Thursday’s 6-pack:
NFL teams’ records in one-score games:
10-2— Denver
6-1— Chargers
7-2— Carolina, Chicago
7-3— New England, Philadelphia
6-2— Pittsburgh
5-2— Buffalo
Quote of the Day
“Stress comes from ignoring things which shouldn’t be ignored.”
Jeff Bezos
Thursday’s quiz
Who coached the Denver Broncos, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?
Wednesday’s quiz
In an episode of the old TV show Magnum PI, Cesar Romero played a jewel thief whose daughter was also a jewel thief; he also played the Joker on Batman.
Tuesday’s quiz
Brian Billick coached the Baltimore Ravens before John Harbaugh.
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Thursday’s Den: Merry Christmas, everyone…….
Hope everyone has an excellent Christmas; thanks for reading……
Wednesday was one of the worst TV nights of the year, but the one game that was on TV was one of the better games all season:
— Hawaii 35, California 31
Hawaii’s backup QB threw a 22-yard TD pass with 0:10 left for the win
California led 21-0 with 5:00 left in the first half.
Cal QB Sagapolutele threw for 343 yards and a TD.
Hawaii WR Ashlock caught 14 passes for 123 yards, two TD’s.
— Bowl records, by conference (SU/ATS):
AAC- 0-3/0-3
ACC- 3-1/2-2
Big X- 0-0
Big 18- 2-0/1-1
Conference USA- 3-2/3-2
MAC- 2-1/3-0
Mountain West- 1-3/1-3
SEC- 2-2/2-2
Sun Belt 2-4/3-3
— Louisville 27, Toledo 22
Louisville led 21-3 early in the second quarter.
Toledo scored 19 points in 8:18 span of 4th quarter for the backdoor cover.
Cardinals ran ball 36 times for 180 yards (5.0 yards/carry)
Toledo was penalized 14 times for 100 yards.
— Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16
Southern Miss led 13-6 at halftime.
Backup QB McIvor was 12-19/199 passing, sparked the comeback win.
WKU’s last two drives: 18 plays, 149 yards, 14 points.
Hilltoppers have won five of their last seven bowl games.
— Ohio U 17, UNLV 10
Bobcats won their 7th bowl game in a row.
Ohio U outgained the Rebels, 350-281
Bobcats ran the ball 43 times for 207 yards.
First time in 36 games that UNLV scored fewer than 20 points.
— Famous birthdays, December 25th:
Gary Sandy, 80
Larry Csonka, 79
Sissy Spacek, 76
CCH Pounder, 73
William Andrews, 70
Jillie Mack, 68
Erik Hiljus, 43
Eric Gordon, 37
Garrett Cooper, 35
Thursday would’ve been Kenny Stabler’s 80th birthday, Rickey Henderson’s 67th.
— Bill Vinovich was the referee for the Bills-Browns game in Cleveland Sunday, then Monday night, he was one of the refs at the Northern Iowa-Saint Mary’s basketball game in Moraga, all the way across the country. He puts on a lot of miles every winter.
— Here is a 10-day stretch for referee Brian Dorsey, who has already worked 36 college hoop games this winter.
Dec 13- West Virginia-Ohio State, in Cleveland
Dec 14- Oakland City @ Cleveland State
Dec 16- Toledo @ Michigan State
Dec 17- Arizona State @ UCLA
Dec 20- St John’s vs Kentucky, in Atlanta
Dec 21- Charleston @ Northern Kentucky
Dec 22- Illinois vs Missouri, in St Louis
Seven games in ten nights; lot of running.
— Chicago White Sox signed lefty P Sean Newcomb, for one years/$4.5M. Newcomb had a 1.75 ERA in 36 games (51 IP) for the A’s last year, but Chicago is expected to give him a chance to be a starter. He has started 65 games in his career.
— Pittsburgh Pirates signed 1B/DH Ryan O’Hearn for two years, $29M; O’Hearn hit 17 homers for Orioles/Padres last year, with an .805 OPS.
— Miami Marlins signed P Pete Fairbanks for one year, $13M; he had 27 saves for the Rays last year, has 75 saves the last three seasons.
— Movie of the Day: Cousins (1989)— Two couples go to a mutual friend’s wedding and and up switching partners. Ted Danson/William Peterson are the guys, before their CSI days; Sean Young, Isabella Rossellini are the women. Lloyd Bridges provides some comic relief.
Should have this movie on yesterday’s list of 20; at the end of the movie, one of the couples is on a boat, and sails off into the sunset. Years later, when Gil Grissom/Sara Sidle left CSI, almost the exact same scene takes place, a couple sailing off into the sunset.
College basketball has become minor league basketball; some examples:
— Baylor adds 2023 NBA draft pick James Nnaji, who was drafted by the Pistons in 2023, played the last two years overseas, played for the Knicks in the NBA Summer League this past year. 7-foot tall Nnaji is eligible immediately.
— Spanish wing Lucas Langarita has enrolled at Utah and is expected to be in uniform with the Utes pretty soon; he played really well at last summer’s FIBA U20 Eurobasket.
— 23-year old Russian big man Kirill Elatontsev has one semester of eligibility left, is expected to sign on with Oklahoma and finish this season with the Sooners. He has previously played on the Russian National team.
— In the NBA, LA Lakers are the first NBA team since the 1991 Miami Heat whose first nine losses of a season were all by 10+ points. Right now, Lakers are 19-9; the ’91 Heat wound up 24-58, in their third year of existence.
— Good news/bad news for the NFL’s Jets:
Good news: three of their first round draft picks made the Pro Bowl this year.
Bad news: none of those three guys play for the Jets anymore; two of them play for the Seahawks, one plays for Dallas.
NFL teams’ records in one-score games:
10-2— Denver
6-1— Chargers
7-2— Carolina, Chicago
7-3— New England, Philadelphia
6-2— Pittsburgh
5-2— Buffalo
Quote of the Day
“Stress comes from ignoring things which shouldn’t be ignored.”
Jeff Bezos
Thursday’s quiz
Who coached the Denver Broncos, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?
Wednesday’s quiz
In an episode of the old TV show Magnum PI, Cesar Romero played a jewel thief whose daughter was also a jewel thief; he also played the Joker on Batman.
Tuesday’s quiz
Brian Billick coached the Baltimore Ravens before John Harbaugh.
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Thursday’s Den: Merry Christmas, everyone…….
Hope everyone has an excellent Christmas; thanks for reading……
Wednesday was one of the worst TV nights of the year, but the one game that was on TV was one of the better games all season:
— Hawaii 35, California 31
Hawaii’s backup QB threw a 22-yard TD pass with 0:10 left for the win
California led 21-0 with 5:00 left in the first half.
Cal QB Sagapolutele threw for 343 yards and a TD.
Hawaii WR Ashlock caught 14 passes for 123 yards, two TD’s.
— Bowl records, by conference (SU/ATS):
AAC- 0-3/0-3
ACC- 3-1/2-2
Big X- 0-0
Big 18- 2-0/1-1
Conference USA- 3-2/3-2
MAC- 2-1/3-0
Mountain West- 1-3/1-3
SEC- 2-2/2-2
Sun Belt 2-4/3-3
— Louisville 27, Toledo 22
Louisville led 21-3 early in the second quarter.
Toledo scored 19 points in 8:18 span of 4th quarter for the backdoor cover.
Cardinals ran ball 36 times for 180 yards (5.0 yards/carry)
Toledo was penalized 14 times for 100 yards.
— Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16
Southern Miss led 13-6 at halftime.
Backup QB McIvor was 12-19/199 passing, sparked the comeback win.
WKU’s last two drives: 18 plays, 149 yards, 14 points.
Hilltoppers have won five of their last seven bowl games.
— Ohio U 17, UNLV 10
Bobcats won their 7th bowl game in a row.
Ohio U outgained the Rebels, 350-281
Bobcats ran the ball 43 times for 207 yards.
First time in 36 games that UNLV scored fewer than 20 points.
— Famous birthdays, December 25th:
Gary Sandy, 80
Larry Csonka, 79
Sissy Spacek, 76
CCH Pounder, 73
William Andrews, 70
Jillie Mack, 68
Erik Hiljus, 43
Eric Gordon, 37
Garrett Cooper, 35
Thursday would’ve been Kenny Stabler’s 80th birthday, Rickey Henderson’s 67th.
— Bill Vinovich was the referee for the Bills-Browns game in Cleveland Sunday, then Monday night, he was one of the refs at the Northern Iowa-Saint Mary’s basketball game in Moraga, all the way across the country. He puts on a lot of miles every winter.
— Here is a 10-day stretch for referee Brian Dorsey, who has already worked 36 college hoop games this winter.
Dec 13- West Virginia-Ohio State, in Cleveland
Dec 14- Oakland City @ Cleveland State
Dec 16- Toledo @ Michigan State
Dec 17- Arizona State @ UCLA
Dec 20- St John’s vs Kentucky, in Atlanta
Dec 21- Charleston @ Northern Kentucky
Dec 22- Illinois vs Missouri, in St Louis
Seven games in ten nights; lot of running.
— Chicago White Sox signed lefty P Sean Newcomb, for one years/$4.5M. Newcomb had a 1.75 ERA in 36 games (51 IP) for the A’s last year, but Chicago is expected to give him a chance to be a starter. He has started 65 games in his career.
— Pittsburgh Pirates signed 1B/DH Ryan O’Hearn for two years, $29M; O’Hearn hit 17 homers for Orioles/Padres last year, with an .805 OPS.
— Miami Marlins signed P Pete Fairbanks for one year, $13M; he had 27 saves for the Rays last year, has 75 saves the last three seasons.
— Movie of the Day: Cousins (1989)— Two couples go to a mutual friend’s wedding and and up switching partners. Ted Danson/William Peterson are the guys, before their CSI days; Sean Young, Isabella Rossellini are the women. Lloyd Bridges provides some comic relief.
Should have this movie on yesterday’s list of 20; at the end of the movie, one of the couples is on a boat, and sails off into the sunset. Years later, when Gil Grissom/Sara Sidle left CSI, almost the exact same scene takes place, a couple sailing off into the sunset.
College basketball has become minor league basketball; some examples:
— Baylor adds 2023 NBA draft pick James Nnaji, who was drafted by the Pistons in 2023, played the last two years overseas, played for the Knicks in the NBA Summer League this past year. 7-foot tall Nnaji is eligible immediately.
— Spanish wing Lucas Langarita has enrolled at Utah and is expected to be in uniform with the Utes pretty soon; he played really well at last summer’s FIBA U20 Eurobasket.
— 23-year old Russian big man Kirill Elatontsev has one semester of eligibility left, is expected to sign on with Oklahoma and finish this season with the Sooners. He has previously played on the Russian National team.
— In the NBA, LA Lakers are the first NBA team since the 1991 Miami Heat whose first nine losses of a season were all by 10+ points. Right now, Lakers are 19-9; the ’91 Heat wound up 24-58, in their third year of existence.
— Good news/bad news for the NFL’s Jets:
Good news: three of their first round draft picks made the Pro Bowl this year.
Bad news: none of those three guys play for the Jets anymore; two of them play for the Seahawks, one plays for Dallas.
NFL
Weather Report
Thursday, December 25
NFL
Armadillo's Write-up
Week 17
Thursday’s games
Cowboys (-8.5) @ Commanders
Cowboys (6-8-1)
Dallas lost its last three games, allowing 44-34-34 points.
Last seven games, Dallas is minus-9 in turnovers
Dallas is minus-12 in turnovers in losses, +3 in wins.
QB Prescott is 84-59-1 as an NFL starter.
Brian Schottenheimer is 6-8-1 as a head coach.
Cowboys are 2-6 SU on the road this year.
Cowboys are 1-3 ATS last four games as a road favorite.
Dallas is 5-0-1 scoring 33+ points, 1-8 otherwise.
Cowboys are 5-10 ATS last 15 games coming off a loss.
Over is 4-1 in their last five road games.
Last ten games, Dallas’ team total: over 6-3-1
Dallas is 8-5 ATS in last 13 NFC East road games.
Commanders (4-11)
39-year old #3 QB Josh Johnson will start here; his last start was in 2021
Johnson is 1-8 as an NFL starter.
Commanders are 1-9 SU/2-8 ATS in their last ten games.
Washington is 0-10 when it allows more than 24 points.
Quinn is 64-60 as an NFL coach.
Last ten games, Commanders are minus-12 in turnovers.
Commanders are 1-5 in games decided by 9 or fewer points.
Opponents’ over/under total: over 10-4 last fourteen games.
Washington is 13-20-1 ATS in last 34 games coming off a loss.
Washington is 5-8-1 ATS last 14 NFC East home games.
Cowboys (+1.5) beat Washington 44-22 at home in Week 7
Dallas won seven of last nine series games.
Cowboys won/covered three of last four visits to Washington.
Over is 4-1 in last five meetings.
Lions (-7.5) @ Vikings
Lions (8-7)
Detroit is 4-6 in its last ten games, after a 4-1 start.
Lions are 1-6 when they score less than 34 points.
Last four games, Detroit gave up 32.8 ppg.
QB Goff is 93-64-1 as an NFL starter, 51-37-1 with Detroit.
Campbell is 55-44-1 as an NFL head coach.
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Lions are 13-2 ATS last 15 games as a road favorite.
Detroit is 6-4 ATS as a favorite this year.
Lions are 11-2 ATS last 13 games coming off a loss.
Last 14 games, Lions are +11 in turnovers.
Detroit is 8-2 ATS last 10 NFC North road games.
Vikings (7-8)
Vikings last three games, scoring 31-34-16 points.
#3 QB Brosmer gets his second NFL start here (0-1 as starter)
Last seven games, Vikings are minus-10 in turnovers.
Minnesota is 1-8 when they score less than 27 points.
O’Connell is 41-26 as an NFL head coach.
Vikings are 5-6 ATS last 11 games as a home underdog.
Vikings are 16-8-1 ATS in last 25 games coming off a win.
Minnesota is 5-3 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Minnesota is 3-7 ATS in last 10 NFC North home games.
Vikings held four of last five opponents under 300 TY.
Vikings (+8) won 27-24 at Detroit in Week 9.
Detroit won four of last five series games.
Lions won 31-29/30-24 in their last two visits to Minnesota.
Over is 10-2 in last 12 meetings.
Broncos (-13.5) @ Chiefs
Broncos (12-3)
Broncos had their 11-game win streak snapped last week.
Seven of their last ten wins are by 4 or fewer points.
Last six games, Denver ran ball for 94.4 yards/game. .
QB Nix is 22-11 as an NFL starter.
Payton is 191-117 as an NFL head coach, 30-20 with Denver.
Denver is 2-8 ATS last 10 games as a road favorite (0-4 TY)
Underdogs covered their last seven games.
Denver is 6-3 ATS in last nine games coming off a loss.
Over is 4-0 in their last four games.
Broncos are 6-9 ATS in last 15 AFC West road games.
Chiefs (6-9)
Chiefs are out of playoffs for first time since 2014
This week, Chiefs announced they’re moving to Kansas in 2031.
#3 QB Oladokun gets his first NFL start here.
He was 11-16/111 in his first NFL action last week.
Andy Reid is 307-172-1 as an NFL head coach
Chiefs are 6-3 giving up 20 or less points, 0-6 giving up 21+.
Chiefs scored 10-13-9 points.
Chiefs are 18-28 ATS last 46 games coming off a loss.
Last eight games, Chiefs team total: under 7-0-1.
Under is 9-1 in last nine Kansas City games.
Kansas City is 3-8 ATS in last 11 AFC West home games.
Broncos (+3.5) upset Chiefs 22-19 at home in Week 11.
Home team won last five series games.
Broncos are 0-9 SU/4-5 ATS in last nine visits to Arrowhead
Under is 5-0 in last five meetings.
Weather Report
Thursday, December 25
NFL
Armadillo's Write-up
Week 17
Thursday’s games
Cowboys (-8.5) @ Commanders
Cowboys (6-8-1)
Dallas lost its last three games, allowing 44-34-34 points.
Last seven games, Dallas is minus-9 in turnovers
Dallas is minus-12 in turnovers in losses, +3 in wins.
QB Prescott is 84-59-1 as an NFL starter.
Brian Schottenheimer is 6-8-1 as a head coach.
Cowboys are 2-6 SU on the road this year.
Cowboys are 1-3 ATS last four games as a road favorite.
Dallas is 5-0-1 scoring 33+ points, 1-8 otherwise.
Cowboys are 5-10 ATS last 15 games coming off a loss.
Over is 4-1 in their last five road games.
Last ten games, Dallas’ team total: over 6-3-1
Dallas is 8-5 ATS in last 13 NFC East road games.
Commanders (4-11)
39-year old #3 QB Josh Johnson will start here; his last start was in 2021
Johnson is 1-8 as an NFL starter.
Commanders are 1-9 SU/2-8 ATS in their last ten games.
Washington is 0-10 when it allows more than 24 points.
Quinn is 64-60 as an NFL coach.
Last ten games, Commanders are minus-12 in turnovers.
Commanders are 1-5 in games decided by 9 or fewer points.
Opponents’ over/under total: over 10-4 last fourteen games.
Washington is 13-20-1 ATS in last 34 games coming off a loss.
Washington is 5-8-1 ATS last 14 NFC East home games.
Cowboys (+1.5) beat Washington 44-22 at home in Week 7
Dallas won seven of last nine series games.
Cowboys won/covered three of last four visits to Washington.
Over is 4-1 in last five meetings.
Lions (-7.5) @ Vikings
Lions (8-7)
Detroit is 4-6 in its last ten games, after a 4-1 start.
Lions are 1-6 when they score less than 34 points.
Last four games, Detroit gave up 32.8 ppg.
QB Goff is 93-64-1 as an NFL starter, 51-37-1 with Detroit.
Campbell is 55-44-1 as an NFL head coach.
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Lions are 13-2 ATS last 15 games as a road favorite.
Detroit is 6-4 ATS as a favorite this year.
Lions are 11-2 ATS last 13 games coming off a loss.
Last 14 games, Lions are +11 in turnovers.
Detroit is 8-2 ATS last 10 NFC North road games.
Vikings (7-8)
Vikings last three games, scoring 31-34-16 points.
#3 QB Brosmer gets his second NFL start here (0-1 as starter)
Last seven games, Vikings are minus-10 in turnovers.
Minnesota is 1-8 when they score less than 27 points.
O’Connell is 41-26 as an NFL head coach.
Vikings are 5-6 ATS last 11 games as a home underdog.
Vikings are 16-8-1 ATS in last 25 games coming off a win.
Minnesota is 5-3 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Minnesota is 3-7 ATS in last 10 NFC North home games.
Vikings held four of last five opponents under 300 TY.
Vikings (+8) won 27-24 at Detroit in Week 9.
Detroit won four of last five series games.
Lions won 31-29/30-24 in their last two visits to Minnesota.
Over is 10-2 in last 12 meetings.
Broncos (-13.5) @ Chiefs
Broncos (12-3)
Broncos had their 11-game win streak snapped last week.
Seven of their last ten wins are by 4 or fewer points.
Last six games, Denver ran ball for 94.4 yards/game. .
QB Nix is 22-11 as an NFL starter.
Payton is 191-117 as an NFL head coach, 30-20 with Denver.
Denver is 2-8 ATS last 10 games as a road favorite (0-4 TY)
Underdogs covered their last seven games.
Denver is 6-3 ATS in last nine games coming off a loss.
Over is 4-0 in their last four games.
Broncos are 6-9 ATS in last 15 AFC West road games.
Chiefs (6-9)
Chiefs are out of playoffs for first time since 2014
This week, Chiefs announced they’re moving to Kansas in 2031.
#3 QB Oladokun gets his first NFL start here.
He was 11-16/111 in his first NFL action last week.
Andy Reid is 307-172-1 as an NFL head coach
Chiefs are 6-3 giving up 20 or less points, 0-6 giving up 21+.
Chiefs scored 10-13-9 points.
Chiefs are 18-28 ATS last 46 games coming off a loss.
Last eight games, Chiefs team total: under 7-0-1.
Under is 9-1 in last nine Kansas City games.
Kansas City is 3-8 ATS in last 11 AFC West home games.
Broncos (+3.5) upset Chiefs 22-19 at home in Week 11.
Home team won last five series games.
Broncos are 0-9 SU/4-5 ATS in last nine visits to Arrowhead
Under is 5-0 in last five meetings.
CNOTES DECEMBER NFL BEST BETS !
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Friday’s 6-pack:
San Antonio Spurs have won seven games in a row, with seven different leading scorers:
vs New Orleans- Harrison Barmes 24
vs Lakers- Stephon Castle 30
vs Oklahoma City- Devin Vassell 23
vs Washington- Dylan Harper 24
vs Atlanta- Victor Wembanyama 26
vs Washington- De’Aaron Fox 27
vs Oklahoma City- Keldon Johnson, 25
Quote of the Day
“When you’re 20 you care what everyone thinks……
When you’re you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks…..
when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place.”
Winston Churchill
Friday’s quiz
Who was the first head coach to lead two different franchises to a Super Bowl?
Thursday’s quiz
Red Miller coached the Denver Broncos, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.
Wednesday’s quiz
In an episode of the old TV show Magnum PI, Cesar Romero played a jewel thief whose daughter was a jewel thief, too; he also played the Joker on Batman.
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Dallas led 21-3 with 7:00 left in first half.
Cowboys’ first four drives: 47 plays, 306 yards, 24 points.
Cowboys ran ball 44 times for 211 yards.
Last eleven games, Dallas’ team total: over 7-3-1
Washington kicked 51-yard FG with 2:09 left for a backdoor cover.
Commanders are 1-10 SU/3-8 ATS in their last eleven games.
39-year old backup QB Johnson was 15-23/198 in his first start since 2021.
Dallas ran 87 plays for 480 yards; Washington 41 for 328 yards.
— Vikings 23, Lions 10
Loss eliminates Detroit from playoff contention.
Lions turned ball over six times on their 12 drives.
Detroit ran the ball 30 times for only 68 yards.
Lions are 1-7 when they score less than 34 points.
Minnesota won, despite having only 3 net yards passing.
Vikings ran ball 28 times for 158 yards (5.6 yards/carry)
Vikings last four games, scoring 31-34-16-23 points.
Vikings held five of last six opponents under 300 TY.
— Broncos 20, Chiefs 13
Denver drove 65 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:45 left.
Broncos have won 12 of their last 13 games.
Underdogs covered Denver’s last eight games.
Denver is 13-3 SU, but 0-5 ATS as a road favorite.
Kansas City has lost five in a row, seven of last eight games.
#3 QB Oladokun was 13-22/66 passing, in his first NFL start.
Denver was 11-18 on third down, Kansas City 4-11
Broncos outgained the Chiefs, 303-139.
— Jacksonville State RB Cam Cook plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal; he has run ball for 1,659 yards this year, earned Conference USA MVP and All-America honors in his one year with the Gamecocks after transferring from TCU.
— Famous birthdays, December 26th:
Carlton Fisk, 78
Ozzie Smith, 71
Storm Davis, 64
Jeff King, 61
Tim Legler, 59
Omar Infante, 44
Trevor Siemian, 34
Hogan Harris, 29
— Great day to be an A’s fan: A’s signed OF Tyler Soderstrom to a 7-year, $86M contract extension; the deal buys out at least three free agent years, and keeps him under team control until his age 31 season.
Last year, Soderstrom hit 25 homers, had 93 RBI, had an .820 OPS.
— Our fantasy baseball draft starts in seven short weeks; it is a keeper league, so our draft is only two rounds, but how do you evaluate players coming here from Asia?
Two years ago, Shota Imanaga signed with the Cubs; I scoured the Internet, trying to find out about this guy. No one knew anything; in the last two years, he’s gone 24-11, 3.28 in 54 starts.
This year, there are three Asian players left to be signed; the deadline is January 4th to sign them. This year, pundits on YouTube podcasts all have lots of opinions on who is/isn’t good, so I’m curious to see where they get drafted in our league.
— Chiefs’ QB Chris Oladokun was on the Chiefs’ practice squad for two of their Super Bowl wins, but Thursday night was his first NFL start. He’s had an interesting journey:
2016-18- South Florida
2019-20- Samford
2021- South Dakota State
He was the Steelers’ 7th round draft pick in 2022; he has two Super Bowl rings, but now he’s started an NFL game. Didn’t go that well, but it is a start.
— Bowl records, by conference (SU/ATS):
AAC- 0-3/0-3
ACC- 3-1/2-2
Big X- 0-0
Big 18- 2-0/1-1
Conference USA- 3-2/3-2
MAC- 2-1/3-0
Mountain West- 1-3/1-3
SEC- 2-2/2-2
Sun Belt 2-4/3-3
— Movie of the Day: The Rewrite (2014)- An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at SUNY-Binghamton, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there. Hugh Grant is the teacher, Marisa Tomei the student. Allison Janney, JK Simmons are also in this movie.
Lot of the movie is filmed in Binghamton, including one scene at a merry-go-round that has helped Binghamton be known as the Carousel Capital of the World.
Anyway, this is a nice movie; our world needs more nice in it.
— Noah Eagle called the Dallas-Washington game on Netflix Thursday; the son of Ian Eagle, Noah Eagle is a network broadcaster at age 29. Pretty cool.
— Knicks 126, Cavaliers 124
Knicks were down 17 points in the fourth quarter.
Tyler Kolek had 16 points, 9 assists off the bench.
— Spurs 117, Thunder 102
De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points for San Antonio.
Oklahoma City is 0-3 against the Spurs this year, 26-2 vs everyone else.
— Warriors 126, Mavericks 116
Jimmy Butler scored 14 points, had 9 rebounds, 9 assists.
De’Anthony Melton scored 16 points in 24:00 off the bench.
— Rockets 119, Lakers 96
Houston had six players score in double figures.
Rockets shot 60.6% inside the arc.
San Antonio Spurs have won seven games in a row, with seven different leading scorers:
vs New Orleans- Harrison Barmes 24
vs Lakers- Stephon Castle 30
vs Oklahoma City- Devin Vassell 23
vs Washington- Dylan Harper 24
vs Atlanta- Victor Wembanyama 26
vs Washington- De’Aaron Fox 27
vs Oklahoma City- Keldon Johnson, 25
Quote of the Day
“When you’re 20 you care what everyone thinks……
When you’re you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks…..
when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place.”
Winston Churchill
Friday’s quiz
Who was the first head coach to lead two different franchises to a Super Bowl?
Thursday’s quiz
Red Miller coached the Denver Broncos, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.
Wednesday’s quiz
In an episode of the old TV show Magnum PI, Cesar Romero played a jewel thief whose daughter was a jewel thief, too; he also played the Joker on Batman.
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Friday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— Cowboys 30, Commanders 23Dallas led 21-3 with 7:00 left in first half.
Cowboys’ first four drives: 47 plays, 306 yards, 24 points.
Cowboys ran ball 44 times for 211 yards.
Last eleven games, Dallas’ team total: over 7-3-1
Washington kicked 51-yard FG with 2:09 left for a backdoor cover.
Commanders are 1-10 SU/3-8 ATS in their last eleven games.
39-year old backup QB Johnson was 15-23/198 in his first start since 2021.
Dallas ran 87 plays for 480 yards; Washington 41 for 328 yards.
— Vikings 23, Lions 10
Loss eliminates Detroit from playoff contention.
Lions turned ball over six times on their 12 drives.
Detroit ran the ball 30 times for only 68 yards.
Lions are 1-7 when they score less than 34 points.
Minnesota won, despite having only 3 net yards passing.
Vikings ran ball 28 times for 158 yards (5.6 yards/carry)
Vikings last four games, scoring 31-34-16-23 points.
Vikings held five of last six opponents under 300 TY.
— Broncos 20, Chiefs 13
Denver drove 65 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:45 left.
Broncos have won 12 of their last 13 games.
Underdogs covered Denver’s last eight games.
Denver is 13-3 SU, but 0-5 ATS as a road favorite.
Kansas City has lost five in a row, seven of last eight games.
#3 QB Oladokun was 13-22/66 passing, in his first NFL start.
Denver was 11-18 on third down, Kansas City 4-11
Broncos outgained the Chiefs, 303-139.
— Jacksonville State RB Cam Cook plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal; he has run ball for 1,659 yards this year, earned Conference USA MVP and All-America honors in his one year with the Gamecocks after transferring from TCU.
— Famous birthdays, December 26th:
Carlton Fisk, 78
Ozzie Smith, 71
Storm Davis, 64
Jeff King, 61
Tim Legler, 59
Omar Infante, 44
Trevor Siemian, 34
Hogan Harris, 29
— Great day to be an A’s fan: A’s signed OF Tyler Soderstrom to a 7-year, $86M contract extension; the deal buys out at least three free agent years, and keeps him under team control until his age 31 season.
Last year, Soderstrom hit 25 homers, had 93 RBI, had an .820 OPS.
— Our fantasy baseball draft starts in seven short weeks; it is a keeper league, so our draft is only two rounds, but how do you evaluate players coming here from Asia?
Two years ago, Shota Imanaga signed with the Cubs; I scoured the Internet, trying to find out about this guy. No one knew anything; in the last two years, he’s gone 24-11, 3.28 in 54 starts.
This year, there are three Asian players left to be signed; the deadline is January 4th to sign them. This year, pundits on YouTube podcasts all have lots of opinions on who is/isn’t good, so I’m curious to see where they get drafted in our league.
— Chiefs’ QB Chris Oladokun was on the Chiefs’ practice squad for two of their Super Bowl wins, but Thursday night was his first NFL start. He’s had an interesting journey:
2016-18- South Florida
2019-20- Samford
2021- South Dakota State
He was the Steelers’ 7th round draft pick in 2022; he has two Super Bowl rings, but now he’s started an NFL game. Didn’t go that well, but it is a start.
— Bowl records, by conference (SU/ATS):
AAC- 0-3/0-3
ACC- 3-1/2-2
Big X- 0-0
Big 18- 2-0/1-1
Conference USA- 3-2/3-2
MAC- 2-1/3-0
Mountain West- 1-3/1-3
SEC- 2-2/2-2
Sun Belt 2-4/3-3
— Movie of the Day: The Rewrite (2014)- An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at SUNY-Binghamton, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there. Hugh Grant is the teacher, Marisa Tomei the student. Allison Janney, JK Simmons are also in this movie.
Lot of the movie is filmed in Binghamton, including one scene at a merry-go-round that has helped Binghamton be known as the Carousel Capital of the World.
Anyway, this is a nice movie; our world needs more nice in it.
— Noah Eagle called the Dallas-Washington game on Netflix Thursday; the son of Ian Eagle, Noah Eagle is a network broadcaster at age 29. Pretty cool.
— Knicks 126, Cavaliers 124
Knicks were down 17 points in the fourth quarter.
Tyler Kolek had 16 points, 9 assists off the bench.
— Spurs 117, Thunder 102
De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points for San Antonio.
Oklahoma City is 0-3 against the Spurs this year, 26-2 vs everyone else.
— Warriors 126, Mavericks 116
Jimmy Butler scored 14 points, had 9 rebounds, 9 assists.
De’Anthony Melton scored 16 points in 24:00 off the bench.
— Rockets 119, Lakers 96
Houston had six players score in double figures.
Rockets shot 60.6% inside the arc.
Saturday’s 6-pack:
NFL yeams’ records in one-score games:
1-7— Chiefs, Giants
2-8— Cardinals
1-6— Browns
2-5— Lions
1-5— Raiders
1-4— Commanders
Quote of the Day
“We don’t care enough right now. And that’s the part that bothers you a lot. We don’t care enough to do the things that are necessary. We don’t care enough to be a professional……”
Lakers coach JJ Redick
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Celtics, who has made the most 3-point shots?
Friday’s quiz
Don Shula (Colts/Dolphins) was the first head coach to lead two different franchises to a Super Bowl.
Thursday’s quiz
Red Miller coached the Denver Broncos, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.
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Golden Gophers won their 9th straight bowl game.
Down 14-7, New Mexico ran a kickoff back 100 yards for a TD.
This was New Mexico’s first bowl outside of Albuquerque since 2004.
— If you were wondering, the all-time record for most consecutive bowl wins is 11, set by Bobby Bowden’s Florida State teams from 1985-95.
— Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7
QB Stone threw for 226 yards, 3 TD’s.
Central Michigan lost three fumbles, committed four turnovers in all.
Wildcats have won six bowl games in a row.
— Texas-San Antonio 57, FIU 20
FIU actually led this game 14-0 in first quarter.
Roadrunners led 31-14 at halftime.
FIU went for it on 4th down 10 times, were 1-10.
— Michigan hired former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham as their new coach; Whittingham was 177-88 in 22 years at Utah, going 11-6 in bowls (they lost the last five). Utah is 10-2 this year; this is a big upgrade for the Wolverines.
— Green Bay Packers ruled out QB Jordan Love (concussion) for tonight’s game with the Ravens; Green Bay clinched a playoff spot when Detroit lost Thursday. Malik Willis will start for the Packers; he is 3-2 as an NFL starter, has thrown for 134 yards in three games this year.
— Famous birthdays, December 27th:
Tovah Feldshuh, 77
Craig Reynolds, 73
Mark Budaska, 73
Kent Benson, 71
Donald Igwebuike, 65
Eva LaRue, 59
Kevin Ollie, 53
Deuce McAllister, 47
Carson Palmer, 46
Cole Hamels, 42
Greg Zuerlein, 38
Rick Porcello, 37
Jordan Montgomery, 33
JJ Koski, 29
Brock Purdy, 26
— It was freakin’ freezing here in upstate New York Friday, and now it is snowing out; this is my annual “Why the hell don’t I live in Las Vegas?” night. Once a year, I curse myself out for living in a place where it occasionally gets very cold, and it costs me $40 to get my driveway plowed.
— They’re remodeling the grocery store I go to; its been taking a long time- they’re supposed to finish next month. It is funny going there; no one seems to know what aisle anything is in any more. Used to take me 10 minutes to do my shopping; takes a lot more now. I’m wondering how much it costs to do all that work.
— Thursday night in Denver, the Nuggets beat Minnesota 142-138 in OT; Nikola Jokic scored 56 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, had 15 assists— he scored 18 of his points in the 5:00 overtime, the most any player has ever scored in an overtime.
— College/minor league sports are off the rails; quarterbacks are transferring:
UNLV QB Anthony Colandrea is in the portal, after leading the Rebels to a 10-4 record. He played at Virginia in 2023-24.
(The last four Heisman Trophy winners have all been transfers)
Some other QB’s who are in the transfer portal:
Sam Leavitt, Arizona State
Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
Josh Hoover, TCU
Rocco Becht, Iowa State
Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati
DJ Lagway, Florida
Byrum Brown, South Florida
Aaron Philo, Georgia Tech
— Since the weather sucks outside, here are some baseball tidbits to help us feel warmer; most of this info came from an article by David Schoenfield on ESPN.com
Pittsburgh Pirates hit 117 home runs last year, 31 fewer than any other team,. Which why they acquired Brandon Lowe, Ryan O’Hearn. Paul Skenes had a 1.97 ERA but was only 10-10, because the Pirates don’t score enough freakin’ runs.
Mets ranked 27th out of 30 teams in IP by starting pitchers, now they let their closer walk to the Dodgers. Mets are going to be very interesting to watch between now and the start of spring training- they need to add talent, both hitting and pitching.
St Louis Cardinals went 232-254 the last three years, their worst three-year stretch since 1988-90, which is why they’re cleaning house now. This year’s attendance was 991,084 fans lower than the Cardinals’ home attendance in 2023- the natives are restless.
Milwaukee Brewers hit .258 as a team last year, but they hit .279 with runners in scoring position, that doesn’t happen much. It probably isn’t sustainable either, so Milwaukee’s offense could suffer this coming season.
Orioles/Marlins both got only 62 RBI from their first basemen last year, tied for worst in the major leagues. That explains why the Orioles went after Pete Alonso.
Cincinnati Reds got only 51 home runs from outfielders; they play their home games in one of the best home run parks there is, which may explain why they moved Noelvi Marte to RF.
Arizona Diamondbacks got saves from 17 different pitchers last year, an all-time record (’21 Rays, ’24 Dodgers each got saves from 14 pitchers).
NFL yeams’ records in one-score games:
1-7— Chiefs, Giants
2-8— Cardinals
1-6— Browns
2-5— Lions
1-5— Raiders
1-4— Commanders
Quote of the Day
“We don’t care enough right now. And that’s the part that bothers you a lot. We don’t care enough to do the things that are necessary. We don’t care enough to be a professional……”
Lakers coach JJ Redick
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Celtics, who has made the most 3-point shots?
Friday’s quiz
Don Shula (Colts/Dolphins) was the first head coach to lead two different franchises to a Super Bowl.
Thursday’s quiz
Red Miller coached the Denver Broncos, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….
— Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17 OTGolden Gophers won their 9th straight bowl game.
Down 14-7, New Mexico ran a kickoff back 100 yards for a TD.
This was New Mexico’s first bowl outside of Albuquerque since 2004.
— If you were wondering, the all-time record for most consecutive bowl wins is 11, set by Bobby Bowden’s Florida State teams from 1985-95.
— Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7
QB Stone threw for 226 yards, 3 TD’s.
Central Michigan lost three fumbles, committed four turnovers in all.
Wildcats have won six bowl games in a row.
— Texas-San Antonio 57, FIU 20
FIU actually led this game 14-0 in first quarter.
Roadrunners led 31-14 at halftime.
FIU went for it on 4th down 10 times, were 1-10.
— Michigan hired former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham as their new coach; Whittingham was 177-88 in 22 years at Utah, going 11-6 in bowls (they lost the last five). Utah is 10-2 this year; this is a big upgrade for the Wolverines.
— Green Bay Packers ruled out QB Jordan Love (concussion) for tonight’s game with the Ravens; Green Bay clinched a playoff spot when Detroit lost Thursday. Malik Willis will start for the Packers; he is 3-2 as an NFL starter, has thrown for 134 yards in three games this year.
— Famous birthdays, December 27th:
Tovah Feldshuh, 77
Craig Reynolds, 73
Mark Budaska, 73
Kent Benson, 71
Donald Igwebuike, 65
Eva LaRue, 59
Kevin Ollie, 53
Deuce McAllister, 47
Carson Palmer, 46
Cole Hamels, 42
Greg Zuerlein, 38
Rick Porcello, 37
Jordan Montgomery, 33
JJ Koski, 29
Brock Purdy, 26
— It was freakin’ freezing here in upstate New York Friday, and now it is snowing out; this is my annual “Why the hell don’t I live in Las Vegas?” night. Once a year, I curse myself out for living in a place where it occasionally gets very cold, and it costs me $40 to get my driveway plowed.
— They’re remodeling the grocery store I go to; its been taking a long time- they’re supposed to finish next month. It is funny going there; no one seems to know what aisle anything is in any more. Used to take me 10 minutes to do my shopping; takes a lot more now. I’m wondering how much it costs to do all that work.
— Thursday night in Denver, the Nuggets beat Minnesota 142-138 in OT; Nikola Jokic scored 56 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, had 15 assists— he scored 18 of his points in the 5:00 overtime, the most any player has ever scored in an overtime.
— College/minor league sports are off the rails; quarterbacks are transferring:
UNLV QB Anthony Colandrea is in the portal, after leading the Rebels to a 10-4 record. He played at Virginia in 2023-24.
(The last four Heisman Trophy winners have all been transfers)
Some other QB’s who are in the transfer portal:
Sam Leavitt, Arizona State
Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
Josh Hoover, TCU
Rocco Becht, Iowa State
Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati
DJ Lagway, Florida
Byrum Brown, South Florida
Aaron Philo, Georgia Tech
— Since the weather sucks outside, here are some baseball tidbits to help us feel warmer; most of this info came from an article by David Schoenfield on ESPN.com
Pittsburgh Pirates hit 117 home runs last year, 31 fewer than any other team,. Which why they acquired Brandon Lowe, Ryan O’Hearn. Paul Skenes had a 1.97 ERA but was only 10-10, because the Pirates don’t score enough freakin’ runs.
Mets ranked 27th out of 30 teams in IP by starting pitchers, now they let their closer walk to the Dodgers. Mets are going to be very interesting to watch between now and the start of spring training- they need to add talent, both hitting and pitching.
St Louis Cardinals went 232-254 the last three years, their worst three-year stretch since 1988-90, which is why they’re cleaning house now. This year’s attendance was 991,084 fans lower than the Cardinals’ home attendance in 2023- the natives are restless.
Milwaukee Brewers hit .258 as a team last year, but they hit .279 with runners in scoring position, that doesn’t happen much. It probably isn’t sustainable either, so Milwaukee’s offense could suffer this coming season.
Orioles/Marlins both got only 62 RBI from their first basemen last year, tied for worst in the major leagues. That explains why the Orioles went after Pete Alonso.
Cincinnati Reds got only 51 home runs from outfielders; they play their home games in one of the best home run parks there is, which may explain why they moved Noelvi Marte to RF.
Arizona Diamondbacks got saves from 17 different pitchers last year, an all-time record (’21 Rays, ’24 Dodgers each got saves from 14 pitchers).
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Armadillo's Write-up
Week 17
Saturday’s games
Texans @ Chargers (-1.5)
Texans (10-5)
Houston won its last seven games (5-2 ATS).
Texans are 9-0 when they score 20+ points.
Texans held 10 of 15 opponents under 300 TY.
Stroud is 28-20 as an NFL starter.
Ryans is 32-21 in as an NFL head coach.
Houston is 13-9-1 ATS last 23 games as a road underdog.
Texans are 14-11-1 ATS last 26 games coming off a win.
Houston is 5-0 in games decided by 10+ points, 5-5 in games decided by 8 or less.
Houston gained less than 300 TY in three of last five games.
Last dozen games, Texans are +18 in turnovers.
Chargers (11-4)
Chargers won four in row, seven of their last eight games.
Chargers averaged 10.3 yards/pass play in LW’s win at Dallas.
Bolts are 6-1 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
QB Herbert is 42-44 as an NFL starter.
Jim Harbaugh is 70-33-1 as an NFL head coach.
Chargers are 8-3 ATS last 11 games as a home favorite.
Chargers are 12-7 ATS in last 19 games coming off a win.
Bolts are 10-1 when they allow 21 or fewer points.
Chargers are +8 in turnovers in wins, minus-5 in losses.
Chargers are #5 AFC seed, have clinched spot; Houston is #7, hasn’t clinched yet
Houston beat Chargers 32-12 in the playoffs last year.
Texans won four of last five series games.
Texans won last two road series games, 27-20/31-28.
Over is 4-2-1 in last seven meetings.
Ravens @ Packers (-3.5)
Ravens (7-8)
Baltimore lost three of its last four games, after a 5-0 streak.
Baltimore is 0-7 when they allow more than 19 points.
Ravens are minus-14 in turnovers in losses, +10 in wins.
QB Jackson hurt; #2 QB is Huntley is 6-9 as an NFL starter
John Harbaugh is 192-123 as an NFL head coach.
Ravens won their last four road games SU.
Ravens are an underdog for only second time this year.
Ravens are 15-5-1 ATS last 21 games as a road underdog.
Baltimore is 9-5 ATS last 14 games coming off a loss.
Baltimore is 12-7 ATS last 19 games vs NFC teams.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Packers (9-5-1)
QB Love (concussion) is a ??; #2 QB Willis (shoulder) is also a ???
Clayton Tune is Green Bay’s #3 QB
Packers lost last two games, haven’t clinched a playoff spot yet.
Green Bay is 9-1-1 when it scores 23+ points, 0-4 otherwise.
Green Bay is 4-5-1 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
QB Love is 28-22-1 as an NFL starter
LaFleur is 79-43-1 as an NFL head coach.
Packers are 19-13-1 ATS last 33 games as a home favorite.
Packers are 6-10-1 ATS last 17 games coming off a loss.
Green Bay is 8-11 ATS in last 19 games vs AFC teams.
Last six games, Green Bay is +3 in turnovers.
Packers converted 52 of last 100 third down plays.
Packers won four of last six series games.
Ravens lost two of their last three visits to Green Bay.
Under is 3-1 in last four meetings.
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Saturday, December 27
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Armadillo's Write-up
Week 17
Saturday’s games
Texans @ Chargers (-1.5)
Texans (10-5)
Houston won its last seven games (5-2 ATS).
Texans are 9-0 when they score 20+ points.
Texans held 10 of 15 opponents under 300 TY.
Stroud is 28-20 as an NFL starter.
Ryans is 32-21 in as an NFL head coach.
Houston is 13-9-1 ATS last 23 games as a road underdog.
Texans are 14-11-1 ATS last 26 games coming off a win.
Houston is 5-0 in games decided by 10+ points, 5-5 in games decided by 8 or less.
Houston gained less than 300 TY in three of last five games.
Last dozen games, Texans are +18 in turnovers.
Chargers (11-4)
Chargers won four in row, seven of their last eight games.
Chargers averaged 10.3 yards/pass play in LW’s win at Dallas.
Bolts are 6-1 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
QB Herbert is 42-44 as an NFL starter.
Jim Harbaugh is 70-33-1 as an NFL head coach.
Chargers are 8-3 ATS last 11 games as a home favorite.
Chargers are 12-7 ATS in last 19 games coming off a win.
Bolts are 10-1 when they allow 21 or fewer points.
Chargers are +8 in turnovers in wins, minus-5 in losses.
Chargers are #5 AFC seed, have clinched spot; Houston is #7, hasn’t clinched yet
Houston beat Chargers 32-12 in the playoffs last year.
Texans won four of last five series games.
Texans won last two road series games, 27-20/31-28.
Over is 4-2-1 in last seven meetings.
Ravens @ Packers (-3.5)
Ravens (7-8)
Baltimore lost three of its last four games, after a 5-0 streak.
Baltimore is 0-7 when they allow more than 19 points.
Ravens are minus-14 in turnovers in losses, +10 in wins.
QB Jackson hurt; #2 QB is Huntley is 6-9 as an NFL starter
John Harbaugh is 192-123 as an NFL head coach.
Ravens won their last four road games SU.
Ravens are an underdog for only second time this year.
Ravens are 15-5-1 ATS last 21 games as a road underdog.
Baltimore is 9-5 ATS last 14 games coming off a loss.
Baltimore is 12-7 ATS last 19 games vs NFC teams.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Packers (9-5-1)
QB Love (concussion) is a ??; #2 QB Willis (shoulder) is also a ???
Clayton Tune is Green Bay’s #3 QB
Packers lost last two games, haven’t clinched a playoff spot yet.
Green Bay is 9-1-1 when it scores 23+ points, 0-4 otherwise.
Green Bay is 4-5-1 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
QB Love is 28-22-1 as an NFL starter
LaFleur is 79-43-1 as an NFL head coach.
Packers are 19-13-1 ATS last 33 games as a home favorite.
Packers are 6-10-1 ATS last 17 games coming off a loss.
Green Bay is 8-11 ATS in last 19 games vs AFC teams.
Last six games, Green Bay is +3 in turnovers.
Packers converted 52 of last 100 third down plays.
Packers won four of last six series games.
Ravens lost two of their last three visits to Green Bay.
Under is 3-1 in last four meetings.
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Armadillo's Write-up
Week 17
Sunday’s games
Steelers (-3) @ Browns
Steelers (9-6)
Steelers won their last three games, scoring 27-28-29 points.
Pittsburgh is 8-0 when it allows less than 25 points.
Steelers are +13 in turnovers in wins, minus-6 in losses.
Rodgers is 173-102-1 as an NFL starter
Tomlin is 200-124-2 as a head coach.
Steelers are 4-3 ATS as a favorite this year.
Since 2020, Steelers are 7-7 ATS as a road favorite.
Pittsburgh went over its team total five of last six games.
Steelers are 19-13-1 ATS last 33 games coming off a win.
Steelers rare 10-7 ATS in last 17 AFC North road games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Browns (3-12)
Cleveland lost four in row, 10 of its last 12 games.
Browns are 0-12 when they allow more than 10 points.
Last five games, Browns are minus-9 in turnovers.
Rookie QB Sanders is 1-4 as an NFL starter
Stefanski is 44-60 as a head coach.
Browns are 2-10 SU/4-8 ATS in last 12 games.
Browns are 11-7-1 ATS last 19 games as a home underdog.
Cleveland is 9-15 ATS in last 24 games coming off a loss.
Browns are 1-6 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Under is 4-3 in Cleveland’s home games.
Steelers (-5) beat Cleveland 23-9 at home in Week 6
Home team won last seven series games.
Steelers lost their last three visits to Cleveland.
Under is 6-4 in last ten meetings.
Patriots (-13.5) @ Jets
Patriots (11-3)
Patriots is 11-1 SU/9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
Last six games, Patriots scored 28.8 points/game.
Opponents’ team total: under 11-2 last 13 games
QB Maye is 15-12 as an NFL starter.
Vrabel is 68-51 as an NFL head coach.
Patriots are 6-3 ATS as a favorite this year.
NE is 8-4-1 ATS last 13 games as a road favorite.
Last two games, Patriots allowed 171-168 rushing yards.
Over is 7-2 in their last eight games.
Patriots are 5-3 ATS in last eight AFC East road games.
Jets (3-11)
Jets lost their last three games, giving up 34-48-29 points.
Jets are 0-10 when they score less than 27 points.
Last seven games, Jets gained 169-245-282-269-207-284-195 TY.
Undrafted rookie QB Cook is 0-2 as an NFL starter.
Aaron Glenn is 3-12 as a head coach.
Jets are 5-2 ATS as a home underdog this year
Jets are 12-19-1 ATS last 32 games coming off a loss.
Jets have five losses by more than 13 points.
Jets are minus-18 in turnovers this season.
Jets are 5-9 ATS in last 14 AFC East home games.
Patriots (-12) beat Jets 27-14 at home in Week 11.
New England won 18 of last 20 series games.
Patriots are 8-1 SU/5-4 ATS in last nine visits to New Jersey.
Under is 7-1 in last eight meetings.
Saints (-2.5) @ Titans
Saints (5-10)
Saints are 4-2 in last six games, after a 1-8 start.
Saints are +8 in turnovers in wins, minus-11 in losses.
Saints are 2-4 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
26-year old rookie QB Shough is 4-3 as an NFL starter.
Kellen Moore is 5-10 as a head coach.
Saints are 2-1 ATS as a favorite this year.
New Orleans is 1-7-1 ATS last nine games as a road favorite.
Saints are 9-13 ATS in last 22 games coming off a win.
Opponents’ team total: under 5-2 last seven.
Saints are 8-11 ATS in last 19 games vs AFC teams.
Titans (3-12)
Tennessee won two of its last three games, after a 1-11 start.
Titans covered five of their last seven games.
Interim coach McCoy was 28-38 coaching Chargers from 2013-16.
Rookie QB Ward is 3-12 as an NFL starter.
Titans are 1-7 SU/4-4 ATS at home this season.
Last three weeks, Titans ran ball for 161.3 yards/game.
Titans are 9-17 ATS in last 26 games as an underdog.
Tennessee is 0-10 ATS last 10 games coming off a win.
Titans held four of last six foes under 80 yards rushing.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Tennessee is 2-7 ATS last nine games vs NFC teams.
Teams split last six series games.
Saints are 2-2 SU/3-1 ATS in last four visits to Nashville.
Under is 5-2 in last seven meetings.
Jaguars (-5.5) @ Colts
Jaguars (10-4)
Jacksonville won its last six games, scoring 35.8 ppg
Jaguars are 11-1 if they allow fewer than 31 points.
Jacksonville has six wins by more than 13 points.
QB Lawrence is 34-43 as an NFL starter.
Liam Coen is 11-4 as an NFL head coach.
Jaguars are 4-2 ATS as a favorite this year,
Jaguars are 6-5 ATS in last 11 games as a road favorite.
Jaguars are 20-14 ATS in last 34 games coming off a win.
Last four games, Jaguars are +8 in turnovers.
Jaguars gave ip 31+ points in three of their four losses.
Jaguars are 8-3 ATS in last AFC South road games.
Colts (8-7)
Short week for Colts after Monday’s loss to the 49ers.
Indy lost six of last seven games, after a 7-1 start.
Colts are 8-0 scoring 29+ points, 0-7 scoring less than 29
Rivers is 139-115 as an NFL starter, 0-2 in his comeback.
Steichen is 25-24 SU as a head coach
Colts are 5-2 SU at home this season, but lost last two.
Colts are 7-7 ATS last 14 games as a home underdog.
Under Steichen, Colts are 13-12 ATS as an underdog.
Last five games, Colts ran ball for 80.8 yards/game.
Colts are 6-10-1 ATS in last 17 AFC South home games.
Jaguars (+1.5) beat Colts 36-19 at home, three weeks ago.
Jacksonville won five of last six series games (5-1 ATS)
Jaguars lost six of their last seven visits to Indiana.
Over is 5-0 in last five meetings.
Buccaneers (-6) @ Dolphins
Buccaneers (7-8)
Tampa Bay lost three in row, six of its last seven games.
Tampa Bay lost last three games by total of eight points.
Bucs are 5-0 when they allow less than 21 points.
Mayfield is 59-64 as an NFL starter, 27-25 with the Bucs.
Bowles is 61-76 as a head coach, 35-35 with Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay is 9-12 ATS last 21 games as a road favorite.
Bucs are 12-8-1 ATS in last 21 games coming off a loss.
Bucs are 8-6 ATS in last 14 games vs AFC teams.
Bucs are 5-5 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Under is 6-2 in Tampa Bay’s road games this year.
Dolphins (6-9)
Miami lost its last two games, 28-15/45-21
Miami allowed 27+ points in all nine losses.
Dolphins are 6-0 when they allow less than 27 points.
Rookie QB Ewers lost his first NFL start last week, 45-21.
McDaniel is 33-34 as a head coach.
Miami is 10-7 ATS last 17 games as a home underdog.
Miami is 12-8-1 ATS in last 21 games coming off a loss.
Dolphins were held under 300 TY in two of last three games.
Dolphins are 3-3 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Miami is 8-6 ATS last 14 games vs NFC opponents.
Tampa Bay won five of last six series games.
Teams split last two meetings in Miami.
Over is 5-0 in last five meetings.
Seahawks (-7) @ Panthers
Seahawks (12-3)
Seahawks won nine of their last ten games.
Seattle won last two games by total of three points.
Seahawks went over their team total 10 of last 14 games.
Darnold is 47-42 as an NFL starter.
MacDonald is 22-10 as a head coach.
Seattle won LW after trailing 30-14 in fourth quarter.
Seattle is 3-1 ATS as a road favorite this year.
Seattle is 6-5-2 ATS in last 13 games as a road favorite.
Seattle is 15-6-1 ATS in last 22 games coming off a win
Opponents’ team total: under 9-5-1.
Panthers (8-7)
Carolina is 5-1 when they score 27+ points, 3-6 when they don’t
Panthers are 7-2 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
Carolina is +7 in turnovers in wins, minus-7 in losses
QB Young is 14-28 as an NFL starter.
Canales is 13-19 as a head coach.
Panthers are 5-2 SU at home this season.
Carolina is 4-2 ATS as a home underdog this season.
Carolina is 16-10-1 last 27 games as a home underdog.
Carolina is 2-4 when it allows more than 24 points.
Carolina leads Tampa Bay by game in NFC South; they play next week.
Seattle won eight of last ten series games.
Seahawks are 5-0 SU/3-1-1 ATS in last five visits to Charlotte.
This is Seattle’s first game at Carolina since 2019.
Over is 6-0 in last six meetings.
Cardinals @ Bengals (-7)
Cardinals (3-12)
Cardinals lost seven in row, 12 of last 13 games.
Cardinals are 0-9 when they allow more than 22 points.
Last three weeks, Cardinals allowed 37 points/game.
Brissett is 20-43 as an NFL starter.
Gannon is 15-34 as an NFL head coach.
Arizona is 4-2 ATS as a road underdog TY.
Last seven games, Cardinals are 1-6 ATS
Under Gannon, Arizona is 21-16 ATS as an underdog.
Arizona is 15-9 ATS last 24 games vs AFC teams.
Arizona is 24-20 ATS in last 44 games coming off a loss.
Bengals (5-10)
Bengals lost 10 of their last 14 games.
Bengals scored 31+ points in their last four wins.
Bengals are 1-7 when they score less than 31 points.
Burrow is 47-34-1 as an NFL starter.
Taylor is 56-64-1 as a head coach.
Bengals are 2-3 ATS as a favorite this year.
Cincinnati is 4-6 ATS last 10 games as home favorites.
Bengals are 3-4 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Bengals are +10 in turnovers in wins, minus-12 in losses.
Cincinnati is 11-6-2 ATS last 19 games vs NFC teams.
Arizona won four of last six series games.
Teams split last four meetings in Cincinnati.
Over is 4-1 in last five meetings.
Giants (-1.5) @ Raiders
Giants (2-13)
Giants lost their last nine games (3-6 ATS)
Giants are 0-12 when they give up more than 18 points.
Giants have fired their head coach, a few assistants
Rookie QB Dart is 2-8 as an NFL starter.
OC Kafka is the interim coach, is also calling plays.
Giants are 0-8 SU on the road this year.
Giants are 0-1 ATS as a favorite this year.
Since 2020, Giants are 0-3 ATS as a road favorite.
Giants are 8-14 ATS in last 22 games coming off a loss.
Eight of Giants’ last eleven games went over the total.
Giants are +4 in turnovers in wins, minus-9 in losses.
Raiders (2-13)
Raiders lost nine games in a row, 13 of last 14.
Raiders allowed 13-10 points in their wins
Last eight games, Raiders are 4-4 against the spread.
QB Geno Smith is 42-57 as an NFL starter.
Carroll is 183-144-1 as an NFL head coach.
Raiders are 13-19-2 ATS last 34 games as an underdog.
Raiders are 3-2 ATS as a home underdog this year.
Las Vegas has eight losses by 11+ points this season.
Raiders are 14-18-1 ATS in last 33 games coming off a loss.
Raiders ran for 145 yards LW, 2nd-most they’ve run for this year.
Giants won four of last six series games.
Home team won last five meetings.
Giants lost 30-6 in their first trip to Las Vegas, two years ago.
Under is 3-0 in last three meetings.
Eagles @ Bills (-1.5)
Eagles (10-5)
Eagles won their last two games, scoring 31-29 points.
Philly is 7-0 when they score more than 21 points.
Eagles are 3-5 when they allow more than 20 points.
QB Hurts is 61-28 as an NFL starter.
Sirianni is 63-28 as an NFL coach.
Eagles are 1-0 ATS as an underdog this year.
Philly is 5-1 ATS in last six games as a road underdog.
Philly is 14-7 ATS in last 21 games coming off a win.
Last three games, Eagles outgained opponents, 1,137-570.
Eagles are 12-7-1 ATS in last 20 games vs AFC teams.
Bills (11-4)
Bills won four in row, seven of their last nine games.
Buffalo scored 23+ points in wins, 20-14-13-19 in losses.
Buffalo is +10 in turnovers in wins, minus-8 in losses.
QB Allen is 94-44 as an NFL starter.
McDermott is 103-56 as an NFL head coach.
Bills are 1-4 ATS as a home favorite this year.
Buffalo is 10-12 ATS last 22 games as a home favorite.
Bills are 15-17-1 ATS in last 33 games coming off a win.
Buffalo is 11-0 when they score more than 20 points.
Bills are 7-6-1 ATS last 14 games vs NFC teams
Eagles won five of last six series games.
Underdogs are 3-0 ATS last three meetings in Buffalo
Over is 3-1 in last four meetings.
Bears @ 49ers (-3)
Bears (11-4)
Bears won seven of eight, 11 of last 13 games.
Bears are 10-1 scoring 24+ points, 1-3 scoring less.
In wins, Chicago was +24 in turnovers; minus-3 in losses.
Ben Johnson is 11-4 as an NFL head coach.
QB Williams is 16-16 as an NFL starter.
Chicago is 5-4 ATS as an underdog this year.
Chicago is 16-23-1 ATS in last 40 games as a road dog.
Chicago is 7-4-1 ATS in last 12 games coming off a win.
Bears are 9-0 when they allow less than 27 points.
Bears are 7-2 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
49ers (11-4)
Short week for San Francisco after Monday night’s win.
49ers won last five games, by 19-11-18-13-21 points.
49ers allowed 26-30-26-42 points in their losses.
In their four losses, 49ers were minus-8 in turnovers.
Purdy is 33-16 as an NFL starter.
Shanahan is 89-70 as an NFL head coach
49ers are 10-1 ATS as a favorite this year.
49ers are 4-1 ATS as a home favorite this year.
49ers’ last six wins were all by 10+ points.
49ers are 4-11 ATS in last 15 games coming off a win.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Teams split last 10 series games.
Bears are 2-5 SU/ATS in last seven visits to Santa Clara.
Under is 4-2 in last six meetings.
Armadillo's Write-up
Week 17
Sunday’s games
Steelers (-3) @ Browns
Steelers (9-6)
Steelers won their last three games, scoring 27-28-29 points.
Pittsburgh is 8-0 when it allows less than 25 points.
Steelers are +13 in turnovers in wins, minus-6 in losses.
Rodgers is 173-102-1 as an NFL starter
Tomlin is 200-124-2 as a head coach.
Steelers are 4-3 ATS as a favorite this year.
Since 2020, Steelers are 7-7 ATS as a road favorite.
Pittsburgh went over its team total five of last six games.
Steelers are 19-13-1 ATS last 33 games coming off a win.
Steelers rare 10-7 ATS in last 17 AFC North road games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Browns (3-12)
Cleveland lost four in row, 10 of its last 12 games.
Browns are 0-12 when they allow more than 10 points.
Last five games, Browns are minus-9 in turnovers.
Rookie QB Sanders is 1-4 as an NFL starter
Stefanski is 44-60 as a head coach.
Browns are 2-10 SU/4-8 ATS in last 12 games.
Browns are 11-7-1 ATS last 19 games as a home underdog.
Cleveland is 9-15 ATS in last 24 games coming off a loss.
Browns are 1-6 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Under is 4-3 in Cleveland’s home games.
Steelers (-5) beat Cleveland 23-9 at home in Week 6
Home team won last seven series games.
Steelers lost their last three visits to Cleveland.
Under is 6-4 in last ten meetings.
Patriots (-13.5) @ Jets
Patriots (11-3)
Patriots is 11-1 SU/9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
Last six games, Patriots scored 28.8 points/game.
Opponents’ team total: under 11-2 last 13 games
QB Maye is 15-12 as an NFL starter.
Vrabel is 68-51 as an NFL head coach.
Patriots are 6-3 ATS as a favorite this year.
NE is 8-4-1 ATS last 13 games as a road favorite.
Last two games, Patriots allowed 171-168 rushing yards.
Over is 7-2 in their last eight games.
Patriots are 5-3 ATS in last eight AFC East road games.
Jets (3-11)
Jets lost their last three games, giving up 34-48-29 points.
Jets are 0-10 when they score less than 27 points.
Last seven games, Jets gained 169-245-282-269-207-284-195 TY.
Undrafted rookie QB Cook is 0-2 as an NFL starter.
Aaron Glenn is 3-12 as a head coach.
Jets are 5-2 ATS as a home underdog this year
Jets are 12-19-1 ATS last 32 games coming off a loss.
Jets have five losses by more than 13 points.
Jets are minus-18 in turnovers this season.
Jets are 5-9 ATS in last 14 AFC East home games.
Patriots (-12) beat Jets 27-14 at home in Week 11.
New England won 18 of last 20 series games.
Patriots are 8-1 SU/5-4 ATS in last nine visits to New Jersey.
Under is 7-1 in last eight meetings.
Saints (-2.5) @ Titans
Saints (5-10)
Saints are 4-2 in last six games, after a 1-8 start.
Saints are +8 in turnovers in wins, minus-11 in losses.
Saints are 2-4 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
26-year old rookie QB Shough is 4-3 as an NFL starter.
Kellen Moore is 5-10 as a head coach.
Saints are 2-1 ATS as a favorite this year.
New Orleans is 1-7-1 ATS last nine games as a road favorite.
Saints are 9-13 ATS in last 22 games coming off a win.
Opponents’ team total: under 5-2 last seven.
Saints are 8-11 ATS in last 19 games vs AFC teams.
Titans (3-12)
Tennessee won two of its last three games, after a 1-11 start.
Titans covered five of their last seven games.
Interim coach McCoy was 28-38 coaching Chargers from 2013-16.
Rookie QB Ward is 3-12 as an NFL starter.
Titans are 1-7 SU/4-4 ATS at home this season.
Last three weeks, Titans ran ball for 161.3 yards/game.
Titans are 9-17 ATS in last 26 games as an underdog.
Tennessee is 0-10 ATS last 10 games coming off a win.
Titans held four of last six foes under 80 yards rushing.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Tennessee is 2-7 ATS last nine games vs NFC teams.
Teams split last six series games.
Saints are 2-2 SU/3-1 ATS in last four visits to Nashville.
Under is 5-2 in last seven meetings.
Jaguars (-5.5) @ Colts
Jaguars (10-4)
Jacksonville won its last six games, scoring 35.8 ppg
Jaguars are 11-1 if they allow fewer than 31 points.
Jacksonville has six wins by more than 13 points.
QB Lawrence is 34-43 as an NFL starter.
Liam Coen is 11-4 as an NFL head coach.
Jaguars are 4-2 ATS as a favorite this year,
Jaguars are 6-5 ATS in last 11 games as a road favorite.
Jaguars are 20-14 ATS in last 34 games coming off a win.
Last four games, Jaguars are +8 in turnovers.
Jaguars gave ip 31+ points in three of their four losses.
Jaguars are 8-3 ATS in last AFC South road games.
Colts (8-7)
Short week for Colts after Monday’s loss to the 49ers.
Indy lost six of last seven games, after a 7-1 start.
Colts are 8-0 scoring 29+ points, 0-7 scoring less than 29
Rivers is 139-115 as an NFL starter, 0-2 in his comeback.
Steichen is 25-24 SU as a head coach
Colts are 5-2 SU at home this season, but lost last two.
Colts are 7-7 ATS last 14 games as a home underdog.
Under Steichen, Colts are 13-12 ATS as an underdog.
Last five games, Colts ran ball for 80.8 yards/game.
Colts are 6-10-1 ATS in last 17 AFC South home games.
Jaguars (+1.5) beat Colts 36-19 at home, three weeks ago.
Jacksonville won five of last six series games (5-1 ATS)
Jaguars lost six of their last seven visits to Indiana.
Over is 5-0 in last five meetings.
Buccaneers (-6) @ Dolphins
Buccaneers (7-8)
Tampa Bay lost three in row, six of its last seven games.
Tampa Bay lost last three games by total of eight points.
Bucs are 5-0 when they allow less than 21 points.
Mayfield is 59-64 as an NFL starter, 27-25 with the Bucs.
Bowles is 61-76 as a head coach, 35-35 with Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay is 9-12 ATS last 21 games as a road favorite.
Bucs are 12-8-1 ATS in last 21 games coming off a loss.
Bucs are 8-6 ATS in last 14 games vs AFC teams.
Bucs are 5-5 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Under is 6-2 in Tampa Bay’s road games this year.
Dolphins (6-9)
Miami lost its last two games, 28-15/45-21
Miami allowed 27+ points in all nine losses.
Dolphins are 6-0 when they allow less than 27 points.
Rookie QB Ewers lost his first NFL start last week, 45-21.
McDaniel is 33-34 as a head coach.
Miami is 10-7 ATS last 17 games as a home underdog.
Miami is 12-8-1 ATS in last 21 games coming off a loss.
Dolphins were held under 300 TY in two of last three games.
Dolphins are 3-3 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Miami is 8-6 ATS last 14 games vs NFC opponents.
Tampa Bay won five of last six series games.
Teams split last two meetings in Miami.
Over is 5-0 in last five meetings.
Seahawks (-7) @ Panthers
Seahawks (12-3)
Seahawks won nine of their last ten games.
Seattle won last two games by total of three points.
Seahawks went over their team total 10 of last 14 games.
Darnold is 47-42 as an NFL starter.
MacDonald is 22-10 as a head coach.
Seattle won LW after trailing 30-14 in fourth quarter.
Seattle is 3-1 ATS as a road favorite this year.
Seattle is 6-5-2 ATS in last 13 games as a road favorite.
Seattle is 15-6-1 ATS in last 22 games coming off a win
Opponents’ team total: under 9-5-1.
Panthers (8-7)
Carolina is 5-1 when they score 27+ points, 3-6 when they don’t
Panthers are 7-2 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
Carolina is +7 in turnovers in wins, minus-7 in losses
QB Young is 14-28 as an NFL starter.
Canales is 13-19 as a head coach.
Panthers are 5-2 SU at home this season.
Carolina is 4-2 ATS as a home underdog this season.
Carolina is 16-10-1 last 27 games as a home underdog.
Carolina is 2-4 when it allows more than 24 points.
Carolina leads Tampa Bay by game in NFC South; they play next week.
Seattle won eight of last ten series games.
Seahawks are 5-0 SU/3-1-1 ATS in last five visits to Charlotte.
This is Seattle’s first game at Carolina since 2019.
Over is 6-0 in last six meetings.
Cardinals @ Bengals (-7)
Cardinals (3-12)
Cardinals lost seven in row, 12 of last 13 games.
Cardinals are 0-9 when they allow more than 22 points.
Last three weeks, Cardinals allowed 37 points/game.
Brissett is 20-43 as an NFL starter.
Gannon is 15-34 as an NFL head coach.
Arizona is 4-2 ATS as a road underdog TY.
Last seven games, Cardinals are 1-6 ATS
Under Gannon, Arizona is 21-16 ATS as an underdog.
Arizona is 15-9 ATS last 24 games vs AFC teams.
Arizona is 24-20 ATS in last 44 games coming off a loss.
Bengals (5-10)
Bengals lost 10 of their last 14 games.
Bengals scored 31+ points in their last four wins.
Bengals are 1-7 when they score less than 31 points.
Burrow is 47-34-1 as an NFL starter.
Taylor is 56-64-1 as a head coach.
Bengals are 2-3 ATS as a favorite this year.
Cincinnati is 4-6 ATS last 10 games as home favorites.
Bengals are 3-4 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Bengals are +10 in turnovers in wins, minus-12 in losses.
Cincinnati is 11-6-2 ATS last 19 games vs NFC teams.
Arizona won four of last six series games.
Teams split last four meetings in Cincinnati.
Over is 4-1 in last five meetings.
Giants (-1.5) @ Raiders
Giants (2-13)
Giants lost their last nine games (3-6 ATS)
Giants are 0-12 when they give up more than 18 points.
Giants have fired their head coach, a few assistants
Rookie QB Dart is 2-8 as an NFL starter.
OC Kafka is the interim coach, is also calling plays.
Giants are 0-8 SU on the road this year.
Giants are 0-1 ATS as a favorite this year.
Since 2020, Giants are 0-3 ATS as a road favorite.
Giants are 8-14 ATS in last 22 games coming off a loss.
Eight of Giants’ last eleven games went over the total.
Giants are +4 in turnovers in wins, minus-9 in losses.
Raiders (2-13)
Raiders lost nine games in a row, 13 of last 14.
Raiders allowed 13-10 points in their wins
Last eight games, Raiders are 4-4 against the spread.
QB Geno Smith is 42-57 as an NFL starter.
Carroll is 183-144-1 as an NFL head coach.
Raiders are 13-19-2 ATS last 34 games as an underdog.
Raiders are 3-2 ATS as a home underdog this year.
Las Vegas has eight losses by 11+ points this season.
Raiders are 14-18-1 ATS in last 33 games coming off a loss.
Raiders ran for 145 yards LW, 2nd-most they’ve run for this year.
Giants won four of last six series games.
Home team won last five meetings.
Giants lost 30-6 in their first trip to Las Vegas, two years ago.
Under is 3-0 in last three meetings.
Eagles @ Bills (-1.5)
Eagles (10-5)
Eagles won their last two games, scoring 31-29 points.
Philly is 7-0 when they score more than 21 points.
Eagles are 3-5 when they allow more than 20 points.
QB Hurts is 61-28 as an NFL starter.
Sirianni is 63-28 as an NFL coach.
Eagles are 1-0 ATS as an underdog this year.
Philly is 5-1 ATS in last six games as a road underdog.
Philly is 14-7 ATS in last 21 games coming off a win.
Last three games, Eagles outgained opponents, 1,137-570.
Eagles are 12-7-1 ATS in last 20 games vs AFC teams.
Bills (11-4)
Bills won four in row, seven of their last nine games.
Buffalo scored 23+ points in wins, 20-14-13-19 in losses.
Buffalo is +10 in turnovers in wins, minus-8 in losses.
QB Allen is 94-44 as an NFL starter.
McDermott is 103-56 as an NFL head coach.
Bills are 1-4 ATS as a home favorite this year.
Buffalo is 10-12 ATS last 22 games as a home favorite.
Bills are 15-17-1 ATS in last 33 games coming off a win.
Buffalo is 11-0 when they score more than 20 points.
Bills are 7-6-1 ATS last 14 games vs NFC teams
Eagles won five of last six series games.
Underdogs are 3-0 ATS last three meetings in Buffalo
Over is 3-1 in last four meetings.
Bears @ 49ers (-3)
Bears (11-4)
Bears won seven of eight, 11 of last 13 games.
Bears are 10-1 scoring 24+ points, 1-3 scoring less.
In wins, Chicago was +24 in turnovers; minus-3 in losses.
Ben Johnson is 11-4 as an NFL head coach.
QB Williams is 16-16 as an NFL starter.
Chicago is 5-4 ATS as an underdog this year.
Chicago is 16-23-1 ATS in last 40 games as a road dog.
Chicago is 7-4-1 ATS in last 12 games coming off a win.
Bears are 9-0 when they allow less than 27 points.
Bears are 7-2 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
49ers (11-4)
Short week for San Francisco after Monday night’s win.
49ers won last five games, by 19-11-18-13-21 points.
49ers allowed 26-30-26-42 points in their losses.
In their four losses, 49ers were minus-8 in turnovers.
Purdy is 33-16 as an NFL starter.
Shanahan is 89-70 as an NFL head coach
49ers are 10-1 ATS as a favorite this year.
49ers are 4-1 ATS as a home favorite this year.
49ers’ last six wins were all by 10+ points.
49ers are 4-11 ATS in last 15 games coming off a win.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Teams split last 10 series games.
Bears are 2-5 SU/ATS in last seven visits to Santa Clara.
Under is 4-2 in last six meetings.
2025 WESTGATE LAS VEGAS SUPERCONTEST
| SUPERCONTEST LEADERS PICKS & STANDINGS | |||||
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| SUPERCONTEST WEEK 17: 12/23/25 – 12/29/25 | |||||
| SUPERCONTEST WEEK 17 LINES/ODDS | BY # OF TEAMS | ||||
| Cowboys | -8.5 | vs. | COMMANDERS | SF 264 | CHI 91 |
| Lions | -7.5 | vs. | VIKINGS | CAR 218 | ARI 91 |
| Broncos | -13.5 | vs. | CHIEFS | GB 215 | BAL 90 |
| PACKERS | -3 | vs. | Ravens | BUF 210 | ATL 88 |
| CHARGERS | -2 | vs. | Texans | HOU 209 | TEN 88 |
| BENGALS | -7.5 | vs. | Cardinals | IND 183 | SEA 79 |
| Seahawks | -7 | vs. | PANTHERS | PIT 167 | NE 75 |
| Ny Giants | -1 | vs. | RAIDERS | TB 145 | MIA 71 |
| Steelers | -3 | vs. | BROWNS | LAC 144 | LV 67 |
| Saints | -2.5 | vs. | TITANS | CIN 141 | NYJ 63 |
| Buccaneers | -5.5 | vs. | DOLPHINS | JAX 136 | DEN 55 |
| Jaguars | -6.5 | vs. | COLTS | CLE 133 | DET 51 |
| Patriots | -13.5 | vs. | NY JETS | NO 133 | DAL 34 |
| BILLS | -1 | vs. | Eagles | NYG 130 | MIN 31 |
| 49ERS | -3 | vs. | Bears | PHI 95 | KC 30 |
| Rams | -8 | vs. | FALCONS | LAR 94 | WAS 29 |
| CAPS → HOME | TOP 5 LW: | YTD: | |||
| TEAM | W | L | T | LW | PTS |
| BIFFS ALMANAC | 55 | 24 | 1 | 55.50 | |
| WK 17 PKS | DAL | CIN | SEA | IND | BUF |
| LEROY JONES | 49 | 29 | 2 | 50.00 | |
| WK 17 PKS | ARI | NYG | NO | BUF | CHI |
| SEANSDOLPHINS | 49 | 30 | 1 | 49.50 | |
| WK 17 PKS | WAS | MIN | DEN | TEN | LAR |
| FEARLESS2 | 49 | 30 | 1 | 49.50 | |
| WK 17 PKS | SEA | LV | NO | IND | NYJ |
| 2DYE4 | 48 | 29 | 3 | 49.50 | |
| WK 17 PKS | BAL | LAC | CLE | IND | PHI |
| TAFT69 | 48 | 31 | 1 | 48.50 | |
| WK 17 PKS | LAC | ARI | LV | MIA | SF |
| STATMAN27 | 47 | 31 | 2 | 48.00 | |
| WK 17 PKS | BAL | HOU | CIN | TEN | IND |
| I BET UGLY DOGS | 48 | 32 | 0 | 48.00 | |
| WK 17 PKS | DET | DEN | TB | IND | NE |
| PERSIAN PRINCESS | 47 | 31 | 2 | 48.00 | |
| WK 17 PKS | HOU | CIN | NYG | CLE | SF |
Sunday, December 28
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEA at CAR | 01:00 PM | CAR +7.0***** O 42.5 | +500 +500 |
| JAC at IND | 01:00 PM | JAC -4.0 O 48.5***** | +500 +500 |
| NO at TEN | 01:00 PM | TEN +2.0***** O 39.5***** | +500 +500 |
| PIT at CLE | 01:00 PM | PIT -4.5***** O 35.5 | +500 +500 |
| TB at MIA | 01:00 PM | MIA +5.0 O 43.5***** | +500 +500 |
| ARI at CIN | 01:00 PM | CIN -7.0***** O 53.0***** | +500 +500 |
| NE at NYJ | 01:00 PM | NE -13.0 O 43.5***** | +500 +500 |
| NYG at LV | 04:05 PM | LV +3.0 U 41.0***** | +500 +500 |
| PHI at BUF | 04:25 PM | PHI +3.0***** O 44.0***** | +500 +500 |
| CHI at SF | 08:20 PM | CHI +3.5 O 51.5***** | +500 +500 |
CNOTES DECEMBER NFL BEST BETS !
12/28/2025...............5 - 8 - 0...........38.46%...............- 19.00
12/25/2025................5 - 1 - 0..........83.33%...............+ 19.50
12//22/2025.............. 1 - 1 - 0..........50.00..................- 0.50
12/21/2025...............8 - 7 - 0...........53.33%................+ 1.50
12/20/2025...............3 - 1 - 0...........75.00%...............+9.50
12/18/2025...............1 - 1 - 0...........50.00%...............- 0.50
12/15/2025...............1 - 1 - 0............50.00%..............- 0.50
12/14/2025...............8 - 7 - 0............53.33%..............+ 1.50
12/11/2025...............1 - 1 - 0............50.00%..............- 0.50
12/08/2025...............2 - 0 - 0...........100.00%..............+ 10.00
12/07/2025...............4 - 8 - 0............33.33%..............- 24.00
12/04/2025...............0 - 2 - 0.............00.00%..............- 11.00
12/01/2025...............1 - 1 - 0.............50.00%..............- 0.50
TOTALS..................40 -39 - 0.............50.63%................ - 14.50
12/28/2025...............5 - 8 - 0...........38.46%...............- 19.00
12/25/2025................5 - 1 - 0..........83.33%...............+ 19.50
12//22/2025.............. 1 - 1 - 0..........50.00..................- 0.50
12/21/2025...............8 - 7 - 0...........53.33%................+ 1.50
12/20/2025...............3 - 1 - 0...........75.00%...............+9.50
12/18/2025...............1 - 1 - 0...........50.00%...............- 0.50
12/15/2025...............1 - 1 - 0............50.00%..............- 0.50
12/14/2025...............8 - 7 - 0............53.33%..............+ 1.50
12/11/2025...............1 - 1 - 0............50.00%..............- 0.50
12/08/2025...............2 - 0 - 0...........100.00%..............+ 10.00
12/07/2025...............4 - 8 - 0............33.33%..............- 24.00
12/04/2025...............0 - 2 - 0.............00.00%..............- 11.00
12/01/2025...............1 - 1 - 0.............50.00%..............- 0.50
TOTALS..................40 -39 - 0.............50.63%................ - 14.50
Monday’s 6-pack:
Spreads on Week 18 NFL games:
— Panthers @ Tampa Bay (-3)
— Seahawks (-1.5) @ San Francisco
— Colts @ Houston (-10)
— Cowboys (-4.5) @ NJ Giants
— Browns @ Cincinnati (-7)
— Saints @ Atlanta (-2.5)
Quote of the Day
“I hate that’s what people are saying or thinking. We’re not trying to lose. I’m trying to go out and do my best because I don’t know if I’m going to be here next year.”
Raiders defensive tackle Jonah Laulu, talking about tanking accusations
Monday’s quiz
Last time the Raiders played in a playoff game, who was their QB?
Sunday’s quiz
Mike McCarthy was coach of the Green Bay Packers, last time they won a Super Bowl.
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Celtics, Paul Pierce has made the most 3-point shots.
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Purdy threw a pick-6 on the first play of the game.
49ers scored a TD on four of their next five drives.
Bears’ last four drives: 46 plays, 286 yards, 17 points.
Chicago had ball on SF’s 2-yard line on last play, but didn’t score.
49ers outgained Chicago, 496-440.
First game in NFL this year that both teams had 2 TD’s in first quarter.
49ers are 10-1 ATS as a favorite this year.
Seahawks @ 49ers next week is for the NFC West title.
Seahawks 27, Panthers 10
Seahawks won ten of their last eleven games.
Seattle ran ball 36 times for 163 yards.
Seattle in second half: 35 plays, 167 yards, 24 points.
Seahawks will be #1 seed in NFC if they beat 49ers next week.
This game was 3-3 at halftime.
Carolina in second half: 25 plays, 71 yards, 2 turnovers, 7 points.
Panthers @ Tampa Bay next week will decide NFC South title.
Carolina is 3-7 when they score less than 27 points.
Dolphins 20, Buccaneers 17
Rookie QB Ewers threw for 172 yards, two TD’s.
Miami was outgained 380-298; they were +3 in turnovers.
Dolphins are 7-0 when they allow less than 27 points.
Miami is 11-7 ATS last 18 games as a home underdog.
Tampa Bay lost four in row, seven of its last eight games.
Tampa Bay lost last four games by total of eleven points.
Bucs are 9-13 ATS last 22 games as a road favorite.
Panthers @ Tampa Bay next week, for NFC South title.
Browns 13, Steelers 6
Cleveland led 10-3 at halftime.
Steelers in 2nd half: 37 plays, 146 yards, no points.
Ravens-Steelers next week is for AFC North title.
Steelers have lost their last four visits to Cleveland.
Only TD of game was Sanders’ 28-yard pass to Fannin in 2nd quarter.
Pittsburgh averaged only 3.9 yards/pass attempt.
Browns are 12-7-1 ATS last 20 games as a home underdog.
Browns allowed 10-6-10-6 points in their four wins.
Patriots 42, Jets 10
QB Maye threw for 256 yards and five TD’s.
Patriots are 12-1 SU/10-3 ATS in their last 13 games.
Last seven games, Patriots scored 30.9 points/game.
Over is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Patriots’ first six drives: 47 plays, 391 yards, six TD’s.
New England outgained Jets 440-307, led 35-3 at halftime.
Jets lost their last four games, giving up 34-48-29-42 points.
Jets are 0-11 when they score less than 27 points.
Famous birthdays, December 29th:
Ted Danson, 78
Sean Payton, 62
Richie Sexson, 51
Jack Wilson, 48
Kate Moennig, 48
Laveranues Coles, 48
Clint Stoerner, 48
Julio Rodriguez, 25
Saints 34, Titans 26
Tennessee led this game 20-10 at halftime.
Saints in 2nd half: 28 plays, 334 yards, 24 points.
Saints are 5-2 in last seven games, after a 1-8 start.
26-year old rookie QB Shough is 5-3 as an NFL starter.
Titans are 9-18 ATS in last 27 games as an underdog.
Tennessee is 0-11 ATS last 11 games coming off a win.
Titans were 1-8 SU/4-5 ATS at home this season.
Over is 7-3 in Tennessee’s last ten games.
Jaguars 23, Colts 17
Jacksonville won its seventh game in a row.
Jaguars are 12-1 if they allow fewer than 31 points.
QB Lawrence threw for 263 yards, also ran for two TD’s.
Jaguars can clinch AFC South with win over Tennessee next week.
Colts are first team since 1995 to start a season 7-1, but miss the playoffs.
Colts led this game 10-7 at halftime.
Jaguars outgained Indianapolis 370-204.
Colts ran ball 22 times for only 69 yards.
Bengals 37, Cardinals 14
Bengals’ first five drives: 40 plays, 231 yards, 24 points.
QB Burrow threw for 305 yards, two TD’s.
Bengals scored 31+ points in their last five wins.
WR Chase is first player ever with 80+ catches, 1,000+ RY and 7+ TD catches in each of his first five years in the NFL.
Bengals outgained Arizona, 429-233.
Cardinals lost eight in row (1-7 ATS) , 13 of last 14 games.
Cardinals are 0-10 when they allow more than 22 points.
Last four weeks, Cardinals allowed 37 points/game.
Giants 34, Raiders 10
Raiders lost their 10th game in row, will probably get #1 pick in ’26 draft.
QB Smith sprained his ankle late in this game.
Raiders are 13-19-2 ATS last 34 games as an underdog.
Las Vegas has nine losses by 11+ points this season.
Giants first two drives: 11 plays, 34 yards, two punts.
Giants rest of game: 51 plays, 311 yards, 27 points.
2nd year in row Giants won in Week 17 to lose first pick in draft.
WR Robinson caught 11 passes for 113 yards.
Eagles 13, Bills 12
Buffalo scored TD with 0:05 left, went for 2 points but failed
Down 12-0, Bills scored TD with 5:11 left, but missed PAT
Philadelphia is now 7-3 this year in one-score games.
Eagles’ only TD came on a 45-yard drive in first quarter.
Philly is 15-7 ATS in last 22 games coming off a win.
Bills outgained the Eagles, 331-190.
Buffalo’s loss clinches AFC East for New England.
Right now, Buffalo is the #7-seed in the AFC.
— Northern Colorado 86, Colorado 81
Bears snapped a 13-game losing streak against Colorado.
Northern Colorado shot 11-21 on the arc.
Señor G Denker scored 33 points, had 8 rebounds, 8 assists.
— Saint Mary’s 78, Loyola Marymount 73
LMU led by a hoop with 4:43 left in the game.
Saint Mary’s shot 7-14 on arc, scored 1.31 ppp.
Gaels are 12-2, despite being experience team #333.
— San Francisco 67, Seattle 59
Seattle shot 32% inside arc, 4-17 outside arc.
USF has #38 eFG% defense ; they’ve won three games in row.
Seattle is 11-3, vs schedule #266.
— Charleston Southern 77, Richmond 72
Bad loss for Richmond, which is 10-3 vs schedule #345.
Spiders were 25-29 on foul line, Charleston Southern 15-23
Charleston Southern shot 10-37 on arc, 16-28 inside arc.
— Washington State 67, Portland 62
Portland led by 8 with 9:28 left in the game.
Portland shot 8-31 on the arc, 14-24 on foul line.
Wazzu won WCC opener, after going 4-8 in non-league games.
Spreads on Week 18 NFL games:
— Panthers @ Tampa Bay (-3)
— Seahawks (-1.5) @ San Francisco
— Colts @ Houston (-10)
— Cowboys (-4.5) @ NJ Giants
— Browns @ Cincinnati (-7)
— Saints @ Atlanta (-2.5)
Quote of the Day
“I hate that’s what people are saying or thinking. We’re not trying to lose. I’m trying to go out and do my best because I don’t know if I’m going to be here next year.”
Raiders defensive tackle Jonah Laulu, talking about tanking accusations
Monday’s quiz
Last time the Raiders played in a playoff game, who was their QB?
Sunday’s quiz
Mike McCarthy was coach of the Green Bay Packers, last time they won a Super Bowl.
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Celtics, Paul Pierce has made the most 3-point shots.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…..
49ers 42, Bears 38Purdy threw a pick-6 on the first play of the game.
49ers scored a TD on four of their next five drives.
Bears’ last four drives: 46 plays, 286 yards, 17 points.
Chicago had ball on SF’s 2-yard line on last play, but didn’t score.
49ers outgained Chicago, 496-440.
First game in NFL this year that both teams had 2 TD’s in first quarter.
49ers are 10-1 ATS as a favorite this year.
Seahawks @ 49ers next week is for the NFC West title.
Seahawks 27, Panthers 10
Seahawks won ten of their last eleven games.
Seattle ran ball 36 times for 163 yards.
Seattle in second half: 35 plays, 167 yards, 24 points.
Seahawks will be #1 seed in NFC if they beat 49ers next week.
This game was 3-3 at halftime.
Carolina in second half: 25 plays, 71 yards, 2 turnovers, 7 points.
Panthers @ Tampa Bay next week will decide NFC South title.
Carolina is 3-7 when they score less than 27 points.
Dolphins 20, Buccaneers 17
Rookie QB Ewers threw for 172 yards, two TD’s.
Miami was outgained 380-298; they were +3 in turnovers.
Dolphins are 7-0 when they allow less than 27 points.
Miami is 11-7 ATS last 18 games as a home underdog.
Tampa Bay lost four in row, seven of its last eight games.
Tampa Bay lost last four games by total of eleven points.
Bucs are 9-13 ATS last 22 games as a road favorite.
Panthers @ Tampa Bay next week, for NFC South title.
Browns 13, Steelers 6
Cleveland led 10-3 at halftime.
Steelers in 2nd half: 37 plays, 146 yards, no points.
Ravens-Steelers next week is for AFC North title.
Steelers have lost their last four visits to Cleveland.
Only TD of game was Sanders’ 28-yard pass to Fannin in 2nd quarter.
Pittsburgh averaged only 3.9 yards/pass attempt.
Browns are 12-7-1 ATS last 20 games as a home underdog.
Browns allowed 10-6-10-6 points in their four wins.
Patriots 42, Jets 10
QB Maye threw for 256 yards and five TD’s.
Patriots are 12-1 SU/10-3 ATS in their last 13 games.
Last seven games, Patriots scored 30.9 points/game.
Over is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Patriots’ first six drives: 47 plays, 391 yards, six TD’s.
New England outgained Jets 440-307, led 35-3 at halftime.
Jets lost their last four games, giving up 34-48-29-42 points.
Jets are 0-11 when they score less than 27 points.
Famous birthdays, December 29th:
Ted Danson, 78
Sean Payton, 62
Richie Sexson, 51
Jack Wilson, 48
Kate Moennig, 48
Laveranues Coles, 48
Clint Stoerner, 48
Julio Rodriguez, 25
Saints 34, Titans 26
Tennessee led this game 20-10 at halftime.
Saints in 2nd half: 28 plays, 334 yards, 24 points.
Saints are 5-2 in last seven games, after a 1-8 start.
26-year old rookie QB Shough is 5-3 as an NFL starter.
Titans are 9-18 ATS in last 27 games as an underdog.
Tennessee is 0-11 ATS last 11 games coming off a win.
Titans were 1-8 SU/4-5 ATS at home this season.
Over is 7-3 in Tennessee’s last ten games.
Jaguars 23, Colts 17
Jacksonville won its seventh game in a row.
Jaguars are 12-1 if they allow fewer than 31 points.
QB Lawrence threw for 263 yards, also ran for two TD’s.
Jaguars can clinch AFC South with win over Tennessee next week.
Colts are first team since 1995 to start a season 7-1, but miss the playoffs.
Colts led this game 10-7 at halftime.
Jaguars outgained Indianapolis 370-204.
Colts ran ball 22 times for only 69 yards.
Bengals 37, Cardinals 14
Bengals’ first five drives: 40 plays, 231 yards, 24 points.
QB Burrow threw for 305 yards, two TD’s.
Bengals scored 31+ points in their last five wins.
WR Chase is first player ever with 80+ catches, 1,000+ RY and 7+ TD catches in each of his first five years in the NFL.
Bengals outgained Arizona, 429-233.
Cardinals lost eight in row (1-7 ATS) , 13 of last 14 games.
Cardinals are 0-10 when they allow more than 22 points.
Last four weeks, Cardinals allowed 37 points/game.
Giants 34, Raiders 10
Raiders lost their 10th game in row, will probably get #1 pick in ’26 draft.
QB Smith sprained his ankle late in this game.
Raiders are 13-19-2 ATS last 34 games as an underdog.
Las Vegas has nine losses by 11+ points this season.
Giants first two drives: 11 plays, 34 yards, two punts.
Giants rest of game: 51 plays, 311 yards, 27 points.
2nd year in row Giants won in Week 17 to lose first pick in draft.
WR Robinson caught 11 passes for 113 yards.
Eagles 13, Bills 12
Buffalo scored TD with 0:05 left, went for 2 points but failed
Down 12-0, Bills scored TD with 5:11 left, but missed PAT
Philadelphia is now 7-3 this year in one-score games.
Eagles’ only TD came on a 45-yard drive in first quarter.
Philly is 15-7 ATS in last 22 games coming off a win.
Bills outgained the Eagles, 331-190.
Buffalo’s loss clinches AFC East for New England.
Right now, Buffalo is the #7-seed in the AFC.
— Northern Colorado 86, Colorado 81
Bears snapped a 13-game losing streak against Colorado.
Northern Colorado shot 11-21 on the arc.
Señor G Denker scored 33 points, had 8 rebounds, 8 assists.
— Saint Mary’s 78, Loyola Marymount 73
LMU led by a hoop with 4:43 left in the game.
Saint Mary’s shot 7-14 on arc, scored 1.31 ppp.
Gaels are 12-2, despite being experience team #333.
— San Francisco 67, Seattle 59
Seattle shot 32% inside arc, 4-17 outside arc.
USF has #38 eFG% defense ; they’ve won three games in row.
Seattle is 11-3, vs schedule #266.
— Charleston Southern 77, Richmond 72
Bad loss for Richmond, which is 10-3 vs schedule #345.
Spiders were 25-29 on foul line, Charleston Southern 15-23
Charleston Southern shot 10-37 on arc, 16-28 inside arc.
— Washington State 67, Portland 62
Portland led by 8 with 9:28 left in the game.
Portland shot 8-31 on the arc, 14-24 on foul line.
Wazzu won WCC opener, after going 4-8 in non-league games.
NFL
Weather Report
Monday, December 29
NFL
Armadillo's Write-up
Week 17
Monday’s game
Rams (-7.5) @ Falcons
Rams (11-4)
Rams split their last four games, after a 9-2 start.
Rams are 8-0 when they allow less than 26 points.
Rams last three losses were by 1-3-3 points.
QB Stafford is 50-29 as the Rams’ starter (124-122-1 overall).
McVay is 99-61 as an NFL head coach.
Rams are 4-1 ATS as a road favorite this year.
Rams are 10-2 ATS in last 12 games as a road favorite
Over is 6-2 in Rams’ last eight games.
Rams went over team total in 11 of last 14 games.
Rams are 5-3 ATS in last eight games coming off a loss.
Rams can’t win the NFC West/get the #1 seed, so this game
and next week’s game lose some of their urgency. Keeping guys healthy
would be more of a priority now.
Falcons (6-9)
Atlanta won its last two games, scoring 29-26 points.
Falcons are 3-5 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
Atlanta is 3-9 when it allows more than 14 points.
QB Cousins is 87-80-2 as an NFL starter, 10-10 with Falcons.
Morris is 35-56 as a head coach.
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS last six games as a home underdog.
Falcons are 6-13 ATS last 19 games coming off a win.
Atlanta’s team total: over 6-1-1 last eight games.
Falcons allowed 27+ points in five of their last seven games.
Over is 6-2 in last eight Atlanta games.
Atlanta coach Morris was Rams’ DC when they won Super Bowl four years ago
Rams won last two series games, 31-27/37-10
Rams lost four of last five visits to Atlanta.
Over is 5-2 in last seven meetings.
Weather Report
Monday, December 29
NFL
Armadillo's Write-up
Week 17
Monday’s game
Rams (-7.5) @ Falcons
Rams (11-4)
Rams split their last four games, after a 9-2 start.
Rams are 8-0 when they allow less than 26 points.
Rams last three losses were by 1-3-3 points.
QB Stafford is 50-29 as the Rams’ starter (124-122-1 overall).
McVay is 99-61 as an NFL head coach.
Rams are 4-1 ATS as a road favorite this year.
Rams are 10-2 ATS in last 12 games as a road favorite
Over is 6-2 in Rams’ last eight games.
Rams went over team total in 11 of last 14 games.
Rams are 5-3 ATS in last eight games coming off a loss.
Rams can’t win the NFC West/get the #1 seed, so this game
and next week’s game lose some of their urgency. Keeping guys healthy
would be more of a priority now.
Falcons (6-9)
Atlanta won its last two games, scoring 29-26 points.
Falcons are 3-5 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
Atlanta is 3-9 when it allows more than 14 points.
QB Cousins is 87-80-2 as an NFL starter, 10-10 with Falcons.
Morris is 35-56 as a head coach.
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS last six games as a home underdog.
Falcons are 6-13 ATS last 19 games coming off a win.
Atlanta’s team total: over 6-1-1 last eight games.
Falcons allowed 27+ points in five of their last seven games.
Over is 6-2 in last eight Atlanta games.
Atlanta coach Morris was Rams’ DC when they won Super Bowl four years ago
Rams won last two series games, 31-27/37-10
Rams lost four of last five visits to Atlanta.
Over is 5-2 in last seven meetings.
CNOTES DECEMBER NFL BEST BETS !
12/29/2025...............2 - 0 - 0..........100.00%..............+ 10.00
12/28/2025...............5 - 8 - 0...........38.46%...............- 19.00
12/25/2025................5 - 1 - 0..........83.33%...............+ 19.50
12//22/2025.............. 1 - 1 - 0..........50.00..................- 0.50
12/21/2025...............8 - 7 - 0...........53.33%................+ 1.50
12/20/2025...............3 - 1 - 0...........75.00%...............+9.50
12/18/2025...............1 - 1 - 0...........50.00%...............- 0.50
12/15/2025...............1 - 1 - 0............50.00%..............- 0.50
12/14/2025...............8 - 7 - 0............53.33%..............+ 1.50
12/11/2025...............1 - 1 - 0............50.00%..............- 0.50
12/08/2025...............2 - 0 - 0...........100.00%..............+ 10.00
12/07/2025...............4 - 8 - 0............33.33%..............- 24.00
12/04/2025...............0 - 2 - 0.............00.00%..............- 11.00
12/01/2025...............1 - 1 - 0.............50.00%..............- 0.50
TOTALS..................42 -39 - 0.............51.85%.............. - 4.50
12/29/2025...............2 - 0 - 0..........100.00%..............+ 10.00
12/28/2025...............5 - 8 - 0...........38.46%...............- 19.00
12/25/2025................5 - 1 - 0..........83.33%...............+ 19.50
12//22/2025.............. 1 - 1 - 0..........50.00..................- 0.50
12/21/2025...............8 - 7 - 0...........53.33%................+ 1.50
12/20/2025...............3 - 1 - 0...........75.00%...............+9.50
12/18/2025...............1 - 1 - 0...........50.00%...............- 0.50
12/15/2025...............1 - 1 - 0............50.00%..............- 0.50
12/14/2025...............8 - 7 - 0............53.33%..............+ 1.50
12/11/2025...............1 - 1 - 0............50.00%..............- 0.50
12/08/2025...............2 - 0 - 0...........100.00%..............+ 10.00
12/07/2025...............4 - 8 - 0............33.33%..............- 24.00
12/04/2025...............0 - 2 - 0.............00.00%..............- 11.00
12/01/2025...............1 - 1 - 0.............50.00%..............- 0.50
TOTALS..................42 -39 - 0.............51.85%.............. - 4.50
