CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS OPINIONS BEST BETS AND NEWS !
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Sunday, November 13
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Sunday, November 13
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13
| NCAT at ISU | 01:00 PM | ISU -19.0 | +500 |
| CLMB at SH | 01:00 PM | SH -6.5 | +500 |
| QUIN at CCSU | 01:00 PM | QUIN -8.0 | +500 |
| COLO at TENN | 02:00 PM | COLO +15.0 | +500 |
| HARV at ELON | 02:00 PM | HARV -6.5 | +500 |
| EIU at CMU | 02:00 PM | CMU -7.5 | +500 |
| PAC at NDSU | 02:00 PM | NDSU -6.0 | +500 |
| VMI at DAV | 02:00 PM | VMI +21.5 | +500 |
| OKST at OAK | 03:00 PM | OAK +8.5 | +500 |
| SFBK at STT | 03:00 PM | STT -7.5 | +500 |
| ASU at TXSO | 03:00 PM | ASU -12.0 | +500 |
| ARPB at MSST | 03:00 PM | ARPB +24.5 | +500 |
| IDHO at NEOM | 03:00 PM | NEOM -4.0 | +500 |
| AMER at GMU | 04:00 PM | GMU -15.0 | +500 |
| TOWS at PENN | 04:00 PM | TOWS -3.5 | +500 |
| YSU at ND | 04:00 PM | YSU +10.5 | +500 |
| SELA at WYO | 04:00 PM | WYO -20.5 | +500 |
| SIU at SIND | 04:00 PM | SIU -10.0 | +500 |
| ALST at PEPP | 05:00 PM | PEPP -18.0 | +500 |
| NJIT at USD | 05:00 PM | NJIT +16.5 | +500 |
| MAN at FDU | 05:00 PM | MAN +1.5 | +500 |
| BRWN at L-MD | 05:00 PM | BRWN +2.5 | +500 |
| WMU at VALP | 05:00 PM | VALP -4.5 | +500 |
| CWM at VT | 06:00 PM | VT -26.5 | +500 |
| PRST at SEA | 06:00 PM | SEA -8.5 | +500 |
| MTST at LBSU | 07:00 PM | MTST +3.0 | +500 |
| YALE at MVSU | 07:30 PM | MVSU +23.5 | +500 |
| UNT at SMC | 08:00 PM | SMC -8.0 | +500 |
| UVM at CSF | 08:00 PM | UVM -4.5 | +500 |
| EWU at HAW | 10:00 PM | HAW -6.5 | +500 |
OVEMBER CBB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
DATE..........................................W-L-T..............................%%................. .................UNITS
11/13/2022.................................17-13-0..........................56.66%................. ..............+ 13.50
11/12/2022.................................17-19-0..........................47.22%................. ..............- 19.50
11/11/2022.................................34-29-0..........................53.97%................. ..............+ 10.50
11/10/2022.................................25-36-1..........................41.13%................. .............- 73.00
11/09/2022..................................10-14-0.........................41.66%.................. ............- 27.00
11/07/2022..............................104-117-5.......................47.12%.................... .........- 123.50
TOTALS....................................207-228-6........................47.58%................. .............-219.00
BEST BETS
11/13/2022..............................6-3-0................................66.66%........... .................+ 13.50
11/12/2022..............................8-9-0................................47.05%........... ..................- 9.50
11/11/2022............................15-18-0.............................45.45%.............. ...............- 24.00
11/10/2022.............................8-11-0..............................42.10%............. ...............- 20.50
11/09/2022...............................1-5-0..............................16.66%............. ................- 22.50
TOTALS..................................38-46-0.............................45.23%.............. ................- 63.00
DATE..........................................W-L-T..............................%%................. .................UNITS
11/13/2022.................................17-13-0..........................56.66%................. ..............+ 13.50
11/12/2022.................................17-19-0..........................47.22%................. ..............- 19.50
11/11/2022.................................34-29-0..........................53.97%................. ..............+ 10.50
11/10/2022.................................25-36-1..........................41.13%................. .............- 73.00
11/09/2022..................................10-14-0.........................41.66%.................. ............- 27.00
11/07/2022..............................104-117-5.......................47.12%.................... .........- 123.50
TOTALS....................................207-228-6........................47.58%................. .............-219.00
BEST BETS
11/13/2022..............................6-3-0................................66.66%........... .................+ 13.50
11/12/2022..............................8-9-0................................47.05%........... ..................- 9.50
11/11/2022............................15-18-0.............................45.45%.............. ...............- 24.00
11/10/2022.............................8-11-0..............................42.10%............. ...............- 20.50
11/09/2022...............................1-5-0..............................16.66%............. ................- 22.50
TOTALS..................................38-46-0.............................45.23%.............. ................- 63.00
- Sep 10, 2018
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Armadillo Sports
Monday’s 6-pack
Interesting Week 11 NFL spreads
— Titans @ Green Bay (-2.5)
— Lions @ NJ Giants (-3.5)
— Jets @ New England (-4)
— Bears @ Atlanta (-3)
— Eagles (-8.5) @ Indianapolis
— Browns @ Buffalo (-8.5)
Quote of the Day
”In truth, I felt very at peace. I felt like we had a very good plan in place. I felt like all the men who I had talked about empowering and giving them the ability to do what they could do exceptionally well, they all stepped up.”
Colts coach Jeff Saturday
Monday’s quiz
Who coached the Browns during that 0-16 season? He didn’t get fired until the next year.
Sunday’s quiz
Cleveland Browns went 0-16 five years ago, the NFL’s last winless team.
Saturday’s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday, on Felix Unger Day
Anyone remember the old TV show The Odd Couple? It always began this way:
“On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to leave his place of residence. That request came from his wife……”
Great TV show, very funny. Hope you had a good Felix Unger Day.
Vikings 33, Bills 30 OT
— Up 27-23, Bills stopped Minnesota on 1-yard line with 0:49 left.
— Allen fumbled snap on next play, Vikings recovered for go-ahead TD.
— Bills then drove 69 yards for tying FG that forced OT.
— Buffalo turned ball over four times (minus-2)
— Vikings have 11 takeaways in last four games (+7)
— Vikings won their last seven games (5-1-1 ATS).
— Jefferson caught 10 passes for 193 yards and a TD.
— Diggs caught 12 passes for 128 yards against his old team.
— Both teams had eight plays of 20+ yards.
— First Buffalo game this season that went over the total.
Lions 31, Bears 30
— Chicago led 24-10 with 12:00 left in the game.
— Detroit scored two TD’s in 1:08 to tie game, the second one a pick-6.
— Fields ran 67 yards for a TD to put Bears ahead; they missed the PAT.
— Detroit drove 91 yards, scored game-winning TD with 2:21 left.
— HC Campbell is now 1-11-1 SU on the road (7-6 ATS)
— Chicago lost last three games, despite scoring 29-32-30 points.
— Last five games, Bears ran ball for 238-243-240-252-258 yards.
— Chicago opponents scored TD’s on 13 of last 25 drives.
— Bears have led at halftime once this season (1-8-1).
— Five of their last six games went over the total.
Buccaneers 21, Seahawks 16
— Seahawks in first half: 20 plays, 29 yards, no points.
— Seahawks in 2nd half: 31 plays, 231 yards, 16 points.
— Seattle lost fumble in red zone when they trailed 14-3.
— Last four weeks, Seattle is 14-54 (25.9%) on 3rd down conversions.
— Seahawks are 8-14-1 ATS last 23 games coming off a win.
— Bucs converted 10-15 on third down, Seattle 1-9.
— Tampa Bay outrushed Seahawks 161-39.
— Bucs won despite Seattle’s 12-yard edge in field position.
— Tampa Bay’s TD drives were 88-86-87 yards.
— This is Tampa Bay’s first cover in eight games (1-6-1 ATS)
Chiefs 27, Jaguars 17
— Jaguars started game with a successful onside kick.
— Jaguars won field position by 13 yards, were +3 in turnovers, still lost by 10.
— Jacksonville lost six its last seven games (1-6 ATS)
— Jaguars are 10-21-1 ATS last 32 games as a road underdog.
— In his career, Pederson is 10-17 ATS as a road underdog.
— Chiefs won five of their last six games SU.
— Last five weeks, Chiefs converted 44-68 (64.7) third down plays.
— Chiefs have 23 TD’s on their last 59 drives.
— Kansas City led this game 20-0 late in 2nd quarter.
— Chiefs have 50 plays of 20+ yards; opponents have 34.
Giants 24, Texans 16
— Houston was in red zone six times, scored only 16 points.
— Texans lost seven of their last eight games SU (2-5 ATS last six).
— Giants converted 7-14 on third down, Houston 3-10
— Texans outgained Giants 387-367, were minus-2 in turnovers (0-2).
— Texans are 10-18-1 ATS last 29 games coming off a loss.
— Barkley carried ball 35 times for 152 yards and a TD.
— Giants were in red zone twice, scored TD both times.
— Giants won/covered seven of first nine games.
— Giants are 7-0 if they score more than 16 points.
— Under is 7-1-1 in Giant games this season.
Steelers 20, Saints 10
— Pittsburgh outgained the Saints, 374-186.
— New Orleans in 2nd half: 19 plays, 24 yards, one first down.
— New Orleans ran ball 15 times for 29 yards.
— Saints are 1-6 when they score less than 27 points.
— Saints lost 7 of last 9 games; their turnover ratio is minus-13.
— Steelers converted 9-17 on third down, Saints 3-12.
— Pittsburgh ran ball 43 times for 217 yards.
— Steelers have no turnovers (+11) in their wins, 14 (-9) in losses.
— Under is 7-2 in their games this season.
— Pittsburgh has been outscored 43-13 in last 2:00 of each half.
Dolphins 39, Browns 17
— Dolphins won last four games, scoring 31-35-39 points in last three.
— Miami had eight drives, scored five TD’s, kicked two FG’s.
— Miami is 12-4-1 ATS last 17 games as a home favorite (3-1 TY).
— Dolphins converted 19 of last 33 third down plays.
— Dolphins are 6-0 if they score more than 17 points.
— Dolphins outgained Cleveland, 491-297.
— Browns turned ball over 12 times in last five games (minus-7)
— Browns are 0-4 scoring less than 26 points.
— Cleveland lost five of their last five games SU.
— Six of their nine games went over the total.
Titans 17, Broncos 10
— Denver lost five of last six games, losing by 1-9-3-7-7 points.
— Broncos in 2nd half: 36 plays, 106 yards, no points.
— Denver scored 16 or fewer points in seven of nine games.
— Last seven games, Broncos are 29-115 (25.2%) on third down.
— Eight of nine Denver games stayed under the total.
— Tennessee won six of last seven games (7-0 ATS), allowing 15.1 ppg.
— Titans’ first six drives: 22 plays, 51 yards, 2 first downs.
— Titans’ last six drives: 38 plays, 245 yards, 17 points.
— Opponents have converted only 34-122 (27.9%) third down plays.
— Tennessee held last seven opponents under their team total.
Colts 25, Raiders 20
— Matt Ryan returned to the lineup, was 21-28/222 with a passing TD; he ran for 38 yards.
— Colts drove 82 yards, scored game-winning TD with 5:07 left to play.
— Jeff Saturday wins his first game as a head coach.
— Underdogs covered seven of their ten games.
— Indy is 11-5-1 ATS last 17 games coming off a loss.
— Las Vegas lost last three games, outscored 36-13 in second half.
— Raiders’ first four drives: 17 plays, 18 yards, no points.
— Raiders are 0-5 SU in games decided by 5 or less points, or in OT.
— Last eight games, Las Vegas’ opponent is 7-0-1 against its team total.
— Last five games, opponents converted 38-65 on third down.
Cardinals 27, Rams 17
— Neither starting QB played in this game.
— Cardinals scored two TD’s in 1:32 span late in 2nd quarter.
— Arizona had an 11-yard edge in field position.
— Arizona is 15-4-1 ATS last 20 games as a road underdog.
— This was Arizona’s 2nd win in last 14 games against the Rams.
— Rams lost five of their last six games.
— Rams were held to 17 or less points in their losses.
— LA has one takeaway in its last seven games (minus-8).
— Last six games, Rams ran ball for only 69.3 yards/game.
— WR Kupp got hurt, is going to miss some time.
Packers 31, Cowboys 28 OT
— Dallas led 28-14 after three quarters.
— Green Bay drove 89 yards, tied game 28-28 with 2:29 left.
— Cowboys’ last four drives: 23 plays, 87 yards, no points.
— Last three games, Dallas scored 13 TD’s on 31 drives.
— NFC East teams are 18-8-2 ATS outside the division
— Watson caught four passes for 107 yards, three TD’s.
— Jones ran ball 24 times for 138 yards and a TD.
— Green Bay ran for 207 yards, averaged 9.5 yards/pass attempt.
— Packers converted 20 of last 40 third down plays.
— Since 2018, Packers are 3-0 ATS as a home underdog.
49ers 22, Chargers 16
— Chargers drove 75 yards in 7 plays for a TD on their first drive.
— Chargers rest of game: 52 plays, 195 yards, 3 field goals.
— Chargers in second half: 19 plays, 57 yards, 2 first downs.
— Bolts ran ball 16 times for only 51 yards.
— Chargers have been outscored 117-68 in second half.
— 49ers outscored Chargers 12-0 in second half.
— 49ers’ last six drives: 51 plays, 274 yards, 19 points.
— Last three games, 49ers converted 22-40 on third down.
— SF is 15-9 ATS in last 24 games vs AFC teams
— 49ers trailed their last four games at halftime.
Monday’s 6-pack
Interesting Week 11 NFL spreads
— Titans @ Green Bay (-2.5)
— Lions @ NJ Giants (-3.5)
— Jets @ New England (-4)
— Bears @ Atlanta (-3)
— Eagles (-8.5) @ Indianapolis
— Browns @ Buffalo (-8.5)
Quote of the Day
”In truth, I felt very at peace. I felt like we had a very good plan in place. I felt like all the men who I had talked about empowering and giving them the ability to do what they could do exceptionally well, they all stepped up.”
Colts coach Jeff Saturday
Monday’s quiz
Who coached the Browns during that 0-16 season? He didn’t get fired until the next year.
Sunday’s quiz
Cleveland Browns went 0-16 five years ago, the NFL’s last winless team.
Saturday’s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday, on Felix Unger Day
Anyone remember the old TV show The Odd Couple? It always began this way:
“On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to leave his place of residence. That request came from his wife……”
Great TV show, very funny. Hope you had a good Felix Unger Day.
Vikings 33, Bills 30 OT
— Up 27-23, Bills stopped Minnesota on 1-yard line with 0:49 left.
— Allen fumbled snap on next play, Vikings recovered for go-ahead TD.
— Bills then drove 69 yards for tying FG that forced OT.
— Buffalo turned ball over four times (minus-2)
— Vikings have 11 takeaways in last four games (+7)
— Vikings won their last seven games (5-1-1 ATS).
— Jefferson caught 10 passes for 193 yards and a TD.
— Diggs caught 12 passes for 128 yards against his old team.
— Both teams had eight plays of 20+ yards.
— First Buffalo game this season that went over the total.
Lions 31, Bears 30
— Chicago led 24-10 with 12:00 left in the game.
— Detroit scored two TD’s in 1:08 to tie game, the second one a pick-6.
— Fields ran 67 yards for a TD to put Bears ahead; they missed the PAT.
— Detroit drove 91 yards, scored game-winning TD with 2:21 left.
— HC Campbell is now 1-11-1 SU on the road (7-6 ATS)
— Chicago lost last three games, despite scoring 29-32-30 points.
— Last five games, Bears ran ball for 238-243-240-252-258 yards.
— Chicago opponents scored TD’s on 13 of last 25 drives.
— Bears have led at halftime once this season (1-8-1).
— Five of their last six games went over the total.
Buccaneers 21, Seahawks 16
— Seahawks in first half: 20 plays, 29 yards, no points.
— Seahawks in 2nd half: 31 plays, 231 yards, 16 points.
— Seattle lost fumble in red zone when they trailed 14-3.
— Last four weeks, Seattle is 14-54 (25.9%) on 3rd down conversions.
— Seahawks are 8-14-1 ATS last 23 games coming off a win.
— Bucs converted 10-15 on third down, Seattle 1-9.
— Tampa Bay outrushed Seahawks 161-39.
— Bucs won despite Seattle’s 12-yard edge in field position.
— Tampa Bay’s TD drives were 88-86-87 yards.
— This is Tampa Bay’s first cover in eight games (1-6-1 ATS)
Chiefs 27, Jaguars 17
— Jaguars started game with a successful onside kick.
— Jaguars won field position by 13 yards, were +3 in turnovers, still lost by 10.
— Jacksonville lost six its last seven games (1-6 ATS)
— Jaguars are 10-21-1 ATS last 32 games as a road underdog.
— In his career, Pederson is 10-17 ATS as a road underdog.
— Chiefs won five of their last six games SU.
— Last five weeks, Chiefs converted 44-68 (64.7) third down plays.
— Chiefs have 23 TD’s on their last 59 drives.
— Kansas City led this game 20-0 late in 2nd quarter.
— Chiefs have 50 plays of 20+ yards; opponents have 34.
Giants 24, Texans 16
— Houston was in red zone six times, scored only 16 points.
— Texans lost seven of their last eight games SU (2-5 ATS last six).
— Giants converted 7-14 on third down, Houston 3-10
— Texans outgained Giants 387-367, were minus-2 in turnovers (0-2).
— Texans are 10-18-1 ATS last 29 games coming off a loss.
— Barkley carried ball 35 times for 152 yards and a TD.
— Giants were in red zone twice, scored TD both times.
— Giants won/covered seven of first nine games.
— Giants are 7-0 if they score more than 16 points.
— Under is 7-1-1 in Giant games this season.
Steelers 20, Saints 10
— Pittsburgh outgained the Saints, 374-186.
— New Orleans in 2nd half: 19 plays, 24 yards, one first down.
— New Orleans ran ball 15 times for 29 yards.
— Saints are 1-6 when they score less than 27 points.
— Saints lost 7 of last 9 games; their turnover ratio is minus-13.
— Steelers converted 9-17 on third down, Saints 3-12.
— Pittsburgh ran ball 43 times for 217 yards.
— Steelers have no turnovers (+11) in their wins, 14 (-9) in losses.
— Under is 7-2 in their games this season.
— Pittsburgh has been outscored 43-13 in last 2:00 of each half.
Dolphins 39, Browns 17
— Dolphins won last four games, scoring 31-35-39 points in last three.
— Miami had eight drives, scored five TD’s, kicked two FG’s.
— Miami is 12-4-1 ATS last 17 games as a home favorite (3-1 TY).
— Dolphins converted 19 of last 33 third down plays.
— Dolphins are 6-0 if they score more than 17 points.
— Dolphins outgained Cleveland, 491-297.
— Browns turned ball over 12 times in last five games (minus-7)
— Browns are 0-4 scoring less than 26 points.
— Cleveland lost five of their last five games SU.
— Six of their nine games went over the total.
Titans 17, Broncos 10
— Denver lost five of last six games, losing by 1-9-3-7-7 points.
— Broncos in 2nd half: 36 plays, 106 yards, no points.
— Denver scored 16 or fewer points in seven of nine games.
— Last seven games, Broncos are 29-115 (25.2%) on third down.
— Eight of nine Denver games stayed under the total.
— Tennessee won six of last seven games (7-0 ATS), allowing 15.1 ppg.
— Titans’ first six drives: 22 plays, 51 yards, 2 first downs.
— Titans’ last six drives: 38 plays, 245 yards, 17 points.
— Opponents have converted only 34-122 (27.9%) third down plays.
— Tennessee held last seven opponents under their team total.
Colts 25, Raiders 20
— Matt Ryan returned to the lineup, was 21-28/222 with a passing TD; he ran for 38 yards.
— Colts drove 82 yards, scored game-winning TD with 5:07 left to play.
— Jeff Saturday wins his first game as a head coach.
— Underdogs covered seven of their ten games.
— Indy is 11-5-1 ATS last 17 games coming off a loss.
— Las Vegas lost last three games, outscored 36-13 in second half.
— Raiders’ first four drives: 17 plays, 18 yards, no points.
— Raiders are 0-5 SU in games decided by 5 or less points, or in OT.
— Last eight games, Las Vegas’ opponent is 7-0-1 against its team total.
— Last five games, opponents converted 38-65 on third down.
Cardinals 27, Rams 17
— Neither starting QB played in this game.
— Cardinals scored two TD’s in 1:32 span late in 2nd quarter.
— Arizona had an 11-yard edge in field position.
— Arizona is 15-4-1 ATS last 20 games as a road underdog.
— This was Arizona’s 2nd win in last 14 games against the Rams.
— Rams lost five of their last six games.
— Rams were held to 17 or less points in their losses.
— LA has one takeaway in its last seven games (minus-8).
— Last six games, Rams ran ball for only 69.3 yards/game.
— WR Kupp got hurt, is going to miss some time.
Packers 31, Cowboys 28 OT
— Dallas led 28-14 after three quarters.
— Green Bay drove 89 yards, tied game 28-28 with 2:29 left.
— Cowboys’ last four drives: 23 plays, 87 yards, no points.
— Last three games, Dallas scored 13 TD’s on 31 drives.
— NFC East teams are 18-8-2 ATS outside the division
— Watson caught four passes for 107 yards, three TD’s.
— Jones ran ball 24 times for 138 yards and a TD.
— Green Bay ran for 207 yards, averaged 9.5 yards/pass attempt.
— Packers converted 20 of last 40 third down plays.
— Since 2018, Packers are 3-0 ATS as a home underdog.
49ers 22, Chargers 16
— Chargers drove 75 yards in 7 plays for a TD on their first drive.
— Chargers rest of game: 52 plays, 195 yards, 3 field goals.
— Chargers in second half: 19 plays, 57 yards, 2 first downs.
— Bolts ran ball 16 times for only 51 yards.
— Chargers have been outscored 117-68 in second half.
— 49ers outscored Chargers 12-0 in second half.
— 49ers’ last six drives: 51 plays, 274 yards, 19 points.
— Last three games, 49ers converted 22-40 on third down.
— SF is 15-9 ATS in last 24 games vs AFC teams
— 49ers trailed their last four games at halftime.
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Monday, November 14
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Monday, November 14
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Trend Report
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14
| PRIN at UMBC | 06:00 PM | PRIN -6.0 | +500 |
| ME at BC | 06:00 PM | ME +20.0 | +500 |
| DSU at VILL | 06:30 PM | DSU +36.0 | +500 |
| GW at HOF | 07:00 PM | HOF -8.0 | +500 |
| PORT at KENT | 07:00 PM | KENT -5.5 | +500 |
| UMES at CHAR | 07:00 PM | CHAR -12.5 | +500 |
| NAVY at COPP | 07:00 PM | NAVY -2.5 | +500 |
| SCST at DUQ | 07:00 PM | DUQ -20.0 | +500 |
| COR at SFPA | 07:00 PM | COR -4.0 | +500 |
| LAF at STJOE | 07:00 PM | STJOE -10.0 | +500 |
| RICH at COFC | 07:00 PM | RICH +2.5 | +500 |
| M-OH at UGA | 07:00 PM | M-OH +12.5 | +500 |
| TNTC at MRSH | 07:00 PM | TNTC +16.0 | +500 |
| NCCU at LIB | 07:00 PM | LIB -11.5 | +500 |
| FAU at FLA | 07:00 PM | FLA -13.0 | +500 |
| TROY at FSU | 07:00 PM | FSU -10.0 | +500 |
| DEP at MINN | 07:00 PM | DEP -1.0 | +500 |
| STET at USF | 07:00 PM | USF -8.0 | +500 |
| WIU at UCF | 07:00 PM | WIU +14.5 | +500 |
| LT at TTU | 08:00 PM | TTU -12.5 | +500 |
| UNCO at BAY | 08:00 PM | BAY -28.0 | +500 |
| JVST at UIC | 08:00 PM | UIC +2.5 | +500 |
| UALR at CARK | 08:00 PM | CARK -2.5 | +500 |
| BEL at LIP | 08:00 PM | BEL -3.0 | +500 |
| ORU at HOU | 08:00 PM | HOU -20.5 | +500 |
| INDPU at CHS | 08:00 PM | INDPU +6.5 | +500 |
| IDST at UTAH | 08:00 PM | UTAH -22.5 | +500 |
| NWST at TCU | 08:00 PM | TCU -25.0 | +500 |
| WOF at DRKE | 08:00 PM | DRKE -12.0 | +500 |
| BUT at PSU | 08:30 PM | BUT +6.0 | +500 |
| SCU at USU | 09:00 PM | USU -7.0 | +500 |
| MONM at ILL | 09:00 PM | ILL -27.5 | +500 |
| AAMU at TNST | 09:00 PM | TNST -9.0 | +500 |
| HC at CREI | 09:00 PM | HC +30.0 | +500 |
| CSUS at DEN | 09:00 PM | DEN -1.5 | +500 |
| WEB at CSU | 09:00 PM | CSU -8.5 | +500 |
| TAMCOM at AFA | 09:00 PM | AFA -10.0 | +500 |
| MVSU at EWU | 09:30 PM | MVSU +18.5 | +500 |
| NORF at UCLA | 10:00 PM | UCLA -20.5 | +500 |
| YALE at HAW | 11:59 PM | YALE +4.5 | +500 |
NOVEMBER CBB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
DATE..........................................W-L-T..............................%%................. .................UNITS
11/14/2022.................................22-17-0..........................56.41%................. ..............+ 16.50
11/13/2022.................................17-13-0..........................56.66%................. ..............+ 13.50
11/12/2022.................................17-19-0..........................47.22%................. ..............- 19.50
11/11/2022.................................34-29-0..........................53.97%................. ..............+ 10.50
11/10/2022.................................25-36-1..........................41.13%................. .............- 73.00
11/09/2022..................................10-14-0.........................41.66%.................. ............- 27.00
11/07/2022..............................104-117-5.......................47.12%.................... .........- 123.50
TOTALS....................................229-245-6........................48.31%................. .............-201.50
BEST BETS
11/14/2022..............................7-6-0................................53.84%........... .................+ 2.00
11/13/2022..............................6-3-0................................66.66%........... .................+ 13.50
11/12/2022..............................8-9-0................................47.05%........... ..................- 9.50
11/11/2022............................15-18-0.............................45.45%.............. ...............- 24.00
11/10/2022.............................8-11-0..............................42.10%............. ...............- 20.50
11/09/2022...............................1-5-0..............................16.66%............. ................- 22.50
TOTALS..................................45-52-0.............................46.39%.............. ................- 61.00
DATE..........................................W-L-T..............................%%................. .................UNITS
11/14/2022.................................22-17-0..........................56.41%................. ..............+ 16.50
11/13/2022.................................17-13-0..........................56.66%................. ..............+ 13.50
11/12/2022.................................17-19-0..........................47.22%................. ..............- 19.50
11/11/2022.................................34-29-0..........................53.97%................. ..............+ 10.50
11/10/2022.................................25-36-1..........................41.13%................. .............- 73.00
11/09/2022..................................10-14-0.........................41.66%.................. ............- 27.00
11/07/2022..............................104-117-5.......................47.12%.................... .........- 123.50
TOTALS....................................229-245-6........................48.31%................. .............-201.50
BEST BETS
11/14/2022..............................7-6-0................................53.84%........... .................+ 2.00
11/13/2022..............................6-3-0................................66.66%........... .................+ 13.50
11/12/2022..............................8-9-0................................47.05%........... ..................- 9.50
11/11/2022............................15-18-0.............................45.45%.............. ...............- 24.00
11/10/2022.............................8-11-0..............................42.10%............. ...............- 20.50
11/09/2022...............................1-5-0..............................16.66%............. ................- 22.50
TOTALS..................................45-52-0.............................46.39%.............. ................- 61.00
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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Interesting Week 11 NFL spreads
— Commanders (-2.5) @ Houston
— Raiders @ Denver (-2.5)
— Cowboys (-1.5) @ Minnesota
— Bengals (-4.5) @ Pittsburgh
— Chiefs (-7) @ LA Chargers
— 49ers (-8) vs Arizona (@ Mexico City)
Quote of the Day
“People in today’s world want instant gratification. The guy’s coached nine games. We’re 2-7, not the results we’re looking for but at the same time we’ve lost six one-score games with the ball and a chance to win at the end. I gave him my vote of confidence when I signed him to a contract to be coach of the Raiders. That’s when I gave it to him. Rome was not built in a day.”
Raiders’ owner Mark Davis
Tuesday’s quiz
Butler Bulldogs played in the national title game in both 2010, 2011, when Brad Stevens was their coach. What league was Butler in back then?
Monday’s quiz
Hue Jackson coached the Browns during their 0-16 season in 2017.
Sunday’s quiz
Cleveland Browns went 0-16 five years ago, the NFL’s last winless team.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
Commanders 32, Eagles 21
— Washington converted 12-21 third down plays.
— Robinson ran for 86 yards and a TD.
— McLaurin caught eight passes for 128 yards.
— Joey Slye kicked four FG’s, three of them from 44, 58, 55 yards out.
— Only 2nd win for Washington in their last 11 games against the Eagles.
— This was first time all season Eagles trailed in the second half.
— Eagles had 4 turnovers; they had total of 3 in first eight games.
— Commanders ran 81 plays, Eagles 47.
— Philly scored TD’s on first two drives, only one on last eight.
— Philly has converted 55-107 3rd down plays this year.
— Washington ran 51 plays in the first half Monday night; by contrast, Saints ran 45 plays the whole game in Pittsburgh Sunday. Seattle ran only 50 plays the whole game against Tampa Bay.
— In their three post-bye games, Buffalo Bills have been outscored 33-12 in the second half, scoring no TD’s on 15 drives, with six turnovers.
— Baker Mayfield will start at QB for Carolina this week; PJ Walker has a sprained ankle. Sam Darnold will be the backup.
— Player of the Week in Mountain West football this week is San Diego State QB Jalen Mayden, who was 17-22/268 passing, with 2 TD’s vs San Jose State. He also ran the ball 13 times for 78 yards.
What makes this more interesting is that this summer, Mayden wasn’t listed in the top 5 of QB’s on the Aztecs’ roster, but he’s the man now for a team that has won four of its last five games. He threw six passes for San Diego State last year; good for him for hanging in there, instead of just transferring somewhere else.
— Ohio State WR Kamryn Babb caught a TD pass at the end of their game with Indiana last week; normally wouldn’t be a big deal, since it made the score 56-14, but this kid has endured four ACL operations, is a senior and has overcome a lot just to be out on the field.
His teammates elected him a captain; they went nuts when he scored the TD. A good moment.
— Texas Longhorns are 6-4 this year, 11-11 in two years under Steve Sarkisian. Longhorns fired the previous coach, Tom Herman, after he went 32-18 as head coach. Awkward.
— West Virginia fired their athletic director, which could be bad news for their football coach. Mountaineers are 4-6 this year, 21-24 in four years under Neal Brown, The natives are restless.
— Football fans at Mississippi State ring cowbells during home games, for whatever reason; the school bookstore sells cowbells- they sell an average of 200 a day on football weekends.
— Houston Astros just won the World Series, with the #9 payroll in baseball; they manage their payroll by signing lot of international players, whose bonuses are generally lower than players taken in the amateur draft in this country.
Framber Valdez made $3M this year.
Luis Garcia made $1,251,500
Cristian Javier made $749,100
Curious to see if they re-sign Justin Verlander this winter. They did give reliever Rafael Montero a 3-year deal for $34.5M this week.
— There is another Matt Ryan (not the Colts’ QB) in pro sports; Lakers have a Matt Ryan, who is averaging 4.7 points/game in 10 games, playing 12.2 minutes/game.
He played ball at three colleges- Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Chattanooga, shooting 36.3% on the arc over four seasons.
Ryan gets his first NBA paycheck today; he is making $1.64M this year, but has to stick on the roster until January 10 to have the contract fully guaranteed. Not bad for a guy who recently worked as a delivery driver for DoorDash and worked at his grandfather’s business run out of a graveyard in White Plains, NY.
Shooting is marketable in the NBA; Ryan is 13-31 on the arc (41.9%) this year. He keeps that up, and he won’t be driving DoorDash anymore.
— Joel Embiid had a HUGE game Sunday; he scored 57 points, had 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 blocked shots as the 76ers beat Utah 105-98. He scored over half their points. 76ers were +25 while Embiid was on the court.
— Big East is playing Big 14 this week, in series of games:
DePaul 69, Minnesota 53— Blue Demons had 20 offensive rebounds.
Penn State 68, Butler 62— Nittany Lions made 11-24 on the arc, took only five foul shots the whole game (4-5). Jalen Pickett scored 15 points, had 9 rebounds, 11 assists.
— Northwestern State 64, TCU 63— Pretty big upset here; Horned Frogs led by 12 with 12:54 left in the game. TCU was a preseason top 25 team, but they beat Ark-Pine Bluff 73-72, are off to a slow start.
— Stetson 68, South Florida 67— Hatters have wins over Florida State, USF; solid start to the season for the Hatters, who play in the Atlantic Sun, which has 14 teams in it this year.
— Florida Atlantic 76, Florida 74— Another upset in the Sunshine State. Owls shot 21-45 on the arc in splitting a pair of games against SEC opponents Ole Miss/Florida.
— Big-time recruit DJ Wagner signed on to play basketball at Kentucky next year; his father Dujuan Wagner played for John Calipari at Memphis; his grandfather Milt Wagner was just hired as an assistant coach by Louisville.
— RIP to Leo Anthony Gallagher, 74, a comedian who passed away last week. His stage name was simply Gallagher; back in the 80’s, he was a regular on talk shows, with an act that usually included smashing a watermelon with a sledgehammer. People in the first couple rows at this shows would often wear ponchos, so the spray from the ill-fated watermelon wouldn’t get on their clothes.
Oddly, he graduated from college with a chemical engineering degree; you wouldn’t think that would lead to a career in comedy.
Back in my high school/college days, I was a big fan of stand-up comedy; Gallagher was one of the better ones. He was freakin’ funny. RIP, sir.
Tuesday’s 6-pack
Interesting Week 11 NFL spreads
— Commanders (-2.5) @ Houston
— Raiders @ Denver (-2.5)
— Cowboys (-1.5) @ Minnesota
— Bengals (-4.5) @ Pittsburgh
— Chiefs (-7) @ LA Chargers
— 49ers (-8) vs Arizona (@ Mexico City)
Quote of the Day
“People in today’s world want instant gratification. The guy’s coached nine games. We’re 2-7, not the results we’re looking for but at the same time we’ve lost six one-score games with the ball and a chance to win at the end. I gave him my vote of confidence when I signed him to a contract to be coach of the Raiders. That’s when I gave it to him. Rome was not built in a day.”
Raiders’ owner Mark Davis
Tuesday’s quiz
Butler Bulldogs played in the national title game in both 2010, 2011, when Brad Stevens was their coach. What league was Butler in back then?
Monday’s quiz
Hue Jackson coached the Browns during their 0-16 season in 2017.
Sunday’s quiz
Cleveland Browns went 0-16 five years ago, the NFL’s last winless team.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
Commanders 32, Eagles 21
— Washington converted 12-21 third down plays.
— Robinson ran for 86 yards and a TD.
— McLaurin caught eight passes for 128 yards.
— Joey Slye kicked four FG’s, three of them from 44, 58, 55 yards out.
— Only 2nd win for Washington in their last 11 games against the Eagles.
— This was first time all season Eagles trailed in the second half.
— Eagles had 4 turnovers; they had total of 3 in first eight games.
— Commanders ran 81 plays, Eagles 47.
— Philly scored TD’s on first two drives, only one on last eight.
— Philly has converted 55-107 3rd down plays this year.
— Washington ran 51 plays in the first half Monday night; by contrast, Saints ran 45 plays the whole game in Pittsburgh Sunday. Seattle ran only 50 plays the whole game against Tampa Bay.
— In their three post-bye games, Buffalo Bills have been outscored 33-12 in the second half, scoring no TD’s on 15 drives, with six turnovers.
— Baker Mayfield will start at QB for Carolina this week; PJ Walker has a sprained ankle. Sam Darnold will be the backup.
— Player of the Week in Mountain West football this week is San Diego State QB Jalen Mayden, who was 17-22/268 passing, with 2 TD’s vs San Jose State. He also ran the ball 13 times for 78 yards.
What makes this more interesting is that this summer, Mayden wasn’t listed in the top 5 of QB’s on the Aztecs’ roster, but he’s the man now for a team that has won four of its last five games. He threw six passes for San Diego State last year; good for him for hanging in there, instead of just transferring somewhere else.
— Ohio State WR Kamryn Babb caught a TD pass at the end of their game with Indiana last week; normally wouldn’t be a big deal, since it made the score 56-14, but this kid has endured four ACL operations, is a senior and has overcome a lot just to be out on the field.
His teammates elected him a captain; they went nuts when he scored the TD. A good moment.
— Texas Longhorns are 6-4 this year, 11-11 in two years under Steve Sarkisian. Longhorns fired the previous coach, Tom Herman, after he went 32-18 as head coach. Awkward.
— West Virginia fired their athletic director, which could be bad news for their football coach. Mountaineers are 4-6 this year, 21-24 in four years under Neal Brown, The natives are restless.
— Football fans at Mississippi State ring cowbells during home games, for whatever reason; the school bookstore sells cowbells- they sell an average of 200 a day on football weekends.
— Houston Astros just won the World Series, with the #9 payroll in baseball; they manage their payroll by signing lot of international players, whose bonuses are generally lower than players taken in the amateur draft in this country.
Framber Valdez made $3M this year.
Luis Garcia made $1,251,500
Cristian Javier made $749,100
Curious to see if they re-sign Justin Verlander this winter. They did give reliever Rafael Montero a 3-year deal for $34.5M this week.
— There is another Matt Ryan (not the Colts’ QB) in pro sports; Lakers have a Matt Ryan, who is averaging 4.7 points/game in 10 games, playing 12.2 minutes/game.
He played ball at three colleges- Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Chattanooga, shooting 36.3% on the arc over four seasons.
Ryan gets his first NBA paycheck today; he is making $1.64M this year, but has to stick on the roster until January 10 to have the contract fully guaranteed. Not bad for a guy who recently worked as a delivery driver for DoorDash and worked at his grandfather’s business run out of a graveyard in White Plains, NY.
Shooting is marketable in the NBA; Ryan is 13-31 on the arc (41.9%) this year. He keeps that up, and he won’t be driving DoorDash anymore.
— Joel Embiid had a HUGE game Sunday; he scored 57 points, had 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 blocked shots as the 76ers beat Utah 105-98. He scored over half their points. 76ers were +25 while Embiid was on the court.
— Big East is playing Big 14 this week, in series of games:
DePaul 69, Minnesota 53— Blue Demons had 20 offensive rebounds.
Penn State 68, Butler 62— Nittany Lions made 11-24 on the arc, took only five foul shots the whole game (4-5). Jalen Pickett scored 15 points, had 9 rebounds, 11 assists.
— Northwestern State 64, TCU 63— Pretty big upset here; Horned Frogs led by 12 with 12:54 left in the game. TCU was a preseason top 25 team, but they beat Ark-Pine Bluff 73-72, are off to a slow start.
— Stetson 68, South Florida 67— Hatters have wins over Florida State, USF; solid start to the season for the Hatters, who play in the Atlantic Sun, which has 14 teams in it this year.
— Florida Atlantic 76, Florida 74— Another upset in the Sunshine State. Owls shot 21-45 on the arc in splitting a pair of games against SEC opponents Ole Miss/Florida.
— Big-time recruit DJ Wagner signed on to play basketball at Kentucky next year; his father Dujuan Wagner played for John Calipari at Memphis; his grandfather Milt Wagner was just hired as an assistant coach by Louisville.
— RIP to Leo Anthony Gallagher, 74, a comedian who passed away last week. His stage name was simply Gallagher; back in the 80’s, he was a regular on talk shows, with an act that usually included smashing a watermelon with a sledgehammer. People in the first couple rows at this shows would often wear ponchos, so the spray from the ill-fated watermelon wouldn’t get on their clothes.
Oddly, he graduated from college with a chemical engineering degree; you wouldn’t think that would lead to a career in comedy.
Back in my high school/college days, I was a big fan of stand-up comedy; Gallagher was one of the better ones. He was freakin’ funny. RIP, sir.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
| JMU at HOW | 07:00 PM | JMU -12.0 | +500 |
| PENN at DREX | 07:00 PM | DREX +2.5 | +500 |
| MER at GSU | 07:00 PM | O 132.0 | +500 |
| BUCK at SPU | 07:00 PM | SPU -2.5 | +500 |
| MORG at AKR | 07:00 PM | AKR -13.5 | +500 |
| FAMU at MIA | 07:00 PM | FAMU +31.0 | +500 |
| DART at QUIN | 07:00 PM | QUIN -9.0 | +500 |
| VAN at TEM | 07:00 PM | TEM -4.0 | +500 |
| UNH at FOR | 07:00 PM | FOR -7.0 | +500 |
| STON at URI | 07:00 PM | STON +11.5 | +500 |
| CCSU at SJU | 07:00 PM | CCSU +27.5 U 152.5 | +500 +500 |
| BGSU at WRST | 07:00 PM | WRST -7.0 U 157.5 | +500 +500 |
| BUFF at CONN | 07:00 PM | CONN -20.0 U 153.0 | +500 +500 |
| MORE at WVU | 07:00 PM | MORE +19.0 O 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| WIN at AUB | 07:00 PM | WIN +19.0 U 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| COLG at SYR | 07:00 PM | SYR -7.0 U 151.5 | +500 +500 |
| RICE at MTU | 07:00 PM | MTU -10.0 | +500 |
| UK at MSU | 07:00 PM | MSU +7.0 | +500 |
| WSU at PV | 07:00 PM | WSU -10.5 | +500 |
| BING at MD | 07:00 PM | MD -21.0 | +500 |
| SCUS at CLEM | 07:00 PM | SCUS +21.0 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| UVU at WAKE | 07:00 PM | UVU +12.0 | +500 |
| CHAT at MISS | 07:30 PM | MISS -10.5 O 136.0 | +500 +500 |
| ALCN at SFA | 07:30 PM | SFA -11.0 | +500 |
| UNCW at OKLA | 08:00 PM | UNCW +12.0 O 128.0 | +500 +500 |
| SIUE at MIZZ | 08:00 PM | MIZZ -18.0 | +500 |
| SBON at SDST | 08:00 PM | SDST -7.0 | +500 |
| EMU at BRAD | 08:00 PM | EMU +7.0 | +500 |
| PAC at UND | 08:00 PM | PAC -7.0 | +500 |
| WEBB at UNC | 08:00 PM | UNC -22.5 | +500 |
| ORU at TXSO | 08:00 PM | ORU -3.5 U 153.0 | +500 +500 |
| UNM at SMU | 08:00 PM | SMU -3.0 | +500 |
| MARQ at PUR | 08:30 PM | MARQ +8.0 U 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| FAIR at XAV | 09:00 PM | XAV -18.5 | +500 |
| MEM at SLU | 09:00 PM | SLU -3.0 | +500 |
| FIU at NCST | 09:00 PM | NCST -15.5 U 159.5 | +500 +500 |
| WIGB at WIS | 09:00 PM | WIS -27.0 U 131.5 | +500 +500 |
| SDSU at STAN | 09:00 PM | SDSU -5.0 U 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| MTST at ORE | 09:00 PM | ORE -10.5 U 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| DUKE at KU | 09:30 PM | DUKE -2.0 U 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| LMU at UCI | 10:00 PM | UCI -4.0 U 138.0 | +500 +500 |
| CAL at UCSD | 10:00 PM | UCSD +2.0 U 131.0 | +500 +500 |
| ALST at SJSU | 10:00 PM | SJSU -14.5 U 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| DAY at UNLV | 11:00 PM | DAY -3.5 O 133.0 | +500 +500 |
| UVM at USC | 11:00 PM | UVM +10.0 U 138.5 | +500 +500 |
NOVEMBER CBB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
DATE..........................................W-L-T..............................%%................. .................UNITS
11/15/2022.................................39-25-2..........................60.61%................................+ 57.50
11/14/2022.................................22-17-0..........................56.41%................. ..............+ 16.50
11/13/2022.................................17-13-0..........................56.66%................. ..............+ 13.50
11/12/2022.................................17-19-0..........................47.22%................. ..............- 19.50
11/11/2022.................................34-29-0..........................53.97%................. .............+ 10.50
11/10/2022.................................25-36-1..........................41.13%................. ..............- 73.00
11/09/2022..................................10-14-0.........................41.66%.................. .............- 27.00
11/07/2022..............................104-117-5.......................47.12%.................... ...........- 123.50
TOTALS..................................268-270-8........................49.81%................. .............- 144.00
BEST BETS
11/15/2022..........................12-12-1.............................50.00%.............................-6.00
11/14/2022..............................7-6-0.............................53.84%........... ................+ 2.00
11/13/2022..............................6-3-0.............................66.66%........... ..............+ 13.50
11/12/2022..............................8-9-0.............................47.05%........... .................- 9.50
11/11/2022..........................15-18-0.............................45.45%.............. ............- 24.00
11/10/2022............................8-11-0..............................42.10%............. ............- 20.50
11/09/2022..............................1-5-0..............................16.66%............. ............- 22.50
TOTALS..............................57-64-1.............................47.10%.............. ............- 67.00
DATE..........................................W-L-T..............................%%................. .................UNITS
11/15/2022.................................39-25-2..........................60.61%................................+ 57.50
11/14/2022.................................22-17-0..........................56.41%................. ..............+ 16.50
11/13/2022.................................17-13-0..........................56.66%................. ..............+ 13.50
11/12/2022.................................17-19-0..........................47.22%................. ..............- 19.50
11/11/2022.................................34-29-0..........................53.97%................. .............+ 10.50
11/10/2022.................................25-36-1..........................41.13%................. ..............- 73.00
11/09/2022..................................10-14-0.........................41.66%.................. .............- 27.00
11/07/2022..............................104-117-5.......................47.12%.................... ...........- 123.50
TOTALS..................................268-270-8........................49.81%................. .............- 144.00
BEST BETS
11/15/2022..........................12-12-1.............................50.00%.............................-6.00
11/14/2022..............................7-6-0.............................53.84%........... ................+ 2.00
11/13/2022..............................6-3-0.............................66.66%........... ..............+ 13.50
11/12/2022..............................8-9-0.............................47.05%........... .................- 9.50
11/11/2022..........................15-18-0.............................45.45%.............. ............- 24.00
11/10/2022............................8-11-0..............................42.10%............. ............- 20.50
11/09/2022..............................1-5-0..............................16.66%............. ............- 22.50
TOTALS..............................57-64-1.............................47.10%.............. ............- 67.00
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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Interesting Week 11 college spreads
— Texas Tech @ Iowa State (-3.5)
— Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma (-7.5)
— Ole Miss (-2.5) @ Arkansas
— USC (-1.5) @ UCLA (total, 75.5)
— Syracuse @ Wake Forest (-10)
— Utah @ Oregon (-3)
Quote of the Day
“I don’t have to defend myself. I am absolutely comfortable in who I am. I respect all those guys. Whoever has whatever negative opinion, I can assure you, it’s not gonna change who I am or what I believe I’m called to do. I have no idea, and I still don’t, how successful I’ll be, but we’re gonna work hard at it and I believe I can lead men and lead the staff. I’m excited about the opportunity.”
Colts coach Jeff Saturday, responding to criticism of his being hired by the Colts
Wednesday’s quiz
When UNLV won the national title in 1990, who did they beat in the final?
Tuesday’s quiz
Butler Bulldogs played in the national title game in both 2010, 2011, when Brad Stevens was their coach. Butler was in the Horizon League back then.
Monday’s quiz
Hue Jackson coached the Browns during their 0-16 season in 2017.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
College basketball notes from Tuesday:
— Michigan State 86, Kentucky 77, 2OT
Spartans made 23-27 on foul line.
Oscar Tshiebwe had 22 points, 12 rebounds off the bench.
Kentucky was +10 in 34
o Tshiebwe played, -19 in 16:00 he sat out.
— Early season college basketball needs more games like this one.
Was excellent to hear Dick Vitale on the mike; glad his medical issues seem to have gone away. I admire his enthusiasm and energy.
— Kansas 69, Duke 64
Teams combined to shoot 6-40 on the arc.
Duke shot 35.8% from floor.
Duke had 8 assists on 24 baskets; Kansas had 21 assists on 31 hoops.
— Vanderbilt 89, Temple 87— Commodores win despite going 4-13 on foul line; Temple made 14-29 on the arc, but Vandy shot 55.6% inside the arc.
— Saint Louis 90, Memphis 84— Solid win for the Billikens, who were 27-36 on foul line.
— Appalachian State 61, Louisville 60— Cardinals are off to an 0-3 start, the only team in the last 40 years to start out 0-3, with three 1-point losses.
L66-67 vs Bellarmine
L72-73 vs Wright State
L60-61 vs Appalachian State
— Colgate 80, Syracuse 68— Colgate made 19-38 on the arc.
— Purdue 75, Marquette 70
Marquette led 58-49 with 9:54 left to play.
Purdue shot 62% inside the arc.
— Not a great night for the Pac-12:
Cal-San Diego 64, Cal 62
Prairie View 70, Washington State 59
San Diego State 74, Stanford 62
USC did beat Vermont……..by 2.
— If you like college basketball, I highly recommend getting ESPN+; it only costs a few bucks a month- they show lot of games.
While you were sleeping Monday night, I was watching the Yale-Hawai’i game on my phone, which ended after 2am. Good game; Yale won in overtime.
— Last five years, Xavier is 2-5 in the Big East basketball tournament; four of the five losses came in overtime, the fifth loss was by 4 points. Xavier is 2-0 this year under its new coach Sean Miller, who is also their old coach (120-47 from 2004-09).
— 10 years ago, Missouri jumped from the Big X to the SEC; I’m guessing they made a boatload of money on the move, but has it helped them on the field/court?
Their last four years in the Big X, Mizzou was 107-34 in basketball, 44-22 in conference games, making the NCAA tournament all four years. Since then, Tigers are 154-168, 69-115 in SEC games, making the NCAAs three times in 10 years. Not great.
In football, Missouri was 48-19 their last five years in the Big X, going 3-2 in bowl games. Since joining the SEC, Mizzou is 69-56 in football, 38-44 in league games- they’re 2-3 in bowls since joining the SEC.
Again, not great. Wonder what the boosters think of all this.
— With Loyola-Chicago moving in from the MVC, Atlantic 10 now has 15 teams, which is a bad number. Makes the conference tournament a little awkward.
— ACC has had 3+ players taken in the first round of the NBA Draft every year for the last 13 drafts.
— Five players who spent time in the G-League, before becoming NBA All-Stars:
Rudy Gobert
Khris Middleton
Dejounte Murray
Pascal Siakam
Fred VanVleet
Baseball stuff:
— Tyler Anderson gets a 3-year, $39M deal from the Angels.
— Anthony Rizzo gets a 2-year, $40M deal from Bronx.
— Joc Pederson (Giants), Martin Perez (Rangers) each took the $19.65M qualifying offer to stay with their current team.
— Word of the Day: Shenanigans— a mischievous or deceitful trick.
Synonyms: mischief, horseplay, nonsense
— The classic TV show M*A*S*H was based on a book written by Richard Hornberger, who was an Army surgeon during the Korean War. It took Dr Hornberger 12 years to write his book, another five years for someone to buy the rights to it.
Eventually, Dr Hornberger sold the TV rights for $500 an episode, $125,500 in all. Pretty good deal for CBS; M*A*S*H is one of the best TV shows of all time.
— Last three weeks, Chicago Bears have allowed either a defensive TD or a special teams TD; they’ve scored 29-30-32 points in the three games, but giving away points is a big reason why they lost all three of those games.
— Colorado State’s QB is Clay Millen, whose dad Hugh played nine years in the NFL, for four teams. Hugh Millen started 25 games in the NFL.
One of the cool things I’ve gotten to see in my life was July 1986, a free scrimmage in Anaheim with the Rams and Chargers. The starters played 7-on-7, then the rookies had a full contact scrimmage. There were about 25,000 people there.
Watching Dan Fouts throw a football was awesome, especially with no pass rush. Rams won their division the year before; this was just before they traded for Jim Everett, so things were generally positive with the fans, except the Rams seemed to have a different QB every year.
Rams had drafted Hugh Millen in the 3rd round that year, but that night in Anaheim, he broke his ankle during the scrimmage, which may have accelerated the Everett trade talks.
That was a fun week back in 1986; the scrimmage and also my first trip to Las Vegas. Deson’t seem like 36 years ago.
— Charlotte 49ers hired a new football coach Tuesday; 62-year old Biff Poggi, the associate head coach at Michigan. Poggi was a successful high school coach in Maryland for a long time before going to Michigan.
A graduate of Duke, Poggi began his career as a teacher before managing a successful hedge fund. He led Gilman School to 13 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association conference championships.
I’ll admit that I’m biased, but I’ll say this; if you’re in your early 60’s and your name is Biff, you must be really, really smart. You think?!?!?!
Wednesday’s 6-pack
Interesting Week 11 college spreads
— Texas Tech @ Iowa State (-3.5)
— Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma (-7.5)
— Ole Miss (-2.5) @ Arkansas
— USC (-1.5) @ UCLA (total, 75.5)
— Syracuse @ Wake Forest (-10)
— Utah @ Oregon (-3)
Quote of the Day
“I don’t have to defend myself. I am absolutely comfortable in who I am. I respect all those guys. Whoever has whatever negative opinion, I can assure you, it’s not gonna change who I am or what I believe I’m called to do. I have no idea, and I still don’t, how successful I’ll be, but we’re gonna work hard at it and I believe I can lead men and lead the staff. I’m excited about the opportunity.”
Colts coach Jeff Saturday, responding to criticism of his being hired by the Colts
Wednesday’s quiz
When UNLV won the national title in 1990, who did they beat in the final?
Tuesday’s quiz
Butler Bulldogs played in the national title game in both 2010, 2011, when Brad Stevens was their coach. Butler was in the Horizon League back then.
Monday’s quiz
Hue Jackson coached the Browns during their 0-16 season in 2017.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
College basketball notes from Tuesday:
— Michigan State 86, Kentucky 77, 2OT
Spartans made 23-27 on foul line.
Oscar Tshiebwe had 22 points, 12 rebounds off the bench.
Kentucky was +10 in 34
o Tshiebwe played, -19 in 16:00 he sat out.— Early season college basketball needs more games like this one.
Was excellent to hear Dick Vitale on the mike; glad his medical issues seem to have gone away. I admire his enthusiasm and energy.
— Kansas 69, Duke 64
Teams combined to shoot 6-40 on the arc.
Duke shot 35.8% from floor.
Duke had 8 assists on 24 baskets; Kansas had 21 assists on 31 hoops.
— Vanderbilt 89, Temple 87— Commodores win despite going 4-13 on foul line; Temple made 14-29 on the arc, but Vandy shot 55.6% inside the arc.
— Saint Louis 90, Memphis 84— Solid win for the Billikens, who were 27-36 on foul line.
— Appalachian State 61, Louisville 60— Cardinals are off to an 0-3 start, the only team in the last 40 years to start out 0-3, with three 1-point losses.
L66-67 vs Bellarmine
L72-73 vs Wright State
L60-61 vs Appalachian State
— Colgate 80, Syracuse 68— Colgate made 19-38 on the arc.
— Purdue 75, Marquette 70
Marquette led 58-49 with 9:54 left to play.
Purdue shot 62% inside the arc.
— Not a great night for the Pac-12:
Cal-San Diego 64, Cal 62
Prairie View 70, Washington State 59
San Diego State 74, Stanford 62
USC did beat Vermont……..by 2.
— If you like college basketball, I highly recommend getting ESPN+; it only costs a few bucks a month- they show lot of games.
While you were sleeping Monday night, I was watching the Yale-Hawai’i game on my phone, which ended after 2am. Good game; Yale won in overtime.
— Last five years, Xavier is 2-5 in the Big East basketball tournament; four of the five losses came in overtime, the fifth loss was by 4 points. Xavier is 2-0 this year under its new coach Sean Miller, who is also their old coach (120-47 from 2004-09).
— 10 years ago, Missouri jumped from the Big X to the SEC; I’m guessing they made a boatload of money on the move, but has it helped them on the field/court?
Their last four years in the Big X, Mizzou was 107-34 in basketball, 44-22 in conference games, making the NCAA tournament all four years. Since then, Tigers are 154-168, 69-115 in SEC games, making the NCAAs three times in 10 years. Not great.
In football, Missouri was 48-19 their last five years in the Big X, going 3-2 in bowl games. Since joining the SEC, Mizzou is 69-56 in football, 38-44 in league games- they’re 2-3 in bowls since joining the SEC.
Again, not great. Wonder what the boosters think of all this.
— With Loyola-Chicago moving in from the MVC, Atlantic 10 now has 15 teams, which is a bad number. Makes the conference tournament a little awkward.
— ACC has had 3+ players taken in the first round of the NBA Draft every year for the last 13 drafts.
— Five players who spent time in the G-League, before becoming NBA All-Stars:
Rudy Gobert
Khris Middleton
Dejounte Murray
Pascal Siakam
Fred VanVleet
Baseball stuff:
— Tyler Anderson gets a 3-year, $39M deal from the Angels.
— Anthony Rizzo gets a 2-year, $40M deal from Bronx.
— Joc Pederson (Giants), Martin Perez (Rangers) each took the $19.65M qualifying offer to stay with their current team.
— Word of the Day: Shenanigans— a mischievous or deceitful trick.
Synonyms: mischief, horseplay, nonsense
— The classic TV show M*A*S*H was based on a book written by Richard Hornberger, who was an Army surgeon during the Korean War. It took Dr Hornberger 12 years to write his book, another five years for someone to buy the rights to it.
Eventually, Dr Hornberger sold the TV rights for $500 an episode, $125,500 in all. Pretty good deal for CBS; M*A*S*H is one of the best TV shows of all time.
— Last three weeks, Chicago Bears have allowed either a defensive TD or a special teams TD; they’ve scored 29-30-32 points in the three games, but giving away points is a big reason why they lost all three of those games.
— Colorado State’s QB is Clay Millen, whose dad Hugh played nine years in the NFL, for four teams. Hugh Millen started 25 games in the NFL.
One of the cool things I’ve gotten to see in my life was July 1986, a free scrimmage in Anaheim with the Rams and Chargers. The starters played 7-on-7, then the rookies had a full contact scrimmage. There were about 25,000 people there.
Watching Dan Fouts throw a football was awesome, especially with no pass rush. Rams won their division the year before; this was just before they traded for Jim Everett, so things were generally positive with the fans, except the Rams seemed to have a different QB every year.
Rams had drafted Hugh Millen in the 3rd round that year, but that night in Anaheim, he broke his ankle during the scrimmage, which may have accelerated the Everett trade talks.
That was a fun week back in 1986; the scrimmage and also my first trip to Las Vegas. Deson’t seem like 36 years ago.
— Charlotte 49ers hired a new football coach Tuesday; 62-year old Biff Poggi, the associate head coach at Michigan. Poggi was a successful high school coach in Maryland for a long time before going to Michigan.
A graduate of Duke, Poggi began his career as a teacher before managing a successful hedge fund. He led Gilman School to 13 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association conference championships.
I’ll admit that I’m biased, but I’ll say this; if you’re in your early 60’s and your name is Biff, you must be really, really smart. You think?!?!?!
