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COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR SEPTEMBER !
09/11/2025.........1 - 1 - 0................50.00%...........- 0.50
09/06/2025.......7 - 11 - 0...............38.88%............- 24.00
09/05/2025.........3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%............- 7.00
TOTALS.............11 -16 - 0..............40.74%............- 31.50
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR AUGUST !
08/23/2025..........................5 - 1 - 1.........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
TOTALS................................5 - 1 - 1 ........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
09/11/2025.........1 - 1 - 0................50.00%...........- 0.50
09/06/2025.......7 - 11 - 0...............38.88%............- 24.00
09/05/2025.........3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%............- 7.00
TOTALS.............11 -16 - 0..............40.74%............- 31.50
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR AUGUST !
08/23/2025..........................5 - 1 - 1.........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
TOTALS................................5 - 1 - 1 ........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
Friday’s 6-pack:
College football lines that have moved a lot this week:
— Temple was +28 vs Oklahoma; now they’re +22
— Missouri was -21 vs Louisiana, now they’re -27
— Troy was +9 vs Memphis, now they’re +3.5
— Arizona State was -13 vs Texas State, now they’re -17.5
— Boston College was -9 vs Stanford, now they’re -13.5
— Arkansas was +10 vs Ole Miss, now they’re +6.5
Quote of the Day
“No matter what anyone says, just show up and do the work……true grit leads to true success.”
Jon Gordon
Friday’s quiz
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls, with three different QB’s; who were they?
Thursday’s quiz
2005 was the last season without a no-hitter in the major leagues; there hasn’t been one so far this season.
Wednesday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have never had a QB pass for 4,000 yards in a season; Erik Kramer holds the Bears’ single-season record for passing yards, with 3,898 in 1995.
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Green Bay had early TD drives of 96-92 yards, grabbed a 14-0 lead.
Jordan Love threw for 292 yards, two TD’s.
Last 4+ years, Packers are 24-16-1 ATS coming off a win.
Since 2019, Packers are 27-16-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Washington’s first three drives: 12 plays, 13 yards, three punts.
Green Bay outgained the Commanders, 404-230.
Washington ran the ball 19 times for only 51 yards.
Last 4+ years, Commanders are 11-14 ATS as a road underdog.
— NC State 34, Wake Forest 24
Wake Forest led 24-14 with 4:00 left in 2nd quarter.
Deacons ran the opening kickoff back 98 yards for a TD.
3-0 Wolfpack ran the ball 44 times for 205 yards.
— Phillies 6, Mets 4
Mets scored four runs on five hits in top of first inning.
Mets didn’t get another baserunner the rest of the game.
Mets have lost six in a row; their lead for last Wild Card slot is 1.5 games.
— Mariners 7, Angels 6 (12)
Seattle won in 13 innings Wednesday, 12 innings in this game.
#9 hitter JP Crawford knocked in three runs for Seattle.
Mike Trout hit his 399th career home run in the 5th inning.
Mariners/Astros are now tied for first in the AL West.
— Guardians 3, Royals 2
Rookie CJ Kayfus hit a 2-run homer in bottom of the 8th inning.
Guardians have won six of their last seven games.
Royals’ 1B Vinnie Pasquantino has 33 RBI in his last 30 games.
— New York 9, Tigers 3
Aaron Judge hit two home runs, has 46 this season.
New York led 9-1 in the fourth inning.
New York leads the Red Sox by half a game for the AL’s first Wild Card slot.
— Padres 2, Rockies 0
Randy Vasquez struck out a career-high nine in six shutout IP.
Jackson Merrill homered in the fourth inning.
Padres pulled within 2.5 game of the Dodgers in the NL West.
— Famous birthdays, September 12th:
Mickey Lolich, 85
Linda Gray, 85
Joe Pantoliano, 74
Rachel Ward, 68
Deron Cherry, 66
Vernon Maxwell, 60
Ki-Jana Carter, 52
Luis Castillo, 50 (Marlins’ 2B)
Yao Ming, 45
Freddie Freeman, 36
Andrew Luck, 36
Kyle Bradish, 29
— Blue Jays 6, Astros 0
Kavin Gausman threw a complete game, 2-hit shutout.
This was the 27th complete game of the season (28 last year)
Astros are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Padres, Mets
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Red Sox, New York, Mariners
Elsewhere in the world…….
— NFL needs to re-do its onside kick rule; one of the spring football leagues had/has a rule which is good, and the NFL should adopt it.
If a team wants to onside kick, they simply get the ball on their own 30 (or 35) yard line, it is 4th and 15 and they play on from there. Gives them a chance to come back
— Mac Jones is expected to strata QB for the 49ers in New Orleans Sunday, with starter Brock Purdy nursing toe/shoulder injuries. Jones is 20-30 as an NFL starter, for Patriots/Jaguars.
— Packers star Micah Parsons is making $47M/year, but now that he lives in Green Bay, he is subject to Wisconsin’s 7.65% state income tax, which reduces his salary to $43.4M/year.
Texas doesn’t have state income taxes, but the Cowboys were offering him $40.5M, so he is still making $2.9M more per year now than if he had signed with Dallas.
— Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams is under the weather, has been away from the team for a few days; it is unclear who will call defensive signals for New England Sunday.
— Carlie Irsay-Gordon, daughter of the late Jim Irsay, is the Indianapolis Colts’ new owner/CEO; she was on the sidelines during last week’s win over Miami, listening to the coaches on her headset. You don’t see that every day.
— In Week 1 of the NFL season, 75.6% of kickoffs were returned, up from the 33.1% in Week 1 of the 2024 season. There were 3,074 kick return yards, the most in any week since Week 15, 2010.
College football lines that have moved a lot this week:
— Temple was +28 vs Oklahoma; now they’re +22
— Missouri was -21 vs Louisiana, now they’re -27
— Troy was +9 vs Memphis, now they’re +3.5
— Arizona State was -13 vs Texas State, now they’re -17.5
— Boston College was -9 vs Stanford, now they’re -13.5
— Arkansas was +10 vs Ole Miss, now they’re +6.5
Quote of the Day
“No matter what anyone says, just show up and do the work……true grit leads to true success.”
Jon Gordon
Friday’s quiz
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls, with three different QB’s; who were they?
Thursday’s quiz
2005 was the last season without a no-hitter in the major leagues; there hasn’t been one so far this season.
Wednesday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have never had a QB pass for 4,000 yards in a season; Erik Kramer holds the Bears’ single-season record for passing yards, with 3,898 in 1995.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
— Packers 27, Commanders 18Green Bay had early TD drives of 96-92 yards, grabbed a 14-0 lead.
Jordan Love threw for 292 yards, two TD’s.
Last 4+ years, Packers are 24-16-1 ATS coming off a win.
Since 2019, Packers are 27-16-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Washington’s first three drives: 12 plays, 13 yards, three punts.
Green Bay outgained the Commanders, 404-230.
Washington ran the ball 19 times for only 51 yards.
Last 4+ years, Commanders are 11-14 ATS as a road underdog.
— NC State 34, Wake Forest 24
Wake Forest led 24-14 with 4:00 left in 2nd quarter.
Deacons ran the opening kickoff back 98 yards for a TD.
3-0 Wolfpack ran the ball 44 times for 205 yards.
— Phillies 6, Mets 4
Mets scored four runs on five hits in top of first inning.
Mets didn’t get another baserunner the rest of the game.
Mets have lost six in a row; their lead for last Wild Card slot is 1.5 games.
— Mariners 7, Angels 6 (12)
Seattle won in 13 innings Wednesday, 12 innings in this game.
#9 hitter JP Crawford knocked in three runs for Seattle.
Mike Trout hit his 399th career home run in the 5th inning.
Mariners/Astros are now tied for first in the AL West.
— Guardians 3, Royals 2
Rookie CJ Kayfus hit a 2-run homer in bottom of the 8th inning.
Guardians have won six of their last seven games.
Royals’ 1B Vinnie Pasquantino has 33 RBI in his last 30 games.
— New York 9, Tigers 3
Aaron Judge hit two home runs, has 46 this season.
New York led 9-1 in the fourth inning.
New York leads the Red Sox by half a game for the AL’s first Wild Card slot.
— Padres 2, Rockies 0
Randy Vasquez struck out a career-high nine in six shutout IP.
Jackson Merrill homered in the fourth inning.
Padres pulled within 2.5 game of the Dodgers in the NL West.
— Famous birthdays, September 12th:
Mickey Lolich, 85
Linda Gray, 85
Joe Pantoliano, 74
Rachel Ward, 68
Deron Cherry, 66
Vernon Maxwell, 60
Ki-Jana Carter, 52
Luis Castillo, 50 (Marlins’ 2B)
Yao Ming, 45
Freddie Freeman, 36
Andrew Luck, 36
Kyle Bradish, 29
— Blue Jays 6, Astros 0
Kavin Gausman threw a complete game, 2-hit shutout.
This was the 27th complete game of the season (28 last year)
Astros are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Padres, Mets
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Red Sox, New York, Mariners
Elsewhere in the world…….
— NFL needs to re-do its onside kick rule; one of the spring football leagues had/has a rule which is good, and the NFL should adopt it.
If a team wants to onside kick, they simply get the ball on their own 30 (or 35) yard line, it is 4th and 15 and they play on from there. Gives them a chance to come back
— Mac Jones is expected to strata QB for the 49ers in New Orleans Sunday, with starter Brock Purdy nursing toe/shoulder injuries. Jones is 20-30 as an NFL starter, for Patriots/Jaguars.
— Packers star Micah Parsons is making $47M/year, but now that he lives in Green Bay, he is subject to Wisconsin’s 7.65% state income tax, which reduces his salary to $43.4M/year.
Texas doesn’t have state income taxes, but the Cowboys were offering him $40.5M, so he is still making $2.9M more per year now than if he had signed with Dallas.
— Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams is under the weather, has been away from the team for a few days; it is unclear who will call defensive signals for New England Sunday.
— Carlie Irsay-Gordon, daughter of the late Jim Irsay, is the Indianapolis Colts’ new owner/CEO; she was on the sidelines during last week’s win over Miami, listening to the coaches on her headset. You don’t see that every day.
— In Week 1 of the NFL season, 75.6% of kickoffs were returned, up from the 33.1% in Week 1 of the 2024 season. There were 3,074 kick return yards, the most in any week since Week 15, 2010.
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Week 3
Friday’s games
Colorado @ Houston (-4.5)
Colorado (1-1)
Colorado lost 27-20 to Georgia Tech, beat Delaware 31-7.
Tech ran ball for 320 yards in the opener.
Colorado has 3 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Colorado has 112 returning starts on offensive line, mostly transfers.
3rd-string QB Staub is getting his first college start here.
Staub was 7-10/158 in relief vs Delaware last week.
Sanders is 9-4 ATS as an underdog with Colorado.
Under Sanders, Colorado is 5-3 ATS as a road underdog.
In 2+ years under Sanders, Colorado is +27 in turnovers.
Under Sanders, Colorado is 4-4 ATS in non-conference games.
Both Colorado games this year stayed under the total.
Houston (2-0)
Houston beat a I-AA team 27-0, won 35-9 at Rice.
Cougars outgained Rice 392-228 last week.
Houston has 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Cougars have 92 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Weigman started five games at Texas A&M last year.
Houston is 2-8 ATS in last 10 games as a home favorite.
In his career, Fritz is 30-20 ATS as a home favorite.
Last three years, Houston is 9-16-1ATS in conference games.
Cougars are 5-10 ATS in last 15 games coming off a win.
These teams haven’t met in the last 20 years.
Kansas State (-1.5) @ Arizona
Kansas State (1-2, 0-1)
K-State lost its two I-A games, both by 24-21 scores.
Wildcats got upset as a 17-point favorite by Army last week
K-State’s only win: 38-35 over I-AA North Dakota.
Wildcats have 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
K-State has 43 returning starts on the offensive line.
QB Johnson started 13 games last year.
Last two years, K-State was 1-7 ATS as a road favorite.
In his career, Klieman is 5-8 ATS as a road favorite.
Wildcats are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 Big X games.
Last five years, K-State is 15-6 ATS in games coming off a loss.
Both their I-AA games stayed under the total.
Arizona (2-0)
Arizona drubbed Hawai’i 40-6, beat a I-AA team 48-3.
Wildcats were +5 in turnovers in the Hawai’i game.
Arizona has 7 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
Wildcats have 84 starts back on offensive line.
Junior QB Fifita has 21 career starts
Arizona is 8-5 ATS last 13 games as a home underdog.
In his career, Brennan is 9-9-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Since 2019, Arizona is 21-29 ATS in conference games.
In his career, Brennan is 34-29-1 ATS in conference games.
Arizona is 7-10 ATS in last 17 games coming off a win.
K-State (-7) spanked Arizona 31-7 last year.
K-State ran ball for 235 yards, outgained Arizona 391-324.
New Mexico @ UCLA (-14.5)
New Mexico (1-1)
Lobos (+34) lost 34-17 at Michigan, beat I-AA team 32-22.
Lobos were outgained 452-267 in Ann Arbor.
New Mexico has 3 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Lobos have 100 starts returning on OL (added 6 transfers).
Junior QB Layne started six games at Idaho.
New Mexico is 7-3 ATS last 10 games as a road underdog.
New coach Eck was 26-13 as HC at I-AA Idaho.
Last 3+ years, Lobos are 10-4 ATS in non-conference games.
Last two years, Lobos are 5-4-1 ATS in games coming off a win.
UCLA (0-2)
UCLA lost its first two games, giving up 43-30 points.
Bruins gave up 492-351 yards, were minus-3 in turnovers.
UCLA has 5 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Bruins have 91 returning starts on OL, all from transfers.
Soph QB Iamaleava had 14 starts at Tennessee.
Since 2015, UCLA is 14-27 ATS as a home favorite.
Last 3+ years, UCLA is 5-8 ATS in non conference games.
Bruins covered six of last eight games overall.
UCLA is 8-4-1 ATS last 13 games coming off a loss.
These teams haven’t met since 2002.
Weather Report
Friday, September 12
NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up
Week 3
Friday’s games
Colorado @ Houston (-4.5)
Colorado (1-1)
Colorado lost 27-20 to Georgia Tech, beat Delaware 31-7.
Tech ran ball for 320 yards in the opener.
Colorado has 3 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Colorado has 112 returning starts on offensive line, mostly transfers.
3rd-string QB Staub is getting his first college start here.
Staub was 7-10/158 in relief vs Delaware last week.
Sanders is 9-4 ATS as an underdog with Colorado.
Under Sanders, Colorado is 5-3 ATS as a road underdog.
In 2+ years under Sanders, Colorado is +27 in turnovers.
Under Sanders, Colorado is 4-4 ATS in non-conference games.
Both Colorado games this year stayed under the total.
Houston (2-0)
Houston beat a I-AA team 27-0, won 35-9 at Rice.
Cougars outgained Rice 392-228 last week.
Houston has 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Cougars have 92 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Weigman started five games at Texas A&M last year.
Houston is 2-8 ATS in last 10 games as a home favorite.
In his career, Fritz is 30-20 ATS as a home favorite.
Last three years, Houston is 9-16-1ATS in conference games.
Cougars are 5-10 ATS in last 15 games coming off a win.
These teams haven’t met in the last 20 years.
Kansas State (-1.5) @ Arizona
Kansas State (1-2, 0-1)
K-State lost its two I-A games, both by 24-21 scores.
Wildcats got upset as a 17-point favorite by Army last week
K-State’s only win: 38-35 over I-AA North Dakota.
Wildcats have 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
K-State has 43 returning starts on the offensive line.
QB Johnson started 13 games last year.
Last two years, K-State was 1-7 ATS as a road favorite.
In his career, Klieman is 5-8 ATS as a road favorite.
Wildcats are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 Big X games.
Last five years, K-State is 15-6 ATS in games coming off a loss.
Both their I-AA games stayed under the total.
Arizona (2-0)
Arizona drubbed Hawai’i 40-6, beat a I-AA team 48-3.
Wildcats were +5 in turnovers in the Hawai’i game.
Arizona has 7 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
Wildcats have 84 starts back on offensive line.
Junior QB Fifita has 21 career starts
Arizona is 8-5 ATS last 13 games as a home underdog.
In his career, Brennan is 9-9-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Since 2019, Arizona is 21-29 ATS in conference games.
In his career, Brennan is 34-29-1 ATS in conference games.
Arizona is 7-10 ATS in last 17 games coming off a win.
K-State (-7) spanked Arizona 31-7 last year.
K-State ran ball for 235 yards, outgained Arizona 391-324.
New Mexico @ UCLA (-14.5)
New Mexico (1-1)
Lobos (+34) lost 34-17 at Michigan, beat I-AA team 32-22.
Lobos were outgained 452-267 in Ann Arbor.
New Mexico has 3 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Lobos have 100 starts returning on OL (added 6 transfers).
Junior QB Layne started six games at Idaho.
New Mexico is 7-3 ATS last 10 games as a road underdog.
New coach Eck was 26-13 as HC at I-AA Idaho.
Last 3+ years, Lobos are 10-4 ATS in non-conference games.
Last two years, Lobos are 5-4-1 ATS in games coming off a win.
UCLA (0-2)
UCLA lost its first two games, giving up 43-30 points.
Bruins gave up 492-351 yards, were minus-3 in turnovers.
UCLA has 5 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Bruins have 91 returning starts on OL, all from transfers.
Soph QB Iamaleava had 14 starts at Tennessee.
Since 2015, UCLA is 14-27 ATS as a home favorite.
Last 3+ years, UCLA is 5-8 ATS in non conference games.
Bruins covered six of last eight games overall.
UCLA is 8-4-1 ATS last 13 games coming off a loss.
These teams haven’t met since 2002.
Friday, September 12
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| INST at IU | 06:30 PM | INST +46.5 U 59.0 | +500 +500 |
| COLG at SYR | 07:00 PM | COLG +36.5 U 64.0 | +500 +500 |
| COLO at HOU | 07:30 PM | HOU -5.0 U 45.0 | +500 +500 |
| KSU at ARIZ | 09:00 PM | KSU -2.0 U 54.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNM at UCLA | 10:00 PM | UCLA -15.5 U 53.5 | +500 +500 |
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DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR INDIANA STATE AT INDIANA
Date: Friday, September 12
Time: 6:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana State 48.248; Indiana 97.755
Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 49 1/2; 55
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 46 1/2; 59
Dunkel Pick: Indiana (-46 1/2); Under
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR COLGATE AT SYRACUSE
Date: Friday, September 12
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Colgate 44.580; Syracuse 90.113
Dunkel Line & Total: Syracuse by 45 1/2; 61
Vegas Line & Total: Syracuse by 36 1/2; 65 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Syracuse (-36 1/2); Under
Dunkel
Week 3
FCS
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR INDIANA STATE AT INDIANA
Date: Friday, September 12
Time: 6:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana State 48.248; Indiana 97.755
Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 49 1/2; 55
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 46 1/2; 59
Dunkel Pick: Indiana (-46 1/2); Under
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR COLGATE AT SYRACUSE
Date: Friday, September 12
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Colgate 44.580; Syracuse 90.113
Dunkel Line & Total: Syracuse by 45 1/2; 61
Vegas Line & Total: Syracuse by 36 1/2; 65 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Syracuse (-36 1/2); Under
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR SEPTEMBER !
09/12/2025.........3 - 5 - 0................37.50%...........- 12.50
09/11/2025.........1 - 1 - 0................50.00%...........- 0.50
09/06/2025.......7 - 11 - 0...............38.88%............- 24.00
09/05/2025.........3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%............- 7.00
TOTALS.............14 -21 - 0..............40.00%............- 44.00
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR AUGUST !
08/23/2025..........................5 - 1 - 1.........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
TOTALS................................5 - 1 - 1 ........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
09/12/2025.........3 - 5 - 0................37.50%...........- 12.50
09/11/2025.........1 - 1 - 0................50.00%...........- 0.50
09/06/2025.......7 - 11 - 0...............38.88%............- 24.00
09/05/2025.........3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%............- 7.00
TOTALS.............14 -21 - 0..............40.00%............- 44.00
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR AUGUST !
08/23/2025..........................5 - 1 - 1.........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
TOTALS................................5 - 1 - 1 ........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Blue Ribbon Basketball’s top six college teams for this season:
6) St John’s
5) UConn
4) Duke
3) Houston
2) Purdue
1) Florida
Quote of the Day
“I’m obviously going to be optimistic. I understand that I took myself out of a game and that’s the first time I’ve ever done that in my career, so I understand that there’s some sort of concern.”
Tarik Skubal, who left Friday’s start with pain in his left side
Saturday’s quiz
When the Texas Rangers won the World Series two years ago, who did they beat?
Friday’s quiz
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls, with three different QB’s; Joe Theismann, Doug Williams, Mark Rypien.
Thursday’s quiz
2005 was the last season without a no-hitter in the major leagues; there hasn’t been one so far this season.
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Texas scored six runs in top of the first vs rookie P Tong.
Jacob deGrom won in his first start against Mets at Citi Field
Mets have now lost seven games in a row.
— A’s 3, Reds 0
Cincinnati was 0-12 with runners in scoring position.
Reds remain 1.5 games behind the Mets for the last Wild Card slot.
Carlos Cortes homered twice in this game for the A’s; he played his 21st game in the outfield Friday, but he’s also played a game at third base. When he plays the outfield, Cortes throws left-handed, but when he plays the infield, he throws right-handed.
Never heard of anyone doing that before.
— Giants 5, Dodgers 1
Patrick Bailey hit a walk-off grand slam for the Giants.
Justin Verlander allowed four hits in 7 IP.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed only one hit in 7 IP.
— NL Wild Card race:
3) Mets 76-72
Giants 75-72
Reds 74-73
Arizona 73-75
— Houston 36, Colorado 20
QB Weigman threw for 222 yards, ran for 83 more.
Cougars outgained Colorado, 431-300.
Houston ran ball for 209 yards; they were +2 in turnovers.
— Arizona 23, Kansas State 17
Arizona led 17-3 at halftime.
Ismail Mahdi ran ball 22 times for 189 yards.
K-State is 0-3 vs I-A teams, with losses by 3-3-6 points.
— New Mexico 35, UCLA 10
Lobos were a 17.5-point underdog in this game.
UCLA is 0-3 this season, outscored 108-43, with two losses to Mountain West teams.
— Famous birthdays, September 13th:
Jacqueline Bisset, 81
Rick Wise, 80
Kathleen Lloyd, 77
Clyde Kusatsu, 77
Rick Dempsey, 76
Jim Cleamons, 76
Jean Smart, 74
Mike Pagel, 65
Denny Neagle, 57
Bernie Williams, 57
AJ McCarron, 35
Troy Reeder, 31
— New York 4, Red Sox 1
Luis Gil threw six innings, didn’t give up a hit.
Aaron Judge hit his 47th home run of the year.
Red Sox fall to 4.5 games behind Toronto in the AL East.
— Mariners 2, Angels 1
Mitch Garver hit a solo home run in the 7th inning.
Luis Castillo allowed three hits in six IP.
Mariners remain tied for first with Astros in AL West
— Guardians 4, White Sox 0
Tanner Bibee threw a complete game, 2-hit shutout.
It was Cleveland’s first complete game shutout in six years.
Guardians have won seven of their last eight games.
— AL Wild Card race:
3) Hst/Sea 80-68
Rangers 78-70
Guardians 76-71
Royals 74-74
— Nationals 6, Pirates 5
Pittsburgh led 3-0 in sixth inning.
Dylan Crews hit a 2-run homer for Washington.
LF James Wood threw out the tying run at the plate in the 9th inning.
— Astros 11, Braves 3
Zach Cole went 3-for-4, homered in his first MLB at-bat.
Astros had scored a total of 8 runs in their previous four games.
Houston-Seattle are tied for first in the AL West.AL West
— Twins 9, Diamondbacks 8
Arizona scored four runs in top of the 9th
Minnesota scored three runs in bottom of 9th.
Kody Clemens hit three home runs for the Twins; he has 19 this year.
Blue Ribbon Basketball’s top six college teams for this season:
6) St John’s
5) UConn
4) Duke
3) Houston
2) Purdue
1) Florida
Quote of the Day
“I’m obviously going to be optimistic. I understand that I took myself out of a game and that’s the first time I’ve ever done that in my career, so I understand that there’s some sort of concern.”
Tarik Skubal, who left Friday’s start with pain in his left side
Saturday’s quiz
When the Texas Rangers won the World Series two years ago, who did they beat?
Friday’s quiz
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls, with three different QB’s; Joe Theismann, Doug Williams, Mark Rypien.
Thursday’s quiz
2005 was the last season without a no-hitter in the major leagues; there hasn’t been one so far this season.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday…….
— Rangers 8, Mets 3Texas scored six runs in top of the first vs rookie P Tong.
Jacob deGrom won in his first start against Mets at Citi Field
Mets have now lost seven games in a row.
— A’s 3, Reds 0
Cincinnati was 0-12 with runners in scoring position.
Reds remain 1.5 games behind the Mets for the last Wild Card slot.
Carlos Cortes homered twice in this game for the A’s; he played his 21st game in the outfield Friday, but he’s also played a game at third base. When he plays the outfield, Cortes throws left-handed, but when he plays the infield, he throws right-handed.
Never heard of anyone doing that before.
— Giants 5, Dodgers 1
Patrick Bailey hit a walk-off grand slam for the Giants.
Justin Verlander allowed four hits in 7 IP.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed only one hit in 7 IP.
— NL Wild Card race:
3) Mets 76-72
Giants 75-72
Reds 74-73
Arizona 73-75
— Houston 36, Colorado 20
QB Weigman threw for 222 yards, ran for 83 more.
Cougars outgained Colorado, 431-300.
Houston ran ball for 209 yards; they were +2 in turnovers.
— Arizona 23, Kansas State 17
Arizona led 17-3 at halftime.
Ismail Mahdi ran ball 22 times for 189 yards.
K-State is 0-3 vs I-A teams, with losses by 3-3-6 points.
— New Mexico 35, UCLA 10
Lobos were a 17.5-point underdog in this game.
UCLA is 0-3 this season, outscored 108-43, with two losses to Mountain West teams.
— Famous birthdays, September 13th:
Jacqueline Bisset, 81
Rick Wise, 80
Kathleen Lloyd, 77
Clyde Kusatsu, 77
Rick Dempsey, 76
Jim Cleamons, 76
Jean Smart, 74
Mike Pagel, 65
Denny Neagle, 57
Bernie Williams, 57
AJ McCarron, 35
Troy Reeder, 31
— New York 4, Red Sox 1
Luis Gil threw six innings, didn’t give up a hit.
Aaron Judge hit his 47th home run of the year.
Red Sox fall to 4.5 games behind Toronto in the AL East.
— Mariners 2, Angels 1
Mitch Garver hit a solo home run in the 7th inning.
Luis Castillo allowed three hits in six IP.
Mariners remain tied for first with Astros in AL West
— Guardians 4, White Sox 0
Tanner Bibee threw a complete game, 2-hit shutout.
It was Cleveland’s first complete game shutout in six years.
Guardians have won seven of their last eight games.
— AL Wild Card race:
3) Hst/Sea 80-68
Rangers 78-70
Guardians 76-71
Royals 74-74
— Nationals 6, Pirates 5
Pittsburgh led 3-0 in sixth inning.
Dylan Crews hit a 2-run homer for Washington.
LF James Wood threw out the tying run at the plate in the 9th inning.
— Astros 11, Braves 3
Zach Cole went 3-for-4, homered in his first MLB at-bat.
Astros had scored a total of 8 runs in their previous four games.
Houston-Seattle are tied for first in the AL West.AL West
— Twins 9, Diamondbacks 8
Arizona scored four runs in top of the 9th
Minnesota scored three runs in bottom of 9th.
Kody Clemens hit three home runs for the Twins; he has 19 this year.
Saturday, September 13
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| OKLA at TEM | 12:00 PM | U 51.0 | +500 |
| CWM at UVA | 12:00 PM | UVA -31.0 | +500 |
| MEM at TROY | 12:00 PM | MEM -4.0 | +500 |
| ORE at NW | 12:00 PM | ORE -26.5 | +500 |
| CLEM at GT | 12:00 PM | GT +2.5 O 52.0 | +500 +500 |
| CMU at MICH | 12:00 PM | CMU +28.0 | +500 |
| WIS at ALA | 12:00 PM | ALA -19.0 U 46.0 | +500 +500 |
| USA at AUB | 12:45 PM | O 54.5 | +500 |
| NWST at CIN | 03:30 PM | CIN -48.0 | +500 |
| YSU at MSU | 03:30 PM | MSU -23.0 | +500 |
| USC at PUR | 03:30 PM | USC -20.5 | +500 |
| ORST at TTU | 03:30 PM | TTU -23.5 | +500 |
| SMU at MOSU | 03:30 PM | O 61.0 | +500 |
| WSU at UNT | 03:30 PM | WSU +5.5 O 56.5 | +500 +500 |
| ISU at ARST | 04:00 PM | O 56.0 | +500 |
| USF at MIA | 04:30 PM | MIA -17.5 | +500 |
| MTU at NEV | 05:00 PM | U 49.0 | +500 |
| FAU at FIU | 06:00 PM | O 57.0 | +500 |
| MERR at KENN | 06:00 PM | KENN -15.5 | +500 |
| PV at RICE | 07:00 PM | RICE -28.0 | +500 |
| ODU at VT | 07:00 PM | U 51.0 | +500 |
| WMU at ILL | 07:00 PM | ILL -28.0 | +500 |
| FLA at LSU | 07:30 PM | LSU -6.5 U 47.5 | +500 +500 |
| NMSU at LT | 07:30 PM | U 43.0 | +500 |
| TAM at ND | 07:30 PM | ND -6.5 | +500 |
| MASS at IOWA | 07:30 PM | O 44.0 | +500 |
| VAN at SOCAR | 07:45 PM | SOCAR -3.0 U 49.0 | +500 +500 |
| NAVY at TLSA | 08:00 PM | U 52.0 | +500 |
| UTAH at WYO | 08:00 PM | O 47.5 | +500 |
| AFA at USU | 09:45 PM | USU +5.0 | +500 |
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR SEPTEMBER !
09/13/202.......12 - 11 - 0................52.17%...........- 0.30
09/12/2025.........3 - 5 - 0................37.50%...........- 12.50
09/11/2025.........1 - 1 - 0................50.00%...........- 0.50
09/06/2025.......7 - 11 - 0...............38.88%............- 24.00
09/05/2025.........3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%............- 7.00
TOTALS............26 -32 - 0..............44.82%............- 44.30
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR AUGUST !
08/23/2025..........................5 - 1 - 1.........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
TOTALS................................5 - 1 - 1 ........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
09/13/202.......12 - 11 - 0................52.17%...........- 0.30
09/12/2025.........3 - 5 - 0................37.50%...........- 12.50
09/11/2025.........1 - 1 - 0................50.00%...........- 0.50
09/06/2025.......7 - 11 - 0...............38.88%............- 24.00
09/05/2025.........3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%............- 7.00
TOTALS............26 -32 - 0..............44.82%............- 44.30
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR AUGUST !
08/23/2025..........................5 - 1 - 1.........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
TOTALS................................5 - 1 - 1 ........................83.33%.........................+ 19.50
Sunday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in strikeouts:
228— Garrett Crochet, Bos
224— Tarik Skubal, Det
203— Paul Skenes, Pitt
201— Dylan Cease SD/Logan Webb SF
200— Jesus Luzardo, Phil
195— Zack Wheeler, Phil
Quote of the Day
“Unfortunately, he didn’t make the one before, but he had his head high. That’s the life of being a kicker, you know what I mean? I love the way he responded. He’ll continue to grow, and we have great trust in him. Unfortunately, he didn’t finish that one.”
Tennessee coach Josh Heupel, after a tough OT loss to Georgia
Sunday’s quiz
When the Rams beat Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV, who was the Titans’ QB?
Saturday’s quiz
When the Texas Rangers won the World Series two years ago, they beat Arizona.
Friday’s quiz
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls, with three different QB’s; Joe Theismann, Doug Williams, Mark Rypien.
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Dawgs score TD in OT; they’ve beaten Vols nine times in a row.
Tennessee led 21-7 after the first quarter.
Vols missed a 43-yard FG with 0:03 left in regulation.
— Georgia Tech 24, Clemson 21
Yellow Jackets kicked a 55-yard FG at the gun for the win.
Tech QB King passed for 216 yards, ran for 103 more.
Clemson is is off to a disappointing 1-2 start.
— Ole Miss 41, Arkansas 35
Backup QB Chambliss (transfer from Ferris State) threw for 353 yards.
Ferris State won the Division II national title last year.
Arkansas was in Ole Miss red zone in last 2:00, but lost a fumble.
— Texas A&M 41, Notre Dame 40
Aggies threw an 11-yard TD pass on 4th-and-goal with 0:13 left.
Notre Dame missed PAT after TD that put them ahead 40-34.
Aggies’ QB Reed threw for 360 yards, two TD’s.
— West Virginia 31, Pittsburgh 24 OT
Pitt led 24-14 with 6:00 left in regulation.
WVU tied game on a TD with 0:11 left.
Mountaineers outgained Pitt, 434-349.
— Upsets of the Week:
New Mexico (+17.5) 35, UCLA 10
Delaware (+10.5) 44, UConn 41
Georgia Tech (+9.5) 24, Clemson 21
Middle Tennessee (+9.5) 14, Nevada 13
Old Dominion (+7.5) 45, Virginia Tech 26
West Virginia (+6.5) 31, Pittsburgh 24 OT
Texas A&M (+6.5) 41, Notre Dame 40
Bowling Green (+6.5) 23, Liberty 13
Vanderbilt (+5.5) 31, South Carolina 7
— Rangers 3, Mets 2
Mets led 2-0 after seven innings.
Texas has won six games in a row.
Mets have lost eight games in a row.
Juan Soto hit his 40th homer for the Mets.
— Milwaukee Brewers are first team to clinch a playoff spot this year; Brewers are in the playoffs for the 7th time in the last eight years.
— Famous birthdays, September 14th:
Larry Brown, 85
Alvin Scott, 70
Tim Wallach, 68
Stephen Bishop, 55
Tyler Perry, 55
David Bell, 53
Chad Bradford, 51
Brandon Hicks, 40
Deshaun Watson, 30
Bubba Chandler, 23
— LSU 20, Florida 10
LSU led 13-10 at half; they intercepted five passes.
LSU QB Nussmeier threw for 220 yards and a TD.
Florida outgained LSU 366-316, but the five INT’s were a killer.
— Vanderbilt 31, South Carolina 7
Commodores snapped a 16-game losing streak to South Carolina.
Vandy is 3-0 for the first time since 2017.
Gamecocks’ QB Sellers was KO’d in the 2nd quarter, didn’t return.
— Tulane 34, Duke 27
Duke QB Mensah passed for 313 yards, 3 TD’s against team he played for last year.
Tulane QB Retzlaff (transfer from BYU) passed for 245 yards, 10.7 yards/attempt.
Duke paid Mensah $4M to play for them this season.
— Iowa State 24, Arkansas State 16
Cyclones start season 4-0 for 2nd year in row; its the first time they’ve done that.
Iowa State ran ball 34 times for 187 yards.
Ark State had 10 penalties for 90 yards, Cyclones 3 for 31.
— Delaware 44, UConn 41, OT
Delaware gets its first I-A win as a I-A team.
Blue Hens kicked a 43-yard FG at the gun in regulation to force OT.
Delaware ran ball 45 times for 247 yards.
— Buffalo 31, Kent State 28
Buffalo threw a 22-yard TD pass with 1:03 left for the win.
Bulls’ QB Roberson threw for 318 yards, three TD’s.
Buffalo has won its last five MAC games.
Major league leaders in strikeouts:
228— Garrett Crochet, Bos
224— Tarik Skubal, Det
203— Paul Skenes, Pitt
201— Dylan Cease SD/Logan Webb SF
200— Jesus Luzardo, Phil
195— Zack Wheeler, Phil
Quote of the Day
“Unfortunately, he didn’t make the one before, but he had his head high. That’s the life of being a kicker, you know what I mean? I love the way he responded. He’ll continue to grow, and we have great trust in him. Unfortunately, he didn’t finish that one.”
Tennessee coach Josh Heupel, after a tough OT loss to Georgia
Sunday’s quiz
When the Rams beat Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV, who was the Titans’ QB?
Saturday’s quiz
When the Texas Rangers won the World Series two years ago, they beat Arizona.
Friday’s quiz
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls, with three different QB’s; Joe Theismann, Doug Williams, Mark Rypien.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……
— Georgia 44, Tennessee 41, OTDawgs score TD in OT; they’ve beaten Vols nine times in a row.
Tennessee led 21-7 after the first quarter.
Vols missed a 43-yard FG with 0:03 left in regulation.
— Georgia Tech 24, Clemson 21
Yellow Jackets kicked a 55-yard FG at the gun for the win.
Tech QB King passed for 216 yards, ran for 103 more.
Clemson is is off to a disappointing 1-2 start.
— Ole Miss 41, Arkansas 35
Backup QB Chambliss (transfer from Ferris State) threw for 353 yards.
Ferris State won the Division II national title last year.
Arkansas was in Ole Miss red zone in last 2:00, but lost a fumble.
— Texas A&M 41, Notre Dame 40
Aggies threw an 11-yard TD pass on 4th-and-goal with 0:13 left.
Notre Dame missed PAT after TD that put them ahead 40-34.
Aggies’ QB Reed threw for 360 yards, two TD’s.
— West Virginia 31, Pittsburgh 24 OT
Pitt led 24-14 with 6:00 left in regulation.
WVU tied game on a TD with 0:11 left.
Mountaineers outgained Pitt, 434-349.
— Upsets of the Week:
New Mexico (+17.5) 35, UCLA 10
Delaware (+10.5) 44, UConn 41
Georgia Tech (+9.5) 24, Clemson 21
Middle Tennessee (+9.5) 14, Nevada 13
Old Dominion (+7.5) 45, Virginia Tech 26
West Virginia (+6.5) 31, Pittsburgh 24 OT
Texas A&M (+6.5) 41, Notre Dame 40
Bowling Green (+6.5) 23, Liberty 13
Vanderbilt (+5.5) 31, South Carolina 7
— Rangers 3, Mets 2
Mets led 2-0 after seven innings.
Texas has won six games in a row.
Mets have lost eight games in a row.
Juan Soto hit his 40th homer for the Mets.
— Milwaukee Brewers are first team to clinch a playoff spot this year; Brewers are in the playoffs for the 7th time in the last eight years.
— Famous birthdays, September 14th:
Larry Brown, 85
Alvin Scott, 70
Tim Wallach, 68
Stephen Bishop, 55
Tyler Perry, 55
David Bell, 53
Chad Bradford, 51
Brandon Hicks, 40
Deshaun Watson, 30
Bubba Chandler, 23
— LSU 20, Florida 10
LSU led 13-10 at half; they intercepted five passes.
LSU QB Nussmeier threw for 220 yards and a TD.
Florida outgained LSU 366-316, but the five INT’s were a killer.
— Vanderbilt 31, South Carolina 7
Commodores snapped a 16-game losing streak to South Carolina.
Vandy is 3-0 for the first time since 2017.
Gamecocks’ QB Sellers was KO’d in the 2nd quarter, didn’t return.
— Tulane 34, Duke 27
Duke QB Mensah passed for 313 yards, 3 TD’s against team he played for last year.
Tulane QB Retzlaff (transfer from BYU) passed for 245 yards, 10.7 yards/attempt.
Duke paid Mensah $4M to play for them this season.
— Iowa State 24, Arkansas State 16
Cyclones start season 4-0 for 2nd year in row; its the first time they’ve done that.
Iowa State ran ball 34 times for 187 yards.
Ark State had 10 penalties for 90 yards, Cyclones 3 for 31.
— Delaware 44, UConn 41, OT
Delaware gets its first I-A win as a I-A team.
Blue Hens kicked a 43-yard FG at the gun in regulation to force OT.
Delaware ran ball 45 times for 247 yards.
— Buffalo 31, Kent State 28
Buffalo threw a 22-yard TD pass with 1:03 left for the win.
Bulls’ QB Roberson threw for 318 yards, three TD’s.
Buffalo has won its last five MAC games.
