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Wednesday?s 6-pack
NFL trends for Week 10:
? Buffalo covered seven of its last ten games.
? Carolina is 24-12 ATS in last 36 games as a road underdog.
? Chicago covered eight of its last nine NFC North games.
? Ravens are 9-4 ATS in last 13 AFC North road games.
? Arizona covered seven of its last ten games.
? Dallas is 8-3-1 ATS in last dozen home games.
Quote of the Day
?We?re not going to London. We?re not going anywhere. We plan to be in LA for a long bleeping time. That was bullshit, that story.?
Chargers? owner Alex Spanos
Wednesday?s quiz
What actor who played a DA on Law and Order ran for the Republican presidential nomination in real life, in 2008?
Tuesday?s quiz
In the excellent football movie Invincible, Greg Kinnear plays then-Eagles? coach Dick Vermeil.
Monday?s quiz
Baker Mayfield won the Heisman Trophy playing for Oklahoma; he began his college career at Texas Tech.
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Wednesday?s List of 13: Wrapping up the first night of college hoop??
13) Duke 68, Kansas 66? Jayhawks turned ball over 28 times in a game they led by 9 with 14:35 left. Kansas played only six guys more than 8:00; they took only nine 3?s (4-9) and were only 16-26 on the line.
12) Kentucky 69, Michigan State 62? Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points off the bench for Kentucky, sealing things with a 3-point jumper with 1:00 left. Wildcats are a very good defensive team.
11) Saint Mary?s 65, Wisconsin 63 OT? On Selection Sunday, this score is going to resonate with the Selection Committee; a huge win for the Gaels, who last year played non-conference schedule #183. Now they have a win over a pretty good Big 14 team.
10) Georgia Tech 82, NC State 81 OT? Wolfpack blew a 15-point first half lead; Tech shot 60% inside the arc, and is now tied atop the ACC standings.
ACC played actual conference games tonight, probably to help promote the new ACC Network; awful early to play important games.
ACC also switched to a 20-game conference schedule this year to bolster tournament resumes; Big 14 also does that. Makes it way harder for mid-majors to get an at-large bid to the NCAA?s.
9) Virginia Tech 67, Clemson 60? Teams combined to make only 16-56 behind the arc; both teams are rebuilding. Coach Young wins his first game with the Hokies after a great run at Wofford.
8) Upsets:
? Cal-Riverside (+15.5) 66, Nebraska 47
? Ark-Little Rock (+12.5) 67, Missouri State 66
? Ohio U (+12) 65, St Bonaventure 53
? Campbell (+9) 75, Coastal Carolina 74
? Pennsylvania (+7.5) 81, Alabama 80
7) Close calls, but no upset:
? George Mason 68, Navy 55 OT
? Illinois 78, Nicholls State 70 OT
6) Its funny, I like college basketball better than NBA, but one of the big keys to handicapping college ball is figuring out as soon as possible which college players are going to be high draft picks in the NBA, because those guys will be winning lot of games this winter.
College basketball moved the 3-point arc back this season; I?m eager to find out early results on 3-point shooting with the arc farther from the basket this year; how will it change the game, if it does at all? Will report the news when I find out.
5) Morehead State 90, Samford 86, 2OT? Samford led by 11 early on, but couldn?t hold it in another brickfest? teams combined to make 12-55 behind the arc. Jordan Walker was 4-14 on the arc; the other Morehead players were 2-15 on the arc.
4) Utah State 81, Montana State 73? Kid named Harald Frey drained 34 points in a losing cause for the Bobcats, who were outscored 35-16 on the foul line. Utah State was 35-45, Montana State 16-26 at the charity stripe. But if you took Montana State +21, Harald Frey was your guy.
3) Cal-Riverside 66, Nebraska 47? Fred Hoiberg?s debut in Lincoln was a disaster, losing to a Riverside squad that hasn?t even won half its Big West games since 2009. Riverside made 12-25 on the arc and didn?t have to sweat the outcome at the end. Biggest D-I win in Riverside history.
2) In the NBA, Atlanta Hawks? big man John Collins was suspended without pay for 25 games Tuesday for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program- he tested positive for a PED. Collins played 32.2 mpg in the Hawks? first five games, scoring 17 ppg. Big loss.
1) Keys to watching college games before Thanksgiving:
? Don?t overreact to scores. Some teams are way ahead of others.
? Lot of these games are played for TV purposes; coaches are experimenting a lot of times, getting ready for conference play.
? Some coaches are better at recruiting, others are better at player development; the coaches who develop players better (Oregon, for one) will have teams that thrive later in the season.
NFL trends for Week 10:
? Buffalo covered seven of its last ten games.
? Carolina is 24-12 ATS in last 36 games as a road underdog.
? Chicago covered eight of its last nine NFC North games.
? Ravens are 9-4 ATS in last 13 AFC North road games.
? Arizona covered seven of its last ten games.
? Dallas is 8-3-1 ATS in last dozen home games.
Quote of the Day
?We?re not going to London. We?re not going anywhere. We plan to be in LA for a long bleeping time. That was bullshit, that story.?
Chargers? owner Alex Spanos
Wednesday?s quiz
What actor who played a DA on Law and Order ran for the Republican presidential nomination in real life, in 2008?
Tuesday?s quiz
In the excellent football movie Invincible, Greg Kinnear plays then-Eagles? coach Dick Vermeil.
Monday?s quiz
Baker Mayfield won the Heisman Trophy playing for Oklahoma; he began his college career at Texas Tech.
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Wednesday?s List of 13: Wrapping up the first night of college hoop??
13) Duke 68, Kansas 66? Jayhawks turned ball over 28 times in a game they led by 9 with 14:35 left. Kansas played only six guys more than 8:00; they took only nine 3?s (4-9) and were only 16-26 on the line.
12) Kentucky 69, Michigan State 62? Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points off the bench for Kentucky, sealing things with a 3-point jumper with 1:00 left. Wildcats are a very good defensive team.
11) Saint Mary?s 65, Wisconsin 63 OT? On Selection Sunday, this score is going to resonate with the Selection Committee; a huge win for the Gaels, who last year played non-conference schedule #183. Now they have a win over a pretty good Big 14 team.
10) Georgia Tech 82, NC State 81 OT? Wolfpack blew a 15-point first half lead; Tech shot 60% inside the arc, and is now tied atop the ACC standings.
ACC played actual conference games tonight, probably to help promote the new ACC Network; awful early to play important games.
ACC also switched to a 20-game conference schedule this year to bolster tournament resumes; Big 14 also does that. Makes it way harder for mid-majors to get an at-large bid to the NCAA?s.
9) Virginia Tech 67, Clemson 60? Teams combined to make only 16-56 behind the arc; both teams are rebuilding. Coach Young wins his first game with the Hokies after a great run at Wofford.
8) Upsets:
? Cal-Riverside (+15.5) 66, Nebraska 47
? Ark-Little Rock (+12.5) 67, Missouri State 66
? Ohio U (+12) 65, St Bonaventure 53
? Campbell (+9) 75, Coastal Carolina 74
? Pennsylvania (+7.5) 81, Alabama 80
7) Close calls, but no upset:
? George Mason 68, Navy 55 OT
? Illinois 78, Nicholls State 70 OT
6) Its funny, I like college basketball better than NBA, but one of the big keys to handicapping college ball is figuring out as soon as possible which college players are going to be high draft picks in the NBA, because those guys will be winning lot of games this winter.
College basketball moved the 3-point arc back this season; I?m eager to find out early results on 3-point shooting with the arc farther from the basket this year; how will it change the game, if it does at all? Will report the news when I find out.
5) Morehead State 90, Samford 86, 2OT? Samford led by 11 early on, but couldn?t hold it in another brickfest? teams combined to make 12-55 behind the arc. Jordan Walker was 4-14 on the arc; the other Morehead players were 2-15 on the arc.
4) Utah State 81, Montana State 73? Kid named Harald Frey drained 34 points in a losing cause for the Bobcats, who were outscored 35-16 on the foul line. Utah State was 35-45, Montana State 16-26 at the charity stripe. But if you took Montana State +21, Harald Frey was your guy.
3) Cal-Riverside 66, Nebraska 47? Fred Hoiberg?s debut in Lincoln was a disaster, losing to a Riverside squad that hasn?t even won half its Big West games since 2009. Riverside made 12-25 on the arc and didn?t have to sweat the outcome at the end. Biggest D-I win in Riverside history.
2) In the NBA, Atlanta Hawks? big man John Collins was suspended without pay for 25 games Tuesday for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program- he tested positive for a PED. Collins played 32.2 mpg in the Hawks? first five games, scoring 17 ppg. Big loss.
1) Keys to watching college games before Thanksgiving:
? Don?t overreact to scores. Some teams are way ahead of others.
? Lot of these games are played for TV purposes; coaches are experimenting a lot of times, getting ready for conference play.
? Some coaches are better at recruiting, others are better at player development; the coaches who develop players better (Oregon, for one) will have teams that thrive later in the season.