CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS OPINIONS BEST BETS AND NEWS !
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Sunday, December 18
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Sunday, December 18
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18
| LIU at JMU | 02:00 PM | LIU +28.5 | +500 |
| URI at GSU | 02:00 PM | GSU -2.5 | +500 |
| HP at UNCW | 02:00 PM | UNCW -6.5 | +500 |
| NIAG at NJIT | 02:00 PM | NJIT +3.5 | +500 |
| QUIN at SPU | 02:00 PM | SPU +5.0 | +500 |
| NCAT at NORF | 02:00 PM | NORF -5.5 | +500 |
| RMU at MSM | 02:00 PM | RMU +3.5 | +500 |
| MW at BUCK | 02:00 PM | BUCK -7.5 | +500 |
| BEL at CHAT | 02:00 PM | CHAT -5.5 | +500 |
| ELON at VALP | 02:00 PM | ELON +8.5 | +500 |
| DETU at EMU | 03:00 PM | DETU -4.5 | +500 |
| WIGB at ORST | 03:00 PM | ORST -16.5 | +500 |
| MCNS at USM | 03:00 PM | USM -14.5 | +500 |
| TST at AFA | 03:30 PM | TST +2.5 | +500 |
| OAK at BSU | 04:00 PM | BSU -20.0 | +500 |
| HAMP at TXSO | 04:30 PM | HAMP +6.5 | +500 |
| SOU at UAB | 04:30 PM | UAB -18.5 | +500 |
| CLEVST at LMU | 05:00 PM | CLEVST +8.5 | +500 |
| CAL at SCU | 05:00 PM | SCU -10.5 | +500 |
| UNCO at COLO | 05:00 PM | COLO -15.5 | +500 |
| AUB at USC | 05:30 PM | USC +1.0 | +500 |
| CMU at MOSU | 06:00 PM | CMU +12.5 | +500 |
| ALCN at SEA | 06:00 PM | SEA -12.5 | +500 |
| IONA at UNM | 06:30 PM | UNM -3.0 | +500 |
| USD at ASU | 07:00 PM | ASU -11.0 | +500 |
| HCU at UTRGV | 07:00 PM | UTRGV -7.0 | +500 |
| CSU at SMC | 08:00 PM | SMC -11.5 | +500 |
| WSU at BAY | 10:00 PM | BAY -10.5 | +500 |
DECEMBER'S COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BET'S !
DATE..................................... W - L......................................%.......... ............................UNITS
12/18/2022...............13 - 14 - 1.................................48.21%.......... .................... - 12.00
12/17/2022...............39 - 42 - 0.................................48.14%.......... .....................- 38.00
12/16/2022...................5 - 9 - 0..................................35.71%......... ......................- 24.50
12/15/2022....................3 - 6 - 0.................................33.33%.......... .....................- 18.00
12/14/2022................11 - 14 - 1.................................44.00%............. .................- 22.00
12/13/2022...................13 - 8 - 0................................61.90%........... ................. + 21.00
12/12/2022....................6 - 5 - 0..................................54.55%......... ......................+ 2.50
12/11/2022..................15 - 17 - 0...............................46.88%............ ..................- 18.50
12/10/2022..................38 - 46 - 0...............................45.23%............ ..................- 63.00
12/08/2022....................2 - 04 - 0................................33.33%........... ..................- 12.00
12/07/2022..................23 - 13 -0.................................63.88%.......... ..................+ 43.50
12/06/2022..................18 - 13 - 1................................58.06%........... .................+ 18.50
12/05/2022.......................3 - 3 - 0................................50.00%........... .....................- 1.50
12/04/2022....................12 - 17 -0...............................41.27%............ ..................- 33.50
12/03/2022.....................10 -12- 0................................45.45%.,......... ..................- 16.00
12/02/2022.....................12 - 5 - 0................................70.58%........... .................+ 32.50
12/01/2022.......................7 - 6 - 0.................................53.84%.......... ....................+ 2.00
TOTALS..................229 - 234 - 3.................................49.46%.......... ...................- 139.00
DATE..................................... W - L......................................%.......... ............................UNITS
12/18/2022...............13 - 14 - 1.................................48.21%.......... .................... - 12.00
12/17/2022...............39 - 42 - 0.................................48.14%.......... .....................- 38.00
12/16/2022...................5 - 9 - 0..................................35.71%......... ......................- 24.50
12/15/2022....................3 - 6 - 0.................................33.33%.......... .....................- 18.00
12/14/2022................11 - 14 - 1.................................44.00%............. .................- 22.00
12/13/2022...................13 - 8 - 0................................61.90%........... ................. + 21.00
12/12/2022....................6 - 5 - 0..................................54.55%......... ......................+ 2.50
12/11/2022..................15 - 17 - 0...............................46.88%............ ..................- 18.50
12/10/2022..................38 - 46 - 0...............................45.23%............ ..................- 63.00
12/08/2022....................2 - 04 - 0................................33.33%........... ..................- 12.00
12/07/2022..................23 - 13 -0.................................63.88%.......... ..................+ 43.50
12/06/2022..................18 - 13 - 1................................58.06%........... .................+ 18.50
12/05/2022.......................3 - 3 - 0................................50.00%........... .....................- 1.50
12/04/2022....................12 - 17 -0...............................41.27%............ ..................- 33.50
12/03/2022.....................10 -12- 0................................45.45%.,......... ..................- 16.00
12/02/2022.....................12 - 5 - 0................................70.58%........... .................+ 32.50
12/01/2022.......................7 - 6 - 0.................................53.84%.......... ....................+ 2.00
TOTALS..................229 - 234 - 3.................................49.46%.......... ...................- 139.00
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Armadillo Sports
Monday’s 6-pack
Interesting spreads for Week 16 NFL games:
— Jaguars @ NJ Jets (-1.5)
— Falcons @ Baltimore (-6.5)
— Giants @ Minnesota (-4)
— Saints @ Cleveland (-3.5)
— Bills (-9.5) @ Chicago
— Seahawks @ Kansas City (-10)
Quote of the Day
“Being a student-athlete at TCU has been the greatest experience of my life. It has helped me develop as a football player, earn a degree, and become a better man………In light of my appreciation, I will be declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft, but first, we still have business to take care of.”
TCU quarterback Max Duggan, who will play in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal of the college football playoff
Monday’s quiz
Which team did Justin Turner break into the major leagues with?
Sunday’s quiz
Dick Vitale coached the Detroit Pistons from 1978-80, going 34-60 in 1+ seasons. He was 79-29 in four seasons coaching in college, at Detroit Mercy.
Saturday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens have won two Super Bowls; Kerry Collins, Colin Kaepernick were the losing QB’s in those games.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday
Raiders 30, Patriots 24
— Raiders scored bizarre defensive TD at 0:00, intercepting a lateral.
— Raiders had tied game on 30-yard TD pass with 0:32 left.
— Las Vegas won four of last five games, with two wins in OT, plus this.
— Raiders also blew another double-digit halftime lead (17-3).
— Last 13 games, Las Vegas’ opponent is 9-3-1 against its team total.
— Carr threw an awful pick-6 in 3rd quarter when Raiders led 17-3.
— New England is 7-0 giving up 17 or less points, 0-7 giving up 20+.
— Patriots are 1-5 SU when game goes over total, 6-2 if it stays under.
— Last five games, Patriots converted 15-61 third down plays.
— Raiders also scored a TD with 0:05 left in first half.
Jaguars 40, Cowboys 34 OT
— Prescott threw a 52-yard pick-6 in overtime.
— Dallas led 27-10 with 5:00 left in third quarter.
— Jaguars outgained Dallas, 503-397.
— Cowboys were 9-16 on third down, Jaguars 8-12.
— Over is 6-1 in last seven Cowboy games.
— Jaguars’ last six drives: 31 plays, 278 yards, 24 points.
— Zay Jones caught six passes for 109 yards, three TD’s.
— Jacksonville is 4-2 SU in last five games after a 2-6 start.
— Jaguars are 4-0 ATS this season as a home underdog.
— In his career, Pederson is 12-4 ATS as a home underdog.
Saints 21, Falcons 18
— Falcons ran ball for 231 yards, but threw for only 97.
— WR London lost fumble on Saints’ 39 with 2:06 left.
— Underdogs are 9-4-1 ATS in their games TY.
— Six of their last seven games were decided by 6 or fewer points.
— Falcons lost five of last six games SU, are 1-7 ATS in last eight.
— Saints’ first two drives: 12 plays, 148 yards, 14 points.
— Saints rest of game: 42 plays, 191 yards, 7 points.
— Backup QB Hill threw a 68-yard TD pass in 1st quarter.
— Saints won eight of last ten meetings with Atlanta.
— Six of last seven New Orleans games stayed under the total.
Lions 20, Jets 17
— Goff threw 51-yard TD pass to TE Wright with 1:49 left.
— It was Lions’ only play all day of 20+ yards.
— Detroit won six of its last seven games (7-0 ATS).
— Under Campbell, Lions are 21-9-1 ATS, 7-1 ATS coming off a win.
— Under Campbell, Detroit is 8-2 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less points.
— Jets ran ball 22 times for only 50 yards.
— Jets are 2-4 in their last six games, after a 5-2 start.
— Jets are 6-1 scoring 20+ points, 1-6 scoring less than 20.
— Jets held nine of last 11 opponents under their team total.
— Seven of last nine Jet games stayed under the total.
Chiefs 30, Texans 24 OT
— McKinnon ran 26 yards for the walk-off TD in overtime.
— Chiefs won nine of last eleven games SU (4-7 ATS).
— Chiefs have 75 plays of 20+ yards; opponents have 44.
— Last seven games, Chiefs are minus-6 in turnovers (7-13)
— Last ten games, Chiefs converted 72-124 (58.1%) third down plays.
— Houston led this game 14-13 at halftime.
— Texans are 0-9 SU since their bye week (3-6 ATS)
— Chiefs had a 13-play, 97-yard TD drive just before halftime.
— Kansas City outgained Houston, 502-219.
— Four of Texans’ last five TD drives were shorter than 50 yards.
Eagles 25, Bears 20
— Eagles won last five games, scoring 40-35-48-25 points in last four.
— Philly is 7-0 SU on road this year, but 2-5 ATS.
— Eagles outgained Chicago, 421-248; they threw for 309 yards.
— Last four games, Eagles have 26 plays of 20+ yards (opponents have 14).
— Eagles are 4-10 ATS last 14 games as a road favorite.
— Chicago lost seven in row, 10 of last 11 games SU (3-7-1 ATS).
— Fields ran ball 15 times for 95 yards, but was sacked six times.
— In Fields’ last five starts, Bears converted 36-67 on third down.
— Last seven games, Chicago gave up 32.3 ppg.
— Bears have led at halftime twice this season (2-10-2).
Steelers 24, Panthers 16
— Steelers were 12-16 on third down, Carolina 4-11.
— In six post-bye games, Steelers converted 46-84 on third down
— Pittsburgh covered four of its last five road games.
— Steelers are 9-5 ATS last 14 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Pittsburgh is 4-2 since its bye week, with +6 turnover ratio.
— Carolina’s first five drives: 23 plays, 94 yards, 7 points.
— Panthers went 3/out on four of first five drives.
— Carolina’s last three drives: 23 plays, 152 yards, 9 points (3 FG’s).
— Panthers ran ball 16 times for only 21 yards.
— Carolina has converted only 49-168 (29.2%) third down plays.
Broncos 24, Cardinals 15
— 2nd-string QB McCoy got hurt; #3 QB McSorley was 7-15/95 passing (2 INTs).
— Cardinals lost eight of their last ten games SU.
— Arizona was outscored in 2nd half in each of its last nine games.
— Cardinals lost field position battle by 12 yards.
— Arizona is 1-10 SU when it scores less than 29 points.
— Denver scored 7 TD’s in last two games (3 TD’s/previous 4 games)
— Broncos ran ball for 168 yards (4.9 yards/carry).
— Broncos allowed 9-10-17-15 points in their four wins.
— Denver was perfect in red zone (21 points/three drives).
— Broncos first four drives in 2nd half: 24 plays, 182 yards, 21 points.
Chargers 17, Titans 14
— Titans drove 74 yards for TD, tied game 14-all with 0:48 left.
— Chargers won game on 43-yard FG with 0:04 left.
— Tennessee lost last four games, scoring 16-10-22-14 points.
— Titans are 0-4 SU since OC got a DUI coming home from road trip.
— Tennessee scored 19 or less points in eight of last ten games.
— Chargers are 4-3 in last seven games SU (wins by 1-3-6-3 points).
— Right now, Chargers are the #6-seed in the AFC.
— Under is 5-2 in Bolts’ last seven games.
— Bolts ran ball for 91 or fewer yards in 12 of 14 games.
— Chargers are 7-1 giving up less than 27 points, 1-5 if they give up 27+.
Bengals 34, Buccaneers 23
— Tampa Bay’s first half: 42 plays, 243 yards, 17 points.
— Buccaneers led 17-0 until Bengals kicked FG at halftime gun.
— Tampa Bay’s 2nd half: 30 plays, 119 yards, 6 points.
— Buccaneers turned ball over on four straight drives in 3rd quarter.
— Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last nine games.
— Bengals’ first three TD drives were 31-13-39 yards.
— Cincinnati had a 26-yard advantage in field position.
— Cincinnati won/covered last six games (11-1 ATS last 12).
— Bengals are 8-0 if they score 21+ points, 1-4 if they don’t.
— Bengals are 13-7 ATS last 20 games as a road favorite.
Giants 20, Commanders 12
— Giants’ first TD was a strip sack/fumble by Thibodeaux.
— Barkley ran ball for 87 yards and a touchdown.
— Last five games, Big Blue converted 18-63 (28.6%) on third down.
— Giants are 10-4 ATS this season, 4-1 as a road underdog.
— Under is 9-4-1 in Giants opponents’ team totals this year.
— Washington converted 1-10 on third down, Giants 2-10.
— Washington outgained Giants 387-288, was minus-2 in turnovers.
— Giants are 8-2 ATS in last ten games at Washington.
— Washington is 5-8 ATS last 13 games as a home favorite (1-2 TY)
— Commanders are now 3-12 ATS in its last 15 post-bye games.
— Red Sox signed 3B/DH Justin Turner to a 2-year deal worth $22M. 38-year old Turner hit .276 last year with 81 RBI.
— Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic scored 40 points, with 27 rebounds and 10 assists in Denver’s 119-115 win over the Hornets.
Jokic is the first player to score 35+ points, 25+ rebounds and 10+ assists in a game since Wilt Chamberlain went for 53 points, 32 rebounds and 14 assists in 1968.
— Lakers’ star Anthony Davis is expected to miss at least a month with a right foot injury,
Monday’s 6-pack
Interesting spreads for Week 16 NFL games:
— Jaguars @ NJ Jets (-1.5)
— Falcons @ Baltimore (-6.5)
— Giants @ Minnesota (-4)
— Saints @ Cleveland (-3.5)
— Bills (-9.5) @ Chicago
— Seahawks @ Kansas City (-10)
Quote of the Day
“Being a student-athlete at TCU has been the greatest experience of my life. It has helped me develop as a football player, earn a degree, and become a better man………In light of my appreciation, I will be declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft, but first, we still have business to take care of.”
TCU quarterback Max Duggan, who will play in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal of the college football playoff
Monday’s quiz
Which team did Justin Turner break into the major leagues with?
Sunday’s quiz
Dick Vitale coached the Detroit Pistons from 1978-80, going 34-60 in 1+ seasons. He was 79-29 in four seasons coaching in college, at Detroit Mercy.
Saturday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens have won two Super Bowls; Kerry Collins, Colin Kaepernick were the losing QB’s in those games.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday
Raiders 30, Patriots 24
— Raiders scored bizarre defensive TD at 0:00, intercepting a lateral.
— Raiders had tied game on 30-yard TD pass with 0:32 left.
— Las Vegas won four of last five games, with two wins in OT, plus this.
— Raiders also blew another double-digit halftime lead (17-3).
— Last 13 games, Las Vegas’ opponent is 9-3-1 against its team total.
— Carr threw an awful pick-6 in 3rd quarter when Raiders led 17-3.
— New England is 7-0 giving up 17 or less points, 0-7 giving up 20+.
— Patriots are 1-5 SU when game goes over total, 6-2 if it stays under.
— Last five games, Patriots converted 15-61 third down plays.
— Raiders also scored a TD with 0:05 left in first half.
Jaguars 40, Cowboys 34 OT
— Prescott threw a 52-yard pick-6 in overtime.
— Dallas led 27-10 with 5:00 left in third quarter.
— Jaguars outgained Dallas, 503-397.
— Cowboys were 9-16 on third down, Jaguars 8-12.
— Over is 6-1 in last seven Cowboy games.
— Jaguars’ last six drives: 31 plays, 278 yards, 24 points.
— Zay Jones caught six passes for 109 yards, three TD’s.
— Jacksonville is 4-2 SU in last five games after a 2-6 start.
— Jaguars are 4-0 ATS this season as a home underdog.
— In his career, Pederson is 12-4 ATS as a home underdog.
Saints 21, Falcons 18
— Falcons ran ball for 231 yards, but threw for only 97.
— WR London lost fumble on Saints’ 39 with 2:06 left.
— Underdogs are 9-4-1 ATS in their games TY.
— Six of their last seven games were decided by 6 or fewer points.
— Falcons lost five of last six games SU, are 1-7 ATS in last eight.
— Saints’ first two drives: 12 plays, 148 yards, 14 points.
— Saints rest of game: 42 plays, 191 yards, 7 points.
— Backup QB Hill threw a 68-yard TD pass in 1st quarter.
— Saints won eight of last ten meetings with Atlanta.
— Six of last seven New Orleans games stayed under the total.
Lions 20, Jets 17
— Goff threw 51-yard TD pass to TE Wright with 1:49 left.
— It was Lions’ only play all day of 20+ yards.
— Detroit won six of its last seven games (7-0 ATS).
— Under Campbell, Lions are 21-9-1 ATS, 7-1 ATS coming off a win.
— Under Campbell, Detroit is 8-2 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less points.
— Jets ran ball 22 times for only 50 yards.
— Jets are 2-4 in their last six games, after a 5-2 start.
— Jets are 6-1 scoring 20+ points, 1-6 scoring less than 20.
— Jets held nine of last 11 opponents under their team total.
— Seven of last nine Jet games stayed under the total.
Chiefs 30, Texans 24 OT
— McKinnon ran 26 yards for the walk-off TD in overtime.
— Chiefs won nine of last eleven games SU (4-7 ATS).
— Chiefs have 75 plays of 20+ yards; opponents have 44.
— Last seven games, Chiefs are minus-6 in turnovers (7-13)
— Last ten games, Chiefs converted 72-124 (58.1%) third down plays.
— Houston led this game 14-13 at halftime.
— Texans are 0-9 SU since their bye week (3-6 ATS)
— Chiefs had a 13-play, 97-yard TD drive just before halftime.
— Kansas City outgained Houston, 502-219.
— Four of Texans’ last five TD drives were shorter than 50 yards.
Eagles 25, Bears 20
— Eagles won last five games, scoring 40-35-48-25 points in last four.
— Philly is 7-0 SU on road this year, but 2-5 ATS.
— Eagles outgained Chicago, 421-248; they threw for 309 yards.
— Last four games, Eagles have 26 plays of 20+ yards (opponents have 14).
— Eagles are 4-10 ATS last 14 games as a road favorite.
— Chicago lost seven in row, 10 of last 11 games SU (3-7-1 ATS).
— Fields ran ball 15 times for 95 yards, but was sacked six times.
— In Fields’ last five starts, Bears converted 36-67 on third down.
— Last seven games, Chicago gave up 32.3 ppg.
— Bears have led at halftime twice this season (2-10-2).
Steelers 24, Panthers 16
— Steelers were 12-16 on third down, Carolina 4-11.
— In six post-bye games, Steelers converted 46-84 on third down
— Pittsburgh covered four of its last five road games.
— Steelers are 9-5 ATS last 14 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Pittsburgh is 4-2 since its bye week, with +6 turnover ratio.
— Carolina’s first five drives: 23 plays, 94 yards, 7 points.
— Panthers went 3/out on four of first five drives.
— Carolina’s last three drives: 23 plays, 152 yards, 9 points (3 FG’s).
— Panthers ran ball 16 times for only 21 yards.
— Carolina has converted only 49-168 (29.2%) third down plays.
Broncos 24, Cardinals 15
— 2nd-string QB McCoy got hurt; #3 QB McSorley was 7-15/95 passing (2 INTs).
— Cardinals lost eight of their last ten games SU.
— Arizona was outscored in 2nd half in each of its last nine games.
— Cardinals lost field position battle by 12 yards.
— Arizona is 1-10 SU when it scores less than 29 points.
— Denver scored 7 TD’s in last two games (3 TD’s/previous 4 games)
— Broncos ran ball for 168 yards (4.9 yards/carry).
— Broncos allowed 9-10-17-15 points in their four wins.
— Denver was perfect in red zone (21 points/three drives).
— Broncos first four drives in 2nd half: 24 plays, 182 yards, 21 points.
Chargers 17, Titans 14
— Titans drove 74 yards for TD, tied game 14-all with 0:48 left.
— Chargers won game on 43-yard FG with 0:04 left.
— Tennessee lost last four games, scoring 16-10-22-14 points.
— Titans are 0-4 SU since OC got a DUI coming home from road trip.
— Tennessee scored 19 or less points in eight of last ten games.
— Chargers are 4-3 in last seven games SU (wins by 1-3-6-3 points).
— Right now, Chargers are the #6-seed in the AFC.
— Under is 5-2 in Bolts’ last seven games.
— Bolts ran ball for 91 or fewer yards in 12 of 14 games.
— Chargers are 7-1 giving up less than 27 points, 1-5 if they give up 27+.
Bengals 34, Buccaneers 23
— Tampa Bay’s first half: 42 plays, 243 yards, 17 points.
— Buccaneers led 17-0 until Bengals kicked FG at halftime gun.
— Tampa Bay’s 2nd half: 30 plays, 119 yards, 6 points.
— Buccaneers turned ball over on four straight drives in 3rd quarter.
— Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last nine games.
— Bengals’ first three TD drives were 31-13-39 yards.
— Cincinnati had a 26-yard advantage in field position.
— Cincinnati won/covered last six games (11-1 ATS last 12).
— Bengals are 8-0 if they score 21+ points, 1-4 if they don’t.
— Bengals are 13-7 ATS last 20 games as a road favorite.
Giants 20, Commanders 12
— Giants’ first TD was a strip sack/fumble by Thibodeaux.
— Barkley ran ball for 87 yards and a touchdown.
— Last five games, Big Blue converted 18-63 (28.6%) on third down.
— Giants are 10-4 ATS this season, 4-1 as a road underdog.
— Under is 9-4-1 in Giants opponents’ team totals this year.
— Washington converted 1-10 on third down, Giants 2-10.
— Washington outgained Giants 387-288, was minus-2 in turnovers.
— Giants are 8-2 ATS in last ten games at Washington.
— Washington is 5-8 ATS last 13 games as a home favorite (1-2 TY)
— Commanders are now 3-12 ATS in its last 15 post-bye games.
— Red Sox signed 3B/DH Justin Turner to a 2-year deal worth $22M. 38-year old Turner hit .276 last year with 81 RBI.
— Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic scored 40 points, with 27 rebounds and 10 assists in Denver’s 119-115 win over the Hornets.
Jokic is the first player to score 35+ points, 25+ rebounds and 10+ assists in a game since Wilt Chamberlain went for 53 points, 32 rebounds and 14 assists in 1968.
— Lakers’ star Anthony Davis is expected to miss at least a month with a right foot injury,
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Monday, December 19
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Monday, December 19
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19
| HOF at USF | 07:00 PM | USF -2.0 | +500 |
| DEL at RID | 07:00 PM | O 142.0 | +500 |
| MAN at MRST | 07:00 PM | MRST -4.0 | +500 |
| SBON at SIE | 07:00 PM | SIE +2.0 | +500 |
| ME at AKR | 07:00 PM | ME +12.5 | +500 |
| GRAM at LIB | 07:00 PM | GRAM +11.5 | +500 |
| NDSU at WIU | 07:00 PM | NDSU +1.5 O 151.5 | +500 +500 |
| TAMCOM at PFW | 07:00 PM | TAMCOM +9.5 | +500 |
| ALST at ARST | 08:00 PM | ARST -11.0 | +500 |
| DEN at NEOM | 08:00 PM | DEN -1.5 | +500 |
| SDST at ORU | 08:00 PM | ORU -9.0 O 158.0 | +500 +500 |
| STONE at BRAD | 08:00 PM | STONE +17.0 | +500 |
| UND at STT | 08:00 PM | STT -8.0 | +500 |
| WEB at USU | 09:00 PM | USU -16.0 | +500 |
| UTA at SF | 10:00 PM | UTA +14.5 | +500 |
| IDHO at CSN | 10:00 PM | IDHO +4.5 | +500 |
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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Most NFL playoff wins in the Super Bowl era:
36— Pittsburgh, New England
35— Dallas
34— San Francisco
29— Green Bay
25— Raiders
23— Rams/Denver
Quote of the Day
“I texted him, he always gave me the thought we were going to win the game. You see him, his mannerisms & demeanor every day, you go to the ballpark thinking you’re going to win the game when you see him. That’s a compliment I can’t give to everybody.”
Clayton Kershaw, talking about former teammate Justin Turner
Tuesday’s quiz
In what city do they play the Holiday Bowl every December?
Monday’s quiz
Justin Turner broke into the major leagues with the Orioles, in 2009. He later played four years for the Mets, before landing with the Dodgers.
Sunday’s quiz
Dick Vitale coached the Detroit Pistons from 1978-80, going 34-60 in 1+ seasons. He was 79-29 in four seasons coaching in college, at Detroit Mercy.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
— Genius alert; the guy in Texas who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run was offered $3M for the baseball, but he turned it down, putting it up for auction instead, figuring he would get more than $3M. Whoops.
The bidding for the baseball just closed, with a high bid of……….$1.5M.
— When a QB throws a long pass and they call pass interference, the QB/WR should get stat credit for it, maybe a separate category, but they deserve credit.
— Indianapolis Colts lost 39-36 Saturday, blowing a 33-0 halftime lead; little odd that they scored 36 points, but had only one offensive TD— they had a pick-6 and a special teams TD- they also kicked five field goals.
— Chargers’ QB Justin Herbert is the first player in NFL history with 4,000+ passing yards in each of his first three NFL seasons.
— Eagles QB Jalen Hurts sprained his right (throwing) shoulder in Chicago Sunday; they’re not saying whether Hurts will play in Dallas Saturday.
— Saints visit Cleveland this week; the total is 32.5; if it stays at 32.5, would be lowest total in an NFL game since Week 17 back in 2010.
Weather forecast for Saturday in Cleveland: winds of 35 mph, with gusts up to 60 mph, wind chills as low as minus-14. Going to be a miserable Christmas Eve on Lake Erie.
Packers 24, Rams 12
— Green Bay outgained the Rams, 345-156.
— Packers also had a 13-yard advantage in field position.
— Only nine of Green Bay’s 68 plays came on third down.
— Aaron Jones carried ball 17 times for 90 yards.
— Aaron Rodgers wins his 10th straight Monday night game.
— Baker Mayfield was 4th QB to start for Rams this year.
— This was Rams’ 4th game outdoors TY (scored 9-13-10-12 points)
— Under is 5-1 in their road games this season.
— LA is 0-4-1 ATS this season as a road underdog.
— Rams are 0-6-1 ATS in last seven visits to Lambeau.
— Baker Mayfield has now played for seven different head coaches in his first five years in the NFL, the most of any QB since 1950.
— Hall of Famer Kenny Stabler holds the record, with 11 consecutive Monday night wins.
— Marshall 28, UConn 14
Thundering Herd led 21-0 at half, scoring on a pick-6.
UConn completed only 11-30 passes on a sunny day in Myrtle Beach.
Both teams had over 110 penalty yards.
Marshall was 7-15 on third down, UConn 3-12.
— TCU QB Max Duggan is going to play in the college football playoff for the Horned Frogs, but then he will turn pro.
— San Diego Padres gave P Seth Lugo a 2-year, $15M deal; they’ll give him a chance to be a starter. Lugo has started 38 MLB games, but none since 2020.
Lugo appeared in 108 games for the Mets the last two years, but he wants to start; he started 18 games for the Mets back in 2017.
— Standings in NFC South:
Tampa Bay 6-8
Atlanta 5-9
Carolina 5-9
New Orleans 5-9
Standings in AFC South:
Tennessee 7-7
Jacksonville 6-8
Indianapolis 4-9-1
Houston 1-12-1
Standings in AFC East:
Buffalo 11-3
Miami 8-6
New England 7-7
NJ Jets 7-7
Standings in NFC East:
Philadelphia 13-1
Dallas 10-4
NJ Giants 8-5-1
Washington 7-6-1
New Mexico 82, Iona 74— Undefeated Lobos have played schedule #250, not exactly the best competition, but they’re still 11-0. This game was special because Richard Pitino’s team beat Iona, coached by Rick Pitino, Richard’s dad.
Iona is 7-3 this year, just the second top 100 win for New Mexico. Gaels are playing in the Rainbow Classic in Hawai’i this week.
Tuesday’s 6-pack
Most NFL playoff wins in the Super Bowl era:
36— Pittsburgh, New England
35— Dallas
34— San Francisco
29— Green Bay
25— Raiders
23— Rams/Denver
Quote of the Day
“I texted him, he always gave me the thought we were going to win the game. You see him, his mannerisms & demeanor every day, you go to the ballpark thinking you’re going to win the game when you see him. That’s a compliment I can’t give to everybody.”
Clayton Kershaw, talking about former teammate Justin Turner
Tuesday’s quiz
In what city do they play the Holiday Bowl every December?
Monday’s quiz
Justin Turner broke into the major leagues with the Orioles, in 2009. He later played four years for the Mets, before landing with the Dodgers.
Sunday’s quiz
Dick Vitale coached the Detroit Pistons from 1978-80, going 34-60 in 1+ seasons. He was 79-29 in four seasons coaching in college, at Detroit Mercy.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
— Genius alert; the guy in Texas who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run was offered $3M for the baseball, but he turned it down, putting it up for auction instead, figuring he would get more than $3M. Whoops.
The bidding for the baseball just closed, with a high bid of……….$1.5M.
— When a QB throws a long pass and they call pass interference, the QB/WR should get stat credit for it, maybe a separate category, but they deserve credit.
— Indianapolis Colts lost 39-36 Saturday, blowing a 33-0 halftime lead; little odd that they scored 36 points, but had only one offensive TD— they had a pick-6 and a special teams TD- they also kicked five field goals.
— Chargers’ QB Justin Herbert is the first player in NFL history with 4,000+ passing yards in each of his first three NFL seasons.
— Eagles QB Jalen Hurts sprained his right (throwing) shoulder in Chicago Sunday; they’re not saying whether Hurts will play in Dallas Saturday.
— Saints visit Cleveland this week; the total is 32.5; if it stays at 32.5, would be lowest total in an NFL game since Week 17 back in 2010.
Weather forecast for Saturday in Cleveland: winds of 35 mph, with gusts up to 60 mph, wind chills as low as minus-14. Going to be a miserable Christmas Eve on Lake Erie.
Packers 24, Rams 12
— Green Bay outgained the Rams, 345-156.
— Packers also had a 13-yard advantage in field position.
— Only nine of Green Bay’s 68 plays came on third down.
— Aaron Jones carried ball 17 times for 90 yards.
— Aaron Rodgers wins his 10th straight Monday night game.
— Baker Mayfield was 4th QB to start for Rams this year.
— This was Rams’ 4th game outdoors TY (scored 9-13-10-12 points)
— Under is 5-1 in their road games this season.
— LA is 0-4-1 ATS this season as a road underdog.
— Rams are 0-6-1 ATS in last seven visits to Lambeau.
— Baker Mayfield has now played for seven different head coaches in his first five years in the NFL, the most of any QB since 1950.
— Hall of Famer Kenny Stabler holds the record, with 11 consecutive Monday night wins.
— Marshall 28, UConn 14
Thundering Herd led 21-0 at half, scoring on a pick-6.
UConn completed only 11-30 passes on a sunny day in Myrtle Beach.
Both teams had over 110 penalty yards.
Marshall was 7-15 on third down, UConn 3-12.
— TCU QB Max Duggan is going to play in the college football playoff for the Horned Frogs, but then he will turn pro.
— San Diego Padres gave P Seth Lugo a 2-year, $15M deal; they’ll give him a chance to be a starter. Lugo has started 38 MLB games, but none since 2020.
Lugo appeared in 108 games for the Mets the last two years, but he wants to start; he started 18 games for the Mets back in 2017.
— Standings in NFC South:
Tampa Bay 6-8
Atlanta 5-9
Carolina 5-9
New Orleans 5-9
Standings in AFC South:
Tennessee 7-7
Jacksonville 6-8
Indianapolis 4-9-1
Houston 1-12-1
Standings in AFC East:
Buffalo 11-3
Miami 8-6
New England 7-7
NJ Jets 7-7
Standings in NFC East:
Philadelphia 13-1
Dallas 10-4
NJ Giants 8-5-1
Washington 7-6-1
New Mexico 82, Iona 74— Undefeated Lobos have played schedule #250, not exactly the best competition, but they’re still 11-0. This game was special because Richard Pitino’s team beat Iona, coached by Rick Pitino, Richard’s dad.
Iona is 7-3 this year, just the second top 100 win for New Mexico. Gaels are playing in the Rainbow Classic in Hawai’i this week.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20
| SCST at LONG | 02:00 PM | SCST +14.0 | +500 |
| WOF at TAM | 02:00 PM | TAM -14.5 | +500 |
| ALBY at NIU | 02:00 PM | NIU -4.0 | +500 |
| TOL at UVM | 02:00 PM | O 148.5 | +500 |
| AMCC at OKST | 03:00 PM | OKST -17.0 | +500 |
| NORAL at MISS | 03:00 PM | NORAL +22.5 | +500 |
| TAMCOM at INDPU | 04:00 PM | INDPU +12.5 | +500 |
| LEH at COR | 05:00 PM | COR -11.0 | +500 |
| DRKE at MSST | 05:00 PM | O 128.5 | +500 |
| WAG at DSU | 06:00 PM | WAG -10.0 | +500 |
| GTWN at CONN | 06:30 PM | CONN -21.0 | +500 |
| DART at MASS | 07:00 PM | DART +13.0 | +500 |
| SCUS at KENN | 07:00 PM | KENN -7.5 | +500 |
| CIT at NCCU | 07:00 PM | O 142.5 | +500 |
| SIND at PFW | 07:00 PM | PFW -5.5 | +500 |
| QNC at NEB | 07:30 PM | QNC +13.0 | +500 |
| NWST at BAY | 08:00 PM | BAY -26.0 | +500 |
| IDST at GRC | 08:00 PM | IDST +15.0 O 129.0 | +500 +500 |
| HALL at XAV | 08:30 PM | U 143.0 | +500 |
| MTST at ARIZ | 08:30 PM | ARIZ -21.0 | +500 |
| UVA at MIA | 08:30 PM | MIA +4.0 | +500 |
| MONT at GONZ | 09:00 PM | MONT +23.5 | +500 |
| PITT at SYR | 09:00 PM | SYR -4.0 | +500 |
| UIC at NW | 09:00 PM | NW -14.0 O 131.0 | +500 +500 |
| PV at UNM | 09:00 PM | UNM -17.5 | +500 |
| LNDNWD at BYU | 09:00 PM | LNDNWD +24.0 | +500 |
| FLA at OKLA | 09:30 PM | OKLA +3.0 | +500 |
| USD at UCRV | 10:00 PM | UCRV -5.0 | +500 |
| HARV at UCI | 10:00 PM | UCI -10.0 | +500 |
| CP at SJSU | 10:00 PM | SJSU -6.0 | +500 |
| FRES at CSB | 10:00 PM | FRES -6.0 O 117.0 | +500 +500 |
| UVU at ORE | 10:30 PM | UVU +12.0 O 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| UCSD at SDSU | 10:30 PM | UCSD +22.0 | +500 |
| 12/20/2022 | 23-12-2 | 64.86% | +4900 | Detail |
| 12/19/2022 | 6-12-0 | 33.33% | -3600 | Detail |
| 12/18/2022 | 13-14-1 | 48.21% | -1200 | Detail |
| 12/17/2022 | 39-42-3 | 48.21% | -3600 | Detail |
| 12/16/2022 | 5-10-0 | 33.33% | -3000 | Detail |
| 12/15/2022 | 3-6-0 | 33.33% | -1800 | Detail |
| 12/14/2022 | 11-14-1 | 44.23% | -2200 | Detail |
| 12/13/2022 | 13-8-0 | 61.90% | +2100 | Detail |
| 12/12/2022 | 6-5-0 | 54.55% | +250 | Detail |
| 12/11/2022 | 15-17-0 | 46.88% | -1850 | Detail |
| 12/10/2022 | 38-46-0 | 45.24% | -6300 | Detail |
| 12/08/2022 | 2-4-0 | 33.33% | -1200 | Detail |
| 12/07/2022 | 23-13-0 | 63.89% | +4350 | Detail |
| 12/06/2022 | 18-13-1 | 57.81% | +1850 | Detail |
| 12/05/2022 | 3-3-0 | 50.00% | -150 | Detail |
| 12/04/2022 | 12-17-0 | 41.38% | -3350 | Detail |
| 12/03/2022 | 10-12-0 | 45.45% | -1600 | Detail |
| 12/02/2022 | 12-5-0 | 70.59% | +3250 | Detail |
| 12/01/2022 | 7-6-0 | 53.85% | +200 | Detail |
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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Fewest NFL playoff wins in the Super Bowl era:
1— Detroit Lions
4— Houston Texans
6— Arizona Cardinals
7— Cleveland/Jacksonville
8— Cincinnati Bengals
9— Carolina Panthers
Quote of the Day
“He changed my life.”
Eagles’ QB Gardner Minshew, talking at a memorial service for the late Mike Leach, who coached Minshew for one season at Washington State. Minshew threw for 4,776 yards that season, and is now in the NFL.
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Matthew Stafford play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
They play the Holiday Bowl every December in San Diego.
Monday’s quiz
Justin Turner broke into the major leagues with the Orioles, in 2009. He later played four years for the Mets, before landing with the Dodgers.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— San Francisco Giants were supposed to sign SS Carlos Correa to a 13-year, $350M contract, then have a big press conference about it Tuesday, but a medical concern appeared during Correa’s physical, and everything was on hold.
I’m typing this at 4am, watching re-runs of The West Wing on my laptop; Correa has changed his mind, and inked a 12-year, $315M deal with the New York Mets.
I’m wondering what those medical concerns are.
— I was thinking the other day: “How do Heisman Trophy winners do in their bowl game?” so I looked it up. It figures that winning the Heisman is a big distraction; football coaches pretty much hate distractions.
Since 2009, the Heisman winner’s team is 12-6 SU, 11-7 ATS in their bowl; some of those teams were in the college football playoff, which is why it is 18 games in 14 years.
— New York Knicks have won eight games in a row, during which they’re +112 with Quentin Grimes on the floor. Of the 48 NBA players who played 250+ minutes since the Knicks’ streak started, Grimes’ +112 is the best plus-minus in the league.
— Atlanta Falcons covered their first six games this season, going 3-3 SU; they’re 0-8 ATS since then, going 2-6 SU. Now they’re starting a rookie QB, which usually doesn’t help much in the present.
— Billionaire mortgage lender Mat Ishbia bought the Phoenix Suns Tuesday for roughly $4B, that’s billion, with a B. The deal includes the Phoenix team in the WNBA.
Ishbia, president and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage, a Michigan-based company, has been trying to buy NBA/NFL teams recently- he tried to buy the Denver Broncos LY. He was a walk-on reserve for Michigan State’s national champion college hoop team in 2000.
— Quarterback Devin Leary transferred from NC State to Kentucky; he played 30 games for the Wolfpack, throwing 62 TD’s with only 16 INT’s. He will be coached by Liam Coen, who is going back to being an assistant at Kentucky after coaching this year with the LA Rams.
— Hopefully another college QB, JT Daniels, will write a book someday; Daniels announced this week that he is transferring to Rice, his 4th college stop. He must have some very interesting stories to tell.
Daniels played two years (12 games) at USC, then two years (9 games) at Georgia, then played this year at West Virginia (10 games). Daniels will turn 23 on Groundhog Day; he’ll be 24 before the NFL drafts him in 2024.
— Other baseball happenings:
Angels signed IF Brandon Drury to a 2-year, $17M deal.
P Jordan Lyles gets a 2-year, $17M deal with Kansas City.
RP Adam Ottavino gets a 2-year, $14.5M deal to stay with the Mets.
1B/OF Matt Carpenter signed a one-year, $6M deal with San Diego
— Last six games, Chicago Bears have been outscored 45-0 in last 2:00 of each half.
— Green Bay waived WR Sammy Watkins Monday afternoon; Baltimore Ravens gobbled him up Tuesday, after WR Devin Duvernay got hurt in practice.
— Providence 103, Marquette 98, 2OT
Marquette led by 8 with 5:04 left in regulation.
Providence was 35-49 on foul line, Marquette 13-19; three Golden Eagles fouled out.
— Wake Forest 81, Duke 70—In 1975, John Wooden retired as UCLA’s coach; he remains the best college hoop coach ever. The guy who replaced Wooden was Gene Bartow, who went 52-9 at UCLA, but 52-9 wasn’t good enough to satisfy a spoiled fanbase, and he left to start the program at UAB, where he wound up coaching for 18 years. He was a very good coach.
Which brings us to Jon Scheyer, who is replacing Mike Krzyzewski this year; Krzyzewski is probably the 2nd-best coach of all-time. Duke is 10-3 this year- they started three freshmen in the Wake Forest game, but freshman don’t always stay in school very long, and Duke’s fanbase is spoiled.
It’ll be interesting to see how long Scheyer lasts at Duke; he’ll win lot of games, but it figures to be a thankless job. He’ll get other offers from less-stressful programs; when will he jump?
— There have been some big upsets in college basketball the last couple nights:
North Alabama (+22) 66, Ole Miss 65
Weber State (+16) 75, Utah State 72
Md-Eastern Shore (+15.5) 86, Temple 78
Tex-Arlington (+15) 68, San Francisco 63
Utah Valley (+12) 77, Oregon 72
Harvard (+10) 62, Cal-Irvine 57
— Miami 66, Virginia 64— Hurricanes are quietly 12-1, 3-0 in ACC games.
— Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27
Spartans led 13-0, had PAT blocked and run back for two points.
Eastern Michigan wound up scoring 33 consecutive points.
EMU WR Lassiter caught six passes for 108 yards, two TD’s.
— Toledo 21, Liberty 19
Rockets were 10-18 on third down, Liberty 2-9
Toledo ran 84 plays for 356 yards; Liberty 41 plays for 253 yards.
Good day for the MAC, going 2-0 in bowls.
Wednesday’s 6-pack
Fewest NFL playoff wins in the Super Bowl era:
1— Detroit Lions
4— Houston Texans
6— Arizona Cardinals
7— Cleveland/Jacksonville
8— Cincinnati Bengals
9— Carolina Panthers
Quote of the Day
“He changed my life.”
Eagles’ QB Gardner Minshew, talking at a memorial service for the late Mike Leach, who coached Minshew for one season at Washington State. Minshew threw for 4,776 yards that season, and is now in the NFL.
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Matthew Stafford play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
They play the Holiday Bowl every December in San Diego.
Monday’s quiz
Justin Turner broke into the major leagues with the Orioles, in 2009. He later played four years for the Mets, before landing with the Dodgers.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— San Francisco Giants were supposed to sign SS Carlos Correa to a 13-year, $350M contract, then have a big press conference about it Tuesday, but a medical concern appeared during Correa’s physical, and everything was on hold.
I’m typing this at 4am, watching re-runs of The West Wing on my laptop; Correa has changed his mind, and inked a 12-year, $315M deal with the New York Mets.
I’m wondering what those medical concerns are.
— I was thinking the other day: “How do Heisman Trophy winners do in their bowl game?” so I looked it up. It figures that winning the Heisman is a big distraction; football coaches pretty much hate distractions.
Since 2009, the Heisman winner’s team is 12-6 SU, 11-7 ATS in their bowl; some of those teams were in the college football playoff, which is why it is 18 games in 14 years.
— New York Knicks have won eight games in a row, during which they’re +112 with Quentin Grimes on the floor. Of the 48 NBA players who played 250+ minutes since the Knicks’ streak started, Grimes’ +112 is the best plus-minus in the league.
— Atlanta Falcons covered their first six games this season, going 3-3 SU; they’re 0-8 ATS since then, going 2-6 SU. Now they’re starting a rookie QB, which usually doesn’t help much in the present.
— Billionaire mortgage lender Mat Ishbia bought the Phoenix Suns Tuesday for roughly $4B, that’s billion, with a B. The deal includes the Phoenix team in the WNBA.
Ishbia, president and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage, a Michigan-based company, has been trying to buy NBA/NFL teams recently- he tried to buy the Denver Broncos LY. He was a walk-on reserve for Michigan State’s national champion college hoop team in 2000.
— Quarterback Devin Leary transferred from NC State to Kentucky; he played 30 games for the Wolfpack, throwing 62 TD’s with only 16 INT’s. He will be coached by Liam Coen, who is going back to being an assistant at Kentucky after coaching this year with the LA Rams.
— Hopefully another college QB, JT Daniels, will write a book someday; Daniels announced this week that he is transferring to Rice, his 4th college stop. He must have some very interesting stories to tell.
Daniels played two years (12 games) at USC, then two years (9 games) at Georgia, then played this year at West Virginia (10 games). Daniels will turn 23 on Groundhog Day; he’ll be 24 before the NFL drafts him in 2024.
— Other baseball happenings:
Angels signed IF Brandon Drury to a 2-year, $17M deal.
P Jordan Lyles gets a 2-year, $17M deal with Kansas City.
RP Adam Ottavino gets a 2-year, $14.5M deal to stay with the Mets.
1B/OF Matt Carpenter signed a one-year, $6M deal with San Diego
— Last six games, Chicago Bears have been outscored 45-0 in last 2:00 of each half.
— Green Bay waived WR Sammy Watkins Monday afternoon; Baltimore Ravens gobbled him up Tuesday, after WR Devin Duvernay got hurt in practice.
— Providence 103, Marquette 98, 2OT
Marquette led by 8 with 5:04 left in regulation.
Providence was 35-49 on foul line, Marquette 13-19; three Golden Eagles fouled out.
— Wake Forest 81, Duke 70—In 1975, John Wooden retired as UCLA’s coach; he remains the best college hoop coach ever. The guy who replaced Wooden was Gene Bartow, who went 52-9 at UCLA, but 52-9 wasn’t good enough to satisfy a spoiled fanbase, and he left to start the program at UAB, where he wound up coaching for 18 years. He was a very good coach.
Which brings us to Jon Scheyer, who is replacing Mike Krzyzewski this year; Krzyzewski is probably the 2nd-best coach of all-time. Duke is 10-3 this year- they started three freshmen in the Wake Forest game, but freshman don’t always stay in school very long, and Duke’s fanbase is spoiled.
It’ll be interesting to see how long Scheyer lasts at Duke; he’ll win lot of games, but it figures to be a thankless job. He’ll get other offers from less-stressful programs; when will he jump?
— There have been some big upsets in college basketball the last couple nights:
North Alabama (+22) 66, Ole Miss 65
Weber State (+16) 75, Utah State 72
Md-Eastern Shore (+15.5) 86, Temple 78
Tex-Arlington (+15) 68, San Francisco 63
Utah Valley (+12) 77, Oregon 72
Harvard (+10) 62, Cal-Irvine 57
— Miami 66, Virginia 64— Hurricanes are quietly 12-1, 3-0 in ACC games.
— Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27
Spartans led 13-0, had PAT blocked and run back for two points.
Eastern Michigan wound up scoring 33 consecutive points.
EMU WR Lassiter caught six passes for 108 yards, two TD’s.
— Toledo 21, Liberty 19
Rockets were 10-18 on third down, Liberty 2-9
Toledo ran 84 plays for 356 yards; Liberty 41 plays for 253 yards.
Good day for the MAC, going 2-0 in bowls.
