Cnotes 2023 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!
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| Date | League | Game | Score | Pick | Outcome |
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| Oct 11, 2023 | MLB | LA Dodgers Arizona | 2 4 | Over 9.5 | Loss |
MLB PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
10/11/2023......................3 - 2.............................60.00%..........................+ 6.55
10/10/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 11.00
10/09/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 9.10
10/08/2023......................2 - 1 - 1......................62.50%..........................+ 3.35
10/07/2023......................3 - 2............................60.00%..........................+ 7.25
10/04/2023......................5 - 1............................83.33%..........................+ 22.30
10/03/2023......................3 - 3............................50.00%..........................- 1.50
TOTALS.........................18 - 15 - 1.......................54.54%.........................+ 17.85
10/11/2023......................3 - 2.............................60.00%..........................+ 6.55
10/10/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 11.00
10/09/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 9.10
10/08/2023......................2 - 1 - 1......................62.50%..........................+ 3.35
10/07/2023......................3 - 2............................60.00%..........................+ 7.25
10/04/2023......................5 - 1............................83.33%..........................+ 22.30
10/03/2023......................3 - 3............................50.00%..........................- 1.50
TOTALS.........................18 - 15 - 1.......................54.54%.........................+ 17.85
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Thursday’s 6-pack:
CFL standings:
East
Toronto 13-2
Montreal 9-7
Hamilton 8-8
Ottawa 4-12
West
Winnipeg 12-4
British Columbia 11-5
Saskatchewan 6-10
Calgary 4-11
Edmonton 4-12
Quote of the Day
“First lesson in business is: Don’t get emotional about stock, it clouds your judgment.”
Gordon Gekko, from Wall Street
Thursday’s quiz
Who led the NBA in scoring last season?
Wednesday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Patrick Mahomes/Jared Goff have fathers who played major league baseball.
Tuesday’s quiz
Before they moved to Texas in 1972, the Texas Rangers were the Washington Senators.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Astros 3, Twins 2
Brantley, Abreu homered for Houston.
Astros’ bullpen got ten outs, didn’t allow a run.
Astros move on, will play Texas in the ALCS.
— Phillies 10, Braves 2
Harper hit two homers, knocked in four runs.
Castellanos hit two solo homers.
Phillies lead series, 2-1.
— Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 0
Arizona hit four solo home runs in the third inning.
They’re first team EVER to hit four HR’s in one inning of a playoff game.
In series, LA starters allowed 13 runs in 8.2 IP.
— With the new rules this year, notably the pitch clock, the need for 3-man broadcast booths isn’t there anymore. There is a lot less time in between pitches; you don’t need two analysts jockeying for time to get their thoughts in.
Maybe one answer is to have two analysts and no play-by-play guy, maybe that would work, as long as one of the analysts had enough experience to read all the promos they show during a typical game.
— Texas-El Paso 27, Florida International 13
Miners ran out to a 21-0 lead in first quarter.
UTEP averaged 16.8 yards/pass attempt.
FIU ran 34 times for only 91 yards; they were 2-11 on third down.
— New Mexico State 27, Sam Houston State 13
Aggies led 27-0 at halftime.
New Mexico State threw TD passes of 78, 12 yards.
Sam Houston is in its first season of I-A football; they’re now 0-6.
— Bruins 3, Blackhawks 1— Chicago was only NHL team to get a back/back on the first two nights of the season- they split the two games.
— Word of the Day: grifter— a person who swindles people out of money.
— Last week, Indianapolis Colts gave RB Jonathan Taylor a 3-year, $42M contract, with $26,5M guaranteed; he is now the 3rd-highest paid RB in the NFL, after Christian McCaffrey/Alvin Kamara.
— In five games, Detroit Lions have had 27 plays of 20+ yards; 19 of those 27 plays came on 1st and 10— are they just being more aggressive than other teams on first down?
— In their last three games, New England Patriots have had 38 series; they’ve gotten inside their opponent’s 20-yard line on one of those 38 drives, and kicked a FG on that one. Last two games, New England went 3/out on 13 of 25 drives.
— In five games, Cincinnati Bengals have only six plays of 20+ yards; their opponents have 20.
— Last three games, Green Bay Packers were outscored 54-6 in the first half.
— Oklahoma WR Andrel Anthony hurt his knee, is out for the year; Anthony has 27 catches for 429 yards and a touchdown, after transferring to the Sooners, from Michigan.
— Former NFL QB Brock Osweiler is a college football game analyst on ESPN now; he’s pretty good. Osweiler works with Dave Flemming, one of the best play/play guys, so that helps, but he had the Arizona-USC game late Saturday night and he was interesting to listen to.
Lot of times, analysts get overly excited and rattle on endlessly during close games, but Osweiler was explaining stuff while giving his partner space to call the game.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
CFL standings:
East
Toronto 13-2
Montreal 9-7
Hamilton 8-8
Ottawa 4-12
West
Winnipeg 12-4
British Columbia 11-5
Saskatchewan 6-10
Calgary 4-11
Edmonton 4-12
Quote of the Day
“First lesson in business is: Don’t get emotional about stock, it clouds your judgment.”
Gordon Gekko, from Wall Street
Thursday’s quiz
Who led the NBA in scoring last season?
Wednesday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Patrick Mahomes/Jared Goff have fathers who played major league baseball.
Tuesday’s quiz
Before they moved to Texas in 1972, the Texas Rangers were the Washington Senators.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Astros 3, Twins 2
Brantley, Abreu homered for Houston.
Astros’ bullpen got ten outs, didn’t allow a run.
Astros move on, will play Texas in the ALCS.
— Phillies 10, Braves 2
Harper hit two homers, knocked in four runs.
Castellanos hit two solo homers.
Phillies lead series, 2-1.
— Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 0
Arizona hit four solo home runs in the third inning.
They’re first team EVER to hit four HR’s in one inning of a playoff game.
In series, LA starters allowed 13 runs in 8.2 IP.
— With the new rules this year, notably the pitch clock, the need for 3-man broadcast booths isn’t there anymore. There is a lot less time in between pitches; you don’t need two analysts jockeying for time to get their thoughts in.
Maybe one answer is to have two analysts and no play-by-play guy, maybe that would work, as long as one of the analysts had enough experience to read all the promos they show during a typical game.
— Texas-El Paso 27, Florida International 13
Miners ran out to a 21-0 lead in first quarter.
UTEP averaged 16.8 yards/pass attempt.
FIU ran 34 times for only 91 yards; they were 2-11 on third down.
— New Mexico State 27, Sam Houston State 13
Aggies led 27-0 at halftime.
New Mexico State threw TD passes of 78, 12 yards.
Sam Houston is in its first season of I-A football; they’re now 0-6.
— Bruins 3, Blackhawks 1— Chicago was only NHL team to get a back/back on the first two nights of the season- they split the two games.
— Word of the Day: grifter— a person who swindles people out of money.
— Last week, Indianapolis Colts gave RB Jonathan Taylor a 3-year, $42M contract, with $26,5M guaranteed; he is now the 3rd-highest paid RB in the NFL, after Christian McCaffrey/Alvin Kamara.
— In five games, Detroit Lions have had 27 plays of 20+ yards; 19 of those 27 plays came on 1st and 10— are they just being more aggressive than other teams on first down?
— In their last three games, New England Patriots have had 38 series; they’ve gotten inside their opponent’s 20-yard line on one of those 38 drives, and kicked a FG on that one. Last two games, New England went 3/out on 13 of 25 drives.
— In five games, Cincinnati Bengals have only six plays of 20+ yards; their opponents have 20.
— Last three games, Green Bay Packers were outscored 54-6 in the first half.
— Oklahoma WR Andrel Anthony hurt his knee, is out for the year; Anthony has 27 catches for 429 yards and a touchdown, after transferring to the Sooners, from Michigan.
— Former NFL QB Brock Osweiler is a college football game analyst on ESPN now; he’s pretty good. Osweiler works with Dave Flemming, one of the best play/play guys, so that helps, but he had the Arizona-USC game late Saturday night and he was interesting to listen to.
Lot of times, analysts get overly excited and rattle on endlessly during close games, but Osweiler was explaining stuff while giving his partner space to call the game.
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Thursday, October 12
Thursday’s games
Atlanta @ Philadelphia
(Phillies lead 2-1)
Strider is 4-1, 3.69 in his last five starts.
Braves are 26-6 in his starts, 13-3 on road.
Over is 4-2-1 in his last seven starts.
He is 0-2, 5.79 in two playoff starts.
He is 8-0, 1.90 in eight games (7 starts) vs Philadelphia.
Braves are 6-4 in their last ten games.
Atlanta is 52-30 on road.
Over is 14-5 in their last 19 games.
Atlanta is in the playoffs for the sixth year in a row.
Braves won the 2021 World Series.
Snitker’s playoff record: 24-20
Suarez is 2-0, 4.71 in his last four starts.
Phillies are 14-9 in his starts, 6-6 at home.
Over is 7-5 in his last 12 starts.
He is 2-0, 0.98 in six playoff games (4 starts).
He is 2-2, 3.00 in seven starts vs Atlanta.
Phillies won 12 of their last 16 games overall.
Philly is 52-32 at home.
Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.
Phillies are in playoffs for second year in a row.
Before last year, last time they were in playoffs was 2011.
Thomson’s playoff record: 15-7
Braves are 8-6 against the Phillies this year.
MLB
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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
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Weather Report
Thursday, October 12
MLB
Dunkel
Thursday, October 12
MLB
Long Sheet
Thursday, October 12
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, October 12
Thursday’s games
Atlanta @ Philadelphia
(Phillies lead 2-1)
Strider is 4-1, 3.69 in his last five starts.
Braves are 26-6 in his starts, 13-3 on road.
Over is 4-2-1 in his last seven starts.
He is 0-2, 5.79 in two playoff starts.
He is 8-0, 1.90 in eight games (7 starts) vs Philadelphia.
Braves are 6-4 in their last ten games.
Atlanta is 52-30 on road.
Over is 14-5 in their last 19 games.
Atlanta is in the playoffs for the sixth year in a row.
Braves won the 2021 World Series.
Snitker’s playoff record: 24-20
Suarez is 2-0, 4.71 in his last four starts.
Phillies are 14-9 in his starts, 6-6 at home.
Over is 7-5 in his last 12 starts.
He is 2-0, 0.98 in six playoff games (4 starts).
He is 2-2, 3.00 in seven starts vs Atlanta.
Phillies won 12 of their last 16 games overall.
Philly is 52-32 at home.
Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.
Phillies are in playoffs for second year in a row.
Before last year, last time they were in playoffs was 2011.
Thomson’s playoff record: 15-7
Braves are 8-6 against the Phillies this year.
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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
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MLB PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
10/12/2023......................2 - 0...........................100.00%..........................+ 11.95
10/11/2023......................3 - 2.............................60.00%..........................+ 6.55
10/10/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 11.00
10/09/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 9.10
10/08/2023......................2 - 1 - 1......................62.50%..........................+ 3.35
10/07/2023......................3 - 2............................60.00%..........................+ 7.25
10/04/2023......................5 - 1............................83.33%..........................+ 22.30
10/03/2023......................3 - 3............................50.00%..........................- 1.50
TOTALS.........................20 - 15 - 1.......................57.14%.........................+ 29.80
10/12/2023......................2 - 0...........................100.00%..........................+ 11.95
10/11/2023......................3 - 2.............................60.00%..........................+ 6.55
10/10/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 11.00
10/09/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 9.10
10/08/2023......................2 - 1 - 1......................62.50%..........................+ 3.35
10/07/2023......................3 - 2............................60.00%..........................+ 7.25
10/04/2023......................5 - 1............................83.33%..........................+ 22.30
10/03/2023......................3 - 3............................50.00%..........................- 1.50
TOTALS.........................20 - 15 - 1.......................57.14%.........................+ 29.80
Friday’s 6-pack:
All-time strikeout leaders:
5,714— Nolan Ryan
4,875— Randy Johnson
4,672— Roger Clemens
4,136— Steve Carlton
3,701— Bert Blyleven
3,640— Tom Seaver
Quote of the Day
“There’s a lot of great things happening here. We will own the things that need to get better. People need to make sure they’re seeing the other side of it as well. That’s what we have been trying to say for a long time. … we are venting a little bit of frustration with that to be completely honest. I like the job we are doing there. I think we are set up to play really well in the second half of the season.”
USC coach Lincoln Riley
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers’ pitcher Clayton Kershaw was the center on his high school football team; which NFL quarterback was his teammate in high school?
Thursday’s quiz
Joel Embiid led the NBA in scoring last season, with 33.1 points/game.
Wednesday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Patrick Mahomes/Jared Goff have fathers who played major league baseball.
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Four years and two more procedures later, my eye is just fine, thanks to Dr Lemanski, who did two cataract procedures on that eye.
Just wanted to thank those two great doctors for fixing my eye; it is appreciated.
— Chiefs 19, Broncos 8
Chiefs have now won their last 16 games against Denver.
Chiefs won last five games overall, by 8-31-3-7-11 points (4-1 ATS).
Chiefs have outscored opponents 101-28 in first half.
Butker’s 52-yard FG with 2:00 left covered the spread.
Broncos are 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS this season.
Chiefs outgained Denver, 389-197
In their only win this year, Denver trailed 28-7 late in third quarter.
Denver is 7-14-1 ATS in last 22 AFC West road games.
— Houston 41, West Virginia 39
Houston led 35-24 with 4:00 left in game.
West Virginia threw a 50-yard TD pass with 0:12 left to go up 39-35.
Houston connected on a 49-yard Hail Mary on the last play for the win.
WVU was 13-19 on third down, Houston was 3-9.
— SMU 31, East Carolina 10
SMU led 14-0 after the first quarter.
Mustangs broke game open with 34-yard pick-6 in 4th quarter.
ECU completed only 18-39 passes, averaged 4.9 yards/attempt.
— Phillies 3, Braves 1
Nick Castellanos is first player ever with multiple HR’s in consecutive playoff games.
Ranger Suarez allowed three baserunners in 5 IP.
Five Philly relievers got the last 12 outs.
Phillies-Diamondbacks is an unlikely NLCS.
— Last week we shredded Miami coach Mario Cristobal for not having his team take a knee in the last minute, with his team safely ahead and Georgia Tech out of timeouts. Miami fumbled and Tech won the game, which was coaching malpractice, but we found another example of this, maybe a worse one.
September 11, 1999, UNLV is at Baylor; same situation, Baylor is safely ahead, they have the ball on UNLV’s 10-yard line or so, Rebels are out of timeouts, but Baylor runs a play, trying to score another TD, but the kid fumbles and a UNLV defensive back runs the ball back for a TD that won the game, and extended Baylor’s losing streak to seven games.
The reason I bring this up is that Baylor’s coach that night was Kevin Steele, who is now the defensive coordinator at Alabama. This was Steele’s first home game coaching Baylor, and it wound up being a disaster— he went 9-36 with the Bears, 1-31 in Big 12 games.
— Only one college basketball team has been in the Elite 8 the last two NCAA Tournaments; the Miami Hurricanes.
— Word of the Day: Alliance— An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose.
— Kansas Jayhawks are 3-point favorites at Oklahoma State Saturday; it is only the second time in the last 11 seasons that Kansas is a road favorite. Earlier this year, Jayhawks were favored at Nevada; they won 31-24, but didn’t cover the 28-point spread.
— With the Orioles getting swept by Texas, AL East teams went 0-7 in the playoffs this year.
— Dallas Mavericks played couple of exhibitions in Abu Dhabi, then played a game in Spain on the way home— they have only one exhibition game in this country, next week against Detroit.
Not sure how all that travel gets you ready for the regular season, but Mark Cuban is way smarter than I am, so we’ll see how it goes. Dallas opens the season October 25, against the San Antonio Spurs.
— Was surprised to see that Saint Mary’s is the coaches’ choice to win the WCC basketball title this winter, with perennial champ Gonzaga the #2 pick. Don’t think that clipping won’t wind up on a bulletin board in Spokane.
— There is a pro basketball team from Israel, Maccabi Ra’Anana, that is playing three games against NBA teams in the coming week; they lost 135-103 to the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night.
Imagine what the security must be like at those games, given the events of the past week? We just hope things go smoothly and that everyone gets home safely.
— NBA All-Star Game is in Indiana this year; they should honor the old ABA and play the game with a red, white and blue basketball, the one they used in the ABA, where the Pacers played.
NBA absorbed four ABA teams into the league in 1976; Pacers, Nets, Spurs, Nuggets. The ABA was an outstanding league, lot of fun to watch. Would be great if the NBA acknowledged that.
All-time strikeout leaders:
5,714— Nolan Ryan
4,875— Randy Johnson
4,672— Roger Clemens
4,136— Steve Carlton
3,701— Bert Blyleven
3,640— Tom Seaver
Quote of the Day
“There’s a lot of great things happening here. We will own the things that need to get better. People need to make sure they’re seeing the other side of it as well. That’s what we have been trying to say for a long time. … we are venting a little bit of frustration with that to be completely honest. I like the job we are doing there. I think we are set up to play really well in the second half of the season.”
USC coach Lincoln Riley
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers’ pitcher Clayton Kershaw was the center on his high school football team; which NFL quarterback was his teammate in high school?
Thursday’s quiz
Joel Embiid led the NBA in scoring last season, with 33.1 points/game.
Wednesday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Patrick Mahomes/Jared Goff have fathers who played major league baseball.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
— Four years ago this week, the retina in my right eye detached while I was in Las Vegas; not good. 10 days later, Dr Mallick fixed my eye here in Albany, and for that I thank him.Four years and two more procedures later, my eye is just fine, thanks to Dr Lemanski, who did two cataract procedures on that eye.
Just wanted to thank those two great doctors for fixing my eye; it is appreciated.
— Chiefs 19, Broncos 8
Chiefs have now won their last 16 games against Denver.
Chiefs won last five games overall, by 8-31-3-7-11 points (4-1 ATS).
Chiefs have outscored opponents 101-28 in first half.
Butker’s 52-yard FG with 2:00 left covered the spread.
Broncos are 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS this season.
Chiefs outgained Denver, 389-197
In their only win this year, Denver trailed 28-7 late in third quarter.
Denver is 7-14-1 ATS in last 22 AFC West road games.
— Houston 41, West Virginia 39
Houston led 35-24 with 4:00 left in game.
West Virginia threw a 50-yard TD pass with 0:12 left to go up 39-35.
Houston connected on a 49-yard Hail Mary on the last play for the win.
WVU was 13-19 on third down, Houston was 3-9.
— SMU 31, East Carolina 10
SMU led 14-0 after the first quarter.
Mustangs broke game open with 34-yard pick-6 in 4th quarter.
ECU completed only 18-39 passes, averaged 4.9 yards/attempt.
— Phillies 3, Braves 1
Nick Castellanos is first player ever with multiple HR’s in consecutive playoff games.
Ranger Suarez allowed three baserunners in 5 IP.
Five Philly relievers got the last 12 outs.
Phillies-Diamondbacks is an unlikely NLCS.
— Last week we shredded Miami coach Mario Cristobal for not having his team take a knee in the last minute, with his team safely ahead and Georgia Tech out of timeouts. Miami fumbled and Tech won the game, which was coaching malpractice, but we found another example of this, maybe a worse one.
September 11, 1999, UNLV is at Baylor; same situation, Baylor is safely ahead, they have the ball on UNLV’s 10-yard line or so, Rebels are out of timeouts, but Baylor runs a play, trying to score another TD, but the kid fumbles and a UNLV defensive back runs the ball back for a TD that won the game, and extended Baylor’s losing streak to seven games.
The reason I bring this up is that Baylor’s coach that night was Kevin Steele, who is now the defensive coordinator at Alabama. This was Steele’s first home game coaching Baylor, and it wound up being a disaster— he went 9-36 with the Bears, 1-31 in Big 12 games.
— Only one college basketball team has been in the Elite 8 the last two NCAA Tournaments; the Miami Hurricanes.
— Word of the Day: Alliance— An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose.
— Kansas Jayhawks are 3-point favorites at Oklahoma State Saturday; it is only the second time in the last 11 seasons that Kansas is a road favorite. Earlier this year, Jayhawks were favored at Nevada; they won 31-24, but didn’t cover the 28-point spread.
— With the Orioles getting swept by Texas, AL East teams went 0-7 in the playoffs this year.
— Dallas Mavericks played couple of exhibitions in Abu Dhabi, then played a game in Spain on the way home— they have only one exhibition game in this country, next week against Detroit.
Not sure how all that travel gets you ready for the regular season, but Mark Cuban is way smarter than I am, so we’ll see how it goes. Dallas opens the season October 25, against the San Antonio Spurs.
— Was surprised to see that Saint Mary’s is the coaches’ choice to win the WCC basketball title this winter, with perennial champ Gonzaga the #2 pick. Don’t think that clipping won’t wind up on a bulletin board in Spokane.
— There is a pro basketball team from Israel, Maccabi Ra’Anana, that is playing three games against NBA teams in the coming week; they lost 135-103 to the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night.
Imagine what the security must be like at those games, given the events of the past week? We just hope things go smoothly and that everyone gets home safely.
— NBA All-Star Game is in Indiana this year; they should honor the old ABA and play the game with a red, white and blue basketball, the one they used in the ABA, where the Pacers played.
NBA absorbed four ABA teams into the league in 1976; Pacers, Nets, Spurs, Nuggets. The ABA was an outstanding league, lot of fun to watch. Would be great if the NBA acknowledged that.
Saturday’s 6-pack:
$$ wagered on sports in August, 2023:
$1.12B— New York
$725.8M— New Jersey
$431M— Nevada
$393M— Pennsylvania
$379.5M— Ohio
$319M— Virginia
Quote of the Day
“Yeah, listen. That’s a boneheaded mistake by me. They were calling one (a time-out) as well. I’m off a down. That was stupid.”
Broncos’ coach Sean Payton
Saturday’s quiz
Where did Deion Sanders play his college football?
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers’ pitcher Clayton Kershaw was the center on his high school football team; Matthew Stafford was the quarterback on that team.
Thursday’s quiz
Joel Embiid led the NBA in scoring last season, with 33.1 points/game.
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Memphis led 21-10 with 5:00 left in third quarter.
Tulane is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games.
Memphis ran ball 19 times for only 45 yards.
Under Fritz, Green Wave is 36-23-1 ATS in conference games.
Tulane’s nickname is Green Wave; why do they have light blue uniforms?
— QB’s Daniel Jones (Giants), Deshaun Watson (Browns) have already been declared out of their games this weekend. Jones has a neck injury, Watson has a bruised shoulder.
Tyrod Taylor will start at QB for the Giants, PJ Walker for Cleveland.
— Patriots are 0-10 ATS in their last ten games as an underdog, when Mac Jones was QB.
— Dallas Cowboys have had 26 second-half drives in their five games; they’ve scored only three touchdowns on those 26 drives. Cowboys have six first half TD’s on 20 drives.
— In the NHL, Vegas Golden Knights are 21-2-5 in their last 28 games against San Jose Sharks, 11-0-3 in their last fourteen visits to San Jose.
— Word of the Day: prodigy— a person, usually a young one, gifted with exceptional qualities or abilities.
— Baseball playoffs so far:
first round— no game 3’s
second round— no game 5’s
The big TV ratings come in those winner-take-all games; hasn’t been one of those yet. With two Texas teams and Arizona in this year’s Final Four, not sure the powers-that-be are going to like the TV ratings for this year’s playoffs.
It’ll still be real good baseball, that’s for sure, but lot of the marquis names have already been eliminated.
— Three starting pitchers are already out for 2024, after having arm surgery:
Sandy Alcantara, Marlins
Brandon Woodruff, Brewers
Kyle Wright, Braves
— I watched a few innings of the Arizona Fall League on MLB.tv Friday afternoon; there was a guy playing I’m interested in adding for my fantasy team, wanted to see him throw a couple innings.
Weird TV coverage: only one camera, with a high angle behind home plate. The announcer was actually pretty good. Found out what I needed to know, plus it is always fun to watch baseball.
— There is a pitcher in Japan, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is apparently going to be a free agent in the major leagues this winter: he’s won three straight Triple Crowns in Japan. He had a 1.21 ERA this past year, a 0.74 WHIP and won 16 games. He’s about to become really rich.
— Odds to win the World Series:
Astros +190
Phillies +200
Rangers +275
Diamondbacks +450
— Most touchdown plays of 30+ yards this season:
7— Dolphins
5— Vikings
4— Lions
3— Eagles, Colts, Steelers
— December 2 in Las Vegas, there is a good basketball doubleheader at the MGM Garden Arena: USC-Fresno State, Washington-Colorado State.
— Doing prep work for the coming college hoop season, turns out that Davidson has one thing that really works against them in the Transfer Portal era; Davidson doesn’t have a graduate school, so they can’t take graduate transfers. Therefore, they’re always going to be younger than most of their opponents.
Davidson recruits lot of foreign players; they have one very big thing in their favor, Davidson is where Steph Curry played his college ball.
$$ wagered on sports in August, 2023:
$1.12B— New York
$725.8M— New Jersey
$431M— Nevada
$393M— Pennsylvania
$379.5M— Ohio
$319M— Virginia
Quote of the Day
“Yeah, listen. That’s a boneheaded mistake by me. They were calling one (a time-out) as well. I’m off a down. That was stupid.”
Broncos’ coach Sean Payton
Saturday’s quiz
Where did Deion Sanders play his college football?
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers’ pitcher Clayton Kershaw was the center on his high school football team; Matthew Stafford was the quarterback on that team.
Thursday’s quiz
Joel Embiid led the NBA in scoring last season, with 33.1 points/game.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a fall Friday…….
— Tulane 31, Memphis 21Memphis led 21-10 with 5:00 left in third quarter.
Tulane is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games.
Memphis ran ball 19 times for only 45 yards.
Under Fritz, Green Wave is 36-23-1 ATS in conference games.
Tulane’s nickname is Green Wave; why do they have light blue uniforms?
— QB’s Daniel Jones (Giants), Deshaun Watson (Browns) have already been declared out of their games this weekend. Jones has a neck injury, Watson has a bruised shoulder.
Tyrod Taylor will start at QB for the Giants, PJ Walker for Cleveland.
— Patriots are 0-10 ATS in their last ten games as an underdog, when Mac Jones was QB.
— Dallas Cowboys have had 26 second-half drives in their five games; they’ve scored only three touchdowns on those 26 drives. Cowboys have six first half TD’s on 20 drives.
— In the NHL, Vegas Golden Knights are 21-2-5 in their last 28 games against San Jose Sharks, 11-0-3 in their last fourteen visits to San Jose.
— Word of the Day: prodigy— a person, usually a young one, gifted with exceptional qualities or abilities.
— Baseball playoffs so far:
first round— no game 3’s
second round— no game 5’s
The big TV ratings come in those winner-take-all games; hasn’t been one of those yet. With two Texas teams and Arizona in this year’s Final Four, not sure the powers-that-be are going to like the TV ratings for this year’s playoffs.
It’ll still be real good baseball, that’s for sure, but lot of the marquis names have already been eliminated.
— Three starting pitchers are already out for 2024, after having arm surgery:
Sandy Alcantara, Marlins
Brandon Woodruff, Brewers
Kyle Wright, Braves
— I watched a few innings of the Arizona Fall League on MLB.tv Friday afternoon; there was a guy playing I’m interested in adding for my fantasy team, wanted to see him throw a couple innings.
Weird TV coverage: only one camera, with a high angle behind home plate. The announcer was actually pretty good. Found out what I needed to know, plus it is always fun to watch baseball.
— There is a pitcher in Japan, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is apparently going to be a free agent in the major leagues this winter: he’s won three straight Triple Crowns in Japan. He had a 1.21 ERA this past year, a 0.74 WHIP and won 16 games. He’s about to become really rich.
— Odds to win the World Series:
Astros +190
Phillies +200
Rangers +275
Diamondbacks +450
— Most touchdown plays of 30+ yards this season:
7— Dolphins
5— Vikings
4— Lions
3— Eagles, Colts, Steelers
— December 2 in Las Vegas, there is a good basketball doubleheader at the MGM Garden Arena: USC-Fresno State, Washington-Colorado State.
— Doing prep work for the coming college hoop season, turns out that Davidson has one thing that really works against them in the Transfer Portal era; Davidson doesn’t have a graduate school, so they can’t take graduate transfers. Therefore, they’re always going to be younger than most of their opponents.
Davidson recruits lot of foreign players; they have one very big thing in their favor, Davidson is where Steph Curry played his college ball.
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Sunday, October 15
Game 1, ALCS
Texas @ Houston
Montgomery is 3-0, 1.66 in his last six starts.
Rangers are 6-7 in his starts, 3-4 on road.
Under 4-1 last five starts
He is 1-0, 2.55 in three playoff starts.
He is 1-1, 3.73 in six starts vs Houston.
Rangers won 13 of their last 17 games.
Texas is 44-41 on road.
Texas is in the playoffs for first time since 2016.
Bochy won three World Series when he managed the Giants.
His postseason record: 49-33
Verlander is 3-0, 0.47 in his last three starts.
Houston is 7-4 in his starts, 3-3 at home.
Over is 7-4 in his last 11 starts.
He is 17-11, 3.54 in 35 playoff starts.
He is 21-8, 2.60 in 35 starts vs Texas.
Houston won eight of its last ten games.
Astros are 40-43 at home this season.
Astros won the World Series LY, lost WS in 2019, 2021.
Houston is in the playoffs for 7th year in a row.
Baker’s playoff record: 54-47
Astros are 9-4 vs Texas this season.
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Sunday, October 15
Game 1, ALCS
Texas @ Houston
Montgomery is 3-0, 1.66 in his last six starts.
Rangers are 6-7 in his starts, 3-4 on road.
Under 4-1 last five starts
He is 1-0, 2.55 in three playoff starts.
He is 1-1, 3.73 in six starts vs Houston.
Rangers won 13 of their last 17 games.
Texas is 44-41 on road.
Texas is in the playoffs for first time since 2016.
Bochy won three World Series when he managed the Giants.
His postseason record: 49-33
Verlander is 3-0, 0.47 in his last three starts.
Houston is 7-4 in his starts, 3-3 at home.
Over is 7-4 in his last 11 starts.
He is 17-11, 3.54 in 35 playoff starts.
He is 21-8, 2.60 in 35 starts vs Texas.
Houston won eight of its last ten games.
Astros are 40-43 at home this season.
Astros won the World Series LY, lost WS in 2019, 2021.
Houston is in the playoffs for 7th year in a row.
Baker’s playoff record: 54-47
Astros are 9-4 vs Texas this season.
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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Baseball teams with most improved attendance this year:
+9,578 fans/game— Phillies
7,018— Orioles
6,440— Rangers
4,977— Mariners
4,607— Pirates
4,544— Blue Jays
Quote of the Day
“I think this game is 100% on me.”
Oregon coach Dan Lanning, after a last-second loss to Washington
Sunday’s quiz
Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano was once head coach of which NFL team?
Saturday’s quiz
Deion Sanders played his college football at Florida State.
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers’ pitcher Clayton Kershaw was the center on his high school football team; Matthew Stafford was the quarterback on that team.
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Lot of football coaches have become reckless with 4th down gambles; Oregon led this game 33-29 with 2:11 left. They had 4th-and-3 at the Washington 47. Instead of punting, pinning the Huskies deep in their own territory, they go for it on 4th down, don’t get the first down, and give Washington a short field.
Huskies then drive 53 yards in two plays and win the game. Oregon missed a 43-yard FG on last play that would’ve tied it up.
Washington led 29-18 with 2:00 left in third quarter.
Oregon converted 10-16 on third down, 0-3 on 4th down.
Ducks’ QB Nix was 33-44 passing, for 337 yards and 2 TD’s.
It kind of sucks that this is the last year for the Pac-12; it is such a good league this season.
— Iowa 15, Wisconsin 6
Total for this game was 33.5, the fifth-lowest total for any game since 1995:
31.5— Iowa-Minnesota, 2022
31.5— Iowa-Kentucky, 2022
32.5— Army-Navy, 2022
33— Arizona-Oregon State, 1995
33.5— Iowa-Wisconsin, 2023
Iowa was 6-14/37 yards passing for the whole game, and they won.
Wisconsin converted 2-17 third down plays.
Total yardage was 332-237, Wisconsin.
— North Carolina 41, Miami 31
Miami led 17-14 at halftime.
WR Walker caught six passes for 132 yards, 3 TD’s; he recovered an onside kick, too.
Tar Heels improve to 6-0, for first time since 1997.
— Arizona 44, Washington State 6
Wazzu was an 8-point favorite in this game.
Arizona was +3 in turnovers, outgained Coogs, 516-234.
Freshman QB Fifita was 34-43/342 passing for Arizona.
— Oklahoma State 39, Kansas 32
Jayhawks led 32-24 with 6:00 left in third quarter.
Oklahoma State kicked three FG’s, got a TD in last 20:26 of the game.
— Kansas State 38, Texas Tech 21— Freshman QB Johnson ran ball 12 times for 91 yards and 5 TD’s. He also completed 8 of 9 passes for 77 yards.
— Eastern Michigan 28, Kent State 14— Kent State started the game with an onside kick, which probably seemed like a good idea Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, whenever they decided to do it.
Saturday afternoon? Not so much; EMU ran the onside kick back 44 yards for a TD.
— Upsets of the Week:
Illinois (+12.5) 27, Maryland 24
Stanford (+11.5) 46, Colorado 43 OT
Iowa (+9) 15, Wisconsin 6
Arizona (+8) 44, Washington State 6
Pittsburgh (+7.5) 38, Louisville 21
Iowa State (+5) 30, Cincinnati 10
Coastal Carolina (+4.5) 27, Appalachian State 24
— Word of the Day: Quisling— a traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
— Stanford 46, Colorado 43— Colorado has split two overtime games this year; they won coin toss before both overtimes, but chose to take the ball first— virtually no one else does this. It is kind of like baseball; you want last up’s, to see what you need to do to win.
Stanford trailed this game 29-0 at halftime; they’re fourth team since 2005 to win after trailing by 28+ points at the half:
2006— Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41 (trailed 35-7 at half)- bowl game
2015— TCU 47, Oregon 41 (trailed 32-0 at half)- bowl game
2017— UCLA 45, Texas A&M 44 (trailed 38-10 at half)
2023— Stanford 46, Colorado 43 (trailed 29-0 at half)
— Alabama 24, Arkansas 21
Alabama’s first three completions went for 146 yards.
Crimson Tide led 24-6 with 1:00 left in third quarter.
Alabama outgained the Aggies, 415-250.
Alabama has been in the top 25 in the last 252 AP polls, second longest streak ever. Nebraska has the longest streak; they were in the top 25 for 347 consecutive polls, from 1981-2002.
— Florida 41, South Carolina 39
South Carolina led 37-27 with 5:00 left in game.
Gators drove 75 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:47 left.
— Rutgers 27, Michigan State 24
Spartans led 24-6 after three quarters.
Both teams had three turnovers, both were 4-12 on third down.
— Notre Dame 48, USC 20
USC QB Williams threw three INT’s in first half.
With score 31-20, Notre Dame ran a kickoff back 99 yards for a TD.
— UNLV 45, Nevada 27— Rebels are 5-1 for first time since 1984.
— Texas State 21, UL-Monroe 20
Bobcats threw a 22-yard TD pass with 0:41 left for the win.
UL-Monroe led 20-9 with 5:00 left in the game.
Baseball teams with most improved attendance this year:
+9,578 fans/game— Phillies
7,018— Orioles
6,440— Rangers
4,977— Mariners
4,607— Pirates
4,544— Blue Jays
Quote of the Day
“I think this game is 100% on me.”
Oregon coach Dan Lanning, after a last-second loss to Washington
Sunday’s quiz
Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano was once head coach of which NFL team?
Saturday’s quiz
Deion Sanders played his college football at Florida State.
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers’ pitcher Clayton Kershaw was the center on his high school football team; Matthew Stafford was the quarterback on that team.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college football Saturday
— Washington 36, Oregon 33Lot of football coaches have become reckless with 4th down gambles; Oregon led this game 33-29 with 2:11 left. They had 4th-and-3 at the Washington 47. Instead of punting, pinning the Huskies deep in their own territory, they go for it on 4th down, don’t get the first down, and give Washington a short field.
Huskies then drive 53 yards in two plays and win the game. Oregon missed a 43-yard FG on last play that would’ve tied it up.
Washington led 29-18 with 2:00 left in third quarter.
Oregon converted 10-16 on third down, 0-3 on 4th down.
Ducks’ QB Nix was 33-44 passing, for 337 yards and 2 TD’s.
It kind of sucks that this is the last year for the Pac-12; it is such a good league this season.
— Iowa 15, Wisconsin 6
Total for this game was 33.5, the fifth-lowest total for any game since 1995:
31.5— Iowa-Minnesota, 2022
31.5— Iowa-Kentucky, 2022
32.5— Army-Navy, 2022
33— Arizona-Oregon State, 1995
33.5— Iowa-Wisconsin, 2023
Iowa was 6-14/37 yards passing for the whole game, and they won.
Wisconsin converted 2-17 third down plays.
Total yardage was 332-237, Wisconsin.
— North Carolina 41, Miami 31
Miami led 17-14 at halftime.
WR Walker caught six passes for 132 yards, 3 TD’s; he recovered an onside kick, too.
Tar Heels improve to 6-0, for first time since 1997.
— Arizona 44, Washington State 6
Wazzu was an 8-point favorite in this game.
Arizona was +3 in turnovers, outgained Coogs, 516-234.
Freshman QB Fifita was 34-43/342 passing for Arizona.
— Oklahoma State 39, Kansas 32
Jayhawks led 32-24 with 6:00 left in third quarter.
Oklahoma State kicked three FG’s, got a TD in last 20:26 of the game.
— Kansas State 38, Texas Tech 21— Freshman QB Johnson ran ball 12 times for 91 yards and 5 TD’s. He also completed 8 of 9 passes for 77 yards.
— Eastern Michigan 28, Kent State 14— Kent State started the game with an onside kick, which probably seemed like a good idea Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, whenever they decided to do it.
Saturday afternoon? Not so much; EMU ran the onside kick back 44 yards for a TD.
— Upsets of the Week:
Illinois (+12.5) 27, Maryland 24
Stanford (+11.5) 46, Colorado 43 OT
Iowa (+9) 15, Wisconsin 6
Arizona (+8) 44, Washington State 6
Pittsburgh (+7.5) 38, Louisville 21
Iowa State (+5) 30, Cincinnati 10
Coastal Carolina (+4.5) 27, Appalachian State 24
— Word of the Day: Quisling— a traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
— Stanford 46, Colorado 43— Colorado has split two overtime games this year; they won coin toss before both overtimes, but chose to take the ball first— virtually no one else does this. It is kind of like baseball; you want last up’s, to see what you need to do to win.
Stanford trailed this game 29-0 at halftime; they’re fourth team since 2005 to win after trailing by 28+ points at the half:
2006— Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41 (trailed 35-7 at half)- bowl game
2015— TCU 47, Oregon 41 (trailed 32-0 at half)- bowl game
2017— UCLA 45, Texas A&M 44 (trailed 38-10 at half)
2023— Stanford 46, Colorado 43 (trailed 29-0 at half)
— Alabama 24, Arkansas 21
Alabama’s first three completions went for 146 yards.
Crimson Tide led 24-6 with 1:00 left in third quarter.
Alabama outgained the Aggies, 415-250.
Alabama has been in the top 25 in the last 252 AP polls, second longest streak ever. Nebraska has the longest streak; they were in the top 25 for 347 consecutive polls, from 1981-2002.
— Florida 41, South Carolina 39
South Carolina led 37-27 with 5:00 left in game.
Gators drove 75 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:47 left.
— Rutgers 27, Michigan State 24
Spartans led 24-6 after three quarters.
Both teams had three turnovers, both were 4-12 on third down.
— Notre Dame 48, USC 20
USC QB Williams threw three INT’s in first half.
With score 31-20, Notre Dame ran a kickoff back 99 yards for a TD.
— UNLV 45, Nevada 27— Rebels are 5-1 for first time since 1984.
— Texas State 21, UL-Monroe 20
Bobcats threw a 22-yard TD pass with 0:41 left for the win.
UL-Monroe led 20-9 with 5:00 left in the game.
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Texas @ Houston
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Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Texas
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
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Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
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Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Texas
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Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
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| 10/16/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | +35 | Detail |
| 10/15/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | +35 | Detail |
| 10/12/2023 | 2-0-0 | 100.00% | +1195 | Detail |
| 10/11/2023 | 4-2-0 | 66.67% | +1155 | Detail |
| 10/10/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -1030 | Detail |
| 10/09/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -910 | Detail |
| 10/08/2023 | 2-1-1 | 62.50% | +335 | Detail |
| 10/07/2023 | 3-5-0 | 37.50% | -1455 | Detail |
| 10/04/2023 | 5-1-2 | 75.00% | +2230 | Detail |
| 10/03/2023 | 5-3-0 | 62.50% | +1285 | Detail |
MLB PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
10/15/2023......................1 - 1..............................50.00%..........................+ 0.35
10/12/2023......................2 - 0...........................100.00%..........................+ 11.95
10/11/2023......................3 - 2.............................60.00%..........................+ 6.55
10/10/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 11.00
10/09/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 9.10
10/08/2023......................2 - 1 - 1......................62.50%..........................+ 3.35
10/07/2023......................3 - 2............................60.00%..........................+ 7.25
10/04/2023......................5 - 1............................83.33%..........................+ 22.30
10/03/2023......................3 - 3............................50.00%..........................- 1.50
TOTALS.........................21 - 16 - 1.......................56.75%..........................+ 30.15
10/15/2023......................1 - 1..............................50.00%..........................+ 0.35
10/12/2023......................2 - 0...........................100.00%..........................+ 11.95
10/11/2023......................3 - 2.............................60.00%..........................+ 6.55
10/10/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 11.00
10/09/2023......................1 - 3.............................25.00%..........................- 9.10
10/08/2023......................2 - 1 - 1......................62.50%..........................+ 3.35
10/07/2023......................3 - 2............................60.00%..........................+ 7.25
10/04/2023......................5 - 1............................83.33%..........................+ 22.30
10/03/2023......................3 - 3............................50.00%..........................- 1.50
TOTALS.........................21 - 16 - 1.......................56.75%..........................+ 30.15
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Monday’s 6-pack:
Six interesting college football games to watch this weekend:
— Penn State @ Ohio State (-6)
— Clemson (-3) @ Miami
— Oklahoma State @ West Virginia (-2)
— Wisconsin (-2) @ Illinois
— Utah @ USC (-4)
— Mississippi State @ Arkansas (-9)
Quote of the Day
“It’s awesome. I love it. I was so fired up, stepping back into the huddle each time with a run play. Those guys were loving it. … Wasn’t anything too tricky. Just line up and go play ball.”
Matthew Stafford, on Rams running ball for 174 yards in 2nd half Sunday
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show CSI, what well-known actress played Hodges’ mother?
Sunday’s quiz
Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano was once head coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs.
Saturday’s quiz
Deion Sanders played his college football at Florida State.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…….
Browns 19, 49ers 17
— 49ers missed a 41-yard FG at the gun, wide right.
— San Francisco led 10-0 with 6:00 left in first half.
— 49ers in 2nd half: 25 plays, 48 yards, 7 points.
— Cleveland outgained the 49ers, 334-215.
— Browns kicked four FG’s on seven 2nd half drives.
— Backup QB Walker is now 5-3 as an NFL starter.
— Cleveland is 5-1-1 ATS last seven games as a home underdog.
— Browns had 13 penalties for 119 yards, 49ers 12 for 105.
Jets 20, Eagles 14
— Jets scored only TD on 8-yard drive, after picking off Hurts with 1:54 left.
— Jets were 2-11 on 3rd down, scored one TD, kicked four FG’s.
— Jets on first drive of game: 22 plays, 45 yards, six punts.
— Opponents on first drive of game: 57 plays, 444 yards, 27 points.
— Eagles led 14-12 when Hurts threw awful INT with 1:54 left.
— Philly were 7-14 on third down, Jets 2-11.
— Eagles’ first three drives: 32 plays, 184 yards, two TD’s.
— Eagles’ last seven drives: 38 plays, 187 yards, 3 turnovers, no points.
Ravens 24, Titans 16
— Baltimore outgained the Titans, 360-233.
— Ravens led this game 18-3 at halftime.
— Ravens scored 24+ points in its wins, 19-10 in losses.
— Baltimore defense has allowed only five TD’s on 69 drives.
— Ravens were 8-16 on third down, Tennessee 1-9.
— Tennessee lost 11 of its last 13 games SU.
— Five of Titans’ six games stayed under the total.
— Titans scored 27-27 points in wins, 15-3-16-16 in losses.
Commanders 24, Falcons 16
— Washington’s 3 TD drives were all short: 11-47-27 yards.
— Commanders picked off Ridder three times (+3 in turnovers)
— Down 24-16, Falcons were on 2-yard line, but turned ball over.
— 2nd-year QB Howell is 4-3 as NFL starter.
— Falcons outgained Washington 402-193; the turnovers were a killer.
— Atlanta is 13-22-2 ATS in last 37 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Atlanta is 3-3, but hasn’t led (0-5-1) at halftime yet.
— Falcons scored 24-25-21 points in their wins, 6-7-16 in losses.
Bengals 17, Seahawks 13
— Bengals’ first two drives: 20 plays, 142 yards, 14 points.
— Rest of game, Bengals ran 33 plays, 87 yards, 3 points.
— Bengals are 6-2-1 ATS in last nine games as a home favorite.
— Under is 5-1 in Cincinnati’s team total this season.
— Seahawks were on Cincinnati’s 9-yard line in last minute, didn’t score.
— Last three years, Seahawks are 0-4 SU/ATS in post-bye games.
— Last 3+ years, Seattle is 10-16 ATS coming off a win
— Geno Smith is 25-31 as an NFL starter, 13-13 with Seattle.
Jaguars 37, Colts 20
— Colts turned ball over on three of first seven drives.
— Indianapolis ran ball 17 times for only 44 yards.
— Colts are 6-10 ATS in last 16 games with spread of 3 or less.
— QB Minshew is now 9-17 as an NFL starter.
— Jaguars scored TD’s on first two drives, led 21-6 at halftime.
— Colts are 0-9 SU/ATS in last nine visits to Jacksonville.
— Jaguars won last three games, scoring 23-25-37 points.
— Under Pederson, Jags are +13 in turnovers (minus-20 in 2021)
Dolphins 42, Panthers 21
— Panthers led this game 14-0 after one quarter.
— Panthers after 1st quarter: 49 plays, 162 yards, no points.
— Carolina lost its first six games (0-5-1 ATS).
— Carolina is 6-12 ATS in last 18 games as a road dog (0-4 TY).
— Dolphins’ first two drives: 6 plays, 5 yards, 2 punts.
— Dolphins’ next six drives: 44 plays, 371 yards, 35 points.
— Miami is 3-0 SU/ATS at home, scoring 20 TD’s on 34 drives.
— Miami won/covered five of first six games, scoring 37.1 ppg.
Vikings 19, Bears 13
— Vikings had 3 takeaways; they had total of 3 in first five games.
— With star WR Jefferson out, Vikings were only 2-13 on third down.
— Minnesota in second half: 24 plays, 36 yards, no points.
— Minnesota is 16-7-1 ATS last 24 games as a road favorite.
— QB Fields left in third quarter with a right hand injury.
— Rookie QB Bagent (D-II Shepherd U) lost fumble for a Viking TD.
— Bears are 10-30 SU/14-24-2 ATS the last 2+ years.
— Minnesota won last six (5-1 ATS) series games.
Texans 20, Saints 13
— Saints got to Houston 14, Houston 24 on last two series, didn’t score.
— Under is 6-0 in Saints’ games this season.
— New Orleans is 6-8-1 ATS in last 15 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Saints have only eight offensive TD’s on 63 drives.
— Texans are off to 3-3 start, with rookie QB, rookie head coach.
— Houston outscored last four foes 59-17 in first half.
— Opponents’ team total: under 5-1
— Houston is 13-7-2 ATS in last 22 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Raiders 21, Patriots 17
— Patriots lost their last three games by a combined 93-20.
— Last four games, Patriots have three offensive TDs on 46 drives.
— New England’s team total is 6-0 under this season.
— Since Brady left, NE is 26-30 SU in regular season, 0-1 in playoffs.
— Raiders outgained NE 348-259, but scored only one TD, with 4 FG’s.
— Las Vegas held Patriots to 4.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Raiders covered 3-point spread on a safety with 1:52 left.
— Under is 5-1 in Las Vegas games this season.
Lions 20, Buccaneers 6
— Detroit won/covered five of its six games.
— QB Goff was 30-44/353 passing, with two TD’s.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 11-3 ATS in games coming off a win.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 28-11-1 ATS overall.
— Lions were 9-16 on third down, Buccaneers 2-12.
— Tampa Bay ran ball 16 times for only 46 yards.
— Under is 4-1 in Tampa Bay’s games this season.
— Tampa Bay scored 20-27-26 points in wins, 11-6 in losses.
Rams 26, Cardinals 9
— Arizona led 9-6 at halftime.
— Cardinals in 2nd half: 31 plays, 172 yards, 2 turnovers, no points.
— Rams in 2nd half: 37 plays, 255 yards, 2 TD’s, 2 FG’s.
— Cardinals have been outscored 98-30 in 2nd half.
— Rams ran ball for 174 yards in 2nd half, most in a half since 1996.
— Cooper Kupp caught seven passes for 148 yards and a TD.
— Under McVay, Rams are 22-13-3 ATS in games coming of a loss.
— LA scored 30-29-26 points in its wins, 23-16-14 in their losses.
Sean McVay has coached 14 games against Arizona; in those 14 games, the Cardinals started eight different quarterbacks.
Bills 14, Giants 9
— Buffalo in first half: 28 plays, 137 yards, 2 turnovers, no points.
— Buffalo in second half: 33 plays, 165 yards, 14 points.
— Bills outscored last five foes 82-26 in second half.
— Bills have converted 37-76 third down plays this year.
— Giants had ball on 1-yard line on last play of both halves, didn’t score either time
— Big Blue, with backup QB Taylor, converted 10-19 on third down.
— Giants lost last two games, despite being +5 in turnovers.
— Giants lost last four games, by 18-21-5-5 points.
Rangers 2, Astros 0
— Jordan Montgomery tossed 6.1 scoreless IP.
— Leody Taveras hit a solo home run.
— Texas leads best-of-7 series, 1-0.
— Rangers are 6-0 this postseason.
Monday’s 6-pack:
Six interesting college football games to watch this weekend:
— Penn State @ Ohio State (-6)
— Clemson (-3) @ Miami
— Oklahoma State @ West Virginia (-2)
— Wisconsin (-2) @ Illinois
— Utah @ USC (-4)
— Mississippi State @ Arkansas (-9)
Quote of the Day
“It’s awesome. I love it. I was so fired up, stepping back into the huddle each time with a run play. Those guys were loving it. … Wasn’t anything too tricky. Just line up and go play ball.”
Matthew Stafford, on Rams running ball for 174 yards in 2nd half Sunday
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show CSI, what well-known actress played Hodges’ mother?
Sunday’s quiz
Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano was once head coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs.
Saturday’s quiz
Deion Sanders played his college football at Florida State.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…….
Browns 19, 49ers 17
— 49ers missed a 41-yard FG at the gun, wide right.
— San Francisco led 10-0 with 6:00 left in first half.
— 49ers in 2nd half: 25 plays, 48 yards, 7 points.
— Cleveland outgained the 49ers, 334-215.
— Browns kicked four FG’s on seven 2nd half drives.
— Backup QB Walker is now 5-3 as an NFL starter.
— Cleveland is 5-1-1 ATS last seven games as a home underdog.
— Browns had 13 penalties for 119 yards, 49ers 12 for 105.
Jets 20, Eagles 14
— Jets scored only TD on 8-yard drive, after picking off Hurts with 1:54 left.
— Jets were 2-11 on 3rd down, scored one TD, kicked four FG’s.
— Jets on first drive of game: 22 plays, 45 yards, six punts.
— Opponents on first drive of game: 57 plays, 444 yards, 27 points.
— Eagles led 14-12 when Hurts threw awful INT with 1:54 left.
— Philly were 7-14 on third down, Jets 2-11.
— Eagles’ first three drives: 32 plays, 184 yards, two TD’s.
— Eagles’ last seven drives: 38 plays, 187 yards, 3 turnovers, no points.
Ravens 24, Titans 16
— Baltimore outgained the Titans, 360-233.
— Ravens led this game 18-3 at halftime.
— Ravens scored 24+ points in its wins, 19-10 in losses.
— Baltimore defense has allowed only five TD’s on 69 drives.
— Ravens were 8-16 on third down, Tennessee 1-9.
— Tennessee lost 11 of its last 13 games SU.
— Five of Titans’ six games stayed under the total.
— Titans scored 27-27 points in wins, 15-3-16-16 in losses.
Commanders 24, Falcons 16
— Washington’s 3 TD drives were all short: 11-47-27 yards.
— Commanders picked off Ridder three times (+3 in turnovers)
— Down 24-16, Falcons were on 2-yard line, but turned ball over.
— 2nd-year QB Howell is 4-3 as NFL starter.
— Falcons outgained Washington 402-193; the turnovers were a killer.
— Atlanta is 13-22-2 ATS in last 37 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Atlanta is 3-3, but hasn’t led (0-5-1) at halftime yet.
— Falcons scored 24-25-21 points in their wins, 6-7-16 in losses.
Bengals 17, Seahawks 13
— Bengals’ first two drives: 20 plays, 142 yards, 14 points.
— Rest of game, Bengals ran 33 plays, 87 yards, 3 points.
— Bengals are 6-2-1 ATS in last nine games as a home favorite.
— Under is 5-1 in Cincinnati’s team total this season.
— Seahawks were on Cincinnati’s 9-yard line in last minute, didn’t score.
— Last three years, Seahawks are 0-4 SU/ATS in post-bye games.
— Last 3+ years, Seattle is 10-16 ATS coming off a win
— Geno Smith is 25-31 as an NFL starter, 13-13 with Seattle.
Jaguars 37, Colts 20
— Colts turned ball over on three of first seven drives.
— Indianapolis ran ball 17 times for only 44 yards.
— Colts are 6-10 ATS in last 16 games with spread of 3 or less.
— QB Minshew is now 9-17 as an NFL starter.
— Jaguars scored TD’s on first two drives, led 21-6 at halftime.
— Colts are 0-9 SU/ATS in last nine visits to Jacksonville.
— Jaguars won last three games, scoring 23-25-37 points.
— Under Pederson, Jags are +13 in turnovers (minus-20 in 2021)
Dolphins 42, Panthers 21
— Panthers led this game 14-0 after one quarter.
— Panthers after 1st quarter: 49 plays, 162 yards, no points.
— Carolina lost its first six games (0-5-1 ATS).
— Carolina is 6-12 ATS in last 18 games as a road dog (0-4 TY).
— Dolphins’ first two drives: 6 plays, 5 yards, 2 punts.
— Dolphins’ next six drives: 44 plays, 371 yards, 35 points.
— Miami is 3-0 SU/ATS at home, scoring 20 TD’s on 34 drives.
— Miami won/covered five of first six games, scoring 37.1 ppg.
Vikings 19, Bears 13
— Vikings had 3 takeaways; they had total of 3 in first five games.
— With star WR Jefferson out, Vikings were only 2-13 on third down.
— Minnesota in second half: 24 plays, 36 yards, no points.
— Minnesota is 16-7-1 ATS last 24 games as a road favorite.
— QB Fields left in third quarter with a right hand injury.
— Rookie QB Bagent (D-II Shepherd U) lost fumble for a Viking TD.
— Bears are 10-30 SU/14-24-2 ATS the last 2+ years.
— Minnesota won last six (5-1 ATS) series games.
Texans 20, Saints 13
— Saints got to Houston 14, Houston 24 on last two series, didn’t score.
— Under is 6-0 in Saints’ games this season.
— New Orleans is 6-8-1 ATS in last 15 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Saints have only eight offensive TD’s on 63 drives.
— Texans are off to 3-3 start, with rookie QB, rookie head coach.
— Houston outscored last four foes 59-17 in first half.
— Opponents’ team total: under 5-1
— Houston is 13-7-2 ATS in last 22 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Raiders 21, Patriots 17
— Patriots lost their last three games by a combined 93-20.
— Last four games, Patriots have three offensive TDs on 46 drives.
— New England’s team total is 6-0 under this season.
— Since Brady left, NE is 26-30 SU in regular season, 0-1 in playoffs.
— Raiders outgained NE 348-259, but scored only one TD, with 4 FG’s.
— Las Vegas held Patriots to 4.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Raiders covered 3-point spread on a safety with 1:52 left.
— Under is 5-1 in Las Vegas games this season.
Lions 20, Buccaneers 6
— Detroit won/covered five of its six games.
— QB Goff was 30-44/353 passing, with two TD’s.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 11-3 ATS in games coming off a win.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 28-11-1 ATS overall.
— Lions were 9-16 on third down, Buccaneers 2-12.
— Tampa Bay ran ball 16 times for only 46 yards.
— Under is 4-1 in Tampa Bay’s games this season.
— Tampa Bay scored 20-27-26 points in wins, 11-6 in losses.
Rams 26, Cardinals 9
— Arizona led 9-6 at halftime.
— Cardinals in 2nd half: 31 plays, 172 yards, 2 turnovers, no points.
— Rams in 2nd half: 37 plays, 255 yards, 2 TD’s, 2 FG’s.
— Cardinals have been outscored 98-30 in 2nd half.
— Rams ran ball for 174 yards in 2nd half, most in a half since 1996.
— Cooper Kupp caught seven passes for 148 yards and a TD.
— Under McVay, Rams are 22-13-3 ATS in games coming of a loss.
— LA scored 30-29-26 points in its wins, 23-16-14 in their losses.
Sean McVay has coached 14 games against Arizona; in those 14 games, the Cardinals started eight different quarterbacks.
Bills 14, Giants 9
— Buffalo in first half: 28 plays, 137 yards, 2 turnovers, no points.
— Buffalo in second half: 33 plays, 165 yards, 14 points.
— Bills outscored last five foes 82-26 in second half.
— Bills have converted 37-76 third down plays this year.
— Giants had ball on 1-yard line on last play of both halves, didn’t score either time
— Big Blue, with backup QB Taylor, converted 10-19 on third down.
— Giants lost last two games, despite being +5 in turnovers.
— Giants lost last four games, by 18-21-5-5 points.
Rangers 2, Astros 0
— Jordan Montgomery tossed 6.1 scoreless IP.
— Leody Taveras hit a solo home run.
— Texas leads best-of-7 series, 1-0.
— Rangers are 6-0 this postseason.
