COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BEST AND OPINIONS FOR NOVEMBER !
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...............................168 - 148......................53.16%............................+ 32.00
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...............................168 - 148......................53.16%............................+ 32.00
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting college football spreads this week:
— Kansas State (-7) @ Kansas
— Washington (-2) @ Oregon State
— UCLA @ USC (-6)
— SMU (-6) @ Memphis
— Texas (-7) @ Iowa State
— UNLV @ Air Force (-5)
Quote of the Day (from 2 years ago)
“Coach Fisher continues to demonstrate he is building our program for long-term success and he is a perfect fit for Texas A&M. There is momentum in all phases of our program and we are excited about what lies ahead for Aggie Football.”
Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork, in September 2021
Tuesday’s quiz
Who coached the Rams, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?
Monday’s quiz
Pete Carroll was coach of the Patriots before Bill Belichick.
Sunday’s quiz
Memphis Grizzlies called Vancouver home, before they moved to Tennessee.
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In the next 60 days, A&M has to pay Fisher $19.3M; in the 60 days after that, A&M owes Fisher another $7.2M. Thats million, with an M.
From 2025-31, Texas A&M will pay Fisher another $7.2M a year- from this point on, they have to pay him a total of $77M. Whoever is writing those checks must really hate being 6-4.
— By the way, Mississippi State also fired their coach Monday; Zach Arnett had a 4-6 record in his first full year as head coach, replacing the late Mike Leach, who died suddenly last year. Arnett’s buyout is around $4M; he figures to land somewhere as a defensive coordinator in ’24.
— San Diego State football coach Brady Hoke will retire at the end of the season; Aztecs are 3-7 this season, their first losing season since 2009. San Diego State is 26-19 since Hoke returned as head coach in 2020.
Overall, he is 104-90 as a head coach.
— Penn State lost 24-15 to Michigan Saturday; the next day, they fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich. In their losses to Ohio State/Michigan this year, Nittany Lions gained 240-238 total yards.
— Broncos 24, Bills 22
Denver kicked a 36-yard FG at the gun for the win.
Denver missed a 41-yard FG on prior play; Bills had 12 guys on the field.
Broncos win despite missing two extra points.
Third straight win for the Broncos.
Bills ran ball 26 times for 192 yards (7.4 yards/carry).
Buffalo turned ball over four times, including their first two drives.
Bills are 5-0 giving up 20 or less points, 0-5 giving up more than 20.
Buffalo lost four of its last six games (0-6 ATS) SU.
— College football conference trends:
Favorites are 31-16 ATS in SEC games.
Underdogs are 24-19 ATS in Sun Belt games.
Pac-12 home underdogs are 12-4 ATS
Mountain West home underdogs are 6-10 ATS
Favorites are 25-15 ATS in MAC games.
AAC home favorites are 7-16 ATS
ACC home underdogs are 13-6 ATS
Big X home underdogs are 13-5 ATS
Big 14 home underdogs are 6-15 ATS
Conference USA favorites are 18-11 ATS
— NFL divisional trends:
NFC East teams are 9-14 ATS outside the division
NFC North home favorites are 10-2-1 ATS outside the division
NFC South home underdogs are 6-2 ATS outside the division
NFC West underdogs are 1-6 ATS outside the division
AFC East home favorites are 5-3-1 ATS
AFC North road underdogs are 3-8-1 ATS outside the division
AFC South home teams are 4-10-1 ATS outside the division
AFC West home teams are 7-4 ATS outside the division
— Word of the Day: assume- to take for granted that something is true, without proof.
— Arizona Wildcats alum, former big league manager Terry Francona was behind the Arizona bench when the Wildcats beat Duke in basketball the other day in Durham.
— Over the last four seasons, LA Chargers are 10-13 in games decided by 3 or less points, 0-4 this season.
— College football QB’s with most plays of 20+ yards this season:
76- Jayden Daniels, LSU
57- Michael Penix, Washington
55- Caleb Williams, USC
— Dallas Cowboys won/covered all four home games this year; they’ve won 12 home games in a row overall, the longest home winning streak in franchise history.
— This stat is from NFL Research:
Over the last 40 years, these teams spent the least time trailing in a game, over the first 10 games of their season:
14:46- 1984 Dolphins (started season 10-0, lost Super Bowl)
27:07- 1998 Broncos (started season 10-0, won Super Bowl)
28:46- 2023 Ravens (started season 7-3)
43:42- 1990 Giants (started season 10-0, won Super Bowl)
51:03- 2007 Patriots (started season 10-0, lost Super Bowl)
— Penn 76, Villanova 72
Quakers shot 56.7% inside arc, made only 21-34 on foul line.
Villanova was 9-33 on the arc.
Bad loss for Villanova team starting four seniors.
— Michigan 89, St John’s 73
Michigan led 48-38 at half, shot 58% inside arc, scored 1.24 ppp.
St John’s shot 37.5% inside the arc.
— Raptors 111, Wizards 107
Washington led 106-90 with 7:20 left in game.
Siakam scored 39 points; Raptors were +18 with him on court.
Interesting college football spreads this week:
— Kansas State (-7) @ Kansas
— Washington (-2) @ Oregon State
— UCLA @ USC (-6)
— SMU (-6) @ Memphis
— Texas (-7) @ Iowa State
— UNLV @ Air Force (-5)
Quote of the Day (from 2 years ago)
“Coach Fisher continues to demonstrate he is building our program for long-term success and he is a perfect fit for Texas A&M. There is momentum in all phases of our program and we are excited about what lies ahead for Aggie Football.”
Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork, in September 2021
Tuesday’s quiz
Who coached the Rams, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?
Monday’s quiz
Pete Carroll was coach of the Patriots before Bill Belichick.
Sunday’s quiz
Memphis Grizzlies called Vancouver home, before they moved to Tennessee.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
— Texas A&M’s football team is 6-4 this year, 4-3 in SEC; in 5+ years under Jimbo Fisher, they went 45-25, 27-21 in SEC games, winning their last game 51-10 over Mississippi State. That wasn’t good enough for whoever calls the shots in College Station- over the weekend, they told Fisher to take a hike, but Fisher has to be laughing all the way to the bank.In the next 60 days, A&M has to pay Fisher $19.3M; in the 60 days after that, A&M owes Fisher another $7.2M. Thats million, with an M.
From 2025-31, Texas A&M will pay Fisher another $7.2M a year- from this point on, they have to pay him a total of $77M. Whoever is writing those checks must really hate being 6-4.
— By the way, Mississippi State also fired their coach Monday; Zach Arnett had a 4-6 record in his first full year as head coach, replacing the late Mike Leach, who died suddenly last year. Arnett’s buyout is around $4M; he figures to land somewhere as a defensive coordinator in ’24.
— San Diego State football coach Brady Hoke will retire at the end of the season; Aztecs are 3-7 this season, their first losing season since 2009. San Diego State is 26-19 since Hoke returned as head coach in 2020.
Overall, he is 104-90 as a head coach.
— Penn State lost 24-15 to Michigan Saturday; the next day, they fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich. In their losses to Ohio State/Michigan this year, Nittany Lions gained 240-238 total yards.
— Broncos 24, Bills 22
Denver kicked a 36-yard FG at the gun for the win.
Denver missed a 41-yard FG on prior play; Bills had 12 guys on the field.
Broncos win despite missing two extra points.
Third straight win for the Broncos.
Bills ran ball 26 times for 192 yards (7.4 yards/carry).
Buffalo turned ball over four times, including their first two drives.
Bills are 5-0 giving up 20 or less points, 0-5 giving up more than 20.
Buffalo lost four of its last six games (0-6 ATS) SU.
— College football conference trends:
Favorites are 31-16 ATS in SEC games.
Underdogs are 24-19 ATS in Sun Belt games.
Pac-12 home underdogs are 12-4 ATS
Mountain West home underdogs are 6-10 ATS
Favorites are 25-15 ATS in MAC games.
AAC home favorites are 7-16 ATS
ACC home underdogs are 13-6 ATS
Big X home underdogs are 13-5 ATS
Big 14 home underdogs are 6-15 ATS
Conference USA favorites are 18-11 ATS
— NFL divisional trends:
NFC East teams are 9-14 ATS outside the division
NFC North home favorites are 10-2-1 ATS outside the division
NFC South home underdogs are 6-2 ATS outside the division
NFC West underdogs are 1-6 ATS outside the division
AFC East home favorites are 5-3-1 ATS
AFC North road underdogs are 3-8-1 ATS outside the division
AFC South home teams are 4-10-1 ATS outside the division
AFC West home teams are 7-4 ATS outside the division
— Word of the Day: assume- to take for granted that something is true, without proof.
— Arizona Wildcats alum, former big league manager Terry Francona was behind the Arizona bench when the Wildcats beat Duke in basketball the other day in Durham.
— Over the last four seasons, LA Chargers are 10-13 in games decided by 3 or less points, 0-4 this season.
— College football QB’s with most plays of 20+ yards this season:
76- Jayden Daniels, LSU
57- Michael Penix, Washington
55- Caleb Williams, USC
— Dallas Cowboys won/covered all four home games this year; they’ve won 12 home games in a row overall, the longest home winning streak in franchise history.
— This stat is from NFL Research:
Over the last 40 years, these teams spent the least time trailing in a game, over the first 10 games of their season:
14:46- 1984 Dolphins (started season 10-0, lost Super Bowl)
27:07- 1998 Broncos (started season 10-0, won Super Bowl)
28:46- 2023 Ravens (started season 7-3)
43:42- 1990 Giants (started season 10-0, won Super Bowl)
51:03- 2007 Patriots (started season 10-0, lost Super Bowl)
— Penn 76, Villanova 72
Quakers shot 56.7% inside arc, made only 21-34 on foul line.
Villanova was 9-33 on the arc.
Bad loss for Villanova team starting four seniors.
— Michigan 89, St John’s 73
Michigan led 48-38 at half, shot 58% inside arc, scored 1.24 ppp.
St John’s shot 37.5% inside the arc.
— Raptors 111, Wizards 107
Washington led 106-90 with 7:20 left in game.
Siakam scored 39 points; Raptors were +18 with him on court.
NCAAB
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIS at PROV | 06:00 PM | PROV +1.5 O 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| BUCK at LAS | 06:30 PM | BUCK +11.5 O 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| WOF at TENN | 06:30 PM | TENN -31.0 U 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| FAMU at FLA | 07:00 PM | FAMU +33.0 O 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| NE at HARV | 07:00 PM | HARV -4.5 U 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| SH at HC | 07:00 PM | HC +1.0 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| TEM at DREX | 07:00 PM | TEM +3.5 O 134.0 | +500 +500 |
| BRWN at UNH | 07:00 PM | UNH +6.0 O 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| WAG at URI | 07:00 PM | WAG +10.0 O 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| HP at QNC | 07:00 PM | HP +2.0 O 168.0 | +500 +500 |
| HOF at GW | 07:00 PM | GW -1.0 U 160.5 | +500 +500 |
| NCAT at UVA | 07:00 PM | UVA -31.0 O 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| SFPA at PSU | 07:00 PM | PSU -29.5 U 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| MER at MORE | 07:00 PM | MORE -4.0 U 131.0 | +500 +500 |
| STONE at STJOE | 07:00 PM | STJOE -19.0 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| JVST at WVU | 07:00 PM | WVU -8.0 U 135.5 | +500 +500 |
| EMU at FAU | 07:00 PM | EMU +27.5 O 149.0 | +500 +500 |
| BGSU at OAK | 07:00 PM | OAK -2.5 U 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| TOL at WRST | 07:00 PM | TOL +2.5 O 169.5 | +500 +500 |
| DUKE at MSU | 07:00 PM | DUKE -4.5 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| MVSU at CONN | 07:00 PM | CONN -45.0 O 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| LIP at TNTC | 07:00 PM | LIP -1.0 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| INDPU at INST | 07:00 PM | INDPU +17.5 O 151.0 | +500 +500 |
| GASO at JAC | 07:00 PM | JAC -6.5 U 128.0 | +500 +500 |
| BELL at CHAT | 07:00 PM | BELL +4.5 O 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| COLG at SYR | 07:00 PM | SYR -7.0 U 158.5 | +500 +500 |
| BU at HOW | 07:30 PM | BU +10.5 O 149.0 | +500 +500 |
| UMASS at GT | 07:30 PM | UMASS +4.5 O 149.0 | +500 +500 |
| NORAL at MSST | 07:30 PM | MSST -18.0 U 138.0 | +500 +500 |
| TXST at OKLA | 08:00 PM | OKLA -16.0 U 134.0 | +500 +500 |
| WKU at MURR | 08:00 PM | MURR -1.5 O 151.5 | +500 +500 |
| MARQ at ILL | 08:00 PM | MARQ +2.0 O 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| ALCN at ARST | 08:00 PM | ARST -10.0 U 154.5 | +500 +500 |
| WMU at NW | 08:00 PM | WMU +23.5 U 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| TAM at SMU | 08:00 PM | SMU +5.5 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| WIGB at VALP | 08:00 PM | VALP -3.5 U 134.0 | +500 +500 |
| PV at ACU | 08:00 PM | ACU -16.0 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| CSU at UNCO | 08:00 PM | UNCO +11.5 O 155.5 | +500 +500 |
| DETU at MISS | 08:00 PM | DETU +24.0 O 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| USA at ALA | 08:00 PM | ALA -19.5 U 153.0 | +500 +500 |
| UIC at L-IL | 08:00 PM | UIC +11.5 O 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| UTSA at LAM | 08:00 PM | UTSA -1.0 U 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNCG at VAN | 08:00 PM | UNCG +1.0 U 136.0 | +500 +500 |
| UTRGV at TCU | 08:00 PM | TCU -29.5 U 163.5 | +500 +500 |
| CSN at CHS | 08:00 PM | CSN +1.0 O 150.5 | +500 +500 |
| TST at BRAD | 08:00 PM | TST +9.5 O 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| MILW at COLO | 09:00 PM | MILW +18.5 O 155.0 | +500 +500 |
| SCU at STAN | 09:00 PM | STAN -9.5 U 154.5 | +500 +500 |
| SUU at USU | 09:00 PM | SUU +16.0 O 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| SDAK at DEP | 09:00 PM | DEP -9.0 U 151.5 | +500 +500 |
| KU at UK | 09:30 PM | KU -7.0 U 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| JKST at LMU | 10:00 PM | JKST +16.5 O 151.5 | +500 +500 |
| KC at BAY | 10:00 PM | BAY -24.0 U 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| APP at ORST | 10:00 PM | ORST -2.5 U 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| LBSU at SDSU | 10:00 PM | LBSU +13.0 O 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| IOWA at CREI | 10:00 PM | CREI -12.5 U 164.0 | +500 +500 |
| UCI at USC | 11:00 PM | UCI +12.5 O 149.5 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BEST AND OPINIONS FOR NOVEMBER !
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...............................195 - 184......................51.45%............................- 31.00
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...............................195 - 184......................51.45%............................- 31.00
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting NFL spreads this week:
— Bengals @ Baltimore (-4)
— Steelers @ Cleveland (-4)
— Cardinals @ Houston (-4)
— Chargers (-3) @ Green Bay
— Giants @ Washington (-10)
— Titans @ Jacksonville (-6.5)
Quote of the Day
“I think it’s a good reminder for all free agents considering signing in New York both foreign and domestic that to play for that team you’ve got to be made of Teflon, both mentally and physically because you can never let your guard down, even in the offseason.”
Joel Wolfe, Giancarlo Stanton’s agent
Wednesday’s quiz
In the classic movie Major League, what number did Charlie Sheen’s character (Wild Thing Vaughn) wear?
Tuesday’s quiz
Ray Malavasi coached the Rams, the first time they played in a Super Bowl (XIV)
Monday’s quiz
Pete Carroll was coach of the Patriots before Bill Belichick.
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Kentucky led 48-41 at halftime, by 14 with 16:21 left to play.
Dickinson had 27 points, 21 rebounds for Kansas.
Kentucky was 12-38 on the arc, 13-38 inside the arc.
Kentucky played only eight guys; five of them are freshmen.
— Marquette 71, Illinois 64
Marquette was +7 in turnovers (15-8)
Kolek scored 24 points, grabbed six rebounds, had 4 assists.
Illinois starts four seniors; they were 11-33 on the arc.
— Duke 74, Michigan State 65
Duke was 24-30 on foul line, Spartans 7-12.
Blue Devils led by 11 at half; they shot 59% inside the arc.
— Oregon State 81, Appalachian State 71 OT
Oregon State was 13-34 on the arc, 13-30 inside arc.
Beavers are 3-0, with two of the wins in overtime.
— Western Kentucky 86, Murray State 81
WKU shot 53.7% inside arc, 8-16 on arc, scored 1.16 ppp.
Racers led by 5 with 11:23 left to play.
— Toledo 78, Wright State 77
Wright State shot 66.7% inside arc, still got beat.
Toledo played 10 guys; five freshmen, five juniors.
Good night for Toledo; their football team also won by a point.
— Cal-Irvine 70, USC 60
Impressive win for Russell Turner’s Anteaters and the Big West.
Trojans shot 26.3% from the floor; hard to win that way.
— Upsets of the Night:
Cal-Irvine (+14) 70, USC 60
Ill-Chicago (+11.5) 72, Loyola Chi 67
Santa Clara (+9.5) 89, Stanford 77
Temple (+4.5) 66, Drexel 64
— Word of the Day: continuity- the unbroken, consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time.
— Buffalo Bills fired OC Ken Dorsey Tuesday; they’ve lost three of last four games- in their last five games, they’re minus-9 in turnovers. Josh Allen has regressed at QB since the last OC left to become a head coach (Brian Daboll).
Buffalo has trailed after the first quarter in five of their last six games.
— There are 42 bowl games coming up, starting next month; lot of games on TV. As recently as 1981, there were only 15 bowl games.
— Saw a list of the six highest pointspreads in NFL history; in those six games, the underdog went 5-1 against the spread.
— So far this season, Cleveland Browns have run 166 more plays than their opponents, an average of 18.4/game. Takes a lot of strain off their defense.
— Washington Nationals DFA’d 1B Dom Smith; he hit .254 in 153 games this past season, with only 46 RBI, not a lot for a 1B.
— Milwaukee Brewers are going to name bench coach Pat Murphy their new manager; he’s been the Brewers’ bench coach since 2016. Before that, Murphy worked for the Padres for six years, and before that, he was baseball coach at Notre Dame, Arizona State.
— RIP to Padres’ owner Peter Seidler, who passed away this week at age 63. Seidler was the grandson of the late Walter O’Malley, who owned the Dodgers when they moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Seidler was a two-time cancer survivor who was well-liked in San Diego.
San Diego had the 3rd-highest payroll in baseball this year, but went 82-80 and missed the playoffs; they’re expected to cut payroll next year and right now, they’re the only MLB team without a manager for next year.
Interesting NFL spreads this week:
— Bengals @ Baltimore (-4)
— Steelers @ Cleveland (-4)
— Cardinals @ Houston (-4)
— Chargers (-3) @ Green Bay
— Giants @ Washington (-10)
— Titans @ Jacksonville (-6.5)
Quote of the Day
“I think it’s a good reminder for all free agents considering signing in New York both foreign and domestic that to play for that team you’ve got to be made of Teflon, both mentally and physically because you can never let your guard down, even in the offseason.”
Joel Wolfe, Giancarlo Stanton’s agent
Wednesday’s quiz
In the classic movie Major League, what number did Charlie Sheen’s character (Wild Thing Vaughn) wear?
Tuesday’s quiz
Ray Malavasi coached the Rams, the first time they played in a Super Bowl (XIV)
Monday’s quiz
Pete Carroll was coach of the Patriots before Bill Belichick.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— Kansas 89, Kentucky 84Kentucky led 48-41 at halftime, by 14 with 16:21 left to play.
Dickinson had 27 points, 21 rebounds for Kansas.
Kentucky was 12-38 on the arc, 13-38 inside the arc.
Kentucky played only eight guys; five of them are freshmen.
— Marquette 71, Illinois 64
Marquette was +7 in turnovers (15-8)
Kolek scored 24 points, grabbed six rebounds, had 4 assists.
Illinois starts four seniors; they were 11-33 on the arc.
— Duke 74, Michigan State 65
Duke was 24-30 on foul line, Spartans 7-12.
Blue Devils led by 11 at half; they shot 59% inside the arc.
— Oregon State 81, Appalachian State 71 OT
Oregon State was 13-34 on the arc, 13-30 inside arc.
Beavers are 3-0, with two of the wins in overtime.
— Western Kentucky 86, Murray State 81
WKU shot 53.7% inside arc, 8-16 on arc, scored 1.16 ppp.
Racers led by 5 with 11:23 left to play.
— Toledo 78, Wright State 77
Wright State shot 66.7% inside arc, still got beat.
Toledo played 10 guys; five freshmen, five juniors.
Good night for Toledo; their football team also won by a point.
— Cal-Irvine 70, USC 60
Impressive win for Russell Turner’s Anteaters and the Big West.
Trojans shot 26.3% from the floor; hard to win that way.
— Upsets of the Night:
Cal-Irvine (+14) 70, USC 60
Ill-Chicago (+11.5) 72, Loyola Chi 67
Santa Clara (+9.5) 89, Stanford 77
Temple (+4.5) 66, Drexel 64
— Word of the Day: continuity- the unbroken, consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time.
— Buffalo Bills fired OC Ken Dorsey Tuesday; they’ve lost three of last four games- in their last five games, they’re minus-9 in turnovers. Josh Allen has regressed at QB since the last OC left to become a head coach (Brian Daboll).
Buffalo has trailed after the first quarter in five of their last six games.
— There are 42 bowl games coming up, starting next month; lot of games on TV. As recently as 1981, there were only 15 bowl games.
— Saw a list of the six highest pointspreads in NFL history; in those six games, the underdog went 5-1 against the spread.
— So far this season, Cleveland Browns have run 166 more plays than their opponents, an average of 18.4/game. Takes a lot of strain off their defense.
— Washington Nationals DFA’d 1B Dom Smith; he hit .254 in 153 games this past season, with only 46 RBI, not a lot for a 1B.
— Milwaukee Brewers are going to name bench coach Pat Murphy their new manager; he’s been the Brewers’ bench coach since 2016. Before that, Murphy worked for the Padres for six years, and before that, he was baseball coach at Notre Dame, Arizona State.
— RIP to Padres’ owner Peter Seidler, who passed away this week at age 63. Seidler was the grandson of the late Walter O’Malley, who owned the Dodgers when they moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Seidler was a two-time cancer survivor who was well-liked in San Diego.
San Diego had the 3rd-highest payroll in baseball this year, but went 82-80 and missed the playoffs; they’re expected to cut payroll next year and right now, they’re the only MLB team without a manager for next year.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMP at VT | 06:00 PM | VT -21.5 U 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| ALBY at HALL | 06:30 PM | HALL -20.5 U 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| SPU at FDU | 07:00 PM | FDU +2.0 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| RAD at VCU | 07:00 PM | VCU -3.0 U 135.0 | +500 +500 |
| CAN at CLEVST | 07:00 PM | CLEVST -10.0 U 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| DEL at DSU | 07:00 PM | DEL -9.5 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| COPP at LOU | 07:00 PM | LOU -17.5 U 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| PRIN at DUQ | 07:00 PM | DUQ -6.0 O 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| BING at L-MD | 07:00 PM | L-MD -2.5 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| RICH at BC | 07:00 PM | RICH +4.5 O 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| UVU at CHAR | 07:00 PM | UVU +6.5 O 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| DEN at NICH | 07:00 PM | NICH -1.0 O 157.0 | +500 +500 |
| CMU at USF | 07:00 PM | CMU +17.0 O 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| SCUS at ECU | 07:00 PM | ECU -14.5 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| MW at OSU | 07:00 PM | OSU -23.5 U 133.0 | +500 +500 |
| COR at GMU | 07:30 PM | GMU -2.5 O 150.5 | +500 +500 |
| EVAN at SEMO | 07:30 PM | SEMO -2.5 U 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| LONG at UMES | 08:00 PM | LONG -9.0 U 138.0 | +500 +500 |
| EIU at ILST | 08:00 PM | ILST -12.0 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| STON at NEB | 08:00 PM | NEB -16.0 U 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| FIU at HCU | 08:00 PM | FIU -13.0 O 159.5 | +500 +500 |
| GTWN at RUTG | 08:30 PM | GTWN +10.0 O 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| TNST at PORT | 09:00 PM | PORT -10.5 U 157.5 | +500 +500 |
| RICE at TEX | 09:00 PM | TEX -20.5 U 155.5 | +500 +500 |
| SELA at BYU | 09:00 PM | BYU -22.5 U 157.5 | +500 +500 |
| PAC at NEV | 10:00 PM | NEV -13.0 U 151.0 | +500 +500 |
| LIU at UCLA | 10:00 PM | LIU +34.0 O 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| NAU at SEA | 10:00 PM | NAU +13.5 O 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| MORG at FRES | 10:30 PM | FRES -18.5 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
