CNOTES 2024 - 2025 COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS-BEST BETS-OPINIONS THRU THE CHAMPIONSHIP !

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack:
NBA leaders in scoring:
32.4— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
31.1— LaMelo Ball, Char
29.7— Nikola Jokic, /den
29.5— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
29.2— Anthony Davis, LAL
28.4— Jayson Tatum, Bos

Quote of the Day
“I’m focused on getting everyone back and getting everyone lined up. I don’t have a microphone, so there is no communication with coach there. We could have taken a timeout, but if we hit that play, no one would be worried about it.”
Bears QB Caleb Williams, talking about the end of Thursday’s 23-20 loss

Friday’s quiz
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley scored 3.8 ppg in his five-year NBA career; who did he play most of his career with?

Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas played 18 years in the NFL, the first 17 for the Baltimore Colts; he played for the Chargers in his last season.

Wednesday’s quiz
Detroit Lions beat the Vikings 16-13 in 2016, the last time Detroit won on Thanksgiving Day.

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Friday’s Den: NBA trends…….​

NBA trends (thru Thursday, November 28)

Hawks (8-11):
— 1-3 SU in their last four games.
— 4-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— Over 7-2 at home

Celtics (15-3):
— won last six games SU.
— 0-7 ATS last seven home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games.

Nets (9-10):
— won four of their last five games SU.
— 11-4 ATS as an underdog.
— over 6-3 last nine games

Hornets (6-12):
— lost seven of last nine games SU.
— 7-2 ATS as a home underdog.
— )-3 ATS if they played the night before
— under 5-2 last seven home games.

Bulls (8-12)
— 3-3 SU in last sis games.
— 8-10 ATS as an underdog.
— over 6-2-1 last nine games
— 1-4 ATS if they played the night before.

Cavaliers (17-2):
— 2-2 SU last four games.
— 8-3 ATS as a home favorite, 4-0 as a road underdog.
— over 6-1 last seven games.
— 3-0 ATS if they played the night before.

Mavericks (11-8):
— 6-1 last seven games SU.
— 5-2-1 ATS as an underdog.
— over 6-0 last six games
— 3-0 ATS if they played the night before.

Nuggets (10-7):
— 3-4 SU last seven games
— 3-8-1 ATS as a favorite.
— over 7-0 last seven home games.

Pistons (8-12):
— 1-4 last five games SU.
— 7-5 ATS as underdogs, 4-2 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games

Warriors (12-6):
— lost last three games SU, by 10-8-4 points.
— 5-1 ATS as an underdog
— 2-5 ATS last seven games.
— under 5-1 last six games

Rockets (14-6):
— won nine of last 11 games SU
— 7-3 ATS as a home favorite, 4-1 as an underdog.
— over 5-3 last eight games

Pacers (9-10):
— 3-0 SU in their last three games.
— 1-7-1 ATS in last nine games.
— over 6-2 last eight games.

Clippers (12-8):
— won six of last seven games SU
— 7-4 ATS at home.
— 5-2 ATS as a favorite
— under 5-2 last seven games.

Lakers (11-7):
— 1-3 SU last four games/1-5 ATS last six games
— 3-6 ATS on road.
— under 3-0 last three games.

Grizzlies (12-7):
— won last four games SU, scoring 128.3 ppg.
— 6-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-2 last eight games

Heat (8-8):
— 3-1 SU last four games.
— 2-5 ATS at home
— under 3-1 last four games.

Famous birthdays, November 29th:
Howie Mandel, 69
Cathy Moriarty, 64
Andrew McCarthy, 62
Don Cheadle, 60
TJ Rubley, 56
Pedro Martinez, 56
Mariano Rivera, 55
Jamal Mashburn, 52
Russell Wilson, 36
Stefon Diggs, 31
Julius Randle, 30
MJ Melendez, 26

Bucks (9-9):
— won last five games SU.
— 4-2-1 ATS last seven games as home favorite.
— under 11-5 last 16 games.
— 0-3-1 ATS if they played the night before

Timberwolves (8-10)
— 0-4 SU last four games.
— 2-7 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 5-2-1 last eight home games.

Pelicans (4-15):
— lost six in row, 12 of last 13 games SU
— 1-8 SU/ATS on the road.
— under 6-2 last eight games.

Knicks (10-8):
— 5-2 SU last seven games.
— 5-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-2 last eight games.

Thunder (14-4):
— won three in row, 6-2 in last 8 games SU
— 5-3 ATS on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games

Magic (13-7):
— won four in row, 10 of last 11 games SU.
— 8-1 ATS as home favorite, 2-5 as road underdog.
— over 3-1 last four games.

76ers (3-14):
— 1-7 SU/2-6 ATS last eight games
— 1-5 ATS as favorite, 3-8 as underdogs.
— over 3-1 last four games

Suns (10-8):
— lost six of last seven games SU
— 1-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-3 last nine games

Trailblazers (7-12):
— 1-4 SU last five games.
— 5-3 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 6-1 last seven games

Kings (9-10):
— 1-4 SU last five games, 1-6 ATS last seven.
— 0-4 ATS as home underdogs.
— under 3-1-1 last five games

Spurs (10-9):
— 4-1 SU in last five games
— 1-4 ATS as a road underdog, 5-3 as a home dog.
— under 4-2 last six games

Raptors (5-14):
— 3-2 SU in last five games.
— 6-2 ATS as home dog, 7-4 as road dog.
— under 9-2 last eleven games

Jazz (4-14):
— 1-6 SU/3-4 ATS last seven games.
— 3-5 ATS as home underdog, 4-5 as road dog.
— over 3-1 last four road games.

Wizards (2-15):
— 0-13 SU/2-10-1 ATS last 13 games
— 2-7 ATS as home dog, 2-5-1 as road dog
— under 3-1 last six games.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Friday, November 29

 

[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ALCN at USA	11:00 AM	USA -17.5 O 132.0	+500 +500
DART at BC	12:00 PM	DART +17.0 U 138.0	+500 +500
WEB at BGSU	01:00 PM	WEB -2.5 O 144.5	+500 +500
VALP at DEP	01:30 PM	VALP +14.5 U 150.0	+500 +500
BING at NIAG	02:00 PM	BING +1.5 U 136.5	+500 +500
ELON at ME	02:00 PM	ME +4.5 U 137.0	+500 +500
VMI at GW	02:00 PM	GW -19.5 O 152.5	+500 +500
MW at TROY	02:00 PM	TROY -11.0 O 136.0	+500 +500
PITT at OSU	02:30 PM	PITT +4.5 O 148.5	+500 +500
TNTC at VAN	03:00 PM	VAN -23.5 U 156.0	+500 +500
NIU at EIU	03:00 PM	EIU -2.0 U 137.5	+500 +500
PEPP at NMSU	03:30 PM	U 138.0	+500
HC at UVA	04:00 PM	UVA -16.0 U 129.0	+500 +500
UWG at SAM	04:00 PM	SAM -19.0 U 157.0	+500 +500
GMU at JMU	04:00 PM	JMU +2.0 O 141.0	+500 +500
ARST at INST	04:30 PM	ARST -9.5 U 157.5	+500 +500
LIU at LAF	04:30 PM	LIU +3.5 O 142.5	+500 +500
NAVY at PENN	04:30 PM	NAVY +4.5 O 143.5	+500 +500
WEBB at BEL	05:00 PM	WEBB +7.5 O 152.0	+500 +500
NCAT at ECU	05:30 PM	NCAT +13.0 O 148.5	+500 +500
GSU at UK	07:00 PM	UK -31.5 O 162.0	+500 +500
HOF at RICE	07:00 PM	HOF -2.0 O 132.0	+500 +500
SEA at DUKE	07:00 PM	SEA +26.0 U 141.0	+500 +500
UNF at SIUE	07:00 PM	SIUE +2.5 O 149.5	+500 +500
FAMU at CLEM	07:00 PM	CLEM -32.5 U 142.0	+500 +500
TOWS at KENN	07:30 PM	TOWS -3.0 O 149.5	+500 +500
SFA at ULM	07:30 PM	ULM +6.0 O 130.5	+500 +500
NWST at LSU	08:00 PM	NWST +20.0 U 142.5	+500 +500
UCI at KENT	09:30 PM	KENT +6.5 O 137.5	+500 +500
MVSU at UCSB	10:00 PM	UCSB -31.5 O 134.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !

11/29/2024............10 - 9 - 2......................52.63%.............+ 0.50
11/28/2024.............7 - 14 - 0.....................33.33%.............- 42.00
11/27/2024............11 - 19 - 0....................36.66%..............- 49.50
11/26/2024............15 - 22 - 0....................40.54%..............- 46.00
11/25/2024............12 - 13 - 0....................48.00%...............- 11.50
11/24/2024............23 - 17 - 0....................57.15%...............+ 21.50
11/23/2024............18 - 15 - 0....................54.54%...............+ 7.50
11/22/2024............28 - 16 - 1....................63.63%..............+ 52.00
11/21/2024............13 - 19 - 0....................40.62%..............- 39.50
11/20/2024............20 - 12 - 0....................62.50%..............+ 34.00
11/19/2024............15 - 19 - 0....................44.11%..............- 29.50
11/18/2024.............6 - 14 - 1.....................30.00%..............- 47.00
11/17/2024...............7 - 5 -1.....................58.33%..............+ 7.50
11/16/2024.............12 - 13 - 0...................48.00%...............- 11.50
11/15/2024.............16 - 18 -0.....................47.05%..............- 19.00
11/14/2024...............4- 13 - 0.....................23.42%..............- 51.50
11/13/2024..............16 - 17 - 0...................48.48%...............- 13.50
11/12/2024..............21 - 17 - 0...................55.26%...............+ 11.50
11/11/2024................6 - 21 - 0....................22.22%...............- 85.50
11/10/2024................10 - 7 - 0....................58.82%...............+ 11.50
11/09/2024.................8 - 16 - 1...................33.00%...............- 48.09
11/08/2024...............16 - 15 - 1....................51.61%...............- 2.50
11/07/2024.................9 - 10 - 1....................47.36%...............- 4.50
11/06/2024...................7 - 7 - 0....................50.00%...............- 3.50
11/05/2024...................6 - 5 - 0....................54.54%...............+ 2.50
11/04/2024................43 - 37 - 1..................53.75%...............+ 11.50

TOTALS...................359 - 390 - 7...................47.93%...............- 345.59

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[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Six highest-rated leagues in college basketball:
— SEC
— Big X
— Big 18
— Big East
— ACC
— Mountain West

Quote of the Day
“I mean, we just hold ourselves to such a high standard. We don’t feel like we’re playing our best football. We have to find a way to build up to play great (as) a full, entire team. It’s awesome that we’re finding ways to get wins. That’s what you’re going for. But our goal is to get to the Super Bowl.”
Patrick Mahomes

Saturday’s quiz
USC basketball coach Eric Musselman was also head coach for which two NBA teams?

Friday’s quiz
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley scored 3.8 ppg in his five-year NBA career; he played most of his career with the Sacramento Kings.

Thursday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas played 18 years in the NFL, the first 17 for the Baltimore Colts; he played for the Chargers in his last season.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy couple days……..​

— Does winning the Maui Classic help you in the NCAA Tournament? Winning three games in three days in November; obviously, it helps your seeding, but how have the teams who have done well in Maui done in March?
I looked at the teams who played in the finals at Maui since 2000……..
4 teams who won the Maui Classic also won the national title, but North Carolina was three of those four teams (2005, 2009, 2017). UConn was the 4th team, in 2011.
Three other teams won the Maui Classic but lost in the Final Four; Arizona (2001), UCLA (2007), Purdue (last year).
2017-18 Notre Dame team is only Maui Classic champ that missed the NCAA’s; of the last 23 Maui champs, 18 won at least one NCAA Tourney game- those 18 teams went 12-6 in their second round game, so 12 of 23 Maui champs made the Sweet 16.

— Of the last 23 teams to lose the final at Maui, only two (Kentucky 2010/Kansas 2011) made it to the Final Four- neither won the national title.
The last 13 Maui runner-ups made the NCAA’s; those teams went 10-3 in their first round NCAA game, 7-3 in their second round game.
Auburn beat Memphis in this year’s Maui final; expect to hear a lot from those teams in March.

Lions 23, Bears 20
Bears in first half: 19 plays, 38 yards, trailed 16-0 at halftime.
Bears in second half: 40 plays, 259 yards, 20 points.
Chicago had ball on Lions’ 25-yard line on last drive, but didn’t score.
Bears lost last six games, four of then by 3 or fewer points.
Detroit’s first five drives: 61 plays, 352 yards, 2 TD’s, 3 FG’s.
Lions ran ball for 194 yards, outgained Chicago 405-301.
Detroit won its last ten games (8-2 ATS).
Detroit snapped a 7-game losing streak on Thanksgiving Day.

— Bears fired their offensive coordinator two weeks ago; Friday, they fired head coach Matt Eberflus, despite the improvement shown by rookie QB Caleb Williams. Eberflus was 14-32 as coach of the Bears, 4-7 this season, but Williams hasn’t thrown an INT in his last 232 passes.
This is the first time ever that the Bears fired their coach during a season.

Cowboys 27, Giants 20
Cowboys won their first home game in six tries this season.
Dallas was 7-15 on third down, Giants 3-12
Cowboys are 9-0 SU/7-2 ATS in last nine games against the Giants.
Backup QB Cooper Rush is 7-3 as an NFL starter.
Giants are 0-7 SU/ATS in their last seven games.
Last seven games, Giants were outscored 97-29 in first half.
Giants averaged only 3.4 yards/pass attempt.
Dallas outgained the Giants, 317-247.

Packers 30, Dolphins 17
Green Bay led this game 24-3 at halftime.
Miami is 0-6 when it gives up 20+ points, 5-1 if they allow less.
Tagovailoa threw for 365 yards; they ran 14 times for only 39 yards.
Loss snaps Miami’s four-game-winning streak.
Green Bay in first half: 34 plays, 203 yards, 24 points.
Packers won seven of last eight games (2-4 ATS in last six).
Green Bay is 8-0 when they allow less than 24 points.
Packers are 21-15-1 ATS in last 37 games coming off a win.

Chiefs 19, Raiders 17
Chiefs scored only one TD, were outgained 434-329.
Chiefs were 7-16 on third down, Las Vegas 3-12.
Raiders are now 0-8 SU/3-5 ATS in last eight games.
Rookie TE Bowers caught 10 passes for 140 yards and a TD.
Chiefs are 11-1; they’re also 0-6 ATS last six games.
Raiders have 23 turnovers in 12 games (minus-18).
Chiefs are 16-21 ATS in last 37 games as a home favorite.
Kansas City’s new kicker Wright made four field goals.

— LA Dodgers signed utility guy Tommy Edman to a 5-year, $74M deal; Edman hit .328 in the postseason for LA this past year, scoring 12 runs with 13 RBI in 16 games.
His career hitting stats are very ordinary, but he’s versatile defensively and that is important in modern baseball.

— Tomorrow’s den will be all about college football, but this game was notable:

Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 42 OT
17-point underdog Tech led this game 17-0 at halftime.
Georgia scored two TD’s in last 3:39 to force overtime.
Dawgs are now 20-3 in their last 23 games against Tech; Yellow Jackets covered last three.

— Famous birthdays, November 29:
Jim Chones, 75
Bo Jackson, 62
Ben Stiller, 59
Marcellus Wiley, 50
Andrés Nocioni, 45
Shane Victorino, 44
Rich Harden, 43
Elisha Cuthbert, 42
Kaley Cuoco, 39

— Oklahoma 69, Louisville 64
Oklahoma wins Battle for Atlantis, winning by 2-5-5 points.
Sooners start four seniors; experience matters.
Cardinals shot 7-32 on the arc, 9-16 on foul line.

— West Virginia 83, Arizona 76 OT
Mountaineers win 3rd place game at Atlantis; all three games they played there this week went to overtime.
Mountaineers are #73 in experience, #356 in continuity- lot of transfers. One of their best players is the coach’s son, who came with his dad from Drake, which was 59-17 in the MVC the last four years.

— Pitt 91, Ohio State 90 OT
Panthers hit a 3-pointer in transition at the buzzer for the walk-off win.
Ohio State led by 12 early in second half.
Buckeyes shot 11-20 on the arc; Pitt was 8-24.

— Purdue 80, Ole Miss 78
Purdue led by 17 with 6:00 left in first half.
Ole Miss led by 7 with 4:18 left in game.
Rebels were 15-36 on the arc, Purdue 10-22. Lot of offense.

— Butler 87, Mississippi State 77
Bulldogs made 12-22 shots on the arc, Miss State 7-27
Butler was +11 on the boards.

— Arizona State 68, Saint Mary’s 64
Sanon scored 19 points for ASU; he didn’t start.
Sun Devils are off to a 7-1 start.

— Modern college basketball: Arizona State was 14-18 last year, missing NCAAs for third time in four years. Something had to change; coach Bobby Hurley went to some boosters and asked them to open their wallets. As a result, the Sun Devils added………
Alston Mason, who scored 17.5 ppg at Missouri State
BJ Freeman, who scored 21.1 ppg at Milwaukee
Basheer Jihad, who scored 18.6 ppg at Ball State
ASU also added two five-star freshmen, who don’t come cheap.
This sounds like the script from the movie Blue Chips, where Nick Nolte pays off three recruits to play for his Western U Dolphins, except that now, it is all within the rules.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Saturday, November 30

 

[Udog]

NCAAB

Saturday, November 30

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[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SOU at LT	11:30 AM	LT -14.5	+500
MONM at HALL	12:00 PM	HALL -13.0 U 127.5	+500 +500
CHS at WIS	01:00 PM	WIS -34.5 O 149.5	+500 +500
CAMP at WIGB	01:00 PM	CAMP +5.0	+500
CREI at ND	01:00 PM	ND +6.5	+500
CARK at GT	01:00 PM	CARK +22.5 U 150.5	+500 +500
NE at UVM	01:00 PM	UVM -4.0 U 130.0	+500 +500
LIU at BING	02:00 PM	LIU -1.0	+500
WCU at MARQ	02:00 PM	MARQ -32.5 U 151.0	+500 +500
NAVY at ELON	02:00 PM	NAVY +5.0	+500
INST at IONA	02:00 PM	INST -4.0	+500
SCUS at CCU	02:00 PM	SCUS +6.5 O 147.5	+500 +500
RMU at OHIO	02:00 PM	U 146.5	+500
DEL at RID	02:00 PM	RID +1.0 O 144.0	+500 +500
CHSO at MIA	02:00 PM	MIA -25.0	+500
MSM at HOW	02:00 PM	HOW -7.0	+500
MILW at USM	02:00 PM	USM +2.0 O 159.0	+500 +500
NICH at ULL	03:00 PM	ULL -1.0	+500
TAM at RUTG	03:30 PM	TAM -4.5	+500
PEAY at ETSU	04:00 PM	ETSU -9.0 O 137.0	+500 +500
TEM at LAS	04:00 PM	TEM +1.0 U 150.0	+500 +500
ALBY at GTWN	04:00 PM	ALBY +15.0 O 146.5	+500 +500
CSN at MTST	04:00 PM	CSN +4.5	+500
HCU at UTSA	04:00 PM	UTSA -13.0 U 149.5	+500 +500
ME at PENN	04:30 PM	PENN +1.0 O 137.0	+500 +500
NIAG at LAF	04:30 PM	NIAG +4.0 U 136.5	+500 +500
UCRV at IDHO	05:00 PM	UCRV -3.5	+500
EWU at UTAH	05:00 PM	UTAH -22.5	+500
HARV at SJU	05:00 PM	SJU -26.0 O 144.5	+500 +500
BUCK at SIE	06:00 PM	SIE +3.5	+500
BELL at NKU	06:00 PM	NKU -9.0 U 135.5	+500 +500
GASO at DRKE	06:00 PM	DRKE -14.5 O 145.5	+500 +500
FUR at KU	06:00 PM	FUR +21.5 U 148.0	+500 +500
FGCU at FAU	06:00 PM	FAU -13.0	+500
DETU at EMU	07:00 PM	EMU -7.0 O 134.0	+500 +500
OAK at TOL	07:00 PM	TOL -7.5 U 149.0	+500 +500
AFA at WRST	07:00 PM	WRST -9.0 O 137.5	+500 +500
SDSU at HOU	07:00 PM	SDSU +12.5 U 127.0	+500 +500
JAC at UGA	07:00 PM	UGA -17.0	+500
MRST at LEH	07:00 PM	U 139.5	+500
UMES at CONN	07:00 PM	UMES +42.0 U 144.5	+500 +500
RICE at ARST	07:00 PM	ARST -8.5 O 140.0	+500 +500
KENN at KENT	07:30 PM	KENN +5.0 O 140.0	+500 +500
CSF at PAC	07:30 PM	O 138.5	+500
MEHST at CSUS	08:00 PM	CSUS -8.0 U 129.5	+500 +500
MRSH at WKU	08:00 PM	WKU -7.5 U 152.5	+500 +500
LIP at AAMU	08:00 PM	LIP -11.0 O 149.5	+500 +500
ACU at NEOM	08:05 PM	NEOM +2.5 O 143.0	+500 +500
KC at SEMO	08:30 PM	SEMO +2.5	+500
CSB at SUU	08:30 PM	U 140.0	+500
ORE at UNM	09:30 PM	UNM -6.0 U 164.5	+500 +500
TOWS at UCI	09:30 PM	UCI -10.0 O 129.5	+500 +500
UCD at ORST	10:00 PM	UCD +10.5 O 140.5	+500 +500
CP at STAN	10:00 PM	CP +14.5 O 152.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !

11/30/2024...........19 - 36 - 0.....................34.54%.............- 103.00
11/29/2024............10 - 9 - 2......................52.63%.............+ 0.50
11/28/2024.............7 - 14 - 0.....................33.33%.............- 42.00
11/27/2024............11 - 19 - 0....................36.66%..............- 49.50
11/26/2024............15 - 22 - 0....................40.54%..............- 46.00
11/25/2024............12 - 13 - 0....................48.00%...............- 11.50
11/24/2024............23 - 17 - 0....................57.15%...............+ 21.50
11/23/2024............18 - 15 - 0....................54.54%...............+ 7.50
11/22/2024............28 - 16 - 1....................63.63%..............+ 52.00
11/21/2024............13 - 19 - 0....................40.62%..............- 39.50
11/20/2024............20 - 12 - 0....................62.50%..............+ 34.00
11/19/2024............15 - 19 - 0....................44.11%..............- 29.50
11/18/2024.............6 - 14 - 1.....................30.00%..............- 47.00
11/17/2024...............7 - 5 -1.....................58.33%..............+ 7.50
11/16/2024.............12 - 13 - 0...................48.00%...............- 11.50
11/15/2024.............16 - 18 -0.....................47.05%..............- 19.00
11/14/2024...............4- 13 - 0.....................23.42%..............- 51.50
11/13/2024..............16 - 17 - 0...................48.48%...............- 13.50
11/12/2024..............21 - 17 - 0...................55.26%...............+ 11.50
11/11/2024................6 - 21 - 0....................22.22%...............- 85.50
11/10/2024................10 - 7 - 0....................58.82%...............+ 11.50
11/09/2024.................8 - 16 - 1...................33.00%...............- 48.09
11/08/2024...............16 - 15 - 1....................51.61%...............- 2.50
11/07/2024.................9 - 10 - 1....................47.36%...............- 4.50
11/06/2024...................7 - 7 - 0....................50.00%...............- 3.50
11/05/2024...................6 - 5 - 0....................54.54%...............+ 2.50
11/04/2024................43 - 37 - 1..................53.75%...............+ 11.50

TOTALS...................378 - 426 - 7...................47.01%...............- 448.59

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NOVEMBER TOTALS:....378 - 426 7....................47.01%................- 448.59

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Conference championship games next week:
— Sun Belt: Western Kentucky @ Jacksonville State
— Mountain West: UNLV @ Boise State
— American: Tulane @ Army
— MAC: Miami vs Ohio (@ Detroit)
— SEC: Georgia vs Texas (@ Atlanta)
— Big 18: Penn State vs Oregon (@ Indianapolis)
— ACC: Clemson vs SMU (@ Charlotte, NC)

Quote of the Day
“It’s hard for me to say we’re not one of the 12 best teams in the country. If the committee’s job is to pick the 12 best teams, you tell me.”
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer

Sunday’s quiz
Miami Hurricanes lost their last five bowl games; who did they beat the last time they won a bowl?

Saturday’s quiz
USC basketball coach Eric Musselman was also head coach for the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings.

Friday’s quiz
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley scored 3.8 ppg in his five-year NBA career; he played most of his career with the Sacramento Kings.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……..​

— Marshall 35, James Madison 33 OT
James Madison led this game 17-0 at halftime.
Marshall tied game on a TD with 5:04 left.
Marshall-Louisiana is the Sun Belt title game next week.

— Texas 17, Texas A&M 7
Texas outgained A&M 458-248; they led 17-0 at halftime.
A&M’s only score was a 93-yard pick-6 in third quarter.
Longhorns ran ball 50 times for 240 yards (4.8 yards/carry)

— Iowa State 29, Kansas State 21
Cyclones are 10-2, program’s first-ever 10-win season.
Teams combined to convert 7-29 third down plays.
K-State completed only 12-29 passes, was minus-2 in turnovers.

— Syracuse 42, Miami 38
10-2 Hurricanes led this game 21-0 early in second quarter.
This score means SMU-Clemson is the ACC title game next week.

— Michigan 13, Ohio State 10
Wolverines beat Ohio State for 4th year in a row.
Buckeyes were a 20-point favorite in this game.
Underdogs are 8-2 ATS in last ten series games.

— South Carolina 17, Clemson 14
QB Sellers ran 20 yards for game-winning TD with 1:08 left.
South Carolina ran ball for 267 yards (6.4 yards/carry)
Both teams finish regular season 9-3.

— Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 42 OT
Tech led 17-0 at halftime.
Dawgs scored two TD’s in last 3:39 of regulation to force OT.
Yellow Jackets outgained Georgia, 563-405.
The college overtime system is strange; liked the old format better.

— College football upsets of the week:
Michigan (+20.5) 13, Ohio State 10
Memphis (+12) 34, Tulane 24
Syracuse (+11) 42, Miami 38
Utah (+9.5) 28, Central Florida 14
Rice (+5.5) 35, South Florida 28

College basketball notes:
— Monmouth 63, Seton Hall 51
Big East teams aren’t supposed to lose to CAA teams.
Monmouth shot 10-21 on the arc, Seton Hall 5-21.

— Creighton 80, Notre Dame 76
Bluejays shot 11-24 on the arc.
Notre Dame lost its last four games; they’re 1-3 vs top 100 teams.

— San Diego State 73, Houston 70 OT
Aztecs scored 25 points in first half, 40 in second half.
Houston shot 11-24 on arc, only 12-38 inside arc.
7 of the 10 starters in this game played 36+ minutes.

— Oregon 83, Alabama 81
Ducks put in a rebound with 0:04.4 left for the win.
Oregon is 8-0; they win the Players’ Era tournament.
Barthelemy scored 22 points for Oregon; he didn’t start.

— Famous birthdays, December 1st:
Bette Midler, 79
Charlene Tilton, 66
Larry Walker, 58
Steve Walsh, 58
DeSean Jackson, 38
Dan Straily, 36
Gary Payton II, 32
Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 25

— UConn 47, UMass 42
Huskies are quietly 8-4 under Jim Mora Jr, who was an NFL head coach for four years.
UMass led this game 28-27 at halftime.
UConn ran for 253 yards, outgained the Minutemen, 434-390.

— Utah 28, Central Florida 14
UCF finishes season 4-8, its worst record since 2015.
Coach Gus Malzahn is going to resign and become offensive coordinator at Florida State.
Utes’ win snaps their 7-game losing skid.

— Rice 35, South Florida 28
EJ Warner threw for 430 yards, three touchdowns.
Rice overcame 12 penalties for 93 yards; they averaged 10.2 yards/pass attempt.
Owls led 27-7 at halftime.

— NC State 35, North Carolina 30
Wolfpack scored game-winning TD with 0:25 left.
UNC had taken lead on a 47-yard TD pass with 1:51 left.
Teams converted only 5-23 third down plays.
NC State is 6-6; both teams are bowl eligible.

— Notre Dame 49, USC 35
Trojans are 6-6 this year, 8-10 in last 18 games overall.
Notre Dame had two pick-6’s in 4th quarter, 99 and 100 yards.
Notre Dame beats USC for sixth time in last seven meetings.

— Western Kentucky 19, Jacksonville State 17
WKU kicked a 50-yard field goal with 0:03 left for the win.
These teams meet again next week, in the C-USA championship game.
WKU was 7-20 on third down, Gamecocks were 2-13.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB

Sunday, December 1

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[Udog]

NCAAB
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Sunday, December 1

 

[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LIU at NIAG	12:00 PM	NIAG -2.5	+500
ME at NAVY	12:00 PM	ME -3.0	+500
ALCN at MD	12:00 PM	MD -33.5 O 138.0	+500 +500
NJIT at MASS	12:00 PM	MASS -19.0 U 140.5	+500 +500
NORF at STON	01:00 PM	STON +6.5	+500
UMASS at CCSU	01:00 PM	UMASS -4.0	+500
ARPB at KSU	02:00 PM	KSU -34.0	+500
UNCA at TNST	02:00 PM	TNST +1.0	+500
IONA at RICE	02:00 PM	RICE -5.5	+500
RAD at SFPA	02:00 PM	SFPA +6.5	+500
FDU at FAIR	02:00 PM	U 153.0	+500
BUFF at PSU	02:00 PM	BUFF +28.5 O 161.5	+500 +500
UNH at FOR	02:00 PM	UNH +15.0	+500
ELON at PENN	02:30 PM	ELON -2.0 O 139.0	+500 +500
BING at LAF	02:30 PM	LAF -6.5	+500
EKY at TROY	03:00 PM	TROY -8.5 O 145.5	+500 +500
COOK at MINN	03:00 PM	MINN -16.0 U 130.5	+500 +500
SH at BU	04:00 PM	BU -5.0	+500
MTU at UAB	04:00 PM	UAB -7.5 O 157.0	+500 +500
UNF at NEB	04:00 PM	NEB -16.0	+500
MOSU at ORU	04:00 PM	MOSU -2.5 U 143.0	+500 +500
CALBA at UCF	04:00 PM	UCF -10.0 O 149.0	+500 +500
QUIN at STONE	04:00 PM	STONE +7.0	+500
NORAL at WOF	04:00 PM	WOF -4.5	+500
SCST at XAV	04:30 PM	U 146.0	+500
HOF at ARST	04:30 PM	ARST -6.5	+500
DEN at PORT	05:00 PM	DEN +6.5 U 149.5	+500 +500
TXST at TXSO	05:00 PM	O 139.5	+500
MEHST at SF	07:00 PM	SF -30.0 U 134.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR DECEMBER !

12/01/2024............................ 4 - 6 - 0.............................40.00%.............................- 13.00

TOTALS..................................4 - 6 - 0.............................40.00%..............................- 13.00

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NOVEMBER TOTALS:....378 - 426 7....................47.01%................- 448.59

 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
— Cavaliers 115, Celtics 111- Cleveland is off to an 18-3 start.
— Lakers 105, Jazz 104- Laker starters were minus-23, subs +28.
— Clippers 126, Nuggets 122- Denver shot 58% from floor, still lost.
— Spurs 127, Kings 125- Wembanyama had 34 points, 13 boards, 11 assists.
— Mavericks 137, Trail Blazers 131- Doncic had 36 points, 13 assists.
— Magic 100, Nets 92- Orlando is off to a 15-7 start.

Quote of the Day
“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!”
Mr Carlson, WKRP in Cincinnati

Friday’s quiz
Where did Bills’ QB Josh Allen play his college football?

Sunday’s quiz
Miami Hurricanes lost their last five bowl games; they beat West Virginia 31-14 the last time they won a bowl, in Orlando back in 2016.

Saturday’s quiz
USC basketball coach Eric Musselman was also head coach for the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……..​

Eagles 24, Ravens 19
Eagles’ first four drives: 14 plays, 23 yards, four punts.
Eagles’ last seven drives: 43 plays, 237 yards, 24 points.
Philly is 8-0 SU/6-2 in their last eight games.
Philly is 9-1-1 ATS in last 11 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Saquon Barkley ran ball 23 times for 107 yards and a TD.
Baltimore led 9-0 after the first quarter.
K Tucker missed a PAT and FG’s of 47-53 yards (he made 34-50 yard FGs).
Baltimore is 8-0 if they score 28+ points, 0-5 if they score less than 28.

Vikings 23, Cardinals 22
Vikings drove 62 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:13 left.
Kevin O’Connell is 24-9 as a HC in one-score games, really good.
Arizona ran for 154 yards, most RY Vikings have allowed this year.
Minnesota is 8-17 ATS in last 25 games as home favorite.
Cardinals outgained Minnesota 406-273, but scored only one TD.
Arizona had 10 drives; 5-6 on FG’s, one TD, two INT’s on last three drives.
Arizona is 17-9 ATS in last 26 games as a road underdog.
Vikings have won 5 in row, are 10-0 giving up less than 30 points.

Seahawks 26, Jets 21
Jets led 21-7 after a 99-yard kick return in second quarter.
DE Marshall had 92-yard pick-6 that made score 21-13.
Seahawks are 3-0 since their bye, giving up 17-6-21 points.
Seattle allowed 26+ points in losses, 21 or less in wins.
Jets first three drives: 18 plays, 110 yards, 14 points.
Jets rest of game: 44 plays, 155 yards, outscored 7-0 by Seattle defense.
Jets are 9-15 ATS last 24 games as a home underdog.
Jets are 1-8 SU/ATS in their last nine games.

Steelers 44, Bengals 38
Wilson threw a pick-6 on Pittsburgh’s third play of the day.
Steelers’ next five drives: 35 plays, 302 yards, 27 points.
Steelers won/covered six of their last seven games.
Steelers are 11-5 ATS in last 16 games as a road underdog.
Wilson was 29-38/414 passing, with three TD’s.
Last eight games, Steelers are +13 in turnovers.
Cincinnati is 0-7 SU in games decided by fewer than 7 points.
Bengals are 4-1 if they allow 24 or fewer points, 0-7 if they allow more than 24.

Buccaneers 26, Panthers 23 OT
Carolina led 16-10 after the third quarter.
Carolina scored on 25-yard TD pass with 0:30 left to go ahead 23-20
Tampa Bay kicked 51-yard FG at the gun to force overtime.
Seven of Tampa Bay’s last nine games went over the total.
Carolina QB Young threw for 298 yards; he has gotten a lot better.
WR Thielen caught 8 passes for 99 yards and a TD.
Last four games, Panthers are 2-2 SU/4-0 ATS.
Carolina is 6-2-1 ATS in last nine NFC South home games.

Chargers 17, Falcons 13
Chargers’ only TD was 61-yard pick-6 late in third quarter.
Chargers won/covered five of last six games.
Bolts in first half: 31 plays, 148 yards, 3 FG’s on four drives.
Chargers held on in 2nd half: 15 plays, 40 yards, no points.
Atlanta lost its last three games SU, scoring 3 TD’s on 29 drives.
Cousins threw 4 INT’s, 3 of them on Falcons’ last four drives.
Falcons were held to 17 or fewer points in all six losses.
Falcons/Tampa Bay are now tied for first atop NFC South.

— Famous birthdays, December 2nd:
Steven Bauer, 68
Mark Kotsay, 49
Britney Spears, 43
Aaron Rodgers, 41
Gary Sanchez, 32
Aaron Jones, 30

Colts 25, Patriots 24
Down 24-17, Colts drove 66 yards, scored TD with 0:12 left.
Then they went for 2 points; QB Richardson ran for the winning score.
6-7 Colts are 5-4 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.
Despite the win, Indianapolis is 1-4 ATS in its last five games.
NE outgained Colts 422-253, but had only 2 TD’s in 6 trips to red zone.
Patriots lost their last three games, giving up 28-34-25 points.
Over is 5-1 in New England’s home games.
Patriots are 1-10 when they allow more than 10 points.

Rams 21, Saints 14
First regular season game in McVay era Rams didn’t score in 1st half.
Rams in first half: 23 plays, 93 yards, no points.
Rams in second half: 29 plays, 239 yards, 21 points.
Rams won five of their last seven games, after a 1-4 start.
Saints in first half: 43 plays, 159 yards, only six points (led 6-0 at half).
NO is 1-4 in one-score games this year.
Saints are 6-9 ATS last 15 games as a home underdog.
New Orleans is 9-16-2 ATS last 27 games coming off a win.

Texans 23, Jaguars 20
Texans first five drives: 33 plays, 125 yards, six points.
Texans last four drives: 23 plays, 171 yards, 17 points.
WR Collins caught 8 passes for 119 yards.
Houston has six wins by 6 or fewer points.
Jaguars’ QB Lawrence was KO’d (concussion( by a violent hit.
Jaguars lost last five games, by 3-5-5-46-3 points.
Jacksonville covered five of their last six games.
Jaguars are 7-3 ATS last ten games as a home underdog.

Commanders 42, Titans 19
Washington’s first four drives: 26 plays, 197 yards, 28 points.
Commanders led 21-0 after first quarter, outgained Titans 463-245.
Washington is 7-0 when it gives up less than 26 points.
McLaurin caught 8 passes for 73 yards, two TD’s.
Washington ran ball for 267 yards (5.9 yards/carry)
Titans are 2-6 SU/1-7 ATS in last eight games.
Titans scored 31-20-32 points in wins, 19 or fewer in their losses.
Tennessee is 4-10 ATS in last 14 games as a road underdog.

Bills 35, 49ers 10
49ers lost last three games, giving up 35-38 points in last two.
Buffalo ran ball for 220 yards, outgained SF 372-239 on a snowy night.
Star RB McCaffrey (knee) could be out for the season.
49ers are 0-6 when they gain less than 400 yards.
Buffalo’s first four drives: 26 plays, 238 yards, 21 points.
Bills won their last seven games (6-1 ATS); they clinched AFC East.
Last eight games, Bills are +12 in turnovers (17-5).
Last seven Buffalo games went over the total.

— Hall of Fame basketball coach Lou Carnesecca, who led St John’s to two Big East tournament titles and a 1985 Final Four appearance, died Saturday at age 99.
Carnesecca led St. John’s to eighteen 20-win seasons and 18 NCAA tournament appearances; he had a 526-300 record, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
RIP, coach.

— New York Mets signed P Frankie Montas to a 2-year, $34M deal; Montas was 7-11, 4.84 in 30 starts last year, for the Reds/Brewers. He is 44-46, 4.09 in 129 MLB starts.

— Bill Vinovich was the referee for the Cardinals-Vikings game in Minnesota Sunday; during the week, he was a basketball referee at the Acrisure tournament in Palm Springs, CA. I saw him do at least two games during the week (Thursday/Friday??) Busy week for a good official.

 

[Udog]

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Monday, December 2

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UMBC vs Georgetown University
Georgetown University is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing UMBC
Georgetown University is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against UMBC

Air Force vs Miami-Ohio
Air Force is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Air Force is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Miami-Ohio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home

William & Mary vs Old Dominion
The total has gone OVER in 4 of William & Mary's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of William & Mary's last 5 games when playing Old Dominion
Old Dominion is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against William & Mary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Old Dominion's last 5 games when playing William & Mary

Yale vs Rhode Island
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Yale's last 9 games on the road
Yale is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Rhode Island is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Rhode Island is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Yale

Bryant vs Drexel
Drexel is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games at home

Southeastern Louisiana vs Tulane
Tulane is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Southeastern Louisian
Tulane is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Southeastern Louisiana

Texas-Arlington vs Louisiana-Monroe
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas-Arlington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Louisiana-Monroe
Texas-Arlington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Louisiana-Monroe
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Louisiana-Monroe's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas-Arlington
Louisiana-Monroe is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas-Arlington

Dakota Wesleyan vs South Dakota State
South Dakota State is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home

Chicago State vs St. Thomas (MN)
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago State's last 9 games on the road
Chicago State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago State's last 9 games on the road
Chicago State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road

Pacific vs Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pacific's last 6 games on the road
Pacific is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Washington State vs Nevada
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington State's last 5 games on the road
Washington State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Nevada is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Nevada is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home


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[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Monday, December 2

 

[Cnotes53]

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
UMBC at GTWN	06:30 PM	UMBC +17.0	+500
CWM at ODU	07:00 PM	ODU +7.5 O 157.5	+500 +500
L-MD at COPP	07:00 PM	O 132.5	+500
BRY at DREX	07:00 PM	DREX -1.0	+500
YALE at URI	07:00 PM	YALE +2.5 O 155.0	+500 +500
AFA at M-OH	07:00 PM	M-OH -6.5	+500
SELA at CSUS	07:30 PM	O 139.5	+500
UTA at ULM	07:30 PM	ULM +7.0	+500
CHS at STT	08:00 PM	O 141.0	+500
JKST at SLU	08:00 PM	SLU -20.0	+500
PAC at COLO	09:00 PM	COLO -14.5 U 144.0	+500 +500
WSU at NEV	10:00 PM	NEV -11.5 U 146.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR DECEMBER !

12/02/2024..........................2 - 8 - 0.............................20.00%............................- 34.00
12/01/2024......................... 4 - 6 - 0.............................40.00%.............................- 13.00

TOTALS..............................6 - 14 - 0.............................30.00%............................- 47.00

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NOVEMBER TOTALS:....378 - 426 7....................47.01%................- 448.59

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
College basketball teams playing the fastest tempo:
— New Mexico
— Fresno State
— Cal Poly
— Kentucky
— Alabama
— Western Kentucky

Quote of the Day
“I’m not doing another 3-game MTE again. Moving forward, we will only play home-and-homes or single-game events… I don’t think I’ll ever do a 3-game MTE again. There’s zero chance I ever do that again”
Connecticut basketball coach Dan Hurley, after going 0-3 in the Maui Classic

Tuesday’s quiz
What team did John Calipari lead to the Final Four in 1996?

Monday’s quiz
Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming

Sunday’s quiz
Miami Hurricanes lost their last five bowl games; they beat West Virginia 31-14 the last time they won a bowl, in Orlando back in 2016.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……​

Broncos 41, Browns 32
Winston threw for 497 yards, four TD’s.
He also threw 3 INT’s, 2 of which were returned for Denver TD’s.
Jeudy caught nine passes for 235 yards and a TD.
Last time a Cleveland QB threw for 400+ yards? Josh McCown (457) in 2015
Nix threw a 93-yard TD pass to put Denver ahead, 28-17.
Lutz kicked 27-yard FG to put Denver ahead 34-32 with 2:54 left.
Cleveland outgained the Broncos, 552-400.
Denver is 7-0 if they score more than 20 points, 1-5 if they score 20 or less.

— Rhode Island 84, Yale 78
Archie Miller’s Rams are 8-0, albeit against schedule #337.
Yale, Charleston are only teams in top 150 that URI has played so far.
Providence @ URI is an interesting game on Saturday’s schedule.

— Washington State 68, Nevada 57
Nevada was favored by 11.5 points.
Wazzu was 12-29 on the arc, Wolf Pack 4-20.

— Purdue fired football coach Ryan Walters after going 1-11 this season, 0-11 vs I-A teams, with only three of the 11 losses by less than 17 points.
Purdue was 5-19 in Walters’ two seasons as head coach; they lost 66-0 to rival Indiana Saturday- they’re 129th in the country in offense, 130th in defense.

— Good news for Sam Houston State- they went 9-3 this year, in their 2nd year as a I-A team.
Bad news for Sam Houston State- Temple hired Sam Houston’s coach KC Keeler as their new head coach. Keeler was 97-39 overall at Sam Houston, winning the I-AA national title in 2020;

— Duke 23, Wake Forest 17
Duke threw a 39-yard TD pass on the last play of the game for a walk-off win.
Wake Forest led 17-3 with 1:00 left in the third quarter,
Duke is 9-3, with six wins by 7 or fewer points.

— Former NFL QB/Stanford alum Andrew Luck was named as the Cardinal’s general manager; he will manage aspects of both the football and business sides of the program.
On the business side, he will handle duties typically held by NFL team presidents — fundraising, sponsorships, attendance, sales, in-stadium experience and alumni relations.

For football, Luck will oversee the coaching staff, player personnel, recruiting, roster management and student-athlete experience, whatever that is.

— Chicago Cubs signed P Matthew Boyd to a 2-year deal worth $29M; Boyd will be 34 on Ground Hog Day- he was 2-2, 2.72 in eight starts for Cleveland this past year, 0-0, 0.77 in three playoff starts for the Guardians. For his career, Boyd is 46-69, 4.85 in 168 career starts, mostly with Detroit.

— Famous birthdays, December 2nd:
Bobby Howfield, 88
Tom Woodeshick, 83
Jim Brewer, 73
Daryl Hannah, 64
Julianne Moore, 64
Brendan Fraser, 56
Lindsey Hunter, 54
James Laurinaitis, 38

— Washington Commanders were 4-13 last year; they’re 8-5 this year, despite playing a rookie QB, who has done really well.
Commanders were minus-14 in turnovers last year; they’re +3 this week,

— Started watching re-runs of the old TV series Criminal Minds, never watched that show much. One of the first shows I watch, the bad guy is played by Michael O’Keefe, who played Danny Noonan in the classic movie Caddyshack.
Michael O’Keefe will be 70 in April, which makes me feel old; he played Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke in the HBO series Winning Time couple years ago.

— I’m watching the Duke-Kansas game on TV last week; the game was played at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was sitting courtside with his wife. Sitting to Krzyzewski’s left was the actor Ken Jeong, who was in the Hangover movies.
Made me wonder what those two guys would talk about, if anything, and if Coach K had ever seem The Hangover. Funny movie.

— Colorado-Iowa State was the 5th place game at the Maui Classic, which is unusual only because those teams are in the same league now. Usually teams from the same league aren’t in the same tournament, but with all the jumping between leagues, this happened.
Same thing at the Battle for Atlantis, where Arizona-West Virginia played in the 3rd place game.

— Last year, 1,962 college basketball players entered the transfer portal, with over 1,100 of them changing teams. With 364 Division I teams now, that works out to 5+ players per team looking to jump ship.

— Dartmouth 88, Boston College 83
ACC teams aren’t supposed to lose to Ivy League teams, especially lower-level Ivy teams.
Dartmouth made 17-31 3-pointers in the game, which was last Friday.

— Notre Dame’s basketball team has a freshman guard Brady Stevens, who scored over 1,000 points in high school at Wellesley High in Massachusetts. The reason I mention this is that his father is Brad Stevens, the President of Basketball Operations for the Celtics.