CNOTES 2022-2023 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

[CNOTES]

NBA NOVEMBER'S OPINION'S AND BEST BETS !

11/22/2022.............3-5-0......................37,50%................- 12.50
11/21/2022.............8-8-0......................50.00%................- 4.00
11/20/2022.............5-7-0......................41.67%................- 13.50
11/19/2022.............4-6-0......................40.00%.................- 13.00
11/18/2022.............9-11-0....................45.00%.................- 15.50
11/17/2022..............4-2-0.....................66.67%.................+ 9.00
11/16/2022............10-9-0.....................52.63%.................+ 0.50
11/15/2022..............4-6-0.....................40.00%.................-13.00
11/14/2022..............7-7-0.....................50.00%.................- 3.50
11/13/2022..............3-9-0.....................25.00%.................-34.50
11/12/2022..............7-9-0.....................43.75%.................- 14.50
11/11/2022............11-5-0....................68.75%.................+ 27.50
11/10/2022.............4-4-0.....................50.00%...................- 2.00
11/09/2022.............9-17-0...................34.61%.................- 48.50
11/07/2022...........15-15-0...................50.00%..................- 7.50
11/06/2022...............2-4-0...................33.33%..................- 12.00
11/05/2022...............8-8-0...................50.00%..................- 4.00
11/04/2022.............14-10-0................58.33%.................+ 15.00
11/02/2022...............11-8-1................57.89%..................+ 11.00
11/01/2022................5-3-0.................62.50%...................+ 8.50

TOTALS............143-153-1.................48.31%................. - 127.00


*********************************************

BEST BETS

11/22/2022................2-4-0.................33.33%................- 12.00
11/21/2022................4-5-0.................44.44%.................- 7.50
11/20/2022................NO BEST BETS............................- 00.00
11/19/2022................1-5-0.................16.66%.................- 22.50
11/18/2022................4-7-0.................36.56%.................- 18.50
11/17/2022................3-1-0.................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/15/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/14/2022................4-4-0.................50.00%.................- 2.00
11/13/2022................2-7-0.................22.22%.................- 28.00
11/12/2022................3-4-0.................42.85%.................- 7.00
11/11/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/10/2022................2-4-0.................33.33%................- 11.00
11/09/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%.................+ 3.00
11/07/2022................7-9-0.................43.75%................- 14.50
11/06/2022................3-3-0.................50.00%..................- 1.50
11/05/2022................5-7-0.................41.66%................- 13.50
11/04/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%..................+ 3.00
11/02/3033................6-4-1.................60.00%..................+ 8.00
11/01/2022................4-2-0.................66.66%..................+ 9.00

TOTALS...............75-86-1.................46.58%..................- 96.00

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in rushing yardage:
1,010— Derrick Henry, Tenn
953— Saquon Barkley, NJG
930— Josh Jacobs, LV
923— Nick Chubb, Clev
834— Justin Fields, Chi
799— Dalvin Cook, Minn

Quote of the Day
“He told the players his focus was on Mississippi State and nothing else and that any reports out there about his accepting another offer were totally false.”
An anonymous source, talking about rumors linking Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin to the coaching vacancy at Auburn

Wednesday’s quiz
In the classic TV show CSI, there were three heads of the crime lab. William Peterson was the first one, Ted Danson the third one. Who led the crime lab for the three years in between?

Tuesday’s quiz
Bill Murray’s son Luke is an assistant basketball coach at Connecticut.

Monday’s quiz
Kliff Kingsbury was Patrick Mahomes’ college coach at Texas Tech.

*****************************

Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

— Stephen Curry is getting paid $48,070,014 this season; that works out to $536,219.68 per game. Lot of cabbage to play 82 basketball games.

Monday night, Golden State was on the back end of a back/back; most of the Warriors’ stars sat the game out (rest). This doesn’t seem right.

If you’re healthy and getting paid $536,219.68 per game, you should play. It is basketball, a fun game to play. People pay a boatload of money to buy tickets to watch you play; they don’t get a refund if the stars don’t show up.

Play fewer minutes if you have to, but play. It is your freakin’ job, after all.

— Maui Classic
Creighton 90, Arkansas 87
Arizona 87, San Diego State 70
High level semi-final games; we might see these teams at the Final Four.
Creighton-Arizona is the Maui Classic final Wednesday

— Eight of Arizona’s 12 scholarship players are from other countries.

— St John’s 76, Syracuse 69 OT
Syracuse led by 10 with 15:08 left in the game.
Teams combined to go 10-39 on the arc: a brickfest.
Red Storm is 6-0 now, with two top 100 wins.

— College basketball season is only 15 days old, but so far, ACC teams are 19-36-1 ATS, which is pretty terrible.

— NCAA announced future sites for the Final Four:
2027— Detroit
2028— Las Vegas
2029— Indianapolis
2030— Arlington, TX

— Miami OH 18, Ball State 17
Red Hawks trailed 17-3 with 6:00 left in third quarter.
Miami scored winning TD on 34-yard pass with 1:42 left.
Miami is now bowl eligible.

— Ohio 38, Bowling Green 14
Bobcats clinch their division, will play Toledo in MAC title game.
Ohio converted 11-18 on third down, was +4 in turnovers.

— Sam Darnold willl start at QB for Carolina when the Panthers host Denver Sunday; he will be the Panthers’ third different starting QB in three games.

— Last three games, San Francisco 49ers outscored opponents 54-0 in the second half.

— Cowboys crushed Minnesota 40-3 Sunday; when the game was 37-3, Vikings’ RB Dalvin Cook got a taunting penalty.

While his team trailed by 34 points. Oy.

— Former NFL/college head coach Herm Edwards is back on ESPN; he worked for the network for several years after the Chiefs fired him as head coach in 2009.

—- Sacramento 113, Memphis 109— Kings win their 7th consecutive game, their longest win streak since 2004. Kings are currently tied for the #3-seed in Western Conference.

— Milwaukee Brewers traded OF Hunter Renfroe to the Angels, in exchange for three minor league pitchers. Renfroe hit 29 homers with 72 RBI last year.

This is his career path:
2016-19— San Diego
2020— Tampa Bay
2021— Boston
2022— Milwaukee
2023— Angels

Anaheim will be his fifth stop in five years; you don’t see that a lot, especially for a productive player.

— It is a little weird that Hunter Renfroe plays big league baseball while Hunter Renfrow is a wide receiver for the Raiders. Odd coincidence.

— Philadelphia Phillies gave GM Dave Dombrowski a contract extension through the 2027 season, after the Phils won the National League pennant this year. Dombrowski has led four different franchises to a World Series.

 

[Udog]

INDIANA is 11-2 Over (8.8 Units) in home games when the total >=230 over the last 2 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 28-13 ATS (13.7 Units) when playing 4 or less games in 10 days in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games off a home win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Ime Udoka is 26-7 ATS (18.3 Units) in road games vs. winning teams (All games)

WASHINGTON is 176-228 ATS (-74.8 Units) after 2 or more consecutive wins since 1996.

DALLAS are 50-27 Under (20.3 Units) as a dog in the last 3 seasons.

SACRAMENTO is 52-27 Under (22.3 Units) after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

DENVER is 50-73 ATS (-30.3 Units) when the total >=220 in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 175-116 Over (47.4 Units) in road games after 2+ home games since 1996.

NEW ORLEANS are 13-28 ATS (-17.8 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 50-30 Under (17 Units) after having lost 3 of their last 4 games in the last 3 seasons.

GOLDEN STATE is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) in home games in November games over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, November 23

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trend Report
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Philadelphia @ Charlotte
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Portland @ Cleveland
Portland
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cleveland's last 13 games when playing at home against Portland

Minnesota @ Indiana
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Indiana is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games

Dallas @ Boston
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

Washington @ Miami
Washington
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Brooklyn @ Toronto
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
Toronto
Toronto is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Sacramento @ Atlanta
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Sacramento is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Sacramento
Atlanta is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Sacramento

Denver @ Oklahoma City
Denver
Denver is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games
Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games

Chicago @ Milwaukee
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

New Orleans @ San Antonio
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Orleans's last 9 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Antonio's last 9 games when playing New Orleans

Detroit @ Utah
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing on the road against Utah
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Utah is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit

LA Clippers @ Golden State
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, November 23

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIN at IND	07:00 PM	MIN -1.5 U 237.0	+500 +500
POR at CLE	07:00 PM	CLE -8.0 U 214.0	+500 +500
PHI at CHA	07:00 PM	CHA -5.0 O 214.5	+500 +500
WAS at MIA	07:30 PM	MIA -2.5 U 210.5	+500 +500
BK at TOR	07:30 PM	TOR -2.0 U 222.0	+500 +500
SAC at ATL	07:30 PM	SAC +5.0 U 240.5	+500 +500
DAL at BOS	07:30 PM	DAL +4.5 U 218.5	+500 +500
DEN at OKC	08:00 PM	DEN -3.0 O 232.0	+500 +500
NO at SA	08:00 PM	NO -7.0 U 230.0	+500 +500
CHI at MIL	08:00 PM	MIL -6.5 O 223.0	+500 +500
DET at UTA	09:00 PM	DET +11.5 O 232.0	+500 +500
LAC at GS	10:00 PM	LAC +9.5 O 223.0	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Wednesday, November 23
Vince Akins

ATS Trend of the Day
Matchup: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA League Pass, 7:00 p.m. ET)

The Cavaliers are 14-0 ATS since November 2021 when the total is over 202 and they are coming off a win where they committed at least 17 turnovers.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors (NBA League Pass, 7:30 p.m. ET)

The Nets are 0-7 OU since 2015 with no rest vs an unrested opponent when they are not a 3+ point dog.

Choice Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Indiana Pacers (NBA League Pass, 7:00 p.m. ET)

The Pacers are 10-0 ATS since March 30 when they had at least 29 assists last game.

 

[CNOTES]

NBA NOVEMBER'S OPINION'S AND BEST BETS !

11/23/2022............15-9-0.....................62.50%................+ 25.50
11/22/2022.............3-5-0......................37,50%................- 12.50
11/21/2022.............8-8-0......................50.00%................- 4.00
11/20/2022.............5-7-0......................41.67%................- 13.50
11/19/2022.............4-6-0......................40.00%.................- 13.00
11/18/2022.............9-11-0....................45.00%.................- 15.50
11/17/2022..............4-2-0.....................66.67%.................+ 9.00
11/16/2022............10-9-0.....................52.63%.................+ 0.50
11/15/2022..............4-6-0.....................40.00%.................-13.00
11/14/2022..............7-7-0.....................50.00%.................- 3.50
11/13/2022..............3-9-0.....................25.00%.................-34.50
11/12/2022..............7-9-0.....................43.75%.................- 14.50
11/11/2022............11-5-0....................68.75%.................+ 27.50
11/10/2022.............4-4-0.....................50.00%...................- 2.00
11/09/2022.............9-17-0...................34.61%.................- 48.50
11/07/2022...........15-15-0...................50.00%..................- 7.50
11/06/2022...............2-4-0...................33.33%..................- 12.00
11/05/2022...............8-8-0...................50.00%..................- 4.00
11/04/2022.............14-10-0................58.33%.................+ 15.00
11/02/2022...............11-8-1................57.89%..................+ 11.00
11/01/2022................5-3-0.................62.50%...................+ 8.50

TOTALS............158-162-1.................49.37%................. - 101.50


*********************************************

BEST BETS

11/23/2022................9-6-0.................60.00%................+12.00
11/22/2022................2-4-0.................33.33%................- 12.00
11/21/2022................4-5-0.................44.44%.................- 7.50
11/20/2022................NO BEST BETS............................- 00.00
11/19/2022................1-5-0.................16.66%.................- 22.50
11/18/2022................4-7-0.................36.56%.................- 18.50
11/17/2022................3-1-0.................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/15/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/14/2022................4-4-0.................50.00%.................- 2.00
11/13/2022................2-7-0.................22.22%.................- 28.00
11/12/2022................3-4-0.................42.85%.................- 7.00
11/11/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/10/2022................2-4-0.................33.33%................- 11.00
11/09/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%.................+ 3.00
11/07/2022................7-9-0.................43.75%................- 14.50
11/06/2022................3-3-0.................50.00%..................- 1.50
11/05/2022................5-7-0.................41.66%................- 13.50
11/04/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%..................+ 3.00
11/02/3033................6-4-1.................60.00%..................+ 8.00
11/01/2022................4-2-0.................66.66%..................+ 9.00

TOTALS...............84-92-1.................47.72%..................- 84.00

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack
NBA scoring leaders:
33.5— Luka Doncic, Dal
32.3— Stephen Curry, GS
32.3— Joel Embiid, Phil
31.1— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
30.2— Jayson Tatum, Bos
30.1— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw

Quote of the Day
“We are such an instant gratification era, myself included- I’m not putting this on anybody, it’s the entire world we live in. We are trying to skip the step of adversity— you can never skip that in life.”
Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz

Thursday’s quiz
Which two college football teams play annually for the Old Oaken Bucket?

Wednesday’s quiz
In the classic TV show CSI, there were three heads of the crime lab. William Peterson played the first one, Ted Danson the third one. Laurence Fishburne’s character Ray Langston led the crime lab for the three years in between.

Tuesday’s quiz
Bill Murray’s son Luke is an assistant basketball coach at Connecticut.

******************************

Thursday’s Den: Happy Thanksgiving, everyone……..

— Maui Classic
Arizona 81, Creighton 79
Wildcats win the Maui Classic, shooting 59.6% inside the arc.
Arizona led by 14 with 12:19 left to play.
Creighton outscored Arizona 15-4 on foul line.

Arkansas 78, San Diego State 74 OT
Up 4 with 0:13 left, Aztecs fouled intentionally; it proved costly.
Teams combined to shoot 5-35 on the arc.
Arkansas was 27-38 on foul line, San Diego State 18-23.

Odd sidebar to this game: Long time ago, Bill Musselman was the basketball coach at Minnesota; his son Eric coaches Arkansas now. When Musselman left Minnesota, he was succeeded by Jim Dutcher, whose son Brian coaches San Diego State.

Eric Musselman also coached at Nevada for four years, so he’s seen the Aztecs before.

Anyway, the Maui Classic was great this year; Lot of good teams.

— Kansas State 61, LSU 59— Wildcats win tournament on Cayman Islands; Tigers led by 12 late in first half, but they scored only 18 points in second half.

— UNLV 71, Minnesota 62— Rebels improve to 6-0, winning this tournament that was played in a high school gym in San Juan Capistrano. Minnesota took 31 3-pointers (9-31), only 26 2-point shots (12-26).

— Wisconsin 43, Dayton 42— Badgers win a game where they shot 25% inside the arc; only one of their starters scored more than 3 points- he had 9.

— Auburn 43, Northwestern 42— Another 43-42 game? With a Bruce Pearl team? Teams combined to shoot 7-45 on the arc. So far this season, Auburn is rebounding 42% of its missed shots, #5 in country— they had lot of chances for offensive rebounds in this game.

— Mississippi State 52, Utah 49— Bulldogs take tournament in Fort Myers, winning both games by three points. Miss State is 6-0, giving up 48.5 ppg- they have top 100 wins over Utah and Marquette- their eFG% defense is #7 in country.

— Cincinnati 81, Louisville 62— Cardinals have a long, proud basketball tradition, but this year’s team doesn’t have a quality point guard, and they’re 0-6 already, losing the three games in Maui by 26-32-19 points. Not good.

— American 74, Georgetown 70— Speaking of not good, Hoyas have now lost three of last four games, after going 6-25 last season. Losing to a Patriot League opponent ain’t going to help.

Elsewhere in the world………
— Each member of World Series champ Houston Astros banks $516,347, the biggest winners’ share ever; all the Phillies get $296,255 for winning the National League title.

— NFL knowledge:
Jets will start QB Mike White this week, benching 2nd-year QB Zach Wilson. White started three games for the Jets LY, throwing for 953 yards in four games.

Texans are benching 2nd-year QB Davis Mills, will start Kyle Allen this week. Allen is 7-10 as an NFL starter, mostly with Carolina.

Matthew Stafford has a strained neck; looks like the Rams will give QB Bryce Perkins his first NFL start this week. Rams signed QB Case Cookus to the practice squad; he played in the USFL last spring, may wind up being the Rams’ backup the rest of this season.

Aaron Rodgers has apparently been playing with a broken bone in his throwing thumb.

Chicago QB Justin Fields has a separated left shoulder; it is unclear if he’ll play Sunday.

— QB’s taken in first round of the 2021 NFL Draft:
#1 pick— Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars
#2— Zach Wilson, Jets
#3— Trey Lance, 49ers
#11— Justin Fields, Bears
#15— Mac Jones, Patriots

If they did that draft all over again, would the order change any?

— Genius Alert— Arizona Cardinals fired their offensive line coach after he allegedly groped a woman in Mexico City last weekend. He was sent home before the Cardinals’ 38-10 loss in to the 49ers Mexico City Monday night.

— Tennessee Vols’ QB Hendon Hooker tore his ACL, is out for the year. He suffered the non-contact injury while rolling left on an option play. Hooker passed for 3,135 yards and 27 TD’s while throwing only two interceptions this season.

— Bryce Harper had Tommy John Surgery this week, is expected to miss the first half of next season. Harper isn’t expected to play in the outfield at all until September.

— Texas Rangers brought Mike Maddux back as their new/old pitching coach; he was their pitching coach from 2009-2015, when they made their only two World Series appearances.

 

[Udog]

Enjoy the day, everyone!

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack
— Bills 28, Lions 25— Buffalo kicked a 45-yard FG with 0:02 left.
— Cowboys 28, Giants 20— Dallas scored TD’s on first three drives of third quarter.
— Vikings 33, Patriots 26— Rough night for New England’s special teams.
— Mississippi State 24, Ole Miss 22— Rebels failed on 2-point play with 1:25 left.
— Iowa State 81, Villanova 79 OT— Cyclones led by 16 early in second half.
— Kansas 69, Wisconsin 68 OT— Jayhawks scored on a putback with 0:00.2 left.

Quote of the Day
“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”
Mr Carlson, WKRP in Cincinnati

Friday’s quiz
When Tom Brady first became the Patriots’ starting QB, who did he replace?

Thursday’s quiz
Purdue-Indiana play annually for the Old Oaken Bucket.

Wednesday’s quiz
In the classic TV show CSI, there were three heads of the crime lab. William Peterson played the first one, Ted Danson the third one. Laurence Fishburne’s character Ray Langston led the crime lab for the three years in between.

***********************

Friday’s Den: NBA trends…….

NBA trends (thru November 24)

Hawks (11-7):
— split last eight games SU.
— 5-4-1 ATS as favorite, 3-5 as underdog
— over 6-2 on road

Celtics (14-4):
— won 10 of last 11 games SU (3-1 ATS last four).
— 5-4 ATS as a home favorite, 4-5-1 ATS as a road favorite
— over 7-1 at home

Nets (9-10):
— won/covered three of their last four games.
— 4-3 ATS as a road underdog
— under is 3-1 in their last four home games.

Hornets (5-14):
— 2-11 last 13 games SU.
— 2-6 ATS at home
— under 5-2 at home

Bulls (8-10)
— won last two games SU, scoring 121-118 points.
— 3-1 ATS as a home favorite, 2-4 as home dog.
— have already played 4 back/backs: 1-3 ATS first nite, 2-2 2nd nite
— under 7-0 last seven home games

Cavaliers (12-6):
— won last four games SU (3-0-1 ATS)
— 6-1-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 4-1 last five games

Mavericks (9-8):
— lost three of last four games SU.
— 1-10-1 ATS last 12 games.
— over 4-1 last five road games

Nuggets (11-7):
— 3-4 in last seven games SU.
— 5-10 ATS on the road.
— under 6-0 home games

Pistons (5-15):
— won last two games SU, covered last four.
— covered last four games as a road underdog.
— over 5-2 in their last seven road games.

Warriors (9-10):
— won three of last four games SU
— 4-0 ATS last four games as a home favorite
— under 4-1 last five home games.

Rockets (3-14):
— 6-9-2 against the spread, all as an underdog
— 2-4 ATS as home underdog
— over 5-3 last eight games

Pacers (10-7):
— won seven of last nine games (10-2 ATS last 12).
— 7-4 ATS as an underdog
— under 3-1 last four home games

Clippers (11-8):
— won six of last nine games SU (8-4 ATS last 12)
— 2-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 89-2 in their hone games.

Lakers (5-11):
— won three of last four games SU
— 0-5 SU/ATS on the road
— 3-9 ATS as an underdog.
— under 4-1 on road

Grizzlies (10-8):
— lost four of last five games SU.
— 4-3 ATS as home favorite, 2-4 as road favorite.
— 0-4 ATS as a road underdog
— under 6-3 last nine games

Heat (8-11):
— lost four of last five games SU.
— 3-7 ATS as a home favorite
— over 4-0 last four home games.

Bucks (12-5):
— 2-4 SU last six games
— 1-3 ATS last four home games.
— over 5-1 last six home games.

Timberwolves (10-8):
— won last five games SU.
— 3-7 ATS at home
— under 4-1 last five home games

Pelicans (11-7):
— won/covered five of last six games.
— 4-1 ATS last five home games
— under 6-1 last seven home games
— over 7-2 road games

Knicks (9-9):
— 4-3 in last seven games SU.
— 2-5 ATS at home, 6-5 on road
— under 7-1 last eight road games
— over 5-2 at home

Thunder (7-11):
— lost four of last five games (0-3 ATS last three).
— 6-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— last eight games went over

Magic (5-13):
— lost four of last five games SU
— 2-5-2 ATS as road underdog
— 6-2 ATS as home underdog
— under 5-2 last seven games.

76ers (9-9):
— won four of last six games SU (5-1 ATS)
— 4-0 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 4-1 last five at home

Suns (11-6):
— won 3 of last 4 games SU (4-1 ATS last five)
— 7-2 ATS as home favorite, 1-3 road favorite
— under 5-1 last six home games

Trailblazers (10-8):
— lost last four games SU
— 10-3 ATS as an underdog.
— over 5-2-1 at home

Kings (10-7):
— 7-1 SU last eight games, 7-2 ATS last nine
— 8-2 ATS as an underdog.
— last six home games went over.

Spurs (6-13):
— lost last six games SU (1-5 ATS)
— 1-5 ATS last five road games
— under 4-1 last five road games

Raptors (9-9):
— lost four of last six games SU
— 2-5-1 ATS in last eight games
— over 5-2 last seven road games

Jazz (12-8):
— lost five of last seven games SU (1-6 ATS)
— 10-3 ATS as an underdog
— over 4-1 last five road games

Wizards (10-8):
— won six of last eight games SU (0-4 ATS last four)
— 1-5 ATS last six games as a home favorite.
— under 3-1 last four home games.

 

[Udog]

CHARLOTTE is 22-9 ATS (12.1 Units) in home games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

ORLANDO is 392-315 Under (45.5 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games since 1996.

PORTLAND is 23-10 Over (12 Units) in road games in non-conference games in the last 3 seasons.

NEW ORLEANS are 17-3 Under (13.7 Units) as a road underdog of 6 points or less over the last 2 seasons.

INDIANA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) off a home win in the current season.

ATLANTA is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) in road games after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

BOSTON is 355-283 ATS (43.7 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game since 1996.

MIAMI is 12-2 ATS (9.8 Units) after having lost 3 of their last 4 games over the last 2 seasons.

LA LAKERS are 34-57 ATS (-28.7 Units) after 1 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 22-9 Under (12.1 Units) on Friday nights in the last 3 seasons.

GOLDEN STATE is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in home games in November games over the last 2 seasons.

DENVER is 19-36 ATS (-20.6 Units) off a road win in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, November 25

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trend Report
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Minnesota @ Charlotte
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games at home
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Philadelphia @ Orlando
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Orlando is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home

Portland @ New York
Portland
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Portland's last 14 games on the road
New York
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home

Brooklyn @ Indiana
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Brooklyn is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Indiana is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games

Sacramento @ Boston
Sacramento
Sacramento is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Sacramento is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Washington @ Miami
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Washington's last 17 games when playing on the road against Miami
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games at home
Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington

Chicago @ Oklahoma City
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games
Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games

New Orleans @ Memphis
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Memphis
Memphis is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games at home

Cleveland @ Milwaukee
Cleveland
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Milwaukee is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home

Atlanta @ Houston
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Houston is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Atlanta

LA Lakers @ San Antonio
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
San Antonio is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games at home

Detroit @ Phoenix
Detroit
Detroit is 17-3 ATS in its last 20 games when playing Phoenix
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix
Phoenix is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Phoenix is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home

Utah @ Golden State
Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Utah

Denver @ LA Clippers
Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing at home against Denver
LA Clippers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, November 25

 

[Udog]

MINNESOTA (10 - 8) at CHARLOTTE (5 - 14) - 11/25/2022, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 69-105 ATS (-46.5 Units) against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 232-282 ATS (-78.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 3-1 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 3-1 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


PHILADELPHIA (9 - 9) at ORLANDO (5 - 13) - 11/25/2022, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 7-0 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


PORTLAND (10 - 8) at NEW YORK (9 - 9) - 11/25/2022, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 3-1 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 2-2 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


NEW ORLEANS (11 - 7) at MEMPHIS (10 - 8) - 11/25/2022, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 5-3 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 4-4 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


BROOKLYN (9 - 10) at INDIANA (10 - 7) - 11/25/2022, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 5-3 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
BROOKLYN is 7-1 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


CLEVELAND (12 - 6) at MILWAUKEE (12 - 5) - 11/25/2022, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 5-3 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 5-3 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


ATLANTA (11 - 7) at HOUSTON (3 - 14) - 11/25/2022, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-1 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 4-1 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


CHICAGO (8 - 10) at OKLAHOMA CITY (7 - 11) - 11/25/2022, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 3-1 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-1 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


SACRAMENTO (10 - 7) at BOSTON (14 - 4) - 11/25/2022, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 2-2 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 2-2 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


WASHINGTON (10 - 8) at MIAMI (8 - 11) - 11/25/2022, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 5-4 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 6-3 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


LA LAKERS (5 - 11) at SAN ANTONIO (6 - 13) - 11/25/2022, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 4-4 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 5-3 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


DETROIT (5 - 15) at PHOENIX (11 - 6) - 11/25/2022, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 2-2 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 3-1 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


UTAH (12 - 8) at GOLDEN STATE (9 - 10) - 11/25/2022, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 4-3 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 5-2 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


DENVER (11 - 7) at LA CLIPPERS (11 - 8) - 11/25/2022, 10:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 4-3 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 5-2 straight up against LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIN at CHA	05:00 PM	MIN -5.0 O 225.0	+500 +500
PHI at ORL	07:00 PM	PHI +2.5 U 214.0	+500 +500
POR at NY	07:30 PM	POR +4.5 O 222.5	+500 +500
WAS at MIA	08:00 PM	MIA -3.5 U 212.0	+500 +500
BK at IND	08:00 PM	BK -3.0 U 235.0	+500 +500
CHI at OKC	08:00 PM	OKC +1.5 O 235.5	+500 +500
LAL at SA	08:00 PM	LAL -5.0 U 229.5	+500 +500
SAC at BOS	08:00 PM	BOS -8.0 U 236.5	+500 +500
ATL at HOU	08:00 PM	ATL -7.5 O 237.5	+500 +500
NO at MEM	08:00 PM	MEM -1.5 U 229.0	+500 +500
CLE at MIL	08:00 PM	CLE +3.0 O 216.0	+500 +500
DET at PHO	09:00 PM	DET +12.5 O 226.0	+500 +500
UTA at GS	10:00 PM	GS -7.0 U 237.5	+500 +500
DEN at LAC	10:30 PM	DEN -3.5 O 221.0	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Friday, November 25
Vince Akins

ATS Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks (NBA League Pass, 8:00 p.m. ET)

The Cavaliers are 15-0 ATS since November 2021 when the total is over 202 and they are coming off a win where they committed at least 17 turnovers.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Charlotte Hornets (NBA League Pass, 5:00 p.m. ET)

The Hornets are 0-13 OU since January 2021 as a home dog past game 2 of the season when the total is under 237.

Choice Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks (NBA League Pass, 8:00 p.m. ET)

The Cavaliers are 10-0 since 2021 with less than 3 days rest when the total is at least 210 and they are coming off a 15+ point win.

 

[CNOTES]

NBA NOVEMBER'S OPINION'S AND BEST BETS !

11/25/2022...........16-12-0...................57.14%................+ 14.00
11/23/2022............15-9-0.....................62.50%................+ 25.50
11/22/2022.............3-5-0......................37,50%................- 12.50
11/21/2022.............8-8-0......................50.00%................- 4.00
11/20/2022.............5-7-0......................41.67%................- 13.50
11/19/2022.............4-6-0......................40.00%.................- 13.00
11/18/2022.............9-11-0....................45.00%.................- 15.50
11/17/2022..............4-2-0.....................66.67%.................+ 9.00
11/16/2022............10-9-0.....................52.63%.................+ 0.50
11/15/2022..............4-6-0.....................40.00%.................-13.00
11/14/2022..............7-7-0.....................50.00%.................- 3.50
11/13/2022..............3-9-0.....................25.00%.................-34.50
11/12/2022..............7-9-0.....................43.75%.................- 14.50
11/11/2022............11-5-0....................68.75%.................+ 27.50
11/10/2022.............4-4-0.....................50.00%...................- 2.00
11/09/2022.............9-17-0...................34.61%.................- 48.50
11/07/2022...........15-15-0...................50.00%..................- 7.50
11/06/2022...............2-4-0...................33.33%..................- 12.00
11/05/2022...............8-8-0...................50.00%..................- 4.00
11/04/2022.............14-10-0................58.33%.................+ 15.00
11/02/2022...............11-8-1................57.89%..................+ 11.00
11/01/2022................5-3-0.................62.50%...................+ 8.50

TOTALS............174-174-1.................50.00%%................. - 87.50


*********************************************

BEST BETS

11/25/2022...............10-2-0...............83.33%................+ 39.00
11/23/2022................9-6-0.................60.00%................+12.00
11/22/2022................2-4-0.................33.33%................- 12.00
11/21/2022................4-5-0.................44.44%.................- 7.50
11/20/2022................NO BEST BETS............................- 00.00
11/19/2022................1-5-0.................16.66%.................- 22.50
11/18/2022................4-7-0.................36.56%.................- 18.50
11/17/2022................3-1-0.................75.00%.................+ 9.50
11/15/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/14/2022................4-4-0.................50.00%.................- 2.00
11/13/2022................2-7-0.................22.22%.................- 28.00
11/12/2022................3-4-0.................42.85%.................- 7.00
11/11/2022................6-4-0.................60.00%.................+ 8.00
11/10/2022................2-4-0.................33.33%................- 11.00
11/09/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%.................+ 3.00
11/07/2022................7-9-0.................43.75%................- 14.50
11/06/2022................3-3-0.................50.00%..................- 1.50
11/05/2022................5-7-0.................41.66%................- 13.50
11/04/2022................5-4-0.................55.55%..................+ 3.00
11/02/3033................6-4-1.................60.00%..................+ 8.00
11/01/2022................4-2-0.................66.66%..................+ 9.00

TOTALS...................94-94-1.................50.00%..................- 45.00

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams taking highest %age of 3-point shots:
55.2%— Lafayette— 55.2% of their shots are 3’s
53.7%— San Francisco
53.0%— Liberty
51.9%— Southern Illinois
51.8%— Fort Wayne
51.6%— Air Force

Quote of the Day
“Why do we park on driveways, but drive on parkways?”
Steven Wright

Saturday’s quiz
Who was the football coach at Alabama, just before Nick Saban?

Friday’s quiz
When Tom Brady first became the Patriots’ starting QB, he replaced Drew Bledsoe.

Thursday’s quiz
Purdue-Indiana play annually for the Old Oaken Bucket.

*****************************

Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy couple days………

Bills 28, Lions 25
— Buffalo drove 48 yards, kicked 45-yard FG with 0:02 left for the win.
— Bills are 4-2 SU on road, with wins by 21-4-3-3 points (2-4 ATS).
— Allen threw his 4th red zone INT, most in the league.
— Bills ran ball for 164 yards (5.7 yards/carry).
— Buffalo has 58 plays of 20+ yards (opponents 45)

— Loss snaps Detroit’s 3-game winning streak.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 7-20-1 SU, 20-9-1 ATS.
— Last four games, Detroit opponents converted 34-63 on 3rd down.
— Badgley missed a 29-yard FG wide left in third quarter.
— St Brown caught nine passes for 122 yards and a TD.

Cowboys 28, Giants 20
— Giants lost three of last four games, after a 6-1 start.
— Giants converted 3-11 on third down, Dallas 7-11.
— Giants are still 8-3 ATS this season.
— Last two games, Barkley was held to 61 yards on 26 carries.
— Giants are 22-11 ATS in last 33 games as a road underdog (3-1 TY).

— Dallas trailed 13-7 at halftime.
— First 3 drives of 2nd half: 30 plays, 199 yards, 21 points.
— Cowboys won eight of their last ten games (7-3 ATS).
— Last five games, Dallas scored 21 TD’s on 50 drives.
— Lamb caught six passes for 106 yards.

Vikings 33, Patriots 26
— Vikings outscored New England 10-0 in fourth quarter.
— Nwangwu ran a kickoff back 97 yards for a Minnesota TD.
— Jefferson caught nine passes for 139 yards and a TD.
— Vikings won eight of last nine games (6-2-1 ATS).
— Despite being 9-2, Vikings have outscored foes by only 262-257.

— Game was tied 16-16 at halftime.
— New England is 6-0 giving up 17 or less points, 0-5 giving up 20+.
— Patriots’ last three games: 3 TD’s, 11 FGA’s, 13 3/outs on 34 drives.
— New England converted 3-10 on third down, Vikings 8-15.
— Last six games, Patriots ran ball for only 84.7 yards/game.

Elsewhere in the world………
Why are all these pre-conference tournaments important? Nine of last 11 national champs won an in-season tournament- they’re a good indicator of talent/chemistry/depth.

— Tennessee 64, Kansas 50
Vols win Battle for Atlantis, giving up 53.7 ppg in the three games.
Tennessee survived 24 turnovers, made 12-27 on the arc.
Tennessee is forcing turnovers 27.8% of time (#10).

— Purdue 84, Gonzaga 66
Purdue outrebounded Gonzaga 46-31
Zags split their first four games vs top 30 teams (4-2 overall)
Boilers advance to play UConn in the finals Sunday

— Tough day for Tar Heel fans:
NC State 30, North Carolina 27 OT
Tar Heels scored TD on last play of regulation to force OT.
Tar Heels missed a 35-yard FG in overtime that ended the game.
UNC converted only 5-20 on 3rd down, but was 3-3 on 4th down.

Iowa State 70, North Carolina 65
Caleb Grill scored 31 points, making 7-11 on the arc.
Tar Heels made 3-18 on arc, after making 11-22 on Thursday.
Right now, UNC is #362 out of 363 teams in bench minutes.

— Portland 83, Villanova 71
Wildcats went 9-41 on the arc; no bueno.
Villanova is 2-4 in the first year of Jay Wright’s retirement.
Portland is #25 in country in continuity; they shot 23-56 on arc last two days.

— UConn 82, Alabama 67
Huskies outscored Alabama 32-19 over the last 10:00
UConn was +9 in turnovers (21-12)

— Bellarmine upset Louisville in its opener, but overall the Knights are 2-4 in their third season as a D-I team. The accountants are happy though; their schedule so far:

W67-66 at Louisville (crosstown trip)
L55-62 at Morehead State
W86-46 over Campbellsville, a non-D-I game
L66-76 at Clemson
L57-74 at Duke
L80-59 at Loyola Marymount— they play at UCLA Sunday.

Bellarmine doesn’t play a D-I team at home until December 10 vs Murray State.

— College hoop teams that have played the hardest schedule so far:
Robert Morris
NC-Wilmington
Oral Roberts
Bethune-Cookman
Southern Utah
Michigan State

— College hoop teams that have played the easiest schedule so far:
TCU
Denver
Fordham
Missouri
Marshall
Hawai’i

— Pittsburgh Pirates gave 1B Carlos Santana a one-year deal for $6.7M; with the shift being banned now, Santana’s production is expected to improve. It better improve; he hit .202 last year.214/.199 the two years before that.

— Nebraska Cornhuskers are said to be eyeing former Carolina Panthers’ coach Matt Rhule to be their new football coach. Rhule did a great job at Temple before trying his hand at the NFL, which didn’t go as well.

— Tulane 27, Cincinnati 24
Green Wave is 10-2, will host the AAC championship game.
Tulane drove 75 yards, threw 30-yard TD pass to win game with 5:10 left.
Cincinnati had to play its backup QB; he was 10-26/102 passing.

— Florida State 45, Florida 38
Seminoles outscored Florida 17-0 in third quarter.
Neither QB completed half his passes.
Gators had touchdown plays of 52-43-45 yards.

— Missouri 29, Arkansas 27
Razorbacks led 21-20 at halftime.
Mizzou ran ball for 226 yards, threw ball for 242 yards.
Tigers are now bowl eligible.

— Boise State 42, Utah State 23— Talk about bad beats, this was one of the worst I’ve seen in a long time. Boise State was favored by 16.5 points; with 1:20 left, they lead only 28-23, but Taylen Green runs 91 yards for a TD to make the score 35-23.

38 seconds later, Boise scores again, on a pick-6, to cover the spread. If you took Utah State and the 16.5 points, the betting gods owe you one.