THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHA at WAS | 07:00 PM | WAS +4.5 O 227.5 | +500 +500 |
| OKC at IND | 07:00 PM | IND +5.5 O 228.0 | +500 +500 |
| MIA at ORL | 07:00 PM | ORL -1.0 O 209.0 | +500 +500 |
| CHI at ATL | 07:30 PM | CHI +6.5 O 242.5 | +500 +500 |
| BK at MIL | 08:00 PM | BK +10.5 O 212.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at NO | 08:00 PM | HOU -7.5 U 220.5 | +500 +500 |
| TOR at MEM | 08:00 PM | TOR +11.0 O 239.5 | +500 +500 |
| UTA at POR | 10:00 PM | POR -1.5 O 228.0 | +500 +500 |
| DET at SAC | 10:00 PM | DET +6.0 U 228.0 | +500 +500 |
NBA BEST BETS FOR DECEMBER !
12/26/2024........................8 - 3 - 0.............................72.72%..................+ 23.50
12/25/2024........................2 - 6 - 0.............................25.00%...................- 23.00
12/23/2024.......................13 - 7 -1.............................65.00%...................+ 26.50
12/22/2024........................1 - 4 - 1..............................20.00%...................- 17.00
12/21/2024.......................8 - 12 - 0.............................40.00%....................- 26.00
12/20/2024.........................4 - 2 - 0.............................66.66%.....................+ 9.00
12/19/2024.......................11 - 8 - 0.............................57.89%....................+ 11.00
12/17/2024.........................0 - 2 - 0.............................00.00%....................- 11.00
12/16/2024.........................2 -4 - 0..............................33.33%....................- 12.00
12/15/2024.........................5 - 6 - 0.............................45.45%....................- 3.00
12/14/2024.........................2 - 2 - 0..............................50.00%....................- 1.00
12/13/2024.........................4 - 3 - 0 .............................57.14%....................+ 3.50
12/12/2024.........................2 - 3 - 1..............................40.00%....................- 6.50
12/11/2024..........................2 - 2 - 0.............................50.00%.....................- 1.00
12/10/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0............................50.00%......................- 1.00
12/09/2024...........................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%......................- 0.50
12/08/2024...........................7 - 8 - 0............................46.66%......................- 9.00
12/07/2024...........................4 - 5 - 0............................44.44%......................- 7.50
12/06/2024............................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.......................- 8.00
12/05/2024............................7 - 3 -0............................70.00%.......................+18.50
12/04/2024............................6 - 3 - 0............................66.66%.......................+ 13.50
12/03/2024............................7 - 9 - 0............................43.75%.......................- 14.50
12/02/2024............................4 - 4 - 0............................50.00%.......................- 2.00
12/01/2024...........................11 - 2 - 0............................84.61%......................+ 44.00
TOTALS.:............................118 - 107 - 3...........................52.44%.....................+ 6.50
12/26/2024........................8 - 3 - 0.............................72.72%..................+ 23.50
12/25/2024........................2 - 6 - 0.............................25.00%...................- 23.00
12/23/2024.......................13 - 7 -1.............................65.00%...................+ 26.50
12/22/2024........................1 - 4 - 1..............................20.00%...................- 17.00
12/21/2024.......................8 - 12 - 0.............................40.00%....................- 26.00
12/20/2024.........................4 - 2 - 0.............................66.66%.....................+ 9.00
12/19/2024.......................11 - 8 - 0.............................57.89%....................+ 11.00
12/17/2024.........................0 - 2 - 0.............................00.00%....................- 11.00
12/16/2024.........................2 -4 - 0..............................33.33%....................- 12.00
12/15/2024.........................5 - 6 - 0.............................45.45%....................- 3.00
12/14/2024.........................2 - 2 - 0..............................50.00%....................- 1.00
12/13/2024.........................4 - 3 - 0 .............................57.14%....................+ 3.50
12/12/2024.........................2 - 3 - 1..............................40.00%....................- 6.50
12/11/2024..........................2 - 2 - 0.............................50.00%.....................- 1.00
12/10/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0............................50.00%......................- 1.00
12/09/2024...........................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%......................- 0.50
12/08/2024...........................7 - 8 - 0............................46.66%......................- 9.00
12/07/2024...........................4 - 5 - 0............................44.44%......................- 7.50
12/06/2024............................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.......................- 8.00
12/05/2024............................7 - 3 -0............................70.00%.......................+18.50
12/04/2024............................6 - 3 - 0............................66.66%.......................+ 13.50
12/03/2024............................7 - 9 - 0............................43.75%.......................- 14.50
12/02/2024............................4 - 4 - 0............................50.00%.......................- 2.00
12/01/2024...........................11 - 2 - 0............................84.61%......................+ 44.00
TOTALS.:............................118 - 107 - 3...........................52.44%.....................+ 6.50
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Friday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams playing the fastest tempo:
— Cal Poly
— South Dakota
— North Carolina
— Fresno State
— Alabama
— New Mexico
Quote of the Day
“The opportunity to make money someplace else created a situation that you have to begin to ask yourself as a coach what is this all about. And the answer is it’s become professional.”
Former Miami coach Jim Larrañaga
Friday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Tony Romo, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garropolo all played college football at the same school; which one?
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Carroll has coached the Jets, Patriots and Seahawks.
Wednesday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was coach of the Golden State Warriors, before Steve Kerr.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
Seahawks 6, Bears 3
This was the worst NFL game I’ve ever seen. Ever.
Total yardage: Seattle 265, Chicago 179
Seahawks kicked a FG on their first drive.
After the first drive, they ran 41 plays for 180 yards.
Seattle gained less than 300 yards in five or last seven games.
Bears are 0-10 SU/3-7 ATS in their last ten games.
Bears averaged 2.2 yards/pass attempt; Williams was sacked 7 times.
Chicago has scored 45 points in four games since Eberflus got fired.
Bears are 0-10 when they score less than 24 points,
Under is 7-3 in Chicago’s last ten games.
Chiefs 29, Steelers 10
Chiefs won their last six games, covered last three.
Chiefs’ first two drives: 15 plays, 121 yards, 13 points.
Last three games, Kansas City is +10 in turnovers.
Mahomes threw for 320 yards, three TD’s.
Win clinches the #1 seed in AFC for Kansas City.
Steelers ran for 202 yards, but were minus-2 in turnovers.
Pittsburgh was 8-16 on third down, Chiefs 3-10.
Steelers averaged only 3.9 yards/pass attempt.
Steelers lost their last three games, after a 7-1 run.
Last three games, Pittsburgh allowed 402.7 yards/game.
Ravens 31, Texans 2
Baltimore won its two post-bye games, scoring 35-34-31 points.
Ravens’ first two drives: 15 plays, 111 yards, 10 points.
Baltimore is 11-0 if they score 27+ points, 0-5 if they score less than 27
QB Jackson put game out of reach with a 48-yard TD run.
Ravens are 6-2 ATS as a road favorite this year.
Ravens outgained Houston, 432-211
Texans had only ten first downs the whole game.
Houston is 2-7 when it gives up more than 20 points.
Under is 7-1 in Texans home games.
This was first-ever NFL game with a halftime score of 17-2.
— Toledo 48, Pittsburgh 46 OT
Toledo kicked a 51-yard FG with 1:45 left to force OT
Rockets scored two TD’s in a 0:14 span in the second quarter.
Toledo led 20-12 at halftime.
Pitt ran ball 66 times for 301 yards, but lost.
This game had six overtime innings, the longest bowl game ever.
— Kansas State 44, Rutgers 41
Rutgers led 27-17 at halftime, 34-17 with 6:00 left in 3rd quarter.
Dylan Edwards ran 18 times for 196 yards and two TD’s.
K-State ran ball 42 times for 347 yards (8.3 yards/carry).
Rutgers gained 319 yards in first half, only 82 after halftime.
— Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
Ark State took a 10-0 lead on a 60-yard punt return for a TD.
Then, Falcons’ #3 QB threw a 43-yard TD pass on a fake punt.
Bowling Green outgained Ark State, 479-360
Ark State QB Raynor threw for 221 yards and two TD’s.
— South Florida 41, San Jose State 39 OT
USF led 21-7 after a 93-yard kick return in second quarter.
Bulls kicked a 41-yard FG with 0:02 left in regulation to force OT.
San Jose outgained South Florida, 441-291.
— Famous birthdays, December 27:
Tovah Feldshuh, 72
Mark Budaska, 72
Craig Reynolds, 72
Kent Benson, 70
Donald Igwebuike, 64
Eva LaRue, 58
Kevin Ollie, 52
Carson Palmer, 45
Cole Hamels, 41
Greg Zuerlein, 37
Jordan Montgomery, 32
Brock Purdy, 25
— 75-year old Jim Larrañaga is no longer Miami’s basketball coach; whether he got fired or quit isn’t relevant (no one quits those jobs unless it is health-related).
Larrañaga won 744 games as a college coach; he had Miami in the freakin’ Final Four two years ago, but the Hurricanes are 4-8 this season, after ending last year on an 0-10 skid. Our society has become very fickle, especially towards older people, so Larrañaga is gone now.
— Speaking of which, there are murmurs that 73-year old Pete Carroll has interest in being the next coach of the Chicago Bears, who need all the coaching they can get.
Carroll has a 181-131-1 record as an NFL head coach, winning a Super Bowl with Seattle; he was also 97-19 as USC’s coach.
— Teddy Bridgewater was an NFL QB for nine years, for six different teams; he was Detroit’s backup QB last year, then retired so he could coach high school ball at Miami Northwestern HS, his alma mater. Miami Northwestern won a state title this past season and now Bridgewater has un-retired, to go back to the Lions as a backup.
— Nebraska 78, Oregon State 66
Cornhuskers win the Diamond Head Classic; they’re 10-2 this season.
Nebraska was 38-44 on the foul line in the 3-game tournament.
Cornhuskers are forcing turnovers 21% of time (#49)
— The fiercest game in those 8-team tournaments is the 7th place game, when two teams that are 0-2 in the event fight like hell not to go home to the mainland 0-3.
Murray State beat Loyola Chi 71-68 in the 7th place game at Diamond Head; Racers were 22-33 on the foul line, Loyola 14-21. Ramblers led by 11 early in second half, but went home 0-3.
— QB Fernando Mendoza has transferred from the Cal Bears to Indiana; he threw for 3,004 yards this year, with 16 TD passes, six INT’s.
— QB Darian Mensah bolted from Tulane to Duke after leading the Green Wave to a 9-4 regular season record. Word came out on the Interweb this week that Mensah signed a 2-year deal worth $8M to play for Duke!!!! 4 million freakin’ dollars a year!!!!
By way of comparison, Jimmy Garropolo is the Rams’ backup QB, in the NFL. He’s making $3,044,305 this season.
Go figure.
Friday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams playing the fastest tempo:
— Cal Poly
— South Dakota
— North Carolina
— Fresno State
— Alabama
— New Mexico
Quote of the Day
“The opportunity to make money someplace else created a situation that you have to begin to ask yourself as a coach what is this all about. And the answer is it’s become professional.”
Former Miami coach Jim Larrañaga
Friday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Tony Romo, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garropolo all played college football at the same school; which one?
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Carroll has coached the Jets, Patriots and Seahawks.
Wednesday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was coach of the Golden State Warriors, before Steve Kerr.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
Seahawks 6, Bears 3
This was the worst NFL game I’ve ever seen. Ever.
Total yardage: Seattle 265, Chicago 179
Seahawks kicked a FG on their first drive.
After the first drive, they ran 41 plays for 180 yards.
Seattle gained less than 300 yards in five or last seven games.
Bears are 0-10 SU/3-7 ATS in their last ten games.
Bears averaged 2.2 yards/pass attempt; Williams was sacked 7 times.
Chicago has scored 45 points in four games since Eberflus got fired.
Bears are 0-10 when they score less than 24 points,
Under is 7-3 in Chicago’s last ten games.
Chiefs 29, Steelers 10
Chiefs won their last six games, covered last three.
Chiefs’ first two drives: 15 plays, 121 yards, 13 points.
Last three games, Kansas City is +10 in turnovers.
Mahomes threw for 320 yards, three TD’s.
Win clinches the #1 seed in AFC for Kansas City.
Steelers ran for 202 yards, but were minus-2 in turnovers.
Pittsburgh was 8-16 on third down, Chiefs 3-10.
Steelers averaged only 3.9 yards/pass attempt.
Steelers lost their last three games, after a 7-1 run.
Last three games, Pittsburgh allowed 402.7 yards/game.
Ravens 31, Texans 2
Baltimore won its two post-bye games, scoring 35-34-31 points.
Ravens’ first two drives: 15 plays, 111 yards, 10 points.
Baltimore is 11-0 if they score 27+ points, 0-5 if they score less than 27
QB Jackson put game out of reach with a 48-yard TD run.
Ravens are 6-2 ATS as a road favorite this year.
Ravens outgained Houston, 432-211
Texans had only ten first downs the whole game.
Houston is 2-7 when it gives up more than 20 points.
Under is 7-1 in Texans home games.
This was first-ever NFL game with a halftime score of 17-2.
— Toledo 48, Pittsburgh 46 OT
Toledo kicked a 51-yard FG with 1:45 left to force OT
Rockets scored two TD’s in a 0:14 span in the second quarter.
Toledo led 20-12 at halftime.
Pitt ran ball 66 times for 301 yards, but lost.
This game had six overtime innings, the longest bowl game ever.
— Kansas State 44, Rutgers 41
Rutgers led 27-17 at halftime, 34-17 with 6:00 left in 3rd quarter.
Dylan Edwards ran 18 times for 196 yards and two TD’s.
K-State ran ball 42 times for 347 yards (8.3 yards/carry).
Rutgers gained 319 yards in first half, only 82 after halftime.
— Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
Ark State took a 10-0 lead on a 60-yard punt return for a TD.
Then, Falcons’ #3 QB threw a 43-yard TD pass on a fake punt.
Bowling Green outgained Ark State, 479-360
Ark State QB Raynor threw for 221 yards and two TD’s.
— South Florida 41, San Jose State 39 OT
USF led 21-7 after a 93-yard kick return in second quarter.
Bulls kicked a 41-yard FG with 0:02 left in regulation to force OT.
San Jose outgained South Florida, 441-291.
— Famous birthdays, December 27:
Tovah Feldshuh, 72
Mark Budaska, 72
Craig Reynolds, 72
Kent Benson, 70
Donald Igwebuike, 64
Eva LaRue, 58
Kevin Ollie, 52
Carson Palmer, 45
Cole Hamels, 41
Greg Zuerlein, 37
Jordan Montgomery, 32
Brock Purdy, 25
— 75-year old Jim Larrañaga is no longer Miami’s basketball coach; whether he got fired or quit isn’t relevant (no one quits those jobs unless it is health-related).
Larrañaga won 744 games as a college coach; he had Miami in the freakin’ Final Four two years ago, but the Hurricanes are 4-8 this season, after ending last year on an 0-10 skid. Our society has become very fickle, especially towards older people, so Larrañaga is gone now.
— Speaking of which, there are murmurs that 73-year old Pete Carroll has interest in being the next coach of the Chicago Bears, who need all the coaching they can get.
Carroll has a 181-131-1 record as an NFL head coach, winning a Super Bowl with Seattle; he was also 97-19 as USC’s coach.
— Teddy Bridgewater was an NFL QB for nine years, for six different teams; he was Detroit’s backup QB last year, then retired so he could coach high school ball at Miami Northwestern HS, his alma mater. Miami Northwestern won a state title this past season and now Bridgewater has un-retired, to go back to the Lions as a backup.
— Nebraska 78, Oregon State 66
Cornhuskers win the Diamond Head Classic; they’re 10-2 this season.
Nebraska was 38-44 on the foul line in the 3-game tournament.
Cornhuskers are forcing turnovers 21% of time (#49)
— The fiercest game in those 8-team tournaments is the 7th place game, when two teams that are 0-2 in the event fight like hell not to go home to the mainland 0-3.
Murray State beat Loyola Chi 71-68 in the 7th place game at Diamond Head; Racers were 22-33 on the foul line, Loyola 14-21. Ramblers led by 11 early in second half, but went home 0-3.
— QB Fernando Mendoza has transferred from the Cal Bears to Indiana; he threw for 3,004 yards this year, with 16 TD passes, six INT’s.
— QB Darian Mensah bolted from Tulane to Duke after leading the Green Wave to a 9-4 regular season record. Word came out on the Interweb this week that Mensah signed a 2-year deal worth $8M to play for Duke!!!! 4 million freakin’ dollars a year!!!!
By way of comparison, Jimmy Garropolo is the Rams’ backup QB, in the NFL. He’s making $3,044,305 this season.
Go figure.
NBA
Friday, December 27
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Trend Report
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New York vs Orlando
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Orlando is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games at home
Orlando is 17-3 ATS in its last 20 games at home
Indiana vs Boston
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Indiana
San Antonio vs Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Brooklyn is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Minnesota vs Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Memphis vs New Orleans
Memphis is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Memphis
New Orleans is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Memphis
Cleveland vs Denver
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Denver is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
Dallas vs Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
Golden State vs LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Golden State's last 17 games
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State
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Friday, December 27
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Trend Report
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New York vs Orlando
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Orlando is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games at home
Orlando is 17-3 ATS in its last 20 games at home
Indiana vs Boston
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Indiana
San Antonio vs Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Brooklyn is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Minnesota vs Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Memphis vs New Orleans
Memphis is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Memphis
New Orleans is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Memphis
Cleveland vs Denver
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Denver is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
Dallas vs Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
Golden State vs LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Golden State's last 17 games
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY at ORL | 07:00 PM | ORL +7.0 O 212.0 | +500 +500 |
| IND at BOS | 07:30 PM | BOS -12.5 U 231.5 | +500 +500 |
| SA at BK | 07:30 PM | BK +7.0 U 213.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at HOU | 08:00 PM | MIN +1.0 U 211.5 | +500 +500 |
| MEM at NO | 08:00 PM | MEM -9.0 O 237.0 | +500 +500 |
| CLE at DEN | 09:00 PM | CLE -3.0 U 235.0 | +500 +500 |
| DAL at PHO | 09:00 PM | PHO -1.0 O 224.0 | +500 +500 |
| GS at LAC | 10:00 PM | LAC -4.5 O 213.0 | +500 +500 |
NBA BEST BETS FOR DECEMBER !
12/27/2024......................3 - 10 - 0.............................23.07%..................- 40.00
12/26/2024........................8 - 3 - 0.............................72.72%..................+ 23.50
12/25/2024........................2 - 6 - 0.............................25.00%...................- 23.00
12/23/2024.......................13 - 7 -1.............................65.00%...................+ 26.50
12/22/2024........................1 - 4 - 1..............................20.00%...................- 17.00
12/21/2024.......................8 - 12 - 0.............................40.00%....................- 26.00
12/20/2024.........................4 - 2 - 0.............................66.66%.....................+ 9.00
12/19/2024.......................11 - 8 - 0.............................57.89%....................+ 11.00
12/17/2024.........................0 - 2 - 0.............................00.00%....................- 11.00
12/16/2024.........................2 -4 - 0..............................33.33%....................- 12.00
12/15/2024.........................5 - 6 - 0.............................45.45%....................- 3.00
12/14/2024.........................2 - 2 - 0..............................50.00%....................- 1.00
12/13/2024.........................4 - 3 - 0 .............................57.14%....................+ 3.50
12/12/2024.........................2 - 3 - 1..............................40.00%....................- 6.50
12/11/2024..........................2 - 2 - 0.............................50.00%.....................- 1.00
12/10/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0............................50.00%......................- 1.00
12/09/2024...........................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%......................- 0.50
12/08/2024...........................7 - 8 - 0............................46.66%......................- 9.00
12/07/2024...........................4 - 5 - 0............................44.44%......................- 7.50
12/06/2024............................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.......................- 8.00
12/05/2024............................7 - 3 -0............................70.00%.......................+18.50
12/04/2024............................6 - 3 - 0............................66.66%.......................+ 13.50
12/03/2024............................7 - 9 - 0............................43.75%.......................- 14.50
12/02/2024............................4 - 4 - 0............................50.00%.......................- 2.00
12/01/2024...........................11 - 2 - 0............................84.61%......................+ 44.00
TOTALS.:............................121 - 117 - 3...........................50.84%.....................- 33.50
12/27/2024......................3 - 10 - 0.............................23.07%..................- 40.00
12/26/2024........................8 - 3 - 0.............................72.72%..................+ 23.50
12/25/2024........................2 - 6 - 0.............................25.00%...................- 23.00
12/23/2024.......................13 - 7 -1.............................65.00%...................+ 26.50
12/22/2024........................1 - 4 - 1..............................20.00%...................- 17.00
12/21/2024.......................8 - 12 - 0.............................40.00%....................- 26.00
12/20/2024.........................4 - 2 - 0.............................66.66%.....................+ 9.00
12/19/2024.......................11 - 8 - 0.............................57.89%....................+ 11.00
12/17/2024.........................0 - 2 - 0.............................00.00%....................- 11.00
12/16/2024.........................2 -4 - 0..............................33.33%....................- 12.00
12/15/2024.........................5 - 6 - 0.............................45.45%....................- 3.00
12/14/2024.........................2 - 2 - 0..............................50.00%....................- 1.00
12/13/2024.........................4 - 3 - 0 .............................57.14%....................+ 3.50
12/12/2024.........................2 - 3 - 1..............................40.00%....................- 6.50
12/11/2024..........................2 - 2 - 0.............................50.00%.....................- 1.00
12/10/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0............................50.00%......................- 1.00
12/09/2024...........................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%......................- 0.50
12/08/2024...........................7 - 8 - 0............................46.66%......................- 9.00
12/07/2024...........................4 - 5 - 0............................44.44%......................- 7.50
12/06/2024............................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.......................- 8.00
12/05/2024............................7 - 3 -0............................70.00%.......................+18.50
12/04/2024............................6 - 3 - 0............................66.66%.......................+ 13.50
12/03/2024............................7 - 9 - 0............................43.75%.......................- 14.50
12/02/2024............................4 - 4 - 0............................50.00%.......................- 2.00
12/01/2024...........................11 - 2 - 0............................84.61%......................+ 44.00
TOTALS.:............................121 - 117 - 3...........................50.84%.....................- 33.50
Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams doing the best ATS:
11-1— St Bonaventure
10-1— Oregon State
9-2— Auburn
9-2— Tennessee
9-3— Vanderbilt
Teams doing the worst:
2-9— Saint Louis
2-9— Grand Canyon
2-9— Richmond
3-10— Wake Forest
1-9-2— Minnesota
Quote of the Day
“Greg was a highly accomplished and pioneering figure in sports broadcasting who brought instant credibility to ESPN in the early years of the network as both a SportsCenter anchor and as a key on-air contributor to our initial NBA coverage in the 1980s.”
ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro, talking about the late Greg Gumbel
Saturday’s quiz
Which two NFL teams has UConn coach Jim Mora Jr coached?
Friday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Tony Romo, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garoppolo all played college football at the same school; Eastern Illinois.
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Carroll has coached the Jets, Patriots and Seahawks.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday…….
— Arizona Diamondbacks made some noise late Friday night, signed P Corbin Burnes to a six-year, $210M contract. Burnes is 60-36, 3.19 in 138 career starts; he was 15-9, 2.92 in 32 starts for the Orioles last year.
— Detroit Tigers signed IF Gleyber Torres for one year, $15M; Torres hit 15 homers for Bronx LY, after hitting a combined 49 taters the previous two seasons.
Torres is expected to play 2B in Detroit, with Colt Keith moving to first base.
— OF Teoscar Hernandez re-signed with the Dodgers for three years, $66M; he hit 33 HR’s, knocked in 99 runs for the World Champs last year, going 7-20 in the World Series.
— Seahawks beat the Bears 6-3 Thursday; there was a 120-1 prop bet that there wouldn’t be any touchdowns in the game. Circa Casino said they sold eight “no TD” tickets.
— RIP to Greg Gumbel, who passed away from cancer at age 78; he spent 50+ years in sports broadcasting. He was really good at his job, no matter what sport he worked.
In an industry that is increasingly being filled with arrogant jerks, Gumbel seemed like a really good guy, in addition to being excellent at his job, and reactions to his passing have confirmed that.
RIP, sir.
— Famous birthdays, December 28:
Ray Knight, 72
Denzel Washington, 70
James Brooks, 66
Keith Lee, 62
Mel Stottlemyre, Jr, 61
Seth Meyers, 51
John Henson, 34
Dylan Cease, 29
— Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has concussion issues, isn’t expected to play against the Cowboys Sunday. Backup QB Kenny Pickett has a 14-10 record as an NFL starter.
— North Carolina has a bowl game in Fenway Park today, but Bill Belichick isn’t supposed to be there; am guessing he’ll do a TV segment during the game, for recruiting and all.
— Boise State hasn’t had a losing football season since 1997.
— Navy 21, Oklahoma 20
Down 20-14, Sooners scored TD with 0:06 left; they went for 2 points but failed.
Oklahoma led 14-0 with 5:00 left before halftime.
Navy QB Horvath tied game 14-14 with a 95-yard TD run.
— USC 35, Texas A&M 31
Trojans drove 80 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:05 left.
Aggies led 24-7 with 4:00 left in third quarter.
USC WR Lane caught seven passes for 127 yards, three TD’s.
— Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
Tech outgained Vandy 394-306, but they were minus-2 in turnovers.
QB Pavia threw for 160 yards, 3 TD’s, ran for 84 yards, 2 more TD’s.
This is Vandy’s bowl win since 2013.
— Arkansas 39, Texas Tech 26
QB Green was 11-21 passing, for a whopping 341 yards (31 yards/completion)
Total yardage: Arkansas 559, Tech 497
Razorbacks led 24-19 at halftime.
— Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
Wazzu is decimated; their coach/QB both bolted to greener pa$ture$.
That said, Coogs fought hard; it was 35-28 with 2:00 left in third quarter.
Syracuse QB McCord threw for 453 yards and five TD’s.
— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 4-1 SU/4-1 ATS
ACC 1-5 SU/1-5 ATS
Big 18 3-2 SU/4-1 ATS
Big X 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS
C-USA 1-2 SU/1-2 ATS
MAC 3-2 SU/3-1-1 ATS
M West 1-2 SU/1-2 ATS
SEC 4-3 SU/4-3 ATS
Sun Belt 3-2 SU/2-2-1 ATS
Favorites: 10-11-1 ATS
Totals: over 14-8
Saturday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams doing the best ATS:
11-1— St Bonaventure
10-1— Oregon State
9-2— Auburn
9-2— Tennessee
9-3— Vanderbilt
Teams doing the worst:
2-9— Saint Louis
2-9— Grand Canyon
2-9— Richmond
3-10— Wake Forest
1-9-2— Minnesota
Quote of the Day
“Greg was a highly accomplished and pioneering figure in sports broadcasting who brought instant credibility to ESPN in the early years of the network as both a SportsCenter anchor and as a key on-air contributor to our initial NBA coverage in the 1980s.”
ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro, talking about the late Greg Gumbel
Saturday’s quiz
Which two NFL teams has UConn coach Jim Mora Jr coached?
Friday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Tony Romo, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garoppolo all played college football at the same school; Eastern Illinois.
Thursday’s quiz
Pete Carroll has coached the Jets, Patriots and Seahawks.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday…….
— Arizona Diamondbacks made some noise late Friday night, signed P Corbin Burnes to a six-year, $210M contract. Burnes is 60-36, 3.19 in 138 career starts; he was 15-9, 2.92 in 32 starts for the Orioles last year.
— Detroit Tigers signed IF Gleyber Torres for one year, $15M; Torres hit 15 homers for Bronx LY, after hitting a combined 49 taters the previous two seasons.
Torres is expected to play 2B in Detroit, with Colt Keith moving to first base.
— OF Teoscar Hernandez re-signed with the Dodgers for three years, $66M; he hit 33 HR’s, knocked in 99 runs for the World Champs last year, going 7-20 in the World Series.
— Seahawks beat the Bears 6-3 Thursday; there was a 120-1 prop bet that there wouldn’t be any touchdowns in the game. Circa Casino said they sold eight “no TD” tickets.
— RIP to Greg Gumbel, who passed away from cancer at age 78; he spent 50+ years in sports broadcasting. He was really good at his job, no matter what sport he worked.
In an industry that is increasingly being filled with arrogant jerks, Gumbel seemed like a really good guy, in addition to being excellent at his job, and reactions to his passing have confirmed that.
RIP, sir.
— Famous birthdays, December 28:
Ray Knight, 72
Denzel Washington, 70
James Brooks, 66
Keith Lee, 62
Mel Stottlemyre, Jr, 61
Seth Meyers, 51
John Henson, 34
Dylan Cease, 29
— Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has concussion issues, isn’t expected to play against the Cowboys Sunday. Backup QB Kenny Pickett has a 14-10 record as an NFL starter.
— North Carolina has a bowl game in Fenway Park today, but Bill Belichick isn’t supposed to be there; am guessing he’ll do a TV segment during the game, for recruiting and all.
— Boise State hasn’t had a losing football season since 1997.
— Navy 21, Oklahoma 20
Down 20-14, Sooners scored TD with 0:06 left; they went for 2 points but failed.
Oklahoma led 14-0 with 5:00 left before halftime.
Navy QB Horvath tied game 14-14 with a 95-yard TD run.
— USC 35, Texas A&M 31
Trojans drove 80 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:05 left.
Aggies led 24-7 with 4:00 left in third quarter.
USC WR Lane caught seven passes for 127 yards, three TD’s.
— Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
Tech outgained Vandy 394-306, but they were minus-2 in turnovers.
QB Pavia threw for 160 yards, 3 TD’s, ran for 84 yards, 2 more TD’s.
This is Vandy’s bowl win since 2013.
— Arkansas 39, Texas Tech 26
QB Green was 11-21 passing, for a whopping 341 yards (31 yards/completion)
Total yardage: Arkansas 559, Tech 497
Razorbacks led 24-19 at halftime.
— Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
Wazzu is decimated; their coach/QB both bolted to greener pa$ture$.
That said, Coogs fought hard; it was 35-28 with 2:00 left in third quarter.
Syracuse QB McCord threw for 453 yards and five TD’s.
— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 4-1 SU/4-1 ATS
ACC 1-5 SU/1-5 ATS
Big 18 3-2 SU/4-1 ATS
Big X 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS
C-USA 1-2 SU/1-2 ATS
MAC 3-2 SU/3-1-1 ATS
M West 1-2 SU/1-2 ATS
SEC 4-3 SU/4-3 ATS
Sun Belt 3-2 SU/2-2-1 ATS
Favorites: 10-11-1 ATS
Totals: over 14-8
NBA
Saturday, December 28
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Trend Report
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Miami vs Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Miami
Oklahoma City vs Charlotte
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Charlotte is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
New York vs Washington
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against New York
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee vs Chicago
Milwaukee is 16-3 ATS in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Milwaukee is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Phoenix vs Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games
Golden State is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Detroit vs Denver
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
Denver is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Detroit
Philadelphia vs Utah
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Dallas vs Portland
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games at home
Sacramento vs LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games on the road
Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
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Saturday, December 28
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Trend Report
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Miami vs Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Miami
Oklahoma City vs Charlotte
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Charlotte is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
New York vs Washington
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against New York
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee vs Chicago
Milwaukee is 16-3 ATS in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Milwaukee is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Phoenix vs Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games
Golden State is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Detroit vs Denver
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
Denver is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Detroit
Philadelphia vs Utah
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Dallas vs Portland
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games at home
Sacramento vs LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games on the road
Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA at ATL | 03:00 PM | ATL -1.5 U 225.5 | +500 +500 |
| OKC at CHA | 06:00 PM | OKC -12.5 O 218.5 | +500 +500 |
| NY at WAS | 07:00 PM | WAS +13.0 U 227.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIL at CHI | 08:00 PM | CHI +2.5 O 230.0 | +500 +500 |
| PHO at GS | 08:30 PM | PHO +6.0 U 219.5 | +500 +500 |
| DET at DEN | 09:00 PM | DEN -5.5 U 231.0 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at UTA | 09:30 PM | PHI -7.0 O 222.5 | +500 +500 |
| DAL at POR | 10:00 PM | DAL -4.0 U 223.5 | +500 +500 |
| SAC at LAL | 10:30 PM | LAL -2.5 U 223.0 | +500 +500 |
NBA BEST BETS FOR DECEMBER !
12/28/2024......................6 - -7 - 0..............................46.15%..................- 8.50
12/27/2024......................3 - 10 - 0.............................23.07%..................- 40.00
12/26/2024........................8 - 3 - 0.............................72.72%..................+ 23.50
12/25/2024........................2 - 6 - 0.............................25.00%...................- 23.00
12/23/2024.......................13 - 7 -1.............................65.00%...................+ 26.50
12/22/2024........................1 - 4 - 1..............................20.00%...................- 17.00
12/21/2024.......................8 - 12 - 0.............................40.00%....................- 26.00
12/20/2024.........................4 - 2 - 0.............................66.66%.....................+ 9.00
12/19/2024.......................11 - 8 - 0.............................57.89%....................+ 11.00
12/17/2024.........................0 - 2 - 0.............................00.00%....................- 11.00
12/16/2024.........................2 -4 - 0..............................33.33%....................- 12.00
12/15/2024.........................5 - 6 - 0.............................45.45%....................- 3.00
12/14/2024.........................2 - 2 - 0..............................50.00%....................- 1.00
12/13/2024.........................4 - 3 - 0 .............................57.14%....................+ 3.50
12/12/2024.........................2 - 3 - 1..............................40.00%....................- 6.50
12/11/2024..........................2 - 2 - 0.............................50.00%.....................- 1.00
12/10/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0............................50.00%......................- 1.00
12/09/2024...........................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%......................- 0.50
12/08/2024...........................7 - 8 - 0............................46.66%......................- 9.00
12/07/2024...........................4 - 5 - 0............................44.44%......................- 7.50
12/06/2024............................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.......................- 8.00
12/05/2024............................7 - 3 -0............................70.00%.......................+18.50
12/04/2024............................6 - 3 - 0............................66.66%.......................+ 13.50
12/03/2024............................7 - 9 - 0............................43.75%.......................- 14.50
12/02/2024............................4 - 4 - 0............................50.00%.......................- 2.00
12/01/2024...........................11 - 2 - 0............................84.61%......................+ 44.00
TOTALS.:............................127 - 124 - 3...........................50.59%.....................- 42.00
12/28/2024......................6 - -7 - 0..............................46.15%..................- 8.50
12/27/2024......................3 - 10 - 0.............................23.07%..................- 40.00
12/26/2024........................8 - 3 - 0.............................72.72%..................+ 23.50
12/25/2024........................2 - 6 - 0.............................25.00%...................- 23.00
12/23/2024.......................13 - 7 -1.............................65.00%...................+ 26.50
12/22/2024........................1 - 4 - 1..............................20.00%...................- 17.00
12/21/2024.......................8 - 12 - 0.............................40.00%....................- 26.00
12/20/2024.........................4 - 2 - 0.............................66.66%.....................+ 9.00
12/19/2024.......................11 - 8 - 0.............................57.89%....................+ 11.00
12/17/2024.........................0 - 2 - 0.............................00.00%....................- 11.00
12/16/2024.........................2 -4 - 0..............................33.33%....................- 12.00
12/15/2024.........................5 - 6 - 0.............................45.45%....................- 3.00
12/14/2024.........................2 - 2 - 0..............................50.00%....................- 1.00
12/13/2024.........................4 - 3 - 0 .............................57.14%....................+ 3.50
12/12/2024.........................2 - 3 - 1..............................40.00%....................- 6.50
12/11/2024..........................2 - 2 - 0.............................50.00%.....................- 1.00
12/10/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0............................50.00%......................- 1.00
12/09/2024...........................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%......................- 0.50
12/08/2024...........................7 - 8 - 0............................46.66%......................- 9.00
12/07/2024...........................4 - 5 - 0............................44.44%......................- 7.50
12/06/2024............................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.......................- 8.00
12/05/2024............................7 - 3 -0............................70.00%.......................+18.50
12/04/2024............................6 - 3 - 0............................66.66%.......................+ 13.50
12/03/2024............................7 - 9 - 0............................43.75%.......................- 14.50
12/02/2024............................4 - 4 - 0............................50.00%.......................- 2.00
12/01/2024...........................11 - 2 - 0............................84.61%......................+ 44.00
TOTALS.:............................127 - 124 - 3...........................50.59%.....................- 42.00
Sunday’s 6-pack:
Interesting NFL spreads for today’s games:
— Jets @ Buffalo (-10)
— Raiders (-2) @ New Orleans
— Cowboys @ Philadelphia (-7.5)
— Dolphins (-3) @ Cleveland
— Packers @ Minnesota (-1)
— Falcons @ Washington (-3.5)
Quote of the Day
“I appreciate that Cam Ward, in this day and age in CFB, played at all. But I just can’t imagine starting any game with teammates, especially as a quarterback, and electing to pull myself out while my teammates are still trying to finish the job in a back-and-forth battle.
I’m a realist. I know the climate. I’m not even knocking Cam here. It’s just different.”
ESPN’s Todd McShay
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie A Star is Born, what state is Bradley Cooper’s character from?
Saturday’s quiz
UConn coach Jim Mora Jr coached the Falcons and Seahawks.
Friday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Tony Romo, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garoppolo all played college football at the same school; Eastern Illinois.
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Ahkello Witherspoon picked off a pass in end zone with 0:37 left.
Arizona outgained the Rams, 396-257.
McBride caught 12 passes for 123 yards and a TD.
Arizona is 1-5 since its bye; they lost five of last six on road.
Arizona is 6-2 scoring 24+ points, 1-7 scoring less than 24.
Rams have won five in a row, last three by 12-6/19-9/13-9 scores.
Nucua caught 10 passes for 129 yards.
Rams blocked the PAT after the Cardinals’ only TD.
Rams are 8-12 ATS in their last 20 games as a home favorite.
Rams won nine of their last eleven games, after a 1-4 start.
Chargers 40, Patriots 7
Chargers clinched their 4th playoff spot in last 15 years.
QB Herbert threw for 281 yards, 3 TD’s.
LA is 7-0 scoring 24+ points, 3-6 scoring 23 or fewer points.
Chargers are 5-1 ATS this season as road favorites.
Bolts outgained new England, 428-181.
Patriots are 0-6 SU/2-4 ATS in last five games.
Chargers were 10-17 on third down, Patriots 2-10.
NE is 12-24-1 ATS in last 37 games as an underdog.
Patriots are 32-52 SU since Tom Brady left town.
New England is 1-12 SU when it allows more than 10 points.
Bengals 30, Broncos 24 OT
Denver forced OT on a 25-yard TD pass to Mims with 0:08 left.
Bengals scored TD with 1:08 left in OT to keep their season alive.
Broncos could’ve clinched a playoff spot with a tie.
Cincinnati missed a 33-yard FG in the overtime.
Broncos are 1-6 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
QB Burrow threw for 412 yards, three TD’s.
Higgins caught 11 passes for 131 yards, three TD’s.
Bengals’ first two drives: 28 plays, 116 yards, lost ball twice on downs
Bengals’ next three drives: 29 plays, 194 yards, 17 points.
Cincinnati was 7-13 on third down, Broncos 4-12.
— UCLA 65, Gonzaga 62
Zags led by 4 with 7:27 left to play.
Gonzaga was 7-24 on arc, UCLA 12-24
Zags are 1-4 in last five games vs top 100 teams.
— Utah State 67, San Diego State 66
Aztecs led by 18 in first half, by 7 with 1:56 left in game.
Utah State shot 63.6% inside the arc.
Utah State is 12-1, 2-0 in Mountain West games.
— Boise State 73, Fresno State 71
Spartans led by 11 early in second half.
Boise State shot 57.9% inside the arc.
6-8 senior Degenhart had 26 points, 7 rebounds.
— Famous birthdays, December 29:
Ted Danson, 77
Sean Payton, 61
Chad Dukes, 53
Richie Sexson, 50
Kate Moennig, 47
Clint Stoerner, 47
Jack Wilson, 47
Dustin Fowler, 30
Julio Rodriguez, 24
— Iowa State 42, Miami FL 41
Cyclones scored game-winning TD with 0:56 left.
Miami QB Ward declined to play in the second half, after he set the record for most career TD passes, previously held by Case Keenum.
Miami lost its sixth straight bowl game.
Miami ran 39 times for 308 yards, but was minus-3 in turnovers.
— East Carolina 26, NC State 21
RB Harris ran 86 yards for a TD with 1:33 left for the winning score.
ECU led 20-7 after three quarters; NC State scored two TD’s in 3:15 span to take 21-20 lead.
ECU finishes season 8-5, after a 2-4 start.
Eight players were ejected after a fight late in the game.
— UConn 27, North Carolina 14
This is UConn’s first bowl win since 2010.
Huskies were 8-16 on third down, Carolina 0-9.
UConn outgained the Tar Heels, 361-206
UNC’s first touchdown was a 95-yard kickoff return.
— Nebraska 20, Boston College 15
Cornhuskers get their first bowl win since 2015.
Nebraska led 20-2 after three quarters, held on for dear life.
BC ran ball 26 times for only 47 yards.
ACC teams are 1-9 in bowl games this month; no bueno.
— BYU 36, Colorado 14
BYU ran ball 42 times for 180 yards; Colorado 19 times for 2 yards.
Cougars led 20-0 at half-time.
BYU was 8-14 on third down, Colorado 3-9.
WR Hunter caught four passes for 106 yards for Colorado.
— TCU 34, Louisiana 3
QB Hoover passed for 252 yards, four TD’s.
TCU’s first four drives: 40 plays, 228 yards, 20 points.
Louisiana in first half: 22 plays, 43 yards, no points.
— Miami OH 43, Colorado State 17
Miami’s lead was only 9-3 at halftime.
Rams outgained Miami 462-401, but turned ball over four times.
Miami ran ball 34 times for 217 yards (6.4 yards/carry)
— Army 27, Louisiana Tech 6
QB Daily scored three TD’s, breaking I-A record for TD’s in a season by a QB.
Army ran ball 64 times for 321 yards (5 yards/carry)
Army outgained Tech 386-216; they finish an excellent season 12-2.
— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 6-1 SU/6-1 ATS
ACC 1-9 SU/1-9 ATS
Big 18 4-2 SU/5-1 ATS
Big X 3-2 SU/2-3 ATS
C-USA 1-3 SU/1-3 ATS
MAC 4-2 SU/4-1-1 ATS
M West 1-3 SU/1-3 ATS
SEC 4-3 SU/4-3 ATS
Sun Belt 3-3 SU/2-3-1 ATS
Favorites: 14-15-1 ATS
Totals: over 16-14 (under 6-2 Saturday)
Interesting NFL spreads for today’s games:
— Jets @ Buffalo (-10)
— Raiders (-2) @ New Orleans
— Cowboys @ Philadelphia (-7.5)
— Dolphins (-3) @ Cleveland
— Packers @ Minnesota (-1)
— Falcons @ Washington (-3.5)
Quote of the Day
“I appreciate that Cam Ward, in this day and age in CFB, played at all. But I just can’t imagine starting any game with teammates, especially as a quarterback, and electing to pull myself out while my teammates are still trying to finish the job in a back-and-forth battle.
I’m a realist. I know the climate. I’m not even knocking Cam here. It’s just different.”
ESPN’s Todd McShay
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie A Star is Born, what state is Bradley Cooper’s character from?
Saturday’s quiz
UConn coach Jim Mora Jr coached the Falcons and Seahawks.
Friday’s quiz
NFL QB’s Tony Romo, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garoppolo all played college football at the same school; Eastern Illinois.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….
Rams 13, Cardinals 9Ahkello Witherspoon picked off a pass in end zone with 0:37 left.
Arizona outgained the Rams, 396-257.
McBride caught 12 passes for 123 yards and a TD.
Arizona is 1-5 since its bye; they lost five of last six on road.
Arizona is 6-2 scoring 24+ points, 1-7 scoring less than 24.
Rams have won five in a row, last three by 12-6/19-9/13-9 scores.
Nucua caught 10 passes for 129 yards.
Rams blocked the PAT after the Cardinals’ only TD.
Rams are 8-12 ATS in their last 20 games as a home favorite.
Rams won nine of their last eleven games, after a 1-4 start.
Chargers 40, Patriots 7
Chargers clinched their 4th playoff spot in last 15 years.
QB Herbert threw for 281 yards, 3 TD’s.
LA is 7-0 scoring 24+ points, 3-6 scoring 23 or fewer points.
Chargers are 5-1 ATS this season as road favorites.
Bolts outgained new England, 428-181.
Patriots are 0-6 SU/2-4 ATS in last five games.
Chargers were 10-17 on third down, Patriots 2-10.
NE is 12-24-1 ATS in last 37 games as an underdog.
Patriots are 32-52 SU since Tom Brady left town.
New England is 1-12 SU when it allows more than 10 points.
Bengals 30, Broncos 24 OT
Denver forced OT on a 25-yard TD pass to Mims with 0:08 left.
Bengals scored TD with 1:08 left in OT to keep their season alive.
Broncos could’ve clinched a playoff spot with a tie.
Cincinnati missed a 33-yard FG in the overtime.
Broncos are 1-6 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
QB Burrow threw for 412 yards, three TD’s.
Higgins caught 11 passes for 131 yards, three TD’s.
Bengals’ first two drives: 28 plays, 116 yards, lost ball twice on downs
Bengals’ next three drives: 29 plays, 194 yards, 17 points.
Cincinnati was 7-13 on third down, Broncos 4-12.
— UCLA 65, Gonzaga 62
Zags led by 4 with 7:27 left to play.
Gonzaga was 7-24 on arc, UCLA 12-24
Zags are 1-4 in last five games vs top 100 teams.
— Utah State 67, San Diego State 66
Aztecs led by 18 in first half, by 7 with 1:56 left in game.
Utah State shot 63.6% inside the arc.
Utah State is 12-1, 2-0 in Mountain West games.
— Boise State 73, Fresno State 71
Spartans led by 11 early in second half.
Boise State shot 57.9% inside the arc.
6-8 senior Degenhart had 26 points, 7 rebounds.
— Famous birthdays, December 29:
Ted Danson, 77
Sean Payton, 61
Chad Dukes, 53
Richie Sexson, 50
Kate Moennig, 47
Clint Stoerner, 47
Jack Wilson, 47
Dustin Fowler, 30
Julio Rodriguez, 24
— Iowa State 42, Miami FL 41
Cyclones scored game-winning TD with 0:56 left.
Miami QB Ward declined to play in the second half, after he set the record for most career TD passes, previously held by Case Keenum.
Miami lost its sixth straight bowl game.
Miami ran 39 times for 308 yards, but was minus-3 in turnovers.
— East Carolina 26, NC State 21
RB Harris ran 86 yards for a TD with 1:33 left for the winning score.
ECU led 20-7 after three quarters; NC State scored two TD’s in 3:15 span to take 21-20 lead.
ECU finishes season 8-5, after a 2-4 start.
Eight players were ejected after a fight late in the game.
— UConn 27, North Carolina 14
This is UConn’s first bowl win since 2010.
Huskies were 8-16 on third down, Carolina 0-9.
UConn outgained the Tar Heels, 361-206
UNC’s first touchdown was a 95-yard kickoff return.
— Nebraska 20, Boston College 15
Cornhuskers get their first bowl win since 2015.
Nebraska led 20-2 after three quarters, held on for dear life.
BC ran ball 26 times for only 47 yards.
ACC teams are 1-9 in bowl games this month; no bueno.
— BYU 36, Colorado 14
BYU ran ball 42 times for 180 yards; Colorado 19 times for 2 yards.
Cougars led 20-0 at half-time.
BYU was 8-14 on third down, Colorado 3-9.
WR Hunter caught four passes for 106 yards for Colorado.
— TCU 34, Louisiana 3
QB Hoover passed for 252 yards, four TD’s.
TCU’s first four drives: 40 plays, 228 yards, 20 points.
Louisiana in first half: 22 plays, 43 yards, no points.
— Miami OH 43, Colorado State 17
Miami’s lead was only 9-3 at halftime.
Rams outgained Miami 462-401, but turned ball over four times.
Miami ran ball 34 times for 217 yards (6.4 yards/carry)
— Army 27, Louisiana Tech 6
QB Daily scored three TD’s, breaking I-A record for TD’s in a season by a QB.
Army ran ball 64 times for 321 yards (5 yards/carry)
Army outgained Tech 386-216; they finish an excellent season 12-2.
— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 6-1 SU/6-1 ATS
ACC 1-9 SU/1-9 ATS
Big 18 4-2 SU/5-1 ATS
Big X 3-2 SU/2-3 ATS
C-USA 1-3 SU/1-3 ATS
MAC 4-2 SU/4-1-1 ATS
M West 1-3 SU/1-3 ATS
SEC 4-3 SU/4-3 ATS
Sun Belt 3-3 SU/2-3-1 ATS
Favorites: 14-15-1 ATS
Totals: over 16-14 (under 6-2 Saturday)
NBA
Sunday, December 29
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Trend Report
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Brooklyn vs Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Indiana vs Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
Atlanta vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Miami vs Houston
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Miami
Houston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Memphis vs Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
Memphis is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
San Antonio vs Minnesota
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
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Sunday, December 29
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Trend Report
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Brooklyn vs Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Indiana vs Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
Atlanta vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Miami vs Houston
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Miami
Houston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Memphis vs Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
Memphis is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
San Antonio vs Minnesota
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| BK at ORL | 03:30 PM | ORL -7.5 U 203.5 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at TOR | 06:00 PM | ATL -1.5 O 240.5 | +500 +500 |
| IND at BOS | 06:00 PM | IND +11.5 O 233.5 | +500 +500 |
| MEM at OKC | 07:00 PM | MEM +7.0 O 230.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIA at HOU | 07:00 PM | HOU -8.5 U 216.0 | +500 +500 |
| SA at MIN | 08:00 PM | SA +6.5 O 215.5 | +500 +500 |
NBA BEST BETS FOR DECEMBER !
12/29/2024......................8 -2 - 0................................80.00%..................+ 29.00
12/28/2024......................6 - -7 - 0..............................46.15%..................- 8.50
12/27/2024......................3 - 10 - 0.............................23.07%..................- 40.00
12/26/2024........................8 - 3 - 0.............................72.72%..................+ 23.50
12/25/2024........................2 - 6 - 0.............................25.00%...................- 23.00
12/23/2024.......................13 - 7 -1.............................65.00%...................+ 26.50
12/22/2024........................1 - 4 - 1..............................20.00%...................- 17.00
12/21/2024.......................8 - 12 - 0.............................40.00%....................- 26.00
12/20/2024.........................4 - 2 - 0.............................66.66%.....................+ 9.00
12/19/2024.......................11 - 8 - 0.............................57.89%....................+ 11.00
12/17/2024.........................0 - 2 - 0.............................00.00%....................- 11.00
12/16/2024.........................2 -4 - 0..............................33.33%....................- 12.00
12/15/2024.........................5 - 6 - 0.............................45.45%....................- 3.00
12/14/2024.........................2 - 2 - 0..............................50.00%....................- 1.00
12/13/2024.........................4 - 3 - 0 .............................57.14%....................+ 3.50
12/12/2024.........................2 - 3 - 1..............................40.00%....................- 6.50
12/11/2024..........................2 - 2 - 0.............................50.00%.....................- 1.00
12/10/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0............................50.00%......................- 1.00
12/09/2024...........................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%......................- 0.50
12/08/2024...........................7 - 8 - 0............................46.66%......................- 9.00
12/07/2024...........................4 - 5 - 0............................44.44%......................- 7.50
12/06/2024............................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.......................- 8.00
12/05/2024............................7 - 3 -0............................70.00%.......................+18.50
12/04/2024............................6 - 3 - 0............................66.66%.......................+ 13.50
12/03/2024............................7 - 9 - 0............................43.75%.......................- 14.50
12/02/2024............................4 - 4 - 0............................50.00%.......................- 2.00
12/01/2024...........................11 - 2 - 0............................84.61%......................+ 44.00
TOTALS.:............................135 - 126 - 3...........................51.72%.....................- 13.00
12/29/2024......................8 -2 - 0................................80.00%..................+ 29.00
12/28/2024......................6 - -7 - 0..............................46.15%..................- 8.50
12/27/2024......................3 - 10 - 0.............................23.07%..................- 40.00
12/26/2024........................8 - 3 - 0.............................72.72%..................+ 23.50
12/25/2024........................2 - 6 - 0.............................25.00%...................- 23.00
12/23/2024.......................13 - 7 -1.............................65.00%...................+ 26.50
12/22/2024........................1 - 4 - 1..............................20.00%...................- 17.00
12/21/2024.......................8 - 12 - 0.............................40.00%....................- 26.00
12/20/2024.........................4 - 2 - 0.............................66.66%.....................+ 9.00
12/19/2024.......................11 - 8 - 0.............................57.89%....................+ 11.00
12/17/2024.........................0 - 2 - 0.............................00.00%....................- 11.00
12/16/2024.........................2 -4 - 0..............................33.33%....................- 12.00
12/15/2024.........................5 - 6 - 0.............................45.45%....................- 3.00
12/14/2024.........................2 - 2 - 0..............................50.00%....................- 1.00
12/13/2024.........................4 - 3 - 0 .............................57.14%....................+ 3.50
12/12/2024.........................2 - 3 - 1..............................40.00%....................- 6.50
12/11/2024..........................2 - 2 - 0.............................50.00%.....................- 1.00
12/10/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0............................50.00%......................- 1.00
12/09/2024...........................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%......................- 0.50
12/08/2024...........................7 - 8 - 0............................46.66%......................- 9.00
12/07/2024...........................4 - 5 - 0............................44.44%......................- 7.50
12/06/2024............................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.......................- 8.00
12/05/2024............................7 - 3 -0............................70.00%.......................+18.50
12/04/2024............................6 - 3 - 0............................66.66%.......................+ 13.50
12/03/2024............................7 - 9 - 0............................43.75%.......................- 14.50
12/02/2024............................4 - 4 - 0............................50.00%.......................- 2.00
12/01/2024...........................11 - 2 - 0............................84.61%......................+ 44.00
TOTALS.:............................135 - 126 - 3...........................51.72%.....................- 13.00
