NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES, NEWS OPINIONS AND BEST BETS THRU MARCH MADNESS !

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PSU at TAM	12:00 PM	TAM -7.0 U 136.5	+500 +500
TTU at UNI	12:00 PM	TTU -7.5 U 134.5	+500 +500
L-IL at BC	01:30 PM	BC -3.0 U 139.0	+500 +500
FAU at BUT	02:30 PM	FAU -6.5 O 139.5	+500 +500
VILL at UNC	02:30 PM	UNC -2.5 U 145.0	+500 +500
OKLA at IOWA	03:00 PM	IOWA -1.0 U 158.5	+500 +500
ARIZ at MSU	04:00 PM	ARIZ -5.5 U 146.0	+500 +500
CSU at CREI	04:00 PM	CREI -8.5 U 153.0	+500 +500
ARK at MEM	05:00 PM	MEM -1.0 U 150.5	+500 +500
ISU at VCU	05:30 PM	VCU +11.0 O 130.5	+500 +500
HALL at USC	05:30 PM	USC -4.5 U 142.5	+500 +500
STAN at MICH	07:30 PM	MICH -3.5 U 148.5	+500 +500
BSU at VT	08:00 PM	VT -2.0 U 141.0	+500 +500
NCST at VAN	10:00 PM	VAN +8.0 O 143.0	+500 +500
BYU at ASU	11:59 PM	ASU +11.0 O 142.0	+500 +500

 

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Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
11/23/2023	15-12-1	55.36%	+900	Detail
11/22/2023	66-49-3	57.20%	+6050	Detail
11/21/2023	34-33-3	50.71%	-1150	Detail
11/20/2023	39-41-2	48.78%	-3050	Detail
11/19/2023	63-53-0	54.31%	+2350	Detail
11/18/2023	44-50-2	46.88%	-5500	Detail
11/17/2023	72-55-3	56.54%	+5750	Detail
11/16/2023	23-33-2	41.38%	-6650	Detail
11/15/2023	30-27-1	52.59%	+150	Detail
11/14/2023	57-56-1	50.44%	-2300	Detail
11/13/2023	30-24-0	55.56%	+1800	Detail
11/12/2023	23-28-1	45.19%	-3900	Detail
11/11/2023	43-50-1	46.28%	-6000	Detail
11/10/2023	74-65-1	53.21%	+1250	Detail
11/09/2023	28-28-2	50.00%	-1400	Detail
11/08/2023	9-15-0	37.50%	-3750	Detail
11/07/2023	13-14-0	48.15%	-1200	Detail
11/06/2023	122-94-0	56.48%	+9300	Detail

 

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COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BEST AND OPINIONS FOR NOVEMBER !

11/23/2023.........................11 - 9 - 0.....................55.00%.........................+ 5.50
11/22/2023........................35 - 26 - 2...................57.37%..........................+ 32.00
11/21/2023........................22 - 21 - 1...................51.16%...........................- 5.50
11/20/2023........................24 - 24 - 2...................50.00%...........................- 12.00
11/19/2023........................39 - 30 -0....................56.52%...........................+ 30.00
11/18/2023........................18 - 18 - 0...................50.00%..........................- 9.00
11/17/2023........................42 - 31 - 1...................57.53%..........................+ 39.50
11/16/2023........................22 - 33 - 2...................40.00%...........................- 71.50
11/15/2023........................16 - 14 - 1...................53.33%...........................+ 3.00
11/14/2023........................27 - 36 - 1...................42.85%...........................- 63.00
11/13/2023........................10 - 12 - 0...................45.45%...........................- 10.00
11/12/2023........................17 - 18 - 0...................48.57%...........................- 14.00
11/11/2023........................24 - 22 - 1....................52.17%...........................- 1.00
11/10/2023........................38 - 32..........................54.28%...........................+ 14.00
11/09/2023........................16 - 13..........................55.17%...........................+ 8.50
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00

TOTALS.......................424 - 390 - 11......................52.08%............................- 19.00

 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
— Colorado State 69, Creighton 48- Rams’ PG Stevens is one of best PG’s in country.
— Arizona 74, Michigan State 68- Arizona led 34-19 early, held on at the end.
— FAU 91, Butler 86- Owls are #1 team in country in continuity.
— Villanova 83, North Carolina 81 OT- Wildcats were 32-36 on foul line.
— Memphis 84, Arkansas 79- David Jones scored 36 points, had 5 steals.
— Oklahoma 79, Iowa 67- Sooners shot 61% inside the arc.

Quote of the Day
“It’s good to celebrate and you need to. You need to smell the roses when you walk through the garden, as our guys did today. Because when you’re on the other side, it’s hard.”
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy

Friday’s quiz
Who was coaching the Washington Commanders the last time they won a playoff game?

Thursday’s quiz
When he was a rookie in 2016, Jared Goff started seven games for the Rams; Case Keenum started the other nine games at QB for the Rams that year.

Wednesday’s quiz
Brian Flores was head coach of the Miami Dolphins before Mike McDaniel.

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Friday’s Den: NBA trends to be thankful for…….​

NBA trends (thru Thanksgiving)
I’ll try to post this once a week like the NHL trends…….

Hawks (7-7):
— lost three of their last four games.
— 0-6 ATS as a home favorite
— over 7-1 at home

Celtics (12-3):
— won seven of last eight games SU (0-4 ATS last four)
— 4-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 4-0 last four home games.

Nets (6-8):
— lost their last three games.
— 5-1 ATS at home, 5-2 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games.

Hornets (5-9):
— 2-8 ATS at home.
— 0-3 ATS as a favorite.
— over 5-0 on the road

Bulls (5-11)
— lost five of their last six games.
— 2-6 ATS as a favorite.
— under 5-1 last six games.

Cavaliers (8-7):
— won four of their last five games
— 2-5 ATS at home
— over 6-2 last eight games.

Mavericks (10-5):
— split last 8 games, after a 6-1 start.
— 6-3 ATS on the road.
— over 7-2 on road.

Nuggets (10-5):
— lost five of last six games (0-7 ATS last seven).
— 1-7 ATS as road favorites
— under 6-2 on road.

Pistons (2-13):
— lost their last nine games (4-5 ATS).
— 7-7 ATS as an underdog, 0-1 as a favorite.
— over 4-2 last six home games

Warriors (7-9):
— lost seven of last eight games SU
— 0-6 ATS as a home favorite
— over 6-1 last seven games.

Rockets (7-6):
— 7-1 SU at home, 0-5 on road
— 7-3 ATS as an underdog.
— under 6-1 last seven games.

Pacers (8-6):
— over 13-1
— 3-4 ATS as a home favorite.
— 3-0 ATS first night of back/back

Clippers (6-7):
— won last three games SU.
— 3-3 ATS in LA, 2-5 ATS on road.
— under 7-1 last eight games.

Lakers (9-7):
— won six of their last eight games SU
— 3-6 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 5-0 last five games.

Grizzlies (3-11):
— 2-3 SU last five games, after a 1-8 start.
— 2-5 ATS as a favorite.
— under 4-2 at home

Heat (10-5):
— won nine of last ten games SU.
— 1-4 ATS as a home favorite, 4-2 as road favorite.
— over 3-1 last four games.

Bucks (10-5):
— won four of last five games (5-0 ATS)
— 1-5-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 5-3 last eight home games.

Timberwolves (11-3)
— won 10 of last 11 games (7-4 ATS)
— 7-0 ATS at home, 1-6 on road.
— over 7-2 last nine games.

Pelicans (8-7):
— won four of last five games (5-0 ATS)
— 8-3 ATS as an underdog.
— under 3-1 last four games.

Knicks (8-6):
— won/covered three of last four games
— 6-1 ATS as a favorite, 3-3-1 as an underdog
— over 5-2 last seven games

Thunder (11-4):
— won/covered their last six games.
— 6-2 ATS as a favorite, 6-1 as an underdog.
— three of last four games went over total.

Magic (10-5):
— won/covered their last five games.
— 5-1 ATS at home, 7-2 on road.
— over 3-0 last three games.

76ers (10-5):
— 2-4 last six games, after an 8-1 start.
— 8-3 ATS as a favorite, 1-3 as an underdog.
— over 5-1 last six home games.

Suns (9-6):
— won their last five games (3-2 ATS)
— 4-3 ATS as home favorite, 1-3 as road favorite.
— over 11-2 last 13 games

Trailblazers (4-11):
— lost seven of last eight games (1-5 ATS last six)
— 2-5 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 4-1 last five home games

Kings (8-6):
— lost last two games, after a 6-0 run.
— 4-0 ATS as an underdog.
— under 6-2 last eight road games

Spurs (3-12):
— lost their last 10 games (2-8 ATS)
— 2-6 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 11-4

Raptors (7-8):
— 4-4 ATS at home, 4-3 on road.
— 2-4 ATS in game after a win, 5-3 after a loss.
— over 4-1 last five games.

Jazz (4-11):
— lost last four games SU, giving up 130.5 ppg.
— 2-6 ATS on the road
— over 6-1 at home

Wizards (2-12):
— lost last seven games (2-5 ATS).
— 1-5 ATS at home.
— over 4-1 last five home games.

 

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NCAAB
Long Sheet

Friday, November 24

 

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Friday, November 24

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Oklahoma 69, TCU 45- Sooner QB Gabriel threw for 400 yards, 3 TD’s.
— Utah State 44, New Mexico 41 OT- Aggies are now bowl eligible.
— Oregon 31, Oregon State 7- Teams’ last meeting as Pac-12 rivals.
— Iowa 13, Nebraska 10- Another Hawkeye game stays under the total.
— Toledo 32, Central Michigan 17- Rockets finish regular season 11-1.
— Tulane 29, UTSA 16- Green Wave heads to the AAC championship game.

Quote of the Day
“As God is my judge, I thought turkeys could fly!!!”
Mr Carlson, from WKRP in Cincinnati

Saturday’s quiz
Who was the football coach at Michigan, before Jim Harbaugh?

Friday’s quiz
Joe Gibbs was coaching the Washington Commanders the last time they won a playoff game, way back in 2005.

Thursday’s quiz
When he was a rookie in 2016, Jared Goff started seven games for the Rams; Case Keenum started the other nine games at QB for the Rams that year.

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

Packers 29, Lions 22
Packers won three of last four games, after an 0-4 skid.
Green Bay averaged 8.4 yards/pass attempt.
Last four games, Green Bay is 27-55 on third down.
Packers are 13-7-1 ATS in last 21 games as a road underdog.
Packers led 23-6 at halftime.
Green Bay ran fumble back for TD to take 20-6 lead.
Last two games, Lions turned ball over 7 times on 20 drives.
Detroit lost its last seven Thanksgiving games.

Cowboys 45, Commanders 10
Cowboys’ first four drives: 26 plays, 263 yards, 3 TD’s.
Cowboys averaged 10.3 yards/pass attempt.
Dallas won its five home games TY by 20-35-23-32-35 points.
Dallas is 16-4 ATS in last 20 NFC East home games.
Dallas outscored Commanders 25-0 in second half.
Washington lost eight of last ten games SU (4-5-1 ATS)
Washington is 3-1 giving up 17 or less points, 1-7 giving up more than 17.
Opponents’ team total: over 9-3

49ers 31, Seahawks 13
49ers ran ball for 169 yards, led 24-3 at halftime.
SF outgained the Seahawks, 377-220.
49ers are 8-4-1 ATS in last 13 games NFC West road games.
SF scored 34-27-31 points in winning its three post-bye games.
Seattle’s only TD was a pick-6 in third quarter.
Seahawks are 0-5 when they score less than 20 points.
Last five games, Seattle converted only 17-64 third down plays.
Seahawks are 3-6 ATS in last nine NFC West home games.

Dolphins 34, Jets 13
Miami scored on a 99-yard pick-6 on last play of first half.
Dolphins were 11-16 on third down, Jets 5-14.
Favorites are 9-1 ATS in Miami’s last ten games.
Waddle had 114 receiving yards, Hill had 102.
Jets in first half: 19 plays, 37 yards, INT run back for a TD.
Miami outgained Gang Green, 395-159
Jets lost last four games, by combined 109-37.
Under Saleh, Jets are 15-22 ATS as an underdog

— Washington Commanders fired DC Jack Del Rio after Washington’s 45-10 loss in Dallas on Thursday. HC Ron Rivera is expected to call defensive signals the rest of the year.

— Jets’ WR Allen Lazard was a healthy scratch Friday; he is making $12M this year, after coming over from Green Bay.
Meanwhile, the Packers’ seven WR’s are earning a combined $7.5M this season.

— Word of the Day: Scapegoat- a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, to take the focus off the person/people who made the mistakes.

— Ohio State 92, Alabama 81- Buckeyes start four sophomores, Alabama start four seniors; OSU shot 10-18 on the arc. Buckeye G Thornton scored 29 points (13-14 on foul line).

— Baylor 95, Florida 91- Bears shot 14-25 on the arc, scored 1.21 points/possession; game was 41-41 at halftime.

— Florida Atlantic 96, Texas A&M 89- Owls made 16-30 on the arc; their last two wins are over Big East/SEC teams. Not a lot of defense in this game; Aggies scored 1.33 points/possession, and they lost, which almost never happens.

— Villanova 79, Memphis 63- Wildcats were winning this game 44-14 at one point; Memphis outscored them 34-15 over the last 10:00, still lost by 16.
Villanova won its last four games, all against top 60 teams.

— Oklahoma 72, USC 70- Sooners tipped in a shot for the win with 0:01 left in game; they trailed by 8 with 17:29 left to play.

— Evansville 85, Chattanooga 77 OT- Mocs led by 20 with 11:40 left in game; they were 14-41 on the arc, 14-28 inside arc. Evansville is 5-0 this season vs schedule #322, forcing turnovers 24.3% of time (#11 in country).

— Indiana State 76, Toledo 74- Rockets led by 5 with 4:58 left, got outscored 14-7 rest of the way; Toledo has lost three games in a row, giving up 92-77-76 points.

— Movie of the Day: Less Than Zero (1987)- A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend’s request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
Andrew McCarthy/Robert Downey Jr are the friends, Jamie Gertz is girlfriend. This is a good movie, but not a very pleasant one, because the one character is so self-destructive.
In real life, Jamie Gertz has represented the Atlanta Hawks at the NBA Draft Lottery a couple times; she’s been married to Hawks’ owner Anthony Ressler since 1989.

— LSU’s football team won the 2019 national championship; 30 players from that team have played in the NFL. Thirty!!!!

— NFL needs to fix their onside kick rule; no one recovers onside kicks anymore, they need to go to the gimmick rule they use in one of the spring leagues.
Team A trails by 10 with 1:00 left, they score a TD, now trail by 3. Instead of an onside kick, Team A gets the ball on their own 30-yard line, 4th-and-15, and the teams play on from there. I’m telling you, this would make the end of close games a lot more interesting.

— In case you were wondering, the record for most pick-6’s in a career is Rod Woodson, with 12.

— BYU has a basketball player Spencer Johnson who is 26 years old; he’s older than Jayson Tatum, who has been in the NBA for seven years.

— Princeton Tigers are off to a 5-0 start; they’re first college basketball team in the last 15 years to start a season 5-0, with four true road wins.

 

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NCAAB
Long Sheet

Saturday, November 25

 

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Saturday, November 25

 

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
L-MD at MIZZ	12:00 PM	MIZZ -19.0 O 139.0	+500 +500
JKST at GTWN	12:00 PM	GTWN -11.5 U 150.0	+500 +500
ME at CLMB	01:00 PM	ME -1.0 U 139.0	+500 +500
UMES at LIB	01:00 PM	LIB -26.5 O 138.0	+500 +500
ALST at MW	01:00 PM	MW -7.5 O 138.5	+500 +500
UNO at UND	01:00 PM	UND -3.0 O 156.0	+500 +500
NJIT at WAG	01:00 PM	WAG -8.0 O 130.0	+500 +500
MTU at OHIO	01:30 PM	OHIO -3.5 O 132.5	+500 +500
MER at WMU	01:30 PM	WMU +1.0 O 133.0	+500 +500
ECU at GMU	02:00 PM	GMU -5.5 U 138.5	+500 +500
NE at PRIN	02:00 PM	PRIN -13.0 O 135.0	+500 +500
MONM at LAF	02:00 PM	MONM -4.5 U 137.5	+500 +500
CAN at WKU	02:00 PM	WKU -7.0 U 146.5	+500 +500
EVAN at SEMO	02:00 PM	EVAN -5.0 U 142.0	+500 +500
UMBC at CWM	02:00 PM	CWM -2.0 O 158.5	+500 +500
ARMY at BING	02:00 PM	BING -10.5 U 132.5	+500 +500
DETU at SIUE	02:00 PM	SIUE -7.5 O 140.0	+500 +500
SCST at MOSU	02:00 PM	MOSU -21.5 O 148.0	+500 +500
M-OH at SBON	02:00 PM	M-OH +12.5 O 137.0	+500 +500
USM at MILW	02:30 PM	MILW -3.5 O 145.5	+500 +500
NCAT at SAM	03:00 PM	SAM -21.0 U 159.0	+500 +500
TLSA at UALR	03:00 PM	TLSA -4.0 O 159.5	+500 +500
TXST at UTA	03:00 PM	UTA -7.0 O 134.5	+500 +500
LAM at LONG	03:00 PM	LAM +8.5 O 145.0	+500 +500
UTM at CHS	03:00 PM	UTM -3.5 U 148.5	+500 +500
STT at WIGB	03:00 PM	STT -4.5 U 126.0	+500 +500
EMU at CARK	03:45 PM	EMU -2.5 O 145.0	+500 +500
BUCK at MRST	04:00 PM	MRST -6.5 U 131.0	+500 +500
HOW at MSM	04:00 PM	HOW +1.0 O 144.5	+500 +500
NIAG at SFPA	04:00 PM	NIAG -5.5 O 134.0	+500 +500
JAC at FDU	04:00 PM	JAC -3.0 O 150.0	+500 +500
IW at UTSA	04:00 PM	UTSA -4.0 O 153.5	+500 +500
ALA at ORE	04:00 PM	ALA -9.0 O 160.0	+500 +500
SOU at VALP	04:00 PM	VALP -1.5 U 146.5	+500 +500
LIU at NKU	04:00 PM	NKU -16.0 O 146.0	+500 +500
UNCG at DEL	04:30 PM	DEL +3.0 O 138.0	+500 +500
UNCW at FGCU	04:30 PM	UNCW +1.5 O 139.5	+500 +500
UNCA at WOF	04:30 PM	UNCA -5.0 U 154.0	+500 +500
BEL at PENN	04:30 PM	PENN -2.5 O 157.0	+500 +500
DSU at COOK	05:30 PM	COOK -1.0 U 142.0	+500 +500
GSU at CHAR	06:00 PM	CHAR -6.5 O 131.0	+500 +500
FUR at UAB	06:00 PM	UAB -5.5 O 158.5	+500 +500
NORF at WICH	07:00 PM	NORF +14.5 O 143.0	+500 +500
HC at SJU	07:00 PM	HC +24.0 O 153.0	+500 +500
AAMU at CLEVST	07:00 PM	CLEVST -15.5 O 146.5	+500 +500
CAL at SDSU	07:00 PM	SDSU -13.5 U 142.5	+500 +500
TXSO at DRKE	07:00 PM	DRKE -16.5 U 138.0	+500 +500
QNC at RICH	07:00 PM	RICH -12.0 O 141.5	+500 +500
LIP at BGSU	07:00 PM	LIP -4.0 O 155.0	+500 +500
UTEP at LMU	07:00 PM	LMU -4.0 U 144.0	+500 +500
USA at MD	07:00 PM	MD -14.5 O 133.5	+500 +500
OSU at SCU	07:00 PM	OSU -7.5 O 148.5	+500 +500
UIC at GW	07:00 PM	GW +1.0 U 148.0	+500 +500
DART at SLU	08:00 PM	SLU -12.5 O 148.5	+500 +500
UVM at BRAD	08:00 PM	UVM +6.0 O 131.5	+500 +500
NDSU at GRC	08:00 PM	GRC -14.0 O 142.5	+500 +500
ARST at UTRGV	08:00 PM	ARST -6.0 U 158.5	+500 +500
NIU at DEP	09:00 PM	DEP -4.0 O 151.5	+500 +500
HAW at USD	10:30 PM	HAW -7.0 O 137.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
11/25/2023	61-56-1	52.12%	-300	Detail
11/23/2023	15-14-1	51.67%	-200	Detail
11/22/2023	66-49-3	57.20%	+6050	Detail
11/21/2023	34-33-3	50.71%	-1150	Detail
11/20/2023	39-41-2	48.78%	-3050	Detail
11/19/2023	63-53-0	54.31%	+2350	Detail
11/18/2023	44-50-2	46.88%	-5500	Detail
11/17/2023	72-55-3	56.54%	+5750	Detail
11/16/2023	23-33-2	41.38%	-6650	Detail
11/15/2023	30-27-1	52.59%	+150	Detail
11/14/2023	57-56-1	50.44%	-2300	Detail
11/13/2023	30-24-0	55.56%	+1800	Detail
11/12/2023	23-28-1	45.19%	-3900	Detail
11/11/2023	43-50-1	46.28%	-6000	Detail
11/10/2023	74-65-1	53.21%	+1250	Detail
11/09/2023	28-28-2	50.00%	-1400	Detail
11/08/2023	9-15-0	37.50%	-3750	Detail
11/07/2023	13-14-0	48.15%	-1200	Detail
11/06/2023	122-94-0	56.48%	+9300	Detail

 

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Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
11/25/2023	61-56-1	52.12%	-300	Detail
11/23/2023	15-14-1	51.67%	-200	Detail
11/22/2023	66-49-3	57.20%	+6050	Detail
11/21/2023	34-33-3	50.71%	-1150	Detail
11/20/2023	39-41-2	48.78%	-3050	Detail
11/19/2023	63-53-0	54.31%	+2350	Detail
11/18/2023	44-50-2	46.88%	-5500	Detail
11/17/2023	72-55-3	56.54%	+5750	Detail
11/16/2023	23-33-2	41.38%	-6650	Detail
11/15/2023	30-27-1	52.59%	+150	Detail
11/14/2023	57-56-1	50.44%	-2300	Detail
11/13/2023	30-24-0	55.56%	+1800	Detail
11/12/2023	23-28-1	45.19%	-3900	Detail
11/11/2023	43-50-1	46.28%	-6000	Detail
11/10/2023	74-65-1	53.21%	+1250	Detail
11/09/2023	28-28-2	50.00%	-1400	Detail
11/08/2023	9-15-0	37.50%	-3750	Detail
11/07/2023	13-14-0	48.15%	-1200	Detail
11/06/2023	122-94-0	56.48%	+9300	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BEST AND OPINIONS FOR NOVEMBER !

11/25/2023.........................30 - 26 - 1...................53.57%........................+ 7.00
11/23/2023.........................11 - 9 - 0.....................55.00%.........................+ 5.50
11/22/2023........................35 - 26 - 2...................57.37%..........................+ 32.00
11/21/2023........................22 - 21 - 1...................51.16%...........................- 5.50
11/20/2023........................24 - 24 - 2...................50.00%...........................- 12.00
11/19/2023........................39 - 30 -0....................56.52%...........................+ 30.00
11/18/2023........................18 - 18 - 0...................50.00%..........................- 9.00
11/17/2023........................42 - 31 - 1...................57.53%..........................+ 39.50
11/16/2023........................22 - 33 - 2...................40.00%...........................- 71.50
11/15/2023........................16 - 14 - 1...................53.33%...........................+ 3.00
11/14/2023........................27 - 36 - 1...................42.85%...........................- 63.00
11/13/2023........................10 - 12 - 0...................45.45%...........................- 10.00
11/12/2023........................17 - 18 - 0...................48.57%...........................- 14.00
11/11/2023........................24 - 22 - 1....................52.17%...........................- 1.00
11/10/2023........................38 - 32..........................54.28%...........................+ 14.00
11/09/2023........................16 - 13..........................55.17%...........................+ 8.50
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00

TOTALS.......................454 - 416 - 12......................52.18%............................- 12.00

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
— UAB 92, Furman 86- Furman led by 4 with 7:25 left in game.
— San Diego State 76, Cal 67, OT- Aztecs led by 12 with 8:47 left in game.
— Princeton 80, Northeastern 66- Tigers scored 1.38 points/possession.
— Alabama 99, Oregon 91- Crimson Tide shot 57.5% inside the arc.
— Belmont 84, Penn 79, OT- Belmont led by 10 at the half.
— Evansville 93, SE Missouri St 74- 6-0 Purple Aces have jumped 121 spots in the national rankings since the season started.

Quote of the Day
“I don’t want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.”
Rogers Hornsby

Sunday’s quiz
Which NFL team used to be known as the Houston Oilers?

Saturday’s quiz
Brady Hoke was the football coach at Michigan, before Jim Harbaugh.

Friday’s quiz
Joe Gibbs was coaching the Washington Commanders the last time they won a playoff game, way back in 2005.

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

— Alabama 27, Auburn 24
Alabama threw a 31-yard TD pass on 4th-and-31 with 0:32 left for the win.
Auburn turned ball over three times, was 6-17/93 yards passing.
Crimson Tide plays Georgia in the SEC title game next week.

— Michigan 30, Ohio State 24
First time since 1997 that Michigan beat Buckeyes three years in a row.
Ryan Day is 56-7 at OSU with two Big Ten titles, but he is 1-3 vs Michigan.
Buckeyes outgained Michigan 378-338, but were minus-2 in turnovers.

— Washington 24, Washington State 21
Huskies kicked a 42-yard FG at the gun to finish 12-0 in regular season.
Coogs outgained Washington, 381-306 but had 10 penalties for 85 yards.
Wazzu lost seven of last eight games, after a 4-0 start.
Kid who kicked the game-winning FG was put on scholarship after the game, which seems fair, seeing how Washington will likely make the playoffs for the national title now.

— Florida State 24, Florida 15
Gators led this game 12-7 at halftime; they finish season 5-7.
Neither starting QB played in this game; yardage was 232-226, Florida.
Seminoles finish regular season 12-0, play in ACC title game next week.

— Kentucky 38, Louisville 31
Cardinals led 10-7 at halftime, 24-14 with 2:00 left in 3rd quarter.
Kentucky had a 31-yard TD run with 1:02 left for the win.
Wildcats beat Louisville for fifth time in a row.

— Iowa State 42, Kansas State 35
Cyclones had touchdown PLAYS of 71-77-79-60-33-82 yards.
Iowa State averaged 19.2 yards per pass, 12.7 yards/run.
K-State led 20-14 at halftime, on a snowy night in the Little Apple.

— Upsets of the Week:
Iowa State (+10) 42, Kansas State 35
Kentucky (+7.5) 38, Louisville 31
Eastern Michigan (+6.5) 24, Buffalo 11
Northwestern (+5.5) 45, Illinois 43
Sam Houston State (+3.5) 23, Middle Tennessee 20

— Word of the Day: Persevereance- persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

— Michigan State hired Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith as its new coach.
Smith was 34-35 in six seasons at Oregon State, his alma mater.
When a coach bolts a job at his alma mater, where he played QB, that stings.
Smith was 34-35 in Corvallis, but the last two years, Beavers were 18-7.
Oregon State is without a league right now, with Pac-12 out of business; they got left behind with Washington State in all the re-alignment.

— Northwestern 45, Illinois 43
Illinois threw an 80-yard TD pass with 0:55 left, but their 2-point play failed.
Northwestern is 7-5; they scored 14 or less points in all five losses.
In their last five games, Wildcats were +9 in turnovers.

— Old Dominion 25, Georgia State 24
Georgia State led 21-0 at halftime, 24-14 with 2:00 left in game.
Old Dominion scored on a 3-yard run on last play of the game for the win.
Monarchs became bowl eligible with the dramatic win.

— San Jose State 37, UNLV 31
Spartans led this game 20-10 at halftime.
San Jose ran ball 40 times for 233 yards (5.8 yards/carry).
Mountain West ends in a 3-way tie; computer rankings will decide who plays in the MW championship game next weekend.

— West Virginia 34, Baylor 31
Baylor’s Richard Reese ran kickoffs back 96-93 yards, both for touchdowns.
West Virginia still led 27-14 at halftime.
Both teams averaged 10.8 yards/pass attempt.

— LSU 42, Texas A&M 30
Underdog Aggies led 17-14 at halftime; their 3rd-string QB played.
LSU QB Daniels was 16-24/235 yards passing, ran 11 times for 120 yards
A&M outgained the Bayou Bengals, 390-389.

— Oklahoma State 40, BYU 34 OT
BYU led 24-6 at halftime.
Cougars kicked a 48-yard FG at the gun to force OT.
Gordon ran ball 34 times for 166 yards and five TD’s for OSU.