Saturday, October 25
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| OHIO at EMU | 12:00 PM | OHIO -12.0 | +500 |
| BGSU at KENT | 12:00 PM | KENT +8.0 | +500 |
| KSU at KU | 12:00 PM | KSU +3.0 | +500 |
| NW at NEB | 12:00 PM | NW +7.5***** | +500 |
| UCLA at IU | 12:00 PM | IU -26.5 | +500 |
| USF at MEM | 12:00 PM | USF -5.5***** | +500 |
| SYR at GT | 12:00 PM | GT -16.5 | +500 |
| SMU at WAKE | 12:00 PM | WAKE +4.0 | +500 |
| APP at ODU | 12:00 PM | U 61.0***** | +500 |
| MISS at OKLA | 12:00 PM | OKLA -5.0***** | +500 |
| UVA at UNC | 12:00 PM | UVA -10.5 | +500 |
| AUB at ARK | 12:45 PM | ARK -2.5 | +500 |
| AKR at BUFF | 01:00 PM | BUFF -10.0 | +500 |
| USU at UNM | 03:00 PM | UNM -3.0 | +500 |
| CONN at RICE | 03:00 PM | CONN -10.5 | +500 |
| TEM at TLSA | 03:30 PM | TEM -5.5 | +500 |
| TOL at WSU | 03:30 PM | TOL -1.5 | +500 |
| MINN at IOWA | 03:30 PM | IOWA -9.0 | +500 |
| MIZZ at VAN | 03:30 PM | VAN -3.0***** | +500 |
| ILL at WASH | 03:30 PM | ILL +3.5 | +500 |
| BYU at ISU | 03:30 PM | ISU -2.5 | +500 |
| ULM at USM | 03:30 PM | USM -13.5 | +500 |
| BALL at NIU | 03:30 PM | NIU -6.0 | +500 |
| SDSU at FRES | 03:30 PM | U 47.0 | +500 |
| NCST at PITT | 03:30 PM | PITT -6.5 | +500 |
| ALA at SOCAR | 03:30 PM | SOCAR +11.0 | +500 |
| FAU at NAVY | 03:30 PM | FAU +14.0 | +500 |
| WMU at M-OH | 03:30 PM | M-OH -2.0 | +500 |
| MASS at CMU | 03:30 PM | CMU -16.5 | +500 |
| OKST at TTU | 04:00 PM | O 56.5***** | +500 |
| BAY at CIN | 04:00 PM | CIN -3.5 | +500 |
| TEX at MSST | 04:15 PM | MSST +7.5***** | +500 |
| TCU at WVU | 06:00 PM | WVU +16.0 | +500 |
| STAN at MIA | 07:00 PM | STAN +29.5***** | +500 |
| WIS at ORE | 07:00 PM | WIS +31.5 | +500 |
| ULL at TROY | 07:00 PM | TROY -7.5***** | +500 |
| GASO at ARST | 07:00 PM | ARST -1.0 | +500 |
| BC at LOU | 07:30 PM | LOU -25.5 | +500 |
| CSU at WYO | 07:30 PM | WYO -4.5 | +500 |
| TAM at LSU | 07:30 PM | LSU +2.5***** | +500 |
| MICH at MSU | 07:30 PM | MICH -14.0 | +500 |
| TENN at UK | 07:45 PM | TENN -8.0 | +500 |
| HOU at ASU | 08:00 PM | ASU -7.0****** | +500 |
| COLO at UTAH | 10:15 PM | COLO +14.0 | +500 |
CNOTES COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !
10/25/2025....................5 - 6 - 0.........................45.45%..............- 8.00
10/24/2025....................2 - 2 - 1.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/23/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/22/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/21/2025....................3 - 0 - 0.......................100.00%................+ 15.00
10/18/2025....................6 - 7 - 1........................46.15%.................- 8.50
10/17/2025....................4 - 2 - 0........................66.66%.................+ 9.00
10/16/2025....................1 - 1 - 0........................50.00%.................- 0.50
10/15/2025....................3 - 1 - 0........................75.00%..................+ 9.50
10/11/2025....................3 - 7 - 0........................30.00%.................- 23.50
10/10/2025....................5 - 1 - 0........................83.31%................+ 19.50
10/09/2025....................2 - 3 - 1........................40.00%.................- 6.50
10/08/2025....................2 - 1 - 1........................66.66%.................+ 4.50
10/04/2025................14 - 11 - 1.......................56.00%.................+ 9.50
10/03/2025.....................1 - 5 - 0.......................16.66%.................- 22.50
10/02/2025.....................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%..................- 0.50
TOTALS........................53 - 51- 5.......................50.96%................. - 5.50
10/25/2025....................5 - 6 - 0.........................45.45%..............- 8.00
10/24/2025....................2 - 2 - 1.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/23/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/22/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/21/2025....................3 - 0 - 0.......................100.00%................+ 15.00
10/18/2025....................6 - 7 - 1........................46.15%.................- 8.50
10/17/2025....................4 - 2 - 0........................66.66%.................+ 9.00
10/16/2025....................1 - 1 - 0........................50.00%.................- 0.50
10/15/2025....................3 - 1 - 0........................75.00%..................+ 9.50
10/11/2025....................3 - 7 - 0........................30.00%.................- 23.50
10/10/2025....................5 - 1 - 0........................83.31%................+ 19.50
10/09/2025....................2 - 3 - 1........................40.00%.................- 6.50
10/08/2025....................2 - 1 - 1........................66.66%.................+ 4.50
10/04/2025................14 - 11 - 1.......................56.00%.................+ 9.50
10/03/2025.....................1 - 5 - 0.......................16.66%.................- 22.50
10/02/2025.....................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%..................- 0.50
TOTALS........................53 - 51- 5.......................50.96%................. - 5.50
Sunday’s 6-pack:
Very early in the season, NBA’s leading scorers:
50.0 ppg— Aaron Gordon, Den
46.0— Luka Doncic, LAL
46.5— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
41.0— Tyrese Maxey, Phil
37.0— Anthony Edwards, Minn
36.0— Bennedict Mathurin, Ind
Quote of the Day
“We didn’t ask to have legalized sports betting. It kind of came, and that’s the environment in which we operate.……..the most important thing that we can do is make sure that we have systems in place that give us access to data, which puts you in a position to determine if there’s something aberrational going on.”
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred
Sunday’s quiz
In the baseball movie For Love of the Game, what well-known actor plays the Tigers’ manager?
Saturday’s quiz
Aaron Rodgers played his college football for the Cal Bears.
Friday’s quiz
Jaxson Dart is the all-time leader in passing yards for the Ole Miss Rebels.
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Smith, Muncy hit solo homers in 7th inning.
Yamamoto got his second consecutive complete game win.
World Series is tied, 1-1.
Game 3 is in Los Angeles Monday night.
— Ole Miss 34, Oklahoma 26
Ole Miss outscored Oklahoma 9-0 in fourth quarter.
QB Chambliss threw for 315 yards and a TD, also ran for 53 yards.
Rebels were 9-21 on third down, Oklahoma 4-14.
— Alabama 29, South Carolina 22
Alabama scored 15 points in the last 2:16 for the win.
Crimson Tide drove 38 yards, scored winning TD with 0:34 left.
Gamecocks led 15-14 after the third quarter.
South Carolina has lost five of its last six games.
— Texas 45, Mississippi State 38 OT
Miss State led 38-21 with 10:00 left in the game.
Texas returned a punt 79 yards for a TD with 1:47 left to force OT.
Miss State outgained Texas, 445-428.
Bulldogs have now lost their last 16 SEC games.
— Memphis 34, South Florida 31
Tigers outscored USF 17-0 in the 4th quarter.
Memphis drove 70 yards, scored winning TD with 1:07 left.
USF lost, even though they ran ball 38 times for 295 yards.
Memphis QB Lewis threw for 307 yards, two TD’s.
— Upsets of the Week:
Rice (+9.5) 37, UConn 34 OT
Akron (+8.5) 24, Buffalo 16
Kent State (+8.5) 24, Bowling Green 21
Houston (+7.5) 24, Arizona State 16
Memphis (+4.5) 34, South Florida 31
Ole Miss (+4.5) 34, Oklahoma 26
Kansas State (+3.5) 42, Kansas 17
— Vanderbilt 17, Missouri 10
Vanderbilt is 7-1 for the first time since 1941.
Game was tied 3-3 at halftime.
Vandy scored winning TD with 1:52 left.
Mizzou caught Hail Mary pass on last play, was half-yard short of a TD.
— Virginia 17, North Carolina 16 OT
Tar Heels scored TD in OT, but went for 2 points and failed.
Virginia has won six in a row, last three by total of six points.
In 1st quarter, North Carolina lost fumble on Virginia’s one-yard line.
North Carolina has lost four in a row, is 2-5 this year.
— BYU 41, Iowa State 27
BYU outscored the Cyclones 24-3 in the second half.
BYU’s 40-yard pick-6 with 13:40 left broke the game open.
BYU is 8-0 for the second year in a row.
Iowa State has lost three in row, for first time since 2022.
— Famous birthdays, October 26th:
Mike Hargrove, 76
Chuck Foreman, 75
Rita Wilson, 69
Dylan McDermott, 64
Tony Casillas, 62
Mark Sweeney, 56
Bert Emanuel, 55
Antonio Pierce, 47
Nick Collison, 45
Francisco Liriano, 42
Parker Messick, 25
Chase Dollander, 24
— Rice 37, UConn 34 OT
Owls ran ball 56 times for 300 yards.
UConn QB Fagnano threw for 344 yards, three TD’s.
Quinton Jackson had a 73-yard TD run, caught a 75-yard TD pass.
— Temple 38, Tulsa 37 OT
Temple QB Simon has thrown 21 TD’s this year, no INTs
Tulsa scored TD in OT, went for 2 points/win, but failed.
In this game, Simon threw for 267 yards, five TD’s.
— Wake Forest 13, SMU 12
Deacons kicked a 50-yard FG on last play for a walk-off win.
SMU had won its previous 20 regular season conference games.
Wake Forest won despite turning ball over five times (minus-2)
— Rutgers 27, Purdue 24
Rutgers kicked a 30-yard FG on last play for a walk-off win.
Scarlet Knights were 4-14 on third down, Purdue 1-9.
Rutgers QB Kaliakmanis threw for 359 yards (13.3 yards/attempt)
— Texas A&M 49, LSU 25
LSU led this game 18-14 at halftime.
A&M QB Reed threw for 202 yards, 2 TD’s, ran for 108 yards, 2 more TD’s
A&M outgained the Tigers, 426-278
LSU is 5-3; the natives have to be restless, but coach Kelly’s buyout is $53M. Not sure the natives are THAT restless.
Very early in the season, NBA’s leading scorers:
50.0 ppg— Aaron Gordon, Den
46.0— Luka Doncic, LAL
46.5— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
41.0— Tyrese Maxey, Phil
37.0— Anthony Edwards, Minn
36.0— Bennedict Mathurin, Ind
Quote of the Day
“We didn’t ask to have legalized sports betting. It kind of came, and that’s the environment in which we operate.……..the most important thing that we can do is make sure that we have systems in place that give us access to data, which puts you in a position to determine if there’s something aberrational going on.”
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred
Sunday’s quiz
In the baseball movie For Love of the Game, what well-known actor plays the Tigers’ manager?
Saturday’s quiz
Aaron Rodgers played his college football for the Cal Bears.
Friday’s quiz
Jaxson Dart is the all-time leader in passing yards for the Ole Miss Rebels.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….
— Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 1Smith, Muncy hit solo homers in 7th inning.
Yamamoto got his second consecutive complete game win.
World Series is tied, 1-1.
Game 3 is in Los Angeles Monday night.
— Ole Miss 34, Oklahoma 26
Ole Miss outscored Oklahoma 9-0 in fourth quarter.
QB Chambliss threw for 315 yards and a TD, also ran for 53 yards.
Rebels were 9-21 on third down, Oklahoma 4-14.
— Alabama 29, South Carolina 22
Alabama scored 15 points in the last 2:16 for the win.
Crimson Tide drove 38 yards, scored winning TD with 0:34 left.
Gamecocks led 15-14 after the third quarter.
South Carolina has lost five of its last six games.
— Texas 45, Mississippi State 38 OT
Miss State led 38-21 with 10:00 left in the game.
Texas returned a punt 79 yards for a TD with 1:47 left to force OT.
Miss State outgained Texas, 445-428.
Bulldogs have now lost their last 16 SEC games.
— Memphis 34, South Florida 31
Tigers outscored USF 17-0 in the 4th quarter.
Memphis drove 70 yards, scored winning TD with 1:07 left.
USF lost, even though they ran ball 38 times for 295 yards.
Memphis QB Lewis threw for 307 yards, two TD’s.
— Upsets of the Week:
Rice (+9.5) 37, UConn 34 OT
Akron (+8.5) 24, Buffalo 16
Kent State (+8.5) 24, Bowling Green 21
Houston (+7.5) 24, Arizona State 16
Memphis (+4.5) 34, South Florida 31
Ole Miss (+4.5) 34, Oklahoma 26
Kansas State (+3.5) 42, Kansas 17
— Vanderbilt 17, Missouri 10
Vanderbilt is 7-1 for the first time since 1941.
Game was tied 3-3 at halftime.
Vandy scored winning TD with 1:52 left.
Mizzou caught Hail Mary pass on last play, was half-yard short of a TD.
— Virginia 17, North Carolina 16 OT
Tar Heels scored TD in OT, but went for 2 points and failed.
Virginia has won six in a row, last three by total of six points.
In 1st quarter, North Carolina lost fumble on Virginia’s one-yard line.
North Carolina has lost four in a row, is 2-5 this year.
— BYU 41, Iowa State 27
BYU outscored the Cyclones 24-3 in the second half.
BYU’s 40-yard pick-6 with 13:40 left broke the game open.
BYU is 8-0 for the second year in a row.
Iowa State has lost three in row, for first time since 2022.
— Famous birthdays, October 26th:
Mike Hargrove, 76
Chuck Foreman, 75
Rita Wilson, 69
Dylan McDermott, 64
Tony Casillas, 62
Mark Sweeney, 56
Bert Emanuel, 55
Antonio Pierce, 47
Nick Collison, 45
Francisco Liriano, 42
Parker Messick, 25
Chase Dollander, 24
— Rice 37, UConn 34 OT
Owls ran ball 56 times for 300 yards.
UConn QB Fagnano threw for 344 yards, three TD’s.
Quinton Jackson had a 73-yard TD run, caught a 75-yard TD pass.
— Temple 38, Tulsa 37 OT
Temple QB Simon has thrown 21 TD’s this year, no INTs
Tulsa scored TD in OT, went for 2 points/win, but failed.
In this game, Simon threw for 267 yards, five TD’s.
— Wake Forest 13, SMU 12
Deacons kicked a 50-yard FG on last play for a walk-off win.
SMU had won its previous 20 regular season conference games.
Wake Forest won despite turning ball over five times (minus-2)
— Rutgers 27, Purdue 24
Rutgers kicked a 30-yard FG on last play for a walk-off win.
Scarlet Knights were 4-14 on third down, Purdue 1-9.
Rutgers QB Kaliakmanis threw for 359 yards (13.3 yards/attempt)
— Texas A&M 49, LSU 25
LSU led this game 18-14 at halftime.
A&M QB Reed threw for 202 yards, 2 TD’s, ran for 108 yards, 2 more TD’s
A&M outgained the Tigers, 426-278
LSU is 5-3; the natives have to be restless, but coach Kelly’s buyout is $53M. Not sure the natives are THAT restless.
Monday’s 6-pack:
Week 9 college football spreads:
— Penn State @ Ohio State (-20.5)
— Vanderbilt @ Texas (-3.5)
— Miami (-10.5) @ SMU
— Georgia (-7.5) @ Florida
— Texas Tech (-7.5) @ Kansas State
— Oklahoma @ Tennessee (-3.5)
Quote of the Day
“It’s been a lot for me, emotionally, spiritually. When I was on the field, I was damn near about to start crying……..I get that he’s (Woody Johnson) the owner of the team, but that’s outside noise. The biggest thing was my teammates still believing in me, my coaches still believing in me, and God.”
Justin Fields, after the Jets’ 39-38 win Sunday
Monday’s quiz
Who was football coach at LSU before Brian Kelly?
Sunday’s quiz
In the baseball movie For Love of the Game, JK Simmons plays the Tigers’ manager.
Saturday’s quiz
Aaron Rodgers played his college football for the Cal Bears.
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Bengals led 31-16 after the third quarter.
Jets in 4th quarter: 20 plays, 184 yards, 23 points.
RB Hall ran for 133 yards, 2 TD’s, also threw the game-winning TD.
Six of Jets’ eight games were decided by 7 or fewer points.
Bengals lost five of their last six games.
Cincinnati scored 29.7 ppg in Flacco’s three starts.
Bengals converted 17-38 3rd down plays with Flacco at QB.
Over is 4-0 in Cincinnati home games.
Ravens 30, Bears 16
Ravens ran the ball 35 times for 177 yards.
Ravens’ 1st 5 drives: 45 plays, 256 yards, but only 16 points.
Baltimore led 10-6 at the half, 16-6 after three quarters.
Ravens in 4th quarter: 16 plays, 87 yards, 14 points.
Chicago had their 4-game winning streak snapped.
Chicago is 8-14-1 ATS in last 23 games coming off a win.
Bears committed 11 penalties for 79 yards
Chicago is 13-23-2 ATS last 37 games as a road underdog.
Dolphins 34, Falcons 10
Dolphins outgained Atlanta, 338-213.
Tagovailoa threw 4 TD’s, to four different receivers.
Dolphins were 6-13 on third down, Atlanta 2-11.
Miami is 11-7-1 ATS in last 19 games coming off a loss.
Dolphins led 24-3 after the third quarter.
Falcons ran ball only 17 times for 45 yards.
Atlanta is 3-0 if its scores 22+ points, 0-4 if it doesn’t.
Atlanta is 7-17-1 ATS last 25 games as a home favorite.
Bills 40, Panthers 9
James Cook ran for 216 yards, most by Buffalo RB since OJ Simpson in 1976.
Bills’ first eight drives: 51 plays, 374 yards, 5 TD’s, 2 FG’s.
Buffalo scored 41-30-31-31-40 points in its four wins.
Bills are +6 in turnovers in their wins, minus-4 in losses.
Bills coach McDermott is 9-0 coming off a bye.
Buffalo outgained Carolina, 410-244.
Panthers’ first six drives: 36 plays, 164 yards, 3 points.
Carolina had won three in a row overall, was 3-0 at home.
Texans 26, 49ers 15
QB Stroud threw for 318 yards, two TD’s.
Houston outgained the 49ers, 475-223.
Texans gained 353-417-475 yards in wins, 271 or fewer yards in losses.
Texans in first half: 48 plays, 271 yards, only 16 points.
49ers’ first five drives: 17 plays, 57 yards, 7 points.
SF ran ball for less than 85 yards in six of last seven games.
Houston was 9-16 on third down, 49ers 3-9.
49ers are 1-11 ATS last 12 games coming off a win.
Eagles 38, Giants 20
Barkley ran 65 yards for a TD on second play of the game.
Philly ran for 276 yards, 1st time in six games they ran for more than 88 yards.
Eagles led 17-10 at halftime.
Eagles’ first three drives in 2nd half: 24 plays, 199 yards, 17 points.
Eagles outgained the Giants, 427-247.
Giants lost RB Skattebo (dislocated ankle)
Giants are 8-12 ATS last 20 games as a road underdog
Giants are 0-13 SU/6-7 ATS last 13 visits to Philadelphia.
Famous birthdays, October 27th:
John Cleese, 86
Pete Vuckovich, 73
Matt Cavanaugh, 69
Rick Carlisle, 66
Timm Rosenbach, 59
Brad Radke, 53
Brady Quinn, 41
Jon Niese, 39
Mark Barron, 36
Lonzo Ball, 28
Patriots 32, Browns 13
Patriots won/covered their last five games.
New England led 9-7 at halftime.
Patriots in third quarter: 15 plays, 164 yards, 21 points.
New England is 5-0 when it scores more than 14 points.
Browns in 3rd quarter: 11 plays, 15 yards, 2 INT’s, a punt.
Browns are 0-4 on road, losing by 24-24-14-19 points.
Cleveland is 8-19-1 ATS last 28 games as a road underdog.
Browns have scored 17 or fewer points in seven of eight games.
Buccaneers 23, Saints 3
Buccaneers led 7-3 at halftime; only TD was a pick-6.
Tampa Bay’s 1st four 2nd half drives: 28 plays, 115 yards, 16 points.
Buccaneers are 12-3-1 ATS in last 16 games coming off a loss.
Buccaneers won/covered last four visits to Bourbon Street.
Saints outgained Tampa 275-212, but had 4 turnovers (minus-3)
Saints’ first five drives: 23 plays, 113 yards, no points, 3 turnovers.
Rookie QB Shough was 17-30/128 passing in relief of benched starter Rattler.
Saints are 6-16 ATS last 22 games as a home underdog.
Colts 38, Titans 14
RB Taylor ran for 153 yards, 2 TD’s, including an 80-yard run.
Under Steichen, Indy is 9-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Colts are 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS at home this season.
Colts’ team total: over 7-1
Tennessee is 1-7 SU/ATS, with six losses by 10+ points.
WR Dike caught seven passes for 93 yards.
Titans are 4-15 ATS in last 19 games as an underdog.
Johnny Hekker had his 1,000th career punt in this game.
Broncos 44, Cowboys 24
Denver won its fifth game in a row.
QB Nix threw for 247 yards, four TD’s.
Broncos led 27-10 at halftime.
Only 8 of Denver’s 57 plays came on third down.
Dallas is 1-3 on the road; only win was over the 0-7 Jets.
Dallas is 0-4 when they score less than 37 points.
Cowboys are 3-6 ATS last nine games coming off a win.
Over is 4-1 in last five Dallas games.
Packers 35, Steelers 25
Pittsburgh led 16-7 at halftime.
Packers in second half: 36 plays, 279 yards, 28 points.
Steelers in 2nd half: 27 plays, 102 yards, nine points.
At one point, Jordan Love completed 20 consecutive passes.
Green Bay is 5-0-1 when it scores 27+ points.
Steelers allowed 32-31-35 points in their three losses.
Green Bay was 5-12 on third down, Pittsburgh 1-10.
Packers outgained the Steelers, 454-295.
— LSU fired football coach Brian Kelly, because college/minor league sports is off its rocker; Kelly was 34-14 at LSU, but lost three of his last four games. LSU expected to compete for a national title this season; now they’re a complete train wreck.
Kelly is owed just more than $54M in buyout money. million, with an M
Frank Wilson, LSU’s associate head coach and running backs coach, will take over the team as interim head coach. LSU’s next game is against Alabama November 8th; that should go well.
Couple weeks ago, Penn State paid coach James Franklin $49M to take a hike, and now this; who the hell has $100M laying around to give away? Franklin was 104-45 at Penn State and he got fired.
Yikes.
Week 9 college football spreads:
— Penn State @ Ohio State (-20.5)
— Vanderbilt @ Texas (-3.5)
— Miami (-10.5) @ SMU
— Georgia (-7.5) @ Florida
— Texas Tech (-7.5) @ Kansas State
— Oklahoma @ Tennessee (-3.5)
Quote of the Day
“It’s been a lot for me, emotionally, spiritually. When I was on the field, I was damn near about to start crying……..I get that he’s (Woody Johnson) the owner of the team, but that’s outside noise. The biggest thing was my teammates still believing in me, my coaches still believing in me, and God.”
Justin Fields, after the Jets’ 39-38 win Sunday
Monday’s quiz
Who was football coach at LSU before Brian Kelly?
Sunday’s quiz
In the baseball movie For Love of the Game, JK Simmons plays the Tigers’ manager.
Saturday’s quiz
Aaron Rodgers played his college football for the Cal Bears.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……..
Jets 39, Bengals 38Bengals led 31-16 after the third quarter.
Jets in 4th quarter: 20 plays, 184 yards, 23 points.
RB Hall ran for 133 yards, 2 TD’s, also threw the game-winning TD.
Six of Jets’ eight games were decided by 7 or fewer points.
Bengals lost five of their last six games.
Cincinnati scored 29.7 ppg in Flacco’s three starts.
Bengals converted 17-38 3rd down plays with Flacco at QB.
Over is 4-0 in Cincinnati home games.
Ravens 30, Bears 16
Ravens ran the ball 35 times for 177 yards.
Ravens’ 1st 5 drives: 45 plays, 256 yards, but only 16 points.
Baltimore led 10-6 at the half, 16-6 after three quarters.
Ravens in 4th quarter: 16 plays, 87 yards, 14 points.
Chicago had their 4-game winning streak snapped.
Chicago is 8-14-1 ATS in last 23 games coming off a win.
Bears committed 11 penalties for 79 yards
Chicago is 13-23-2 ATS last 37 games as a road underdog.
Dolphins 34, Falcons 10
Dolphins outgained Atlanta, 338-213.
Tagovailoa threw 4 TD’s, to four different receivers.
Dolphins were 6-13 on third down, Atlanta 2-11.
Miami is 11-7-1 ATS in last 19 games coming off a loss.
Dolphins led 24-3 after the third quarter.
Falcons ran ball only 17 times for 45 yards.
Atlanta is 3-0 if its scores 22+ points, 0-4 if it doesn’t.
Atlanta is 7-17-1 ATS last 25 games as a home favorite.
Bills 40, Panthers 9
James Cook ran for 216 yards, most by Buffalo RB since OJ Simpson in 1976.
Bills’ first eight drives: 51 plays, 374 yards, 5 TD’s, 2 FG’s.
Buffalo scored 41-30-31-31-40 points in its four wins.
Bills are +6 in turnovers in their wins, minus-4 in losses.
Bills coach McDermott is 9-0 coming off a bye.
Buffalo outgained Carolina, 410-244.
Panthers’ first six drives: 36 plays, 164 yards, 3 points.
Carolina had won three in a row overall, was 3-0 at home.
Texans 26, 49ers 15
QB Stroud threw for 318 yards, two TD’s.
Houston outgained the 49ers, 475-223.
Texans gained 353-417-475 yards in wins, 271 or fewer yards in losses.
Texans in first half: 48 plays, 271 yards, only 16 points.
49ers’ first five drives: 17 plays, 57 yards, 7 points.
SF ran ball for less than 85 yards in six of last seven games.
Houston was 9-16 on third down, 49ers 3-9.
49ers are 1-11 ATS last 12 games coming off a win.
Eagles 38, Giants 20
Barkley ran 65 yards for a TD on second play of the game.
Philly ran for 276 yards, 1st time in six games they ran for more than 88 yards.
Eagles led 17-10 at halftime.
Eagles’ first three drives in 2nd half: 24 plays, 199 yards, 17 points.
Eagles outgained the Giants, 427-247.
Giants lost RB Skattebo (dislocated ankle)
Giants are 8-12 ATS last 20 games as a road underdog
Giants are 0-13 SU/6-7 ATS last 13 visits to Philadelphia.
Famous birthdays, October 27th:
John Cleese, 86
Pete Vuckovich, 73
Matt Cavanaugh, 69
Rick Carlisle, 66
Timm Rosenbach, 59
Brad Radke, 53
Brady Quinn, 41
Jon Niese, 39
Mark Barron, 36
Lonzo Ball, 28
Patriots 32, Browns 13
Patriots won/covered their last five games.
New England led 9-7 at halftime.
Patriots in third quarter: 15 plays, 164 yards, 21 points.
New England is 5-0 when it scores more than 14 points.
Browns in 3rd quarter: 11 plays, 15 yards, 2 INT’s, a punt.
Browns are 0-4 on road, losing by 24-24-14-19 points.
Cleveland is 8-19-1 ATS last 28 games as a road underdog.
Browns have scored 17 or fewer points in seven of eight games.
Buccaneers 23, Saints 3
Buccaneers led 7-3 at halftime; only TD was a pick-6.
Tampa Bay’s 1st four 2nd half drives: 28 plays, 115 yards, 16 points.
Buccaneers are 12-3-1 ATS in last 16 games coming off a loss.
Buccaneers won/covered last four visits to Bourbon Street.
Saints outgained Tampa 275-212, but had 4 turnovers (minus-3)
Saints’ first five drives: 23 plays, 113 yards, no points, 3 turnovers.
Rookie QB Shough was 17-30/128 passing in relief of benched starter Rattler.
Saints are 6-16 ATS last 22 games as a home underdog.
Colts 38, Titans 14
RB Taylor ran for 153 yards, 2 TD’s, including an 80-yard run.
Under Steichen, Indy is 9-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Colts are 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS at home this season.
Colts’ team total: over 7-1
Tennessee is 1-7 SU/ATS, with six losses by 10+ points.
WR Dike caught seven passes for 93 yards.
Titans are 4-15 ATS in last 19 games as an underdog.
Johnny Hekker had his 1,000th career punt in this game.
Broncos 44, Cowboys 24
Denver won its fifth game in a row.
QB Nix threw for 247 yards, four TD’s.
Broncos led 27-10 at halftime.
Only 8 of Denver’s 57 plays came on third down.
Dallas is 1-3 on the road; only win was over the 0-7 Jets.
Dallas is 0-4 when they score less than 37 points.
Cowboys are 3-6 ATS last nine games coming off a win.
Over is 4-1 in last five Dallas games.
Packers 35, Steelers 25
Pittsburgh led 16-7 at halftime.
Packers in second half: 36 plays, 279 yards, 28 points.
Steelers in 2nd half: 27 plays, 102 yards, nine points.
At one point, Jordan Love completed 20 consecutive passes.
Green Bay is 5-0-1 when it scores 27+ points.
Steelers allowed 32-31-35 points in their three losses.
Green Bay was 5-12 on third down, Pittsburgh 1-10.
Packers outgained the Steelers, 454-295.
— LSU fired football coach Brian Kelly, because college/minor league sports is off its rocker; Kelly was 34-14 at LSU, but lost three of his last four games. LSU expected to compete for a national title this season; now they’re a complete train wreck.
Kelly is owed just more than $54M in buyout money. million, with an M
Frank Wilson, LSU’s associate head coach and running backs coach, will take over the team as interim head coach. LSU’s next game is against Alabama November 8th; that should go well.
Couple weeks ago, Penn State paid coach James Franklin $49M to take a hike, and now this; who the hell has $100M laying around to give away? Franklin was 104-45 at Penn State and he got fired.
Yikes.
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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Week 9 NFL spreads:
— Ravens (-7.5) @ Miami
— Falcons @ New England (-5.5)
— Chargers (-9.5) @ Tennessee
— Bears (-2.5) @ Cincinnati
— Colts (-3.5) @ Pittsburgh
— 49ers (-2.5) @ NJ Giants
Quote of the Day
“We cannot, for whatever reason, we cannot get rid of the inconsistent ones that break your back. I have to break through there and give them a path to success there — that’s on me — and just eliminate those plays because there’s really great things on the other side of that.”
Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden
Tuesday’s quiz
Which former NFL kicker was the host of Wheel of Fortune for six months, in 1989?
Monday’s quiz
Ed Orgeron was the football coach at LSU before Brian Kelly.
Sunday’s quiz
In the baseball movie For Love of the Game, JK Simmons plays the Tigers’ manager.
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Mahomes threw for 299 yards, three TD’s.
For first time in his career, he threw INT’s on KC’s first two drives.
Chiefs’ next five drives: 43 plays, 336 yards, four TD’s.
Chiefs won/covered four of their last five games.
Washington lost four of its last five games.
Commanders in 2nd half: 20 plays, 81 yards, no points.
Under Quinn, Commanders are 2-6 ATS as a road underdog.
Commanders allowed 354+ yards in six of last seven games.
— In Week 8, AFC teams were 7-1 SU against NFC teams, but for the season, NFC teams still lead, 26-18.
— Vikings’ QB Carson Wentz had a shoulder operation, is out for the year; he had been playing through a dislocated shoulder that included a torn labrum and fractured socket, all of which apparently happened October 5th.
— NFL divisional trends:
AFC East
Home teams 2-4 ATS divisional games
13-9 ATS non-divisional games
AFC North
Home teams 4-0 ATS divisional games
7-15 ATS non-divisional games
AFC South
4-2 ATS non-divisional favorite
7-8 ATS non-divisional underdog.
AFC West
8-5 ATS non-divisional home games
3-7 ATS non-divisional road games
NFC East
6-5 ATS non-divisional favorite
4-5 ATS non-divisional underdog
NFC North
5-2 ATS non-divisional home favorite
2-4 ATS non-divisional road favorite
NFC South
12-14 ATS non-divisional games
NFC West
13-7 non-divisional games
— College football trends, conference games:
American
Favorites 19-11 ATS
ACC
Road teams 22-17 ATS
Home favorites 10-12 ATS
Big 18
Underdogs 24-19 ATS
Big X
Home teams 23-15 ATS
Favorites 24-15 ATS
Conference USA
Home teams 12-7 ATS
Mid-American
Home teams 21-6 ATS
Mountain West
Home teams 11-10 ATS
SEC
Home teams 20-16 ATS
Home favorites 13-10 ATS
Sun Belt
Home teams 18-10 ATS
Famous birthdays, October 28th:
Lenny Wilkens, 88
Dennis Franz, 81
Annie Potts, 73
Randy Wittman, 66
Bob Melvin, 64
Jami Gertz, 60
Steve Atwater, 59
Julia Roberts, 58
Terrell Davis, 53
Jarrett Jack, 42
— New Mexico Lobos are 4-0 at home for the first time since 1962.
— Good news: Vanderbilt’s football team is in the top 10 for the first time since 1941.
Bad news: big $$$ teams are going to be coming after coach Clark Lea, much like they did for James Franklin back when he was winning at Vanderbilt.
— Lakers’ start Luka Doncic is out at least a week; he has a left finger sprain and a lower left leg contusion. He scored 92 points in his first two games this season, but now he is hurt.
— Baltimore Orioles hired Craig Albernaz as their new manager; he was associate manager for the Cleveland Guardians the last couple years. Albernaz managed two years in the low minor leagues, after a nine-year career as a minor league catcher, mostly with Tampa Bay.
— Los Angeles Angels only gave their new manager Kurt Suzuki a one-year contract; there is speculation that there may not be a 2027 season because of labor issues, so if that happens, will be interesting to see if they take care of Suzuki for 2027, or let him go elsewhere.
— RIP to the great actress June Lockhart, who passed away over the weekend, at age 100.
Best known for starring roles in Lassie and Lost In Space, she also appeared in one of the better episodes of Magnum PI in that show’s first season, with Jose Ferrer. Overall, she had 179 acting credits.
RIP, ma’am.
Week 9 NFL spreads:
— Ravens (-7.5) @ Miami
— Falcons @ New England (-5.5)
— Chargers (-9.5) @ Tennessee
— Bears (-2.5) @ Cincinnati
— Colts (-3.5) @ Pittsburgh
— 49ers (-2.5) @ NJ Giants
Quote of the Day
“We cannot, for whatever reason, we cannot get rid of the inconsistent ones that break your back. I have to break through there and give them a path to success there — that’s on me — and just eliminate those plays because there’s really great things on the other side of that.”
Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden
Tuesday’s quiz
Which former NFL kicker was the host of Wheel of Fortune for six months, in 1989?
Monday’s quiz
Ed Orgeron was the football coach at LSU before Brian Kelly.
Sunday’s quiz
In the baseball movie For Love of the Game, JK Simmons plays the Tigers’ manager.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……
— Chiefs 28, Commanders 7Mahomes threw for 299 yards, three TD’s.
For first time in his career, he threw INT’s on KC’s first two drives.
Chiefs’ next five drives: 43 plays, 336 yards, four TD’s.
Chiefs won/covered four of their last five games.
Washington lost four of its last five games.
Commanders in 2nd half: 20 plays, 81 yards, no points.
Under Quinn, Commanders are 2-6 ATS as a road underdog.
Commanders allowed 354+ yards in six of last seven games.
— In Week 8, AFC teams were 7-1 SU against NFC teams, but for the season, NFC teams still lead, 26-18.
— Vikings’ QB Carson Wentz had a shoulder operation, is out for the year; he had been playing through a dislocated shoulder that included a torn labrum and fractured socket, all of which apparently happened October 5th.
— NFL divisional trends:
AFC East
Home teams 2-4 ATS divisional games
13-9 ATS non-divisional games
AFC North
Home teams 4-0 ATS divisional games
7-15 ATS non-divisional games
AFC South
4-2 ATS non-divisional favorite
7-8 ATS non-divisional underdog.
AFC West
8-5 ATS non-divisional home games
3-7 ATS non-divisional road games
NFC East
6-5 ATS non-divisional favorite
4-5 ATS non-divisional underdog
NFC North
5-2 ATS non-divisional home favorite
2-4 ATS non-divisional road favorite
NFC South
12-14 ATS non-divisional games
NFC West
13-7 non-divisional games
— College football trends, conference games:
American
Favorites 19-11 ATS
ACC
Road teams 22-17 ATS
Home favorites 10-12 ATS
Big 18
Underdogs 24-19 ATS
Big X
Home teams 23-15 ATS
Favorites 24-15 ATS
Conference USA
Home teams 12-7 ATS
Mid-American
Home teams 21-6 ATS
Mountain West
Home teams 11-10 ATS
SEC
Home teams 20-16 ATS
Home favorites 13-10 ATS
Sun Belt
Home teams 18-10 ATS
Famous birthdays, October 28th:
Lenny Wilkens, 88
Dennis Franz, 81
Annie Potts, 73
Randy Wittman, 66
Bob Melvin, 64
Jami Gertz, 60
Steve Atwater, 59
Julia Roberts, 58
Terrell Davis, 53
Jarrett Jack, 42
— New Mexico Lobos are 4-0 at home for the first time since 1962.
— Good news: Vanderbilt’s football team is in the top 10 for the first time since 1941.
Bad news: big $$$ teams are going to be coming after coach Clark Lea, much like they did for James Franklin back when he was winning at Vanderbilt.
— Lakers’ start Luka Doncic is out at least a week; he has a left finger sprain and a lower left leg contusion. He scored 92 points in his first two games this season, but now he is hurt.
— Baltimore Orioles hired Craig Albernaz as their new manager; he was associate manager for the Cleveland Guardians the last couple years. Albernaz managed two years in the low minor leagues, after a nine-year career as a minor league catcher, mostly with Tampa Bay.
— Los Angeles Angels only gave their new manager Kurt Suzuki a one-year contract; there is speculation that there may not be a 2027 season because of labor issues, so if that happens, will be interesting to see if they take care of Suzuki for 2027, or let him go elsewhere.
— RIP to the great actress June Lockhart, who passed away over the weekend, at age 100.
Best known for starring roles in Lassie and Lost In Space, she also appeared in one of the better episodes of Magnum PI in that show’s first season, with Jose Ferrer. Overall, she had 179 acting credits.
RIP, ma’am.
CNOTES COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !
10/28/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/25/2025....................5 - 6 - 0.........................45.45%..............- 8.00
10/24/2025....................2 - 2 - 1.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/23/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/22/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/21/2025....................3 - 0 - 0.......................100.00%................+ 15.00
10/18/2025....................6 - 7 - 1........................46.15%.................- 8.50
10/17/2025....................4 - 2 - 0........................66.66%.................+ 9.00
10/16/2025....................1 - 1 - 0........................50.00%.................- 0.50
10/15/2025....................3 - 1 - 0........................75.00%..................+ 9.50
10/11/2025....................3 - 7 - 0........................30.00%.................- 23.50
10/10/2025....................5 - 1 - 0........................83.31%................+ 19.50
10/09/2025....................2 - 3 - 1........................40.00%.................- 6.50
10/08/2025....................2 - 1 - 1........................66.66%.................+ 4.50
10/04/2025................14 - 11 - 1.......................56.00%.................+ 9.50
10/03/2025.....................1 - 5 - 0.......................16.66%.................- 22.50
10/02/2025.....................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%..................- 0.50
TOTALS........................54 - 52- 5.......................50.94%................. - 6.00
10/28/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/25/2025....................5 - 6 - 0.........................45.45%..............- 8.00
10/24/2025....................2 - 2 - 1.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/23/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/22/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/21/2025....................3 - 0 - 0.......................100.00%................+ 15.00
10/18/2025....................6 - 7 - 1........................46.15%.................- 8.50
10/17/2025....................4 - 2 - 0........................66.66%.................+ 9.00
10/16/2025....................1 - 1 - 0........................50.00%.................- 0.50
10/15/2025....................3 - 1 - 0........................75.00%..................+ 9.50
10/11/2025....................3 - 7 - 0........................30.00%.................- 23.50
10/10/2025....................5 - 1 - 0........................83.31%................+ 19.50
10/09/2025....................2 - 3 - 1........................40.00%.................- 6.50
10/08/2025....................2 - 1 - 1........................66.66%.................+ 4.50
10/04/2025................14 - 11 - 1.......................56.00%.................+ 9.50
10/03/2025.....................1 - 5 - 0.......................16.66%.................- 22.50
10/02/2025.....................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%..................- 0.50
TOTALS........................54 - 52- 5.......................50.94%................. - 6.00
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Week 9 NFL spreads:
— Vikings @ Detroit (-8.5)
— Panthers @ Green Bay (-12.5)
— Jaguars (-3.5) @ Las Vegas
— Chiefs (-1.5) @ Buffalo
— Seahawks (-2.5) @ Washington
— Cardinals @ Dallas (-2.5)
Quote of the Day
“We have to live in this moment to allow us to take care of our business right now. To do anything besides that is a mistake.”
LSU interim football coach Frank Wilson
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Danny Collins, Al Pacino plays a famous singer who meets his son for the first time. What veteran actor played his agent in that movie?
Tuesday’s quiz
Former Chargers’ kicker Rolf Benirschke was the host of Wheel of Fortune for six months, in 1989.
Monday’s quiz
Ed Orgeron was the football coach at LSU before Brian Kelly.
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— Over the last four NCAA Tournaments:
SEC teams have had 36 teams in the tournament; 12 made the Sweet 16 (2nd weekend)
Big 18 teams have had 31 teams in the tournament; nine made the Sweet 16.
Big X teams have had 28 teams in the tournament; ten made the Sweet 16
ACC teams have had 19 teams in the tournament; nine made the Sweet 16
Big East teams have had 19 teams in the tournament; eight made the Sweet 16
Mountain West teams have had 28 teams in the tournament; two made the Sweet 16
— 14 of the 16 SEC teams made it into the tournament last year; LSU, South Carolina didn’t.
Last three years, LSU is 14-40 in SEC games.
South Carolina has made made only two of last 20 NCAA Tournaments, though they did get to the Final Four in 2017.
— Florida won the national title LY; four of their six wins in the tournament were by 6 or fewer points. In three years under Todd Golden, Gators are 34-20 in SEC games.
— Last Big 18 team to win a national title? Michigan State, in 2000.
Indiana fired alum, ex-NBA coach Mike Woodson last spring; in four years, Woodson was 82-53 with the Hoosiers, 41-39 in Big 18 games, but they missed the NCAA’s the last two years..
Darian DeVries comes in after coaching West Virginia for a year; he had previously gotten Drake to the tournament three times in four years.
— Last four years, Purdue is 116-31; last five years, they’re 72-27 in league games. Under Matt Painter, Boilermakers are 23-14 in NCAA Tourney games, but only made the Elite 8 twice in 14 tries- they lost the national title game two years ago. Purdue has high expectations this year.
— Nebraska finished 7-13 in the league LY, missed the conference tournament, then they went to Las Vegas and won the 16-team Crown tournament, an NIT-like event.
This year, the Cornhuskers have seven seniors, making them one of the older teams in the whole country, but only two of those seven guys played for Nebraska LY. Chemistry could be an issue.
— Josh Pastner is UNLV’s sixth coach in 12 years; he was 82-36 in league games at Memphis, only 53-78 at Georgia Tech. UNLV hasn’t made the NCAA’s since 2013; their last win in the tournament was 2008; they’ll be an interesting team to follow.
— Famous birthdays, October 29th:
Richard Dreyfuss, 78
Kate Jackson, 77
Danny Vranes, 67
Jesse Barfield, 66
Winona Ryder, 54
RA Dickey, 51
Keenan Burton, 41
Andy Dalton, 38
Ender Inciarte, 35
— Houston is one of the favorites to win the national title; over the last five years, they’re 160-24, 80-11 in conference games, 16-5 in NCAA Tourney games, getting to the last six Sweet 16’s, and two of last five Final Fours- they lost the national title game 65-63 last year.
Cougars have three starters back this year; a lot, in this day and age. They also brought in five new players.
— BYU brought in the country’s best recruiting class; last five years, they’re 112-54, 50-26 in conference games. BYU has won 20+ games 18 of last 20 years, but since 2012, they’re only 2-6 in the NCAA’s, going WWL in last year’s event.
— Big East has two head coaches named Pitino; Rick Pitino is 51-18 in two years at St John’s- they were a #2-seed LY. Richard Pitino moves from New Mexico to Xavier; he was 75-30 with the Lobos the last three seasons, making the NCAA’s the last two.
January 24/February 9 are the two meetings this year
— Last three years, UConn is 92-22, 45-15 in league games, winning two national titles; this year, Huskies have 62% of their scoring back from LY, plus they poached a couple of point guards in the transfer portal.
Last year, UConn committed 76 more fouls than their opponents, going 24-11 and getting an #8-seed; they need to even out that number this season.
— Will Wade is NC State’s new coach; he’s having an interesting career:
40-25 @ Chattanooga
51-20 @ VCU
108-54 @ LSU
58-11 @ McNeese State
Wolfpack was in the Final Four two years ago, under Kevin Keatts, but the world has gone crazy so Keatts got fired last spring. We’ll see how Wade does in the shadow of Duke/North Carolina.
— This is Gonzaga’s last season in the WCC; they missed the Sweet 16 last year, the first time since 2014 they missed the Sweet 16. Tyon Grant-Foster just became eligible to play for Gonzaga this year, which makes the Zags’ roster loaded- he was WAC Player of the Year at Grand Canyon last year.
Gonzaga is 28-10 in its last 38 NCAA Tournament games.
— Last four years, Saint Mary’s is 58-7 in conference games, but only 3-4 in NCAA Tourney tilts, despite being a #7 or better seed all four years.
Week 9 NFL spreads:
— Vikings @ Detroit (-8.5)
— Panthers @ Green Bay (-12.5)
— Jaguars (-3.5) @ Las Vegas
— Chiefs (-1.5) @ Buffalo
— Seahawks (-2.5) @ Washington
— Cardinals @ Dallas (-2.5)
Quote of the Day
“We have to live in this moment to allow us to take care of our business right now. To do anything besides that is a mistake.”
LSU interim football coach Frank Wilson
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Danny Collins, Al Pacino plays a famous singer who meets his son for the first time. What veteran actor played his agent in that movie?
Tuesday’s quiz
Former Chargers’ kicker Rolf Benirschke was the host of Wheel of Fortune for six months, in 1989.
Monday’s quiz
Ed Orgeron was the football coach at LSU before Brian Kelly.
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Wednesday’s Den: Early storylines for college basketball……
College basketball games start Monday; here are some story lines I’ll be following as the games get underway:— Over the last four NCAA Tournaments:
SEC teams have had 36 teams in the tournament; 12 made the Sweet 16 (2nd weekend)
Big 18 teams have had 31 teams in the tournament; nine made the Sweet 16.
Big X teams have had 28 teams in the tournament; ten made the Sweet 16
ACC teams have had 19 teams in the tournament; nine made the Sweet 16
Big East teams have had 19 teams in the tournament; eight made the Sweet 16
Mountain West teams have had 28 teams in the tournament; two made the Sweet 16
— 14 of the 16 SEC teams made it into the tournament last year; LSU, South Carolina didn’t.
Last three years, LSU is 14-40 in SEC games.
South Carolina has made made only two of last 20 NCAA Tournaments, though they did get to the Final Four in 2017.
— Florida won the national title LY; four of their six wins in the tournament were by 6 or fewer points. In three years under Todd Golden, Gators are 34-20 in SEC games.
— Last Big 18 team to win a national title? Michigan State, in 2000.
Indiana fired alum, ex-NBA coach Mike Woodson last spring; in four years, Woodson was 82-53 with the Hoosiers, 41-39 in Big 18 games, but they missed the NCAA’s the last two years..
Darian DeVries comes in after coaching West Virginia for a year; he had previously gotten Drake to the tournament three times in four years.
— Last four years, Purdue is 116-31; last five years, they’re 72-27 in league games. Under Matt Painter, Boilermakers are 23-14 in NCAA Tourney games, but only made the Elite 8 twice in 14 tries- they lost the national title game two years ago. Purdue has high expectations this year.
— Nebraska finished 7-13 in the league LY, missed the conference tournament, then they went to Las Vegas and won the 16-team Crown tournament, an NIT-like event.
This year, the Cornhuskers have seven seniors, making them one of the older teams in the whole country, but only two of those seven guys played for Nebraska LY. Chemistry could be an issue.
— Josh Pastner is UNLV’s sixth coach in 12 years; he was 82-36 in league games at Memphis, only 53-78 at Georgia Tech. UNLV hasn’t made the NCAA’s since 2013; their last win in the tournament was 2008; they’ll be an interesting team to follow.
— Famous birthdays, October 29th:
Richard Dreyfuss, 78
Kate Jackson, 77
Danny Vranes, 67
Jesse Barfield, 66
Winona Ryder, 54
RA Dickey, 51
Keenan Burton, 41
Andy Dalton, 38
Ender Inciarte, 35
— Houston is one of the favorites to win the national title; over the last five years, they’re 160-24, 80-11 in conference games, 16-5 in NCAA Tourney games, getting to the last six Sweet 16’s, and two of last five Final Fours- they lost the national title game 65-63 last year.
Cougars have three starters back this year; a lot, in this day and age. They also brought in five new players.
— BYU brought in the country’s best recruiting class; last five years, they’re 112-54, 50-26 in conference games. BYU has won 20+ games 18 of last 20 years, but since 2012, they’re only 2-6 in the NCAA’s, going WWL in last year’s event.
— Big East has two head coaches named Pitino; Rick Pitino is 51-18 in two years at St John’s- they were a #2-seed LY. Richard Pitino moves from New Mexico to Xavier; he was 75-30 with the Lobos the last three seasons, making the NCAA’s the last two.
January 24/February 9 are the two meetings this year
— Last three years, UConn is 92-22, 45-15 in league games, winning two national titles; this year, Huskies have 62% of their scoring back from LY, plus they poached a couple of point guards in the transfer portal.
Last year, UConn committed 76 more fouls than their opponents, going 24-11 and getting an #8-seed; they need to even out that number this season.
— Will Wade is NC State’s new coach; he’s having an interesting career:
40-25 @ Chattanooga
51-20 @ VCU
108-54 @ LSU
58-11 @ McNeese State
Wolfpack was in the Final Four two years ago, under Kevin Keatts, but the world has gone crazy so Keatts got fired last spring. We’ll see how Wade does in the shadow of Duke/North Carolina.
— This is Gonzaga’s last season in the WCC; they missed the Sweet 16 last year, the first time since 2014 they missed the Sweet 16. Tyon Grant-Foster just became eligible to play for Gonzaga this year, which makes the Zags’ roster loaded- he was WAC Player of the Year at Grand Canyon last year.
Gonzaga is 28-10 in its last 38 NCAA Tournament games.
— Last four years, Saint Mary’s is 58-7 in conference games, but only 3-4 in NCAA Tourney tilts, despite being a #7 or better seed all four years.
CNOTES COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !
10/29/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%..............- 1.00
10/28/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/25/2025....................5 - 6 - 0.........................45.45%..............- 8.00
10/24/2025....................2 - 2 - 1.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/23/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/22/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/21/2025....................3 - 0 - 0.......................100.00%................+ 15.00
10/18/2025....................6 - 7 - 1........................46.15%.................- 8.50
10/17/2025....................4 - 2 - 0........................66.66%.................+ 9.00
10/16/2025....................1 - 1 - 0........................50.00%.................- 0.50
10/15/2025....................3 - 1 - 0........................75.00%..................+ 9.50
10/11/2025....................3 - 7 - 0........................30.00%.................- 23.50
10/10/2025....................5 - 1 - 0........................83.31%................+ 19.50
10/09/2025....................2 - 3 - 1........................40.00%.................- 6.50
10/08/2025....................2 - 1 - 1........................66.66%.................+ 4.50
10/04/2025................14 - 11 - 1.......................56.00%.................+ 9.50
10/03/2025.....................1 - 5 - 0.......................16.66%.................- 22.50
10/02/2025.....................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%..................- 0.50
TOTALS........................56 - 54- 5.......................50.90%................. - 7.00
10/29/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%..............- 1.00
10/28/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/25/2025....................5 - 6 - 0.........................45.45%..............- 8.00
10/24/2025....................2 - 2 - 1.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/23/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/22/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/21/2025....................3 - 0 - 0.......................100.00%................+ 15.00
10/18/2025....................6 - 7 - 1........................46.15%.................- 8.50
10/17/2025....................4 - 2 - 0........................66.66%.................+ 9.00
10/16/2025....................1 - 1 - 0........................50.00%.................- 0.50
10/15/2025....................3 - 1 - 0........................75.00%..................+ 9.50
10/11/2025....................3 - 7 - 0........................30.00%.................- 23.50
10/10/2025....................5 - 1 - 0........................83.31%................+ 19.50
10/09/2025....................2 - 3 - 1........................40.00%.................- 6.50
10/08/2025....................2 - 1 - 1........................66.66%.................+ 4.50
10/04/2025................14 - 11 - 1.......................56.00%.................+ 9.50
10/03/2025.....................1 - 5 - 0.......................16.66%.................- 22.50
10/02/2025.....................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%..................- 0.50
TOTALS........................56 - 54- 5.......................50.90%................. - 7.00
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10/29/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%..............- 1.00
10/28/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/25/2025....................5 - 6 - 0.........................45.45%..............- 8.00
10/24/2025....................2 - 2 - 1.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/23/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/22/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/21/2025....................3 - 0 - 0.......................100.00%................+ 15.00
10/18/2025....................6 - 7 - 1........................46.15%.................- 8.50
10/17/2025....................4 - 2 - 0........................66.66%.................+ 9.00
10/16/2025....................1 - 1 - 0........................50.00%.................- 0.50
10/15/2025....................3 - 1 - 0........................75.00%..................+ 9.50
10/11/2025....................3 - 7 - 0........................30.00%.................- 23.50
10/10/2025....................5 - 1 - 0........................83.31%................+ 19.50
10/09/2025....................2 - 3 - 1........................40.00%.................- 6.50
10/08/2025....................2 - 1 - 1........................66.66%.................+ 4.50
10/04/2025................14 - 11 - 1.......................56.00%.................+ 9.50
10/03/2025.....................1 - 5 - 0.......................16.66%.................- 22.50
10/02/2025.....................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%..................- 0.50
TOTALS........................56 - 54- 5.......................50.90%................. - 7.00
10/29/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%..............- 1.00
10/28/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/25/2025....................5 - 6 - 0.........................45.45%..............- 8.00
10/24/2025....................2 - 2 - 1.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/23/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 0.50
10/22/2025....................2 - 2 - 0.........................50.00%...............- 1.00
10/21/2025....................3 - 0 - 0.......................100.00%................+ 15.00
10/18/2025....................6 - 7 - 1........................46.15%.................- 8.50
10/17/2025....................4 - 2 - 0........................66.66%.................+ 9.00
10/16/2025....................1 - 1 - 0........................50.00%.................- 0.50
10/15/2025....................3 - 1 - 0........................75.00%..................+ 9.50
10/11/2025....................3 - 7 - 0........................30.00%.................- 23.50
10/10/2025....................5 - 1 - 0........................83.31%................+ 19.50
10/09/2025....................2 - 3 - 1........................40.00%.................- 6.50
10/08/2025....................2 - 1 - 1........................66.66%.................+ 4.50
10/04/2025................14 - 11 - 1.......................56.00%.................+ 9.50
10/03/2025.....................1 - 5 - 0.......................16.66%.................- 22.50
10/02/2025.....................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%..................- 0.50
TOTALS........................56 - 54- 5.......................50.90%................. - 7.00
Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 1- Rookie Yesavage struck out 12 guys in 7 IP.
— First two batters of game homered for Toronto.
— Toronto heads home leading World Series, 3-2.
— Dallas 107, Indiana 105- Mavericks’ bench outscored Indiana’s, 64-43
— Denver 122, New Orleans 88- Jokic had 21 points, 12 boards, 10 assists, in 28:00
— Hawks 117-, Nets 112- Atlanta star Trae Young sprained his knee in first quarter.
Quote of the Day
“It shouldn’t be needed…I never wanted to miss a game, because it was an opportunity to prove — I want to impress that guy, way up in the top, who worked his ass off to come and watch me.”
Michael Jordan, talking about load management
Thursday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2012; who was their quarterback?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Danny Collins, Al Pacino plays a famous singer who meets his son for the first time. Christopher Plummer played his agent in that movie.
Tuesday’s quiz
Former Chargers’ kicker Rolf Benirschke was the host of Wheel of Fortune for six months, in 1989.
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(thru Tuesday’s games)
Anaheim (5-3-1)
Won three of last four games.
Over 3-1 last four games.
Boston (5-7)
Lost their last four road games.
Over 4-1 last five games.
Buffalo (4-4-2)
Won four of last five home games.
Last three games went over the total.
Calgary (2-8-1)
Lost nine of first 11 games.
Over 5-1 road games.
Carolina (6-3)
Lost three of last four games.
Over 3-0 home games.
Chicago (5-3-2)
Won five of last seven games.
Under 6-2 last eight games.
Colorado (6-1-4)
Lost four of last five games.
Over four of last five games.
Columbus (5-4)
Won four of last five games.
Under 4-0 home games.
Dallas (6-3-1)
Won last three games, allowing 2-2-0 goals.
Last six games stayed under.
Detroit (7-3)
Won seven of last nine games.
Over 4-1 last five games.
Edmonton (5-4-2)
Lost five of last six road games.
Over 5-2 last seven games.
Florida (5-5-1)
4-2 at home, 1-4 on the road.
Under 5-2 last seven games.
Los Angeles (5-3-3)
Won four of last five games.
4-4 in OT/SO games.
Minnesota (3-5-3)
Lost seven of last eight games.
Over 5-0 home games.
Montreal (8-3)
Won eight of last 10 games.
Over 3-0 last three games.
Famous birthdays, October 30th:
Henry Winkler, 80
Phil Chenier, 75
Harry Hamlin, 74
Kevin Pollak, 68
Danny Tartabull, 63
Marco Scutaro, 50
Marcus Mariota, 32
Devin Booker, 29
Wenceel Perez, 26
Nashville (4-5-2)
Lost six of last eight games.
Under 3-1 road games.
New Jersey (8-2)
Won eight of last nine games.
Over 4-1 road games.
NY Islanders (4-4-1)
Won last three home games.
Over 8-1
NY Rangers (4-5-2)
Lost all five home games.
Under 4-1 home games.
Ottawa (5-5-1)
Won three of last four games.
Over 5-0 road games.
Philadelphia (5-3-1)
5- 1 at home, 0-3 on road.
Over 4-2 home games.
Pittsburgh (7-2-2)
Won five of last seven games.
Over 4-1 home games.
St Louis (3-6-1)
Lost last five games, outscored 26-14
Over last four games.
San Jose (2-6-2)
0-5 at home, outscored, 23-13
Over 4-1 last five games.
Seattle (5-2-3)
3-1 at home
Under 3-1 home games.
Tampa Bay (4-4-2)
Won last three games, allowing six goals.
Under 5-2 last seven games.
Toronto (5-4-1)
Lost both road games, 6-3/5-3
Over 5-0 last five games.
Utah (8-3)
Won seven of last eight games.
Over 4-1 last five games.
Vancouver (5-6)
Lost four of last five games.
Over 4-1 home games.
Vegas (6-1-3)
Won five of last seven games.
Over 3-1 home games.
Washington (6-4)
Lost last two games, scoring one goal.
Under 3-1 last four games.
Winnipeg (7-3)
Won all four road games.
Over 3-1 road games.
— Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 1- Rookie Yesavage struck out 12 guys in 7 IP.
— First two batters of game homered for Toronto.
— Toronto heads home leading World Series, 3-2.
— Dallas 107, Indiana 105- Mavericks’ bench outscored Indiana’s, 64-43
— Denver 122, New Orleans 88- Jokic had 21 points, 12 boards, 10 assists, in 28:00
— Hawks 117-, Nets 112- Atlanta star Trae Young sprained his knee in first quarter.
Quote of the Day
“It shouldn’t be needed…I never wanted to miss a game, because it was an opportunity to prove — I want to impress that guy, way up in the top, who worked his ass off to come and watch me.”
Michael Jordan, talking about load management
Thursday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2012; who was their quarterback?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Danny Collins, Al Pacino plays a famous singer who meets his son for the first time. Christopher Plummer played his agent in that movie.
Tuesday’s quiz
Former Chargers’ kicker Rolf Benirschke was the host of Wheel of Fortune for six months, in 1989.
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Thursday’s Den: Early NHL trends…….
NHL trends(thru Tuesday’s games)
Anaheim (5-3-1)
Won three of last four games.
Over 3-1 last four games.
Boston (5-7)
Lost their last four road games.
Over 4-1 last five games.
Buffalo (4-4-2)
Won four of last five home games.
Last three games went over the total.
Calgary (2-8-1)
Lost nine of first 11 games.
Over 5-1 road games.
Carolina (6-3)
Lost three of last four games.
Over 3-0 home games.
Chicago (5-3-2)
Won five of last seven games.
Under 6-2 last eight games.
Colorado (6-1-4)
Lost four of last five games.
Over four of last five games.
Columbus (5-4)
Won four of last five games.
Under 4-0 home games.
Dallas (6-3-1)
Won last three games, allowing 2-2-0 goals.
Last six games stayed under.
Detroit (7-3)
Won seven of last nine games.
Over 4-1 last five games.
Edmonton (5-4-2)
Lost five of last six road games.
Over 5-2 last seven games.
Florida (5-5-1)
4-2 at home, 1-4 on the road.
Under 5-2 last seven games.
Los Angeles (5-3-3)
Won four of last five games.
4-4 in OT/SO games.
Minnesota (3-5-3)
Lost seven of last eight games.
Over 5-0 home games.
Montreal (8-3)
Won eight of last 10 games.
Over 3-0 last three games.
Famous birthdays, October 30th:
Henry Winkler, 80
Phil Chenier, 75
Harry Hamlin, 74
Kevin Pollak, 68
Danny Tartabull, 63
Marco Scutaro, 50
Marcus Mariota, 32
Devin Booker, 29
Wenceel Perez, 26
Nashville (4-5-2)
Lost six of last eight games.
Under 3-1 road games.
New Jersey (8-2)
Won eight of last nine games.
Over 4-1 road games.
NY Islanders (4-4-1)
Won last three home games.
Over 8-1
NY Rangers (4-5-2)
Lost all five home games.
Under 4-1 home games.
Ottawa (5-5-1)
Won three of last four games.
Over 5-0 road games.
Philadelphia (5-3-1)
5- 1 at home, 0-3 on road.
Over 4-2 home games.
Pittsburgh (7-2-2)
Won five of last seven games.
Over 4-1 home games.
St Louis (3-6-1)
Lost last five games, outscored 26-14
Over last four games.
San Jose (2-6-2)
0-5 at home, outscored, 23-13
Over 4-1 last five games.
Seattle (5-2-3)
3-1 at home
Under 3-1 home games.
Tampa Bay (4-4-2)
Won last three games, allowing six goals.
Under 5-2 last seven games.
Toronto (5-4-1)
Lost both road games, 6-3/5-3
Over 5-0 last five games.
Utah (8-3)
Won seven of last eight games.
Over 4-1 last five games.
Vancouver (5-6)
Lost four of last five games.
Over 4-1 home games.
Vegas (6-1-3)
Won five of last seven games.
Over 3-1 home games.
Washington (6-4)
Lost last two games, scoring one goal.
Under 3-1 last four games.
Winnipeg (7-3)
Won all four road games.
Over 3-1 road games.
