

— MAC home favorites are 8-5 ATS
MAC home underdogs are 7-3 ATS

— Mountain West home favorites are 6-4 ATS
Mountain West home underdogs are 3-7 ATS

— SEC home favorites are 3-16 ATS
SEC home underdogs are 9-5 ATS

— Sun Belt home favorites are 9-7 ATS
Sun Belt home underdogs are 6-4 ATS.

— This week is Week 9 in the NFL; Detroit Lions are playing in Green Bay, their first outdoor game this season.

— Steph Curry sprained his ankle the other night; he’ll be re-evaluated Friday. Warriors beat New Orleans on consecutive nights without him; Pelicans led Tuesday’s game by 20 early on.

— Saw a commercial for a gameshow that Travis Kelce hosts on Amazon; he also has a cereal with him and his brother on the box. Dating Taylor Swift has its benefits.

 

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[indiana]

U/dog and C/notes....thank you for all your daily info guys.....
its very much appreciated............indy

 

[CNOTES]

Aloha Indiana.............your welcome hope all we put out helps more then hinder your picks......lo

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
TULN at CHAR		TULN -14.5 O 54.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAFB BEST BETS OCTOBER !

10/31/2024...........................1 - 1 - 0...............................50.00%........................- 0.50
10/30/2024...........................3 - 1 - 0...............................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
10/29/2024...........................1 - 4 - 0...............................25.00%.........................- 17.00
10/26/2024.......................12 - 12 - 2..............................50.00%..........................- 6.00
10/25/2024............................3 - 1 - 0...............................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
10/24/2024............................1 - 3 - 0...............................25.00%.........................- 11.50
10/23/2024............................2 - 2 - 0...............................50.00%..........................- 1.00
10/22/2024............................2 - 2 - 0...............................50.00%..........................- 1.00
10/15/2024............................3 - 1 - 0...............................75.00%..........................+ 9.50
10/12/2024............................4 - 10 - 0.............................28.57%..........................- 35.00
10/11/2024..............................3 - 2 - 0.............................60.00%...........................+ 4.00
10/10/2024..............................2 - 2 - 0.............................50.00%...........................- 1.00
10/09/2024..............................1 - 1 - 0.............................50.00%...........................- 0.50
10/08/2024..............................1 - 1 - 0.............................50.00%...........................- 0.50
10/05/2024...........................14 - 18 - 1...........................43.75%............................- 29.00
10/04/2024................................5 - 2 - 0...........................71.42%............................+ 19.50
10/03/2024.,..............................3 - 1 - 0...........................75.00%............................+ 9.50

TOTALS..................................61 - 64 - 3............................48.80%............................ - 42.00

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AUG- SEPT TOTALS............119 - 95 - 3..........................55.60%............................+ 75.20
OCTOBER TOTALS................61 - 64 - 3..........................48.80%............................- 42.00

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
NBA teams playing the slowest tempo:
— San Antonio Spurs
— New York Knicks
— Houston Rockets
— Miami Heat
— Minnesota Timberwolves
— Detroit Pistons

Quote of the Day
“Today you are YOU, that is TRUER than true.
There is NO ONE alive who is YOUER than YOU!!”
Dr Seuss

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Heaven Can Wait, where Warren Beatty plays a QB who wins the Super Bowl for the Rams, what number did Beatty’s character wear?

Thursday’s quiz
Mike Shula was the football coach at Alabama before Nick Saban.

Wednesday’s quiz
There have been 24 World Series where a team led 3-0; there has never been a Game 6 or 7, there have been only five Game 5’s.

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

Kind of an unusual Halloween at Armadillo World HQ; I had plenty of candy to hand out, since the weather here has been great, but my doorbell only rang once all night.
What makes it weird is when the doorbell rang, there were 15-16 kids outside, all with the same couple of adults. Nice kids; the older ones all said thank you. I was just glad the candy went to good use; they wound up with almost half the candy I had here.
Thought more kids would be around; I live in a suburban neighborhood, and it was warm out.

— Jets 21, Texans 13
Jets’ win snaps their five-game losing skid.
Jets in first half: 23 plays, 79 yards, no points
Jets in second half: 31 plays, 220 yards, 21 points
WR Wilson caught nine passes for 90 yards, two TD’s.
Houston led 7-0 at halftime.
Last three weeks, Texans were outscored 41-15 in second half.
Houston QB Stroud completed only 11-31 passes, was sacked 8 times.
Jets would’ve scored TD in first half, but the genius carrying the ball had to show off and dropped the ball before he crossed the goal line- it was his first NFL carry.

— Early season NBA trends (thru Wednesday’s games):
Home favorites are 17-20 ATS
Home underdogs are 16-13 ATS
Teams playing 2nd night in row: 14-9 ATS
Over is 5-0 in Atlanta games.
Over is 4-1 in Toronto games.
Over is 4-1 in Orlando games.
Under is 4-1 in Detroit games.

— Tulane 34, Charlotte 3
Green Wave led 10-3 at halftime.
Tulane has now won six games in a row.
Green Wave was 11-16 on third down, Charlotte 1-9.
Tulane ran 78 plays, Charlotte 44.

— Baseball trade: Braves traded OF Jorge Soler to the Angels for P Griffin Canning.
Soler had an .849 OPS in 49 games with the Braves LY, after he came over from the Giants.
Canning was 6-13, 5.19 in 31 starts for the Angels last year.

— This is first time since 1988 that Oklahoma’s football team has lost three consecutive games by 10+ points.

— Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has it in his contract that he can’t play golf, among other sports; when Philly owner Jeff Lurie played golf with Barack Obama recently, Hurts apparently just rode along in a golf cart all day.

— Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero scored 50 points Monday, but he tore an oblique muscle in Wednesday’s game and is now out at least 4-6 weeks.

— Famous birthdays, November 1st
Joe Caldwell, 83
Tom Mack, 81
Ted Hendricks, 77
Kent Graham, 56
Toni Collette, 52
Jake Voskuhl, 47
Coco Crisp, 45
Stephen Vogt, 40
Brent Rooker, 30

— Random NHL trend:
When an NHL team is playing a second consecutive night on the road, over is 10-4 in those games.

— Five NHL franchises that are worth the most:
$3.66B- Toronto Maple Leafs
$3.25B- New York Rangers
$2.93B- Montreal Canadiens
$2.67B- Boston Bruins
$2.5B- Los Angeles Kings

— Random trivia: Billy Joel, the great musician, had a 22-2 record as a Golden Gloves boxer when he was a kid; he broke his nose in the 24th fight, and that was it for his boxing career.

— Chris Davis is the new athletic director at Georgia Southern; when he was in college at Miami (FL), he spent some time as Ibis, the Hurricanes’ mascot.

— A’s will play home games in Sacramento the next three years; last year, from June 23-July 12, the average high temperature in Sacramento was 103.8.
Groundskeepers are going to have their hands full, keeping that field in good shape, since the A’s are sharing the stadium with the Giants’ AAA farm team.

— DePaul/Georgetown’s basketball teams were a combined 2-38 in conference games last year; to try and improve their teams’ confidence, both teams have seven games in November, with all 14 games on their home floors.

— NFL teams who have gone over total a lot:
Ravens, over 7-1
Bucs/Panthers, over 6-2
Cowboys, over 5-2

NFL teams who have stayed under total a lot:
Chargers, under 6-1
Texans/Giants, 6-2
Dolphins, under 5-2

 

[Udog]

NCAAF
Weather Report

Friday, November 1

NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up

Week 10

Friday’s games
Georgia State @ UConn (-8.5)
Georgia State (2-5, 0-4)
Panthers lost their last four games, giving up 31.8 ppg.
Georgia State ran ball for 219-194 yards in last two games.
Georgia State has 4 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
Georgia State has 21 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Veilleux started five games at Pitt last year
Sun Belt road underdogs are 10-6 ATS in non-league games.


Panthers allowed 32+ points in five of six I-A games.
Georgia State is 13-8 ATS last 21 games as a road underdog.
Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.
Panthers are 14-10-1 ATS in last 25 games coming off a loss.
Georgia State’s only I-A win: 36-32 (+8.5) over Vanderbilt.


UConn (5-3)
UConn won four of its last five games.
Huskies are 5-0 giving up 20 or less points (gave up 50-26-23 in losses)
UConn has 6 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
UConn has 80 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Evers completed 9-24 passes in 17-10 win vs Rice last week


Under Mora, Huskies are 6-2 ATS as a home favorite.
In his college career, Mora is 20-17 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Mora, Huskies are 7-5 ATS in games coming off a win.
UConn held 4 of last 5 opponents to 270 or fewer total yards.
UConn’s last three games stayed under the total.


Georgia State (-3) beat UConn 35-14 at home LY.
Panthers ran ball for 250 yards in that game.


South Florida (-2.5) @ Florida Atlantic
South Florida (3-4, 1-2)
USF lost three of its last four games.
Bulls scored 49-35 in I-A wins (0-4 score less than 35)
Bulls have 10 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
USF has 58 returning starts on offensive line.
Redshirt frosh QB Brown has started 15 games.


Since 2019, USF is 4-2 ATS as a road favorite.
Under Golesh, Bulls are 4-7 ATS in conference games.
Under Golesh, USF is 5-3 ATS coming off a win.
In 4 of last 5 games, Bulls gave up 485+ total yards.
Last four games, USF is minus-5 in turnovers.


Florida Atlantic (2-5, 0-3)
FAU lost last three I-A games, giving up 48-41-38 points.
Owls’ only I-A win: 38-20 over Florida International.
FAU has 4 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Owls have only 22 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Fancher started 17 games at Marshall.


Last three I-A games, FAU gave up 503.7 yards/game.
Under Herman, FAU is 1-2 ATS as a home underdog.
In his career, Herman is 5-3 ATS as a home underdog.
Under Herman, Owls are 4-6-1 ATS in conference games.
In his career, Herman is 26-36-2 ATS in conference games.
Over is 4-0 in their last four I-A games.


FAU (+2.5) won 56-14 at South Florida last year.
Owls outgained USF 587-388 in that game.
That was teams’ first meeting since 2013.


San Diego State @ Boise Sate (-23.5)
San Diego State (3-4, 2-0)
Aztecs’ last four games were all decided by 3 or fewer points.
Aztecs are 3-0 if they score 27+ points, 0-4 if they don’t.
San Diego State has 6 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Aztecs have 67 starts returning on offensive line.
Frosh QB O’Neil has thrown for 1,240 yards (6 TDs, 2 INTs)


Aztecs have losses this year by 21-21-1-3 points.
San Diego State is 8-4 ATS last 12 games as a road underdog.
In his career, coach Lewis is 12-15 ATS as a road underdog.
San Diego State is 9-4 ATS last 13 conference games.
In his career, Lewis is 18-13 ATS in games coming off a loss.


Boise State (6-1, 3-0)
Broncos won last four I-A games, scoring 45-62-28-29 points.
Boise has run for 263.7 yards/game in its I-A games.
Boise has 6 starters back on offense, all 11 on defense.
Broncos have 66 starts returning on the offensive line.
Soph QB Madsen (132 pass attempts LY) is the ‘QB.


Boise won its two I-A home games, 45-24 Wazzu/62-30 Utah State
Broncos are 10-4 ATS in last 14 games as a home favorite.
Over is 4-2 in their I-A games.
Broncos are 13-6-2 ATS in last 21 conference games.
Boise is 13-22-2 ATS in last 36 games coming off a win.


Underdogs are 8-1 ATS in last nine series games.
Boise State won last two meetings, 34-31/35-13.
Teams split their last four meetings on the blue carpet.
Mountain West home favorites are 6-4 ATS in conference games.




NCAAF
Dunkel

Week 10

FCS

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR NC CENTRAL AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
Date: Friday, November 1
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: NC Central 59.894; South Carolina State 60.787
Dunkel Line & Total: South Carolina State by 1; 49
Vegas Line & Total: NC Central by 5 1/2; 55 1/2
Dunkel Pick: South Carolina State (+5 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR YALE AT COLUMBIA
Date: Friday, November 1
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Yale 58.121; Columbia 59.694
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbia by 1 1/2; 41
Vegas Line & Total: Yale by 2 1/2; 50 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Columbia (+2 1/2); Under

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
GSU at CONN	07:00 PM	CONN -7.5 U 48.0	+500 +500
USF at FAU	07:30 PM	FAU +2.5 O 47.5	+500 +500
SDSU at BSU	08:00 PM	SDSU +24.0 U 56.5	+500 +500