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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14

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JVST at WIS07:00 PMJVST +19.5
O 125.0
+500 +500
ECU at FLA07:00 PMFLA -15.0
U 153.0
+500 +500
FUR at TULN07:00 PMTULN -7.5
O 172.0
+500 +500
CIT at COFC07:00 PMCIT +13.0
U 147.5
+500 +500
GRAM at DRKE08:00 PMDRKE -23.0
O 142.5
+500 +500
STT at MARQ08:00 PMMARQ -23.0
U 144.0
+500 +500
ULM at LAM08:00 PMLAM -1.0
U 144.0
+500 +500
 

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12/14/20235-9-035.71%-2450Detail
12/13/202319-12-061.29%+2900Detail
12/12/202321-23-047.73%-2150Detail
12/11/202311-7-061.11%+1650Detail
12/10/202322-28-144.12%-4400Detail
12/09/202387-109-644.55%-16450Detail
12/08/20236-10-037.50%-2500Detail
12/07/20237-3-070.00%+1850Detail
12/06/202327-39-040.91%-7950Detail
12/05/202329-15-065.91%+6250Detail
12/04/20237-3-070.00%+1850Detail
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DECEMBER'S COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS !

12/14/2023..........................3 - 8................................27.27%.........................- 29.00
12/13/2023.......................14 - 8.................................63.63%.........................+ 26.00
12/12/2023.......................11 - 15..............................42.30%..........................- 27.50
12/11/2023......................... 9 - 5................................64.28%..........................+ 18.50
12/10/2023.........................14 - 20..............................41.17%..........................- 40.00
12/09/2023.........................49 - 60..............................44.95%..........................- 85.00
12/08/2023..............................6 - 8..............................42.85%...........................- 14.00
12/07/2023..............................6 - 3..............................66.66%..........................+ 13.50
12/06/2023............................23 - 27...........................46.00%...........................-20.00
12/05/2023............................16 -11............................59.25%...........................+ 19.50
12/04/2023................................6 - 2............................75.00%...........................+ 19.00
12/03/2023..............................18 - 7...........................72.00%............................+ 51.50
12/02/2023.............................24 - 12.........................66.66%.............................+ 54.00
12/01/2023.................................9 - 7..........................56.25%..............................+ 6.50

TOTALS...............................208 - 193.........................51.87%............................ - 7.00
 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
All-time passing yardage leaders for the Raiders:
35,222— Derek Carr
19,078— Ken Stabler
17,585— Rich Gannon
16,655— Daryle Lamonica
12,665— Jim Plunkett
11,760— Marc Wilson

Quote of the Day
“You don’t lose if you get knocked down. You lose if you stay down.”

Muhammad Ali
Friday’s quiz
What is the only division in the NFL where all four teams have won a Super Bowl?

Thursday’s quiz
Beverly D’Angelo played Mrs Griswold (Chevy Chase’s wife) in the Vacation movies.

Wednesday’s quiz
Since 2006, Chargers have now started only 4 quarterbacks; Philip Rivers, Justin Herbert, Tyrod Taylor and Easton Stick.

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

Its funny the things you remember sometimes………

— Long time ago, 41 years ago, I lived in an apartment in downtown Albany with six friends of mine; I had just graduated college and was working midnight-to-8am for NY State- the other six guys were still in college, at UAlbany.
At one point during the year, two pieces of paper were taped on the dining room wall; one was the NBA’s “1 Club”, NBA players who scored one point in a game. Doesn’t happen that much; for example, this past Wednesday night, in nine NBA games, two guys scored one point; Cam Payne and Oscar Tshiebwe (it was Tshiebwe’s first-ever NBA point).

— The other list was called “Square Pegs”, named after an obscure TV show that was on for only one season back then. Square Pegs were people who did something unusual/funny; the seven of us would vote on whether a person was a Square Peg or not.
This is 41 years ago, I can’t remember all the details, but one of the first Square Pegs was a guy named Curtis Sharp, who hit the lottery for $5M, back when they first started the lottery.
It was a big deal; they had a news conference, and Curtis Sharp shows up, with his wife AND his girlfriend!!!! The three of them were yukking it up, they were all rich, and Curtis Sharp was one of the first Square Pegs.
I’m trying to think of who would be a Square Peg today; we didn’t vote that many people in, but I’m thinking that Tommy DeVito’s agent would definitely get on the list.

— Random Square Pegs trivia; on the actual TV show, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jami Gertz were two of the stars, while Bill Murray, Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver on Leave it to Beaver) and Jerry Seinfeld were all in an episode or two.

Raiders 63, Chargers 21
Chargers trailed this game 42-0 at halftime, a dismal performance.
Bolts are 0-5 ATS in last five games as an underdog.
LA is 1-7 ATS TY in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Chargers are 4-9-1 ATS in last 14 AFC West road games.
Raiders are first team since 1950 to have 8 different players score a TD.
Raiders scored two defensive TD’s in the second half.
Las Vegas is 8-3 ATS in last 11 games as a home favorite (4-1 TY)
Only 2nd time all season Raiders went over their team total.
This is the same Raiders team that lost 3-0 at home last week.

— By the time you read this, Brandon Staley might not be the Chargers’ coach anymore; this was as putrid a performance as I’ve seen an NFL team have.

— RIP to basketball star George McGinnis, who passed away this week at age 73; he was a 3-time ABA All-Star and a 3-time NBA All-Star who was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2017. He is one of four Indiana Pacers to have his number retired.
A sturdy power forward, McGinnis scored over 17,000 points in his pro career; he led the ABA in free throws taken three years in a row, grabbed 10+ rebounds/game seven years in a row.
RIP, sir.

— Word of the Day: Debacle- a complete failure.

— College football bowl games start Saturday; here is some quick knowledge on how the conferences break down, bowl-wise:
AAC- six teams in bowls, four of them are underdogs.
ACC- 11 teams in bowls, six of them are underdogs.
Big X- nine teams in bowls, seven of them are favored.
Big 14- nine teams in bowls, six of them are underdogs.
Conference USA- four teams in bowls, 2 favorites, 2 underdogs.
MAC- six teams in bowls, all of them are underdogs.
Mountain West- seven teams in bowls, four of them are underdogs.
Pac-12- eight teams in bowls, four of them are underdogs.
SEC- nine teams in bowls, six of them are favored.
Sun Belt- 12 teams in bowls (12!!!!), eight of them are favored.

— Dodgers acquired P Tyler Glasnow and OF Manuel Margot from Tampa Bay; Glasnow has to sign a contract extension for the deal to go thru, but that is expected to happen.
In return, Tampa Bay gets P Ryan Pepiot and a minor league outfielder.
Glasnow has thrown 100+ innings in only two of his eight major league seasons; he threw a career high 120 IP last year, going 10-7, 3.53.

— Detroit Tigers signed P Jack Flaherty to a one-year, $14M contract; he was 8-9, 4.99 in 27 starts last year, for the Cardinals/Orioles.
Texas Rangers signed P Tyler Mahle for two years, $22M; Mahle had Tommy John surgery last May, won’t be ready to pitch until the middle part of the ’24 season.

— Portland Trailblazers were favored over Utah Thursday, the first time this season they’ve been favored, the last NBA team to be favored in a game this season. Celtics are the only team that hasn’t been an underdog this season.

— NFL teams who have gone under the total the most this season:
Vikings and Steelers have both gone under 10 of 13 games; Raiders/Chargers had also gone under in 10 of 13 games, until Thursday night’s debacle.

— There are six teams tied for the last playoff spot in the AFC, with 7-6 records; there might be tie-breakers involved by the time we get to Week 18.

— Cleveland Browns signed QB Joe Flacco to a contract for the rest of this season, getting him off the taxi squad; Flacco has thrown for 565 yards in two games, with 5 TDs, 2 INT’s.
Browns’ kicker Dustin Hopkins is 8-for-8 this season on field goals of 50+ yards.

— Remember last week, when there was a private jet flying from Anaheim to Toronto, and people thought Shohei Ohtani was flying to Canada to sign with the Blue Jays?
Turns out it was Canadian businessman Robert Herjavec on that jet; apparently he is on that Shark Tank TV show with Mark Cuban. Have never seen the show, but he must be really rich, if he rents private planes.
 

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GONZAGA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) off a home no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite in the last 3 seasons.

MOUNT ST MARYS are 16-6 ATS (9.4 Units) in road games after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

SAM HOUSTON ST is 26-9 ATS (16.1 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS A&M CC is 23-9 ATS (13.1 Units) in road games after 1 or more consecutive wins in the last 3 seasons.

N COLORADO is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) after a road game where both teams scored 75 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

BRADLEY is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

NEW MEXICO is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after 3 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

CS-BAKERSFIELD is 1-10 ATS (-10 Units) in December games in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 2-10 ATS (-9 Units) after scoring 75 points or more 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
 

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Saginaw Valley @ Butler
Saginaw Valley
No trends to report
Butler
Butler is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Butler's last 5 games at home

Bridgewater @ Elon
Bridgewater
No trends to report
Elon
Elon is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

Texas State @ Sam Houston State
Texas State
Texas State is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas State's last 6 games on the road
Sam Houston State
No trends to report

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi @ UTRGV
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
No trends to report
UTRGV
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of UTRGV's last 11 games when playing Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
UTRGV is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas A&M-Corpus Chri

Cleveland State @ Bradley
Cleveland State
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cleveland State's last 12 games on the road
Cleveland State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Bradley
Bradley is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Bradley's last 7 games at home

Northern Colorado @ Colorado
Northern Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Northern Colorado's last 7 games on the road
Northern Colorado is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northern Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northern Colorado

New Mexico @ New Mexico State
New Mexico
New Mexico is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Mexico State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Mexico's last 7 games when playing New Mexico State
New Mexico State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Mexico State's last 7 games when playing New Mexico
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Mexico State's last 5 games when playing at home against New Mexico

Connecticut @ Gonzaga
Connecticut
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Gonzaga
Connecticut is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Gonzaga
Gonzaga
Gonzaga is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut

Cal State-Bakersfield @ Fresno State
Cal State-Bakersfield
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cal State-Bakersfield's last 6 games on the road
Cal State-Bakersfield is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Fresno State
Fresno State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cal State-Bakersfield
Fresno State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cal State-Bakersfield

Portland State @ San Diego
Portland State
Portland State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Portland State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Diego
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Portland State


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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15

GameTime(ET)PickUnits
MSM at SFPA07:00 PMSFPA +7.0
O 135.5
+500 +500
TXST at SHSU07:30 PMTXST +4.5
O 137.0
+500 +500
AMCC at UTRGV07:30 PMUTRGV -1.5
U 150.0
+500 +500
UNCO at COLO08:00 PMCOLO -21.5
O 153.0
+500 +500
CLEVST at BRAD08:00 PMCLEVST +9.5
O 140.0
+500 +500
UNM at NMSU09:00 PMUNM -14.5
U 151.5
+500 +500
PRST at USD10:00 PMPRST -1.5
U 153.0
+500 +500
CONN at GONZ10:00 PMCONN -4.0
U 154.0
+500 +500
CSB at FRES10:00 PMCSB +9.5
O 133.0
+500 +500
 

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DateW-L-T%UnitsRecord
12/15/202311-6-163.89%+2200Detail
12/14/20235-9-035.71%-2450Detail
12/13/202319-12-061.29%+2900Detail
12/12/202321-23-047.73%-2150Detail
12/11/202311-7-061.11%+1650Detail
12/10/202322-28-144.12%-4400Detail
12/09/202387-109-644.55%-16450Detail
12/08/20236-10-037.50%-2500Detail
12/07/20237-3-070.00%+1850Detail
12/06/202327-39-040.91%-7950Detail
12/05/202329-15-065.91%+6250Detail
12/04/20237-3-070.00%+1850Detail
12/03/202318-7-072.00%+5150Detail
12/02/202331-26-154.31%+1200Detail
12/01/202325-26-049.02%-1800Detail
 

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DECEMBER'S COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS !

12/15/2023.........................10 - 5..............................66.66%.........................+ 22.50
12/14/2023..........................3 - 8................................27.27%.........................- 29.00
12/13/2023.......................14 - 8.................................63.63%.........................+ 26.00
12/12/2023.......................11 - 15..............................42.30%..........................- 27.50
12/11/2023......................... 9 - 5................................64.28%..........................+ 18.50
12/10/2023.........................14 - 20..............................41.17%..........................- 40.00
12/09/2023.........................49 - 60..............................44.95%..........................- 85.00
12/08/2023..............................6 - 8..............................42.85%...........................- 14.00
12/07/2023..............................6 - 3..............................66.66%..........................+ 13.50
12/06/2023............................23 - 27...........................46.00%...........................-20.00
12/05/2023............................16 -11............................59.25%...........................+ 19.50
12/04/2023................................6 - 2............................75.00%...........................+ 19.00
12/03/2023..............................18 - 7...........................72.00%............................+ 51.50
12/02/2023.............................24 - 12.........................66.66%.............................+ 54.00
12/01/2023.................................9 - 7..........................56.25%..............................+ 6.50

TOTALS...............................218 - 198.........................52.40%.............................. + 15.50
 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
All-time passing yardage leaders for the Dallas Cowboys:
34,183— Tony Romo
32,942— Troy Aikman
28,448— Dak Prescott
22,700— Roger Staubach
21,959— Danny White
17,199— Don Meredith

Quote of the Day
“These decisions are never easy, nor are they something I take lightly — especially when you consider the number of people they impact. We are clearly not where we expect to be, however, and we need new vision. Doing nothing in the name of continuity was not a risk I was willing to take. Our fans have stood strong through so many ups and downs and close games. They deserve more. Frankly, they’ve earned more.”
Chargers owner Dean Spanos, after firing his coach/GM Friday

Saturday’s quiz
Which current NBA franchise used to be the Seattle SuperSonics?

Friday’s quiz
NFC East is the only division in the NFL where all four teams have won a Super Bowl.

Thursday’s quiz
Beverly D’Angelo played Mrs Griswold (Chevy Chase’s wife) in the Vacation movies.

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Saturday’s Den: NHL trends…….

NHL trends (thru Thursday, Dec. 14)
I’ll try to post this once a week……..

Anaheim 10-18
— 1-12 in their last 13 games overall.
— lost last six road tilts.
— over 6-0 last six home games

Arizona 13-13-2
— lost last three games, by combined 14-7.
— 8-5 at home, 5-8-2 on road.
— 0-3 on first night of back/back.

Boston 18-5-4
— 9-4-4 last 17 games, after a 9-1 start
— 10-2-1 at home, 8-3-3 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games

Buffalo 12-15-3
— 1-11 after a win, 10-6 after a loss
— 6-7 at home, 6-8-2 on road.
— under 8-3 last 11 home games

Calgary 11-14-5
— lost six of their last seven games
— 6-6-1 at home, 5-8-4 on road.
— over 8-2 last ten home games

Carolina 16-12-1
— won last two games, after an 0-4 skid.
— 8-2-1 at home, 8-10 on road.
— last five home games went over.

Chicago 9-19-1
— lost four of their last five games
— 5-7-1 at home, 4-12 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games

Colorado 18-9-2
— lost five of last eight games
— 11-4 at home, 7-5-2 on road.
— over 3-1 last four home games

Columbus 10-16-5
— lost four of their last six games
— 7-8-2 at home, 3-8-3 on road.
— over 5-0 last five games

Dallas 16-8-3
— 5-7 in their last 12 games
— 7-5-1 at home, 9-3-2 on road.
— over 15-6 last 21 games

Detroit 15-10-4
— lost four of their last five games
— 8-5-3 at home, 7-5-1 on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games

Edmonton 13-13-1
— won eight of last nine games.
— 9-5-1 at home, 4-8 on road.
— over 10-4 last 14 games

Florida 17-10-2
— 5-6 in their last eleven games.
— 9-4 at home, 8-6-2 on road.
— under 7-1 last eight road games

Los Angeles 16-6-4
— lost last three games, scoring five goals.
— 5-5-3 at home, 11-1-1 on road.
— under 14-4 last 18 games

Minnesota 11-12-4
— won four of last five games.
— 6-4-2 at home, 5-8-2 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games

Montreal 12-13-4
— 4-5 in their last nine games.
— 6-9-2 at home, 6-4-2 on road.
— under 9-1 last ten games

Nashville 16-13
— won five of last six games.
— 10-6 at home, 6-7 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games

New Jersey 15-11-1
— won seven of last nine games
— 6-6-1 at home, 9-5 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games

NY Islanders 14-7-7
— won six of last seven games.
— 8-3-5 at home, 6-4-2 on road.
— over 7-1 last eight games

NY Rangers 19-7-1
— lost three of last four games
— 9-3 at home, 10-4-1 on road.
— 6-1 after a loss this season.
— over 4-2 last six games

Ottawa 11-13
— lost six of their last nine games.
— 8-9 at home, 3-4 on road.
— 9-2 scoring 4+ goals, 2-11 scoring less than 4.

Philadelphia 16-10-3
— won five of their last six games.
— 7-6-1 at home, 9-4-2 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight road games

Pittsburgh 13-12-3
— won last two games, after a 2-7 skid.
— 6-6-1 at home, 7-6-2 on road.
— under 6-1 last seven road games

St Louis 14-14-1
— 4-9 after a win, 10-5 after a loss.
— 8-5 at home, 6-9-1 on road.
— under 5-1 last six road games

San Jose 9-19-3
— 6-3 last nine games
— 6-6-2 at home, 3-11-1 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games

Seattle 10-14-7
— won last two games, after an 0-8 skid.
— 6-8-2 at home, 4-6-5 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games

Tampa Bay 14-12-5
— won four of last six games.
— 8-3-3 at home, 6-9-2 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games

Toronto 15-6-6
— 5-3 in their last eight games.
— 8-4-2 at home, 7-2-4 on road.
— over 13-4 last 17 games
— 13-2 scoring 4+ goals, 2-10 scoring 3 or less.

Vancouver 20-9-1
— won last four games, by combined 14-4.
— 12-3-1 at home, 8-6 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight home games

Vegas 20-5-5
— won six of last seven games.
— 11-2-2 at home, 9-3-3 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games

Washington 14-8-4
— lost four of last six games.
— 8-4-2 at home, 6-4-2 on road.
— under 10-4 on road

Winnipeg 17-9-2
— won five of last six games, giving up ten goals.
— 8-5-1 at home, 9-4-1 on road.
— under 4-0 last four home games
 

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