CNOTES 2024-2025 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL at BOS | 07:00 PM | BOS -16.0 O 224.0 | +500 +500 |
| CHA at ORL | 07:00 PM | ORL -8.5 U 213.0 | +500 +500 |
| MIA at DET | 07:00 PM | DET +1.5 U 214.0 | +500 +500 |
| NY at PHI | 07:30 PM | NY -3.0 U 212.5 | +500 +500 |
| TOR at MIL | 08:00 PM | TOR +8.5 U 225.0 | +500 +500 |
| PHO at UTA | 09:00 PM | PHO -5.5 O 227.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at POR | 10:00 PM | MIN -9.5 O 221.5 | +500 +500 |
| DAL at GS | 10:00 PM | GS -2.5 O 234.5 | +500 +500 |
NBA BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !
11/12/2024...................9 - 1 - 0...............90.00%................+ 39.50
11/11/2024...................4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%................+ 3.50
11/10/2024...................6 - 3 - 0...............66.66%................+ 13.50
11/09/2024...................4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%................+ 9.00
11/08/2024.................10 - 4 - 0...............71.42%................+28.00
11/07/2024...................4 - 0 - 0..............100.00%...............+ 20.00
11/06/2024...................9- 6 - 0................60.00%...............+ 12.00
11/03/2024...................2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%................- 6.50
11/02/2024.................6 - 10 - 0................37.50%................- 25.00
11/01/2024...................5 - 9 - 0................35.71%...............- 24.50
TOTALS......................59 - 41 - 0...............59.00%................+ 69.50
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OCT.TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,48 - 36 - 0.................57.14%...............+ 42.50
11/12/2024...................9 - 1 - 0...............90.00%................+ 39.50
11/11/2024...................4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%................+ 3.50
11/10/2024...................6 - 3 - 0...............66.66%................+ 13.50
11/09/2024...................4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%................+ 9.00
11/08/2024.................10 - 4 - 0...............71.42%................+28.00
11/07/2024...................4 - 0 - 0..............100.00%...............+ 20.00
11/06/2024...................9- 6 - 0................60.00%...............+ 12.00
11/03/2024...................2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%................- 6.50
11/02/2024.................6 - 10 - 0................37.50%................- 25.00
11/01/2024...................5 - 9 - 0................35.71%...............- 24.50
TOTALS......................59 - 41 - 0...............59.00%................+ 69.50
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OCT.TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,48 - 36 - 0.................57.14%...............+ 42.50
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Six most experienced college basketball teams (team continuity in parenthesis):
— Ole Miss (127)
— Kansas (104)
— Xavier (219)
— Nevada (111)
— Kentucky (349)
— Memphis (317)
Teams with the high continuity #’s are poaching lot of transfers.
Quote of the Day
“He’s like the random older dude that pulls up to the court and you’re kind of like, ‘alright he’s whatever,’ and then you pick him up and he’s making the craziest passes. Not moving too much, not doing the most. But he’s just got the OG game like he’s been playing forever.”
Photographer Xavier Luggage, talking about actor Adam Sandler playing pick-up basketball
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Klay Thompson play his college basketball?
Tuesday’s quiz
Los Angeles Clippers have existed since 1970, but they’ve played home games in two other cities. Their first eight years in the NBA, the Clippers were the Buffalo Braves, before they moved to San Diego and became the Clippers.
Monday’s quiz
Oakland A’s drafted Cardinals’ QB Kyler Murray with the 9th pick in the 2018 draft.
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So began all 114 episodes of The Odd Couple, one of the funniest TV shows ever; spent ton of time in my high school/college years watching Odd Couple re-runs.
Jack Klugman/Tony Randall were a great team, playing totally opposite roommates who were both divorced. Episodes are on Paramount these days: I recommend the episode where they own a greyhound racing dog and another episode where Oscar dates a princess.
Happy Felix Unger Day!!!
— Kansas 77, Michigan State 69
Teams combined to shoot 8-41 on the arc; a brickfest.
Kansas already has wins over North Carolina and the Spartans.
Modern college basketball; one of Michigan State’s starters is Frankie Fidler, who played three years for a Nebraska-Omaha squad that went 15-37 in the Summit League those three years. Lat year, Summit League was the 23rd-ranked league in the country.
— Kentucky 77, Duke 72
Kentucky’s youngest starter is older than Duke’s oldest starter, but Kentucky is also in the bottom 15 in the country in continuity- will take them some time to develop their chemistry- this is a great win for them.
Duke led this game 46-37 at halftime.
Kentucky’s subs outscored Duke’s bench, 25-6.
Modern college basketball, part 2:
Kerr Kriisa plays for Kentucky; he’ll be 24 on January 2nd.
2020-23- He played in 76 games over three seasons for Arizona.
2023-24- He played in 23 games for West Virginia.
2024-25- He is part of the total rebuild that is this year’s Kentucky team.
— There were seven college basketball referees who worked the first seven days of the season; college refs make a boatload of $$$, some of them traveling all over the country.
— Will be interesting to follow Rick Pitino’s St John’s squad this year; Red Storm hasn’t been in the NCAA’s since 2019, hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 2000.
— Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren hurt his hip, is out 8-10 weeks; he was scoring 16.4 ppg, grabbing 8.7 rebounds/game in his second NBA season— actually his third year, he didn’t play his first year.
— LA Clippers have a brand-new arena that is supposed to be awesome; every player’s locker has room for 32 pairs of sneakers (64 sneakers!!!)
— Famous birthdays, November 13
Joe Mantegna, 77
Chris Noth, 70
Whoopi Goldberg, 68
Vinny Testaverde, 61
Kevin Gamble, 59
Jimmy Kimmel, 57
Steve Christie, 57
Gerard Butler 54
Wade Miley, 38
Brett Baty, 25
— Chicago Bears fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron less than 10 months after he got the job. Bears are 4-5, losing their last three games while scoring a total of 27 points- they don’t have a touchdown on their last 23 drives.
Ummmm……starting a rookie QB can be dicey, no matter how good they are. Payton Manning, Troy Aikman both sucked as rookies; they’re both in the Hall of Fame. Patrick Mahomes didn’t start until the last game of his rookie year, which seems like a better way to go, but the Bears are force-feeding rookie QB Caleb Williams, and it cost Waldron his job.
— Catcher Travis d’Arnaud signed a 2-year, $12M deal with the Los Angeles Angels; d’Arnaud hit .225/.238 the last two years as a part-time player.
— USC is changing QB’s this week; starter Miller Moss is getting benched, former UNLV QB Jayden Maiava will get his first USC start against Nebraska, fueling rumors that Miller will be packing his bags and transferring for his final year of college eligibility.
— Hawks 117, Celtics 116- Dyson Daniels scored a career-high 28 points as Atlanta won as an underdog of 15.5 points.
— Pistons 123, Heat 121 OT- Miami called a timeout they didn’t have with 0:01.1 left, and Detroit hit the game-winning foul shot, after blowing a 9-point 4th quarter lead. Tyler Herro scored 40 points for the Heat, making 10-17 shots on the arc.
— Knicks 111, 76ers 99- OG Anunoby scored 24 points as New York spoiled Joel Embiid’s debut this season. Embiid scored 13 points in 26:00 for the struggling 76ers, who are 2-8.
— Suns 120, Jazz 112- Devin Booker scored 31 points for Phoenix, which made 18-39 shots on the arc. Suns are off to a 9-2 start this season.
Six most experienced college basketball teams (team continuity in parenthesis):
— Ole Miss (127)
— Kansas (104)
— Xavier (219)
— Nevada (111)
— Kentucky (349)
— Memphis (317)
Teams with the high continuity #’s are poaching lot of transfers.
Quote of the Day
“He’s like the random older dude that pulls up to the court and you’re kind of like, ‘alright he’s whatever,’ and then you pick him up and he’s making the craziest passes. Not moving too much, not doing the most. But he’s just got the OG game like he’s been playing forever.”
Photographer Xavier Luggage, talking about actor Adam Sandler playing pick-up basketball
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Klay Thompson play his college basketball?
Tuesday’s quiz
Los Angeles Clippers have existed since 1970, but they’ve played home games in two other cities. Their first eight years in the NBA, the Clippers were the Buffalo Braves, before they moved to San Diego and became the Clippers.
Monday’s quiz
Oakland A’s drafted Cardinals’ QB Kyler Murray with the 9th pick in the 2018 draft.
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Wednesday’s Den: Happy Felix Unger Day!!!!
“On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his wife…….”So began all 114 episodes of The Odd Couple, one of the funniest TV shows ever; spent ton of time in my high school/college years watching Odd Couple re-runs.
Jack Klugman/Tony Randall were a great team, playing totally opposite roommates who were both divorced. Episodes are on Paramount these days: I recommend the episode where they own a greyhound racing dog and another episode where Oscar dates a princess.
Happy Felix Unger Day!!!
— Kansas 77, Michigan State 69
Teams combined to shoot 8-41 on the arc; a brickfest.
Kansas already has wins over North Carolina and the Spartans.
Modern college basketball; one of Michigan State’s starters is Frankie Fidler, who played three years for a Nebraska-Omaha squad that went 15-37 in the Summit League those three years. Lat year, Summit League was the 23rd-ranked league in the country.
— Kentucky 77, Duke 72
Kentucky’s youngest starter is older than Duke’s oldest starter, but Kentucky is also in the bottom 15 in the country in continuity- will take them some time to develop their chemistry- this is a great win for them.
Duke led this game 46-37 at halftime.
Kentucky’s subs outscored Duke’s bench, 25-6.
Modern college basketball, part 2:
Kerr Kriisa plays for Kentucky; he’ll be 24 on January 2nd.
2020-23- He played in 76 games over three seasons for Arizona.
2023-24- He played in 23 games for West Virginia.
2024-25- He is part of the total rebuild that is this year’s Kentucky team.
— There were seven college basketball referees who worked the first seven days of the season; college refs make a boatload of $$$, some of them traveling all over the country.
— Will be interesting to follow Rick Pitino’s St John’s squad this year; Red Storm hasn’t been in the NCAA’s since 2019, hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 2000.
— Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren hurt his hip, is out 8-10 weeks; he was scoring 16.4 ppg, grabbing 8.7 rebounds/game in his second NBA season— actually his third year, he didn’t play his first year.
— LA Clippers have a brand-new arena that is supposed to be awesome; every player’s locker has room for 32 pairs of sneakers (64 sneakers!!!)
— Famous birthdays, November 13
Joe Mantegna, 77
Chris Noth, 70
Whoopi Goldberg, 68
Vinny Testaverde, 61
Kevin Gamble, 59
Jimmy Kimmel, 57
Steve Christie, 57
Gerard Butler 54
Wade Miley, 38
Brett Baty, 25
— Chicago Bears fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron less than 10 months after he got the job. Bears are 4-5, losing their last three games while scoring a total of 27 points- they don’t have a touchdown on their last 23 drives.
Ummmm……starting a rookie QB can be dicey, no matter how good they are. Payton Manning, Troy Aikman both sucked as rookies; they’re both in the Hall of Fame. Patrick Mahomes didn’t start until the last game of his rookie year, which seems like a better way to go, but the Bears are force-feeding rookie QB Caleb Williams, and it cost Waldron his job.
— Catcher Travis d’Arnaud signed a 2-year, $12M deal with the Los Angeles Angels; d’Arnaud hit .225/.238 the last two years as a part-time player.
— USC is changing QB’s this week; starter Miller Moss is getting benched, former UNLV QB Jayden Maiava will get his first USC start against Nebraska, fueling rumors that Miller will be packing his bags and transferring for his final year of college eligibility.
— Hawks 117, Celtics 116- Dyson Daniels scored a career-high 28 points as Atlanta won as an underdog of 15.5 points.
— Pistons 123, Heat 121 OT- Miami called a timeout they didn’t have with 0:01.1 left, and Detroit hit the game-winning foul shot, after blowing a 9-point 4th quarter lead. Tyler Herro scored 40 points for the Heat, making 10-17 shots on the arc.
— Knicks 111, 76ers 99- OG Anunoby scored 24 points as New York spoiled Joel Embiid’s debut this season. Embiid scored 13 points in 26:00 for the struggling 76ers, who are 2-8.
— Suns 120, Jazz 112- Devin Booker scored 31 points for Phoenix, which made 18-39 shots on the arc. Suns are off to a 9-2 start this season.
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NBA
Wednesday, November 13
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Trend Report
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Indiana vs Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Orlando is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Boston vs Brooklyn
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland vs Philadelphia
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
New Orleans vs Oklahoma City
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of New Orleans's last 22 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Chicago vs New York
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home
New York is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago
Washington vs San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Washington's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 17 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio is 22-2 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Washington
San Antonio is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
LA Clippers vs Houston
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
LA Clippers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Houston
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit vs Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Milwaukee is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Detroit
Phoenix vs Sacramento
Phoenix is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Sacramento is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games at home
Minnesota vs Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Memphis vs LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Memphis
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
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Wednesday, November 13
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Trend Report
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Indiana vs Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Orlando is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Boston vs Brooklyn
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland vs Philadelphia
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
New Orleans vs Oklahoma City
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of New Orleans's last 22 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Chicago vs New York
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home
New York is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago
Washington vs San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Washington's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 17 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio is 22-2 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Washington
San Antonio is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
LA Clippers vs Houston
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
LA Clippers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Houston
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit vs Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Milwaukee is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Detroit
Phoenix vs Sacramento
Phoenix is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Sacramento is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games at home
Minnesota vs Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Memphis vs LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Memphis
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND at ORL | 07:00 PM | ORL +1.0 O 224.0 | +500 +500 |
| CLE at PHI | 07:30 PM | PHI +11.0 O 218.0 | +500 +500 |
| NO at OKC | 07:30 PM | OKC -14.0 U 225.0 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at BK | 07:30 PM | BK +9.0 O 218.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHI at NY | 07:30 PM | NY -7.5 O 230.5 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at SA | 08:00 PM | SA -10.0 O 225.0 | +500 +500 |
| DET at MIL | 08:00 PM | DET +6.5 U 212.5 | +500 +500 |
| LAC at HOU | 08:00 PM | HOU -4.5 U 214.0 | +500 +500 |
| MEM at LAL | 10:00 PM | MEM +7.5 O 231.5 | +500 +500 |
| PHO at SAC | 10:00 PM | PHO +7.5 U 225.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at POR | 10:00 PM | MIN -10.0 O 219.0 | +500 +500 |
NBA BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !
11/13/2024...................7 - 7 - 0...............50.00%................- 3.50
11/12/2024...................9 - 1 - 0...............90.00%................+ 39.50
11/11/2024...................4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%................+ 3.50
11/10/2024...................6 - 3 - 0...............66.66%................+ 13.50
11/09/2024...................4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%................+ 9.00
11/08/2024.................10 - 4 - 0...............71.42%................+28.00
11/07/2024...................4 - 0 - 0..............100.00%...............+ 20.00
11/06/2024...................9- 6 - 0................60.00%...............+ 12.00
11/03/2024...................2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%................- 6.50
11/02/2024.................6 - 10 - 0................37.50%................- 25.00
11/01/2024...................5 - 9 - 0................35.71%...............- 24.50
TOTALS......................66 - 48 - 0...............57.89%................+ 66.00
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OCT.TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,48 - 36 - 0.................57.14%...............+ 42.50
11/13/2024...................7 - 7 - 0...............50.00%................- 3.50
11/12/2024...................9 - 1 - 0...............90.00%................+ 39.50
11/11/2024...................4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%................+ 3.50
11/10/2024...................6 - 3 - 0...............66.66%................+ 13.50
11/09/2024...................4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%................+ 9.00
11/08/2024.................10 - 4 - 0...............71.42%................+28.00
11/07/2024...................4 - 0 - 0..............100.00%...............+ 20.00
11/06/2024...................9- 6 - 0................60.00%...............+ 12.00
11/03/2024...................2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%................- 6.50
11/02/2024.................6 - 10 - 0................37.50%................- 25.00
11/01/2024...................5 - 9 - 0................35.71%...............- 24.50
TOTALS......................66 - 48 - 0...............57.89%................+ 66.00
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OCT.TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,48 - 36 - 0.................57.14%...............+ 42.50
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Six college basketball teams with least continuity in country:
— DePaul
— Iona
— Missouri State
— Niagara
— Tennessee-Martin
— West Virginia
These teams started the season with zero continuity, totally new teams.
Quote of the Day
“I was ready to leave the G League, maybe go overseas. I talked to my dad about that. He thought maybe if it doesn’t work out I’ll have to go overseas and try to do it over there, but I kind of just thugged it out and stayed and believed in my NBA dreams and I got the call.”
Scotty Pippen Jr, who is making a name for himself with the Memphis Grizzlies
Thursday’s quiz
Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels played college football for which two schools?
Wednesday’s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State
Tuesday’s quiz
Los Angeles Clippers have existed since 1970, but they’ve played home games in two other cities. Their first eight years in the NBA, the Clippers were the Buffalo Braves, before they moved to San Diego and became the Clippers.
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Get well soon, coach.
— There are 1,271 regular season games in an NBA season; every once in a while you see one with a little extra intensity. Tuesday night in San Francisco, Klay Thompson returned to the Bay Area with his new team, the Dallas Mavericks, after playing 11 years with Golden State, helping the Warriors win four championships.
Golden State won the game 120-117; Thompson scored 22 points, but Steph Curry scored 37 for the 9-2 Warriors. This was basketball at its highest level, a very entertaining game.
— Hofstra 49, Seton Hall 48
Pirates lost last two games, to Fordham/Hofstra, both by a point. Not good.
Seton Hall is scoring 53.7 ppg, shooting 37.6% inside the arc.
— St Joe’s 83, Villanova 76
Hawks beat Villanova for second year in a row; going back to last year, Wildcats are 9-13 in their last 22 games. Villanova made the NCAAs the last nine years Jay Wright was coaching; this would be the third year in a row they miss the NCAA’s, bad news for the current coach.
— Cal-Santa Barbara 91, Fresno State 86
Fresno has a new coach and only two players back from last year; they were 16-24 on the foul line in this game. UCSB G Turner was 15-16 on the line, all by himself.
There are a lot of college teams that are total rebuilds; they’re learning on the go. Guys who were junior college coaches have an advantage now; they’ve done all this before.
— Oregon 80, Portland 70 OT
Ducks were down 13 with 8:11 left in game, but they fought back, forced overtime and escaped with a win to improve to 3-0. Portland had lost its previous game by 41 points to UCSB.
— North Dakota State 88, Santa Clara 80 OT
Santa Clara led 37-18 early; they led by 5 with 0:14 left in regulation, Ugly loss for a team that starts four seniors and is #11 in country in continuity. North Dakota State had lost its first two D-I games, but they made 15-32 on the arc in this game.
— Famous birthdays, November 14th:
Mike Livingston, 79
Jack Sikma, 69
Curt Schilling, 58
Lionel Simmons, 56
Josh Duhamel, 52
Kyle Orton, 42
TY Hilton, 35
Francisco Lindor, 31
DeVonta Smith, 26
Mid-week college football
— Buffalo 51, Ball State 48 OT
Ball State led 45-31 with 6:00 left in game.
Bulls tied game on a 33-yard TD pass with 1:49 left.
Cardinals outgained 6-4 Buffalo 520-470.
— Bowling Green 31, Western Michigan 13
Falcons ran ball for 226 yards (6.8 yards/carry)
Western Michigan was 4-15 on 3rd down, 5-6 on 4th down.
Bowling Green is 6-4, and bowl eligible.
— Toledo 37, Central Michigan 10
Rockets had 5 takeaways, including a 45-yard pick-6.
Toledo led 27-3 at halftime.
Chippewas have lost five games in a row.
— Miami OH 34, Kent State 7
Kent State scored a TD 1:20 into the game; that was it for them.
Miami outgained the Golden Flashes, 477-178.
Redhawks ran ball for 275 yards; they’re bowl eligible now.
— Northern Illinois 29, Akron 16
Huskies had two guys run ball for 100+ yards.
NIU outgained Akron 439-255; they led 23-16 at halftime.
Akron scored a touchdown on a blocked punt.
— Ohio U 35, Eastern Michigan 10
Ohio QB Navarro threw for 277 yards, ran for 106 more.
Bobcats led 14-7 at halftime.
Ohio outgained Eastern Michigan, 433-266.
— Movie of the Day: He Got Game (1998)- The best high school basketball player in the country has to choose what college to go to; his father, who is in prison, will get his sentence shortened if the son goes to the college where the warden of the prison wants him to.
Denzel Washington is the father, Ray Allen is the son, Ned Beatty is the warden, Jim Brown is a probation officer. A mostly sad movie, but it is well done.
— Cincinnati Reds hired Brad Mills as Terry Francona’s bench coach; Mills has been one of Francona’s coaches in 17 of his 22 major league seasons- he also managed Houston from 2010-12.
— Tropicana Field in St Petersburg isn’t going to be ready for the 2025 season; they think it’ll be ready for 2026, but next season is only 20 or so weeks away and the Rays have a new stadium opening in 2028, so will they spend $55M to fix this ballpark?
Speculation is that the Phillies’ spring training ballpark in Clearwater is the favorite to be used by the Rays for the 2025 season.
— Red Sox P Nick Pivetta got a qualifying offer for $21.05M for next year; he is expected to turn it down, even though he was 6-12, 4.14 in 26 starts last year. Word has it that Pivetta wants a 3-year deal; he’s going to be 32 on Valentine’s Day, so three years should be the ceiling on any kind of deal he gets.
— Indianapolis Colts are going back to 2nd year QB Anthony Richardson this week for their game with the Jets. Richardson has completed only 44.4% of his passes but has run for 242 yards. Colts have split his six starts; they’re 1-3 when 39-year old Joe Flacco starts.
— Vikings’ rookie QB JJ McCarthy underwent a second surgery earlier this week on his right knee as he continues to recover from a torn meniscus; it is not good when you’ve had two surgeries on the same knee, before you’ve played in a game.
McCarthy is still expected to be ready to play next season; the question is, if Sam Darnold keeps winning games, will the Vikings need McCarthy to play?
— Slugger Mark McGwire got his first major league hit in 1986 off of Tommy John, who was in his 23rd major league season at the time.
Tommy John’s dentist back then was………Mark McGwire’s father.
Six college basketball teams with least continuity in country:
— DePaul
— Iona
— Missouri State
— Niagara
— Tennessee-Martin
— West Virginia
These teams started the season with zero continuity, totally new teams.
Quote of the Day
“I was ready to leave the G League, maybe go overseas. I talked to my dad about that. He thought maybe if it doesn’t work out I’ll have to go overseas and try to do it over there, but I kind of just thugged it out and stayed and believed in my NBA dreams and I got the call.”
Scotty Pippen Jr, who is making a name for himself with the Memphis Grizzlies
Thursday’s quiz
Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels played college football for which two schools?
Wednesday’s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State
Tuesday’s quiz
Los Angeles Clippers have existed since 1970, but they’ve played home games in two other cities. Their first eight years in the NBA, the Clippers were the Buffalo Braves, before they moved to San Diego and became the Clippers.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— First things first……best wishes to Spurs coach Greg Popovich, who suffered a mild stroke on November 2nd. 75-year old Popovich has missed the Spurs’ past seven games; he’s started a rehabilitation program and is expected to make a full recovery. Popovich is the oldest coach in NBA history; he has 1,560 wins, winning five championships.Get well soon, coach.
— There are 1,271 regular season games in an NBA season; every once in a while you see one with a little extra intensity. Tuesday night in San Francisco, Klay Thompson returned to the Bay Area with his new team, the Dallas Mavericks, after playing 11 years with Golden State, helping the Warriors win four championships.
Golden State won the game 120-117; Thompson scored 22 points, but Steph Curry scored 37 for the 9-2 Warriors. This was basketball at its highest level, a very entertaining game.
— Hofstra 49, Seton Hall 48
Pirates lost last two games, to Fordham/Hofstra, both by a point. Not good.
Seton Hall is scoring 53.7 ppg, shooting 37.6% inside the arc.
— St Joe’s 83, Villanova 76
Hawks beat Villanova for second year in a row; going back to last year, Wildcats are 9-13 in their last 22 games. Villanova made the NCAAs the last nine years Jay Wright was coaching; this would be the third year in a row they miss the NCAA’s, bad news for the current coach.
— Cal-Santa Barbara 91, Fresno State 86
Fresno has a new coach and only two players back from last year; they were 16-24 on the foul line in this game. UCSB G Turner was 15-16 on the line, all by himself.
There are a lot of college teams that are total rebuilds; they’re learning on the go. Guys who were junior college coaches have an advantage now; they’ve done all this before.
— Oregon 80, Portland 70 OT
Ducks were down 13 with 8:11 left in game, but they fought back, forced overtime and escaped with a win to improve to 3-0. Portland had lost its previous game by 41 points to UCSB.
— North Dakota State 88, Santa Clara 80 OT
Santa Clara led 37-18 early; they led by 5 with 0:14 left in regulation, Ugly loss for a team that starts four seniors and is #11 in country in continuity. North Dakota State had lost its first two D-I games, but they made 15-32 on the arc in this game.
— Famous birthdays, November 14th:
Mike Livingston, 79
Jack Sikma, 69
Curt Schilling, 58
Lionel Simmons, 56
Josh Duhamel, 52
Kyle Orton, 42
TY Hilton, 35
Francisco Lindor, 31
DeVonta Smith, 26
Mid-week college football
— Buffalo 51, Ball State 48 OT
Ball State led 45-31 with 6:00 left in game.
Bulls tied game on a 33-yard TD pass with 1:49 left.
Cardinals outgained 6-4 Buffalo 520-470.
— Bowling Green 31, Western Michigan 13
Falcons ran ball for 226 yards (6.8 yards/carry)
Western Michigan was 4-15 on 3rd down, 5-6 on 4th down.
Bowling Green is 6-4, and bowl eligible.
— Toledo 37, Central Michigan 10
Rockets had 5 takeaways, including a 45-yard pick-6.
Toledo led 27-3 at halftime.
Chippewas have lost five games in a row.
— Miami OH 34, Kent State 7
Kent State scored a TD 1:20 into the game; that was it for them.
Miami outgained the Golden Flashes, 477-178.
Redhawks ran ball for 275 yards; they’re bowl eligible now.
— Northern Illinois 29, Akron 16
Huskies had two guys run ball for 100+ yards.
NIU outgained Akron 439-255; they led 23-16 at halftime.
Akron scored a touchdown on a blocked punt.
— Ohio U 35, Eastern Michigan 10
Ohio QB Navarro threw for 277 yards, ran for 106 more.
Bobcats led 14-7 at halftime.
Ohio outgained Eastern Michigan, 433-266.
— Movie of the Day: He Got Game (1998)- The best high school basketball player in the country has to choose what college to go to; his father, who is in prison, will get his sentence shortened if the son goes to the college where the warden of the prison wants him to.
Denzel Washington is the father, Ray Allen is the son, Ned Beatty is the warden, Jim Brown is a probation officer. A mostly sad movie, but it is well done.
— Cincinnati Reds hired Brad Mills as Terry Francona’s bench coach; Mills has been one of Francona’s coaches in 17 of his 22 major league seasons- he also managed Houston from 2010-12.
— Tropicana Field in St Petersburg isn’t going to be ready for the 2025 season; they think it’ll be ready for 2026, but next season is only 20 or so weeks away and the Rays have a new stadium opening in 2028, so will they spend $55M to fix this ballpark?
Speculation is that the Phillies’ spring training ballpark in Clearwater is the favorite to be used by the Rays for the 2025 season.
— Red Sox P Nick Pivetta got a qualifying offer for $21.05M for next year; he is expected to turn it down, even though he was 6-12, 4.14 in 26 starts last year. Word has it that Pivetta wants a 3-year deal; he’s going to be 32 on Valentine’s Day, so three years should be the ceiling on any kind of deal he gets.
— Indianapolis Colts are going back to 2nd year QB Anthony Richardson this week for their game with the Jets. Richardson has completed only 44.4% of his passes but has run for 242 yards. Colts have split his six starts; they’re 1-3 when 39-year old Joe Flacco starts.
— Vikings’ rookie QB JJ McCarthy underwent a second surgery earlier this week on his right knee as he continues to recover from a torn meniscus; it is not good when you’ve had two surgeries on the same knee, before you’ve played in a game.
McCarthy is still expected to be ready to play next season; the question is, if Sam Darnold keeps winning games, will the Vikings need McCarthy to play?
— Slugger Mark McGwire got his first major league hit in 1986 off of Tommy John, who was in his 23rd major league season at the time.
Tommy John’s dentist back then was………Mark McGwire’s father.
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Dallas vs Utah
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Dallas
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Dunkel
Thursday, November 14
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Trend Report
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Dallas vs Utah
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Dallas
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