NCAAF
Week 14
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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Some interesting college football spreads
— South Carolina @ Clemson (-2.5)
— Louisville (-3.5) @ Kentucky
— Kansas @ Baylor (-1)
— Notre Dame (-7.5) @ USC
— Auburn @ Alabama (-11.5)
— Arizona State (-9) @ Arizona
Quote of the Day
“I’ve been at the top. I feel like I’ve been at the bottom—you just got to react the same regardless of what it is. I know I’m going to have a good game again. I know I’m going to have a bad game again. I got to ride the wave, get to the next one and get through it. I jokingly say all the time you only remember your last game.”
Broncos QB Bo Nix
Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Broncos’ QB, the last time they made the playoffs?
Monday’s quiz
In the movie Last Vegas, Mary Steenburgen plays the lounge singer who winds up hooking up with Michael Douglas at the end of the movie.
Sunday’s quiz
2010 was the last time Alabama lost 3+ football games in a season; ESPN’s Greg McElroy was Alabama’s QB that year.
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Tigers led by 13 with 4:00 left in game, but it went to OT.
Memphis was 29-40 on foul line, UConn 19-24
Memphis was 12-22 on arc, UConn 14-30
Six of the eight players Memphis used are seniors.
— Modern college basketball- Memphis’ roster is mostly transfers:
PJ Haggerty- six games at TCU, 30 games at Tulsa
Tyrese Hunter- 35 games at Iowa State, 71 games at Texas
Dain Dainja- 3 games at Baylor, 71 games at Illinois.
Colby Rogers- 47 games at Cal Poly, 28 games at Siena, 33 games at Wichita
PJ Carter- 11 games at Campbell, a year at a junior college, 30 games at UTSA
Nicholas Jourdain- 74 games at Temple.
Moussa Cisse- 29 games at Memphis, 61 games at Oklahoma State, 26 games at Ole Miss, now he is back in Memphis.
Memphis is #6 in country in experience, #319 in continuity. An older team that figures to get better as they play together more.
— PJ Haggerty took 298 foul shots for Tulsa last year, 2nd most in country (Zach Edey, 436).
College basketball trends (these records are all against the spread, thru Sunday)……..
I’ll list the leagues as ranked on Kenpom.com
— SEC
23-16 ATS as a favorite, 7-7 as underdog, 9-6 on neutral courts
— Big X
16-29 ATS as a favorite, 7-9 as underdog, 4-11 on neutral courts
— Big 18
29-35 ATS as a favorite, 8-6 as underdog, 4-3 on neutral courts
— Big East
14-18 ATS as a favorite, 6-2 as underdog, 6-2 on neutral courts
— ACC
20-21 ATS as a favorite, 11-12 as underdog, 7-8 on neutral courts
— Mountain West
14-13 ATS as a favorite, 7-8 as underdog, 2-3 on neutral courts
— Famous birthdays, November 26
Jan Stenerud, 82
Art Shell, 78
Richie Hebner, 77
Roger Wehrli, 77
Harry Carson, 71
Bob Walk, 68
Mike Moore, 65
Harold Reynolds, 64
Chuck Finley, 62
Mario Elie, 61
Shawn Kemp, 55
Cal Raleigh, 28
— Atlantic 15
15-18 ATS as a favorite, 5-13 as underdog, 5-10 on neutral courts
— West Coast
16-16 ATS as a favorite, 9-12 as underdog, 3-3 on neutral courts
— American
16-16 ATS as a favorite, 9-11 as underdog, 4-11 on neutral courts
— Conference USA
10-5 ATS as a favorite, 16-9 as underdog, 7-2 on neutral courts
— Missouri Valley
15-13 ATS as a favorite, 16-11 as underdog, 8-4 on neutral courts
— WAC
3-15 ATS as a favorite, 7-12 as underdog, 1-1 on neutral courts
— Big West
13-11 ATS as a favorite, 20-13 as underdog, 5-1 on neutral courts
It is still very early in the college basketball season; everyone is still learning which teams have how much and that includes the coaches.
Some interesting college football spreads
— South Carolina @ Clemson (-2.5)
— Louisville (-3.5) @ Kentucky
— Kansas @ Baylor (-1)
— Notre Dame (-7.5) @ USC
— Auburn @ Alabama (-11.5)
— Arizona State (-9) @ Arizona
Quote of the Day
“I’ve been at the top. I feel like I’ve been at the bottom—you just got to react the same regardless of what it is. I know I’m going to have a good game again. I know I’m going to have a bad game again. I got to ride the wave, get to the next one and get through it. I jokingly say all the time you only remember your last game.”
Broncos QB Bo Nix
Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Broncos’ QB, the last time they made the playoffs?
Monday’s quiz
In the movie Last Vegas, Mary Steenburgen plays the lounge singer who winds up hooking up with Michael Douglas at the end of the movie.
Sunday’s quiz
2010 was the last time Alabama lost 3+ football games in a season; ESPN’s Greg McElroy was Alabama’s QB that year.
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Tuesday’s Den: Early season college basketball trends
— Memphis 99, UConn 97, OTTigers led by 13 with 4:00 left in game, but it went to OT.
Memphis was 29-40 on foul line, UConn 19-24
Memphis was 12-22 on arc, UConn 14-30
Six of the eight players Memphis used are seniors.
— Modern college basketball- Memphis’ roster is mostly transfers:
PJ Haggerty- six games at TCU, 30 games at Tulsa
Tyrese Hunter- 35 games at Iowa State, 71 games at Texas
Dain Dainja- 3 games at Baylor, 71 games at Illinois.
Colby Rogers- 47 games at Cal Poly, 28 games at Siena, 33 games at Wichita
PJ Carter- 11 games at Campbell, a year at a junior college, 30 games at UTSA
Nicholas Jourdain- 74 games at Temple.
Moussa Cisse- 29 games at Memphis, 61 games at Oklahoma State, 26 games at Ole Miss, now he is back in Memphis.
Memphis is #6 in country in experience, #319 in continuity. An older team that figures to get better as they play together more.
— PJ Haggerty took 298 foul shots for Tulsa last year, 2nd most in country (Zach Edey, 436).
College basketball trends (these records are all against the spread, thru Sunday)……..
I’ll list the leagues as ranked on Kenpom.com
— SEC
23-16 ATS as a favorite, 7-7 as underdog, 9-6 on neutral courts
— Big X
16-29 ATS as a favorite, 7-9 as underdog, 4-11 on neutral courts
— Big 18
29-35 ATS as a favorite, 8-6 as underdog, 4-3 on neutral courts
— Big East
14-18 ATS as a favorite, 6-2 as underdog, 6-2 on neutral courts
— ACC
20-21 ATS as a favorite, 11-12 as underdog, 7-8 on neutral courts
— Mountain West
14-13 ATS as a favorite, 7-8 as underdog, 2-3 on neutral courts
— Famous birthdays, November 26
Jan Stenerud, 82
Art Shell, 78
Richie Hebner, 77
Roger Wehrli, 77
Harry Carson, 71
Bob Walk, 68
Mike Moore, 65
Harold Reynolds, 64
Chuck Finley, 62
Mario Elie, 61
Shawn Kemp, 55
Cal Raleigh, 28
— Atlantic 15
15-18 ATS as a favorite, 5-13 as underdog, 5-10 on neutral courts
— West Coast
16-16 ATS as a favorite, 9-12 as underdog, 3-3 on neutral courts
— American
16-16 ATS as a favorite, 9-11 as underdog, 4-11 on neutral courts
— Conference USA
10-5 ATS as a favorite, 16-9 as underdog, 7-2 on neutral courts
— Missouri Valley
15-13 ATS as a favorite, 16-11 as underdog, 8-4 on neutral courts
— WAC
3-15 ATS as a favorite, 7-12 as underdog, 1-1 on neutral courts
— Big West
13-11 ATS as a favorite, 20-13 as underdog, 5-1 on neutral courts
It is still very early in the college basketball season; everyone is still learning which teams have how much and that includes the coaches.
NCAAF
Weather Report
Tuesday, November 26
NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up
Week 14
Tuesday’s games
Toledo (-8) @ Akron
Toledo (7-4, 4-3)
Toledo split its last eight games, after a 3-0 start.
Rockets are 6-0 giving up less than 24 points.
Toledo has 4 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Rockets had no returning starts on OL (added 3 transfers).
Junior QB Gleason started two games LY.
Toledo is 3-10 ATS last 13 games as a road favorite (0-3 TY).
Rockets are 11-6 ATS last 17 games coming off a loss.
Rockets are 11-14 ATS in last 25 MAC games.
Toledo is +8 in turnovers in wins, minus-7 in losses.
Over is 3-2 in their road games.
Akron (3-8, 2-5)
Akron split its last four games, after a 1-6 start.
Last five games, Akron is minus-9 in turnovers.
Zips have 3 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Zips have 68 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Finley started 2 games each at NC State, Cal
Seven of Zips’ eight losses are by 10+ points.
In his career, Moorhead is 7-4 ATS as a home underdog.
Under Moorhead, Zips are 13-9-1 ATS in MAC games.
Akron ran ball for 220-277 yards in its two I-A wins.
Over is 7-3 in their I-A games.
These teams haven’t met since 2021.
Toledo is 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS in last four series games.
Rockets split last four visits to Akron (last visit, 2016)
Over is 6-2 in last eight meetings.
Kent State @ Buffalo (-21.5)
Kent State (0-11, 0-7)
Kent is 0-7 SU/2-5 ATS in MAC, losing by 19-2-21-31-41-27-21 points.
Flashes are minus-11 in turnovers in its MAC games.
Flashes have 9 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Flashes have 75 returning starts on offensive line.
Last six games, Kent completed less than half their passes.
Under Burns, Kent is 3-9-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Kent lost its last three games by a combined 112-24.
Flashes are 6-16-1 ATS in last 23 MAC games.
Last five games, Kent was outgained by 240+ yards every week.
Under is 3-1 in their last four road games.
Buffalo (7-4, 5-2)
Buffalo won its last three games, scoring 41-51-37 points.
Last five games, Bulls allowed 489-489-452-520-445 yards.
Bulls have 3 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Buffalo has 69 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Ogbonna has 2,051 PY (16 TD’s, 4 INTs)
Buffalo is 3-9 ATS last 12 games as a home favorite (1-1 TY).
In his career, Lembo is 10-10 ATS as a home favorite.
Buffalo is 5-0 when it allows less than 38 points.
Bulls are 12-18-1 ATS in last 31 MAC games.
Over is 7-0 in their last seven games.
Teams split their last six series games.
Kent is 4-2 SU/ATS in last six visits to Buffalo.
Over is 5-1 in last six meetings.
Weather Report
Tuesday, November 26
NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up
Week 14
Tuesday’s games
Toledo (-8) @ Akron
Toledo (7-4, 4-3)
Toledo split its last eight games, after a 3-0 start.
Rockets are 6-0 giving up less than 24 points.
Toledo has 4 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Rockets had no returning starts on OL (added 3 transfers).
Junior QB Gleason started two games LY.
Toledo is 3-10 ATS last 13 games as a road favorite (0-3 TY).
Rockets are 11-6 ATS last 17 games coming off a loss.
Rockets are 11-14 ATS in last 25 MAC games.
Toledo is +8 in turnovers in wins, minus-7 in losses.
Over is 3-2 in their road games.
Akron (3-8, 2-5)
Akron split its last four games, after a 1-6 start.
Last five games, Akron is minus-9 in turnovers.
Zips have 3 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Zips have 68 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Finley started 2 games each at NC State, Cal
Seven of Zips’ eight losses are by 10+ points.
In his career, Moorhead is 7-4 ATS as a home underdog.
Under Moorhead, Zips are 13-9-1 ATS in MAC games.
Akron ran ball for 220-277 yards in its two I-A wins.
Over is 7-3 in their I-A games.
These teams haven’t met since 2021.
Toledo is 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS in last four series games.
Rockets split last four visits to Akron (last visit, 2016)
Over is 6-2 in last eight meetings.
Kent State @ Buffalo (-21.5)
Kent State (0-11, 0-7)
Kent is 0-7 SU/2-5 ATS in MAC, losing by 19-2-21-31-41-27-21 points.
Flashes are minus-11 in turnovers in its MAC games.
Flashes have 9 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Flashes have 75 returning starts on offensive line.
Last six games, Kent completed less than half their passes.
Under Burns, Kent is 3-9-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Kent lost its last three games by a combined 112-24.
Flashes are 6-16-1 ATS in last 23 MAC games.
Last five games, Kent was outgained by 240+ yards every week.
Under is 3-1 in their last four road games.
Buffalo (7-4, 5-2)
Buffalo won its last three games, scoring 41-51-37 points.
Last five games, Bulls allowed 489-489-452-520-445 yards.
Bulls have 3 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Buffalo has 69 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Ogbonna has 2,051 PY (16 TD’s, 4 INTs)
Buffalo is 3-9 ATS last 12 games as a home favorite (1-1 TY).
In his career, Lembo is 10-10 ATS as a home favorite.
Buffalo is 5-0 when it allows less than 38 points.
Bulls are 12-18-1 ATS in last 31 MAC games.
Over is 7-0 in their last seven games.
Teams split their last six series games.
Kent is 4-2 SU/ATS in last six visits to Buffalo.
Over is 5-1 in last six meetings.
NCAAFB BEST BETS NOVEMBER !
11/262024....................1 - 3 - 0......................25.00%...............- 11.50
11/23/2024................24 - 25 - 0...................48.97%...............- 17.50
11/22/2024.....................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%...............- 1.50
11/21/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%...............- 0.50
11/20/2024.....................3 - 1- 0....................75.00%...............+ 9.50
11/19/2024.....................2 -3 - 0....................40.00%................- 6.50
11/16/2024...................20 - 30 - 0...................40.00%...............- 65.00
11/15/2024......................2 - 6 - 0...................25.00%...............- 23.00
11/14/2024......................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%...............- 0.50
11/13/2024......................4 - 2 - 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
11/12/2024......................2 - 2 - 0...................50.00%................- 1.00
11/09/2024....................20 - 15 - 0..................57.14%................+ 17.50
11/08/2024.......................2 - 3 - 0..................40.00%.................- 6.50
11/07/2024.......................1 - 3 - 0..................25.00%.................- 11.50
11/06/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/05/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/02/2024.....................9 - 10 - 0..................47.36%..................- 10.00
11/01/2024.......................1 - 5 - 0..................16.67%..................- 22.50
TOTALS........................102 - 115 - 0.................47.00%.................- 122.50
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AUG- SEPT TOTALS............119 - 95 - 3..........................55.60%............................+ 75.20
OCTOBER TOTALS................61 - 64 - 3..........................48.80%............................- 42.00
11/262024....................1 - 3 - 0......................25.00%...............- 11.50
11/23/2024................24 - 25 - 0...................48.97%...............- 17.50
11/22/2024.....................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%...............- 1.50
11/21/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%...............- 0.50
11/20/2024.....................3 - 1- 0....................75.00%...............+ 9.50
11/19/2024.....................2 -3 - 0....................40.00%................- 6.50
11/16/2024...................20 - 30 - 0...................40.00%...............- 65.00
11/15/2024......................2 - 6 - 0...................25.00%...............- 23.00
11/14/2024......................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%...............- 0.50
11/13/2024......................4 - 2 - 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
11/12/2024......................2 - 2 - 0...................50.00%................- 1.00
11/09/2024....................20 - 15 - 0..................57.14%................+ 17.50
11/08/2024.......................2 - 3 - 0..................40.00%.................- 6.50
11/07/2024.......................1 - 3 - 0..................25.00%.................- 11.50
11/06/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/05/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/02/2024.....................9 - 10 - 0..................47.36%..................- 10.00
11/01/2024.......................1 - 5 - 0..................16.67%..................- 22.50
TOTALS........................102 - 115 - 0.................47.00%.................- 122.50
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AUG- SEPT TOTALS............119 - 95 - 3..........................55.60%............................+ 75.20
OCTOBER TOTALS................61 - 64 - 3..........................48.80%............................- 42.00
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Bucks 106, Heat 103- Milwaukee has won five in a row, is now 9-9.
— Rockets 117, Minnesota 111 OT- Alperen Sengun had a triple double.
— Spurs 128, Jazz 115- Spurs were +34 in 22:00 sub Wesley played.
— Suns 127, Lakers 100- Phoenix outscored LA 36-18 in third quarter.
— Bulls 127, Wizards 108- Bulls outscored Washington 40-18 in 2nd quarter.
— San Diego State 71, Creighton 53- Aztecs’ subs outscored Creighton’s bench 18-7.
Quote of the Day
“I don’t think that’s crazy at all. This is a Super Bowl-winning coach. Mike McCarthy has been there and done that. He has great ideas. We got a lot of football left.”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
Wednesday’s quiz
Who did the Detroit Lions beat, the last time they won on Thnaksgiving Day?
Tuesday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the Broncos’ QB, the last time they made the playoffs, in 2015.
Monday’s quiz
In the movie Last Vegas, Mary Steenburgen plays the lounge singer who winds up hooking up with Michael Douglas at the end of the movie.
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Last year, Snell was 5-3, 3.12 in 20 starts for the Giants; he was 14-9, 2.25 in 32 starts for San Diego the year before. He is 76-58, 3.19 in 211 career starts.
Dodger players got a full World Series share of $477,441 apiece- they voted that more people than usual get full shares, so the full share was less than what Ranger, Astro players got in the previous two years.
— Kansas 75, Duke 72
Kansas star Dickinson played only 24:00; he was ejected for a flagrant foul.
Duke is 4-2, losing this game and by 5 to Kentucky.
Kansas is #1 in country in experience, #110 in continuity; they’re off to a 6-0 start.
— Alabama 85, Houston 80 OT
Houston led by 4 with 1:03 left in regulation.
Alabama was 30-41 on foul line, Cougars 26-33.
LJ Cryer was 9-26 from floor, had 2 assists; his job is to shoot.
— Colorado 73, UConn 72
Huskies led by 11 late in the first half.
UConn lost last two games, by total of three points.
In those games, UConn was 29-37 on foul line; opponents, 47-68.
UConn-Dayton is an unlikely 7th-place game Wednesday in Maui.
— Samford 103, North Dakota State 98, OT
Bison led by 15 with 4:38 left to play. Yikes.
Samford shot 73% inside arc, only 13-23 on foul line.
North Dakota State was 20-39 on arc; one of their subs was 7-8.
— Wyoming 64, Tulane 63
Tulane led by 16 with 13:58 left in the game.
Teams combined to shoot 8-42 on the arc.
Jordan Nesbitt had 10 points, 13 rebounds; he didn’t start.
— In Division I college hoop this year, there are 25 sets of brothers who are teammates.
— Tuesday night college basketball upsets:
Colorado (+14.5) 73, UConn 72
Western Illinois (+11.5) 64, South Alabama 63
Boston College (+9.5) 63, Boise State 61
Cal-Fullerton (+5.5) 72, Pepperdine
— Famous birthdays, November 27:
Dave Giusti, 85
Don Strock, 74
Curtis Armstrong, 71
AJ Duhe, 69
Michael Rispoli, 64
Brooke Langton, 54
Nick Van Exel, 53
Ivan Rodriguez, 53
Adam Archuleta, 47
Jimmy Rollins, 46
Lamarcus Joyner, 34
Eloy Jimenez, 28
— North Carolina fired football coach Mack Brown; the 73-year old Brown has UNC headed to a bowl games for the sixth year in a row, but the school decided to move on.
Brown is 282-149-1 as a head coach, 113-78-1 in Chapel Hill, 14-12 in bowl games.
— East Carolina fired its football coach last month when they were 3-4; the interim coach has gone 4-0 since then, so now interim coach Blake Harrell has become head coach Blake Harrell.
ECU has scored 45.8 ppg in the four games with Harrell in charge; they’re bowl eligible.
— One of the teams Harrell beat was Tulsa (38-31); they fired football coach Kevin Wilson Sunday, a day after the Hurricane lost 63-30 at South Florida. Wilson was 7-16 in his two years at Tulsa; wide receivers coach/recruiting coordinator Ryan Switzer is the interim coach.
— Texas-Texas A&M are playing this year for the first time since 2011, when they were big rivals in the Big X. Now they’re SEC rivals; last time they played, Longhorns won 27-25 on a walk-off field goal by Justin Tucker, now the Ravens’ kicker.
— Since 2005, double digit favorites are 9-0 ATS in NFL Thanksgiving Day games.
— With Tampa Bay Rays playing home games at a spring trining facility next year, MLB juggled the Rays’ schedule a little bit, I’m guessing to keep as many of their games as possible out of the extreme summer heat in Florida.
47 of Tampa Bay’s first 59 games will be at home; 69 of their last 103 games are on the road.
— 33-year old lefty Yusei Kikuchi signed a 3-year, $63M contract with the Los Angeles Angels; Kikuchi was 5-1, 2.70 in ten starts for the Astros LY, after they acquired him from Toronto.
In his MLB career, Kikuchi is 41-47, 4.57 in 154 starts.
— There is a NFL survivor pool at Circa in Las Vegas; it costs $1,000 to get in- there were 14,266 entries this year, so the prize pool is $14,266,000.
Before last week, there were 99 people left in the survivor pool; one genius didn’t put a pick in, so he’s out. 33 people had Washington, eight others had Houston, so they’re below 60 people left in the pool.
— Bucks 106, Heat 103- Milwaukee has won five in a row, is now 9-9.
— Rockets 117, Minnesota 111 OT- Alperen Sengun had a triple double.
— Spurs 128, Jazz 115- Spurs were +34 in 22:00 sub Wesley played.
— Suns 127, Lakers 100- Phoenix outscored LA 36-18 in third quarter.
— Bulls 127, Wizards 108- Bulls outscored Washington 40-18 in 2nd quarter.
— San Diego State 71, Creighton 53- Aztecs’ subs outscored Creighton’s bench 18-7.
Quote of the Day
“I don’t think that’s crazy at all. This is a Super Bowl-winning coach. Mike McCarthy has been there and done that. He has great ideas. We got a lot of football left.”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
Wednesday’s quiz
Who did the Detroit Lions beat, the last time they won on Thnaksgiving Day?
Tuesday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the Broncos’ QB, the last time they made the playoffs, in 2015.
Monday’s quiz
In the movie Last Vegas, Mary Steenburgen plays the lounge singer who winds up hooking up with Michael Douglas at the end of the movie.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
— Dodgers signed P Blake Snell for five years, $182M (36.4M/year).Last year, Snell was 5-3, 3.12 in 20 starts for the Giants; he was 14-9, 2.25 in 32 starts for San Diego the year before. He is 76-58, 3.19 in 211 career starts.
Dodger players got a full World Series share of $477,441 apiece- they voted that more people than usual get full shares, so the full share was less than what Ranger, Astro players got in the previous two years.
— Kansas 75, Duke 72
Kansas star Dickinson played only 24:00; he was ejected for a flagrant foul.
Duke is 4-2, losing this game and by 5 to Kentucky.
Kansas is #1 in country in experience, #110 in continuity; they’re off to a 6-0 start.
— Alabama 85, Houston 80 OT
Houston led by 4 with 1:03 left in regulation.
Alabama was 30-41 on foul line, Cougars 26-33.
LJ Cryer was 9-26 from floor, had 2 assists; his job is to shoot.
— Colorado 73, UConn 72
Huskies led by 11 late in the first half.
UConn lost last two games, by total of three points.
In those games, UConn was 29-37 on foul line; opponents, 47-68.
UConn-Dayton is an unlikely 7th-place game Wednesday in Maui.
— Samford 103, North Dakota State 98, OT
Bison led by 15 with 4:38 left to play. Yikes.
Samford shot 73% inside arc, only 13-23 on foul line.
North Dakota State was 20-39 on arc; one of their subs was 7-8.
— Wyoming 64, Tulane 63
Tulane led by 16 with 13:58 left in the game.
Teams combined to shoot 8-42 on the arc.
Jordan Nesbitt had 10 points, 13 rebounds; he didn’t start.
— In Division I college hoop this year, there are 25 sets of brothers who are teammates.
— Tuesday night college basketball upsets:
Colorado (+14.5) 73, UConn 72
Western Illinois (+11.5) 64, South Alabama 63
Boston College (+9.5) 63, Boise State 61
Cal-Fullerton (+5.5) 72, Pepperdine
— Famous birthdays, November 27:
Dave Giusti, 85
Don Strock, 74
Curtis Armstrong, 71
AJ Duhe, 69
Michael Rispoli, 64
Brooke Langton, 54
Nick Van Exel, 53
Ivan Rodriguez, 53
Adam Archuleta, 47
Jimmy Rollins, 46
Lamarcus Joyner, 34
Eloy Jimenez, 28
— North Carolina fired football coach Mack Brown; the 73-year old Brown has UNC headed to a bowl games for the sixth year in a row, but the school decided to move on.
Brown is 282-149-1 as a head coach, 113-78-1 in Chapel Hill, 14-12 in bowl games.
— East Carolina fired its football coach last month when they were 3-4; the interim coach has gone 4-0 since then, so now interim coach Blake Harrell has become head coach Blake Harrell.
ECU has scored 45.8 ppg in the four games with Harrell in charge; they’re bowl eligible.
— One of the teams Harrell beat was Tulsa (38-31); they fired football coach Kevin Wilson Sunday, a day after the Hurricane lost 63-30 at South Florida. Wilson was 7-16 in his two years at Tulsa; wide receivers coach/recruiting coordinator Ryan Switzer is the interim coach.
— Texas-Texas A&M are playing this year for the first time since 2011, when they were big rivals in the Big X. Now they’re SEC rivals; last time they played, Longhorns won 27-25 on a walk-off field goal by Justin Tucker, now the Ravens’ kicker.
— Since 2005, double digit favorites are 9-0 ATS in NFL Thanksgiving Day games.
— With Tampa Bay Rays playing home games at a spring trining facility next year, MLB juggled the Rays’ schedule a little bit, I’m guessing to keep as many of their games as possible out of the extreme summer heat in Florida.
47 of Tampa Bay’s first 59 games will be at home; 69 of their last 103 games are on the road.
— 33-year old lefty Yusei Kikuchi signed a 3-year, $63M contract with the Los Angeles Angels; Kikuchi was 5-1, 2.70 in ten starts for the Astros LY, after they acquired him from Toronto.
In his MLB career, Kikuchi is 41-47, 4.57 in 154 starts.
— There is a NFL survivor pool at Circa in Las Vegas; it costs $1,000 to get in- there were 14,266 entries this year, so the prize pool is $14,266,000.
Before last week, there were 99 people left in the survivor pool; one genius didn’t put a pick in, so he’s out. 33 people had Washington, eight others had Houston, so they’re below 60 people left in the pool.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
NBA leaders in minutes per game:
37.6— Nikola Jokic, Den
36.6— Luka Doncic, Dal
36.4— Jaylen Brown, Bos
36.3— DeMar DeRozan, Sac
36.3— Michael Porter, Den
35.9— Damian Lillard, Milw
Quote of the Day
“During this time of the year, I am constantly being reminded of the things in my life that I am most thankful for. Baseball is one of them. Baseball has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and for the rest of my life I will be thankful for the opportunities and experiences it has given me. Time is precious.
I’m incredibly grateful for all the years I spent playing the game I love, but now it is time for me to spend it with the people who I’m most thankful for. Thank you to all of you who have been there for me throughout the years. It’s been an unbelievable ride.”
Brandon Crawford, who retired this week after 14 years in the major leagues
Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas played 18 years in the NFL, the first 17 for the Baltimore Colts; what team did Unitas play for in his last season?
Wednesday’s quiz
Detroit Lions beat the Vikings 16-13 in 2016, the last time Detroit won on Thanksgiving Day.
Tuesday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the Broncos’ QB, the last time they made the playoffs, in 2015.
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— Auburn 90, Memphis 76
Auburn wins Maui Classic, scoring 86 ppg in three games.
Auburn is 7-0 already, with four top 40 wins.
Auburn shot 72% inside the arc.
— Alabama 95, Rutgers 90
Alabama was 10-25 on the arc, Rutgers 2-13
Bailey/Harper combined for 59 points for Rutgers; they’re both freshmen.
Alabama survived being minus-11 (20-9) in turnovers.
— Dayton 85, UConn 67
Defending national champ Huskies went 0-3 at the Maui Classic.
UConn is 4-3; four teams they beat are all ranked #321 or lower.
— West Virginia 86, Gonzaga 78 OT
Zags led by 5 with 0:25 left in regulation.
Senior G Small scored 31 points, had 7 rebounds for WVU
Gonzaga star Nembhard was 1-10 from the floor.
— Michigan State 94, North Carolina 91 OT
Spartans led by 14 late in first half.
UNC is 1-3 vs top 100 teams; they trailed by 21 in the one win.
Spartans are 6-2 despite shooting 22.4% on the arc (#361)
— Oregon 78, San Diego State 68
Ducks were 18-26 on foul line, Aztecs 4-8
Oregon out-rebounded San Diego State, 41-24.
Ducks are 7-0, with three top 100 wins.
— There were 12 teams that won Wednesday that trailed at one time by 10+ points.
— Wednesday night college basketball upsets:
West Virginia (+14.5) 86, Gonzaga 78 OT
Western Michigan (+9) 73, Youngstown State 62
Dayton (+7.5) 85, UConn 67
Appalachian State (+7) 66, Sam Houston State 63
Sacramento State (+6.5) 63, Air Force 61
Georgia State (+4.5) 74, Tulsa 71
Michigan State (+4.5) 94, North Carolina 91 OT
— Famous birthdays, November 28:
Paul Warfield, 82
Ed Harris, 74
S. Epatha Merkerson, 72
Preston Dennard, 69
Judd Nelson, 65
Jon Stewart, 62
Walt Weiss, 61
Johnny Newman, 61
John Burkett, 60
Matt Williams, 59
Leandro Barbosa, 42
Andrew Bogut, 40
— Louisville 89, Indiana 61
Cardinals are 4-1; experience team #10, continuity team #352
Last three years, Louisville was 25-71, 11-49 in ACC games.
Bringing in a boatload of transfers is making a big difference.
— Texas A&M 77, Creighton 73
Aggies scored 27 points in 1st half, 50 in 2nd half.
Creighton was 13-37 on the arc, 10-23 inside arc.
Bluejays are 0-3 vs top 100 teams, scoring 63 ppg.
— Sacramento State 63, Air Force 61
Hornets trailed by 17 late in first half.
Sac State shot 9-21 on arc (42.9%), 13-35 (37.1%) inside arc.
— Oklahoma 79, Providence 77
Senior G Elvis scored 26 points, had one assist- his job is to score.
Sooners shot 60% inside thew arc.
This was the first top 200 game for both teams.
— Michigan 78, Xavier 53
Wolverines shot 11-22 on the arc.
Michigan is 6-1, with the #15 eFG% in country.
New coach May is really good; he led FAU to Final 4 two years ago.
— Samford 84, Utah Valley 76
Samford starts 3 seniors; they trailed by 13 with 10:42 left to play.
Samford forced 23 turnovers (+10); they shot 55.8% inside arc.
Utah Valley started three sophs, two juniors. Experience matters.
— If you watch a basketball game on TV with no sound on, it is interesting to see how much contact the refs allow; watching the second half of Dayton-UConn as I type this, the officials are letting the guys play. You see lot of contact, without lot of fouls called.
NBA leaders in minutes per game:
37.6— Nikola Jokic, Den
36.6— Luka Doncic, Dal
36.4— Jaylen Brown, Bos
36.3— DeMar DeRozan, Sac
36.3— Michael Porter, Den
35.9— Damian Lillard, Milw
Quote of the Day
“During this time of the year, I am constantly being reminded of the things in my life that I am most thankful for. Baseball is one of them. Baseball has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and for the rest of my life I will be thankful for the opportunities and experiences it has given me. Time is precious.
I’m incredibly grateful for all the years I spent playing the game I love, but now it is time for me to spend it with the people who I’m most thankful for. Thank you to all of you who have been there for me throughout the years. It’s been an unbelievable ride.”
Brandon Crawford, who retired this week after 14 years in the major leagues
Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas played 18 years in the NFL, the first 17 for the Baltimore Colts; what team did Unitas play for in his last season?
Wednesday’s quiz
Detroit Lions beat the Vikings 16-13 in 2016, the last time Detroit won on Thanksgiving Day.
Tuesday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the Broncos’ QB, the last time they made the playoffs, in 2015.
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Thursday’s Den: Happy Thanksgiving…….
— Other than March, this might be the best week of the year for college basketball; ton of games on TV from all over the country, with games on very late at night. Good stuff.— Auburn 90, Memphis 76
Auburn wins Maui Classic, scoring 86 ppg in three games.
Auburn is 7-0 already, with four top 40 wins.
Auburn shot 72% inside the arc.
— Alabama 95, Rutgers 90
Alabama was 10-25 on the arc, Rutgers 2-13
Bailey/Harper combined for 59 points for Rutgers; they’re both freshmen.
Alabama survived being minus-11 (20-9) in turnovers.
— Dayton 85, UConn 67
Defending national champ Huskies went 0-3 at the Maui Classic.
UConn is 4-3; four teams they beat are all ranked #321 or lower.
— West Virginia 86, Gonzaga 78 OT
Zags led by 5 with 0:25 left in regulation.
Senior G Small scored 31 points, had 7 rebounds for WVU
Gonzaga star Nembhard was 1-10 from the floor.
— Michigan State 94, North Carolina 91 OT
Spartans led by 14 late in first half.
UNC is 1-3 vs top 100 teams; they trailed by 21 in the one win.
Spartans are 6-2 despite shooting 22.4% on the arc (#361)
— Oregon 78, San Diego State 68
Ducks were 18-26 on foul line, Aztecs 4-8
Oregon out-rebounded San Diego State, 41-24.
Ducks are 7-0, with three top 100 wins.
— There were 12 teams that won Wednesday that trailed at one time by 10+ points.
— Wednesday night college basketball upsets:
West Virginia (+14.5) 86, Gonzaga 78 OT
Western Michigan (+9) 73, Youngstown State 62
Dayton (+7.5) 85, UConn 67
Appalachian State (+7) 66, Sam Houston State 63
Sacramento State (+6.5) 63, Air Force 61
Georgia State (+4.5) 74, Tulsa 71
Michigan State (+4.5) 94, North Carolina 91 OT
— Famous birthdays, November 28:
Paul Warfield, 82
Ed Harris, 74
S. Epatha Merkerson, 72
Preston Dennard, 69
Judd Nelson, 65
Jon Stewart, 62
Walt Weiss, 61
Johnny Newman, 61
John Burkett, 60
Matt Williams, 59
Leandro Barbosa, 42
Andrew Bogut, 40
— Louisville 89, Indiana 61
Cardinals are 4-1; experience team #10, continuity team #352
Last three years, Louisville was 25-71, 11-49 in ACC games.
Bringing in a boatload of transfers is making a big difference.
— Texas A&M 77, Creighton 73
Aggies scored 27 points in 1st half, 50 in 2nd half.
Creighton was 13-37 on the arc, 10-23 inside arc.
Bluejays are 0-3 vs top 100 teams, scoring 63 ppg.
— Sacramento State 63, Air Force 61
Hornets trailed by 17 late in first half.
Sac State shot 9-21 on arc (42.9%), 13-35 (37.1%) inside arc.
— Oklahoma 79, Providence 77
Senior G Elvis scored 26 points, had one assist- his job is to score.
Sooners shot 60% inside thew arc.
This was the first top 200 game for both teams.
— Michigan 78, Xavier 53
Wolverines shot 11-22 on the arc.
Michigan is 6-1, with the #15 eFG% in country.
New coach May is really good; he led FAU to Final 4 two years ago.
— Samford 84, Utah Valley 76
Samford starts 3 seniors; they trailed by 13 with 10:42 left to play.
Samford forced 23 turnovers (+10); they shot 55.8% inside arc.
Utah Valley started three sophs, two juniors. Experience matters.
— If you watch a basketball game on TV with no sound on, it is interesting to see how much contact the refs allow; watching the second half of Dayton-UConn as I type this, the officials are letting the guys play. You see lot of contact, without lot of fouls called.
NCAAF
Weather Report
Thursday, November 28
NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up
Week 14
Thursday’s game
Memphis @ Tulane (-13.5)
Memphis (9-2, 5-2)
Tigers won six of last seven games; their losses were by 12-8.
Memphis gave up 56-44 points in their two losses.
Memphis has 10 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Tigers have 124 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Hanigan has 37 career starts.
Memphis is 4-9-1 ATS last 14 games as a road underdog.
Tigers are 2-5-1 ATS in their last eight games overall.
Under Silverfield, Memphis is 3-5 ATS as a road underdog.
Memphis is 11-16-1 ATS in last 28 games coming off a win.
Four of last five Memphis games went over the total.
Memphis is +16 in turnovers in its wins, minus-3 in losses.
Tulane (9-2, 7-0)
Green Wave won its last eight games, scoring 43.4 ppg.
Tulane won its last three games by a combined 121-9.
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 2,197 yards, 18 TD’s.
Tulane is 20-10 ATS last 30 games as a home favorite.
Tulane is 32-15 ATS in last 46 games as a favorite.
Green Wave is 31-17-1 ATS in last 49 conference games.
New coach Sumrall is 8-8 ATS as a home favorite.
Tulane is 20-12 ATS in last 32 games coming off a win.
Over is 6-4 in their I-A games.
Home side won six of last seven series games.
Memphis is 0-3 SU?ATS in last three visits to Tulane, losing by 10-14-16.
Over is 3-2 in last five meetings.
Weather Report
Thursday, November 28
NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up
Week 14
Thursday’s game
Memphis @ Tulane (-13.5)
Memphis (9-2, 5-2)
Tigers won six of last seven games; their losses were by 12-8.
Memphis gave up 56-44 points in their two losses.
Memphis has 10 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Tigers have 124 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Hanigan has 37 career starts.
Memphis is 4-9-1 ATS last 14 games as a road underdog.
Tigers are 2-5-1 ATS in their last eight games overall.
Under Silverfield, Memphis is 3-5 ATS as a road underdog.
Memphis is 11-16-1 ATS in last 28 games coming off a win.
Four of last five Memphis games went over the total.
Memphis is +16 in turnovers in its wins, minus-3 in losses.
Tulane (9-2, 7-0)
Green Wave won its last eight games, scoring 43.4 ppg.
Tulane won its last three games by a combined 121-9.
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 2,197 yards, 18 TD’s.
Tulane is 20-10 ATS last 30 games as a home favorite.
Tulane is 32-15 ATS in last 46 games as a favorite.
Green Wave is 31-17-1 ATS in last 49 conference games.
New coach Sumrall is 8-8 ATS as a home favorite.
Tulane is 20-12 ATS in last 32 games coming off a win.
Over is 6-4 in their I-A games.
Home side won six of last seven series games.
Memphis is 0-3 SU?ATS in last three visits to Tulane, losing by 10-14-16.
Over is 3-2 in last five meetings.
NCAAFB BEST BETS NOVEMBER !
11/27/2024..................2 - 0 - 0....................100.00%..............+ 10.00
11/262024....................1 - 3 - 0......................25.00%...............- 11.50
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11/22/2024.....................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%...............- 1.50
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11/16/2024...................20 - 30 - 0...................40.00%...............- 65.00
11/15/2024......................2 - 6 - 0...................25.00%...............- 23.00
11/14/2024......................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%...............- 0.50
11/13/2024......................4 - 2 - 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
11/12/2024......................2 - 2 - 0...................50.00%................- 1.00
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11/08/2024.......................2 - 3 - 0..................40.00%.................- 6.50
11/07/2024.......................1 - 3 - 0..................25.00%.................- 11.50
11/06/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/05/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/02/2024.....................9 - 10 - 0..................47.36%..................- 10.00
11/01/2024.......................1 - 5 - 0..................16.67%..................- 22.50
TOTALS........................104 - 115 - 0.................47.48%.................- 112.50
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AUG- SEPT TOTALS............119 - 95 - 3..........................55.60%............................+ 75.20
OCTOBER TOTALS................61 - 64 - 3..........................48.80%............................- 42.00
11/27/2024..................2 - 0 - 0....................100.00%..............+ 10.00
11/262024....................1 - 3 - 0......................25.00%...............- 11.50
11/23/2024................24 - 25 - 0...................48.97%...............- 17.50
11/22/2024.....................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%...............- 1.50
11/21/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%...............- 0.50
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11/16/2024...................20 - 30 - 0...................40.00%...............- 65.00
11/15/2024......................2 - 6 - 0...................25.00%...............- 23.00
11/14/2024......................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%...............- 0.50
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11/12/2024......................2 - 2 - 0...................50.00%................- 1.00
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11/08/2024.......................2 - 3 - 0..................40.00%.................- 6.50
11/07/2024.......................1 - 3 - 0..................25.00%.................- 11.50
11/06/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/05/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/02/2024.....................9 - 10 - 0..................47.36%..................- 10.00
11/01/2024.......................1 - 5 - 0..................16.67%..................- 22.50
TOTALS........................104 - 115 - 0.................47.48%.................- 112.50
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AUG- SEPT TOTALS............119 - 95 - 3..........................55.60%............................+ 75.20
OCTOBER TOTALS................61 - 64 - 3..........................48.80%............................- 42.00
Friday’s 6-pack:
NBA leaders in scoring:
32.4— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
31.1— LaMelo Ball, Char
29.7— Nikola Jokic, /den
29.5— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
29.2— Anthony Davis, LAL
28.4— Jayson Tatum, Bos
Quote of the Day
“I’m focused on getting everyone back and getting everyone lined up. I don’t have a microphone, so there is no communication with coach there. We could have taken a timeout, but if we hit that play, no one would be worried about it.”
Bears QB Caleb Williams, talking about the end of Thursday’s 23-20 loss
Friday’s quiz
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley scored 3.8 ppg in his five-year NBA career; who did he play most of his career with?
Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas played 18 years in the NFL, the first 17 for the Baltimore Colts; he played for the Chargers in his last season.
Wednesday’s quiz
Detroit Lions beat the Vikings 16-13 in 2016, the last time Detroit won on Thanksgiving Day.
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Hawks (8-11):
— 1-3 SU in their last four games.
— 4-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— Over 7-2 at home
Celtics (15-3):
— won last six games SU.
— 0-7 ATS last seven home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games.
Nets (9-10):
— won four of their last five games SU.
— 11-4 ATS as an underdog.
— over 6-3 last nine games
Hornets (6-12):
— lost seven of last nine games SU.
— 7-2 ATS as a home underdog.
— )-3 ATS if they played the night before
— under 5-2 last seven home games.
Bulls (8-12)
— 3-3 SU in last sis games.
— 8-10 ATS as an underdog.
— over 6-2-1 last nine games
— 1-4 ATS if they played the night before.
Cavaliers (17-2):
— 2-2 SU last four games.
— 8-3 ATS as a home favorite, 4-0 as a road underdog.
— over 6-1 last seven games.
— 3-0 ATS if they played the night before.
Mavericks (11-8):
— 6-1 last seven games SU.
— 5-2-1 ATS as an underdog.
— over 6-0 last six games
— 3-0 ATS if they played the night before.
Nuggets (10-7):
— 3-4 SU last seven games
— 3-8-1 ATS as a favorite.
— over 7-0 last seven home games.
Pistons (8-12):
— 1-4 last five games SU.
— 7-5 ATS as underdogs, 4-2 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
Warriors (12-6):
— lost last three games SU, by 10-8-4 points.
— 5-1 ATS as an underdog
— 2-5 ATS last seven games.
— under 5-1 last six games
Rockets (14-6):
— won nine of last 11 games SU
— 7-3 ATS as a home favorite, 4-1 as an underdog.
— over 5-3 last eight games
Pacers (9-10):
— 3-0 SU in their last three games.
— 1-7-1 ATS in last nine games.
— over 6-2 last eight games.
Clippers (12-8):
— won six of last seven games SU
— 7-4 ATS at home.
— 5-2 ATS as a favorite
— under 5-2 last seven games.
Lakers (11-7):
— 1-3 SU last four games/1-5 ATS last six games
— 3-6 ATS on road.
— under 3-0 last three games.
Grizzlies (12-7):
— won last four games SU, scoring 128.3 ppg.
— 6-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-2 last eight games
Heat (8-8):
— 3-1 SU last four games.
— 2-5 ATS at home
— under 3-1 last four games.
Famous birthdays, November 29th:
Howie Mandel, 69
Cathy Moriarty, 64
Andrew McCarthy, 62
Don Cheadle, 60
TJ Rubley, 56
Pedro Martinez, 56
Mariano Rivera, 55
Jamal Mashburn, 52
Russell Wilson, 36
Stefon Diggs, 31
Julius Randle, 30
MJ Melendez, 26
Bucks (9-9):
— won last five games SU.
— 4-2-1 ATS last seven games as home favorite.
— under 11-5 last 16 games.
— 0-3-1 ATS if they played the night before
Timberwolves (8-10)
— 0-4 SU last four games.
— 2-7 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 5-2-1 last eight home games.
Pelicans (4-15):
— lost six in row, 12 of last 13 games SU
— 1-8 SU/ATS on the road.
— under 6-2 last eight games.
Knicks (10-8):
— 5-2 SU last seven games.
— 5-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-2 last eight games.
Thunder (14-4):
— won three in row, 6-2 in last 8 games SU
— 5-3 ATS on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
Magic (13-7):
— won four in row, 10 of last 11 games SU.
— 8-1 ATS as home favorite, 2-5 as road underdog.
— over 3-1 last four games.
76ers (3-14):
— 1-7 SU/2-6 ATS last eight games
— 1-5 ATS as favorite, 3-8 as underdogs.
— over 3-1 last four games
Suns (10-8):
— lost six of last seven games SU
— 1-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-3 last nine games
Trailblazers (7-12):
— 1-4 SU last five games.
— 5-3 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 6-1 last seven games
Kings (9-10):
— 1-4 SU last five games, 1-6 ATS last seven.
— 0-4 ATS as home underdogs.
— under 3-1-1 last five games
Spurs (10-9):
— 4-1 SU in last five games
— 1-4 ATS as a road underdog, 5-3 as a home dog.
— under 4-2 last six games
Raptors (5-14):
— 3-2 SU in last five games.
— 6-2 ATS as home dog, 7-4 as road dog.
— under 9-2 last eleven games
Jazz (4-14):
— 1-6 SU/3-4 ATS last seven games.
— 3-5 ATS as home underdog, 4-5 as road dog.
— over 3-1 last four road games.
Wizards (2-15):
— 0-13 SU/2-10-1 ATS last 13 games
— 2-7 ATS as home dog, 2-5-1 as road dog
— under 3-1 last six games.
NBA leaders in scoring:
32.4— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
31.1— LaMelo Ball, Char
29.7— Nikola Jokic, /den
29.5— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
29.2— Anthony Davis, LAL
28.4— Jayson Tatum, Bos
Quote of the Day
“I’m focused on getting everyone back and getting everyone lined up. I don’t have a microphone, so there is no communication with coach there. We could have taken a timeout, but if we hit that play, no one would be worried about it.”
Bears QB Caleb Williams, talking about the end of Thursday’s 23-20 loss
Friday’s quiz
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley scored 3.8 ppg in his five-year NBA career; who did he play most of his career with?
Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas played 18 years in the NFL, the first 17 for the Baltimore Colts; he played for the Chargers in his last season.
Wednesday’s quiz
Detroit Lions beat the Vikings 16-13 in 2016, the last time Detroit won on Thanksgiving Day.
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Friday’s Den: NBA trends…….
NBA trends (thru Thursday, November 28)Hawks (8-11):
— 1-3 SU in their last four games.
— 4-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— Over 7-2 at home
Celtics (15-3):
— won last six games SU.
— 0-7 ATS last seven home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games.
Nets (9-10):
— won four of their last five games SU.
— 11-4 ATS as an underdog.
— over 6-3 last nine games
Hornets (6-12):
— lost seven of last nine games SU.
— 7-2 ATS as a home underdog.
— )-3 ATS if they played the night before
— under 5-2 last seven home games.
Bulls (8-12)
— 3-3 SU in last sis games.
— 8-10 ATS as an underdog.
— over 6-2-1 last nine games
— 1-4 ATS if they played the night before.
Cavaliers (17-2):
— 2-2 SU last four games.
— 8-3 ATS as a home favorite, 4-0 as a road underdog.
— over 6-1 last seven games.
— 3-0 ATS if they played the night before.
Mavericks (11-8):
— 6-1 last seven games SU.
— 5-2-1 ATS as an underdog.
— over 6-0 last six games
— 3-0 ATS if they played the night before.
Nuggets (10-7):
— 3-4 SU last seven games
— 3-8-1 ATS as a favorite.
— over 7-0 last seven home games.
Pistons (8-12):
— 1-4 last five games SU.
— 7-5 ATS as underdogs, 4-2 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
Warriors (12-6):
— lost last three games SU, by 10-8-4 points.
— 5-1 ATS as an underdog
— 2-5 ATS last seven games.
— under 5-1 last six games
Rockets (14-6):
— won nine of last 11 games SU
— 7-3 ATS as a home favorite, 4-1 as an underdog.
— over 5-3 last eight games
Pacers (9-10):
— 3-0 SU in their last three games.
— 1-7-1 ATS in last nine games.
— over 6-2 last eight games.
Clippers (12-8):
— won six of last seven games SU
— 7-4 ATS at home.
— 5-2 ATS as a favorite
— under 5-2 last seven games.
Lakers (11-7):
— 1-3 SU last four games/1-5 ATS last six games
— 3-6 ATS on road.
— under 3-0 last three games.
Grizzlies (12-7):
— won last four games SU, scoring 128.3 ppg.
— 6-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-2 last eight games
Heat (8-8):
— 3-1 SU last four games.
— 2-5 ATS at home
— under 3-1 last four games.
Famous birthdays, November 29th:
Howie Mandel, 69
Cathy Moriarty, 64
Andrew McCarthy, 62
Don Cheadle, 60
TJ Rubley, 56
Pedro Martinez, 56
Mariano Rivera, 55
Jamal Mashburn, 52
Russell Wilson, 36
Stefon Diggs, 31
Julius Randle, 30
MJ Melendez, 26
Bucks (9-9):
— won last five games SU.
— 4-2-1 ATS last seven games as home favorite.
— under 11-5 last 16 games.
— 0-3-1 ATS if they played the night before
Timberwolves (8-10)
— 0-4 SU last four games.
— 2-7 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 5-2-1 last eight home games.
Pelicans (4-15):
— lost six in row, 12 of last 13 games SU
— 1-8 SU/ATS on the road.
— under 6-2 last eight games.
Knicks (10-8):
— 5-2 SU last seven games.
— 5-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-2 last eight games.
Thunder (14-4):
— won three in row, 6-2 in last 8 games SU
— 5-3 ATS on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
Magic (13-7):
— won four in row, 10 of last 11 games SU.
— 8-1 ATS as home favorite, 2-5 as road underdog.
— over 3-1 last four games.
76ers (3-14):
— 1-7 SU/2-6 ATS last eight games
— 1-5 ATS as favorite, 3-8 as underdogs.
— over 3-1 last four games
Suns (10-8):
— lost six of last seven games SU
— 1-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-3 last nine games
Trailblazers (7-12):
— 1-4 SU last five games.
— 5-3 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 6-1 last seven games
Kings (9-10):
— 1-4 SU last five games, 1-6 ATS last seven.
— 0-4 ATS as home underdogs.
— under 3-1-1 last five games
Spurs (10-9):
— 4-1 SU in last five games
— 1-4 ATS as a road underdog, 5-3 as a home dog.
— under 4-2 last six games
Raptors (5-14):
— 3-2 SU in last five games.
— 6-2 ATS as home dog, 7-4 as road dog.
— under 9-2 last eleven games
Jazz (4-14):
— 1-6 SU/3-4 ATS last seven games.
— 3-5 ATS as home underdog, 4-5 as road dog.
— over 3-1 last four road games.
Wizards (2-15):
— 0-13 SU/2-10-1 ATS last 13 games
— 2-7 ATS as home dog, 2-5-1 as road dog
— under 3-1 last six games.
NCAAF
Weather Report
Friday, November 29
NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up
Week 14
Friday’s games
Oklahoma State @ Colorado (-16.5)
Oklahoma State (3-8, 0-8)
OSU is 0-8 in Big X games, giving up 39.3 ppg.
Cowboys gave up 456+ total yards in its Big X games.
Cowboys have 10 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Cowboys have 214 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Bowman is in his 7th college season (13 starts LY)
OSU is 4-7 ATS in last eleven games as a road underdog.
Oklahoma State is 1-7 ATS in Big X games this season.
Cowboys are 18-15-1 ATS in last 34 games coming off a loss.
Oklahoma State is minus-9 in turnovers in its last seven games.
Cowboys scored 39-45 points in their two I-A wins.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Colorado (8-3, 6-2)
Colorado won eight of its last ten games (9-1 ATS).
Colorado scored 31+ points in eight of its nine wins.
Tigers have 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Tigers have 100 returning starts on offensive line, and a new OL coach.
QB Sanders started 11 games LY, after playing multiple years at I-AA Jackson State.
Sanders is 7-4 ATS as a favorite with Colorado, 4-2 at home.
Colorado is 9-12 ATS last 21 games as a home favorite (3-1 TY).
Under Sanders, Buffs are 13-5 ATS in conference games.
Under Sanders, Colorado is 7-2 ATS coming off a loss.
Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
These teams haven’t met since 2016.
Big X home favorites are 20-19 ATS.
Nebraska @ Iowa (-3)
Nebraska (6-5, 3-5)
Nebraska lost 4 of its last 5 games, after a 5-1 start.
Nebraska is 1-5 when it allows more than 10 points.
Cornhuskers have 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Nebraska has 152 returning starts on OL, mostly from transfers.
Freshman QB Raiola has thrown for 2,392 yards (12 TDs, 10 INTs)
Nebraska is bowl eligible for first tome since 2016.
Last five games, Nebraska is minus-5 in turnovers.
Nebraska is 17-9-1 ATS last 27 games as a road underdog.
As a college coach, Rhule is 21-12 ATS as a road underdog.
Under Rhule, Nebraska is 3-6-1 ATS coming off a win.
Under is 3-1 in their road games.
Iowa (7-4, 5-3)
Iowa is 1-4 if it allows 20+ points, 6-0 if it allows less than 20.
Iowa’s seven wins were all by 16+ points.
Hawkeyes have 10 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Hawkeyes have 154 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB McNamara has 21 career starts.
Hawkeyes are 12-11-1 ATS last 24 games as a home favorite (3-2 TY).
In his career, Ferentz is 71-61-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Iowa is 22-16 ATS in last 38 games coming off a win.
Hawkeyes are 25-19-1 ATS in their last 45 conference games.
Over is 8-2 in their I-A games.
Iowa is 8-1 SU/5-4 ATS last nine series games.
Cornhuskers are 2-4 SU/ATS in last sis visits to Iowa City
Over is 8-3 in last 11 meetings.
Big 18 home favorites are 26-19 ATS.
Utah @ Central Florida (-9.5)
Utah (4-7, 2-7)
Utah lost its last seven games (2-5 ATS)
Three of Utes’ last four losses were by 3 or fewer points.
Utes have 6 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Utah has 60 returning starts on offensive line.
Frosh QB Wilson has 1,510 PY (10 TDs, 11 INTs)
Utah is 15-5 ATS last 20 games as a road underdog (1-0 TY).
Utah is 3-7 ATS in last ten games overall.
Utes scored 22+ points in their four wins (0-5 score less than 22)
Since 2016, Utes are 47-32 ATS in conference games (3-6 TY).
Utah’s last three games went over the total.
Central Florida (4-7, 2-6)
UCF lost seven of its last eight games.
Knights scored 45-35-56 points in their three I-A wins.
Knights have 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
UCF has 58 returning starts on offensive line.
Frosh QB Rizk has thrown for 797 yards (5 TD’s, one INT)
Under Malzahn, UCF is 10-12-1 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Malzahn is 32-38-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Malzahn, Knights are 13-20-1 ATS in conference games.
Under Malzahn, UCF is 7-12-1 ATS in games coming off a loss.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
These teams haven’t met in the last 25 years.
Big X home favorites are 20-19 ATS.
Weather Report
Friday, November 29
NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up
Week 14
Friday’s games
Oklahoma State @ Colorado (-16.5)
Oklahoma State (3-8, 0-8)
OSU is 0-8 in Big X games, giving up 39.3 ppg.
Cowboys gave up 456+ total yards in its Big X games.
Cowboys have 10 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Cowboys have 214 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Bowman is in his 7th college season (13 starts LY)
OSU is 4-7 ATS in last eleven games as a road underdog.
Oklahoma State is 1-7 ATS in Big X games this season.
Cowboys are 18-15-1 ATS in last 34 games coming off a loss.
Oklahoma State is minus-9 in turnovers in its last seven games.
Cowboys scored 39-45 points in their two I-A wins.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Colorado (8-3, 6-2)
Colorado won eight of its last ten games (9-1 ATS).
Colorado scored 31+ points in eight of its nine wins.
Tigers have 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Tigers have 100 returning starts on offensive line, and a new OL coach.
QB Sanders started 11 games LY, after playing multiple years at I-AA Jackson State.
Sanders is 7-4 ATS as a favorite with Colorado, 4-2 at home.
Colorado is 9-12 ATS last 21 games as a home favorite (3-1 TY).
Under Sanders, Buffs are 13-5 ATS in conference games.
Under Sanders, Colorado is 7-2 ATS coming off a loss.
Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
These teams haven’t met since 2016.
Big X home favorites are 20-19 ATS.
Nebraska @ Iowa (-3)
Nebraska (6-5, 3-5)
Nebraska lost 4 of its last 5 games, after a 5-1 start.
Nebraska is 1-5 when it allows more than 10 points.
Cornhuskers have 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Nebraska has 152 returning starts on OL, mostly from transfers.
Freshman QB Raiola has thrown for 2,392 yards (12 TDs, 10 INTs)
Nebraska is bowl eligible for first tome since 2016.
Last five games, Nebraska is minus-5 in turnovers.
Nebraska is 17-9-1 ATS last 27 games as a road underdog.
As a college coach, Rhule is 21-12 ATS as a road underdog.
Under Rhule, Nebraska is 3-6-1 ATS coming off a win.
Under is 3-1 in their road games.
Iowa (7-4, 5-3)
Iowa is 1-4 if it allows 20+ points, 6-0 if it allows less than 20.
Iowa’s seven wins were all by 16+ points.
Hawkeyes have 10 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Hawkeyes have 154 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB McNamara has 21 career starts.
Hawkeyes are 12-11-1 ATS last 24 games as a home favorite (3-2 TY).
In his career, Ferentz is 71-61-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Iowa is 22-16 ATS in last 38 games coming off a win.
Hawkeyes are 25-19-1 ATS in their last 45 conference games.
Over is 8-2 in their I-A games.
Iowa is 8-1 SU/5-4 ATS last nine series games.
Cornhuskers are 2-4 SU/ATS in last sis visits to Iowa City
Over is 8-3 in last 11 meetings.
Big 18 home favorites are 26-19 ATS.
Utah @ Central Florida (-9.5)
Utah (4-7, 2-7)
Utah lost its last seven games (2-5 ATS)
Three of Utes’ last four losses were by 3 or fewer points.
Utes have 6 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Utah has 60 returning starts on offensive line.
Frosh QB Wilson has 1,510 PY (10 TDs, 11 INTs)
Utah is 15-5 ATS last 20 games as a road underdog (1-0 TY).
Utah is 3-7 ATS in last ten games overall.
Utes scored 22+ points in their four wins (0-5 score less than 22)
Since 2016, Utes are 47-32 ATS in conference games (3-6 TY).
Utah’s last three games went over the total.
Central Florida (4-7, 2-6)
UCF lost seven of its last eight games.
Knights scored 45-35-56 points in their three I-A wins.
Knights have 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
UCF has 58 returning starts on offensive line.
Frosh QB Rizk has thrown for 797 yards (5 TD’s, one INT)
Under Malzahn, UCF is 10-12-1 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Malzahn is 32-38-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Malzahn, Knights are 13-20-1 ATS in conference games.
Under Malzahn, UCF is 7-12-1 ATS in games coming off a loss.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
These teams haven’t met in the last 25 years.
Big X home favorites are 20-19 ATS.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINN at WIS | 12:00 PM | MINN -1.0 U 41.0 | +500 +500 |
| ORST at BSU | 12:00 PM | ORST +17.5 O 58.0 | +500 +500 |
| NAVY at ECU | 12:00 PM | ECU -3.0 O 54.5 | +500 +500 |
| OKST at COLO | 12:00 PM | OKST +16.5 O 66.0 | +500 +500 |
| BALL at OHIO | 12:00 PM | OHIO -17.5 O 52.0 | +500 +500 |
| M-OH at BGSU | 12:00 PM | M-OH +2.5 U 38.5 | +500 +500 |
| USU at CSU | 03:30 PM | CSU -5.0 U 58.5 | +500 +500 |
| MSST at MISS | 03:30 PM | MISS -24.5 O 61.5 | +500 +500 |
| LIB at SHSU | 03:30 PM | LIB -2.5 O 47.5 | +500 +500 |
| TXST at USA | 03:30 PM | TXST -1.0 O 60.5 | +500 +500 |
| STAN at SJSU | 04:00 PM | SJSU -2.5 O 55.0 | +500 +500 |
| NEB at IOWA | 07:30 PM | IOWA -3.0 O 39.5 | +500 +500 |
| GT at UGA | 07:30 PM | UGA -18.0 O 51.5 | +500 +500 |
| UTAH at UCF | 08:00 PM | UTAH +10.0 O 46.0 | +500 +500 |
COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !
11/29/2024............10 - 9 - 2......................52.63%.............+ 0.50
11/28/2024.............7 - 14 - 0.....................33.33%.............- 42.00
11/27/2024............11 - 19 - 0....................36.66%..............- 49.50
11/26/2024............15 - 22 - 0....................40.54%..............- 46.00
11/25/2024............12 - 13 - 0....................48.00%...............- 11.50
11/24/2024............23 - 17 - 0....................57.15%...............+ 21.50
11/23/2024............18 - 15 - 0....................54.54%...............+ 7.50
11/22/2024............28 - 16 - 1....................63.63%..............+ 52.00
11/21/2024............13 - 19 - 0....................40.62%..............- 39.50
11/20/2024............20 - 12 - 0....................62.50%..............+ 34.00
11/19/2024............15 - 19 - 0....................44.11%..............- 29.50
11/18/2024.............6 - 14 - 1.....................30.00%..............- 47.00
11/17/2024...............7 - 5 -1.....................58.33%..............+ 7.50
11/16/2024.............12 - 13 - 0...................48.00%...............- 11.50
11/15/2024.............16 - 18 -0.....................47.05%..............- 19.00
11/14/2024...............4- 13 - 0.....................23.42%..............- 51.50
11/13/2024..............16 - 17 - 0...................48.48%...............- 13.50
11/12/2024..............21 - 17 - 0...................55.26%...............+ 11.50
11/11/2024................6 - 21 - 0....................22.22%...............- 85.50
11/10/2024................10 - 7 - 0....................58.82%...............+ 11.50
11/09/2024.................8 - 16 - 1...................33.00%...............- 48.09
11/08/2024...............16 - 15 - 1....................51.61%...............- 2.50
11/07/2024.................9 - 10 - 1....................47.36%...............- 4.50
11/06/2024...................7 - 7 - 0....................50.00%...............- 3.50
11/05/2024...................6 - 5 - 0....................54.54%...............+ 2.50
11/04/2024................43 - 37 - 1..................53.75%...............+ 11.50
TOTALS...................359 - 390 - 7...................47.93%...............- 345.59
11/29/2024............10 - 9 - 2......................52.63%.............+ 0.50
11/28/2024.............7 - 14 - 0.....................33.33%.............- 42.00
11/27/2024............11 - 19 - 0....................36.66%..............- 49.50
11/26/2024............15 - 22 - 0....................40.54%..............- 46.00
11/25/2024............12 - 13 - 0....................48.00%...............- 11.50
11/24/2024............23 - 17 - 0....................57.15%...............+ 21.50
11/23/2024............18 - 15 - 0....................54.54%...............+ 7.50
11/22/2024............28 - 16 - 1....................63.63%..............+ 52.00
11/21/2024............13 - 19 - 0....................40.62%..............- 39.50
11/20/2024............20 - 12 - 0....................62.50%..............+ 34.00
11/19/2024............15 - 19 - 0....................44.11%..............- 29.50
11/18/2024.............6 - 14 - 1.....................30.00%..............- 47.00
11/17/2024...............7 - 5 -1.....................58.33%..............+ 7.50
11/16/2024.............12 - 13 - 0...................48.00%...............- 11.50
11/15/2024.............16 - 18 -0.....................47.05%..............- 19.00
11/14/2024...............4- 13 - 0.....................23.42%..............- 51.50
11/13/2024..............16 - 17 - 0...................48.48%...............- 13.50
11/12/2024..............21 - 17 - 0...................55.26%...............+ 11.50
11/11/2024................6 - 21 - 0....................22.22%...............- 85.50
11/10/2024................10 - 7 - 0....................58.82%...............+ 11.50
11/09/2024.................8 - 16 - 1...................33.00%...............- 48.09
11/08/2024...............16 - 15 - 1....................51.61%...............- 2.50
11/07/2024.................9 - 10 - 1....................47.36%...............- 4.50
11/06/2024...................7 - 7 - 0....................50.00%...............- 3.50
11/05/2024...................6 - 5 - 0....................54.54%...............+ 2.50
11/04/2024................43 - 37 - 1..................53.75%...............+ 11.50
TOTALS...................359 - 390 - 7...................47.93%...............- 345.59
NCAAFB BEST BETS NOVEMBER !
11/29/2024.................10 - 9 - 2....................52.63%...............+ 0.50
11/28/2024..................2 - 0 - 0....................100.00%..............+ 10.00
11/27/2024..................2 - 0 - 0....................100.00%..............+ 10.00
11/262024....................1 - 3 - 0......................25.00%...............- 11.50
11/23/2024................24 - 25 - 0...................48.97%...............- 17.50
11/22/2024.....................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%...............- 1.50
11/21/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%...............- 0.50
11/20/2024.....................3 - 1- 0....................75.00%...............+ 9.50
11/19/2024.....................2 -3 - 0....................40.00%................- 6.50
11/16/2024...................20 - 30 - 0...................40.00%...............- 65.00
11/15/2024......................2 - 6 - 0...................25.00%...............- 23.00
11/14/2024......................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%...............- 0.50
11/13/2024......................4 - 2 - 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
11/12/2024......................2 - 2 - 0...................50.00%................- 1.00
11/09/2024....................20 - 15 - 0..................57.14%................+ 17.50
11/08/2024.......................2 - 3 - 0..................40.00%.................- 6.50
11/07/2024.......................1 - 3 - 0..................25.00%.................- 11.50
11/06/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/05/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/02/2024.....................9 - 10 - 0..................47.36%..................- 10.00
11/01/2024.......................1 - 5 - 0..................16.67%..................- 22.50
TOTALS........................116 - 124 - 0.................48.33%.................- 102.00
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AUG- SEPT TOTALS............119 - 95 - 3..........................55.60%............................+ 75.20
OCTOBER TOTALS................61 - 64 - 3..........................48.80%............................- 42.00
11/29/2024.................10 - 9 - 2....................52.63%...............+ 0.50
11/28/2024..................2 - 0 - 0....................100.00%..............+ 10.00
11/27/2024..................2 - 0 - 0....................100.00%..............+ 10.00
11/262024....................1 - 3 - 0......................25.00%...............- 11.50
11/23/2024................24 - 25 - 0...................48.97%...............- 17.50
11/22/2024.....................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%...............- 1.50
11/21/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%...............- 0.50
11/20/2024.....................3 - 1- 0....................75.00%...............+ 9.50
11/19/2024.....................2 -3 - 0....................40.00%................- 6.50
11/16/2024...................20 - 30 - 0...................40.00%...............- 65.00
11/15/2024......................2 - 6 - 0...................25.00%...............- 23.00
11/14/2024......................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%...............- 0.50
11/13/2024......................4 - 2 - 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
11/12/2024......................2 - 2 - 0...................50.00%................- 1.00
11/09/2024....................20 - 15 - 0..................57.14%................+ 17.50
11/08/2024.......................2 - 3 - 0..................40.00%.................- 6.50
11/07/2024.......................1 - 3 - 0..................25.00%.................- 11.50
11/06/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/05/2024.......................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/02/2024.....................9 - 10 - 0..................47.36%..................- 10.00
11/01/2024.......................1 - 5 - 0..................16.67%..................- 22.50
TOTALS........................116 - 124 - 0.................48.33%.................- 102.00
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AUG- SEPT TOTALS............119 - 95 - 3..........................55.60%............................+ 75.20
OCTOBER TOTALS................61 - 64 - 3..........................48.80%............................- 42.00
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Six highest-rated leagues in college basketball:
— SEC
— Big X
— Big 18
— Big East
— ACC
— Mountain West
Quote of the Day
“I mean, we just hold ourselves to such a high standard. We don’t feel like we’re playing our best football. We have to find a way to build up to play great (as) a full, entire team. It’s awesome that we’re finding ways to get wins. That’s what you’re going for. But our goal is to get to the Super Bowl.”
Patrick Mahomes
Saturday’s quiz
USC basketball coach Eric Musselman was also head coach for which two NBA teams?
Friday’s quiz
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley scored 3.8 ppg in his five-year NBA career; he played most of his career with the Sacramento Kings.
Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas played 18 years in the NFL, the first 17 for the Baltimore Colts; he played for the Chargers in his last season.
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I looked at the teams who played in the finals at Maui since 2000……..
4 teams who won the Maui Classic also won the national title, but North Carolina was three of those four teams (2005, 2009, 2017). UConn was the 4th team, in 2011.
Three other teams won the Maui Classic but lost in the Final Four; Arizona (2001), UCLA (2007), Purdue (last year).
2017-18 Notre Dame team is only Maui Classic champ that missed the NCAA’s; of the last 23 Maui champs, 18 won at least one NCAA Tourney game- those 18 teams went 12-6 in their second round game, so 12 of 23 Maui champs made the Sweet 16.
— Of the last 23 teams to lose the final at Maui, only two (Kentucky 2010/Kansas 2011) made it to the Final Four- neither won the national title.
The last 13 Maui runner-ups made the NCAA’s; those teams went 10-3 in their first round NCAA game, 7-3 in their second round game.
Auburn beat Memphis in this year’s Maui final; expect to hear a lot from those teams in March.
Lions 23, Bears 20
Bears in first half: 19 plays, 38 yards, trailed 16-0 at halftime.
Bears in second half: 40 plays, 259 yards, 20 points.
Chicago had ball on Lions’ 25-yard line on last drive, but didn’t score.
Bears lost last six games, four of then by 3 or fewer points.
Detroit’s first five drives: 61 plays, 352 yards, 2 TD’s, 3 FG’s.
Lions ran ball for 194 yards, outgained Chicago 405-301.
Detroit won its last ten games (8-2 ATS).
Detroit snapped a 7-game losing streak on Thanksgiving Day.
— Bears fired their offensive coordinator two weeks ago; Friday, they fired head coach Matt Eberflus, despite the improvement shown by rookie QB Caleb Williams. Eberflus was 14-32 as coach of the Bears, 4-7 this season, but Williams hasn’t thrown an INT in his last 232 passes.
This is the first time ever that the Bears fired their coach during a season.
Cowboys 27, Giants 20
Cowboys won their first home game in six tries this season.
Dallas was 7-15 on third down, Giants 3-12
Cowboys are 9-0 SU/7-2 ATS in last nine games against the Giants.
Backup QB Cooper Rush is 7-3 as an NFL starter.
Giants are 0-7 SU/ATS in their last seven games.
Last seven games, Giants were outscored 97-29 in first half.
Giants averaged only 3.4 yards/pass attempt.
Dallas outgained the Giants, 317-247.
Packers 30, Dolphins 17
Green Bay led this game 24-3 at halftime.
Miami is 0-6 when it gives up 20+ points, 5-1 if they allow less.
Tagovailoa threw for 365 yards; they ran 14 times for only 39 yards.
Loss snaps Miami’s four-game-winning streak.
Green Bay in first half: 34 plays, 203 yards, 24 points.
Packers won seven of last eight games (2-4 ATS in last six).
Green Bay is 8-0 when they allow less than 24 points.
Packers are 21-15-1 ATS in last 37 games coming off a win.
Chiefs 19, Raiders 17
Chiefs scored only one TD, were outgained 434-329.
Chiefs were 7-16 on third down, Las Vegas 3-12.
Raiders are now 0-8 SU/3-5 ATS in last eight games.
Rookie TE Bowers caught 10 passes for 140 yards and a TD.
Chiefs are 11-1; they’re also 0-6 ATS last six games.
Raiders have 23 turnovers in 12 games (minus-18).
Chiefs are 16-21 ATS in last 37 games as a home favorite.
Kansas City’s new kicker Wright made four field goals.
— LA Dodgers signed utility guy Tommy Edman to a 5-year, $74M deal; Edman hit .328 in the postseason for LA this past year, scoring 12 runs with 13 RBI in 16 games.
His career hitting stats are very ordinary, but he’s versatile defensively and that is important in modern baseball.
— Tomorrow’s den will be all about college football, but this game was notable:
Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 42 OT
17-point underdog Tech led this game 17-0 at halftime.
Georgia scored two TD’s in last 3:39 to force overtime.
Dawgs are now 20-3 in their last 23 games against Tech; Yellow Jackets covered last three.
— Famous birthdays, November 29:
Jim Chones, 75
Bo Jackson, 62
Ben Stiller, 59
Marcellus Wiley, 50
Andrés Nocioni, 45
Shane Victorino, 44
Rich Harden, 43
Elisha Cuthbert, 42
Kaley Cuoco, 39
— Oklahoma 69, Louisville 64
Oklahoma wins Battle for Atlantis, winning by 2-5-5 points.
Sooners start four seniors; experience matters.
Cardinals shot 7-32 on the arc, 9-16 on foul line.
— West Virginia 83, Arizona 76 OT
Mountaineers win 3rd place game at Atlantis; all three games they played there this week went to overtime.
Mountaineers are #73 in experience, #356 in continuity- lot of transfers. One of their best players is the coach’s son, who came with his dad from Drake, which was 59-17 in the MVC the last four years.
— Pitt 91, Ohio State 90 OT
Panthers hit a 3-pointer in transition at the buzzer for the walk-off win.
Ohio State led by 12 early in second half.
Buckeyes shot 11-20 on the arc; Pitt was 8-24.
— Purdue 80, Ole Miss 78
Purdue led by 17 with 6:00 left in first half.
Ole Miss led by 7 with 4:18 left in game.
Rebels were 15-36 on the arc, Purdue 10-22. Lot of offense.
— Butler 87, Mississippi State 77
Bulldogs made 12-22 shots on the arc, Miss State 7-27
Butler was +11 on the boards.
— Arizona State 68, Saint Mary’s 64
Sanon scored 19 points for ASU; he didn’t start.
Sun Devils are off to a 7-1 start.
— Modern college basketball: Arizona State was 14-18 last year, missing NCAAs for third time in four years. Something had to change; coach Bobby Hurley went to some boosters and asked them to open their wallets. As a result, the Sun Devils added………
Alston Mason, who scored 17.5 ppg at Missouri State
BJ Freeman, who scored 21.1 ppg at Milwaukee
Basheer Jihad, who scored 18.6 ppg at Ball State
ASU also added two five-star freshmen, who don’t come cheap.
This sounds like the script from the movie Blue Chips, where Nick Nolte pays off three recruits to play for his Western U Dolphins, except that now, it is all within the rules.
Six highest-rated leagues in college basketball:
— SEC
— Big X
— Big 18
— Big East
— ACC
— Mountain West
Quote of the Day
“I mean, we just hold ourselves to such a high standard. We don’t feel like we’re playing our best football. We have to find a way to build up to play great (as) a full, entire team. It’s awesome that we’re finding ways to get wins. That’s what you’re going for. But our goal is to get to the Super Bowl.”
Patrick Mahomes
Saturday’s quiz
USC basketball coach Eric Musselman was also head coach for which two NBA teams?
Friday’s quiz
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley scored 3.8 ppg in his five-year NBA career; he played most of his career with the Sacramento Kings.
Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas played 18 years in the NFL, the first 17 for the Baltimore Colts; he played for the Chargers in his last season.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy couple days……..
— Does winning the Maui Classic help you in the NCAA Tournament? Winning three games in three days in November; obviously, it helps your seeding, but how have the teams who have done well in Maui done in March?I looked at the teams who played in the finals at Maui since 2000……..
4 teams who won the Maui Classic also won the national title, but North Carolina was three of those four teams (2005, 2009, 2017). UConn was the 4th team, in 2011.
Three other teams won the Maui Classic but lost in the Final Four; Arizona (2001), UCLA (2007), Purdue (last year).
2017-18 Notre Dame team is only Maui Classic champ that missed the NCAA’s; of the last 23 Maui champs, 18 won at least one NCAA Tourney game- those 18 teams went 12-6 in their second round game, so 12 of 23 Maui champs made the Sweet 16.
— Of the last 23 teams to lose the final at Maui, only two (Kentucky 2010/Kansas 2011) made it to the Final Four- neither won the national title.
The last 13 Maui runner-ups made the NCAA’s; those teams went 10-3 in their first round NCAA game, 7-3 in their second round game.
Auburn beat Memphis in this year’s Maui final; expect to hear a lot from those teams in March.
Lions 23, Bears 20
Bears in first half: 19 plays, 38 yards, trailed 16-0 at halftime.
Bears in second half: 40 plays, 259 yards, 20 points.
Chicago had ball on Lions’ 25-yard line on last drive, but didn’t score.
Bears lost last six games, four of then by 3 or fewer points.
Detroit’s first five drives: 61 plays, 352 yards, 2 TD’s, 3 FG’s.
Lions ran ball for 194 yards, outgained Chicago 405-301.
Detroit won its last ten games (8-2 ATS).
Detroit snapped a 7-game losing streak on Thanksgiving Day.
— Bears fired their offensive coordinator two weeks ago; Friday, they fired head coach Matt Eberflus, despite the improvement shown by rookie QB Caleb Williams. Eberflus was 14-32 as coach of the Bears, 4-7 this season, but Williams hasn’t thrown an INT in his last 232 passes.
This is the first time ever that the Bears fired their coach during a season.
Cowboys 27, Giants 20
Cowboys won their first home game in six tries this season.
Dallas was 7-15 on third down, Giants 3-12
Cowboys are 9-0 SU/7-2 ATS in last nine games against the Giants.
Backup QB Cooper Rush is 7-3 as an NFL starter.
Giants are 0-7 SU/ATS in their last seven games.
Last seven games, Giants were outscored 97-29 in first half.
Giants averaged only 3.4 yards/pass attempt.
Dallas outgained the Giants, 317-247.
Packers 30, Dolphins 17
Green Bay led this game 24-3 at halftime.
Miami is 0-6 when it gives up 20+ points, 5-1 if they allow less.
Tagovailoa threw for 365 yards; they ran 14 times for only 39 yards.
Loss snaps Miami’s four-game-winning streak.
Green Bay in first half: 34 plays, 203 yards, 24 points.
Packers won seven of last eight games (2-4 ATS in last six).
Green Bay is 8-0 when they allow less than 24 points.
Packers are 21-15-1 ATS in last 37 games coming off a win.
Chiefs 19, Raiders 17
Chiefs scored only one TD, were outgained 434-329.
Chiefs were 7-16 on third down, Las Vegas 3-12.
Raiders are now 0-8 SU/3-5 ATS in last eight games.
Rookie TE Bowers caught 10 passes for 140 yards and a TD.
Chiefs are 11-1; they’re also 0-6 ATS last six games.
Raiders have 23 turnovers in 12 games (minus-18).
Chiefs are 16-21 ATS in last 37 games as a home favorite.
Kansas City’s new kicker Wright made four field goals.
— LA Dodgers signed utility guy Tommy Edman to a 5-year, $74M deal; Edman hit .328 in the postseason for LA this past year, scoring 12 runs with 13 RBI in 16 games.
His career hitting stats are very ordinary, but he’s versatile defensively and that is important in modern baseball.
— Tomorrow’s den will be all about college football, but this game was notable:
Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 42 OT
17-point underdog Tech led this game 17-0 at halftime.
Georgia scored two TD’s in last 3:39 to force overtime.
Dawgs are now 20-3 in their last 23 games against Tech; Yellow Jackets covered last three.
— Famous birthdays, November 29:
Jim Chones, 75
Bo Jackson, 62
Ben Stiller, 59
Marcellus Wiley, 50
Andrés Nocioni, 45
Shane Victorino, 44
Rich Harden, 43
Elisha Cuthbert, 42
Kaley Cuoco, 39
— Oklahoma 69, Louisville 64
Oklahoma wins Battle for Atlantis, winning by 2-5-5 points.
Sooners start four seniors; experience matters.
Cardinals shot 7-32 on the arc, 9-16 on foul line.
— West Virginia 83, Arizona 76 OT
Mountaineers win 3rd place game at Atlantis; all three games they played there this week went to overtime.
Mountaineers are #73 in experience, #356 in continuity- lot of transfers. One of their best players is the coach’s son, who came with his dad from Drake, which was 59-17 in the MVC the last four years.
— Pitt 91, Ohio State 90 OT
Panthers hit a 3-pointer in transition at the buzzer for the walk-off win.
Ohio State led by 12 early in second half.
Buckeyes shot 11-20 on the arc; Pitt was 8-24.
— Purdue 80, Ole Miss 78
Purdue led by 17 with 6:00 left in first half.
Ole Miss led by 7 with 4:18 left in game.
Rebels were 15-36 on the arc, Purdue 10-22. Lot of offense.
— Butler 87, Mississippi State 77
Bulldogs made 12-22 shots on the arc, Miss State 7-27
Butler was +11 on the boards.
— Arizona State 68, Saint Mary’s 64
Sanon scored 19 points for ASU; he didn’t start.
Sun Devils are off to a 7-1 start.
— Modern college basketball: Arizona State was 14-18 last year, missing NCAAs for third time in four years. Something had to change; coach Bobby Hurley went to some boosters and asked them to open their wallets. As a result, the Sun Devils added………
Alston Mason, who scored 17.5 ppg at Missouri State
BJ Freeman, who scored 21.1 ppg at Milwaukee
Basheer Jihad, who scored 18.6 ppg at Ball State
ASU also added two five-star freshmen, who don’t come cheap.
This sounds like the script from the movie Blue Chips, where Nick Nolte pays off three recruits to play for his Western U Dolphins, except that now, it is all within the rules.
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Six highest-rated leagues in college basketball:
— SEC
— Big X
— Big 18
— Big East
— ACC
— Mountain West
Quote of the Day
“I mean, we just hold ourselves to such a high standard. We don’t feel like we’re playing our best football. We have to find a way to build up to play great (as) a full, entire team. It’s awesome that we’re finding ways to get wins. That’s what you’re going for. But our goal is to get to the Super Bowl.”
Patrick Mahomes
Saturday’s quiz
USC basketball coach Eric Musselman was also head coach for which two NBA teams?
Friday’s quiz
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley scored 3.8 ppg in his five-year NBA career; he played most of his career with the Sacramento Kings.
Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas played 18 years in the NFL, the first 17 for the Baltimore Colts; he played for the Chargers in his last season.
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I looked at the teams who played in the finals at Maui since 2000……..
4 teams who won the Maui Classic also won the national title, but North Carolina was three of those four teams (2005, 2009, 2017). UConn was the 4th team, in 2011.
Three other teams won the Maui Classic but lost in the Final Four; Arizona (2001), UCLA (2007), Purdue (last year).
2017-18 Notre Dame team is only Maui Classic champ that missed the NCAA’s; of the last 23 Maui champs, 18 won at least one NCAA Tourney game- those 18 teams went 12-6 in their second round game, so 12 of 23 Maui champs made the Sweet 16.
— Of the last 23 teams to lose the final at Maui, only two (Kentucky 2010/Kansas 2011) made it to the Final Four- neither won the national title.
The last 13 Maui runner-ups made the NCAA’s; those teams went 10-3 in their first round NCAA game, 7-3 in their second round game.
Auburn beat Memphis in this year’s Maui final; expect to hear a lot from those teams in March.
Lions 23, Bears 20
Bears in first half: 19 plays, 38 yards, trailed 16-0 at halftime.
Bears in second half: 40 plays, 259 yards, 20 points.
Chicago had ball on Lions’ 25-yard line on last drive, but didn’t score.
Bears lost last six games, four of then by 3 or fewer points.
Detroit’s first five drives: 61 plays, 352 yards, 2 TD’s, 3 FG’s.
Lions ran ball for 194 yards, outgained Chicago 405-301.
Detroit won its last ten games (8-2 ATS).
Detroit snapped a 7-game losing streak on Thanksgiving Day.
— Bears fired their offensive coordinator two weeks ago; Friday, they fired head coach Matt Eberflus, despite the improvement shown by rookie QB Caleb Williams. Eberflus was 14-32 as coach of the Bears, 4-7 this season, but Williams hasn’t thrown an INT in his last 232 passes.
This is the first time ever that the Bears fired their coach during a season.
Cowboys 27, Giants 20
Cowboys won their first home game in six tries this season.
Dallas was 7-15 on third down, Giants 3-12
Cowboys are 9-0 SU/7-2 ATS in last nine games against the Giants.
Backup QB Cooper Rush is 7-3 as an NFL starter.
Giants are 0-7 SU/ATS in their last seven games.
Last seven games, Giants were outscored 97-29 in first half.
Giants averaged only 3.4 yards/pass attempt.
Dallas outgained the Giants, 317-247.
Packers 30, Dolphins 17
Green Bay led this game 24-3 at halftime.
Miami is 0-6 when it gives up 20+ points, 5-1 if they allow less.
Tagovailoa threw for 365 yards; they ran 14 times for only 39 yards.
Loss snaps Miami’s four-game-winning streak.
Green Bay in first half: 34 plays, 203 yards, 24 points.
Packers won seven of last eight games (2-4 ATS in last six).
Green Bay is 8-0 when they allow less than 24 points.
Packers are 21-15-1 ATS in last 37 games coming off a win.
Chiefs 19, Raiders 17
Chiefs scored only one TD, were outgained 434-329.
Chiefs were 7-16 on third down, Las Vegas 3-12.
Raiders are now 0-8 SU/3-5 ATS in last eight games.
Rookie TE Bowers caught 10 passes for 140 yards and a TD.
Chiefs are 11-1; they’re also 0-6 ATS last six games.
Raiders have 23 turnovers in 12 games (minus-18).
Chiefs are 16-21 ATS in last 37 games as a home favorite.
Kansas City’s new kicker Wright made four field goals.
— LA Dodgers signed utility guy Tommy Edman to a 5-year, $74M deal; Edman hit .328 in the postseason for LA this past year, scoring 12 runs with 13 RBI in 16 games.
His career hitting stats are very ordinary, but he’s versatile defensively and that is important in modern baseball.
— Tomorrow’s den will be all about college football, but this game was notable:
Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 42 OT
17-point underdog Tech led this game 17-0 at halftime.
Georgia scored two TD’s in last 3:39 to force overtime.
Dawgs are now 20-3 in their last 23 games against Tech; Yellow Jackets covered last three.
— Famous birthdays, November 29:
Jim Chones, 75
Bo Jackson, 62
Ben Stiller, 59
Marcellus Wiley, 50
Andrés Nocioni, 45
Shane Victorino, 44
Rich Harden, 43
Elisha Cuthbert, 42
Kaley Cuoco, 39
— Oklahoma 69, Louisville 64
Oklahoma wins Battle for Atlantis, winning by 2-5-5 points.
Sooners start four seniors; experience matters.
Cardinals shot 7-32 on the arc, 9-16 on foul line.
— West Virginia 83, Arizona 76 OT
Mountaineers win 3rd place game at Atlantis; all three games they played there this week went to overtime.
Mountaineers are #73 in experience, #356 in continuity- lot of transfers. One of their best players is the coach’s son, who came with his dad from Drake, which was 59-17 in the MVC the last four years.
— Pitt 91, Ohio State 90 OT
Panthers hit a 3-pointer in transition at the buzzer for the walk-off win.
Ohio State led by 12 early in second half.
Buckeyes shot 11-20 on the arc; Pitt was 8-24.
— Purdue 80, Ole Miss 78
Purdue led by 17 with 6:00 left in first half.
Ole Miss led by 7 with 4:18 left in game.
Rebels were 15-36 on the arc, Purdue 10-22. Lot of offense.
— Butler 87, Mississippi State 77
Bulldogs made 12-22 shots on the arc, Miss State 7-27
Butler was +11 on the boards.
— Arizona State 68, Saint Mary’s 64
Sanon scored 19 points for ASU; he didn’t start.
Sun Devils are off to a 7-1 start.
— Modern college basketball: Arizona State was 14-18 last year, missing NCAAs for third time in four years. Something had to change; coach Bobby Hurley went to some boosters and asked them to open their wallets. As a result, the Sun Devils added………
Alston Mason, who scored 17.5 ppg at Missouri State
BJ Freeman, who scored 21.1 ppg at Milwaukee
Basheer Jihad, who scored 18.6 ppg at Ball State
ASU also added two five-star freshmen, who don’t come cheap.
This sounds like the script from the movie Blue Chips, where Nick Nolte pays off three recruits to play for his Western U Dolphins, except that now, it is all within the rules.
Six highest-rated leagues in college basketball:
— SEC
— Big X
— Big 18
— Big East
— ACC
— Mountain West
Quote of the Day
“I mean, we just hold ourselves to such a high standard. We don’t feel like we’re playing our best football. We have to find a way to build up to play great (as) a full, entire team. It’s awesome that we’re finding ways to get wins. That’s what you’re going for. But our goal is to get to the Super Bowl.”
Patrick Mahomes
Saturday’s quiz
USC basketball coach Eric Musselman was also head coach for which two NBA teams?
Friday’s quiz
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley scored 3.8 ppg in his five-year NBA career; he played most of his career with the Sacramento Kings.
Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas played 18 years in the NFL, the first 17 for the Baltimore Colts; he played for the Chargers in his last season.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy couple days……..
— Does winning the Maui Classic help you in the NCAA Tournament? Winning three games in three days in November; obviously, it helps your seeding, but how have the teams who have done well in Maui done in March?I looked at the teams who played in the finals at Maui since 2000……..
4 teams who won the Maui Classic also won the national title, but North Carolina was three of those four teams (2005, 2009, 2017). UConn was the 4th team, in 2011.
Three other teams won the Maui Classic but lost in the Final Four; Arizona (2001), UCLA (2007), Purdue (last year).
2017-18 Notre Dame team is only Maui Classic champ that missed the NCAA’s; of the last 23 Maui champs, 18 won at least one NCAA Tourney game- those 18 teams went 12-6 in their second round game, so 12 of 23 Maui champs made the Sweet 16.
— Of the last 23 teams to lose the final at Maui, only two (Kentucky 2010/Kansas 2011) made it to the Final Four- neither won the national title.
The last 13 Maui runner-ups made the NCAA’s; those teams went 10-3 in their first round NCAA game, 7-3 in their second round game.
Auburn beat Memphis in this year’s Maui final; expect to hear a lot from those teams in March.
Lions 23, Bears 20
Bears in first half: 19 plays, 38 yards, trailed 16-0 at halftime.
Bears in second half: 40 plays, 259 yards, 20 points.
Chicago had ball on Lions’ 25-yard line on last drive, but didn’t score.
Bears lost last six games, four of then by 3 or fewer points.
Detroit’s first five drives: 61 plays, 352 yards, 2 TD’s, 3 FG’s.
Lions ran ball for 194 yards, outgained Chicago 405-301.
Detroit won its last ten games (8-2 ATS).
Detroit snapped a 7-game losing streak on Thanksgiving Day.
— Bears fired their offensive coordinator two weeks ago; Friday, they fired head coach Matt Eberflus, despite the improvement shown by rookie QB Caleb Williams. Eberflus was 14-32 as coach of the Bears, 4-7 this season, but Williams hasn’t thrown an INT in his last 232 passes.
This is the first time ever that the Bears fired their coach during a season.
Cowboys 27, Giants 20
Cowboys won their first home game in six tries this season.
Dallas was 7-15 on third down, Giants 3-12
Cowboys are 9-0 SU/7-2 ATS in last nine games against the Giants.
Backup QB Cooper Rush is 7-3 as an NFL starter.
Giants are 0-7 SU/ATS in their last seven games.
Last seven games, Giants were outscored 97-29 in first half.
Giants averaged only 3.4 yards/pass attempt.
Dallas outgained the Giants, 317-247.
Packers 30, Dolphins 17
Green Bay led this game 24-3 at halftime.
Miami is 0-6 when it gives up 20+ points, 5-1 if they allow less.
Tagovailoa threw for 365 yards; they ran 14 times for only 39 yards.
Loss snaps Miami’s four-game-winning streak.
Green Bay in first half: 34 plays, 203 yards, 24 points.
Packers won seven of last eight games (2-4 ATS in last six).
Green Bay is 8-0 when they allow less than 24 points.
Packers are 21-15-1 ATS in last 37 games coming off a win.
Chiefs 19, Raiders 17
Chiefs scored only one TD, were outgained 434-329.
Chiefs were 7-16 on third down, Las Vegas 3-12.
Raiders are now 0-8 SU/3-5 ATS in last eight games.
Rookie TE Bowers caught 10 passes for 140 yards and a TD.
Chiefs are 11-1; they’re also 0-6 ATS last six games.
Raiders have 23 turnovers in 12 games (minus-18).
Chiefs are 16-21 ATS in last 37 games as a home favorite.
Kansas City’s new kicker Wright made four field goals.
— LA Dodgers signed utility guy Tommy Edman to a 5-year, $74M deal; Edman hit .328 in the postseason for LA this past year, scoring 12 runs with 13 RBI in 16 games.
His career hitting stats are very ordinary, but he’s versatile defensively and that is important in modern baseball.
— Tomorrow’s den will be all about college football, but this game was notable:
Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 42 OT
17-point underdog Tech led this game 17-0 at halftime.
Georgia scored two TD’s in last 3:39 to force overtime.
Dawgs are now 20-3 in their last 23 games against Tech; Yellow Jackets covered last three.
— Famous birthdays, November 29:
Jim Chones, 75
Bo Jackson, 62
Ben Stiller, 59
Marcellus Wiley, 50
Andrés Nocioni, 45
Shane Victorino, 44
Rich Harden, 43
Elisha Cuthbert, 42
Kaley Cuoco, 39
— Oklahoma 69, Louisville 64
Oklahoma wins Battle for Atlantis, winning by 2-5-5 points.
Sooners start four seniors; experience matters.
Cardinals shot 7-32 on the arc, 9-16 on foul line.
— West Virginia 83, Arizona 76 OT
Mountaineers win 3rd place game at Atlantis; all three games they played there this week went to overtime.
Mountaineers are #73 in experience, #356 in continuity- lot of transfers. One of their best players is the coach’s son, who came with his dad from Drake, which was 59-17 in the MVC the last four years.
— Pitt 91, Ohio State 90 OT
Panthers hit a 3-pointer in transition at the buzzer for the walk-off win.
Ohio State led by 12 early in second half.
Buckeyes shot 11-20 on the arc; Pitt was 8-24.
— Purdue 80, Ole Miss 78
Purdue led by 17 with 6:00 left in first half.
Ole Miss led by 7 with 4:18 left in game.
Rebels were 15-36 on the arc, Purdue 10-22. Lot of offense.
— Butler 87, Mississippi State 77
Bulldogs made 12-22 shots on the arc, Miss State 7-27
Butler was +11 on the boards.
— Arizona State 68, Saint Mary’s 64
Sanon scored 19 points for ASU; he didn’t start.
Sun Devils are off to a 7-1 start.
— Modern college basketball: Arizona State was 14-18 last year, missing NCAAs for third time in four years. Something had to change; coach Bobby Hurley went to some boosters and asked them to open their wallets. As a result, the Sun Devils added………
Alston Mason, who scored 17.5 ppg at Missouri State
BJ Freeman, who scored 21.1 ppg at Milwaukee
Basheer Jihad, who scored 18.6 ppg at Ball State
ASU also added two five-star freshmen, who don’t come cheap.
This sounds like the script from the movie Blue Chips, where Nick Nolte pays off three recruits to play for his Western U Dolphins, except that now, it is all within the rules.
