Thursday’s 6-pack:
Pitchers who induced the highest %age of whiffs last year…….
(Minimum 750 swings)
33.5%- Dylan Cease
32.9%- Logan Gilbert
32.5%- Tarik Skubal
31.5%- Zack Wheeler
31.4%- Hunter Greene
30.8%- Jesus Luzardo
Quote of the Day
“Maybe it’s a clean-house time. Maybe it’s time; I like Coach Tomlin. I have a lot of respect for Coach Tomlin, but maybe it’s best for him, too.Maybe a fresh start for him is what’s best. Whether that’s in the pros, maybe go be Penn State’s head coach.
You know what he would do in Penn State? He would probably go win national championships, because he’s a great recruiter.”
Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, talking football on his podcast.
Thursday’s quiz
Where did Ben Roethlisberger play his college football?
Wednesday’s quiz
Since 1999, Cleveland Browns have started 42 different QB’s; during that time, Tim Couch/Baker Mayfield (59 starts each) have the most starts for Cleveland.
Tuesday’s quiz
Pete Carroll was the coach of the New England Patriots, just before Bill Belichick.
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Not all of the podcasts are great, you have to decide that for yourself, but it is good to learn from smart people and I think it helps in making this blog better. Usually if the podcast has BetMGM as a sponsor, that’s a good sign.
That said, there are some podcasts that are comically bad, like a guy sitting in his mom’s basement running his mouth about whatever. You need to avoid those.
— Arkansas 89, Louisville 80
Louisville never led, was 8-37 on the arc.
Arkansas was 27-35 on foul line, Cardinals 14-18
Arkansas is 6-2, 1-2 against top 100 teams.
Coming into this game, Louisville…….
was shooting 37.3% on the arc
was getting 41.2% of their points on 3’s
54.5% of their shots were 3’s
— Minnesota 73, Indiana 64
Gophers snap three-game skid, win Big 18 opener under coach Medved.
Minnesota used only three subs, who played total of only 21:00.
First loss for 7-1 Indiana; it was also their first true road game.
— LSU 78, Boston College 69 OT
LSU played three starters 39:00+.
Tigers are 8-0 vs schedule #294; their last 3 opponents are in top 125.
— Alabama 90, Clemson 84
Alabama led 45-30 at halftime.
Clemson led by 2 with 2:41 left in the game.
Alabama is 6-2 against the toughest schedule in the country so far.
— Furman 97, Elon 88
Elon led by 18 midway thru the first half.
Furman shot 74% inside the arc, scored 1.35 points/possession.
Furman is #24 continuity team; they’re 5-4 vs schedule #88.
— Famous birthdays, December 4th:
Jeff Bridges, 76
Bernard King, 69
Lee Smith, 68
Frank Reich, 64
Stan Gelbaugh, 63
Marisa Tomei, 61
Jeff Blake, 55
Tyra Banks, 52
Blake Snell, 33
Joe Musgrove, 33
Paul Blackburn, 32
Jackson Holliday, 22
— Something I’ve never typed before: Five-star QB Jared Curtis, the #5 recruit in this year’s class, flipped his commitment from Georgia to Vanderbilt. The kid lives in Nashville, but not many elite players choose the Commodores over blue-blood programs like Georgia.
— These schools have hired new football coaches in the last few days:
South Florida hired Ohio State OC Brian Hartline
Kansas State is hiring Texas A&M OC Collin Klein, a former Wildcat QB
North Texas hired Texas assistant Neal Brown; he was 35-16 coaching Troy State, 37.35 at West Virginia.
UCLA is hiring former James Madison coach Bob Chesney, who has a 131-51 career record, coming up thru the small college ranks. He was 20-5 in two years at James Madison.
— Head coaches at BYU, Texas Tech got raises/contract extensions for staying where they are.
— WR Adam Thielen got asked for/got his release from the Vikings, hooked up with the Steelers, as he tries to make the playoffs in his last NFL season. Thielen is 35; Steelers have the #24 passing game in the NFL right now, so they can use the help.
— Former Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has signed on with the Tampa Bay Rays as senior adviser of baseball operations. Hyde managed Baltimore for six years, going 421-497- they were 0-5 in the playoffs, in 2023/2024.
— Former Orioles’ OF Cedric Mullins signed on with Tampa Bay, for one year, $7M; Mullins was a 30-30 guy back in 2021, but hit under .240 the last three years.
Pitchers who induced the highest %age of whiffs last year…….
(Minimum 750 swings)
33.5%- Dylan Cease
32.9%- Logan Gilbert
32.5%- Tarik Skubal
31.5%- Zack Wheeler
31.4%- Hunter Greene
30.8%- Jesus Luzardo
Quote of the Day
“Maybe it’s a clean-house time. Maybe it’s time; I like Coach Tomlin. I have a lot of respect for Coach Tomlin, but maybe it’s best for him, too.Maybe a fresh start for him is what’s best. Whether that’s in the pros, maybe go be Penn State’s head coach.
You know what he would do in Penn State? He would probably go win national championships, because he’s a great recruiter.”
Former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, talking football on his podcast.
Thursday’s quiz
Where did Ben Roethlisberger play his college football?
Wednesday’s quiz
Since 1999, Cleveland Browns have started 42 different QB’s; during that time, Tim Couch/Baker Mayfield (59 starts each) have the most starts for Cleveland.
Tuesday’s quiz
Pete Carroll was the coach of the New England Patriots, just before Bill Belichick.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— One of the surprising things that has happened the last year or so is the amount of time I spend watching podcasts on YouTube, whether it is college basketball or fantasy baseball.Not all of the podcasts are great, you have to decide that for yourself, but it is good to learn from smart people and I think it helps in making this blog better. Usually if the podcast has BetMGM as a sponsor, that’s a good sign.
That said, there are some podcasts that are comically bad, like a guy sitting in his mom’s basement running his mouth about whatever. You need to avoid those.
— Arkansas 89, Louisville 80
Louisville never led, was 8-37 on the arc.
Arkansas was 27-35 on foul line, Cardinals 14-18
Arkansas is 6-2, 1-2 against top 100 teams.
Coming into this game, Louisville…….
was shooting 37.3% on the arc
was getting 41.2% of their points on 3’s
54.5% of their shots were 3’s
— Minnesota 73, Indiana 64
Gophers snap three-game skid, win Big 18 opener under coach Medved.
Minnesota used only three subs, who played total of only 21:00.
First loss for 7-1 Indiana; it was also their first true road game.
— LSU 78, Boston College 69 OT
LSU played three starters 39:00+.
Tigers are 8-0 vs schedule #294; their last 3 opponents are in top 125.
— Alabama 90, Clemson 84
Alabama led 45-30 at halftime.
Clemson led by 2 with 2:41 left in the game.
Alabama is 6-2 against the toughest schedule in the country so far.
— Furman 97, Elon 88
Elon led by 18 midway thru the first half.
Furman shot 74% inside the arc, scored 1.35 points/possession.
Furman is #24 continuity team; they’re 5-4 vs schedule #88.
— Famous birthdays, December 4th:
Jeff Bridges, 76
Bernard King, 69
Lee Smith, 68
Frank Reich, 64
Stan Gelbaugh, 63
Marisa Tomei, 61
Jeff Blake, 55
Tyra Banks, 52
Blake Snell, 33
Joe Musgrove, 33
Paul Blackburn, 32
Jackson Holliday, 22
— Something I’ve never typed before: Five-star QB Jared Curtis, the #5 recruit in this year’s class, flipped his commitment from Georgia to Vanderbilt. The kid lives in Nashville, but not many elite players choose the Commodores over blue-blood programs like Georgia.
— These schools have hired new football coaches in the last few days:
South Florida hired Ohio State OC Brian Hartline
Kansas State is hiring Texas A&M OC Collin Klein, a former Wildcat QB
North Texas hired Texas assistant Neal Brown; he was 35-16 coaching Troy State, 37.35 at West Virginia.
UCLA is hiring former James Madison coach Bob Chesney, who has a 131-51 career record, coming up thru the small college ranks. He was 20-5 in two years at James Madison.
— Head coaches at BYU, Texas Tech got raises/contract extensions for staying where they are.
— WR Adam Thielen got asked for/got his release from the Vikings, hooked up with the Steelers, as he tries to make the playoffs in his last NFL season. Thielen is 35; Steelers have the #24 passing game in the NFL right now, so they can use the help.
— Former Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has signed on with the Tampa Bay Rays as senior adviser of baseball operations. Hyde managed Baltimore for six years, going 421-497- they were 0-5 in the playoffs, in 2023/2024.
— Former Orioles’ OF Cedric Mullins signed on with Tampa Bay, for one year, $7M; Mullins was a 30-30 guy back in 2021, but hit under .240 the last three years.
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Thursday, December 4
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Boston VS Washington
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Boston is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road.
Washington is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games.
Washington is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games against Boston.
Washington is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games at home.
Golden State VS Philadelphia
Golden State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
Golden State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games against Golden State.
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
Utah VS Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 10 games.
Utah is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Utah is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games against Brooklyn.
Utah is 1-19 SU in its last 20 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Brooklyn's last 8 games.
Brooklyn is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Brooklyn's last 9 games against Utah.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Toronto
LA Lakers is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers' last 6 games.
LA Lakers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
LA Lakers is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games against Toronto.
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games.
Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games against LA Lakers.
Minnesota VS New Orleans
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games.
Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games.
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans' last 5 games.
New Orleans is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans' last 8 games against Minnesota.
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Thursday, December 4
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Boston VS Washington
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Boston is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road.
Washington is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games.
Washington is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games against Boston.
Washington is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games at home.
Golden State VS Philadelphia
Golden State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
Golden State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games against Golden State.
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
Utah VS Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 10 games.
Utah is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Utah is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games against Brooklyn.
Utah is 1-19 SU in its last 20 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Brooklyn's last 8 games.
Brooklyn is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Brooklyn's last 9 games against Utah.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Toronto
LA Lakers is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers' last 6 games.
LA Lakers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
LA Lakers is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games against Toronto.
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games.
Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games against LA Lakers.
Minnesota VS New Orleans
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games.
Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games.
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans' last 5 games.
New Orleans is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans' last 8 games against Minnesota.
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Thanks for the daily updates. I like the last 2 articles on game reviews. Do they have one for every NBA game? What site is that from? TyNBA
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Boston VS Washington
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Boston is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road.
Washington is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games.
Washington is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games against Boston.
Washington is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games at home.
Golden State VS Philadelphia
Golden State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
Golden State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games against Golden State.
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
Utah VS Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 10 games.
Utah is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Utah is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games against Brooklyn.
Utah is 1-19 SU in its last 20 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Brooklyn's last 8 games.
Brooklyn is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Brooklyn's last 9 games against Utah.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Toronto
LA Lakers is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers' last 6 games.
LA Lakers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
LA Lakers is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games against Toronto.
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games.
Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games against LA Lakers.
Minnesota VS New Orleans
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games.
Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games.
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans' last 5 games.
New Orleans is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans' last 8 games against Minnesota.
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CNOTES NBA BEST BEST FOR DECEMBER !
12/04/2025................2 - 4 - 0...............33.33%.............- 12.00
12/03/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
12/02/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
TOTALS....................14 - 16 - 0...............46.66%.............- 18.00
12/04/2025................2 - 4 - 0...............33.33%.............- 12.00
12/03/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
12/02/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
TOTALS....................14 - 16 - 0...............46.66%.............- 18.00
Friday’s 6-pack:
Chris Paul’s career earnings, by team:
$122M— Clippers
$100M— Suns
$60M— Rockets
$44M— Hornets
$36M— Thunder
$31M— Warriors
$11M— Spurs
Quote of the Day
“Obviously it’s a difficult season. It’s probably one of the most difficult seasons just off of the circumstances, having a young quarterback, having a different team, having young players on the team. So it’s just one of those years. Not every year is going to be a top-tier year for me.”
Vikings WR Justin Jefferson
Friday’s quiz
28 major leaguers have hit 500+ career home runs; of those 28 players, who had the highest batting average?
Thursday’s quiz
Ben Roethlisberger played his college football at Miami OH
Wednesday’s quiz
Since 1999, Cleveland Browns have started 42 different QB’s; during that time, Tim Couch/Baker Mayfield (59 starts each) have the most starts for Cleveland.
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Lions had 11 drives: 5 TD’s, 3-4 on FG’s, 2 punts.
Goff threw for 309 yards and a TD.
Detroit is 11-1 ATS last 12 games coming off a loss.
Last 12 games, Lions are +9 in turnovers.
Lions are 18-11 ATS last 29 games as a home favorite.
Detroit has six wins this year by 13+ points.
Prescott threw for 376 yards, but threw two INTs.
Dallas is 5-0-1 scoring 33+ points, 1-6 scoring less than 33.
Big West started conference play Thursday:
— Cal-Santa Barbara 84, Long Beach State 77 OT
Gauchos were 32-38 on foul line, Long Beach 19-24.
Aidan Mahaney played 40:00, scored 26 points for UCSB.
UCSB is 8-2, but 1-2 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Cal Poly 94, Fullerton 91
Cal Poly plays #2 tempo in country; they shot 18-37 on the arc.
Peter Bandelj scored 37 points for the Mustangs.
Fullerton’s bench outscored Cal Poly’s subs, 55-18.
— Cal-Irvine 73, Cal-Riverside 60
Both teams shot under 40% inside the arc.
Anteaters shot 10-18 on the arc; unusual for them.
Right now, Irvine has the #4 eFG% defense in the country.
— Cal-Northridge 87, Cal-Bakersfield 66
Matadors shot 65.1% inside the arc- they need to get layups.
Northridge is shooting 27.1% on arc (#335), 66.5% on line (#298)
Roadrunners are 1-5 vs teams ranked in the top 250.
— Robert Morris 80, Green Bay 78
Colonials outscored Green Bay 15-2 over the final 2:53.
Green Bay shot 63.3% inside arc, was 25-31 on foul line.
Robert Morris is off to 7-3 start; they were 26-9 last year.
— Merrimack 68, Rider 66
Merrimack shot 56% inside arc; they’re shooting 45.4% for year (#324)
6-2 frosh Kennedy played all 40:00, scored 19 points.
Merrimack is #363 team in country on defensive boards.
— Famous birthdays, December 5th:
Jeroen Krabbe, 81
Jim Plunkett, 78
Bill Simpson, 74
Babe Laufenberg, 66
Charlie Batch, 51
LeGarrette Blount, 39
— If you had Boston College +7.5 Wednesday night at home vs LSU, you had a very bad beat; game went to overtime, and LSU won by nine, 78-69. Three of BC’s top four scorers were guys who didn’t start.
— Chris Paul is in his 21st season in the NBA, but the LA Clippers sent him home this week and he is no longer on the team, a surprising event. Clippers are 5-16, have lost 14 of their last 16 games.
He’s made $403M in salary in his Hall of Fame career
— San Francisco Giants hired former big league manager Ron Washington as infield coach; Washington had heart bypass surgery this past summer, he is 73 years old. Giants have a new manager this coming year, former Tennessee Vols manager Tony Vitello.
— Some bowl matchups have been set:
Cure Bowl- South Florida vs Old Dominion
Xbox Bowl- Arkansas State vs Missouri State
Hawai’i Bowl- California @ Hawai’i
— James Madison hired former Florida coach Billy Napier as its new football coach; Napier was 40-12 in four years at Louisiana, 22-23 in four years with the Gators- he got fired this year when Florida started the season 3-4.
James Madison is 101-21 since 2016, as they moved up to the I-A level.
— Red Sox-Pirates made a trade Thursday:
Pirates acquired:
OF Jhostynxon Garcia
P Jesus Travieso
Red Sox acquired:
P Johan Oviedo
P Tyler Samaniego
C Adonys Guzman
Chris Paul’s career earnings, by team:
$122M— Clippers
$100M— Suns
$60M— Rockets
$44M— Hornets
$36M— Thunder
$31M— Warriors
$11M— Spurs
Quote of the Day
“Obviously it’s a difficult season. It’s probably one of the most difficult seasons just off of the circumstances, having a young quarterback, having a different team, having young players on the team. So it’s just one of those years. Not every year is going to be a top-tier year for me.”
Vikings WR Justin Jefferson
Friday’s quiz
28 major leaguers have hit 500+ career home runs; of those 28 players, who had the highest batting average?
Thursday’s quiz
Ben Roethlisberger played his college football at Miami OH
Wednesday’s quiz
Since 1999, Cleveland Browns have started 42 different QB’s; during that time, Tim Couch/Baker Mayfield (59 starts each) have the most starts for Cleveland.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff, with the weekend here…….
— Lions 44, Cowboys 30Lions had 11 drives: 5 TD’s, 3-4 on FG’s, 2 punts.
Goff threw for 309 yards and a TD.
Detroit is 11-1 ATS last 12 games coming off a loss.
Last 12 games, Lions are +9 in turnovers.
Lions are 18-11 ATS last 29 games as a home favorite.
Detroit has six wins this year by 13+ points.
Prescott threw for 376 yards, but threw two INTs.
Dallas is 5-0-1 scoring 33+ points, 1-6 scoring less than 33.
Big West started conference play Thursday:
— Cal-Santa Barbara 84, Long Beach State 77 OT
Gauchos were 32-38 on foul line, Long Beach 19-24.
Aidan Mahaney played 40:00, scored 26 points for UCSB.
UCSB is 8-2, but 1-2 vs teams ranked in top 150.
— Cal Poly 94, Fullerton 91
Cal Poly plays #2 tempo in country; they shot 18-37 on the arc.
Peter Bandelj scored 37 points for the Mustangs.
Fullerton’s bench outscored Cal Poly’s subs, 55-18.
— Cal-Irvine 73, Cal-Riverside 60
Both teams shot under 40% inside the arc.
Anteaters shot 10-18 on the arc; unusual for them.
Right now, Irvine has the #4 eFG% defense in the country.
— Cal-Northridge 87, Cal-Bakersfield 66
Matadors shot 65.1% inside the arc- they need to get layups.
Northridge is shooting 27.1% on arc (#335), 66.5% on line (#298)
Roadrunners are 1-5 vs teams ranked in the top 250.
— Robert Morris 80, Green Bay 78
Colonials outscored Green Bay 15-2 over the final 2:53.
Green Bay shot 63.3% inside arc, was 25-31 on foul line.
Robert Morris is off to 7-3 start; they were 26-9 last year.
— Merrimack 68, Rider 66
Merrimack shot 56% inside arc; they’re shooting 45.4% for year (#324)
6-2 frosh Kennedy played all 40:00, scored 19 points.
Merrimack is #363 team in country on defensive boards.
— Famous birthdays, December 5th:
Jeroen Krabbe, 81
Jim Plunkett, 78
Bill Simpson, 74
Babe Laufenberg, 66
Charlie Batch, 51
LeGarrette Blount, 39
— If you had Boston College +7.5 Wednesday night at home vs LSU, you had a very bad beat; game went to overtime, and LSU won by nine, 78-69. Three of BC’s top four scorers were guys who didn’t start.
— Chris Paul is in his 21st season in the NBA, but the LA Clippers sent him home this week and he is no longer on the team, a surprising event. Clippers are 5-16, have lost 14 of their last 16 games.
He’s made $403M in salary in his Hall of Fame career
— San Francisco Giants hired former big league manager Ron Washington as infield coach; Washington had heart bypass surgery this past summer, he is 73 years old. Giants have a new manager this coming year, former Tennessee Vols manager Tony Vitello.
— Some bowl matchups have been set:
Cure Bowl- South Florida vs Old Dominion
Xbox Bowl- Arkansas State vs Missouri State
Hawai’i Bowl- California @ Hawai’i
— James Madison hired former Florida coach Billy Napier as its new football coach; Napier was 40-12 in four years at Louisiana, 22-23 in four years with the Gators- he got fired this year when Florida started the season 3-4.
James Madison is 101-21 since 2016, as they moved up to the I-A level.
— Red Sox-Pirates made a trade Thursday:
Pirates acquired:
OF Jhostynxon Garcia
P Jesus Travieso
Red Sox acquired:
P Johan Oviedo
P Tyler Samaniego
C Adonys Guzman
