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NCAAFB BEST BETS THRU CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK AND BOWL GAMES !

01/09/2025.....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%........................- 0.50
01/06/2025.....................0 - 2 - 0.........................00.00%........................- 11.00
01/04/2025.....................2 - 0 - 0.......................100.00%........................+ 10.00
01/03/2024.....................3 - 1 - 0..........................75.00%.......................+ 9.50
01/02/2025.....................3 - 1 - 0..........................75.00%.......................+ 9.50
01/01/2025.....................3 - 1 - 0.........................75.00%........................+ 9.50

TOTALS.........................12 - 6 - 0.........................66.66%........................+ 27.00

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AUG- SEPT TOTALS............119 - 95 - 3..........................55.60%............................+ 75.20
OCTOBER TOTALS................61 - 64 - 3..........................48.80%............................- 42.00
NOVEMBER TOTALS.........146- 147 - 0.........................49.82%............................- 78.50
DECEMBER TOTALS..............38 - 38 - 0..........................50.00%...........................- 17.00
 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
Baseball payrolls, by division:
$1.063B— NL West
$945M— NL East
$886M— AL East
$852M— AL West
$626M— NL Central
$549M— AL Central

Quote of the Day
“That’s my hometown, and all my friends who are from there, pretty much, they’ve all lost their homes, their family homes, childhood homes, our whole high school’s gone. The town looks like it’s just been completely wiped out. It’s surreal and devastating, but fortunately, most, almost everyone escaped.”
Steve Kerr, whose childhood home was destroyed by the fires in Palisades, CA

Friday’s quiz
Who replaced Joe Paterno as Penn State’s football coach?
Hint: He is still coaching

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Forget Paris, Billy Crystal was an NBA referee.

Wednesday’s quiz
Rick Pitino has coached the Celtics and Knicks in the NBA.

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

— Prayers go out to all the people in Los Angeles, with the fires destroying a lot of homes. They said it was the worst wild fires Los Angeles has ever seen.
Rams-Vikings playoff game Monday night was moved to Arizona.
LA Kings’ hockey game, Lakers’ NBA game were both postponed.
As many as 10,000 structures have been destroyed. Very sad.

— CBS decided to postpone the debut of Hollywood Squares for a week, saying it wouldn’t be appropriate to air a lighthearted program with a lot of jokes, while the Los Angeles area is in such an emergency situation.

— Notre Dame 27, Penn State 24
Notre Dame kicked a 41-yard FG with 0:09 left for the win.
Penn State led 10-0 in the first quarter.
Notre Dame was 11-17 on third down, Penn State 3-11
Notre Dame advances to the national title game January 20.

— Random trivia:
Only one NHL player was a teammate of both Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin; that would be Mike Knuble, a winger who played for 16 years in the NHL, for five different teams.

— Pittsburgh Steelers enter the NFL playoffs on a four-game losing streak. Other teams who have entered the playoffs on a 4+ game skid:
1986 Jets, W35-15 vs Chiefs, L23-20 vs Browns
1999 Lions, L27-13 vs Washington

— Speaking of the Steelers; they became great in the early 70’s, when Terry Bradshaw became their QB; he was the first pick in the 1970 draft, out of Louisiana Tech.
The fifth player taken in the 1970 draft also became famous, but for a different reason. Buffalo drafted Al Cowlings, a defensive end from USC who played nine years in the NFL, for five different teams; he became famous in 1994, after driving OJ Simpson all over Los Angeles during a police chase, after Simpson’s wife was murdered.

— This season, the NFL had the fewest pass plays of 40+ yards in any year since 1991.

— Two days after they fired coach Antonio Pierce, the Las Vegas Raiders also fired general manager Tom Telesco, after only one year on the job. It is becoming apparent that Raiders owner Mark Davis runs a dysfunctional franchise.

Famous birthdays, January 10th:
Richard Dotson, 66
Janet Jones, 64
Steve Jordan, 64
Glenn Robinson, 52
Jake Delhomme, 50
Sarah Shahi, 45
DeShaun Foster, 45
Ryon Healy, 33

— Baseball stuff:
San Francisco Giants signed P Justin Verlander for one year, $15M. Verlander will be 42 next month; the future Hall of Famer was 5-6, ,5.48 in 17 starts for Houston last year.

Chicago White Sox signed P Martin Perez for one year, $5M; last year, Perez 5-6 with a 4.53 ERA in 26 starts, for the Pirates/Padres.

Washington Nationals signed IF Amed Rosario for one year, $2M. Last year, Rosario hit .280, with a .686 OPS while playing for three different teams.

— Santa Clara 82, Oregon State 81 OT
Broncos put in a rebound with 0:02 left for the win.
Santa Clara survived going 13-27 on foul line.
Michael Rataj scored 16 points, had 17 rebounds for the Beavers.

— Oregon 73, Ohio State 71
Buckeyes led by 8 with 6:17 left in the game.
Oregon is off to 14-2 start, vs schedule #16.

— Pacific 95, Washington State 94 OT
Tigers break an 0-9 skid; they were a 17-point underdog.
Lamar Washington scored 40 points, with 6 assists, 5 steals.

— NC-Greensboro 78, Chattanooga 75
Moccasins tied game on a 3 with 0:03 left.
Greensboro’s Ronald Polite drained a 3 at the buzzer for the walk-off win.
Spartans are 3-0 in SoCon; they were 11-23 on the arc.

— Texas State 74, Troy 73
Texas State hit the winning foul shot with 0:01.1 left.
Pope had 27 points, 10 rebounds (8 offensive boards)
Trojans led by 11 early on, 41-32 at halftime.

— I was reminded of this story the other day…….
First time I went to a public school was in 9th grade; everything was a lot different. I had never ridden a school bus, we didn’t wear uniforms, we changed classes, just a lot different.

The first day, I’m sitting in a shop class, metal shop. No idea why I was signed up for it— I am inept with tools, I’m lucky I never lost a finger.

The teacher was Mr Brunn, a stern guy with a beard; he is taking attendance, and a kid sitting a few seats to my right keeps talking. Mr Brunn wasn’t happy.

“Son, you need to stop talking, You have diarrrhea of the mouth!!!”

Most of the kids laughed; my eyes bugged out of my head, never heard a teacher talk like that, never heard anyone talk like that.

51 years ago…….damn I’m old…….lolol
 

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10

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NCAAFB BEST BETS THRU CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK AND BOWL GAMES !

01/10/2025.....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%........................- 0.50
01/09/2025.....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%........................- 0.50
01/06/2025.....................0 - 2 - 0.........................00.00%........................- 11.00
01/04/2025.....................2 - 0 - 0.......................100.00%........................+ 10.00
01/03/2024.....................3 - 1 - 0..........................75.00%.......................+ 9.50
01/02/2025.....................3 - 1 - 0..........................75.00%.......................+ 9.50
01/01/2025.....................3 - 1 - 0.........................75.00%........................+ 9.50

TOTALS.........................13 - 7 - 0.........................65.00%........................+ 26.50

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AUG- SEPT TOTALS............119 - 95 - 3..........................55.60%............................+ 75.20
OCTOBER TOTALS................61 - 64 - 3..........................48.80%............................- 42.00
NOVEMBER TOTALS.........146- 147 - 0.........................49.82%............................- 78.50
DECEMBER TOTALS..............38 - 38 - 0..........................50.00%...........................- 17.00
 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
Nevada casinos’ net winnings in November:
$156.7M— penny slots
$146.4M— baccarat
$125.8M— blackjack
$67.5M— sports
$49.1M— roulette
$34.1M— craps

Quote of the Day
“Our home is gone. Look, we were renting for the year to try to figure out where we wanted to be long-term.…….I was not prepared for what I saw. It’s complete devastation and destruction. I had to go kind of a different way to the house, but I went through most of the village and it’s all gone. I don’t think you can ever prepare yourself for something like that. ”
JJ Redick, whose home was destroyed by the fires in Los Angeles

Saturday’s quiz
Who was Ohio State’s football coach, the last time they won a national championship?

Friday’s quiz
Bill O’Brien replaced Joe Paterno as Penn State’s football coach.

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Forget Paris, Billy Crystal was an NBA referee.

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Saturday’s Den: NBA trends……

NBA trends (thru Thursday, January 9th)

Hawks (19-19):
— 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in their last five games.
— 1-5 ATS as a road favorite, 1-6 last seven as a road dog.
— Over 8-2 last ten home games

Celtics (27-10):
— 4-1 last five games SU.
— 5-12 ATS last seventeen home games.
— under 7-1 last eight road games.

Nets (13-24):
— lost 14 of their last 18 games SU.
— 5-13 ATS last 18 games.
— under 7-4 last eleven games

Hornets (8-27):
— lost 18 of last 20 games SU.
— 4-1 ATS last five games.
— under 8-0 last eight games.

Bulls (17-20)
— 4-2 SU in last six games.
— 3-0 ATS last three as a home underdog.
— under 5-1 last six games
— 1-5 ATS if they played the night before.

Cavaliers (33-4):
— 16-1 SU last 17 games.
— 5-0 ATS last five as a road favorite, 4-0 as a road underdog.
— over 10-3 last 13 games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before.

Mavericks (22-16):
— 2-5 SU/1-6 ATS last seven games.
— under 8-4 last 12 games
— 5-1 ATS if they played the night before.

Nuggets (21-15):
— 5-2 SU last seven games
— 5-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 11-3 last 14 home games.
— 6-1 ATS if they played the night before.

Pistons (19-19):
— 5-1 last six games SU.
— 11-7 ATS on the road.
— 1-6 ATS as home favorite
— over 4-2 last six games

Warriors (19-18):
— 5-9 last fourteen games SU.
— 6-8 ATS as a home favorite
— under 10-0 last ten road games
— 1-4 ATS if they played the night before.

Rockets (25-12):
— 4-1 last five games SU
— 2-5 ATS last seven as a home favorite
— 6-4 ATS as an underdog.
— over 7-4 last eleven road games

Pacers (20-18):
— won/covered five of their last six games.
— 2-6 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 8-3 last eleven road games.

Clippers (20-17):
— 2-4 last six games SU
— 7-2 ATS as a home favorite
— under 9-2 last eleven road games.
— 2-5 ATS if they played the night before

Lakers (20-16):
— 2-3 SU last five games
— 2-5 ATS as a road favorite
— 8-3 ATS last eleven games overall.
— under 3-1 last four games.

Grizzlies (24-14):
— 2-4 last six games SU.
— 12-6 ATS as a home favorite.
— 5-1 ATS if they played the night before.
— over 9-3 last 12 road games

Heat (19-17):
— 6-7 SU last thirteen games.
— 0-6 ATS last six games as a road favorite
— 7-5 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 4-2 last six games.

Famous birthdays, January 11th:
Ali Haji-Sheikh, 64
Marc Blucas, 53
Damien Wilkins, 45
Tony Allen, 43
JP Crawford, 30
Elly De La Cruz, 23

Bucks (19-16):
— 3-4 last seven games SU.
— 3-7 ATS last 10 as a home favorite.
— under 5-1 last six home games.
— 1-4-1 ATS if they played the night before

Timberwolves (20-17)
— 6-3 SU last nine games.
— 4-12 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 3-0 last three games.

Pelicans (7-31):
— 5-31 last 36 games SU
— 4-13 ATS on the road (10-10 at home).
— over 5-2 last seven home games.

Knicks (25-13):
— 1-3 SU/ATS their last four games.
— 8-4 ATS last 12 games as a home favorite.
— under 4-1 last five games.

Thunder (23-5):
— 12-1 last thirteen games SU
— 9-5 ATS on road.
— under 4-1 last five games

Magic (22-17):
— 3-5 last eight games SU.
— 0-5 ATS last five home games
— under 10-2 last 12 games.

76ers (15-20):
— 8-4 SU last dozen games
— 4-12 ATS at home
— 6-3 ATS as a road favorite
— over 5-1 last six road games

Suns (17-19):
— 3-8 SU last eleven games.
— 4-10 ATS as home favorite.
— 2-5 ATS if they played the night before
— under 11-1 last 12 games

Trailblazers (13-24):
— 4-4 SU last eight games (4-0 ATS last four).
— 9-5 ATS as a home underdog.
— 4-2 ATS if they played the night before
— over 7-0 last seven home games

Kings (18-19):
— 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS last five games
— 8-15 ATS at home
— 4-6 ATS as a road favorite
— over 3-0 last three games

Spurs (18-19):
— lost last three games, by 11-4-16 points
— 1-5 ATS last six as a road favorite.
— under 5-0 last five games

Raptors (8-30):
— 1-15 last 16 games SU (6-9-1 ATS)
— 1-4 ATS last five as road underdog.
— over 4-1 last five home games

Jazz (9-27):
— 5-15 SU last 20 games.
— 9-2 ATS last eleven games.
— over 12-4 last sixteen games.

Wizards (6-29):
— 4-27 SU/11-18-2 ATS last 31 games
— 6-4 ATS last 10 as a home underdog
— under 8-4 last 12 home games.
 

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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Highest NBA payrolls……..
$226,240,856— Suns
$205,682,233— Timberwolves
$199,024,037— Celtics
$197,336,387— Bucks
$191,340,746— Knicks
$187,136,723— Lakers

Quote of the Day
“After a thorough evaluation of the season, and with careful consideration for our team’s future, we deemed these moves necessary. These decisions are never easy from the human side of things…….”
Falcons coach Raheem Morris, after firing his DC after only one season

Sunday’s quiz
Who was the Falcons’ coach the last time they played in the Super Bowl?

Saturday’s quiz
Urban Meyer was Ohio State’s football coach, the last time they won a national championship.

Friday’s quiz
Bill O’Brien replaced Joe Paterno as Penn State’s football coach.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday…….

— Big X
Iowa State 85, Texas Tech 84 OT

Tech led by 13 points in first half.
Cyclones have won 11 games in a row.
Iowa State shot 59.5% inside the arc.

Baylor 72, Arizona State 66, OT
Baylor led 32-20 at halftime.
Sun Devils shot only 36.7% from floor, 7-24 on arc.
ASU is 2-4 in its last six games, after an 8-1 start.
Houston/Iowa State/Arizona tied for first with 4-0 Big X records.

— SEC
Auburn 66, South Carolina 63

Broome, Auburn’s best player, sprained his ankle, will miss some time.
Auburn outscored Gamecocks 4-0 over last 2:42 of this game.
Teams combined to make only 15-28 foul shots.
Auburn has won eight in a row, is 15-1 this season.

Kentucky 95, Mississippi State 90
Kentucky shot 16-32 on arc, 62.1% inside arc.
Bulldogs were 12-40 on arc, 20-31 (64.5%) inside arc.
Loss snaps Miss State’s 8-game winning streak.
Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss are all tied for first in SEC, with 3-0 records.
10 of the 16 SEC squads are in KenPom’s top 40 teams.

— Big West
Cal-Irvine 60, Cal-San Diego 52

Anteaters ended the game on a 22-6 run.
Tritons were only 6-35 on the arc.
Cal-San Diego had won ten in a row vs D-I teams.
These are the two best teams in the Big West, by a decent amount.

— American
Underdogs were 4-0 ATS in AAC games Saturday.

Memphis 74, East Carolina 70
Game was 68-68 with 1:11 left to play.
PJ Haggerty scored 25 points, was 10-10 on foul line.
Tigers are shooting 40% on the arc (#5 in country)

Tulane 73, South Florida 70
USF led by nine points with 10:43 left in game.
Green Wave was 14-30 on the arc.
Tulane is 5-2 in last seven games, after a 4-6 start.
Memphis is 3-0 early in conference play; six teams have one AAC loss.

— Big East
Creighton 80, Butler 76

Ashworth had 22 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists.
Bluejays led by 12 with 5:02 left, hung on for the win.
Butler has lost nine games in a row; they’re 0-6 SU/3-3 ATS in Big East.

St John’s 80, Villanova 68
St John’s was 29-39 on foul line, Wildcats 14-17.
RJ Luis was 16-20 by himself on the charity stripe.
Red Storm has won nine of its last ten games.
Just second loss in last ten games for Villanova.

Xavier 77, DePaul 63
DePaul is 9-8 this year; last two years, they were 13-52.
That said, DePaul is 0-6 in Big East this year, 4-45 in last 49 conference games.
Marquette is 5-0 in Big East; St John’s/UConn are both 5-1.

Upsets of the Day:
Old Dominion (+14.5) 71, South Alabama 63, OT
USC (+13.5) 82, Illinois 72
LaSalle (+12.5) 83, St Bonaventure 82, OT
Virginia Tech (+6.5) 71, California 68
Monmouth (+6.5) 84, Charleston 73
Kentucky (+5.5) 95, Mississippi State 90
Tex-San Antonio (+5.5) 88, Wichita State 75

—Big 18
USC 82, Illinois 72

Eric Musselman was an NBA head coach; he is a dangerous underdog.
Trojans outscored Illinois 47-34 in second half.
Illini was only 7-32 on the arc.

Iowa 85, Indiana 60
Iowa shot 60% inside arc, were 11-24 on arc.
Hawkeyes have won five of their last six games.
Just second loss in last 11 games for Indiana.
Michigan/Michigan State are 4-0 in league games; Purdue is 4-1

— Missouri Valley
Bradley 61, Ill-Chicago 60

UIC led this game 58-50 with 1:50 left to play.
Bradley then outscored them 11-2 in final 1:50.
Braves won 13 of their last 15 games.
Bradley is shooting 41.4% on the arc (#3 in country)
Bradley leads the MVC with a 5-1 record; four teams are 4-2.

— CAA
Monmouth 84, Charleston 73

Favored Cougars were 13-41 on arc, 12-33 inside arc.
Monmouth split its last six games, after a 1-10 start.
Three Monmouth starters played 36:00+.
William & Mary leads CAA with a 4-0 record: last three years, they were a combined 15-39 in CAA games.

— WCC
Gonzaga 88, Washington State 75

Zags are 5-0 in WCC, after a 9-4 non-league record
Gonzaga played the #20 non-conference schedule in country.

Saint Mary’s 103, San Diego 56
Gaels are also 5-0 in WCC, after a 10-3 non-league record
Saint Mary’s is #2 team in country on offensive boards.

Santa Clara 77, San Francisco 54
Santa Clara outscored USF 56-26 in second half.
Santa Clara shot 60% inside the arc.
Broncos have won nine of their last ten games.
Right now, Santa Clara is just behind those two, at 4-1 in WCC.

Famous birthdays, January 12:
Drew Pearson, 74
Bill Madlock, 74
Dominique Wilkins, 65
Oliver Platt, 65
Mike Marshall, 65
Cade McNown, 48
Bobby Crosby, 45
Dontrelle Willis, 43
Sam LaPorta, 24
 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
Lowest NBA payrolls……..
$125,523,942— Pistons
$146,899,961— Jazz
$151,516,231— Magic
$151,633,817— Spurs
$160,654,141— Wizards
$161,616,157— Thunder

Quote of the Day
“It’s always a good time to do the right thing.”
Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill, on Arizona hosting the playoff game tonight

Monday’s quiz
Where did Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner play his college football?

Sunday’s quiz
Dan Quinn was the Falcons’ coach the last time they played in the Super Bowl.

Saturday’s quiz
Urban Meyer was Ohio State’s football coach, the last time they won a national championship.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday…….

— Commanders 23, Buccaneers 20
Washington drove 51 yards, kicked 37-yard FG at the gun for the win.
Commanders in 2nd half: 36 plays, 197 yards, 13 points.
Third down conversions: Washington 8-15, Tampa Bay 5-9
Washington also converted 3-5 on fourth down.
Commanders advance to play the Lions in Detroit next week.

— Bills 31, Broncos 7
Denver drove 70 yards, scored a TD on their first drive.
Broncos rest of game: 37 plays, 154 yards, no points.
Bills’ lead was only 10-7 at halftime.
Buffalo was 8-15 on third down, Denver 2-9
Bills ran ball for 210 yards (4.8 yards/carry)

— Eagles 22, Packers 10
Green Bay missed a 37-yard FG when they trailed 10-0 in 2nd quarter.
Packers in first half: 30 plays, 77 yards, no points.
Eagles in 2nd half: 32 plays, 175 yards, 12 points.
Green Bay was 7-13 on third down, Eagles 2-11.
Eagles host the Rams-Vikings winner Sunday afternoon.

— Ravens 28, Steelers 14
Ravens in first half: 41 plays, 304 yards, 21 points.
Steelers in first half: 17 plays, 50 yards, no points.
Steelers lost their last five games, after starting season 10-3.
Since 2017, Steelers are 80-50-2 in regular season, 0-5 in playoff games.
Ravens advance to play the Bills in Buffalo Sunday night.
In their last five playoff games, Steelers were outscored 63-0 in the first quarter.

— Texans 32, Chargers 12
Chargers kicked FGs on first two drives, led 6-0 early.
On their next nine drives, Herbert threw 4 INT’s, Chargers didn’t score.
Houston outgained the Chargers, 429-261
Texans ran ball for 168 yards (4.9 yards/carry)
Texans advance to play the Chiefs in Arrowhead Saturday.
Chargers, by the way, haven’t had a home playoff game since 2009.

— New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel as their new coach; he played for New England from 2001-08, then went 56-48 as coach of the Tennessee Titans from 2018-23.

— Dallas Cowboys blocked the Bears from interviewing coach Mike McCarthy, but starting this week, they can’t block any more interviews with McCarthy, so he may still be interested in Chicago.

Famous birthdays, January 13:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 64
Kevin Mitchell, 63
Patrick Dempsey, 59
Curtis Conway, 54
James Posey, 49
Ronny Turiaf, 42

— When Chiefs’ QB Patrick Mahomes was in high school, he threw a no-hitter, striking out 16 guys; the losing pitcher in that game?
Michael Kopech, who has been a big league pitcher since 2018.

— Toronto Blue Jays signed reliever Jeff Hoffman to a 3-year, $33M deal; he had a 2.17 ERA and 10 saves in 68 games for the Phillies LY.
Hoffman has been in the majors for nine years; he is from the same town where I live, albeit the other side of town— he went to Shaker HS, the same school NBA star Sam Perkins went to.

— Atlanta Braves signed IF/1B Garrett Cooper to a minor league deal; he is 34 years old, had a rough year in 2024, hitting .206 for the Cubs/Red Sox- he’s been in the majors for eight years.

— Georgia Bulldogs’ QB Carson Beck is now Miami Hurricanes’ QB Carson Beck; after going 24-3 as a starter for Georgia, Beck is recovering from a season-ending elbow injury that caused him to drop out of this spring’s NFL Draft.
Beck is apparently getting paid $4M to play for Miami next year. Wow.

— Cleveland Browns’ QB Deshaun Watson tore his achilles tendon again, had another operation on Thursday.
Watson has played in only 19 games for Cleveland the last three years, going 9-10 in those games, despite having a guaranteed contract worth $46M a year.

— Atlanta Falcons fired DC Jimmy Lake after only one season; Falcons started the season 6-3, but lost six of their last eight games, giving up 30-44 points in their last two games.

— San Francisco 49ers fired defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen after only one season; 49ers went 6-11, lost seven of their last eight games, giving up 40-47 points in their last two games.

— RIP former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, who turned the Buffs’ program around in the late 80’s, going 73-19-4 from 1987-94, after going 20-36 his first five years in Boulder.
Back then, Oklahoma/Nebraska dominated the Big 8 Conference, but McCartney the Colorado to a national title in 1990, with Eric Bienemy his best running back.
McCartney’s coaching tree included Les Miles, Rick Neuheisel, Gary Barnett, Jon Embree and Karl Dorrell.
RIP, sir.
 

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Ohio State vs Notre Dame
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Notre Dame
Ohio State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Notre Dame is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Notre Dame is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Leading scorers in the NBA:
31.4— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
31.4— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
31.2— Nikola Jokic, Den
28.1— Jayson Tatum, Bos
27.1— Kevin Durant, Phx
26.6— De’Aaron Fox, Sac

Quote of the Day
“With everything that’s going on with our community, everything that these guys have gone through, I thought they epitomized and represented the city the right way.”
Sean McVay

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Oceans Thirteen, what well-known actress played Al Pacino’s assistant running the new Bank Casino?

Monday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played his college football at Northern Iowa.

Sunday’s quiz
Dan Quinn was the Falcons’ coach the last time they played in the Super Bowl.

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

This needs to be said first today……in 2017, when the Rams hired Sean McVay as coach at age 30, the Rams had missed the playoffs 13 years in a row. Now they’ve made it to the playoffs six times in eight years, won two NFC titles and a Super Bowl.
McVay is well on his way to getting a gold jacket in Canton.

— Rams 27, Vikings 9
Rams sacked Sam Darnold nine times, scored a defensive TD.
LA’s first two drives: 15 plays, 132 yards, 10 points.
In regular season, Rams were outscored 92-30 in first quarter.
Rams advance to to play the Eagles in Philadelphia Sunday.

— Rutgers 75, UCLA 68
UCLA has lost four in a row, after an 11-2 start.
Rutgers was 21-32 on foul line, Bruins 12-15.
Scarlet Knights shot 56.2% inside the arc.
Just second win in last six games for Rutgers.

— Maryland 77, Minnesota 71
Gophers led by 7 early in the second half.
Maryland shot 55.6% inside the arc.
Home team is 6-0 in Maryland’s conference games.
Minnesota drops to 0-6 in the Big 18.

— Wofford 81, Furman 62
7-point underdog Terriers led by 40-20 at halftime.
Wofford was 13-32 on the arc, Paladins were 8-34.
Wofford had 20 offensive rebounds, out-rebounded Furman 52-35

— Elon 81, Campbell 68
Elon improves to 12-5, 3-1 in the CAA.
Elon shot 63.3% inside the arc.
Elon has #23 eFG% defense in country.

— Notre Dame 78, Boston College 60
Notre Dame led by 2 with 10:00 left in the game.
Notre Dame was 23-27 on foul line, Eagles were 6-6.
Boston College slips to 1-5 in ACC games.

Famous birthdays, January 14:
Faye Dunaway, 84
Swen Nater, 75
Ron Behagan, 74
LL Cool J, 57 (real name James Todd Smith)
Jason Bateman, 56
Byron Leftwich, 45
Aaron Brooks, 40
D’Andre Swift, 26

— NFL Hall of Famer Ed Reed is going to be offensive coordinator next fall at Chamblee HS in Georgia. Lot of former players have turned to high school/small college coaching.

— The last running back to win a rushing title and a Super Bowl in the same season?
Denver’s Terrell Davis, in 1998.

— Mike McCarthy is apparently out after coaching the Dallas Cowboys for five years, going 49-35 in regular season, 1-3 in playoff games. Where Dallas goes from here for a coach will be very interesting to watch.

— Michael Cooper spent his entire 12-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers as a defense-minded guard who helped the Showtime Lakers win five NBA titles. Cooper played in 76+ games in 10 of his 12 NBA seasons.
Monday night, the Lakers retired Cooper’s #21, putting it in the rafters between #32 of Magic Johnson and James Worthy’s #42.

— Seattle Mariners signed IF Donovan Solano for one year, $3.5M; Solano can earn an additional $1M in performance bonuses for plate appearances: $200,000 each for 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500.
Solano has played for six teams in his 11-year career; last year, he hit .286 in 96 games for Seattle, with an OPS of .760. He plays all over the infield, which makes him more marketable in today’s baseball.

— Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who is expected to be a big star, has narrowed his field of potential suitors down to three teams: Dodgers, Padres, Blue Jays.
The window for signing international players opens Wednesday and stays open for 8 days.

— On my flight home from Las Vegas 10 days ago, was thinking again how amazing it is to me how something as big as an airplane lands so easily on the airport runway. I get queasy more than landings than take-offs, but there isn’t any reason to, other than me thinking too much.
 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Six most experienced teams in college basketball:
— Kansas (12-3, 3-1)
— Xavier (11-7, 3-4)
— Ole Miss (15-2, 4-0)
— Kentucky (14-3, 3-1)
— Memphis (13-3, 3-0)
— Louisville (13-5, 6-1)

Quote of the Day
“I never split 9’s.”
Wayne Gretzky, playing blackjack in a Bet MGM commercial.

Sunday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens came into being in 1996; they weren’t an expansion team. Where did the Ravens call home, before they moved to Baltimore?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Oceans Thirteen, Ellen Barkin played Al Pacino’s assistant, running the new Bank Casino.

Monday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played his college football at Northern Iowa.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

— Missouri 83, Florida 82 OT
Mizzou survived going 18-29 on foul line.
Caleb Grill had 22 points for Mizzou; he didn’t start.
Loss ends Florida’s 16-game home winning streak.

— Marquette 85, DePaul 83 OT
DePaul led by 4 points with 0:54 left in regulation.
DePaul is 0-7 in Big East; three of the losses were in overtime.
Blue Demons have lost their last 40 Big East regular season games.
Marquette is 6-0 in Big East, with four wins by 8 or fewer points.

— Ole Miss 74, Alabama 64
Ole Miss was +14 in turnovers (21-7)
Alabama had scored 96.3 ppg in its first three SEC games.
Malik Dia scored 23 points, had 19 rebounds for Ole Miss.
Crimson Tide was only 5-20 on the arc.

— Central Florida 95, Arizona State 89
Keyshawn Hall scored 29 points……in the first half.
UCF was 12-26 on the arc, Sun Devils were 12-24.
Arizona State is 2-5 in its last seven games; they’re 1-4 in Big X.

— St John’s 63, Georgetown 58
St John’s has won four in row, 10 of last 11 games.
Hoyas led by 15 with 2:43 left in first half.
St John’s was +9 in turnovers (19-10)
Red Storm was 8-24 on arc (21.3% in seven Big East games)

Famous birthdays, January 15:
Andrea Martin, 79
Bobby Grich, 76
Ernie DiGregorio, 74
Randy White, 72
Delino DeShields, 56
Eddie Cahill, 47
Drew Brees, 46
Matt Holliday, 45
Mitch Garver, 34
Triston Casas, 25

— Arizona 81, Baylor 70
Arizona has won seven in a row, after a 4-5 start.
Wildcats led this game 42-19 at halftime.
Baylor is 1-4 in true road games; the win was in OT at Arizona State.

— LSU 78, Arkansas 74
LSU was 26-28 on foul line, Razorbacks 11-13.
Arkansas led by 12 points, midway thru first half.
Arkansas is 0-4 in SEC games, after going 11-2 out of conference.

— Wisconsin 70, Ohio State 68
Badgers led this game 37-20 at halftime.
Wisconsin was 25-28 on foul line, Buckeyes 13-15.
Ohio State lost three of last four games, is 2-4 in Big 18.

— USC 99, Iowa 89
Trojans are 3-3 in Big 18, scoring 85-82-99 points in the wins.
In their conference losses, USC was held to 60-74-69 points.
USC shot 10-15 on the arc; they led 48-32 at halftime.

Upsets of the Day:
Western Michigan (+13) 94, Kent State 83
Ole Miss (+12) 74, Alabama 64
Missouri (+10.5) 83, Florida 82
Central Florida (+5.5) 95, Arizona State 89
San Jose State (+8.5) 71, New Mexico 70
Tex-San Antonio (+4) 90, Rice 84


— The other night I stumbled upon an NFL Films show on the Roku Channel, about the 2023 draft. The show featured on the draft rooms of Panthers, Jaguars, Colts, Cowboys.
It was startling that two of Jerry Jones’ grandsons were sitting just behind him near the head of the table, and that he asked them questions a couple times. He pays his scouts/coaches a ton of money, not sure why he was asking the young people questions, though one of them had gone to school with a player that Dallas was considering taking.
Anyway, if you have the Roku Channel and you like the NFL, it is worth watching.

— Troy Aikman said something startling on SportsCenter after the Wild Card Game Monday night; Scott Van Pelt called the Cowboys’ head coaching job “a coveted job” but Aikman didn’t agree, saying it wasn’t a coveted job, inferring that the front office interferes enough that it makes the coach’s job more difficult than it should be.

— Minnesota Vikings went 14-4 this year; two different times, they lost consecutive games to the Lions/Rams- they were 0-4 against those teams, 14-0 against everyone else.

— As I type this, Ravens are a 1-point road favorite in Buffalo Sunday night; this would be the first time in 19 home NFL playoff games that the Bills have been an underdog.

— Ex-UNLV QB Matthew Sluka, who played at Holy Cross before transferring to UNLV, has now transferred to James Madison, where he re-unites with coach Bob Chesney, who coached him at Holy Cross.
Sluka played three games for UNLV this year but bolted after three games because of a dispute over NIL money; Rebles played better when Hajj-Malik Williams became UNLV’s QB.

— Cleveland Browns named TE coach/tight ends coach pass game specialist Tommy Rees their new offensive coordinator, replacing Ken Dorsey, who was fired after one season.
 

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
Six of the least experienced teams in college basketball:
— IU Indy (Horizon)
— Tarleton State (WAC)
— Tennessee-Martin (OVC)
— Eastern Washington (Big Sky)
— Citadel (Southern)
— Fresno State (Mountain West)

Quote of the Day
“This time of year doesn’t really reward you to be timid.”
Rams’ QB Matthew Stafford

Thursday’s quiz
What Hall of Fame coach led both the Rams and Eagles to a Super Bowl?

Wednesday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens came into being in 1996; they weren’t an expansion team; they were the Cleveland Browns, before they moved to Baltimore.
The Browns were an expansion team starting in 1999, but the NFL let them keep all the old Browns’ records.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Oceans Thirteen, Ellen Barkin played Al Pacino’s assistant, running the new Bank Casino.

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

— Our thoughts go out to Chargers’ coach Jim Harbaugh, who will have a cardiac ablation this offseason. Harbaugh had an issue this season with atrial flutter, a type of arrhythmia that causes the heart to beat at an abnormally high rate.
Harbaugh wore a heart monitor for two weeks during the season.
He will also have a hip replacement during this off-season.

— Iowa State 74, Kansas 57
Cyclones have won 12 games in a row; their only loss was on November 25.
Iowa State is forcing turnovers 22.3% of time (#18)
Kansas is 5-4 in its last nine games, after a 7-0 start.
Jayhawks are only 13-10 in their last 23 Big X regular season games.

— Butler 82, Seton Hall 77
Bulldogs snap their nine-game losing skid.
Butler shot 65.5% inside the arc.
Seton Hall has lost seven of its last eight games.

— Fort Wayne 120, Wright State 113, 2 OTs
Wright State led by 5 with 0:29 left in the first OT.
Fort Wayne shot 16-33 on the arc, scored 1.32 points/possession.
Fort Wayne was +9 in turnovers (16-7).

— LaSalle 79, Davidson 76
Davidson led by 17 with 4:40 left in first half,
Explorers were 16-23 on foul line, Davidson 6-8.
Deuce Jones played all 40:00, had 23 points, five assists.

Famous birthdays, January 16:
Glen Walker, 73
Dave Stapleton, 71
Gerald Henderson, 69
Jack McDowell, 59
Don MacLean, 55
Joe Horn, 53
Jack Cust, 46
Albert Pujols, 45
Joe Flacco, 40
Mark Trumbo, 39
Brendan Donovan, 28
Andrew Nembhard, 25

— Chattanooga 83, Wofford 81 OT
Wofford led by 6 with 1:07 left in regulation.
Wofford led 34-14 midway thru the first half.
Chattanooga shot 16-33 on the arc.

Upsets of the Night:
George Mason (+7.5) 67, Dayton 59
Mercer (+5.5) 73, Samford 70
Duquesne (+4) 73, George Washington 65


— Texas Longhorns’ QB Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL Draft; he was 21-5 as the Texas QB, led Longhorns to the national semi-finals the last two years. He threw for 3,472 yards this year, with 31 TD’s, 12 INT’s.

— Chicago Bears have already interviewed 11 people for their vacant head coaching job; the Jets have interviewed 10 candidates for their head coaching job.

— When ESPN has Sunday Night Baseball, teams are only allowed to be on five times a year; the Dodgers’ five appearances will all be in the first ten weeks of the season.

— The International Signing Period in baseball started Wednesday; Orioles signed 22 players

— A’s signed an 18-year old Japanese kid for $1,510,500; he plays shortstop and pitches.
Two things are unusual here:
1) Japanese players very rarely skip the NPB completely before they bolt the country.
2) The A’s paid a living human being $1.5M to play ball; good for them.

— OF Manuel Margot played for the Twins last year; he was 0 for 30 as a pinch-hitter, he hit .263 in his other 285 at-bats.

— Roy Hibbert is a studio analyst for CBS Sports Network; he told a story Tuesday night, about when he was playing and had a rough game, as he walked to the locker room, a disgruntled fan said to him, “I hope you tear your ACL”
Fans can be fickle, for sure.
 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams who force the most turnovers:
— UCLA
— Iona
— Texas-El Paso
— Cal-San Diego
— Cleveland State
— Marquette

Quote of the Day
“I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for $3,000. That bothered my dad at the time because he didn’t have that kind of dough. But he eventually scraped it up.”
Bob Uecker

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Houston Texans, who has the most passing yards?

Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame coach Dick Vermeil led both the Rams and Eagles to a Super Bowl.

Wednesday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens came into being in 1996; they weren’t an expansion team; they were the Cleveland Browns, before they moved to Baltimore.
The Browns were an expansion team starting in 1999, but the NFL let them keep all the old Browns’ records.

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

— The world lost a legend Thursday; Bob Uecker, who parlayed a short playing career into a broadcasting career that lasted 50+ years, passed away Thursday at age 90.

Uecker signed his first professional contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 and got to the majors in 1962. He lasted six years in the big leagues as a backup catcher, finishing with a .200 average and 14 home runs. He won a World Series ring with St. Louis in 1964 and also played for the Braves and Phillies.

Uecker was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame with the Ford C. Frick Award in 2003; he was on The Tonight Show over 100 times, that’s how funny he was. Johnny Carson dubbed Uecker “Mr. Baseball” and the name stuck.
He spent six years acting in the ABC sitcom Mr. Belvedere; he was iconic in Miller Lite beer commercials, but he was probably best known as announcer Harry Doyle in the 1989 movie Major League. He was the radio announcer for a down-and-out Cleveland team that finds a way to become a playoff contender- he was great in that movie.
RIP, sir.

— Oregon State 97, Gonzaga 89 OT
Beavers shot 58.5% inside arc, 29-37 on foul line.
Zags out-rebounded Oregon State, 41-28
Michael Rataj scored 29 points, had 7 rebounds.

— Rutgers 85, Nebraska 82
Rutgers scored 1.33 points/possession, which is a lot.
Scarlet Knights ended Nebraska’s 20-game home winning streak.
Nebraska was only 17-27 on the foul line.

— Minnesota 84, Michigan 81 OT
Dawson Garcia scored 27 points, hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Gophers were an 11-point home underdog.
Wolverines shot 11-22 on arc, but were minus-7 in turnovers.
Minnesota is now 1-6 in Big 18, Michigan 5-1

— Temple 88, Memphis 81
Owls out-rebounded Memphis, 49-25.
Temple was 21-34 on foul line, Memphis 21-31.
Loss snaps Tigers’ four-game winning streak.

Famous birthdays, January 17:
Pete LaCock, 73
Susanna Hoffs, 66
Chili Davis, 65
Jim Carrey, 63
Joshua Molina, 59
Dwayne Wade, 43
Trevor Bauer, 34
Kyle Tucker, 28
Ayo Dosunmu, 25

— Mets signed OF Jesse Winker for one year, $7.5M, with a chance to raise that to $9M with incentive clauses. Winker hit .253 last year, splitting year between Nationals/Mets. He was an All-Star in 2021, when he played for Cincinnati.

— Reds’ SS Elly de la Cruz struck out looking 65 times last year, which seems like a lot; I’ve been trying to find strikeout stats broken down between taking/swinging 3rd strikes, but haven’t been able to find them yet.

— Philadelphia 76ers are 8-18 this season when Joel Embiid doesn’t play, 7-6 when he does play.

— Rams’ QB Matthew Stafford is 5-4 in NFL playoff games; seven of those nine games were played in domes.
In 2017, his Detroit team lost 26-6 in a playoff game at Seattle.
In 2021, Rams won 30-27 at Tampa Bay on their way to winning the Super Bowl.

Upsets of the Night:
Minnesota (+11) 84, Michigan 81 OT
Oregon State (+9.5) 97, Gonzaga 89 OT
Rutgers (+8.5) 85, Nebraska 82
UTEP (+8.5) 72, Liberty 70
Temple (+7) 88, Memphis 81
Cal-Davis (+6) 65, Cal Poly 54
LMU (+4) 57, Santa Clara 54
Tarleton State (+3.5) 67, Cal Baptist 57
Jacksonville State (+3.5) 63, Louisiana Tech 61

— Towson 65, Hofstra 60

Hofstra led 39-21 with 3:07 left in first half.
Tigers are 4-1 in CAA, after a 5-8 pre-conference mark.
Towson was 17-23 on foul line, Hofstra 5-6

— Kennesaw State 75, Sam Houston State 69 OT
Sam Houston led by 10 with 12:17 left in game.
Kennesaw wins despite going 3-26 on the arc.
Sam Houston shot 11-44 inside arc, 10-25 on the arc.

— Northwestern 76, Maryland 74 OT
Northwestern shot 56.1% inside the arc.
Wildcats led by 10 with 10:56 left to play.

— SIU-Edwardsville 87, Tennessee State 80, 2OT
Cougars shot 10-20 on the arc.
Tennessee State had 19 turnovers, is 3-12 vs D-I teams.

— Georgia Southern 88, Coastal Carolina 87, OT
Georgia Southern shot 55% inside the arc.
Chanticleers were 11-23 on arc, but 18-30 on foul line.
 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
Odds to score the most points in NFL playoffs this weekend:
5-2— Lions
9-2— Ravens, Bills
6-1— Chiefs, Eagles
8-1— Commanders
14-1— Rams
18-1— Texans

Quote of the Day
“There’s an expectation of how we compete and how we compete for each other. Off the court, there’s a level of professionalism and a standard there.”
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra

Saturday’s quiz
Before Dan Campbell, who was the last Detroit Lions coach to have a winning record?
Hint: He coached the Lions from 2014-17

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Houston Texans, Matt Schaub (2007-13) has the most passing yards.

Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame coach Dick Vermeil led both the Rams and Eagles to a Super Bowl.

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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

— Los Angeles Dodgers signed Japanese P Roki Sasaki Friday; he is getting a $6.5M signing bonus in addition to signing a minor league deal. He is 23 years old.
Sasaki has had his share of injuries, has started only 33 games the last two years. He has never thrown more than 129.1 IP in a season.

— There are some dominos that will fall follow this signing……..
Other teams are going to bitch about the Dodgers getting all the best players from Asia; it is very possible that in the near future, an international player draft will become a thing, instead of the current system, which is a free-for-all at which the Dodgers have gained a huge advantage.
Dodgers are going to use a six-man pitching rotation.
Where do the Padres/Blue Jays turn to sign free agents now?

— Dodgers’ likely rotation this summer:
Yamamoto, Snell, Ohtahi, Glasnow, Sasaki and either May/Miller.

— Next season in the NFL, Indianapolis Colts are hosting a game in Germany, Miami Dolphins will host a game in Spain.

— This is the sixth year where the #1 seed gets a first round bye in the NFL playoffs; the last five years, those #1-seeds are 4-6 ATS in their games in this round.

— Kansas City Chiefs played on Christmas Day in Week 17, rested lot of their starters in Week 18, then had a bye last week, which means that those starters who rested haven’t played in a game for 24 days.
If the Chiefs beat Houston Saturday, they’ll be in the AFC title game for the 7th year in a row.

— The Golf Channel turned 30 years old this week.

Famous birthdays, January 18:
Kevin Costner, 70
Brady Anderson, 61
Jesse L Martin, 56
Tommy Polley, 47
Julius Peppers, 45
Jason Segal, 45
Brett Lawrie, 35
Max Fried, 31
Tee Higgins, 26
Braden Fiske, 25

— Slightly weird stat:
Rams coach Sean McVay has an 8-4 record in playoff games; those 12 games have come against 12 different opponents and Sunday’s game in Philadelphia makes it 13 different opponents.

— Imagine getting paid $48,798,677 a year to play basketball, living in Miami and still being unhappy? Ladies and gentlemen, Jimmy Butler…….
Miami Heat suspended Butler for seven games for “conduct detrimental to the team” which cost Butler $2.3M- the team questioned Butler’s effort in a loss to Indiana.

Now that the suspension is over, Butler still wants to be traded; the Heat haven’t found a trade they like for him- they don’t have much leverage, given the publicity all this has gotten.
NBA’s trade deadline is February 6th; stay tuned.

— VICE TV announced that “Pitino: Red Storm Rising”, a six-part docuseries on the St. John’s basketball program, will premiere on February 11.
I’m still not sure if I can get VICE TV, but hopefully it’ll show up somewhere on YouTube TV.

— Good news: 85-year old Dick Vitale returns to the airwaves next Saturday, when he will be the analyst on the Duke-Wake Forest game.
Vitale’s last game was the 2023 national championship between San Diego State/UConn; he is now free from cancer and will be back on TV. Good for him.
 

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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Last six Super Bowls:
2024- Chiefs (+2) 25, 49ers 22
2023- Chiefs (+1.5) 38, Eagles 35
2022- Rams (-4.5) 23, Bengals 20
2021- Buccaneers (+3.5) 31, Chiefs 9
2020- Chiefs (-1.5) 31, 49ers 20
2019- Patriots (-2.5) 13, Rams 3

Quote of the Day
“It’s been a special run. I still remember moments from the World Series my dad played when I was 5 years old. These are the moments that I’ll cherish my entire life.”
Patrick Mahomes

Sunday’s quiz
In the history of the NHL, how many goals have been scored by goalies?

Saturday’s quiz
Before Dan Campbell, Jim Caldwell was the last Detroit Lions coach to have a winning record; he coached the Lions from 2014-17, going 36-30, 0-2 in playoff games.

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Houston Texans, Matt Schaub (2007-13) has the most passing yards.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday……..

— SEC
Alabama 102, Kentucky 97

78-possession game, very fast pace.
Alabama scored 1.31 points/possession, shot 29-34 on foul line.
Kentucky had seven players score double figures, and still lost.

Vanderbilt 76, Tennessee 75
Commodores led by 16 with 10:57 left, hung on for the win.
Vandy was 9-23 last year; they’re 15-3 this year.
Vandy is now 2-12 in its last 14 games vs Tennessee.
This was Vandy’s first home sellout in six years.

Mississippi State 84, Ole Miss 81 OT
State was 17-28 on foul line, Ole Miss 8-14.
Bulldogs out-rebounded Ole Miss, 51-29
Rebels were 13-35 on the arc, 17-31 inside the arc.

Missouri 83, Arkansas 65
Mizzou led 52-35 at halftime.
Hogs were 5-23 on arc, 4-8 on the foul line.
Arkansas is 0-5 in SEC, tied for last in a 16-team league.
KenPom has nine SEC teams in the top 30 in the country.
Bracketology has 12 SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Big East
Creighton 68, UConn 63

58-possession game, very slow pace.
Bluejays shot 60% inside the arc.
Two Bluejays played all 40:00; a third guy played 39:00

Xavier 59, Marquette 57
Musketeers never trailed, led 35-24 at halftime.
Marquette was only 8-29 on arc, 3-7 on foul line.
Xavier won its last three games, giving up 61 ppg.
Bracketology has four Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament:
UConn, Creighton, Marquette, St John’s

— ACC
There were four outright upsets in the ACC Saturday.
Stanford 72, North Carolina 71
7-1 senior Raynaud had 25 points, 13 rebounds.
Teams combined to shoot 12-40 on the arc.
Loss snaps Tar Heels’ four-game winning streak.

Clemson 78, Pitt 75 OT
Clemson shot 14-27 on the arc.
Tigers led 40-30 at halftime.
Clemson won six of its last seven games.
Duke is 7-0 in ACC; Clemson/Louisville 7-1, Wake Forest 6-1
Bracketology has five ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament:

— Big X
Texas Tech 70, Arizona 54

Tech out-rebounded the Wildcats, 50-34.
Teams combined to shoot 9-41 on the arc.
Loss snaps Arizona’s seven-game win streak.

Houston 69, Central Florida 68
Cougars have now won ten games in a row.
UCF led by 7 with 9:30 left in the game.
Houston has the #1 eFG% defense in country.
Bracketology has seven Big X teams in the NCAA Tournament:

— WCC
Santa Clara 103, Gonzaga 99

Santa Clara shot 18-38 on the arc.
Broncos are 10-2 in their last 12 games.
Zags went 0-2 this week, giving up 97-103 points.
Saint Mary’s is 5-0 in WCC, three teams are 5-2, two others 4-2.

Upsets of the Day
Santa Clara (+15.5) 103, Gonzaga 99
Stanford (+11.5) 72, North Carolina 71
UNLV (+10.5) 76, San Diego State 68
Xavier (+9.5) 59, Marquette 57
Cal-Riverside (+9.5) 85, Cal-San Diego 81
Buffalo (+9.5) 85, Western Michigan 76
Cal-Davis (+8.5) 64, Cal-Santa Barbara 60
Canisius (+8.5) 78, Fairfield 67
Rider (+8.5) 64, Marist 57
Creighton (+7.5) 68, UConn 63

— Atlantic 15
George Mason 80, George Washington 77, 2OT

GW led by 10 with 10:41 left in second half.
Mason was 23-36 on foul line, GW was 17-27.
Patriots have won four in row, 11 of last 13 games.
George Mason leads at 5-1 early in conference play; four other teams are 4-1.
A-15 looks like a one-bid league for second time in three years; before that, last time it was a one-bid league was 2005.
One-bid league means the conference tournament will be great fun to watch.

— Mountain West
UNLV 76, San Diego State 68

Soph G Thomas had 19 points, 5 assists for the Rebels.
UNLV was 22-27 on foul line, Aztecs were 11-16.
Rebels won six of last eight games, after a 5-5 start.
Bracketology has three Mountain West teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Big 18
Purdue 65, Oregon 58

Boilers shot only 32.1% from floor, but were 25-30 on foul line.
Oregon was 7-29 on the arc; they’re 1-3 at home in conference.
Purdue has won seven games in a row, giving up 60 ppg.
Bracketology has 11 Big 18 teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Missouri Valley
Belmont 85, Evansville 82

Evansville led by 7 with 12:06 left in the game.
Belmont has won five in a row; they shot 11-26 on the arc.

Bradley 74, Murray State 61
Bradley shot 62.1% inside the arc.
Braves have won eight of their last nine games.
Bradley is shooting 41.3% on arc, #1 in country.
MVC looks like a one-bid league; Arch Madness will be intense.
Bradley leads Valley with a 7-1 mark; Drake/Belmont are both 6-2.

Famous birthdays, January 19:
Dolly Parton, 79
Terry Hanratty, 77
Jon Matlack, 75
Katey Sagal, 71
Steve DeBerg, 71
Ottis Anderson, 68
Chris Sabo, 63
Michael Adams, 62
Luc Longley, 56
Phil Nevin, 54
 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
University of Oregon’s spending on sports the last six years:
2019- $128,943,543
2020- $120,884,588
2021- $101,243,145
2022- $140,565,297
2023- $146,778,941
2024- $167,228,256

Quote of the Day
“Nothing ends well, or else it wouldn’t end.”
Doug Coughlin, Bryan Brown’s character in the movie Cocktail

Monday’s quiz
Kansas City Chiefs came into being in 1963, their fourth year in the old AFL. The previous three years, where did the team call home?

Sunday’s quiz
In the history of the NHL, 19 goals have been scored by goalies.

Saturday’s quiz
Before Dan Campbell, Jim Caldwell was the last Detroit Lions coach to have a winning record; he coached the Lions from 2014-17, going 36-30, 0-2 in playoff games.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……..

— Bills 27, Ravens 25
Ravens scored TD with 1:33 left, dropped pass for tying 2-point play.
Buffalo led 21-10 at halftime.
Bills in first half: 28 plays, 168 yards, 21 points.
Ravens were 7-10 on third down, outgained Buffalo, 416-273.
Bills visit Kansas City next week, in AFC title game.

— Commanders 45, Lions 31
Detroit gained 521 yards, but turned ball over five times (minus-5)
Pick-6 by Quan Martin put Commanders up 24-14 in second quarter.
Commanders averaged 9.6 yards/pass attempt.
Next week, Washington plays the Eagles in the NFC title game.

— NFC North teams were 33-11 SU/30-14 ATS outside their division this year, then they went 0-3 SU/ATS during the playoffs.

— Chiefs 23, Texans 14
Kelce caught seven passes for 117 yards and a TD.
Texans outgained Kansas City, 336-212; they were 10-17 on third down.
Texans (+9.5) covered spread when KC took an intentional safety with 0:11 left.
Chiefs are in the AFC Championship game for seventh year in a row.

— Eagles 28, Rams 22
Eagles played LA twice this year, ran ball for 314-285 yards.
Philadelphia averaged 8.4 yards/rush in this game.
Jake Elliott kicked three FG’s, missed two PAT’s on a snowy day.
Down 28-22, Rams had ball in red zone in last minute, but didn’t score.
If the Eagles win the Super Bowl this year, do they give Giants’ GM Joe Schoen a Super Bowl ring? After all, he’s done as much as anyone to help the Eagles win this year, allowing Saquon Barkley to walk away from the Giants.
Schoen wanted to build around overpaid QB Daniel Jones, but then he cut him, too!!! How the Giants haven’t fired Schoen is a mystery to me.

— Since 1967, 59 quarterbacks have been selected with a top-4 pick in the draft; Washington QB Jayden Daniels will be the first to start a conference championship game as a rookie.

Famous birthdays:
Milt Plum, 90
Bill Kenney, 70
Ozzie Guillen, 61
Mark Stepnoski, 58
Brian Giles, 54
Eddie Kennison, 52
David Eckstein, 50
Nick Foles, 36
DeVante Parker, 32

— Random trivia: Magic Johnson/Larry Bird faced off in the 1979 Final Four, which helped popularize college basketball on a national level (that and ESPN starting up). The other two teams in the Final Four that year were DePaul and Penn; imagine an Ivy League team making the Final Four these days?
This was the year before the Big East Conference started; that became a big deal, and most of the other eastern colleges that weren’t included suffered for it.

— Dodgers added reliever Tanner Scott for four years, $72M; $21M of that $$$ is deferred.
Part of the appeal of signing Scott is that Shohei Ohtani is 1-9 against him in his career, but now they’re teammates, so that doesn’t matter.

— It amuses me to hear New York baseball fans whining about the Dodgers signing all these players; welcome to my world, Chief. I’ve been an A’s fan since the mid-60’s; I’m bleeping tired of having teams sign guys away from the A’s. Let’s see how you like it.

— I’ve been watching lot of mock fantasy drafts for baseball season on YouTube; problem is, there are some very good players who are in limbo right now (Bregman, Alonso, Arenad0, Profar) so hard to do a great fantasy draft until you know where those guys will be this year.

— Super Bowl is on FOX this year; FOX is still at war with DirecTV. I feel bad for bars that have DirecTV- they can’t show games from FOX, unless they add an extra antenna on their roof., and that doesn’t always result in a great picture.

— Tennessee Titans signed a new GM, former Chiefs’ assistant GM Mike Borgonzi, who spent the last 16 years in Kansas City.

No pressure; Borgonzi starts out with the Tennessee having the first pick in the 2025 draft.
— Maybe the Falcons shouldn’t have fired Dan Quinn; Atlanta lost the Super Bowl eight years ago, then went 24-24 the next three years and fired Quinn after an 0-5 start in 2020.
Since then, Falcons have gone 33-46, missing the playoffs every year, while Quinn will be in the NFC Championship game next week, in his first year coaching the Washington Commanders.
 

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Bowl Season

National Championship game
(@ Atlanta)
Notre Dame vs Ohio State (-8.5)
Notre Dame (14-1)
Notre Dame won its last 13 games, covered last 11.
Notre Dame’s only loss was 16-14 at home to Northern Illinois.
Notre Dame is 2-1 in games decided by less than 10 points.
Irish have 6 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Notre Dame has 34 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Leonard started 21 games at Duke.


Notre Dame held 12 of 15 opponents to 17 or fewer points.
Notre Dame is 7-0 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
Last three games, Notre Dame ran ball for 154 yards/game.
Last eight games, Notre Dame is +13 in turnovers.
Notre Dame won its last five bowl games, by 7-32-10-13-3 points.
Over is 7-4 in their last eleven games.


Ohio State (13-2)
Ohio State won three in row, eight of their last nine games.
Buckeyes scored 42-41-28 points in first three playoff games.
Buckeyes’ two losses: 32-31 Oregon/13-10 Michigan
Ohio State has 7 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Buckeyes have 103 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Howard stated 33 games at Kansas State.


Buckeyes are 9-6 ATS as a favorite this year.
Under Day, OSU is 40-26-3 ATS as a favorite.
Oregon (496)/Texas (341) are only teams to gain more than 276 yards vs OSU.
Buckeyes are 8-9-1 ATS in last 18 non-conference games.
Under is 7-4 in their last eleven games.
Ohio State’s last six wins were all by 14+ points.


Ohio State beat Notre Dame the last two years, 17-14/21-10.
Favorites covered last five national championship games.




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Ohio State vs Notre Dame
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Notre Dame
Ohio State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Notre Dame is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23- OSU wins first national title in ten years.
— Georgetown 64, Villanova 63- Villanova didn’t score a point in last 4:52.
— Princeton 71, Columbia 67- Lions led 33-13 late in first half.
— Brown 83, Cornell 82- Cornell lost by 1, was 7-16 on foul line.
— UNCW 85, Wm & Mary 74- First CAA loss for the 5-1 Tribe.
— Montana 72, Idaho 67- Grizzlies shot 12-27 on the arc.

Quote of the Day
“I know we had a good training camp, but there was no confidence that this thing was gonna go this way. Ultimate surprise, really.”
Kenny Atkinson, coach of the 36-6 Cleveland Cavaliers

Tuesday’s quiz
Where were the baseball scenes filmed in the great baseball movie, The Natural?

Monday’s quiz
Kansas City Chiefs came into being in 1963, their fourth year in the old AFL. The previous three years, they were the Dallas Texans.

Sunday’s quiz
In the history of the NHL, 19 goals have been scored by goalies.

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Tuesday’s Den: NBA trends……

NBA trends (thru Sunday, January 20th)
Hawks (22-19):
— 4-1 SU/3-2 ATS in their last five games.
— 1-5 ATS as a road favorite, 5-1 last six as a home dog.
— Over 10-2 last 12 home games

Celtics (29-13):
— 3-4 last seven games SU.
— 6-15 ATS last 21 home games.
— under 8-1 last nine road games.

Nets (14-29):
— lost 19 of their last 24 games SU.
— 2-8 ATS last 10 as home underdog.
— over 7-3 last ten road games

Hornets (10-28):
— won three of last four games SU.
— 5-1-1 ATS last seven as road underdog.
— over 3-0 last three games.

Bulls (18-25)
— 1-6 SU in last seven games.
— 4-0-1 ATS last five as a home underdog.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— 1-6 ATS if they played the night before.

Cavaliers (35-6):
— 18-3 SU last 21 games.
— 4-1 ATS as a road underdog, 7-0 last seven as a road favorite,.
— over 8-1 last nine road games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before.

Mavericks (23-19):
— 3-8 SU/2-9 ATS last eleven games.
— under 7-3 last 10 games
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before.

Nuggets (26-16):
— 6-1 SU last seven games
— 7-0 ATS last seven as a road favorite.
— over 13-3 last 16 home games.
— 6-2 ATS if they played the night before.

Pistons (21-21):
— 7-3 last ten games SU.
— 12-7 ATS on the road.
— 2-6 ATS as home favorite
— over 7-3 last ten games

Warriors (21-20):
— 7-11 last eighteen games SU.
— 6-9 ATS as a home favorite
— under 13-1 last 14 road games
— 1-5 ATS if they played the night before.

Rockets (28-13):
— 7-2 last nine games SU
— 2-6 ATS last eight as a home favorite
— 6-4-1 ATS as an underdog.
— over 10-4 last fourteen road games

Pacers (24-19):
— won/covered nine of their last 11 games.
— 5-0 ATS last five as a home favorite.
— under 7-1 last eight games.

Clippers (24-17):
— won/covered last four games
— 10-2 ATS as a home favorite
— under 10-2 last dozen road games.

Lakers (22-18):
— 2-4 SU last six games
— 1-4 ATS last five games overall.
— 2-6 ATS as a road favorite
— over 3-1 last four games.

Grizzlies (27-15):
— 3-1 SU/4-0 ATS last four games.
— 12-6 ATS as a home favorite.
— 5-1 ATS if they played the night before.
— over 9-1 last 10 games

Famous birthdays, January 21st:
Gary Garrison, 81
Mike Krukow, 73
Robby Benson, 69
Geena Davis, 69
Sidney Lowe, 65
Andy Hawkins, 65
Randy Wright, 64
Hakeem Olajuwon, 62
Detlef Schrempf, 62
Brandon Crawford, 38
Jake Diekman, 38
Zach Plesac, 30

Heat (21-20):
— 1-3 SU last four games.
— 1-6 ATS last seven games as a road favorite
— under 4-1 last five road tilts
— over 5-0 last five home games.

Bucks (24-17):
— 6-2 SU/ATS last eight games.
— 5-0 ATS last five as a home favorite.
— over 6-0 last six games.

Timberwolves (22-20)
— 0-3 SU/ATS last three home games.
— 4-14 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 4-1 last five games.

Pelicans (11-32):
— 4-1 SU/5-0 ATS last five games
— 4-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 7-2 last nine home games.

Knicks (27-16):
— 3-6 SU/ATS their last nine games.
— 4-7 ATS last 11 games as a home favorite.
— 5-2 ATS last seven games as a road favorite.
— over 4-1 last five games.

Thunder (35-7):
— 5-0-1 ATS last six home games.
— 9-6-1 ATS on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games

Magic (23-21):
— 1-5 SU/2-4 ATS last six games .
— 2-6 ATS last eight home games
— under 7-2 last nine home games.


76ers (15-26):
— 0-6 SU/0-5-1 ATS last six games
— 4-14-1 ATS at home
— 6-3 ATS as a road favorite
— over 3-1 last four games

Suns (21-20):
— 5-1 SU/2-3-1 ATS last six games.
— 4-10-1 ATS as home favorite.
— 2-5-1 ATS if they played the night before
— over 4-0 last four games

Trailblazers (14-28):
— 1-5 SU/2-4 ATS last six games.
— 2-6 ATS last eight home games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played the night before
— over 9-3 last 12 home games

Kings (22-20):
— 9-1 SU/6-1-3 ATS last ten games
— 4-1-1 ATS last five as home favorite
— 4-6-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 6-2 last eight games

Spurs (19-22):
— 1-6 SU/ATS last seven games
— 0-5 ATS last five as a home underdog.
— over 4-0 last four games

Raptors (10-32):
— 2-6 SU/3-5 ATS last eight games
— 13-5-1 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 5-2 last seven road games

Jazz (10-30):
— 6-18 SU last 24 games.
— 11-4 ATS last fifteen games.
— over 15-5 last 20 games.

Wizards (6-35):
— 4-33 SU/14-21-2 ATS last 31 games
— 3-1 ATS last four games
— over 6-2 last eight home games.
 

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