CNOTES 2023-2024 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS + NEWS AND NOTES

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams who have played the easiest schedules so far:
— TCU
— Samford
— Cal-Northridge
— Longwood
— Georgetown
— Presbyterian

Quote of the Day
“When you watch the film, penalties in critical moments, turnovers in critical moments. Yeah, it’s frustrating, but at the same time, we know a lot of it is self-inflicted, and we know that, moving forward, it can be fixed and we have the guys to be able to get it fixed.”
Chiefs’ TE Travis Kelce

Thursday’s quiz
What actress played Mrs Griswold (Chevy Chase’s wife) in the Vacation movies?

Wednesday’s quiz
Since 2006, Chargers have started only 3 quarterbacks; Philip Rivers, Justin Herbert and Tyrod Taylor. Easton Stick becomes the 4th Thursday night.

Tuesday’s quiz
Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, beating Chiefs/Raiders.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..​

— There was a cool moment Tuesday night that unfortunately didn’t get onto TV until about 1:15am, during the NBA postgame show on TNT.
TNT’s Ernie Johnson was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in New York City on Tuesday night; when you listened to the people on TNT talk about him, with a universal reverence from people who aren’t usually that way, it was touching.
Ernie Johnson is so well-loved/respected that Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley showed up at the award ceremony unannounced, to surprise their partner on TNT.
All the people working on TNT that night were wearing t-shirts with Ernie’s picture on it; in an era where people can’t agree about anything, it was great to see a person honored who everyone loves/respects.

— In the NFL, “explosive plays” are defined by:
Running plays of 10+ yards
Passing plays of 20+ yards
Teams that have allowed the fewest explosive plays this season:
54- Vikings
57- Dolphins
59- Patriots
60- Bears, 49ers

Teams that have allowed the most explosive plays this season:
96- Bengals
85- Giants
84- Packers
83- Broncos

— There is a fine line between success/failure in the NFL:
Best records in games decided by 8 or fewer points:
Eagles 7-1
Steelers 7-2
Browns, Colts 5-2
Lions, Giants 4-2

Worst records in games decided by 8 or fewer points:
Panthers 1-5
Patriots 3-7
Cardinals 1-4
Bills 3-6

— NFL teams who won the field position battle by 10+ yards are 51-3 this season; the three teams that lost:
Vikings, Week 3 vs Chargers
Giants, Week 5 at Miami
Buccaneers, Week 9 at Houston

— NFL announced that there will be a regular season game in Brazil next season, the NFL’s first game in South America. It is likely that the Miami Dolphins will be one of the teams playing; it is likely the game would be in Week 1 next season.
Dolphins have exclusive Brazilian marketing rights for NFL stuff, which is why it is likely that they’ll be one of the teams playing in the game.

— Giants’ QB Tommy DeVito is making $44,000/game this season; he’ll make $915,000 next year, while the Giants pay injured starting QB Daniel Jones $40M a year. Awkward.

— Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall bolted to NC State, after starting for the Chanticleers for the last four seasons.

— Word of the Day: Mercenary- a person primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.

— Shohei Ohtani will make $2M a year for the next ten years, then $68M a year from 2034-43; meanwhile, Mookie Betts also has a ton of deferments in his contract:
2033-37- $8M/year
2038-39- $10M/year
2040-44- $11M/year
In 2043, Betts/Ohtani will bank a combined $79M; Betts will be 50 years old, Ohtani 48.

— Do the agents for these players have their fees deferred too? If Ohtani’s agent is banking 3%, which is normal, his take is $21M, but he’ll only see $600,000 of it in the next ten years.

— Ohtani doesn’t have an opt out, by the way, unless president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman or controlling owner Mark Walter loses his role with the Dodgers. Then he would.

— MLB Network needs to show more baseball games during the off-season; what else is there? Promote your sport; show Ohtani, show Trout, show some Japanese games with this Yamamoto guy pitching. Stop with the goofy talk shows, unless they’re talking about free agent signings or trades- anything else is a waste of time.

— UNLV 79, Creighton 64
Bluejays shot 8-29 on the arc; they were shooting 40.3% coming into the game.
Keylan Boone scored 10 points off the bench in his UNLV debut; his brother Kalib scored 25 points, with 7 rebounds, 4 steals. UNLV had great energy in this game.

— Chicago State 75, Northwestern 73:
Huge win for the 4-9 Cougars, who had been 0-3 vs top 100 teams, with losses by 29-16-9 points.
Northwestern led this game by 10 points in first half; how do you beat Purdue and lose this game?
Chicago State’s three previous wins were over teams #336-347-244

— Arkansas State 75, Louisville 63:
Louisville was 4-28 last year, is 4-6 this year; hard to believe that Kenny Payne will still be the Louisville coach next season.
Arkansas State is 4-7; they shot 5-25 on the arc and still won.

— RIP to actor Andre Braugher, who passed away this week at age 61; I remember him from his role as Detective Frank Pembleton on Homicide back in the 90’s- he was great in that show, which was set in Baltimore. RIP, sir.

 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
All-time passing yardage leaders for the Raiders:
35,222— Derek Carr
19,078— Ken Stabler
17,585— Rich Gannon
16,655— Daryle Lamonica
12,665— Jim Plunkett
11,760— Marc Wilson

Quote of the Day
“You don’t lose if you get knocked down. You lose if you stay down.”

Muhammad Ali
Friday’s quiz
What is the only division in the NFL where all four teams have won a Super Bowl?

Thursday’s quiz
Beverly D’Angelo played Mrs Griswold (Chevy Chase’s wife) in the Vacation movies.

Wednesday’s quiz
Since 2006, Chargers have now started only 4 quarterbacks; Philip Rivers, Justin Herbert, Tyrod Taylor and Easton Stick.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….​

Its funny the things you remember sometimes………

— Long time ago, 41 years ago, I lived in an apartment in downtown Albany with six friends of mine; I had just graduated college and was working midnight-to-8am for NY State- the other six guys were still in college, at UAlbany.
At one point during the year, two pieces of paper were taped on the dining room wall; one was the NBA’s “1 Club”, NBA players who scored one point in a game. Doesn’t happen that much; for example, this past Wednesday night, in nine NBA games, two guys scored one point; Cam Payne and Oscar Tshiebwe (it was Tshiebwe’s first-ever NBA point).

— The other list was called “Square Pegs”, named after an obscure TV show that was on for only one season back then. Square Pegs were people who did something unusual/funny; the seven of us would vote on whether a person was a Square Peg or not.
This is 41 years ago, I can’t remember all the details, but one of the first Square Pegs was a guy named Curtis Sharp, who hit the lottery for $5M, back when they first started the lottery.
It was a big deal; they had a news conference, and Curtis Sharp shows up, with his wife AND his girlfriend!!!! The three of them were yukking it up, they were all rich, and Curtis Sharp was one of the first Square Pegs.
I’m trying to think of who would be a Square Peg today; we didn’t vote that many people in, but I’m thinking that Tommy DeVito’s agent would definitely get on the list.

— Random Square Pegs trivia; on the actual TV show, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jami Gertz were two of the stars, while Bill Murray, Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver on Leave it to Beaver) and Jerry Seinfeld were all in an episode or two.

— Raiders 63, Chargers 21
Chargers trailed this game 42-0 at halftime, a dismal performance.
Bolts are 0-5 ATS in last five games as an underdog.
LA is 1-7 ATS TY in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Chargers are 4-9-1 ATS in last 14 AFC West road games.
Raiders are first team since 1950 to have 8 different players score a TD.
Raiders scored two defensive TD’s in the second half.
Las Vegas is 8-3 ATS in last 11 games as a home favorite (4-1 TY)
Only 2nd time all season Raiders went over their team total.
This is the same Raiders team that lost 3-0 at home last week.

— By the time you read this, Brandon Staley might not be the Chargers’ coach anymore; this was as putrid a performance as I’ve seen an NFL team have.

— RIP to basketball star George McGinnis, who passed away this week at age 73; he was a 3-time ABA All-Star and a 3-time NBA All-Star who was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2017. He is one of four Indiana Pacers to have his number retired.
A sturdy power forward, McGinnis scored over 17,000 points in his pro career; he led the ABA in free throws taken three years in a row, grabbed 10+ rebounds/game seven years in a row.
RIP, sir.

— Word of the Day: Debacle- a complete failure.

— College football bowl games start Saturday; here is some quick knowledge on how the conferences break down, bowl-wise:
AAC- six teams in bowls, four of them are underdogs.
ACC- 11 teams in bowls, six of them are underdogs.
Big X- nine teams in bowls, seven of them are favored.
Big 14- nine teams in bowls, six of them are underdogs.
Conference USA- four teams in bowls, 2 favorites, 2 underdogs.
MAC- six teams in bowls, all of them are underdogs.
Mountain West- seven teams in bowls, four of them are underdogs.
Pac-12- eight teams in bowls, four of them are underdogs.
SEC- nine teams in bowls, six of them are favored.
Sun Belt- 12 teams in bowls (12!!!!), eight of them are favored.

— Dodgers acquired P Tyler Glasnow and OF Manuel Margot from Tampa Bay; Glasnow has to sign a contract extension for the deal to go thru, but that is expected to happen.
In return, Tampa Bay gets P Ryan Pepiot and a minor league outfielder.
Glasnow has thrown 100+ innings in only two of his eight major league seasons; he threw a career high 120 IP last year, going 10-7, 3.53.

— Detroit Tigers signed P Jack Flaherty to a one-year, $14M contract; he was 8-9, 4.99 in 27 starts last year, for the Cardinals/Orioles.
Texas Rangers signed P Tyler Mahle for two years, $22M; Mahle had Tommy John surgery last May, won’t be ready to pitch until the middle part of the ’24 season.

— Portland Trailblazers were favored over Utah Thursday, the first time this season they’ve been favored, the last NBA team to be favored in a game this season. Celtics are the only team that hasn’t been an underdog this season.

— NFL teams who have gone under the total the most this season:
Vikings and Steelers have both gone under 10 of 13 games; Raiders/Chargers had also gone under in 10 of 13 games, until Thursday night’s debacle.

— There are six teams tied for the last playoff spot in the AFC, with 7-6 records; there might be tie-breakers involved by the time we get to Week 18.

— Cleveland Browns signed QB Joe Flacco to a contract for the rest of this season, getting him off the taxi squad; Flacco has thrown for 565 yards in two games, with 5 TDs, 2 INT’s.
Browns’ kicker Dustin Hopkins is 8-for-8 this season on field goals of 50+ yards.

— Remember last week, when there was a private jet flying from Anaheim to Toronto, and people thought Shohei Ohtani was flying to Canada to sign with the Blue Jays?
Turns out it was Canadian businessman Robert Herjavec on that jet; apparently he is on that Shark Tank TV show with Mark Cuban. Have never seen the show, but he must be really rich, if he rents private planes.

 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
All-time passing yardage leaders for the Dallas Cowboys:
34,183— Tony Romo
32,942— Troy Aikman
28,448— Dak Prescott
22,700— Roger Staubach
21,959— Danny White
17,199— Don Meredith

Quote of the Day
“These decisions are never easy, nor are they something I take lightly — especially when you consider the number of people they impact. We are clearly not where we expect to be, however, and we need new vision. Doing nothing in the name of continuity was not a risk I was willing to take. Our fans have stood strong through so many ups and downs and close games. They deserve more. Frankly, they’ve earned more.”
Chargers owner Dean Spanos, after firing his coach/GM Friday

Saturday’s quiz
Which current NBA franchise used to be the Seattle SuperSonics?

Friday’s quiz
NFC East is the only division in the NFL where all four teams have won a Super Bowl.

Thursday’s quiz
Beverly D’Angelo played Mrs Griswold (Chevy Chase’s wife) in the Vacation movies.

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Saturday’s Den: NHL trends…….​

NHL trends (thru Thursday, Dec. 14)
I’ll try to post this once a week……..

Anaheim 10-18
— 1-12 in their last 13 games overall.
— lost last six road tilts.
— over 6-0 last six home games

Arizona 13-13-2
— lost last three games, by combined 14-7.
— 8-5 at home, 5-8-2 on road.
— 0-3 on first night of back/back.

Boston 18-5-4
— 9-4-4 last 17 games, after a 9-1 start
— 10-2-1 at home, 8-3-3 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games

Buffalo 12-15-3
— 1-11 after a win, 10-6 after a loss
— 6-7 at home, 6-8-2 on road.
— under 8-3 last 11 home games

Calgary 11-14-5
— lost six of their last seven games
— 6-6-1 at home, 5-8-4 on road.
— over 8-2 last ten home games

Carolina 16-12-1
— won last two games, after an 0-4 skid.
— 8-2-1 at home, 8-10 on road.
— last five home games went over.

Chicago 9-19-1
— lost four of their last five games
— 5-7-1 at home, 4-12 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games

Colorado 18-9-2
— lost five of last eight games
— 11-4 at home, 7-5-2 on road.
— over 3-1 last four home games

Columbus 10-16-5
— lost four of their last six games
— 7-8-2 at home, 3-8-3 on road.
— over 5-0 last five games

Dallas 16-8-3
— 5-7 in their last 12 games
— 7-5-1 at home, 9-3-2 on road.
— over 15-6 last 21 games

Detroit 15-10-4
— lost four of their last five games
— 8-5-3 at home, 7-5-1 on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games

Edmonton 13-13-1
— won eight of last nine games.
— 9-5-1 at home, 4-8 on road.
— over 10-4 last 14 games

Florida 17-10-2
— 5-6 in their last eleven games.
— 9-4 at home, 8-6-2 on road.
— under 7-1 last eight road games

Los Angeles 16-6-4
— lost last three games, scoring five goals.
— 5-5-3 at home, 11-1-1 on road.
— under 14-4 last 18 games

Minnesota 11-12-4
— won four of last five games.
— 6-4-2 at home, 5-8-2 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games

Montreal 12-13-4
— 4-5 in their last nine games.
— 6-9-2 at home, 6-4-2 on road.
— under 9-1 last ten games

Nashville 16-13
— won five of last six games.
— 10-6 at home, 6-7 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games

New Jersey 15-11-1
— won seven of last nine games
— 6-6-1 at home, 9-5 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games

NY Islanders 14-7-7
— won six of last seven games.
— 8-3-5 at home, 6-4-2 on road.
— over 7-1 last eight games

NY Rangers 19-7-1
— lost three of last four games
— 9-3 at home, 10-4-1 on road.
— 6-1 after a loss this season.
— over 4-2 last six games

Ottawa 11-13
— lost six of their last nine games.
— 8-9 at home, 3-4 on road.
— 9-2 scoring 4+ goals, 2-11 scoring less than 4.

Philadelphia 16-10-3
— won five of their last six games.
— 7-6-1 at home, 9-4-2 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight road games

Pittsburgh 13-12-3
— won last two games, after a 2-7 skid.
— 6-6-1 at home, 7-6-2 on road.
— under 6-1 last seven road games

St Louis 14-14-1
— 4-9 after a win, 10-5 after a loss.
— 8-5 at home, 6-9-1 on road.
— under 5-1 last six road games

San Jose 9-19-3
— 6-3 last nine games
— 6-6-2 at home, 3-11-1 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games

Seattle 10-14-7
— won last two games, after an 0-8 skid.
— 6-8-2 at home, 4-6-5 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games

Tampa Bay 14-12-5
— won four of last six games.
— 8-3-3 at home, 6-9-2 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games

Toronto 15-6-6
— 5-3 in their last eight games.
— 8-4-2 at home, 7-2-4 on road.
— over 13-4 last 17 games
— 13-2 scoring 4+ goals, 2-10 scoring 3 or less.

Vancouver 20-9-1
— won last four games, by combined 14-4.
— 12-3-1 at home, 8-6 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight home games

Vegas 20-5-5
— won six of last seven games.
— 11-2-2 at home, 9-3-3 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games

Washington 14-8-4
— lost four of last six games.
— 8-4-2 at home, 6-4-2 on road.
— under 10-4 on road

Winnipeg 17-9-2
— won five of last six games, giving up ten goals.
— 8-5-1 at home, 9-4-1 on road.
— under 4-0 last four home games

 

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NCAAF
Weather Report

Bowl Season

 

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
GASO at OHIO	11:00 AM	OHIO +2.5 U 49.0	+500 +500
JSU at ULL	02:15 PM	JSU -3.0 U 57.5	+500 +500
M-OH at APP	03:30 PM	M-OH +6.5 O 40.5	+500 +500
NMSU at FRES	05:45 PM	NMSU -3.5 U 52.0	+500 +500
UCLA at BSU	07:30 PM	BSU +5.5 O 47.0	+500 +500
CAL at TTU	09:15 PM	TTU -3.5 O 57.5	+500 +500

 

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2023 BOWL RECORD:

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
12/16/2023	5-6-1	45.83%	-800	Detail

 

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2023 BOWL BEST BETS !

12/16/2023.......................5 - 4 - 1.....................55.55.....................+ 3.00

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack:

— Bucks 146, Pistons 114- Detroit has lost 23 games in a row.
— Heat 118, Bulls 116- Jimmy Butler hit the game-winner at the buzzer.
— Kings 125, Jazz 104- Keegan Murray made 12 of 15 3-point shots!!!
— Warriors 124, Nets 120- Steph Curry was 6-8 on arc, scored 37 points.
— Thunder 118, Nuggets 117- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit the game-winner.
— Mavericks 131, Trailblazers 120- Luka Doncic scored 40, had a triple-double.

Quote of the Day
“I feel like I need a beer.”
Bengals QB Jake Browning, after Saturday’s overtime win

Sunday’s quiz
Who has the most wins as a head coach for the Detroit Lions?

Saturday’s quiz
NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder used to be the Seattle SuperSonics.

Friday’s quiz
NFC East is the only division in the NFL where all four teams have won a Super Bowl.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy sports Saturday​

Bengals 27, Vikings 24 OT
Minnesota led 17-3 after the third quarter.
WR Addison caught six passes for 111 yards, two TD’s.
Minnesota is 6-7 in one-score games this year (11-0 LY)
Mullens is the 56th QB to start an NFL game this season.
Bengals’ first five drives: 32 plays, 116 yards, 3 points.
Bengals’ last five drives: 38 plays, 263 yards, 24 points.
Bengals won their last three games, scoring 34-34-28 points.
Five of Cincinnati’s last six games went over the total.

Colts 30, Steelers 13
Pittsburgh led 13-0 early in second quarter.
Steelers’ second TD came on a 1-yard drive after a blocked punt.
After that TD, rest of game, Steelers ran 37 plays for 161 yards, no points.
Steelers lost four of their last five games, scoring 13.4 ppg.
Colts after the blocked punt: 57 plays, 340 yards, 30 points.
Indianapolis won/covered five of its last six games.
In its last six games, Indy is +9 in turnovers (13-4)
Colts’ team total: over 10-3-1.

Lions 42, Broncos 17
Goff was 24-34/278 passing, with five TD passes.
Lions’ first three drives: 14 plays, 47 yards, 3 punts.
Lions’ next five drives: 39 plays, 372 yards, 35 points.
Detroit is 10-5 ATS in last 15 games vs AFC opponents.
Lions outgained Denver, 448-287.
Last five weeks, Denver converted only 21-67 on third down.
Broncos are 2-5 ATS on the road this season.
Broncos are 7-15 ATS in last 22 games coming off a win.

— Purdue 92, Arizona 84
Boilermakers had three guys score 22+ points.
Purdue shot 61% inside arc, 10-24 on the arc.
First loss for 8-1 Arizona, which has three top 25 wins.

— Kentucky 87, North Carolina 83
Dillingham led Kentucky with 17 points; he didn’t start.
Kentucky had 18 offensive rebounds on 44 missed shots.
North Carolina led once; 72-71 with 5:15 left in game.

— Memphis 79, Clemson 77
First loss for 9-1 Clemson, which led 39-32 at half.
Teams combined to shoot 11-49 on the arc.
Memphis was +9 in turnovers (15-6).

— Ohio State 67, UCLA 60
Brickfest!!! Teams combined to shoot 2-24 on the arc.
Ohio State shot 58.5% inside the arc.
Buckeyes outscored UCLA 30-19 over last 10:47 of game.

— Kansas 75, Indiana 71
Hoosiers led by 13 early in second half.
Kansas played four subs a total of only 24 minutes.
McCullar was only 3-11 from floor, but 13-16 on foul line.

— Creighton 85, Alabama 82
Alabama shot 58% inside arc, only 4-22 on arc.
Crimson Tide led by 6 early in second half.
Creighton outscored Alabama 21-8 on the foul line.

— Saint Louis 75, Louisiana Tech 74
Tech is first team since 2009 to have ZERO TURNOVERS in a game.
But they lost; Billikens outscored Tech 11-4 over final 0:36 of the game.
Saint Louis made 10-18 3-point shots.

— Word of the Day: Smorgasbord- Saturday offered a wide variety of games on TV, starting at 11am, and running for the next 13-14 hours, a sports smorgasbord.

Myrtle Beach Bowl: Ohio U 41, Georgia Southern 21
Bobcats led 20-0 at halftime.
Ohio U was 10-15 on third down, Eagles 5-12
Georgia Southern loses its last five games, after a 6-2 start.

New Orleans Bowl: Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31 OT
Gamecocks win a bowl in their first season on the I-A level.
Louisiana loses, despite scoring three defensive touchdowns.
Jax State was minus-4 in turnovers, but ran ball 74 times for 290 yards.

Cure Bowl: Appalachian State 13, Miami OH 9
App State led 6-3 at halftime, on a rainy day in Orlando.
Both teams turned ball over three times.
App State outgained Miami, 388-227

New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10
Bulldogs outgained New Mexico State 500-200.
Fresno converted 8-13 third down plays.
Fresno QB Keene was 31-39/380 passing, with 3 TD passes.

Los Angeles Bowl: UCLA 35, Boise State 22
Bruins outscored Boise State 21-0 in third quarter.
QB Garbers came off bench, was 9-12/152 passing, with two TD’s.
UCLA ran ball for 230 yards, outgained Broncos 510-332.

 

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NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up

Bowl Season

December 21

Boca Raton Bowl
Syracuse (-3) vs South Florida
Syracuse (6-6)
— Syracuse lost six of last eight games, after a 4-0 start.
— Orangemen already fired their coach.
— Syracuse is 6-0 when it scores 28+ points, 0-6 when it doesn’t.
— Syracuse gained 399+ TY in its wins, 286 or less in its losses.
— under Babers, Syracuse is 12-10 ATS as a home favorite, 1-1 TY.
— 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 47 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB has started 21 games.
— Syracuse is 2-1 ATS as a favorite this year.
— Orangemen are 3-5 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
— four of last five Syracuse games went over the total.
— Syracuse won four of its last five bowls (were favored in 1 of 5 games).
— ACC favorites are 13-10 ATS out of conference this season.


South Florida (6-6)
— USF gave up 41+ points in five of its six losses.
— Bulls are 5-1 ATS as an underdog this year.
— new HC Golesh was OC at Tennessee last two years.
— USF gave up 465+ TY in five of its last six losses.
— Bulls threw for 319+ yards in three of last four games.
— 4 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— 40 starts back on offensive line.
— freshman QB has completed 64.1% of passes (23 TD’s, 11 INT)
— Five of USF’s six losses were by 14+ points.
— Bulls have a minus-7 turnover ratio this year.
— over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— USF hasn’t been to a bowl since 2018.
— Bulls are 3-2 SU/2-3 ATS in their last five bowls
— AAC underdogs are 10-18 ATS out of conference.


— These teams haven’t met since 2016.
— Underdogs covered this bowl three of last four years.
— since 2015, AAC teams are 3-2 ATS in this bowl.
— Average total in the nine Boca Raton Bowls: 66.4.
— Last three years, ACC teams are 10-1 ATS vs AAC opponents.


December 22

Gasparilla Bowl
Georgia Tech vs Central Florida (-4.5) (@ Tampa, FL)
Georgia Tech (6-6)
— Tech is 5-0 when it allows less than 31 points, 1-6 when they give up 31+.
— GT was 5-7 last year, despite being +11 in turnovers.
— GT is 6-6 this year, they’re +3 in turnovers.
— Tech ran for 200+ yards in five of last six games.
— Last six games, Tech gave up 237 rushing yards/game.
— 5 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 66 starts back on offensive line.
— soph QB completed 61.9% of passes (26 TD’s, 15 INTs)
— Tech is 6-2 ATS as an underdog this year.
— Tech is 4-1 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
— over is 8-3 in their I-A games this season.
— Georgia Tech hasn’t had a winning season since 2018.
— Yellow Jackets haven’t gone bowling since 2018; last bowl win? 2016.
— ACC underdogs are 7-11 ATS out of inference this year.


UCF (6-6)
— UCF won three of its last four games, after an 0-5 skid.
— UCF is 6-1 when it gives up less than 31 points.
— Knights 442+ yards in six of last eight games.
— Last four games, UCF was +6 in turnovers.
— UCF is 2-3 in games decided by 3 or fewer points.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 126 starts back on offensive line- good depth
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— senior QB Plumlee has 22 starts between UCF/Ole Miss.
— Knights are 1-6 ATS as a favorite this year.
— Underdogs covered nine of their last ten games.
— in his career, Malzahn is 3-6 SU in bowl games.
— UCF’s last four games stayed under the total.
— Central Florida is 2-3 SU/ATS in its last five bowls.
— UCF won this bowl two of last three years.
— Big X favorites are 10-13 ATS out of conference.


— Favorites are 5-2 ATS in last seven Gasparilla Bowls.
— since 2019, Big X teams are 9-4 ATS vs ACC teams.
— Average total in last seven Gasparilla Bowls: 44.4.




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December 21

South Florida @ Syracuse
South Florida
South Florida is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Syracuse
South Florida is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Syracuse
Syracuse
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Syracuse's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Syracuse's last 7 games when playing South Florida


December 22

Georgia Tech @ Central Florida
Georgia Tech
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgia Tech's last 6 games
Georgia Tech is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Central Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Central Florida's last 6 games
Central Florida is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games


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NCAAF
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[Cnotes53]

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
UTSA at MRSH	09:00 PM	UTSA -12.0 O 51.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
12/19/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail
12/16/2023	5-6-1	45.83%	-800	Detail

 

[Cnotes53]

2023 BOWL BEST BETS !

12/19/2023........ ..............2 - 0 - 0...............100.00%...............+ 11.00
12/16/2023.......................5 - 4 - 1................55.55%................+ 3.00

TOTALS............................,7 - 4 - 1................63.63%................+ 14.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
— 76ers 127, Minnesota 113- Joel Embiid had 51 points, 12 rebounds.
— Knicks 121, Nets 102- 16-11 Knicks are off to their best start since 2013.
— Nuggets 113, Raptors 104- Jokic had 31 points, 15 rebounds.
— Bulls 124, Lakers 108- Lakers are 1-4 since they won the IST.
— Cavaliers 124, Utah 116- Utah State alum Merrill scored 27 off bench.
— Heat 115, Orlando 106- Miami made 15 of 29 shots behind the arc.

Quote of the Day
“We feel a little disrespected by that. I feel like we are the best team in the league, and we have an opportunity in front of the country to show it.”
Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton, on the 49ers being favored over Baltimore this week

Thursday’s quiz
Who is the all-time leader in passing yardage for the Washington Redskins/Commanders?

Wednesday’s quiz
2006/2007 was last time a college basketball team won consecutive national titles, when Billy Donovan’s Florida team won both tournaments.

Tuesday’s quiz
The Sun Bowl college football game is played in El Paso, TX every year.

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Thursday’s Den: College basketball info……..​

The way college basketball is now, with so many transfers happening, it is still kind of early, but here is some of what we’ve learned so far this season.

— Big X
6 of 14 teams are in kenpom.com Top 20
Houston/BYU, newcomers to the Big X, are highest-rated teams right now.
Houston has the best eFG% defense in the country.
Oklahoma State (6-5), West Virginia (4-6) have regressed.

— SEC
5 of 14 teams are in the top 25.
Tennessee is 8-3, but they’ve played the #12 schedule, a tough schedule.
Ole Miss is 11-0, but they’ve played schedule #262.
Vanderbilt is 4-7; they’re 65-76 in 4+ years under Jerry Stackhouse, 24-46 in SEC games. Five years ago, Vandy was off to a 4-0 start under Bryce Drew, but their best player (Darius Garland) got hurt, missed the rest of the season, and the Commodores went in the ashcan, going 9-23- they fired Drew.
Garland is now a productive player in the NBA, while Drew has moved on to Grand Canyon in the WAC, where he has a 73-28 record coaching the Antelopes. I’m thinking the administration at Vanderbilt screwed up- they should’ve kept Drew as coach.

— Big 14
Only have three teams rated in top 20.
Michigan State is struggling at 6-5.
Zach Edey must have a great NIL deal for him to return to Purdue this season. Boilers have five top 20 wins, but lost conference opener at Northwestern. Purdue is shooting 40.3% on the arc; what will they shoot in March, when the heat is on?

— Pac-12
In its last season, Pac-12 is 0-5 SU against the Mountain West; no bueno.
Arizona/Colorado are only Pac-12 teams rated in top 30.
UCLA is 5-5, losing five of last six D-I games; there are rumors about Mick Cronin’s interest in the Louisville job, when that opens up.
Arizona has eight foreign players on its roster, UCLA has seven.
Meanwhile, Oregon State/Washington State are joining the WCC in basketball for the next two seasons.

— ACC
Duke, Clemson, North Carolina are only teams rated in top 25.
Duke had a quality neutral court win over Baylor Wednesday.
Syracuse is 8-3 with a 20-point win over Oregon, but all three Orange losses were by 17+ points; they’re forcing turnovers 21.7% of time, a marked improvement over recent years.

— Teams in country with best continuity:
Columbia- Ivy League
Drexel- CAA
Florida Atlantic- AAC
Marquette- Big East
Cal-Davis- Big West

— Teams in country with most experience:
St Bonaventure- A-15
Washington- Pac-12
TCU- Big X
North Carolina- ACC
St John’s- Big East

— OVC
Morehead State is 8-4, the only OVC team in the top 200; Tuesday night at Indiana, they led the Hoosiers by 15 with 8:58 left, but lost 69-68. Morehead looks like one of those dangerous 14-seeds we’ll be talking about in March.

— Word of the Day- Grinch- a person who is unfriendly, a killjoy.

— Big East
Seton Hall upset UConn Wednesday, Providence upset Marquette Tuesday.
Villanova just beat Creighton in overtime, another upset.
Rick Pitino is going to make waves with St John’s, just not sure it’ll be this year.
Jay Wright retired in the spring of 2022, after a 30-8 season. In his last nine years at Villanova, Wildcats went 265-53, 130-31 in Big East games.
Since Wright left, Villanova is 25-21, 11-10 in Big East games.

— Mountain West
Three best teams appear to be Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State.
Rams/Lobos both have one loss; both losses were against Saint Mary’s.
Like we said before, Mountain West is 5-0 SU against the Pac-12 this season.
Right now, MW is ranked as the #7 league; this would be the third year in a row Mountain West is in the top 7- 2013 was the last time before that.

— Atlantic 15
9-2 Dayton is the only team rated in the top 70.
Duquesne is 9-2; their coach is Keith Dambrot, who was Lebron James’ high school coach.
St Joe’s is 9-2, but against schedule #325; they lost to Texas A&M-Commerce.
A-15 got only one team in NCAA’s LY (VCU), could be headed that way again.

— AAC
14 teams in this league now; they’ve reshuffled more than any league this year.
FAU is legit good; they were in Final Four last year, have whole team back, are 9-2 now.
Memphis is 9-2, with seven top 100 wins (schedule #10)
Other than FAU/Memphis, SMU, North Texas, Tulane appear to be AAC contenders.

— Missouri Valley
Indiana State/Drake are both 11-1, the Valley’s only top 100 teams.
Drake has played schedule #301, Indiana State #264. Sycamores are shooting 61.2% inside the arc, 41.4% on the arc- they have the best eFG% in the whole country.
Evansville is 10-2 against schedule #318; the last five years, Evanaville was 40-111, so a great rebuilding job being done by David Ragland. They did lose their only top 100 game by 41 at BYU, but 10-2 is 10-2.
Murray State is 3-8; they’ve had only one losing season since 1997.

— WCC
Right now, WCC is 5-14 against the Mountain West
7-6 against the Pac-12
0-5 against the WAC
3-4 against the Big Sky,
In other words, the WCC is down; losing BYU hurt, especially this year, because BYU is really good. Saint Mary’s is a disappointing 7-5, but they’ve played better recently. Gonzaga is 8-3, 3-3 against top 100 teams.
It’ll be interesting next year, when Oregon State/Washington State join the WCC.
— Ivy League
Princeton is 10-1, with three top 100 wins; KenPom has them at #44.
Yale, Cornell appear to be the teams best poised to upset Princeton in the Ivy tournament.

— Conference USA
League looks like a 3-way battle between Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky.
This league has teams in Virginia, Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico; lot of travel.

— Other mid-majors we’ve got our eye on:

Grand Canyon, WAC- Antelopes are 9-1, with wins over San Diego State, Liberty

James Madison, Sun Belt- 11-0 Dukes opened season with OT wins at Michigan State/Kent State and they still haven’t lost. JMU has #27 eFG% in country; they’re forcing turnovers 21.8% of the time (#29).

Western Carolina, SoCon- Catamounts have Power 5 wins at Notre Dame, Vandy; WCU has been in the NCAA’s one time- they were a 16-seed in 1996, lost 73-71 to #1-seed Purdue.
Western Carolina also made the first 3-point shot in NCAA history, on November 29, 1980. Ronnie Carr made the shot.

Cal-Irvine, Big West- Anteaters haven’t been in NCAAs since 2019, when they upset Kansas State in a 4-13 game. Irvine always defends well; their subs are playing 8th most minutes in country, so they’ve got good depth.

Vermont, America East- Catamounts have been in four of last six NCAA Tournaments; they have wins over Charleston, Yale this season.

McNeese State, Southland- Will Wade has never had a losing season as a coach, whether at VCU, LSU or Chattanooga; his first team at McNeese is 10-2, shooting 41% on the arc, while playing a slow (#348) pace.
Joe Dumars’ alma mater hasn’t been to the NCAA’s since 2002; could this be their year?

 

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NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up

Bowl Season

December 23

Birmingham Bowl
Troy (-7.5) vs Duke
Troy (11-2)
— Troy won its last ten games (8-1 ATS last nine).
— Trojans HC quit, moved on to Tulane.
— Trojans were held to 13-14 points in their two losses.
— under Sumrall, Trojans were 6-5 ATS as a favorite (1-2 TY).
— 6 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 88 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB had 28 career starts coming into this year.
— Last four games, Troy scored 40 points/game.
— Last seven games. Trojans are +9 in turnovers.
— Troy’s last four games went over the total.
— Troy won/covered its last five bowls, dating back to 2010.
— Sun Belt favorites are 9-6 ATS out of conference.


Duke (7-5)
— QB bolted to Notre Dame, coach bolted to Texas A&M.
— Duke is 3-5 in last eight games, after a 4-0 start.
— Duke allowed 21 or less points in its wins, 31.8 ppg in losses.
— Duke is 1-3 TY in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Blue Devils are 7-4 ATS in last 11 games as an underdog (2-3 TY)
— 10 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 122 starts back on offensive line, with 4 starters back
— freshman backup QB threw 137 passes TY (8 TD, 3 INT)
— Blue Devils are 2-4 ATS TY in games with single digit spread.
— over is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Duke won/covered its last four bowls; last bowl loss was in 2014.
— ACC underdogs are 7-10 ATS out of conference.


— These teams haven’t met since 2014.
— Favorites are 6-3 ATS in last nine Birmingham Bowls.
— average total in this bowl the last six years: 64.0.
— since 2019, Sun Belt teams are 12-7 ATS vs ACC opponents.


Camellia Bowl
Arkansas State (-1) vs Northern Illinois (@ Montgomery, AL)
Arkansas State (6-6)
— Red Wolves won 77-31 (Texas State), lost 72-0 (Ohio State).
— Arkansas State is 1-1 in games decided by less than 10 points.
— ASU is 5-2 ATS in games with a single digit spread.
— 5 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 29 starts back on offensive line; they added 4 transfers.
— freshman QB completed 58.8% of passes (15 TD’s, 6 INTs)
— ASU allowed 436+ TY in five of last seven games.
— Last four games, Red Wolves are +6 in turnovers.
— Butch Jones is 4-2 SU in bowl games.
— This is Arkansas State’s first bowl since 2019.
— Red Wolves are 2-3 SU in their last five bowls.


Northern Illinois (6-6)
— Huskies won five of last seven games, after a 1-4 start.
— NIU is 4-1 giving up 14 or fewer points, 2-5 giving up 20+ points.
— NIU is +7 in turnovers in its wins, minus-9 in its losses.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 117 starts back on offensive line; they’re supposed to be good.
— senior QB made 16 starts before this year.
— NIU is 4-3 ATS in games with single digit spread.
— Under Hammock, NIU is 9-7 ATS in non-league games
— four of their last six games stayed under the total.
— NIU went to one bowl the last four years.
— Huskies lost their last seven bowls (1-4 ATS last five)
— MAC teams are 17-18 ATS this year, out of conference.


— These teams haven’t met since 2011.
— Favorites covered this bowl three of last four years.
— since 2015, Sun Belt teams are 5-2 ATS in this bowl.
— average total in this bowl the last five years: 49.2
— MAC squads are 13-9-1 ATS in last 23 games vs Sun Belt opponents.


Armed Forces Bowl
James Madison (-3) vs Air Force (@ Fort Worth, TX)
James Madison (11-1)
— JMU’s only loss was 26-23 at home to App State Nov 18.
— Dukes have fun wins by 8 or fewer points.
— Dukes are 4-1 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— JMU’s coach has bolted to Indiana.
— 6 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 120 starts back on offensive line- lot of experience.
— junior QB has completed 68.9% of his passes, thrown 32 TD’s, 9 INT’s.
— JMU is 22-10 ATS in last 32 games as a favorite.
— In September, JMU won 45-38 at Utah State of Mountain West
— Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
— This is James Madison’s first bowl.
— Sun Belt favorites are 9-6 ATS out of conference.


Air Force (8-4)
— Air Force lost its last four games, after an 8-0 start.
— Last four games, Falcons scored 15.5 ppg.
— Last four games, AF was minus-8 in turnovers.
— Seven of Air Force’s eight I-A wins are by 10+ points.
— 5 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 62 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB has thrown 62 passes, run ball 133 times.
— since 2015, Air Force is 16-8-1 ATS as an underdog (0-1 TY)
— since 2016, Flyboys are 20-11-1 ATS in non-league games.
— four of their last six games stayed under the total.
— Air Force won its last four bowl games, scoring 34.3 ppg.
— Falcons (+3.5) won this bowl 30-15 last year.
— Mountain West underdogs are 16-9 ATS out of conference.


— These teams haven’t met in this century.
— since 2017, service academies are 4-0 SU in this game.
— last seven years, underdogs are 5-2 ATS in this bowl.
— since 2016, Mountain West teams are 13-5-2 ATS vs Sun Belt squads.


Idaho Potato Bowl
Georgia State vs Utah State (-1) (@ Boise, ID)
Georgia State (6-6)
— Panthers lost last five games, after a 6-1 start.
— Georgia State allowed 42+ points in 4 of last 5 losses.
— Panthers scored 30+ points in five of their six wins.
— 7 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 86 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB has 23 starts.
— Georgia State is 8-5-1 ATS in its last 14 non-league games.
— Panthers are 5-4-1 ATS in games with single digit spread.
— Their last three games stayed under the total.
— Panthers won three of last four bowls, scoring 39-51 in last two.
— Sun Belt teams are 18-14 ATS out of conference.


Utah State (6-6)
— Aggies won last game 44-41 to become bowl eligible.
— Utah State won three of its last four games.
— Utah State is 23-16 SU in three years under Anderson.
— USU is 6-2 when it scores 32+ points, 0-4 if it doesn’t.
— Last two games, Aggies gave up 352/337 yards rushing.
— 4 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 32 starts back on offensive line; inexperienced.
— junior QB has 8 career starts.
— TY, Aggies are 3-6 ATS in games with single digit spread.
— Utah State is 8-10 ATS in last 18 non-league games.
— last six games, Aggies are minus-7 in turnovers.
— over is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Utah State is 3-2 SU in its last five bowl games.
— Mountain West teams are 20-13 ATS out of conference.


— These teams haven’t met in this century.
— Favorites are 4-2 ATS in last six Potato Bowls.
— since 2016, Mountain West teams are 13-5-2 ATS vs Sun Belt squads.


Mobile Bowl
Eastern Michigan @ South Alabama (-16) (@ Mobile, AL)
Eastern Michigan (6-6)
— EMU won last two games, 30-27/24-11, to become bowl eligible.
— Eagles are 5-0 scoring 24+ points, 1-6 scoring less than 24.
— EMU is 1-5 SU/4-2 ATS on the road this year.
— 4 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 58 starts back on offensive line; only two starters are back.
— soph QB Smith is completing 57.4% of passes, with 9 TD’s, 7 INT’s.
— EMU is 28-8 ATS last 36 games as a road underdog (4-2 TY).
— under Creighton, EMU is 30-13-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Eagles are 4-9 ATS in last 13 non-conference games.
— three of their last four games went over.
— Eagles are 22-16 SU last three years (32-61 from 2013-20).
— EMU won bowl game 41-27 LY, snapping 4-game bowl losing skid.
— MAC road underdogs are 15-12 ATS out of conference.


South Alabama (6-6)
— USA is 4-1 when it scores 33+ points, 2-5 when it doesn’t.
— Five of six Jaguar wins were by 18+ points.
— USA is 1-4 in games decided by 13 or less points.
— 9 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— 69 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB had 13 career starts coming into this year.
— Jaguars lost SU twice as a double digit favorite TY (3-3 ATS).
— under Wommack, Jaguars are 8-7 ATS as a home favorite.
— Four of Jaguars’ last five games stayed under the total.
— under Wommack, Jaguars are 6-8 ATS in non-conference games.
— South Alabama is 0-3 in bowl games (’14, ’16, last year)
— Sun Belt home favorites are 5-4 ATS out of conference.


— These teams haven’t met in this century.
— Favorites covered this bowl the last three years.
— MAC squads are 13-9-1 ATS in last 23 games vs Sun Belt opponents.
— This bowl is played in South Alabama’s stadium.


Las Vegas Bowl
Utah (-7) vs Northwestern
Utah (8-4)
— Utah is 2-3 in its last five games, after a 6-1 start.
— Utes are 7-0 when they allow 17 or less points, 1-4 if they allow more than 17.
— Utah allowed 32+ points in four of last six games.
— Utah is 11-7 ATS in last 18 games as a favorite (4-2 TY).
— 7 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— 84 starts back on offensive line; high expectations
— soph QB Barnes is completing 58.5% of passes (12 TD/9 INT)
— last 4+ years, Utes are 42-17 SU.
— Utah is 6-11-1 ATS in last 18 non-league games.
— Five of their last seven games went over.
— Utah lost last four bowls, after Whittingham started out 11-1 in bowls.
— Pac-12 favorites are 13-6 ATS out of conference.


Northwestern (7-5)
— Northwestern had off-field issues in off-season, has a new coach.
— Ex-coach Fitzgerald was 111-101 there, played there; big change
— Interim coach did so well, he is now the full-time coach.
— Wildcats won last three games to become bowl eligible.
— 4 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 27 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB started 11 games at Cincinnati last year.
— Northwestern covered its last six games (4-2 SU)
— Wildcats covered their last five tries as an underdog.
— Northwestern is 3-8-1 ATS in last 12 non-conference games.
— under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— This is Northwestern’s first bowl since 2020.
— Wildcats won their last four bowls (two as an underdog)


— Northwestern (+7) upset Utah 31-20 in 2018 Holiday Bowl.
— Favorite covered last four Las Vegas Bowls.
— since 2013, Pac-12 teams are 5-3 SU/4-4 ATS in this bowl.
— Pac-12 teams are 11-7 ATS in last 18 games vs Big 14 opponents.


Hawai’i Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs San Jose State (-10)
Coastal Carolina (7-5)
— Coastal’s 4-year starting QB has bolted to NC State.
— Coastal lost last two games, 28-21/56-14.
— Chanticleers are 0-5 giving up 27+ points, 7-0 giving up less than 27.
— Coastal is 3-1 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Chanticleers are 11-4 ATS last 15 games as an underdog.
— 8 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 39 starts back on offensive line.
— backup QB has completed 62.9% of passes (4 TD’s, one INT)
— Coastal is 11-9 ATS in its last 20 non-league games.
— over is 3-1 in their last four games.
— Coastal has played in bowls the last three years, their first three bowls.
— Coastal was 1-2 in those bowls, with average total of 80.3.
— Sun Belt underdogs are 9-10 ATS out of conference.


San Jose State (7-5)
— Spartans won their last six games, after a 1-5 start.
— San Jose allowed 35+ points in four of five losses.
— Spartans are bowl eligible for third time in four years.
— San Jose is 6-0 when they score 30+, 1-5 when they don’t.
— 9 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 86 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB has started 35 games, 23 at Hawai’i.
— Spartans are 4-1 ATS as a favorite TY.
— under Brennan, San Jose is 12-13 ATS in non-conference tilts.
— San Jose ran ball for 217+ yards in five of last six games.
— Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.
— San Jose made bowls two of last three years, but lost both.
— Mountain West favorites are 4-4 ATS out of conference.


— Underdogs won the last five Hawai’i Bowls SU.
— Mountain West teams are 4-2 ATS in last six Hawai’i Bowls.
— since 2016, Mountain West teams are 13-5-2 ATS vs Sun Belt squads.




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December 23

Arkansas State @ Northern Illinois
Arkansas State
Arkansas State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Arkansas State is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northern Illinois's last 6 games

Troy @ Duke
Troy
Troy is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Troy is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Duke
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Duke's last 6 games
Duke is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games

Georgia State @ Utah State
Georgia State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgia State's last 6 games
Georgia State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah State
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah State's last 11 games

James Madison @ Air Force
James Madison
James Madison is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games
James Madison is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Air Force
Air Force is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Air Force's last 6 games

South Alabama @ Eastern Michigan
South Alabama
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of South Alabama's last 5 games
South Alabama is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Eastern Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Michigan's last 6 games

Utah @ Northwestern
Utah
Utah is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games
Northwestern
Northwestern is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Northwestern is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Coastal Carolina @ San Jose State
Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Coastal Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
San Jose State
San Jose State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games


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[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
USF at SYR	08:00 PM	USF +3.0 O 55.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
12/21/2023	1-1-0	50.00%	-50	Detail
12/19/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail
12/16/2023	5-6-1	45.83%	-800	Detail

 

[Cnotes53]

2023 BOWL BEST BETS !

12/21/2023.......................1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...............- 0.50
12/19/2023........ ..............2 - 0 - 0...............100.00%...............+ 11.00
12/16/2023.......................5 - 4 - 1................55.55%................+ 3.00

TOTALS............................,8 - 5 - 1................61.53%................+ 13.50