CNOTES 2025 2026 NHL NEWS, BEST BETS, AND OPINION !

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
NFL leaders in receiving yards:
588— Puka Nacua, Rams
534— Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seahawks
449— Justin Jefferson, Vikings
445— Emeka Egbuka, Bucs
407— Amon-Ra St Brown, Lions
387— Christian McCaffrey, 49ers

Quote of the Day
“We never give up. We just keep fighting. It doesn’t matter how many innings we play. We just stay ready and wait for the moment. It’s going to come. It was my time.”
Mariners’ 2B Jorge Polanco

Saturday’s quiz
Who was the last defending World Series champ that got back to the World Series the next year?

Friday’s quiz
Joe Flacco played his college football at Pittsburgh, then Delaware.

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie The Bodyguard, when Whitney Houston’s character wins an Academy Award, Robert Wuhl was the MC of the ceremony.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday night…….​

— Mariners 3, Tigers 2 (15)
Longest winner-take-all playoff game in baseball history.
472 pitches thrown; Mariners used three of their starting pitchers.
Jorge Polanco had a walk-off single to end the game.
Kerry Carpenter was 4-for-5 with two walks for Detroit.
There were 37 strikeouts in this game.
Mariners-Blue Jays play in the ALCS; they came into existence the same year, 1976.

— Modern baseball: Seattle took George Kirby out after he got 15 outs on only 66 pitches. He was pitching on five days rest. Why take him out? He gave up three hits in 5+ IP.

— With Jaxson Dart doing well as a rookie QB, would any NFL team take a look at Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin as a head coach? Coaches who can develop quarterbacks are popular.

— North Carolina’s recent football records:
2024: 6-7
2023: 8-5
2022: 9-5
2021: 6-7
2020: 8-4
2019: 7-6…….so far this year, they’re 2-3
From what you read on the Interweb, hiring Bill Belichick hasn’t gone well, and may not last much longer. Strange situation.

— South Florida 63, North Texas 36
Game was tied 21-21 at halftime.
USF scored four TD’s in a span of 5:45 early in third quarter.
Bulls ran the ball 57 times for 306 yards.

— Colorado State 49, Fresno State 21
Underdog Rams led 35-14 at halftime.
Bulldogs outgained Colorado State 469-334, but had four turnovers.
CSU QB Brousseau threw for 144 yards and three TDs.

— Washington 38, Rutgers 19
Rutgers led 13-10 at halftime.
Huskies’ QB Williams threw for 402 yards, 2 TD’s (14.9 yards/attempt)
Williams also ran the ball 13 times for 136 yards and 2 more TD’s.

Famous birthdays, October 11th:
David Morse, 72
Norm Nixon, 70
John Fourcade, 65
Joan Cusack, 63
Chris Spielman, 60
Matt Bomer, 48
Mike Conley, 38
Gio Urshela, 34
TJ Watt, 31
Brian Allen, 30

— Since 2010, the average payroll for the Bronx Bombers has been $216,082,060 and that includes 2020 (the pandemic year) when they only played 60 games and their payroll that year was $110,852,878.
Over the last 16 years, their average payroll has been $216,082,060, which means that since 2010, they’ve shelled out a total of $3,457,312,965, during which time they’ve made one World Series, and they lost that one.
3 billion dollars, no world titles. Not good.

— Buffalo Bills have played five games; on their first drive of each half, they’ve scored eight TD’s, kicked a field goal, lost a fumble. Tough team to stop.

— In their last four games, Philadelphia Eagles have run the ball for only 73.5 yards/game; they have been outgained in all six games this season.

— Big 18 hasn’t won a national championship in college basketball since Michigan State back in 2000.

— TV show suggestion on Netflix: Running Point- Kate Hudson stars as the owner of a pro basketball team, it is a bizarre version of Lakers’ owner Jeannie Buss’ career/life. Pretty good show.

— Before last week, there were 12,404 people alive in the Circa Casino Survivor Pool in Las Vegas. More than 7,700 of those people got knocked out last week; tough week for favorites.

 

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Los Angeles VS Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Los Angeles' last 10 games.
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games against Winnipeg.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles' last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games.
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Winnipeg's last 19 games against Los Angeles.
Winnipeg is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home.

St. Louis VS Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 6 games.
St. Louis is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
St. Louis is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games against Calgary.
St. Louis is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary's last 7 games.
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Calgary is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis.

Montreal VS Chicago
Montreal is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games.
Montreal is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games against Chicago.
Montreal is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
Montreal is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Chicago.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games.
Chicago is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago's last 13 games against Montreal.
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home.

Buffalo VS Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games.
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Buffalo is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games against Boston.
Buffalo is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games.
Boston is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games against Buffalo.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home.

Philadelphia VS Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 12 games.
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games against Carolina.
Philadelphia is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games.
Carolina is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games against Philadelphia.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games at home.

Toronto VS Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games.
Toronto is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games.
Toronto is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games against Detroit.
Toronto is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Detroit is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games played on a Saturday.

Ottawa VS Florida
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Ottawa's last 12 games.
Ottawa is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games against Florida.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Ottawa's last 18 games on the road.
Ottawa is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 9 games.
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games against Ottawa.
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.

Washington VS New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games.
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Washington is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games against NY Islanders.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of NY Islanders' last 18 games.
NY Islanders is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders' last 7 games against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders' last 5 games at home.

New York VS Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Rangers' last 15 games.
NY Rangers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
NY Rangers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers' last 7 games on the road.
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games against NY Rangers.
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers.

New Jersey VS Tampa Bay
New Jersey is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against Tampa Bay.
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
New Jersey is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games.
Tampa Bay is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games at home.
Tampa Bay is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against New Jersey.

Columbus VS Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus' last 9 games.
Columbus is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Columbus is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus' last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games against Columbus.
Minnesota is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home.
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

Utah VS Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games on the road.
Utah is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Nashville.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Nashville's last 20 games.
Nashville is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games against Utah.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Nashville's last 16 games at home.

Dallas VS Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas' last 6 games.
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Colorado.
Dallas is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road.
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games against Dallas.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games at home.
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas.

Anaheim VS San Jose
Anaheim is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against San Jose.
Anaheim is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose.
San Jose is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Jose's last 12 games against Anaheim.
San Jose is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim.

Vegas VS Seattle
Vegas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Vegas is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games against Seattle.
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Vegas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games against Vegas.
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Vegas.
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games played in October.

Vancouver VS Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games.
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Edmonton.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Vancouver's last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Edmonton's last 8 games.
Edmonton is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games at home.
Edmonton is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.


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Saturday, October 11​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LA at WIN	01:30 PM	LA +110 O 5.5	+500 +500
STL at CAL	04:00 PM	CAL +105 O 5.5	+500 +500
NYR at PIT	07:00 PM	PIT +120 U 6.0	+500 +500
PHI at CAR	07:00 PM	CAR -270 U 6.0	+500 +500
MON at CHI	07:00 PM	MON -155 U 6.0	+500 +500
BUF at BOS	07:00 PM	BOS -115 O 6.0	+500 +500
NJ at TB	07:00 PM	TB -150 U 6.0	+500 +500
TOR at DET	07:00 PM	TOR -140 O 6.0	+500 +500
WAS at NYI	07:00 PM	WAS -115 U 5.5	+500 +500
OTT at FLA	07:00 PM	FLA -150 O 5.5	+500 +500
CLB at MIN	08:00 PM	MIN -160 U 5.5	+500 +500
UTAH at NAS	08:00 PM	NAS +100 O 5.5	+500 +500
DAL at COL	09:00 PM	COL -150 O 6.0	+500 +500
VAN at EDM	10:00 PM	EDM -170 O 6.0	+500 +500
VEG at SEA	10:00 PM	VEG -170 U 6.0	+500 +500
ANA at SJ	10:00 PM	SJ +105 O 6.5	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/11/2025...................................7 - 9 - 0.......................43.75%....................- 17.50
10/09/2025...................................7 - 7 - 0.......................50.00%....................- 1.50
10/08/2025...................................1 - 5 - 1.......................16.66%....................- 36.25
10/07/2025...................................4 - 2 - 0.......................66.66%.....................+ 13.25

TOTALS......................................19 - 22 - 1........................46.34%....................- 42.00

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack:
NFL leaders in rushing yards:
480— Jonathan Taylor, Colts
450— James Cook, Bills
447— Javonte Williams, Cowboys
443— Travis Etienne, Jaguars
402— JK Dobbins, Broncos
368— Kyren Williams, Rams

Quote of the Day
“You want to play for someone like Coach Cig, who is so confident in himself that it flows to his players. A lot of people ask, ‘Why [did] you follow Cignetti [from James Madison]?’ This is why. Nothing but complete trust in him. He’s better than anyone in the country. That’s why people want to play for him.”
Indiana LB Aiden Fisher

Sunday’s quiz
When the Jets won their only Super Bowl, who did they beat?

Saturday’s quiz
2008-09 Phillies were the last defending World Series champ that got back to the World Series the next year.

Friday’s quiz
Joe Flacco played his college football at Pittsburgh, then Delaware.

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

— Brewers 3, Cubs 1
Milwaukee hit three solo homers to move on to the NLCS.
Brewers used five pitchers; Misiorowski got 12 outs, allowed three hits.
Dodgers-Brewers NLCS starts Monday night in Milwaukee.

— Northwestern 22, Penn State 21
Penn State is first team in last 30 years to lose consecutive games, when they were favored by 20+ points in both of them.
Penn State QB Allar hurt his leg, is out for the year.
Northwestern drove 75 yards, scored game-winning TD with 4:51 left
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— Pittsburgh 34, Florida State 31
QB Heintschel threw for 321 yards, two TD’s.
Both teams averaged over 10 yards/pass attempt.
Florida State has lost its last eight ACC games.

— Alabama 27, Missouri 24
QB Simpson threw for 200 yards, three TD’s.
Alabama has won five in a row since an opening loss to Florida State.
Crimson Tide was 6-15 on third down, Missouri 1-10.

— Upsets of the Week:
Northwestern (+21) 22, Penn State 21
Marshall (+14.5) 48, Old Dominion 24
Bowling Green (+10.5) 28, Toledo 23
Pittsburgh (+10.5) 34, Florida State 31
Troy (+9.5) 48, Texas State 41 OT
Kennesaw State (+7.5) 35, Louisiana Tech 7
UCLA (+7.5) 38, Michigan State 13
Indiana (+7.5) 30, Oregon 20

— Navy 32, Temple 31
QB Horvath ran for 51-yard TD with 0:39 left, then Middies scored a 2-point conversion for the win to stay undefeated (6-0).
Horvath ran for 155 yards, also threw for 141 more.
Temple outgained Navy 518-384; they led 17-7 at halftime.

— Nebraska 34, Maryland 31
Nebraska drove 81 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:08 left.
QB Raiola threw for 260 yards, four TD’s, but also had 3 INTs
Matt Rhule has the Cornhuskers are 5-1 this season.

— UNLV 51, Air Force 48
QB Colandrea ran for a 19-yard TD with 0:36 for the game-winning TD
Colandrea threw for 361 yards for the 6-0 Rebels, who are bowl-eligible.
Air Force ran ball 66 times for 428 yards, still somehow lost.

— Georgia 20, Auburn 10
Auburn led 10-0 in 2nd quarter, lost a fumble on Georgia’s one-yard line, and it was all downhill from there.
Georgia beat Auburn for the ninth year in a row.
Dawgs won despite running ball 31 times for only 79 yards.
Auburn had 11 penalties for 103 yards

— UCLA 38, Michigan State 13
Bruins won last two games, scoring 42-38 points, after an 0-4 start.
Jalen Berger gained 113 yards on 15 touches, scored three TD’s.
UCLA outgained the Spartans 418-253.

— Famous birthdays, October 12th:
Jack Marin, 81
Susan Anton, 75
Sid Fernandez, 63
Chris Chandler, 60
Hugh Jackman, 57
Leon Lett, 57
Charlie Ward, 55
Ketel Marte, 32

— Ole Miss 24, Washington State 21
Rebels were favored by 32 points, hung on for the win.
Wazzu led 14-10 with 2:00 left in third quarter.
6-0 Ole Miss was 7-15 on third down, Coogs 2-10.

— Troy 48, Texas State 41 OT
QB Kilcrease threw for 415 yards, five TD’s.
Texas State led 31-17 at halftime.
Troy forced OT by scoring a TD with 1:13 left in regulation.
Bobcats lost despite running ball 53 times for 326 yards.

— Indiana 30, Oregon 20
QB Mendoza threw for 215 yards and a TD
Indiana outscored the Ducks 10-0 over the final 7:00.
Oregon’s 18-game how winning streak was snapped.

— BYU 33, Arizona 27 OT
BYU improves to 6-0 with the overtime win.
BYU was 8-16 on 3rd down, Arizona 4-17
BYU ran the ball 51 times for 258 yards.
Arizona led 17-14 at halftime.

— RIP to the great actress Diane Keaton, who passed away at age 79.
She has 283 acting credits on IMDB; she won an Oscar and two Golden Globes.
She was the mom in Father of the Bride; she was in Annie Hall, Baby Boom, And So It Goes, The Godfather, lot of really good movies.
She will be missed. RIP, ma’am.

 

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Washington VS New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games.
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road.
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Rangers' last 13 games.
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers' last 6 games against Washington.
NY Rangers is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home.


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Sunday, October 12​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
WAS at NYR	07:00 PM	NYR -105 O 6.0	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/12/2025...................................0 - 2 - 0.......................00.00%....................- 10.75
10/11/2025...................................7 - 9 - 0.......................43.75%....................- 17.50
10/09/2025...................................7 - 7 - 0.......................50.00%....................- 1.50
10/08/2025...................................1 - 5 - 1.......................16.66%....................- 36.25
10/07/2025...................................4 - 2 - 0.......................66.66%.....................+ 13.25

TOTALS.....................................19 - 24 - 1........................44.18%....................- 52.75

 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
Week 7 NFL spreads
— Steelers (-4.5) @ Cincinnati
— Raiders @ Kansas City (-10.5)
— Dolphins @ Cleveland (-1.5)
— Patriots (-6.5) @ Tennessee
— Saints @ Chicago (-6)
— Eagles (-2.5) @ Minnesota

Quote of the Day
“It’s not who you play, it’s when you play them.”
Hall of Fame NFL coach Bud Grant

Monday’s quiz
Who was the football coach at Penn State before James Franklin?
(Hint: He is still a head coach)

Sunday’s quiz
When Jets won their only Super Bowl, they beat the Baltimore Colts, 16-7.

Saturday’s quiz
2008-09 Phillies were the last defending World Series champ that got back to the World Series the next year.

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

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all our Canadian friends………

Chiefs 30, Lions 17
Chiefs led 13-10 at halftime.
Chiefs in second half: 33 plays, 212 yards, 17 points.
Chiefs are 8-4 ATS last 12 games coming off a loss.
Chiefs are 14-8 ATS last 22 regular season games vs NFC teams.
Lions scored 40.3 points/game in their wins, 13-17 in losses.
Detroit in second half: 22 plays, 112 yards, 7 points.
Chiefs outgained Detroit, 355-297.
Kansas City didn’t have a penalty the whole game.

Buccaneers 30, 49ers 19
Mayfield passed for 256 yards, two TD’s.
Bucs’ first four drives: 14 plays, 44 yards, 7 points.
Bucs rest of game: 37 plays, 290 yards, 23 points.
Only 8 of Tampa Bay’s 50 plays were on 3rd down.
Buccaneers led 20-16 at halftime.
49ers in second half: 29 plays, 97 yards, 3 points, 2 turnovers.
Last five games, SF ran ball for 77-73-83-74-67 yards.
49ers lost star LB Warner for the season (ankle).

Panthers 30, Cowboys 27
Rico Dowdle had 34 touches for 239 yards and a TD.
Carolina is 3-0 at home, 0-3 on the road.
Carolina ran ball for 239/216 yards in last two games.
Panthers allowed 24+ points in five of six games.
Carolina outgained the Cowboys, 410-292.
Dallas allowed 30+ points in four of last five points.
Last four weeks, Dallas allowed 433.6 yards/game.
Cowboys ran the ball 19 times for only 31 yards.

Chargers 29, Dolphins 27
Chargers drove 44 yards, kicked game-winning FG with 0:05 left.
Dolphins had taken 27-26 lead on a TD with 0:46 left.
Miami led 13-9 at halftime.
Chargers in 2nd half: 39 plays, 230 yards, 20 points.
Miami has allowed 29 ppg in its 1-5 start.
Tagovailoa threw for 205 yards, but three INTs.
Miami is 0-5 when it allows more than 21 points.
RB Achane ran ball for 128 yards, two TD’s.

Rams 17, Ravens 3
Rams’ first two drive of 3rd quarter: 11 plays, 97 yards, 14 points.
Rams allowed 9-19-20-3 points in wins, 33-26 in losses.
Rams are 8-1 ATS in last nine games as a road favorite.
Star WR Nucua (ankle) only played six snaps in second half.
Ravens drove 53 yards, kicked FG on their first drive.
Rest of game: 64 plays, 179 yards, no points, 3 turnovers.
Ravens lost their last four games (minus-8 in turnovers)
AFC North teams are 5-12 ATS in non-divisional games.

Colts 31, Cardinals 27
Arizona led 24-17 after the third quarter.
Colts in 4th quarter: 19 plays, 149 yards, 14 points,
Colts are 4-0 at home, scoring 33-29-40-31 points.
Indy scored 29+ points in all five of its wins.
Cardinals lost last four games by total of nine points.
Backup QB Brissett threw for 320 yards, two TD’s.
Under Gannon, Arizona is 11-6 ATS as a road underdog.
Under Gannon, Arizona is 9-3 ATS vs AFC teams.

— Famous birthdays, October 13th:
Paul Simon, 84
Rich Kotite, 83
Reggie Theus, 68
Doc Rivers, 64
Derek Harper, 64
Jerry Rice, 63
Trevor Hoffman, 58
Quincy Carter, 48
De’Von Achane, 24

Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1
Cal Raleigh homered for the Mariners.
Jorge Polanco knocked in Seattle’s other two runs.
Bryce Miller held Toronto to two hits in 6 IP.
Seattle leads series, 1-0; Game 2 is Monday.

Broncos 13, Jets 11
Jets are 0-6, with four losses by 6 or fewer points.
Jets ran 57 plays in this game, for a TOTAL of 82 yards.
Justin Fields is 14-35 as an NFL starting QB.
Denver drove 65 yards, kicked game-winning FG with 5:06 left.
Jets kicked FG’s on first two drives, both started in Denver territory
Jets rest of game: 51 plays, 85 yards, 3 points,
Denver won its last three games, giving up 3-17-11 points.
Under is 5-1 in Broncos’ games.

Steelers 23, Browns 9
Rodgers threw for 235 yards, two TD’s.
Last 9 years, Pittsburgh is 9-0 SU/7-2 ATS coming off a bye.
Pittsburgh is 15-4 ATS last 19 AFC North home games.
Steelers held Cleveland to 3.3 yards per play.
Browns’ first three drives: 15 plays, 29 yards, three punts.
Cleveland didn’t score a TD; they trailed 9-3 at halftime.
Browns scored 16-17-13-10-17-9 points in their 1-5 start.
Browns are 0-5 SU/ATS last five visits to Pittsburgh.

Patriots 25, Saints 19
NE’s first four drives: 24 plays, 219 yards, 22 points,
Kayshon Boutte caught five passes for 93 yards, two TD’s.
Patriots scored 33-42-23-25 points in wins, 13-14 in losses.
Patriots are 7-3-1 ATS last 11 games as a road favorite.
Saints were 3-9 on third down, Patriots 6-13.
New England held Alvin Kamara to 31 yards on 10 carries.
Saints are 7-14 ATS last 21 games as a home underdog.
Rattler is 1-11 as an NFL starting QB.

Seahawks 20, Jaguars 12
WR Smith-Njigba caught 8 passes for 162 yards and a TD.
Seahawks won four of last five games, scoring 30.4 ppg.
Seattle is 3-0 on road (31-17 Pitt/23-20 Arizona/20-12 Jaguars)
Seahawks have won their last nine road games.
Jaguars were 4-16 on 3rd down, had 10 penalties for 76 yards.
Seahawks are 22-6 in last 28 1:00 kickoffs on East Coast.
Seattle sacked Trevor Lawrence seven times for 44 yards.
Seattle held last five foes to 73 rushing yards/game.

Raiders 20, Titans 10
Raiders led 10-0 at half, snapped a four-game skid.
Titans in first half: 30 plays, 76 yards, four punts, no points.
Last 3+ years, Raiders are 11-4 ATS as a home favorite.
RB Jeanty carried ball 23 times for 75 yards and a TD.
Not much offense: total yards, 226-225 Raiders.
Las Vegas won despite running ball 32 times for only 68 yards.
Titans had three turnovers, were only 3-13 on third down.
Tennessee is 1-5 SU/ATS, losing by 8-14-21-26-10 points.

Packers 27, Bengals 18
Packers ran ball 33 times for 153 yards, outgained Cincy 409-268.
Green Bay won their three home games, 27-13/27-18/27-18.
Green Bay led 10-0 at halftime.
Bengals in first half: 21 yards, 102 yards, no points.
Bengals lost last four games, by 38-25-13-9 points.
Flacco was 29-45/219 passing; he threw 2 TD’s, beat the spread.
Green Bay outgained the Bengals, 409-268.
Green Bay scored 27+ points in four of its five games.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Monday, October 13

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Colorado VS Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games.
Colorado is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games against Buffalo.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games.
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
Buffalo is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado.

Tampa Bay VS Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games.
Tampa Bay is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Boston.
Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games.
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Boston's last 18 games against Tampa Bay.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games at home.

Winnipeg VS New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games.
Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Winnipeg is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games against NY Islanders.
Winnipeg is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Islanders' last 8 games.
NY Islanders is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
NY Islanders is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home.
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg.

Nashville VS Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Nashville's last 20 games.
Nashville is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games.
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Ottawa.
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Ottawa's last 9 games against Nashville.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Ottawa's last 15 games when playing at home against Nashville.

Detroit VS Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games.
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Detroit is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games against Toronto.
Detroit is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 10 games.
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games against Detroit.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home.

New Jersey VS Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games.
New Jersey is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games.
New Jersey is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Columbus.
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Columbus is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus' last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus' last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey.
Columbus is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

Florida VS Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games.
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Florida's last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games.
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida.

St. Louis VS Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis' last 7 games.
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Vancouver.
St. Louis is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games against St. Louis.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games at home.
Vancouver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis.

Los Angeles VS Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Los Angeles' last 11 games.
Los Angeles is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
Los Angeles is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles' last 6 games on the road.
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games at home.
Minnesota is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Los Angeles.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.

Utah VS Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games.
Utah is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games against Chicago.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games.
Chicago is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games against Utah.
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home.


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, October 13

 

[Cnotes53]

Monday, October 13​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NJ at CLB	07:00 PM	NJ -120 U 6.5*****	+500 +500
FLA at PHI	07:00 PM	FLA -150 O 5.5	+500 +500
STL at VAN	07:30 PM	STL +100***** O 5.5	+500 +500
LA at MIN	08:00 PM	LA -120 O 5.5*****	+500 +500
UTAH at CHI	08:30 PM	UTAH -165 O 6.0*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NHL BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/13/2025...................................5 - 1 - 0.......................83.33%....................+ 19.50
10/12/2025...................................0 - 2 - 0.......................00.00%....................- 10.75
10/11/2025...................................7 - 9 - 0.......................43.75%....................- 17.50
10/09/2025...................................7 - 7 - 0.......................50.00%....................- 1.50
10/08/2025...................................1 - 5 - 1.......................16.66%....................- 36.25
10/07/2025...................................4 - 2 - 0.......................66.66%.....................+ 13.25

TOTALS......................................24 - 25 - 1........................48.97%.....................- 33.25

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Week 7 NFL spreads
— Giants @ Denver (-6.5)
— Packers (-6.5) @ Arizona
— Commanders (-2.5) @ Dallas
— Falcons @ San Francisco (-2.5)
— Buccaneers @ Detroit (-5.5)
— Texans @ Seattle (-3.5)

Quote of the Day
“To be honest, it was shocking to me. Andrew Berry must be a lot smarter than me or us because it doesn’t make sense to me to trade a quarterback that you think enough of to make your opening-day starter to a division opponent that’s hurting in that area, but that’s just my personal feelings.”

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, talking about the Joe Flacco/Browns-Bengals trade

Thursday’s quiz
In the history of the Cincinnati Bengals, who has the most passing yards?

Monday’s quiz
Bill O’Brien was the football coach at Penn State before James Franklin.

Sunday’s quiz
When the Jets won their only Super Bowl, they beat the Baltimore Colts, 16-7.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….​

Falcons 24, Bills 14
Bijan Robinson ran ball 19 times for 170 yards, with an 81-yard TD.
Atlanta led 21-7 at halftime.
Falcons in first half: 36 plays, 340 yards, 21 points.
Falcons in second half: 31 plays, 118 yards, 3 points.
Bills drove 73 yards for a TD on their first drive.
Bills’ next six drives: 19 plays, 48 yards, no points.
Falcons outgained Buffalo, 443-291.
Buffalo scored 41-30-31-31 points in wins, 20-14 in losses.

Bears 25, Commanders 24
Bears drove 36 yards, kicked game-winning 38-yard FG at the gun.
Chicago was +3 in turnovers, outgained Washington. 381-329.
Bears won their last three games, scoring 31-25-25 points.
In their three wins, Chicago is +10 in turnovers.
Washington turned the ball over twice on their first nine plays.
Chicago led 13-7 at halftime.
Bears outgained Washington, 381-329.
4th quarter of this game was played in the rain.

— Dodgers 2, Brewers 1
Treinen struck out Turang with bases loaded to end the game.
Blake Snell allowed one hit in eight shutout IP.
Freddie Freeman homered, doubled for LA.
Game 2 is Tuesday in Milwaukee.

— Mariners 10, Blue Jays 3
Rodriguez/Polanco both hit 3-run homers.
Josh Naylor went 3-for-4 with two RBI
First two games in this series, Toronto is 1-for-42 from the 3rd inning on.
Game 3 is in Seattle Wednesday.

— Famous birthdays, October 14th:
Art Shamsky, 84
Al Oliver, 79
Charlie Joiner, 78
Ron Wolfley, 63
Keith Byars, 62
Lori Petty, 62
Joe Girardi, 61
Jim Jackson, 55
Frank Wycheck, 54
Merrill Kelly, 37
Jared Goff, 31
Emeka Egbuka, 23

— Penn State fired football coach James Franklin after the Nittany Lions lost three games in a row, the last two as 20-point favorites, but jeez……Franklin was 104-45 at Penn State and was in the College Football Playoff last year.
Franklin gets paid $49.5M to take a hike. Someone really, really wanted him fired.

— Mike Shildt is out as manager of the San Diego Padres; it is unclear whether he jumped or got pushed, though he said the decision was his.
“While it has always been about serving others, it’s time I take care of myself and exit on my terms…….I gave every fiber of my being to help achieve Peter Seidler’s vision of bringing a World Series Championship to San Diego.
We fell short of the ultimate goal, but I am proud of what the players, staff and organization were able to accomplish the last two seasons.”
Shildt had six winning seasons in his six years as a manager; he was 435-340, making it to the playoffs his last five years.

— Tennessee Titans fired coach Brian Callahan Monday; he was 4-19 in 1+ years coaching the Titans. His father Bill was the Titans OL coach; he has also left the team.
Senior offensive assistant Mike McCoy will take over as interim coach. McCoy previously was the head coach of the San Diego Chargers from 2013 to 2016. He had a 27-37 record, making the playoffs in his first season.

— College football conference trends:

American
Favorites 14-5 ATS

ACC
Road teams 14-10 ATS

Big 18
Underdogs 17-11 ATS

Big X
Favorites 17-8 ATS

Conference USA
Home teams 8-3 ATS

Mid-American
Home teams 11-4 ATS

Mountain West
Home teams 6-7 ATS

SEC
Home teams 14-8 ATS

Sun Belt
Home teams 12-4 ATS

— NFL divisional trends:

AFC East
Home teams 1-4 ATS divisional games
7-7 ATS non-divisional games

AFC North
5-12 ATS non-divisional games

AFC South
9-8 ATS non-divisional games

AFC West
5-2 ATS non-divisional home games
3-8 ATS non-divisional road games

NFC East
8-8 ATS non-divisional games

NFC North
8-7 ATS non-divisional games

NFC South
Non-divisional road underdogs 5-3 ATS

NFC West
Home teams 0-4 ATS divisional games
10-6 ATS non-divisional games

— Movie of the Day: The Rewrite (2014)- An Oscar-winning script writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at SUNY-Binghamton, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei, JK Simmons, Allison Janney, excellent cast.
This is a nice movie; the world needs more nice.

— Oregon-Rutgers play this week; because college/minor league sports are run now by over-educated morons, these teams are in the same league.
These two schools are 2,909 miles apart; they’re not the only ones. Cal/Stanford in the ACC, Washington in the Big 18, it all makes zero sense.

— Last week in college/minor league, 8 of the top 25 teams lost.

— Rams played in Baltimore Sunday, are playing in London this week; they’re spending this week in Baltimore, and are practicing at the Orioles ballpark, Camden Yards.

— The last four QB’s taken #1 in the NFL Draft had their coaches fired during their rookie year:
2021- Jaguars, Trevor Lawrence/Urban Meyer
2023- Panthers, Bryce Young/Frank Reich
2024- Bears, Caleb Williams/Matt Eberflus
2025- Titans, Cam Ward/Brian Callahan

 

[Udog]

NHL

Tuesday, October 14

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Seattle VS Montreal
Seattle is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Seattle is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games played in October.
Montreal is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
Montreal is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.

Edmonton VS New York
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Edmonton's last 9 games.
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Edmonton is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games against NY Rangers.
Edmonton is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers' last 5 games.
NY Rangers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Rangers' last 9 games against Edmonton.
NY Rangers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.

Nashville VS Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games.
Nashville is 7-13 SU in its last 20 games.
Nashville is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games against Toronto.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Nashville's last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games.
Toronto is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games against Nashville.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games at home.

Tampa Bay VS Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games.
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games.
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 13 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

Vegas VS Calgary
Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Vegas is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas' last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary.
Vegas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Calgary's last 8 games.
Calgary is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games against Vegas.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games at home.

Minnesota VS Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games.
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Minnesota is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games against Dallas.
Minnesota is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas' last 5 games.
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas' last 6 games against Minnesota.
Dallas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home.

Carolina VS San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games.
Carolina is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games against San Jose.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Carolina's last 15 games when playing on the road against San Jose.
San Jose is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Jose's last 9 games against Carolina.
San Jose is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Jose's last 15 games when playing at home against Carolina.

Pittsburgh VS Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 18 games.
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games against Anaheim.
Pittsburgh is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road.
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Anaheim is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Anaheim is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, October 14

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday, October 14​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
EDM at NYR	07:00 PM	EDM -140 O 6.0	+500 +500
SEA at MON	07:00 PM	MON -160 O 6.0*****	+500 +500
NAS at TOR	07:00 PM	NAS +155***** U 6.5	+500 +500
TB at WAS	07:00 PM	WAS -115***** U 6.0	+500 +500
VEG at CAL	09:00 PM	VEG -170 O 6.0*****	+500 +500
MIN at DAL	09:30 PM	DAL -190 O 6.0*****	+500 +500
CAR at SJ	10:00 PM	SJ +210***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
PIT at ANA	10:30 PM	PIT +120***** O 6.0	+500 +500

***** BEST BETS

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NHL BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/14/2025...................................4 - 6 - 1.......................40.00%....................- 11.50
10/13/2025...................................5 - 1 - 0.......................83.33%....................+ 19.50
10/12/2025...................................0 - 2 - 0.......................00.00%....................- 10.75
10/11/2025...................................7 - 9 - 0.......................43.75%....................- 17.50
10/09/2025...................................7 - 7 - 0.......................50.00%....................- 1.50
10/08/2025...................................1 - 5 - 1.......................16.66%....................- 36.25
10/07/2025...................................4 - 2 - 0.......................66.66%.....................+ 13.25

TOTALS......................................28 - 31 - 2........................47.45%....................- 44.75

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Longest active home win streaks in college football:
15— Alabama, Boise State
12— Indiana
10— Memphis, Miami, Ohio U
9— Arizona State, Georgia Tech
8— Jacksonville State, Ole Miss
6— LSU, Oklahoma. TCU

Quote of the Day
“I don’t mind kids transferring. You just can’t transfer four times, because it’s not good for you. Four schools in four years, you’ll never have a college degree. But that last place you’ll be at, they’ll really be loyal to you? No, you’re a mercenary.”
John Calipari

Wednesday’s quiz
Since 1988, what two pitchers have thrown the most pitches in a playoff game (147)?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the Cincinnati Bengals, Ken Anderson has the most passing yards.

Monday’s quiz
Bill O’Brien was the football coach at Penn State before James Franklin.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— Dodgers 5, Brewers 1
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a complete game (111 PT)
Muncy/Hernandez homered for Los Angeles.
Dodgers’ bullpen got total of three outs in the first two games.
Dodgers lead series 2-0; Game 3 is in Los Angeles Thursday.

— Dodger P Blake Snell has very interesting career numbers:
March/April 7-12, 3.89 in 32 starts
May 6-12, 4.57 in 32 starts
June 11-12, 4.44 in 29 starts
July 13-6, 2.43 in 36 starts
August 23-10, 2.45 in 48 starts
September/October 21-10, 2.15 in 45 starts
Much, much better in second half of the season.

— In the 30 years before Indiana hired Curt Cignetti as its football coach, they averaged 4.1 wins per year. Cignetti is 16-2 at Indiana; he makes $9M a year.
Worth it.

— The world is going nuts, or maybe just daytime TV sucks; I walk into a bar for lunch Tuesday and there is a discussion on TV as whether the Baltimore Ravens should fire John Harbaugh.
Huh????
Harbaugh is 186-120 coaching the Ravens, won a Super Bowl. They’re off to a bad start this year; fire the defensive coordinator and move on. Discussing firing Harbaugh is nonsensical.

— I’m a believer that QB’s/WR’s should get stat credit for yardage they gain on pass interference penalties. Would have to be a separate category, but it would be interesting to see the numbers at the end of a season.

— I’m watching Miami-Atlanta NBA exhibition game the other night; they show the Hawks’ owner Anthony Ressler sitting with his wife and it dawns on me that he is married to actress Jami Gertz, who has 102 acting credits on IMDB.com
She was in the movie Less than Zero with Andrew McCarthy/Robert Downey Jr, a very good but very sad movie. She represented the Hawks at the NBA Draft Lottery twice. The Resslers have been married since 1989.

— Famous birthdays, October 15th:
Jim Palmer, 80
Joe Klecko, 72
Mark Wade, 60
Vanessa Marcil, 57
Fred Hoiberg, 53
Connor Barwin, 39
Blaine Gabbert, 36
Teoscar Hernandez, 33
Jack Flaherty, 30
Brandon Pfaadt, 27

— Liberty 30, New Mexico State 27
Liberty led 20-6 at halftime, held on for dear life.
New Mexico State missed a 47-yard FG on the last play.
Aggies outgained Liberty, 388-293, but had three turnovers.

— Florida International 25, Western Kentucky 6
Panthers kicked four field goals, led 19-6 at halftime.
FIU ran ball 39 times for 249 yards.
FIU had lost its previous five games vs Western Kentucky.

— Arkansas State 15, South Alabama 14
Red Wolves kicked a 38-yard FG at the gun for a walk-off win.
1-6 South Alabama led 14-3 after three quarters.
Arkansas State outgained the Jaguars, 367-293

— Last five baseball players to play for five teams in one season:
2018- Oliver Drake- Indians, Angels, Brewers, Twins, Blue Jays
2024- Mike Baumann- Orioles, Angels, Marlins, Mariners, Giants
2025- Jose Urena- Angels, Dodgers, Twins, Mets, Blue Jays

— Steve Weinman, who spent 13 years in the Chicago Bulls’ front office, has been hired by Wake Forest to be the general manager for the Deacons’ men’s/women’s basketball teams.
He’ll work closely with the head coaches on “roster construction, recruiting strategy, transfer portal evaluation, resource allocation and planning”.

— Air Force Falcons are only college football team that has gone over the total in every game they’ve played (6-0) this season.

— RIP to Sandy Alomar Sr, who passed away at age 81; he played 15 years in the big leagues for six different teams, mostly the Angels. He has two sons who played in the minor leagues, Sandy Alomar Jr and Roberto Alomar.
Sandy Alomar Jr had 1,168 career hits; he made the All-Star Game in 1970.
RIP, sir.