[SUB]MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
ORL at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI -14.0
U 205.5
+500 +500
DEN at MIA 07:30 PM
MIA -6.5
U 206.5
+500 +500
IND at MIN 08:00 PM
IND +2.5
O 218.0
+500 +500
OKC at HOU 08:00 PM
HOU -2.0
O 217.0
+500 +500
CHA at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI -4.5
U 223.0
+500 +500
WAS at SA 08:30 PM
WAS -3.0
O 215.0
+500 +500
CLE at DAL 08:30 PM
DAL -6.5
U 210.0
+500 +500
POR at UTA 09:00 PM
POR +7.5
O 223.0
+500 +500
NO at LAC 10:30 PM
LAC -7.0
U 211.0
+500 +500[/SUB]
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
ORL at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI -14.0
U 205.5
+500 +500
DEN at MIA 07:30 PM
MIA -6.5
U 206.5
+500 +500
IND at MIN 08:00 PM
IND +2.5
O 218.0
+500 +500
OKC at HOU 08:00 PM
HOU -2.0
O 217.0
+500 +500
CHA at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI -4.5
U 223.0
+500 +500
WAS at SA 08:30 PM
WAS -3.0
O 215.0
+500 +500
CLE at DAL 08:30 PM
DAL -6.5
U 210.0
+500 +500
POR at UTA 09:00 PM
POR +7.5
O 223.0
+500 +500
NO at LAC 10:30 PM
LAC -7.0
U 211.0
+500 +500[/SUB]
Armadillo Sports
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Conference championship games this weekend:
Big X— Oklahoma State (-5) vs Baylor
Pac-12— Utah (-3) vs Oregon
AAC— Cincinnati (-10.5) vs Houston
SEC— Georgia (-6.5) vs Alabama
ACC— Pittsburgh (-3) vs Wake Forest
Big 14— Michigan (-10.5) vs Iowa
Quote of the Day
“When we met with the team today, I communicated to our players that our program is about them. It will always be bigger than any one person. And just as it’s always been, Oklahoma football is positioned for greatness.”
Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione
Tuesday’s quiz
Only one NFL team hasn’t tried a 2-point conversion this year; which one?
Monday’s quiz
In the classic movie All the President’s Men, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman played writers Woodward and Bernstein.
Sunday’s quiz
Green Bay beat the Chiefs 35-10 in the first Super Bowl.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
13) Washington 17, Seattle 15:
— Seahawks scored TD with 0:15 left, but 2-point play failed.
— DK Metcalf caught only one pass for 13 yards.
— Seattle is 3-1 if it scores 28+ points, 0-7 if it doesn’t.
— Six of Seahawks’ last seven games stayed under the total.
— Washington is 3-0 since its bye, scoring 24.3 ppg.
— Washington is 8-4-1 in last 13 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Washington is 13-7 ATS last 20 games coming off a win.
— Five of last six Washington games stayed under the total.
12) Max Scherzer signed a 3-year, $130M deal with the Mets Monday, as billionaire owner Steve Cohen opens his wallet to improve his ballclub. Mets have spent $258M or so on free agents in the last four days.
11) Texas Rangers are also spending a lot of money; they gave 2B Marcus Semien $175M Sunday, then gave SS Corey Seager a 10-year, $325M deal Monday.
Part of reason playing in Texas appeals to free agents is the tax status there; Rangers play 81 home games, nine in Houston, nine in Seattle and three in Tampa, all states with zero tax status for athletes. That’s 102 games, nearly two-thirds with zero tax status. It matters.
10) If I’m a free agent pitcher, I’d want to know if the universal DH is going to be a thing, before I picked my next employer. Hopefully the universal DH will become official this winter.
Seattle Mariners signed P Robbie Ray to a 5-year, $115M deal Monday.
9) Oklahoma Sooners had a rough few days:
— Football coach Lincoln Riley jumped to USC
— Backup QB Spencer Rattler entered the transfer portal
— A hotshot high school QB who committed to Oklahoma de-commited. Wonder where he is going to wind up (USC?)
8) Minnesota 100, Indiana 98– Domantas Sabonis had 16 points, 25 rebounds, 10 assists for the Pacers; he is the first NBA player with 25 rebounds and 10 assists in a game since Maurice Lucas in 1980.
7) When Michigan plays Iowa this weekend in the Big 14 title game, it’ll be the first time the Wolverines have played in the championship game. Was surprised when I heard that. Hell, Northwestern’s even played in two of them.
Big 14 started playing a league championship game in 2011.
6) Random stat: over the last three football seasons, Big 14 teams are 17-4 ATS when playing teams from the MAC. There were no meetings in 2020 because of COVID, so that is 17-4 over two seasons.
5) Drew Brees is keeping busy since he retired from the NFL; he works for NBC, has an endorsement deal with Lowe’s, has stock in an online betting company, and now has a deal where he reads Bible verses on pray.com
Interesting contrast; not lot of people get paid for reading the Bible while also endorsing sports betting.
4) One of the funnier parts of NFL games is when an official throws a flag for pass interference, then one or two other refs throw a flag too, selling the call to make it look like an obvious foul.
3) Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy tested positive for COVID, will miss Thursday night’s game in New Orleans.
2) Florida Gators hired U of Louisiana coach Billy Napier to be its next football coach; Napier is 39-12 coaching the Ragin’ Cajuns- he will coach them in the Sun Belt title game this week, then is off to Gainesville.
1) LSU hired football coach Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame; Kelly was 113-40 in South Bend— he won more games there than Knute Rockne. Notre Dame made the national playoff two of last three years- they’re 11-1 this year, ranked 6th in country.
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Conference championship games this weekend:
Big X— Oklahoma State (-5) vs Baylor
Pac-12— Utah (-3) vs Oregon
AAC— Cincinnati (-10.5) vs Houston
SEC— Georgia (-6.5) vs Alabama
ACC— Pittsburgh (-3) vs Wake Forest
Big 14— Michigan (-10.5) vs Iowa
Quote of the Day
“When we met with the team today, I communicated to our players that our program is about them. It will always be bigger than any one person. And just as it’s always been, Oklahoma football is positioned for greatness.”
Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione
Tuesday’s quiz
Only one NFL team hasn’t tried a 2-point conversion this year; which one?
Monday’s quiz
In the classic movie All the President’s Men, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman played writers Woodward and Bernstein.
Sunday’s quiz
Green Bay beat the Chiefs 35-10 in the first Super Bowl.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
13) Washington 17, Seattle 15:
— Seahawks scored TD with 0:15 left, but 2-point play failed.
— DK Metcalf caught only one pass for 13 yards.
— Seattle is 3-1 if it scores 28+ points, 0-7 if it doesn’t.
— Six of Seahawks’ last seven games stayed under the total.
— Washington is 3-0 since its bye, scoring 24.3 ppg.
— Washington is 8-4-1 in last 13 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Washington is 13-7 ATS last 20 games coming off a win.
— Five of last six Washington games stayed under the total.
12) Max Scherzer signed a 3-year, $130M deal with the Mets Monday, as billionaire owner Steve Cohen opens his wallet to improve his ballclub. Mets have spent $258M or so on free agents in the last four days.
11) Texas Rangers are also spending a lot of money; they gave 2B Marcus Semien $175M Sunday, then gave SS Corey Seager a 10-year, $325M deal Monday.
Part of reason playing in Texas appeals to free agents is the tax status there; Rangers play 81 home games, nine in Houston, nine in Seattle and three in Tampa, all states with zero tax status for athletes. That’s 102 games, nearly two-thirds with zero tax status. It matters.
10) If I’m a free agent pitcher, I’d want to know if the universal DH is going to be a thing, before I picked my next employer. Hopefully the universal DH will become official this winter.
Seattle Mariners signed P Robbie Ray to a 5-year, $115M deal Monday.
9) Oklahoma Sooners had a rough few days:
— Football coach Lincoln Riley jumped to USC
— Backup QB Spencer Rattler entered the transfer portal
— A hotshot high school QB who committed to Oklahoma de-commited. Wonder where he is going to wind up (USC?)
8) Minnesota 100, Indiana 98– Domantas Sabonis had 16 points, 25 rebounds, 10 assists for the Pacers; he is the first NBA player with 25 rebounds and 10 assists in a game since Maurice Lucas in 1980.
7) When Michigan plays Iowa this weekend in the Big 14 title game, it’ll be the first time the Wolverines have played in the championship game. Was surprised when I heard that. Hell, Northwestern’s even played in two of them.
Big 14 started playing a league championship game in 2011.
6) Random stat: over the last three football seasons, Big 14 teams are 17-4 ATS when playing teams from the MAC. There were no meetings in 2020 because of COVID, so that is 17-4 over two seasons.
5) Drew Brees is keeping busy since he retired from the NFL; he works for NBC, has an endorsement deal with Lowe’s, has stock in an online betting company, and now has a deal where he reads Bible verses on pray.com
Interesting contrast; not lot of people get paid for reading the Bible while also endorsing sports betting.
4) One of the funnier parts of NFL games is when an official throws a flag for pass interference, then one or two other refs throw a flag too, selling the call to make it look like an obvious foul.
3) Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy tested positive for COVID, will miss Thursday night’s game in New Orleans.
2) Florida Gators hired U of Louisiana coach Billy Napier to be its next football coach; Napier is 39-12 coaching the Ragin’ Cajuns- he will coach them in the Sun Belt title game this week, then is off to Gainesville.
1) LSU hired football coach Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame; Kelly was 113-40 in South Bend— he won more games there than Knute Rockne. Notre Dame made the national playoff two of last three years- they’re 11-1 this year, ranked 6th in country.
BROOKLYN is 28-14 ATS (12.6 Units) in home games versus good 3 point shooting teams - making >=36% of their attempts in the last 3 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 13-27 ATS (-16.7 Units) in home games after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) after allowing 105 points or less 2 straight games in the current season.
DETROIT is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after 4 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
NBA
Tuesday, November 30
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Trend Report
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New York @ Brooklyn
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New York's last 10 games
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Memphis @ Toronto
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Memphis's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing at home against Memphis
LA Lakers @ Sacramento
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Sacramento
Sacramento is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games
Golden State @ Phoenix
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
Detroit @ Portland
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Portland
Portland
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Portland is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Detroit
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SACRAMENTO is 13-27 ATS (-16.7 Units) in home games after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) after allowing 105 points or less 2 straight games in the current season.
DETROIT is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after 4 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
NBA
Tuesday, November 30
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Trend Report
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New York @ Brooklyn
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New York's last 10 games
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Memphis @ Toronto
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Memphis's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing at home against Memphis
LA Lakers @ Sacramento
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Sacramento
Sacramento is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games
Golden State @ Phoenix
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
Detroit @ Portland
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Portland
Portland
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Portland is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Detroit
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NBA
Dunkel
Tuesday, November 30
Nets are 4-6 ATS the last 10 games
Nets are 3-0 SU, 1-2 ATS last three vs. Knicks
Knicks are 0-6 SU/ATS last six off a win
Knicks are 9-1 to Under in last 10 games
Phoenix has won 16 straight games.
The point total has gone UNDER in eight of the last nine meetings.
Phoenix has covered the spread in five of its last seven home games.
Dunkel
Tuesday, November 30
Nets are 4-6 ATS the last 10 games
Nets are 3-0 SU, 1-2 ATS last three vs. Knicks
Knicks are 0-6 SU/ATS last six off a win
Knicks are 9-1 to Under in last 10 games
Phoenix has won 16 straight games.
The point total has gone UNDER in eight of the last nine meetings.
Phoenix has covered the spread in five of its last seven home games.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
NY at BK 07:30 PM
NY +6.0
O 216.5
+500 +500
MEM at TOR 07:30 PM
MEM +3.0
O 215.0
+500 +500
DET at POR 10:00 PM
POR -6.5
U 210.0
+500 +500
LAL at SAC 10:00 PM
SAC +4.0
O 227.5
+500 +500
Not sure why the line isn't up for the SUNS/WARRIORS MATCH UP
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
NY at BK 07:30 PM
NY +6.0
O 216.5
+500 +500
MEM at TOR 07:30 PM
MEM +3.0
O 215.0
+500 +500
DET at POR 10:00 PM
POR -6.5
U 210.0
+500 +500
LAL at SAC 10:00 PM
SAC +4.0
O 227.5
+500 +500
Not sure why the line isn't up for the SUNS/WARRIORS MATCH UP
NBA NOVEMBER'S BEST BETS & OPINIONS
Date W-L-T % Units
11/30/2021........5-3-0........62.50%.........+8.50
11/29/2021......5-11-2........33.33%.........-35.50
11/28/2021.......7-3-0........70.00%.........+18.50
11/27/2021........7-9-0.......43.75%..........-14.50
11/26/2021.......16-8-0.......66.66%.........+36.00
11/24/2021.....12-14-0.......46.15%..........-17.00
11/23/2021........2-5-1........28.57%..........-17.50
11/22/2021.......6-11-0........35.29%.........-30.50
11/21/2021.........7-3-0........70.00%........+18.50
11/20/2021.......10-8-0.........55.56%.........+6.00
11/19/2021.......10-8-0.........55.55%..........+6.00
11/18/2021.........8-4-0.........66.67%........+18.00
11/17/2021.......8-14-0.........36.36%..........-37.00
11/16/2021.........4-2-0.........66.67%..........+9.00
11/15/2021........12-9-0.........57.14%........+10.50
11/14/2021..........5-9-0........35.71%..........-24.50
11/13/2021..........4-9-1........30.76%..........-29.50
11/12/2021........8-14-0.........36.36%..........-37.00
11/11/2021.........3-3-0..........50.00%..........- 1.50
11/10/2021......15-10-1..........60.00%.........+20.00
11/09/2021..........2-4-0..........33.33%..........-12.00
11/08/2021..........4-7-0..........36.36%..........-18.50
11/07/2021..........6-4-1..........60.00%..........+ 8.00
11/06/2021..........3-8-0..........27.27%..........-29.00
11/05/2021........11-7-0..........61.11%.........+16.50
11/03/2021..........7-4-0..........63.64%.........+13.00
11/02/2021..........5-5-0..........50.00%............-2.50
11/01/2021..........4-4-0..........50.00%............-2.00
TOTALS:........196-200-6..........49.49%..........- 120.00
BEST BETS:
11/30/2021..........4-2-0...........66.66%.....+9.00
11/29/2021..........2-8-2..........20.00%......-34.00
11/28/2021..........3-2-0..........60.00%.....+4.00
11/27/2021..........3-6-0..........33.33%.....-18.00
11/26/2021..........8-4-0..........66.66%.....+18.00
11/24/2021..........5-6-0..........45.45%......-8.00
11/23/2021..........2-5-1..........28.57%......-17.50
11/22/2021..........3-8-0..........27.27%......-29.00
11/21/2021..........5-2-0..........71.42%.....+14.00
11/20/2021..........8-4-0..........66.66%.....+18.00
11/19/2021..........9-2-0..........81.81%.....+34.00
11/18/2021..........5-3-0..........62.50%.......+8.50
11/17/2021..........4-8-0..........33.33%.......-24.00
11/16/2021..........3-2-0..........60.00%......+ 4.00
11/15/2021..........9-5-0..........64.28%......+17.50
11/14/2021..........4-6-0..........40.00%.......-13.00
11/13/2021..........3-6-0..........33.33%.......-18.00
11/12/2021..........7-9-0..........43.75%.......-14.50
11/11/2021..........2-3-0..........40.00%.........-6.50
11/10/2021 B E S T B E T S N O T P O S T E D
11/09/2021..........2-3-0..........40.00%........- 6.50
11/08/2021..........4-7-0..........36.36%........-18.50
11/07/2021..........4-3-0..........57.14%........+3.50
11/06/2021..........3-6-0..........33.33%........-18.00
11/05/2021..........3-4-0..........42.85%.........-.7.00
11/03/2021..........3-3-0..........50.00%.........- 1.50
11/02/2021..........5-3-0..........62.50%.........+8.50
11/01/2021..........4-4-0..........50.00%..........-2.00
TOTALS:.........117-124-3.........48.54%.........-97.00
UPDATED 11/30/2021
Date W-L-T % Units
11/30/2021........5-3-0........62.50%.........+8.50
11/29/2021......5-11-2........33.33%.........-35.50
11/28/2021.......7-3-0........70.00%.........+18.50
11/27/2021........7-9-0.......43.75%..........-14.50
11/26/2021.......16-8-0.......66.66%.........+36.00
11/24/2021.....12-14-0.......46.15%..........-17.00
11/23/2021........2-5-1........28.57%..........-17.50
11/22/2021.......6-11-0........35.29%.........-30.50
11/21/2021.........7-3-0........70.00%........+18.50
11/20/2021.......10-8-0.........55.56%.........+6.00
11/19/2021.......10-8-0.........55.55%..........+6.00
11/18/2021.........8-4-0.........66.67%........+18.00
11/17/2021.......8-14-0.........36.36%..........-37.00
11/16/2021.........4-2-0.........66.67%..........+9.00
11/15/2021........12-9-0.........57.14%........+10.50
11/14/2021..........5-9-0........35.71%..........-24.50
11/13/2021..........4-9-1........30.76%..........-29.50
11/12/2021........8-14-0.........36.36%..........-37.00
11/11/2021.........3-3-0..........50.00%..........- 1.50
11/10/2021......15-10-1..........60.00%.........+20.00
11/09/2021..........2-4-0..........33.33%..........-12.00
11/08/2021..........4-7-0..........36.36%..........-18.50
11/07/2021..........6-4-1..........60.00%..........+ 8.00
11/06/2021..........3-8-0..........27.27%..........-29.00
11/05/2021........11-7-0..........61.11%.........+16.50
11/03/2021..........7-4-0..........63.64%.........+13.00
11/02/2021..........5-5-0..........50.00%............-2.50
11/01/2021..........4-4-0..........50.00%............-2.00
TOTALS:........196-200-6..........49.49%..........- 120.00
BEST BETS:
11/30/2021..........4-2-0...........66.66%.....+9.00
11/29/2021..........2-8-2..........20.00%......-34.00
11/28/2021..........3-2-0..........60.00%.....+4.00
11/27/2021..........3-6-0..........33.33%.....-18.00
11/26/2021..........8-4-0..........66.66%.....+18.00
11/24/2021..........5-6-0..........45.45%......-8.00
11/23/2021..........2-5-1..........28.57%......-17.50
11/22/2021..........3-8-0..........27.27%......-29.00
11/21/2021..........5-2-0..........71.42%.....+14.00
11/20/2021..........8-4-0..........66.66%.....+18.00
11/19/2021..........9-2-0..........81.81%.....+34.00
11/18/2021..........5-3-0..........62.50%.......+8.50
11/17/2021..........4-8-0..........33.33%.......-24.00
11/16/2021..........3-2-0..........60.00%......+ 4.00
11/15/2021..........9-5-0..........64.28%......+17.50
11/14/2021..........4-6-0..........40.00%.......-13.00
11/13/2021..........3-6-0..........33.33%.......-18.00
11/12/2021..........7-9-0..........43.75%.......-14.50
11/11/2021..........2-3-0..........40.00%.........-6.50
11/10/2021 B E S T B E T S N O T P O S T E D
11/09/2021..........2-3-0..........40.00%........- 6.50
11/08/2021..........4-7-0..........36.36%........-18.50
11/07/2021..........4-3-0..........57.14%........+3.50
11/06/2021..........3-6-0..........33.33%........-18.00
11/05/2021..........3-4-0..........42.85%.........-.7.00
11/03/2021..........3-3-0..........50.00%.........- 1.50
11/02/2021..........5-3-0..........62.50%.........+8.50
11/01/2021..........4-4-0..........50.00%..........-2.00
TOTALS:.........117-124-3.........48.54%.........-97.00
UPDATED 11/30/2021
Armadillo Sports
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Some of the leading 3-point shooting teams in college ball:
2) Colorado State (Lipscomb is 1st)
3) Purdue
4) Davidson
5) Jacksonville State
6) South Dakota State
7) Loyola-Chicago
Quote of the Day
“I don’t know what there is to address. Like I said, for a guy that keeps his head down and very rarely ever answers his phone or does anything like that, I don’t talk to a whole lot of people. So there is nothing. That’s the crazy thing. It’s all whatever is being said out there and different things. So there is no speculation. Is the (Notre Dame) job open? I guess it is. But I wouldn’t know if somebody didn’t tell me.”
Cincinnati football coach Luke Fickell
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Brett Favre play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
Arizona Cardinals are the only NFL team hasn’t tried a 2-point conversion this year.
Monday’s quiz
In the classic movie All the President’s Men, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman played writers Woodward and Bernstein.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
13) Average salary for an NFL head coach is $6.7M; there are now eight college coaches who make more than that, as schools jockey to lure big-name coaches to their school, while players bolt from one place to another, trying to find their way to the NFL. Strange times we live in.
12) Fresno State football coach Kalen DeBoer bolted to Washington to become the Huskies’ new coach; few hours later, Fresno’s quarterback Jake Haener entered the transfer portal- wonder where he is going.
11) Unclear who will coach Notre Dame in their bowl game, now that Brian Kelly has bolted to Baton Rouge.
10) Alabama is a 6.5-point underdog to Georgia in the SEC title game Saturday; it ends a streak of 92 straight games where the Crimson Tide was favored to win, dating back to 2015.
9) Ohio State 71, Duke 66:
— Second time in five nights the #1 team in country got beat.
— Duke didn’t score for the last 4:29 of the game.
— Buckeyes survived 11-22 shooting on foul line.
— This result helps to explain why Duke avoids pre-conference road games, at all costs.
8) Over their last four games, New England outscored opponents 63-0 in second half.
7) IF Javier Baez signed a 4-year, $140M contract with the Detroit Tigers; lot of money flying around this week, between baseball and college football coaches.
6) Nevada sportsbooks took in $1.1B in bets during October, breaking the previous single-month record of $786.5M wagered during September.
5) Former Michigan/Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez will be named football coach at Jacksonville State, a I-AA team that beat Florida State earlier this fall. Gamecocks are moving up to I-A and the Sun Belt Conference for the 2023-24 season.
Rodriguez’s coaching resume:
2001-07— 60-26 at West Virginia
2008-10— 15-22 at Michigan
2012-17— 43-35 at Arizona
I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that Jacksonville State is the alma mater of Dieter Brock, a quarterback who led the Rams to the NFC West title in 1985, his only season in the NFL, after he had a great CFL career.
4) In three seasons as a pro, Zion Williamson has played in 85 NBA games; he’s missed 81 games with injury. As the old saying goes, the best ability is…….availability.
3) Group that owns the Boston Red Sox bought the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins this week; things could get awkward in Beantown if Bruins/Penguins ever cross paths in the playoffs.
2) Colorado 80, Stanford 76:
— First conference game of this year’s college basketball season.
— Stanford led 21-10 early, but was minus-9 (15-6) in turnovers.
1) When the clock strikes midnight Wednesday, baseball is expected to slip into a lockout, which is exactly what the sport doesn’t need. This week has been fun, with free agent signings and some trades; that’s what the sport needs, not lawyers quibbling over how to divide their millions that they make year after year.
Here’s my solution:
— Expand the playoffs
— Add Sunday doubleheaders to condense the regular season
— Universal DH
— Ban shifts.
Shake hands, and play ball, it isn’t that difficult.
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Some of the leading 3-point shooting teams in college ball:
2) Colorado State (Lipscomb is 1st)
3) Purdue
4) Davidson
5) Jacksonville State
6) South Dakota State
7) Loyola-Chicago
Quote of the Day
“I don’t know what there is to address. Like I said, for a guy that keeps his head down and very rarely ever answers his phone or does anything like that, I don’t talk to a whole lot of people. So there is nothing. That’s the crazy thing. It’s all whatever is being said out there and different things. So there is no speculation. Is the (Notre Dame) job open? I guess it is. But I wouldn’t know if somebody didn’t tell me.”
Cincinnati football coach Luke Fickell
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Brett Favre play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
Arizona Cardinals are the only NFL team hasn’t tried a 2-point conversion this year.
Monday’s quiz
In the classic movie All the President’s Men, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman played writers Woodward and Bernstein.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
13) Average salary for an NFL head coach is $6.7M; there are now eight college coaches who make more than that, as schools jockey to lure big-name coaches to their school, while players bolt from one place to another, trying to find their way to the NFL. Strange times we live in.
12) Fresno State football coach Kalen DeBoer bolted to Washington to become the Huskies’ new coach; few hours later, Fresno’s quarterback Jake Haener entered the transfer portal- wonder where he is going.
11) Unclear who will coach Notre Dame in their bowl game, now that Brian Kelly has bolted to Baton Rouge.
10) Alabama is a 6.5-point underdog to Georgia in the SEC title game Saturday; it ends a streak of 92 straight games where the Crimson Tide was favored to win, dating back to 2015.
9) Ohio State 71, Duke 66:
— Second time in five nights the #1 team in country got beat.
— Duke didn’t score for the last 4:29 of the game.
— Buckeyes survived 11-22 shooting on foul line.
— This result helps to explain why Duke avoids pre-conference road games, at all costs.
8) Over their last four games, New England outscored opponents 63-0 in second half.
7) IF Javier Baez signed a 4-year, $140M contract with the Detroit Tigers; lot of money flying around this week, between baseball and college football coaches.
6) Nevada sportsbooks took in $1.1B in bets during October, breaking the previous single-month record of $786.5M wagered during September.
5) Former Michigan/Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez will be named football coach at Jacksonville State, a I-AA team that beat Florida State earlier this fall. Gamecocks are moving up to I-A and the Sun Belt Conference for the 2023-24 season.
Rodriguez’s coaching resume:
2001-07— 60-26 at West Virginia
2008-10— 15-22 at Michigan
2012-17— 43-35 at Arizona
I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that Jacksonville State is the alma mater of Dieter Brock, a quarterback who led the Rams to the NFC West title in 1985, his only season in the NFL, after he had a great CFL career.
4) In three seasons as a pro, Zion Williamson has played in 85 NBA games; he’s missed 81 games with injury. As the old saying goes, the best ability is…….availability.
3) Group that owns the Boston Red Sox bought the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins this week; things could get awkward in Beantown if Bruins/Penguins ever cross paths in the playoffs.
2) Colorado 80, Stanford 76:
— First conference game of this year’s college basketball season.
— Stanford led 21-10 early, but was minus-9 (15-6) in turnovers.
1) When the clock strikes midnight Wednesday, baseball is expected to slip into a lockout, which is exactly what the sport doesn’t need. This week has been fun, with free agent signings and some trades; that’s what the sport needs, not lawyers quibbling over how to divide their millions that they make year after year.
Here’s my solution:
— Expand the playoffs
— Add Sunday doubleheaders to condense the regular season
— Universal DH
— Ban shifts.
Shake hands, and play ball, it isn’t that difficult.
WASHINGTON is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) versus teams who attempt 39 or more 3 point shots/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=108 points/game in the current season.
BOSTON is 29-12 ATS (15.8 Units) after 2+ road games in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS are 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 9-31 ATS (-25.1 Units) vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 9-24 ATS (-17.4 Units) after 3 straight games outrebounding opponent by 5 or more in the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=108 points/game in the current season.
BOSTON is 29-12 ATS (15.8 Units) after 2+ road games in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS are 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 9-31 ATS (-25.1 Units) vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 9-24 ATS (-17.4 Units) after 3 straight games outrebounding opponent by 5 or more in the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.
NBA
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Minnesota @ Washington
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Atlanta @ Indiana
Atlanta
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Indiana is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta
Denver @ Orlando
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games at home
Philadelphia @ Boston
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Cleveland @ Miami
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Charlotte @ Milwaukee
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston @ Oklahoma City
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Houston
Oklahoma City is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Houston
Dallas @ New Orleans
Dallas
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Orleans
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Orleans
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New Orleans's last 15 games at home
Sacramento @ LA Clippers
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 7 games on the road
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Sacramento
LA Clippers is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Sacramento
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Minnesota @ Washington
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Atlanta @ Indiana
Atlanta
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Indiana is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta
Denver @ Orlando
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games at home
Philadelphia @ Boston
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Cleveland @ Miami
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Charlotte @ Milwaukee
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston @ Oklahoma City
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Houston
Oklahoma City is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Houston
Dallas @ New Orleans
Dallas
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Orleans
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Orleans
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New Orleans's last 15 games at home
Sacramento @ LA Clippers
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 7 games on the road
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Sacramento
LA Clippers is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Sacramento
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
MIN at WAS 07:00 PM
MIN +4.0
+500
ATL at IND 07:00 PM
IND -1.0
+500
DEN at ORL 07:00 PM
ORL +8.0
+500
CLE at MIA 07:30 PM
U 206.0
+500
PHI at BOS 07:30 PM
U 206.5
+500
HOU at OKC 08:00 PM
HOU +2.5
+500
DAL at NO 08:00 PM
DAL -3.0
+500
CHA at MIL 08:00 PM
CHA +9.0
O 230.5
+500 +500
SAC at LAC 10:30 PM
U 216.5
+500
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
MIN at WAS 07:00 PM
MIN +4.0
+500
ATL at IND 07:00 PM
IND -1.0
+500
DEN at ORL 07:00 PM
ORL +8.0
+500
CLE at MIA 07:30 PM
U 206.0
+500
PHI at BOS 07:30 PM
U 206.5
+500
HOU at OKC 08:00 PM
HOU +2.5
+500
DAL at NO 08:00 PM
DAL -3.0
+500
CHA at MIL 08:00 PM
CHA +9.0
O 230.5
+500 +500
SAC at LAC 10:30 PM
U 216.5
+500
Armadillo Sports
Thursday’s 6-pack:
NFL teams with best turnover ratio:
+12- Indianapolis
+10- New England
+9- Buffalo, Green Bay
+8- Arizona, Tampa Bay
+5- Minnesota, NJ Giants
+4- Dallas, New Orleans
Quote of the Day
“)Notre Dame) Players, largely fed up with the distant, CEO-type approach of Kelly, made it abundantly clear throughout the day to Swarbrick and to anyone else who would listen that they wanted 35-year-old defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to become their next head coach,”
from The Athletic
Thursday’s quiz
Which actress played Anfernee Hardaway’s mother in the basketball movie Blue Chips?
Wednesday’s quiz
Brett Favre played his college football at Southern Mississippi.
Tuesday’s quiz
Arizona Cardinals are the only NFL team hasn’t tried a 2-point conversion this year.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud
13) NC State 104, Nebraska 100, 4OT:
— Four players were ejected in a fracas.
— Nebraska led by 14 with 9:31 left in regulation
— Only the fifth 4-OT game in the history of ACC basketball.
— Free throws: NC State 32-42, Nebraska 11-15
— NC State’s Seabron played 57:00— he scored 37 points, 12 rebounds, was 17-20 on foul line. He took more foul shots than the whole Nebraska team.
12) Been watching a ton of college basketball; I’m wondering if home court advantage is going to be bigger than usual this season, since there were no fans last season— playing in front of hostile crowds isn’t that easy, and fans might actually might little more zealous this season, after having to stay home last winter.
Something to watch as we move thru pre-conference play.
11) Cincinnati 59, Miami OH 58:
— Bearcats had the onions to play a pre-conference road game, and barely survive it.
— Miami led by 8 with 12:37 left.
— Cincinnati was 2-10 from foul line.
10) Next time someone says Mike Krzyzewski is the best college basketball coach ever, remind them that Duke hasn’t won an ACC regular season title since 2006. He is a great coach for sure, but when John Wooden was coaching UCLA, there was no conference tournament- he had to win the Pac-12 regular season title, just to get into the NCAA tournament, and he won seven national championships in a row, ten in all.
9) Duke alum Marcus Stroman announced on Twitter that he’ll be pitching for the Cubs next year; Stroman is 61-60, 3.73 in 173 career starts. He threw 179 innings LY (10-13, 4.35), after opting out of the 2020 season. He got $71M from the Cubs on a 3-year deal.
8) Taysom Hill will start at QB for New Orleans Thursday night against the Cowboys. Hill is this generation’s Tim Tebow; more of a runner than a passer. He went 3-1 starting at QB for the Saints last year, his only NFL starts at quarterback.
7) Notre Dame hired defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman as their new coach; he was the defensive coordinator at Cincinnati from 2017-20, has never been a head coach.
Interesting that Kelly will have to hire two coordinators at LSU, since Freeman/Tommy Rees both elected to stay at Notre Dame.
6) Georgia 82, Memphis 79:
— Memphis led by 5 with 4:19 left.
— This is a bad loss for Memphis; Georgia had lost four games in a row.
— Tom Crean wins his 400th game as a head coach.
5) North Carolina 72, Michigan 51— Wolverines looked terrible; UNC outscored them 43-24 in second half.
4) Washington State 51, Arizona State 29— This is a final score; ASU is now 2-6- they’ve lost five games in a row. Sun Devils shot 21.1% from floor in this game.
3) About 10 or so years ago, I was sitting at an AAU basketball tournament at Siena College; guy sitting next to me was a great coach at the Division II level, and I knew him to say hello to, so I picked his brain a little bit, asked him what he looked for while evaluating talent.
“What is his college skill?” was his reply. He told me that he considered getting loose balls a skill, just like passing or shooting or defense. Learned a lot that day, and I appreciate it.
2) I’m watching The Bodyguard on TV late Tuesday night; excellent movie, but it was on a commercial station, and there were A LOT of commericials during the movie, so I had to look it up. Movie is 2:09, the time slot it was in was four freakin’ hours!!!!
— Movie is 2 hours, 9 minutes
— With 1 hour, 51 minutes of commercials.
Yikes.
1) I’m concerned that the geniuses who run baseball are killing the golden goose; Texas is going to pay their 2B/SS a combined $57M a year for the next seven years, so you can’t tell me they’re not making money, but now a lockout is underway, and who knows when it will end.
Players are making a fortune, owners wouldn’t be in it if it wasn’t profitable, but some of the owners don’t try to win- they throw scrub teams out on the field and expect fans to still some to the ballpark and pay lot of money to watch cruddy teams play.
Get in a room and find a middle ground, before it is too late.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
NFL teams with best turnover ratio:
+12- Indianapolis
+10- New England
+9- Buffalo, Green Bay
+8- Arizona, Tampa Bay
+5- Minnesota, NJ Giants
+4- Dallas, New Orleans
Quote of the Day
“)Notre Dame) Players, largely fed up with the distant, CEO-type approach of Kelly, made it abundantly clear throughout the day to Swarbrick and to anyone else who would listen that they wanted 35-year-old defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to become their next head coach,”
from The Athletic
Thursday’s quiz
Which actress played Anfernee Hardaway’s mother in the basketball movie Blue Chips?
Wednesday’s quiz
Brett Favre played his college football at Southern Mississippi.
Tuesday’s quiz
Arizona Cardinals are the only NFL team hasn’t tried a 2-point conversion this year.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud
13) NC State 104, Nebraska 100, 4OT:
— Four players were ejected in a fracas.
— Nebraska led by 14 with 9:31 left in regulation
— Only the fifth 4-OT game in the history of ACC basketball.
— Free throws: NC State 32-42, Nebraska 11-15
— NC State’s Seabron played 57:00— he scored 37 points, 12 rebounds, was 17-20 on foul line. He took more foul shots than the whole Nebraska team.
12) Been watching a ton of college basketball; I’m wondering if home court advantage is going to be bigger than usual this season, since there were no fans last season— playing in front of hostile crowds isn’t that easy, and fans might actually might little more zealous this season, after having to stay home last winter.
Something to watch as we move thru pre-conference play.
11) Cincinnati 59, Miami OH 58:
— Bearcats had the onions to play a pre-conference road game, and barely survive it.
— Miami led by 8 with 12:37 left.
— Cincinnati was 2-10 from foul line.
10) Next time someone says Mike Krzyzewski is the best college basketball coach ever, remind them that Duke hasn’t won an ACC regular season title since 2006. He is a great coach for sure, but when John Wooden was coaching UCLA, there was no conference tournament- he had to win the Pac-12 regular season title, just to get into the NCAA tournament, and he won seven national championships in a row, ten in all.
9) Duke alum Marcus Stroman announced on Twitter that he’ll be pitching for the Cubs next year; Stroman is 61-60, 3.73 in 173 career starts. He threw 179 innings LY (10-13, 4.35), after opting out of the 2020 season. He got $71M from the Cubs on a 3-year deal.
8) Taysom Hill will start at QB for New Orleans Thursday night against the Cowboys. Hill is this generation’s Tim Tebow; more of a runner than a passer. He went 3-1 starting at QB for the Saints last year, his only NFL starts at quarterback.
7) Notre Dame hired defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman as their new coach; he was the defensive coordinator at Cincinnati from 2017-20, has never been a head coach.
Interesting that Kelly will have to hire two coordinators at LSU, since Freeman/Tommy Rees both elected to stay at Notre Dame.
6) Georgia 82, Memphis 79:
— Memphis led by 5 with 4:19 left.
— This is a bad loss for Memphis; Georgia had lost four games in a row.
— Tom Crean wins his 400th game as a head coach.
5) North Carolina 72, Michigan 51— Wolverines looked terrible; UNC outscored them 43-24 in second half.
4) Washington State 51, Arizona State 29— This is a final score; ASU is now 2-6- they’ve lost five games in a row. Sun Devils shot 21.1% from floor in this game.
3) About 10 or so years ago, I was sitting at an AAU basketball tournament at Siena College; guy sitting next to me was a great coach at the Division II level, and I knew him to say hello to, so I picked his brain a little bit, asked him what he looked for while evaluating talent.
“What is his college skill?” was his reply. He told me that he considered getting loose balls a skill, just like passing or shooting or defense. Learned a lot that day, and I appreciate it.
2) I’m watching The Bodyguard on TV late Tuesday night; excellent movie, but it was on a commercial station, and there were A LOT of commericials during the movie, so I had to look it up. Movie is 2:09, the time slot it was in was four freakin’ hours!!!!
— Movie is 2 hours, 9 minutes
— With 1 hour, 51 minutes of commercials.
Yikes.
1) I’m concerned that the geniuses who run baseball are killing the golden goose; Texas is going to pay their 2B/SS a combined $57M a year for the next seven years, so you can’t tell me they’re not making money, but now a lockout is underway, and who knows when it will end.
Players are making a fortune, owners wouldn’t be in it if it wasn’t profitable, but some of the owners don’t try to win- they throw scrub teams out on the field and expect fans to still some to the ballpark and pay lot of money to watch cruddy teams play.
Get in a room and find a middle ground, before it is too late.
NEW YORK is 20-3 ATS (16.7 Units) in home games when the line is +3 to -3 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS are 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in home games when the total is 210-219.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games after a blowout loss by 15 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days over the last 2 seasons.
NBA
Thursday, December 2
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Chicago @ New York
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing New York
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Chicago
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Milwaukee @ Toronto
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Oklahoma City @ Memphis
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Memphis's last 8 games
Detroit @ Phoenix
Detroit
Detroit is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Phoenix
Detroit is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Antonio @ Portland
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Antonio's last 11 games on the road
Portland
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
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TORONTO is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS are 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in home games when the total is 210-219.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games after a blowout loss by 15 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days over the last 2 seasons.
NBA
Thursday, December 2
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Chicago @ New York
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing New York
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Chicago
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Milwaukee @ Toronto
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Oklahoma City @ Memphis
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Memphis's last 8 games
Detroit @ Phoenix
Detroit
Detroit is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Phoenix
Detroit is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Antonio @ Portland
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Antonio's last 11 games on the road
Portland
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
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Hoop Trends for Thursday, December 2
Vince Akins
ATS Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Milwaukee at Toronto (NBA League Pass, 7:30 p.m. ET)
-- The Raptors are 9-0 ATS and SU since 2019-20 when they scored less than 93 points last game. 6 of the 9 games were upset wins outright.
OU Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Detroit at Phoenix (NBA League Pass, 9:00 p.m. ET)
-- The Suns are 7-0 OU since April as at least a 12-point favorite when they allowed no better than 50% shooting last game. 6 of the 7 games have gone over by more than 14 points.
Choice Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Chicago at New York (NBATV, 7:30 p.m. ET)
-- The Bulls are 10-0 ATS since Feb. 6as a single-digit road favorite when the total is between 211 and 231.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
Vince Akins
ATS Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Milwaukee at Toronto (NBA League Pass, 7:30 p.m. ET)
-- The Raptors are 9-0 ATS and SU since 2019-20 when they scored less than 93 points last game. 6 of the 9 games were upset wins outright.
OU Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Detroit at Phoenix (NBA League Pass, 9:00 p.m. ET)
-- The Suns are 7-0 OU since April as at least a 12-point favorite when they allowed no better than 50% shooting last game. 6 of the 7 games have gone over by more than 14 points.
Choice Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Chicago at New York (NBATV, 7:30 p.m. ET)
-- The Bulls are 10-0 ATS since Feb. 6as a single-digit road favorite when the total is between 211 and 231.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
