NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES, NEWS OPINIONS AND BEST BETS THRU MARCH MADNESS !
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDST at CIT | 04:00 PM | IDST +1.5 O 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| IND at LOU | 04:30 PM | LOU +8.5 O 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| PUR at GONZ | 05:00 PM | PUR -4.5 U 154.5 | +500 +500 |
| MRSH at FIU | 05:00 PM | FIU +1.0 U 155.5 | +500 +500 |
| PEAY at TST | 05:00 PM | TST -2.5 U 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| ULL at WRST | 05:00 PM | WRST +1.5 O 156.5 | +500 +500 |
| FSU at UNLV | 05:30 PM | UNLV +3.0 O 149.5 | +500 +500 |
| KENT at FOR | 05:45 PM | KENT -7.0 U 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| GMU at SDST | 06:00 PM | SDST +1.0 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| UVA at WIS | 06:00 PM | UVA -3.0 U 125.0 | +500 +500 |
| GASO at ECU | 06:00 PM | ECU -10.5 U 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| MORE at BELL | 06:30 PM | BELL -4.5 U 133.0 | +500 +500 |
| RID at STON | 06:31 PM | RID +2.0 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| UMASS at SPU | 07:00 PM | UMASS -5.5 O 131.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOW at BRY | 07:00 PM | BRY -4.5 U 157.0 | +500 +500 |
| CHSO at COOK | 07:00 PM | COOK -2.0 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| CONN at TEX | 07:00 PM | CONN -6.5 U 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| DSU at NJIT | 07:00 PM | NJIT +1.0 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| SIND at BUCK | 07:00 PM | SIND +2.5 O 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| STJOE at UK | 07:00 PM | STJOE +15.5 O 154.0 | +500 +500 |
| SHSU at TROY | 07:00 PM | TROY +2.0 O 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| NCCU at CAMP | 07:00 PM | CAMP -3.5 U 128.0 | +500 +500 |
| HOF at BUFF | 07:30 PM | BUFF +9.5 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| CARK at SEMO | 07:30 PM | SEMO -5.5 U 159.0 | +500 +500 |
| USU at AKR | 07:30 PM | AKR -1.0 U 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| COLO at RICH | 08:00 PM | COLO -9.5 O 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| ORE at FAMU | 08:00 PM | FAMU +19.5 O 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| SCST at TLSA | 08:00 PM | TLSA -18.0 O 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| UNO at OKST | 08:00 PM | UNO +14.5 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| UTSA at HCU | 08:00 PM | UTSA -6.0 U 164.0 | +500 +500 |
| STONE at TAMCOM | 08:00 PM | TAMCOM -7.0 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| ACU at MOSU | 08:00 PM | MOSU -2.0 U 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHAR at UCF | 08:30 PM | UCF -5.0 U 126.5 | +500 +500 |
| SMU at WVU | 08:30 PM | WVU +3.5 O 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| KU at CHAMIN | 09:00 PM | KU -42.0 U 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| WIGB at MTST | 09:00 PM | MTST -11.5 O 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| MVSU at SCU | 10:00 PM | MVSU +26.5 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| NAVY at USD | 10:00 PM | USD -6.5 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| BRAD at TULN | 10:30 PM | BRAD -1.5 U 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| UND at PAC | 11:00 PM | UND +4.5 O 152.5 | +500 +500 |
| UCLA at MARQ | 11:30 PM | MARQ -5.5 U 142.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2023 | 39-41-2 | 48.78% | -3050 | Detail |
| 11/19/2023 | 63-53-0 | 54.31% | +2350 | Detail |
| 11/18/2023 | 44-50-2 | 46.88% | -5500 | Detail |
| 11/17/2023 | 72-55-3 | 56.54% | +5750 | Detail |
| 11/16/2023 | 23-33-2 | 41.38% | -6650 | Detail |
| 11/15/2023 | 30-27-1 | 52.59% | +150 | Detail |
| 11/14/2023 | 57-56-1 | 50.44% | -2300 | Detail |
| 11/13/2023 | 30-24-0 | 55.56% | +1800 | Detail |
| 11/12/2023 | 23-28-1 | 45.19% | -3900 | Detail |
| 11/11/2023 | 43-50-1 | 46.28% | -6000 | Detail |
| 11/10/2023 | 74-65-1 | 53.21% | +1250 | Detail |
| 11/09/2023 | 28-28-2 | 50.00% | -1400 | Detail |
| 11/08/2023 | 9-15-0 | 37.50% | -3750 | Detail |
| 11/07/2023 | 13-14-0 | 48.15% | -1200 | Detail |
| 11/06/2023 | 122-94-0 | 56.48% | +9300 | Detail |
COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BEST AND OPINIONS FOR NOVEMBER !
11/20/2023........................24 - 24 - 2...................50.00%...........................- 12.00
11/19/2023........................39 - 30 -0....................56.52%...........................+ 30.00
11/18/2023........................18 - 18 - 0...................50.00%..........................- 9.00
11/17/2023........................42 - 31 - 1...................57.53%..........................+ 39.50
11/16/2023........................22 - 33 - 2...................40.00%...........................- 71.50
11/15/2023........................16 - 14 - 1...................53.33%...........................+ 3.00
11/14/2023........................27 - 36 - 1...................42.85%...........................- 63.00
11/13/2023........................10 - 12 - 0...................45.45%...........................- 10.00
11/12/2023........................17 - 18 - 0...................48.57%...........................- 14.00
11/11/2023........................24 - 22 - 1....................52.17%...........................- 1.00
11/10/2023........................38 - 32..........................54.28%...........................+ 14.00
11/09/2023........................16 - 13..........................55.17%...........................+ 8.50
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00
TOTALS...............................356 - 334......................51.59%............................- 51.00
11/20/2023........................24 - 24 - 2...................50.00%...........................- 12.00
11/19/2023........................39 - 30 -0....................56.52%...........................+ 30.00
11/18/2023........................18 - 18 - 0...................50.00%..........................- 9.00
11/17/2023........................42 - 31 - 1...................57.53%..........................+ 39.50
11/16/2023........................22 - 33 - 2...................40.00%...........................- 71.50
11/15/2023........................16 - 14 - 1...................53.33%...........................+ 3.00
11/14/2023........................27 - 36 - 1...................42.85%...........................- 63.00
11/13/2023........................10 - 12 - 0...................45.45%...........................- 10.00
11/12/2023........................17 - 18 - 0...................48.57%...........................- 14.00
11/11/2023........................24 - 22 - 1....................52.17%...........................- 1.00
11/10/2023........................38 - 32..........................54.28%...........................+ 14.00
11/09/2023........................16 - 13..........................55.17%...........................+ 8.50
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00
TOTALS...............................356 - 334......................51.59%............................- 51.00
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting college football spreads for this week:
— Missouri (-7) @ Arkansas
— Air Force @ Boise State (-4)
— Oregon State @ Oregon (-13)
— Florida State (-7) @ Florida
— Kentucky @ Louisville (-7)
— Clemson (-9) @ South Carolina
Quote of the Day
“I think he should go back to Division III football where he belongs. Look, this guy. Look at his resume, man. I mean, I’m sorry. He spent one year coordinating a team that my wife could coach with Aaron Donald and all those guys. Stop it. And trust me, she’d do a hell of a lot better job than this guy’s doing with his defense. They’re the second-highest payroll in the National Football League and they’re the second-worst. Like, this team is atrocious.”
ESPN’s Rex Ryan, talking about Chargers coach Brandon Staley
Tuesday’s quiz #1
The last time the Angels made the baseball playoffs was 2014; what team swept them in the divisional round?
Tuesday’s quiz #2
Who is the all-time leading in passing yardage for the Rams?
Sunday’s quiz
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was an NFL QB for 14 years, playing for four different teams; he played the most games (89) with the Chicago Bears, 53 more with the Colts.
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— Eagles 21, Chiefs 17
Kansas City led 17-7 at halftime.
Swift ran ball 12 times for 76 yards and a TD.
Eagles won nine of first ten games (6-2-2 ATS)
Hurts is 34-14 as an NFL starter.
Chiefs in first half: 38 plays, 200 yards, 17 points.
Chiefs in 2nd half: 37 plays, 137 yards, no points.
Last three games, KC was outscored 38-0 in second half.
Chiefs averaged only 3.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Next football season, I’m going to change the definition of turnover in my stats, to include teams who go for it on 4th down outside of field goal range and don’t get the first down. It is basically the same as a turnover, maybe worse.
Chargers-Packers game, both teams went for it in 4th down around midfield on their first series of the game, and both failed. I know it is 2023 and all, but field position is still important.
— 45 years ago Sunday was the infamous Joe Pisarcik fumble, when the Giants were going to beat the Eagles in a close game, but teams didn’t take a knee at the end back then, they just handed the ball off to a RB, but Pisarcik fumbled the handoff, and Herm Edwards ran the ball into the end zone for a very unlikely, disturbing loss for the Giants.
As a Rams fan, the game turned out to be oddly significant; Dick Vermeil was coaching the Eagles back then; 23 years later, he won a Super Bowl coaching the Rams.
Back then, John McVay was coaching the Giants, Sean McVay’s grandfather.
— Cleveland Browns signed QB Joe Flacco to be a backup for Dorian Thompson-Robinson; Flacco has played 15 years in the NFL— he started four games for the Jets last year.
From 2010-12, he went 40-16 as the Ravens’ QB, winning the Super Bowl 11 years ago, but since 2019, he is 3-14 as an NFL starter. Lot of experience, though.
— Jets are benching Zach Wilson, he won’t even be the backup this week. Tim Boyle (0-3 as an NFL starter) will get the start, with Trevor Siemian the backup.
— Falcons will start QB Desmond Ridder this week; Taylor Heinicke started Atlanta’s last couple games.
— Cowboys’ DB DaRon Bland has four pick-6 touchdowns this year, giving him as many TD’s this season as the Raiders’ star WR Davante Adams.
— We need an LSU-Iowa bowl matchup; under is 10-2 in Iowa games, over is 11-0 in LSU games.
Iowa played three games in a row that ended 15-6/12-10/10-7.
LSU lost a game 55-49, won other games 49-39/52-35.
Contrast of styles make for interesting bowls.
— USC’s football team the last two years:
2022- 11-3, they were +21 in turnovers
2023- 7-5, they’re minus-2 in turnovers.
— There are ten I-A college football coaches who are the head coach at their alma mater.
— Word of the Day: Doppelgänger- A double of a person; having a keen resemblance between two otherwise unrelated people.
Example: Lakers’ GM Rob Pelinka and the actor Rob Lowe.
— Happy birthday to the great actress Sally Field, who turned 77 last week; she was the star of The Flying Nun when I was a kid, kind of a weird show. She’s won two Academy Awards, and recently played the mother of Lakers’ owner Jerry Buss in HBO’s Winning Time.
Happy 79th birthday to Danny DeVito, who was Louis DePalma in Taxi and was great in Other People’s Money and The Rainmaker. Now we see him all the time in Jersey Mike’s commercials.
— Long Beach State 94, Michigan 86
This win helps raise the Big West’s profile.
Illinois State 61, Long Beach State 52
This loss doesn’t raise the Big West’s profile.
— San Diego State 100, Washington 97, OT
This game was played late Sunday night, after I had posted yesterday’s Den.
Aztecs led by 12 with 4:23 left in regulation; they blew that lead, but won in OT- they were 31-41 on the foul line. Washington was 18-21.
— Washington-Washington State won’t be in the same league anymore after this season, but the good news is, the schools agreed to play each other in football every year thru 2028, with next year’s Apple Cup game in Seattle, then the next four years at campus sites.
— Syracuse fired football coach Dino Babers, who went 41-55 coaching the Orange; he had gone 18-9 in two seasons at Bowling Green, but couldn’t parlay that success into winning in the ACC.
— Phillies signed P Aaron Nola to a 7-year deal worth around $24.5M a year.
— This is a great week for college basketball, lot of good tournaments, but I do miss the Great Alaskan Shootout, which used to always be this week. ESPN killed the event by hosting their tournaments in warm weather places, more appealing for players/fans to go to.
But the Alaskan Shootout was unique; the last first round game the first two nights would begin around 2am here in the east, so you could watch ball all night.
Dwyane Wade, Klay Thompson were both MVP’s of the Shootout; one year, Cincinnati beat Duke in the final— they attracted really good teams. It was fun to watch.
— Tennessee 73, Syracuse 56
Last time Jim Boeheim wasn’t the Syracuse coach, I was in 10th grade, long time ago; they play man-to-man defense now, and try to run more. Syracuse shot 35% in this game, which isn’t going to win many games, especially against good teams.
— Purdue 73, Gonzaga 63
Boilers outscored Gonzaga 43-28 in second half.
Zags were 6-32 behind the arc.
Purdue big guy Edey had 25 points, 14 rebounds.
— Kentucky 96, St Joe’s 88, OT
Underdog Hawks made 15-37 on the arc.
Kentucky outscored Hawks 18-9 on foul line.
Wildcats played eight guys, including five frosh and a sophomore.
Interesting college football spreads for this week:
— Missouri (-7) @ Arkansas
— Air Force @ Boise State (-4)
— Oregon State @ Oregon (-13)
— Florida State (-7) @ Florida
— Kentucky @ Louisville (-7)
— Clemson (-9) @ South Carolina
Quote of the Day
“I think he should go back to Division III football where he belongs. Look, this guy. Look at his resume, man. I mean, I’m sorry. He spent one year coordinating a team that my wife could coach with Aaron Donald and all those guys. Stop it. And trust me, she’d do a hell of a lot better job than this guy’s doing with his defense. They’re the second-highest payroll in the National Football League and they’re the second-worst. Like, this team is atrocious.”
ESPN’s Rex Ryan, talking about Chargers coach Brandon Staley
Tuesday’s quiz #1
The last time the Angels made the baseball playoffs was 2014; what team swept them in the divisional round?
Tuesday’s quiz #2
Who is the all-time leading in passing yardage for the Rams?
Sunday’s quiz
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was an NFL QB for 14 years, playing for four different teams; he played the most games (89) with the Chicago Bears, 53 more with the Colts.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
— ESPN needs to bring Jon Gruden out of retirement to do the interviews he does with QB prospects for the NFL Draft. This is going to be a fascinating year for drafting QB’s, and Gruden is the best I’ve seen at grilling kids and learning what they’re about.— Eagles 21, Chiefs 17
Kansas City led 17-7 at halftime.
Swift ran ball 12 times for 76 yards and a TD.
Eagles won nine of first ten games (6-2-2 ATS)
Hurts is 34-14 as an NFL starter.
Chiefs in first half: 38 plays, 200 yards, 17 points.
Chiefs in 2nd half: 37 plays, 137 yards, no points.
Last three games, KC was outscored 38-0 in second half.
Chiefs averaged only 3.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Next football season, I’m going to change the definition of turnover in my stats, to include teams who go for it on 4th down outside of field goal range and don’t get the first down. It is basically the same as a turnover, maybe worse.
Chargers-Packers game, both teams went for it in 4th down around midfield on their first series of the game, and both failed. I know it is 2023 and all, but field position is still important.
— 45 years ago Sunday was the infamous Joe Pisarcik fumble, when the Giants were going to beat the Eagles in a close game, but teams didn’t take a knee at the end back then, they just handed the ball off to a RB, but Pisarcik fumbled the handoff, and Herm Edwards ran the ball into the end zone for a very unlikely, disturbing loss for the Giants.
As a Rams fan, the game turned out to be oddly significant; Dick Vermeil was coaching the Eagles back then; 23 years later, he won a Super Bowl coaching the Rams.
Back then, John McVay was coaching the Giants, Sean McVay’s grandfather.
— Cleveland Browns signed QB Joe Flacco to be a backup for Dorian Thompson-Robinson; Flacco has played 15 years in the NFL— he started four games for the Jets last year.
From 2010-12, he went 40-16 as the Ravens’ QB, winning the Super Bowl 11 years ago, but since 2019, he is 3-14 as an NFL starter. Lot of experience, though.
— Jets are benching Zach Wilson, he won’t even be the backup this week. Tim Boyle (0-3 as an NFL starter) will get the start, with Trevor Siemian the backup.
— Falcons will start QB Desmond Ridder this week; Taylor Heinicke started Atlanta’s last couple games.
— Cowboys’ DB DaRon Bland has four pick-6 touchdowns this year, giving him as many TD’s this season as the Raiders’ star WR Davante Adams.
— We need an LSU-Iowa bowl matchup; under is 10-2 in Iowa games, over is 11-0 in LSU games.
Iowa played three games in a row that ended 15-6/12-10/10-7.
LSU lost a game 55-49, won other games 49-39/52-35.
Contrast of styles make for interesting bowls.
— USC’s football team the last two years:
2022- 11-3, they were +21 in turnovers
2023- 7-5, they’re minus-2 in turnovers.
— There are ten I-A college football coaches who are the head coach at their alma mater.
— Word of the Day: Doppelgänger- A double of a person; having a keen resemblance between two otherwise unrelated people.
Example: Lakers’ GM Rob Pelinka and the actor Rob Lowe.
— Happy birthday to the great actress Sally Field, who turned 77 last week; she was the star of The Flying Nun when I was a kid, kind of a weird show. She’s won two Academy Awards, and recently played the mother of Lakers’ owner Jerry Buss in HBO’s Winning Time.
Happy 79th birthday to Danny DeVito, who was Louis DePalma in Taxi and was great in Other People’s Money and The Rainmaker. Now we see him all the time in Jersey Mike’s commercials.
— Long Beach State 94, Michigan 86
This win helps raise the Big West’s profile.
Illinois State 61, Long Beach State 52
This loss doesn’t raise the Big West’s profile.
— San Diego State 100, Washington 97, OT
This game was played late Sunday night, after I had posted yesterday’s Den.
Aztecs led by 12 with 4:23 left in regulation; they blew that lead, but won in OT- they were 31-41 on the foul line. Washington was 18-21.
— Washington-Washington State won’t be in the same league anymore after this season, but the good news is, the schools agreed to play each other in football every year thru 2028, with next year’s Apple Cup game in Seattle, then the next four years at campus sites.
— Syracuse fired football coach Dino Babers, who went 41-55 coaching the Orange; he had gone 18-9 in two seasons at Bowling Green, but couldn’t parlay that success into winning in the ACC.
— Phillies signed P Aaron Nola to a 7-year deal worth around $24.5M a year.
— This is a great week for college basketball, lot of good tournaments, but I do miss the Great Alaskan Shootout, which used to always be this week. ESPN killed the event by hosting their tournaments in warm weather places, more appealing for players/fans to go to.
But the Alaskan Shootout was unique; the last first round game the first two nights would begin around 2am here in the east, so you could watch ball all night.
Dwyane Wade, Klay Thompson were both MVP’s of the Shootout; one year, Cincinnati beat Duke in the final— they attracted really good teams. It was fun to watch.
— Tennessee 73, Syracuse 56
Last time Jim Boeheim wasn’t the Syracuse coach, I was in 10th grade, long time ago; they play man-to-man defense now, and try to run more. Syracuse shot 35% in this game, which isn’t going to win many games, especially against good teams.
— Purdue 73, Gonzaga 63
Boilers outscored Gonzaga 43-28 in second half.
Zags were 6-32 behind the arc.
Purdue big guy Edey had 25 points, 14 rebounds.
— Kentucky 96, St Joe’s 88, OT
Underdog Hawks made 15-37 on the arc.
Kentucky outscored Hawks 18-9 on foul line.
Wildcats played eight guys, including five frosh and a sophomore.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLO at FSU | 04:00 PM | COLO -5.5 O 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| SUU at LT | 04:00 PM | LT -13.0 U 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| NCCU at CIT | 04:00 PM | NCCU +1.0 O 134.0 | +500 +500 |
| AKR at DRKE | 05:00 PM | DRKE -2.0 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| UCLA at CHAMIN | 05:00 PM | CHAMIN +27.5 O 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| ILST at HP | 05:00 PM | ILST -1.0 O 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| JMU at SIU | 06:00 PM | JMU -5.5 U 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| KENN at ECU | 06:00 PM | KENN +7.5 O 158.5 | +500 +500 |
| INST at RICE | 06:30 PM | INST -6.5 U 159.0 | +500 +500 |
| RICH at UNLV | 06:30 PM | UNLV -2.5 U 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| LEH at MONM | 07:00 PM | MONM -1.5 U 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAS at DUKE | 07:00 PM | DUKE -25.5 O 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| MRST at UNH | 07:00 PM | UNH -4.5 U 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| BU at DAV | 07:00 PM | DAV -14.5 U 134.0 | +500 +500 |
| ARMY at ALBY | 07:00 PM | ALBY -5.0 U 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| UMBC at MD | 07:00 PM | UMBC +19.5 O 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| SCUS at BALL | 07:00 PM | BALL -3.0 U 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| EMU at DETU | 07:00 PM | DETU -2.5 O 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| IDST at CAMP | 07:00 PM | IDST +3.5 O 124.0 | +500 +500 |
| LIU at CLMB | 07:00 PM | CLMB -12.0 U 155.0 | +500 +500 |
| UAB at MTU | 07:30 PM | MTU -1.0 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| USU at SFA | 07:30 PM | SFA -1.0 U 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOF at WRST | 07:30 PM | HOF -2.5 U 162.5 | +500 +500 |
| AAMU at AUB | 08:00 PM | AAMU +34.0 O 154.5 | +500 +500 |
| TXSO at ORU | 08:00 PM | ORU -10.0 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| WIU at VALP | 08:00 PM | WIU +3.0 O 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| ALCN at TCU | 08:00 PM | TCU -28.0 O 149.5 | +500 +500 |
| TENN at PUR | 08:00 PM | PUR -4.0 U 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| SIE at MILW | 08:30 PM | SIE +11.5 O 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| FRES at NMSU | 08:30 PM | NMSU +6.5 O 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| PEPP at UCI | 08:45 PM | UCI -5.5 O 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| ARPB at MINN | 09:00 PM | MINN -18.5 U 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| WIGB at UCRV | 09:00 PM | UCRV -6.5 U 126.0 | +500 +500 |
| KU at MARQ | 10:30 PM | KU -4.0 U 157.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNM at TOL | 11:15 PM | TOL +2.0 O 162.5 | +500 +500 |
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAU at HAW | 01:30 AM | NAU +14.0 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/22/2023 | 0-0-0 | 0.00% | +0 | Detail |
| 11/21/2023 | 34-33-3 | 50.71% | -1150 | Detail |
| 11/20/2023 | 39-41-2 | 48.78% | -3050 | Detail |
| 11/19/2023 | 63-53-0 | 54.31% | +2350 | Detail |
| 11/18/2023 | 44-50-2 | 46.88% | -5500 | Detail |
| 11/17/2023 | 72-55-3 | 56.54% | +5750 | Detail |
| 11/16/2023 | 23-33-2 | 41.38% | -6650 | Detail |
| 11/15/2023 | 30-27-1 | 52.59% | +150 | Detail |
| 11/14/2023 | 57-56-1 | 50.44% | -2300 | Detail |
| 11/13/2023 | 30-24-0 | 55.56% | +1800 | Detail |
| 11/12/2023 | 23-28-1 | 45.19% | -3900 | Detail |
| 11/11/2023 | 43-50-1 | 46.28% | -6000 | Detail |
| 11/10/2023 | 74-65-1 | 53.21% | +1250 | Detail |
| 11/09/2023 | 28-28-2 | 50.00% | -1400 | Detail |
| 11/08/2023 | 9-15-0 | 37.50% | -3750 | Detail |
| 11/07/2023 | 13-14-0 | 48.15% | -1200 | Detail |
| 11/06/2023 | 122-94-0 | 56.48% | +9300 | Detail |
COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BEST AND OPINIONS FOR NOVEMBER !
11/21/2023........................22 - 21 - 1...................51.16%...........................- 5.50
11/20/2023........................24 - 24 - 2...................50.00%...........................- 12.00
11/19/2023........................39 - 30 -0....................56.52%...........................+ 30.00
11/18/2023........................18 - 18 - 0...................50.00%..........................- 9.00
11/17/2023........................42 - 31 - 1...................57.53%..........................+ 39.50
11/16/2023........................22 - 33 - 2...................40.00%...........................- 71.50
11/15/2023........................16 - 14 - 1...................53.33%...........................+ 3.00
11/14/2023........................27 - 36 - 1...................42.85%...........................- 63.00
11/13/2023........................10 - 12 - 0...................45.45%...........................- 10.00
11/12/2023........................17 - 18 - 0...................48.57%...........................- 14.00
11/11/2023........................24 - 22 - 1....................52.17%...........................- 1.00
11/10/2023........................38 - 32..........................54.28%...........................+ 14.00
11/09/2023........................16 - 13..........................55.17%...........................+ 8.50
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00
TOTALS...............................378 - 355......................51.56%............................- 56.50
11/21/2023........................22 - 21 - 1...................51.16%...........................- 5.50
11/20/2023........................24 - 24 - 2...................50.00%...........................- 12.00
11/19/2023........................39 - 30 -0....................56.52%...........................+ 30.00
11/18/2023........................18 - 18 - 0...................50.00%..........................- 9.00
11/17/2023........................42 - 31 - 1...................57.53%..........................+ 39.50
11/16/2023........................22 - 33 - 2...................40.00%...........................- 71.50
11/15/2023........................16 - 14 - 1...................53.33%...........................+ 3.00
11/14/2023........................27 - 36 - 1...................42.85%...........................- 63.00
11/13/2023........................10 - 12 - 0...................45.45%...........................- 10.00
11/12/2023........................17 - 18 - 0...................48.57%...........................- 14.00
11/11/2023........................24 - 22 - 1....................52.17%...........................- 1.00
11/10/2023........................38 - 32..........................54.28%...........................+ 14.00
11/09/2023........................16 - 13..........................55.17%...........................+ 8.50
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00
TOTALS...............................378 - 355......................51.56%............................- 56.50
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting NFL spreads for this week:
— Packers @ Detroit (-7.5)
— Commanders @ Dallas (-11)
— 49ers (-7) @ Seattle
— Dolphins (-9.5) @ NJ Jets
— Jaguars (-1.5) @ Houston
— Buccaneers @ Indianapolis (-2.5)
Quote of the Day
“My intent is never to go viral, and honestly, if I say something in jest that nobody laughs at, sometimes that’s the funniest outcome for me. So I pay it no mind. I’m not trying to be anything but myself. I’m very aware that sometimes myself doesn’t come off hilarious to everybody, and it is what it is.”
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel
Wednesday’s quiz
Who was head coach of the Miami Dolphins before Mike McDaniel?
Tuesday’s quiz #1
The last time the Angels made the baseball playoffs was 2014; they got swept by the KC Royals in the divisional round.
Tuesday’s quiz #2
Jim Everett is the all-time leading in passing yardage for the Rams.
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Purdue 71, Tennessee 67- Purdue was 29-48 on foul line in a very physical game.
Marquette 73, Kansas 59- Marquette shot 59% inside arc.
championship game is 5:00 Wednesday.
— Florida State 77, Colorado 71 OT
Seminoles have won their last 14 overtime games, which apparently is a record.
Colorado had 20 turnovers, shot 38.5% inside arc.
— James Madison 82, Southern Illinois 76- JMU is 5-0 for the first time since 1982.
— So far this season, teams from the WCC (Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s league) are 2-10 against the spread as a favorite. It is possible the league is a little bit down this season.
— This is modern college basketball- UNLV has 14 guys on its basketball team; three freshmen, and 11 guys who transferred into UNLV. Handicapping early season basketball is a crapshoot.
November is about coaches figuring out who/what they have, and what they want to do with it. Teams with excellent continuity have a big advantage right now.
— Teams with most continuity right now:
Florida Atlantic
Columbia
Marquette
Drexel
Cal-Davis
North Dakota State
— Teams with least continuity right now:
New Mexico State
Iona
Utah State
Idaho
Notre Dane
Southern Utah
— Jackson State doesn’t have a home game until January 6th; they play 11 road games, two more on neutral floors before that. After an 0-5 start, they upset Missouri Sunday.
All the road games pay the tab for their program: trips to San Diego, Memphis, Mizzou, Los Angeles, Houston, Georgetown, Northwestern- lot of guarantee games. Winning is a bonus.
— Pretty sure I watched Bill Vinovich officiate an NFL game Sunday, then late Monday night, he was a ref at the Cal-UTEP basketball game, somewhere near Los Angeles. Vinovich turns 63 years old next week; he is officiating on back/back days, but lot of guys in the NBA who are half his age and are making a boatload of $$$ can’t play on back/back nights. Go figure.
— Good to see former Memphis/Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner working on ESPN; long time ago, I crossed paths with coach Pastner on the AAU circuit couple of times, once in Florida, once in Las Vegas. We were watching games, and I was asking him lot of questions, picking his brain.
He had no reason to be nice to me, but he was, both times. Hope he enjoys his time in the TV studio, and then gets himself another coaching job next season.
— Word of the Day: Rejuvenate- giving new energy or vigor to something.
— St Louis Cardinals signed two starting pitchers this week:
Lance Lynn was 7-2, 4.36 in 11 starts for the Dodgers LY, after they acquired him from the White Sox, where he was 6-9, 6.47 in 21 starts. Lynn started his career in St Louis (2011-17).
Kyle Gibson was 15-9, 4.73 in 33 starts for Baltimore LY.
Cardinals are rebuilding after a dismal 71-91 season this past year.
— San Diego Padres hired Mike Shildt as their new manager; he went 252-199 managing the Cardinals, was surprisingly fired after a 90-72 season in 2021.
— Odd stat: the last 12 years, Dallas Cowboys are 5-7 SU/1-11 ATS on Thanksgiving Day.
— Pittsburgh Steelers fired offensive coordinator Matt Canada, despite their 6-4 record; this is the first time the Steelers have made a midseason change at head coach or coordinator since 1941- they’ve only had three head coaches since 1969.
Steelers missed the playoffs three of last five years; they haven’t won a playoff game since 2016.
— Over their last three games, Denver Broncos are +9 in turnovers; they were minus-4 in their first seven games.
— Carolina Panthers are 1-9 this season, playing a rookie QB on a team that has an offensive coordinator in his first year in that job. I’m not sure what the point of playing QB Bryce Young is right now; maybe sitting back and watching veteran Andy Dalton would be beneficial, in the long run.
Dalton started one game this year; Carolina lost 37-27 in Seattle, but they scored 27 points. In their last four games, they scored 15-13-13-10 points.
Patrick Mahomes didn’t start a game until the last game of his rookie year; sometimes the old way of doing things is still the better way.
— Random NBA trends:
Golden State is 0-6 ATS as a home favorite
Minnesota is 6-0 ATS at home.
Over is 12-1 in Indiana Pacer games.
Speaking of which……….
— Indiana 157, Atlanta 152
Hawks led 86-73 at halftime, this was like an old ABA game.
Atlanta led by 20 points in the first half.
Tyrese Haliburton scored 37 points, dished out 16 assists.
— Happy 79th birthday to Earl (the Pearl) Monroe, one of the best basketball players ever; he was a great player for the Baltimore Bullets, then got traded to the Knicks, where he helped them win the 1973 NBA title, their second (and last) NBA title.
Happy birthday, sir.
Interesting NFL spreads for this week:
— Packers @ Detroit (-7.5)
— Commanders @ Dallas (-11)
— 49ers (-7) @ Seattle
— Dolphins (-9.5) @ NJ Jets
— Jaguars (-1.5) @ Houston
— Buccaneers @ Indianapolis (-2.5)
Quote of the Day
“My intent is never to go viral, and honestly, if I say something in jest that nobody laughs at, sometimes that’s the funniest outcome for me. So I pay it no mind. I’m not trying to be anything but myself. I’m very aware that sometimes myself doesn’t come off hilarious to everybody, and it is what it is.”
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel
Wednesday’s quiz
Who was head coach of the Miami Dolphins before Mike McDaniel?
Tuesday’s quiz #1
The last time the Angels made the baseball playoffs was 2014; they got swept by the KC Royals in the divisional round.
Tuesday’s quiz #2
Jim Everett is the all-time leading in passing yardage for the Rams.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
— Maui Classic:Purdue 71, Tennessee 67- Purdue was 29-48 on foul line in a very physical game.
Marquette 73, Kansas 59- Marquette shot 59% inside arc.
championship game is 5:00 Wednesday.
— Florida State 77, Colorado 71 OT
Seminoles have won their last 14 overtime games, which apparently is a record.
Colorado had 20 turnovers, shot 38.5% inside arc.
— James Madison 82, Southern Illinois 76- JMU is 5-0 for the first time since 1982.
— So far this season, teams from the WCC (Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s league) are 2-10 against the spread as a favorite. It is possible the league is a little bit down this season.
— This is modern college basketball- UNLV has 14 guys on its basketball team; three freshmen, and 11 guys who transferred into UNLV. Handicapping early season basketball is a crapshoot.
November is about coaches figuring out who/what they have, and what they want to do with it. Teams with excellent continuity have a big advantage right now.
— Teams with most continuity right now:
Florida Atlantic
Columbia
Marquette
Drexel
Cal-Davis
North Dakota State
— Teams with least continuity right now:
New Mexico State
Iona
Utah State
Idaho
Notre Dane
Southern Utah
— Jackson State doesn’t have a home game until January 6th; they play 11 road games, two more on neutral floors before that. After an 0-5 start, they upset Missouri Sunday.
All the road games pay the tab for their program: trips to San Diego, Memphis, Mizzou, Los Angeles, Houston, Georgetown, Northwestern- lot of guarantee games. Winning is a bonus.
— Pretty sure I watched Bill Vinovich officiate an NFL game Sunday, then late Monday night, he was a ref at the Cal-UTEP basketball game, somewhere near Los Angeles. Vinovich turns 63 years old next week; he is officiating on back/back days, but lot of guys in the NBA who are half his age and are making a boatload of $$$ can’t play on back/back nights. Go figure.
— Good to see former Memphis/Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner working on ESPN; long time ago, I crossed paths with coach Pastner on the AAU circuit couple of times, once in Florida, once in Las Vegas. We were watching games, and I was asking him lot of questions, picking his brain.
He had no reason to be nice to me, but he was, both times. Hope he enjoys his time in the TV studio, and then gets himself another coaching job next season.
— Word of the Day: Rejuvenate- giving new energy or vigor to something.
— St Louis Cardinals signed two starting pitchers this week:
Lance Lynn was 7-2, 4.36 in 11 starts for the Dodgers LY, after they acquired him from the White Sox, where he was 6-9, 6.47 in 21 starts. Lynn started his career in St Louis (2011-17).
Kyle Gibson was 15-9, 4.73 in 33 starts for Baltimore LY.
Cardinals are rebuilding after a dismal 71-91 season this past year.
— San Diego Padres hired Mike Shildt as their new manager; he went 252-199 managing the Cardinals, was surprisingly fired after a 90-72 season in 2021.
— Odd stat: the last 12 years, Dallas Cowboys are 5-7 SU/1-11 ATS on Thanksgiving Day.
— Pittsburgh Steelers fired offensive coordinator Matt Canada, despite their 6-4 record; this is the first time the Steelers have made a midseason change at head coach or coordinator since 1941- they’ve only had three head coaches since 1969.
Steelers missed the playoffs three of last five years; they haven’t won a playoff game since 2016.
— Over their last three games, Denver Broncos are +9 in turnovers; they were minus-4 in their first seven games.
— Carolina Panthers are 1-9 this season, playing a rookie QB on a team that has an offensive coordinator in his first year in that job. I’m not sure what the point of playing QB Bryce Young is right now; maybe sitting back and watching veteran Andy Dalton would be beneficial, in the long run.
Dalton started one game this year; Carolina lost 37-27 in Seattle, but they scored 27 points. In their last four games, they scored 15-13-13-10 points.
Patrick Mahomes didn’t start a game until the last game of his rookie year; sometimes the old way of doing things is still the better way.
— Random NBA trends:
Golden State is 0-6 ATS as a home favorite
Minnesota is 6-0 ATS at home.
Over is 12-1 in Indiana Pacer games.
Speaking of which……….
— Indiana 157, Atlanta 152
Hawks led 86-73 at halftime, this was like an old ABA game.
Atlanta led by 20 points in the first half.
Tyrese Haliburton scored 37 points, dished out 16 assists.
— Happy 79th birthday to Earl (the Pearl) Monroe, one of the best basketball players ever; he was a great player for the Baltimore Bullets, then got traded to the Knicks, where he helped them win the 1973 NBA title, their second (and last) NBA title.
Happy birthday, sir.
