| 12/28/2022 | 22-12-1 | 64.29% | +4400 | Detail |
| 12/27/2022 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 12/25/2022 | 6-4-0 | 60.00% | +800 | Detail |
| 12/24/2022 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 12/23/2022 | 6-5-1 | 54.17% | +250 | Detail |
| 12/22/2022 | 16-13-0 | 55.17% | +850 | Detail |
| 12/21/2022 | 34-35-0 | 49.28% | -2250 | Detail |
| 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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Thursday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in rushing yards:
1,539— Josh Jacobs, LV
1,429— Derrick Henry, Tenn
1,344— Nick Chubb, Clev
1,254— Saquon Barkley, NJG
1,175— Miles Sanders, Phil
1,109— Dalvin Cook, Minn
Quote of the Day
“What a game, what a crowd. I’m exhausted. I’m beat up. And I never played a snap. We got lucky at the end, but we’re Liberty Bowl champs and I’m pretty excited.”
Arkansas coach Sam Pittman
Thursday’s quiz
Which retired QB is the Houston Texans’ all-time leader in passing yards (23,221)?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Cesar Romero played the Joker.
Tuesday’s quiz
James Harden played his college basketball at Arizona State.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……
— Las Vegas Raiders are benching QB Derek Carr, will start Jarrett Stidham this week against San Francisco. Carr has started the Raiders’ last 91 games.
Stidham is in his 4th NFL season, has thrown 61 passes in 11 games. This will be his first start in the NFL.
— Arkansas 55, Kansas 53, OT
Arkansas led 38-13 with 4:00 left in third quarter.
Kansas scored 15 points in last 1:05 to force overtime.
Jayhawks’ QB Daniels was 37-55/544 passing, with 5 TD’s.
Arkansas ran ball for 394 yards.
— Duke 30, Central Florida 13
Duke is now 35-12 ATS in its last 47 non-ACC games.
Blue Devils won five of last six games, overall.
UCF was 0-4 this season scoring less than 27 points.
Duke ran ball for 177 yards, was +2 in turnovers.
— Oregon 28, North Carolina 27
Ducks drove 79 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:19 left.
UNC converted 5-15 on 3rd down, 4-4 on 4th down.
Oregon ran ball for 209 yards (6.5 yards/carry).
Carolina lost its last four games, after a 9-1 start.
— Texas Tech 42, Ole Miss 25
Red Raiders led 26-7 at halftime.
Ole Miss turned ball over five times, Texas Tech three times.
Tech ran ball for 242 yards (5 yards/carry).
Penalties: Rebels had 8 for 86 yards, Tech 3 for 15.
— Texas Tech gave football coach Joey McGuire a six-year, $26.6M contract; Tech went 8-5 this season, their first 8-win season since 2013.
— Missouri 89, Kentucky 75
Wildcats are 8-4, 2-4 vs top 100 teams, with three losses by 10+ points.
Mizzou is 12-1, 4-1 vs top 100 teams- they made 10-25 on the arc.
— UConn 74, Villanova 66
Huskies’ first win this season by less than 10 points.
Half of UConn’s 14 wins are top 100 wins.
— LSU 60, Arkansas 57
Arkansas led by 6 with 9:20 left in game.
Three Razorbacks played all 40:00.
Teams combined to shoot 8-42 on the arc.
— Nevada 74, Boise State 72
Boise led 63-56 with 4:22 left in game.
Nevada was 10-23 on the arc, Broncos 5-16
— San Jose State 75, UNLV 72 OT
San Jose led 58-45 with 11:03 left in game.
Spartans out-rebounded UNLV 49-35 (16 offensive boards)
San Jose was 21-30 on foul line; UNLV 7-11.
— Phoenix Suns’ star Devin Booker is out for the next four weeks with a left leg injury.
— Milwaukee Brewers’ OF Christian Yelich has hit for the cycle three times in his career; all three of those came against Cincinnati.
— Apparently New York City gives out only so many yellow taxi cab medallions; that number is 13,587. Medallions are auctioned by the city and are transferrable on the open market by licensed brokers.
— Baseball stuff:
Red Sox gave P Corey Kluber a one-year, $10M deal.
Marlins gave IF Jean Segura a two-year, $17M deal.
Thursday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in rushing yards:
1,539— Josh Jacobs, LV
1,429— Derrick Henry, Tenn
1,344— Nick Chubb, Clev
1,254— Saquon Barkley, NJG
1,175— Miles Sanders, Phil
1,109— Dalvin Cook, Minn
Quote of the Day
“What a game, what a crowd. I’m exhausted. I’m beat up. And I never played a snap. We got lucky at the end, but we’re Liberty Bowl champs and I’m pretty excited.”
Arkansas coach Sam Pittman
Thursday’s quiz
Which retired QB is the Houston Texans’ all-time leader in passing yards (23,221)?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Cesar Romero played the Joker.
Tuesday’s quiz
James Harden played his college basketball at Arizona State.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……
— Las Vegas Raiders are benching QB Derek Carr, will start Jarrett Stidham this week against San Francisco. Carr has started the Raiders’ last 91 games.
Stidham is in his 4th NFL season, has thrown 61 passes in 11 games. This will be his first start in the NFL.
— Arkansas 55, Kansas 53, OT
Arkansas led 38-13 with 4:00 left in third quarter.
Kansas scored 15 points in last 1:05 to force overtime.
Jayhawks’ QB Daniels was 37-55/544 passing, with 5 TD’s.
Arkansas ran ball for 394 yards.
— Duke 30, Central Florida 13
Duke is now 35-12 ATS in its last 47 non-ACC games.
Blue Devils won five of last six games, overall.
UCF was 0-4 this season scoring less than 27 points.
Duke ran ball for 177 yards, was +2 in turnovers.
— Oregon 28, North Carolina 27
Ducks drove 79 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:19 left.
UNC converted 5-15 on 3rd down, 4-4 on 4th down.
Oregon ran ball for 209 yards (6.5 yards/carry).
Carolina lost its last four games, after a 9-1 start.
— Texas Tech 42, Ole Miss 25
Red Raiders led 26-7 at halftime.
Ole Miss turned ball over five times, Texas Tech three times.
Tech ran ball for 242 yards (5 yards/carry).
Penalties: Rebels had 8 for 86 yards, Tech 3 for 15.
— Texas Tech gave football coach Joey McGuire a six-year, $26.6M contract; Tech went 8-5 this season, their first 8-win season since 2013.
— Missouri 89, Kentucky 75
Wildcats are 8-4, 2-4 vs top 100 teams, with three losses by 10+ points.
Mizzou is 12-1, 4-1 vs top 100 teams- they made 10-25 on the arc.
— UConn 74, Villanova 66
Huskies’ first win this season by less than 10 points.
Half of UConn’s 14 wins are top 100 wins.
— LSU 60, Arkansas 57
Arkansas led by 6 with 9:20 left in game.
Three Razorbacks played all 40:00.
Teams combined to shoot 8-42 on the arc.
— Nevada 74, Boise State 72
Boise led 63-56 with 4:22 left in game.
Nevada was 10-23 on the arc, Broncos 5-16
— San Jose State 75, UNLV 72 OT
San Jose led 58-45 with 11:03 left in game.
Spartans out-rebounded UNLV 49-35 (16 offensive boards)
San Jose was 21-30 on foul line; UNLV 7-11.
— Phoenix Suns’ star Devin Booker is out for the next four weeks with a left leg injury.
— Milwaukee Brewers’ OF Christian Yelich has hit for the cycle three times in his career; all three of those came against Cincinnati.
— Apparently New York City gives out only so many yellow taxi cab medallions; that number is 13,587. Medallions are auctioned by the city and are transferrable on the open market by licensed brokers.
— Baseball stuff:
Red Sox gave P Corey Kluber a one-year, $10M deal.
Marlins gave IF Jean Segura a two-year, $17M deal.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, December 29
13 of Thursday’s best college hoop games
Providence @ Butler
— Providence (10-3, 2-0) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #157
— Experience: #115
— Continuity: #285
— Providence won its first two Big East games, by 5-4 points.
— Friars are 7-0 if they allow less than 74 points.
— Providence is grabbing 38.8% of its misses (#3)
— Providence is shooting 54.2% inside arc (#57)
— Friars are 2-3 vs top 100 teams.
— Providence’s schedule, to this point: #294
— bench minutes: #199
— Opponents are shooting 46.4% inside arc (#73)
— Butler (8-5, 0-2) ranked #79 by KenPom
— Tempo: #211
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #211
— Butler lost its two Big East games, scoring 46-56 points.
— Those two losses were both by 22 points.
— Bulldogs are 3-5 vs top 100 teams.
— Butler is shooting 55.1% inside arc (#36).
— Bulldogs are 8-0 when they score 63+ points.
— Butler’s schedule, to this point: #40
— bench minutes: #362
— Butler’s subs play 2nd-fewest minutes in country.
— Providence won last four series games.
— Friars lost four of last six visits to Butler.
Iowa @ Nebraska
— Iowa (8-4, 0-1) ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #36
— Experience: #135
— Continuity: #40
— Iowa is 3-4 in last seven games, after a 5-0 start.
— Hawkeyes lost last game, 92-83 to #347 Eastern Illinois.
— Murray, Connor McCaffery missed that game (check status)
— Hawkeyes are 3-3 vs top 100 teams.
— Iowa is shooting 54.4% inside the arc (#54).
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #171
— bench minutes: #71
— Iowa’s best win: 75-56 vs #47 Iowa State.
— Nebraska (7-6, 0-2) ranked #89 by KenPom
— Tempo: #249
— Experience: #118
— Continuity: #255
— Nebraska lost three of its last four games.
— Huskers is 1-6 vs top 100 teams.
— Nebraska is 6-0 when it scores more than 65 points.
— Nebraska’s best win: 63-53 at #24 Creighton.
— Nebraska is 0-1 in games decided by less than 10 points.
— Nebraska schedule, to this point: #31
— bench minutes: #249
— Huskers are shooting 29.7% on arc (#318)
— Iowa won last four series games.
— Hawkeyes lost four of last five visits to Lincoln.
— Home team won 10 of last 11 meetings.
Southern Illinois @ Murray State
— Southern Illinois (9-4, 1-1) ranked #115 by KenPom
— Tempo: #305
— Experience: #20
— Continuity: #92
— Salukis won their last three D-I games, by 6-11-2 points.
— SIU is 2-3 vs top 200 teams, beating teams #30/#170.
— SIU’s best win: 61-60, at #30 Oklahoma State.
— Salukis are 3-2 in true road games.
— Salukis are shooting 58.7%% inside arc (#11)
— SIU’s schedule, to this point: #288
— bench minutes: #225
— SIU is turning ball over 21.9% of time (#320).
— Murray State (7-5, 2-0) ranked #169 by KenPom
— Tempo: #175
— Experience: #181
— Continuity: #344
— Murray won its first two MVC games, both in OT.
— Murray is 1-4 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Racers are shooting 29.3% on the arc (#332)
— Murray is 5-2 in games decided by 9 or less points.
— Murray’s subs are playing 5th-fewest minutes in country.
— Murray’s schedule, to this point: #196
— bench minutes: #359
— Racers’ best win: 88-79 over #73 Texas A&M on neutral floor.
Georgetown @ DePaul
— Georgetown (5-8, 0-2) ranked #167 by KenPom
— Tempo: #115
— Experience: #68
— Continuity: #357
— Georgetown has lost 22 consecutive Big East games.
— Hoyas lost first two Big East games TY, by 13-11 points.
— Georgetown is 5-3 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Georgetown is #297 team in country on defensive boards.
— Georgetown’s best win: 75-68 vs #199 Siena.
— Georgetown’s schedule, to this point: #162
— bench minutes: #354
— Hoyas have #238 eFG% defense in country.
— DePaul (6-7, 0-2) ranked #125 by KenPom
— Tempo: #88
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #301
— DePaul lost first two Big East games, by 19-15 points.
— DePaul is 6-2 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Blue Demons’ best win: 78-72 in OT at #137 Loyola.
— DePaul is #299 team in country on defensive boards.
— DePaul is shooting 45.3% inside arc (#305)
— DePaul’s schedule, to this point: #88
— bench minutes: #8
— Blue Demons are 3-2 in games determined by 8 or less points.
— DePaul won three of last four series games.
— Hoyas lost three of their last four visits here.
Sam Houston @ Utah Valley
— Sam Houston (10-2, 0-0) ranked #80 by KenPom
— Tempo: #276
— Experience: #260
— Continuity: #136
— Sam Houston is 2-2 vs top 125 teams
— Sam Houston is 4-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Bearkats are forcing turnovers 26% of time (#7)
— Bearkats won four of their six true road games.
— Sam Houston is 2-0 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Sam Houston’s schedule, to this point: #32
— bench minutes: #14
— Sam Houston’s best win: 52-51 at #33 Utah.
— Utah Valley (9-4, 0-0) ranked #105 by KenPom
— Tempo: #225
— Experience: #140
— Continuity: #153
— Utah Valley won its last four D-I games.
— Wolverines are 2-3 in top 100 games, beating BYU/Oregon.
— Utah Valley is shooting 31.4% on arc (#276)
— Opponents are shooting 45.7% inside arc (#59)
— Utah Valley lost two of its three overtime games.
— Utah Valley schedule, to this point: #201
— bench minutes: #128
— Utah Valley’s best win: 60-56 in OT vs #30 Oklahoma State
— Utah Valley scored last 8 points of game, won 57-54 at Sam Houston LY.
Cal Baptist @ Grand Canyon
— Cal Baptist (8-5, 0-0) ranked #170 by KenPom
— Tempo: #333
— Experience: #42
— Continuity: #215
— Cal Baptist is shooting 47.7% inside arc (#253), 31.6% on arc (#252).
— Cal Baptist is rebounding 32.1% of its misses (#87)
— Cal Baptist is also shooting only 62.9% on foul line (#341)
— 41.9% of Lancers’ shots are 3’s (#82)
— Lancers are 3-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Cal Baptist’s schedule, to this point: #331
— bench minutes: #58
— Cal Baptist won 2 of 3 true road games (#100 Washington/#179 San Diego)
— Grand Canyon (9-4, 0-0) ranked #114 by KenPom
— Tempo: #330
— Experience: #41
— Continuity: #300
— Grand Canyon hasn’t played in nine days.
— Grand Canyon is 6-2 in games decided by 8 or less points, or in OT.
— Opponents are shooting 44.7% inside arc (#44), 29.3% on arc (#41)
— Antelopes are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#286), 31.5% on arc (#271)
— Grand Canyon’s best win: 66-58 at #134 Wyoming.
— Grand Canyon’s schedule, to this point: #225
— bench minutes: #168
— Antelopes are 4-0 vs teams ranked outside top 150.
— Grand Canyon won six of last eight series games.
Tulane @ Cincinnati
— Tulane (7-4, 0-0) ranked #95 by KenPom
— Tempo: #34
— Experience: #57
— Continuity: #2
— This is Tulane’s first true road game.
— Green Wave is 2-3 on neutral courts.
— Tulane is 1-4 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— Green Wave is 1-4 in games decided by 9 or less points.
— Opponents are shooting 44% inside arc (#27)
— Tulane’s schedule, to this point: #355
— bench minutes: #133
— Tulane’s best win: 88-63 over #190 Buffalo.
— Cincinnati (9-4, 0-0) ranked #70 by KenPom
— Tempo: #109
— Experience: #43
— Continuity: #68
— Cincinnati won six of its last seven games.
— Bearcats are 0-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 8-28-3 points.
— Bearcats are shooting 53.2% inside arc (#77)
— Bearcats are #12 team in country protecting the ball.
— Cincinnati is 0-2 in games decided by 10 or less points.
— Cincinnati’s schedule, to this point: #295
— bench minutes: #114
— Cincinnati’s best win: 97-71 vs #177 Bryant.
— Cincinnati won six of last eight series games.
— Tulane lost four of last six visits to Cincinnati (all losses by 20+)
BYU @ Pacific
— BYU (10-5, 0-0) ranked #91 by KenPom
— Tempo: #31
— Experience: #290
— Continuity: #248
— BYU won its last four D-I games.
— Cougars are grabbing 33.7% of its misses (#49)
— Opponents are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#67)
— BYU is turning ball over 21.9% of time (#319)
— Cougars’ best win: 83-80 vs #24 Creighton.
— BYU’s schedule, to this point: #138
— bench minutes: #66
— BYU lost 82-75 at #26 San Diego State, its one true road game.
— Pacific (7-8, 0-0) ranked #231 by KenPom
— Tempo: #101
— Experience: #189
— Continuity: #250
— Opponents are shooting 53.4% inside arc (#282), 35.6% inside arc (#262)
— Pacific is 4-6 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Pacific’s best win: 76-72 over #138 Fresno State.
— Tigers are #305 team in country on defensive boards.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Pacific is shooting 37.7% on the arc (#36)
— Pacific’s schedule, to this point: #330
— bench minutes: #26
— Pacific’s best win: 76-72 over #138 Fresno State.
— BYU won last eight series games.
— Cougars won last four visits to Stockton, by 3-14-28-3 points.
Cal-Santa Barbara @ Cal-Fullerton
— UCSB (9-2, 0-0) ranked #104 by KenPom
— Tempo: #287
— Experience: #59
— Continuity: #17
— UCSB won its last four D-I games.
— Gauchos split their four true road games.
— UCSB is turning ball over 20.3% of time (#260).
— Gauchos are grabbing 31.8% of their misses (#93)
— UCSB is #25 team in country on defensive boards.
— UCSB’s schedule, to this point: #293
— bench minutes: #314
— UCSB’s best win: 61-54 over #138 Fresno State.
— Fullerton (6-6, 0-0) ranked #228 by KenPom
— Tempo: #346
— Experience: #201
— Continuity: #160
— Fullerton lost five of its last six D-I games.
— Fullerton is shooting 44.6% inside the arc (#319), 64% on line (#335)
— Opponents are shooting 53.1% inside the arc (#274)
— Titans are 2-4 in top 200 games
— Titans are 3-3 in games decided by 7 or less points, or in OT.
— Fullerton’s schedule, to this point: #132
— bench minutes: #233
— Fullerton’s best win: 74-71 over #142 Pepperdine.
— UCSB is 7-4 in last eleven series games.
— Gauchos are 2-3 in last five visits to Fullerton.
Cal-Bakersfield @ Cal-Riverside
— Bakersfield (4-7, 0-0) ranked #289 by KenPom
— Tempo: #357
— Experience: #344
— Continuity: #239
— Bakersfield lost its last six D-I games, scoring 55 ppg.
— Roadrunners are shooting 41.5% inside arc (#354), 30.3% on arc (#304).
— Bakersfield is turning ball over 21.3% of time (#298)
— Opponents are shooting 45.6% inside arc (#57)
— Roadrunners are 0-4 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— Bakersfield’s schedule, to this point: #224
— bench minutes: #34
— Bakersfield’s best win: 73-63 over #213 A&M-Corpus Christi.
— Riverside (7-5, 0-0) ranked #161 by KenPom
— Tempo: #223
— Experience: #91
— Continuity: #126
— Riverside is 3-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
— Opponents are shooting 38.2% on the arc (#340).
— Riverside is 4-3 in games decided by 7 or less points, or in OT
— UCR is #40 team in country on defensive boards.
— UCR is shooting 32.2% on the arc (#234)
— Riverside’s schedule, to this point: #58
— bench minutes: #257
— Riverside’s best win: 81-79 at #112 LMU.
— Riverside won last three series games, by 7-1-10 points.
Utah @ California
— Utah (9-4, 2-0) ranked #50 by KenPom
— Tempo: #131
— Experience: #197
— Continuity: #64
— Utah lost its last two games, to #91 BYU/#38 TCU.
— Utes lost four of their six top 100 games.
— Utes won its two Pac-12 games, by 15-2 points.
— Opponents are shooting 41.2% inside arc (#5), 26% on arc (#4).
— Utah’s best win: 81-66 vs #8 Arizona.
— Utah’s schedule, to this point: #188
— bench minutes: #162
— Utah is 9-1 when it scores 67+ points.
— California (1-12, 0-2) ranked #241 by KenPom
— Tempo: #358
— Experience: #237
— Continuity: #226
— California lost its two Pac-12 games, by 15-13 points.
— Cal is turning ball over 21.7% of time (#311)
— Bears are shooting 47.1% inside arc (#269), 26.5% on arc (#353)
— California is 0-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— California is 0-6 in top 100 games, losing last three by 15-13-24 points.
— California’s schedule, to this point: #112
— bench minutes: #228
— Bears’ only win: 73-51 over #273 Tex-Arlington.
— Utah won six of last eight series games.
— Utes won three of last four visits to Berkeley.
San Francisco @ Santa Clara
— USF (11-4, 0-0) ranked #86 by KenPom
— Tempo: #56
— Experience: #94
— Continuity: #181
— USF won three of its last four games.
— USF is shooting 54.2% inside arc (#58)
— Dons are 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— USF won two of three true road games, losing 89-60 at #121 Davidson.
— Dons are #27 team in country on defensive boards.
— USF’s schedule, to this point: #252
— bench minutes: #151
— USF’s best win: 97-60 over #55 Arizona State.
— Santa Clara (12-3, 0-0) ranked #101 by KenPom
— Tempo: #50
— Experience: #170
— Continuity: #132
— Santa Clara won four in row, eight of last nine games.
— Santa Clara is #9 team in country on defensive boards.
— Broncos are shooting 47.7% inside arc (#252).
— Broncos split four games vs top 100 teams, beating teams #61/#63.
— Santa Clara is 11-1 scoring more than 64 points.
— Santa Clara’s schedule, to this point: #172
— bench minutes: #348
— Santa Clara’s best win: 73-58 vs #61 Boise State.
— San Francisco won last five series games.
— Dons won 70-61/74-58 in last two visits to Santa Clara.
Colorado @ Stanford
— Colorado (8-5, 0-2) ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #52
— Experience: #275
— Continuity: #122
— Colorado won its last four games, scoring 87.8 ppg.
— Buffs lost both true road games, by 9-10 points.
— Colorado is #35 team in country on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#66).
— Colorado is 1-4 scoring less than 78 points.
— Colorado’s schedule, to this point: #84
— bench minutes: #31
— Colorado’s best win: 78-66 over #3 Tennessee.
— Stanford (5-7, 0-2) ranked #66 by KenPom
— Tempo: #210
— Experience: #145
— Continuity: #7
— Stanford lost its first two Pac-12 games, by 14-4 points.
— Stanford is 0-7 against top 100 teams.
— Cardinal is turning ball over 21.5% of time (#306)
— Stanford is shooting 30.5% on arc (#301)
— Stanford is #28 team in country on defensive boards.
— Stanford’s schedule, to this point: #17
— bench minutes: #73
— Stanford’s best win: 75-67 over #137 Loyola, Chicago.
— Colorado won last four series games.
— Buffs won six of last eight games in Maples Pavilion.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, December 29
13 of Thursday’s best college hoop games
Providence @ Butler
— Providence (10-3, 2-0) ranked #65 by KenPom
— Tempo: #157
— Experience: #115
— Continuity: #285
— Providence won its first two Big East games, by 5-4 points.
— Friars are 7-0 if they allow less than 74 points.
— Providence is grabbing 38.8% of its misses (#3)
— Providence is shooting 54.2% inside arc (#57)
— Friars are 2-3 vs top 100 teams.
— Providence’s schedule, to this point: #294
— bench minutes: #199
— Opponents are shooting 46.4% inside arc (#73)
— Butler (8-5, 0-2) ranked #79 by KenPom
— Tempo: #211
— Experience: #112
— Continuity: #211
— Butler lost its two Big East games, scoring 46-56 points.
— Those two losses were both by 22 points.
— Bulldogs are 3-5 vs top 100 teams.
— Butler is shooting 55.1% inside arc (#36).
— Bulldogs are 8-0 when they score 63+ points.
— Butler’s schedule, to this point: #40
— bench minutes: #362
— Butler’s subs play 2nd-fewest minutes in country.
— Providence won last four series games.
— Friars lost four of last six visits to Butler.
Iowa @ Nebraska
— Iowa (8-4, 0-1) ranked #37 by KenPom
— Tempo: #36
— Experience: #135
— Continuity: #40
— Iowa is 3-4 in last seven games, after a 5-0 start.
— Hawkeyes lost last game, 92-83 to #347 Eastern Illinois.
— Murray, Connor McCaffery missed that game (check status)
— Hawkeyes are 3-3 vs top 100 teams.
— Iowa is shooting 54.4% inside the arc (#54).
— Iowa’s schedule, to this point: #171
— bench minutes: #71
— Iowa’s best win: 75-56 vs #47 Iowa State.
— Nebraska (7-6, 0-2) ranked #89 by KenPom
— Tempo: #249
— Experience: #118
— Continuity: #255
— Nebraska lost three of its last four games.
— Huskers is 1-6 vs top 100 teams.
— Nebraska is 6-0 when it scores more than 65 points.
— Nebraska’s best win: 63-53 at #24 Creighton.
— Nebraska is 0-1 in games decided by less than 10 points.
— Nebraska schedule, to this point: #31
— bench minutes: #249
— Huskers are shooting 29.7% on arc (#318)
— Iowa won last four series games.
— Hawkeyes lost four of last five visits to Lincoln.
— Home team won 10 of last 11 meetings.
Southern Illinois @ Murray State
— Southern Illinois (9-4, 1-1) ranked #115 by KenPom
— Tempo: #305
— Experience: #20
— Continuity: #92
— Salukis won their last three D-I games, by 6-11-2 points.
— SIU is 2-3 vs top 200 teams, beating teams #30/#170.
— SIU’s best win: 61-60, at #30 Oklahoma State.
— Salukis are 3-2 in true road games.
— Salukis are shooting 58.7%% inside arc (#11)
— SIU’s schedule, to this point: #288
— bench minutes: #225
— SIU is turning ball over 21.9% of time (#320).
— Murray State (7-5, 2-0) ranked #169 by KenPom
— Tempo: #175
— Experience: #181
— Continuity: #344
— Murray won its first two MVC games, both in OT.
— Murray is 1-4 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Racers are shooting 29.3% on the arc (#332)
— Murray is 5-2 in games decided by 9 or less points.
— Murray’s subs are playing 5th-fewest minutes in country.
— Murray’s schedule, to this point: #196
— bench minutes: #359
— Racers’ best win: 88-79 over #73 Texas A&M on neutral floor.
Georgetown @ DePaul
— Georgetown (5-8, 0-2) ranked #167 by KenPom
— Tempo: #115
— Experience: #68
— Continuity: #357
— Georgetown has lost 22 consecutive Big East games.
— Hoyas lost first two Big East games TY, by 13-11 points.
— Georgetown is 5-3 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Georgetown is #297 team in country on defensive boards.
— Georgetown’s best win: 75-68 vs #199 Siena.
— Georgetown’s schedule, to this point: #162
— bench minutes: #354
— Hoyas have #238 eFG% defense in country.
— DePaul (6-7, 0-2) ranked #125 by KenPom
— Tempo: #88
— Experience: #30
— Continuity: #301
— DePaul lost first two Big East games, by 19-15 points.
— DePaul is 6-2 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Blue Demons’ best win: 78-72 in OT at #137 Loyola.
— DePaul is #299 team in country on defensive boards.
— DePaul is shooting 45.3% inside arc (#305)
— DePaul’s schedule, to this point: #88
— bench minutes: #8
— Blue Demons are 3-2 in games determined by 8 or less points.
— DePaul won three of last four series games.
— Hoyas lost three of their last four visits here.
Sam Houston @ Utah Valley
— Sam Houston (10-2, 0-0) ranked #80 by KenPom
— Tempo: #276
— Experience: #260
— Continuity: #136
— Sam Houston is 2-2 vs top 125 teams
— Sam Houston is 4-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
— Bearkats are forcing turnovers 26% of time (#7)
— Bearkats won four of their six true road games.
— Sam Houston is 2-0 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Sam Houston’s schedule, to this point: #32
— bench minutes: #14
— Sam Houston’s best win: 52-51 at #33 Utah.
— Utah Valley (9-4, 0-0) ranked #105 by KenPom
— Tempo: #225
— Experience: #140
— Continuity: #153
— Utah Valley won its last four D-I games.
— Wolverines are 2-3 in top 100 games, beating BYU/Oregon.
— Utah Valley is shooting 31.4% on arc (#276)
— Opponents are shooting 45.7% inside arc (#59)
— Utah Valley lost two of its three overtime games.
— Utah Valley schedule, to this point: #201
— bench minutes: #128
— Utah Valley’s best win: 60-56 in OT vs #30 Oklahoma State
— Utah Valley scored last 8 points of game, won 57-54 at Sam Houston LY.
Cal Baptist @ Grand Canyon
— Cal Baptist (8-5, 0-0) ranked #170 by KenPom
— Tempo: #333
— Experience: #42
— Continuity: #215
— Cal Baptist is shooting 47.7% inside arc (#253), 31.6% on arc (#252).
— Cal Baptist is rebounding 32.1% of its misses (#87)
— Cal Baptist is also shooting only 62.9% on foul line (#341)
— 41.9% of Lancers’ shots are 3’s (#82)
— Lancers are 3-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Cal Baptist’s schedule, to this point: #331
— bench minutes: #58
— Cal Baptist won 2 of 3 true road games (#100 Washington/#179 San Diego)
— Grand Canyon (9-4, 0-0) ranked #114 by KenPom
— Tempo: #330
— Experience: #41
— Continuity: #300
— Grand Canyon hasn’t played in nine days.
— Grand Canyon is 6-2 in games decided by 8 or less points, or in OT.
— Opponents are shooting 44.7% inside arc (#44), 29.3% on arc (#41)
— Antelopes are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#286), 31.5% on arc (#271)
— Grand Canyon’s best win: 66-58 at #134 Wyoming.
— Grand Canyon’s schedule, to this point: #225
— bench minutes: #168
— Antelopes are 4-0 vs teams ranked outside top 150.
— Grand Canyon won six of last eight series games.
Tulane @ Cincinnati
— Tulane (7-4, 0-0) ranked #95 by KenPom
— Tempo: #34
— Experience: #57
— Continuity: #2
— This is Tulane’s first true road game.
— Green Wave is 2-3 on neutral courts.
— Tulane is 1-4 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— Green Wave is 1-4 in games decided by 9 or less points.
— Opponents are shooting 44% inside arc (#27)
— Tulane’s schedule, to this point: #355
— bench minutes: #133
— Tulane’s best win: 88-63 over #190 Buffalo.
— Cincinnati (9-4, 0-0) ranked #70 by KenPom
— Tempo: #109
— Experience: #43
— Continuity: #68
— Cincinnati won six of its last seven games.
— Bearcats are 0-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 8-28-3 points.
— Bearcats are shooting 53.2% inside arc (#77)
— Bearcats are #12 team in country protecting the ball.
— Cincinnati is 0-2 in games decided by 10 or less points.
— Cincinnati’s schedule, to this point: #295
— bench minutes: #114
— Cincinnati’s best win: 97-71 vs #177 Bryant.
— Cincinnati won six of last eight series games.
— Tulane lost four of last six visits to Cincinnati (all losses by 20+)
BYU @ Pacific
— BYU (10-5, 0-0) ranked #91 by KenPom
— Tempo: #31
— Experience: #290
— Continuity: #248
— BYU won its last four D-I games.
— Cougars are grabbing 33.7% of its misses (#49)
— Opponents are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#67)
— BYU is turning ball over 21.9% of time (#319)
— Cougars’ best win: 83-80 vs #24 Creighton.
— BYU’s schedule, to this point: #138
— bench minutes: #66
— BYU lost 82-75 at #26 San Diego State, its one true road game.
— Pacific (7-8, 0-0) ranked #231 by KenPom
— Tempo: #101
— Experience: #189
— Continuity: #250
— Opponents are shooting 53.4% inside arc (#282), 35.6% inside arc (#262)
— Pacific is 4-6 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Pacific’s best win: 76-72 over #138 Fresno State.
— Tigers are #305 team in country on defensive boards.
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— Pacific is shooting 37.7% on the arc (#36)
— Pacific’s schedule, to this point: #330
— bench minutes: #26
— Pacific’s best win: 76-72 over #138 Fresno State.
— BYU won last eight series games.
— Cougars won last four visits to Stockton, by 3-14-28-3 points.
Cal-Santa Barbara @ Cal-Fullerton
— UCSB (9-2, 0-0) ranked #104 by KenPom
— Tempo: #287
— Experience: #59
— Continuity: #17
— UCSB won its last four D-I games.
— Gauchos split their four true road games.
— UCSB is turning ball over 20.3% of time (#260).
— Gauchos are grabbing 31.8% of their misses (#93)
— UCSB is #25 team in country on defensive boards.
— UCSB’s schedule, to this point: #293
— bench minutes: #314
— UCSB’s best win: 61-54 over #138 Fresno State.
— Fullerton (6-6, 0-0) ranked #228 by KenPom
— Tempo: #346
— Experience: #201
— Continuity: #160
— Fullerton lost five of its last six D-I games.
— Fullerton is shooting 44.6% inside the arc (#319), 64% on line (#335)
— Opponents are shooting 53.1% inside the arc (#274)
— Titans are 2-4 in top 200 games
— Titans are 3-3 in games decided by 7 or less points, or in OT.
— Fullerton’s schedule, to this point: #132
— bench minutes: #233
— Fullerton’s best win: 74-71 over #142 Pepperdine.
— UCSB is 7-4 in last eleven series games.
— Gauchos are 2-3 in last five visits to Fullerton.
Cal-Bakersfield @ Cal-Riverside
— Bakersfield (4-7, 0-0) ranked #289 by KenPom
— Tempo: #357
— Experience: #344
— Continuity: #239
— Bakersfield lost its last six D-I games, scoring 55 ppg.
— Roadrunners are shooting 41.5% inside arc (#354), 30.3% on arc (#304).
— Bakersfield is turning ball over 21.3% of time (#298)
— Opponents are shooting 45.6% inside arc (#57)
— Roadrunners are 0-4 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— Bakersfield’s schedule, to this point: #224
— bench minutes: #34
— Bakersfield’s best win: 73-63 over #213 A&M-Corpus Christi.
— Riverside (7-5, 0-0) ranked #161 by KenPom
— Tempo: #223
— Experience: #91
— Continuity: #126
— Riverside is 3-0 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
— Opponents are shooting 38.2% on the arc (#340).
— Riverside is 4-3 in games decided by 7 or less points, or in OT
— UCR is #40 team in country on defensive boards.
— UCR is shooting 32.2% on the arc (#234)
— Riverside’s schedule, to this point: #58
— bench minutes: #257
— Riverside’s best win: 81-79 at #112 LMU.
— Riverside won last three series games, by 7-1-10 points.
Utah @ California
— Utah (9-4, 2-0) ranked #50 by KenPom
— Tempo: #131
— Experience: #197
— Continuity: #64
— Utah lost its last two games, to #91 BYU/#38 TCU.
— Utes lost four of their six top 100 games.
— Utes won its two Pac-12 games, by 15-2 points.
— Opponents are shooting 41.2% inside arc (#5), 26% on arc (#4).
— Utah’s best win: 81-66 vs #8 Arizona.
— Utah’s schedule, to this point: #188
— bench minutes: #162
— Utah is 9-1 when it scores 67+ points.
— California (1-12, 0-2) ranked #241 by KenPom
— Tempo: #358
— Experience: #237
— Continuity: #226
— California lost its two Pac-12 games, by 15-13 points.
— Cal is turning ball over 21.7% of time (#311)
— Bears are shooting 47.1% inside arc (#269), 26.5% on arc (#353)
— California is 0-5 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— California is 0-6 in top 100 games, losing last three by 15-13-24 points.
— California’s schedule, to this point: #112
— bench minutes: #228
— Bears’ only win: 73-51 over #273 Tex-Arlington.
— Utah won six of last eight series games.
— Utes won three of last four visits to Berkeley.
San Francisco @ Santa Clara
— USF (11-4, 0-0) ranked #86 by KenPom
— Tempo: #56
— Experience: #94
— Continuity: #181
— USF won three of its last four games.
— USF is shooting 54.2% inside arc (#58)
— Dons are 4-2 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— USF won two of three true road games, losing 89-60 at #121 Davidson.
— Dons are #27 team in country on defensive boards.
— USF’s schedule, to this point: #252
— bench minutes: #151
— USF’s best win: 97-60 over #55 Arizona State.
— Santa Clara (12-3, 0-0) ranked #101 by KenPom
— Tempo: #50
— Experience: #170
— Continuity: #132
— Santa Clara won four in row, eight of last nine games.
— Santa Clara is #9 team in country on defensive boards.
— Broncos are shooting 47.7% inside arc (#252).
— Broncos split four games vs top 100 teams, beating teams #61/#63.
— Santa Clara is 11-1 scoring more than 64 points.
— Santa Clara’s schedule, to this point: #172
— bench minutes: #348
— Santa Clara’s best win: 73-58 vs #61 Boise State.
— San Francisco won last five series games.
— Dons won 70-61/74-58 in last two visits to Santa Clara.
Colorado @ Stanford
— Colorado (8-5, 0-2) ranked #57 by KenPom
— Tempo: #52
— Experience: #275
— Continuity: #122
— Colorado won its last four games, scoring 87.8 ppg.
— Buffs lost both true road games, by 9-10 points.
— Colorado is #35 team in country on defensive boards.
— Opponents are shooting 46.1% inside arc (#66).
— Colorado is 1-4 scoring less than 78 points.
— Colorado’s schedule, to this point: #84
— bench minutes: #31
— Colorado’s best win: 78-66 over #3 Tennessee.
— Stanford (5-7, 0-2) ranked #66 by KenPom
— Tempo: #210
— Experience: #145
— Continuity: #7
— Stanford lost its first two Pac-12 games, by 14-4 points.
— Stanford is 0-7 against top 100 teams.
— Cardinal is turning ball over 21.5% of time (#306)
— Stanford is shooting 30.5% on arc (#301)
— Stanford is #28 team in country on defensive boards.
— Stanford’s schedule, to this point: #17
— bench minutes: #73
— Stanford’s best win: 75-67 over #137 Loyola, Chicago.
— Colorado won last four series games.
— Buffs won six of last eight games in Maples Pavilion.
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Trend Report
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29
| ELON at DREX | 04:00 PM | DREX -11.5 | +500 |
| MTU at CHAR | 06:00 PM | CHAR -2.5 | +500 |
| PROV at BUT | 06:30 PM | PROV +3.0 | +500 |
| HOF at DEL | 07:00 PM | DEL -1.0 U 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| JMU at GSU | 07:00 PM | JMU -5.0 | +500 |
| NCAT at NE | 07:00 PM | NE -6.0 | +500 |
| HAMP at COFC | 07:00 PM | HAMP +21.5 | +500 |
| IOWA at NEB | 07:00 PM | NEB +4.0 O 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| PFW at RMU | 07:00 PM | PFW -2.0 | +500 |
| CMU at MICH | 07:00 PM | CMU +21.5 | +500 |
| VMI at FUR | 07:00 PM | VMI +19.5 O 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| ULL at CCU | 07:00 PM | ULL -3.5 | +500 |
| RICE at WKU | 07:00 PM | RICE +6.0 | +500 |
| ETSU at WOF | 07:00 PM | O 139.5 | +500 |
| MILW at OAK | 07:00 PM | OAK -1.0 | +500 |
| WIGB at DETU | 07:00 PM | DETU -14.5 O 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| WRST at NKU | 07:00 PM | NKU -2.5 | +500 |
| APP at MRSH | 07:00 PM | APP +9.5 | +500 |
| UTSA at LT | 07:00 PM | UTSA +13.0 | +500 |
| CHAT at CIT | 07:00 PM | CHAT -7.5 O 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| UTEP at UAB | 07:30 PM | O 143.5 | +500 |
| ACU at SFA | 07:30 PM | SFA -4.5 | +500 |
| SIU at MURR | 08:00 PM | U 133.5 | +500 |
| CSB at UCRV | 08:00 PM | UCRV -10.5 | +500 |
| FAU at UNT | 08:00 PM | UNT -2.0 | +500 |
| TROY at USM | 08:00 PM | USM -3.0 | +500 |
| GTWN at DEP | 08:00 PM | DEP -4.0 | +500 |
| USF at MEM | 08:00 PM | U 139.5 | +500 |
| CLEVST at YSU | 08:00 PM | YSU -6.5 | +500 |
| ORU at NEOM | 08:00 PM | ORU -13.5 U 153.5 | +500 +500 |
| WIU at SDST | 08:00 PM | WIU +8.0 | +500 |
| UTA at TST | 08:00 PM | UTA +7.0 | +500 |
| SHSU at UVU | 08:00 PM | UVU -2.0 | +500 |
| EVAN at INST | 08:00 PM | U 145.5 | +500 |
| STT at SDAK | 08:00 PM | STT +1.0 | +500 |
| CALBA at GRC | 08:00 PM | CALBA +6.0 | +500 |
| LNDNWD at EIU | 08:30 PM | EIU -5.0 | +500 |
| SEMO at SIND | 08:30 PM | SIND -5.0 | +500 |
| UTM at UALR | 08:30 PM | UTM -1.0 | +500 |
| TNTC at SIUE | 08:30 PM | SIUE -10.0 | +500 |
| USD at SMC | 09:00 PM | SMC -16.0 | +500 |
| LMU at PORT | 09:00 PM | LMU +2.0 | +500 |
| MORE at TNST | 09:00 PM | MORE +3.0 | +500 |
| UCSB at CSF | 09:00 PM | CSF +4.5 | +500 |
| BYU at PAC | 09:00 PM | O 150.5 | +500 |
| KC at DEN | 09:00 PM | DEN -3.0 O 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| TULN at CIN | 09:00 PM | CIN -4.5 U 151.0 | +500 +500 |
| VALP at DRKE | 09:00 PM | VALP +16.5 | +500 |
| NAU at IDST | 09:00 PM | U 137.0 | +500 |
| EWU at MONT | 09:00 PM | MONT -5.5 | +500 |
| IDHO at MTST | 09:00 PM | IDHO +12.0 | +500 |
| UNCO at WEB | 09:00 PM | UNCO +3.5 | +500 |
| SF at SCU | 10:00 PM | SF +3.0 O 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| UCSD at LBSU | 10:00 PM | LBSU -9.0 | +500 |
| CSN at CP | 10:00 PM | CP -5.0 | +500 |
| UTAH at CAL | 10:00 PM | CAL +10.0 | +500 |
| COLO at STAN | 11:00 PM | STAN -2.5 | +500 |
| UCD at HAW | 11:59 PM | UCD +6.5 U 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| 12/29/2022 | 30-36-2 | 45.59% | -4800 | Detail |
| 12/28/2022 | 22-12-1 | 64.29% | +4400 | Detail |
| 12/27/2022 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 12/25/2022 | 6-4-0 | 60.00% | +800 | Detail |
| 12/24/2022 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 12/23/2022 | 6-5-1 | 54.17% | +250 | Detail |
| 12/22/2022 | 16-13-0 | 55.17% | +850 | Detail |
| 12/21/2022 | 34-35-0 | 49.28% | -2250 | Detail |
| 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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Friday’s 6-pack
NBA scoring leaders:
33.7— Joel Embiid, 76ers
33.6— Luka Doncic, Mavericks
31.7— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks
31.5— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder
31.1— Jayson Tatum, Celtics
30.0— Steph Curry, Warriors
Quote of the Day
“You’ve just got to be real: He don’t jump in no super suit and get dressed and jump outside, you hear me? I don’t either, sometimes. But he [is] human, is what I’m saying. We ain’t putting too much on nobody.”
Green Bay CB Jaire Alexander, about Vikings’ WR Justin Jefferson, who had 11 catches for 184 yards and 2 TD’s in his first game against the Packers this year
Friday’s quiz
Where did Dak Prescott play his college football?
Thursday’s quiz
Matt Schaub is the Houston Texans’ all-time leader in passing yards (23,221).
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Cesar Romero played the Joker.
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Friday’s Den: Notes on NFL teams’ playoff histories
AFC
Baltimore
Since winning Super Bowl 10 years ago, they’re 2-4 in playoff games, 0-2 at home. Ravens also won the Super Bowl in 2000. Lamar Jackson is 1-3 in playoff games, scoring 13 ppg.
Buffalo
Went WL in playoffs the last two years; before that, they went 0-5 in playoff games from 1996-2019. Bills are 0-4 in Super Bowls, with their last appearance in 1993.
Cincinnati
Before winning AFC title last year, Bengals went 0-7 in playoff games from 1991-2020. Cincinnati won playoff games at Tennessee/Kansas City LY; before that, in their entire history, Bengals were 0-7 in road playoff games.
Jacksonville
All-time record in playoff games: 7-7, 4-6 on the road. Made the playoffs seven times in their history, went 5-2 in their first playoff game those years.
Should also be noted that Doug Pederson won a Super Bowl coaching the Eagles.
Kansas City
Last three seasons, Chiefs are 7-2 in playoff games. From 1994-2018, Kansas City was 2-11 in playoff games.
Andy Reid has a 19-16 record in playoff games.
LA Chargers
Chargers have an 11-13 record in NFL playoff games, getting to one Super Bowl, in 1994. Bolts went WL in the playoffs, three of last four times they got in.
In their AFL days, Chargers played for the title five of the first six years, but went 1-4 in those title games, winning the AFL championship in 1963.
Miami
Dolphins haven’t won a playoff game since 2000, going 0-4 in last four playoff games, outscored 104-23 in those games. Dolphins last made the playoffs in 2016; before that, 2008.
NFC
Dallas— Cowboys are probably going to open on the road in the playoffs this year; since 1993, Dallas is 0-8 in road playoff games. Their last road playoff win was 30-20 in San Francisco, 30 years ago.
Minnesota— Since 1997, Vikings have been in playoffs 11 times; they went WL in playoffs in 8 of those 11 years, lost in first round the other three times. Vikings are 0-4 in Super Bowls, with their last appearance in 1976.
NJ Giants— Haven’t been in playoffs since 2016; they’ve won four Super Bowls, last one in 2011. Nine of their last 11 playoff games were either on road/neutral field games.
Philadelphia— Won their first Super Bowl title five years ago; since then, they’re 1-3 in playoff games, scoring 13.5 ppg. Eagles are 2-3 in last five home playoff games.
San Francisco— Since 2012, 49ers have been in playoffs four times; they went WWL all four times, losing Super Bowls to Ravens/Chiefs, losing NFC title games at Seahawks/Rams.
49ers have won five Super Bowls, but last one was in 1994.
Tampa Bay— Buccaneers won Super Bowls in 2002/2020; in between, they went 0-2 in playoff games. Obviously, Tom Brady has won seven Super Bowls in his career, one with the Bucs.
Washington— Redskins won a playoff game 17-10 in Tampa in 2005; since then, they’re 0-5 in playoff games. Last three times Washington made the playoffs, they lost first round home games, all by 8+ points.
Playoff notes on other NFL teams:
Arizona— 4-0 in home playoff games, 2-8 in road playoff games, 0-1 in Super Bowls.
Atlanta— Hasn’t made playoffs since 2017, year after they blew that 28-3 lead in Super Bowl.
Carolina— Lost Super Bowl seven years ago; they’re 0-1 in playoff games since then.
Chicago— Last made Super Bowl in 2006; since then, they’re 1-2 in playoff games, with lone win in 2010.
Cleveland— Old Browns became the Baltimore Ravens; the new Browns are 1-2 in playoff games, with lone win in 2020, when Baker Mayfield was their QB.
Denver— Won Super Bowl in 2015 with Peyton Manning; haven’t been in playoffs since.
Detroit— This year will be the 57th Super Bowl; during that time, Lions are 1-12 in playoff games, with lone win 31-6 against the Cowboys in 1991.
In fairness, back in the 50’s, Lions won three NFL titles in a six-year span, but that was before the AFL even existed, way before there was a Super Bowl.
Green Bay— Packers won Super Bowl in 2010; since then, they’re 7-9 in playoff games.
Houston— In their history, Texans are 4-2 in home playoff games, 0-4 on road.
Indianapolis— Haven’t made playoffs since 2018; they’ve won two Super Bowls, in 1970 and 2006.
Las Vegas— Lost Super Bowl in 2002; since then, they’re 0-2 in playoff games. They’ve won three Super Bowls, last of which was in 1983.
LA Rams— 7-3 in playoffs under Sean McVay, winning Super Bowl last year- they also won a Super Bowl under Dick Vermeil in 1999.
New England— Bill Belichick is 31-13 in playoff games; his last playoff win was in 2018.
NJ Jets— Lost AFC title game in 2009 and 2010, haven’t been in playoffs since then.
New Orleans— Lost their last three playoff games, all at home.
Pittsburgh— Haven’t won a playoff game since 2016; they’ve won six Super Bowls, last of which was in 2008.
Seattle— From 1985-2004, went 0-5 in playoff games; are 14-11 in playoffs since then.
Tennessee— Lost 20-13/19-16 in playoffs the last two years, which is why they drafted Malik Willis last spring.
Friday’s 6-pack
NBA scoring leaders:
33.7— Joel Embiid, 76ers
33.6— Luka Doncic, Mavericks
31.7— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks
31.5— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder
31.1— Jayson Tatum, Celtics
30.0— Steph Curry, Warriors
Quote of the Day
“You’ve just got to be real: He don’t jump in no super suit and get dressed and jump outside, you hear me? I don’t either, sometimes. But he [is] human, is what I’m saying. We ain’t putting too much on nobody.”
Green Bay CB Jaire Alexander, about Vikings’ WR Justin Jefferson, who had 11 catches for 184 yards and 2 TD’s in his first game against the Packers this year
Friday’s quiz
Where did Dak Prescott play his college football?
Thursday’s quiz
Matt Schaub is the Houston Texans’ all-time leader in passing yards (23,221).
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Cesar Romero played the Joker.
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Friday’s Den: Notes on NFL teams’ playoff histories
AFC
Baltimore
Since winning Super Bowl 10 years ago, they’re 2-4 in playoff games, 0-2 at home. Ravens also won the Super Bowl in 2000. Lamar Jackson is 1-3 in playoff games, scoring 13 ppg.
Buffalo
Went WL in playoffs the last two years; before that, they went 0-5 in playoff games from 1996-2019. Bills are 0-4 in Super Bowls, with their last appearance in 1993.
Cincinnati
Before winning AFC title last year, Bengals went 0-7 in playoff games from 1991-2020. Cincinnati won playoff games at Tennessee/Kansas City LY; before that, in their entire history, Bengals were 0-7 in road playoff games.
Jacksonville
All-time record in playoff games: 7-7, 4-6 on the road. Made the playoffs seven times in their history, went 5-2 in their first playoff game those years.
Should also be noted that Doug Pederson won a Super Bowl coaching the Eagles.
Kansas City
Last three seasons, Chiefs are 7-2 in playoff games. From 1994-2018, Kansas City was 2-11 in playoff games.
Andy Reid has a 19-16 record in playoff games.
LA Chargers
Chargers have an 11-13 record in NFL playoff games, getting to one Super Bowl, in 1994. Bolts went WL in the playoffs, three of last four times they got in.
In their AFL days, Chargers played for the title five of the first six years, but went 1-4 in those title games, winning the AFL championship in 1963.
Miami
Dolphins haven’t won a playoff game since 2000, going 0-4 in last four playoff games, outscored 104-23 in those games. Dolphins last made the playoffs in 2016; before that, 2008.
NFC
Dallas— Cowboys are probably going to open on the road in the playoffs this year; since 1993, Dallas is 0-8 in road playoff games. Their last road playoff win was 30-20 in San Francisco, 30 years ago.
Minnesota— Since 1997, Vikings have been in playoffs 11 times; they went WL in playoffs in 8 of those 11 years, lost in first round the other three times. Vikings are 0-4 in Super Bowls, with their last appearance in 1976.
NJ Giants— Haven’t been in playoffs since 2016; they’ve won four Super Bowls, last one in 2011. Nine of their last 11 playoff games were either on road/neutral field games.
Philadelphia— Won their first Super Bowl title five years ago; since then, they’re 1-3 in playoff games, scoring 13.5 ppg. Eagles are 2-3 in last five home playoff games.
San Francisco— Since 2012, 49ers have been in playoffs four times; they went WWL all four times, losing Super Bowls to Ravens/Chiefs, losing NFC title games at Seahawks/Rams.
49ers have won five Super Bowls, but last one was in 1994.
Tampa Bay— Buccaneers won Super Bowls in 2002/2020; in between, they went 0-2 in playoff games. Obviously, Tom Brady has won seven Super Bowls in his career, one with the Bucs.
Washington— Redskins won a playoff game 17-10 in Tampa in 2005; since then, they’re 0-5 in playoff games. Last three times Washington made the playoffs, they lost first round home games, all by 8+ points.
Playoff notes on other NFL teams:
Arizona— 4-0 in home playoff games, 2-8 in road playoff games, 0-1 in Super Bowls.
Atlanta— Hasn’t made playoffs since 2017, year after they blew that 28-3 lead in Super Bowl.
Carolina— Lost Super Bowl seven years ago; they’re 0-1 in playoff games since then.
Chicago— Last made Super Bowl in 2006; since then, they’re 1-2 in playoff games, with lone win in 2010.
Cleveland— Old Browns became the Baltimore Ravens; the new Browns are 1-2 in playoff games, with lone win in 2020, when Baker Mayfield was their QB.
Denver— Won Super Bowl in 2015 with Peyton Manning; haven’t been in playoffs since.
Detroit— This year will be the 57th Super Bowl; during that time, Lions are 1-12 in playoff games, with lone win 31-6 against the Cowboys in 1991.
In fairness, back in the 50’s, Lions won three NFL titles in a six-year span, but that was before the AFL even existed, way before there was a Super Bowl.
Green Bay— Packers won Super Bowl in 2010; since then, they’re 7-9 in playoff games.
Houston— In their history, Texans are 4-2 in home playoff games, 0-4 on road.
Indianapolis— Haven’t made playoffs since 2018; they’ve won two Super Bowls, in 1970 and 2006.
Las Vegas— Lost Super Bowl in 2002; since then, they’re 0-2 in playoff games. They’ve won three Super Bowls, last of which was in 1983.
LA Rams— 7-3 in playoffs under Sean McVay, winning Super Bowl last year- they also won a Super Bowl under Dick Vermeil in 1999.
New England— Bill Belichick is 31-13 in playoff games; his last playoff win was in 2018.
NJ Jets— Lost AFC title game in 2009 and 2010, haven’t been in playoffs since then.
New Orleans— Lost their last three playoff games, all at home.
Pittsburgh— Haven’t won a playoff game since 2016; they’ve won six Super Bowls, last of which was in 2008.
Seattle— From 1985-2004, went 0-5 in playoff games; are 14-11 in playoffs since then.
Tennessee— Lost 20-13/19-16 in playoffs the last two years, which is why they drafted Malik Willis last spring.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30
| MAN at SPU | 02:00 PM | SPU -5.5 | +500 |
| MIA at ND | 02:00 PM | MIA -2.5 | +500 |
| SIE at QUIN | 04:00 PM | SIE +4.0 | +500 |
| NCST at CLEM | 04:00 PM | NCST +2.0 | +500 |
| BUFF at MSU | 06:00 PM | BUFF +15.5 | +500 |
| MRST at FAIR | 07:00 PM | MRST +5.0 | +500 |
| EMU at SCAR | 07:00 PM | SCAR -8.5 | +500 |
| CHS at OHIO | 07:00 PM | CHS +12.5 | +500 |
| WMU at WIS | 08:00 PM | WMU +20.5 | +500 |
| NDSU at UND | 08:00 PM | NDSU -1.0 | +500 |
| USC at WASH | 10:00 PM | WASH +2.0 | +500 |
| UCLA at WSU | 11:00 PM | WSU +8.5 | +500 |
| 12/30/2022 | 7-5-0 | 58.33% | +750 | Detail |
| 12/29/2022 | 30-36-2 | 45.59% | -4800 | Detail |
| 12/28/2022 | 22-12-1 | 64.29% | +4400 | Detail |
| 12/27/2022 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 12/25/2022 | 6-4-0 | 60.00% | +800 | Detail |
| 12/24/2022 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 12/23/2022 | 6-5-1 | 54.17% | +250 | Detail |
| 12/22/2022 | 16-13-0 | 55.17% | +850 | Detail |
| 12/21/2022 | 34-35-0 | 49.28% | -2250 | Detail |
| 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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Saturday’s 6-pack
Point leaders in the NHL:
72— McDavid, Oilers
57— Draisaitl, Oilers
52— Robertson, Stars
51— Kucherov, Lightning
50— Karlsson, Sharks/Thompson, Sabres
48— Pastrnak, Bruins
Quote of the Day
“This organization has been through a lot … this has been a mess. You all know that, fans are tired of it and we made this mess … [And] we’ve got to pick up our own mess, these players, these coaches, we’ve got to pick up after ourselves, we’ve got to humble ourselves and go change this thing.”
Denver Broncos interim coach Jerry Rosburg
Saturday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Miami Dolphins, last time they won a playoff game?
Friday’s quiz
Dak Prescott played his college football at Mississippi State.
Thursday’s quiz
Matt Schaub is the Houston Texans’ all-time leader in passing yards (23,221).
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..
— Started reading this book this week about the USFL back in the 80’s, about how spring football was, and still is, a viable business.
In 1959, the NFL had 12 teams, then the AFL started in 1960, with eight new teams. Television and football became a great marriage; in the mid-60’s, some businessmen wanted to start a third pro league, with teams mostly in the south. It was going to be a fall league, not a spring league.
It was then that the NFL, which had added Dallas/Minnesota in the early 60’s, decided to add teams in Atlanta, New Orleans in mid 60’s, When they did that, the businessmen who wanted to start the third league went away. Go figure.
Competition makes things happen; there will be two spring football leagues in 2023. Curious to see how long they co-exist, before they wind up merging.
— Apparently ten major league umpires have retired; that’s roughly 15% of their whole crew, which seems like a lot in one year.
— Carlos Correa still hasn’t signed with anyone; he played in 136 games last year, 148 the year before, 58 of 60 games in the short 2020 season. What exactly is the problem?
Whatever the problem is, apparently the Giants’/Mets’ doctors agree that shelling out $300M+ isn’t a great idea. Spring training starts in mid-February, exhibition games start February 24. Something needs to happen fairly soon.
Cowboys 27, Titans 13
— Cowboys won 12 of their last 15 games (10-5 ATS).
— Dallas converted 8-13 third down plays.
— Last nine games, Dallas scored 39 TD’s on 96 drives.
— Cowboys are 8-4 ATS in last 12 games as a road favorite (2-2 TY).
— Dallas needs Eagles to lose Sunday, or else they’ll be #5-seed in NFC.
— Tennessee lost last six games, scoring 14.8 points/game.
— Titans are 0-6 SU since OC got DUI coming home from road trip.
— Titans have showdown with Jaguars next week for AFC South title.
— Dobbs was 20-39/232 passing in his first NFL start.
— Titans are 1-5-1 ATS coming off a loss this season.
Tennessee has used 84 players this year, most in the NFL; they used 91 players last year, also the most in the league.
— Washington 27, Texas 20
Washington converted 11-20 third down plays.
Huskies went 11-2 in Kalen DeBoer’s first year as coach.
Texas was 30-18 under Tom Herman; they’re 13-12 under Steve Sarkisian.
— Florida State 35, Oklahoma 32
Oklahoma led 25-18 with 12:00 left in game.
Seminoles scored 17 points in last 11:05, kicked GW field goal with 0:55 left.
This was Oklahoma’s first losing season (6-7) since 1998.
Florida State QB Travis threw for 418 yards, two TD’s.
— Minnesota 28, Syracuse 20
Syracuse started season 6-0; they finished it 7-6.
Orange outgained Minnesota, 477-215.
Gophers scored on a 70-yard pick-6 to make score 21-10.
Minnesota RB Ibrahim finished his college career with 4,668 rushing yards and 53 TD’s in 40 games; he was a 2-star recruit coming out of high school.
— Maryland 16, NC State 12
Wolfpack kicked four FG’s, none longer than 38 yards.
Maryland was 10-21 on third down, State 5-18.
Wolfpack completed only 22-48 passes; they’ve lost last three bowls.
— Pittsburgh 37, UCLA 35
UCLA led 28-14 after a pick-6 with 8:45 left in third quarter.
Pitt took 34-28 lead on field goal with 4:24 left.
Bruins scored TD with 0:34 left, to go ahead 35-34.
Pitt kicked 47-yard FG with 0:04 left for the win.
— Notre Dame 45, South Carolina 38
Gamecocks had two pick-6’s, scored TD on fake FG and still lost.
Notre Dame drove 80 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:38 left.
Notre Dame was 11-19 on third down, Carolina 5-15.
— Ohio U 30, Wyoming 27 OT
Wyoming led 14-6 after first quarter.
Ohio kicked 46-yard FG with 0:04 left to force OT.
Bobcats outgained Wyoming, 385-291.
— Tennessee 31, Clemson 14
Vols finished 11-2 for first time since 2001
Clemson got into Tennessee territory on 9 of their first 10 drives, but could only manage two field goals.
Clemson ran 101 plays for 484 yards, but only scored 14 points.
— Las Vegas Raiders are 6-9; they just benched their QB, who started their last 91 games, and the QB is stepping away from the team for the last two games this season. They traded for the guy’s best friend from college, a star WR, yet the team floundered this year anyway.
Raiders went 10-7 last year, made the playoffs under interim coach Rich Bisaccia; maybe they should have kept him as the head coach this year.
— If you were a college football player, would you want to go to a bowl game in cruddy weather, like Boston, New York, Boise? Would seem like Florida/Arizona would be a more fun place to go for a mini-vacation/football game.
— Random NBA stat: Washington Wizards are 6-1 ATS on 2nd night of a back/back.
— Happy 87th birthday to the great pitcher Sandy Koufax, who in 1965 threw a 132-pitch shutout in Game 7 of the World Series, on two days’ rest.
— We end the year with good news: Thursday, Tampa Bay Bucs’ backup QB Blaine Gabbert helped rescue three people from Tampa Bay after a helicopter accident landed them in the water. All the people survived, with no injuries.
Saturday’s 6-pack
Point leaders in the NHL:
72— McDavid, Oilers
57— Draisaitl, Oilers
52— Robertson, Stars
51— Kucherov, Lightning
50— Karlsson, Sharks/Thompson, Sabres
48— Pastrnak, Bruins
Quote of the Day
“This organization has been through a lot … this has been a mess. You all know that, fans are tired of it and we made this mess … [And] we’ve got to pick up our own mess, these players, these coaches, we’ve got to pick up after ourselves, we’ve got to humble ourselves and go change this thing.”
Denver Broncos interim coach Jerry Rosburg
Saturday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Miami Dolphins, last time they won a playoff game?
Friday’s quiz
Dak Prescott played his college football at Mississippi State.
Thursday’s quiz
Matt Schaub is the Houston Texans’ all-time leader in passing yards (23,221).
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..
— Started reading this book this week about the USFL back in the 80’s, about how spring football was, and still is, a viable business.
In 1959, the NFL had 12 teams, then the AFL started in 1960, with eight new teams. Television and football became a great marriage; in the mid-60’s, some businessmen wanted to start a third pro league, with teams mostly in the south. It was going to be a fall league, not a spring league.
It was then that the NFL, which had added Dallas/Minnesota in the early 60’s, decided to add teams in Atlanta, New Orleans in mid 60’s, When they did that, the businessmen who wanted to start the third league went away. Go figure.
Competition makes things happen; there will be two spring football leagues in 2023. Curious to see how long they co-exist, before they wind up merging.
— Apparently ten major league umpires have retired; that’s roughly 15% of their whole crew, which seems like a lot in one year.
— Carlos Correa still hasn’t signed with anyone; he played in 136 games last year, 148 the year before, 58 of 60 games in the short 2020 season. What exactly is the problem?
Whatever the problem is, apparently the Giants’/Mets’ doctors agree that shelling out $300M+ isn’t a great idea. Spring training starts in mid-February, exhibition games start February 24. Something needs to happen fairly soon.
Cowboys 27, Titans 13
— Cowboys won 12 of their last 15 games (10-5 ATS).
— Dallas converted 8-13 third down plays.
— Last nine games, Dallas scored 39 TD’s on 96 drives.
— Cowboys are 8-4 ATS in last 12 games as a road favorite (2-2 TY).
— Dallas needs Eagles to lose Sunday, or else they’ll be #5-seed in NFC.
— Tennessee lost last six games, scoring 14.8 points/game.
— Titans are 0-6 SU since OC got DUI coming home from road trip.
— Titans have showdown with Jaguars next week for AFC South title.
— Dobbs was 20-39/232 passing in his first NFL start.
— Titans are 1-5-1 ATS coming off a loss this season.
Tennessee has used 84 players this year, most in the NFL; they used 91 players last year, also the most in the league.
— Washington 27, Texas 20
Washington converted 11-20 third down plays.
Huskies went 11-2 in Kalen DeBoer’s first year as coach.
Texas was 30-18 under Tom Herman; they’re 13-12 under Steve Sarkisian.
— Florida State 35, Oklahoma 32
Oklahoma led 25-18 with 12:00 left in game.
Seminoles scored 17 points in last 11:05, kicked GW field goal with 0:55 left.
This was Oklahoma’s first losing season (6-7) since 1998.
Florida State QB Travis threw for 418 yards, two TD’s.
— Minnesota 28, Syracuse 20
Syracuse started season 6-0; they finished it 7-6.
Orange outgained Minnesota, 477-215.
Gophers scored on a 70-yard pick-6 to make score 21-10.
Minnesota RB Ibrahim finished his college career with 4,668 rushing yards and 53 TD’s in 40 games; he was a 2-star recruit coming out of high school.
— Maryland 16, NC State 12
Wolfpack kicked four FG’s, none longer than 38 yards.
Maryland was 10-21 on third down, State 5-18.
Wolfpack completed only 22-48 passes; they’ve lost last three bowls.
— Pittsburgh 37, UCLA 35
UCLA led 28-14 after a pick-6 with 8:45 left in third quarter.
Pitt took 34-28 lead on field goal with 4:24 left.
Bruins scored TD with 0:34 left, to go ahead 35-34.
Pitt kicked 47-yard FG with 0:04 left for the win.
— Notre Dame 45, South Carolina 38
Gamecocks had two pick-6’s, scored TD on fake FG and still lost.
Notre Dame drove 80 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:38 left.
Notre Dame was 11-19 on third down, Carolina 5-15.
— Ohio U 30, Wyoming 27 OT
Wyoming led 14-6 after first quarter.
Ohio kicked 46-yard FG with 0:04 left to force OT.
Bobcats outgained Wyoming, 385-291.
— Tennessee 31, Clemson 14
Vols finished 11-2 for first time since 2001
Clemson got into Tennessee territory on 9 of their first 10 drives, but could only manage two field goals.
Clemson ran 101 plays for 484 yards, but only scored 14 points.
— Las Vegas Raiders are 6-9; they just benched their QB, who started their last 91 games, and the QB is stepping away from the team for the last two games this season. They traded for the guy’s best friend from college, a star WR, yet the team floundered this year anyway.
Raiders went 10-7 last year, made the playoffs under interim coach Rich Bisaccia; maybe they should have kept him as the head coach this year.
— If you were a college football player, would you want to go to a bowl game in cruddy weather, like Boston, New York, Boise? Would seem like Florida/Arizona would be a more fun place to go for a mini-vacation/football game.
— Random NBA stat: Washington Wizards are 6-1 ATS on 2nd night of a back/back.
— Happy 87th birthday to the great pitcher Sandy Koufax, who in 1965 threw a 132-pitch shutout in Game 7 of the World Series, on two days’ rest.
— We end the year with good news: Thursday, Tampa Bay Bucs’ backup QB Blaine Gabbert helped rescue three people from Tampa Bay after a helicopter accident landed them in the water. All the people survived, with no injuries.
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