THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPU at MD | 06:30 PM | SPU +22.5 | +500 |
| MRST at RID | 07:00 PM | MRST +7.0 | +500 |
| HARV at KU | 07:00 PM | HARV +21.5 U 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| YALE at MONM | 07:00 PM | YALE -13.0 U 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| CCSU at STJOE | 07:00 PM | CCSU +11.0 | +500 |
| QNC at FDU | 07:00 PM | QNC -6.5 O 154.5 | +500 +500 |
| WRST at M-OH | 07:00 PM | WRST -2.5 | +500 |
| WKU at SCAR | 07:00 PM | WKU -2.5 | +500 |
| LOU at NCST | 07:00 PM | LOU +18.0 | +500 |
| NJIT at USF | 07:00 PM | NJIT +13.5 | +500 |
| NMSU at NCAT | 07:30 PM | NCAT +11.5 | +500 |
| CHAR at UAB | 07:30 PM | CHAR +11.0 | +500 |
| MORG at ARIZ | 08:00 PM | ARIZ -31.0 | +500 |
| UNT at UTSA | 08:00 PM | UNT -13.0 | +500 |
| TXSO at WICH | 08:00 PM | WICH -12.0 | +500 |
| BUT at CREI | 08:00 PM | CREI -8.0 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| HART at SF | 09:00 PM | HART +26.5 | +500 |
| ILL at MIZZ | 09:00 PM | ILL -6.5 | +500 |
| GW at WSU | 09:00 PM | WSU -10.5 | +500 |
| WEB at BYU | 09:00 PM | BYU -13.0 | +500 |
| KENT at UTEP | 09:30 PM | UTEP +6.5 | +500 |
| L-IL at STAN | 10:00 PM | STAN -5.5 | +500 |
| USM at UNLV | 10:00 PM | USM +8.5 | +500 |
| PRST at CALBA | 10:00 PM | CALBA -7.0 | +500 |
| PEPP at HAW | 11:00 PM | PEPP +4.5 | +500 |
| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/22/2022 | 16-13-0 | 55.17% | +850 | Detail |
| 12/21/2022 | 34-35-0 | 49.28% | -2250 | Detail |
| 12/20/2022 | 23-12-2 | 64.86% | +4900 | Detail |
| 12/19/2022 | 6-12-0 | 33.33% | -3600 | Detail |
| 12/18/2022 | 13-14-1 | 48.21% | -1200 | Detail |
| 12/17/2022 | 39-42-3 | 48.21% | -3600 | Detail |
| 12/16/2022 | 5-10-0 | 33.33% | -3000 | Detail |
| 12/15/2022 | 3-6-0 | 33.33% | -1800 | Detail |
| 12/14/2022 | 11-14-1 | 44.23% | -2200 | Detail |
| 12/13/2022 | 13-8-0 | 61.90% | +2100 | Detail |
| 12/12/2022 | 6-5-0 | 54.55% | +250 | Detail |
| 12/11/2022 | 15-17-0 | 46.88% | -1850 | Detail |
| 12/10/2022 | 38-46-0 | 45.24% | -6300 | Detail |
| 12/08/2022 | 2-4-0 | 33.33% | -1200 | Detail |
| 12/07/2022 | 23-13-0 | 63.89% | +4350 | Detail |
| 12/06/2022 | 18-13-1 | 57.81% | +1850 | Detail |
| 12/05/2022 | 3-3-0 | 50.00% | -150 | Detail |
| 12/04/2022 | 12-17-0 | 41.38% | -3350 | Detail |
| 12/03/2022 | 10-12-0 | 45.45% | -1600 | Detail |
| 12/02/2022 | 12-5-0 | 70.59% | +3250 | Detail |
| 12/01/2022 | 7-6-0 | 53.85% | +200 | Detail |
Armadillo Sports
Friday’s 6-pack
College hoop teams getting biggest % of points on 3’s:
47.4%— Liberty
47.0%— Lafayette
46.5%— Chattanooga
44.3%— Penn State
43.7%— North Carolina A&T
42.9%— Marist
Quote of the Day
“Our sport feels broken now. We’ve got somebody with three times the median payroll and has no care whatsoever for the long-term of any of these contracts, in terms of the risk associated with any of them. How exactly does this work? I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around it.”
Anonymous MLB executive, talking about the Mets’ spending spree
Friday’s quiz
Who was the first coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars?
Thursday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in the Southern League in 1994, Terry Francona was the Barons’ manager.
Wednesday’s quiz
Matthew Stafford played his college football at Georgia.
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Friday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..
— NFL’s Sunday Ticket is going to YouTube TV starting next year, which means that I’ll dump DirecTV after college basketball ends in March. I’ve had DirecTV for a long time, but primarily so I can watch the Rams every week, without going out to bars to watch.
Have to do my research on the best TV plan going forward; lot of options out there. I know almost nothing about YouTube TV, but I have until August to figure it out.
— Mets’ fans are excited about signing Justin Verlander, Carlos Correa as free agents; they’re going to have the biggest payroll in MLB history. Good for them.
But hey, the A’s signed Drew Rucinski this week. The 33-year old Rucinski gets $3M for this year, roughly what the Mets’ batboys earn (kidding). $3M is big money in Oakland. So what if Verlander will make $1,343,750 PER START this year, and that’s if he starts 32 games.
Rucinski pitched for the NC Dinos in Korea the last four years, going 53-36, 3.06 in 121 KBO starts. He is 4-4, 5.33 in 41 major league games from 2014-18, with the Angels/Marlins.
— An unusual thing about college basketball is that once you play a team out of conference, you root like hell for that team to win games, since their success helps your strength of schedule, which factors in to if/where you land on Selection Sunday.
Let’s look at UNLV, which is 11-1, but against schedule #227. Rebels beat Dayton/Washington State, two top 100 teams, lost by a hoop to #89 San Francisco. None of those three teams are in the top 50, so it will really help the Rebels if those three teams win a lot of conference games.
— Jaguars 19, Jets 3
Jacksonville is 5-2 SU in last seven games after a 2-6 start.
QB Lawrence threw for 229 yards, ran 7 times for 51 more yards.
Jaguars were 7-16 on third down, Jets 2-13.
Last six games, Jaguars are +7 in turnovers (13-6)
Jets’ only score was FG on 1st drive; they recovered fumble on Jags’ 16-yard line.
#4 QB Streveler ran ball 9 times for 54 yards; rest of team had 11 rushes, 12 yards.
Jets are 2-6 SU in their last eight games, after a 5-2 start.
Jets are 6-1 scoring 20+ points, 1-7 scoring less than 20.
— Eagles’ QB Jalen Hurts (shoulder) is out for Saturday’s game in Dallas; Gardner Minshew (8-14 as an NFL starter) will start under center for Philly.
— Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson is out again this week, third game in a row he’ll miss. He is trying to get a huge contract from the Ravens, but the best ability is availability— Jackson got hurt in Week 13 LY, never played again, and now he’s missed Weeks 14-16 this year. Not good.
Adding to the intrigue is that Jackson has been acting as his own agent, which makes things in negotiations a lot more personal.
— Eastern Illinois 92, Iowa 83— How does a 31-point underdog win on the road?
Favored Hawkeyes led 22-8 early on.
Iowa was down two starters (Murray, Connor McCaffery)
Eastern Illinois shot 66.7% inside the arc.
Iowa was only 7-33 on the arc.
Eastern Illinois is a bad team, 2-9 vs D-I teams; their other D-I win was over IUPUI, the worst of all the 363 D-I teams in the country. Just a hideous loss for Iowa, the biggest favorite to lose in the last 30 years.
— Wednesday was Early Signing Day in college football; lot of games that will be played 3-4 years from now were decided Wednesday, as teams re-stock their rosters. But don’t just assume what you hear on TV in true. Recruiting ratings aren’t gospel.
When he came out of high school, Aaron Donald was the #22 recruit in his class; he’s going to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. You think there were really 21 players who were better than him that year?
Some teams develop talent better than others; Kansas State is 10-3 this year, with three (3!!!!) players who were 4 or 5-star recruits. They recruit athletes, develop them into players.
— New York Knicks got nailed for tampering with free agent Jalen Brunson; as a result they’ll lose a 2nd-round draft pick in 2025.
— Golden State Warriors are 15-18, #11-seed in the west right now, and Steph Curry is out for the next couple months. Warriors are 3-16 on the road; looks like they’ll miss the playoffs.
— Law and Order is one of my favorite TV shows; 21 years, 472 episodes, a great launching point for lot of acting careers, not to mention the spinoff shows that branched off this original show.
Take Billions on Showtime; there are 32 actors who have appeared in 12+ episodes of Billons. 14 of those 32 actors appeared in at least one episode of Law and Order, and two others were in Law and Order SVU, and that doesn’t count Eric Bogosian, who was in Law and Order: Criminal Intent for 61 episodes, but was only in 11 episodes of Billions (so far).
— Cincinnati Reds signed OF/1B Wil Myers to one-year, $6M deal; Myers had an injury-plagued 2022, then went 3-29 in the playoffs for San Diego.
— Saints-Browns total Saturday is going to be the lowest NFL total since 2009, due to frigid weather in Ohio this weekend.
— Billy Eppler is the New York Mets’ GM; when he first graduated from college at UConn, he interned with the NFL’s Washington Redskins, then scouted in the Bronx, became assistant GM there, and later moved on to become GM of the Angels. Must also be nice to be GM of a team where the owner writes blank checks.
— SMU 85, Iona 81— Mustangs trailed by 12 with 10:36 left in game, but rallied to beat Rick Pitino’s Iona squad, overcoming 21 turnovers. Iona lost despite making 13-22 on the arc. SMU shot 64.3% inside the arc.
This game is part of the Diamond Head Classic in Hawai’i. Christmas in Hawai’i must be fun.
— Detroit-Ottawa NHL game this week was postponed because of cruddy weather in Canada; it will be played February 27 instead.
— Missouri 93, Illinois 71— Tigers led 51-26 at half-time; putrid effort by the Illini, which is 2-3 in its last five games, after a 6-1 start.
— Western Kentucky 44, South Alabama 23
Hilltoppers led 31-3 at halftime.
WKU’s first three TD’s came on plays of 44-27-25 yards.
Hilltoppers threw for 522 yards (9.3 yards/attempt)
— Air Force 30, Baylor 15
Falcons outgained Baylor 379-230.
Bears ran ball 26 times for 42 yards, completed only 11-23 passes.
Baylor lost its last four games, after a 6-3 start.
— Major League Baseball reduced Trevor Bauer’s suspension from 324 games to 194, meaning he is good to go for spring training. Dodgers have until January 6 to release him or add him to the 40-man roster. Bauer is eligible now, but is being docked pay for the first 50 games of 2023
Friday’s 6-pack
College hoop teams getting biggest % of points on 3’s:
47.4%— Liberty
47.0%— Lafayette
46.5%— Chattanooga
44.3%— Penn State
43.7%— North Carolina A&T
42.9%— Marist
Quote of the Day
“Our sport feels broken now. We’ve got somebody with three times the median payroll and has no care whatsoever for the long-term of any of these contracts, in terms of the risk associated with any of them. How exactly does this work? I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around it.”
Anonymous MLB executive, talking about the Mets’ spending spree
Friday’s quiz
Who was the first coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars?
Thursday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in the Southern League in 1994, Terry Francona was the Barons’ manager.
Wednesday’s quiz
Matthew Stafford played his college football at Georgia.
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Friday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..
— NFL’s Sunday Ticket is going to YouTube TV starting next year, which means that I’ll dump DirecTV after college basketball ends in March. I’ve had DirecTV for a long time, but primarily so I can watch the Rams every week, without going out to bars to watch.
Have to do my research on the best TV plan going forward; lot of options out there. I know almost nothing about YouTube TV, but I have until August to figure it out.
— Mets’ fans are excited about signing Justin Verlander, Carlos Correa as free agents; they’re going to have the biggest payroll in MLB history. Good for them.
But hey, the A’s signed Drew Rucinski this week. The 33-year old Rucinski gets $3M for this year, roughly what the Mets’ batboys earn (kidding). $3M is big money in Oakland. So what if Verlander will make $1,343,750 PER START this year, and that’s if he starts 32 games.
Rucinski pitched for the NC Dinos in Korea the last four years, going 53-36, 3.06 in 121 KBO starts. He is 4-4, 5.33 in 41 major league games from 2014-18, with the Angels/Marlins.
— An unusual thing about college basketball is that once you play a team out of conference, you root like hell for that team to win games, since their success helps your strength of schedule, which factors in to if/where you land on Selection Sunday.
Let’s look at UNLV, which is 11-1, but against schedule #227. Rebels beat Dayton/Washington State, two top 100 teams, lost by a hoop to #89 San Francisco. None of those three teams are in the top 50, so it will really help the Rebels if those three teams win a lot of conference games.
— Jaguars 19, Jets 3
Jacksonville is 5-2 SU in last seven games after a 2-6 start.
QB Lawrence threw for 229 yards, ran 7 times for 51 more yards.
Jaguars were 7-16 on third down, Jets 2-13.
Last six games, Jaguars are +7 in turnovers (13-6)
Jets’ only score was FG on 1st drive; they recovered fumble on Jags’ 16-yard line.
#4 QB Streveler ran ball 9 times for 54 yards; rest of team had 11 rushes, 12 yards.
Jets are 2-6 SU in their last eight games, after a 5-2 start.
Jets are 6-1 scoring 20+ points, 1-7 scoring less than 20.
— Eagles’ QB Jalen Hurts (shoulder) is out for Saturday’s game in Dallas; Gardner Minshew (8-14 as an NFL starter) will start under center for Philly.
— Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson is out again this week, third game in a row he’ll miss. He is trying to get a huge contract from the Ravens, but the best ability is availability— Jackson got hurt in Week 13 LY, never played again, and now he’s missed Weeks 14-16 this year. Not good.
Adding to the intrigue is that Jackson has been acting as his own agent, which makes things in negotiations a lot more personal.
— Eastern Illinois 92, Iowa 83— How does a 31-point underdog win on the road?
Favored Hawkeyes led 22-8 early on.
Iowa was down two starters (Murray, Connor McCaffery)
Eastern Illinois shot 66.7% inside the arc.
Iowa was only 7-33 on the arc.
Eastern Illinois is a bad team, 2-9 vs D-I teams; their other D-I win was over IUPUI, the worst of all the 363 D-I teams in the country. Just a hideous loss for Iowa, the biggest favorite to lose in the last 30 years.
— Wednesday was Early Signing Day in college football; lot of games that will be played 3-4 years from now were decided Wednesday, as teams re-stock their rosters. But don’t just assume what you hear on TV in true. Recruiting ratings aren’t gospel.
When he came out of high school, Aaron Donald was the #22 recruit in his class; he’s going to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. You think there were really 21 players who were better than him that year?
Some teams develop talent better than others; Kansas State is 10-3 this year, with three (3!!!!) players who were 4 or 5-star recruits. They recruit athletes, develop them into players.
— New York Knicks got nailed for tampering with free agent Jalen Brunson; as a result they’ll lose a 2nd-round draft pick in 2025.
— Golden State Warriors are 15-18, #11-seed in the west right now, and Steph Curry is out for the next couple months. Warriors are 3-16 on the road; looks like they’ll miss the playoffs.
— Law and Order is one of my favorite TV shows; 21 years, 472 episodes, a great launching point for lot of acting careers, not to mention the spinoff shows that branched off this original show.
Take Billions on Showtime; there are 32 actors who have appeared in 12+ episodes of Billons. 14 of those 32 actors appeared in at least one episode of Law and Order, and two others were in Law and Order SVU, and that doesn’t count Eric Bogosian, who was in Law and Order: Criminal Intent for 61 episodes, but was only in 11 episodes of Billions (so far).
— Cincinnati Reds signed OF/1B Wil Myers to one-year, $6M deal; Myers had an injury-plagued 2022, then went 3-29 in the playoffs for San Diego.
— Saints-Browns total Saturday is going to be the lowest NFL total since 2009, due to frigid weather in Ohio this weekend.
— Billy Eppler is the New York Mets’ GM; when he first graduated from college at UConn, he interned with the NFL’s Washington Redskins, then scouted in the Bronx, became assistant GM there, and later moved on to become GM of the Angels. Must also be nice to be GM of a team where the owner writes blank checks.
— SMU 85, Iona 81— Mustangs trailed by 12 with 10:36 left in game, but rallied to beat Rick Pitino’s Iona squad, overcoming 21 turnovers. Iona lost despite making 13-22 on the arc. SMU shot 64.3% inside the arc.
This game is part of the Diamond Head Classic in Hawai’i. Christmas in Hawai’i must be fun.
— Detroit-Ottawa NHL game this week was postponed because of cruddy weather in Canada; it will be played February 27 instead.
— Missouri 93, Illinois 71— Tigers led 51-26 at half-time; putrid effort by the Illini, which is 2-3 in its last five games, after a 6-1 start.
— Western Kentucky 44, South Alabama 23
Hilltoppers led 31-3 at halftime.
WKU’s first three TD’s came on plays of 44-27-25 yards.
Hilltoppers threw for 522 yards (9.3 yards/attempt)
— Air Force 30, Baylor 15
Falcons outgained Baylor 379-230.
Bears ran ball 26 times for 42 yards, completed only 11-23 passes.
Baylor lost its last four games, after a 6-3 start.
— Major League Baseball reduced Trevor Bauer’s suspension from 324 games to 194, meaning he is good to go for spring training. Dodgers have until January 6 to release him or add him to the 40-man roster. Bauer is eligible now, but is being docked pay for the first 50 games of 2023
INDIANA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after playing a game as a home favorite over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE MASON is 41-19 Over (20.1 Units) in home games after 5 straight games forcing opponent to commit 14 or less turnovers since...
RUTGERS are 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=45% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.
NCAAB
Long Sheet
Friday, December 23
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COPPIN ST (5 - 9) at GEORGE MASON (7 - 5) - 12/23/2022, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGE MASON is 38-22 ATS (+13.8 Units) in home games when playing with one or less days rest since 1997.
COPPIN ST is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE MASON is 7-20 ATS (-15.0 Units) in a home game where the total is 145 to 149.5 since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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BUCKNELL (7 - 5) at RUTGERS (7 - 4) - 12/23/2022, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RUTGERS is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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KENNESAW ST (8 - 4) at INDIANA (9 - 3) - 12/23/2022, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 71-48 ATS (+18.2 Units) in home games after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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GRAMBLING (6 - 5) at WISCONSIN (9 - 2) - 12/23/2022, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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NCAAB
Friday, December 23
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Trend Report
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Kean @ Princeton
Kean
No trends to report
Princeton
Princeton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Coppin State @ George Mason
Coppin State
No trends to report
George Mason
George Mason is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
George Mason is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Iona @ Seattle
Iona
No trends to report
Seattle
No trends to report
Bucknell @ Rutgers
Bucknell
No trends to report
Rutgers
Rutgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Rutgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Kennesaw State @ Indiana
Kennesaw State
No trends to report
Indiana
Indiana is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Indiana is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Southern Methodist @ Utah State
Southern Methodist
No trends to report
Utah State
No trends to report
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NCAAB
Dunkel
Friday, December 23
GEORGE MASON is 41-19 Over (20.1 Units) in home games after 5 straight games forcing opponent to commit 14 or less turnovers since...
RUTGERS are 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=45% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.
NCAAB
Long Sheet
Friday, December 23
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COPPIN ST (5 - 9) at GEORGE MASON (7 - 5) - 12/23/2022, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGE MASON is 38-22 ATS (+13.8 Units) in home games when playing with one or less days rest since 1997.
COPPIN ST is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE MASON is 7-20 ATS (-15.0 Units) in a home game where the total is 145 to 149.5 since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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BUCKNELL (7 - 5) at RUTGERS (7 - 4) - 12/23/2022, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RUTGERS is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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KENNESAW ST (8 - 4) at INDIANA (9 - 3) - 12/23/2022, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) in all home games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) in home lined games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 71-48 ATS (+18.2 Units) in home games after scoring 80 points or more since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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GRAMBLING (6 - 5) at WISCONSIN (9 - 2) - 12/23/2022, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
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NCAAB
Friday, December 23
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Trend Report
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Kean @ Princeton
Kean
No trends to report
Princeton
Princeton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Coppin State @ George Mason
Coppin State
No trends to report
George Mason
George Mason is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
George Mason is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Iona @ Seattle
Iona
No trends to report
Seattle
No trends to report
Bucknell @ Rutgers
Bucknell
No trends to report
Rutgers
Rutgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Rutgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Kennesaw State @ Indiana
Kennesaw State
No trends to report
Indiana
Indiana is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Indiana is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Southern Methodist @ Utah State
Southern Methodist
No trends to report
Utah State
No trends to report
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NCAAB
Dunkel
Friday, December 23
INDIANA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after playing a game as a home favorite over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE MASON is 41-19 Over (20.1 Units) in home games after 5 straight games forcing opponent to commit 14 or less turnovers since...
IONA is 13-3 Over (9.7 Units) after 3 straight games - allowing a shooting pct. of 47% or higher since 1997.
RUTGERS are 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=45% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH ST is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in all neutral court games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in road games when playing their 2nd game in 3 days in the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON ST is 79-118 ATS (-50.8 Units) after 4 straight games forcing opponent to commit 14 or less turnovers since 1997.
GEORGE MASON is 41-19 Over (20.1 Units) in home games after 5 straight games forcing opponent to commit 14 or less turnovers since...
IONA is 13-3 Over (9.7 Units) after 3 straight games - allowing a shooting pct. of 47% or higher since 1997.
RUTGERS are 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=45% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH ST is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in all neutral court games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in road games when playing their 2nd game in 3 days in the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON ST is 79-118 ATS (-50.8 Units) after 4 straight games forcing opponent to commit 14 or less turnovers since 1997.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPP at GMU | 04:00 PM | COPP +12.0 O 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| IONA at SEA | 04:30 PM | IONA -8.5 U 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| BUCK at RUTG | 05:00 PM | BUCK +19.0 O 133.0 | +500 +500 |
| KENN at IND | 07:00 PM | IND -19.0 U 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| SMU at USU | 07:00 PM | SMU +12.0 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| GW at PEPP | 10:00 PM | PEPP -3.5 U 151.0 | +500 +500 |
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSU at HAW | 12:00 AM | WSU -3.0 U 127.0 | +500 +500 |
| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2022 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 12/23/2022 | 6-5-1 | 54.17% | +250 | Detail |
| 12/22/2022 | 16-13-0 | 55.17% | +850 | Detail |
| 12/21/2022 | 34-35-0 | 49.28% | -2250 | Detail |
| 12/20/2022 | 23-12-2 | 64.86% | +4900 | Detail |
| 12/19/2022 | 6-12-0 | 33.33% | -3600 | Detail |
| 12/18/2022 | 13-14-1 | 48.21% | -1200 | Detail |
| 12/17/2022 | 39-42-3 | 48.21% | -3600 | Detail |
| 12/16/2022 | 5-10-0 | 33.33% | -3000 | Detail |
| 12/15/2022 | 3-6-0 | 33.33% | -1800 | Detail |
| 12/14/2022 | 11-14-1 | 44.23% | -2200 | Detail |
| 12/13/2022 | 13-8-0 | 61.90% | +2100 | Detail |
| 12/12/2022 | 6-5-0 | 54.55% | +250 | Detail |
| 12/11/2022 | 15-17-0 | 46.88% | -1850 | Detail |
| 12/10/2022 | 38-46-0 | 45.24% | -6300 | Detail |
| 12/08/2022 | 2-4-0 | 33.33% | -1200 | Detail |
| 12/07/2022 | 23-13-0 | 63.89% | +4350 | Detail |
| 12/06/2022 | 18-13-1 | 57.81% | +1850 | Detail |
| 12/05/2022 | 3-3-0 | 50.00% | -150 | Detail |
| 12/04/2022 | 12-17-0 | 41.38% | -3350 | Detail |
| 12/03/2022 | 10-12-0 | 45.45% | -1600 | Detail |
| 12/02/2022 | 12-5-0 | 70.59% | +3250 | Detail |
| 12/01/2022 | 7-6-0 | 53.85% | +200 | Detail |
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Saturday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in touchdown passes:
35— Mahomes, KC
31— Burrow, Cin
30— Allen, Buff
26— Smith, Sea
24— Cousins/Tagovailoa/Lawrence
23— Goff/Carr/Rodgers
Quote of the Day
“Right now, I think we are very fragile. You start going through these things and then you start believing them. Once you start believing them, it becomes who you are. The only way to break them is by being mentally tough.”
Draymond Green, talking about the Golden State Warriors
Saturday’s quiz
In 1971, James Caan starred in Brian’s Song, the story of NFL player Brian Piccolo, who died in his 20’s. Which NFL team did Brian Piccolo play for?
Friday’s quiz
Tom Coughlin was the first coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Thursday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in the Southern League in 1994, Terry Francona was the Barons’ manager.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
— First of all, hope all of you have an excellent Christmas; thanks for reading this blog, hope you read it every day (you don’t read it every day?!?!?!). Hope we all have an excellent 2023.
— Why, why, why do TV stations send reporters people outside during winter storms? As I type this, some poor bastard is standing outside in Buffalo, struggling to stand still in a vicious storm with both wind/snow beating down on him. We get it, the weather sucks; why punish this guy?
— 50 years ago this week, Steelers beat Oakland 13-7 in a dramatic playoff game, the Immaculate Reception game, where Franco Harris scored on a 60-yard TD pass off a deflection right at the end of the game. One of the most dramatic wins in NFL history.
Before that game, the Steelers had never won a playoff game; they had losing seasons in 25 of their previous 37 seasons. Starting in 1972, Pittsburgh made the playoffs eight years in a row, winning four Super Bowls. That one play was the turning point in their franchise history.
— Which college QB has thrown the most TD passes this season?
Western Kentucky QB Austin Reed has thrown 41 TD passes this year; never would’ve guessed that.
— Read this week that there are now 333.2 million people in this country, 1.2 million more than at this time last year.
— Phoenix Suns sold for $4B this week; that’s billion, with a B.
Just 12 years ago, Golden State Warriors sold for $450M. Warriors are a much more successful franchise than Phoenix. NBA has taken off in popularity all over the world. The league basically forced the Suns’ owner out because he’s a bad guy, but he still banks a $4B payday.
— There are 42 NBA players making $30M+ this season.
— Lakers’ star Anthony Davis is out for a while with a foot injury; they haven’t said exactly how long he’ll be out, but it doesn’t sound good.
— Kids today don’t know how great a basketball player Wilt Chamberlain was; he still holds the record, with two streaks of 14 games in a row with 40+ points.
Chamberlain helped the 76ers win the 1967 NBA title, but people criticized him because they said he didn’t pass enough, so the next year, Wilt led the league in assists. Seriously, he did.
The guy scored 100 points in a game; he also played in 79+ games in seven of his last eight seasons, spanning ages 29-36, and this was before teams flew on charters. None of this load management BS for him.
— Arizona Diamondbacks are trading OF/C Daulton Varsho to Toronto, for C Gabriel Moreno and OF/1B Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Varsho hit 27 homers for Arizona LY.
— P Erick Fedde signed a $1M deal with the NC Dinos in Korean baseball; $1M is the maximum deal for a foreign player who is in his first season in the KBO.
— Two best base stealers ever: Rickey Henderson and Lou Brock.
Brock stole his first base on April 13, 1962.
Henderson stole his last base on August 29, 2003.
There were four days in 1979 where Brock/Henderson both stole a base on the same day.
— Houston Astros are really good in large part because their international scouting is excellent; they have four starting pitchers— Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier, Luis Garcia, Jose Urquidy, whose COMBINED signing bonuses were only $140,000.
— Houston 23, Louisiana 16
Houston drove 92 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:20 left.
Ragin’ Cajuns led 13-0 in second quarter.
Teams combined to convert 6-25 on 3rd down, 6-8 on 4th down.
Houston was +3 in turnovers.
— Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17
Wake QB Hartman threw for 280 yards, three TD’s.
How is Dave Clawson still the coach at Wake Forest? Some big $$$ school should scoop him up. Wake is a smallish school for big-time football; last seven years, Deacons are 44-30- they’ve won four of last six bowl games.
— Clemson QB DJ Uiagalelei is now Oregon State QB DJ Uiagalelei; he bolted to Corvallis this week, as the epidemic of QB’s transferring continues. He needs to be a more accurate passer.
— Mets traded backup C James McCann to Baltimore, have now signed C Omar Narvaez to an $8M deal for next season. Narvaez has a .728 career OPS.
— San Francisco Giants spend some of the $$$ they saved on the Carlos Correa non-signing; they gave Michael Conforto a 2-year, $36M deal— he sat out last year a shoulder sinjury, and they also gave P Taylor Rogers a 3-year, $33M deal. Rogers joins his twin brother Tyler in the Giants’ bullpen.
— Phillies signed closer Craig Kimbrel to a one-year, $10M deal.
Saturday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in touchdown passes:
35— Mahomes, KC
31— Burrow, Cin
30— Allen, Buff
26— Smith, Sea
24— Cousins/Tagovailoa/Lawrence
23— Goff/Carr/Rodgers
Quote of the Day
“Right now, I think we are very fragile. You start going through these things and then you start believing them. Once you start believing them, it becomes who you are. The only way to break them is by being mentally tough.”
Draymond Green, talking about the Golden State Warriors
Saturday’s quiz
In 1971, James Caan starred in Brian’s Song, the story of NFL player Brian Piccolo, who died in his 20’s. Which NFL team did Brian Piccolo play for?
Friday’s quiz
Tom Coughlin was the first coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Thursday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in the Southern League in 1994, Terry Francona was the Barons’ manager.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
— First of all, hope all of you have an excellent Christmas; thanks for reading this blog, hope you read it every day (you don’t read it every day?!?!?!). Hope we all have an excellent 2023.
— Why, why, why do TV stations send reporters people outside during winter storms? As I type this, some poor bastard is standing outside in Buffalo, struggling to stand still in a vicious storm with both wind/snow beating down on him. We get it, the weather sucks; why punish this guy?
— 50 years ago this week, Steelers beat Oakland 13-7 in a dramatic playoff game, the Immaculate Reception game, where Franco Harris scored on a 60-yard TD pass off a deflection right at the end of the game. One of the most dramatic wins in NFL history.
Before that game, the Steelers had never won a playoff game; they had losing seasons in 25 of their previous 37 seasons. Starting in 1972, Pittsburgh made the playoffs eight years in a row, winning four Super Bowls. That one play was the turning point in their franchise history.
— Which college QB has thrown the most TD passes this season?
Western Kentucky QB Austin Reed has thrown 41 TD passes this year; never would’ve guessed that.
— Read this week that there are now 333.2 million people in this country, 1.2 million more than at this time last year.
— Phoenix Suns sold for $4B this week; that’s billion, with a B.
Just 12 years ago, Golden State Warriors sold for $450M. Warriors are a much more successful franchise than Phoenix. NBA has taken off in popularity all over the world. The league basically forced the Suns’ owner out because he’s a bad guy, but he still banks a $4B payday.
— There are 42 NBA players making $30M+ this season.
— Lakers’ star Anthony Davis is out for a while with a foot injury; they haven’t said exactly how long he’ll be out, but it doesn’t sound good.
— Kids today don’t know how great a basketball player Wilt Chamberlain was; he still holds the record, with two streaks of 14 games in a row with 40+ points.
Chamberlain helped the 76ers win the 1967 NBA title, but people criticized him because they said he didn’t pass enough, so the next year, Wilt led the league in assists. Seriously, he did.
The guy scored 100 points in a game; he also played in 79+ games in seven of his last eight seasons, spanning ages 29-36, and this was before teams flew on charters. None of this load management BS for him.
— Arizona Diamondbacks are trading OF/C Daulton Varsho to Toronto, for C Gabriel Moreno and OF/1B Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Varsho hit 27 homers for Arizona LY.
— P Erick Fedde signed a $1M deal with the NC Dinos in Korean baseball; $1M is the maximum deal for a foreign player who is in his first season in the KBO.
— Two best base stealers ever: Rickey Henderson and Lou Brock.
Brock stole his first base on April 13, 1962.
Henderson stole his last base on August 29, 2003.
There were four days in 1979 where Brock/Henderson both stole a base on the same day.
— Houston Astros are really good in large part because their international scouting is excellent; they have four starting pitchers— Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier, Luis Garcia, Jose Urquidy, whose COMBINED signing bonuses were only $140,000.
— Houston 23, Louisiana 16
Houston drove 92 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:20 left.
Ragin’ Cajuns led 13-0 in second quarter.
Teams combined to convert 6-25 on 3rd down, 6-8 on 4th down.
Houston was +3 in turnovers.
— Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17
Wake QB Hartman threw for 280 yards, three TD’s.
How is Dave Clawson still the coach at Wake Forest? Some big $$$ school should scoop him up. Wake is a smallish school for big-time football; last seven years, Deacons are 44-30- they’ve won four of last six bowl games.
— Clemson QB DJ Uiagalelei is now Oregon State QB DJ Uiagalelei; he bolted to Corvallis this week, as the epidemic of QB’s transferring continues. He needs to be a more accurate passer.
— Mets traded backup C James McCann to Baltimore, have now signed C Omar Narvaez to an $8M deal for next season. Narvaez has a .728 career OPS.
— San Francisco Giants spend some of the $$$ they saved on the Carlos Correa non-signing; they gave Michael Conforto a 2-year, $36M deal— he sat out last year a shoulder sinjury, and they also gave P Taylor Rogers a 3-year, $33M deal. Rogers joins his twin brother Tyler in the Giants’ bullpen.
— Phillies signed closer Craig Kimbrel to a one-year, $10M deal.
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Sunday’s 6-pack
Interesting spreads for Week 17 NFL games:
— Cowboys (-6) @ Tennessee
— Dolphins (-3) @ New England
— Colts @ NJ Giants (-3)
— Bears @ Detroit (-6.5)
— Jaguars (-6) @ Houston
— Browns @ Washington (-2)
Quote of the Day
“The job pulls me away as it is. Everyone says to me all the time, ‘So what do you do other than coach?’ I spend time with my family. ‘No, really, what do you do?’ I spend time with my family. My dad was an absentee father. He got up and left and he never supported my mom or me and my sister. I’m not doing that.”
UMass basketball coach Frank Martin
Sunday’s quiz
Who started at QB for the Dallas Cowboys, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?
Saturday’s quiz
In 1971, James Caan starred in Brian’s Song, the story of NFL player Brian Piccolo, who died in his 20’s. Brian Piccolo played running back for the Chicago Bears.
Friday’s quiz
Tom Coughlin was the first coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up Week 16 in the NFL
Bengals 22, Patriots 18
— Bengals led this game 22-0 at halftime.
— First half stats: Bengals ran 48 plays for 303 yards.
— First half stats: Patriots ran 15 plays for 60 yards.
— Patriots fumbled on Cincinnati’s 6-yard line with 0:55 left.
— New England missed two PAT’s and a 2-point conversion.
— Patriots’ last eight games: 11 TD’s, 23 FGA’s, 31 3/outs on 88 drives.
— Patriots lost four of their last five games SU.
— Cincinnati won/covered last seven games (12-1 ATS last 13).
— Cincy is 6-3 SU on road TY, 6-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— Bengals are 14-7 ATS last 21 games as a road favorite.
Vikings 27, Giants 24
— Joseph kicked a 61-yard FG at the gun for the win.
— Vikings scored TD on a 29-yard drive after a blocked punt.
— Vikings won 11 of their last 13 games SU.
— Minnesota is 10-0 when it scores 24+ points, 2-3 when it does not.
— Despite being 12-3, Vikings have outscored foes only 378-373.
— Giants converted 3-11 on third down, Minnesota 6-13.
— Big Blue outgained Vikings, 445-353.
— Barkley ran for 84 yards (6.0 yards/carry) and a TD.
— Giants are 11-4 ATS this season, 5-1 as a road underdog.
— Giants are 2-5-1 SU last eight games, after a 6-1 start.
Ravens 17, Falcons 9
— Atlanta was in red zone four times, scored only nine points.
— Falcons lost six of last seven games SU, are 0-9 ATS in last nine.
— In 2 games with Ridder, Atlanta scored 2 TD’s on 18 drives, with 4 FG’s.
— Falcons averaged only 3.5 yards/pass play.
— Atlanta is 1-5 SU outdoors this season, scoring 16 ppg.
— Ravens’ only TD came on 70-yard drive near end of first half.
— Baltimore is 9-1 giving up 20 or less points, 1-4 if they give up 20+.
— Last three games, Ravens ran ball for 215-198-184 yards.
— Last four weeks, Ravens converted 16-50 (32%) on 3rd down.
— Baltimore won eight of its last eleven games SU.
Saints 17, Browns 10
— Saints’ winning TD came on 15-yard drive after a 3rd quarter INT.
— This was Saints’ first win in six outdoor games this year.
— Dalton was only 8-15/92 passing for the whole game.
— Saints held last seven opponents under 6.0 yards/pass attempt.
— Seven of last eight New Orleans games stayed under the total.
— Cleveland’s only TD came on a 30-yard drive after an INT.
— Watson’s four games: Browns scored 3 TD’s on 38 drives, with 16 3/outs.
— Cleveland was in red zone three times, scored only 10 points.
— Browns averaged only 3.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Browns are 7-12-1 ATS last 20 games as a home favorite (2-3 TY).
Panthers 37, Lions 23
— Carolina ran for 240 yards in first half, most of any team since 2006.
— Panthers’ first six drives: 42 plays, 428 yards, 31 points.
— You’re reading armadillosports com
— Only nine of Carolina’s 65 plays came on third down.
— Carolina had seven plays of 30+ yards.
— Panthers won four of last six games, covered seven of last nine.
— Lions ran ball 17 times for only 45 yards.
— Carolina ran for 320 yards, averaged 11.4 yards/pass play.
— Panthers outgained Detroit, 570-381.
— Detroit had two empty trips to the red zone.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 10-21-1 SU, 21-10-1 ATS.
Bills 35, Bears 13
— Buffalo ran ball for 254 yards (8.2 yards/carry).
— Bills were 6-11 on 3rd down, Chicago 2-12.
— Buffalo outgained the Bears, 426-209.
— Last five games, Bills converted 32-66 (48.5%) on third down.
— Bills won their last six games, scoring 28.3 ppg.
— Bears were in red zone four times, scored only 13 points.
— Chicago lost eight in row, 11 of last 12 games SU (3-8-1 ATS).
— Last eight games, Chicago gave up 32.6 ppg.
— Opponents scored TD’s on 30 of last 74 drives.
— Over is 9-1-1 in their last eleven games.
Texans 19, Titans 14
— Texans snap their nine-game losing streak.
— Houston outgained the Titans, 285-272.
— Under is 6-3 in Houston’s last nine games.
— With loss, Titans fall behind Jacksonville in AFC South.
— Tennessee scored 19 or less points in nine of last 11 games.
— Titans turned ball over 3 times, averaged only 3.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Tennessee lost last five games, scoring 16-10-22-14-14 points.
— Henry ran ball for 126 yards and a TD.
— Last five weeks, Titans were outscored 60-28 in second half.
— Titans are 0-5 SU since OC got a DUI coming home from road trip.
Chiefs 24, Seahawks 10
— Seattle’s first five drives: 20 plays, 22 yards, 1 first down, no points.
— Seahawks were 2-14 on third down, Chiefs 3-11.
— Seattle averaged only 4.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Seattle is 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS in their last six games.
— Geno Smith is 20-28 as an NFL starter.
— Chiefs were in red zone three times, scored three TD’s.
— Chiefs won 10 of last 12 games (5-7 ATS).
— Chiefs have 79 plays of 20+ yards; opponents have 48.
— Kansas City had 9-yard edge in field position.
— Chiefs were held under their team total in 6 of last 8 games.
49ers 37, Commanders 20
— Game was 7-7 at halftime.
— 49ers scored 3 TD’s, 3 FG’s on seven second half drives.
— 49ers outscored last seven opponents 117-37 in second half.
— 49ers are 9-0 when they score 24+ points, 3-4 when they don’t.
— San Francisco won its last eight games (7-1 ATS)
— Former starter Wentz replaced Heinicke at QB late in third quarter,
— Washington was 7-13 on third down, 49ers 4-11.
— Commanders ran for 79 yards, first time since Week 8 they ran for less than 100 yards.
— Washington is 4-1 when it scores 23+ points, 3-6-1 if they don’t.
— Washington is still hanging on to the #7-seed in the NFC.
Cowboys 40, Eagles 34
— Cowboys are 10-5 ATS last 15 games as home favorite (5-2 TY)
— Dallas is +14 in turnovers in its wins, minus-2 in losses.
— Cowboys won 11 of their last 14 games (9-5 ATS).
— Last eight games, Dallas scored 36 TD’s on 85 drives.
— Dallas is 14-4 ATS last 18 NFC East home games.
— Eagles turned ball over four times (minus-3).
— DeVonta Smith caught eight passes for 112 yards, two TD’s.
— Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Eagle games.
— Under Sirianni, Eagles are 4-7 ATS as an underdog.
— Philly is now 7-1 SU on road this year, 2-6 ATS.
Steelers 13, Raiders 10
— Steelers drove 76 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:46 left.
— Pittsburgh is 5-2 since its bye week, with +8 turnover ratio.
— Steelers have one turnover (+12) in their wins, 17 (-11) in losses.
— In seven post-bye games, opponents are 26-79 (32.9%) on third down
— Under is 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— Raiders drove 72 yards for a TD on their first drive.
— Rest of game: 39 plays, 109 yards, 7 first downs, 3 points.
— Raiders averaged only 4.3 yards per pass attempt.
— Raiders are 3-7 SU in games decided by 5 or less points, or in OT.
— Raiders have lost five games they led by 7+ points at halftime.
— Pitt QB Kedon Slovis is transferring to BYU; Slovis started his college career at USC.
— Middle Tennessee 25, San Diego State 23
Blue Raiders kicked 37-yard FG with 2:05 left for the win.
San Diego State led 14-0 after the first quarter.
Aztecs outgained Middle Tennessee 364-170.
San Diego State turned ball over five times (minus-4)
Sunday’s 6-pack
Interesting spreads for Week 17 NFL games:
— Cowboys (-6) @ Tennessee
— Dolphins (-3) @ New England
— Colts @ NJ Giants (-3)
— Bears @ Detroit (-6.5)
— Jaguars (-6) @ Houston
— Browns @ Washington (-2)
Quote of the Day
“The job pulls me away as it is. Everyone says to me all the time, ‘So what do you do other than coach?’ I spend time with my family. ‘No, really, what do you do?’ I spend time with my family. My dad was an absentee father. He got up and left and he never supported my mom or me and my sister. I’m not doing that.”
UMass basketball coach Frank Martin
Sunday’s quiz
Who started at QB for the Dallas Cowboys, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?
Saturday’s quiz
In 1971, James Caan starred in Brian’s Song, the story of NFL player Brian Piccolo, who died in his 20’s. Brian Piccolo played running back for the Chicago Bears.
Friday’s quiz
Tom Coughlin was the first coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up Week 16 in the NFL
Bengals 22, Patriots 18
— Bengals led this game 22-0 at halftime.
— First half stats: Bengals ran 48 plays for 303 yards.
— First half stats: Patriots ran 15 plays for 60 yards.
— Patriots fumbled on Cincinnati’s 6-yard line with 0:55 left.
— New England missed two PAT’s and a 2-point conversion.
— Patriots’ last eight games: 11 TD’s, 23 FGA’s, 31 3/outs on 88 drives.
— Patriots lost four of their last five games SU.
— Cincinnati won/covered last seven games (12-1 ATS last 13).
— Cincy is 6-3 SU on road TY, 6-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— Bengals are 14-7 ATS last 21 games as a road favorite.
Vikings 27, Giants 24
— Joseph kicked a 61-yard FG at the gun for the win.
— Vikings scored TD on a 29-yard drive after a blocked punt.
— Vikings won 11 of their last 13 games SU.
— Minnesota is 10-0 when it scores 24+ points, 2-3 when it does not.
— Despite being 12-3, Vikings have outscored foes only 378-373.
— Giants converted 3-11 on third down, Minnesota 6-13.
— Big Blue outgained Vikings, 445-353.
— Barkley ran for 84 yards (6.0 yards/carry) and a TD.
— Giants are 11-4 ATS this season, 5-1 as a road underdog.
— Giants are 2-5-1 SU last eight games, after a 6-1 start.
Ravens 17, Falcons 9
— Atlanta was in red zone four times, scored only nine points.
— Falcons lost six of last seven games SU, are 0-9 ATS in last nine.
— In 2 games with Ridder, Atlanta scored 2 TD’s on 18 drives, with 4 FG’s.
— Falcons averaged only 3.5 yards/pass play.
— Atlanta is 1-5 SU outdoors this season, scoring 16 ppg.
— Ravens’ only TD came on 70-yard drive near end of first half.
— Baltimore is 9-1 giving up 20 or less points, 1-4 if they give up 20+.
— Last three games, Ravens ran ball for 215-198-184 yards.
— Last four weeks, Ravens converted 16-50 (32%) on 3rd down.
— Baltimore won eight of its last eleven games SU.
Saints 17, Browns 10
— Saints’ winning TD came on 15-yard drive after a 3rd quarter INT.
— This was Saints’ first win in six outdoor games this year.
— Dalton was only 8-15/92 passing for the whole game.
— Saints held last seven opponents under 6.0 yards/pass attempt.
— Seven of last eight New Orleans games stayed under the total.
— Cleveland’s only TD came on a 30-yard drive after an INT.
— Watson’s four games: Browns scored 3 TD’s on 38 drives, with 16 3/outs.
— Cleveland was in red zone three times, scored only 10 points.
— Browns averaged only 3.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Browns are 7-12-1 ATS last 20 games as a home favorite (2-3 TY).
Panthers 37, Lions 23
— Carolina ran for 240 yards in first half, most of any team since 2006.
— Panthers’ first six drives: 42 plays, 428 yards, 31 points.
— You’re reading armadillosports com
— Only nine of Carolina’s 65 plays came on third down.
— Carolina had seven plays of 30+ yards.
— Panthers won four of last six games, covered seven of last nine.
— Lions ran ball 17 times for only 45 yards.
— Carolina ran for 320 yards, averaged 11.4 yards/pass play.
— Panthers outgained Detroit, 570-381.
— Detroit had two empty trips to the red zone.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 10-21-1 SU, 21-10-1 ATS.
Bills 35, Bears 13
— Buffalo ran ball for 254 yards (8.2 yards/carry).
— Bills were 6-11 on 3rd down, Chicago 2-12.
— Buffalo outgained the Bears, 426-209.
— Last five games, Bills converted 32-66 (48.5%) on third down.
— Bills won their last six games, scoring 28.3 ppg.
— Bears were in red zone four times, scored only 13 points.
— Chicago lost eight in row, 11 of last 12 games SU (3-8-1 ATS).
— Last eight games, Chicago gave up 32.6 ppg.
— Opponents scored TD’s on 30 of last 74 drives.
— Over is 9-1-1 in their last eleven games.
Texans 19, Titans 14
— Texans snap their nine-game losing streak.
— Houston outgained the Titans, 285-272.
— Under is 6-3 in Houston’s last nine games.
— With loss, Titans fall behind Jacksonville in AFC South.
— Tennessee scored 19 or less points in nine of last 11 games.
— Titans turned ball over 3 times, averaged only 3.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Tennessee lost last five games, scoring 16-10-22-14-14 points.
— Henry ran ball for 126 yards and a TD.
— Last five weeks, Titans were outscored 60-28 in second half.
— Titans are 0-5 SU since OC got a DUI coming home from road trip.
Chiefs 24, Seahawks 10
— Seattle’s first five drives: 20 plays, 22 yards, 1 first down, no points.
— Seahawks were 2-14 on third down, Chiefs 3-11.
— Seattle averaged only 4.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Seattle is 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS in their last six games.
— Geno Smith is 20-28 as an NFL starter.
— Chiefs were in red zone three times, scored three TD’s.
— Chiefs won 10 of last 12 games (5-7 ATS).
— Chiefs have 79 plays of 20+ yards; opponents have 48.
— Kansas City had 9-yard edge in field position.
— Chiefs were held under their team total in 6 of last 8 games.
49ers 37, Commanders 20
— Game was 7-7 at halftime.
— 49ers scored 3 TD’s, 3 FG’s on seven second half drives.
— 49ers outscored last seven opponents 117-37 in second half.
— 49ers are 9-0 when they score 24+ points, 3-4 when they don’t.
— San Francisco won its last eight games (7-1 ATS)
— Former starter Wentz replaced Heinicke at QB late in third quarter,
— Washington was 7-13 on third down, 49ers 4-11.
— Commanders ran for 79 yards, first time since Week 8 they ran for less than 100 yards.
— Washington is 4-1 when it scores 23+ points, 3-6-1 if they don’t.
— Washington is still hanging on to the #7-seed in the NFC.
Cowboys 40, Eagles 34
— Cowboys are 10-5 ATS last 15 games as home favorite (5-2 TY)
— Dallas is +14 in turnovers in its wins, minus-2 in losses.
— Cowboys won 11 of their last 14 games (9-5 ATS).
— Last eight games, Dallas scored 36 TD’s on 85 drives.
— Dallas is 14-4 ATS last 18 NFC East home games.
— Eagles turned ball over four times (minus-3).
— DeVonta Smith caught eight passes for 112 yards, two TD’s.
— Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Eagle games.
— Under Sirianni, Eagles are 4-7 ATS as an underdog.
— Philly is now 7-1 SU on road this year, 2-6 ATS.
Steelers 13, Raiders 10
— Steelers drove 76 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:46 left.
— Pittsburgh is 5-2 since its bye week, with +8 turnover ratio.
— Steelers have one turnover (+12) in their wins, 17 (-11) in losses.
— In seven post-bye games, opponents are 26-79 (32.9%) on third down
— Under is 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— Raiders drove 72 yards for a TD on their first drive.
— Rest of game: 39 plays, 109 yards, 7 first downs, 3 points.
— Raiders averaged only 4.3 yards per pass attempt.
— Raiders are 3-7 SU in games decided by 5 or less points, or in OT.
— Raiders have lost five games they led by 7+ points at halftime.
— Pitt QB Kedon Slovis is transferring to BYU; Slovis started his college career at USC.
— Middle Tennessee 25, San Diego State 23
Blue Raiders kicked 37-yard FG with 2:05 left for the win.
San Diego State led 14-0 after the first quarter.
Aztecs outgained Middle Tennessee 364-170.
San Diego State turned ball over five times (minus-4)
SEATTLE is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in road games in December games in the last 3 seasons.
PEPPERDINE is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.
CREIGHTON is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) after 2 straight games forcing opponent to commit 11 or less turnovers over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH ST is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games in all tournament games over the last 2 seasons.
SMU is 10-0 Over (10 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NCAAB
Dunkel
Sunday, December 25
NCAAB
Long Sheet
Sunday, December 25
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DEPAUL (6 - 6) at CREIGHTON (7 - 6) - 12/25/2022, 4:30 PM
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Head-to-Head Series History
CREIGHTON is 3-1 against the spread versus DEPAUL over the last 3 seasons
CREIGHTON is 4-0 straight up against DEPAUL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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SEATTLE (8 - 4) vs. GEORGE WASHINGTON (6 - 6) - 12/25/2022, 1:30 PM
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IONA (8 - 4) vs. PEPPERDINE (7 - 6) - 12/25/2022, 3:30 PM
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UTAH ST (10 - 2) vs. WASHINGTON ST (5 - 7) - 12/25/2022, 6:30 PM
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NCAAB
Sunday, December 25
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Trend Report
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Seattle @ George Washington
Seattle
No trends to report
George Washington
No trends to report
Iona @ Pepperdine
Iona
No trends to report
Pepperdine
No trends to report
DePaul @ Creighton
DePaul
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of DePaul's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of DePaul's last 5 games when playing Creighton
Creighton
Creighton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing DePaul
Creighton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against DePaul
Utah State @ Washington State
Utah State
No trends to report
Washington State
No trends to report
Southern Methodist @ Hawaii
Southern Methodist
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 6 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Southern Methodist
Hawaii is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
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PEPPERDINE is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.
CREIGHTON is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) after 2 straight games forcing opponent to commit 11 or less turnovers over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH ST is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games in all tournament games over the last 2 seasons.
SMU is 10-0 Over (10 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NCAAB
Dunkel
Sunday, December 25
NCAAB
Long Sheet
Sunday, December 25
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DEPAUL (6 - 6) at CREIGHTON (7 - 6) - 12/25/2022, 4:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
CREIGHTON is 3-1 against the spread versus DEPAUL over the last 3 seasons
CREIGHTON is 4-0 straight up against DEPAUL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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SEATTLE (8 - 4) vs. GEORGE WASHINGTON (6 - 6) - 12/25/2022, 1:30 PM
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Head-to-Head Series History
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IONA (8 - 4) vs. PEPPERDINE (7 - 6) - 12/25/2022, 3:30 PM
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UTAH ST (10 - 2) vs. WASHINGTON ST (5 - 7) - 12/25/2022, 6:30 PM
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NCAAB
Sunday, December 25
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Trend Report
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Seattle @ George Washington
Seattle
No trends to report
George Washington
No trends to report
Iona @ Pepperdine
Iona
No trends to report
Pepperdine
No trends to report
DePaul @ Creighton
DePaul
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of DePaul's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of DePaul's last 5 games when playing Creighton
Creighton
Creighton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing DePaul
Creighton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against DePaul
Utah State @ Washington State
Utah State
No trends to report
Washington State
No trends to report
Southern Methodist @ Hawaii
Southern Methodist
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 6 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Southern Methodist
Hawaii is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
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| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/25/2022 | 6-4-0 | 60.00% | +800 | Detail |
| 12/24/2022 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 12/23/2022 | 6-5-1 | 54.17% | +250 | Detail |
| 12/22/2022 | 16-13-0 | 55.17% | +850 | Detail |
| 12/21/2022 | 34-35-0 | 49.28% | -2250 | Detail |
| 12/20/2022 | 23-12-2 | 64.86% | +4900 | Detail |
| 12/19/2022 | 6-12-0 | 33.33% | -3600 | Detail |
| 12/18/2022 | 13-14-1 | 48.21% | -1200 | Detail |
| 12/17/2022 | 39-42-3 | 48.21% | -3600 | Detail |
| 12/16/2022 | 5-10-0 | 33.33% | -3000 | Detail |
| 12/15/2022 | 3-6-0 | 33.33% | -1800 | Detail |
| 12/14/2022 | 11-14-1 | 44.23% | -2200 | Detail |
| 12/13/2022 | 13-8-0 | 61.90% | +2100 | Detail |
| 12/12/2022 | 6-5-0 | 54.55% | +250 | Detail |
| 12/11/2022 | 15-17-0 | 46.88% | -1850 | Detail |
| 12/10/2022 | 38-46-0 | 45.24% | -6300 | Detail |
| 12/08/2022 | 2-4-0 | 33.33% | -1200 | Detail |
| 12/07/2022 | 23-13-0 | 63.89% | +4350 | Detail |
| 12/06/2022 | 18-13-1 | 57.81% | +1850 | Detail |
| 12/05/2022 | 3-3-0 | 50.00% | -150 | Detail |
| 12/04/2022 | 12-17-0 | 41.38% | -3350 | Detail |
| 12/03/2022 | 10-12-0 | 45.45% | -1600 | Detail |
| 12/02/2022 | 12-5-0 | 70.59% | +3250 | Detail |
| 12/01/2022 | 7-6-0 | 53.85% | +200 | Detail |
Armadillo Sports
Monday’s 6-pack
Most points scored in a game on Christmas Day:
60— Bernard King
59— Wilt Chamberlain
50— Rick Barry
47— Jerry West
46— Tracy McGrady
45— Wilt Chamberlain, Dominique Wilkins, Tom Heinsohn
Quote of the Day
“I don’t know if they know, because we don’t really know until we know who we have week to week. I wish I was joking.”
Sean McVay on his team’s personnel, before Sunday’s game. Rams were missing 9 of 22 starters Sunday
Monday’s quiz
Jared Goff was the Rams’ starting QB from midway thru 2016 until 2020. Which current backup QB in the NFL was the Rams’ starter before Goff?
Sunday’s quiz
Craig Morton started at QB for the Dallas Cowboys, first time they played in a Super Bowl, way back in Super Bowl V against the Colts.
Saturday’s quiz
In 1971, James Caan starred in Brian’s Song, the story of NFL player Brian Piccolo, who died in his 20’s. Brian Piccolo played running back for the Chicago Bears.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up Week 16 in the NFL
Packers 26, Dolphins 20
— Dolphins lost their last four games, after a 5-0 streak.
— Miami in first half: 6 drives: 26 plays, 229 yards, 20 points.
— Miami in 2nd half: 4 drives: 22 plays, 100 yards, 3 INT’s, no points.
— Last four games, Dolphins are 10-39 on third down.
— Miami leads four teams by game each for last playoff slot.
— Packers won last three games, after a 1-7 skid.
— Green Bay had 12-yard advantage in field position.
— Packers’ last five drives: one TD, three field goals.
— Packers won despite converting only 2-14 on third down.
— Packers led at halftime once in last eight games.
Rams 51, Broncos 14
— Performances like this get head coaches fired.
— Denver lost 10 of their last 12 games (4-7-1 ATS)
— Rams led 31-6 at halftime.
— Broncos scored 16 or fewer points in 11 of 15 games.
— Denver is 0-7 SU in true road games TY; they won game in England.
— Rams scored on every drive (5 TD’s/3 FG’s); they took knee with 0:06 left.
— Rams’ first two TD drives were only 34-11 yards.
— Akers ran ball 23 times for 118 yards, three TD’s.
— Higbee caught nine passes for 94 yards, two TD’s.
— Rams won two of Mayfield’s three starts for them.
Buccaneers 19, Cardinals 16 OT
— Cardinals led 16-6 with 9:00 left in regulation.
— Tampa Bay tied game on a FG with 2:31 left in regulation.
— 7-8 Buccaneers lead NFC South by a game.
— Tampa Bay is 7-1 allowing less than 20 points, 0-7 giving up 20+.
— Buccaneers are 5-9 ATS last 14 games as road favorite (2-4 TY)
— Cardinals’ last four drives: 20 plays, 71 yards, 2 turnovers, no points.
— McSorley was 24-45/217 passing, in his first NFL start.
— Last three games, Arizona converted 11-45 third down plays.
— Arizona is 1-11 SU when it scores less than 29 points.
— Cardinals lost five in row, nine of their last 11 games SU.
— Since 1950, only two NFL QB’s have started their careers 3-0 with 2+ passing TD’s in each game………49ers’ QB Brock Purdy and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner.
Hawai’i 58, SMU 57
Host Rainbows win Diamond Head Classic on 3-pointer at buzzer.
SMU led by 12 with 14:30 left in game.
Mustangs missed front end of two 1&1’s in last minute.
Utah State 82, Washington State 73
Aggies made 11-17 3-pointers.
Good win for everyone in Mountain West Conference.
Mountain West is 6-5 SU/ATS vs Pac-12 this season.
Creighton 80, DePaul 65
Since 2008, DePaul is 49-222 in Big East conference games.
Bluejays made 16-29 3-point shots in this game.
DePaul scored 55 ppg in its last three games.
Bengals 22, Patriots 18
— Bengals led this game 22-0 at halftime.
— First half stats: Bengals ran 48 plays for 303 yards.
— First half stats: Patriots ran 15 plays for 60 yards.
— Patriots fumbled on Cincinnati’s 6-yard line with 0:55 left.
— New England missed two PAT’s and a 2-point conversion.
— Patriots’ last eight games: 11 TD’s, 23 FGA’s, 31 3/outs on 88 drives.
— Patriots lost four of their last five games SU.
— Cincinnati won/covered last seven games (12-1 ATS last 13).
— Cincy is 6-3 SU on road TY, 6-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— Bengals are 14-7 ATS last 21 games as a road favorite.
Vikings 27, Giants 24
— Joseph kicked a 61-yard FG at the gun for the win.
— Vikings scored TD on a 29-yard drive after a blocked punt.
— Vikings won 11 of their last 13 games SU.
— Minnesota is 10-0 when it scores 24+ points, 2-3 when it does not.
— Despite being 12-3, Vikings have outscored foes only 378-373.
— Giants converted 3-11 on third down, Minnesota 6-13.
— Big Blue outgained Vikings, 445-353.
— Barkley ran for 84 yards (6.0 yards/carry) and a TD.
— Giants are 11-4 ATS this season, 5-1 as a road underdog.
— Giants are 2-5-1 SU last eight games, after a 6-1 start.
Ravens 17, Falcons 9
— Atlanta was in red zone four times, scored only nine points.
— Falcons lost six of last seven games SU, are 0-9 ATS in last nine.
— In 2 games with Ridder, Atlanta scored 2 TD’s on 18 drives, with 4 FG’s.
— Falcons averaged only 3.5 yards/pass play.
— Atlanta is 1-5 SU outdoors this season, scoring 16 ppg.
— Ravens’ only TD came on 70-yard drive near end of first half.
— Baltimore is 9-1 giving up 20 or less points, 1-4 if they give up 20+.
— Last three games, Ravens ran ball for 215-198-184 yards.
— Last four weeks, Ravens converted 16-50 (32%) on 3rd down.
— Baltimore won eight of its last eleven games SU.
Saints 17, Browns 10
— Saints’ winning TD came on 15-yard drive after a 3rd quarter INT.
— This was Saints’ first win in six outdoor games this year.
— Dalton was only 8-15/92 passing for the whole game.
— Saints held last seven opponents under 6.0 yards/pass attempt.
— Seven of last eight New Orleans games stayed under the total.
— Cleveland’s only TD came on a 30-yard drive after an INT.
— Watson’s four games: Browns scored 3 TD’s on 38 drives, with 16 3/outs.
— Cleveland was in red zone three times, scored only 10 points.
— Browns averaged only 3.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Browns are 7-12-1 ATS last 20 games as a home favorite (2-3 TY).
Panthers 37, Lions 23
— Carolina ran for 240 yards in first half, most of any team since 2006.
— Panthers’ first six drives: 42 plays, 428 yards, 31 points.
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— Only nine of Carolina’s 65 plays came on third down.
— Carolina had seven plays of 30+ yards.
— Panthers won four of last six games, covered seven of last nine.
— Lions ran ball 17 times for only 45 yards.
— Carolina ran for 320 yards, averaged 11.4 yards/pass play.
— Panthers outgained Detroit, 570-381.
— Detroit had two empty trips to the red zone.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 10-21-1 SU, 21-10-1 ATS.
Bills 35, Bears 13
— Buffalo ran ball for 254 yards (8.2 yards/carry).
— Bills were 6-11 on 3rd down, Chicago 2-12.
— Buffalo outgained the Bears, 426-209.
— Last five games, Bills converted 32-66 (48.5%) on third down.
— Bills won their last six games, scoring 28.3 ppg.
— Bears were in red zone four times, scored only 13 points.
— Chicago lost eight in row, 11 of last 12 games SU (3-8-1 ATS).
— Last eight games, Chicago gave up 32.6 ppg.
— Opponents scored TD’s on 30 of last 74 drives.
— Over is 9-1-1 in their last eleven games.
Texans 19, Titans 14
— Texans snap their nine-game losing streak.
— Houston outgained the Titans, 285-272.
— Under is 6-3 in Houston’s last nine games.
— With loss, Titans fall behind Jacksonville in AFC South.
— Tennessee scored 19 or less points in nine of last 11 games.
— Titans turned ball over 3 times, averaged only 3.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Tennessee lost last five games, scoring 16-10-22-14-14 points.
— Henry ran ball for 126 yards and a TD.
— Last five weeks, Titans were outscored 60-28 in second half.
— Titans are 0-5 SU since OC got a DUI coming home from road trip.
Chiefs 24, Seahawks 10
— Seattle’s first five drives: 20 plays, 22 yards, 1 first down, no points.
— Seahawks were 2-14 on third down, Chiefs 3-11.
— Seattle averaged only 4.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Seattle is 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS in their last six games.
— Geno Smith is 20-28 as an NFL starter.
— Chiefs were in red zone three times, scored three TD’s.
— Chiefs won 10 of last 12 games (5-7 ATS).
— Chiefs have 79 plays of 20+ yards; opponents have 48.
— Kansas City had 9-yard edge in field position.
— Chiefs were held under their team total in 6 of last 8 games.
49ers 37, Commanders 20
— Game was 7-7 at halftime.
— 49ers scored 3 TD’s, 3 FG’s on seven second half drives.
— 49ers outscored last seven opponents 117-37 in second half.
— 49ers are 9-0 when they score 24+ points, 3-4 when they don’t.
— San Francisco won its last eight games (7-1 ATS)
— Former starter Wentz replaced Heinicke at QB late in third quarter,
— Washington was 7-13 on third down, 49ers 4-11.
— Commanders ran for 79 yards, first time since Week 8 they ran for less than 100 yards.
— Washington is 4-1 when it scores 23+ points, 3-6-1 if they don’t.
— Washington is still hanging on to the #7-seed in the NFC.
Cowboys 40, Eagles 34
— Cowboys are 10-5 ATS last 15 games as home favorite (5-2 TY)
— Dallas is +14 in turnovers in its wins, minus-2 in losses.
— Cowboys won 11 of their last 14 games (9-5 ATS).
— Last eight games, Dallas scored 36 TD’s on 85 drives.
— Dallas is 14-4 ATS last 18 NFC East home games.
— Eagles turned ball over four times (minus-3).
— DeVonta Smith caught eight passes for 112 yards, two TD’s.
— Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Eagle games.
— Under Sirianni, Eagles are 4-7 ATS as an underdog.
— Philly is now 7-1 SU on road this year, 2-6 ATS.
Steelers 13, Raiders 10
— Steelers drove 76 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:46 left.
— Pittsburgh is 5-2 since its bye week, with +8 turnover ratio.
— Steelers have one turnover (+12) in their wins, 17 (-11) in losses.
— In seven post-bye games, opponents are 26-79 (32.9%) on third down
— Under is 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— Raiders drove 72 yards for a TD on their first drive.
— Rest of game: 39 plays, 109 yards, 7 first downs, 3 points.
— Raiders averaged only 4.3 yards per pass attempt.
— Raiders are 3-7 SU in games decided by 5 or less points, or in OT.
— Raiders have lost five games they led by 7+ points at halftime.
— Pitt QB Kedon Slovis is transferring to BYU; Slovis started his college career at USC.
— Middle Tennessee 25, San Diego State 23
Blue Raiders kicked 37-yard FG with 2:05 left for the win.
San Diego State led 14-0 after the first quarter.
Aztecs outgained Middle Tennessee 364-170.
San Diego State turned ball over five times (minus-4)
Monday’s 6-pack
Most points scored in a game on Christmas Day:
60— Bernard King
59— Wilt Chamberlain
50— Rick Barry
47— Jerry West
46— Tracy McGrady
45— Wilt Chamberlain, Dominique Wilkins, Tom Heinsohn
Quote of the Day
“I don’t know if they know, because we don’t really know until we know who we have week to week. I wish I was joking.”
Sean McVay on his team’s personnel, before Sunday’s game. Rams were missing 9 of 22 starters Sunday
Monday’s quiz
Jared Goff was the Rams’ starting QB from midway thru 2016 until 2020. Which current backup QB in the NFL was the Rams’ starter before Goff?
Sunday’s quiz
Craig Morton started at QB for the Dallas Cowboys, first time they played in a Super Bowl, way back in Super Bowl V against the Colts.
Saturday’s quiz
In 1971, James Caan starred in Brian’s Song, the story of NFL player Brian Piccolo, who died in his 20’s. Brian Piccolo played running back for the Chicago Bears.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up Week 16 in the NFL
Packers 26, Dolphins 20
— Dolphins lost their last four games, after a 5-0 streak.
— Miami in first half: 6 drives: 26 plays, 229 yards, 20 points.
— Miami in 2nd half: 4 drives: 22 plays, 100 yards, 3 INT’s, no points.
— Last four games, Dolphins are 10-39 on third down.
— Miami leads four teams by game each for last playoff slot.
— Packers won last three games, after a 1-7 skid.
— Green Bay had 12-yard advantage in field position.
— Packers’ last five drives: one TD, three field goals.
— Packers won despite converting only 2-14 on third down.
— Packers led at halftime once in last eight games.
Rams 51, Broncos 14
— Performances like this get head coaches fired.
— Denver lost 10 of their last 12 games (4-7-1 ATS)
— Rams led 31-6 at halftime.
— Broncos scored 16 or fewer points in 11 of 15 games.
— Denver is 0-7 SU in true road games TY; they won game in England.
— Rams scored on every drive (5 TD’s/3 FG’s); they took knee with 0:06 left.
— Rams’ first two TD drives were only 34-11 yards.
— Akers ran ball 23 times for 118 yards, three TD’s.
— Higbee caught nine passes for 94 yards, two TD’s.
— Rams won two of Mayfield’s three starts for them.
Buccaneers 19, Cardinals 16 OT
— Cardinals led 16-6 with 9:00 left in regulation.
— Tampa Bay tied game on a FG with 2:31 left in regulation.
— 7-8 Buccaneers lead NFC South by a game.
— Tampa Bay is 7-1 allowing less than 20 points, 0-7 giving up 20+.
— Buccaneers are 5-9 ATS last 14 games as road favorite (2-4 TY)
— Cardinals’ last four drives: 20 plays, 71 yards, 2 turnovers, no points.
— McSorley was 24-45/217 passing, in his first NFL start.
— Last three games, Arizona converted 11-45 third down plays.
— Arizona is 1-11 SU when it scores less than 29 points.
— Cardinals lost five in row, nine of their last 11 games SU.
— Since 1950, only two NFL QB’s have started their careers 3-0 with 2+ passing TD’s in each game………49ers’ QB Brock Purdy and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner.
Hawai’i 58, SMU 57
Host Rainbows win Diamond Head Classic on 3-pointer at buzzer.
SMU led by 12 with 14:30 left in game.
Mustangs missed front end of two 1&1’s in last minute.
Utah State 82, Washington State 73
Aggies made 11-17 3-pointers.
Good win for everyone in Mountain West Conference.
Mountain West is 6-5 SU/ATS vs Pac-12 this season.
Creighton 80, DePaul 65
Since 2008, DePaul is 49-222 in Big East conference games.
Bluejays made 16-29 3-point shots in this game.
DePaul scored 55 ppg in its last three games.
Bengals 22, Patriots 18
— Bengals led this game 22-0 at halftime.
— First half stats: Bengals ran 48 plays for 303 yards.
— First half stats: Patriots ran 15 plays for 60 yards.
— Patriots fumbled on Cincinnati’s 6-yard line with 0:55 left.
— New England missed two PAT’s and a 2-point conversion.
— Patriots’ last eight games: 11 TD’s, 23 FGA’s, 31 3/outs on 88 drives.
— Patriots lost four of their last five games SU.
— Cincinnati won/covered last seven games (12-1 ATS last 13).
— Cincy is 6-3 SU on road TY, 6-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— Bengals are 14-7 ATS last 21 games as a road favorite.
Vikings 27, Giants 24
— Joseph kicked a 61-yard FG at the gun for the win.
— Vikings scored TD on a 29-yard drive after a blocked punt.
— Vikings won 11 of their last 13 games SU.
— Minnesota is 10-0 when it scores 24+ points, 2-3 when it does not.
— Despite being 12-3, Vikings have outscored foes only 378-373.
— Giants converted 3-11 on third down, Minnesota 6-13.
— Big Blue outgained Vikings, 445-353.
— Barkley ran for 84 yards (6.0 yards/carry) and a TD.
— Giants are 11-4 ATS this season, 5-1 as a road underdog.
— Giants are 2-5-1 SU last eight games, after a 6-1 start.
Ravens 17, Falcons 9
— Atlanta was in red zone four times, scored only nine points.
— Falcons lost six of last seven games SU, are 0-9 ATS in last nine.
— In 2 games with Ridder, Atlanta scored 2 TD’s on 18 drives, with 4 FG’s.
— Falcons averaged only 3.5 yards/pass play.
— Atlanta is 1-5 SU outdoors this season, scoring 16 ppg.
— Ravens’ only TD came on 70-yard drive near end of first half.
— Baltimore is 9-1 giving up 20 or less points, 1-4 if they give up 20+.
— Last three games, Ravens ran ball for 215-198-184 yards.
— Last four weeks, Ravens converted 16-50 (32%) on 3rd down.
— Baltimore won eight of its last eleven games SU.
Saints 17, Browns 10
— Saints’ winning TD came on 15-yard drive after a 3rd quarter INT.
— This was Saints’ first win in six outdoor games this year.
— Dalton was only 8-15/92 passing for the whole game.
— Saints held last seven opponents under 6.0 yards/pass attempt.
— Seven of last eight New Orleans games stayed under the total.
— Cleveland’s only TD came on a 30-yard drive after an INT.
— Watson’s four games: Browns scored 3 TD’s on 38 drives, with 16 3/outs.
— Cleveland was in red zone three times, scored only 10 points.
— Browns averaged only 3.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Browns are 7-12-1 ATS last 20 games as a home favorite (2-3 TY).
Panthers 37, Lions 23
— Carolina ran for 240 yards in first half, most of any team since 2006.
— Panthers’ first six drives: 42 plays, 428 yards, 31 points.
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— Only nine of Carolina’s 65 plays came on third down.
— Carolina had seven plays of 30+ yards.
— Panthers won four of last six games, covered seven of last nine.
— Lions ran ball 17 times for only 45 yards.
— Carolina ran for 320 yards, averaged 11.4 yards/pass play.
— Panthers outgained Detroit, 570-381.
— Detroit had two empty trips to the red zone.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 10-21-1 SU, 21-10-1 ATS.
Bills 35, Bears 13
— Buffalo ran ball for 254 yards (8.2 yards/carry).
— Bills were 6-11 on 3rd down, Chicago 2-12.
— Buffalo outgained the Bears, 426-209.
— Last five games, Bills converted 32-66 (48.5%) on third down.
— Bills won their last six games, scoring 28.3 ppg.
— Bears were in red zone four times, scored only 13 points.
— Chicago lost eight in row, 11 of last 12 games SU (3-8-1 ATS).
— Last eight games, Chicago gave up 32.6 ppg.
— Opponents scored TD’s on 30 of last 74 drives.
— Over is 9-1-1 in their last eleven games.
Texans 19, Titans 14
— Texans snap their nine-game losing streak.
— Houston outgained the Titans, 285-272.
— Under is 6-3 in Houston’s last nine games.
— With loss, Titans fall behind Jacksonville in AFC South.
— Tennessee scored 19 or less points in nine of last 11 games.
— Titans turned ball over 3 times, averaged only 3.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Tennessee lost last five games, scoring 16-10-22-14-14 points.
— Henry ran ball for 126 yards and a TD.
— Last five weeks, Titans were outscored 60-28 in second half.
— Titans are 0-5 SU since OC got a DUI coming home from road trip.
Chiefs 24, Seahawks 10
— Seattle’s first five drives: 20 plays, 22 yards, 1 first down, no points.
— Seahawks were 2-14 on third down, Chiefs 3-11.
— Seattle averaged only 4.8 yards/pass attempt.
— Seattle is 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS in their last six games.
— Geno Smith is 20-28 as an NFL starter.
— Chiefs were in red zone three times, scored three TD’s.
— Chiefs won 10 of last 12 games (5-7 ATS).
— Chiefs have 79 plays of 20+ yards; opponents have 48.
— Kansas City had 9-yard edge in field position.
— Chiefs were held under their team total in 6 of last 8 games.
49ers 37, Commanders 20
— Game was 7-7 at halftime.
— 49ers scored 3 TD’s, 3 FG’s on seven second half drives.
— 49ers outscored last seven opponents 117-37 in second half.
— 49ers are 9-0 when they score 24+ points, 3-4 when they don’t.
— San Francisco won its last eight games (7-1 ATS)
— Former starter Wentz replaced Heinicke at QB late in third quarter,
— Washington was 7-13 on third down, 49ers 4-11.
— Commanders ran for 79 yards, first time since Week 8 they ran for less than 100 yards.
— Washington is 4-1 when it scores 23+ points, 3-6-1 if they don’t.
— Washington is still hanging on to the #7-seed in the NFC.
Cowboys 40, Eagles 34
— Cowboys are 10-5 ATS last 15 games as home favorite (5-2 TY)
— Dallas is +14 in turnovers in its wins, minus-2 in losses.
— Cowboys won 11 of their last 14 games (9-5 ATS).
— Last eight games, Dallas scored 36 TD’s on 85 drives.
— Dallas is 14-4 ATS last 18 NFC East home games.
— Eagles turned ball over four times (minus-3).
— DeVonta Smith caught eight passes for 112 yards, two TD’s.
— Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Eagle games.
— Under Sirianni, Eagles are 4-7 ATS as an underdog.
— Philly is now 7-1 SU on road this year, 2-6 ATS.
Steelers 13, Raiders 10
— Steelers drove 76 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:46 left.
— Pittsburgh is 5-2 since its bye week, with +8 turnover ratio.
— Steelers have one turnover (+12) in their wins, 17 (-11) in losses.
— In seven post-bye games, opponents are 26-79 (32.9%) on third down
— Under is 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— Raiders drove 72 yards for a TD on their first drive.
— Rest of game: 39 plays, 109 yards, 7 first downs, 3 points.
— Raiders averaged only 4.3 yards per pass attempt.
— Raiders are 3-7 SU in games decided by 5 or less points, or in OT.
— Raiders have lost five games they led by 7+ points at halftime.
— Pitt QB Kedon Slovis is transferring to BYU; Slovis started his college career at USC.
— Middle Tennessee 25, San Diego State 23
Blue Raiders kicked 37-yard FG with 2:05 left for the win.
San Diego State led 14-0 after the first quarter.
Aztecs outgained Middle Tennessee 364-170.
San Diego State turned ball over five times (minus-4)
