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Sunday’s 6-pack:
— Cardinals 6, Guardians 5- Cleveland clinched AL Central title anyway.
— Astros 10, Angels 4- Alvarez/Tucker hit back/back home runs.
— Arizona 5, Brewers 0- Merrill Kelly tossed five shutout IP.
— Tigers 6, Orioles 4 (10)- Detroit won 10 of its last 13 games.
— Giants 9, Royals 0- Kansas City has lost six in a row at a very bad time.
— Mariners 8, Rangers 4- Seattle is 1.5 games out of last playoff spot.

Quote of the Day
“The building was a little bit different with Tom (Brady) in there. Obviously, playing-wise, Tom is different. He had everybody dialed in, high-strung environment, so I think everybody was pretty stressed out. They wanted me to come in, be myself, bring the joy back to football for guys who weren’t having as much fun.”
Baker Mayfield

Sunday’s quiz
The guy who owned which NFL team founded Microsoft with childhood friend Bill Gates?

Saturday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the New York Mets, Darryl Strawberry has hit the most home runs.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college football Saturday……​

— Tennessee 25, Oklahoma 15
Vols outgained Oklahoma, 345-222.
Tennessee led 19-3 at halftime.
Tennessee has three I-A wins:
51-10 vs NC State
71-0 over Kent State
25-15 at Oklahoma

— James Madison 70, North Carolina 50
Sun Belt’s Dukes led 53-21…….at halftime.
Alonza Barrett threw for 388 yards, 5 TD’s, ran for two more.
Tar Heels outgained JMU 616-611, but turned ball over five times.

— Washington State 54, San Jose State 52 OT
Fun game to watch Friday night; this one ended at 2:35 Saturday morning.
San Jose led 38-24 after three quarters.
Coogs forced OT with a 52-yard FG at gun in 4th quarter.

— Missouri 30, Vanderbilt 27 OT
Mizzou’s kicker missed three FG’s, two in 4th quarter.
Mizzou ran ball for 216 yards, outgained Vandy, 442-324.
Tigers were ranked #7 in country, which seems a bit high.

— Colorado 38, Baylor 31 OT
Down 24-10, Colorado threw a 58-yard TD pass on last play of first half.
Colorado tied game on a 43-yard Hail Mary on last play of regulation.
Baylor fumbled on half-yard line while trying to tie game in OT.

— Upsets of the Week:
Buffalo (+13.5) 23, Northern Illinois 20 OT
James Madison (+10.5) 70, North Carolina 50
Navy (+9.5) 56, Memphis 44
Stanford (+9.5) 26, Syracuse 24
Illinois (+9.5) 31, Nebraska 24 OT
South Alabama (+8.5) 48, Appalachian State 14
Temple (+7) 45, Utah State 29
Monmouth 45, Florida International 42- It is bad to lose to a I-AA team.

— Buffalo 23, Northern Illinois 20 OT
NIU led 14-3 at halftime.
Huskies outgained Buffalo, 359-184.
NIU was 9-22 on third down, Buffalo 2-15.
Huskies upset Notre Dame, so this score hurts Notre Dame’s resume.

— Central Michigan 37, Ball State 34
Chippewas drove 75 yards in five plays in last minute, scored winning TD with 0:16 left.
Ball State had taken the lead on a TD with 0:53 left.
Chippewas ran ball for 335 yards, 10.2 yards/attempt.

— Stanford 26, Syracuse 24
These schools are both in the ACC; they’re 2,826 miles apart.
Cardinal kicked a 39-yard FG at the gun for the road win.
Stanford ran for 173 yards (5.4 yards/carry).

— Penn State 56, Kent State 0
Chris Andrews, who runs the sportsbook at South Point Casino in Las Vegas, said that Kent State is the lowest-rated I-A football team in the last 30 years- they lost 71-0 last week.

— Famous birthdays, September 22nd:
Harold Carmichael, 75
Debby Boone, 68
Joan Jett, 66
Scott Baio, 64
Vince Coleman, 63
Mike Matheny, 54
Carlos Correa, 30
Jeremy Pena, 27

— Random stat: UNLV didn’t play this week, but Rebels are 13-4 ATS in their last 17 games.

— Army 37, Rice 14
Cadets are off to a 3-0 start.
Army even threw for 120 yards in this game- they were 9-15 on 3rd down.

Navy 56, Memphis 44
Middies scored 38-56 points in their two I-A wins.
Memphis gained 659 yards and lost by two TD’s.
Navy ran ball for 361 yards (9.3 yards/attempt)
Memphis won at Florida State last week, then this…….

— Florida State 14, California 9
Seminoles finally get a win after their 0-3 start.
Florida State sacked Cal QB’s seven times.
Cal outgained the Seminoles, 410-284.

— Florida 45, Mississippi State 28
Win ends Gators’ 7-game losing skid against I-A teams.
Florida completed 26-28 passes, averaged 9.9 yards/attempt.
Miss State QB Shapen hurt his shoulder, is out for the year.

— West Virginia 32, Kansas 28
Jayhawks led this game 28-17 with 4:00 left to play.
WVU had TD drives of 75-67 yards in last 3:27 to pull out the comeback.
Greene threw a 15-yard TD pass with 0:26 left for the win.

— Michigan 27, USC 24
Michigan scored game-winning TD with 0:37 left.
Michigan ran ball for 290 yards, passed for only 32.
Wolverines led 14-3 at halftime.
This was USC’s first game in the Big 18 Conference.

 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
— Tigers 4, Orioles 3- Right now, Detroit is the 3rd AL Wild Card
— Red Sox 8-9, Twins 1-3- Minnesota picked a bad day to lose a twinbill.
— Giants 2, Royals 0- Blake Snell tossed six shutout IP.
— Mets 2, Phillies 1- Mets/Arizona are tied for last two NL Wild Card slots.
— Brewers 10, Arizona 9- Diamondbacks led 8-0 in third inning.
— Padres 4, White Sox 2- San Diego’s magic number to clinch playoff spot: 2

Quote of the Day
“I’m smiling inside. I’m absolutely beat. This has been an amazing week, but again a really heavy week just with all the factors, just getting back to work and to continue to push to establish our culture and process.”
Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales, after his first NFL win Sunday

Monday’s quiz
Who was manager of the New York Mets, last time they were in a World Series?

Sunday’s quiz
Paul Allen, the late owner of the Seattle Seahawks, founded Microsoft with childhood friend Bill Gates.

Saturday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.

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TV suggestion for Monday night, and wrapping up an NFL Sunday​

Check out Jimmy Fallon’s TV show Monday night at 11:30; friend of mine’s daughter is going to be on, in a segment they call “Instant Song Writer”.
Her name is Jules Olson; very talented young lady, a singer/song writer.
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Rams 27, 49ers 24
Rams’ first TD drive was 87 yards, fueled by a successful fake punt.
Rams’ last four drives: 24 plays, 174 yards, 20 points.
LA kicked a 37-yard field goal at the gun for the comeback win.
Kyren Williams ran ball for 89 yards, two TD’s.
49ers’ first two drives: 21 plays, 123 yards, 14 points.
Jennings caught 11 passes for 175 yards, three TD’s.
San Francisco outgained the Rams 425-296.
Opponents’ team total: over 2-0-1

Eagles 15, Saints 12
Saints led this game 3-0 after the third quarter.
Eagles’ first six drives: 49 plays, 284 yards, 2 turnovers, blocked punt.
Eagles’ last three drives: 16 plays, 180 yards, 15 points.
Saquon Barkley ran ball 17 times for 147 yards, two TD’s.
Saints scored only TD with 2:10 left to take a 12-7 lead.
Eagles drove 64 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:02 left.
First two games, NO had 11 touchdowns on 20 drives.
First two games, Saints averaged 8.3/14.2 yards/pass (5.0 in this game)

Colts 21, Bears 16
Colts led this game 7-0 at halftime.
Bears ran 84 plays for 385 yards, Colts 54 plays for 306 yards.
Indy is 18-13-1 ATS in last 32 games coming off a loss.
Under Steichen, Colts are 8-5 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less points.
Williams threw for 363 yards, with 2 TD’s, 2 INT’s.
Bears were 3-12 on third down, Colts 9-21.
Bears have been outscored 40-13 in first half of their games.
Chicago is 10-16-1 ATS in last 27 games as road underdogs.

Giants 21, Browns 15
Giants lost a fumble on the opening kickoff.
Browns threw a 24-yard TD pass on first play after the fumble.
On Browns’ next 30 plays, they gained a total of 25 yards.
Giants outscored Cleveland 14-0 in last 2:00 of first half.
Cleveland scored 17-18-15 points in its 1-2 start (5 TD’s on 34 drives).
Browns are 8-43 on 3rd down so far, 7-11 on 4th down.
Amari Cooper caught seven passes for 86 yards and a TD.
Cleveland is 9-16-1 ATS in last 26 games coming off a win.

Steelers 20, Chargers 10
QB Herbert (ankle) left game with 6:20 left in 3rd quarter, game tied 10-10. Chargers in second half: 15 plays, minus-5 yards, no points.
Pittsburgh outgained the Chargers, 346-168.
Since 2019, Chargers are 8-26-7 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less points
Steelers won first three games, allowing two TD’s on 27 drives.
Steelers’ offense has only three TD’s on 30 drives (10 field goals).
Pittsburgh is 14-6-1 ATS in last 21 games with spread of 3 or less points.
Steelers outrushed first two opponents, 392-214.

Vikings 34, Texans 7
Houston ran ball only 14 times for 38 yards.
Since 2016, Texans are 2-9-2 ATS as road favorites.
Houston is 4-9 ATS in last 13 games coming off a win.
Stefon Diggs caught 7 passes for 94 yards in his return to Minnesota.
Minnesota won first three games, giving up three TD’s on 31 drives.
Vikings outscored first three opponents 41-10 in first half.
Minnesota’s 4 TD drives were short: 56-21-44-53 yards.
Vikings are 7-1-1 ATS in last nine games coming off a win.

Famous birthdays, September 23:
Julio Iglesias, 81
Bruce Springsteen, 75
Jason Alexander, 65
Larry Krystkowiak, 60
Cuonzo Martin, 53
Ricky Davis, 45
Matt Kemp, 40
Brandon Jennings, 35

Broncos 26 Buccaneers 7
First NFL win for rookie QB Nix, who threw for 216 yards.
Broncos’ first four drives: 26 plays, 145 yards, 17 points (led 20-7 at half).
Lutz kicked four field goals for Denver.
Under is 16-10 in their last 26 road games.
Tampa Bay hasn’t been 3-0 since 2005.
Bucs were outgained 352-233, averaged 3.3 yards/pass attempt.
Last two games, Tampa Bay was outgained 815-449.
QB Mayfield is 44-49 as an NFL starter, 12-10 with Buccaneers.

Packers 30, Titans 14
Titans traded QB Willis to Green Bay August 26.
Willis threw for 202 yards, ran for 73 more.
Green Bay is 21-9 ATS in last 30 games as an underdog.
First three games, opponents are 9-32 on third down.
On its first drive, Tennessee drove 65 yards for a TD
Next drive, down 10-7, QB Levis (3-9 as a starter) threw a pick-6
Titans have been outscored 48-17 in second half of games.
Packers outrushed Tennessee, 188-33.

Panthers 36, Raiders 22
Veteran QB Dalton made his first ’24 start, threw for 319 yards, 3 TD’s.
Carolina averaged 7.8 yards/pass attempt (3.9/2.5 first two games)
Carolina scored four TD’s on 11 drives; they had one TD on first 23 drives.
Hubbard ran ball for 114 yards, Johnson had 122 receiving yards.
Las Vegas was outgained 437-331, ran ball for only 55 yards.
First three games, Raiders gave up 176/151/131 rushing yards.
Raiders have converted only 12-37 third down plays this year.
QB Minshew is 16-24 as an NFL starter; Raiders are his 4th team.

Lions 20, Cardinals 13
Lions in first half: 35 plays, 240 yards, led 20-10 at half.
Detroit in 2nd half: 34 plays, 133 yards, no points.
Lions are 19-38 on third down, opponents 8-31.
Goff is 28-25-1 as Detroit’s QB (was 44-30 with Rams)
Arizona was 1-9 on third down, Lions were 6-12.
On their first drive, Cardinals drove 75 yards on 8 plays for a TD.
Rest of game, Arizona ran 45 plays for 202 yards, six points..
QB Murray is 29-39-1 SU as an NFL starter.

Ravens 28, Cowboys 25
RB Henry ran ball for 151 yards and two TD’s.
Baltimore led 28-6 after three quarters.
Ravens are 17-4 ATS in last 21 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Only nine of Ravens’ 60 plays came on third down (4-9)
First five drives, Dallas ran 30 plays for 132 yards, 3 points.
Last six drives, Dallas ran 40 plays for 280 yards, 22 points.
Last two games, Cowboys allowed 10 TD’s on 18 drives.
Over is 33-17 in last 50 Dallas home games.

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Active pitchers with 2,000+ strikeouts:
3,411— Justin Verlander
3,407— Max Scherzer
2,968— Clayton Kershaw
2,414— Chris Sale
2,246— Gerrit Cole
2,044— Charlie Morton
2,015— Lance Lynn
2,003— Yu Darvish

Quote of the Day
“As a kid you play the game because you love it, like nothing else matters. I still play the game that way, but I don’t feel like a kid anymore. My perspective has changed.”
Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon, who is retiring after a 14-year career

Tuesday’s quiz
Troy Aikman played college football for which two schools?

Monday’s quiz
Terry Collins was manager of the New York Mets, last time they were in a World Series.

Sunday’s quiz
Paul Allen, the late owner of the Seattle Seahawks, founded Microsoft with childhood friend Bill Gates.

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

— My dad was from New York City; when his parents drove three hours north to visit us here in suburban Albany, they always brought me a big box of baseball cards, and I would spend hours going through those cards. Lot of hours.
Was going thru those cards one day, and for whatever reason I decided that I was going to root for the Kansas City A’s. This was 1965; I was an odd 5-year old, but because some guy on one of the cards didn’t have any minor league stats on the back of his baseball card, I became an A’s fan. (That guy became a Hall of Famer, Catfish Hunter)
Three years later the A’s moved to Oakland, and they became a great team, won three straight World Series (1972-74) and made my teenage self very happy.
Then free agency happened, and things were never quite the same; I stayed an avid fan, even to this day, but Oakland is/was a small market, and these days the owner is a cheap bastard who should sell the team. They made a movie about the A’s, so they all got to meet Brad Pitt, but the team is basically a piñata now.
Why own a team if
a) You don’t care about winning?
b) You’re not trying to turn a quick profit (please SELL the team!!!)
Anyway, this week the A’s play their last three games ever in Oakland; they’ll play the next three years in Sacramento, then (hopefully) they’ll start playing in Las Vegas in 2028.
It is a sad end to an era that was largely successful, just not recently.

— Bills 47, Jaguars 10
Buffalo in first half: 39 plays, 308 yards, 5 TD’s.
Game was 34-3 at halftime.
Bills are 25-18-2 ATS in last 45 games coming off a win
Bills won their first three games, scoring 34-31-47 points.
Jaguars were 2-13 on third down, Buffalo 6-11.
In three games, Jaguars are 7-32 on third down.
Jaguars lost first three games, scoring four TD’s on 30 drives.
QB Lawrence is 21-34 as an NFL starter.

— Commanders 38, Bengals 33
Washington had six drives: scored five TD’s and a field goal.
Last week, they had seven drives, kicked seven field goals.
Daniels threw for 248 yards (9.9 yards/attempt).
Commanders are 7-3 ATS last ten games as a road underdog.
This was first NFL game since 1940 with no punts, no turnovers.
Bengals had seven drives: 4 TD’s, 2 FG’s and they lost.
WR Chase caught six passes for 118 yards, two TD’s.
Bengals lost first three games by total of 12 points.

— Not sure why they have Monday night NFL doubleheaders this week and next, but they do.

— How NFL divisions are doing against the spread, outside the division:
NFC East: 0-4 ATS at home, 5-1 on road outside the division.
NFC North: 10-2 ATS outside the division
NFC South: 1-5 ATS at home, 4-0 on road outside the division.
NFC West: 3-4-1 ATS outside the division.
AFC East: 3-4-1 ATS outside the division.
AFC North: 1-5 ATS at home, 5-1 on road outside the division.
AFC South: 2-8 ATS outside the division.
AFC West: 1-3 ATS at home, 5-1 on road outside the division.

— UFL’s Memphis Showboats named former Cardinals’ coach Ken Whisenhunt their new coach; he was 52-73 coaching Arizona, winning the 2008 NFC title but losing the Super Bowl 27-23 to the Steelers. He later coached the Titans for a couple years.

— Random trivia: In the movie For Love of the Game, Kevin Costner’s character pitches a perfect game in the last start of his 19-year Hall of Fame career.
The last out of the perfect game was a pinch-hitter played by Carmine Giovinazzo, who a few years later became a regular on CSI: New York.
Famous birthdays, September 24th:
Gordon Clapp, 76
Eddie George, 61
Rafael Palmeiro, 60
Bernard Gilkey, 58
Kevin Millar, 53
Keith Null, 39

— Gambling is hard: if you wagered on Baylor (+2) at Colorado Saturday night, you learned this the hard way. Baylor suffered a very bad beat.
Baylor led 24-10 with 1:00 to go in the first half.
Colorado threw 58-yard TD pass with 0:50 left in the half.
Baylor led 31-24 with a minute to go in regulation.
Colorado threw 43-yard TD pass as time expired, to force OT.
Colorado scored a TD in overtime.
Baylor then fumbled on the half-yard line; a TD would’ve tied the game.
Just a really, really bad beat.

— The great actor Samuel L Jackson went to college at Morehouse College in Atlanta; he also worked as a vendor at Falcons’ games at Fulton County Stadium. To this day, he is a big fan of the Falcons.
Sunday night, he was at the Chiefs-Falcons game, and introduced Atlanta’s owner, Arthur Blank, as he was inducted into the Falcons’ Ring of Fame.

— Alabama is a home underdog to Georgia this week, the first time since 2007 they’ve been a home dog. It is the first time they’ve been an underdog in any regular season game since 2015, when they visited Georgia.

— In the last 100 years, only two baseball players have had 13+ game hitting streaks for six different teams; Gary Sheffield and Jose Iglesias.

— The least valuable NFL franchise (Bengals) is worth nearly $1B more than the most valuable NHL franchise (Maple Leafs).

— 76ers’ star Joel Embiid signed a 3-year deal worth $192.9M, which works out to $64.3M a year, which works out to $784,146 per game.

Lot of cabbage; 76ers are 34-33 in playoff games since Embiid has been on the team- they haven’t made the conference finals with Embiid.

— Cincinnati Reds fired manager David Bell Sunday; Reds were over .500 in three of six years under Bell, but only made the playoffs once, losing a series 2-0 to Atlanta in 2020, the COVID year. Reds play in a small ballpark; hard to develop pitching playing in a small park.

— Phillies clinched NL East Monday night, their first division title since 2011; they’re in playoffs for the third year in a row.

 

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WEEK 5

Thursday, September 26

Friday, September 27

Saturday, September 28

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
NFL RB’s/WR’s with most yards from scrimmage:
417— Alvin Kamara, NO
404— Saquon Barkley, Phil
344— Jordan Mason, SF
338— Nico Collins, Hst
325— Aaron Jones, Minn
324— JK Dobbins, LAC

Quote of the Day
“I definitely understand our fan base has been waiting for the franchise QB, but I also don’t want Jayden feeling any ghosts, making sure he understands there’s only one name on the back of that jersey and that’s for him.”
Commanders coach Dan Quinn

Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active players in the major leagues, who has played the most games in the Oakland Coliseum?

Tuesday’s quiz
Troy Aikman played college football for Oklahoma, UCLA.

Monday’s quiz
Terry Collins was manager of the New York Mets, last time they were in a World Series.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— One of the spring football leagues in the last few years had a great rule to replace onside kicks:
Let’s say Team A scores a TD with 1:00 left, they trail 27-24; instead of an onside kick, they get the ball on their own 30, but it is 4th-and-15, and you play it out from there.
Much more interesting rule than what exists now. NFL needs to fix this.

— There is an NFL survivor contest at the Circa Casino in Las Vegas.
You pick one team a week.
If that team wins, you move on.
You can only pick the same team once a season.
Last person standing gets all the $$$$.
$1,000 to enter
14,266 people entered, so the prize pool is $14,266,000.
After three weeks (THREE!!!!!) only 642 people are left. 95.5% of people got eliminated in only three weeks.
Week 1- Bengals (-8) lost
Week 2- Ravens (-9) lost
Week 3- Bengals (-7.5) lost
First time since 2001 that biggest favorite of the week lost three weeks in a row. Only the 4th time since 1970 that it happened.

— In the last 58 years, there had been 26 NFL teams who:
Scored 4+ TD’s in a game
Didn’t punt
Didn’t turn the ball over
Those teams were 26-0, until the Bengals did it and lost Monday night.

— A reminder with the A’s leaving Oakland after this week; a long time ago, in the early 70’s, a kid named Tom Hanks was a vendor at the Coliseum, selling hot dogs/peanuts.

— In 1974, A’s had a player named Herb Washington, who did nothing but pinch-run; he appeared in 92 games, never batted or played the field. Washington stole 29 bases in 45 tries, scored 29 runs; he was a track star at Michigan State who wasn’t actually a baseball player, but he got a World Series ring when the A’s won their third straight World Series that year.
A’s had previously used Allan Lewis as a pinch-runner; he scored 47 runs, stole 44 bases in his six-year career, but he also batted 31 times.

— Famous birthdays, September 25
Michael Douglas, 80
Bob McAdoo, 73
Glenn Hubbard, 67
Heather Locklear, 62
Scottie Pippen, 59
Geno Petralli, 59
Will Smith, 56
Catherine Zeta-Jones, 55
Chauncey Billups, 48
Rocco Baldelli, 43
Alec Ogletree, 33
Brandin Cooks, 31

— Washington beat the Bengals 38-33 Monday night; it was the first NFL game since 1940 with no punts and no turnovers by either team.
Commanders’ rookie QB Jayden Daniels is putting on a show:
Washington’s last two games:
Week 2: 7 drives, kicked 7 field goals.
Week 3: 6 drives, 5 TD’s and a field goal

— Utah State bolted to the Pac-12, fueling speculation that UNLV/Air Force will be right behind them in jumping leagues, but that part of it isn’t official.
— Random trivia: Cubs have drawn 18 bases loaded walks this year, most of any team this year.

— The last major leaguer to hit without a batting helmet; Bob Montgomery in 1979- he was a backup catcher for the Red Sox, later became one of their TV analysts.

— Word of the Day: Chicanery- clever, dishonest talk or behavior that is used to deceive people.

 

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Week 5

Thursday’s game
Army (-13.5) @ Temple
Army (3-0)
Army won its first two I-A games, 24-7 at FIU, 37-14 over Rice
Army has 8 starters back on offense, 3 on defense
Black Knights have 85 starts back on offensive line.
Senior QB Daily started 10 games last year.
Last four years, Army was 2-2 ATS as a road favorite.
Last three years, Army is 7-10 ATS as a favorite overall.
Army is 8-1-1 ATS in last ten games coming off a win.
In his career, Monken is 5-8 ATS as a road favorite.


Temple (1-3)
Temple is 1-3 SU, 2-2 ATS so far this year (2-0 ATS at home)
Owls have 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Owls have 46 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Simon started 2 games at Rutgers in 2022.
Under Drayton, Temple is 7-5 ATS as home underdogs.
Under Drayton, Owls are 10-14 ATS as an underdog overall.
Under Drayton, Temple is 7-10 ATS in non-conference games.
Last five years, Temple is 9-9 ATS coming off a win.


These teams haven’t met since 2017
Army won last two meetings, 31-28/28-13
Army covered three of last four visits to Temple.
Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.


Friday’s games
Virginia Tech @ Miami (-19)
Virginia Tech (2-2)
Tech scored 31-37 points in its wins, 27-23 in losses.
Hokies’ losses: 34-27 at Vandy, 26-23 at home to Rutgers.
Hokies have 11 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.
Cavaliers have 122 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Drones started 11 games last year.


Under Pry, Tech is 3-6 ATS as a road underdog.
Since 2016, Tech is 7-14 ATS as a road underdog.
Under Pry, Hokies are 9-6 ATS in ACC games.
Under Pry, Hokies are 8-7 ATS coming off a loss.
Over is 3-1 in Tech games this season.


Miami FL (4-0)
Miami won its I-AA games this year, by 24-62-35 points.
Hurricanes scored 51 ppg in those games.
Miami has 10 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Hurricanes have 121 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Ward has 25 career starts; he bolted from Washington State.


Under Cristobal, Hurricanes are 3-7 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Cristobal is 16-29-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Cristobal, Miami is 4-12 ATS in ACC games.
Under Cristobal, Miami is 4-10 ATS coming off a win.
Over is 2-0-1 in Miami games this season.


Miami won seven of last nine series games.
Hokies are 2-4 ATS in last six visits to Miami.
Under is 6-3 in last nine series games.


Washington @ Rutgers (-2.5)
Washington (3-1, 1-0)
Washington is 3-1; only loss 24-19 vs Wazzu on Seahawks’ field.
New coach Fisch was at Arizona; new DC is Steve Belichick.
Huskies have 2 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Huskies have 36 returning starts on offensive line, none of them here.
Senior QB Rogers started 40 games at Mississippi State.


Since 2018, Washington is 4-2 ATS as a road underdog.
Since 2018, Huskies are 19-33 ATS in conference games.
In his career, Fisch is 8-5 ATS as a road underdog.
Last 2+ years, Washington is 13-12-1 ATS coming off a win.
Under is 3-0 in their games this season.


Rutgers (3-0)
Rutgers won its two I-A games, 49-17 vs Akron, 26-23 at Va Tech.
In those games, Scarlet Knights gained 515/422 total yards.
Scarlet Knights have 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
Rutgers has 123 starts back on offensive line.
soph QB started 12 games at Minnesota.


Since 2021, Scarlet Knights are 9-1 ATS as home favorites.
In his college career, Schiano is 24-21 ATS as home favorite.
Last three years, Rutgers was 10-15-2 ATS in conference games.
Rutgers is 6-0-2 ATS in last eight games coming off a win.
Rutgers is 1-10 SU/4-7 ATS in last 11 conference openers.


These schools are in same league, despite being 2,854 miles apart.
These teams haven’t met since 2017.

 

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NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up

Week 5

Saturday’s best 13 games
Kentucky @ Ole Miss (-17)
Kentucky (2-2, 0-2)
Kentucky lost first two SEC games, 31-6/13-12 to South Carolina/Georgia
Kentucky won its other two I-A games, 31-0/41-6.
Wildcats have 8 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.
Wildcats have 156 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Vandagriff was a backup at Georgia.


Last three years, Kentucky was 5-3 ATS as road underdogs.
Under Stoops, Kentucky is 20-19-1 ATS as road underdogs.
Kentucky is 14-12 ATS in last 26 SEC games.
Last 3+ years, Wildcats are 14-10 ATS coming off a win.
In its two losses, Kentucky was only 20-45/158 passing.


Ole Miss (4-0)
Ole Miss has three I-A wins: 52-3/40-6/52-13.
In their last 17 games, Rebels are +15 in turnovers.
Rebels have 10 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.
Rebels have 222 returning starts on offensive line (VERY experienced).
Junior QB Dart has started 25 games.


Under Kiffin, Ole Miss is 11-10-1 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Kiffin is 35-29-3 ATS as a home favorite.
Last 3+ years, Rebels are 19-11-2 ATS coming off a win.
Under Kiffin, Ole Miss is 14-17-2 ATS in SEC games.
Under is 3-0 in Ole Miss games this season.


Ole Miss won three in row, seven of last nine series games.
Wildcats are 0-4 SU/2-2 ATS in last six visits to Oxford.
Over is 3-2 in last five meetings.


Oklahoma State @ Kansas State (-4.5)
Oklahoma State (3-1, 0-1)
OSU scored 39-45 points in its two I-A wins.
Cowboys gave up 232+ rushing yards in 2 of 3 I-A games.
Cowboys have 10 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Cowboys have 214 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Bowman is in his 7th college season (13 starts LY)


Under Gundy, OSU is 23-20 ATS as a road underdog.
OSU is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games as an underdog.
Cowboys are 17-9-1 ATS in last 27 games coming off a loss.
Oklahoma State is 18-11 ATS in its last 29 Big X games.
Cowboys scored 39-45 points in their two I-A wins.


Kansas State (3-1, 1-1)
K-State outgained BYU 367-241 LW, but lost 38-9 in Provo.
Wildcats ran ball for 215-235-228 yards in their I-A games.
Wildcats have 4 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Wildcats have 73 returning starts on OL, only 36 at I-A level.
Frosh QB Johnson threw for 620 yards, ran for 261 more in four games.


Last 2+ years, K-State is 12-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Klieman, Wildcats are 21-13 ATS as a favorite.
Under Klieman, K-State is 31-17 ATS in Big X games.
Wildcats are 13-4 ATS in last 17 games coming off a loss.


Oklahoma State won four of last five meetings.
OSU is 2-4 SU/1-5 ATS in last six visits to Manhattan.
Under is 5-1 in last six meetings.


Navy (-3.5) @ UAB
Navy (3-0, 2-0)
Navy won its first two I-A games, 38-11/56-44.
Middies ran ball for 297/361 yards in those games.
Navy has 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Middies have 51 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Horvath has run ball for 386 yards, thrown for 412.


Since 2019, Navy is 5-2 ATS as a road favorite.
Last 2+ years, Navy is 3-6 ATS overall as a favorite.
Middies are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 road games.
Navy is 10-3 ATS in last 13 games coming off a win.
LW, Navy gave up 659 yards to Memphis: 274 rushing, 385 passing


Alabama-Birmingham (1-2)
UAB lost its first two I-A games, 32-6/37-27.
Blazers gave up 209-266 rushing yards in those games.
UAB has 7 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Blazers have 50 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Zeno has started 11 games LY.


Since 2019, UAB is 1-3 ATS as a home underdog.
Last two years, UAB is 3-7 ATS as an underdog overall.
Last two years, Blazers were 6-10 ATS in conference games.
UAB is 12-6 ATS in last 18 games coming off a loss.
UAB coach Dilfer is 3-5 ATS as an underdog.


Navy (+2.5) beat the Blazers 31-6 at home last year.
Middies ran for 269 yards, outgained UAB 363-321.


South Florida @ Tulane (-6.5)
South Florida (2-2)
USF lost 42-16 at Alabama, 50-15 at home to Miami.
Bulls ran for 369 yards in a 49-24 win at Southern Miss.
Bulls have 10 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
USF has 58 returning starts on offensive line.
Redshirt frosh QB Brown has started 15 games.


USF is 7-3 ATS last 10 games as a road underdog.
Last three years, Bulls are 13-11 ATS in conference games.
Under Golesh, USF is 4-3 ATS coming off a loss.
Last two games, Bulls gave up 397/404 passing yards.
USF is +6 in turnovers this season.


Tulane (2-2)
Green Wave gave up 34-34-33 points vs I-A opponents.
Tulane’s two losses were to K-State/Oklahoma, Big X teams.
Green Wave has 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Green Wave has 143 returning starts on offensive line.
Redshirt frosh QB Mensah has thrown for 796 yards, 6 TD’s.


Last five years, Tulane is 18-9 ATS as a home favorite.
Tulane is 26-14 ATS in last 40 games as a favorite.
Green Wave is 25-16-1 ATS in last 42 conference games.
New coach Sumrall is 6-7 ATS as a home favorite.
Tulane is 14-11 ATS in last 25 games coming off a win.


Tulane won/covered last three series games.
Teams split their last two meetings in New Orleans.


Arkansas vs Texas A&M (-4) (@ Arlington, TX)
Arkansas (3-1)
Arkansas is 2-1 vs I-A teams, scoring 31-37-24 points.
Razorbacks ran ball for 227 yards/game in those games.
Razorbacks have 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Razorbacks have 67 returning starts on the offensive line;
Junior QB Green started 22 games at Boise State.


Under Pittman, Arkansas is 19-7 ATS as an underdog.
Arkansas is 12-3 ATS in last 15 games as a road underdog.
Under Pittman, Arkansas is 20-13-2 ATS in SEC games.
Last 2+ years, Razorbacks are 5-7-1 ATS coming off a win.
Since 2018, Arkansas is 4-2-1 ATS on neutral fields.


Texas A&M (3-1)
A&M won last two I-A games, running for 310-235 yards.
Aggies have won three in row since a 23-13 loss to Notre Dame.
Aggies have 9 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
A&M has 112 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Weigman has 8 career starts.


A&M is 24-23-3 ATS in its last 50 SEC games.
In his career, new HC Elko is 9-7 ATS as a favorite.
Aggies are 4-6-3 ATS in last 13 games going off a win.
Last two games, A&M ran ball for 310-235 yards.


Texas A&M won 11 of last 12 series games.
Razorbacks are 4-1-1 ATS in last six meetings.
Under is 4-2 in last six series games.


TCU @ Kansas (-2)
TCU (2-2)
TCU lost its last two games, 35-34/66-42.
TCU gave up 289-238 rushing yards in those games.
TCU has 7 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Horned Frogs have 77 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Hoover started six games last year.


TCU won its only true road game, 34-27 (-7.5) at Stanford.
TCU is 3-11 ATS in last 14 games as a road underdog.
In his career, Dykes is 21-22 ATS as road underdog.
Horned Frogs gained 457-460-480 TY in their I-A games.
Over is 3-0 in their I-A games this season.


Kansas (1-3)
Kansas lost its three I-A games, by 6-3-4 points.
Kansas ran for 247 yards in LW’s 32-28 loss at West Virginia.
Jayhawks have 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Kansas has 130 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Daniels has 20 career starts.


In his career, Leipold is 19-9-1 ATS as home favorite.
Under Leipold, Kansas is 6-3 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Leipold, Kansas is 13-14-1 ATS in Big X games.
Under Leipold, Kansas is 9-12 ATS coming off a loss.


TCU won four in row, 10 of last 11 series games.
Horned Frogs are 5-1 SU/1-4-1 ATS in last six visits to Lawrence.
Over is 3-1-1 in last five meetings.


Colorado @ Central Florida (-14.5)
Colorado (3-1, 1-0)
Colorado won its last two games. 28-9/38-31 (OT)
Colorado was held to 260 TY in only loss, 28-10 at Nebraska.
Tigers have 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Tigers have 100 returning starts on offensive line, and a new OL coach.
QB Sanders started 11 games LY, after playing multiple years at I-AA Jackson State.


Sanders is 6-3 ATS as an underdog with Colorado, 3-3 on road.
Since 2019, Colorado is 7-16 ATS as a road underdog.
Under Sanders, Buffs are 6-4 ATS in conference games.
Colorado is 2-5 ATS in last seven games coming off a win.
Colorado is 3-0 when it throws for 300+ yards.


Central Florida (3-0)
UCF won last game 35-34 at TCU; they trailed 28-7 in third quarter.
Knights scored 45-35 points in their two I-A wins.
Knights have 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
UCF has 58 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Jefferson started 38 games at Arkansas.


UCF is 7-5-1 ATS last 13 games as a home favorite.
In his career, Malzahn is 31-35-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Malzahn, Knights are 11-15-1 ATS in conference games.
UCF is 14-17 ATS in last 31 games coming off a win.
UCF allowed 407 passing yards in the win at TCU.


These teams haven’t met in this century.


Oklahoma (-2.5) @ Auburn
Oklahoma (3-1, 0-1)
Oklahoma was held to 222 yards in 25-15 loss to Tennessee LW.
Since 2015, Sooners are 97-25 SU (19-11 under Venables)
Oklahoma has 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Sooners have 114 returning starts on the offensive line.
They’re switching to freshman QB Hawkins (14-23/152 passing LW)


Under Venables, Oklahoma is 3-6-1 ATS as a road favorite.
Since 2017, Oklahoma is 9-17-2 ATS as a road favorite.
Under Venables, Sooners are 7-11-1 ATS in conference games.
Oklahoma is already +7 in turnovers this year.
Since 2018, Oklahoma is 8-6 ATS in games coming off a loss.


Auburn (2-2, 0-1)
Auburn was held to 14 points in both losses (21-14 Cal/24-14 Arkansas)
Auburn has had three straight losing years (6-7/5-7/5-7).
Tigers have 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Tigers have 87 returning starts on the offensive line.
Frosh QB Brown is 27-43/403 passing in his first two starts.


Since 2016, Auburn is 10-6 ATS as a home underdog.
In his career, Freeze is 11-5 ATS as a home underdog.
Under Freeze, Auburn is 5-4 ATS in SEC games.
Last three years, Tigers are 8-10 ATS coming off a loss.
In its two losses, Auburn was minus-5/minus-3 in turnovers.


Teams haven’t met since a bowl game eight years ago.


Georgia (-2) @ Alabama
Georgia (3-0, 1-0)
Georgia beat Clemson 34-3, Kentucky 13-12 in its I-A wins.
Dawgs allowed 188-284 total yards in those games.
Dawgs have 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Georgia has 87 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Beck started 14 games LY.


Georgia is 3-6 ATS in last nine games as a road favorite.
Georgia is 4-6 ATS in its last ten SEC games.
Last 2+ years, Dawgs are 9-13-2 ATS as a favorite.
Georgia is 4-8-1 ATS in last 13 games coming off a win.
Georgia was held to 262 TY in the 13-12 win at Kentucky.


Alabama (3-0)
Alabama won its first three games, by 63-26-32 points
Crimson Tide is averaging 55.7 ppg.
Alabama has 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Crimson Tide has 60 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Milroe has started 14 games.


Alabama is home underdog for first time since 2007.
In his career, DeBoer is 4-1 ATS as an underdog.
Alabama is 9-6-1 ATS in its last 16 SEC games.
Alabama gave up 206 RY vs USF, was minus-3 in turnovers, still won 42-16.
Alabama is 11-4 ATS in last 15 games coming off a win.


Alabama won eight of last nine series games.
This is only Dawgs’ second visit to Alabama since 2007.
Over is 6-4 in last ten meetings.


Florida State @ SMU (-6.5)
Florida State (1-3, 1-2)
Florida State got their first win LW, 14-9 at home over Cal.
Last three games, FSU was held to 13-12-14 points.
FSU has 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Seminoles have 190 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Uiagalelei has 41 career starts, 28 of them at Clemson.


Seminoles was outgained 410-284 by Cal; Cal threw for 303 yards.
Florida State was held under 300 TY in all four games.
Under Norvell, FSU is 4-5-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Under is 4-0 in Seminole games this season.
Under Norvell, Seminoles are 17-11-1 ATS coming off a win.


SMU (3-1)
SMU beat TCU 66-42 LW, after losing 18-15 to BYU.
This is SMU’s first game in the ACC.
Mustangs have 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Mustangs have 120 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Jennings started twice LY.


Under Lashlee, SMU is 6-5 ATS as a home favorite.
Mustangs are 17-9 ATS in last 26 games as a home favorite.
Under Lashlee, SMU is 10-7 ATS in conference games.
Mustangs are 22-25 ATS in last 47 games coming off a win.
Last week, SMU scored two defensive TD’s, ran punt back for a TD.


These teams haven’t met in this century.


Cincinnati @ Texas Tech (-2.5)
Cincinnati (3-1, 1-0)
Cincinnati gave up 300+ PY in two of their three I-A games.
Bearcats were 3-9 LY, their first losing season since 2017.
Bearcats have 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Bearcats have 91 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Sorsby started 7 games at Indiana last year.


Since 2020, Cincinnati is 3-4 ATS as a road underdog.
In his career, Satterfield is 11-15-2 ATS as a road underdog.
Last 2+ years, Cincinnati is 4-13-1 ATS in conference games.
Bearcats are 4-9-1 ATS in last 14 games coming off a win.
Under is 3-0 in Cincinnati’s I-A games this year.


Texas Tech (3-1, 1-0)
Texas Tech scored 30+ points in its wins, 16 in its loss (@ Wazzu)
Last three years, Tech was 7-6/8-5/7-6.
Red Raiders have 8 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Red Raiders have 125 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Morton started 12 games LY (12 TDs/2 INTs this year)


Under McGuire, Texas Tech is 10-5 ATS in home games.
Under McGuire, Red Raiders are 7-4 ATS as a home favorite.
Tech is throwing ball for 299.3 yards/game vs I-A foes.
Tech is 30-34 ATS in its last 64 Big X games.
Texas Tech gave up 506 PY to a I-AA team in its opener.


These teams haven’t met in this century.


Washington State @ Boise State (-7.5)
Washington State (4-0)
Wazzu pulled out wild 54-52 win over San Jose State last week.
Week before, Coogs had emotional 24-19 win over rival Washington.
Coogs have 6 starters back on offense, 4 on defense.
Wazzu has 63 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Mateer is 63-116/1,102 passing in four games.


Wazzu is 6-4-1 ATS in last 11 games as a road underdog.
Under Dickert, Wazzu is 9-5 ATS as an underdog.
Coogs are 13-7-1 ATS in last 21 games coming off a win.
Coogs gave up 449+ TY in all four games this season.
In its three I-A games, Wazzu gave up 348 passing yards/game.


Boise State (2-1)
Broncos fired their coach LY after a 5-5 start, won 4 of last 5 games.
Boise beat Ga Southern 56-45, lost 37-34 at Oregon in its I-A games.
Boise has 6 starters back on offense, all 11 on defense.
Broncos have 66 starts returning on the offensive line.
Soph QB Madsen (132 pass attempts LY) is the ‘QB.


Last two years, Boise was 8-4 ATS as a home favorite.
Broncos ran for 371-221 yards in their two I-A games.
LW, Boise crushed a I-AA team; they had a bye week before that.
Broncos are 8-13-1 ATS in last 22 non-conference games.
Boise is 12-22-1 ATS in last 35 games coming off a win.


These teams haven’t met since 2017.
Wazzu won five of last six series games.


Arizona @ Utah (-11)
Arizona (2-1, 0-1)
Arizona beat New Mexico 61-39/lost 31-7 at K-State in its I-A games.
Wildcats gave up 211-235 rushing yards in those two games.
Arizona has 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
Wildcats have 86 starts back on offensive line.
Soph QB Fifita started nine games last year.


Last 2+ years, Arizona is 6-3 ATS as a road underdog.
In his career, Brennan is 16-13 ATS as a road underdog.
Wildcats are 16-12 ATS in last 28 conference games.
In his career, Brennan is 32-23-1 ATS in conference games.
Arizona is 8-2 ATS in last 10 games coming off a loss.


Utah (4-0, 2-0)
Utah allowed 17.3 ppg in winning its three I-A games.
Last two weeks, Utes gained 460-456 TY in pair of road wins.
Utes have 6 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Utah has 60 returning starts on offensive line.
Senior QB Rising (knee) DNP LY; he’s got 23 career starts.


Utah is 25-11 ATS last 36 games as a home favorite.
Utah is 25-17 ATS in last 42 games coming off a win.
In its three I-A games, Utes gave up 297.7 yards/game
Since 2016, Utes are 45-27 ATS in conference games.


Utah won six of last seven meetings.
Arizona is 0-3 SU/ATS in its last three visits to Salt Lake City.
Under is 4-2 in last six series games.

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
NFL QB’s with most passing yards:
851— Dak Prescott, Dal
842— Brock Purdy, SF
787— Geno Smith, Sea
772— Jalen Hurts, Phil
754— Matthew Stafford, Rams
747— Gardner Minshew, LV

Quote of the Day
“This was one of the easiest [consignments] ever. Ohtani [hits #50] on Thursday, literally Friday we heard from the guy, he contacted Goldin on his own through social media, flew a security guard down to Miami on Monday with a representative from Goldin, met him, flew back Monday.”
Ken Goldin, founder and CEO of Goldin; bidding for Ohtani’s 50th home run baseball is going to start Friday at $500,000.

Thursday’s quiz
50 years ago, Oakland A’s won their third straight World Series; who was their manager that year?

Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active players in the major leagues, Marcus Semien has played the most games in the Oakland Coliseum.

Tuesday’s quiz
Troy Aikman played college football for Oklahoma, UCLA.

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

— Last week of baseball’s regular season, teams jockeying for position, but hideous weather in Atlanta caused MLB to postpone Wednesday/Thursday Mets-Braves games to a Monday doubleheader. Mets go to Milwaukee this weekend; the Braves host Kansas City.
The tropical storm pounding Georgia could bring 6-12 inches of rain, with lot of flooding; it figures to cost the Braves a bunch of $$$- the doubleheader Monday won’t be played unless it impacts the Wild Card race.
Whoever gets the Wild Card spot has to play Game 1 of the Wild Card round Tuesday, probably in San Diego, making it even more of a logistical mess.

— Braves’ P Chris Sale splits this season:
Home: 10-0, 2.28 in 14 starts
Away: 8-3, 2.48 in 15 starts
Will the Braves use Sale this weekend, or wait until Monday’s doubleheader?

— 50 years ago, Dodger pitcher Tommy John had this innovative surgery on his left elbow: he was 31 years old, had just gone 16-7/13-3 the previous two years, helping the Dodgers win the NL in 1974 (they lost the World Series to the A’s)
Tommy John didn’t pitch in 1975 because of the surgery, but he came back in 1976, and then he pitched for another 14 years!!! They named the surgery “Tommy John surgery” and since then, 1,247 major leaguers have had that surgery.
Second person to have Tommy John Surgery was Brent Strom, currently pitching coach for Arizona Diamondbacks.

— Pirates’ 1B Rowdy Tellez had a contract with performance incentives; as we speak, Tellez has 421 plate appearances. If he got to 425 PA’s, another $200,000 in his contract would’ve kicked in, but Pittsburgh cut him this week, saving the extra $200,000 expense.
Tellez only hit .243 this year, but he hit .310 from June 1st on; it is a bad look for a team that has had six straight losing seasons, hasn’t made the playoffs since 2015.

— Major League Baseball doesn’t market its sport very well; they’re arrogant people who assume that baseball is still our national pastime (it isn’t). For years, MLB relied on movies to promote the sport; it is time for them to do it themselves.
I have some ideas that would help MLB show people, especially young people, that baseball is a great game, because it is. Sometimes I wonder if Commissioner Manfred believes that

1) MLB needs a Hard Knocks-type show, let people take a look behind the curtain at how teams are run. It would be fascinating:
Spring training
Cutting rosters
Home Run Derby/All-Star game
Hall of Fame inductions
Trade deadline stuff would be exceptional
Take a hard look at how the cheap teams do business.
Lot of opportunities for great TV and excellent exposure for the sport.

2) End TV blackouts; I spend a decent chunk of change every year on the MLB package on YouTube TV, but I can’t watch the New York teams live— have to wait until 90 minutes after the games end. It is nonsensical.
Why is this a good idea? Expose the game to as many people as possible.

3) ESPN or FS1 should run a big-money fantasy baseball league, with famous people owning some of the teams, fantasy experts owning some of the others. The draft would be tremendous; this would create a lot of interest during spring— have the draft early in a week, on two nights when the NCAA basketball tournament isn’t being played.
Imagine Kevin Costner owning a team? Joan Jett? Ludacris? Alex Rodriguez?
It would be very popular.

— Famous birthdays, September 26th:
Kent McCord, 82
Dave Duncan, 79
Lucius Allen, 77
John Roche, 75
Craig Heyward, 58
Jim Caviezel, 56
Serena Williams, 43
Sean Doolittle, 38
Matt Waldron, 28

— Obscure trivia: There was a guy named Mel McGaha, who managed the Kansas City A’s in 1964-65; he was the A’s manager when I became a fan at age 5. The A’s were terrible back then, and he got fired fairly quickly.
McGaha never played in the major leagues, but he did play 51 basketball games for the Knicks in 1949, in the old BAA, a predecessor to the NBA.

— Diamondbacks 8, Giants 2
Zac Gallen struck out 11 guys, allowed one run in 6 IP.
Pavin Smith hit a 3-run homer.
Arizona/Mets are tied for last Wild Card slot, a game ahead of Atlanta.

— Dodgers 4, Padres 3
Dodgers leas NL West by three games, with four left to play.
Shohei Ohtani knocked in the winning run, in the 6th inning.
Padres magic number for clinching NL’s #1 Wild Card slot is at 2.

— Royals 3, Nationals 0
Kansas City gets off the mat by tossing consecutive shutouts.
Royals have scored total of five runs in their last five games.
Royals/Tigers are tied for last two AL playoff slots.

— Tigers 7, Rays 1
Detroit is 29-11 in its last 40 games.
Six Detroit pitchers combined to win this game.

— Phillies 9, Cubs 6
Phillies clinched a first-round bye in playoffs.
Nick Castellanos had three hits, scored three runs.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they start next week):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards- Padres-Mets-Arizona
AL: New York, Guardians, Astros. Wild Cards- Orioles-Royals-Tigers

 

[Udog]

NCAAF
Weather Report

Thursday, September 26

 

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ARMY at TEM	07:30 PM	ARMY -12.5 U 47.0	+500 +500

 

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NCAAFB BEST BETS AUGUST-SEPTEMBER!

09/26/2024..........................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
09/21/2024........................22 - 16 -0............................57.89%.........................+ 22.00
09/20/2024..........................3 - 3 - 0...............................50.00%.........................- 1.50
09/19/2024..........................1 - 1 - 0...............................50.00%.........................- 0.50
09/14/2024.........................18 - 15 - 0.............................54.54%.........................+ 7.50
09/13/2024............................3 - 1 - 0.............................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
09/12/2024............................0 - 4 - 0.............................00.00%.........................- 22.00
09/07/2024..........................21 - 17 - 0............................55.26%.........................+ 11.20
09/06/2024.............................0 - 4 - 0............................00.00%.........................- 22.00
09/02/2024.............................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
09/01/2024.............................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
08/30/2024..........,................17 - 13 - 1.........................56.66%............................+ 13.50
08/29/2024.............................13 - 4 - 2.........................76.47%............................+ 43.00

TOTALS................................101 - 81 - 3..........................55.49%...........................+ 62.20

 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
Players with most receiving yards in NFL:
338— Nico Collins, Hst
288— Rashee Rice, KC
276— Jauan Jennings, SF
273— Justin Jefferson, Minn
271— Malik Nabers, NJG
262— DK Metcalf, Sea

Quote of the Day
“I want to take a minute to share with all you how privileged and honored I feel to stand on this field……..I want to thank you guys for coming out today to share this moment with the club I’m so proud of. We played our asses off this year…….Let’s go Oakland!!!”
A’s manager Mark Kotsay

Friday’s quiz
What pitcher won the most games at the Oakland Coliseum?

Thursday’s quiz
50 years ago, Oakland A’s won their third straight World Series; Alvin Dark was their manager that year.

Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active players in the major leagues, Marcus Semien has played the most games in the Oakland Coliseum.

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Friday’s Den: NFL notes and some other thoughts…….​

— Cowboys 20, Giants 15
Dallas won eight in row, 14 of last 15 series games.
Cowboys held Giants to 26 rushing yards on 24 attempts.
Dallas overcame 11 penalties for 89 yards.
CeeDee Lamb caught seven passes for 98 yards and a TD.
On their first six drives, Giants kicked five field goals.
On their last two drives, Giants ran 11 plays for 15 yards.
QB Jones is 24-40-1 as an NFL starter.
Rookie WR Nabers caught 12 passes for 115 yards, but left with a concussion.

— Army 42, Temple 14
Army is 4-0, with I-A wins by 17-23-28 points.
Black Knights outgained Temple, 489-219
Army ran the ball 57 times for 417 yards.
Under Drayton, Temple is 10-15 ATS as an underdog.

— A’s 3, Rangers 2
Crowd of 46,889 watched the A’s last-ever game in Oakland.
JT Ginn got 16 outs and his first major league win.
Mason Miller got the last four outs and his 28th save.

— White Sox 7, Angels 0
39-120 White Sox won for the third day in a row.
Angels are paying:
Anthony Rendon $38,571,429
Mike Trout $37,116,667……..that adds up to
$75,688,096……..for two guys.
Oakland’s ENTIRE TEAM makes $63,136,720; the A’s are six games ahead of the Angels.

— Dodgers 7, Padres 2
LA trailed 2-0 after six innings; they scored five runs in 7th inning.
Dodgers win NL West for 11th time in last 12 years.
Dodgers drew over 3,941,000 fans to their home games this season.

— New York 10, Orioles 1
Aaron Judge hit his 58th home run.
New York clinched the AL East.

— Tigers 4, Rays 3
Detroit has won five games in a row.
Tigers’ magic number to clinch a playoff spot is xxx.

— Famous birthdays, September 27th:
Mike Schmidt, 75
Monte Towe, 71
Steve Kerr, 59
Rob Moore, 56
Gwyneth Paltrow, 52
Anthony Morrow, 39
Christian Wood, 29
Mitchell Parker, 25

Some notes on how NFL teams do on their first drive of a half:

— Arizona’s first drive of each game:
70 yards, TD
60 yards, TD
70 yards, TD

— Green Bay, on first drive of 3rd quarter:
70 yards, TD
23 yards, field goal
36 yards, TD

— Colts on first drive of each half:
offense- 22 plays, 51 yards, no points.
defense- 48 plays, 223 yards, five field goals.

— Jaguars on first drive of game:
offense- 11 plays, 2 yards, no points.
defense- 33 plays, 192 yards, 14 points.

— Rams on first drive of each half:
offense- 20 plays, 42 yards, no points.
defense- 39 plays, 294 yards, 28 points.

— Chiefs on their first drive of each half:
68 plays, 429 yards, 27 points.

— Raiders on their first drive of each half:
22 plays, 67 yards, no points.

— Saints on first drive of each half:
55 plays, 355 yards, 31 points.

— Ravens’ first drive of each half:
41 plays, 331 yards, 31 points.

— Chargers’ opponents on first drive of games:
nine plays, 20 yards, three punts.

— New England on first drive of each half:
20 plays, 38 yards, no points.

— Jets on first drive of game:
16 plays, 38 yards, no points.
Jets on first drive of second half:
19 plays, 153 yards, 14 points.

 

[Udog]

NCAAF
Weather Report

Friday, September 27

 

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
VT at MIA	07:30 PM	MIA -17.0 U 54.0	+500 +500
WASH at RUTG	08:00 PM	RUTG -1.0 U 45.0	+500 +500

 

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NCAAFB BEST BETS AUGUST-SEPTEMBER!

09/27/2024..........................2 - 2 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 1.00
09/26/2024..........................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
09/21/2024........................22 - 16 -0............................57.89%.........................+ 22.00
09/20/2024..........................3 - 3 - 0...............................50.00%.........................- 1.50
09/19/2024..........................1 - 1 - 0...............................50.00%.........................- 0.50
09/14/2024.........................18 - 15 - 0.............................54.54%.........................+ 7.50
09/13/2024............................3 - 1 - 0.............................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
09/12/2024............................0 - 4 - 0.............................00.00%.........................- 22.00
09/07/2024..........................21 - 17 - 0............................55.26%.........................+ 11.20
09/06/2024.............................0 - 4 - 0............................00.00%.........................- 22.00
09/02/2024.............................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
09/01/2024.............................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
08/30/2024..........,................17 - 13 - 1.........................56.66%............................+ 13.50
08/29/2024.............................13 - 4 - 2.........................76.47%............................+ 43.00

TOTALS................................103 - 83 - 3..........................55.37%...........................+ 61.20

 

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NCAAFB BEST BETS AUGUST-SEPTEMBER!
09/27/2024..........................2 - 2 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 1.00
09/26/2024..........................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
09/21/2024........................22 - 16 -0............................57.89%.........................+ 22.00
09/20/2024..........................3 - 3 - 0...............................50.00%.........................- 1.50
09/19/2024..........................1 - 1 - 0...............................50.00%.........................- 0.50
09/14/2024.........................18 - 15 - 0.............................54.54%.........................+ 7.50
09/13/2024............................3 - 1 - 0.............................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
09/12/2024............................0 - 4 - 0.............................00.00%.........................- 22.00
09/07/2024..........................21 - 17 - 0............................55.26%.........................+ 11.20
09/06/2024.............................0 - 4 - 0............................00.00%.........................- 22.00
09/02/2024.............................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
09/01/2024.............................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
08/30/2024..........,................17 - 13 - 1.........................56.66%............................+ 13.50
08/29/2024.............................13 - 4 - 2.........................76.47%............................+ 43.00

TOTALS................................103 - 83 - 3..........................55.37%...........................+ 61.20

 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
College football teams that are 0-4 against the spread:
— Kansas
— Kent State
— LSU
— Middle Tennessee
— NC State
— TCU
— Wyoming

Quote of the Day
“Obviously, it sucks. We put ourselves in this position early on. We had a bad April. We just never dug ourselves out of that hole. We are where we are because of the way we played, which sucks.”
White Sox P Garrett Crochet, after Chicago’s 121st loss Friday

Saturday’s quiz
What quarterback has thrown the most TD passes against the New Jersey Giants?

Friday’s quiz
Catfish Hunter was the pitcher won the most games at the Oakland Coliseum.

Thursday’s quiz
50 years ago, Oakland A’s won their third straight World Series; Alvin Dark was their manager that year.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a fall Friday……..​

— Tigers 4, White Sox 2
Detroit clinched its first playoff spot since 2014.
Tigers are 34-17 in their last 51 games.
44,435 fans celebrated Detroit’s making the playoffs.
Tigers actually dumped four veterans at the trade deadline in July
Detroit manager AJ Hinch was the Astros’ skipper when they won the World Series in 2017, and lost the World Series in 2019. He’s a really good manager.

— White Sox lost their 121st game, the most any team has lost since 1900.

— Orioles 7, Twins 2
Cade Povich tossed 5.2 scoreless IP.
Baltimore wraps up the #1 Wild Card in the AL.
Minnesota is eliminated- they’re 4-10 in their last 14 games.
Twins’ loss puts Kansas City in the playoffs.
Royals are in playoffs for first time since 2015- they were 56-106 last year.

— Braves 3, Royals 0
Max Fried allowed three hits in 8.2 scoreless IP.
Royals were shut out for third time in their last six games.

— Brewers 8, Mets 4
Rhys Hoskins hit a first inning grand slam.

— Padres 5, Diamondbacks 3
Luis Arraez had two doubles and a triple for San Diego.
Padres clinch the #1 Wild Card in the National League.
Braves/Mets/Arizona are now all tied for the last two NL Wild Cards.
Braves/Mets are scheduled to play a doubleheader in Atlanta Monday.

— Cubs 1, Reds 0
Jameson Taillon threw seven shutout IP.
Tough-luck loser Nick Martinez was 4-1, 0.83 in five September starts.

— Last four World Series champs finished in the top 4 in home runs during the regular season.
Top 5 teams in home runs this season:
235- New York (A)
228- Baltimore
227- Los Angeles
208- Atlanta
207- Arizona

— Famous birthdays, September 28th:
Steve Largent, 70
Todd Worrell, 65
Irving Fryar, 62
Johnny Dawkins, 61
Mira Sorvino, 57
José Calderón, 43
Emeka Okafor, 42
Ryan Zimmerman, 40
Riley Greene, 24

— Miami 38, Virginia Tech 34
Miami drove 57 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:57 left.
Hokies led 24-17 at halftime.
Tech was 9-14 on third down, Miami 10-15
Miami is 5-0; they gained 508 yards, survived three turnovers.

— Rutgers 21, Washington 18
Huskies outgained Rutgers, 521-299.
Rutgers was 7-15 on third down, Washington 2-12
Washington missed a 55-yard FG with 0:03 left.
These schools are in same league, despite being 2,854 miles apart.

— Interesting article on the Interweb about how the Denver Broncos spent this week in West Virginia, after playing in Tampa last week- they play the Jets in New Jersey Sunday.
Broncos stayed at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia this week. Back in 2012, when he was suspended for Bountygate, Denver coach Sean Payton caddied in a PGA golf tournament at Greenbrier. Saints later had three training camps there.
Trip is costing the Broncos around $2M.
Weather was cruddy Friday and the Greenbrier doesn’t have an indoor practice facility; the Broncos practiced on indoor tennis courts.
Denver is traveling with 36,000 pounds of gear.
Apparently the Broncos get honey from beehives behind their indoor practice facility in Colorado; they brought some of that honey with them to West Virginia.

— Dallas Cowboys hosted the Ravens last week, September 22; they have only one home game between then and November 10th.
Week 4- won 20-15 @ Giants
Week 5- @ Pittsburgh
Week 6- home vs Detroit
Week 7- bye week
Week 8- @ San Francisco
Week 9- @ Atlanta
Week 10- home vs Philadelphia

— Auburn is changing QB’s again this week for their game with Oklahoma; Payton Thorne is back as Auburn’s starter- he got benched after they lost 21-14 to the Cal Bears three weeks ago.

— Big trade in the NBA:
Knicks are acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota.
In return, Timberwolves get:
Julius Randle
Donte DiVincenzo
Detroit Pistons’ 2025 first round pick
Towns will reunite with Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, whom he played for in Minnesota from 2016-19.