CNOTES COLLEGE BASKETBALL BEST BETS/ NOTES/NEWS/GOSSIP !

[CNOTES]

Monday, December 22​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SIUE at WIU	04:30 PM	SIUE -6.5	+500
PORT at UCSB	05:00 PM	PORT +9.5*****	+500
SIE at IND	06:00 PM	IND -22.5	+500
BRY at HP	07:00 PM	HP -19.5*****	+500
CAN at DUQ	07:00 PM	U 143.5*****	+500
CCAR at JOES	07:00 PM	CCAR +8.5	+500
JAC at FSU	07:00 PM	FSU -26.5	+500
PRIN at TEM	07:00 PM	TEM -10.5*****	+500
EMU at WRST	07:00 PM	WRST -8.5*****	+500
PV at LSU	07:00 PM	O 160.5*****	+500
DAV at KU	08:00 PM	DAV +16.5	+500
UTA at ORU	08:00 PM	UTA -3.5	+500
ILL at MIZZ	08:00 PM	U 154.5	+500
UTECH at CREI	08:00 PM	U 148.5*****	+500
IUPU at GC	08:00 PM	O 168.5	+500
COOK at ARIZ	09:00 PM	O 154.5*****	+500
UCI at NORF	09:00 PM	UCI -10.5	+500
EWU at BYU	09:00 PM	O 164.5*****	+500
UNI at SMC	10:00 PM	UNI +12.5*****	+500
SAC at CSN	10:00 PM	U 164.5*****	+500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS DECEMBER BEST BETS !

12/22/2025.............4 - 2 - 0..................66.66%.............+ 9.00
12/21/2925..............9 - 15 - 0...............37.50%.............- 37.50
12.20/2025............ 11 - 19 - 0................36.66%...........- 49.50
12/19/2025.............9 - 10 - 0.................47.36%............- 10.00
12/18/2025...............6 - 6 - 0..................50.00%............- 3.00
12/17/2025...............5 - 10 - 0...............33.33%.............- 25.00
12/16/2025.............10 - 9 - 0.................55..00%............+ 0.50
12/15/2025...............6 - 3 - 0..................66.66%............+ 13.50
12/14/2025..............3 - 10 - 0................23.07%.............- 40.00
12/132025.............17.- 18 - 0................48.52%..............- 14.00
12/12/2025................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%..............+ 3.50
12/11/2025................4 - 6 - 0................40.00%..............- 13.00
12/10/2025................8 - 5 - 0................61.53................+ 12.50
12/09/2025................6 - 5 - 1................54.54%..............+ 2.50
12/08/2025................2 - 3 - 0................40.00%..............- 6.50
12/07/2025...............10 - 4 - 0...............71.42%...............+ 28.00
12/06/2025...............8 - 18 - 0...............30.76%...............- 59.00
12/05/2025................8 - 5 - 0...............61.53%...............+ 12.50
12/04/2025................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%...............- 1.50
12/03/2025................5 - 6 - 0...............45.45%...............- 8.00
12/01/2025................6 - 4 - 0...............60.00%...............+ 8.00

TOTALS...............144 - 164 - 1...............46.75%................- 177.00

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Week 17 NFL spreads:
— Buccaneers (-5.5) @ Miami
— Seahawks (-7.5) @ Carolina
— Cardinals @ Cincinnati (-7)
— Giants @ Las Vegas (-1.5)
— Eagles @ Buffalo (-1.5)
— Bears @ San Francisco (-3)

Quote of the Day
“I try to do the job, not try to keep the job. My focus has been for the last 18 years here and the last 41 years in coaching is to try to do the best job I can today and fight as hard as I can so the guys have the best chance to be successful today.”
Ravens coach John Harbaugh

Tuesday’s quiz
Who coached the Baltimore Ravens before John Harbaugh?
(Hint: He won a Super Bowl)

Monday’s quiz
Former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel is the all-time leader in passing yardage for the Missouri Tigers.

Sunday’s quiz
Donovan McNabb was the Eagles’ QB, last time they won the NFC East in consecutive years.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….​

— 49ers 48, Colts 27
49ers’ first four drives: 33 plays, 239 yards, 24 points.
San Francisco outgained the Colts, 440-312.
49ers won their last five games, all by 11+points.
TE Kittle caught seven passes for 115 yards and a TD.
Colts scored TDs on first two drives, but in between fumbled away a kickoff.
49ers were 7-11 on third down, Colts 5-1o.
Indy lost six of last seven games, after a 7-1 start.
44-year old QB Rivers threw for 277 yards, two TD’s.

— Steelers WR DK Metcalf got suspended two games for getting into a confrontation with a fan in Detroit Sunday; the suspension costs him $555,555 in salary.

— Kansas City Chiefs are moving from Missouri to Kansas; they’ll start playing in a new $3B domed stadium in 2031. The stadium is expected to seat 65,000 fans, about 10,000 less fans than Arrowhead Stadium, where the Chiefs have played since 1972.

— Washington State 34, Utah State 21
QB Eckhaus threw for 334 yards, three TD’s.
Coogs outgained Utah State 628-254.
Wazzu ran ball 41 times for 255 yards.
Starting next year, these teams will be rivals in the Pac-12.

— NFL divisional trends:
AFC East
Non-divisional underdogs 13-10 ATS
Non-divisional favorites 9-8 ATS

AFC North
Non-divisional underdogs 10-15 ATS
Non-divisional favorites 8-11 ATS

AFC South
Non-divisional underdogs 17-10 ATS
Non-divisional favorites 7-6 ATS

AFC West
Non-divisional underdogs 10-6 ATS
Non-divisional road favorites 1-10 ATS

NFC East
Home teams 6-3 ATS divisional games
Non-divisional underdogs 8-13 ATS

NFC North
Non-divisional favorites 15-11 ATS
Non-divisional underdogs 5-8 ATS

NFC South
Underdogs 8-1 ATS divisional games
Non-divisional favorites 4-8 ATS

NFC West
Non-divisional favorites 20-8 ATS
Divisional home underdogs 0-4 ATS

— Famous birthdays, December 23rd:
Jerry Koosman, 83
Susan Lucci, 79
Jack Ham, 77
Joan Severance, 67
Paul Shirley, 48
Victor Martinez, 47
Hanley Ramirez, 42
Mitch Haniger, 35

— Boston Red Sox acquired 1B Willson Contreras from St Louis, in exchange for P Hunter Dobbins and two other pitching prospects. Contreras hit .257 with a .791 OPS last year; he figures to benefit from playing half his games in Fenway Park.

— A’s acquired 2B Jeff McNeil from the Mets, in exchange for a very young pitching prospect. McNeil won a batting title in 2022, but has slacked off the last two years, while playing in more of a utility role. Hopefully playing every day will boost his production.

— Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami got a 2-year deal worth $34M from the White Sox; he is expected to mostly DH and also play some first base.

— P Paul Blackburn signed for one year, $2M with Bronx; he has some incentives if he pitches a lot of innings. He had knee/shoulder issues last year with the Mets.

— USC/Notre Dame won’t be playing college football the next two years; Notre Dame is going to play BYU instead. USC didn’t want to play Notre Dame later in the year, so their agreement went up in smoke.

— There have been 30 coaching changes in I-A football so far this season, a little less than 25% of all the jobs there are.

— Of the 74 referees who have worked NBA games this season, 56 of them have also spent some time in their career working in the G-League.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB

Tuesday, December 23

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Trend Report
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Wisconsin-Green Bay VS Campbell
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wisconsin-Green Bay's last 6 games.
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 1-19 SU in its last 20 games on the road.
Campbell is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Campbell's last 6 games.
Campbell is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games.
Campbell is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home.

Bellarmine VS Kentucky
Bellarmine is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Bellarmine's last 5 games.
Bellarmine is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Bellarmine is 1-19 SU in its last 20 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kentucky's last 5 games.
Kentucky is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Kentucky is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Kentucky is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Sun conference.

Grambling State VS Ohio State
Grambling State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Grambling State's last 15 games.
Grambling State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Grambling State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Ohio State is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio State's last 6 games.
Ohio State is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games.
Ohio State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.

Florida Atlantic VS Central Florida
Florida Atlantic is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida Atlantic's last 12 games.
Florida Atlantic is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games.
Florida Atlantic is 7-13 SU in its last 20 games against Central Florida.
Central Florida is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Central Florida's last 9 games.
Central Florida is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Central Florida's last 6 games against Florida Atlantic.

Lindenwood VS Missouri State
Lindenwood is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Lindenwood's last 13 games.
Lindenwood is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Lindenwood's last 8 games on the road.
Missouri State is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Missouri State's last 6 games.
Missouri State is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Missouri State's last 5 games at home.

UC Riverside VS UCLA
UC Riverside is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of UC Riverside's last 20 games.
UC Riverside is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
UC Riverside is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against UCLA.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of UCLA's last 7 games.
UCLA is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
UCLA is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games at home.
UCLA is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against UC Riverside.

Idaho VS Cal State-Bakersfield
Idaho is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
Idaho is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Idaho is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games against Cal State-Bakersfield.
Idaho is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cal State-Bakersfield.
Cal State-Bakersfield is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cal State-Bakersfield's last 6 games.
Cal State-Bakersfield is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cal State-Bakersfield's last 5 games at home.

Harvard VS St. John's
Harvard is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
Harvard is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Harvard is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Harvard is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
St. John's is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. John's' last 5 games.
St. John's is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
St. John's is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.

Morgan State VS Loyola Marymount
Morgan State is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
Morgan State is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games.
Morgan State is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road.
Morgan State is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games against an opponent in the West Coast conference.
Loyola Marymount is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
Loyola Marymount is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Loyola Marymount's last 6 games at home.
Loyola Marymount is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Mid-Eastern conference.

West Virginia Tech VS Marshall
West Virginia Tech is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games.
West Virginia Tech is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road.
West Virginia Tech is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games played in December.
Marshall is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Marshall's last 7 games.
Marshall is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
Marshall is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home.

Villanova VS Seton Hall
Villanova is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Villanova is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
Villanova is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Seton Hall.
Villanova is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games against Seton Hall.
Seton Hall is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
Seton Hall is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Seton Hall's last 15 games against Villanova.
Seton Hall is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games at home.


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[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Tuesday, December 23

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday, December 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
GRAM at OSU	02:00 PM	GRAM +28.5*****	+500
FAU at UCF	02:00 PM	UCF -7.5*****	+500
LINW at MOSU	03:00 PM	MOSU -2.5	+500
UCRV at UCLA	04:00 PM	UCRV +24.5*****	+500
IDHO at CSB	05:00 PM	IDHO -5.5*****	+500
MORG at LMU	06:00 PM	LMU -24.5	+500
HARV at SJU	06:00 PM	SJU -25.5*****	+500
VILL at HALL	07:00 PM	HALL -1.5*****	+500

 

[indiana]

C. Notes.....you and your family have a Merry Christmas buddy....
enjoy the holidays.......be safe.....indy

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS DECEMBER BEST BETS !

12/23/2025.............2 - 4 - 0..................33.33%.............- 12.00
12/22/2025.............4 - 2 - 0..................66.66%.............+ 9.00
12/21/2925..............9 - 15 - 0...............37.50%.............- 37.50
12.20/2025............ 11 - 19 - 0................36.66%...........- 49.50
12/19/2025.............9 - 10 - 0.................47.36%............- 10.00
12/18/2025...............6 - 6 - 0..................50.00%............- 3.00
12/17/2025...............5 - 10 - 0...............33.33%.............- 25.00
12/16/2025.............10 - 9 - 0.................55..00%............+ 0.50
12/15/2025...............6 - 3 - 0..................66.66%............+ 13.50
12/14/2025..............3 - 10 - 0................23.07%.............- 40.00
12/132025.............17.- 18 - 0................48.52%..............- 14.00
12/12/2025................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%..............+ 3.50
12/11/2025................4 - 6 - 0................40.00%..............- 13.00
12/10/2025................8 - 5 - 0................61.53................+ 12.50
12/09/2025................6 - 5 - 1................54.54%..............+ 2.50
12/08/2025................2 - 3 - 0................40.00%..............- 6.50
12/07/2025...............10 - 4 - 0...............71.42%...............+ 28.00
12/06/2025...............8 - 18 - 0...............30.76%...............- 59.00
12/05/2025................8 - 5 - 0...............61.53%...............+ 12.50
12/04/2025................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%...............- 1.50
12/03/2025................5 - 6 - 0...............45.45%...............- 8.00
12/01/2025................6 - 4 - 0...............60.00%...............+ 8.00

TOTALS...............146 - 168 - 1...............46.49%................- 189.00

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Villanova 64, Seton Hall 56- Wildcats shot 10-23 on arc in Big East opener.
— St John’s 85, Harvard 59- Red Storm out-rebounded Harvard, 39-22.
— Cal-Bakersfield 64, Idaho 63- Roadrunners won despite being 3-8 on foul line.
— Campbell 102, Green Bay 79- Camels shot 14-24 on arc, scored a ridiculous 1.54 ppp
— UCLA 97, Cal-Riverside 65- Bruins are 10-3, but only 3-3 vs top 100 teams.
— UCF 85, Florida Atlantic 80- 11-1 Knights were down 14 in the first half.

Quote of the Day
“No one felt worse than I did after that game. And I think it’s important to continue to move forward and realize that it’s what happened. It would be crazy of me to deny the truth of what happened and to live in this reality where if I tried to block it out, I don’t think that’s doing any good.”
Chargers QB Justin Herbert; Chargers play Houston this week

Wednesday’s quiz
In an episode of the old TV show Magnum PI, which actor, who played one of the more popular villains in the Batman TV show, played a jewel thief whose daughter was also a jewel thief?

Tuesday’s quiz
Brian Billick coached the Baltimore Ravens before John Harbaugh.

Monday’s quiz
Former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel is the all-time leader in passing yardage for the Missouri Tigers.

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Wednesday’s Den: 20 of my favorite non-sports movies…….​

20) The Gambler (2014)— Remake of a James Caan movie from the mid-70’s. College professor (Mark Wahlberg) seems to have an excellent life, but he has a huge gambling problem which drags him down. John Goodman plays one of the people he owes money to; he is very good in this. Jessica Lange plays the gambler’s mother, Brie Larson is his student/girlfriend.

19) Moon Over Parador (1988)— Richard Dreyfuss is an actor who is hired to stand in for the dictator of a Latin American country who suddenly dies. Jonathan Winters is a weird CIA agent whose wife is Polly Holliday, who played Flo in the old TV series Alice.
Sonia Braga, Raul Julia, Sammy Davis Jr and Dana Delany are all in this movie.

18) The Verdict (1982)— Paul Newman is a ambulance-chasing lawyer who started drinking too much when his marriage ended; he is handed a winning case that should be lucrative, but winning it is easier said than done. His friend is played by Jack Warden, one of my all-time favorites.
James Mason, Bruce Willis are also in this movie, which is a little dated now; no cellphones. The lawyer plays a pinball machine in the bar he frequents, but it is a very good movie.

17) Double Jeopardy (1999)— Unjustly jailed for her husband’s murder, a woman does six years in jail, until she gets paroled and realizes that the husband isn’t dead, so she sets out to find him and her son, who it turns out have moved to New Orleans.
Ashley Judd is the woman, Tommy Lee Jones is her parole officer, Bruce Greenwood is the grifter husband, Roma Maffia is a woman in jail who advises the woman on the best way to get paroled. Movie is a little intense, but it is very good.

16) Autumn in New York (2000)— Mostly a sad movie about a terminally ill young woman who falls for an aging playboy who owns a restaurant; when he finds out she is very ill, the playboy tries everything he can do to find a doctor who can help her get better.
Winona Ryder is the young woman, Richard Gere is the playboy, JK Simmons is the surgeon. Anthony LaPaglia, Jill Hennessy, Sherry Stringfield, Vera Farmiga are also in the movie, which is very good, but you’ll need a handkerchief.

15) Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)— Joe Mantegna plays a sportswriter who realizes that his 7-year old son is a chess prodigy; no one knows how/why. The parents hire a chess teacher and he begins to win tournaments, but then expectations get very high, and the kid’s interest begins to die down.
Excellent cast: Mantegna, Joan Allen is the mom, Ben Kingsley is the chess coach, Laurence Fishburne is a guy who plays speed chess in the park and who also coaches the kid. William H Macy, David Paymer, Josh Mostel are also in the movie, which is very good.

14) Good Will Hunting (1997)— A janitor at MIT can do complicated math problems better than the professors can, but he also has a criminal record, and has to get counseling for that. Robin Williams is great as the counselor, Matt Damon is the smart guy.
Ben Affleck is one of the smart guy’s friends, Minnie Driver is the smart guy’s girlfriend, but the scenes with Wiliams/Damon are epic. One of Robin Williams’ finest roles.

13) Dave (1993)— Guy who looks just like the President runs a temp job service in Washington; when the real president has a stroke while screwing around with his mistress, the guy (Kevin Kline) is hired as the stand-in president. Sigourney Weaver is the First Lady.
Frank Langella/Kevin Dunn are in the President’s cabinet, Ving Rhames is a Secret Service agent who protects the President. Charles Grodin is great in his smaller role as a friend of the look-alike, who wins up help balancing the country’s budget.

12) Begin Again (2013)— Down-and-out music executive stumbles into a Manhattan bar and discovers a young singer who can resurrect his career.
Keira Knightley is the singer, Adam Levine is her boyfriend, a popular musician who screws around on her and gets the boot. Mark Ruffalo is the music executive, and James Corden kind of steals the show as the singer’s old friend from back in England.
Hailee Steinfeld (Mrs Josh Allen these days) plays Ruffalo’s daughter, Catherine Keener is his wife. Rob Morrow, CeeLo Green are also in this movie, mostly a nice movie.

10) The Big Short (2015)— Group of investors bet against the US mortgage market in 2006-07 and are surprised to find out that the market is flawed/corrupt.
One investor is an eccentric ex-doctor who controls billions of dollars and basically risks it all to make even more money, but it it is going to take time, and the people whose money he works with are not terribly patient.
Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Marisa Tomei are all in this movie. Michael Lewis wrote the book, same guy who wrote Moneyball.

9) Absence of Malice (1981)— Sally Field plays a reporter who investigates a liquor wholesaler who is suspected of a murder- his father had been a mobster. There is no evidence that the son is guilty, but the authorities want to pressure him into giving them information.
The wholesaler has an iron-clad excuse that guarantees his innocence, but he won’t use it because he’d have to tell the authorities that a female friend of his had an abortion and 45 years ago, that wasn’t something you wanted to be known.
The wholesaler turns the tables on the authorities and makes them look incompetent.
Paul Newman is the wholesaler; with Sally Field, Willard Brimley, an intense, very good movie.

8) Leap of Faith (1992)— Steve Martin plays a traveling preacher whose bus breaks down, stranding his crew in a drought-stricken Kansas town. Miracles ensue. Liam Neeson, Debra Winger, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meat Loaf are all in this cast.
The preacher is a fraud, but people come out and give him a lot of money; the town where his bus breaks down is going through a drought— people want to know is he can make it rain.
There is one great scene near the end of the movie where kid who had been crippled in a car accident wants the preacher to heal his legs. It makes the movie worth watching.

7) Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)— Two piano-playing brothers have an act that is struggling, so they hire a beautiful singer to join the show, and they suddenly become more popular.
Jeff/Beau Bridges are the brothers, Michelle Pfeiffer is the singer; when one brother and the singer start messing around, tensions run high, even though the group is doing very well on stage.
Very good movie, but then again, I’d watch a movie if it was Michelle Pfeiffer reading names out of the phone book.

6) Molly’s Game (2017)— Young woman runs high stakes poker games for celebrities/rich guys, but when members of the Russian mob enter the game, things get complicated. This is a true story, and as we’re learning nowadays, real life is often stranger than fiction.
This movie comes after the book was written; Jessica Chastain plays Molly, Idris Elba is her lawyer, Kevin Costner has a smaller role as her demanding father.

5) Lost In Translation (2003)— Bill Murray plays a washed-up actor who is in Tokyo getting paid $2M to do a whiskey commercial. He meets Scarlett Johansson in the hotel bar and they become friends.
Apparently every American visiting Tokyo stays in the same hotel; the actor/woman, whose husband is a photographer who largely ignores her, they become friends and go out to dinner and have probing conversations, all platonic.
It is a nice movie with a vague but I think happy ending.

4) Rounders (1998)— Law student decides he’d rather play high stakes poker than finish law school. The scenes with Matt Damon and his law professor (Martin Landau) are excellent. Same guys who wrote this movie wrote the great Showtime series Billions.
Edward Norton is excellent as a grifter/degenerate gambler who often tries to cheat at cards; he gets himself and the law student beaten up. John Malkovich is a Russian who runs the poker room where a lot of the games are played. John Turturro plays Joey Knish, a veteran gambler who grinds out a living the hard way, but he does it.
This is a very good movie.

3) The Bodyguard (1992)— Whitney Houston is a famous singer with a contract on her head; Kevin Costner is the ex-Secret Service hired to protect her.
Protecting a famous singer is a lot different than protecting a politician; there is tension between the singer/bodyguard, but when the singer’s young son almost gets murdered, she listens to the bodyguard and they wind up OK.
Lot of good music in this movie; when Whitney Houston passed way in real life, Kevin Costner spoked at her memorial service.

2) Last Vegas (2013)— Four old friends get together in Las Vegas for the bachelor party of the one bachelor in group (Michael Douglas) who is marrying a woman 40 years younger than him. It is Douglas, Robert Deniro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline. Mary Steenburgen plays a singer in a Las Vegas bar who crosses paths with the friends.

Morgan Freeman’s character won $87,000 playing blackjack in this movie; in The Hangover, the one guy wins $85,000 playing blackjack, so on one of my trips to Las Vegas, I sat down at a table and suggested that blackjack must be an easy game, since so many people win a lot of money in the movies. I got a dirty look, a scowl and I shut up and was glad to break even.

1) A Few Good Men (1992)— Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Jack Nicholson ate the stars; Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, JT Walsh as supporting actors is pretty strong.

A military lawyer tries to prove that two Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine were simply following their commander’s orders. The last scene, with Jack Nicholson on the witness stand, is tremendous.

 

[Udog]

No games today. The season resumes Saturday.

 

[Udog]

Merry Christmas!

 

[indiana]

Udog....you and your family have a safe and enjoyable Christmas.....indy

 

[Udog]

Udog....you and your family have a safe and enjoyable Christmas.....indy

Thanks indy! Merry Christmas!

 

[Udog]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
NFL teams’ records in one-score games:
10-2— Denver
6-1— Chargers
7-2— Carolina, Chicago
7-3— New England, Philadelphia
6-2— Pittsburgh
5-2— Buffalo

Quote of the Day
“Stress comes from ignoring things which shouldn’t be ignored.”
Jeff Bezos

Thursday’s quiz
Who coached the Denver Broncos, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?

Wednesday’s quiz
In an episode of the old TV show Magnum PI, Cesar Romero played a jewel thief whose daughter was also a jewel thief; he also played the Joker on Batman.

Tuesday’s quiz
Brian Billick coached the Baltimore Ravens before John Harbaugh.

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Thursday’s Den: Merry Christmas, everyone…….

Hope everyone has an excellent Christmas; thanks for reading……

Wednesday was one of the worst TV nights of the year, but the one game that was on TV was one of the better games all season:

— Hawaii 35, California 31
Hawaii’s backup QB threw a 22-yard TD pass with 0:10 left for the win
California led 21-0 with 5:00 left in the first half.
Cal QB Sagapolutele threw for 343 yards and a TD.
Hawaii WR Ashlock caught 14 passes for 123 yards, two TD’s.

— Bowl records, by conference (SU/ATS):
AAC- 0-3/0-3
ACC- 3-1/2-2
Big X- 0-0

Big 18- 2-0/1-1
Conference USA- 3-2/3-2
MAC- 2-1/3-0

Mountain West- 1-3/1-3
SEC- 2-2/2-2
Sun Belt 2-4/3-3

— Louisville 27, Toledo 22
Louisville led 21-3 early in the second quarter.
Toledo scored 19 points in 8:18 span of 4th quarter for the backdoor cover.
Cardinals ran ball 36 times for 180 yards (5.0 yards/carry)
Toledo was penalized 14 times for 100 yards.

— Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16
Southern Miss led 13-6 at halftime.
Backup QB McIvor was 12-19/199 passing, sparked the comeback win.
WKU’s last two drives: 18 plays, 149 yards, 14 points.
Hilltoppers have won five of their last seven bowl games.

— Ohio U 17, UNLV 10
Bobcats won their 7th bowl game in a row.
Ohio U outgained the Rebels, 350-281
Bobcats ran the ball 43 times for 207 yards.
First time in 36 games that UNLV scored fewer than 20 points.

— Famous birthdays, December 25th:
Gary Sandy, 80
Larry Csonka, 79
Sissy Spacek, 76

CCH Pounder, 73
William Andrews, 70
Jillie Mack, 68

Erik Hiljus, 43
Eric Gordon, 37
Garrett Cooper, 35

Thursday would’ve been Kenny Stabler’s 80th birthday, Rickey Henderson’s 67th.

— Bill Vinovich was the referee for the Bills-Browns game in Cleveland Sunday, then Monday night, he was one of the refs at the Northern Iowa-Saint Mary’s basketball game in Moraga, all the way across the country. He puts on a lot of miles every winter.

— Here is a 10-day stretch for referee Brian Dorsey, who has already worked 36 college hoop games this winter.

Dec 13- West Virginia-Ohio State, in Cleveland
Dec 14- Oakland City @ Cleveland State
Dec 16- Toledo @ Michigan State
Dec 17- Arizona State @ UCLA
Dec 20- St John’s vs Kentucky, in Atlanta
Dec 21- Charleston @ Northern Kentucky
Dec 22- Illinois vs Missouri, in St Louis

Seven games in ten nights; lot of running.

— Chicago White Sox signed lefty P Sean Newcomb, for one years/$4.5M. Newcomb had a 1.75 ERA in 36 games (51 IP) for the A’s last year, but Chicago is expected to give him a chance to be a starter. He has started 65 games in his career.

— Pittsburgh Pirates signed 1B/DH Ryan O’Hearn for two years, $29M; O’Hearn hit 17 homers for Orioles/Padres last year, with an .805 OPS.

— Miami Marlins signed P Pete Fairbanks for one year, $13M; he had 27 saves for the Rays last year, has 75 saves the last three seasons.

— Movie of the Day: Cousins (1989)— Two couples go to a mutual friend’s wedding and and up switching partners. Ted Danson/William Peterson are the guys, before their CSI days; Sean Young, Isabella Rossellini are the women. Lloyd Bridges provides some comic relief.

Should have this movie on yesterday’s list of 20; at the end of the movie, one of the couples is on a boat, and sails off into the sunset. Years later, when Gil Grissom/Sara Sidle left CSI, almost the exact same scene takes place, a couple sailing off into the sunset.

College basketball has become minor league basketball; some examples:

— Baylor adds 2023 NBA draft pick James Nnaji, who was drafted by the Pistons in 2023, played the last two years overseas, played for the Knicks in the NBA Summer League this past year. 7-foot tall Nnaji is eligible immediately.

— Spanish wing Lucas Langarita has enrolled at Utah and is expected to be in uniform with the Utes pretty soon; he played really well at last summer’s FIBA U20 Eurobasket.

— 23-year old Russian big man Kirill Elatontsev has one semester of eligibility left, is expected to sign on with Oklahoma and finish this season with the Sooners. He has previously played on the Russian National team.

— In the NBA, LA Lakers are the first NBA team since the 1991 Miami Heat whose first nine losses of a season were all by 10+ points. Right now, Lakers are 19-9; the ’91 Heat wound up 24-58, in their third year of existence.

— Good news/bad news for the NFL’s Jets:
Good news: three of their first round draft picks made the Pro Bowl this year.

Bad news: none of those three guys play for the Jets anymore; two of them play for the Seahawks, one plays for Dallas.

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
San Antonio Spurs have won seven games in a row, with seven different leading scorers:
vs New Orleans- Harrison Barmes 24
vs Lakers- Stephon Castle 30
vs Oklahoma City- Devin Vassell 23
vs Washington- Dylan Harper 24
vs Atlanta- Victor Wembanyama 26
vs Washington- De’Aaron Fox 27
vs Oklahoma City- Keldon Johnson, 25

Quote of the Day
“When you’re 20 you care what everyone thinks……
When you’re you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks…..
when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place.”
Winston Churchill

Friday’s quiz
Who was the first head coach to lead two different franchises to a Super Bowl?

Thursday’s quiz
Red Miller coached the Denver Broncos, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.

Wednesday’s quiz
In an episode of the old TV show Magnum PI, Cesar Romero played a jewel thief whose daughter was a jewel thief, too; he also played the Joker on Batman.

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Friday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….​

— Cowboys 30, Commanders 23
Dallas led 21-3 with 7:00 left in first half.
Cowboys’ first four drives: 47 plays, 306 yards, 24 points.
Cowboys ran ball 44 times for 211 yards.
Last eleven games, Dallas’ team total: over 7-3-1
Washington kicked 51-yard FG with 2:09 left for a backdoor cover.
Commanders are 1-10 SU/3-8 ATS in their last eleven games.
39-year old backup QB Johnson was 15-23/198 in his first start since 2021.
Dallas ran 87 plays for 480 yards; Washington 41 for 328 yards.

— Vikings 23, Lions 10
Loss eliminates Detroit from playoff contention.
Lions turned ball over six times on their 12 drives.
Detroit ran the ball 30 times for only 68 yards.
Lions are 1-7 when they score less than 34 points.
Minnesota won, despite having only 3 net yards passing.
Vikings ran ball 28 times for 158 yards (5.6 yards/carry)
Vikings last four games, scoring 31-34-16-23 points.
Vikings held five of last six opponents under 300 TY.
— Broncos 20, Chiefs 13
Denver drove 65 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:45 left.
Broncos have won 12 of their last 13 games.
Underdogs covered Denver’s last eight games.
Denver is 13-3 SU, but 0-5 ATS as a road favorite.
Kansas City has lost five in a row, seven of last eight games.
#3 QB Oladokun was 13-22/66 passing, in his first NFL start.
Denver was 11-18 on third down, Kansas City 4-11
Broncos outgained the Chiefs, 303-139.

— Jacksonville State RB Cam Cook plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal; he has run ball for 1,659 yards this year, earned Conference USA MVP and All-America honors in his one year with the Gamecocks after transferring from TCU.

— Famous birthdays, December 26th:
Carlton Fisk, 78
Ozzie Smith, 71
Storm Davis, 64
Jeff King, 61
Tim Legler, 59
Omar Infante, 44
Trevor Siemian, 34
Hogan Harris, 29

— Great day to be an A’s fan: A’s signed OF Tyler Soderstrom to a 7-year, $86M contract extension; the deal buys out at least three free agent years, and keeps him under team control until his age 31 season.
Last year, Soderstrom hit 25 homers, had 93 RBI, had an .820 OPS.

— Our fantasy baseball draft starts in seven short weeks; it is a keeper league, so our draft is only two rounds, but how do you evaluate players coming here from Asia?
Two years ago, Shota Imanaga signed with the Cubs; I scoured the Internet, trying to find out about this guy. No one knew anything; in the last two years, he’s gone 24-11, 3.28 in 54 starts.
This year, there are three Asian players left to be signed; the deadline is January 4th to sign them. This year, pundits on YouTube podcasts all have lots of opinions on who is/isn’t good, so I’m curious to see where they get drafted in our league.

— Chiefs’ QB Chris Oladokun was on the Chiefs’ practice squad for two of their Super Bowl wins, but Thursday night was his first NFL start. He’s had an interesting journey:
2016-18- South Florida
2019-20- Samford
2021- South Dakota State
He was the Steelers’ 7th round draft pick in 2022; he has two Super Bowl rings, but now he’s started an NFL game. Didn’t go that well, but it is a start.

— Bowl records, by conference (SU/ATS):

AAC- 0-3/0-3

ACC- 3-1/2-2

Big X- 0-0

Big 18- 2-0/1-1

Conference USA- 3-2/3-2

MAC- 2-1/3-0

Mountain West- 1-3/1-3

SEC- 2-2/2-2

Sun Belt 2-4/3-3

— Movie of the Day: The Rewrite (2014)- An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at SUNY-Binghamton, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there. Hugh Grant is the teacher, Marisa Tomei the student. Allison Janney, JK Simmons are also in this movie.
Lot of the movie is filmed in Binghamton, including one scene at a merry-go-round that has helped Binghamton be known as the Carousel Capital of the World.
Anyway, this is a nice movie; our world needs more nice in it.

— Noah Eagle called the Dallas-Washington game on Netflix Thursday; the son of Ian Eagle, Noah Eagle is a network broadcaster at age 29. Pretty cool.

— Knicks 126, Cavaliers 124
Knicks were down 17 points in the fourth quarter.
Tyler Kolek had 16 points, 9 assists off the bench.

— Spurs 117, Thunder 102
De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points for San Antonio.
Oklahoma City is 0-3 against the Spurs this year, 26-2 vs everyone else.

— Warriors 126, Mavericks 116
Jimmy Butler scored 14 points, had 9 rebounds, 9 assists.
De’Anthony Melton scored 16 points in 24:00 off the bench.

— Rockets 119, Lakers 96
Houston had six players score in double figures.
Rockets shot 60.6% inside the arc.

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
NFL yeams’ records in one-score games:
1-7— Chiefs, Giants
2-8— Cardinals
1-6— Browns
2-5— Lions
1-5— Raiders
1-4— Commanders

Quote of the Day
“We don’t care enough right now. And that’s the part that bothers you a lot. We don’t care enough to do the things that are necessary. We don’t care enough to be a professional……”
Lakers coach JJ Redick

Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Celtics, who has made the most 3-point shots?

Friday’s quiz
Don Shula (Colts/Dolphins) was the first head coach to lead two different franchises to a Super Bowl.

Thursday’s quiz
Red Miller coached the Denver Broncos, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.

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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….​

— Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17 OT
Golden Gophers won their 9th straight bowl game.
Down 14-7, New Mexico ran a kickoff back 100 yards for a TD.
This was New Mexico’s first bowl outside of Albuquerque since 2004.
— If you were wondering, the all-time record for most consecutive bowl wins is 11, set by Bobby Bowden’s Florida State teams from 1985-95.

— Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7
QB Stone threw for 226 yards, 3 TD’s.
Central Michigan lost three fumbles, committed four turnovers in all.
Wildcats have won six bowl games in a row.

— Texas-San Antonio 57, FIU 20
FIU actually led this game 14-0 in first quarter.
Roadrunners led 31-14 at halftime.
FIU went for it on 4th down 10 times, were 1-10.

— Michigan hired former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham as their new coach; Whittingham was 177-88 in 22 years at Utah, going 11-6 in bowls (they lost the last five). Utah is 10-2 this year; this is a big upgrade for the Wolverines.

— Green Bay Packers ruled out QB Jordan Love (concussion) for tonight’s game with the Ravens; Green Bay clinched a playoff spot when Detroit lost Thursday. Malik Willis will start for the Packers; he is 3-2 as an NFL starter, has thrown for 134 yards in three games this year.

— Famous birthdays, December 27th:
Tovah Feldshuh, 77
Craig Reynolds, 73
Mark Budaska, 73
Kent Benson, 71
Donald Igwebuike, 65
Eva LaRue, 59
Kevin Ollie, 53
Deuce McAllister, 47
Carson Palmer, 46
Cole Hamels, 42
Greg Zuerlein, 38
Rick Porcello, 37
Jordan Montgomery, 33
JJ Koski, 29
Brock Purdy, 26

— It was freakin’ freezing here in upstate New York Friday, and now it is snowing out; this is my annual “Why the hell don’t I live in Las Vegas?” night. Once a year, I curse myself out for living in a place where it occasionally gets very cold, and it costs me $40 to get my driveway plowed.

— They’re remodeling the grocery store I go to; its been taking a long time- they’re supposed to finish next month. It is funny going there; no one seems to know what aisle anything is in any more. Used to take me 10 minutes to do my shopping; takes a lot more now. I’m wondering how much it costs to do all that work.

— Thursday night in Denver, the Nuggets beat Minnesota 142-138 in OT; Nikola Jokic scored 56 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, had 15 assists— he scored 18 of his points in the 5:00 overtime, the most any player has ever scored in an overtime.

— College/minor league sports are off the rails; quarterbacks are transferring:
UNLV QB Anthony Colandrea is in the portal, after leading the Rebels to a 10-4 record. He played at Virginia in 2023-24.

(The last four Heisman Trophy winners have all been transfers)
Some other QB’s who are in the transfer portal:
Sam Leavitt, Arizona State
Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
Josh Hoover, TCU
Rocco Becht, Iowa State
Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati
DJ Lagway, Florida
Byrum Brown, South Florida
Aaron Philo, Georgia Tech

— Since the weather sucks outside, here are some baseball tidbits to help us feel warmer; most of this info came from an article by David Schoenfield on ESPN.com

Pittsburgh Pirates hit 117 home runs last year, 31 fewer than any other team,. Which why they acquired Brandon Lowe, Ryan O’Hearn. Paul Skenes had a 1.97 ERA but was only 10-10, because the Pirates don’t score enough freakin’ runs.

Mets ranked 27th out of 30 teams in IP by starting pitchers, now they let their closer walk to the Dodgers. Mets are going to be very interesting to watch between now and the start of spring training- they need to add talent, both hitting and pitching.

St Louis Cardinals went 232-254 the last three years, their worst three-year stretch since 1988-90, which is why they’re cleaning house now. This year’s attendance was 991,084 fans lower than the Cardinals’ home attendance in 2023- the natives are restless.

Milwaukee Brewers hit .258 as a team last year, but they hit .279 with runners in scoring position, that doesn’t happen much. It probably isn’t sustainable either, so Milwaukee’s offense could suffer this coming season.

Orioles/Marlins both got only 62 RBI from their first basemen last year, tied for worst in the major leagues. That explains why the Orioles went after Pete Alonso.

Cincinnati Reds got only 51 home runs from outfielders; they play their home games in one of the best home run parks there is, which may explain why they moved Noelvi Marte to RF.

Arizona Diamondbacks got saves from 17 different pitchers last year, an all-time record (’21 Rays, ’24 Dodgers each got saves from 14 pitchers).

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
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Saturday, December 27

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Cal State-Northridge VS Stanford
Cal State-Northridge is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cal State-Northridge's last 5 games.
Cal State-Northridge is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Cal State-Northridge is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games against Stanford.
Stanford is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Stanford's last 8 games.
Stanford is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Stanford's last 5 games against Cal State-Northridge.


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[Udog]

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[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Spreads on Week 18 NFL games:
— Panthers @ Tampa Bay (-3)
— Seahawks (-1.5) @ San Francisco
— Colts @ Houston (-10)
— Cowboys (-4.5) @ NJ Giants
— Browns @ Cincinnati (-7)
— Saints @ Atlanta (-2.5)

Quote of the Day
“I hate that’s what people are saying or thinking. We’re not trying to lose. I’m trying to go out and do my best because I don’t know if I’m going to be here next year.”
Raiders defensive tackle Jonah Laulu, talking about tanking accusations

Monday’s quiz
Last time the Raiders played in a playoff game, who was their QB?

Sunday’s quiz
Mike McCarthy was coach of the Green Bay Packers, last time they won a Super Bowl.

Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Celtics, Paul Pierce has made the most 3-point shots.

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

49ers 42, Bears 38
Purdy threw a pick-6 on the first play of the game.
49ers scored a TD on four of their next five drives.
Bears’ last four drives: 46 plays, 286 yards, 17 points.
Chicago had ball on SF’s 2-yard line on last play, but didn’t score.
49ers outgained Chicago, 496-440.
First game in NFL this year that both teams had 2 TD’s in first quarter.
49ers are 10-1 ATS as a favorite this year.
Seahawks @ 49ers next week is for the NFC West title.

Seahawks 27, Panthers 10
Seahawks won ten of their last eleven games.
Seattle ran ball 36 times for 163 yards.
Seattle in second half: 35 plays, 167 yards, 24 points.
Seahawks will be #1 seed in NFC if they beat 49ers next week.
This game was 3-3 at halftime.
Carolina in second half: 25 plays, 71 yards, 2 turnovers, 7 points.
Panthers @ Tampa Bay next week will decide NFC South title.
Carolina is 3-7 when they score less than 27 points.

Dolphins 20, Buccaneers 17
Rookie QB Ewers threw for 172 yards, two TD’s.
Miami was outgained 380-298; they were +3 in turnovers.
Dolphins are 7-0 when they allow less than 27 points.
Miami is 11-7 ATS last 18 games as a home underdog.
Tampa Bay lost four in row, seven of its last eight games.
Tampa Bay lost last four games by total of eleven points.
Bucs are 9-13 ATS last 22 games as a road favorite.
Panthers @ Tampa Bay next week, for NFC South title.

Browns 13, Steelers 6
Cleveland led 10-3 at halftime.
Steelers in 2nd half: 37 plays, 146 yards, no points.
Ravens-Steelers next week is for AFC North title.
Steelers have lost their last four visits to Cleveland.
Only TD of game was Sanders’ 28-yard pass to Fannin in 2nd quarter.
Pittsburgh averaged only 3.9 yards/pass attempt.
Browns are 12-7-1 ATS last 20 games as a home underdog.
Browns allowed 10-6-10-6 points in their four wins.

Patriots 42, Jets 10
QB Maye threw for 256 yards and five TD’s.
Patriots are 12-1 SU/10-3 ATS in their last 13 games.
Last seven games, Patriots scored 30.9 points/game.
Over is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Patriots’ first six drives: 47 plays, 391 yards, six TD’s.
New England outgained Jets 440-307, led 35-3 at halftime.
Jets lost their last four games, giving up 34-48-29-42 points.
Jets are 0-11 when they score less than 27 points.

Famous birthdays, December 29th:
Ted Danson, 78
Sean Payton, 62
Richie Sexson, 51
Jack Wilson, 48
Kate Moennig, 48
Laveranues Coles, 48
Clint Stoerner, 48
Julio Rodriguez, 25

Saints 34, Titans 26
Tennessee led this game 20-10 at halftime.
Saints in 2nd half: 28 plays, 334 yards, 24 points.
Saints are 5-2 in last seven games, after a 1-8 start.
26-year old rookie QB Shough is 5-3 as an NFL starter.
Titans are 9-18 ATS in last 27 games as an underdog.
Tennessee is 0-11 ATS last 11 games coming off a win.
Titans were 1-8 SU/4-5 ATS at home this season.
Over is 7-3 in Tennessee’s last ten games.

Jaguars 23, Colts 17
Jacksonville won its seventh game in a row.
Jaguars are 12-1 if they allow fewer than 31 points.
QB Lawrence threw for 263 yards, also ran for two TD’s.
Jaguars can clinch AFC South with win over Tennessee next week.
Colts are first team since 1995 to start a season 7-1, but miss the playoffs.
Colts led this game 10-7 at halftime.
Jaguars outgained Indianapolis 370-204.
Colts ran ball 22 times for only 69 yards.

Bengals 37, Cardinals 14
Bengals’ first five drives: 40 plays, 231 yards, 24 points.
QB Burrow threw for 305 yards, two TD’s.
Bengals scored 31+ points in their last five wins.
WR Chase is first player ever with 80+ catches, 1,000+ RY and 7+ TD catches in each of his first five years in the NFL.
Bengals outgained Arizona, 429-233.
Cardinals lost eight in row (1-7 ATS) , 13 of last 14 games.
Cardinals are 0-10 when they allow more than 22 points.
Last four weeks, Cardinals allowed 37 points/game.

Giants 34, Raiders 10
Raiders lost their 10th game in row, will probably get #1 pick in ’26 draft.
QB Smith sprained his ankle late in this game.
Raiders are 13-19-2 ATS last 34 games as an underdog.
Las Vegas has nine losses by 11+ points this season.
Giants first two drives: 11 plays, 34 yards, two punts.
Giants rest of game: 51 plays, 311 yards, 27 points.
2nd year in row Giants won in Week 17 to lose first pick in draft.
WR Robinson caught 11 passes for 113 yards.

Eagles 13, Bills 12
Buffalo scored TD with 0:05 left, went for 2 points but failed
Down 12-0, Bills scored TD with 5:11 left, but missed PAT
Philadelphia is now 7-3 this year in one-score games.
Eagles’ only TD came on a 45-yard drive in first quarter.
Philly is 15-7 ATS in last 22 games coming off a win.
Bills outgained the Eagles, 331-190.
Buffalo’s loss clinches AFC East for New England.
Right now, Buffalo is the #7-seed in the AFC.

— Northern Colorado 86, Colorado 81
Bears snapped a 13-game losing streak against Colorado.
Northern Colorado shot 11-21 on the arc.
Señor G Denker scored 33 points, had 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

— Saint Mary’s 78, Loyola Marymount 73
LMU led by a hoop with 4:43 left in the game.
Saint Mary’s shot 7-14 on arc, scored 1.31 ppp.
Gaels are 12-2, despite being experience team #333.

— San Francisco 67, Seattle 59
Seattle shot 32% inside arc, 4-17 outside arc.
USF has #38 eFG% defense ; they’ve won three games in row.
Seattle is 11-3, vs schedule #266.

— Charleston Southern 77, Richmond 72
Bad loss for Richmond, which is 10-3 vs schedule #345.
Spiders were 25-29 on foul line, Charleston Southern 15-23
Charleston Southern shot 10-37 on arc, 16-28 inside arc.

— Washington State 67, Portland 62
Portland led by 8 with 9:28 left in the game.
Portland shot 8-31 on the arc, 14-24 on foul line.
Wazzu won WCC opener, after going 4-8 in non-league games.