Tuesday, December 16
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| TROY at JVST | 09:00 PM | TROY +1.5***** O 49.5***** | +500 +500 |
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CNOTES COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS THRU CHAMPIONSHIP GAME !
12/16/2025................ 0 - 2 - 0......................00.00%.......................- 11.00
12/13/2025..................2 - 3 - 0......................40.00%.......................- 6.50
12/06/2025..................9 - 2 - 0......................81.81%.......................+ 36.00
12/05/2025..................4 - 1 - 0......................66.66%.......................+ 9.00
TOTALS......................15 - 8 - 0......................65.21%........................+ 27.50
12/16/2025................ 0 - 2 - 0......................00.00%.......................- 11.00
12/13/2025..................2 - 3 - 0......................40.00%.......................- 6.50
12/06/2025..................9 - 2 - 0......................81.81%.......................+ 36.00
12/05/2025..................4 - 1 - 0......................66.66%.......................+ 9.00
TOTALS......................15 - 8 - 0......................65.21%........................+ 27.50
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Top seven teams in country in 2-point FG% defense:
38.7%— Michigan
39.9%— Duke
40.3%— North Carolina
40.6%— Cal-Irvine
42.4%— Syracuse/Seton Hall
42.6%— Indiana
Quote of the Day
“We’re all frustrated. Joe (Lacob) is frustrated. I’m frustrated. Steph and [Draymond Green], everybody’s frustrated. This is kind of how the league works. I hate when people are going to post private emails. Imagine if everyone’s emails were just publicly posted, how tough that would be to live our lives. Joe supports me 100 percent. I support him. We have a great connection. We’ve had so much continuity here. Our stable environment in our organization is one of our strengths.”
Steve Kerr, after the Warriors slipped to 13-14 this year
Wednesday’s quiz
When was the last time a team from the Big 10 Conference won the national championship in college basketball?
Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, Philip Seymour Hoffman played A’s manager Art Howe.
Monday’s quiz
First three picks in the 2024 NFL Draft:
Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, all QB’s.
Marvin Harrison Jr was the 4th player taken in the 2024 Draft.
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Trojans led 13-7 at halftime- their only TD was scored by the defense.
Troy in second half: 31 plays, 81 yards, two turnovers.
WR Johnson caught six passes for 101 yards for Jax State.
Troy State had won their last 79 games when they led after the third quarter.
— Knicks 124, Spurs 113
Knicks outscored San Antonio 35-19 in fourth quarter.
OG Anunoby scored 28 points for New York.
Knicks win the third annual NBA Cup.
— Teams that won the first two NBA Cup tournaments:
2023- Lakers finished 47-35, lost in first round of the real playoffs
2024- Bucks finished 48-34, lost in first round of the real playoffs
— St John’s 79, DePaul 66
Red Storm shot 10-22 on arc, DePaul 7-25
Blue Demons are 8-4 this year, 1-3 vs top 100 teams, but…….
…..since 2008, DePaul is 56-264 in Big East conference games.
— UConn 79, Butler 60
UConn lead 39-25 at halftime.
Huskies out-rebounded Butler, 47-29
UConn has won 7 in a row, is 11-1 (lost 71-67 to Arizona)
— Tennessee 83, Louisville 62
Louisville’s PG Brown didn’t play, and it showed.
Tennessee shot 62.9% inside the arc, snapped 3-game skid.
Louisville is 9-2, losing road games at Arkansas/Tennessee.
— Dayton 97, Florida State 69
Dayton was 40-47 on foul line; they shot 64.3% inside arc.
Flyers are forcing turnovers 24.4% of time (#3 in country)
Seminoles have lost five in a row, giving up 96.8 ppg.
— Clemson 68, South Carolina 61
Teams combined to shoot 9-40 on the arc.
Clemson is 9-3, 3-1 vs top 100 teams.
Gamecocks are 0-4 vs top 100 teams (all four losses by 7 or less points)
— Missouri State 63, Oral R0berts 62
Missouri State shot 57.7% inside the arc.
Oral Roberts shot 33.3% inside the arc.
Just second win for Bears, in their 7th game vs D-I teams. (5-5 overall)
— Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban is now a part-owner of the NHL’s Nashville Predators.
— Famous birthdays, December 17th:
Ernie Hudson, 80
Eugene Levy, 79
Bill Pullman, 72
Bob Ojeda, 68
Albert King, 66
Claire Forlani, 54
Chase Utley, 47
Buddy Hield, 33
Daniel Vogelbach, 33
Caden Dana, 22
— Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (left elbow) is done for the year; he’s thrown for 1,262 yards in seven games this season, after leading Washington to a 12-5 record last year.
— Colts QB, 44-year old Philip Rivers has 10 kids (ten!!!); by playing this month, he’s extended his family’s NFL-paid for health insurance thru August 2031.
— When the NFL schedule came out last spring, wonder if the Dolphins howled about having to play a night game in Pittsburgh on December 14th?
— Texas Longhorns QB Arch Manning will be back in Austin next fall; he’s thrown for 2,553 yards this year for the 9-3 Longhorns, with 20 TD’s, 7 INTs.
— Minimum salary in major league baseball? $760,000.
— Major league players have a pension plan:
Full pensions comes with 10 years of service; if it isn’t claimed until age 62, it is worth $265,000 a year. Players can start collecting at age 45, but those payoffs would be lower.
Every 43 days spent on a big league roster earns a player credit.
The plan bumps up every year with a 1.8% cost of living increase.
— San Francisco Giants signed P Adrian Houser for two years, $22M. Houser was 8-5, 3.31 in 21 starts last year, for the White Sox/Rays.
— World Baseball Classic will happen in couple months; Dominican Republic has a very impressive lineup:
OF- Juan Soto, Julio Rodriguez, Fernando Tatis
1B- Vladimir Gurerrero
2B- Ketel Marte
SS- Geraldo Perdomo
3B- Jose Ramirez
C- Manier Diaz
DH- Junior Caminero
P- Sandy Alcantara
Top seven teams in country in 2-point FG% defense:
38.7%— Michigan
39.9%— Duke
40.3%— North Carolina
40.6%— Cal-Irvine
42.4%— Syracuse/Seton Hall
42.6%— Indiana
Quote of the Day
“We’re all frustrated. Joe (Lacob) is frustrated. I’m frustrated. Steph and [Draymond Green], everybody’s frustrated. This is kind of how the league works. I hate when people are going to post private emails. Imagine if everyone’s emails were just publicly posted, how tough that would be to live our lives. Joe supports me 100 percent. I support him. We have a great connection. We’ve had so much continuity here. Our stable environment in our organization is one of our strengths.”
Steve Kerr, after the Warriors slipped to 13-14 this year
Wednesday’s quiz
When was the last time a team from the Big 10 Conference won the national championship in college basketball?
Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, Philip Seymour Hoffman played A’s manager Art Howe.
Monday’s quiz
First three picks in the 2024 NFL Draft:
Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, all QB’s.
Marvin Harrison Jr was the 4th player taken in the 2024 Draft.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
— Jacksonville State 17, Troy State 13Trojans led 13-7 at halftime- their only TD was scored by the defense.
Troy in second half: 31 plays, 81 yards, two turnovers.
WR Johnson caught six passes for 101 yards for Jax State.
Troy State had won their last 79 games when they led after the third quarter.
— Knicks 124, Spurs 113
Knicks outscored San Antonio 35-19 in fourth quarter.
OG Anunoby scored 28 points for New York.
Knicks win the third annual NBA Cup.
— Teams that won the first two NBA Cup tournaments:
2023- Lakers finished 47-35, lost in first round of the real playoffs
2024- Bucks finished 48-34, lost in first round of the real playoffs
— St John’s 79, DePaul 66
Red Storm shot 10-22 on arc, DePaul 7-25
Blue Demons are 8-4 this year, 1-3 vs top 100 teams, but…….
…..since 2008, DePaul is 56-264 in Big East conference games.
— UConn 79, Butler 60
UConn lead 39-25 at halftime.
Huskies out-rebounded Butler, 47-29
UConn has won 7 in a row, is 11-1 (lost 71-67 to Arizona)
— Tennessee 83, Louisville 62
Louisville’s PG Brown didn’t play, and it showed.
Tennessee shot 62.9% inside the arc, snapped 3-game skid.
Louisville is 9-2, losing road games at Arkansas/Tennessee.
— Dayton 97, Florida State 69
Dayton was 40-47 on foul line; they shot 64.3% inside arc.
Flyers are forcing turnovers 24.4% of time (#3 in country)
Seminoles have lost five in a row, giving up 96.8 ppg.
— Clemson 68, South Carolina 61
Teams combined to shoot 9-40 on the arc.
Clemson is 9-3, 3-1 vs top 100 teams.
Gamecocks are 0-4 vs top 100 teams (all four losses by 7 or less points)
— Missouri State 63, Oral R0berts 62
Missouri State shot 57.7% inside the arc.
Oral Roberts shot 33.3% inside the arc.
Just second win for Bears, in their 7th game vs D-I teams. (5-5 overall)
— Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban is now a part-owner of the NHL’s Nashville Predators.
— Famous birthdays, December 17th:
Ernie Hudson, 80
Eugene Levy, 79
Bill Pullman, 72
Bob Ojeda, 68
Albert King, 66
Claire Forlani, 54
Chase Utley, 47
Buddy Hield, 33
Daniel Vogelbach, 33
Caden Dana, 22
— Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (left elbow) is done for the year; he’s thrown for 1,262 yards in seven games this season, after leading Washington to a 12-5 record last year.
— Colts QB, 44-year old Philip Rivers has 10 kids (ten!!!); by playing this month, he’s extended his family’s NFL-paid for health insurance thru August 2031.
— When the NFL schedule came out last spring, wonder if the Dolphins howled about having to play a night game in Pittsburgh on December 14th?
— Texas Longhorns QB Arch Manning will be back in Austin next fall; he’s thrown for 2,553 yards this year for the 9-3 Longhorns, with 20 TD’s, 7 INTs.
— Minimum salary in major league baseball? $760,000.
— Major league players have a pension plan:
Full pensions comes with 10 years of service; if it isn’t claimed until age 62, it is worth $265,000 a year. Players can start collecting at age 45, but those payoffs would be lower.
Every 43 days spent on a big league roster earns a player credit.
The plan bumps up every year with a 1.8% cost of living increase.
— San Francisco Giants signed P Adrian Houser for two years, $22M. Houser was 8-5, 3.31 in 21 starts last year, for the White Sox/Rays.
— World Baseball Classic will happen in couple months; Dominican Republic has a very impressive lineup:
OF- Juan Soto, Julio Rodriguez, Fernando Tatis
1B- Vladimir Gurerrero
2B- Ketel Marte
SS- Geraldo Perdomo
3B- Jose Ramirez
C- Manier Diaz
DH- Junior Caminero
P- Sandy Alcantara
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NCAAF
Weather Report
Wednesday, December 17
NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up
Bowl Season
Wednesday’s games
Cure Bowl (@ Orlando)
Old Dominion vs South Florida (-3)
Old Dominion (9-3)
Old Dominion won its last five games, giving up 9.4 ppg.
In their losses, Monarchs gave up 309-223-311 rushing yards.
ODU has 4 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Monarchs have 52 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Joseph started eight games last year.
This year, Old Dominion is 2-1 ATS as an underdog.
This year, ODU is 2-1 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
Monarchs are 1-2 SU in bowl games; they lost in OT two years ago.
Monarchs are 10-9 ATS in last 19 games coming off a win.
Last five ODU games slayed under the total.
South Florida (9-3)
USF 48+ points in its last seven wins.
Bulls gave up 49-34-41 points in their losses.
Bulls have 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
USF has 115 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Brown started five games last year.
This year, Bulls are 5-2 ATS as a favorite.
This year, USF is 2-2 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
USF won four of last five bowl games, with two OT wins.
Bulls ran ball for 200+ yards in seven of last eight games.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine I-A games.
These teams haven’t met in the last five years.
Last nine years, underdogs are 8-1 ATS in this bowl.
This year, C-USA teams are 2-0 vs AAC opponents.
68 Ventures Bowl (@ Mobile, AL)
Louisiana (-3) vs Delaware
Louisiana (6-6)
Louisiana won its last four games, after a 2-6 start.
Cajuns are 0-5 when they score less than 30 points.
Louisiana is 4-2 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
ULL has 3 starters back on offense, 4 on defense
Cajuns have 63 starts back on offensive line.
Senior QB Wooldridge had 8 starts before this year.
This year, Louisiana is 0-3 ATS as a favorite.
This year, Louisiana is 4-3 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
Cajuns lost their last three bowl games, giving up 23-34-34 points.
Over is 8-2 in their last 10 games.
Sun Belt favorites are 5-8 ATS in non-conference games.
Delaware (6-6)
This is Delaware’s first year as a I-A team.
Blue Hens are 3-5 SU in last eight games.
Delaware is 3-2 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Delaware has 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
Blue Hens have 77 starts back on offensive line.
Junior QB Minicucci has thrown for 3,495 yards (22 TD’s, 7 TD’s)
This year, Delaware is 3-3 ATS as an underdog.
This year, Delaware is 4-4 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Since 2020, Blue Hens were 4-3 SU in I-AA playoff games.
C-USA underdogs are 14-11 ATS in non-conference games.
Last five years, favorites are 4-1 ATS in this bowl.
Since 2015, Sun Belt teams are 9-0 SU/8-1 ATS in this bowl.
This year, Sun Belt teams are 7-3 SU/6-4 ATS vs C-USA teams.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Weather Report
Wednesday, December 17
NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up
Bowl Season
Wednesday’s games
Cure Bowl (@ Orlando)
Old Dominion vs South Florida (-3)
Old Dominion (9-3)
Old Dominion won its last five games, giving up 9.4 ppg.
In their losses, Monarchs gave up 309-223-311 rushing yards.
ODU has 4 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Monarchs have 52 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Joseph started eight games last year.
This year, Old Dominion is 2-1 ATS as an underdog.
This year, ODU is 2-1 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
Monarchs are 1-2 SU in bowl games; they lost in OT two years ago.
Monarchs are 10-9 ATS in last 19 games coming off a win.
Last five ODU games slayed under the total.
South Florida (9-3)
USF 48+ points in its last seven wins.
Bulls gave up 49-34-41 points in their losses.
Bulls have 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
USF has 115 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Brown started five games last year.
This year, Bulls are 5-2 ATS as a favorite.
This year, USF is 2-2 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
USF won four of last five bowl games, with two OT wins.
Bulls ran ball for 200+ yards in seven of last eight games.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine I-A games.
These teams haven’t met in the last five years.
Last nine years, underdogs are 8-1 ATS in this bowl.
This year, C-USA teams are 2-0 vs AAC opponents.
68 Ventures Bowl (@ Mobile, AL)
Louisiana (-3) vs Delaware
Louisiana (6-6)
Louisiana won its last four games, after a 2-6 start.
Cajuns are 0-5 when they score less than 30 points.
Louisiana is 4-2 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
ULL has 3 starters back on offense, 4 on defense
Cajuns have 63 starts back on offensive line.
Senior QB Wooldridge had 8 starts before this year.
This year, Louisiana is 0-3 ATS as a favorite.
This year, Louisiana is 4-3 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
Cajuns lost their last three bowl games, giving up 23-34-34 points.
Over is 8-2 in their last 10 games.
Sun Belt favorites are 5-8 ATS in non-conference games.
Delaware (6-6)
This is Delaware’s first year as a I-A team.
Blue Hens are 3-5 SU in last eight games.
Delaware is 3-2 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Delaware has 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
Blue Hens have 77 starts back on offensive line.
Junior QB Minicucci has thrown for 3,495 yards (22 TD’s, 7 TD’s)
This year, Delaware is 3-3 ATS as an underdog.
This year, Delaware is 4-4 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Since 2020, Blue Hens were 4-3 SU in I-AA playoff games.
C-USA underdogs are 14-11 ATS in non-conference games.
Last five years, favorites are 4-1 ATS in this bowl.
Since 2015, Sun Belt teams are 9-0 SU/8-1 ATS in this bowl.
This year, Sun Belt teams are 7-3 SU/6-4 ATS vs C-USA teams.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
