CNOTES 2024 2025 NHL NEWS BEST BETS AND OPINION !
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 23
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| MON at CLB | 07:00 PM | MON +117 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| TB at FLA | 07:00 PM | FLA -145 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| STL at DET | 07:00 PM | STL -108 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at BOS | 07:00 PM | WAS +114 O 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at PIT | 07:00 PM | PHI +102 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| BUF at NYI | 07:30 PM | NYI -150 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| CHI at MIN | 08:00 PM | CHI +189 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| CAR at NAS | 08:00 PM | NAS +114 O 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| DAL at UTAH | 09:00 PM | DAL -154 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| SJ at VAN | 09:00 PM | SJ +205 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| ANA at VEG | 10:00 PM | ANA +280 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
NHL BEST BETS FOR DECEMBER !!
12/23/2024.....................6 - 12 - 0.....................33.33%.....................- 32.30
12/22/2024......................4 - 3 - 1......................57.14%.....................+ 3.80
12/21/2024......................6 - 10 - 1....................37.50%.....................- 22.60
12/20/2024........................6 - 5 - 0....................54.54%.....................+ 2.20
12/19/2024..................... 2 - 11 - 0.....................15.38%....................- 53.75
12/18/2024........................5 - 2 - 0......................71.42%...................+ 17.05
12/17/2024........................7 - 9 - 0......................43.75%....................- 11.55
12/16/2024........................3 - 3 - 0......................50.00%....................- 4.10
12/15/2024........................2 - 5 - 0......................28.57%....................- 21.20
12/14/2024........................7 - 9 - 4.......................43.75%.....................- 20.00
12/13/2024........................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%.....................- 5.05
12/12/2024.......................9 - 13 - 0.......................40.90%....................- 19.70
12/11/2024........................1 - 2 - 1........................33.33%....................- 5.00
12/10/2024......................6 - 11 - 0........................35.29%.....................- 25.20
12/09/2024........................2 - 1 - 0........................66.66%....................+ 4.50
12/08/2024........................3 - 4 - 3........................42.85%.....................- 6.25
12/07/2024.........................5 - 9 - 0.......................35.71%.....................- 20.70
12/06/2024.........................3 - 5 - 0.......................37.50%......................- 11.50
12/05/2024..........................5- 9 - 0.......................35.71%......................- 21.65
12/04/2024.........................4 - 1 - 0.......................80.00%......................+ 14.50
12/03/2024.........................4 - 6 - 0.......................40.00%.......................- 6.35
12/02/2024.........................2 - 3 - 0.......................40.00%.......................- 5.50
12/01/2024.........................5 - 2 - 0.......................71.42%.......................+ 16.55
TOTALS.:........................98 - 136 - 0.......................41.88%...................... - 230.55
12/23/2024.....................6 - 12 - 0.....................33.33%.....................- 32.30
12/22/2024......................4 - 3 - 1......................57.14%.....................+ 3.80
12/21/2024......................6 - 10 - 1....................37.50%.....................- 22.60
12/20/2024........................6 - 5 - 0....................54.54%.....................+ 2.20
12/19/2024..................... 2 - 11 - 0.....................15.38%....................- 53.75
12/18/2024........................5 - 2 - 0......................71.42%...................+ 17.05
12/17/2024........................7 - 9 - 0......................43.75%....................- 11.55
12/16/2024........................3 - 3 - 0......................50.00%....................- 4.10
12/15/2024........................2 - 5 - 0......................28.57%....................- 21.20
12/14/2024........................7 - 9 - 4.......................43.75%.....................- 20.00
12/13/2024........................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%.....................- 5.05
12/12/2024.......................9 - 13 - 0.......................40.90%....................- 19.70
12/11/2024........................1 - 2 - 1........................33.33%....................- 5.00
12/10/2024......................6 - 11 - 0........................35.29%.....................- 25.20
12/09/2024........................2 - 1 - 0........................66.66%....................+ 4.50
12/08/2024........................3 - 4 - 3........................42.85%.....................- 6.25
12/07/2024.........................5 - 9 - 0.......................35.71%.....................- 20.70
12/06/2024.........................3 - 5 - 0.......................37.50%......................- 11.50
12/05/2024..........................5- 9 - 0.......................35.71%......................- 21.65
12/04/2024.........................4 - 1 - 0.......................80.00%......................+ 14.50
12/03/2024.........................4 - 6 - 0.......................40.00%.......................- 6.35
12/02/2024.........................2 - 3 - 0.......................40.00%.......................- 5.50
12/01/2024.........................5 - 2 - 0.......................71.42%.......................+ 16.55
TOTALS.:........................98 - 136 - 0.......................41.88%...................... - 230.55
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Seattle 79, Washington 70- Redhawks of WAC are only 3-8 vs D-I teams.
— Oregon State 80, Oakland 74 OT- Beavers trailed by 12 with 4:32 left in regulation.
— Charleston 77, Loyola Chi 68- Cougars were 11-26 on arc, Loyola 6-24.
— Nebraska 69, Hawai’i 55- Nebraska-Oregon State is final at Diamond Head tourney
— Tennessee 82, Middle Tennessee 64- Blue Raiders led by 6 early in second half.
— North Dakota State 94, Bakersfield 60- Bison shot 70.8% inside the arc.
Quote of the Day
“First time seeing Beyonce perform and it’s at our game?! That’s dope. I’m gonna go out and watch, sorry Harbaugh, sorry. Sorry fellas.”
Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson, who apparently won’t be listening to the half-time talk Wednesday
Tuesday’s quiz
When Rickey Henderson got his 3,000th career hit, who was he playing for?
Monday’s quiz
In 2008, Vikings’ coach Kevin O’Connell threw six passes in two games for New England.
Sunday’s quiz
Rickey Henderson finished his 25-year career with the Dodgers, in 2003.
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One of the best parts of being here is having conversations with total strangers in sportsbooks; we have more in common than what separates us.
Was talking to a guy Sunday who worked in the equipment room for the Cal Bears while Aaron Rodgers/Marshawn Lynch were playing there; he said Lynch was an awesome guy, talked to everyone. The guy’s brother had just won a ring in a WPT poker tournament; that was pretty cool to see.
Anyway, Las Vegas is fun; I’m waiting for everything to ramp back up Thursday; their great breakfast buffet and the NFL theater were shut down this weekend, though Sid’s Cafe is open, and that is also really good. Casinos do lot of repairs/renovations this time of year, when there are fewer guests around.
— Packers 34, Saints 0
This was the first shutout in the NFL this season.
Packers’ first three drives: 33 plays, 226 yards, 21 points.
Green Bay led 21-0 at the half; they clinched a playoff spot.
Packers won nine of last 11 games (5-0 ATS last five).
Green Bay is 10-0 when they allow less than 24 points.
Saints were outgained 404-196.
New Orleans is 3-3 SU/ATS since their coaching change.
Saints are 0-9 when they give up 20+ points.
#2 QB Rattler is 0-5 as a starter this year.
Saints are 1-3 SU/0-4 ATS in outdoor games this year.
— Myrtle Beach Bowl
Tex-San Antonio 44, Coastal Carolina 15
Coastal looked like Wily Coyote chasing the Roadrunners around.
UTSA ran ball for 257 yards (8.3 yards/carry)
Roadrunners won four of their last five games.
Chanticleers lost six of their last eight games, after a 4-1 start.
Favorites are 4-1 ATS in this bowl.
— Idaho Potato Bowl
Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 OT
Fresno State led 13-3 at halftime.
Both teams played backup QB’s in this game.
Huskies are 6-0 if they score 24+ points, 2-5 if they don’t.
Fresno lost four of its last five games.
Loss snaps Fresno’s 5-bowl winning streak.
— Fresno State’s QB this year, Mikey Keene, didn’t play in the bowl game Monday because he has bolted to Michigan. Keene has thrown for 8,245 career yards and 65 TDs in a college career; he played for Central Florida and Fresno.
— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 2-1 SU/2-1 ATS
ACC 0-3 SU/0-3 ATS
Big 18 2-1 SU/2-1 ATS
Big X 0-1 SU/0-1 ATS
C-USA 1-2 SU/1-2 ATS
MAC 2-1 SU/2-0-1 ATS
M West 1-1 SU/1-1 ATS
SEC 2-1 SU/2-1 ATS
Sun Belt 2-2 SU/1-2-1 ATS
Favorites: 9-3-1 ATS
Totals: over 7-6
— Jets’ owner Woody Johnson is 77 years old; he has two teenage sons, because there are really rich guys out there with much younger, attractive wives- go figure.
Jets were trying to make a trade with Denver for WR Jerry Jeudy, but Woody Johnson put the kibosh on the deal, apparently because Jeudy’s ranking in the Madden video game wasn’t high enough— that knowledge came from Johnson’s 18-year old son, who is a freshman in college.
Denver traded Jeudy to the Browns instead; he’s caught 72 passes for 1,072 yards this year.
If you’re wondering why the Jets haven’t been in the playoffs since 2010, look no further than a team having to get its trades approved by an 18-year old who plays video games.
Oy.
— Famous birthdays, December 24:
John D’Acquisto, 73
Paul Pressey, 66
Matt Passmore, 51
Ryan Seacrest, 50
Kevin Millwood, 50
Davante Adams, 32
William Contreras, 27
Masaya Nakamura, the guy who invented Pac-Man, would’ve turned 99 years old today.
I missed a birthday yesterday; Georgia football coach Kirby Smart turned 49.
— P Walker Buehler signed a one-year deal with the Red Sox for $21.05M; Buehler has made only 28 starts the last three years, but he helped the Dodgers win the World Series last season.
He is 30 years old, has a career record of 37-22, 3.27 in 122 career starts.
— OF Joc Pederson signed 2-year deal with the Texas Rangers for $37M; Pederson has already played for five teams in his 11-year career- he hit .275 for Arizona last year, with 23 home runs and a .908 OPS.
— Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed OF Andrew McCutchen for one year, $5M; 11 of his 16 MLB seasons for Pittsburgh. He hit .232 last year, with a .739 OPS. His OPS hasn’t been over .800 since 2019.
— Tampa Bay Rays signed OF Eloy Jimenez to a minor league deal; it would be stunning if he didn’t make the big club this spring. Jimenez made $31M playing for the White Sox the last three years, but he only hit .238 with a .626 OPS last year, so he has to prove himself next year before he starts making the big bucks again.
— When they give NFL stats on TV, time of possession isn’t as important as plays run. If a team runs a no-huddle offense, their time of possession won’t be as good, but they’re putting more pressure on the opposing defense by not allowing them to huddle between plays.
— When they announce the 2025 inductees for the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame next month, I sure as hell hope Ichiro Suzuki is a unanimous pick- he deserves it.
There has been only one unanimous pick ever (Mariano Rivera) which is ludicrous; think about all the great ballplayers— Aaron, Mays, Ted Williams, Gibson, Mantle, Rickey Henderson- they also should’ve been unanimous choices, so we’ll see.
— Seattle 79, Washington 70- Redhawks of WAC are only 3-8 vs D-I teams.
— Oregon State 80, Oakland 74 OT- Beavers trailed by 12 with 4:32 left in regulation.
— Charleston 77, Loyola Chi 68- Cougars were 11-26 on arc, Loyola 6-24.
— Nebraska 69, Hawai’i 55- Nebraska-Oregon State is final at Diamond Head tourney
— Tennessee 82, Middle Tennessee 64- Blue Raiders led by 6 early in second half.
— North Dakota State 94, Bakersfield 60- Bison shot 70.8% inside the arc.
Quote of the Day
“First time seeing Beyonce perform and it’s at our game?! That’s dope. I’m gonna go out and watch, sorry Harbaugh, sorry. Sorry fellas.”
Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson, who apparently won’t be listening to the half-time talk Wednesday
Tuesday’s quiz
When Rickey Henderson got his 3,000th career hit, who was he playing for?
Monday’s quiz
In 2008, Vikings’ coach Kevin O’Connell threw six passes in two games for New England.
Sunday’s quiz
Rickey Henderson finished his 25-year career with the Dodgers, in 2003.
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Tuesday’s Den: Greetings from America’s favorite city…….
— For the first time in six years, I’m spending Christmas in Las Vegas; been here for a few days already, things are quiet before Christmas. Has been fun watching games in the SuperBook at the Westgate Casino.One of the best parts of being here is having conversations with total strangers in sportsbooks; we have more in common than what separates us.
Was talking to a guy Sunday who worked in the equipment room for the Cal Bears while Aaron Rodgers/Marshawn Lynch were playing there; he said Lynch was an awesome guy, talked to everyone. The guy’s brother had just won a ring in a WPT poker tournament; that was pretty cool to see.
Anyway, Las Vegas is fun; I’m waiting for everything to ramp back up Thursday; their great breakfast buffet and the NFL theater were shut down this weekend, though Sid’s Cafe is open, and that is also really good. Casinos do lot of repairs/renovations this time of year, when there are fewer guests around.
— Packers 34, Saints 0
This was the first shutout in the NFL this season.
Packers’ first three drives: 33 plays, 226 yards, 21 points.
Green Bay led 21-0 at the half; they clinched a playoff spot.
Packers won nine of last 11 games (5-0 ATS last five).
Green Bay is 10-0 when they allow less than 24 points.
Saints were outgained 404-196.
New Orleans is 3-3 SU/ATS since their coaching change.
Saints are 0-9 when they give up 20+ points.
#2 QB Rattler is 0-5 as a starter this year.
Saints are 1-3 SU/0-4 ATS in outdoor games this year.
— Myrtle Beach Bowl
Tex-San Antonio 44, Coastal Carolina 15
Coastal looked like Wily Coyote chasing the Roadrunners around.
UTSA ran ball for 257 yards (8.3 yards/carry)
Roadrunners won four of their last five games.
Chanticleers lost six of their last eight games, after a 4-1 start.
Favorites are 4-1 ATS in this bowl.
— Idaho Potato Bowl
Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 OT
Fresno State led 13-3 at halftime.
Both teams played backup QB’s in this game.
Huskies are 6-0 if they score 24+ points, 2-5 if they don’t.
Fresno lost four of its last five games.
Loss snaps Fresno’s 5-bowl winning streak.
— Fresno State’s QB this year, Mikey Keene, didn’t play in the bowl game Monday because he has bolted to Michigan. Keene has thrown for 8,245 career yards and 65 TDs in a college career; he played for Central Florida and Fresno.
— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 2-1 SU/2-1 ATS
ACC 0-3 SU/0-3 ATS
Big 18 2-1 SU/2-1 ATS
Big X 0-1 SU/0-1 ATS
C-USA 1-2 SU/1-2 ATS
MAC 2-1 SU/2-0-1 ATS
M West 1-1 SU/1-1 ATS
SEC 2-1 SU/2-1 ATS
Sun Belt 2-2 SU/1-2-1 ATS
Favorites: 9-3-1 ATS
Totals: over 7-6
— Jets’ owner Woody Johnson is 77 years old; he has two teenage sons, because there are really rich guys out there with much younger, attractive wives- go figure.
Jets were trying to make a trade with Denver for WR Jerry Jeudy, but Woody Johnson put the kibosh on the deal, apparently because Jeudy’s ranking in the Madden video game wasn’t high enough— that knowledge came from Johnson’s 18-year old son, who is a freshman in college.
Denver traded Jeudy to the Browns instead; he’s caught 72 passes for 1,072 yards this year.
If you’re wondering why the Jets haven’t been in the playoffs since 2010, look no further than a team having to get its trades approved by an 18-year old who plays video games.
Oy.
— Famous birthdays, December 24:
John D’Acquisto, 73
Paul Pressey, 66
Matt Passmore, 51
Ryan Seacrest, 50
Kevin Millwood, 50
Davante Adams, 32
William Contreras, 27
Masaya Nakamura, the guy who invented Pac-Man, would’ve turned 99 years old today.
I missed a birthday yesterday; Georgia football coach Kirby Smart turned 49.
— P Walker Buehler signed a one-year deal with the Red Sox for $21.05M; Buehler has made only 28 starts the last three years, but he helped the Dodgers win the World Series last season.
He is 30 years old, has a career record of 37-22, 3.27 in 122 career starts.
— OF Joc Pederson signed 2-year deal with the Texas Rangers for $37M; Pederson has already played for five teams in his 11-year career- he hit .275 for Arizona last year, with 23 home runs and a .908 OPS.
— Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed OF Andrew McCutchen for one year, $5M; 11 of his 16 MLB seasons for Pittsburgh. He hit .232 last year, with a .739 OPS. His OPS hasn’t been over .800 since 2019.
— Tampa Bay Rays signed OF Eloy Jimenez to a minor league deal; it would be stunning if he didn’t make the big club this spring. Jimenez made $31M playing for the White Sox the last three years, but he only hit .238 with a .626 OPS last year, so he has to prove himself next year before he starts making the big bucks again.
— When they give NFL stats on TV, time of possession isn’t as important as plays run. If a team runs a no-huddle offense, their time of possession won’t be as good, but they’re putting more pressure on the opposing defense by not allowing them to huddle between plays.
— When they announce the 2025 inductees for the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame next month, I sure as hell hope Ichiro Suzuki is a unanimous pick- he deserves it.
There has been only one unanimous pick ever (Mariano Rivera) which is ludicrous; think about all the great ballplayers— Aaron, Mays, Ted Williams, Gibson, Mantle, Rickey Henderson- they also should’ve been unanimous choices, so we’ll see.
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Some teams getting highest %age of points on 3’s:
48.3% of points— North Dakota State
45.8%— DePaul
43.5%— IU Indy
43.2%— Tennessee Tech
42.2%— Akron
42.0%— Samford
Quote of the Day
“Christmas Day is Christmas Day, and it doesn’t wait around for what day it’s on. We want to be there on Christmas Day. I would think the future is whatever day it’s on, we’re going to be there on Christmas.”
Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones
Wednesday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Golden State Warriors, before Steve Kerr?
Tuesday’s quiz
When Rickey Henderson got his 3,000th career hit, he was playing for the San Diego Padres.
Monday’s quiz
In 2008, Vikings’ coach Kevin O’Connell threw six passes in two games for New England.
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Hawks (15-15):
— 1-3 SU in their last four games.
— 1-4 ATS as a road favorite, 6-4 as a road dog.
— Over 6-2 last eight home games
Celtics (22-7):
— 13-4 last 17 games SU.
— 4-11 ATS last fifteen games.
— under 5-0 last five games.
Nets (11-18):
— lost eight of their last ten games SU.
— 2-8 ATS last ten games.
— under 6-3 last nine games
Hornets (7-22):
— lost 13 of last 14 games SU.
— 2-7 ATS last nine games.
— under 5-2 last seven games.
Bulls (13-17)
— 3-4 SU in last seven games.
— 4-7 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 5-1 last six home games
— 1-5 ATS if they played the night before.
Cavaliers (26-4):
— 9-1 SU last ten games.
— 14-4 ATS as a home favorite, 4-0 as a road underdog.
— over 5-1 last six games.
— 4-1 ATS if they played the night before.
Mavericks (19-10):
— 14-3 last 17 games SU.
— 6-1 ATS last seven home games.
— under 8-4 last 12 home games
— 4-0 ATS if they played the night before.
Nuggets (16-11):
— 5-1 SU last six games
— 1-7 ATS as a road favorite.
— 5-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 6-2 last eight games.
— 3-1 ATS if they played the night before.
Pistons (13-17):
— 4-2 last six games SU.
— 7-4 ATS as road underdogs.
— 0-4 ATS as home favorite
— over 7-1 last eight road games
Warriors (15-13):
— 3-10 last thirteen games SU.
— 9-5 ATS as an underdog
— under 8-0 last eight road games
Rockets (20-9):
— 5-1 last six games SU
— 8-3 ATS as a home favorite, 5-3 as an underdog.
— over 5-3 last eight road games
Pacers (15-15):
— won/covered their last five games.
— 4-12-1 ATS as a favorite.
— under 7-1-1 last nine games.
Clippers (17-13):
— 3-1 last four games SU
— 10-6 ATS at home.
— 7-2 ATS as a favorite
— under 6-0 last six road games.
Lakers (16-13):
— 4-2 SU last six games
— 1-5 ATS last six games as a home favorite
— 5-2 ATS last seven games overall.
— under 8-2 last ten road games.
Grizzlies (20-10):
— 12-3 last fifteen games SU.
— 10-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— 4-0 ATS if they played the night before.
— over 6-2 last eight road games
Heat (14-13):
— 1-3 SU last four games.
— 6-2 ATS last eight games as a home favorite
— 4-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— under 3-0 last three home games.
Famous birthdays, December 25th:
Howard Twilley, 81
Gary Sandy, 79
Larry Csonka, 78
Sissy Spacek, 75
Manny Trillo, 74
Jillie Mack, 67
Erik Hiljus, 52
Eric Gordon, 36
Garrett Cooper, 34
Rickey Henderson would’ve turned 66 today
Rod Serling would’ve turned 100.
Bucks (16-12):
— 5-1 last six games SU.
— 6-8-1 ATS at home.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— 1-4-1 ATS if they played the night before
Timberwolves (14-14)
— 0-3 SU last three games, giving up 121 ppg.
— 4-10 ATS as a home favorite.
— 1-3 ATS if they played the night before
— under 8-2 last ten games.
Pelicans (5-25):
— 3-25 last 28 games SU
— 3-12 ATS on the road (8-6 at home).
— over 6-3 last nine games.
Knicks (19-10):
— won/covered their last four games.
— 6-2 ATS last eight as a home favorite.
— over 7-3 last ten home games.
Thunder (23-5):
— 12-1 last thirteen games SU
— 9-5 ATS on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
Magic (19-12):
— 4-5 last nine games SU.
— 10-1 ATS as home favorite, 3-6 as road underdog.
— under 3-1 last four games.
76ers (10-17):
— 5-2 SU last seven games
— 4-10 ATS at home
— under 6-2 last eight road games
Suns (14-14):
— 6-12 SU last 18 games.
— 4-11 ATS at home.
— 1-4 ATS if they played the night before
— over 7-2 last nine road games
Trailblazers (9-20):
— 3-12 SU last fifteen games.
— 8-4 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 4-0 last four home games
Kings (13-17):
— 0-4 SU/ATS last four games
— 5-13 ATS at home
— under 5-1 last six road games
Spurs (15-14):
— 4-2 SU in last six games
— 3-5 ATS as a road underdog.
— under 3-1 last four games
Raptors (7-23):
— lost last eight games SU (4-3-1 ATS)
— 11-3-1 ATS as home dog, 8-6 as road dog.
— under 8-3 last eleven road games
Jazz (7-21):
— 3-9 SU last 12 games.
— 9-7 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 7-1 last eight games.
Wizards (4-23):
— 2-21 SU/7-14-2 ATS last 23 games
— 5-9 ATS as home dog, 5-7-2 as road dog
— under 5-1 last six home games.
Some teams getting highest %age of points on 3’s:
48.3% of points— North Dakota State
45.8%— DePaul
43.5%— IU Indy
43.2%— Tennessee Tech
42.2%— Akron
42.0%— Samford
Quote of the Day
“Christmas Day is Christmas Day, and it doesn’t wait around for what day it’s on. We want to be there on Christmas Day. I would think the future is whatever day it’s on, we’re going to be there on Christmas.”
Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones
Wednesday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Golden State Warriors, before Steve Kerr?
Tuesday’s quiz
When Rickey Henderson got his 3,000th career hit, he was playing for the San Diego Padres.
Monday’s quiz
In 2008, Vikings’ coach Kevin O’Connell threw six passes in two games for New England.
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Wednesday’s Den: NBA trends for Christmas Day…….
NBA trends (thru Tuesday, December 24)Hawks (15-15):
— 1-3 SU in their last four games.
— 1-4 ATS as a road favorite, 6-4 as a road dog.
— Over 6-2 last eight home games
Celtics (22-7):
— 13-4 last 17 games SU.
— 4-11 ATS last fifteen games.
— under 5-0 last five games.
Nets (11-18):
— lost eight of their last ten games SU.
— 2-8 ATS last ten games.
— under 6-3 last nine games
Hornets (7-22):
— lost 13 of last 14 games SU.
— 2-7 ATS last nine games.
— under 5-2 last seven games.
Bulls (13-17)
— 3-4 SU in last seven games.
— 4-7 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 5-1 last six home games
— 1-5 ATS if they played the night before.
Cavaliers (26-4):
— 9-1 SU last ten games.
— 14-4 ATS as a home favorite, 4-0 as a road underdog.
— over 5-1 last six games.
— 4-1 ATS if they played the night before.
Mavericks (19-10):
— 14-3 last 17 games SU.
— 6-1 ATS last seven home games.
— under 8-4 last 12 home games
— 4-0 ATS if they played the night before.
Nuggets (16-11):
— 5-1 SU last six games
— 1-7 ATS as a road favorite.
— 5-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 6-2 last eight games.
— 3-1 ATS if they played the night before.
Pistons (13-17):
— 4-2 last six games SU.
— 7-4 ATS as road underdogs.
— 0-4 ATS as home favorite
— over 7-1 last eight road games
Warriors (15-13):
— 3-10 last thirteen games SU.
— 9-5 ATS as an underdog
— under 8-0 last eight road games
Rockets (20-9):
— 5-1 last six games SU
— 8-3 ATS as a home favorite, 5-3 as an underdog.
— over 5-3 last eight road games
Pacers (15-15):
— won/covered their last five games.
— 4-12-1 ATS as a favorite.
— under 7-1-1 last nine games.
Clippers (17-13):
— 3-1 last four games SU
— 10-6 ATS at home.
— 7-2 ATS as a favorite
— under 6-0 last six road games.
Lakers (16-13):
— 4-2 SU last six games
— 1-5 ATS last six games as a home favorite
— 5-2 ATS last seven games overall.
— under 8-2 last ten road games.
Grizzlies (20-10):
— 12-3 last fifteen games SU.
— 10-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— 4-0 ATS if they played the night before.
— over 6-2 last eight road games
Heat (14-13):
— 1-3 SU last four games.
— 6-2 ATS last eight games as a home favorite
— 4-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— under 3-0 last three home games.
Famous birthdays, December 25th:
Howard Twilley, 81
Gary Sandy, 79
Larry Csonka, 78
Sissy Spacek, 75
Manny Trillo, 74
Jillie Mack, 67
Erik Hiljus, 52
Eric Gordon, 36
Garrett Cooper, 34
Rickey Henderson would’ve turned 66 today
Rod Serling would’ve turned 100.
Bucks (16-12):
— 5-1 last six games SU.
— 6-8-1 ATS at home.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— 1-4-1 ATS if they played the night before
Timberwolves (14-14)
— 0-3 SU last three games, giving up 121 ppg.
— 4-10 ATS as a home favorite.
— 1-3 ATS if they played the night before
— under 8-2 last ten games.
Pelicans (5-25):
— 3-25 last 28 games SU
— 3-12 ATS on the road (8-6 at home).
— over 6-3 last nine games.
Knicks (19-10):
— won/covered their last four games.
— 6-2 ATS last eight as a home favorite.
— over 7-3 last ten home games.
Thunder (23-5):
— 12-1 last thirteen games SU
— 9-5 ATS on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
Magic (19-12):
— 4-5 last nine games SU.
— 10-1 ATS as home favorite, 3-6 as road underdog.
— under 3-1 last four games.
76ers (10-17):
— 5-2 SU last seven games
— 4-10 ATS at home
— under 6-2 last eight road games
Suns (14-14):
— 6-12 SU last 18 games.
— 4-11 ATS at home.
— 1-4 ATS if they played the night before
— over 7-2 last nine road games
Trailblazers (9-20):
— 3-12 SU last fifteen games.
— 8-4 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 4-0 last four home games
Kings (13-17):
— 0-4 SU/ATS last four games
— 5-13 ATS at home
— under 5-1 last six road games
Spurs (15-14):
— 4-2 SU in last six games
— 3-5 ATS as a road underdog.
— under 3-1 last four games
Raptors (7-23):
— lost last eight games SU (4-3-1 ATS)
— 11-3-1 ATS as home dog, 8-6 as road dog.
— under 8-3 last eleven road games
Jazz (7-21):
— 3-9 SU last 12 games.
— 9-7 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 7-1 last eight games.
Wizards (4-23):
— 2-21 SU/7-14-2 ATS last 23 games
— 5-9 ATS as home dog, 5-7-2 as road dog
— under 5-1 last six home games.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Some teams getting highest %age of points on foul shots:
28.7% of points— Charlotte
26.7%— Rice
26.5%— Seattle
26.1%— NC-Wilmington
26.0%— Butler
25.9%— Cal-Davis
Quote of the Day
“That sucked, to be blunt.”
Steelers’ coach Mike Tomlin, after their 29-10 loss to Kansas City.
Thursday’s quiz
Which three NFL teams has Pete Carroll coached?
Wednesday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was coach of the Golden State Warriors, before Steve Kerr.
Tuesday’s quiz
When Rickey Henderson got his 3,000th career hit, he was playing for the San Diego Padres.
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Right now, ESPN has 13 of 16 SEC teams getting into the NCAA Tournament.
South Carolina is 9-3, #65 on kenpom.com they’re the lowest-rated SEC team.
John Calipari’s first Arkansas team is 10-2, but against #233.
Kentucky, in Mark Pope’s first season, is 10-2 against schedule #65.
Conference play hasn’t started yet, so once teams start losing, things will change, but right now, this is far and away the best league in the country.
— There are four unbeaten teams left: Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee from the SEC and Drake from the MVC.
Bracketology has Drake as an 11-seed, meaning they better win Arch Madness to get into the NCAA Tournament, but not bad for a team with four starters who were playing for a D-2 team last season.
— Big X
Arizona is 6-5; 0-5 vs top 100 teams, 6-0 vs everyone else; they’ve played schedule #53.
Bracketology has 8 of 16 teams in the Field of 68.
Cincinnati is 10-1, with the #5 eFG% defense, but against schedule #299.
Iowa State’s only loss was 83-81 to Auburn; they’re shooting 60.5% inside the arc.
— Big 18
UCLA and USC are in the same league as Rutgers and Maryland; the over-educated morons who run college sports have outdone themselves with all this shuffling.
Bracketology has 10 of 18 Big 18 teams getting in the NCAAs; KenPom has six of their teams in the top 25.
All 18 teams have played two conference games already; 12 of the 18 teams split their games. It isn’t obvious who the best teams are, unlike the SEC, where Auburn, Florida, Tennessee have stood out so far.
— Big East
Seton Hall, Villanova seem to be down; Georgetown is better. UConn, Marquette and St John’s look like the three best teams, at this early point in the season.
ESPN has only three Big East teams in the Tournament; they had only three in last year’s event, their lowest amount in the last 25 years.
— ACC
KenPom has ACC as the #5 conference; they haven’t finished higher than 5th since 2020.
There are 18 teams in ACC now, with Cal,Stanford, SMU joining; lot of long road trips.
North Carolina is off to a 7-5 start, 2-5 vs top 100 teams.
Duke is 10-2, losing to Kansas/Kentucky; their best player is a freshman.
Right now, ESPN has five teams in the field of 68.
— Mountain West
San Diego State is 8-2, Utah State 11-1; they appear to be the best teams so far.
Decent depth though; Boise State, New Mexico, UNLV and Colorado State are capable.
ESPN has only two Mountain West teams in the field of 68.
— Famous birthdays, December 26
Carlton Fisk, 77
Chris Chambliss, 76
Ozzie Smith, 70
Storm Davis, 63
Tim Legler, 58
Omar Infante, 43
Trevor Siemian, 33
Hogan Harris, 28
— West Coast
Addition of Oregon State/Washington State for this year/next year will help this league, then the bottom will fall out when Gonzaga bolts in two years, and Beavers/Coogs go back to the Pac-12.
This year, Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s are two best teams, with San Francisco, Oregon State, Santa Clara and Wazzu adding quality depth.
Bottom of the league isn’t so great right now; ESPN has Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s in the NCAA’s, but that could change.
— Atlantic 15
Dayton, VCU and St Bonaventure appear to be the best teams. Richmond/UMass are down, Loyola Chicago just had a rough 0-3 trip to Hawai’i.
Archie Miller has Rhode Island at 11-1, but they’ve played schedule #323.
A-15 could be a one-bid league for second time in three years; last time they had more than two teams in NCAAs was 2018.
— Charlotte 94, Murray State 90, 2OT
This game, played very late Monday night, ended around 12:45am Tuesday here in Las Vegas, which means if I was home, it would’ve been almost 4am, which is awesome, kind of like the old ESPN Basketball Marathon they used to have in November every year.
Two ordinary teams played their butts off for three hours; fun to watch
Charlotte was 34-36 on the foul line.
Murray State led by 10 with 6:19 left in regulation.
Five players fouled out.
— Missouri Valley
Only once since 2016 has the Valley not been a one-bid league; Arch Madness is what matters.
KenPom.com has #72 Bradley as the highest-ranked team right now.
That said, ESPN has two MVC teams in the field of 68 right now, because Drake is 11-0- they have Indiana State as the other team in right now.
It is still December; a lot will change between now and Selection Sunday.
— It needs to be said here that the transfer portal has made the sport more top-heavy; every kid at a mid-major who makes two layups in a row thinks he belongs in the NBA. The rich steal from the not-rich, just like baseball. Can’t be a lot of fun being a mid-major head coach.
— Big West
Cal-San Diego is 11-2, including beating three eastern mid-majors at a tournament in Florida; the Tritons are forcing turnovers 24.4% of the time, #4 in country.
Since 2014, Cal-Irvine is 140-41 in Big West games, but they’ve only made the NCAA’s twice during that time- they upset K-State in the first round in 2019. Anteaters always play good defense; success in the conference tournament has been more challenging.
— Southern
Furman is ranked #113 by KenPom; they’re highest-ranked team in SoCon right now, two years after upsetting Virginia in the NCAAs.
10-3 Samford seems like their biggest challenger right now; they’re shooting 39.6% on the arc (#18) getting 42% of their points on the arc (#8)
Some teams getting highest %age of points on foul shots:
28.7% of points— Charlotte
26.7%— Rice
26.5%— Seattle
26.1%— NC-Wilmington
26.0%— Butler
25.9%— Cal-Davis
Quote of the Day
“That sucked, to be blunt.”
Steelers’ coach Mike Tomlin, after their 29-10 loss to Kansas City.
Thursday’s quiz
Which three NFL teams has Pete Carroll coached?
Wednesday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was coach of the Golden State Warriors, before Steve Kerr.
Tuesday’s quiz
When Rickey Henderson got his 3,000th career hit, he was playing for the San Diego Padres.
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Thursday’s Den: College Basketball thoughts, on a winter day
— SECRight now, ESPN has 13 of 16 SEC teams getting into the NCAA Tournament.
South Carolina is 9-3, #65 on kenpom.com they’re the lowest-rated SEC team.
John Calipari’s first Arkansas team is 10-2, but against #233.
Kentucky, in Mark Pope’s first season, is 10-2 against schedule #65.
Conference play hasn’t started yet, so once teams start losing, things will change, but right now, this is far and away the best league in the country.
— There are four unbeaten teams left: Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee from the SEC and Drake from the MVC.
Bracketology has Drake as an 11-seed, meaning they better win Arch Madness to get into the NCAA Tournament, but not bad for a team with four starters who were playing for a D-2 team last season.
— Big X
Arizona is 6-5; 0-5 vs top 100 teams, 6-0 vs everyone else; they’ve played schedule #53.
Bracketology has 8 of 16 teams in the Field of 68.
Cincinnati is 10-1, with the #5 eFG% defense, but against schedule #299.
Iowa State’s only loss was 83-81 to Auburn; they’re shooting 60.5% inside the arc.
— Big 18
UCLA and USC are in the same league as Rutgers and Maryland; the over-educated morons who run college sports have outdone themselves with all this shuffling.
Bracketology has 10 of 18 Big 18 teams getting in the NCAAs; KenPom has six of their teams in the top 25.
All 18 teams have played two conference games already; 12 of the 18 teams split their games. It isn’t obvious who the best teams are, unlike the SEC, where Auburn, Florida, Tennessee have stood out so far.
— Big East
Seton Hall, Villanova seem to be down; Georgetown is better. UConn, Marquette and St John’s look like the three best teams, at this early point in the season.
ESPN has only three Big East teams in the Tournament; they had only three in last year’s event, their lowest amount in the last 25 years.
— ACC
KenPom has ACC as the #5 conference; they haven’t finished higher than 5th since 2020.
There are 18 teams in ACC now, with Cal,Stanford, SMU joining; lot of long road trips.
North Carolina is off to a 7-5 start, 2-5 vs top 100 teams.
Duke is 10-2, losing to Kansas/Kentucky; their best player is a freshman.
Right now, ESPN has five teams in the field of 68.
— Mountain West
San Diego State is 8-2, Utah State 11-1; they appear to be the best teams so far.
Decent depth though; Boise State, New Mexico, UNLV and Colorado State are capable.
ESPN has only two Mountain West teams in the field of 68.
— Famous birthdays, December 26
Carlton Fisk, 77
Chris Chambliss, 76
Ozzie Smith, 70
Storm Davis, 63
Tim Legler, 58
Omar Infante, 43
Trevor Siemian, 33
Hogan Harris, 28
— West Coast
Addition of Oregon State/Washington State for this year/next year will help this league, then the bottom will fall out when Gonzaga bolts in two years, and Beavers/Coogs go back to the Pac-12.
This year, Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s are two best teams, with San Francisco, Oregon State, Santa Clara and Wazzu adding quality depth.
Bottom of the league isn’t so great right now; ESPN has Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s in the NCAA’s, but that could change.
— Atlantic 15
Dayton, VCU and St Bonaventure appear to be the best teams. Richmond/UMass are down, Loyola Chicago just had a rough 0-3 trip to Hawai’i.
Archie Miller has Rhode Island at 11-1, but they’ve played schedule #323.
A-15 could be a one-bid league for second time in three years; last time they had more than two teams in NCAAs was 2018.
— Charlotte 94, Murray State 90, 2OT
This game, played very late Monday night, ended around 12:45am Tuesday here in Las Vegas, which means if I was home, it would’ve been almost 4am, which is awesome, kind of like the old ESPN Basketball Marathon they used to have in November every year.
Two ordinary teams played their butts off for three hours; fun to watch
Charlotte was 34-36 on the foul line.
Murray State led by 10 with 6:19 left in regulation.
Five players fouled out.
— Missouri Valley
Only once since 2016 has the Valley not been a one-bid league; Arch Madness is what matters.
KenPom.com has #72 Bradley as the highest-ranked team right now.
That said, ESPN has two MVC teams in the field of 68 right now, because Drake is 11-0- they have Indiana State as the other team in right now.
It is still December; a lot will change between now and Selection Sunday.
— It needs to be said here that the transfer portal has made the sport more top-heavy; every kid at a mid-major who makes two layups in a row thinks he belongs in the NBA. The rich steal from the not-rich, just like baseball. Can’t be a lot of fun being a mid-major head coach.
— Big West
Cal-San Diego is 11-2, including beating three eastern mid-majors at a tournament in Florida; the Tritons are forcing turnovers 24.4% of the time, #4 in country.
Since 2014, Cal-Irvine is 140-41 in Big West games, but they’ve only made the NCAA’s twice during that time- they upset K-State in the first round in 2019. Anteaters always play good defense; success in the conference tournament has been more challenging.
— Southern
Furman is ranked #113 by KenPom; they’re highest-ranked team in SoCon right now, two years after upsetting Virginia in the NCAAs.
10-3 Samford seems like their biggest challenger right now; they’re shooting 39.6% on the arc (#18) getting 42% of their points on the arc (#8)
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Friday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams playing the fastest tempo:
— Cal Poly
— South Dakota
— North Carolina
— Fresno State
— Alabama
— New Mexico
Quote of the Day
“The opportunity to make money someplace else created a situation that you have to begin to ask yourself as a coach what is this all about. And the answer is it’s become professional.”
Former Miami coach Jim Larrañaga
Friday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Tony Romo, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garropolo all played college football at the same school; which one?
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Carroll has coached the Jets, Patriots and Seahawks.
Wednesday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was coach of the Golden State Warriors, before Steve Kerr.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
Seahawks 6, Bears 3
This was the worst NFL game I’ve ever seen. Ever.
Total yardage: Seattle 265, Chicago 179
Seahawks kicked a FG on their first drive.
After the first drive, they ran 41 plays for 180 yards.
Seattle gained less than 300 yards in five or last seven games.
Bears are 0-10 SU/3-7 ATS in their last ten games.
Bears averaged 2.2 yards/pass attempt; Williams was sacked 7 times.
Chicago has scored 45 points in four games since Eberflus got fired.
Bears are 0-10 when they score less than 24 points,
Under is 7-3 in Chicago’s last ten games.
Chiefs 29, Steelers 10
Chiefs won their last six games, covered last three.
Chiefs’ first two drives: 15 plays, 121 yards, 13 points.
Last three games, Kansas City is +10 in turnovers.
Mahomes threw for 320 yards, three TD’s.
Win clinches the #1 seed in AFC for Kansas City.
Steelers ran for 202 yards, but were minus-2 in turnovers.
Pittsburgh was 8-16 on third down, Chiefs 3-10.
Steelers averaged only 3.9 yards/pass attempt.
Steelers lost their last three games, after a 7-1 run.
Last three games, Pittsburgh allowed 402.7 yards/game.
Ravens 31, Texans 2
Baltimore won its two post-bye games, scoring 35-34-31 points.
Ravens’ first two drives: 15 plays, 111 yards, 10 points.
Baltimore is 11-0 if they score 27+ points, 0-5 if they score less than 27
QB Jackson put game out of reach with a 48-yard TD run.
Ravens are 6-2 ATS as a road favorite this year.
Ravens outgained Houston, 432-211
Texans had only ten first downs the whole game.
Houston is 2-7 when it gives up more than 20 points.
Under is 7-1 in Texans home games.
This was first-ever NFL game with a halftime score of 17-2.
— Toledo 48, Pittsburgh 46 OT
Toledo kicked a 51-yard FG with 1:45 left to force OT
Rockets scored two TD’s in a 0:14 span in the second quarter.
Toledo led 20-12 at halftime.
Pitt ran ball 66 times for 301 yards, but lost.
This game had six overtime innings, the longest bowl game ever.
— Kansas State 44, Rutgers 41
Rutgers led 27-17 at halftime, 34-17 with 6:00 left in 3rd quarter.
Dylan Edwards ran 18 times for 196 yards and two TD’s.
K-State ran ball 42 times for 347 yards (8.3 yards/carry).
Rutgers gained 319 yards in first half, only 82 after halftime.
— Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
Ark State took a 10-0 lead on a 60-yard punt return for a TD.
Then, Falcons’ #3 QB threw a 43-yard TD pass on a fake punt.
Bowling Green outgained Ark State, 479-360
Ark State QB Raynor threw for 221 yards and two TD’s.
— South Florida 41, San Jose State 39 OT
USF led 21-7 after a 93-yard kick return in second quarter.
Bulls kicked a 41-yard FG with 0:02 left in regulation to force OT.
San Jose outgained South Florida, 441-291.
— Famous birthdays, December 27:
Tovah Feldshuh, 72
Mark Budaska, 72
Craig Reynolds, 72
Kent Benson, 70
Donald Igwebuike, 64
Eva LaRue, 58
Kevin Ollie, 52
Carson Palmer, 45
Cole Hamels, 41
Greg Zuerlein, 37
Jordan Montgomery, 32
Brock Purdy, 25
— 75-year old Jim Larrañaga is no longer Miami’s basketball coach; whether he got fired or quit isn’t relevant (no one quits those jobs unless it is health-related).
Larrañaga won 744 games as a college coach; he had Miami in the freakin’ Final Four two years ago, but the Hurricanes are 4-8 this season, after ending last year on an 0-10 skid. Our society has become very fickle, especially towards older people, so Larrañaga is gone now.
— Speaking of which, there are murmurs that 73-year old Pete Carroll has interest in being the next coach of the Chicago Bears, who need all the coaching they can get.
Carroll has a 181-131-1 record as an NFL head coach, winning a Super Bowl with Seattle; he was also 97-19 as USC’s coach.
— Teddy Bridgewater was an NFL QB for nine years, for six different teams; he was Detroit’s backup QB last year, then retired so he could coach high school ball at Miami Northwestern HS, his alma mater. Miami Northwestern won a state title this past season and now Bridgewater has un-retired, to go back to the Lions as a backup.
— Nebraska 78, Oregon State 66
Cornhuskers win the Diamond Head Classic; they’re 10-2 this season.
Nebraska was 38-44 on the foul line in the 3-game tournament.
Cornhuskers are forcing turnovers 21% of time (#49)
— The fiercest game in those 8-team tournaments is the 7th place game, when two teams that are 0-2 in the event fight like hell not to go home to the mainland 0-3.
Murray State beat Loyola Chi 71-68 in the 7th place game at Diamond Head; Racers were 22-33 on the foul line, Loyola 14-21. Ramblers led by 11 early in second half, but went home 0-3.
— QB Fernando Mendoza has transferred from the Cal Bears to Indiana; he threw for 3,004 yards this year, with 16 TD passes, six INT’s.
— QB Darian Mensah bolted from Tulane to Duke after leading the Green Wave to a 9-4 regular season record. Word came out on the Interweb this week that Mensah signed a 2-year deal worth $8M to play for Duke!!!! 4 million freakin’ dollars a year!!!!
By way of comparison, Jimmy Garropolo is the Rams’ backup QB, in the NFL. He’s making $3,044,305 this season.
Go figure.
Friday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams playing the fastest tempo:
— Cal Poly
— South Dakota
— North Carolina
— Fresno State
— Alabama
— New Mexico
Quote of the Day
“The opportunity to make money someplace else created a situation that you have to begin to ask yourself as a coach what is this all about. And the answer is it’s become professional.”
Former Miami coach Jim Larrañaga
Friday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Tony Romo, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garropolo all played college football at the same school; which one?
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Carroll has coached the Jets, Patriots and Seahawks.
Wednesday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was coach of the Golden State Warriors, before Steve Kerr.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
Seahawks 6, Bears 3
This was the worst NFL game I’ve ever seen. Ever.
Total yardage: Seattle 265, Chicago 179
Seahawks kicked a FG on their first drive.
After the first drive, they ran 41 plays for 180 yards.
Seattle gained less than 300 yards in five or last seven games.
Bears are 0-10 SU/3-7 ATS in their last ten games.
Bears averaged 2.2 yards/pass attempt; Williams was sacked 7 times.
Chicago has scored 45 points in four games since Eberflus got fired.
Bears are 0-10 when they score less than 24 points,
Under is 7-3 in Chicago’s last ten games.
Chiefs 29, Steelers 10
Chiefs won their last six games, covered last three.
Chiefs’ first two drives: 15 plays, 121 yards, 13 points.
Last three games, Kansas City is +10 in turnovers.
Mahomes threw for 320 yards, three TD’s.
Win clinches the #1 seed in AFC for Kansas City.
Steelers ran for 202 yards, but were minus-2 in turnovers.
Pittsburgh was 8-16 on third down, Chiefs 3-10.
Steelers averaged only 3.9 yards/pass attempt.
Steelers lost their last three games, after a 7-1 run.
Last three games, Pittsburgh allowed 402.7 yards/game.
Ravens 31, Texans 2
Baltimore won its two post-bye games, scoring 35-34-31 points.
Ravens’ first two drives: 15 plays, 111 yards, 10 points.
Baltimore is 11-0 if they score 27+ points, 0-5 if they score less than 27
QB Jackson put game out of reach with a 48-yard TD run.
Ravens are 6-2 ATS as a road favorite this year.
Ravens outgained Houston, 432-211
Texans had only ten first downs the whole game.
Houston is 2-7 when it gives up more than 20 points.
Under is 7-1 in Texans home games.
This was first-ever NFL game with a halftime score of 17-2.
— Toledo 48, Pittsburgh 46 OT
Toledo kicked a 51-yard FG with 1:45 left to force OT
Rockets scored two TD’s in a 0:14 span in the second quarter.
Toledo led 20-12 at halftime.
Pitt ran ball 66 times for 301 yards, but lost.
This game had six overtime innings, the longest bowl game ever.
— Kansas State 44, Rutgers 41
Rutgers led 27-17 at halftime, 34-17 with 6:00 left in 3rd quarter.
Dylan Edwards ran 18 times for 196 yards and two TD’s.
K-State ran ball 42 times for 347 yards (8.3 yards/carry).
Rutgers gained 319 yards in first half, only 82 after halftime.
— Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
Ark State took a 10-0 lead on a 60-yard punt return for a TD.
Then, Falcons’ #3 QB threw a 43-yard TD pass on a fake punt.
Bowling Green outgained Ark State, 479-360
Ark State QB Raynor threw for 221 yards and two TD’s.
— South Florida 41, San Jose State 39 OT
USF led 21-7 after a 93-yard kick return in second quarter.
Bulls kicked a 41-yard FG with 0:02 left in regulation to force OT.
San Jose outgained South Florida, 441-291.
— Famous birthdays, December 27:
Tovah Feldshuh, 72
Mark Budaska, 72
Craig Reynolds, 72
Kent Benson, 70
Donald Igwebuike, 64
Eva LaRue, 58
Kevin Ollie, 52
Carson Palmer, 45
Cole Hamels, 41
Greg Zuerlein, 37
Jordan Montgomery, 32
Brock Purdy, 25
— 75-year old Jim Larrañaga is no longer Miami’s basketball coach; whether he got fired or quit isn’t relevant (no one quits those jobs unless it is health-related).
Larrañaga won 744 games as a college coach; he had Miami in the freakin’ Final Four two years ago, but the Hurricanes are 4-8 this season, after ending last year on an 0-10 skid. Our society has become very fickle, especially towards older people, so Larrañaga is gone now.
— Speaking of which, there are murmurs that 73-year old Pete Carroll has interest in being the next coach of the Chicago Bears, who need all the coaching they can get.
Carroll has a 181-131-1 record as an NFL head coach, winning a Super Bowl with Seattle; he was also 97-19 as USC’s coach.
— Teddy Bridgewater was an NFL QB for nine years, for six different teams; he was Detroit’s backup QB last year, then retired so he could coach high school ball at Miami Northwestern HS, his alma mater. Miami Northwestern won a state title this past season and now Bridgewater has un-retired, to go back to the Lions as a backup.
— Nebraska 78, Oregon State 66
Cornhuskers win the Diamond Head Classic; they’re 10-2 this season.
Nebraska was 38-44 on the foul line in the 3-game tournament.
Cornhuskers are forcing turnovers 21% of time (#49)
— The fiercest game in those 8-team tournaments is the 7th place game, when two teams that are 0-2 in the event fight like hell not to go home to the mainland 0-3.
Murray State beat Loyola Chi 71-68 in the 7th place game at Diamond Head; Racers were 22-33 on the foul line, Loyola 14-21. Ramblers led by 11 early in second half, but went home 0-3.
— QB Fernando Mendoza has transferred from the Cal Bears to Indiana; he threw for 3,004 yards this year, with 16 TD passes, six INT’s.
— QB Darian Mensah bolted from Tulane to Duke after leading the Green Wave to a 9-4 regular season record. Word came out on the Interweb this week that Mensah signed a 2-year deal worth $8M to play for Duke!!!! 4 million freakin’ dollars a year!!!!
By way of comparison, Jimmy Garropolo is the Rams’ backup QB, in the NFL. He’s making $3,044,305 this season.
Go figure.
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Trend Report
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Chicago vs Buffalo
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 12 games on the road
Buffalo is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Boston vs Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Columbus's last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbus's last 9 games when playing at home against Boston
Toronto vs Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Detroit is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Carolina vs New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home
Minnesota vs Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Nashville vs St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Nashville
Colorado vs Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Utah is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Vegas vs San Jose
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Vegas is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
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Friday, December 27
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Trend Report
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Chicago vs Buffalo
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 12 games on the road
Buffalo is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Boston vs Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Columbus's last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbus's last 9 games when playing at home against Boston
Toronto vs Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Detroit is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Carolina vs New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home
Minnesota vs Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Dallas
Minnesota is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Nashville vs St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Nashville
Colorado vs Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Utah is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Vegas vs San Jose
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Vegas is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOR at DET | 07:00 PM | DET +132 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| CHI at BUF | 07:00 PM | BUF -160 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| CAR at NJ | 07:00 PM | NJ -125 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at CLB | 07:00 PM | BOS -155 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| NAS at STL | 08:00 PM | STL +117 O 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at DAL | 08:00 PM | DAL -169 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| COL at UTAH | 09:30 PM | UTAH +117 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| VEG at SJ | 10:30 PM | SJ +211 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
NHL BEST BETS FOR DECEMBER !!
12/27/2024.....................5 - 9 - 0......................35.71%.....................- 24.40
12/23/2024.....................6 - 12 - 0.....................33.33%.....................- 32.30
12/22/2024......................4 - 3 - 1......................57.14%.....................+ 3.80
12/21/2024......................6 - 10 - 1....................37.50%.....................- 22.60
12/20/2024........................6 - 5 - 0....................54.54%.....................+ 2.20
12/19/2024..................... 2 - 11 - 0.....................15.38%....................- 53.75
12/18/2024........................5 - 2 - 0......................71.42%...................+ 17.05
12/17/2024........................7 - 9 - 0......................43.75%....................- 11.55
12/16/2024........................3 - 3 - 0......................50.00%....................- 4.10
12/15/2024........................2 - 5 - 0......................28.57%....................- 21.20
12/14/2024........................7 - 9 - 4.......................43.75%.....................- 20.00
12/13/2024........................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%.....................- 5.05
12/12/2024.......................9 - 13 - 0.......................40.90%....................- 19.70
12/11/2024........................1 - 2 - 1........................33.33%....................- 5.00
12/10/2024......................6 - 11 - 0........................35.29%.....................- 25.20
12/09/2024........................2 - 1 - 0........................66.66%....................+ 4.50
12/08/2024........................3 - 4 - 3........................42.85%.....................- 6.25
12/07/2024.........................5 - 9 - 0.......................35.71%.....................- 20.70
12/06/2024.........................3 - 5 - 0.......................37.50%......................- 11.50
12/05/2024..........................5- 9 - 0.......................35.71%......................- 21.65
12/04/2024.........................4 - 1 - 0.......................80.00%......................+ 14.50
12/03/2024.........................4 - 6 - 0.......................40.00%.......................- 6.35
12/02/2024.........................2 - 3 - 0.......................40.00%.......................- 5.50
12/01/2024.........................5 - 2 - 0.......................71.42%.......................+ 16.55
TOTALS.:.......................103 - 145 - 0.......................41.53%...................... - 254.95
12/27/2024.....................5 - 9 - 0......................35.71%.....................- 24.40
12/23/2024.....................6 - 12 - 0.....................33.33%.....................- 32.30
12/22/2024......................4 - 3 - 1......................57.14%.....................+ 3.80
12/21/2024......................6 - 10 - 1....................37.50%.....................- 22.60
12/20/2024........................6 - 5 - 0....................54.54%.....................+ 2.20
12/19/2024..................... 2 - 11 - 0.....................15.38%....................- 53.75
12/18/2024........................5 - 2 - 0......................71.42%...................+ 17.05
12/17/2024........................7 - 9 - 0......................43.75%....................- 11.55
12/16/2024........................3 - 3 - 0......................50.00%....................- 4.10
12/15/2024........................2 - 5 - 0......................28.57%....................- 21.20
12/14/2024........................7 - 9 - 4.......................43.75%.....................- 20.00
12/13/2024........................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%.....................- 5.05
12/12/2024.......................9 - 13 - 0.......................40.90%....................- 19.70
12/11/2024........................1 - 2 - 1........................33.33%....................- 5.00
12/10/2024......................6 - 11 - 0........................35.29%.....................- 25.20
12/09/2024........................2 - 1 - 0........................66.66%....................+ 4.50
12/08/2024........................3 - 4 - 3........................42.85%.....................- 6.25
12/07/2024.........................5 - 9 - 0.......................35.71%.....................- 20.70
12/06/2024.........................3 - 5 - 0.......................37.50%......................- 11.50
12/05/2024..........................5- 9 - 0.......................35.71%......................- 21.65
12/04/2024.........................4 - 1 - 0.......................80.00%......................+ 14.50
12/03/2024.........................4 - 6 - 0.......................40.00%.......................- 6.35
12/02/2024.........................2 - 3 - 0.......................40.00%.......................- 5.50
12/01/2024.........................5 - 2 - 0.......................71.42%.......................+ 16.55
TOTALS.:.......................103 - 145 - 0.......................41.53%...................... - 254.95
- Sep 10, 2018
- 17,625
- 19
- 38
Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams doing the best ATS:
11-1— St Bonaventure
10-1— Oregon State
9-2— Auburn
9-2— Tennessee
9-3— Vanderbilt
Teams doing the worst:
2-9— Saint Louis
2-9— Grand Canyon
2-9— Richmond
3-10— Wake Forest
1-9-2— Minnesota
Quote of the Day
“Greg was a highly accomplished and pioneering figure in sports broadcasting who brought instant credibility to ESPN in the early years of the network as both a SportsCenter anchor and as a key on-air contributor to our initial NBA coverage in the 1980s.”
ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro, talking about the late Greg Gumbel
Saturday’s quiz
Which two NFL teams has UConn coach Jim Mora Jr coached?
Friday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Tony Romo, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garoppolo all played college football at the same school; Eastern Illinois.
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Carroll has coached the Jets, Patriots and Seahawks.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday…….
— Arizona Diamondbacks made some noise late Friday night, signed P Corbin Burnes to a six-year, $210M contract. Burnes is 60-36, 3.19 in 138 career starts; he was 15-9, 2.92 in 32 starts for the Orioles last year.
— Detroit Tigers signed IF Gleyber Torres for one year, $15M; Torres hit 15 homers for Bronx LY, after hitting a combined 49 taters the previous two seasons.
Torres is expected to play 2B in Detroit, with Colt Keith moving to first base.
— OF Teoscar Hernandez re-signed with the Dodgers for three years, $66M; he hit 33 HR’s, knocked in 99 runs for the World Champs last year, going 7-20 in the World Series.
— Seahawks beat the Bears 6-3 Thursday; there was a 120-1 prop bet that there wouldn’t be any touchdowns in the game. Circa Casino said they sold eight “no TD” tickets.
— RIP to Greg Gumbel, who passed away from cancer at age 78; he spent 50+ years in sports broadcasting. He was really good at his job, no matter what sport he worked.
In an industry that is increasingly being filled with arrogant jerks, Gumbel seemed like a really good guy, in addition to being excellent at his job, and reactions to his passing have confirmed that.
RIP, sir.
— Famous birthdays, December 28:
Ray Knight, 72
Denzel Washington, 70
James Brooks, 66
Keith Lee, 62
Mel Stottlemyre, Jr, 61
Seth Meyers, 51
John Henson, 34
Dylan Cease, 29
— Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has concussion issues, isn’t expected to play against the Cowboys Sunday. Backup QB Kenny Pickett has a 14-10 record as an NFL starter.
— North Carolina has a bowl game in Fenway Park today, but Bill Belichick isn’t supposed to be there; am guessing he’ll do a TV segment during the game, for recruiting and all.
— Boise State hasn’t had a losing football season since 1997.
— Navy 21, Oklahoma 20
Down 20-14, Sooners scored TD with 0:06 left; they went for 2 points but failed.
Oklahoma led 14-0 with 5:00 left before halftime.
Navy QB Horvath tied game 14-14 with a 95-yard TD run.
— USC 35, Texas A&M 31
Trojans drove 80 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:05 left.
Aggies led 24-7 with 4:00 left in third quarter.
USC WR Lane caught seven passes for 127 yards, three TD’s.
— Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
Tech outgained Vandy 394-306, but they were minus-2 in turnovers.
QB Pavia threw for 160 yards, 3 TD’s, ran for 84 yards, 2 more TD’s.
This is Vandy’s bowl win since 2013.
— Arkansas 39, Texas Tech 26
QB Green was 11-21 passing, for a whopping 341 yards (31 yards/completion)
Total yardage: Arkansas 559, Tech 497
Razorbacks led 24-19 at halftime.
— Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
Wazzu is decimated; their coach/QB both bolted to greener pa$ture$.
That said, Coogs fought hard; it was 35-28 with 2:00 left in third quarter.
Syracuse QB McCord threw for 453 yards and five TD’s.
— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 4-1 SU/4-1 ATS
ACC 1-5 SU/1-5 ATS
Big 18 3-2 SU/4-1 ATS
Big X 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS
C-USA 1-2 SU/1-2 ATS
MAC 3-2 SU/3-1-1 ATS
M West 1-2 SU/1-2 ATS
SEC 4-3 SU/4-3 ATS
Sun Belt 3-2 SU/2-2-1 ATS
Favorites: 10-11-1 ATS
Totals: over 14-8
Saturday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams doing the best ATS:
11-1— St Bonaventure
10-1— Oregon State
9-2— Auburn
9-2— Tennessee
9-3— Vanderbilt
Teams doing the worst:
2-9— Saint Louis
2-9— Grand Canyon
2-9— Richmond
3-10— Wake Forest
1-9-2— Minnesota
Quote of the Day
“Greg was a highly accomplished and pioneering figure in sports broadcasting who brought instant credibility to ESPN in the early years of the network as both a SportsCenter anchor and as a key on-air contributor to our initial NBA coverage in the 1980s.”
ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro, talking about the late Greg Gumbel
Saturday’s quiz
Which two NFL teams has UConn coach Jim Mora Jr coached?
Friday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Tony Romo, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garoppolo all played college football at the same school; Eastern Illinois.
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Carroll has coached the Jets, Patriots and Seahawks.
******************************************************
Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday…….
— Arizona Diamondbacks made some noise late Friday night, signed P Corbin Burnes to a six-year, $210M contract. Burnes is 60-36, 3.19 in 138 career starts; he was 15-9, 2.92 in 32 starts for the Orioles last year.
— Detroit Tigers signed IF Gleyber Torres for one year, $15M; Torres hit 15 homers for Bronx LY, after hitting a combined 49 taters the previous two seasons.
Torres is expected to play 2B in Detroit, with Colt Keith moving to first base.
— OF Teoscar Hernandez re-signed with the Dodgers for three years, $66M; he hit 33 HR’s, knocked in 99 runs for the World Champs last year, going 7-20 in the World Series.
— Seahawks beat the Bears 6-3 Thursday; there was a 120-1 prop bet that there wouldn’t be any touchdowns in the game. Circa Casino said they sold eight “no TD” tickets.
— RIP to Greg Gumbel, who passed away from cancer at age 78; he spent 50+ years in sports broadcasting. He was really good at his job, no matter what sport he worked.
In an industry that is increasingly being filled with arrogant jerks, Gumbel seemed like a really good guy, in addition to being excellent at his job, and reactions to his passing have confirmed that.
RIP, sir.
— Famous birthdays, December 28:
Ray Knight, 72
Denzel Washington, 70
James Brooks, 66
Keith Lee, 62
Mel Stottlemyre, Jr, 61
Seth Meyers, 51
John Henson, 34
Dylan Cease, 29
— Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has concussion issues, isn’t expected to play against the Cowboys Sunday. Backup QB Kenny Pickett has a 14-10 record as an NFL starter.
— North Carolina has a bowl game in Fenway Park today, but Bill Belichick isn’t supposed to be there; am guessing he’ll do a TV segment during the game, for recruiting and all.
— Boise State hasn’t had a losing football season since 1997.
— Navy 21, Oklahoma 20
Down 20-14, Sooners scored TD with 0:06 left; they went for 2 points but failed.
Oklahoma led 14-0 with 5:00 left before halftime.
Navy QB Horvath tied game 14-14 with a 95-yard TD run.
— USC 35, Texas A&M 31
Trojans drove 80 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:05 left.
Aggies led 24-7 with 4:00 left in third quarter.
USC WR Lane caught seven passes for 127 yards, three TD’s.
— Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
Tech outgained Vandy 394-306, but they were minus-2 in turnovers.
QB Pavia threw for 160 yards, 3 TD’s, ran for 84 yards, 2 more TD’s.
This is Vandy’s bowl win since 2013.
— Arkansas 39, Texas Tech 26
QB Green was 11-21 passing, for a whopping 341 yards (31 yards/completion)
Total yardage: Arkansas 559, Tech 497
Razorbacks led 24-19 at halftime.
— Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
Wazzu is decimated; their coach/QB both bolted to greener pa$ture$.
That said, Coogs fought hard; it was 35-28 with 2:00 left in third quarter.
Syracuse QB McCord threw for 453 yards and five TD’s.
— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 4-1 SU/4-1 ATS
ACC 1-5 SU/1-5 ATS
Big 18 3-2 SU/4-1 ATS
Big X 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS
C-USA 1-2 SU/1-2 ATS
MAC 3-2 SU/3-1-1 ATS
M West 1-2 SU/1-2 ATS
SEC 4-3 SU/4-3 ATS
Sun Belt 3-2 SU/2-2-1 ATS
Favorites: 10-11-1 ATS
Totals: over 14-8
- Sep 10, 2018
- 17,625
- 19
- 38
NHL
Saturday, December 28
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Montreal vs Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games on the road
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
Philadelphia vs Anaheim
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Edmonton vs Los Angeles
Edmonton is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games at home
Seattle vs Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle's last 10 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Vancouver's last 10 games when playing Seattle
Ottawa vs Winnipeg
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Columbus vs Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
New Jersey vs Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Jersey's last 11 games
New Jersey is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Carolina is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
NY Rangers vs Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Washington vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh vs NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
NY Islanders is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Calgary vs San Jose
Calgary is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games at home
San Jose is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
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Saturday, December 28
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Trend Report
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Montreal vs Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games on the road
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
Philadelphia vs Anaheim
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Edmonton vs Los Angeles
Edmonton is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games at home
Seattle vs Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle's last 10 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Vancouver's last 10 games when playing Seattle
Ottawa vs Winnipeg
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Columbus vs Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
New Jersey vs Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Jersey's last 11 games
New Jersey is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Carolina is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
NY Rangers vs Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Washington vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh vs NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
NY Islanders is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Calgary vs San Jose
Calgary is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games at home
San Jose is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| MON at FLA | 01:00 PM | MON +266 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| EDM at LA | 04:00 PM | EDM -127 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| SEA at VAN | 04:00 PM | VAN -131 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at ANA | 04:00 PM | ANA +127 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at TOR | 07:00 PM | TOR -107 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| CLB at BOS | 07:00 PM | BOS -212 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| NJ at CAR | 07:00 PM | CAR -135 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| OTT at WIN | 07:00 PM | WIN -153 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| NYR at TB | 07:00 PM | TB -162 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| PIT at NYI | 07:30 PM | NYI -142 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| CAL at SJ | 10:00 PM | SJ +150 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
