Cnotes NL 2024-2025 Schedule, Best Bets, Opinons, News !
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE at NO | 01:00 PM | NO +1.5 O 44.0 | +500 +500 |
| BAL at PIT | 01:00 PM | PIT +3.0 O 48.5 | +500 +500 |
| LV at MIA | 01:00 PM | LV +7.5 O 44.0 | +500 +500 |
| IND at NYJ | 01:00 PM | IND +4.0 U 43.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at TEN | 01:00 PM | MIN -6.0 U 40.0 | +500 +500 |
| GB at CHI | 01:00 PM | GB -6.0 U 40.5 | +500 +500 |
| JAC at DET | 01:00 PM | JAC +14.0 O 47.0 | +500 +500 |
| LA at NE | 01:00 PM | NE +4.0 U 43.0 | +500 +500 |
| SEA at SF | 04:05 PM | SF -6.0 U 49.0 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at DEN | 04:05 PM | DEN -2.0 U 45.0 | +500 +500 |
| KC at BUF | 04:25 PM | BUF -2.0 O 46.5 | +500 +500 |
| CIN at LAC | 08:20 PM | CIN +1.0 O 48.5 | +500 +500 |
NFL BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !
11/17/2024...................10 - 8 - 0....................55.55%......................+ 6.00
11/14/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/11/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/10/2024...................3 - 14 - 0.....................17.64%......................- 62.00
11/07/2024......................2 - 0 - 0...................100.00%......................+ 10.00
11/04/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/03/2024.....................9 - 5 - 1.....................64.28%......................+ 17.50
TOTALS........................27 - 30 - 1.....................47.36%......................- 30.00
11/17/2024...................10 - 8 - 0....................55.55%......................+ 6.00
11/14/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/11/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/10/2024...................3 - 14 - 0.....................17.64%......................- 62.00
11/07/2024......................2 - 0 - 0...................100.00%......................+ 10.00
11/04/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/03/2024.....................9 - 5 - 1.....................64.28%......................+ 17.50
TOTALS........................27 - 30 - 1.....................47.36%......................- 30.00
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Monday’s 6-pack:
— St John’s 85, New Mexico 71- Rick Pitino’s team out-rebounded his son’s team, 49-32.
— California 71, USC 66- Former Pac-12 rivals met, shot a combined 12-42 on the arc.
— Hawai’i 73, Weber State 68 OT- Weber led by 10 points early in second half.
— Saint Mary’s 77, Nebraska 74- Gaels were 11-25 on arc, Nebraska 5-17.
— Boise State 84, Clemson 71- Good win for the Mountain West here.
— Cal Poly 82, Eastern Washington 78- Good win for much-improved Mustangs.
Quote of the Day
“Forget the minutiae of what it is you do. You better play hard, fast and together or you have no shot.”
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, what well-known actress played James Caan’s wife?
Sunday’s quiz
John Robinson was UNLV’s football coach the last time they won a bowl game, in 2000.
Saturday’s quiz
From 1967-73, UCLA won March Madness every year; in 1974, NC State beat them at the Final Four and ended their streak.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…..
Packers 20, Bears 19
Packers blocked a 46-yard FG on last play of the game.
Green Bay drove 78 yards, scored game-winning TD with 2:59 left.
Packers’ last three drives: 17 plays, 218 yards, 14 points.
Packers are 9-7 ATS in last 16 NFC North road games.
Bears were 9-16 on third down, Green Bay 1-5.
Packers averaged 14.4 yards/pass attempt.
Bears lost last four games, scoring 15-9-3-19 points.
Green Bay won last 12 series games (10-2 ATS)
Steelers 18, Ravens 16
Steelers won/covered their last five games.
Pittsburgh didn’t score a TD; they kicked six field goals.
Steelers are 18-7-1 ATS in last 26 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Since 2014, Steelers are 13-5-2 ATS as a home underdog.
Baltimore had 3 turnovers, plus 12 penalties for 80 yards.
Derrick Henry has scored at least one TD in every game this year.
Pittsburgh won eight of last nine series games.
Under is 7-0 in last six meetings.
Rams 28, Patriots 22
Rams’ first two drives: 9 plays, 69 yards, no points.
Rams’ next five drives: 30 plays, 296 yards, 28 points.
Rams won four of their last five games.
Rams are 4-0 scoring 26+ points, 1-5 scoring less than 26.
QB Maye was 30-40/282 passing, with two TD’s.
NE is 10-21-1 ATS in last 32 games as an underdog.
Patriots are 32-47 since Tom Brady left town.
Over is 4-1 in New England’s home games.
Colts 28, Jets 27
Colts drove 70 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:46 left.
Indy’s last two drives: 14 plays, 140 yards, 14 points.
QB Richardson threw for 272 yards, ran for 32 more.
Colts outgained the Jets, 332-253.
Jets’ first five drives: 16 plays, 27 yards, no points.
Jets rest of game: 38 plays, 223 yards, 27 points.
Jets are 1-7 SU/ATS in their last eight games.
Jets are 0-7 if they allow 27+ points.
Saints 35, Browns 14
Game was 14-14 after the third quarter.
Saints were 5-10 on third down, Cleveland 3-13.
Cleveland lost seven of its last eight games.
Browns scored 18 or fewer points in nine of 10 games.
New Orleans is 2-0 since they changed coaches.
Saints ran ball for 214 yards, threw for 259 more.
Saints’ last three drives of game: 17 plays, 185 yards, 21 points.
Taysom Hill ran seven times for 138 yards, 3 TD’s.
Vikings 23, Titans 13
Vikings’ first four drives: 33 plays, 187 yards, 16 points.
Minnesota won its last three games, giving up 13-7-13 points.
Minnesota is 7-2-2 ATS in last eleven games as road favorite.
NFC North favorites are 16-9 ATS in non-divisional games.
Titans’ first six drives: 34 plays, 93 yards, 3 points.
Tennessee ran ball 19 times for only 33 yards.
QB Levis is 4-12 as an NFL starter.
Tennessee is 1-6 ATS in last seven games coming off a loss.
— Famous birthdays, November 18
Brenda Vaccaro, 85
Linda Evans, 82
Glenn Carano, 69
Warren Moon, 68
Owen Wilson, 56
Gary Sheffield, 56
Sam Cassell, 55
David Ortiz, 49
Jameson Taillon, 33
Cory Littleton, 31
Shea Langeliers, 27
Caleb Williams, 23
Lions 52, Jaguars 6
Lions scored a touchdown on their first six drives.
Detroit won its last eight games (7-1 ATS).
Last three games, Lions outscored opponents 67-11 in 2nd half.
Under Campbell, Lions are 13-5 ATS as a home favorite.
Detroit led 28-6 at halftime.
Detroit converted 6-10 third down plays, 3-3 on fourth down.
Lions ran 76 plays for 645 yards, Jaguars 47 plays for 170.
First time in five games Jacksonville didn’t cover the spread.
Dolphins 34, Raiders 19
Miami’s lead was only 17-12 after third quarter.
Miami in second half: 32 plays, 226 yards, 3 TDs and a FG.
Dolphins converted 8-12 third down plays, 2-2 on 4th down.
Last four games, Miami is 29-48 on 3rd down.
Last six games, Las Vegas is 0-6 SU/2-4 ATS.
Last seven games, Raiders averaged 5.8 or fewer yards/pass attempt.
QB Minshew is 17-28 as an NFL starter.
TE Bowers caught 13 passes for 126 yards and a TD.
Broncos 38, Falcons 6
Denver’s first five drives: 41 plays, 262 yards, 28 points.
QB Nix was 28-33/307 passing, with four TD’s.
Broncos outgained Atlanta, 400-226.
Denver is 5-0 if they score more than 20 points, 1-5 if they score 20 or less.
Atlanta kicked field goals on two of first three drives.
Falcons in second half: 28 plays, 77 yards, no points.
Falcons were held to 17 or fewer points in their five losses.
Falcons are 7-15 ATS last 22 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Seahawks 20, 49ers 17
Seahawks drove 80 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:12 left.
Seattle is 5-0 when it allows 20 or less points, 0-5 when it allows more.
Seattle scored two TD’s on last three drives: 31 plays, 183 yards, 14 points.
Seahawks snapped a six-game losing skid against San Francisco.
San Francisco lost three of last four home games.
49ers are 2-4 in games decided by six or fewer points.
49ers are 2-5 when they run ball for less than 180 yards.
San Francisco held its last three opponents under 300 yards.
Bills 30, Chiefs 21
Leading 16-14, Bills scored TDs on last two drives: 22 plays, 153 yards.
Bills outgained Chiefs 366-259, converted 9-15 on third down.
Buffalo won its last six games overall (5-1 ATS)
Bills are 18-5-1 ATS in last 24 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Bills are first team since Week 1 to gain more than 320 yards vs KC.
Last four games, Chiefs were held to 85.3 rushing yards/game.
Chiefs are 12-20 ATS in last 32 games coming off a win.
Chiefs still lead AFC West by two games; Bills lead AFC East by 4.5 games.
Chargers 31, Bengals 24
Chargers led 24-6 at halftime, 27-6 early in third quarter.
Bengals tied game with 3 TD’s in a row: 21 plays, 191 yards, 21 points.
With game 27-27, McPherson missed two FG’s in 4th quarter.
Chargers drove 84 yards in four plays, scored game-winning TD with 0:18 left.
Bengals gave up 35+ points in their last five losses.
Cincinnati is 1-6 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
Over is 8-2 in Cincinnati’s last ten games.
Chargers won a close game, but they’ve still lost ten games in a row that were decided by 3 or fewer points.
Monday’s 6-pack:
— St John’s 85, New Mexico 71- Rick Pitino’s team out-rebounded his son’s team, 49-32.
— California 71, USC 66- Former Pac-12 rivals met, shot a combined 12-42 on the arc.
— Hawai’i 73, Weber State 68 OT- Weber led by 10 points early in second half.
— Saint Mary’s 77, Nebraska 74- Gaels were 11-25 on arc, Nebraska 5-17.
— Boise State 84, Clemson 71- Good win for the Mountain West here.
— Cal Poly 82, Eastern Washington 78- Good win for much-improved Mustangs.
Quote of the Day
“Forget the minutiae of what it is you do. You better play hard, fast and together or you have no shot.”
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, what well-known actress played James Caan’s wife?
Sunday’s quiz
John Robinson was UNLV’s football coach the last time they won a bowl game, in 2000.
Saturday’s quiz
From 1967-73, UCLA won March Madness every year; in 1974, NC State beat them at the Final Four and ended their streak.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…..
Packers 20, Bears 19
Packers blocked a 46-yard FG on last play of the game.
Green Bay drove 78 yards, scored game-winning TD with 2:59 left.
Packers’ last three drives: 17 plays, 218 yards, 14 points.
Packers are 9-7 ATS in last 16 NFC North road games.
Bears were 9-16 on third down, Green Bay 1-5.
Packers averaged 14.4 yards/pass attempt.
Bears lost last four games, scoring 15-9-3-19 points.
Green Bay won last 12 series games (10-2 ATS)
Steelers 18, Ravens 16
Steelers won/covered their last five games.
Pittsburgh didn’t score a TD; they kicked six field goals.
Steelers are 18-7-1 ATS in last 26 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Since 2014, Steelers are 13-5-2 ATS as a home underdog.
Baltimore had 3 turnovers, plus 12 penalties for 80 yards.
Derrick Henry has scored at least one TD in every game this year.
Pittsburgh won eight of last nine series games.
Under is 7-0 in last six meetings.
Rams 28, Patriots 22
Rams’ first two drives: 9 plays, 69 yards, no points.
Rams’ next five drives: 30 plays, 296 yards, 28 points.
Rams won four of their last five games.
Rams are 4-0 scoring 26+ points, 1-5 scoring less than 26.
QB Maye was 30-40/282 passing, with two TD’s.
NE is 10-21-1 ATS in last 32 games as an underdog.
Patriots are 32-47 since Tom Brady left town.
Over is 4-1 in New England’s home games.
Colts 28, Jets 27
Colts drove 70 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:46 left.
Indy’s last two drives: 14 plays, 140 yards, 14 points.
QB Richardson threw for 272 yards, ran for 32 more.
Colts outgained the Jets, 332-253.
Jets’ first five drives: 16 plays, 27 yards, no points.
Jets rest of game: 38 plays, 223 yards, 27 points.
Jets are 1-7 SU/ATS in their last eight games.
Jets are 0-7 if they allow 27+ points.
Saints 35, Browns 14
Game was 14-14 after the third quarter.
Saints were 5-10 on third down, Cleveland 3-13.
Cleveland lost seven of its last eight games.
Browns scored 18 or fewer points in nine of 10 games.
New Orleans is 2-0 since they changed coaches.
Saints ran ball for 214 yards, threw for 259 more.
Saints’ last three drives of game: 17 plays, 185 yards, 21 points.
Taysom Hill ran seven times for 138 yards, 3 TD’s.
Vikings 23, Titans 13
Vikings’ first four drives: 33 plays, 187 yards, 16 points.
Minnesota won its last three games, giving up 13-7-13 points.
Minnesota is 7-2-2 ATS in last eleven games as road favorite.
NFC North favorites are 16-9 ATS in non-divisional games.
Titans’ first six drives: 34 plays, 93 yards, 3 points.
Tennessee ran ball 19 times for only 33 yards.
QB Levis is 4-12 as an NFL starter.
Tennessee is 1-6 ATS in last seven games coming off a loss.
— Famous birthdays, November 18
Brenda Vaccaro, 85
Linda Evans, 82
Glenn Carano, 69
Warren Moon, 68
Owen Wilson, 56
Gary Sheffield, 56
Sam Cassell, 55
David Ortiz, 49
Jameson Taillon, 33
Cory Littleton, 31
Shea Langeliers, 27
Caleb Williams, 23
Lions 52, Jaguars 6
Lions scored a touchdown on their first six drives.
Detroit won its last eight games (7-1 ATS).
Last three games, Lions outscored opponents 67-11 in 2nd half.
Under Campbell, Lions are 13-5 ATS as a home favorite.
Detroit led 28-6 at halftime.
Detroit converted 6-10 third down plays, 3-3 on fourth down.
Lions ran 76 plays for 645 yards, Jaguars 47 plays for 170.
First time in five games Jacksonville didn’t cover the spread.
Dolphins 34, Raiders 19
Miami’s lead was only 17-12 after third quarter.
Miami in second half: 32 plays, 226 yards, 3 TDs and a FG.
Dolphins converted 8-12 third down plays, 2-2 on 4th down.
Last four games, Miami is 29-48 on 3rd down.
Last six games, Las Vegas is 0-6 SU/2-4 ATS.
Last seven games, Raiders averaged 5.8 or fewer yards/pass attempt.
QB Minshew is 17-28 as an NFL starter.
TE Bowers caught 13 passes for 126 yards and a TD.
Broncos 38, Falcons 6
Denver’s first five drives: 41 plays, 262 yards, 28 points.
QB Nix was 28-33/307 passing, with four TD’s.
Broncos outgained Atlanta, 400-226.
Denver is 5-0 if they score more than 20 points, 1-5 if they score 20 or less.
Atlanta kicked field goals on two of first three drives.
Falcons in second half: 28 plays, 77 yards, no points.
Falcons were held to 17 or fewer points in their five losses.
Falcons are 7-15 ATS last 22 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Seahawks 20, 49ers 17
Seahawks drove 80 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:12 left.
Seattle is 5-0 when it allows 20 or less points, 0-5 when it allows more.
Seattle scored two TD’s on last three drives: 31 plays, 183 yards, 14 points.
Seahawks snapped a six-game losing skid against San Francisco.
San Francisco lost three of last four home games.
49ers are 2-4 in games decided by six or fewer points.
49ers are 2-5 when they run ball for less than 180 yards.
San Francisco held its last three opponents under 300 yards.
Bills 30, Chiefs 21
Leading 16-14, Bills scored TDs on last two drives: 22 plays, 153 yards.
Bills outgained Chiefs 366-259, converted 9-15 on third down.
Buffalo won its last six games overall (5-1 ATS)
Bills are 18-5-1 ATS in last 24 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Bills are first team since Week 1 to gain more than 320 yards vs KC.
Last four games, Chiefs were held to 85.3 rushing yards/game.
Chiefs are 12-20 ATS in last 32 games coming off a win.
Chiefs still lead AFC West by two games; Bills lead AFC East by 4.5 games.
Chargers 31, Bengals 24
Chargers led 24-6 at halftime, 27-6 early in third quarter.
Bengals tied game with 3 TD’s in a row: 21 plays, 191 yards, 21 points.
With game 27-27, McPherson missed two FG’s in 4th quarter.
Chargers drove 84 yards in four plays, scored game-winning TD with 0:18 left.
Bengals gave up 35+ points in their last five losses.
Cincinnati is 1-6 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
Over is 8-2 in Cincinnati’s last ten games.
Chargers won a close game, but they’ve still lost ten games in a row that were decided by 3 or fewer points.
NFL BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !
11/18/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/17/2024...................10 - 8 - 0....................55.55%......................+ 6.00
11/14/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/11/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/10/2024...................3 - 14 - 0.....................17.64%......................- 62.00
11/07/2024......................2 - 0 - 0...................100.00%......................+ 10.00
11/04/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/03/2024.....................9 - 5 - 1.....................64.28%......................+ 17.50
TOTALS........................28 - 31 - 1.....................47.45%......................- 30.50
11/18/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/17/2024...................10 - 8 - 0....................55.55%......................+ 6.00
11/14/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/11/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/10/2024...................3 - 14 - 0.....................17.64%......................- 62.00
11/07/2024......................2 - 0 - 0...................100.00%......................+ 10.00
11/04/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/03/2024.....................9 - 5 - 1.....................64.28%......................+ 17.50
TOTALS........................28 - 31 - 1.....................47.45%......................- 30.50
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Leading scorers in country in college basketball:
28.3— TY Johnson, Cal-Davis
27.5— Ante Brzovic, Charleston
25.8— Ketron Shaw, Md-Eastern Shore
25.8— Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
25.8— Anthony Roy, Green Bay
25.8— Jaron Pierre, Jacksonville State
Quote of the Day
“I think you got to be really, really careful when you start pointing fingers at certain people. That’s a dangerous thing, and I’m not going to do that. Not doing it. Not right now. As a head coach in this league that’s going through what we’re going through, you’re pointing a finger. And if it needs to be pointed, it needs to be pointed at me. Start with me. That’s enough on that.”
Jaguars coach Doug Pederson
Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Dallas Cowboys’ coach the last time they won a Super Bowl?
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
Sunday’s quiz
John Robinson was UNLV’s football coach the last time they won a bowl game, in 2000.
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Texans led 17-10 at half, outscored Dallas 17-0 in 2nd half.
RB Mixon ran ball 20 times for 109 yards, three TD’s.
Houston’s opponents’ team total: under 5-1-1 last seven games.
Houston is 9-4 ATS in last 13 games coming off a loss.
Cowboys were 5-15 on third down, 0-4 on fourth down.
Dallas lost last five games, giving up 47-30-27-34-34 points.
Cowboys are 0-7 when they allow more than 17 points.
Since 2021, Dallas is 1-5 ATS as a home underdog.
— New Jersey Giants benched QB Daniel Jones Monday, naming Tommy DeVito the starter for this week’s game vs Tampa Bay, with Drew Lock named as the backup.
DeVito went 3-3 as the Giants’ starter last year; Jones was 25-45-1 as the Giants’ QB, 3-13 the last two years, after he went 9-6-1 in 2022, with a playoff win at Minnesota. He is making $40M a year, but looks like he’ll be elsewhere next season.
— Gonzaga 80, San Diego State 67
Senior G Nembhard had 19 points, 10 assists.
San Diego State shot only 37.7% from the floor.
Zags have 7 of their top 8 scorers back from last year.
— Khalif Battle is a senior guard for Gonzaga; he is 23 years old and has had an interesting trip thru college basketball.
2019-20- Started his career at Butler, playing around 8 minutes/game for a 22-9 Butler squad.
2020-23- Started for three years at Temple, playing 26 mpg two years ago; Owls went 38-39 those three years, 24-25 in conference games.
2023-24- He played at Arkansas LY, playing 24 mpg or so for the 16-17 Razorbacks, who were 6-12 in the SEC.
2024-25- Now he is at Gonzaga, a top-5 team in the country; he scored 17.3 ppg in the Zags’ first three games, had xx points against the Aztecs Monday night.
— Florida Atlantic fired football coach Tom Herman on Monday with two games left in his second season at FAU; Owls were 4-8 last year, are 2-8 this season.
UMass fired football coach Don Brown Monday; Minutemen went 6-28 the last three years. UMass plays Georgia this week, bad news for interim coach Shane Montgomery. Brown had led UMass to the I-AA national title game in 2006, but I-A is a much tougher gig.
— Indiana signed football coach Curt Cignetti to an 8-year contract worth $8M/year, which is what happens when you’re still unbeaten in November. Cignetti went 52-9 in five years at James Madison, before moving on to the Hoosiers this year, bring 13 players with him from JMU.
— There are three unbeaten teams left in college football: Army, Indiana, Oregon.
Go figure.
— Famous birthdays, November 19
Ahmad Rashad, 75
Richard Todd, 71
Allison Janney, 65
Meg Ryan, 63
Gary Disarcina, 57
Justin Duchscherer, 47
Ryan Howard, 45
Adam Driver, 41
Framber Valdez, 31
Joey Gallo, 31
— Sacramento Kings’ G De’Aaron Fox just scored 109 points in consecutive games, only the third time that has ever happened in NBA history. Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant also did it.
— NBA pre-game/post-game show Inside the NBA will be on ESPN starting next season, a big upgrade to ESPN’s NBA programming.
— Wisconsin 87, Rio Grande Valley 84
Badgers are 5-0 this month, playing pace #239; last two years, Wisconsin played slower, the #307/344 pace. Four of the Badgers’ next five games are against top 60 teams.
— Cal-Fullerton 62, Idaho State 61
Titans put three guys in double figures; two of them didn’t start.
Idaho State had 22 offensive boards; Fullerton had 23 defensive rebounds.
— There are murmurs on the Interweb that the Mets offered Juan Soto $660M for 14 years, which works out to $47M a year. We’ll see who else steps up to the plate, whether another team will make an offer to try and at least drive up what the Mets/Bronx will have to pay Soto.
— Baltimore Orioles are going to move in the left-field wall at Camden Yards next season; parts of the left-field fence will will be pulled in at varying distances between 9 and 20 feet, and the fence will be four or five feet shorter in some areas.
— Thanksgiving Day is November 28 this year, the latest it can be- the college hoop schedule has been kind of spread out so far, not that much good stuff. Lot of cupcake games, but Purdue-Marquette is a headline game on Tuesday’s schedule. Holiday tournaments will be in full force next week, always a good thing.
Leading scorers in country in college basketball:
28.3— TY Johnson, Cal-Davis
27.5— Ante Brzovic, Charleston
25.8— Ketron Shaw, Md-Eastern Shore
25.8— Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
25.8— Anthony Roy, Green Bay
25.8— Jaron Pierre, Jacksonville State
Quote of the Day
“I think you got to be really, really careful when you start pointing fingers at certain people. That’s a dangerous thing, and I’m not going to do that. Not doing it. Not right now. As a head coach in this league that’s going through what we’re going through, you’re pointing a finger. And if it needs to be pointed, it needs to be pointed at me. Start with me. That’s enough on that.”
Jaguars coach Doug Pederson
Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Dallas Cowboys’ coach the last time they won a Super Bowl?
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
Sunday’s quiz
John Robinson was UNLV’s football coach the last time they won a bowl game, in 2000.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but………
— Texans 34, Cowboys 10Texans led 17-10 at half, outscored Dallas 17-0 in 2nd half.
RB Mixon ran ball 20 times for 109 yards, three TD’s.
Houston’s opponents’ team total: under 5-1-1 last seven games.
Houston is 9-4 ATS in last 13 games coming off a loss.
Cowboys were 5-15 on third down, 0-4 on fourth down.
Dallas lost last five games, giving up 47-30-27-34-34 points.
Cowboys are 0-7 when they allow more than 17 points.
Since 2021, Dallas is 1-5 ATS as a home underdog.
— New Jersey Giants benched QB Daniel Jones Monday, naming Tommy DeVito the starter for this week’s game vs Tampa Bay, with Drew Lock named as the backup.
DeVito went 3-3 as the Giants’ starter last year; Jones was 25-45-1 as the Giants’ QB, 3-13 the last two years, after he went 9-6-1 in 2022, with a playoff win at Minnesota. He is making $40M a year, but looks like he’ll be elsewhere next season.
— Gonzaga 80, San Diego State 67
Senior G Nembhard had 19 points, 10 assists.
San Diego State shot only 37.7% from the floor.
Zags have 7 of their top 8 scorers back from last year.
— Khalif Battle is a senior guard for Gonzaga; he is 23 years old and has had an interesting trip thru college basketball.
2019-20- Started his career at Butler, playing around 8 minutes/game for a 22-9 Butler squad.
2020-23- Started for three years at Temple, playing 26 mpg two years ago; Owls went 38-39 those three years, 24-25 in conference games.
2023-24- He played at Arkansas LY, playing 24 mpg or so for the 16-17 Razorbacks, who were 6-12 in the SEC.
2024-25- Now he is at Gonzaga, a top-5 team in the country; he scored 17.3 ppg in the Zags’ first three games, had xx points against the Aztecs Monday night.
— Florida Atlantic fired football coach Tom Herman on Monday with two games left in his second season at FAU; Owls were 4-8 last year, are 2-8 this season.
UMass fired football coach Don Brown Monday; Minutemen went 6-28 the last three years. UMass plays Georgia this week, bad news for interim coach Shane Montgomery. Brown had led UMass to the I-AA national title game in 2006, but I-A is a much tougher gig.
— Indiana signed football coach Curt Cignetti to an 8-year contract worth $8M/year, which is what happens when you’re still unbeaten in November. Cignetti went 52-9 in five years at James Madison, before moving on to the Hoosiers this year, bring 13 players with him from JMU.
— There are three unbeaten teams left in college football: Army, Indiana, Oregon.
Go figure.
— Famous birthdays, November 19
Ahmad Rashad, 75
Richard Todd, 71
Allison Janney, 65
Meg Ryan, 63
Gary Disarcina, 57
Justin Duchscherer, 47
Ryan Howard, 45
Adam Driver, 41
Framber Valdez, 31
Joey Gallo, 31
— Sacramento Kings’ G De’Aaron Fox just scored 109 points in consecutive games, only the third time that has ever happened in NBA history. Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant also did it.
— NBA pre-game/post-game show Inside the NBA will be on ESPN starting next season, a big upgrade to ESPN’s NBA programming.
— Wisconsin 87, Rio Grande Valley 84
Badgers are 5-0 this month, playing pace #239; last two years, Wisconsin played slower, the #307/344 pace. Four of the Badgers’ next five games are against top 60 teams.
— Cal-Fullerton 62, Idaho State 61
Titans put three guys in double figures; two of them didn’t start.
Idaho State had 22 offensive boards; Fullerton had 23 defensive rebounds.
— There are murmurs on the Interweb that the Mets offered Juan Soto $660M for 14 years, which works out to $47M a year. We’ll see who else steps up to the plate, whether another team will make an offer to try and at least drive up what the Mets/Bronx will have to pay Soto.
— Baltimore Orioles are going to move in the left-field wall at Camden Yards next season; parts of the left-field fence will will be pulled in at varying distances between 9 and 20 feet, and the fence will be four or five feet shorter in some areas.
— Thanksgiving Day is November 28 this year, the latest it can be- the college hoop schedule has been kind of spread out so far, not that much good stuff. Lot of cupcake games, but Purdue-Marquette is a headline game on Tuesday’s schedule. Holiday tournaments will be in full force next week, always a good thing.
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Pittsburgh vs Cleveland
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Minnesota vs Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Chicago is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Tennessee vs Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tennessee's last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tennessee's last 5 games on the road
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Tennessee
Kansas City vs Carolina
Kansas City is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games
Kansas City is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Carolina's last 13 games at home
Detroit vs Indianapolis
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Indianapolis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indianapolis's last 5 games when playing Detroit
New England vs Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New England's last 9 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New England's last 6 games
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New England
Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing New England
Tampa Bay vs NY Giants
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing NY Giants
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Giants's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Giants's last 6 games at home
Dallas vs Washington
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Denver vs Las Vegas
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Denver
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Denver
Arizona vs Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco vs Green Bay
San Francisco is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games
Green Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Green Bay is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Philadelphia vs LA Rams
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Rams
LA Rams is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Rams is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Baltimore vs LA Chargers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games
LA Chargers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Chargers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
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Pittsburgh vs Cleveland
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Minnesota vs Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Chicago is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Tennessee vs Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tennessee's last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tennessee's last 5 games on the road
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Tennessee
Kansas City vs Carolina
Kansas City is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games
Kansas City is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Carolina's last 13 games at home
Detroit vs Indianapolis
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Indianapolis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indianapolis's last 5 games when playing Detroit
New England vs Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New England's last 9 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New England's last 6 games
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New England
Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing New England
Tampa Bay vs NY Giants
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing NY Giants
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Giants's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Giants's last 6 games at home
Dallas vs Washington
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Denver vs Las Vegas
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Denver
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Denver
Arizona vs Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco vs Green Bay
San Francisco is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games
Green Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Green Bay is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Philadelphia vs LA Rams
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Rams
LA Rams is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Rams is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Baltimore vs LA Chargers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games
LA Chargers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Chargers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Marquette 76, Purdue 58- Kam Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists.
— Belmont 90, Oral Roberts 80- Bruins trailed by 17 early in second half.
— Michigan State 83, Samford 75- Samford is #7 in country in tempo.
— Celtics 120, Cavaliers 117- First loss for Cleveland, in their 16th game.
— Nets 116, Hornets 115- Brooklyn starters were +52, subs minus-47.
— Mavericks 132, Pelicans 91- New Orleans is 1-6 SU/0-7 ATS on road.
Quote of the Day
“Those eight years taught me a lot because I really focused on trying to be the assistant or the bench coach that I would want and I wasn’t great at it…….I get bored with some of the nonsense that anybody can do, so I want to be around people, I want to help people, and Counsell was so great at kind of letting me know where I was having an effect. But yeah, I’m way more natural, I think, doing this.”
Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy, NL Manager of the Year
Wednesday’s quiz
Other than UConn (won last two titles), what was the last team to win a college basketball national championship?
Tuesday’s quiz
Barry Switzer was the Dallas Cowboys’ coach the last time they won a Super Bowl.
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
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Hawks (7-8):
— 3-1 SU in their last four games.
— 3-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Over 11-4
Celtics (11-3):
— 7-2 SU last nine games.
— 5-3 ATS as a road favorite, 2-4 as home favorite.
— over 3-0 last three games.
Nets (5-9):
— lost five of their last six games SU.
— 2-1 ATS as a favorite
— 7-3 ATS as an underdog.
— over 3-1 last four games
Hornets (5-8):
— lost six of last nine games SU.
— 4-2 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 6-2 last eight games.
Bulls (6-9)
— 3-7 SU in last ten games.
— 5-4 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 6-2-1 on road
Cavaliers (15-0):
— 15-0 SU (4-2 ATS last six games).
— 6-2 ATS as a home favorite, 3-0 as an underdog.
— over 8-3 last eleven games.
Mavericks (7-7):
— won last two games, after an 0-4 skid.
— 0-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— under 6-2 at home.
Nuggets (7-5):
— lost last two games, scoring 94-90 points (check Jokic’s status).
— 0-3 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 8-2 last ten games.
Pistons (7-9):
— 6-4 last ten games SU.
— 7-3 ATS as underdogs.
— under 7-1 on road
Warriors (10-3):
— won 8 of last 10 games SU.
— 6-2 ATS on the road.
— 4-1 ATS as an underdog.
— over 7-1 last eight games
Rockets (10-5):
— won five of last six games SU
— 5-2 ATS as a home favorite, 3-1 as an underdog.
— under 5-2 on road
Pacers (6-8):
— 1-3 SU in their last four games.
— 4-2 ATS as an underdog.
— over 10-2 last 12 games.
Clippers (8-7):
— won six of last nine games SU
— 4-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— under 5-2-1 last eight games.
Lakers (9-4):
— 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS last five games
— 5-1 ATS at home, 2-5 ATS on road.
— over 7-5 last 12 games.
Grizzlies (8-6):
— 6-3 SU last nine games.
— 4-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 4-2 last six games
Heat (6-7):
— 3-5 SU last eight games.
— 5-3 ATS on the road
— over 5-2 last seven games.
Famous birthdays, November 20th:
Veronica Hamel, 81
Louie Dampier, 80
Rick Monday, 79
Richard Masur, 76
Bo Derek, 68
Callie Thorne, 55
Joey Galloway, 53
JD Drew, 49
Tarik Skubal, 28
Bucks (5-9):
— won three of last four games.
— 2-5 ATS on the road.
— under 9-3 last 12 games.
Timberwolves (8-6)
— 5-3 SU last eight games.
— 2-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 8-3 last eleven games.
Pelicans (4-10):
— lost 10 of last 12 games SU
— 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS on the road.
— under 4-1 last five games.
Knicks (8-6):
— won last three games, scoring 124 ppg.
— 5-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 3-1 last four games.
Thunder (11-3):
— 4-3 SU last seven games, after a 7-0 start.
— 4-1 ATS on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
Magic (9-6):
— won/covered their last six games.
— 6-1 ATS as home favorite, 1-5 as road underdog.
— under 8-1 last nine games.
76ers (2-11):
— lost last four game SU; 1-6 ATS last seven
— 0-4 ATS as favorite, 2-4 as road underdogs.
— under 6-1 last seven
Suns (9-6):
— lost four of last six games SU
— 0-4 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-3 last nine games
Trailblazers (6-8):
— won/covered last three games.
— 5-3 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 3-1 last four games
Kings (8-7):
— 3-4 SU/2-5 in last seven games.
— 3-6 ATS at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
Spurs (6-8):
— 3-5 SU in last eight games
— 1-4 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 6-3 last nine games
Raptors (3-12):
— 1-7 SU in last eight games.
— 10-5 ATS, all as an underdog.
— under 5-2 last seven games
Jazz (3-10):
— 3-4 SU in seven games SU, after an 0-6 start
— 2-4 ATS as home underdog, 4-3 as road dog.
— under 8-4 last 12 games.
Wizards (2-11):
— 0-9 SU/1-8 ATS last nine games
— 3-10 ATS, all as an underdog.
— over 3-1 last four games.
— Marquette 76, Purdue 58- Kam Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists.
— Belmont 90, Oral Roberts 80- Bruins trailed by 17 early in second half.
— Michigan State 83, Samford 75- Samford is #7 in country in tempo.
— Celtics 120, Cavaliers 117- First loss for Cleveland, in their 16th game.
— Nets 116, Hornets 115- Brooklyn starters were +52, subs minus-47.
— Mavericks 132, Pelicans 91- New Orleans is 1-6 SU/0-7 ATS on road.
Quote of the Day
“Those eight years taught me a lot because I really focused on trying to be the assistant or the bench coach that I would want and I wasn’t great at it…….I get bored with some of the nonsense that anybody can do, so I want to be around people, I want to help people, and Counsell was so great at kind of letting me know where I was having an effect. But yeah, I’m way more natural, I think, doing this.”
Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy, NL Manager of the Year
Wednesday’s quiz
Other than UConn (won last two titles), what was the last team to win a college basketball national championship?
Tuesday’s quiz
Barry Switzer was the Dallas Cowboys’ coach the last time they won a Super Bowl.
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
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Wednesday’s Den: NBA trends……..
NBA trends (thru Monday, November 18)Hawks (7-8):
— 3-1 SU in their last four games.
— 3-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Over 11-4
Celtics (11-3):
— 7-2 SU last nine games.
— 5-3 ATS as a road favorite, 2-4 as home favorite.
— over 3-0 last three games.
Nets (5-9):
— lost five of their last six games SU.
— 2-1 ATS as a favorite
— 7-3 ATS as an underdog.
— over 3-1 last four games
Hornets (5-8):
— lost six of last nine games SU.
— 4-2 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 6-2 last eight games.
Bulls (6-9)
— 3-7 SU in last ten games.
— 5-4 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 6-2-1 on road
Cavaliers (15-0):
— 15-0 SU (4-2 ATS last six games).
— 6-2 ATS as a home favorite, 3-0 as an underdog.
— over 8-3 last eleven games.
Mavericks (7-7):
— won last two games, after an 0-4 skid.
— 0-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— under 6-2 at home.
Nuggets (7-5):
— lost last two games, scoring 94-90 points (check Jokic’s status).
— 0-3 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 8-2 last ten games.
Pistons (7-9):
— 6-4 last ten games SU.
— 7-3 ATS as underdogs.
— under 7-1 on road
Warriors (10-3):
— won 8 of last 10 games SU.
— 6-2 ATS on the road.
— 4-1 ATS as an underdog.
— over 7-1 last eight games
Rockets (10-5):
— won five of last six games SU
— 5-2 ATS as a home favorite, 3-1 as an underdog.
— under 5-2 on road
Pacers (6-8):
— 1-3 SU in their last four games.
— 4-2 ATS as an underdog.
— over 10-2 last 12 games.
Clippers (8-7):
— won six of last nine games SU
— 4-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— under 5-2-1 last eight games.
Lakers (9-4):
— 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS last five games
— 5-1 ATS at home, 2-5 ATS on road.
— over 7-5 last 12 games.
Grizzlies (8-6):
— 6-3 SU last nine games.
— 4-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 4-2 last six games
Heat (6-7):
— 3-5 SU last eight games.
— 5-3 ATS on the road
— over 5-2 last seven games.
Famous birthdays, November 20th:
Veronica Hamel, 81
Louie Dampier, 80
Rick Monday, 79
Richard Masur, 76
Bo Derek, 68
Callie Thorne, 55
Joey Galloway, 53
JD Drew, 49
Tarik Skubal, 28
Bucks (5-9):
— won three of last four games.
— 2-5 ATS on the road.
— under 9-3 last 12 games.
Timberwolves (8-6)
— 5-3 SU last eight games.
— 2-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 8-3 last eleven games.
Pelicans (4-10):
— lost 10 of last 12 games SU
— 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS on the road.
— under 4-1 last five games.
Knicks (8-6):
— won last three games, scoring 124 ppg.
— 5-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 3-1 last four games.
Thunder (11-3):
— 4-3 SU last seven games, after a 7-0 start.
— 4-1 ATS on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
Magic (9-6):
— won/covered their last six games.
— 6-1 ATS as home favorite, 1-5 as road underdog.
— under 8-1 last nine games.
76ers (2-11):
— lost last four game SU; 1-6 ATS last seven
— 0-4 ATS as favorite, 2-4 as road underdogs.
— under 6-1 last seven
Suns (9-6):
— lost four of last six games SU
— 0-4 ATS as a home favorite.
— over 6-3 last nine games
Trailblazers (6-8):
— won/covered last three games.
— 5-3 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 3-1 last four games
Kings (8-7):
— 3-4 SU/2-5 in last seven games.
— 3-6 ATS at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
Spurs (6-8):
— 3-5 SU in last eight games
— 1-4 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 6-3 last nine games
Raptors (3-12):
— 1-7 SU in last eight games.
— 10-5 ATS, all as an underdog.
— under 5-2 last seven games
Jazz (3-10):
— 3-4 SU in seven games SU, after an 0-6 start
— 2-4 ATS as home underdog, 4-3 as road dog.
— under 8-4 last 12 games.
Wizards (2-11):
— 0-9 SU/1-8 ATS last nine games
— 3-10 ATS, all as an underdog.
— over 3-1 last four games.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Braves’ pitchers who won a Cy Young Award:
1957— Warren Spahn
1991— Tom Glavine
1993-95— Greg Maddux
1996— John Smoltz
1998— Tom Glavine
2024— Chris Sale
Quote of the Day
“It was expressed to me that I was going to be the two [quarterback]. I don’t know, it’s an interesting situation. Not much I can really say about it besides I’m going to be here for him [Daniel Jones], and we’re still very good friends, believe it or not. I’m going to be here for him, this team needs to get a win. We start winning, everything gets a little better around here.”
Giants’ backup QB Drew Lock
Thursday’s quiz
Other than the Jets, which NFL team has gone the longest since the last time they were in the playoffs?
Wednesday’s quiz
Other than UConn (won last two titles), Kansas was the last team to win a college basketball national championship.
Tuesday’s quiz
Barry Switzer was the Dallas Cowboys’ coach the last time they won a Super Bowl.
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This year, DePaul is experience team #63, continuity team #355- lot of transfers; they made 15-39 shots on the arc in Tuesday’s 78-69 win over Eastern Illinois. DePaul doesn’t play a good team until December 4th at Texas Tech, but they appear to be vastly improved.
— Famous birthdays, November 21:
Marlo Thomas, 87
Earl Monroe, 80
Goldie Hawn, 79
Cedric Maxwell, 69
Troy Aikman, 58
Ken Griffey Jr, 55
Michael Strahan, 53
Danny Kanell, 51
Miles Simon, 49
Jena Malone, 40
Justin Tucker, 35
Cooper Rush, 31
Thursday would’ve been the 80th birthday for the great Harold Ramis, who was an actor and a director; he was in Ghostbusters and Stripes. His writing/directing credits include Caddyshack, Second City TV, Groundhog Day, Animal House, among many others. Very funny man.
— Chicago Bears changed offensive coordinators last week; if you have DJ Moore on your fantasy team, you might be happy about that.
Last week, Brown caught 7 passes for 62 yards, with 56 of those yards after that catch- he ran shorter patterns.
In Chicago’s first nine games, Moore had only 176 yards after the catch, 19.6 yards/game.
Looks like the Bears are going to get him the ball quickly and let him do his thing.
— P Nick Martinez was the only potential free agent to accept his $21.05M qualifying offer, turning down the chance to hit the free agent market. Martinez was 10-7, 3.10 in 142.1 IP for the Reds last year, starting in 16 of his 42 appearances.
— There is another Japanese pitcher other than Roki Sasaki who is coming to America next year for his MLB debut.
23-year old Sasaki is highly touted, but 35-year old Tomoyuki Sugano also has an impressive resume, and he will be a lot cheaper to sign, because of his age.
— Ten years ago, 34 major league pitchers threw 200+ innings; this past season, only four pitchers threw 200+ innings.
Logan Gilbert, Seth Lugo, Logan Webb, Zack Wheeler
— San Francisco Giants have a new general manager, Zack Minasian; his brother Perry is the Angels’ GM, his other brother Calvin is the clubhouse manager for the Atlanta Braves.
— Nine years ago, Golden State Warriors started the season 24-0, the best start ever by an NBA team. This year’s Cleveland Cavaliers are 16-1, the 2nd-best start.
— John Stockton was a great point guard for the Utah Jazz; he dished out 17,645 assists in his 19-year Hall of Fame career. His son David Stockton also played at Gonzaga, played in six NBA games several years ago— he is still playing in the G-League, and has given out the 4th-most assists in the history of that league.
Braves’ pitchers who won a Cy Young Award:
1957— Warren Spahn
1991— Tom Glavine
1993-95— Greg Maddux
1996— John Smoltz
1998— Tom Glavine
2024— Chris Sale
Quote of the Day
“It was expressed to me that I was going to be the two [quarterback]. I don’t know, it’s an interesting situation. Not much I can really say about it besides I’m going to be here for him [Daniel Jones], and we’re still very good friends, believe it or not. I’m going to be here for him, this team needs to get a win. We start winning, everything gets a little better around here.”
Giants’ backup QB Drew Lock
Thursday’s quiz
Other than the Jets, which NFL team has gone the longest since the last time they were in the playoffs?
Wednesday’s quiz
Other than UConn (won last two titles), Kansas was the last team to win a college basketball national championship.
Tuesday’s quiz
Barry Switzer was the Dallas Cowboys’ coach the last time they won a Super Bowl.
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Thursday’s Den: Random stuff on a chilly day……
— DePaul is 5-0 this season, under new coach Chris Holtmann, after going 3-29 last year under the previous coach. Blue Demons have played stiffs (schedule #354) but they’ve beaten the stiffs, a big step forward.This year, DePaul is experience team #63, continuity team #355- lot of transfers; they made 15-39 shots on the arc in Tuesday’s 78-69 win over Eastern Illinois. DePaul doesn’t play a good team until December 4th at Texas Tech, but they appear to be vastly improved.
— Famous birthdays, November 21:
Marlo Thomas, 87
Earl Monroe, 80
Goldie Hawn, 79
Cedric Maxwell, 69
Troy Aikman, 58
Ken Griffey Jr, 55
Michael Strahan, 53
Danny Kanell, 51
Miles Simon, 49
Jena Malone, 40
Justin Tucker, 35
Cooper Rush, 31
Thursday would’ve been the 80th birthday for the great Harold Ramis, who was an actor and a director; he was in Ghostbusters and Stripes. His writing/directing credits include Caddyshack, Second City TV, Groundhog Day, Animal House, among many others. Very funny man.
— Chicago Bears changed offensive coordinators last week; if you have DJ Moore on your fantasy team, you might be happy about that.
Last week, Brown caught 7 passes for 62 yards, with 56 of those yards after that catch- he ran shorter patterns.
In Chicago’s first nine games, Moore had only 176 yards after the catch, 19.6 yards/game.
Looks like the Bears are going to get him the ball quickly and let him do his thing.
— P Nick Martinez was the only potential free agent to accept his $21.05M qualifying offer, turning down the chance to hit the free agent market. Martinez was 10-7, 3.10 in 142.1 IP for the Reds last year, starting in 16 of his 42 appearances.
— There is another Japanese pitcher other than Roki Sasaki who is coming to America next year for his MLB debut.
23-year old Sasaki is highly touted, but 35-year old Tomoyuki Sugano also has an impressive resume, and he will be a lot cheaper to sign, because of his age.
— Ten years ago, 34 major league pitchers threw 200+ innings; this past season, only four pitchers threw 200+ innings.
Logan Gilbert, Seth Lugo, Logan Webb, Zack Wheeler
— San Francisco Giants have a new general manager, Zack Minasian; his brother Perry is the Angels’ GM, his other brother Calvin is the clubhouse manager for the Atlanta Braves.
— Nine years ago, Golden State Warriors started the season 24-0, the best start ever by an NBA team. This year’s Cleveland Cavaliers are 16-1, the 2nd-best start.
— John Stockton was a great point guard for the Utah Jazz; he dished out 17,645 assists in his 19-year Hall of Fame career. His son David Stockton also played at Gonzaga, played in six NBA games several years ago— he is still playing in the G-League, and has given out the 4th-most assists in the history of that league.
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Thursday, November 21
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Armadillo's Write-up
Week 12
Thursday’s game
Steelers (-3.5) @ Browns
Steelers (8-2)
Steelers won/covered their last five games.
Pittsburgh won last two games by total of three points.
Since 2021, Steelers are 4-2 ATS as a road favorite.
Team total: over 4-1 last five
Opponents’ team total: under 7-3
Steelers are 15-7-1 in its last 23 games coming off a win.
Pittsburgh is 8-4 ATS in last dozen AFC North road games.
Last six games, Steelers are +9 in turnovers.
Last five games, Pittsburgh outscored opponents 84-34 in 2nd half.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Steelers won without a TD last week; they kicked 6 FG’s on 12 drives.
Browns (2-8)
Cleveland lost seven of its last eight games.
Browns are 1-4 SU/ATS at home this season.
Cleveland scored 18 or fewer points in 9 of 10 games.
Browns are 6-2 ATS in last eight AFC North home games.
Team total: under 9-1
Opponents’ team total: over 6-4
Browns are 6-4-1 ATS last 11 games as a home underdog.
Last four games, Browns ran ball for 77-80-79-66 yards.
Cleveland is 13-7-1 ATS in last 21 games coming off a loss.
Cleveland allowed 20+ points in nine of ten games.
Browns threw for 320+ yards in two of last three games.
Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Home team won seven of last eight series games.
Steelers are 1-4 SU/2-3 ATS in last five visits to Cleveland.
Over is 3-1 in last four series games.
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Thursday, November 21
NFL
Armadillo's Write-up
Week 12
Thursday’s game
Steelers (-3.5) @ Browns
Steelers (8-2)
Steelers won/covered their last five games.
Pittsburgh won last two games by total of three points.
Since 2021, Steelers are 4-2 ATS as a road favorite.
Team total: over 4-1 last five
Opponents’ team total: under 7-3
Steelers are 15-7-1 in its last 23 games coming off a win.
Pittsburgh is 8-4 ATS in last dozen AFC North road games.
Last six games, Steelers are +9 in turnovers.
Last five games, Pittsburgh outscored opponents 84-34 in 2nd half.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Steelers won without a TD last week; they kicked 6 FG’s on 12 drives.
Browns (2-8)
Cleveland lost seven of its last eight games.
Browns are 1-4 SU/ATS at home this season.
Cleveland scored 18 or fewer points in 9 of 10 games.
Browns are 6-2 ATS in last eight AFC North home games.
Team total: under 9-1
Opponents’ team total: over 6-4
Browns are 6-4-1 ATS last 11 games as a home underdog.
Last four games, Browns ran ball for 77-80-79-66 yards.
Cleveland is 13-7-1 ATS in last 21 games coming off a loss.
Cleveland allowed 20+ points in nine of ten games.
Browns threw for 320+ yards in two of last three games.
Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Home team won seven of last eight series games.
Steelers are 1-4 SU/2-3 ATS in last five visits to Cleveland.
Over is 3-1 in last four series games.
NFL BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !
11/21/2024.....................2 - 0 - 0..................100.00%......................+ 10.00
11/17/2024...................10 - 8 - 0....................55.55%......................+ 6.00
11/14/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/11/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/10/2024...................3 - 14 - 0.....................17.64%......................- 62.00
11/07/2024......................2 - 0 - 0...................100.00%......................+ 10.00
11/04/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/03/2024.....................9 - 5 - 1.....................64.28%......................+ 17.50
TOTALS........................29 - 30 - 1.....................49.15%......................- 20.00
11/21/2024.....................2 - 0 - 0..................100.00%......................+ 10.00
11/17/2024...................10 - 8 - 0....................55.55%......................+ 6.00
11/14/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/11/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/10/2024...................3 - 14 - 0.....................17.64%......................- 62.00
11/07/2024......................2 - 0 - 0...................100.00%......................+ 10.00
11/04/2024.....................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%......................- 0.50
11/03/2024.....................9 - 5 - 1.....................64.28%......................+ 17.50
TOTALS........................29 - 30 - 1.....................49.15%......................- 20.00
Friday’s 6-pack:
Top six college basketball conferences:
1- SEC
2- Big X
3- Big 18
4- Big East
5- ACC
6- Mountain West
Quote of the Day
“Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him yours.”
Zig Zigler
Friday’s quiz
Last time the Cleveland Browns played in a playoff game, who was their QB?
Hint: He is still active in the NFL
Thursday’s quiz
Other than the Jets, Denver Broncos have gone the longest since the last time they were in the playoffs- 2015 was last time they made the playoffs.
Wednesday’s quiz
Other than UConn (won last two titles), Kansas was the last team to win a college basketball national championship.
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Browns drove 45 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:54 left.
Steelers had scored two TD’s in 1:42 span to take a 19-18 lead.
Steelers’ first five drives: 32 plays, 157 yards, 3 points.
Cleveland led 10-3 at halftime.
Only second time this year Cleveland scored more than 18 points.
Loss ends Pittsburgh’s five-game winning streak.
WR Jeudy caught six passes for 85 yards on a snowy night.
Steelers were 7-16 on third down, Cleveland 1-10.
Browns did convert all four tries on 4th down.
Last two games, Steelers scored two TD’s on 21 drives.
— Georgia Tech 30, NC State 29
Tech drove 75 yards in 1:08, scored game-winning TD with 0:22 left.
NC State had taken a 29-23 on a touchdown with 1:30 left.
Wolfpack ran ball for 253 yards (8.7 yards/carry), but still lost.
— Shohei Ohtani won MVP in National League, despite only being a DH and having Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman as teammates. Ohtani hit 54 homers, stole 59 bases; he is the first-ever 50-50 guy, I get that, but make the award Player of the Year then.
Aaron Judge won MVP in the American League; he hit 58 homers, knocked in 144 runs, had an OPS of 1.159. Judge makes $40M a year; the Mets are offering Juan Soto $47M a year. Stay tuned for that drama.
— Diamondbacks’ 2B Ketel Marte finished third in MVP voting, so he gets a $3M raise next year, from $16M to $19M. Hope he buys his agent a new car.
— Random trivia: The last time there was a major league game that went extra innings, with both pitchers throwing a complete game, was July 23, 1986 in Anaheim, Brewers-Angels.
Danny Darwin, Kirk McCaskill were the two pitchers; Brian Downing hit a walk-off homer for the Angels. Game only took 2:22 to play.
— While writing that paragraph, it dawned on me that about a week after that game, I was in Anaheim Stadium, for a free scrimmage with the Rams-Chargers. Got to see Dan Fouts throw a football, saw Eric Dickerson, Dieter Brock and the Rams. That was fun, and it was a few days after my first-ever trip to Las Vegas.
— A friend of the website, Mr Bell, sent me some NFL trends to ponder:
Lions are 8-2 ATS on first half lines
Houston Texans are 10-1 ATS in first half
Dallas has gone over 1.5 field goals made in eight of ten games.
Any field goal over 47.5 yards in Dallas games: 9-1 (if Aubrey kicks)
Chargers 7-1-1 in first half last nine games.
— Famous birthdays, November 21:
Jack Reynolds, 77
Greg Luzinski, 74
Jamie Lee Curtis, 66
Mark Malone, 66
Steve DeOssie, 62
Hugh Millen, 61
Benoit Benjamin, 60
Mark Ruffalo, 57
James Thomas, 44
Jonny Gomes, 44
Scarlett Johansson, 40
Brock Osweiler, 34
Thursday college basketball notes:
— Baylor 99, St John’s 98, 2OT
Jeremy Roach drained a 3-pointer for the Bears’ walk-off win.
St John’s led by 18 late in first half.
Baylor was 15-29 on the arc, St John’s 14-24.
— Oregon 78, Oregon State 75
These rivals parted ways when the Ducks bolted to the Big 18; too bad.
Beavers led by 12 with 11:49 left in game; they had 17 offensive boards.
Oregon State is playing in the WCC this year; that’ll be interesting.
— Drake 80, Miami 69
Drake has a new coach, who brought four players with him from D2 Northwest Missouri State; Bulldogs shot 59% inside the arc, beat an ACC team.
One small problem; Drake plays FAU Friday and three of their starters played 39 or 40:00 in this game.
— Seton Hall 69, VCU 66 OT
VCU led by 8 with 11:22 left in game; they were only 9-37 on the arc.
Seton Hall shot 37% inside arc, had 18 turnovers; not good.
They said on TV “Seton Hall doesn’t have a point guard” Also not good.
— FAU 86, Oklahoma State 78
Owls were 35-49 on the foul line; 49 FT’s in a college game is a lot.
FAU outscored the Cowboys 52-39 in second half.
FAU had split its previous two games, both of which went to OT.
— Teams scoring highest %age of points on 3-pointers:
Indiana State
Utah
Furman
Akron
Niagara
— Teams whose roster has the least continuity:
West Virginia
Tennessee-Martin
Niagara
Missouri State
IU Indy
Top six college basketball conferences:
1- SEC
2- Big X
3- Big 18
4- Big East
5- ACC
6- Mountain West
Quote of the Day
“Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him yours.”
Zig Zigler
Friday’s quiz
Last time the Cleveland Browns played in a playoff game, who was their QB?
Hint: He is still active in the NFL
Thursday’s quiz
Other than the Jets, Denver Broncos have gone the longest since the last time they were in the playoffs- 2015 was last time they made the playoffs.
Wednesday’s quiz
Other than UConn (won last two titles), Kansas was the last team to win a college basketball national championship.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
— Browns 24, Steelers 19Browns drove 45 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:54 left.
Steelers had scored two TD’s in 1:42 span to take a 19-18 lead.
Steelers’ first five drives: 32 plays, 157 yards, 3 points.
Cleveland led 10-3 at halftime.
Only second time this year Cleveland scored more than 18 points.
Loss ends Pittsburgh’s five-game winning streak.
WR Jeudy caught six passes for 85 yards on a snowy night.
Steelers were 7-16 on third down, Cleveland 1-10.
Browns did convert all four tries on 4th down.
Last two games, Steelers scored two TD’s on 21 drives.
— Georgia Tech 30, NC State 29
Tech drove 75 yards in 1:08, scored game-winning TD with 0:22 left.
NC State had taken a 29-23 on a touchdown with 1:30 left.
Wolfpack ran ball for 253 yards (8.7 yards/carry), but still lost.
— Shohei Ohtani won MVP in National League, despite only being a DH and having Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman as teammates. Ohtani hit 54 homers, stole 59 bases; he is the first-ever 50-50 guy, I get that, but make the award Player of the Year then.
Aaron Judge won MVP in the American League; he hit 58 homers, knocked in 144 runs, had an OPS of 1.159. Judge makes $40M a year; the Mets are offering Juan Soto $47M a year. Stay tuned for that drama.
— Diamondbacks’ 2B Ketel Marte finished third in MVP voting, so he gets a $3M raise next year, from $16M to $19M. Hope he buys his agent a new car.
— Random trivia: The last time there was a major league game that went extra innings, with both pitchers throwing a complete game, was July 23, 1986 in Anaheim, Brewers-Angels.
Danny Darwin, Kirk McCaskill were the two pitchers; Brian Downing hit a walk-off homer for the Angels. Game only took 2:22 to play.
— While writing that paragraph, it dawned on me that about a week after that game, I was in Anaheim Stadium, for a free scrimmage with the Rams-Chargers. Got to see Dan Fouts throw a football, saw Eric Dickerson, Dieter Brock and the Rams. That was fun, and it was a few days after my first-ever trip to Las Vegas.
— A friend of the website, Mr Bell, sent me some NFL trends to ponder:
Lions are 8-2 ATS on first half lines
Houston Texans are 10-1 ATS in first half
Dallas has gone over 1.5 field goals made in eight of ten games.
Any field goal over 47.5 yards in Dallas games: 9-1 (if Aubrey kicks)
Chargers 7-1-1 in first half last nine games.
— Famous birthdays, November 21:
Jack Reynolds, 77
Greg Luzinski, 74
Jamie Lee Curtis, 66
Mark Malone, 66
Steve DeOssie, 62
Hugh Millen, 61
Benoit Benjamin, 60
Mark Ruffalo, 57
James Thomas, 44
Jonny Gomes, 44
Scarlett Johansson, 40
Brock Osweiler, 34
Thursday college basketball notes:
— Baylor 99, St John’s 98, 2OT
Jeremy Roach drained a 3-pointer for the Bears’ walk-off win.
St John’s led by 18 late in first half.
Baylor was 15-29 on the arc, St John’s 14-24.
— Oregon 78, Oregon State 75
These rivals parted ways when the Ducks bolted to the Big 18; too bad.
Beavers led by 12 with 11:49 left in game; they had 17 offensive boards.
Oregon State is playing in the WCC this year; that’ll be interesting.
— Drake 80, Miami 69
Drake has a new coach, who brought four players with him from D2 Northwest Missouri State; Bulldogs shot 59% inside the arc, beat an ACC team.
One small problem; Drake plays FAU Friday and three of their starters played 39 or 40:00 in this game.
— Seton Hall 69, VCU 66 OT
VCU led by 8 with 11:22 left in game; they were only 9-37 on the arc.
Seton Hall shot 37% inside arc, had 18 turnovers; not good.
They said on TV “Seton Hall doesn’t have a point guard” Also not good.
— FAU 86, Oklahoma State 78
Owls were 35-49 on the foul line; 49 FT’s in a college game is a lot.
FAU outscored the Cowboys 52-39 in second half.
FAU had split its previous two games, both of which went to OT.
— Teams scoring highest %age of points on 3-pointers:
Indiana State
Utah
Furman
Akron
Niagara
— Teams whose roster has the least continuity:
West Virginia
Tennessee-Martin
Niagara
Missouri State
IU Indy
