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Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Hawks 130, Cavaliers 123- Jalen Johnson had 29 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists
— 76ers 115, Nets 103- Brooklyn is 0-9 at home this season.
— Magic 112, Pistons 109- Detroit last last two games, after a 13-game win streak.
— Thunder 123, Suns 119- Thunder is 19-1, has won 11 in a row.
— Spurs 139, Nuggets 136- San Antonio advances to NBA Cip quarterfinals.
— Knicks 118, Bucks 109- Jalen Brunson scored 37 points for the 12-6 Knicks.

Quote of the Day
“I’m very grateful for the time that I spent there (Minnesota), all the people that I created relationships with, all the people in that locker room, all the coaches there, the people in that building. But I am very excited to be here and to continue doing what we’re doing this year.”
Seattle QB Sam Darnold, who played for the Vikings last year

Saturday’s quiz
Which NFL team picked Sam Darnold with the third pick in the 2018 Draft?

Friday’s quiz
Jacksonville Jaguars are only NFL team that has never played on Thanksgiving Day.

Thursday’s quiz
Nolan Ryan was first major league baseball player to sign a contract worth $1M+ per year.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday……..​

— Bears 24, Eagles 15
Chicago ran ball 47 times for 281 yards (6.0 yards/carry)
Bears won five in row, nine of last ten games
Chicago was 10-17 on third down, Eagles 4-12.
Bears are 9-3, 6-1 in games decided by 5 or fewer points.
Eagles’ first six drives: 23 plays, 63 yards, 3 points.
Philly ran for less than 100 yards in seven of last ten games.
AJ Brown caught 10 passes for 132 yards.
Last four games, RB Barkley has run ball for only 54.3 yards/game.

— Vanderbilt 96, Saint Mary’s 71
Gaels beat Vandy 59-56 last year, in NCAA Tourney game (59 possessions)
Vandy gets revenge here, in much faster game (72 possessions)
Commodores scored 1.33 ppp, led 51-34 at halftime.
Vandy is 8-0, with three top 100 wins, and the #5 eFG% in country.

— Stanford 78, Saint Louis 77
Billikens led by 15 midway thru the first half.
Stanford trailed Minnesota by 10 in Thursday’s win.
Stanford shot 29.7% inside arc, 13-27 outside arc.

— Pittsburgh 67, Ohio State 66
Demarco Miner scored 18 points, hit 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Pitt played seven guys, and the 7th guy only played 7:00.
Buckeyes led by 5 with 4:12 left in the game.

— UConn 74, Illinois 61
UConn never trailed; Illinois shot only 6-29 on the arc.
Huskies are 6-1, with #10 eFG% defense in country.
Illinois is 6-2, losing both their games away from Evanston.

— SMU 87, Mississippi State 81 OT
Miss State led by 9 with 7:36 left in the game.
SMU is 8-0, with top 100 wins over Butler (87-85) and this game.
Mustangs start four seniors; they had a 50-40 edge on the boards.

Top 5 experience teams in country:
1) Indiana
2) SMU
3) Liberty
4) Gonzaga
5) Texas

— Famous birthdays, November 29th:
Mike Easler, 75
Kim Delaney, 67
Howard Johnson, 65
Andrew McCarthy, 63
Don Cheadle, 61
TJ Rubley, 57
Mariano Rivera, 56
Jamal Mashburn, 53
Anna Faris, 49
Russell Wilson, 37
Stefan Diggs, 32
Julius Randle, 31

— BYU 83, Dayton 79
Dayton led 36-30 at halftime.
Richie Saunders scored 29 points for BYU.
Dayton lost, despite shooting 15-33 on the arc.
This was a high-level game.

— BYU’s Saunders is the grandson of the guy who founded frozen foods company Ore-Ida- they invented Tater Tots. Saunders has an NIL deal with Ore-Ida, which makes sense.

— Oklahoma 75, Marquette 74
Oklahoma shot 11-28 on arc; Nijel Pack scored 24 points.
Marquette is 0-4 vs top 100 teams; they led by 12 with 13:19 left to play

— VCU 86, Virginia Tech 68
VCU shot 11-21 on the arc, led 45-35 at halftime.
Rams are 5-3; five of their eight games were against top 100 teams.

— Some teams who’ve played the hardest schedules so far:
1) Oakland
2) Alabama
6) Rider
8) Morehead State
9) Michigan

— Western Kentucky 75, Wichita State 70
Wichita led by 9 with 13:24 left to play.
Hilltoppers went 1-2 in Atlantis tourney; games were decided by 5-6-5 points.
Only six guys scored for WKU, only four of them had more than 5 points.

— Top five teams in country, via KenPom’s ratings:
1) Michigan
2) Purdue
3) Duke
4) Iowa State
5) Gonzaga

 

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Week 14

Saturday’s games
Ohio State (-9.5) @ Michigan
Ohio State (11-0, 8-0)
Ohio State’s last 10 wins were all by 18+ points.
Buckeyes held all 10 of those opponents under 300 yards.
Ohio State has 6 starters back on offense, 3 on defense.
Buckeyes have 85 returning starts on the offensive line.
Frosh QB Sayin has 2,832 PY, with 27 TD’s, 4 INTs.


Under Day, OSU is 45-27-3 ATS as a favorite.
Under Day, OSU is 15-11-3 ATS as a road favorite.
Under Day, Buckeyes are 38-22-2 ATS in conference games.
Buckeyes gained at least 430 yards in their last five games.
Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.


Michigan (9-2, 7-1)
Michigan won last five games, despite being minus-2 in turnovers.
Michigan was held to 13-13 points in losses (24-13/31-13)
Wolverines have 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Michigan has 77 returning starts on offensive line.
Frosh QB Underwood has thrown for 2,116 yards (9 TDs/5 INTs).


Since 2018, Michigan is 7-8 ATS as an underdog.
Since 2018, Michigan is 2-4 ATS as a home underdog.
Michigan is 20-15-2 ATS in its last 37 conference games.
Last three games, Michigan is minus-5 in turnovers.
Over is 3-1 in their last four games.


Michigan won/covered last four games in this rivalry.
Buckeyes lost 30-24/42-27 in last two visits to Ann Arbor.
Over is 10-1 in last eleven meetings.
Big 18 home underdogs are 16-13 ATS in conference games.


Miami (-6.5) @ Pittsburgh
Miami (9-2, 5-2)
Miami won its last three games, by 28-34-17 points.
Hurricanes are +9 in turnovers this season.
Miami has 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Hurricanes have 87 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Beck started 13 games for Georgia last year.


Under Cristobal, Miami is 12-20 ATS as a favorite.
Under Cristobal, Miami is 6-8 ATS as a road favorite.
In his career, Cristobal is 18-16 ATS as a road favorite.
Under Cristobal, Miami is 10-21 ATS in ACC games.
Miami is 11-22 ATS last 33 games coming off a win.
Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.


Pittsburgh (8-3, 6-1)
Pitt won/covered six of its last seven games.
Panthers gave up 31-34-37 points in their losses, by 7-7-22 points.
Panthers have 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Panthers have 78 returning starts on the offensive line.
Frosh QB Heintschel has 1,902 PY (14 TD’s, 6 INTs)


Under Narduzzi, Pitt is 29-28 ATS as an underdog.
Pitt is 5-4 ATS last nine games as a home underdog.
Under Narduzzi, Pitt is 11-11 ATS as a home underdog.
Pitt is 10-4 ATS in last 14 games coming off a win.
Over is 6-2 in Pitt’s last eight games.


Miami won 14 of last 17 series games.
Hurricanes covered six of their last seven visits to Pitt.
Last three meetings went over the total.
ACC home underdogs are 13-13 ATS in conference games.


Oregon (-6.5) @ Washington
Oregon (10-1, 7-1)
Oregon won last five games, giving up 14.6 ppg.
Ducks only loss: 30-20 at home to Indiana.
Oregon has 8 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Ducks have 124 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Moore started 5 games at UCLA in 2023.


Under Lanning, Ducks are 11-6 ATS as a road favorite.
Under Lanning, Oregon is 23-15 ATS in conference games.
Ducks are 20-11 ATS in last 31 games coming off a win.
Oregon held six of last eight foes under 280 total yards.
Last two weeks, Ducks gained 510-436 total yards.


Washington (8-3, 5-3)
Washington scored 38+ points in its last four wins.
Huskies were held to 6-7-10 points in their losses.
Huskies have 5 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Huskies have 54 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Williams started two games last year.


Since 2015, Washington is 2-6 ATS as a home underdog.
Since 2018, Washington is 26-42 ATS in conference games.
In his career, Fisch is 24-21 ATS in conference games.
In his career, Fisch is 9-5 ATS as a home underdog.
Over is 3-1 in their last four games.


Washington won three of last four series games.
Ducks covered eight of last nine visits to Husky Stadium.
Under is 5-3 in last eight meetings.
Big 18 home underdogs are 16-13 ATS in conference games.


LSU @ Oklahoma (-10.5)
LSU (7-4, 3-4)
LSU lost their last three road games, by 5-7-11 points.
Tigers won their last two games, by 1-3 points.
LSU has 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
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LSU has 66 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Van Buren started 8 games at Mississippi State


LSU is 3-7 ATS last 10 games as a road underdog.
LSU allowed 10 or fewer points in six of its seven wins.
LSU is 13-18-1 ATS in last 32 SEC games.
LSU is 15-15-1 ATS in last 31 games coming off a win.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.


Oklahoma (9-2, 5-2)
Oklahoma won its last three games, by 6-2-11 points.
Last three games, Oklahoma is +6 in turnovers.
Oklahoma has 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Sooners have 111 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Matter started 12 games for Wazzu last year.


Oklahoma is 11-4 ATS last 15 games as a home favorite.
Under Venables, Oklahoma is 15-17-1 ATS in conference games.
Last two games, Sooners were held to 212-276 total yards.
Under Venables, Sooners are 13-16-1 ATS coming off a win.
Under is 8-2 in Oklahoma’s I-A games.


LSU won/covered last three series games.
LSU hasn’t been to Norman in the last 25 years.
SEC home favorites are 22-17 ATS in conference games.


Vanderbilt @ Tennessee (-2.5)
Vanderbilt (9-2, 5-2)
Vandy scored 31+ points in nine of their 11 games.
Commodores allowed 30-34 points in their two losses.
Commodores have 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Commodores have 139 returning starts on OL; lot of transfers.
Senior QB Pavia has started 36 college games


Vandy is 7-1 ATS last eight games as a road underdog.
Under Lea, Vandy is 22-20 ATS as an underdog.
Under Lea, Vandy is 22-17 ATS in SEC games (12-3 last 15)
Vandy is 6-2 ATS in last eight games coming off a win.
Over is 6-2 in Vandy’s last eight games.


Tennessee (8-3, 4-3)
Vols allowed 31+ points in 5 of last 7 games (44-37-33 in losses).
Vols has gained 410+ yards in all eleven games.
Tennessee has 5 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Vols have 46 returning starts on the offensive line;
Senior QB Aguilar started 24 games at Appalachian State.


Under Heupel, Tennessee is 16-12 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Heupel is 25-20 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Heupel, Vols are 20-21 ATS in games coming off a win.
Under Heupel, Tennessee is 17-22 ATS in SEC games.
Under is 4-2 in their last six games.


Tennessee won last seven series games, all by 13+ points.
Commodores covered their last four visits to Knoxville.
Over is 7-3 in last ten meetings.
SEC home favorites are 22-17 ATS in conference games.


Wake Forest @ Duke (-1.5)
Wake Forest (8-3, 4-3)
Wake Forest won three in row, six of last seven games.
Deacons allowed 34-30-42 points in its three losses.
Deacons have 5 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Wake Forest has 86 returning starts on offensive line.
Last 2 years, senior QB Ashford was at Auburn/South Carolina


In his career, coach Dickert is 6-6-1 as a road underdog.
Wake is 7-5 ATS last dozen games as a road underdog.
Wake is 10-12-1 ATS in last 23 conference games.
Deacons are 7-1 ATS in last eight games overall.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.


Duke (6-5, 5-2)
Duke is 0-4 when it scores less than 32 points.
Blue Devils are +11 in turnovers in wins, minus-8 in losses.
Last 4 games, Duke gave up 35.3 points/game.
Blue Devils have 6 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Duke has 37 returning starts on the offensive line.


QB Mensah started 13 games at Tulane.
Under Manny Diaz, Duke is 2-5 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Diaz is 9-15 ATS as a home favorite.
Since 2022, Duke is 20-11 ATS in ACC games.
Duke is 18-11 ATS in last 29 games coming off a win.
Over is 7-3 in their I-A games.


Duke won last three series games, by 6-3-3 points.
Wake covered three of last four visits to Durham.
Under is 3-1 in last four meetings.
ACC home favorites are 16-21 ATS in conference games.


Cincinnati @ TCU (-3.5)
Cincinnati (7-4, 5-3)
Cincinnati lost last three games, giving up 33.7 ppg.
Cincinnati was held to 17-14-24-14 points in their losses.
Bearcats have 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Bearcats have 81 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Sorsby has 19 career starts.


Under Satterfield, Cincinnati is 4-6-1 ATS as a road underdog.
In his career, Satterfield is 13-19-3 ATS as a road underdog.
In his career, Satterfield is 39-44-4 ATS in conference games.
Cincinnati is 5-3 SU/4-4 ATS in conference games this year.
Under is 3-1 in their last four games.


TCU (7-4, 4-4)
TCU scored 17-13-17 points in its last three games.
Horned Frogs are 5-0 when it scores 35+ points.
TCU has 6 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Horned Frogs have 93 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Hoover started 19 games the last two years.


Under Dykes, TCU is 12-9 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Dykes is 33-26 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Dykes, Frogs are 18-15-3 ATS in Big X games.
Last three games, TCU is minus-5 in turnovers.
Under is 6-3 in last nine TCU games.


TCU (-3) won 20-13 at Cincinnati last year.
That was teams’ first meeting since 2004.
Big X home favorites are 26-18 ATS in conference games.


Alabama (-5.5) @ Auburn
Alabama (9-2, 6-1)
Alabama is 3-1 SU on road, winning by 3-3-7 points.
Last three I-A games, Alabama ran ball for 69.3 yards/game
Alabama has 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Crimson Tide has 95 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Simpson threw 25 passes last year.


Under DeBoer, Alabama is 2-5-1 ATS as a road favorite.
In his career, DeBoer is 10-12-1 as a road favorite.
Crimson Tide is 15-8-1 ATS in its last 24 SEC games.
Alabama was held to 17-21 points in its losses.
Seven of last eight Alabama games stayed under the total.


Auburn (5-6, 1-6)
Auburn lost six of its last seven I-A games, after a 3-0 start.
Tigers are 0-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
Auburn has 9 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Tigers have 140 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Arnold started 10 games for Oklahoma.


Tigers held last four of last five I-A foes under 100 yards rushing.
Auburn is 4-5 ATS last nine games as a home underdog.
Auburn is 10-13 ATS in last 23 conference games.
Auburn is 3-12 ATS in last 15 games coming off a win.
Under is 7-2 in last nine Auburn games.

Alabama is 5-0 SU/2-2-1 ATS in last five series games.
Crimson Tide is 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Auburn.
Under is 6-4 in last ten meetings.
SEC home underdogs are 8-9 ATS in conference games.

 

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NCAAF
Dunkel

Week 14

FCS

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday, November 29​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
TTU at WVU	12:00 PM	WVU +23.5*****	+500
CLEM at SOCAR	12:00 PM	SOCAR -3.0*****	+500
COLO at KSU	12:00 PM	KSU -17.0*****	+500
ISU at OKST	12:00 PM	OKST +13.5*****	+500
OSU at MICH	12:00 PM	MICH +10.0*****	+500
BALL at M-OH	12:00 PM	M-OH -17.5	+500
ECU at FAU	12:00 PM	O 66.5*****	+500
TOL at CMU	12:00 PM	TOL -11.0*****	+500
HOU at BAY	12:00 PM	BAY -2.5	+500
HARV at VILL	12:00 PM	HARV -2.5	+500
MIA at PITT	12:00 PM	U 49.0*****	+500
DRKE at SDAK	01:00 PM	SDAK -20.5	+500
UCF at BYU	01:00 PM	BYU -17.5*****	+500
FIU at SHSU	01:00 PM	SHSU +11.5	+500
GASO at MRSH	01:30 PM	MRSH -10.0*****	+500
WKU at JVST	02:00 PM	WKU -2.0*****	+500
LT at MOSU	02:00 PM	LT +2.5	+500
GSU at ODU	02:00 PM	ODU -28.0*****	+500
ARST at APP	02:30 PM	APP +1.0	+500
USA at TXST	03:00 PM	TXST -9.0*****	+500
MTU at NMSU	03:00 PM	NMSU -4.0	+500
ULM at ULL	03:00 PM	U 47.0*****	+500
UAB at TLSA	03:00 PM	TLSA -8.5	+500
BC at SYR	03:00 PM	BC -3.0	+500
VAN at TENN	03:30 PM	VAN +2.5*****	+500
WAKE at DUKE	03:30 PM	WAKE +1.0*****	+500
MIZZ at ARK	03:30 PM	O 54.5	+500
ORE at WASH	03:30 PM	WASH +7.0*****	+500
TROY at USM	03:30 PM	USM -6.5*****	+500
PSU at RUTG	03:30 PM	U 55.5*****	+500
CIN at TCU	03:30 PM	TCU -3.5*****	+500
ARMY at UTSA	03:30 PM	UTSA -7.5*****	+500
KENN at LIB	03:30 PM	KENN -2.0*****	+500
WIS at MINN	03:30 PM	WIS -1.0	+500
LSU at OKLA	03:30 PM	OKLA -10.0*****	+500
JMU at CCU	03:45 PM	CCU +22.5*****	+500
FSU at FLA	04:30 PM	O 49.0*****	+500
ORST at WSU	06:30 PM	WSU -13.5*****	+500
MD at MSU	07:00 PM	MSU -4.0*****	+500
RICE at USF	07:00 PM	USF -28.0 O 57.5*****	+500 +500
VT at UVA	07:00 PM	U 52.5	+500
UNC at NCST	07:30 PM	O 49.0*****	+500
ALA at AUB	07:30 PM	AUB +5.5*****	+500
NW at ILL	07:30 PM	U 45.0*****	+500
UCLA at USC	07:30 PM	USC -21.5*****	+500
CHAR at TULN	07:30 PM	TULN -30.0	+500
SMU at CAL	08:00 PM	SMU -13.5*****	+500
UNLV at NEV	09:00 PM	UNLV -7.5	+500
ND at STAN	10:30 PM	ND -31.5*****	+500
FRES at SJSU	10:30 PM	FRES -3.5	+500
WYO at HAW	11:00 PM	HAW -7.5*****	+500

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Players who were hit by the most pitches last year:
27— Randy Arozarena
24— Caleb Durbin
23— Willson Contreras
21— Ty France
17— Heliot Ramos
16— TJ Friedl, Francisco Lindor, Eugenio Suarez

Quote of the Day
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
Zig Ziglar

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

Saturday’s quiz
New Jersey Jets picked Sam Darnold with the third pick in the 2018 Draft.

Friday’s quiz
Jacksonville Jaguars are only NFL team that has never played on Thanksgiving Day.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college football Saturday…….​

— SMU 35, California 38
Golden Bears led 31-14 with 14:00 left in the game.
SMU rallied to take lead, but Cal scored game-winning TD with 0:43 left.
Mustangs missed a 52-yard field at the end that would’ve forced overtime.
Result puts 7-5 Duke in the ACC title game, against Virginia.

— Alabama 27, Auburn 20
Alabama drove 75 yards, scored game-winning TD with 3:50 left.
Alabama led this game 17-0 early in second quarter.
Alabama-Georgia is the SEC title game next Saturday.

— Ohio State 27, Michigan 9
Buckeyes snap a four-game losing skid against their arch-rival.
Michigan scored on 3 of first 4 drives, but they kicked 3 field goals.
Rest of game, Michigan ran 18 plays for 39 yards, and no points.

— Troy 28, Southern Miss 18
Goose Crowder threw three TD passes for the 8-4 Trojans.
Troy outgained Southern Miss 428-304, overcame 11 penalties for 87 yards.
Troy will play James Madison in the Sun Belt title game next weekend.

— Vanderbilt 45, Tennessee 24
QB Pavia threw for 268 yards, ran for 165 more.
Game was tied 21-21 at halftime.
First time ever Vanderbilt won 10+ games in the regular season.

— Upsets of the Week:
California (+13.5) 38, SMU 35
Georgia Southern (+9.5) 24, Marshall 19
UAB (+7.5) 31, Tulsa 24
Army (+7.5) 27, Tex-San Antonio 24
Troy (+6.5) 28, Southern Miss 18
Kent State (+5.5) 35, Northern Illinois 31
Navy (+5.5) 28, Memphis 17
Middle Tennessee (+4.5) 31, New Mexico State 24 OT

— Baltimore Orioles signed reliever Ryan Helsley to a 2-year, $28M contract; Helsley had 21 saves for St Louis last year, but they traded him to the Mets at the trade deadline and he didn’t do well in New York, posting a 7.20 ERA in 22 games as a set-up man.

— Stanford Cardinal hired Washington Commanders QB coach Tavita Pritchard as its new football coach. Pritchard is a former Stanford quarterback who was also an assistant coach there from 2010-22.

— Texas A&M is 11-1 after getting upset Friday; they’ve beaten four teams who fired their coach during the season.

— Lions/Cowboys both play every year on Thanksgiving; how do they do the next week, with the little mini-bye built into their schedules?
Last 11 years, Dallas is 7-4 ATS in their game after Thanksgiving.
Last five years, Detroit is 4-1 in their game after Thanksgiving.

— Famous birthdays, November 30th:
Jim Chones, 76
Bob Tewksbury, 65
Bo Jackson, 63
Ben Stiller, 60
Shane Victorino, 45
Rich Harden, 44
Elisha Cuthbert, 42
Kaley Cuoco, 40
Chase Anderson, 38
Daylen Lile, 23

— Drake 84, Georgia Tech 74
Bad loss for ACC, losing to an MVC team that is outside the top 100.
Drake was 20-2y on foul line, Tech was 7-18.
Tech is 5-3, but 0-3 vs top 200 teams.

— Cal-Santa Barbara 74, Seattle 71
Seattle led by 8 early in the second half.
Seattle was +8 in turnovers, but got out-rebounded 33-18
Gauchos were 22-25 on foul line, Seattle 14-22.

— Penn 73, LaSalle 71
LaSalle led by 15 early in the second half.
Penn was 10-20 on the arc; they got out-rebounded 40-31.
6-9 junior Power played all 40:00, scored 29 points for Penn.

— LSU 96, DePaul 63
Tigers led 50-22 at halftime.
7-0 LSU has played schedule #328 so far.
It gets tougher now; next 3 games: @ Boston College, vs Texas Tech, SMU

— Some teams with worst continuity coming into the year:
Xavier
Baylor
Central Florida
Indiana
Maryland
Memphis
Miami FL
West Virginia

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES CFB NOVEMBER'S BEST BETS !

11/29/2025.............14 - 19 - 0....................42.42%.............- 34.50
11/28/2025..................4 - 5 - 0....................44.44%.............- 7.50
11/27/2025..................1 - 1 - 0....................50.00%.............- 0.50
11/25/2025..................0 - 3 - 0....................00.00%.............- 16.50
11/22/2025...............13 - 23 - 1....................36.11%.............- 61.15
11/21/2025...................2 - 2 - 0....................50.00%.............- 1.00
11/20/2025...................0 - 2 - 0....................00.00%..............- 11.00
11/19/2025...................2 - 2 - 0....................50.00%..............- 1.00
11/18/2025...................1 - 5 - 0....................16.66%...............- 22.50
11/15/2025.................10- 8 - 0.....................55.55%..............+ 6.00
11/14/2025..................2 - 2 - 0.....................50.00%..............- 1.00
11/13/2025..................0 - 2 - 0.....................00.00%.............- 11.00
11/12/2025...................3 - 1 - 0....................75.00%..............+ 9.50
11/11/2025...................3 - 1 - 0....................75.00%..............+ 9.50
11/08/2025.................12 - 6 - 0....................66.66%..............+ 27.00
11/07/2025...................4 - 2 - 0....................66.66%...............+ 9.00
11/06/2025...................4 - 0 - 0..................100.00%..............+ 20.00
11/05/2025...................2 - 2 - 0....................50.00%...............- 1.00
11/04/2025...................3 - 1 - 0....................75.00%...............+ 9.50
11/01/2025...................8 - 9 - 0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,47.05%...............- 9.50

TOTALS......................88 - 96 - 0....................45.36%...............- 87.65

 

[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Week 14 NFL spreads……..
— Cowboys @ Detroit (-3)
— Dolphins (-2.5) @ NJ Jets
— Steelers @ Baltimore (-6.5)
— Saints @ Tampa Bay (-8)
— Colts (-1.5) @ Jacksonville
— Titans @ Cleveland (-3.5)

Quote of the Day
”When there’s film sessions, everybody shows up, and when I check to a route, you do the right route…….we have our meetings every week. We have other opportunities outside of the facility, and look forward to seeing all the boys there.
I felt good enough to be out there, just not ready to take a snap under center, hopefully next week for that. Disappointed in my performance, disappointed in the offensive performance and got to flush it.”
Aaron Rodgers

Monday’s quiz
Lane Kiffin was once the head coach of which NFL team?

Sunday’s quiz
Mike Shula was the football coach at Alabama, just before Nick Saban.

Saturday’s quiz
New Jersey Jets picked Sam Darnold with the third pick in the 2018 Draft.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…….​

49ers 26, Browns 8
49ers won their last three games, by 19-11-18 points.
49ers are 9-0 when they allow less than 26 points.
49ers were 11-17 on third down, Cleveland 3-11.
49ers are 5-0 ATS as a road favorite this year.
49ers led the Browns 10-8 at halftime.
Browns in 2nd half: 28 plays, 60 yards, no points.
Cleveland gained less than 280 yards in their last seven games.
Browns are 0-9 when they allow more than 10 points.

Jaguars 25, Titans 3
Jaguars scored TDs on 2 of first 3 drives, led 15-3 early.
Jacksonville won last three games, scoring 35-27-25 points.
Jaguars held 9 of last 11 opponents under 100 yards rushing.
Jaguars are 8-3 ATS in last eleven AFC South road games.
Tennessee is 0-7 SU/3-4 ATS in last seven games.
Titans are 3-9 ATS in last 12 AFC South home games.
Tennessee is 5-16-1 ATS last 22 games coming off a loss.
Titans are 7-16 ATS in last 23 games as an underdog.

Texans 20, Colts 16
QB Stroud threw for 276 yards after missing last three games.
Texans were 6-13 on third down, Colts 3-10.
Houston won its last four games, by 7-3-4-4 points.
Texans are 6-0 when they score 20+ points.
Colts’ first four drives: 18 plays, 71 yards, no points.
Houston led 10-6 at halftime.
Colts scored fewer than 20 points for first time this season.
Colts lost three of last four games, after a 7-1 start.

Dolphins 21, Saints 17
Miami won three of last four games, after a 1-6 start.
Down 19-11, Saints scored a TD with 1:17 left, but failed on 2-point try.
Saints recovered onside kick, got to Miami’s 36, but were stopped on downs.
De’Von Arcane ran ball for 134 yards and a TD.
Saints lost five of their last six games.
New Orleans is 0-10 when it allows more than 14 points.
In seven of last eight games, Saints ran ball for less than 90 yards.
Saints are 0-4 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.

Jets 27, Falcons 24
Nick Folk kicked a 56-yard FG on last play to win on a rainy day.
Jets trailed 24-17, scored 10 points in last 1:53 of the game.
Jets are 3-2 in their last five games, after an 0-7 start.
WR Mitchell caught 8 passes for 102 yards and a TD.
Game was tied 7-7 at halftime.
Atlanta lost six of its last seven games.
Falcons are 0-5 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.
Atlanta is 1-8 when it allows more than 14 points.

Panthers 31, Rams 28
QB Young threw TD passes of 35-33-43 yards.
Carolina is 5-1 when they score 27+ points, 2-5 when they don’t
Panthers are 6-1 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
Carolina is 5-0 ATS this year in games coming off a loss.
Rams were minus-3 in turnovers, throwing pick-6/INT in end zone.
LA allowed 33-26-31 points in their three losses.
Carolina was 7-15 on third down (3-3 on 4th), Rams 2-5.
7-6 Panthers are half-game behind Tampa Bay in NFC South.

Buccaneers 20, Cardinals 17
Buccaneers in first half: 34 plays, 147 yards, 10 points.
Tampa Bay led 10-3 at halftime.
Tampa Bay was 7-16 on third down, Arizona 3-8
Last eleven games, Tampa Bay is +9 in turnovers.
Cardinals are 0-7 in games decided by 4 or fewer points.
Arizona’s first five drives: 27 plays, 128 yards, 3 points.
Cardinals lost four in row, nine of last ten games.
Arizona is 1-8 when they allow more than 17 points.

Famous birthdays, December 1st:
Bette Midler, 80
George Foster, 77
Larry Walker, 59
Steve Walsh, 59
DeSean Jackson, 39
Dan Straily, 37
Javier Baez, 33
Gary Payton II, 33

Seahawks 26, Vikings 0
Vikings lost four in row, six of their last seven games.
Last four games, Minnesota is minus-11 in turnovers.
#3 QB Brosmer was overmatched, threw an 85-yard pick-6.
Minnesota was shut out for first time since 2007.
Seattle kicked FGs on four of their first seven drives.
Seattle is 4-1 ATS as a home favorite this year.
Seahawks won five of their last six games.
Seahawks held 8 of last 10 opponents under 300 TY.

Chargers 31, Raiders 14
Chargers outgained the Raiders, 341-156.
Chargers converted 12-17 on third down, Las Vegas 2-8
QB Herbert broke a bone in his left (non-throwing) hand.
Bolts are 8-3 ATS last 11 games as a home favorite.
Game was tied 7-7 at halftime.
Chargers in 2nd half: 31 plays, 199 yards, 24 points.
Raiders lost six games in a row, 10 of last 11.
Raiders are 11-18-2 ATS last 31 games as an underdog.

Bills 26, Steelers 7
Pittsburgh led 7-3 at halftime.
Bills scored a defensive TD on first play of third quarter.
Steelers in 2nd half: 21 plays, 95 yards, zero points.
Pittsburgh lost five of its last seven games.
Buffalo outgained the Steelers, 372-166.
Bills ran ball 51 times for 249 yards (4.9 yards/carry).
Bills are 13-8 ATS in last 21 games coming off a loss.
Buffalo is 8-0 when they score more than 20 points.

Broncos 27, Commanders 26 OT
Both teams scored TD in OT; Washington went for 2 points/win, but failed.
Denver is 2-6 ATS last eight games as a road favorite.
Broncos won their last nine games, last four by 3-3-3-1 points.
Seven of their last eight wins were by 4 or fewer points.
Backup QB Mariota threw for 294 yards, two TD’s.
Commanders kicked FG at gun of regulation to force OT.
Washington is 0-7 SU/1-6 ATS in their last seven games.
Commanders are 0-5 in games decided by 9 or fewer points.

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
NBA players playing the most minutes……..
40.7 mpg— Tyrese Maxey
37.3— Luka Doncic
36.8— Austin Reaves
36.7— Cade Cunningham
36.4— VJ Edgecombe
36.2— Amen Thompson

Quote of the Day
”Only Lane Kiffin would burn a bridge while still trying to stand on it.”
Unnamed person, summing up the weekend in Mississippi

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the coach of the New England Patriots, just before Bill Belichick?

Monday’s quiz
Lane Kiffin was once the head coach of the Oakland Raiders, in 2007-08

Sunday’s quiz
Mike Shula was the football coach at Alabama, just before Nick Saban.

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Tuesday’s Den: Random stuff on a snowy day……..​

— Patriots 33, Giants 15
Patriots in first half: 35 plays, 259 yards, 23 points.
New England also ran a punt back 94 yards for a TD; they led 30-7 at the half.
Patriots won their last ten games (8-2 ATS).
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Giants in first half: 25 plays, 89 yards, 7 points.
Giants have lost their last seven games (3-3 ATS)
Down 17-7, Giants’ kicker fell down when he was trying a FG. Just fell down, never actually kicked the ball.
Giants also fumbled a kickoff in first half; rough night for their special teams.

— New York Mets signed reliever Devin Williams for three years, $51M. Williams had a career-worst 4.79 ERA over 67 appearances for Bronx last year; he is insurance for the Mets if they do not bring Edwin Diaz back in 2026.

— Kentucky fired football coach Mark Stoops, paid him $37.7M to take a hike, after he went 82-80 in 13 years coaching the Wildcats (4-4 in bowls). They replaced him with Will Stein, the offensive coordinator at Oregon, who grew up in Kentucky.

— NC State-Virginia will play a football game in Brazil next August, the first college football game in South America. The game will be played in a 44,661-seat stadium that helped host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

— Missouri recently became the 40th state to have legalized sports betting.

— Denver Broncos are 10-2, but they’ve been behind in every game; they’re the only team ever to win that many games when they trailed in all of them. Next-best record was the 1978 Houston Oilers, who were 8-4 thru 12 games.

— Famous birthdays, December 2nd:
Steven Bauer, 69
OJ McDuffie, 56
Mark Kotsay, 50
Britney Spears, 44
Aaron Rodgers, 42
Daniela Ruah, 42
Matt McGloin, 36
Brandon Knight, 34
Ashton Jeanty, 22

— NFL divisional trends

AFC East
Underdogs 5-3 ATS divisional games
12-6 ATS non-divisional underdogs

AFC North
Home teams 5-1 ATS divisional games
18-24 ATS non-divisional games

AFC South
Home teams, favorites 5-2 ATS divisional games.
12-8 ATS non-divisional underdogs

AFC West
Home teams 4-1 ATS divisional games
4-10 ATS non-divisional road team
8-15 non-divisional favorite.

NFC East
Home teams 5-2 ATS divisional games
6-11 ATS non-divisional underdogs

NFC North
Favorites 4-2 ATS divisional games
11-9 ATS non-divisional favorite

NFC South
Underdogs 3-1 ATS divisional games
16-20 ATS non-divisional games

NFC West
Home teams 1-5 ATS divisional games
16-7 non-divisional favorites

— Middle Tennessee 76, UAB 61
UAB led by a point at halftime.
Blue Raiders are 3-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100
UAB is shooting 26% on the arc this year. (#345)

— Colorado 78, Cal Baptist 70
8-0 Buffs trailed 23-9 midway thru the first half.
Colorado already has three top 100 wins.
Frosh guard Johnson scored 17 points in 27:00 off the bench.

— Bowling Green 82, Kansas State 66
Underdog Falcons never trailed, shot 12-26 on the arc.
Ugly loss for K-State, which shot 12-22 on foul line, 6-23 on arc.
Wildcats have lost three in a row, giving up 86-86-82 points.

— Villanova 74, Temple 56
Villanova led 29-28 at halftime, in this inner-city rivalry.
Wildcats out-rebounded Temple 43-24.
Villanova is 6-1, but lost their only top 100 game (BYU)

 

[Udog]

WEEK FIFTEEN

 

[Udog]

NCAAF
Dunkel

Week 15

 

[Udog]

NCAAF

Week 15

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Kennesaw State VS Jacksonville State
Kennesaw State is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kennesaw State's last 6 games.
Kennesaw State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
Kennesaw State is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games on the road.
Jacksonville State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Jacksonville State's last 8 games.
Jacksonville State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Jacksonville State is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games at home.

Troy VS James Madison
Troy is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Troy's last 5 games.
Troy is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
Troy is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
James Madison is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of James Madison's last 6 games.
James Madison is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
James Madison is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games at home.

North Texas VS Tulane
North Texas is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of North Texas' last 7 games.
North Texas is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of North Texas' last 5 games on the road.
Tulane is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tulane's last 9 games.
Tulane is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
Tulane is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games at home.

UNLV VS Boise State
Nevada-Las Vegas is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games.
Nevada-Las Vegas is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games.
Nevada-Las Vegas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Boise State.
Nevada-Las Vegas is 0-8 SU in its last 8 games against Boise State.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boise State's last 5 games.
Boise State is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boise State's last 6 games against Nevada-Las Vegas.
Boise State is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games at home.

BYU VS Texas Tech
Brigham Young is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
Brigham Young is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games.
Brigham Young is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brigham Young's last 6 games played in December.
Texas Tech is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas Tech's last 10 games.
Texas Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
Texas Tech is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.

Miami-OH VS Western Michigan
Miami-OH is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami-OH's last 6 games.
Miami-OH is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
Miami-OH is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Western Michigan.
Western Michigan is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Western Michigan's last 5 games.
Western Michigan is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
Western Michigan is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Mid-American conference.

Georgia VS Alabama
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgia's last 5 games.
Georgia is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games.
Georgia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Alabama.
Georgia is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games against Alabama.
Alabama is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Alabama's last 9 games.
Alabama is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Alabama's last 14 games against Georgia.

Indiana VS Ohio State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games.
Indiana is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Ohio State.
Indiana is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games against Ohio State.
Ohio State is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ohio State's last 7 games.
Ohio State is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ohio State's last 8 games against Indiana.

Duke VS Virginia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Duke's last 5 games.
Duke is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
Duke is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games against Virginia.
Duke is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games against Virginia.
Virginia is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Virginia's last 7 games.
Virginia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Virginia's last 6 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Coast conference.


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[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
If the NFL Draft was held today…….
1) Tennessee
2) NJ Giants
3) New Orleans
4) Las Vegas
5) Cleveland
6) Washington

Quote of the Day
”What this means to everyone who wears a Mets uniform, is that one of our most popular players, a guy that delivers each and every season, if he’s not safe, then no one’s safe..”
Mets TV announcer/former pitcher Ron Darling, talking about the Brandon Nimmo trade

Wednesday’s quiz
Since 1999, Cleveland Browns have started 42 different QB’s; which one of those 42 QB’s started the most games for Cleveland?

Tuesday’s quiz
Pete Carroll was the coach of the New England Patriots, just before Bill Belichick.

Monday’s quiz
Lane Kiffin was once the head coach of the Oakland Raiders, in 2007-08

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

Conference play started in the Big 18 Tuesday night…….

— USC 82, Oregon 77
Ducks led by 10 late in the first half.
4-4 Oregon lost its last four games, all vs top 100 teams.
8-0 Trojans shot 58.8% inside the arc.
USC is 4-0 in games decided by 5 or fewer points.

— Purdue 81, Rutgers 65
Rutgers is 0-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 25-5-16 points.
Rutgers is shooting 46.1% inside arc (#307 in country)
Purdue is 8-0, and they’ve played schedule #57 so far.

— Michigan State 71, Iowa 52
8-0 Spartans shot 58.8% inside arc, out-rebounded Iowa 37-18.
Michigan State led 35-21 at halftime.
Spartans have four top 100 wins; they’ve got #26 eFG% defense in country.

— Famous birthdays, December 3rd:
Tom Woodeshick, 84
Wayne Garrett, 78
Julianne Moore, 65
Daryl Hannah, 65
Gene Nelson, 65
Paul Byrd, 55
Lindsey Hunter, 55
James Laurinaitis, 39
Troy Melton, 25

— UConn 61, Kansas 56
Kansas led 33-29 at halftime.
UConn is 7-1, with three top 100 wins (schedule #56)
Jayhawks star freshman (hamstring) missed his 7th straight game.

— Marquette 75, Valparaiso 72 OT
Valparaiso led by 8 with 7:02 left to play.
Marquette was 27-32 on foul line, Valpo 8-12.
Marquette is 5-4 vs schedule #231 (0-4 vs top 100 teams); junior PG Jones missed his sixth game in a row.

ACC-SEC challenge started Tuesday night…….

— Duke 67, Florida 66
Duke hit a 3-pointer with 0:19 left for the win.
Blue Devils led by 15 late in the first half.
Gators out-rebounded Duke, 44-33.
Duke doesn’t play many non-conference road games:
This year: W114-59 @ Army
Dec 6th @ Michigan State
2024-25: W69-55 @ Arizona
2023-24: L75-80 @ Arkansas
2022-23: none
2021-22: L66-71 @ Ohio State
2020-21: none
2019-20: W87-75 @ Michigan State

— North Carolina 67, Kentucky 64
Kentucky led by six with 5:50 left in the game.
Wildcats were 17-22 on foul line, Tar Heels 9-15.
North Carolina had a 41-30 edge on the boards.

— Texas A&M 81, Pittsburgh 73
Pitt led by 4 with 6:23 left in the game.
Aggies are 7-2, forcing turnovers 22.7% of time (#14)
A&M has #43 eFG% in country under new coach McMillan, who went 93-39 the last four years at Samford in the Southern Conference.

— Virginia Tech 86, South Carolina 83 OT
Hokies shot 58.7% inside arc; they had 37-28 edge on boards.
6-8 junior Hansberry had 22 points, 14 rebounds for Tech.
Tech is 7-2, 3-2 vs top 100 teams (schedule #96).

— Syracuse 62, Tennessee 60
4th straight top 20 game for Syracuse, which lost previous three.
Tennessee shot 4-13 on arc, 8-15 on foul line.
6-8 junior Carey scored 22 points in 23:00 off the bench for the Vols.

— Miami 75, Ole Miss 66
Miami had 45-29 edge on boards; they led 42-26 at halftime.
Ole Miss was only 12-40 (30%) inside the arc.
Miami is 7-2; they’ve got #37 eFG% defense.

— Georgia 107, Florida State 73
Dawgs shot 72.5% inside the arc.
8-1 Georgia led 49-30 at halftime.
5-3 Seminoles lost last two games, by 36-34 points.

— Notre Dame 76, Missouri 71
Missouri led by 12 points late in first half.
First loss for 8-1 Mizzou, which had played schedule #364 before this game.
First top 100 win in four tries for Notre Dame.

— Oklahoma 86, Wake Forest 68
Sooners outscored Wake Forest 49-33 in second half.
Oklahoma out-rebounded the Deacons, 42-24.
Oklahoma is off to a 6-2 start, 2-2 vs top 100 teams.

 

[CNOTES]

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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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.

 

[CNOTES]

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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Friday’s Den: Random stuff, with the weekend here…….​

— Lions 44, Cowboys 30
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