Wednesday, December 17
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE at CHI | 08:00 PM | U 242.0***** | +500 |
| MEM at MIN | 08:00 PM | U 229.0***** | +500 |
Thread watched CNOTES 2025-206 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !
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CNOTES NBA BEST BEST FOR DECEMBER !
12/17/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%..........+ 10.00
12/16/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%..........+ 10.00
12/15/2025...............4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%...........+ 9.00
12/14/2025...............4 - 6 - 1...............40.00%...........- 13.00
12/13/2025...............0 -3 - 0................00.00%..........- 16.50
12/12/2025...............2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%...........- 6.50
12/11/2025...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%...........- 22.50
12/10/2025...............1 - 3 - 0................25.00%...........- 11.50
12/09/2025...............2 - 0 - 0..............100.00%..........+ 10.00
12/08/2025................3 - 3 - 0..............50.00%.............- 1.50
12/07/2025................2 - 4 - 1...............33.33%............- 12.00
12/06/2025................5 - 4 - 0...............55.55%............+ 3.00
12/05/2025..............10 - 5 - 0...............66.66%.............+ 22.50
12/04/2025................2 - 4 - 0...............33.33%.............- 12.00
12/03/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
12/02/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
TOTALS...................52 - 54 - 1..............49.05%............. - 37.00
12/17/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%..........+ 10.00
12/16/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%..........+ 10.00
12/15/2025...............4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%...........+ 9.00
12/14/2025...............4 - 6 - 1...............40.00%...........- 13.00
12/13/2025...............0 -3 - 0................00.00%..........- 16.50
12/12/2025...............2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%...........- 6.50
12/11/2025...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%...........- 22.50
12/10/2025...............1 - 3 - 0................25.00%...........- 11.50
12/09/2025...............2 - 0 - 0..............100.00%..........+ 10.00
12/08/2025................3 - 3 - 0..............50.00%.............- 1.50
12/07/2025................2 - 4 - 1...............33.33%............- 12.00
12/06/2025................5 - 4 - 0...............55.55%............+ 3.00
12/05/2025..............10 - 5 - 0...............66.66%.............+ 22.50
12/04/2025................2 - 4 - 0...............33.33%.............- 12.00
12/03/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
12/02/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
TOTALS...................52 - 54 - 1..............49.05%............. - 37.00
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Week 16 NFL spreads:
— Rams @ Seattle (-1.5)
— Eagles (-6.5) @ Washington
— Packers @ Chicago (-1.5)
— Jets @ New Orleans (-4.5)
— Bills (-10.5) @ Cleveland
— Chiefs (-3) @ Tennessee
Quote of the Day
“I want to meet all of them. Every coach who gets the opportunity to come here, I want to have conversations throughout the process with them. I’m going to be here for that whole time.”
Titans rookie QB Cam Ward, talking about the team’s coaching search
Thursday’s quiz
Which major league baseball team drafted Tom Brady as a catcher?
Wednesday’s quiz
2000 was the last time a team from the Big 10 Conference won the national championship in college basketball, when Michigan State won
Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, Philip Seymour Hoffman played A’s manager Art Howe.
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— 10 of the last 13 national champs were #1 seeds:
Exceptions:
2014 UConn was a 7-seed
2016 Villanova was a 2-seed
2023 UConn was a 4-seed
— National champs come from the elite leagues:
5- Big East
3- ACC
2- SEC
2- Big X
1- AAC (UConn in 2014)
0- Big 18
— National champs come from big leagues; they generally play cheesy non-conference schedules. Five of last six national champs played a non-conference slate outside the top 200.
— Making shots seems like a big deal; 10 of the last 13 national champs were in the top 40 in eFG% (eFG% is FG%, only 3-pointers count as 1.5 baskets made).
Defense seems important; 9 of the last 13 national champs were in the top 50 in eFG% defense.
— 9 of the last 13 national champs were in the top 40 in offensive rebounding %age.
— The last 13 national champs all won the first game in their conference tournament; however, 5 of the 13 national champs went WL in their conference tournament.
5 of the also 13 national champs won their conference tournament.
— Only 3 of the last 13 national champs played a tempo in top 100; 6 of 13 were outside top 200
— Stats that don’t seem to matter much:
None of the last 11 national champs were in the top 100 in % of points scored on foul line; there are fewer fouls called in the NCAA’s, you have to be able to play through contact.
— Only 2 of the last 13 national champs were in the top 200 in bench minutes; last one was North Carolina in 2017. TV timeouts are longer in NCAA’s, fewer fouls are cools, making depth less important.
— We’ll tuck this away until March, then identify teams we think fit the bill of a champ.
— Famous birthdays, December 18th:
Steven Spielberg, 79
Brad Pitt, 62
Charles Oakley, 62
Don Beebe, 61
Rachel Griffiths, 58
Christina Aguilera, 45
Chris Carter, 39
Byron Buxton, 32
Ronald Acuna, 28
Brandon Marsh, 28
Joey Cantillo, 26
Jayden Daniels, 25
— NFL divisional trends:
AFC East
Non-divisional underdogs 12-8 ATS
Non-divisional favorites 9-7 ATS
AFC North
Non-divisional underdogs 8-15 ATS
Non-divisional favorites 7-10 ATS
AFC South
Non-divisional underdogs 15-8 ATS
Non-divisional favorites 7-5 ATS
AFC West
Non-divisional underdogs 8-6 ATS
Non-divisional road favorites 1-9 ATS
NFC East
Home teams 5-2 ATS divisional games
Non-divisional underdogs 8-12 ATS
NFC North
Non-divisional home favorites 11-5 ATS
Non-divisional underdogs 5-8 ATS
NFC South
Underdogs 8-1 ATS divisional games
Non-divisional favorites 3-7 ATS
NFC West
Non-divisional favorites 19-8 ATS
Divisional home underdogs 0-4 ATS
Week 16 NFL spreads:
— Rams @ Seattle (-1.5)
— Eagles (-6.5) @ Washington
— Packers @ Chicago (-1.5)
— Jets @ New Orleans (-4.5)
— Bills (-10.5) @ Cleveland
— Chiefs (-3) @ Tennessee
Quote of the Day
“I want to meet all of them. Every coach who gets the opportunity to come here, I want to have conversations throughout the process with them. I’m going to be here for that whole time.”
Titans rookie QB Cam Ward, talking about the team’s coaching search
Thursday’s quiz
Which major league baseball team drafted Tom Brady as a catcher?
Wednesday’s quiz
2000 was the last time a team from the Big 10 Conference won the national championship in college basketball, when Michigan State won
Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, Philip Seymour Hoffman played A’s manager Art Howe.
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Thursday’s Den: NFL trends, and NCAA Tournament trends……..
Was wondering if there are any trends that could identify teams that will win March Madness this year, so I broke down the last 13 teams that won the national title.— 10 of the last 13 national champs were #1 seeds:
Exceptions:
2014 UConn was a 7-seed
2016 Villanova was a 2-seed
2023 UConn was a 4-seed
— National champs come from the elite leagues:
5- Big East
3- ACC
2- SEC
2- Big X
1- AAC (UConn in 2014)
0- Big 18
— National champs come from big leagues; they generally play cheesy non-conference schedules. Five of last six national champs played a non-conference slate outside the top 200.
— Making shots seems like a big deal; 10 of the last 13 national champs were in the top 40 in eFG% (eFG% is FG%, only 3-pointers count as 1.5 baskets made).
Defense seems important; 9 of the last 13 national champs were in the top 50 in eFG% defense.
— 9 of the last 13 national champs were in the top 40 in offensive rebounding %age.
— The last 13 national champs all won the first game in their conference tournament; however, 5 of the 13 national champs went WL in their conference tournament.
5 of the also 13 national champs won their conference tournament.
— Only 3 of the last 13 national champs played a tempo in top 100; 6 of 13 were outside top 200
— Stats that don’t seem to matter much:
None of the last 11 national champs were in the top 100 in % of points scored on foul line; there are fewer fouls called in the NCAA’s, you have to be able to play through contact.
— Only 2 of the last 13 national champs were in the top 200 in bench minutes; last one was North Carolina in 2017. TV timeouts are longer in NCAA’s, fewer fouls are cools, making depth less important.
— We’ll tuck this away until March, then identify teams we think fit the bill of a champ.
— Famous birthdays, December 18th:
Steven Spielberg, 79
Brad Pitt, 62
Charles Oakley, 62
Don Beebe, 61
Rachel Griffiths, 58
Christina Aguilera, 45
Chris Carter, 39
Byron Buxton, 32
Ronald Acuna, 28
Brandon Marsh, 28
Joey Cantillo, 26
Jayden Daniels, 25
— NFL divisional trends:
AFC East
Non-divisional underdogs 12-8 ATS
Non-divisional favorites 9-7 ATS
AFC North
Non-divisional underdogs 8-15 ATS
Non-divisional favorites 7-10 ATS
AFC South
Non-divisional underdogs 15-8 ATS
Non-divisional favorites 7-5 ATS
AFC West
Non-divisional underdogs 8-6 ATS
Non-divisional road favorites 1-9 ATS
NFC East
Home teams 5-2 ATS divisional games
Non-divisional underdogs 8-12 ATS
NFC North
Non-divisional home favorites 11-5 ATS
Non-divisional underdogs 5-8 ATS
NFC South
Underdogs 8-1 ATS divisional games
Non-divisional favorites 3-7 ATS
NFC West
Non-divisional favorites 19-8 ATS
Divisional home underdogs 0-4 ATS
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Thursday, December 18
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Trend Report
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Atlanta VS Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Atlanta is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games against Charlotte.
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against Charlotte.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Charlotte's last 10 games.
Charlotte is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Charlotte's last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta.
New York VS Indiana
New York is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games.
New York is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games.
New York is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Indiana.
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games.
Indiana is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games at home.
Miami VS Brooklyn
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games.
Miami is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Brooklyn's last 12 games.
Brooklyn is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games against Miami.
Washington VS San Antonio
Washington is 7-13 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games.
Washington is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games.
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against San Antonio.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games.
San Antonio is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games against Washington.
San Antonio is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Oklahoma City
LA Clippers is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 5 games.
LA Clippers is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games.
LA Clippers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games.
Oklahoma City is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games against LA Clippers.
Toronto VS Milwaukee
Toronto is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games.
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games.
Milwaukee is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games against Toronto.
Houston VS New Orleans
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games.
Houston is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans' last 7 games.
New Orleans is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans' last 5 games against Houston.
Detroit VS Dallas
Detroit is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Dallas.
Detroit is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games against Dallas.
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas' last 6 games.
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas' last 12 games against Detroit.
Los Angeles VS Utah
LA Lakers is 13-7 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers' last 9 games.
LA Lakers is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games.
LA Lakers is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games against Utah.
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games.
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Utah's last 14 games against LA Lakers.
Orlando VS Denver
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games.
Orlando is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games.
Orlando is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games against Denver.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 10 games.
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 9 games against Orlando.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games at home.
Golden State VS Phoenix
Golden State is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games.
Golden State is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
Golden State is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games against Phoenix.
Golden State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games.
Phoenix is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games against Golden State.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home.
Sacramento VS Portland
Sacramento is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games.
Sacramento is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Sacramento is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games against Portland.
Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games.
Portland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games against Sacramento.
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Thursday, December 18
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Trend Report
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Atlanta VS Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Atlanta is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games against Charlotte.
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against Charlotte.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Charlotte's last 10 games.
Charlotte is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Charlotte's last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta.
New York VS Indiana
New York is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games.
New York is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games.
New York is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Indiana.
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games.
Indiana is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games at home.
Miami VS Brooklyn
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games.
Miami is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Brooklyn's last 12 games.
Brooklyn is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games against Miami.
Washington VS San Antonio
Washington is 7-13 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games.
Washington is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games.
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against San Antonio.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games.
San Antonio is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games against Washington.
San Antonio is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Oklahoma City
LA Clippers is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 5 games.
LA Clippers is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games.
LA Clippers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games.
Oklahoma City is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games against LA Clippers.
Toronto VS Milwaukee
Toronto is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games.
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games.
Milwaukee is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games against Toronto.
Houston VS New Orleans
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games.
Houston is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans' last 7 games.
New Orleans is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans' last 5 games against Houston.
Detroit VS Dallas
Detroit is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Dallas.
Detroit is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games against Dallas.
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas' last 6 games.
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas' last 12 games against Detroit.
Los Angeles VS Utah
LA Lakers is 13-7 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers' last 9 games.
LA Lakers is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games.
LA Lakers is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games against Utah.
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games.
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Utah's last 14 games against LA Lakers.
Orlando VS Denver
Orlando is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games.
Orlando is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games.
Orlando is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games against Denver.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 10 games.
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 9 games against Orlando.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games at home.
Golden State VS Phoenix
Golden State is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games.
Golden State is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
Golden State is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games against Phoenix.
Golden State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games.
Phoenix is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games against Golden State.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home.
Sacramento VS Portland
Sacramento is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games.
Sacramento is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Sacramento is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games against Portland.
Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games.
Portland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games against Sacramento.
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Thursday, December 18
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY at IND | 07:00 PM | IND +4.5 O 225.0***** | +500 +500 |
| ATL at CHA | 07:00 PM | CHA +5.5***** O 240.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIA at BK | 07:30 PM | BK +7.5***** U 228.5 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at SA | 08:00 PM | WAS +15.5 O 240.5***** | +500 +500 |
| LAC at OKC | 08:00 PM | OKC -17.5 U 222.0***** | +500 +500 |
| TOR at MIL | 08:00 PM | TOR -3.5 O 220.0 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at NO | 08:00 PM | NO +9.5***** O 233.5 | +500 +500 |
| DET at DAL | 08:30 PM | DAL +6.5***** O 228.0***** | +500 +500 |
| LAL at UTA | 09:00 PM | LAL -9.0***** U 242.5 | +500 +500 |
| GS at PHO | 09:00 PM | PHO +2.0***** O 230.0***** | +500 +500 |
| ORL at DEN | 09:00 PM | DEN -7.0***** U 236.0***** | +500 +500 |
| SAC at POR | 10:00 PM | POR -8.5 O 239.0***** | +500 +500 |
CNOTES NBA BEST BEST FOR DECEMBER !
12/18/2025...............8 - 4 - 0...............66.66%...........+ 18.00
12/17/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/16/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/15/2025...............4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%............+ 9.00
12/14/2025...............4 - 6 - 1...............40.00%............- 13.00
12/13/2025...............0 -3 - 0................00.00%............- 16.50
12/12/2025...............2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%.............- 6.50
12/11/2025...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%.............- 22.50
12/10/2025...............1 - 3 - 0................25.00%............- 11.50
12/09/2025...............2 - 0 - 0..............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/08/2025................3 - 3 - 0..............50.00%.............- 1.50
12/07/2025................2 - 4 - 1...............33.33%............- 12.00
12/06/2025................5 - 4 - 0...............55.55%............+ 3.00
12/05/2025..............10 - 5 - 0...............66.66%.............+ 22.50
12/04/2025................2 - 4 - 0...............33.33%.............- 12.00
12/03/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
12/02/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
TOTALS...................60 - 58 - 1..............50.84%............. - 19.00
12/18/2025...............8 - 4 - 0...............66.66%...........+ 18.00
12/17/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/16/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/15/2025...............4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%............+ 9.00
12/14/2025...............4 - 6 - 1...............40.00%............- 13.00
12/13/2025...............0 -3 - 0................00.00%............- 16.50
12/12/2025...............2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%.............- 6.50
12/11/2025...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%.............- 22.50
12/10/2025...............1 - 3 - 0................25.00%............- 11.50
12/09/2025...............2 - 0 - 0..............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/08/2025................3 - 3 - 0..............50.00%.............- 1.50
12/07/2025................2 - 4 - 1...............33.33%............- 12.00
12/06/2025................5 - 4 - 0...............55.55%............+ 3.00
12/05/2025..............10 - 5 - 0...............66.66%.............+ 22.50
12/04/2025................2 - 4 - 0...............33.33%.............- 12.00
12/03/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
12/02/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
TOTALS...................60 - 58 - 1..............50.84%............. - 19.00
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Friday’s 6-pack:
2025 luxury taxes in baseball, 2025:
$168,657,856— Dodgers
$86,194,127— Mets
$60,205,499— Bronx
$48,112,313— Phillies
$10,000,000— Padres, Blue Jays
$1,105,612— Astros
Quote of the Day
“We have a 3.0 GPA, that’s wonderful…..if we were running a daycare. We run a competitive basketball program. We’ve got a lot of casual personalities on this team.”
NC State basketball coach Will Wade
Friday’s quiz
What southern city hosts the Independence Bowl every year?
Thursday’s quiz
In 1995, Montreal Expos drafted Tom Brady as a catcher.
Wednesday’s quiz
2000 was the last time a team from the Big 10 Conference won the national championship in college basketball, when Michigan State won.
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Rams led 30-14 with 9:00 left in the game.
Seahawks ran a punt back 58 yards for a TD to start the comeback.
Seattle went 3-for-3 on two-point conversions.
Smith-Njigba caught 8 passes for 96 yards, all after halftime.
Stafford threw for 457 yards, three TD’s.
Nucua caught 12 passes for 225 yards, two TD’s.
Rams outgained Seattle 581-415.
Seattle takes over first place in the NFC West.
— Miami Dolphins are giving rookie QB Quinn Ewers his first career start this week, at home against Cincinnati; they’re stuck with Tua Tagovailoa for now— his upcoming cap hits:
2025- $39.1M
2026- $56.4M
2027- $53.4M
2028- $65.8M
Dolphins’ front office has a major headache here.
— San Diego Padres signed P Michael King for three years, $75M; he was 5-3, 3.44 in 15 starts last year, after being 13-9, 2.95 in 30 starts in 2024.
— President, general manager, manager of the Washington Nationals are all 35 or younger.
— World Series shares were announced; a full share got the Dodgers players/coaches $484,748 apiece. 82 full shares, 12.5 partial shares were given out.
— Famous birthdays, December 19th:
Tim Reid, 81
Elaine Joyce, 80
Kevin McHale, 68
Jennifer Beals, 62
Arvydas Sabonis, 61
Randall McDaniel, 61
Joe Slusarski, 59
Tom Gugliotta, 56
Alyssa Milano, 53
Warren Sapp, 53
Jake Plummer, 51
Rafael Soriano, 46
— Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28
Arkansas State led this game 24-7 at halftime.
Missouri State was 8-15 on third down, Ark State 2-11.
Ark State QB Raynor threw for 288 yards, three TD’s.
Both teams had over 100 yards in penalties.
— Missouri QB Beau Pribula is going in the transfer portal, will skip Mizzou’s bowl game against Virginia in the Gator Bowl. In 10 games, Pribula completed 67.4% of his passes for 1,941 yards with 11 TD’s, 9 INT’s. He also ran for 297 yards with six TDs. Pribula spent his first two years in college at Penn State
— TCU QB Josh Hoover is going in the transfer portal, will skip TCU’s bowl game against USC. Hoover has been TCU’s starting quarterback since midway through the 2023 season, throwing for 439 yards and four TD’s in his first start against BYU. In 2024, he set a school record with 3,949 passing yards. He’s not going pro this year; he’ll transfer somewhere, make a lot of $$$ in his last year of college eligibility.
— Texas Longhorns fired their defensive coordinator, hired Will Muschamp to replace him; Muschamp was the Texas defensive coordinator from 2008-10. He was 56-51 as a head coach at Florida, South Carolina.
— Movie of the Day: Margin Call (2011)— This movie is pretty intense, about people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.
Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Stanley Tucci— good cast.
— Bradley 108, Indiana State 99, 3OTs
Bradley led by 13 early on, trailed by 4 in the third OT.
Indiana State was 30-43 on foul line, Bradley 17-27.
Bradley’s bench outscored the Sycamores’ bench, 47-19
— Illinois State 75, Southern Illinois 68
Salukis led 35-30 at halftime.
Illinois State shot 68.8% inside the arc.
Redbirds are 9-3, shooting 57.3% inside the arc (#54)
— Murray State 81, Drake 72
Racers were 26-31 on foul line, Drake 17-23.
Murray won its last five games, scoring 91.4 ppg.
Racers are rebounding 37.9% of their missed shots (#39)
— Southern Miss 62, Louisiana 54
Southern Miss was 26-39 on foul line, Ragin’ Cajuns 10-13.
Golden Eagles won despite shooting 31.3% from the floor.
Louisiana is 1-11, has lost its last ten games.
— Long Beach State 81, Pepperdine 78
Pepperdine shot 74.2% inside the arc and still lost.
Waves committed 18 turnovers, Long Beach had only nine.
Sixth loss in last seven games for Pepperdine.
2025 luxury taxes in baseball, 2025:
$168,657,856— Dodgers
$86,194,127— Mets
$60,205,499— Bronx
$48,112,313— Phillies
$10,000,000— Padres, Blue Jays
$1,105,612— Astros
Quote of the Day
“We have a 3.0 GPA, that’s wonderful…..if we were running a daycare. We run a competitive basketball program. We’ve got a lot of casual personalities on this team.”
NC State basketball coach Will Wade
Friday’s quiz
What southern city hosts the Independence Bowl every year?
Thursday’s quiz
In 1995, Montreal Expos drafted Tom Brady as a catcher.
Wednesday’s quiz
2000 was the last time a team from the Big 10 Conference won the national championship in college basketball, when Michigan State won.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
— Seattle 38, Rams 37 OTRams led 30-14 with 9:00 left in the game.
Seahawks ran a punt back 58 yards for a TD to start the comeback.
Seattle went 3-for-3 on two-point conversions.
Smith-Njigba caught 8 passes for 96 yards, all after halftime.
Stafford threw for 457 yards, three TD’s.
Nucua caught 12 passes for 225 yards, two TD’s.
Rams outgained Seattle 581-415.
Seattle takes over first place in the NFC West.
— Miami Dolphins are giving rookie QB Quinn Ewers his first career start this week, at home against Cincinnati; they’re stuck with Tua Tagovailoa for now— his upcoming cap hits:
2025- $39.1M
2026- $56.4M
2027- $53.4M
2028- $65.8M
Dolphins’ front office has a major headache here.
— San Diego Padres signed P Michael King for three years, $75M; he was 5-3, 3.44 in 15 starts last year, after being 13-9, 2.95 in 30 starts in 2024.
— President, general manager, manager of the Washington Nationals are all 35 or younger.
— World Series shares were announced; a full share got the Dodgers players/coaches $484,748 apiece. 82 full shares, 12.5 partial shares were given out.
— Famous birthdays, December 19th:
Tim Reid, 81
Elaine Joyce, 80
Kevin McHale, 68
Jennifer Beals, 62
Arvydas Sabonis, 61
Randall McDaniel, 61
Joe Slusarski, 59
Tom Gugliotta, 56
Alyssa Milano, 53
Warren Sapp, 53
Jake Plummer, 51
Rafael Soriano, 46
— Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28
Arkansas State led this game 24-7 at halftime.
Missouri State was 8-15 on third down, Ark State 2-11.
Ark State QB Raynor threw for 288 yards, three TD’s.
Both teams had over 100 yards in penalties.
— Missouri QB Beau Pribula is going in the transfer portal, will skip Mizzou’s bowl game against Virginia in the Gator Bowl. In 10 games, Pribula completed 67.4% of his passes for 1,941 yards with 11 TD’s, 9 INT’s. He also ran for 297 yards with six TDs. Pribula spent his first two years in college at Penn State
— TCU QB Josh Hoover is going in the transfer portal, will skip TCU’s bowl game against USC. Hoover has been TCU’s starting quarterback since midway through the 2023 season, throwing for 439 yards and four TD’s in his first start against BYU. In 2024, he set a school record with 3,949 passing yards. He’s not going pro this year; he’ll transfer somewhere, make a lot of $$$ in his last year of college eligibility.
— Texas Longhorns fired their defensive coordinator, hired Will Muschamp to replace him; Muschamp was the Texas defensive coordinator from 2008-10. He was 56-51 as a head coach at Florida, South Carolina.
— Movie of the Day: Margin Call (2011)— This movie is pretty intense, about people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.
Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Stanley Tucci— good cast.
— Bradley 108, Indiana State 99, 3OTs
Bradley led by 13 early on, trailed by 4 in the third OT.
Indiana State was 30-43 on foul line, Bradley 17-27.
Bradley’s bench outscored the Sycamores’ bench, 47-19
— Illinois State 75, Southern Illinois 68
Salukis led 35-30 at halftime.
Illinois State shot 68.8% inside the arc.
Redbirds are 9-3, shooting 57.3% inside the arc (#54)
— Murray State 81, Drake 72
Racers were 26-31 on foul line, Drake 17-23.
Murray won its last five games, scoring 91.4 ppg.
Racers are rebounding 37.9% of their missed shots (#39)
— Southern Miss 62, Louisiana 54
Southern Miss was 26-39 on foul line, Ragin’ Cajuns 10-13.
Golden Eagles won despite shooting 31.3% from the floor.
Louisiana is 1-11, has lost its last ten games.
— Long Beach State 81, Pepperdine 78
Pepperdine shot 74.2% inside the arc and still lost.
Waves committed 18 turnovers, Long Beach had only nine.
Sixth loss in last seven games for Pepperdine.
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Friday, December 19
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Trend Report
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Miami VS Boston
Miami is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 6 games.
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Miami is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games against Boston.
Boston is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games.
Boston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games against Miami.
Philadelphia VS New York
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against New York.
New York is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games.
New York is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games.
New York is 7-0 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
San Antonio VS Atlanta
San Antonio is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Antonio's last 10 games.
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
San Antonio is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Atlanta.
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games against San Antonio.
Chicago VS Cleveland
Chicago is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games.
Chicago is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games.
Chicago is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 15 games.
Cleveland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games against Chicago.
Oklahoma City VS Minnesota
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games.
Oklahoma City is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games.
Oklahoma City is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games against Minnesota.
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games at home.
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Friday, December 19
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Trend Report
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Miami VS Boston
Miami is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 6 games.
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Miami is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games against Boston.
Boston is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games.
Boston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games against Miami.
Philadelphia VS New York
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against New York.
New York is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games.
New York is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games.
New York is 7-0 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
San Antonio VS Atlanta
San Antonio is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Antonio's last 10 games.
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
San Antonio is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Atlanta.
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games against San Antonio.
Chicago VS Cleveland
Chicago is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games.
Chicago is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games.
Chicago is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 15 games.
Cleveland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games against Chicago.
Oklahoma City VS Minnesota
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games.
Oklahoma City is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games.
Oklahoma City is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games against Minnesota.
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games at home.
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Friday, December 19
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA at BOS | 07:00 PM | BOS -7.0***** O 231.5***** | +500 +500 |
| PHI at NY | 07:00 PM | NY -6.0 O 229.5***** | +500 +500 |
| SA at ATL | 07:30 PM | SA -3.5 O 239.0***** | +500 +500 |
| CHI at CLE | 07:30 PM | CHI +6.5 U 239.5***** | +500 +500 |
| OKC at MIN | 09:30 PM | MIN +7.0***** O 232.5***** | +500 +500 |
CNOTES NBA BEST BEST FOR DECEMBER !
12/19/2025...............3 - 4 - 0................42.85%............- 7.00
12/18/2025...............8 - 4 - 0...............66.66%...........+ 18.00
12/17/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/16/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/15/2025...............4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%............+ 9.00
12/14/2025...............4 - 6 - 1...............40.00%............- 13.00
12/13/2025...............0 -3 - 0................00.00%............- 16.50
12/12/2025...............2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%.............- 6.50
12/11/2025...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%.............- 22.50
12/10/2025...............1 - 3 - 0................25.00%............- 11.50
12/09/2025...............2 - 0 - 0..............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/08/2025................3 - 3 - 0..............50.00%.............- 1.50
12/07/2025................2 - 4 - 1...............33.33%............- 12.00
12/06/2025................5 - 4 - 0...............55.55%............+ 3.00
12/05/2025..............10 - 5 - 0...............66.66%.............+ 22.50
12/04/2025................2 - 4 - 0...............33.33%.............- 12.00
12/03/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
12/02/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
TOTALS...................63 - 62 - 1..............50.40%............. - 26.00
12/19/2025...............3 - 4 - 0................42.85%............- 7.00
12/18/2025...............8 - 4 - 0...............66.66%...........+ 18.00
12/17/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/16/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/15/2025...............4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%............+ 9.00
12/14/2025...............4 - 6 - 1...............40.00%............- 13.00
12/13/2025...............0 -3 - 0................00.00%............- 16.50
12/12/2025...............2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%.............- 6.50
12/11/2025...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%.............- 22.50
12/10/2025...............1 - 3 - 0................25.00%............- 11.50
12/09/2025...............2 - 0 - 0..............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/08/2025................3 - 3 - 0..............50.00%.............- 1.50
12/07/2025................2 - 4 - 1...............33.33%............- 12.00
12/06/2025................5 - 4 - 0...............55.55%............+ 3.00
12/05/2025..............10 - 5 - 0...............66.66%.............+ 22.50
12/04/2025................2 - 4 - 0...............33.33%.............- 12.00
12/03/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
12/02/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
TOTALS...................63 - 62 - 1..............50.40%............. - 26.00
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Week 16 NFL spreads:
— Jaguars @ Denver (-3.5)
— Falcons (-3) @ Arizona
— Raiders @ Houston (-14.5)
— Steelers @ Detroit (-7)
— Patriots @ Baltimore (-3)
— 49ers (-5.5) @ Indianapolis
Quote of the Day
“My guess is most of the teams will not allow their pitchers to do it. That would be my guess.”
Reds manager Terry Francona, on whether teams will let their pitchers use the new challenge system when the season starts. Only pitchers, catchers, hitters can challenge pitches.
Saturday’s quiz
On the old TV show Seinfeld, what well-known actor played George Costanza’s father?
Friday’s quiz
Shreveport, LA hosts the Independence Bowl every year.
Thursday’s quiz
In 1995, Montreal Expos drafted Tom Brady as a catcher.
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Oklahoma led 17-0 early in the second quarter.
Alabama tied game on a pick-6 1:18 before halftime.
Sooners QB Matter threw for 307 yards, but the pick-6 was costly.
Crimson Tide advances to play Indiana in the next round of the playoffs.
— NC State 31, Memphis 7
Wolfpack’s first four drives: 16 plays, 144 yards, 21 points.
NC State led 31-7 at the half; rest of game was scoreless.
Memphis lost its last four games, after an 8-1 start.
Favorites are 6-2 ATS in last eight Gasparilla Bowls.
— Western Michigan 41, Kennesaw State 6
WMU scored on a 65-yard TD run on first play of theme.
Broncos ran ball 43 times for 303 yards (7 yards/carry)
Jalen Buckley ran ball for 174 yards and a TD.
Kershawn Fisher scored on a 47-yard fumble return.
— There was a three-way trade in baseball Friday:
Pirates acquired 2B Brandon Lowe, OF Jake Mangum, P Mason Montgomery
Astros acquired P Mike Burrows
Rays acquired OF Jacob Melton, P Anderson Brito
— Baltimore Orioles acquired P Shane Baz from division rival Tampa Bay; Orioles sent prospects to the Rays:
OF Slater de Brun
C Caden Borine
OF Austin Over
P Michael Fornet
Baz isn’t a free agent until after the 2028 season.
— NBA All-Star Game this year is going to be US vs the World; they’re trying to make the game more competitive. Hopefully this won’t make the game too competitive, but it should be more fun to watch this year.
— Baylor, Memphis, Miami are three college basketball teams who have totally new rosters this season. Baylor is 8-2, Memphis 4-6 (but they did upset Baylor), Miami is 10-2, albeit vs schedule #313.
— Famous birthdays, December 20th:
Dick Wolf, 79 (producer of Law and Order)
Cecil Cooper, 76
Jenny Agutter, 73
Tom Newberry, 63
Rich Gannon, 60
James Shields, 44
David Wright, 43
Jonah Hill, 42
De’Aaron Fox, 28
The great actor John Hillerman was born on this day in 1932.
— Villanova 76, Wisconsin 66, OT
Villanova led by 15 early in second half.
Wisconsin committed 16 turnovers, Wildcats only 8.
Villanova is 9-2, 1-2 vs top 100 teams.
— San Diego 82, Cal-San Diego 80
Toreros banked in a 3-pointer with 0:00.5 left for the win.
Toreros were a 13-point underdog.
San Diego led by 15 with 13:49 left in the game.
Cal-San Diego shot 66.7% inside arc, only 8-26 on the arc.
— Seton Hall 72, Providence 67
11-1 Seton Hall wins Big East opener; they played non-conference schedule #304
Providence is 7-6, 0-6 vs teams in the top 100.
Seton Hall plays Villanova Tuesday, which should be interesting.
— College sports has become minor league sports:
USC’s best player Rodney Rice is out for the year with an injured shoulder; Trojans then added Kam Woods to replace Rice. Woods has had an interesting career:
2020-21- Troy State
2021-22- Northwest Florida CC (won a national title there)
2022-23- North Carolina A&T
2023-24- NC State
2024-25- Robert Morris (scored 14.9 ppg)
2025-26- USC……..Mr Woods should write a book someday.
— Seattle 70, Washington 66
Impressive win for the Redhawks, who just moved up to the WCC.
Washington led by 9 early in the second half.
Teams combined to shoot 4-37 on the arc.
10-2 Seattle’s two losses were by a total of five points (Cal Poly/UCSB)
— Tulsa 82, Western Kentucky 81
Hilltoppers led 37-30 at halftime.
Tulsa has won eight in a row, is 11-1- they’re shooting 40.9% on arc (#5)
Tulsa shot 65% inside the arc.
— Louisville has a player, Isaac McKneely, who has an interesting stat line:
foul shots: 10-12
2-point shots: 8-14
3-point shots: 31-80
If you’re guarding this guy, you shouldn’t play help defense; McKneely’s only job is to shoot 3’s, can’t leave him alone on the arc.
Week 16 NFL spreads:
— Jaguars @ Denver (-3.5)
— Falcons (-3) @ Arizona
— Raiders @ Houston (-14.5)
— Steelers @ Detroit (-7)
— Patriots @ Baltimore (-3)
— 49ers (-5.5) @ Indianapolis
Quote of the Day
“My guess is most of the teams will not allow their pitchers to do it. That would be my guess.”
Reds manager Terry Francona, on whether teams will let their pitchers use the new challenge system when the season starts. Only pitchers, catchers, hitters can challenge pitches.
Saturday’s quiz
On the old TV show Seinfeld, what well-known actor played George Costanza’s father?
Friday’s quiz
Shreveport, LA hosts the Independence Bowl every year.
Thursday’s quiz
In 1995, Montreal Expos drafted Tom Brady as a catcher.
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Saturday’s Den: Random notes on a very windy night…….
— Alabama 34, Oklahoma 24Oklahoma led 17-0 early in the second quarter.
Alabama tied game on a pick-6 1:18 before halftime.
Sooners QB Matter threw for 307 yards, but the pick-6 was costly.
Crimson Tide advances to play Indiana in the next round of the playoffs.
— NC State 31, Memphis 7
Wolfpack’s first four drives: 16 plays, 144 yards, 21 points.
NC State led 31-7 at the half; rest of game was scoreless.
Memphis lost its last four games, after an 8-1 start.
Favorites are 6-2 ATS in last eight Gasparilla Bowls.
— Western Michigan 41, Kennesaw State 6
WMU scored on a 65-yard TD run on first play of theme.
Broncos ran ball 43 times for 303 yards (7 yards/carry)
Jalen Buckley ran ball for 174 yards and a TD.
Kershawn Fisher scored on a 47-yard fumble return.
— There was a three-way trade in baseball Friday:
Pirates acquired 2B Brandon Lowe, OF Jake Mangum, P Mason Montgomery
Astros acquired P Mike Burrows
Rays acquired OF Jacob Melton, P Anderson Brito
— Baltimore Orioles acquired P Shane Baz from division rival Tampa Bay; Orioles sent prospects to the Rays:
OF Slater de Brun
C Caden Borine
OF Austin Over
P Michael Fornet
Baz isn’t a free agent until after the 2028 season.
— NBA All-Star Game this year is going to be US vs the World; they’re trying to make the game more competitive. Hopefully this won’t make the game too competitive, but it should be more fun to watch this year.
— Baylor, Memphis, Miami are three college basketball teams who have totally new rosters this season. Baylor is 8-2, Memphis 4-6 (but they did upset Baylor), Miami is 10-2, albeit vs schedule #313.
— Famous birthdays, December 20th:
Dick Wolf, 79 (producer of Law and Order)
Cecil Cooper, 76
Jenny Agutter, 73
Tom Newberry, 63
Rich Gannon, 60
James Shields, 44
David Wright, 43
Jonah Hill, 42
De’Aaron Fox, 28
The great actor John Hillerman was born on this day in 1932.
— Villanova 76, Wisconsin 66, OT
Villanova led by 15 early in second half.
Wisconsin committed 16 turnovers, Wildcats only 8.
Villanova is 9-2, 1-2 vs top 100 teams.
— San Diego 82, Cal-San Diego 80
Toreros banked in a 3-pointer with 0:00.5 left for the win.
Toreros were a 13-point underdog.
San Diego led by 15 with 13:49 left in the game.
Cal-San Diego shot 66.7% inside arc, only 8-26 on the arc.
— Seton Hall 72, Providence 67
11-1 Seton Hall wins Big East opener; they played non-conference schedule #304
Providence is 7-6, 0-6 vs teams in the top 100.
Seton Hall plays Villanova Tuesday, which should be interesting.
— College sports has become minor league sports:
USC’s best player Rodney Rice is out for the year with an injured shoulder; Trojans then added Kam Woods to replace Rice. Woods has had an interesting career:
2020-21- Troy State
2021-22- Northwest Florida CC (won a national title there)
2022-23- North Carolina A&T
2023-24- NC State
2024-25- Robert Morris (scored 14.9 ppg)
2025-26- USC……..Mr Woods should write a book someday.
— Seattle 70, Washington 66
Impressive win for the Redhawks, who just moved up to the WCC.
Washington led by 9 early in the second half.
Teams combined to shoot 4-37 on the arc.
10-2 Seattle’s two losses were by a total of five points (Cal Poly/UCSB)
— Tulsa 82, Western Kentucky 81
Hilltoppers led 37-30 at halftime.
Tulsa has won eight in a row, is 11-1- they’re shooting 40.9% on arc (#5)
Tulsa shot 65% inside the arc.
— Louisville has a player, Isaac McKneely, who has an interesting stat line:
foul shots: 10-12
2-point shots: 8-14
3-point shots: 31-80
If you’re guarding this guy, you shouldn’t play help defense; McKneely’s only job is to shoot 3’s, can’t leave him alone on the arc.
