2022 WORLD SERIES OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS.........................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1,60
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BEST BETS!
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS.........................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1,60
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS.........................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1,60
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BEST BETS!
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS.........................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1,60
Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack
36.3— Luka Doncic, Dal
36.0— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
33.2— Kevin Durant, Bklyn
32.6— Ja Morant, Mem
32.5— Devin Booker, Phx
32.5— Jayson Tatum, Bos
Quote of the Day
“Offensive and defensive holding would be the same penalty. Defensive holding is only five yards, offensive holding is 10 yards. I just think they should be the same.”
Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow
Saturday’s quiz
Fred Thompson was an actor who played a DA on Law and Order; in real life, he was a US Senator from which state?
Friday’s quiz
Tom Brady was once picked in the baseball amateur draft, as a catcher; he was taken in the 18th round of the 1995 draft by the Montreal Expos.
Thursday’s quiz
Joel Embiid played one season of college hoop, for Kansas.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….
— Phillies 6, Astros 5 (10):
JT Realmuto homered in the 10th inning for the winning run.
Astros led 5-0 after two innings, but game was 5-5 after four innings.
Kyle Tucker homered twice for Houston.
In eight World Series starts, Justin Verlander is now 0-6, 6.07; in 25 other playoff starts, he is 15-5, 3.04.
— Phillies are sixth team all-time to overcome a five-run deficit to win a World Series game. Dusty Baker was on the wrong end of the last two, also losing Game 6 of the 2002 World Series against the Angels.
— The local FOX TV station and DirecTV are at war over $$$, so I couldn’t watch this game on my TV, which is pretty sad. Greedy bastards on both sides.
I started watching the game on my phone but got booted off that after an hour. Listened to rest of the game on the ESPN app on my phone. Baseball on the radio is still excellent.
— Utah 21, Washington State 17:
Utah’s backup QB Barnes threw for 175 yards and a TD.
Utes were 7-15 on third down, Wazzu was 3-10.
Coogs ran ball 19 times for only 42 yards.
— East Carolina 27, BYU 24:
Pirates kicked a 33-yard FG at the gun for the win.
ECU’s Mitchell ran ball for 176 yards (8.4 yards/carry)
East Carolina is 6-3 this year, 13-8 in their last 21 games.
— Florida International 42, Louisiana Tech 34 OT:
Tech led 17-7 midway thru second quarter.
FIU forced overtime with a FG with 0:16 left in regulation.
Tech converted 10-18 on 3rd down, outgained Tech 429-378.
FIU’s QB James threw for 321 yards, three TD’s.
— Mentioned the other day that I watched the old (1979) movie Fast Break the other night, one of my favorites. Gabe Kaplan’s Cadwallader team plays Western U; he got a new contract if his team pulled the upset, which of course, they did, because its the movies.
Anyway, forgot to mention that the assistant coach for Western U (with no speaking part, and unlisted in credits) was none other than the great coach Jim Harrick, who at the time was an assistant coach at UCLA. He became the coach at Pepperdine later that year, and went on to win a national title at UCLA in 1995.
— College basketball teams are allowed to take a foreign trip once every four years; with the last two years screwed up by COVID, there weren’t any trips taken, so lot of teams took them this past summer. Those trips give teams an extra ten practices before the trip, plus, games/bonding experiences during the trip- they’re generally a big help.
— Pacers 127, Wizards 117— Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton is first Pacer with 10+ assists in five straight games since Mark Jackson, in 2000.
— Cavaliers 132, Celtics 123 OT— LeVert/Mitchell both scored 41 points for Cleveland, which made 16-35 on the arc. Three Boston starters were minus-20 or worse, in a game they lost in overtime. Sub Sam Hauser was +23 in 12:00, which is hard to do.
— Timberwolves 111, Lakers 102— Lakers turned ball over 22 times (minus-12); they’re now 0-5, the only NBA team that hasn’t covered the spread yet. Sacramento is the only other NBA team that hasn’t won a game SU.
— Liberty signed football coach Hugh Freeze to an 8-year contract extension worth just under $5M a year; Freeze is 33-12 coaching Liberty, 82-40 overall, with previous stops at Arkansas State and Ole Miss.
— With Election Day looming, a word of advice; if you’re running for public office, and it doesn’t matter which party you are, because both sides are doing it this year, do NOT send me a post card advertisement that does nothing but rip the other candidate.
I’ve gotten three such post card-type ads; they don’t mention the candidate they’re backing, they just rip the other side, complete with pictures and all. Tell me why to vote FOR your candidate, do NOT tell me why to vote against the other person.
Saturday’s 6-pack
36.3— Luka Doncic, Dal
36.0— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
33.2— Kevin Durant, Bklyn
32.6— Ja Morant, Mem
32.5— Devin Booker, Phx
32.5— Jayson Tatum, Bos
Quote of the Day
“Offensive and defensive holding would be the same penalty. Defensive holding is only five yards, offensive holding is 10 yards. I just think they should be the same.”
Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow
Saturday’s quiz
Fred Thompson was an actor who played a DA on Law and Order; in real life, he was a US Senator from which state?
Friday’s quiz
Tom Brady was once picked in the baseball amateur draft, as a catcher; he was taken in the 18th round of the 1995 draft by the Montreal Expos.
Thursday’s quiz
Joel Embiid played one season of college hoop, for Kansas.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….
— Phillies 6, Astros 5 (10):
JT Realmuto homered in the 10th inning for the winning run.
Astros led 5-0 after two innings, but game was 5-5 after four innings.
Kyle Tucker homered twice for Houston.
In eight World Series starts, Justin Verlander is now 0-6, 6.07; in 25 other playoff starts, he is 15-5, 3.04.
— Phillies are sixth team all-time to overcome a five-run deficit to win a World Series game. Dusty Baker was on the wrong end of the last two, also losing Game 6 of the 2002 World Series against the Angels.
— The local FOX TV station and DirecTV are at war over $$$, so I couldn’t watch this game on my TV, which is pretty sad. Greedy bastards on both sides.
I started watching the game on my phone but got booted off that after an hour. Listened to rest of the game on the ESPN app on my phone. Baseball on the radio is still excellent.
— Utah 21, Washington State 17:
Utah’s backup QB Barnes threw for 175 yards and a TD.
Utes were 7-15 on third down, Wazzu was 3-10.
Coogs ran ball 19 times for only 42 yards.
— East Carolina 27, BYU 24:
Pirates kicked a 33-yard FG at the gun for the win.
ECU’s Mitchell ran ball for 176 yards (8.4 yards/carry)
East Carolina is 6-3 this year, 13-8 in their last 21 games.
— Florida International 42, Louisiana Tech 34 OT:
Tech led 17-7 midway thru second quarter.
FIU forced overtime with a FG with 0:16 left in regulation.
Tech converted 10-18 on 3rd down, outgained Tech 429-378.
FIU’s QB James threw for 321 yards, three TD’s.
— Mentioned the other day that I watched the old (1979) movie Fast Break the other night, one of my favorites. Gabe Kaplan’s Cadwallader team plays Western U; he got a new contract if his team pulled the upset, which of course, they did, because its the movies.
Anyway, forgot to mention that the assistant coach for Western U (with no speaking part, and unlisted in credits) was none other than the great coach Jim Harrick, who at the time was an assistant coach at UCLA. He became the coach at Pepperdine later that year, and went on to win a national title at UCLA in 1995.
— College basketball teams are allowed to take a foreign trip once every four years; with the last two years screwed up by COVID, there weren’t any trips taken, so lot of teams took them this past summer. Those trips give teams an extra ten practices before the trip, plus, games/bonding experiences during the trip- they’re generally a big help.
— Pacers 127, Wizards 117— Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton is first Pacer with 10+ assists in five straight games since Mark Jackson, in 2000.
— Cavaliers 132, Celtics 123 OT— LeVert/Mitchell both scored 41 points for Cleveland, which made 16-35 on the arc. Three Boston starters were minus-20 or worse, in a game they lost in overtime. Sub Sam Hauser was +23 in 12:00, which is hard to do.
— Timberwolves 111, Lakers 102— Lakers turned ball over 22 times (minus-12); they’re now 0-5, the only NBA team that hasn’t covered the spread yet. Sacramento is the only other NBA team that hasn’t won a game SU.
— Liberty signed football coach Hugh Freeze to an 8-year contract extension worth just under $5M a year; Freeze is 33-12 coaching Liberty, 82-40 overall, with previous stops at Arkansas State and Ole Miss.
— With Election Day looming, a word of advice; if you’re running for public office, and it doesn’t matter which party you are, because both sides are doing it this year, do NOT send me a post card advertisement that does nothing but rip the other candidate.
I’ve gotten three such post card-type ads; they don’t mention the candidate they’re backing, they just rip the other side, complete with pictures and all. Tell me why to vote FOR your candidate, do NOT tell me why to vote against the other person.
MLB
Weather Report
Saturday, October 29
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, October 29
Philadelphia @ Houston (Phillies lead, 1-0)
Wheeler is 2-1, 1.34 in his last seven starts.
He is 6-4, 3.84 in 16 road starts this year.
He is 1-1, 1.78 in four postseason starts.
He’s never pitched against Houston.
Phillies are 10-2 in playoff games this month, 5-2 on road.
Bullpen threw 5.2 scoreless IP last night.
Phillies are 76-48 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 45-43 on road this year.
Phillies are in the World Series for first time since 2009.
Valdez is 2-0, 2.04 in his last three starts.
He is 7-4, 3.54 in 14 home starts this year.
He is 5-2, 3.83 in ten postseason starts.
He threw 5 shutout IP in his only start vs Philly.
Houston is 7-1 in playoffs this month.
Astros are 59-27 at home.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Phillies are 2-2 in Houston this season.
MLB
Saturday, October 29
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Houston
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
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Weather Report
Saturday, October 29
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, October 29
Philadelphia @ Houston (Phillies lead, 1-0)
Wheeler is 2-1, 1.34 in his last seven starts.
He is 6-4, 3.84 in 16 road starts this year.
He is 1-1, 1.78 in four postseason starts.
He’s never pitched against Houston.
Phillies are 10-2 in playoff games this month, 5-2 on road.
Bullpen threw 5.2 scoreless IP last night.
Phillies are 76-48 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 45-43 on road this year.
Phillies are in the World Series for first time since 2009.
Valdez is 2-0, 2.04 in his last three starts.
He is 7-4, 3.54 in 14 home starts this year.
He is 5-2, 3.83 in ten postseason starts.
He threw 5 shutout IP in his only start vs Philly.
Houston is 7-1 in playoffs this month.
Astros are 59-27 at home.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Phillies are 2-2 in Houston this season.
MLB
Saturday, October 29
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Houston
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
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2022 WORLD SERIES OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
10/29/2022....................0-1-1...................25.00%...................- 5.00
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS.........................1-2-1...................33.33%...................- 3.40
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BEST BETS!
10/29/2022....................0-1-1...................25.00%...................- 5.00
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS.........................1-2-1..................33.33%....................- 3.40
10/29/2022....................0-1-1...................25.00%...................- 5.00
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS.........................1-2-1...................33.33%...................- 3.40
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BEST BETS!
10/29/2022....................0-1-1...................25.00%...................- 5.00
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS.........................1-2-1..................33.33%....................- 3.40
Armadillo Sports
Sunday’s 6-pack
Teams who won a World Series game after trailing by 5+ runs:
1929 A’s— Game 4 against the Cubs
1956 Dodgers— Game 2 against New York (A)
1993 Blue Jays— Game 4 at Philadelphia
1996 New York (A)— Game 4 at Atlanta
2002 Angels— Game 6 vs San Francisco
2022 Phillies— Game 1 at Houston
Quote of the Day
‘The clubs like it, the players like it. And I think overall the fans like it. I think it does bring sort of a focus to the end of the baseball game in a way that has been positively received.”
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, talking about starting extra innings with a ghost runner on 2nd base. It is unclear if that rule will remain in the books next season.
Sunday’s quiz
Kurt Warner has a son playing WR for Kansas State, another playing QB for Temple; where did Kurt Warner play his college football?
Saturday’s quiz
Fred Thompson was an actor who played a DA on Law and Order; in real life, he was also a US Senator from Tennessee.
Friday’s quiz
Tom Brady was once picked in the baseball amateur draft, as a catcher; he was taken in the 18th round of the 1995 draft by the Montreal Expos.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday
— TCU 41, West Virginia 31— TCU QB Duggan was 16-28/341 with three TD’s. Horned Frogs might be the quietest 8-0 team ever. TCU has scored 38+ points in every game this season.
— JT Daniels is the QB for West Virginia; he used to play at USC, one of three QB’s starting around the country who used to start for the Trojans.
Saturday’s report card for Trojan alumni QB’s:
JT Daniels, WVU— 23-39/271 passing, 2 TD’s, 1 INT. WVU lost 41-31
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss— 140 yards passing, 95 rushing. Ole Miss won 31-28
Kedon Slovis, Pitt— 14-31/236 passing. Pitt lost, 42-24
— Arkansas 41, Auburn 27— Auburn was 68-36 when Gus Malzahn coached them, but that wasn’t good enough, so they told him to take a hike. Now they’re 9-12 under Bryan Harsin, have lost four games in a row, giving up 42-48-41 points the last three games. No bueno.
Auburn’s QB last year was Bo Nix; he bolted to Oregon. Speaking of which……..
— Oregon 42, California 24— Bo Nix was 27-35/412 passing, with three TD’s; he also ran 12 times for 59 yards, and three more TD’s. Ducks are 7-1, by the way.
— While I’m here, let me vent about DirecTV:
No Pac-12 Network
No FOX local channel this week, which means no World Series, no Giants/NFL games, no Ohio State-Penn State game.
I pay a boatload of $$$ for DirecTV, at least until this football season is over, then it is sayonara with the NFL Sunday Ticket going elsewhere (Apple TV???) next year.
— Ole Miss 31, Texas A&M 28— Ole Miss faked a punt on 4th-and-5 from their own 15-yard line midway thru 2nd quarter, when they trailed 14-7.
You have to have four things if you fake a punt on your own 15-yard line:
a) a play you think will work.
b) job security, lot of job security
c) boatload of $$$ in your bank account, in case the fake doesn’t work.
d) as Bill Raftery would say, ONIONS!!!!
— Upsets of the Week:
Charlotte (+15) 56, Rice 23
North Texas (+10) 40, Western Kentucky 13
UConn (+8) 13, Boston College 3
Florida International (+6) 42, Louisiana Tech 34 OT
Florida Atlantic (+4.5) 24, UAB 17
— Kansas State 48, Oklahoma State 0— Cowboys came into the game 6-1, scoring 34+ points in all seven games. They were 9-4 in last 13 games vs K-State, but they got whacked here.
Total yardage was 495-217; Wildcats went for it on 4th down three times, and made the first down all three times. K-State was +3 in turnovers; this was a total beatdown.
— Louisville 48, Wake Forest 21— Wake turned ball over eight times, all in the second half- they turned ball over six times in the third quarter, when Louisville scored 35 points.
— Ohio State 44, Penn State 31— Buckeyes trailed 21-16 with 10:00 left in game; they scored 28 points in a 6:09 span of 4th quarter to pull away for the win. Ohio State was outgained 482-452, but Nittany Lions turned ball over four times (minus-4).
— UConn 13, Boston College 3— This is a horrendous loss for BC, which is 1-6 against I-A opponents. Since 2012, Eagles are 60-72 SU in football; their basketball program hasn’t been in the NCAA Tournament since 2009, their 4th year in the ACC.
Moving from the Big East to the ACC may have made sense financially, but on the field/court, it has been a disaster. If they had turned down the ACC, they’d probably be in the Big 14 now, instead of Rutgers- at least their football profile would be better.
— Fresno State 32, San Diego State 28— Aztecs led 28-10 with 1:00 left in third quarter, but Fresno scored twice in last 1:09 to pull out an unlikely home win. Both teams are now 4-4; Jake Haener completed 35-46 passes for 402 yards and three TD’s for Fresno.
— Oklahoma’s kicker scored a touchdown on a fake field goal; don’t see that a lot.
— North Carolina QB Drake Maye was 34-44/388 passing, with five TD passes in a 42-24 win over Pitt. Tar Heels outscored Pitt 21-0 in 4th quarter.
— Central Florida 25, Cincinnati 21— Knights scored on a 17-yard run with 0:48 left to give UCF a win over Cincinnati, which is bolting the AAC for the Big X fairly soon.
— Houston 42, South Florida 27— Houston QB Clayton Tune was 31-37/380 passing with four TD’s in Cougars’ win over USF.
— Miami 14, Virginia 12 OT— Third I-A game this season with no touchdowns; Virginia has a good QB, Brennan Armstrong, but they’re 2-5 vs I-A teams and they scored 16 points in both the wins.
Iowa, by the way, played in the other two games with no TD’s this season.
— It was an upsetting day in Conference USA; all four underdogs won SU. Not often a 15-point favorite loses 56-23, but Charlotte pounded Rice, just their second win this season.
— Michigan 29, Michigan State 7— Last year, Spartans gave football coach Mel Tucker a 10-year, $95M contract, in the midst of their 11-2 season. Here is Tucker’s head coaching record in college ball:
2019 Colorado 5-7, 3-6 in Pac-12
2020 Michigan State 2-5, 2-5 in Big 14
2021 Michigan State 11-2, 7-2 in Big 14
2022 Michigan State 3-5, 1-4 in Big 14
3.5 years: 21-19, 13-17 in league games. $9.5M a year. What a country.
— Astros 5, Phillies 2
World Series heads to Philadelphia tied 1-1
Altuve went 3-4, Bregman hit a home run.
Valdez got 19 outs on 104 pitches.
Phillies were 0-7 with runners in scoring position.
Sunday’s 6-pack
Teams who won a World Series game after trailing by 5+ runs:
1929 A’s— Game 4 against the Cubs
1956 Dodgers— Game 2 against New York (A)
1993 Blue Jays— Game 4 at Philadelphia
1996 New York (A)— Game 4 at Atlanta
2002 Angels— Game 6 vs San Francisco
2022 Phillies— Game 1 at Houston
Quote of the Day
‘The clubs like it, the players like it. And I think overall the fans like it. I think it does bring sort of a focus to the end of the baseball game in a way that has been positively received.”
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, talking about starting extra innings with a ghost runner on 2nd base. It is unclear if that rule will remain in the books next season.
Sunday’s quiz
Kurt Warner has a son playing WR for Kansas State, another playing QB for Temple; where did Kurt Warner play his college football?
Saturday’s quiz
Fred Thompson was an actor who played a DA on Law and Order; in real life, he was also a US Senator from Tennessee.
Friday’s quiz
Tom Brady was once picked in the baseball amateur draft, as a catcher; he was taken in the 18th round of the 1995 draft by the Montreal Expos.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday
— TCU 41, West Virginia 31— TCU QB Duggan was 16-28/341 with three TD’s. Horned Frogs might be the quietest 8-0 team ever. TCU has scored 38+ points in every game this season.
— JT Daniels is the QB for West Virginia; he used to play at USC, one of three QB’s starting around the country who used to start for the Trojans.
Saturday’s report card for Trojan alumni QB’s:
JT Daniels, WVU— 23-39/271 passing, 2 TD’s, 1 INT. WVU lost 41-31
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss— 140 yards passing, 95 rushing. Ole Miss won 31-28
Kedon Slovis, Pitt— 14-31/236 passing. Pitt lost, 42-24
— Arkansas 41, Auburn 27— Auburn was 68-36 when Gus Malzahn coached them, but that wasn’t good enough, so they told him to take a hike. Now they’re 9-12 under Bryan Harsin, have lost four games in a row, giving up 42-48-41 points the last three games. No bueno.
Auburn’s QB last year was Bo Nix; he bolted to Oregon. Speaking of which……..
— Oregon 42, California 24— Bo Nix was 27-35/412 passing, with three TD’s; he also ran 12 times for 59 yards, and three more TD’s. Ducks are 7-1, by the way.
— While I’m here, let me vent about DirecTV:
No Pac-12 Network
No FOX local channel this week, which means no World Series, no Giants/NFL games, no Ohio State-Penn State game.
I pay a boatload of $$$ for DirecTV, at least until this football season is over, then it is sayonara with the NFL Sunday Ticket going elsewhere (Apple TV???) next year.
— Ole Miss 31, Texas A&M 28— Ole Miss faked a punt on 4th-and-5 from their own 15-yard line midway thru 2nd quarter, when they trailed 14-7.
You have to have four things if you fake a punt on your own 15-yard line:
a) a play you think will work.
b) job security, lot of job security
c) boatload of $$$ in your bank account, in case the fake doesn’t work.
d) as Bill Raftery would say, ONIONS!!!!
— Upsets of the Week:
Charlotte (+15) 56, Rice 23
North Texas (+10) 40, Western Kentucky 13
UConn (+8) 13, Boston College 3
Florida International (+6) 42, Louisiana Tech 34 OT
Florida Atlantic (+4.5) 24, UAB 17
— Kansas State 48, Oklahoma State 0— Cowboys came into the game 6-1, scoring 34+ points in all seven games. They were 9-4 in last 13 games vs K-State, but they got whacked here.
Total yardage was 495-217; Wildcats went for it on 4th down three times, and made the first down all three times. K-State was +3 in turnovers; this was a total beatdown.
— Louisville 48, Wake Forest 21— Wake turned ball over eight times, all in the second half- they turned ball over six times in the third quarter, when Louisville scored 35 points.
— Ohio State 44, Penn State 31— Buckeyes trailed 21-16 with 10:00 left in game; they scored 28 points in a 6:09 span of 4th quarter to pull away for the win. Ohio State was outgained 482-452, but Nittany Lions turned ball over four times (minus-4).
— UConn 13, Boston College 3— This is a horrendous loss for BC, which is 1-6 against I-A opponents. Since 2012, Eagles are 60-72 SU in football; their basketball program hasn’t been in the NCAA Tournament since 2009, their 4th year in the ACC.
Moving from the Big East to the ACC may have made sense financially, but on the field/court, it has been a disaster. If they had turned down the ACC, they’d probably be in the Big 14 now, instead of Rutgers- at least their football profile would be better.
— Fresno State 32, San Diego State 28— Aztecs led 28-10 with 1:00 left in third quarter, but Fresno scored twice in last 1:09 to pull out an unlikely home win. Both teams are now 4-4; Jake Haener completed 35-46 passes for 402 yards and three TD’s for Fresno.
— Oklahoma’s kicker scored a touchdown on a fake field goal; don’t see that a lot.
— North Carolina QB Drake Maye was 34-44/388 passing, with five TD passes in a 42-24 win over Pitt. Tar Heels outscored Pitt 21-0 in 4th quarter.
— Central Florida 25, Cincinnati 21— Knights scored on a 17-yard run with 0:48 left to give UCF a win over Cincinnati, which is bolting the AAC for the Big X fairly soon.
— Houston 42, South Florida 27— Houston QB Clayton Tune was 31-37/380 passing with four TD’s in Cougars’ win over USF.
— Miami 14, Virginia 12 OT— Third I-A game this season with no touchdowns; Virginia has a good QB, Brennan Armstrong, but they’re 2-5 vs I-A teams and they scored 16 points in both the wins.
Iowa, by the way, played in the other two games with no TD’s this season.
— It was an upsetting day in Conference USA; all four underdogs won SU. Not often a 15-point favorite loses 56-23, but Charlotte pounded Rice, just their second win this season.
— Michigan 29, Michigan State 7— Last year, Spartans gave football coach Mel Tucker a 10-year, $95M contract, in the midst of their 11-2 season. Here is Tucker’s head coaching record in college ball:
2019 Colorado 5-7, 3-6 in Pac-12
2020 Michigan State 2-5, 2-5 in Big 14
2021 Michigan State 11-2, 7-2 in Big 14
2022 Michigan State 3-5, 1-4 in Big 14
3.5 years: 21-19, 13-17 in league games. $9.5M a year. What a country.
— Astros 5, Phillies 2
World Series heads to Philadelphia tied 1-1
Altuve went 3-4, Bregman hit a home run.
Valdez got 19 outs on 104 pitches.
Phillies were 0-7 with runners in scoring position.
Armadillo Sports
Monday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in yards gained/game:
430.6— Buffalo
403.3— Kansas City
395.4— Philadelphia
394.9— Detroit
394.4— New Orleans
380.6— Miami
Quote of the Day
“We are not a very good basketball team right now and we got to change that. We all got to be better. Look at the mirror and not at the window… To be 27th in the league in scoring, that’s terrible with all the talent we have.”
Ty Lue, coach of the 2-4 LA Clippers
Monday’s quiz
Where did Buffalo QB Josh Allen play his college football?
Sunday’s quiz
Kurt Warner has a son playing WR for Kansas State, another playing QB for Temple; Kurt Warner played his college football at Northern Iowa.
Saturday’s quiz
Fred Thompson was an actor who played a DA on Law and Order; in real life, he was also a US Senator from Tennessee.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……..
Falcons 37, Panthers 34 OT
— Down 34-28, Carolina WR Moore caught 62-yard TD pass with 0:12 left; his strutting in end zone drew 15-yard penalty- Carolina missed the game-winning PAT, forcing OT
— Panthers also missed a 32-yard FG in overtime.
— Carolina ran ball for 173-169 yards in last two games.
— Foreman carried ball 26 times for 118 yards, 3 TD’s.
— Panthers had seven plays of 20+ yards, four of them on 3rd down.
— Koo kicked 41-yard FG with 1:55 left in OT; Atlanta is now 4-4.
— Falcons scored on a pick-6 with 0:41 left before halftime.
— Falcons’ first six drives: 30 plays, 117 yards, 7 points.
— Atlanta’s last six drives: 37 plays, 275 yards, 23 points.
— Falcons are 1-7 ATS last eight games as a home favorite.
Commanders 17, Colts 16
— Washington won last three games, by total of eight points.
— Commanders drove 89 yards for game-winning TD with 0:22 left.
— Opponents stayed under their team total five of last six games.
— Last three games, Washington is +3 in turnovers (minus-7 in first five).
— Commanders are 12-6 ATS last 18 games coming off a win.
— Colts are 3-4-1; they’re trailed all eight games after three quarters.
— Colts have been outscored 133-73 in quarters 1-3 this season.
— Colts rallied, led this game 16-7 with 5:00 left to play.
— Indy only scored 10 points in three red zone drives.
— Seven of their eight games stayed under the total.
Broncos 21, Jaguars 17
— Denver drove 80 yards for game-winning TD with 1:43 left.
— Broncos won despite converting only 2-11 third down plays.
— Denver has held all eight opponents under 6.0 yards/pass play.
— Broncos allowed 9-10-17 points in their three wins.
— Seven of eight Denver games stayed under the total.
— Jaguars lost last five games, giving up 24.0 ppg.
— Jacksonville scored only 10 points on three red zone drives.
— Jacksonville’s two TD drives were both 47 yards.
— Last 2+ years, Jaguars are 0-6 ATS as a favorite.
— Jaguars lost despite 12-yard advantage in field position.
Cowboys 49, Bears 29
— Dallas’ first four drives: 33 plays, 273 yards, 28 points.
— Cowboys converted 9-11 third down plays.
— Pollard carried ball 14 times for 131 yards, three TD’s.
— Cowboys won/covered six of their last seven games.
— Last five games, Cowboys outscored foes 78-21 in 2nd half
— Chicago lost four of its last five games.
— Chicago is 4-9 ATS in last 13 games as a road underdog.
— Cowboys averaged 7.8 yards/play for the game.
— Chicago is 2-7 ATS last nine games coming off a win.
— 2nd-year QB Fields is 5-13 as an NFL starter.
Saints 24, Raiders 0
— Kamara had 27 touches for 158 yards, three TD’s.
— Raiders didn’t have any plays longer than 18 yards.
— Last five games, Saints are 33-66 on 3rd down.
— New Orleans is 12-7-1 ATS last 20 games coming off a loss.
— Saints’ coach Allen went 8-28 as Raiders’ coach from 2012-14.
— Raiders were outgained, 367-183, averaged 3.4 yards/pass attempt.
— Las Vegas is 0-4 SU on road TY, giving up 25.5 ppg.
— Last three games, opponents converted 23-39 on third down.
— Las Vegas’ opponent went over team total in last six games.
— Derek Carr is 59-76 as an NFL starter.
Eagles 35, Steelers 13
— Steelers lost six of their last seven games.
— Pittsburgh converted 1-12 on 3rd down, Eagles 7-12.
— Steelers are 9-13 ATS last 22 games coming off a loss.
— Steelers have no turnovers (+9) in their wins, 14 (-9) in losses.
— Pittsburgh has been outscored 86-47 in second half of games.
— Philly is 7-0, scoring 38-24-24-29-20-26-35 points (28 ppg).
— Eagles’ first four drives: 26 plays, 207 yards, 21 points.
— WR Brown caught six passes for 156 yards, three TD’s.
— Philly averaged 8.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Eagles covered their last seven games as a home favorite.
Dolphins 31, Lions 27
— Detroit led 14-0 with 2:00 left in first quarter.
— Dolphins outscored Detroit 14-0 in second half.
— Miami gained 476 yards, converted 8-12 on third down.
— First six drives, Dolphins scored four TD’s, kicked a field goal.
— Hill caught 12 passes for 188 yards; Waddle 8 for 106, with two TD’s.
— Lions lost last five games, giving up 32 ppg.
— Detroit in first half: 39 plays, 346 yards, 3 TD’s, 2 field goals.
— Detroit in second half: 20 plays, 52 yards, no points.
— Goff threw ball for 321 yards, didn’t turn ball over.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 4-19-1 SU, 14-9-1 ATS.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 7-2-1 ATS as a home underdog.
Vikings 34, Cardinals 26
— Arizona is 1-5 when it scores less than 29 points.
— Cardinals turned ball over three times, including a fumbled punt.
— Last three games, Arizona is 11-37 on third down.
— Cardinals outscored opponents 42-15 in last 2:00 of each half.
— WR Hopkins caught 22 balls for 262 yards in his first two games.
— Vikings won last five games, scoring 28-28-29-24-34 points.
— Minnesota’s last two TD drives were 31-25 yards.
— Cook carried ball for 111 yards (5.6 yards/carry).
— Vikings allowed 22+ points in five of last six games.
— Last four games, WR Jefferson caught 34 passes for 506 yards.
Patriots 22, Jets 17
— Patriots scored only one TD, kicked five field goals.
— New England had huge 23-yard edge in field position.
— Patriots are +7 in turnovers in its wins, minus-6 in losses.
— New England gave up 20-37-27-33 points in losses; 14-0-15-17 in wins.
— Jones threw pick-6 in last 1:00 of first half, was nullified by roughing/passer call.
— New England won last 14 series games (9-4-1 ATS)
— Jets led this game 10-6 at halftime.
— Last four weeks, opponents converted 19-62 third down plays.
— Gang Green is 3-9 ATS last 12 games as a home underdog.
— Jets lost three of their four home games SU.
Titans 17, Texans 10
— Tennessee won/covered last five games, allowing 15.2 ppg.
— Henry ran ball 32 times for 219 yards, 2 TD’s.
— Overall, Titans ran ball for 314 yards (Hilliard 8 carries for 83 yards)
— Willis was 6-10/55 passing in his first NFL start; he handed off a lot.
— Last four games, Titans allowed only 48.2 rushing yards/game.
— Six of seven Titan games stayed under the total.
— Texans lost five of their last six games.
— Houston converted only 2-14 third down plays.
— Tennessee outgained Texans, 354-161.
— Houston has allowed 185.2 rushing yards/game in first seven games.
— 2nd-year QB Mills is 3-14-1 as an NFL starter.
Seahawks 27, Giants 13
— Giants’ first four drives: 17 plays, 34 yards, 2 first downs, no points.
— Giants’ last six drives: 43 plays, 178 yards, 11 first downs, 13 points.
— Barkley carried ball 20 times for only 53 yards.
— 6-2 Giants have trailed by 10+ points in five of eight games.
— Under is 6-1-1 in Giant games this season.
— Seahawks won four of their last five games.
— Seattle is 3-0 when it allows less than 27 points.
— Seahawks in 2nd half: 5 drives- 23 plays, 154 yards, 17 points.
— Seattle gained only 277 yards, converted 3-13 on third down.
— Seahawks went over their team total five of last six games.
49ers 31, Rams 14
— McCaffrey had 26 touches for 155 yards, also threw a 34-yard TD pass.
— 49ers’ last four drives: 25 plays, 225 yards, 21 points.
— Last three games, 49er opponents were 23-36 on third down.
— 49ers won eight of their last nine games against the Rams.
— QB Garoppolo is 40-19 as an NFL starter.
— Rams were held to 10-9-10-14 points in their losses.
— In those four losses, Rams were outscored 58-3 in second half.
— LA in second half Sunday: 25 plays, 43 yards, no points.
— Rams are 2-8-1 ATS in last 11 games as a home underdog.
— Rams are averaging only 68.4 rushing yards/game.
Bills 27, Packers 17
— Packers lost their last four games, giving up 26 ppg.
— Last four games, Green Bay converted 14 of 44 third down plays.
— Last five weeks, Green Bay gave up 158 rushing yards/game.
— Green Bay went under its team total in seven of eight games.
— Under is 5-3 in Packer games this season.
— Buffalo in first half: 27 plays, 254 yards, 24 points.
— Only seven of Bills’ 54 plays came on third down.
— Buffalo is 12-5 ATS last 17 games as a home favorite.
— Bills won/covered their first three home games TY, 41-7/38-3/27-17.
— Josh Allen is 48-25 as an NFL starter.
Monday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in yards gained/game:
430.6— Buffalo
403.3— Kansas City
395.4— Philadelphia
394.9— Detroit
394.4— New Orleans
380.6— Miami
Quote of the Day
“We are not a very good basketball team right now and we got to change that. We all got to be better. Look at the mirror and not at the window… To be 27th in the league in scoring, that’s terrible with all the talent we have.”
Ty Lue, coach of the 2-4 LA Clippers
Monday’s quiz
Where did Buffalo QB Josh Allen play his college football?
Sunday’s quiz
Kurt Warner has a son playing WR for Kansas State, another playing QB for Temple; Kurt Warner played his college football at Northern Iowa.
Saturday’s quiz
Fred Thompson was an actor who played a DA on Law and Order; in real life, he was also a US Senator from Tennessee.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……..
Falcons 37, Panthers 34 OT
— Down 34-28, Carolina WR Moore caught 62-yard TD pass with 0:12 left; his strutting in end zone drew 15-yard penalty- Carolina missed the game-winning PAT, forcing OT
— Panthers also missed a 32-yard FG in overtime.
— Carolina ran ball for 173-169 yards in last two games.
— Foreman carried ball 26 times for 118 yards, 3 TD’s.
— Panthers had seven plays of 20+ yards, four of them on 3rd down.
— Koo kicked 41-yard FG with 1:55 left in OT; Atlanta is now 4-4.
— Falcons scored on a pick-6 with 0:41 left before halftime.
— Falcons’ first six drives: 30 plays, 117 yards, 7 points.
— Atlanta’s last six drives: 37 plays, 275 yards, 23 points.
— Falcons are 1-7 ATS last eight games as a home favorite.
Commanders 17, Colts 16
— Washington won last three games, by total of eight points.
— Commanders drove 89 yards for game-winning TD with 0:22 left.
— Opponents stayed under their team total five of last six games.
— Last three games, Washington is +3 in turnovers (minus-7 in first five).
— Commanders are 12-6 ATS last 18 games coming off a win.
— Colts are 3-4-1; they’re trailed all eight games after three quarters.
— Colts have been outscored 133-73 in quarters 1-3 this season.
— Colts rallied, led this game 16-7 with 5:00 left to play.
— Indy only scored 10 points in three red zone drives.
— Seven of their eight games stayed under the total.
Broncos 21, Jaguars 17
— Denver drove 80 yards for game-winning TD with 1:43 left.
— Broncos won despite converting only 2-11 third down plays.
— Denver has held all eight opponents under 6.0 yards/pass play.
— Broncos allowed 9-10-17 points in their three wins.
— Seven of eight Denver games stayed under the total.
— Jaguars lost last five games, giving up 24.0 ppg.
— Jacksonville scored only 10 points on three red zone drives.
— Jacksonville’s two TD drives were both 47 yards.
— Last 2+ years, Jaguars are 0-6 ATS as a favorite.
— Jaguars lost despite 12-yard advantage in field position.
Cowboys 49, Bears 29
— Dallas’ first four drives: 33 plays, 273 yards, 28 points.
— Cowboys converted 9-11 third down plays.
— Pollard carried ball 14 times for 131 yards, three TD’s.
— Cowboys won/covered six of their last seven games.
— Last five games, Cowboys outscored foes 78-21 in 2nd half
— Chicago lost four of its last five games.
— Chicago is 4-9 ATS in last 13 games as a road underdog.
— Cowboys averaged 7.8 yards/play for the game.
— Chicago is 2-7 ATS last nine games coming off a win.
— 2nd-year QB Fields is 5-13 as an NFL starter.
Saints 24, Raiders 0
— Kamara had 27 touches for 158 yards, three TD’s.
— Raiders didn’t have any plays longer than 18 yards.
— Last five games, Saints are 33-66 on 3rd down.
— New Orleans is 12-7-1 ATS last 20 games coming off a loss.
— Saints’ coach Allen went 8-28 as Raiders’ coach from 2012-14.
— Raiders were outgained, 367-183, averaged 3.4 yards/pass attempt.
— Las Vegas is 0-4 SU on road TY, giving up 25.5 ppg.
— Last three games, opponents converted 23-39 on third down.
— Las Vegas’ opponent went over team total in last six games.
— Derek Carr is 59-76 as an NFL starter.
Eagles 35, Steelers 13
— Steelers lost six of their last seven games.
— Pittsburgh converted 1-12 on 3rd down, Eagles 7-12.
— Steelers are 9-13 ATS last 22 games coming off a loss.
— Steelers have no turnovers (+9) in their wins, 14 (-9) in losses.
— Pittsburgh has been outscored 86-47 in second half of games.
— Philly is 7-0, scoring 38-24-24-29-20-26-35 points (28 ppg).
— Eagles’ first four drives: 26 plays, 207 yards, 21 points.
— WR Brown caught six passes for 156 yards, three TD’s.
— Philly averaged 8.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Eagles covered their last seven games as a home favorite.
Dolphins 31, Lions 27
— Detroit led 14-0 with 2:00 left in first quarter.
— Dolphins outscored Detroit 14-0 in second half.
— Miami gained 476 yards, converted 8-12 on third down.
— First six drives, Dolphins scored four TD’s, kicked a field goal.
— Hill caught 12 passes for 188 yards; Waddle 8 for 106, with two TD’s.
— Lions lost last five games, giving up 32 ppg.
— Detroit in first half: 39 plays, 346 yards, 3 TD’s, 2 field goals.
— Detroit in second half: 20 plays, 52 yards, no points.
— Goff threw ball for 321 yards, didn’t turn ball over.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 4-19-1 SU, 14-9-1 ATS.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 7-2-1 ATS as a home underdog.
Vikings 34, Cardinals 26
— Arizona is 1-5 when it scores less than 29 points.
— Cardinals turned ball over three times, including a fumbled punt.
— Last three games, Arizona is 11-37 on third down.
— Cardinals outscored opponents 42-15 in last 2:00 of each half.
— WR Hopkins caught 22 balls for 262 yards in his first two games.
— Vikings won last five games, scoring 28-28-29-24-34 points.
— Minnesota’s last two TD drives were 31-25 yards.
— Cook carried ball for 111 yards (5.6 yards/carry).
— Vikings allowed 22+ points in five of last six games.
— Last four games, WR Jefferson caught 34 passes for 506 yards.
Patriots 22, Jets 17
— Patriots scored only one TD, kicked five field goals.
— New England had huge 23-yard edge in field position.
— Patriots are +7 in turnovers in its wins, minus-6 in losses.
— New England gave up 20-37-27-33 points in losses; 14-0-15-17 in wins.
— Jones threw pick-6 in last 1:00 of first half, was nullified by roughing/passer call.
— New England won last 14 series games (9-4-1 ATS)
— Jets led this game 10-6 at halftime.
— Last four weeks, opponents converted 19-62 third down plays.
— Gang Green is 3-9 ATS last 12 games as a home underdog.
— Jets lost three of their four home games SU.
Titans 17, Texans 10
— Tennessee won/covered last five games, allowing 15.2 ppg.
— Henry ran ball 32 times for 219 yards, 2 TD’s.
— Overall, Titans ran ball for 314 yards (Hilliard 8 carries for 83 yards)
— Willis was 6-10/55 passing in his first NFL start; he handed off a lot.
— Last four games, Titans allowed only 48.2 rushing yards/game.
— Six of seven Titan games stayed under the total.
— Texans lost five of their last six games.
— Houston converted only 2-14 third down plays.
— Tennessee outgained Texans, 354-161.
— Houston has allowed 185.2 rushing yards/game in first seven games.
— 2nd-year QB Mills is 3-14-1 as an NFL starter.
Seahawks 27, Giants 13
— Giants’ first four drives: 17 plays, 34 yards, 2 first downs, no points.
— Giants’ last six drives: 43 plays, 178 yards, 11 first downs, 13 points.
— Barkley carried ball 20 times for only 53 yards.
— 6-2 Giants have trailed by 10+ points in five of eight games.
— Under is 6-1-1 in Giant games this season.
— Seahawks won four of their last five games.
— Seattle is 3-0 when it allows less than 27 points.
— Seahawks in 2nd half: 5 drives- 23 plays, 154 yards, 17 points.
— Seattle gained only 277 yards, converted 3-13 on third down.
— Seahawks went over their team total five of last six games.
49ers 31, Rams 14
— McCaffrey had 26 touches for 155 yards, also threw a 34-yard TD pass.
— 49ers’ last four drives: 25 plays, 225 yards, 21 points.
— Last three games, 49er opponents were 23-36 on third down.
— 49ers won eight of their last nine games against the Rams.
— QB Garoppolo is 40-19 as an NFL starter.
— Rams were held to 10-9-10-14 points in their losses.
— In those four losses, Rams were outscored 58-3 in second half.
— LA in second half Sunday: 25 plays, 43 yards, no points.
— Rams are 2-8-1 ATS in last 11 games as a home underdog.
— Rams are averaging only 68.4 rushing yards/game.
Bills 27, Packers 17
— Packers lost their last four games, giving up 26 ppg.
— Last four games, Green Bay converted 14 of 44 third down plays.
— Last five weeks, Green Bay gave up 158 rushing yards/game.
— Green Bay went under its team total in seven of eight games.
— Under is 5-3 in Packer games this season.
— Buffalo in first half: 27 plays, 254 yards, 24 points.
— Only seven of Bills’ 54 plays came on third down.
— Buffalo is 12-5 ATS last 17 games as a home favorite.
— Bills won/covered their first three home games TY, 41-7/38-3/27-17.
— Josh Allen is 48-25 as an NFL starter.
MLB
Weather Report
Monday, October 31
PHILADELPHIA is 72-90 SU (-27 Units) after 2 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.
MLB
Dunkel
Monday, October 31
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, October 31
Houston @ Philadelphia (series is 1-1)
McCullers is 3-1, 2.74 in his last six starts.
He is 2-1, 3.45 in five road starts this year.
He is 2-2, 2.77 in 18 postseason games (11 starts).
He is 0-1, 1.50 in one start vs Philly.
Houston is 8-1 in playoffs this month.
Astros are 54-30 on road.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Syndergaard is going to start; he’s thrown total of 5.1 innings in his three playoff games this month, so this is likely a bullpen game.
Phillies are 10-3 in playoff games this month, 5-0 at home.
Phillies are 76-49 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 52-34 at home this year.
Phillies are in the World Series for first time since 2009.
Phillies are 2-3 against the Astros this season, all in Houston
Teams had yesterday off; bullpens are mostly rested.
MLB
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Houston @ Philadelphia
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games at home
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Weather Report
Monday, October 31
PHILADELPHIA is 72-90 SU (-27 Units) after 2 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.
MLB
Dunkel
Monday, October 31
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, October 31
Houston @ Philadelphia (series is 1-1)
McCullers is 3-1, 2.74 in his last six starts.
He is 2-1, 3.45 in five road starts this year.
He is 2-2, 2.77 in 18 postseason games (11 starts).
He is 0-1, 1.50 in one start vs Philly.
Houston is 8-1 in playoffs this month.
Astros are 54-30 on road.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Syndergaard is going to start; he’s thrown total of 5.1 innings in his three playoff games this month, so this is likely a bullpen game.
Phillies are 10-3 in playoff games this month, 5-0 at home.
Phillies are 76-49 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 52-34 at home this year.
Phillies are in the World Series for first time since 2009.
Phillies are 2-3 against the Astros this season, all in Houston
Teams had yesterday off; bullpens are mostly rested.
MLB
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Houston @ Philadelphia
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games at home
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Armadillo Sports
Tuesday’s 6-pack
Chargers’ all-time leaders in passing yardage:
59,271— Philip Rivers
43,040— Dan Fouts
26,938— John Hadl
16,085— Stan Humphries
12,348— Drew Brees
11,359— Justin Herbert
Quote of the Day
“We’re just going to continue to grow. We’re going to grow together. I just told him to keep his head up, stay confident. I want to put the ball back in his hands and just show the trust that we have, that I have, in him and that the team has. He knows that we’ve got to be better in a few situations, but again, those are really good learning opportunities for Trevor (Lawrence).”
Jaguars’ coach Doug Pederson
Tuesday’s quiz
When the Cleveland Browns re-joined the NFL in 1999 after a 3-year absence, what former Kentucky QB was the Browns’ QB?
Monday’s quiz
Buffalo QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.
Sunday’s quiz
Kurt Warner has a son playing WR for Kansas State, another playing QB for Temple; Kurt Warner played his college football at Northern Iowa.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
Browns 32, Bengals 13
— Bengals’ first seven drives: 33 plays, 116 yards, 7 first downs, no points.
— Bengals trailed 25-0, finally scored a TD, then missed the PAT.
— Browns outgained Cincinnati, 440-229.
— Browns have now won eight of last nine series games.
— Bengals miss injured WR Ja’Marr Chase, who is out 4-6 weeks (hip)
— Cleveland snaps its 4-game losing streak.
— Browns converted 8-13 third down plays.
— Cleveland averaged 10.7 yards/pass attempt.
— Browns led this game 11-0 at halftime.
— Cleveland’s first three drives in 2nd half: 27 plays, 218 yards, 21 points.
— How much does a quarterback influence the pointspread? Tennessee Titans were -3.5 in Houston last week, until it was announced that rookie QB Malik Willis would be starting in place of Ryan Tannehill. Spread moved to Houston -1, so in this situation, the QB change moved the spread 4.5 points.
Willis wound up throwing only 10 passes the whole game; he was 6-10/55 passing, ran ball five times for 12 times. He handed off 40 times, which is a good idea when Derrick Henry is on your team. Titans won 17-10.
— NFL trading deadline is 4:00 Tuesday; Chicago Bears traded LB Roquan Smith to Baltimore Monday, for 2nd/5th round draft picks. Chicago traded DE Robert Quinn to the Eagles last week, then gave up 49 points to Dallas. Sounds like they’ve given up on this season.
— There will be scapegoats: Detroit Lions have lost five games in a row- they fired their DB’s coach Aubrey Pleasant Monday. It isn’t Pleasant’s fault that in their last three games, Detroit was outscored 48-0 in second half.
— On their first drive of each game this season, Arizona Cardinals have been outscored 41-9; Cardinals haven’t scored a TD on their first drive in their last 13 games.
— Jacksonville Jaguars are 2-6 this season; all six of their losses were by 8 or less points. Their wins were 24-0 against the Colts, 38-10 at the Chargers.
QB Trevor Lawrence has thrown six interceptions this season; all six have come in the red zone or in the final 2:00 of a one-score game.
— If I ran the NFL, we would discourage officials from calling taunting penalties in the 4th quarter; you call those early in the game, to discourage taunting, but to call the first taunting penalty in the 4th quarter, after guys have been jawing at each other for 2.5 hours, it just seems kind of subjective. It is an emotional game; officials need to ignore the BS late in the game.
— Auburn fired football coach Bryan Harsin Monday; he was 9-12 at Auburn, 4-9 in SEC games, replacing Gus Malzahn after he was told to take a hike with a 67-35 record, 38-27 in SEC tilts.
Some of these college football programs are influenced by insanely impatient rich boosters; Auburn is a bad job until Nick Saban retires- Auburn will always be worse than Alabama until the 70-year old Saban goes away, and Auburn boosters don’t seem to understand that.
— Speaking of which, Auburn hired John Cohen as its new athletic director Monday; he leaves his alma mater Mississippi State to join Auburn, where he will bank $1.5M a year.
— Still in the SEC, Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels are 8-1 this season, their best start since 1962. Rebels have this week off, host Alabama next week.
— Texas A&M is 3-5, has lost four games in a row, giving up 31.8 ppg in those losses. Read it on the Interweb somewhere this weekend that Jimbo Fisher ain’t getting fired, not now, If A&M fired Fisher now, they’d have to pay him $86M- that’s not an exaggeration. His assistants will be probably be shuffled, but Fisher isn’t going anywhere for now.
— College football games ended around 2am here in the east late Saturday night; NFL had a game from London on at 9:30am Sunday morning. Not a lot of time for sleeping.
If you enjoy college football, I highly endorse ESPN’s wrap-up show late Saturday night, with Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway and a third person, who varies from week to week.
They show ton of highlights; they’re smart, good-natured and they can be critical, if need be. Good way to wrap up the college football day.
Feel bad for people who work in Las Vegas sportsbooks; the London games start at 6:30am in Nevada— the betting windows probably open at 5:30 or so. Luckily most casinos have a Starbucks nearby.
— A sentence I never thought I would type; Arizona State beat North Dakota in hockey last week in Las Vegas, apparently a pretty big upset. Didn’t even know ASU had a hockey team.
— If you care about such things, thru Sunday’s games, NBA teams playing for a 2nd consecutive night are 12-16-1 ATS so far this season.
— Game 3 of the World Series got rained out Monday night, which probably eliminates the travel day for Thursday, should the series get to a Game 6.
— Do kids trick or treat anymore on Halloween? My doorbell rang once Monday night; two little kids, maybe 6-7 years old. Bought three damn bags of candy, gave out two candy bars. Now I have to give the candy away before I eat it all, which I don’t need to do.
Tuesday’s 6-pack
Chargers’ all-time leaders in passing yardage:
59,271— Philip Rivers
43,040— Dan Fouts
26,938— John Hadl
16,085— Stan Humphries
12,348— Drew Brees
11,359— Justin Herbert
Quote of the Day
“We’re just going to continue to grow. We’re going to grow together. I just told him to keep his head up, stay confident. I want to put the ball back in his hands and just show the trust that we have, that I have, in him and that the team has. He knows that we’ve got to be better in a few situations, but again, those are really good learning opportunities for Trevor (Lawrence).”
Jaguars’ coach Doug Pederson
Tuesday’s quiz
When the Cleveland Browns re-joined the NFL in 1999 after a 3-year absence, what former Kentucky QB was the Browns’ QB?
Monday’s quiz
Buffalo QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.
Sunday’s quiz
Kurt Warner has a son playing WR for Kansas State, another playing QB for Temple; Kurt Warner played his college football at Northern Iowa.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
Browns 32, Bengals 13
— Bengals’ first seven drives: 33 plays, 116 yards, 7 first downs, no points.
— Bengals trailed 25-0, finally scored a TD, then missed the PAT.
— Browns outgained Cincinnati, 440-229.
— Browns have now won eight of last nine series games.
— Bengals miss injured WR Ja’Marr Chase, who is out 4-6 weeks (hip)
— Cleveland snaps its 4-game losing streak.
— Browns converted 8-13 third down plays.
— Cleveland averaged 10.7 yards/pass attempt.
— Browns led this game 11-0 at halftime.
— Cleveland’s first three drives in 2nd half: 27 plays, 218 yards, 21 points.
— How much does a quarterback influence the pointspread? Tennessee Titans were -3.5 in Houston last week, until it was announced that rookie QB Malik Willis would be starting in place of Ryan Tannehill. Spread moved to Houston -1, so in this situation, the QB change moved the spread 4.5 points.
Willis wound up throwing only 10 passes the whole game; he was 6-10/55 passing, ran ball five times for 12 times. He handed off 40 times, which is a good idea when Derrick Henry is on your team. Titans won 17-10.
— NFL trading deadline is 4:00 Tuesday; Chicago Bears traded LB Roquan Smith to Baltimore Monday, for 2nd/5th round draft picks. Chicago traded DE Robert Quinn to the Eagles last week, then gave up 49 points to Dallas. Sounds like they’ve given up on this season.
— There will be scapegoats: Detroit Lions have lost five games in a row- they fired their DB’s coach Aubrey Pleasant Monday. It isn’t Pleasant’s fault that in their last three games, Detroit was outscored 48-0 in second half.
— On their first drive of each game this season, Arizona Cardinals have been outscored 41-9; Cardinals haven’t scored a TD on their first drive in their last 13 games.
— Jacksonville Jaguars are 2-6 this season; all six of their losses were by 8 or less points. Their wins were 24-0 against the Colts, 38-10 at the Chargers.
QB Trevor Lawrence has thrown six interceptions this season; all six have come in the red zone or in the final 2:00 of a one-score game.
— If I ran the NFL, we would discourage officials from calling taunting penalties in the 4th quarter; you call those early in the game, to discourage taunting, but to call the first taunting penalty in the 4th quarter, after guys have been jawing at each other for 2.5 hours, it just seems kind of subjective. It is an emotional game; officials need to ignore the BS late in the game.
— Auburn fired football coach Bryan Harsin Monday; he was 9-12 at Auburn, 4-9 in SEC games, replacing Gus Malzahn after he was told to take a hike with a 67-35 record, 38-27 in SEC tilts.
Some of these college football programs are influenced by insanely impatient rich boosters; Auburn is a bad job until Nick Saban retires- Auburn will always be worse than Alabama until the 70-year old Saban goes away, and Auburn boosters don’t seem to understand that.
— Speaking of which, Auburn hired John Cohen as its new athletic director Monday; he leaves his alma mater Mississippi State to join Auburn, where he will bank $1.5M a year.
— Still in the SEC, Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels are 8-1 this season, their best start since 1962. Rebels have this week off, host Alabama next week.
— Texas A&M is 3-5, has lost four games in a row, giving up 31.8 ppg in those losses. Read it on the Interweb somewhere this weekend that Jimbo Fisher ain’t getting fired, not now, If A&M fired Fisher now, they’d have to pay him $86M- that’s not an exaggeration. His assistants will be probably be shuffled, but Fisher isn’t going anywhere for now.
— College football games ended around 2am here in the east late Saturday night; NFL had a game from London on at 9:30am Sunday morning. Not a lot of time for sleeping.
If you enjoy college football, I highly endorse ESPN’s wrap-up show late Saturday night, with Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway and a third person, who varies from week to week.
They show ton of highlights; they’re smart, good-natured and they can be critical, if need be. Good way to wrap up the college football day.
Feel bad for people who work in Las Vegas sportsbooks; the London games start at 6:30am in Nevada— the betting windows probably open at 5:30 or so. Luckily most casinos have a Starbucks nearby.
— A sentence I never thought I would type; Arizona State beat North Dakota in hockey last week in Las Vegas, apparently a pretty big upset. Didn’t even know ASU had a hockey team.
— If you care about such things, thru Sunday’s games, NBA teams playing for a 2nd consecutive night are 12-16-1 ATS so far this season.
— Game 3 of the World Series got rained out Monday night, which probably eliminates the travel day for Thursday, should the series get to a Game 6.
— Do kids trick or treat anymore on Halloween? My doorbell rang once Monday night; two little kids, maybe 6-7 years old. Bought three damn bags of candy, gave out two candy bars. Now I have to give the candy away before I eat it all, which I don’t need to do.
2022 WORLD SERIES OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
11/01/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................- 0.50
10/29/2022....................0-1-1...................25.00%...................- 5.00
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS............................2-3-1...................40.00%...................- 3.90
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BEST BETS!
11/01/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................- 0.50
10/29/2022....................0-1-1...................25.00%...................- 5.00
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS............................2-3-1..................40.00%....................- 3.90
11/01/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................- 0.50
10/29/2022....................0-1-1...................25.00%...................- 5.00
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS............................2-3-1...................40.00%...................- 3.90
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BEST BETS!
11/01/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................- 0.50
10/29/2022....................0-1-1...................25.00%...................- 5.00
10/28/2022....................1-1-0...................50.00%...................+ 1.60
TOTALS............................2-3-1..................40.00%....................- 3.90
