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| Apr 1, 2023 | NCAAB | Florida Atlantic San Diego St. | 71 72 | SDSU -2.5 | Loss |
Sunday’s 6-pack
Top six players in the transfer portal:
— Hunter Dickinson, Michigan to ????
— Kel’el Ware, Oregon to ????
— Kerr Kriisa, Arizona to ????
— Sahvir Wheeler, Kentucky to ????
— Ace Baldwin, VCU to ???? (Penn State, where his old coach is now???)
— Caleb Love, North Carolina, to ????
Tweet of the Day
“It takes years to become an overnight success.”
Harvey Mackay
Sunday’s quiz
Jamie Foxx’s character Willie Beamon played QB for the Miami Sharks in Any Given Sunday; what number did Beamon wear for the Sharks?
Saturday’s quiz
69 was the most points Michael Jordan scored in an NBA game, on March 28, 1990 against the Cavaliers. He also had 18 rebounds, six assists and four steals in that game.
Friday’s quiz
In the movie Bull Durham, Timothy Robbins played a minor league pitcher; his character Nuke LaLoosh wore number 37.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……
— Went to McDonald’s for lunch Saturday, first time I had been there in over a year, which is surprising, now that I think of it. There were seven cars backed up at the drive-thru line, and it was a great day here in upstate New York, 65-70 degrees, so I parked the car and went inside to get my lunch.
Never looked at the menu on the wall, just ordered what I always get, two fish sandwiches and a vanilla milkshake— it costs $19.00 now!!!! Freakin’ fast food has outpriced itself; this was the last time they’ll see me for a long time. Milkshake was really good, though.
— San Diego State 72, Florida Atlantic 71
Lamont Butler hit an 18-foot jumper from right baseline at buzzer for the win.
FAU led 56-42 with 13:53 left in the game.
Aztecs made 9-18 shots on the arc, only 13-22 on foul line.
— Florida Atlantic finishes a great season 35-4; they’re moving into the AAC next season, for football reasons. Coach Dusty May said this week that teams are already trying to poach FAU’s players; we’ll see if they can keep their squad together. Going to college in Miami has to have its advantages.
Some good news for the Owls; May will coach FAU next season and is set to sign a lucrative long-term contract to stay with the school.
— UConn 72, Miami 59
UConn won its five NCAA tourney games by 24-15-23-28-13 points.
Huskies ended first half on an 18-5 run, after score had been tied 19-19.
Miami shot only 32.3% from the floor.
— Early pointspread on the national title game was UConn, minus 6, but as I type this, it has already been bet up to 7.5 or 8.
— Last 17 years, San Francisco Giants have started 17 different left fielders on Opening Day:
2007— Barry Bonds……. 2008— Dave Roberts
2009— Fred Lewis……..2010— Mark DeRosa
2011— Pat Burrell………2012— Aubrey Huff
2013— Andres Torres……2014— Mike Morse
2015— Nori Aoki………2016— Angel Pagan
2017— Jarrett Parker……….2018— Hunter Pence
2019— Connor Joe……….2020— Alex Dickerson
2021— Austin Slater……….2022— Joc Pederson
2023— Blake Sabol
— Dodgers 10, Arizona 1— Trayce Thompson (Klay’s brother) hit three homers, knocked in eight runs.
— Red Sox 9, Orioles 8— Leading 8-7 in last inning, Baltimore’s left fielder dropped an easy fly ball that would’ve ended the game, then Adam Duvall hit a walk-off homer to send the fans home happy.
— Cardinals 4, Blue Jays 1— Flaherty threw five no-hit innings, but he also walked seven guys, using 95 pitches to get his 15 outs.
— Angels 13, A’s 1— Shintaro Fujinami’s major league debut was…….a disaster. He got seven outs, he gave up eight runs. No bueno.
— Guardians 2, Mariners 0— Aaron Civale tossed seven shutout innings; bad day for Seattle— they put P Robbie Ray on the injured list with a flexor strain, whatever that is.
— Rangers 16, Phillies 3— Mitch Garver hit a couple homers; Texas scored 27 runs in winning their first two games. Rangers are second team since 1994 to score 10+ runs in both of their first two games of a season (’21 Royals are the other)
— Twins 2, Royals 0— Then there is Kansas City, which lost its first two games 2-0/2-0; Sonny Gray tossed five shutout innings in this game.
— Giants 7, Bronx 5— New York had bases loaded, one out in last inning, but Stanton grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game. Brandon Crawford was 3-5 with three RBI for the Giants.
— Braves 7, Nationals 1— Matt Olson homered twice for Atlanta; Strider tossed six shutout innings. Braves outscored Washington 14-3 in winning their first two games.
— Brewers 3, Cubs 1— Game was scoreless after five, Cubs led 1-0 after seven on an Ian Happ homer, but Milwaukee scored three runs in 8th inning , their first runs in two games.
— Mets 6, Marlins 2— Mark Canha went 3-4, scored three runs, knocked in two more; rough day in Miami. Marlins lost, Hurricanes/FAU both lost in the Final Four.
— Reds 6, Pirates 2— Lodolo needed 109 pitches to get thru five innings; he got 22 whiffs on 48 swings, but he also allowed nine baserunners.
Top six players in the transfer portal:
— Hunter Dickinson, Michigan to ????
— Kel’el Ware, Oregon to ????
— Kerr Kriisa, Arizona to ????
— Sahvir Wheeler, Kentucky to ????
— Ace Baldwin, VCU to ???? (Penn State, where his old coach is now???)
— Caleb Love, North Carolina, to ????
Tweet of the Day
“It takes years to become an overnight success.”
Harvey Mackay
Sunday’s quiz
Jamie Foxx’s character Willie Beamon played QB for the Miami Sharks in Any Given Sunday; what number did Beamon wear for the Sharks?
Saturday’s quiz
69 was the most points Michael Jordan scored in an NBA game, on March 28, 1990 against the Cavaliers. He also had 18 rebounds, six assists and four steals in that game.
Friday’s quiz
In the movie Bull Durham, Timothy Robbins played a minor league pitcher; his character Nuke LaLoosh wore number 37.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……
— Went to McDonald’s for lunch Saturday, first time I had been there in over a year, which is surprising, now that I think of it. There were seven cars backed up at the drive-thru line, and it was a great day here in upstate New York, 65-70 degrees, so I parked the car and went inside to get my lunch.
Never looked at the menu on the wall, just ordered what I always get, two fish sandwiches and a vanilla milkshake— it costs $19.00 now!!!! Freakin’ fast food has outpriced itself; this was the last time they’ll see me for a long time. Milkshake was really good, though.
— San Diego State 72, Florida Atlantic 71
Lamont Butler hit an 18-foot jumper from right baseline at buzzer for the win.
FAU led 56-42 with 13:53 left in the game.
Aztecs made 9-18 shots on the arc, only 13-22 on foul line.
— Florida Atlantic finishes a great season 35-4; they’re moving into the AAC next season, for football reasons. Coach Dusty May said this week that teams are already trying to poach FAU’s players; we’ll see if they can keep their squad together. Going to college in Miami has to have its advantages.
Some good news for the Owls; May will coach FAU next season and is set to sign a lucrative long-term contract to stay with the school.
— UConn 72, Miami 59
UConn won its five NCAA tourney games by 24-15-23-28-13 points.
Huskies ended first half on an 18-5 run, after score had been tied 19-19.
Miami shot only 32.3% from the floor.
— Early pointspread on the national title game was UConn, minus 6, but as I type this, it has already been bet up to 7.5 or 8.
— Last 17 years, San Francisco Giants have started 17 different left fielders on Opening Day:
2007— Barry Bonds……. 2008— Dave Roberts
2009— Fred Lewis……..2010— Mark DeRosa
2011— Pat Burrell………2012— Aubrey Huff
2013— Andres Torres……2014— Mike Morse
2015— Nori Aoki………2016— Angel Pagan
2017— Jarrett Parker……….2018— Hunter Pence
2019— Connor Joe……….2020— Alex Dickerson
2021— Austin Slater……….2022— Joc Pederson
2023— Blake Sabol
— Dodgers 10, Arizona 1— Trayce Thompson (Klay’s brother) hit three homers, knocked in eight runs.
— Red Sox 9, Orioles 8— Leading 8-7 in last inning, Baltimore’s left fielder dropped an easy fly ball that would’ve ended the game, then Adam Duvall hit a walk-off homer to send the fans home happy.
— Cardinals 4, Blue Jays 1— Flaherty threw five no-hit innings, but he also walked seven guys, using 95 pitches to get his 15 outs.
— Angels 13, A’s 1— Shintaro Fujinami’s major league debut was…….a disaster. He got seven outs, he gave up eight runs. No bueno.
— Guardians 2, Mariners 0— Aaron Civale tossed seven shutout innings; bad day for Seattle— they put P Robbie Ray on the injured list with a flexor strain, whatever that is.
— Rangers 16, Phillies 3— Mitch Garver hit a couple homers; Texas scored 27 runs in winning their first two games. Rangers are second team since 1994 to score 10+ runs in both of their first two games of a season (’21 Royals are the other)
— Twins 2, Royals 0— Then there is Kansas City, which lost its first two games 2-0/2-0; Sonny Gray tossed five shutout innings in this game.
— Giants 7, Bronx 5— New York had bases loaded, one out in last inning, but Stanton grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game. Brandon Crawford was 3-5 with three RBI for the Giants.
— Braves 7, Nationals 1— Matt Olson homered twice for Atlanta; Strider tossed six shutout innings. Braves outscored Washington 14-3 in winning their first two games.
— Brewers 3, Cubs 1— Game was scoreless after five, Cubs led 1-0 after seven on an Ian Happ homer, but Milwaukee scored three runs in 8th inning , their first runs in two games.
— Mets 6, Marlins 2— Mark Canha went 3-4, scored three runs, knocked in two more; rough day in Miami. Marlins lost, Hurricanes/FAU both lost in the Final Four.
— Reds 6, Pirates 2— Lodolo needed 109 pitches to get thru five innings; he got 22 whiffs on 48 swings, but he also allowed nine baserunners.
Monday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in total bases, four days into the season:
19— Adam Duvall, Bos
18— CJ Cron, Colo
17— Yoan Moncada, CWS
14— Xander Bogaerts, SD
13— Wander Franco, TB
12— Trayce Thompson LA, Charlie Blackmon Colorado, Aaron Judge NYY
Tweet of the Day
“When I graduated college and I was looking for a grad assistant position, Lou Henson hired me. It showed the quality of character he had that he’s hiring the son of a rival of Big Ten school’s coach’s son. He didn’t worry about it. He didn’t care about that.”
San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher, whose dad Jim used to coach Minnesota
Monday’s quiz
Since 1985, what is the lowest seed to win the NCAA championship?
Sunday’s quiz
Jamie Foxx’s character Willie Beamon played QB for the Miami Sharks in Any Given Sunday; Beamon wore number 13 for the Sharks.
Saturday’s quiz
69 was the most points Michael Jordan scored in an NBA game, on March 28, 1990 against the Cavaliers. He also had 18 rebounds, six assists and four steals in that game.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday
— They were talking on the Rockies-Padres game Saturday night how umpire Pat Hoberg is the best umpire in the major leagues on balls/strikes, he even graded out perfect in one game last year. In nine innings, he didn’t miss one pitch, which is pretty impressive.
— Red Sox 9, Orioles 5— Boston take two of three in this series, scoring nine runs in all three games; they are the third team in baseball history to score at 9+ runs in three straight games to start a season (’76 Reds/’78 Brewers).
— Rangers 2, Phillies 1— Bruce Bochy’s Rangers are 3-0; they scored 27 runs in their first two games, then won this one with pitching- their bullpen got 10 outs, allowing one baserunner. Phillies were 1-8 with runners in scoring position.
— Guardians 6, Mariners 5 (10)— Cleveland scored winning run on a throwing error by the catcher on a potential double play ball; Guardians went to Seattle and won three of four games to start the season.
— Mets 5, Marlins 1— Kodai Senga allowed one run in 5.1 IP, winning his first major league start; Tommy Pham went 3-4 with three RBI.
— Twins 7, Royals 4— Kansas City was 15th team since 1940 to get shut out in its first two games of a season; Joey Gallo hit homers off of two KC relievers to hand the Royals their third loss.
— Bronx 6, Giants 0— New York blanked the Giants twice this weekend; rookie Brito threw five shutout innings, needing only 76 pitches. Stanton hit a 485-foot homer, the second-longest of his career. Judge hit his second homer in three games.
— Arizona 2, Dodgers 1— Jake McCarthy knocked in the winning run with a 9th inning drag bunt as the Diamondbacks split four games in Chavez Ravine. Dodgers scored 18 runs in their two wins; both Arizona wins were by 2-1 scores.
— Angels 6, A’s 0— Tyler Anderson tossed six shutout innings; he looked like Steve Carlton against a feeble Oakland offense that scored three runs in three games this weekend.
— Cardinals 9, Blue Jays 4— St Louis got nine runs in 3.2 IP against Chris Bassitt; Nolan Gorman hit a couple of homers for the Redbirds. St Louis scored 22 runs in three games this weekend, but only won two of the three games.
— Nationals 4, Braves 1— MacKenzie Gore allowed one run in 5.1 IP, the Washington bullpen got the last 11 outs in their first win of the season. Nationals turned three double plays.
— White Sox 6, Astros 3— Teams split their 4-game series; Clevinger threw five shutout innings for the Pale Hose. Now would be a good time to play Houston, with Altuve/Brantley out of their lineup. Brantley should be back in 7-10 days, Altuve is out until June.
— Rays 5, Tigers 1— Tampa Bay outscored Detroit 21-3 in their 3-game sweep; Jeffrey Springs tossed six no-hit innings here, allowing only one baserunner.
— Hawks 132, Mavericks 130 OT— When Dallas traded for Kyrie Irving, they were 28-26; they won their first three games after the trade, but now they’re 37-42, having lost seven of their last eight games. Chemistry is a funny thing in basketball; you can’t buy it.
— Trailblazers 107, Timberwolves 105— Portland was down four starters; they had lost 11 of their last 12 games, but they pull the upset as 19.5-point underdogs, the 2nd-biggest NBA upset in the last 30 years (Orlando (+21) beat the Bulls in 1992).
— Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl scored his 30th power play goal of the season Saturday, just the fifth NHL player to do that (Mario Lemieux did it twice).
— San Diego State is third team ever to win consecutive NCAA Tournament games by one point, joining St Joe’s in 1981, Loyola Chi in 2018 on that short list.
Major league leaders in total bases, four days into the season:
19— Adam Duvall, Bos
18— CJ Cron, Colo
17— Yoan Moncada, CWS
14— Xander Bogaerts, SD
13— Wander Franco, TB
12— Trayce Thompson LA, Charlie Blackmon Colorado, Aaron Judge NYY
Tweet of the Day
“When I graduated college and I was looking for a grad assistant position, Lou Henson hired me. It showed the quality of character he had that he’s hiring the son of a rival of Big Ten school’s coach’s son. He didn’t worry about it. He didn’t care about that.”
San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher, whose dad Jim used to coach Minnesota
Monday’s quiz
Since 1985, what is the lowest seed to win the NCAA championship?
Sunday’s quiz
Jamie Foxx’s character Willie Beamon played QB for the Miami Sharks in Any Given Sunday; Beamon wore number 13 for the Sharks.
Saturday’s quiz
69 was the most points Michael Jordan scored in an NBA game, on March 28, 1990 against the Cavaliers. He also had 18 rebounds, six assists and four steals in that game.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday
— They were talking on the Rockies-Padres game Saturday night how umpire Pat Hoberg is the best umpire in the major leagues on balls/strikes, he even graded out perfect in one game last year. In nine innings, he didn’t miss one pitch, which is pretty impressive.
— Red Sox 9, Orioles 5— Boston take two of three in this series, scoring nine runs in all three games; they are the third team in baseball history to score at 9+ runs in three straight games to start a season (’76 Reds/’78 Brewers).
— Rangers 2, Phillies 1— Bruce Bochy’s Rangers are 3-0; they scored 27 runs in their first two games, then won this one with pitching- their bullpen got 10 outs, allowing one baserunner. Phillies were 1-8 with runners in scoring position.
— Guardians 6, Mariners 5 (10)— Cleveland scored winning run on a throwing error by the catcher on a potential double play ball; Guardians went to Seattle and won three of four games to start the season.
— Mets 5, Marlins 1— Kodai Senga allowed one run in 5.1 IP, winning his first major league start; Tommy Pham went 3-4 with three RBI.
— Twins 7, Royals 4— Kansas City was 15th team since 1940 to get shut out in its first two games of a season; Joey Gallo hit homers off of two KC relievers to hand the Royals their third loss.
— Bronx 6, Giants 0— New York blanked the Giants twice this weekend; rookie Brito threw five shutout innings, needing only 76 pitches. Stanton hit a 485-foot homer, the second-longest of his career. Judge hit his second homer in three games.
— Arizona 2, Dodgers 1— Jake McCarthy knocked in the winning run with a 9th inning drag bunt as the Diamondbacks split four games in Chavez Ravine. Dodgers scored 18 runs in their two wins; both Arizona wins were by 2-1 scores.
— Angels 6, A’s 0— Tyler Anderson tossed six shutout innings; he looked like Steve Carlton against a feeble Oakland offense that scored three runs in three games this weekend.
— Cardinals 9, Blue Jays 4— St Louis got nine runs in 3.2 IP against Chris Bassitt; Nolan Gorman hit a couple of homers for the Redbirds. St Louis scored 22 runs in three games this weekend, but only won two of the three games.
— Nationals 4, Braves 1— MacKenzie Gore allowed one run in 5.1 IP, the Washington bullpen got the last 11 outs in their first win of the season. Nationals turned three double plays.
— White Sox 6, Astros 3— Teams split their 4-game series; Clevinger threw five shutout innings for the Pale Hose. Now would be a good time to play Houston, with Altuve/Brantley out of their lineup. Brantley should be back in 7-10 days, Altuve is out until June.
— Rays 5, Tigers 1— Tampa Bay outscored Detroit 21-3 in their 3-game sweep; Jeffrey Springs tossed six no-hit innings here, allowing only one baserunner.
— Hawks 132, Mavericks 130 OT— When Dallas traded for Kyrie Irving, they were 28-26; they won their first three games after the trade, but now they’re 37-42, having lost seven of their last eight games. Chemistry is a funny thing in basketball; you can’t buy it.
— Trailblazers 107, Timberwolves 105— Portland was down four starters; they had lost 11 of their last 12 games, but they pull the upset as 19.5-point underdogs, the 2nd-biggest NBA upset in the last 30 years (Orlando (+21) beat the Bulls in 1992).
— Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl scored his 30th power play goal of the season Saturday, just the fifth NHL player to do that (Mario Lemieux did it twice).
— San Diego State is third team ever to win consecutive NCAA Tournament games by one point, joining St Joe’s in 1981, Loyola Chi in 2018 on that short list.
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CONNECTICUT is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) after 3 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.
NCAAB
Dunkel
Monday, April 3
NCAAB
Long Sheet
Monday, April 3
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SAN DIEGO ST (32 - 6) vs. CONNECTICUT (30 - 8) - 4/3/2023, 9:20 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) in all games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
CONNECTICUT is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in all neutral court games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 15-1 ATS (+13.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CONNECTICUT is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) when playing on a neutral court this season.
CONNECTICUT is 15-1 ATS (+13.9 Units) in non-conference games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in all tournament games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN DIEGO ST is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games this season.
SAN DIEGO ST is 60-40 ATS (+16.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, April 3
Last seven national championship games that didn’t have a #1-seed playing, the favorites went 5-2 ATS in those games.
Overall, underdogs are 5-3 ATS in last eight national championship games
San Diego State vs UConn
— San Diego State (32-6) ranked #14 by KenPom
— Tempo: #270
— Experience: #21
— Continuity: #39
— San Diego State won nine in row, 15 of last 16 games.
— San Diego State allowed 57.4 ppg in its last nine games.
— Aztecs have #20 eFG% defense in country.
— Aztecs are 18-6 against top 100 teams.
— San Diego State is 14-3 in games decoded by 7 or less points.
— San Diego State’s schedule, to this point: #35
— bench minutes: #30
— San Diego State’s best win: 71-64 over #4 Alabama
— UConn (30-8) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #214
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #248
— UConn won 14 of its last 16 games.
— Huskies won its five NCAA Tourney games by 24-15-23-28-13 points.
— UConn has #8 eFG% defense in country.
— UConn is 1-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Huskies are 12-6 vs top 50 teams.
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #25
— bench minutes: #224
— UConn’s best win: 82-67 over #2 Alabama
— UConn (+2) beat San Diego State 74-67 in a Sweet 16 game in 2011; UConn was a #3-seed, Aztecs were a #2-seed.
NCAAB
Dunkel
Monday, April 3
NCAAB
Long Sheet
Monday, April 3
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SAN DIEGO ST (32 - 6) vs. CONNECTICUT (30 - 8) - 4/3/2023, 9:20 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) in all games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 24-12 ATS (+10.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
CONNECTICUT is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in all neutral court games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 15-1 ATS (+13.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CONNECTICUT is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) when playing on a neutral court this season.
CONNECTICUT is 15-1 ATS (+13.9 Units) in non-conference games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in all tournament games this season.
CONNECTICUT is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN DIEGO ST is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games this season.
SAN DIEGO ST is 60-40 ATS (+16.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, April 3
Last seven national championship games that didn’t have a #1-seed playing, the favorites went 5-2 ATS in those games.
Overall, underdogs are 5-3 ATS in last eight national championship games
San Diego State vs UConn
— San Diego State (32-6) ranked #14 by KenPom
— Tempo: #270
— Experience: #21
— Continuity: #39
— San Diego State won nine in row, 15 of last 16 games.
— San Diego State allowed 57.4 ppg in its last nine games.
— Aztecs have #20 eFG% defense in country.
— Aztecs are 18-6 against top 100 teams.
— San Diego State is 14-3 in games decoded by 7 or less points.
— San Diego State’s schedule, to this point: #35
— bench minutes: #30
— San Diego State’s best win: 71-64 over #4 Alabama
— UConn (30-8) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #214
— Experience: #113
— Continuity: #248
— UConn won 14 of its last 16 games.
— Huskies won its five NCAA Tourney games by 24-15-23-28-13 points.
— UConn has #8 eFG% defense in country.
— UConn is 1-5 in games decided by 6 or less points.
— Huskies are 12-6 vs top 50 teams.
— UConn’s schedule, to this point: #25
— bench minutes: #224
— UConn’s best win: 82-67 over #2 Alabama
— UConn (+2) beat San Diego State 74-67 in a Sweet 16 game in 2011; UConn was a #3-seed, Aztecs were a #2-seed.
Pending Picks
Completed Picks
| Apr 3, 2023 | NCAAB | San Diego St. Connecticut | - - | 09:20 PM | SDSU +7.0 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | NBA | Memphis Chicago | 107 128 | Over 229.0 | Win |
| Apr 1, 2023 | NCAAB | Florida Atlantic San Diego St. | 71 72 | SDSU -2.5 | Loss |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 04/03/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 04/01/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 03/30/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 03/28/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 03/26/2023 | 4-0-0 | 100.00% | +2000 | Detail |
| 03/25/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 03/24/2023 | 4-4-0 | 50.00% | -200 | Detail |
| 03/23/2023 | 3-5-0 | 37.50% | -1250 | Detail |
| 03/22/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1100 | Detail |
| 03/21/2023 | 5-3-0 | 62.50% | +850 | Detail |
| 03/20/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 03/19/2023 | 13-23-0 | 36.11% | -6150 | Detail |
| 03/18/2023 | 10-18-0 | 35.71% | -4900 | Detail |
| 03/17/2023 | 15-16-1 | 48.44% | -1300 | Detail |
| 03/16/2023 | 15-17-0 | 46.88% | -1850 | Detail |
| 03/15/2023 | 10-10-0 | 50.00% | -500 | Detail |
| 03/14/2023 | 11-8-1 | 57.50% | +1100 | Detail |
Completed Picks
| Apr 3, 2023 | NCAAB | San Diego St. Connecticut | 59 76 | SDSU +7.0 | Loss |
| Apr 2, 2023 | NBA | Memphis Chicago | 107 128 | Over 229.0 | Win |
| Apr 1, 2023 | NCAAB | Florida Atlantic San Diego St. | 71 72 | SDSU -2.5 | Loss |
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Armadillo Sports
Monday’s 6-pack:
— USC fired defensive coordinator Alex Grinch after a 52-42 loss Saturday.
— Miami Marlins hired Rays GM Peter Bendix as their club president.
— Raptors 123, Spurs 116 OT- San Antonio led 54-35 at halftime.
— Mavericks 124, Hornets 118- Charlotte led 62-50 at halftime.
— Grizzlies 112, Blazers 100- Memphis wins its first game in six tries.
— Suns 120, Pistons 106- Kevin Durant scored 41 points for Phoenix.
Quote of the Day
“What he was able to do in really five days’ time was as impressive as I’ve seen a quarterback be able to do.”
Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, talking about QB Joshua Dobbs
Monday’s quiz
Where did Nick Saban coach just before he became coach at Alabama?
Sunday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes was the 10th pick in the 2017 NFL Draft; Mitchell Trubisky was the only QB picked ahead of him that year.
Saturday’s quiz
Orlando Magic drafted Shaquille O’Neal with the 1st pick in the 1992 NBA Draft.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……..
Texans 39, Buccaneers 37
— Texans drove 75 yards in 0:40, scored game-winning TD with 0:06 left.
— Rookie QB Stroud was 30-42/470 passing, with 5 TD passes.
— Houston in 2nd half: 32 plays, 365 yards, 31 points.
— Texans are 2-10 ATS last 12 games as a home favorite.
— Bucs scored a TD with 0:46 left to take a 37-33 lead.
— Texans outgained Tampa Bay, 496-332.
— Bucs lost four in row, five of last six games (3-3 ATS).
— Texans took a knee after game-winning TD, rather than kick PAT that would’ve covered the 2.5-point spread.
Vikings 31, Falcons 28
— Vikings drove 75 yards in 1:46, scored game-winning TD with 0:22 left.
— QB Dobbs, acquired on Tuesday, was 20-30/158 passing off the bench.
— Vikings converted 7-16 on third down, Falcons 10-18.
— Minnesota won/covered last four games, scoring 19-22-24-31 points.
— Atlanta turned ball over on consecutive plays late in third quarter.
— Falcons drove 84 yards, scored TD to go ahead 28-24 with 2:08 left.
— Heinicke was 21-38/268 passing, in his first ’23 start.
— Falcons are 3-11-1 ATS last 15 games as a home favorite.
Chiefs 21, Dolphins 14
— Kansas City led 21-0 at half, scoring defensive TD 0:33 before the half.
— KC has outscored opponents 165-59 in first half.
— Chiefs are 10-5 ATS in last 15 games coming off a loss.
— Opponents’ team total: under 7-2.
— Dolphins in first half: 25 plays, 110 yards, no points.
— Under McDaniel, Miami is 4-6 ATS as an underdog.
— Favorites are 8-0 ATS in Miami’s games this season.
— Miami scored 31+ points in five of six wins; 20-17-14 in losses.
Ravens 37, Seahawks 3
— Ravens ran 75 plays for 515 yards, Seattle 47 plays for 151 yards.
— Baltimore ran ball 41 times for 298 yards.
— Last six games, Ravens outscored opponents 108-19 in first half.
— Baltimore won five of last six games (4-2 ATS)
— Seattle’s first five drives: 20 plays, 50 yards, 4 punts and an INT.
— Seattle was outscored 60-6 in second half of their losses, 20-0 in this game.
— Seahawks are 10-16-1 ATS in last 27 games after a win.
— Seahawks scored 37-37-24-20-24 points in wins, 13-13-3 in losses.
Browns 27, Cardinals 0
— Arizona is 0-6 SU/1-5 ATS last six games, losing by 19-14-17-10-7-27 points.
— Cardinals ran 48 plays for 58 yards, Browns ran 71 plays for 326 yards.
— Cardinals have been outscored 135-47 in 2nd half of games.
— Three NFC West teams Sunday: no TD’s, 2 FG’s/33 drives, outscored 84-6.
— Browns’ three TD’s were on drives of 49-11-56 yards.
— Opponents have converted only 27-104 third down plays (1-12 here).
— Cleveland won/covered four of its five home games.
— Cleveland is 8-2-1 ATS in last 11 games coming off a loss.
Packers 20, Rams 3
— Rams lost four of their last five games.
— QB Stafford didn’t play: Rypien was 13-28/130 passing, no bueno.
— Last three games, Cooper Kupp caught 8 passes for 98 yards…….total.
— Rams are 8-18 since they won Super Bowl two years ago.
— Green Bay outgained the Rams, 391-187.
— Packers ran ball for 184 yards (4.8 yards/carry).
— Green Bay has outscored opponents 41-17 on 1st drive of a half.
— Team total: under 6-2. Opponents’ team total: under 5-3
Commanders 20, Patriots 17
— New England led 14-10 at halftime.
— Washington’s first two drives of 2nd half: 15 plays, 140 yards, 10 points.
— Commanders outgained New England, 432-327.
— 2nd-year QB Howell is 5-5 as an NFL starter.
— Patriots lost five of their last six games (1-5 ATS).
— In those games, Patriots were outgained by 102.2 yards/game.
— Since Brady left, NE is 27-32 SU in regular season, 0-1 in playoffs.
— In his career, Belichick is now 82-97 SU without Brady.
Saints 24, Bears 17
— Saints’ TD drives were 45-75-47 yards.
— Last five weeks, Saints outscored foes 61-27 in second half.
— Under is 7-2 in Saints’ games this season.
— New Orleans is 4-1 scoring 20+ points, 1-3 scoring less than 20.
— Chicago turned ball over five times on 11 drives (minus-5).
— Bears are +5 in turnovers in wins, minus-12 in losses.
— In Bagent’s three starts, Bears are 20-39 on third down.
— Chicago is 6-14-1 ATS in last 21 games as road underdogs (1-3 TY).
Colts 27, Panthers 13
— Kenny Moore had two pick-6’s for the 4-5 Colts.
— Indianapolis led 20-3 at halftime.
— Colts’ offense in 1st half: 38 plays, 184 yards, 13 points.
— Colts in second half: 18 plays, 50 yards, no points.
— Panthers averaged only 3.2 yards/pass attempt.
— Panthers outgained the Colts, 275-198.
— In Young’s seven starts. Carolina averaged 5+ yards/pass attempt once.
— Carolina is 1-6-1 against spread this season.
Raiders 30, Giants 6
— QB Jones hurt his knee; they fear he tore his ACL.
— Giants in first half: 29 plays, 104 yards, 2 INT’s, no points.
— Giants lost six of last seven games, scoring 10 ppg.
— Giants’ team total: under 7-2.
— Raiders in first half: 31 plays, 231 yards, 24 points.
— Rookie QB O’Connell was 16-25/209 passing, in his 2nd start.
— Under is 7-2 in Raider games this season.
— Raiders won three of their four home games TY.
Eagles 28, Cowboys 23
— Dallas led 17-14 at halftime.
— Eagles’ first two drives in 2nd half: 17 plays, 147 yards, 14 points.
— Under Sirianni, Philly is 11-4-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Eagles won eight of their first nine games (5-2-2 ATS)
— Prescott was 29-44/374 passing, with three TD’s.
— Dallas outgained the Eagles, 406-292.
— Cowboys are 1-4 SU/ATS in last five visits to Philly.
— Cowboys are +9 in turnovers in wins, minus-5 in losses.
Bengals 24, Bills 18
— Buffalo is 2-3 SU in its last five games (0-5 ATS).
— Bills drove 85 yards for a TD on its first drive.
— next six drives: 37 plays, 160 yards, 2 turnovers, 3 points.
— Bills allowed 10-3-20-9-18 points in wins, 22-25-29-24 in losses.
— Cincy’s first two drives: 20 plays, 145 yards, 14 points.
— Bengals won/covered last four games, giving up 20-13-17-18 points.
— Last two games, Cincy averaged 7.6/7.6 yards/pass attempt.
— Last four games, Bengals are +7 in turnovers.
Monday’s 6-pack:
— USC fired defensive coordinator Alex Grinch after a 52-42 loss Saturday.
— Miami Marlins hired Rays GM Peter Bendix as their club president.
— Raptors 123, Spurs 116 OT- San Antonio led 54-35 at halftime.
— Mavericks 124, Hornets 118- Charlotte led 62-50 at halftime.
— Grizzlies 112, Blazers 100- Memphis wins its first game in six tries.
— Suns 120, Pistons 106- Kevin Durant scored 41 points for Phoenix.
Quote of the Day
“What he was able to do in really five days’ time was as impressive as I’ve seen a quarterback be able to do.”
Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, talking about QB Joshua Dobbs
Monday’s quiz
Where did Nick Saban coach just before he became coach at Alabama?
Sunday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes was the 10th pick in the 2017 NFL Draft; Mitchell Trubisky was the only QB picked ahead of him that year.
Saturday’s quiz
Orlando Magic drafted Shaquille O’Neal with the 1st pick in the 1992 NBA Draft.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……..
Texans 39, Buccaneers 37
— Texans drove 75 yards in 0:40, scored game-winning TD with 0:06 left.
— Rookie QB Stroud was 30-42/470 passing, with 5 TD passes.
— Houston in 2nd half: 32 plays, 365 yards, 31 points.
— Texans are 2-10 ATS last 12 games as a home favorite.
— Bucs scored a TD with 0:46 left to take a 37-33 lead.
— Texans outgained Tampa Bay, 496-332.
— Bucs lost four in row, five of last six games (3-3 ATS).
— Texans took a knee after game-winning TD, rather than kick PAT that would’ve covered the 2.5-point spread.
Vikings 31, Falcons 28
— Vikings drove 75 yards in 1:46, scored game-winning TD with 0:22 left.
— QB Dobbs, acquired on Tuesday, was 20-30/158 passing off the bench.
— Vikings converted 7-16 on third down, Falcons 10-18.
— Minnesota won/covered last four games, scoring 19-22-24-31 points.
— Atlanta turned ball over on consecutive plays late in third quarter.
— Falcons drove 84 yards, scored TD to go ahead 28-24 with 2:08 left.
— Heinicke was 21-38/268 passing, in his first ’23 start.
— Falcons are 3-11-1 ATS last 15 games as a home favorite.
Chiefs 21, Dolphins 14
— Kansas City led 21-0 at half, scoring defensive TD 0:33 before the half.
— KC has outscored opponents 165-59 in first half.
— Chiefs are 10-5 ATS in last 15 games coming off a loss.
— Opponents’ team total: under 7-2.
— Dolphins in first half: 25 plays, 110 yards, no points.
— Under McDaniel, Miami is 4-6 ATS as an underdog.
— Favorites are 8-0 ATS in Miami’s games this season.
— Miami scored 31+ points in five of six wins; 20-17-14 in losses.
Ravens 37, Seahawks 3
— Ravens ran 75 plays for 515 yards, Seattle 47 plays for 151 yards.
— Baltimore ran ball 41 times for 298 yards.
— Last six games, Ravens outscored opponents 108-19 in first half.
— Baltimore won five of last six games (4-2 ATS)
— Seattle’s first five drives: 20 plays, 50 yards, 4 punts and an INT.
— Seattle was outscored 60-6 in second half of their losses, 20-0 in this game.
— Seahawks are 10-16-1 ATS in last 27 games after a win.
— Seahawks scored 37-37-24-20-24 points in wins, 13-13-3 in losses.
Browns 27, Cardinals 0
— Arizona is 0-6 SU/1-5 ATS last six games, losing by 19-14-17-10-7-27 points.
— Cardinals ran 48 plays for 58 yards, Browns ran 71 plays for 326 yards.
— Cardinals have been outscored 135-47 in 2nd half of games.
— Three NFC West teams Sunday: no TD’s, 2 FG’s/33 drives, outscored 84-6.
— Browns’ three TD’s were on drives of 49-11-56 yards.
— Opponents have converted only 27-104 third down plays (1-12 here).
— Cleveland won/covered four of its five home games.
— Cleveland is 8-2-1 ATS in last 11 games coming off a loss.
Packers 20, Rams 3
— Rams lost four of their last five games.
— QB Stafford didn’t play: Rypien was 13-28/130 passing, no bueno.
— Last three games, Cooper Kupp caught 8 passes for 98 yards…….total.
— Rams are 8-18 since they won Super Bowl two years ago.
— Green Bay outgained the Rams, 391-187.
— Packers ran ball for 184 yards (4.8 yards/carry).
— Green Bay has outscored opponents 41-17 on 1st drive of a half.
— Team total: under 6-2. Opponents’ team total: under 5-3
Commanders 20, Patriots 17
— New England led 14-10 at halftime.
— Washington’s first two drives of 2nd half: 15 plays, 140 yards, 10 points.
— Commanders outgained New England, 432-327.
— 2nd-year QB Howell is 5-5 as an NFL starter.
— Patriots lost five of their last six games (1-5 ATS).
— In those games, Patriots were outgained by 102.2 yards/game.
— Since Brady left, NE is 27-32 SU in regular season, 0-1 in playoffs.
— In his career, Belichick is now 82-97 SU without Brady.
Saints 24, Bears 17
— Saints’ TD drives were 45-75-47 yards.
— Last five weeks, Saints outscored foes 61-27 in second half.
— Under is 7-2 in Saints’ games this season.
— New Orleans is 4-1 scoring 20+ points, 1-3 scoring less than 20.
— Chicago turned ball over five times on 11 drives (minus-5).
— Bears are +5 in turnovers in wins, minus-12 in losses.
— In Bagent’s three starts, Bears are 20-39 on third down.
— Chicago is 6-14-1 ATS in last 21 games as road underdogs (1-3 TY).
Colts 27, Panthers 13
— Kenny Moore had two pick-6’s for the 4-5 Colts.
— Indianapolis led 20-3 at halftime.
— Colts’ offense in 1st half: 38 plays, 184 yards, 13 points.
— Colts in second half: 18 plays, 50 yards, no points.
— Panthers averaged only 3.2 yards/pass attempt.
— Panthers outgained the Colts, 275-198.
— In Young’s seven starts. Carolina averaged 5+ yards/pass attempt once.
— Carolina is 1-6-1 against spread this season.
Raiders 30, Giants 6
— QB Jones hurt his knee; they fear he tore his ACL.
— Giants in first half: 29 plays, 104 yards, 2 INT’s, no points.
— Giants lost six of last seven games, scoring 10 ppg.
— Giants’ team total: under 7-2.
— Raiders in first half: 31 plays, 231 yards, 24 points.
— Rookie QB O’Connell was 16-25/209 passing, in his 2nd start.
— Under is 7-2 in Raider games this season.
— Raiders won three of their four home games TY.
Eagles 28, Cowboys 23
— Dallas led 17-14 at halftime.
— Eagles’ first two drives in 2nd half: 17 plays, 147 yards, 14 points.
— Under Sirianni, Philly is 11-4-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Eagles won eight of their first nine games (5-2-2 ATS)
— Prescott was 29-44/374 passing, with three TD’s.
— Dallas outgained the Eagles, 406-292.
— Cowboys are 1-4 SU/ATS in last five visits to Philly.
— Cowboys are +9 in turnovers in wins, minus-5 in losses.
Bengals 24, Bills 18
— Buffalo is 2-3 SU in its last five games (0-5 ATS).
— Bills drove 85 yards for a TD on its first drive.
— next six drives: 37 plays, 160 yards, 2 turnovers, 3 points.
— Bills allowed 10-3-20-9-18 points in wins, 22-25-29-24 in losses.
— Cincy’s first two drives: 20 plays, 145 yards, 14 points.
— Bengals won/covered last four games, giving up 20-13-17-18 points.
— Last two games, Cincy averaged 7.6/7.6 yards/pass attempt.
— Last four games, Bengals are +7 in turnovers.
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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Six of the top baseball free agents this winter:
— Shohei Ohtani, DH
— Yoshinobu Yamamoto, P
— Blake Snell, P
— Cody Bellinger, OF/1B
— Aaron Nola, P
— Josh Hader, RP
Quote of the Day
“I think my reaction is the same as everyone in the organization and the fan base. We’re just shocked initially.”
Milwaukee P Corbin Burnes, after manager Craig Counsell bolted to the rival Cubs
Tuesday’s quiz
Chargers have played in one Super Bowl; who was their QB in that game?
Monday’s quiz
Nick Saban went 15-17 in two years coaching the Miami Dolphins, just before he became coach at Alabama.
Sunday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes was the 10th pick in the 2017 NFL Draft; Mitchell Trubisky was the only QB picked ahead of him that year.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
— Chargers 27, Jets 6:
Chargers ran a punt back 87 yards for a TD, 1:25 into the game.
Chargers’ second offensive TD came on a 2-yard drive, after a turnover.
Under is 5-0-1 in last six Charger games.
Bolts are 6-3-3 ATS in last 11 games coming off a win.
Jets converted only 3-17 third down plays.
Jets are 5-10-1 ATS in last 16 games with spread of 3 or less points.
Jets still haven’t averaged more than 5.8 yards/pass attempt in any game.
Jets scored 22-31-20-13 points in wins, 10-10-20-6 in losses.
Jets have now won three of last four games, which is good, but in those four games:
they scored only 3 touchdowns on 48 drives.
they went 3/out 15 times on those 48 drives- their offense is dismal.
College basketball started Monday night……..
— James Madison (+16) 79, Michigan State 76 OT
Dukes were a freakin’ 16-point underdog; a great win for them.
MSU shot 1-20 on the arc, 23-37 on foul line, and lost by 3.
JMU jumped out to a 25-12 lead, but trailed by 6 with 8:35 left in the game.
— Princeton (+5.5) 68, Rutgers 61— Not often an Ivy League team beats a Big 14 team.
— Wake Forest 101, Elon 78
Elon led 36-15 early on.
Deacons shot 74.4% inside the arc.
— Abilene Christian (+10.5) 64, Oklahoma State 59
Visiting Wildcats shot 54% inside the arc, led by 18 with 13:25 left in game.
— Bradley 73, UAB 71, OT
Visiting Braves led by 20 in first half.
UAB stormed back, led by 11 with 6:42 left in game.
Blazers were 3-19 on arc, 18-29 on foul line.
— Belmont 89, Georgia State 87— This was a really good game between two good mid-majors, kind of a like a play-in game to the tournament in March.
Belmont was 17-22 on foul line, Georgia State 8-14.
— Bad Beat of the Night; Tex-San Antonio 78, Western Illinois 68, OT— Very tough beat if you had the Leathernecks, +5.5.
— Word of the Day: Shill— someone who gets paid to talk about or describe someone or something in a favorable way.
— Managerial changes in baseball:
Cubs hired Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell, gave him $8M a year.
Mets hired Bronx bench coach Carlos Mendoza as their new manager.
Cleveland Guardians hired Stephen Vogt as their new manager.
Vogt played 10 years in the big leagues; he played 70 games in the majors as recently as 2022. He was a bullpen coach in Seattle last year.
Mendoza managed in the minor leagues for two years, has been a big league coach since 2018.
Counsell had a 9-year regular season record of 707-625 with Milwaukee; he was 7-12 in the five years he led Milwaukee in the playoffs.
— Nine weeks into the season, the entire AFC North is over .500.
— So far this season, under has been a profitable play in the NFL:
since Week 3, under is 67-35-1
since Week 5, under is 47-23-1
prime-time games, under is 21-7
overall for the whole season, under is 82-52-1
— Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson is leading the NFL in completion %age; last year, he finished 25th in that category. New offensive coordinator Todd Monken has worked wonders with the Ravens’ offense so far this season.
— Over their last four games, Buffalo Bills have a minus-6 turnover ratio; hard to win that way.
— ESPN”s Doc Rivers said this last week about the Dallas Mavericks, who have two stars on their team, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving:
“They have to want to play together” which sounds simple, but it doesn’t happen all the time.
— Kudos to Arizona Wildcats football coach Jedd Fisch, who has his Wildcats at 6-3 and eligible to go bowling in December. From 2018-22, Arizona was 15-38, so this is a huge leap forward for the Wildcats.
— I’d like to thank the support staff at YouTubeTV; had a problem with the set-up on my TV last Friday, wound up on the phone for a half-hour with a support person in the Phillipines and he fixed the problem for me. Appreciate your help.
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Six of the top baseball free agents this winter:
— Shohei Ohtani, DH
— Yoshinobu Yamamoto, P
— Blake Snell, P
— Cody Bellinger, OF/1B
— Aaron Nola, P
— Josh Hader, RP
Quote of the Day
“I think my reaction is the same as everyone in the organization and the fan base. We’re just shocked initially.”
Milwaukee P Corbin Burnes, after manager Craig Counsell bolted to the rival Cubs
Tuesday’s quiz
Chargers have played in one Super Bowl; who was their QB in that game?
Monday’s quiz
Nick Saban went 15-17 in two years coaching the Miami Dolphins, just before he became coach at Alabama.
Sunday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes was the 10th pick in the 2017 NFL Draft; Mitchell Trubisky was the only QB picked ahead of him that year.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
— Chargers 27, Jets 6:
Chargers ran a punt back 87 yards for a TD, 1:25 into the game.
Chargers’ second offensive TD came on a 2-yard drive, after a turnover.
Under is 5-0-1 in last six Charger games.
Bolts are 6-3-3 ATS in last 11 games coming off a win.
Jets converted only 3-17 third down plays.
Jets are 5-10-1 ATS in last 16 games with spread of 3 or less points.
Jets still haven’t averaged more than 5.8 yards/pass attempt in any game.
Jets scored 22-31-20-13 points in wins, 10-10-20-6 in losses.
Jets have now won three of last four games, which is good, but in those four games:
they scored only 3 touchdowns on 48 drives.
they went 3/out 15 times on those 48 drives- their offense is dismal.
College basketball started Monday night……..
— James Madison (+16) 79, Michigan State 76 OT
Dukes were a freakin’ 16-point underdog; a great win for them.
MSU shot 1-20 on the arc, 23-37 on foul line, and lost by 3.
JMU jumped out to a 25-12 lead, but trailed by 6 with 8:35 left in the game.
— Princeton (+5.5) 68, Rutgers 61— Not often an Ivy League team beats a Big 14 team.
— Wake Forest 101, Elon 78
Elon led 36-15 early on.
Deacons shot 74.4% inside the arc.
— Abilene Christian (+10.5) 64, Oklahoma State 59
Visiting Wildcats shot 54% inside the arc, led by 18 with 13:25 left in game.
— Bradley 73, UAB 71, OT
Visiting Braves led by 20 in first half.
UAB stormed back, led by 11 with 6:42 left in game.
Blazers were 3-19 on arc, 18-29 on foul line.
— Belmont 89, Georgia State 87— This was a really good game between two good mid-majors, kind of a like a play-in game to the tournament in March.
Belmont was 17-22 on foul line, Georgia State 8-14.
— Bad Beat of the Night; Tex-San Antonio 78, Western Illinois 68, OT— Very tough beat if you had the Leathernecks, +5.5.
— Word of the Day: Shill— someone who gets paid to talk about or describe someone or something in a favorable way.
— Managerial changes in baseball:
Cubs hired Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell, gave him $8M a year.
Mets hired Bronx bench coach Carlos Mendoza as their new manager.
Cleveland Guardians hired Stephen Vogt as their new manager.
Vogt played 10 years in the big leagues; he played 70 games in the majors as recently as 2022. He was a bullpen coach in Seattle last year.
Mendoza managed in the minor leagues for two years, has been a big league coach since 2018.
Counsell had a 9-year regular season record of 707-625 with Milwaukee; he was 7-12 in the five years he led Milwaukee in the playoffs.
— Nine weeks into the season, the entire AFC North is over .500.
— So far this season, under has been a profitable play in the NFL:
since Week 3, under is 67-35-1
since Week 5, under is 47-23-1
prime-time games, under is 21-7
overall for the whole season, under is 82-52-1
— Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson is leading the NFL in completion %age; last year, he finished 25th in that category. New offensive coordinator Todd Monken has worked wonders with the Ravens’ offense so far this season.
— Over their last four games, Buffalo Bills have a minus-6 turnover ratio; hard to win that way.
— ESPN”s Doc Rivers said this last week about the Dallas Mavericks, who have two stars on their team, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving:
“They have to want to play together” which sounds simple, but it doesn’t happen all the time.
— Kudos to Arizona Wildcats football coach Jedd Fisch, who has his Wildcats at 6-3 and eligible to go bowling in December. From 2018-22, Arizona was 15-38, so this is a huge leap forward for the Wildcats.
— I’d like to thank the support staff at YouTubeTV; had a problem with the set-up on my TV last Friday, wound up on the phone for a half-hour with a support person in the Phillipines and he fixed the problem for me. Appreciate your help.
