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Friday’s 6-pack
Top states in sports betting, June 2022:
$1.05B— New York
$633M— New Jersey
$490M— Nevada
$393.5M— Pennsylvania
$313M— Colorado
$295M— Virginia
Quote of the Day
“Playing in front of 13K crazy fans in Spokane Arena will be exciting just like it will be in front of 22K fans in Rupp next year. Anybody that wants us to play in a 6,000-seat facility, wants us to lose! And I get that. I tried to look back and find the last time UK played in a true regular-season road game with 6,000 or fewer fans. I stopped looking after the 70s.”
John Calipari
Friday’s quiz
Last time the Raiders won a playoff game, who did they beat?
Thursday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in the AA Southern League, Terry Francona was the Barons’ skipper.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Leap of Faith, where Steve Martin plays a traveling preacher, Liam Neeson plays a small-town sheriff.
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Friday’s Den: Big X football knowledge
Baylor
— 6 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 119 starts back on offensive line; soph QB has 2 starts
— Aranda is is 5-2 ATS as a home favorite, 1-3 as a road favorite.
— Since 2017, they’re 28-19 ATS in conference games.
— Last four years, they’re 21-9 ATS coming off a win
— 4-1 SU in last five bowls (underdog in all five games)
Iowa State
— 5 starters back on offense, 3 on defense
— 66 starts back on offensive line; will be QB (have no I-A experience at QB)
— Under Campbell, they’re 18-9-2 ATS as an underdog, 9-3-1 at home
— Since 2018, they’re 9-13 ATS as a home favorite.
— 20-8-1 ATS last 29 games coming off a loss.
— lost three of last four bowl games.
Kansas
— 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 89 starts back on offensive line; both returning QB’s have 9 starts
— last 10 years, Kansas is 18-99 SU
— last three years, they’re 0-4 ATS as a favorite.
— Leipold is 12-6 ATS as a home underdog, 8-14-1 as a road dog.
— won 4 of last 5 bowl games, but their last bowl was 2008.
Kansas State
— 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 50 starts back on offensive line; senior QB had 38 starts at Nebraska
— Last three years, K-State is 23-13 ATS
— Last three years, they’re 6-2 ATS as a home underdog.
— 13-6 ATS in last 19 games coming off a loss.
— won three of last four bowls; favorites are 4-1 ATS in their last five bowls.
Oklahoma
— 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 125 starts back on offensive line; soph QB had 25 starts at UCF
— New coach was the DC at Clemson.
— Last 10 years, they’re 107-24 SU
— Since 2015, they’re 26-16 ATS as a home favorite.
— covered five of last seven games as an underdog.
— average total in their last five bowls; 85.2.
Oklahoma State
— 7 starters back on offense, 4 on defense
— 55 starts back on offensive line; junior QB has 32 starts
— since 2015, they’re 0-3 ATS as a road underdog.
— since 2016, they’re 14-5-1 ATS coming off a loss.
— Coach Gundy is 77-51-5 ATS as a favorite.
— 4-1 SU last five bowls (5-0 ATS), scoring 32.6 ppg.
Texas
— 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 72 starts back on offensive line; QB’s have very little experience
— went 32-18 SU with Herman as HC; went 5-7 with Sarkisian LY.
— since 2014, they’re 5-10 ATS as a road underdog.
— In his career, Sarkisian is 9-18 ATS as a road underdog
— won last four bowls, were underdog in three of them
TCU
— 10 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 113 starts back on offensive line; junior QB has 29 starts
— Dykes is 71-63 SU, coaching three different schools.
— Last four years, TCU is 15-21 SU in conference games.
— since 2016, they’re 6-20-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— 2-8 ATS last 10 games as a road underdog.
— won 3 of last 4 bowls SU
Texas Tech
— 6 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 124 starts back on offensive line; junior QB had 11 starts at Oregon
— Last year was their first winning season since 2015.
— Since 2015, they’re 13-7-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Last three years, they’re 4-7 ATS as a road underdog.
— Last five years, Tech was 4-5 ATS in Big X games every year.
— Last year was their first bowl since 2017.
West Virginia
— 7 starters back on offense, 4 on defense
— have 107 starts back on offensive line; all five starters are back
— QB is JT Daniels, who previously played at USC/Georgia.
— Last three years, WVU is 17-18 SU.
— Last two years, they’re 6-2 ATS as a home favorite, 0-3 as road favorite.
— Last four seasons, they’re 5-10 ATS coming off a win.
— 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in last five bowls.
Friday’s 6-pack
Top states in sports betting, June 2022:
$1.05B— New York
$633M— New Jersey
$490M— Nevada
$393.5M— Pennsylvania
$313M— Colorado
$295M— Virginia
Quote of the Day
“Playing in front of 13K crazy fans in Spokane Arena will be exciting just like it will be in front of 22K fans in Rupp next year. Anybody that wants us to play in a 6,000-seat facility, wants us to lose! And I get that. I tried to look back and find the last time UK played in a true regular-season road game with 6,000 or fewer fans. I stopped looking after the 70s.”
John Calipari
Friday’s quiz
Last time the Raiders won a playoff game, who did they beat?
Thursday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in the AA Southern League, Terry Francona was the Barons’ skipper.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Leap of Faith, where Steve Martin plays a traveling preacher, Liam Neeson plays a small-town sheriff.
*****************************
Friday’s Den: Big X football knowledge
Baylor
— 6 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 119 starts back on offensive line; soph QB has 2 starts
— Aranda is is 5-2 ATS as a home favorite, 1-3 as a road favorite.
— Since 2017, they’re 28-19 ATS in conference games.
— Last four years, they’re 21-9 ATS coming off a win
— 4-1 SU in last five bowls (underdog in all five games)
Iowa State
— 5 starters back on offense, 3 on defense
— 66 starts back on offensive line; will be QB (have no I-A experience at QB)
— Under Campbell, they’re 18-9-2 ATS as an underdog, 9-3-1 at home
— Since 2018, they’re 9-13 ATS as a home favorite.
— 20-8-1 ATS last 29 games coming off a loss.
— lost three of last four bowl games.
Kansas
— 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 89 starts back on offensive line; both returning QB’s have 9 starts
— last 10 years, Kansas is 18-99 SU
— last three years, they’re 0-4 ATS as a favorite.
— Leipold is 12-6 ATS as a home underdog, 8-14-1 as a road dog.
— won 4 of last 5 bowl games, but their last bowl was 2008.
Kansas State
— 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 50 starts back on offensive line; senior QB had 38 starts at Nebraska
— Last three years, K-State is 23-13 ATS
— Last three years, they’re 6-2 ATS as a home underdog.
— 13-6 ATS in last 19 games coming off a loss.
— won three of last four bowls; favorites are 4-1 ATS in their last five bowls.
Oklahoma
— 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 125 starts back on offensive line; soph QB had 25 starts at UCF
— New coach was the DC at Clemson.
— Last 10 years, they’re 107-24 SU
— Since 2015, they’re 26-16 ATS as a home favorite.
— covered five of last seven games as an underdog.
— average total in their last five bowls; 85.2.
Oklahoma State
— 7 starters back on offense, 4 on defense
— 55 starts back on offensive line; junior QB has 32 starts
— since 2015, they’re 0-3 ATS as a road underdog.
— since 2016, they’re 14-5-1 ATS coming off a loss.
— Coach Gundy is 77-51-5 ATS as a favorite.
— 4-1 SU last five bowls (5-0 ATS), scoring 32.6 ppg.
Texas
— 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 72 starts back on offensive line; QB’s have very little experience
— went 32-18 SU with Herman as HC; went 5-7 with Sarkisian LY.
— since 2014, they’re 5-10 ATS as a road underdog.
— In his career, Sarkisian is 9-18 ATS as a road underdog
— won last four bowls, were underdog in three of them
TCU
— 10 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 113 starts back on offensive line; junior QB has 29 starts
— Dykes is 71-63 SU, coaching three different schools.
— Last four years, TCU is 15-21 SU in conference games.
— since 2016, they’re 6-20-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— 2-8 ATS last 10 games as a road underdog.
— won 3 of last 4 bowls SU
Texas Tech
— 6 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 124 starts back on offensive line; junior QB had 11 starts at Oregon
— Last year was their first winning season since 2015.
— Since 2015, they’re 13-7-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Last three years, they’re 4-7 ATS as a road underdog.
— Last five years, Tech was 4-5 ATS in Big X games every year.
— Last year was their first bowl since 2017.
West Virginia
— 7 starters back on offense, 4 on defense
— have 107 starts back on offensive line; all five starters are back
— QB is JT Daniels, who previously played at USC/Georgia.
— Last three years, WVU is 17-18 SU.
— Last two years, they’re 6-2 ATS as a home favorite, 0-3 as road favorite.
— Last four seasons, they’re 5-10 ATS coming off a win.
— 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in last five bowls.