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Sunday’s 6-pack:
— Long Beach State 77, DePaul 73- DePaul called four timeouts in first 15:00.
— Toledo 87, Louisiana 78- Rockets trailed by 16 with 12:41 left to play.
— Holy Cross 68, Georgetown 67- Hoyas led by 11 with 8:07 left.
— Wofford 99, High Point 98- Panthers were 39-48 on foul line, but still lost.
— Bradley 72, Utah State 66 OT- Teams combined to shoot 13-55 on the arc.
— Western Carolina 71, Notre Dame 61- Could be a long winter in South Bend.

Quote of the Day
“”One of the most poorly officiated games I’ve ever seen. Record it. I’m fine with it. F—ing atrocious………Our team is competing their asses off — competing their asses off. And this is what happens? The interactions right now with the officials? Complete disrespect. I know what’s coming. It’s unbelievable…….”
Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins, after Friday’s loss

Sunday’s quiz
Where did the Memphis Grizzlies call home, before they moved to Tennessee?

Saturday’s quiz
Sacramento Kings used to be known as the Cincinnati Royals, then the Kansas City Kings, then the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, before they moved to Sacramento. They were also known as the Rochester Royals, before they moved to Cincinnati.

Friday’s quiz
Since 1985, Mitch Trubisky (2018) is the only Chicago Bears’ QB to play in a Pro Bowl.

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

— LSU 52, Florida 35
LSU QB Daniels had a pretty good day:
17-26/372 passing, with three TD passes
12 rushes, 234 yards, two more TD’s
Total: 606 yards, five TD’s. Not bad.

— Central Florida 45, Oklahoma State 3
Iowa State 45, BYU 13
This year, UCF, BYU, Houston, Cincinnati joined the Big X. Here is how they’re doing in Big X teams against the pre-existing members of the league:
BYU: 1-5 SU/ATS, outscored by combined 168-78
UCF: 1-5 SU/2-4 ATS, outscored by combined 206-190
Cincinnati: 0-4 SU/ATS, outscored by combined 127-58
Houston: 2-4 SU/3-3 ATS, outscored by combined 220-129.
Total: 4-18 SU/6-16 ATS, outscored by combined 721-455 (average score 40-25)

— Michigan 24, Penn State 15
Wolverines ran ball 46 times for 227 yards.
Michigan threw one pass in 2nd half; that play was nullified by a penalty.
Penn State lost its last six games vs Ohio State/Michigan; during that same time, they’re 21-3 against everyone else.

— Oregon 36, USC 27
Ducks led 22-14 at halftime.
USC lost four of its last five games, after a 6-0 start.
Trojans allowed 301 points in their last seven games (43.0 ppg).

— Missouri 36, Tennessee 7
Tigers are a very quiet 8-2 team.
Mizzou ran ball 51 times for 255 yards.
Tigers converted 11-17 third down plays.

— Washington 35, Utah 28
Utes led 28-24 at the half, didn’t score in second half.
Huskies’ QB Penix was 24-42/332 passing, with two TD’s.
Washington is 10-0, 7-0 in the last season for the Pac-12.
Genius alert— Washington was a 9.5-point favorite; they were leading 33-28 late in the third quarter when they appeared to score on a pick-6, but the DB who picked off the pass had to celebrate early- he dropped the ball on the 2-yard line, and a Utah player fell on the ball.
Oy.
Washington scored on a safety on the next play; there was no scoring in the 4th quarter.

— Florida State 27, Miami 20
Florida State improves to 10-0, 8-0 in the ACC.
Game was 10-10 at halftime.
Seminoles get their third straight win in this rivalry.
Miami completed only 10-30 passes; they did have an 85-yard TD pass.

— North Carolina 47, Duke 45 OT
Tar Heels led 26-14 with 10:00 left in regulation.
UNC needed a 43-yard FG at the gun to force overtime.
Carolina was 11-19 on third down, Duke 5-15.

— Upsets of the Week:
Arizona State (+17) 17, UCLA 7
Northwestern (+11) 24, Wisconsin 10
Arizona (+10.5) 34, Colorado 31
Southern Miss (+10) 34, Louisiana 31, OT
Ball State (+9.5) 20, Northern Illinois 17
East Carolina (+7.5) 22, Florida Atlantic 7
Sam Houston State (+7.5) 42, Louisiana Tech 27

— Word of the Day: Chicanery— use of trickery to achieve a financial, political, or legal purpose.

— Illinois 48, Indiana 45 OT
Backup QB Paddock was 24-36/507 passing, with 4 TD’s.
Chances are he isn’t the backup anymore.
Indiana tied game on a 26-yard TD pass with 0:28 left.
Illini overcame 14 penalties for 139 yards.
Total yardage: 662-451, Illinois

— Arizona 34, Colorado 31
Wildcats outscored Colorado 10-0 in 4th quarter.
Arizona ran ball 27 times for 207 yards.
Colorado has lost six of last seven games, after a 3-0 start.

— Iowa 22, Rutgers 0
Yet another Iowa game stays under the total.
Hawkeyes are 8-2, lead Big 14 West by two games.
Total yardage was 223-93, Iowa.
Hawkeyes didn’t have a penalty the whole game.

— Texas Tech 16, Kansas 13
Tech led 13-0 after three quarters.
Kansas tied game 13-13 with 0:25 left.
Red Raiders drove 63 yards in four plays, kicked 30-yard FG at the gun.
Kansas QB Bean got hurt; 3rd-string QB Ballard played most of game.

— New Mexico State 38, Western Kentucky 29
From 2018-21, Aggies were 8-30.
In 1.5 years under coach Jerry Kill, Aggies are 15-9; they’ve won six in a row.
Hilltoppers led this game 21-17 at halftime.
Aggies ran ball for 220 yards, 6.1 yards/carry.

— James Madison 44, UConn 6— JMU is 10-0 this season, but they can’t play in a bowl, which is too bad- they’re 18-3 the last two years.
NCAA has a rule that says any school reclassifying to the I-A level cannot play in a bowl for two years; this is JMU’s second year in I-A, so unless someone in charge comes to their senses and let the Dukes go bowling, they’ll be home for the holidays.

— Memphis 44, Charlotte 38, OT
Charlotte led 38-28 with 6:00 left in the game.
Memphis forced OT on a 41-yard FG with 0:35 left in regulation.
Tigers were 7-13 on third down, Charlotte was 4-12.
Both teams turned ball over four times.

— Former Georgia QB Stetson Bennett was a 4th round pick of the LA Rams this year; he is on the non-football injury list, has been among the missing since the summer, but he showed up in Athens Saturday night for the Ole Miss-Georgia game.

— Speaking of Stetson, UNLV’s basketball team beat the Stetson Hatters 71-55; Rebels retired the #12 of Anderson Hunt, a really good guard on their 1990 national championship team.
 
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12​

GameTime(ET)PickUnits
EWU at CIN12:00 PMEWU +12.5
O 151.0		+500 +500
BRY at RUTG12:00 PMRUTG -15.0
U 143.5		+500 +500
MD at UAB12:30 PMMD -6.0
U 137.0		+500 +500
IDST at ISU01:00 PMISU -28.5
U 129.0		+500 +500
AFA at DEL01:00 PMAFA +6.0
O 131.0		+500 +500
TAMCOM at PFW02:00 PMPFW -3.5
U 145.5		+500 +500
ELON at UND02:00 PMUND -5.0
U 153.0		+500 +500
LEH at UNC02:00 PMUNC -24.0
U 159.0		+500 +500
SJSU at TTU02:00 PMSJSU +16.0
O 132.0		+500 +500
SHSU at OKST03:00 PMOKST -7.0
U 137.0		+500 +500
DAV at CLEM03:00 PMDAV +8.0
O 138.0		+500 +500
HOW at JMU04:00 PMJMU -12.0
U 168.0		+500 +500
LAF at PEPP04:00 PMPEPP -9.0
U 144.0		+500 +500
MW at ME04:00 PMME -8.5
U 128.0		+500 +500
SF at BSU04:00 PMBSU -6.5
U 143.0		+500 +500
CHS at SIND04:30 PMSIND -4.5
U 139.5		+500 +500
UCRV at PORT05:00 PMPORT -8.0
U 146.0		+500 +500
WEBB at BAY05:00 PMBAY -24.0
O 147.0		+500 +500
NCCU at UGA05:00 PMUGA -22.0
U 146.0		+500 +500
NAU at GRC05:30 PMGRC -18.5
O 146.0		+500 +500
YALE at LMU06:00 PMLMU -1.0
U 148.0		+500 +500
RMU at TOWS07:00 PMTOWS -8.5
U 132.0		+500 +500
ARMY at IND07:00 PMIND -26.5
U 134.5		+500 +500
WEB at SMC08:00 PMSMC -16.5
U 130.5		+500 +500
UCD at MONT09:00 PMMONT -3.5
U 148.0		+500 +500
NEV at WASH10:00 PMWASH -4.5
U 151.0		+500 +500
 
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COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BEST AND OPINIONS FOR NOVEMBER !

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...........................158 - 136 - 1....................53.74%...........................+ 42.00
 
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Monday’s 6-pack:
— Clemson 68, Davidson 65- Tigers trailed 23-5 early, rally to win Asheville tourney.
— UAB 66, Maryland 63- Disappointing weekend for Terps; 0-2 in Asheville.
— Weber State 61, Saint Mary’s 57- Favored Gaels led by 16 with 13:48 left.
— Boise State 63, San Francisco 58- Boise survived going 12-23 on foul line.
— Yale 83, LMU 80- Visiting Bulldogs outscored LMU 24-13 on foul line.
— Nevada 83, Washington 76- Steve Alford’s Wolf Pack never trailed.

Quote of the Day
“I’m sure in his head he (Dan Campbell) didn’t want to give Justin (Herbert) the ball back with a minute and a half (left). It’s a lot of fun when he puts the ball in our hands to make a play.”
Lions’ QB Jared Goff

Monday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Patriots before Bill Belichick?

Sunday’s quiz
Memphis Grizzlies called Vancouver home, before they moved to Tennessee.

Saturday’s quiz
Sacramento Kings used to be known as the Cincinnati Royals, then the Kansas City Kings, then the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, before they moved to Sacramento. They were also known as the Rochester Royals, before they moved to Cincinnati.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……..Happy Felix Unger Day!!!!​

“On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to leave his place of residence; that request came from his wife……..”
So began one of the funniest TV shows ever, The Odd Couple, which ran on TV from 1970-75, then for many, many years on re-runs.
Spent many an hour watching re-runs of Felix and Oscar when I was a teenager; my dad would come home from work and would roll his eyes at how much I enjoyed The Odd Couple and M*A*S*H re-runs, but he would laugh at those shows, too.
So happy Felix Unger Day and remember, there’s no such thing as a sure thing, that’s why they call it gambling.

Lions 41, Chargers 38
— Lions drove 53 yards, kicked 41-yard FG to win game with 0:02 left.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 30-12-1 ATS overall.
— Lions won/covered six of its last seven games.
— Goff is 63-50-1 as an NFL starter, 19-19-1 with the Lions.
— Chargers’ first four drives: 16 plays, 60 yards, 3 points.
— Chargers’ last five drives: 53 plays, 385 yards, 35 points.
— Detroit outgained the Chargers, 533-445.
— This year, Bolts are 0-4 in games decided by 3 or fewer points.

Cardinals 25, Falcons 23
— Falcons lost four of their last five games (underdogs 5-0 ATS)
— Falcons were 7-14 on third down, Arizona 3-12.
— since 2017, Atlanta is 5-10 ATS as a road favorite
— Last two games, Atlanta was 17-32 on third down.
— Cardinals drove 70 yards, kicked game-winning FG with 0:02 left.
— QB Murray was 19-32/249 passing in his first start in 11 months.
— Arizona is 4-1 ATS as a home underdog this year.
— Murray is now 26-32-1 as an NFL starter; Arizona was 1-13 in his absence.

Seahawks 29, Commanders 26 OT
— Washington tied game on 35-yard TD pass with 0:52 left.
— Seattle drove 50 yards, kicked GW 43-yard FG with 0:03 left.
— Commanders are 5-0 ATS as a road underdog this year.
— Washington team total: 7-3 over; opponents’ team total: over 7-3
— Seattle is 6-0 if it scores 20+ points, 0-3 if it doesn’t.
— Seahawks’ first seven drives: 46 plays, 216 yards, 9 points.
— Seahawks’ last five drives: 33 plays, 258 yards, 20 points.
— Seattle is 17-23-3 ATS in last 43 games as a home favorite (2-2-1 TY)

Browns 33, Ravens 31
— Ravens led 31-17 with 10:00 left in game.
— Browns’ last three drives: 35 plays, 199 yards, 16 points.
— Browns’ team total: over 7-1-1.
— Browns are 4-1 SU since their bye week.
— Cleveland was 8-16 on third down, Ravens 2-8.
— Both QB’s threw a pick-6; Watson’s was on 3rd play of game.
— Baltimore is 1-6 ATS in last seven AFC North home games.
— Last seven games, Ravens outscored foes 125-28 in first half.

Texans 30, Bengals 27
— Texans kicked 38-yard FG with 0:05 left for the win.
— Rookie QB Stroud threw for 356 yards (8.9 yards/attempt)
— Houston won five of its last seven games (5-2 ATS)
— Texans are 8-4-1 ATS in last 13 games as a road underdog.
— Houston outgained the Bengals, 544-380.
— Cincy trailed 27-17, tied game 27-27 on FG with 1:37 left.
— Loss snaps Cincinnati’s 4-game winning streak.
— Last five games, Bengals are +8 in turnovers. (13-5)

Colts 10, Patriots 6
— Colts drove 75 yards for TD on their opening drive, game’s only TD.
— Indy is 11-6 ATS last 17 games as an underdog away from home.
— Colts won/covered four of their five road games TY.
— Colts allowed 20 or less points in wins, 29+ in losses.
— 3rd game this year New England didn’t score a TD on offense.
— Patriots lost six of their last seven games (1-6 ATS).
— NE is 1-11 ATS in its last 12 games as an underdog.
— In his career, Belichick is 82-98 without Brady.

49ers 34, Jaguars 3
— 49ers scored 30+ points in all six of their wins.
— 49ers outgained Jacksonville, 437-221.
— 2nd-year QB Purdy is 13-4 as NFL starter.
— Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
— Jaguars’ first four drives: 16 plays, 33 yards, 3 punts, one fumble
— San Francisco led 13-3 at halftime.
— Jags’ first 3 drives in 2nd half: 19 plays, 101 yards, 3 turnovers.
— Jaguars are 0-3 when they score less than 20 points.

Vikings 27, Saints 19
— Minnesota outgained the Saints, 388-280.
— New Orleans averaged only 4.7 yards/pass attempt.
— Last six weeks, Saints outscored foes 77-30 in second half.
— New Orleans is 4-1 scoring 20+ points, 1-4 scoring less than 20.
— Vikings led 24-3 at halftime.
— Vikings’ first six drives: 45 plays, 331 yards, 27 points.
— Minnesota has 11 takeaways in last five games (+6)
— Minnesota won/covered last five games, scoring 19-22-24-31-27 points.

Steelers 23, Packers 19
— Green Bay’s first three drives: 20 plays, 151 yards, 13 points.
— Last six games, Packers were outscored 93-29 in first half.
— Green Bay is 1-7 ATS TY in games with spread of 3 or less points.
— Green Bay has 12 giveaways in last six games (minus-7).
— Steelers have been outgained in every game, but they’re 6-3.
— Steelers won/covered four of their last five games.
— Pittsburgh is 6-0 when it scores 17+ points.
— Pitt is 31-16-1 ATS in last 48 games when spread was 3 or fewer points.

Buccaneers 20, Titans 6
— Titans lost four of their last five games.
— Tennessee is 0-5 SU/1-4 ATS in true road games.
— Titans are 0-6 scoring less than 27 points.
— Tampa Bay outgained the Titans, 340-209.
— Bucs’ first three drives: 12 plays, 39 yards, no points.
— Bucs’ next five drives: 44 plays, 304 yards, 20 points.
— Tampa’s two TD’s were on TD passes of 43-22 yards.
— Under is 7-2 in Tampa Bay’s games this season.

Cowboys 49, Giants 17
— Dallas beat the Giants twice this year, 40-0/49-17.
— Cowboys are 14-5 ATS in last 19 games as a home favorite (4-0 TY)
— Prescott was 26-35/404 passing, with 4 TD passes.
— Six Dallas wins are by a combined score of 171-50 (37-11 average).
— Giants’ first seven drives: 24 plays, 20 yards, no points.
— Giants were 0-12 on third down, Dallas 6-12.
— Giants are averaging only 259.1 yards/game this season.
— Giants are 1-7 SU/2-5-1 ATS in last eight games, scoring 10.8 ppg.

Raiders 16, Jets 12
— Jets’ first three drives: 25 plays, 103 yards, three field goals.
— Jets rest of game: 38 plays, 262 yards, one field goal.
— Jets’ 6.1 yards/pass attempt was their best this season.
— Jets are 5-10-1 ATS in last 16 games with spread of 3 or less points.
— Las Vegas won last four home games, giving up 13-17-6-12 points.
— Raiders’ team total: under 9-1; opponents’ team total: under 7-3
— Last four games, Las Vegas is 14-47 on third down.
— Under is 8-2 in Raider games this season.
 
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13​

GameTime(ET)PickUnits
MICH at SJU06:30 PMSJU -2.5
U 155.5		+500 +500
UNF at SCST07:00 PMSCST +5.0
O 156.0		+500 +500
HAMP at NORF07:00 PMNORF -9.0
U 148.0		+500 +500
CMU at FSU07:00 PMCMU +20.5
O 154.5		+500 +500
FIU at MIA07:00 PMFIU +23.0
O 165.5		+500 +500
SIE at AMER07:00 PMAMER -5.5
U 135.0		+500 +500
STON at DUQ07:00 PMDUQ -13.5
O 146.5		+500 +500
VMI at SCAR07:00 PMSCAR -22.0
U 151.0		+500 +500
ETSU at BUT07:00 PMETSU +17.0
O 148.0		+500 +500
VILL at PENN07:00 PMVILL -12.0
U 142.0		+500 +500
FGCU at PITT07:00 PMFGCU +10.0
O 144.0		+500 +500
QUIN at MASS07:00 PMMASS -7.5
U 153.5		+500 +500
CIT at PRE07:00 PMPRE -4.0
U 135.5		+500 +500
WCU at MTU07:30 PMWCU +5.0
O 135.5		+500 +500
ARPB at CARK07:30 PMCARK +2.5
O 153.5		+500 +500
SFA at NWST07:30 PMSFA -13.5
O 150.0		+500 +500
SDST at KSU08:00 PMSDST +10.0
O 154.5		+500 +500
ODU at ARK08:00 PMARK -20.0
U 142.5		+500 +500
RID at NEB08:00 PMNEB -14.5
U 148.5		+500 +500
SOU at ARIZ08:00 PMSOU +31.5
O 159.0		+500 +500
SIUE at MIZZ08:00 PMSIUE +18.5
O 154.0		+500 +500
STET at HOU08:00 PMHOU -30.5
U 140.0		+500 +500
ORU at MOSU08:00 PMORU +6.0
U 147.0		+500 +500
XAV at PUR08:30 PMXAV +18.0
O 150.5		+500 +500
UCSB at UTEP09:00 PMUTEP -3.0
U 140.5		+500 +500
LIU at PEPP10:00 PMPEPP -17.5
U 159.5		+500 +500
CSB at CAL10:00 PMCSB +12.5
O 136.0		+500 +500
 
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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
 
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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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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.
 
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