2023 NCAA FOOTBALL BEST BETS AND OPINIONS & NEWS AND NOTES!

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Stanford 59, UCLA 53- Bruins lost eight of last ten D-I games.
— Miami 95, Clemson 82- Miami outscored Tigers 60-41 in second half.
— Weber State 75, South Dakota State 73- Big Sky was 5-4 vs Summit last nite.
— Seton Hall 61, Providence 57- Friars shot 37% from floor, at home.
— Villanova 66, Xavier 65- Villanova is shooting 81.6% on foul line (#3)
— Fordham 119, George Washington 113, 3OT- GW had 4 kids play 51:00 each.

Quote of the Day
“I know their fans are going to be loud ’cause there’s not much to do in Green Bay except watch football…….”
Bears’ QB Justin Fields, who is 0-5 against the Packers in his career

Thursday’s quiz
Who kicked the longest field goal in NFL history?

Wednesday’s quiz
Dolphins’ QB Bob Griese won a Super Bowl against Minnesota, when he was 6-7 passing for the whole game, in a 24-3 Miami win. Miami ran ball 53 times for 196 yards, had only 73 passing yards.

Tuesday’s quiz
Trent Dilfer played QB for the Baltimore Ravens, the first time they won a Super Bowl, back in 2001.

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Thursday’s Den: NHL trends……..​

NHL trends (thru January 3rd)
I’ll try to post this once a week……..

Anaheim 13-23-1
— lost five of last six games overall.
— 6-14-1 at home, 7-9 on road.
— over 8-4 last 12 home games

Arizona 19-15-2
— won six of their last eight games
— 12-6 at home, 7-9-2 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games.

Boston 23-7-6
— won last four games, allowing seven goals
— 11-2-3 at home, 12-5-3 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven home games

Buffalo 15-19-4
— lost five of their last seven games.
— 8-9-1 at home, 7-10-3 on road.
— under 3-0 last three games

Calgary 16-16-5
— won five of their last seven games
— 9-7-1 at home, 7-9-4 on road.
— under 4-2 last six home games

Carolina 21-13-4
— won last four games, scoring 19 goals.
— 10-3-3 at home, 11-10-1 on road.
— over 8-2 last ten home games.

Chicago 11-24-2
— lost seven of their last ten games
— 7-9-1 at home, 4-15-1 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games

Colorado 24-11-3
— won four of last five games
— 16-4 at home, 8-7-3 on road.
— over 8-5 last thirteen games

Columbus 12-19-8
— lost five of their last six games
— 8-11-3 at home, 4-8-5 on road.
— over 4-1 last five home games

Dallas 22-10-4
— won four of their last six games
— 12-6-1 at home, 10-4-3 on road.
— over 21-8 last 29 games

Detroit 18-16-4
— lost 10 of their last 14 games
— 10-7-3 at home, 8-9-3 on road.
— over 7-1 last eight games

Edmonton 19-15-1
— won their last six games.
— 10-6-1 at home, 9-9 on road.
— over 10-4 last 14 home games

Florida 23-12-2
— won six of their last eight games.
— 12-5 at home, 11-7-2 on road.
— under 9-1 last ten games

Los Angeles 20-9-5
— lost last three games, scoring four goals.
— 7-7-4 at home, 13-2-1 on road.
— under 20-5 last 25 games

Minnesota 16-16-4
— lost last three games, scoring five goals.
— 10-6-2 at home, 6-10-2 on road.
— under 8-2 last ten home games

Montreal 16-16-5
— haven’t played at home since December 16
— 1-3 in their last four games.
— 7-9-2 at home, 9-7-3 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games

Nashville 21-16-1
— 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— 12-9 at home, 9-7-1 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven home games

New Jersey 20-14-2
— won four of last five games
— 8-8-2 at home, 12-6 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games

NY Islanders 17-10-10
— lost six of last nine games.
— 10-4-6 at home, 7-6-4 on road.
— over 17-6 last 23 games

NY Rangers 25-10-1
— split their last six games
— 12-5 at home, 13-5-1 on road.
— 9-1 after a loss this season.
— over 6-1 last seven games

Ottawa 14-19
— lost eight of their last 11 games.
— 10-10 at home, 4-9 on road.
— over 5-1 last six road games.

Philadelphia 19-13-5
— lost five of their last six games.
— 8-7-1 at home, 11-6-4 on road.
— over 4-2 last six home games

Pittsburgh 18-14-4
— won seven of their last ten games
— 10-7-1 at home, 8-7-3 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games

St Louis 18-17-1
— 5-3 in their last eight games.
— 11-6 at home, 7-11-1 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games

San Jose 9-26-3
— lost their last nine games
— 6-10-2 at home, 3-16-1 on road.
— over 7-3 last ten road games

Seattle 15-14-9
— won last five games, outscoring foes 12-5.
— 8-8-3 at home, 7-6-6 on road.
— under 8-2 last ten games

Tampa Bay 18-16-5
— lost three of last four games.
— 11-5-3 at home, 7-11-2 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games

Toronto 19-10-7
— 3-5 in their last eight games.
— 9-7-2 at home, 10-3-5 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games

Vancouver 24-10-3
— 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— 14-4-1 at home, 10-6-2 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games

Vegas 22-11-5
— lost their last five road games.
— 13-3-2 at home, 9-8-3 on road.
— over 4-1 last five home games

Washington 18-12-6
— lost five of last six games.
— 9-5-4 at home, 9-7-2 on road.
— over 4-1 last five games.

Winnipeg 23-9-4
— 11-3 in their last 14 games.
— 13-5-2 at home, 10-4-2 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
— Steelers (-3.5) @ Baltimore- Steelers need a win, Ravens do not.
— Texans (-1.5) @ Indianapolis- Both teams need this win, and some help.
— Jets @ New England (-1.5)- Could this be Belichick’s swan song in Foxboro?
— Jaguars (-3.5) @ Tennessee- Jacksonville needs a win to take the AFC South.
— Eagles (-4.5) @ Giants- Eagles need a win and a Washington upset for the #2 seed.
— Bills (-2.5) @ Miami- Winner takes the AFC East crown.

Quote of the Day
“The receivers that got picked, they’re great players, but I was hot. I guess I didn’t do enough during the season, so I’ve got to go harder.”
Detroit WR Amon-Ra St Brown, who was bypassed for a spot in the Pro Bowl

Friday’s quiz
Who was coach of the LA Rams, before Sean McVay?

Thursday’s quiz
Baltimore’s Justin Tucker kicked the longest field goal in NFL history, a 67-yarder that was a game-winner against the Lions in 2021.

Wednesday’s quiz
Dolphins’ QB Bob Griese won a Super Bowl against Minnesota, when he was 6-7 passing for the whole game, in a 24-3 Miami win. Miami ran ball 53 times for 196 yards, had only 73 passing yards.

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

— Week 18 in the NFL has some unusual QB matchups; there are at least five games where both QB’s starting this week are backups:
Steelers (Rudolph) @ Ravens (Hundley)
Browns (Driskel) @ Bengals (Browning)
Chiefs (Gabbert) @ Chargers (Stick)
Rams (Wentz) @ 49ers (Darnold)
Broncos (Stidham) @ Raiders (O’Connell)
Jeff Driskel will be the fifth quarterback to start a game for Cleveland this season.

— Jets cut RB Dalvin Cook, who went unclaimed on waivers; he then signed with the Baltimore Ravens, who’ve had injury issues in their backfield recently.
Cook carried the ball only 67 times for 214 yards for the Jets this season, after the Jets gave him a one-year, $7M contract in August.

— Tough time of year for football coaches whose teams didn’t win this year:
LSU fired four defensive assistant coaches.
Oklahoma fired its defensive coordinator.
North Carolina fired its offensive coordinator.

— It was reported couple weeks ago that Kansas State QB Will Howard was bolting from K-State to USC, but turns out he is going to Ohio State instead.

— Oklahoma State QB Alan Bowman was given a 7th year of eligibility by the NCAA; Bowman played three years at Texas Tech, two at Michigan, before playing for the Cowboys this past season. Bowman passed for 402 yards in OSU’s bowl win over Texas A&M.

— Atlanta Braves signed recently-acquired P Chris Sale to a 2-year, $38M contract; Sale was 6-5, 4.30 in 20 starts for Boston LY, which followed three injury-plagued seasons.

— Mets signed OF Harrison Bader, giving him $10.5M for one year; Bader hit .232 last year, splitting time between Bronx and Cincinnati.

— Movie of the Day: Solitary Man (2009)- A prolific car dealer watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.
Tremendous cast: Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, Mary-Louise Parker, Richard Schiff, Jenna Fischer, Bruce Altman.
The movie was written by the two guys who wrote the Showtime series Billions, which was an excellent show. This movie isn’t always pleasant, but it is interesting.

— Baseball Fact of the Day: In 2023, free agent P Blake Snell was the first pitcher since 1913 to lead the major leagues in both ERA and walks allowed.

— Oregon 76, Washington 74
Huskies were only 12-22 on the foul line, at home.

— Memphis 78, Tulsa 75
Memphis led by 14 at the half, needed a 3-pointer with 0:02 left for the win.
Penny Hardaway’s team is 12-2 against schedule #28; they’re #44 in experience, #343 in continuity, so they figure to improve as they play together more.

— Oakland 100, Milwaukee 95
Lot of whistles: Oakland was 30-39 on foul line, Milwaukee 26-35
Jack Gohlke is a senior G for Oakland; so far this year, he’s taken 167 shots- 52-162 on 3-point shots, 3-5 on 2-point shots.

— Cal-San Diego 79, Cal-Santa Barbara 72
Gauchos were expected to win the Big West, but they’re off to an 0-3 start in BW play.
When you shoot 10-17 on the arc at home and still lose, that isn’t good.

— Minnesota 73, Michigan 71
Michigan has lost three in row, eight of last eleven games.
Wolverines outscored Minnesota 17-5 on the foul line, still lost.

— James Madison 68, Louisiana 61
14-0 Dukes survived 19 turnovers and 5-22 shooting on the arc.
JMU started the season with OT wins at Michigan State, Kent State, but overall, they’ve played schedule #314 this season.

— There was an unusual scene they showed during the Colorado-Arizona game on ESPN; during the day, movie star Adam Sandler was playing in a half-court pickup game with the Arizona student managers. Sandler is a pretty good ballplayer for a guy in his late 50’s.

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Most 3-point shots made, amongst active NBA players:
4,159— Steph Curry
3,232— James Harden
2,819— Klay Thompson
2,791— LeBron James
2,688— Damian Lillard
2,371— Paul George

Quote of the Day
“I think it comes down to, for us, how they (Pacers) got our number, there’s certain teams that just [have] your number. We’re still trying to figure that out because I know we’re gonna play them in the playoffs and, boy, it’s not gonna be pretty. It’s not gonna be pretty for them.”
Milwaukee Bucks’ Malik Beasley; the Pacers are 4-1 vs Milwaukee this season

Saturday’s quiz
Who has scored the most overtime goals in NHL history?

Friday’s quiz
Jeff Fisher was coach of the LA Rams, just before Sean McVay.

Thursday’s quiz
Baltimore’s Justin Tucker kicked the longest field goal in NFL history, a 67-yarder that was a game-winner against the Lions in 2021.

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Saturday’s 1st Den: Random stuff on a winter night……..​

— From 2018-23, Gonzaga posted a 223-24 record, making the Sweet 16 in the last six NCAA Tournaments. Last time Gonzaga didn’t made the second weekend of the tournament? 2014.
But this year, Gonzaga is off to a 10-4 start, 4-3 vs top 100 teams, 0-3 vs top 50 clubs. Their bench is in the bottom 10 in the country in minutes played; they can’t afford any injuries.
The entire WCC is down this year, starting with BYU bolting to the Big X. So far this season, the WCC is:
0-6 SU vs the WAC, 0-6 ATS
6-18 SU vs Mountain West, 8-16 ATS.
4-10 SU vs Big West, 4-10 ATS
7-6 SU vs Pac-12, 6-7 ATS
St Mary’s was picked to win the WCC this year, but they’re 10-6, 2-5 against top 100 teams. There is no guarantee the WCC will get two teams in the NCAAs.

— SEC teams are 18-12 SU against the ACC this season, 19-11 ATS.

— UConn 88, Butler 81
Butler led by 7 early in the second half.
UConn shot 69% inside the arc.
Huskies had a 33-24 edge on the boards.

— Fairfield 93, Siena 69
Brycen Goodine scored 40 points, made 8-12 on the arc.
Here’s the thing; Goodine didn’t start the game, still scored 40 points.
Siena is 2-12; they played one junior and no seniors.

— New Mexico lost 76-68 at Colorado State Tuesday; Lobos’ star Jaelen House played only 19:00 because of foul trouble. When House and Jamal Mashburn were on the court at the same time, Lobos were +13; they were minus-21 when one/both guys were on the bench.

— ESPN’s Seth Greenberg said he thinks Wake Forest has the best starting 5 in the ACC; so far this season, Demon Deacons are 10-3, winning their last eight games- four of those wins were against top 100 teams.
Wake Forest’s bench ranks #323 in country in minutes played, something to remember when the ACC Tournament rolls around. Wake Forest is good, but not deep.

— Word of the Day: Opportunity- a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.

— Baseball Fact of the Day: Rockies C Elias Diaz won MVP of the All-Star Game last year; he was first National Leaguer to win that award since Melky Cabrera won it in 2012, as a member of the Giants.

— Seattle Mariners traded P Robbie Ray to the Giants, for OF Mitch Haniger, P Anthony DeSclafani. Unusual trade; all three players are over 30 years old.
Ray won the 2021 Cy Young while pitching for Toronto, then signed a 5-year deal with Seattle for $23M a year- he is under contract through the 2026 season and is owed $73M over that time. Ray had Tommy John surgery last year, is expected back in the second half of 2024.
Haniger previously played five years with Seattle; he hit 39 homers for the Mariners in 2021, but played total of only 118 games the last two years, hitting .209 for the Giants last year.
DeSclafani was 4-8, 4.88 in 18 starts for the Giants last year; he is 54-56 in his career.

— OF Michael Brantley retired Friday, ending a 15-year career; he hit .298 in his career, with a .794 OPS. He made five All-Star games, helped the Astros win the 2022 World Series.

— Los Angeles Lakers won the first-ever In-Season Tournament, beating the Pacers 123-109 on December 9th; since then, the Lakers are 3-9 and are hanging onto the last playoff spot in the West by a half-game.
Indiana went 2-6 in their first eight games after that loss to the Lakers, but now they’ve won five games in a row, are 19-14, the #5-seed in the East.

— Over/under total for Pacers-Hawks Friday was 262 points, the highest total for any NBA game in the last thirty years- Indiana has been involved with the three highest totals in the last thirty years.

— Former Cowboys’ tight end Jason Witten is now a high school coach in Texas; he coaches at Liberty Christian HS in Argyle, TX. Witten’s team won the state title this season, winning all their games by 28+ points- the last two years, Liberty Christian is 24-2.

— Baltimore Ravens are 13-3 this season; they’ve had the lead in the last 2:00 of all 16 games.

 

[Udog]

NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-up

Bowl Season

National Championship game (@ Houston)

Washington vs Michigan
Washington (14-0)
— In its last six games, Washington allowed 29.6 ppg.
— under DeBoer, Huskies are 4-0 ATS as an underdog.
— Last five games, Washington is +5 in turnovers.
— Huskies’ last five wins were by 7-2-3-3-6 points.
— 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 36 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB has 44 starts; 31 here, 13 at Indiana.
— TY, Huskies are 3-1-1 ATS in games with single digit spread.
— In his career, DeBoer is 6-1 ATS as an underdog.
— Washington is 7-1 ATS in last eight non-league tilts.
— Three of last four Washington games stayed under total.
— Last year was Washington’s first bowl since 2019.
— since 2016, Huskies are 3-3 SU in bowls.
— Pac-12 non-conference underdogs are 5-5 ATS.


Michigan (14-0)
— Wolverines covered eight of their last ten games.
— their last five wins were by 9-7-6-26-7 points.
— Michigan is 3-0 ATS as a single digit favorite TY.
— Last two games, Michigan gained 481-532 yards.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 145 starts back on offensive line.
— junior QB McCarthy completed 73.2% of passes (22 TD passes, 4 INT).
— Michigan is 9-15 ATS in last 24 non-conference games (1-3 TY).
— Michigan is 20-12-2 ATS in last 34 games as a favorite.
— eight of last ten Michigan games went over the total.
— Michigan is 2-4 SU/1-5 ATS in last six bowls.
— Big 14 home favorites are 13-14 ATS


— Michigan (-6.5) beat Washington 31-10 in Ann Arbor two years ago.
— Favorites won/covered the last four national title games.
— Pac-12 teams are 12-8 ATS in last 20 games vs Big 14 opponents.

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Most foul shots made, amongst active NBA players:
8,227— Lebron James (73.5%)
7,484— James Harden (86%)
6,826— Kevin Durant (88.5%)
5,856— DeMar DeRozan (84%)
5,768— Russell Westbrook (77.6%)
4,764— Chris Paul (87%)

Quote of the Day
“Why would you want to dance with somebody who doesn’t want to dance with you?”

Adam Sandler, The Wedding Singer
Sunday’s quiz
Who was the Houston Texans’ QB, the last time they played in a playoff game, in 2019?

Saturday’s quiz
Alex Ovechkin (26) has scored the most overtime goals in NHL history.

Friday’s quiz
Jeff Fisher was coach of the LA Rams, just before Sean McVay.

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

— Steelers 17, Ravens 10
Game was 7-7 after three quarters, on a cruddy, rainy day.
Rudolph threw a 71-yard TD pass on first play of 4th quarter.
Rudolph is now 8-4-1 as an NFL starter.
Pittsburgh finishes 10-7; they need help to make the playoffs.
Steelers won seven of last eight series games.
Total yardage: Steelers 289, Ravens 224
Backup QB Huntley was 15-28/146 passing in his 9th (3-6) NFL start
Ravens are the #1-seed in the AFC; they have next week off.

— Texans 23, Colts 19
Houston makes the playoffs, with a rookie QB/rookie head coach.
WR Collins caught nine passes for 195 yards and a TD.
Last seven games, Texans are +7 in turnovers (10-3).
Texans are 8-1 ATS in last nine AFC South road games.
Colts converted only once on 11 third down plays.
Indy ran ball for 227 yards, but threw ball on decisive 4th-and-short play.
Favorites covered nine of Colts’ last ten games.
Colts are 13-15 ATS in last 28 games with spread of 3 or less.

— Troy Aikman came up with a great nugget during this game; apparently Brett Favre was a high school coach in Mississippi after his playing days were done. His team won a state title in his second year on the job, with their only loss that season against a team whose QB was Gardner Minshew.

— SEC
Kentucky 87, Florida 85- Gators led by 5 with 6:34 left to play.
Alabama 78, Vanderbilt 75- Bama led by 18 midway thru first half.
Tennessee 90, Ole Miss 64- First loss for Rebels, who played schedule #235

— Big X
Kansas 83, TCU 81- Jayhawks survived being minus-9 (18-9) in turnovers.
Baylor 75, Oklahoma State 70, OT- Teams combined to shoot 6-35 on the arc.
Cincinnati 71, BYU 60- Teams are in same league, despite being 1,670 miles apart.

— Big East
Seton Hall 78, Marquette 75- Kolek scored only 5 points (1-6 from floor)
St John’s 81, Villanova 71- Pitino’s Red Storm is 11-4, vs schedule #33.
Creighton 79, Providence 70- Friars’ F Hopkins is out for the year, big loss.

— ACC
North Carolina 65, Clemson 55- Tigers shot 1-18 on the arc, at home.
Wake Forest 86, Miami 82 OT- Eight players in this game played 38:00+.
Boston College 95, Georgia Tech 87- Tech led by 16 early in second half.

— Upsets of the Day:
LSU (+11.5) 68, Texas A&M 53
George Washington (+11.5) 84, VCU 82
Eastern Michigan (+10.5) 71, Kent State 69 OT
Cincinnati (+9.5) 71, BYU 60
Charlotte (+8.5) 70, FAU 68
Texas-San Antonio (+8.5) 89, Rice 82 OT
Eastern Illinois (+8.5) 90, Little Rock 88
Southern Miss (+7.5) 81, James Madison 71

— Baseball Fact of the Day: Francisco Rodríguez holds the record for most saves in one season; he saved 62 games for the 2008 Angels.

— There were 24 college basketball games Saturday, where the team that won trailed by 10+ points in that game.

— Pac-12
Cal 66, UCLA 57- Bruins are in freefall, losing nine of last 11 D-I games.
Arizona State 76, Colorado 73- ASU is 4-0 in Pac-12; they were 6-5 in pre-conference games.
Oregon 89, Washington State 84- Ducks made 14-24 shots on the arc.

— WCC
Saint Mary’s 68, LMU 64- Gaels won 8 of last 9 games, after a 3-5 start.
Santa Clara 78, Pepperdine 72- Junior F Bal had 28 points, one assist- his job is to shoot.

— Sun Belt
Southern Miss 81, James Madison 71- First loss of the season for the Dukes.
Troy 66, Appalachian State 62- Troy in 3-0 in Sun Belt, after a 6-6 pre-conference mark.
Marshall 79, Texas State 75- Bobcats led by 11 points early in second half.

— Big Sky went 6-3 against the Summit League Saturday; they win the two-night challenge between the two leagues, 11-7.

— Mountain West
Utah State 77, Colorado State 72- Aggies were 20-23 on foul line, Colorado State 4-11.
Nevada 72, Fresno State 57- Wolf Pack is 14-1; they’re #6 experience team in country.
San Diego State 72, UNLV 61- Aztecs led 25-9 early, coasted home from there.

 

[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Next weekend’s NFL playoff games:
Saturday 4:30- Browns @ Houston
Saturday 8:15- Dolphins @ Kansas City
Sunday 1:00- Steelers @ Buffalo
Sunday 4:30- Packers @ Dallas
Sunday 8:15- Rams @ Detroit
Monday 8:15- Eagles @ Tampa Bay

Quote of the Day
“They can do whatever they want; there’s no rules against it. We didn’t stop them in the second half. They can do whatever they want. It is what it is. Hats off to them. They kicked our you-know-what in the second half, made us pay, took advantage of turnovers.
That’s their prerogative. It’s also my prerogative to tell him how I feel. Whether people like that or not, oh well. Like I said, credit to them, they do whatever they want.”
Falcons’ coach Arthur Smith, annoyed by Saints TD with 1:10 left, when score was 41-17

Monday’s quiz
Where did QB Carson Wentz play his college football?

Sunday’s quiz
Deshaun Watson was the Houston Texans’ QB, the last time they played in a playoff game, in 2019.

Saturday’s quiz
Alex Ovechkin (26) has scored the most overtime goals in NHL history.

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

Buccaneers 9, Panthers 0
Tampa Bay clinched NFC South win a win here.
Buccaneers won five of their last six games.
Bucs are 7-1 when they allow less than 18 points.
Tampa Bay will host the Eagles in the playoffs next week.
Panthers are 1st team to be shut out in consecutive games since ‘08 Browns.
Carolina never led a game in 4th quarter TY; both wins were on walk-off FG’s.
Carolina lost nine of its last ten games (3-3 ATS last six).
Panthers didn’t score a TD in four of their last five games.

Bills 21, Dolphins 14
Bills win AFC East; they host the Steelers next week.
Harty tied game 14-14 with a 96-yard punt return TD.
Bills outgained Miami, 473-275.
Buffalo is 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS since its bye week.
Dolphins in first half: 31 plays, 225 yards; they led 14-7.
Dolphins in 2nd half: 17 plays, 47 yards, 4 punts and an INT
Under McDaniel, Miami is 9-13 ATS as an underdog (0-5 TY).
Next week, Dolphins visit Kansas City Saturday night.

Titans 28, Jaguars 20
Loss knocks Jacksonville out of the playoffs.
Jaguars lost five of their last six games.
Last five weeks, Jaguars were outscored 65-29 in first half.
Jaguars were 8-14 on third down, Titans 6-11.
Tennessee scored TD’s on three of its first four drives.
Titans ran ball for 175 yards; Henry ran for 153 yards and a TD.
Tennessee is 14-7 ATS last 21 games as home dogs (4-2 TY)
Titans are 5-1 scoring 27+ points, 1-10 scoring 17 or less.

Saints 48, Falcons 17
Falcons’ first two drives: nine plays, 169 yards, two TD’s.
Falcons rest of game: 51 plays, 220 yards, 3 points.
Falcons are 3-11-1 ATS TY in games with spread of 3 or less points.
Saints scored TD with 1:10 left; Falcons WERE NOT HAPPY about it.
This game was 17-17 at halftime.
Saints were eliminated from playoffs when Green Bay won its game.
Carr was 22-28/264 passing with four TD’s.
Saints won nine of last 12 games against Atlanta.

Bengals 31, Browns 14
Bengals led 24-0 at halftime.
Browns in first half: 25 plays, 71 yards, 2 turnovers, no points.
Driskel was 5th QB to start a game for Cleveland TY.
Browns visit Houston in the playoffs next week.
Bengals’ first four drives: 24 plays, 224 yards, 21 points.
Mixon ran ball 14 times for 11 yards and a TD.
Cincinnati is 9-4-1 ATS last 14 games as home favorites (4-3-1 TY).
Bengals are 7-2 giving up 20 or less points, 2-6 allowing more than 2o.

Jets 17, Patriots 3
Jets end a 15-game losing streak vs New England.
Total yardage: Jets 254, New England 119
Teams combined to convert 4 of 29 third down plays.
Jets went 3-2 in their last five games this season.
NE is 7-15-1 ATS in last 23 games with spread of 3 or less.
Patriots were 1-4 ATS as a favorite this season.
New England was minus-12 in turnovers this year (+38 from 2019-22).
In his career, Belichick is 84-103 without Brady.

Lions 30, Vikings 20
Detroit scored TD’s on two of first three drives.
Last four games, Detroit is +6 in turnovers (9-3)
St Brown caught seven passes for 144 yards and a TD.
Over is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
Vikings lost six of last seven games (the win was 3-0).
Mullens was 30-44/396 passing, but threw INTs on last two drives.
Jefferson caught 12 passes for 192 yards and a TD.
Vikings were 1-7 when they allowed 27+ points.

Cowboys 38, Commanders 10
Dallas wins division, hosts Green Bay in playoffs next week.
Cowboys scored five TD’s on only nine drives.
Prescott was 31-36/279 passing, with four TD’s.
Dallas is 11-4 ATS last 15 games as a road favorite (4-1 TY)
Cowboys outgained Washington, 440-180.
Dallas was 6-10 on 3rd down, Commanders 2-10
Washington lost eight in row, 13 of last 15 games (3-8 ATS last 11)
Washington was 1-12 this year giving up more than 17 points.

Rams 21, 49ers 20
Rams converted 9 of 15 third down plays.
Rams are 7-1 SU/6-2 ATS last eight games
Rams are 9-3 when they run ball for 92+ yards, 1-4 when they don’t.
Rams visit Detroit (Stafford’s old team) in next week’s playoffs.
49ers led 20-7 at halftime.
49ers in second half: 16 plays, 26 yards, 3 punts and a lost fumble.
SF is 0-5 this year when they score less than 27 points.
49ers are still the #1 seed in NFC, have next week off.

Giants 27, Eagles 10
Giants led Philly 24-0 at halftime.
Eagles turned ball over three times in the first half.
Eagles went 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS in their last six games.
Eagles visit Tampa Bay in next weekend’s playoffs.
Giants outgained Philly 415-299.
Taylor was 23-32/297 passing, with a TD pass.
Last two weeks, Giants gained 389/415 yards, an improvement.
Last 13 games, Giants were +19 in turnovers.

Packers 17, Bears 9
Packers outgained Chicago, 432-192.
Green Bay was 7-10 on third down, Bears 3-10.
Packers are 6-2 SU/5-3 ATS in its last eight games.
Green Bay visits Dallas and its old coach (McCarthy) next week.
Bears were in Green Bay territory on every drive, scored only 9 points.
Bears are 0-5 ATS in their last five visits to Lambeau.
Bears were 2-5 SU in one-score games this season.
Fields is 10-28 as an NFL starter.

Seahawks 21, Cardinals 20
Trailing 20-13, Lockett caught a 34-yard TD pass with 1:54 left.
Lockett also scored 2-point conversion for the deciding points.
Arizona missed a 51-yard FG on last play of the game.
Cardinals outgained Seattle, 466-327.
Seattle was eliminated when Green Bay won its game.
Seahawks were 9-2 scoring 20+ points, 0-6 scoring less than 20.
Seahawks were 6-4 in one-score games this season.
Cardinals were 0-11 TY when they scored less than 25 points.

Raiders 27, Broncos 14
Denver scored 16-14 points in splitting backup QB Stidham’s starts.
Broncos lost four of their last six games.
Denver was 2-5 ATS as a road underdog this season.
Broncos are 7-16 ATS in last 23 games coming off a win.
Raiders led 17-7 at halftime.
Raiders went 5-4 SU/7-1-1 ATS after they changed coaches.
Las Vegas was 5-2-1 ATS TY in games with spread of 3 or less.
Raiders won their last nine games against Denver.

Chiefs 13, Chargers 12
Only TD of the game was 97-yard fumble return by the Chiefs.
Chargers outgained KC 353-268, but obviously Mahomes didn’t play.
Chiefs split their last ten games, after a 6-2 start.
Last two games, Kansas City scored one TD on offense, kicked eight FG’s.
Chargers were on KC’s 5-yard line on first drive, fumbled for defensive TD.
Rest of game, Chargers kicked four FG”s, didn’t score a TD.
Chargers lost eight of their last nine games.
Bolts were 0-7 TY in games decided by 3 or fewer points.

 

[Udog]

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[indiana]

C/Notes and U/Dog....thank you for all your time and info this past season....
enjoy the game tonight.....indy

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, JANUARY 8​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
WASH at MICH	07:30 PM	WASH +5.5 U 55.0	+500 +500

 

[skoda]

C/Notes and U/Dog....thank you for all your time and info this past season....
enjoy the game tonight.....indy

2nd this! Great work…..

 

[CNOTES]

Thanks Skoda......cya at the other sports........

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
First six picks in 2024 NFL Draft:
1- Bears
2- Commanders
3- Patriots
4- Cardinals
5- Chargers
6- Giants

Quote of the Day
“The gap between achieving and underachieving was much bigger than what I anticipated this year, in a variety of ways.”
Falcons’ owner Arthur Blank, after firing their coach Monday

Tuesday’s quiz
What AFL/AFC team was the first one to win a Super Bowl?

Monday’s quiz
Carson Wentz played his college football at North Dakota State.

Sunday’s quiz
Deshaun Watson was the Houston Texans’ QB, the last time they played in a playoff game, in 2019.

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Tuesday’s Den: NBA trends (thru Sunday)​

NBA trends (thru Sunday)
Hawks (14-21):
— lost six of last eight games SU (1-7 ATS)
— 1-10 ATS as a home favorite
— over 11-3 at home
— 1-5 ATS if they played night before.

Celtics (28-8):
— won 12 of last 14 games SU (6-3 ATS last nine)
— 7-9-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 5-2 last seven road games.

Nets (16-21):
— lost six of their last seven games.
— 8-2 ATS as home favorite.
— 0-7 ATS last seven road games.
— 2-4 ATS if they played night before.

Hornets (8-26):
— lost 12 of their last 13 games SU (6-7 ATS).
— 2-10 ATS last 13 games as road underdog.
— under 7-3 last ten games.

Bulls (17-21)
— 7-5 SU in their last 12 games (8-4 ATS).
— 5-2 ATS last seven as a home favorite.
— under 8-0 last eight games.

Cavaliers (21-15):
— split their last eight games SU.
— 6-3 ATS last nine home games.
— under 6-2 last eight road games.

Mavericks (22-15):
— won/covered four of their last five games.
— 6-2 ATS as road favorites.
— under 5-2 last seven home games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played night before.

Nuggets (26-12):
— won 9 of last 11 games SU (6-5 ATS)
— 5-10 ATS as a road favorite
— under 7-3 last 10 home games.
— 2-7 ATS if they played night before.

Pistons (3-33):
— 5-2 ATS in last seven games.
— 6-8 ATS as a home underdog, 9-11 as a road dog.
— over 7-1 last eight road games
— 1-5 ATS on first night of a back/back.

Warriors (17-19):
— lost five of last seven games SU
— 4-13 ATS as a home favorite
— 7-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 4-1 last five games

Rockets (18-16):
— won three of last four games SU
— 7-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 4-1 last five road games.
— 4-1 ATS if they played night before.

Pacers (21-15):
— won/covered six of last seven games.
— under 6-0 last six road games
— 5-7 ATS as a road underdog.
— 1-5 ATS if they played night before.

Clippers (22-13):
— 14-3 SU in last 17 games (10-4 ATS in last 14)
— 1-6 ATS as an underdog.
— under 5-1 last six games.

Lakers (18-19):
— 4-10 SU since they won the in-season tournament.
— 9-17 ATS as a favorite.
— over 9-2 last eleven road games.
— 1-7 ATS if they played night before.

Grizzlies (13-23):
— 7-3 SU/6-4 ATS since Morant came back; now he’s OFY.
— 5-11 ATS at home.
— over 5-1 last six road games

Heat (20-15):
— lost three of last four games SU.
— 5-10 ATS at home.
— under 6-1 last seven games.

Bucks (25-11):
— lost three of last four games SU (0-4 ATS)
— 6-11-1 ATS as home favorites.
— under 4-1 last five games.

Timberwolves (25-10)
— 3-4 in last seven games SU (1-5 ATS last six)
— 3-5 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 3-1 last four home games.

Pelicans (22-15):
— won/covered three of last four games
— 12-5 ATS as an underdog.
— under 5-1 last six games.

Knicks (21-15):
— won/covered their last four games
— 11-4 ATS as a favorite, 7-9 as a road underdog
— under 5-1 last six games
— 2-5 ATS if they played night before.

Thunder (24-11):
— lost last two games, after a 7-1 run.
— 11-3 ATS as a home favorite, 7-2 as a road dog.
— over 9-2 last eleven home games
— 3-1 ATS if they played night before.

Magic (21-15):
— 6-4 SU/8-2 ATS last ten games
— 12-4 ATS at home, 5-0 as a home dog.
— over 3-1 last four games.

76ers (23-12):
— 1-3 last four games SU.
— 18-7 ATS as a favorite, 4-5 as an underdog.
— under 5-1 last six games.
— 2-6 ATS if they played night before.

Suns (19-17):
— won five of last seven games SU.
— 9-18 ATS as a favorite.
— under 4-1 last five road games

Trailblazers (10-25):
— 2-4 SU/ATS in last six games.
— 6-10 ATS at home
— over 5-3 last eight games
— 5-1 ATS if they played night before.

Kings (21-14):
— won four of last six games SU.
— 8-2 ATS as an underdog.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— 0-5 ATS if they played night before.

Spurs (5-30):
— last last five games SU, are 4-2 ATS in last six
— 6-10 ATS as a home underdog, 8-10 as a road dog.
— under 5-1 last six games.
— 0-3 ATS if they played night before.

Raptors (15-21):
— 4-3 SU/5-2 ATS last seven games.
— 9-7 ATS as a favorite.
— over 5-1 last six games.
— 2-4 ATS if they played night before.

Jazz (18-20):
— won/covered seven of last nine games.
— 12-4 ATS at home
— 6-12 ATS as a road underdog.
— under 5-1 last six games

Wizards (6-30):
— 1-7 SU/3-5 ATS last eight games
— 5-9 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 7-3 last ten games.

NBA has a scheduling thing now where sometimes, a team will go to a city for three nights and play the same team twice (to save travel costs), with a day off in between.
So far this season, it has happened 24 times, so 48 games; underdogs are 29-19 ATS in those games, over 28-20 (13-11 first night, 15-9 second night)