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

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Some college basketball teams getting highest %age of points on 3-pointers:
43.6%- St Joe’s
42.5%- Brigham Young
41.9%- Georgia Southern
41.5%- Oral Roberts
40.9%- Hofstra
40.8%- Chattanooga

Quote of the Day
“They know I’m good, they know how to play us. That’s what it is. But it’s not like they got a superstar on their defense.”
Bengals’ WR Ja’Marr Chase, talking about Kansas City’s secondary

Friday’s quiz
Who was the first kicking specialist inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Thursday’s quiz
Weeb Ewbank coached the Jets when they won their only Super Bowl, 16-7 against the Colts in Super Bowl III.

Wednesday’s quiz
Other than Tom Brady, Warren Moon is the oldest QB with three consecutive 300+ yard passing games.

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Friday’s Den: Playoff trends for NFL teams……..​

Playoff trends for NFL teams……..

Baltimore– won Super Bowl 11 years ago; since then, they’re 2-5 in playoff games, 0-2 at home.
Lamar Jackson is 1-3 in playoff games; Ravens scored 13 ppg in those games.

Buffalo– Buffalo lost four straight Super Bowls (1990-93)
from 1994-2019, Bills were 1-6 in playoff games.
Last three years, Bills are 4-3 in playoff games.

Cleveland (the original Browns are the Ravens now)
Since their rebirth in 1999, Browns are 1-2 in playoff games.
Browns’ one playoff win: 48-37 at Pittsburgh, in 2020.
Last time there was a playoff game in Cleveland? 1989.

Dallas– 28 years ago, Cowboys won their 5th Super Bowl.
Since then, Dallas is 5-12 in playoff games (3-3 in last six at home).

Detroit– are in playoffs this year, for first time since 2016.
In entire Super Bowl era, Lions are 1-12 in playoff games (only win, 1991)
Haven’t played a home playoff game since 1993.

Green Bay– won their last Super Bowl in 2010.
Since then, Packers are 7-9 in playoff games, with two OT losses.

Houston– haven’t made playoff since 2019.
In their history, Texans are 4-2 in home playoff games, 0-4 on road.

Indianapolis– haven’t made playoffs since 2020.
Since Peyton Manning last played for Colts in 2010, there 4-5 in playoff games,

Jacksonville– have an 8-8 record in playoff games, 4-1 at home.
1-4 vs New England in playoff games, 7-4 vs everyone else.

Kansas City– from 2019-22, they’re 10-2 in playoff games, winning two Super Bowls.
From 1994-2018, were 2-11 in playoff games.

LA Rams– under Sean McVay, Rams are 7-3 in playoff games.
Before McVay came to LA in 2017, Rams’ last playoff game was in 2004.

Miami– Dolphins haven’t won a playoff game since 2000 (0-4).
From 1970-84, Miami was 13-8 in playoffs; since 1985, they’re 6-13.

Minnesota– from 1969-76, Vikings went 0-4 in Super Bowls.
Since 1989, Minnesota is 9-16 in the playoffs, 2-5 since 2012.

New Orleans– won their only Super Bowl 14 years ago, beating Colts 31-17.
Since then, Saints are 4-7 in playoff games, losing last three at home.
New Orleans hasn’t made the playoffs since 2020.

Philadelphia– since 2017, Eagles are 6-4 in playoff games.
Andy Reid was 10-9 in playoff games for Eagles, from 1999-2012.

Pittsburgh– haven’t won a playoff game since 2016.
Lost last four playoff games, giving up 36-45-48-42 points.

San Francisco– 49ers haven’t won a Super Bowl since 1994.
Since 2012, 49ers are 10-5 in playoff games, 0-2 in Super Bowls.

Seattle– won Super Bowl in 2014, lost it the next season.
Since then, Seahawks are 3-6 in playoff games.

Tampa Bay– won two Super Bowls, in 2002/2020.
Other than those two years, Buccaneers are 4-11 in playoff games.

Arizona- since 2010, they’re 1-3 in playoff games.
in last 50 years, they’re 4-0 in home playoff games.

Atlanta- haven’t made playoffs since 2017
since 1998, they made playoffs 9 times, went 6-3 in first playoff game that year

Carolina- haven’t made playoffs since 2017
Lost Super Bowl eight years ago; since then, they’re 0-1 in playoff games.

Chicago- since 2011, Bears are 0-2 in playoff games.
haven’t won a road playoff game since 1999
3-4 in last seven home playoff games.

Cincinnati- from 1991-2020, Bengals were 0-7 in playoff games
Last two years, Bengals were 5-2 in playoff games (both losses 23-20 on road).

Denver- won Super Bowl in 2015, haven’t made the playoffs since.
Haven’t played a road playoff game since 2011.
Since 1997, they’re 9-3 in home playoff games.

Las Vegas- 21 years ago, they lost Super Bowl 48-21 to Jon Gruden’s Buccaneers.
in 21 years since then, Raiders are 0-2 in playoff games.

LA Chargers- haven’t played a home playoff game since 2009.
in Super Bowl era: 5-6 in home playoff games, 6-8 on road, 0-1 in Super Bowl

New England- Patriots went 30-11 in playoffs with Tom Brady at QB.
In nine years as a HC without Brady on his team, Bill Belichick is 1-2 in playoff games- the only win was against New England, when Belichick was coaching the Browns.

NJ Giants- won their 4th Super Bowl 12 years ago; since then, they’re 1-2 in playoff games.
Giants are 6-2 in their last eight road playoff games.

NJ Jets- haven’t been in the playoffs since 2010, longest current drought in NFL.
are 5-5 in road playoff games since their last home playoff game, in 2002.

Tennessee- lost their last three home playoff games.
have played in four overtime playoff games, going 2-2.
Titans are 4-8 in playoffs since they lost Super Bowl XXXIV to the Rams.

Washington- Commanders haven’t won a playoff game since 2005.
Washington won 3 Super Bowls with 3 different QB’s: Theismann, Williams, Rypien.

 

[Udog]

NCAAF
Weather Report

Bowl Season

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CLEM at UK	12:00 PM	UK +3.5 U 44.0	+500 +500
ORST at ND	02:00 PM	ND -5.5 O 40.5	+500 +500
MEM at ISU	03:30 PM	MEM +10.5 O 57.5	+500 +500
MIZZ at OSU	08:00 PM	MIZZ +4.0 U 50.0	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

NCAAF
Armadillo's Write-Up

Bowl Season

January 1

ReliaQuest Bowl (@ Tampa)
Wisconsin vs LSU (-10)
Wisconsin (7-5)
— Wisconsin is 0-3 when they allow more than 21 points.
— Badgers are 6-1 when they allow 17 or fewer points.
— Wisconsin is 7-5; they were favored in 10 of 12 games.
— since 2017, Badgers are 2-4 ATS as an underdog.
— Wisconsin is 9-6-1 ATS in last 16 non-league games (0-2-1 TY)
— 10 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 97 starts back on offensive line.
— backup QB Locke has completed 50% of passes (5 TDs, 1 iNT)
— Locke is a transfer from Mississippi State.
— Badgers are 2-1 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
— under is 7-3 in Badgers’ last ten games.
— Wisconsin’s 7-6 record LY was their worst since 2008.
— Wisconsin won/covered its last three bowls.


LSU (9-3)
— QB Daniels quit the team, won’t play in bowl.
— Backup QB Nussmeier is 17-33/197 passing TY
— Daniels was also the Tigers’ leading rusher (1,134 yards)
— LSU won six of last seven games, scoring 42+ points in wins.
— Tigers allowed 45-55-42 points in losses.
— LSU gained 500+ yards in nine of last 11 games.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 102 starts back on offensive line.
— this year, under Kelly, LSU is 7-3 ATS as a favorite.
— under Kelly, LSU is 11-7 ATS as a favorite.
— In his career, Kelly is 81-72-5 ATS as a favorite.
— under Kelly, LSU is 6-2 ATS in non-SEC games.
— Over is 11-1 in LSU games this season.
— In his career, Kelly is 8-6 in bowl games.
— LSU is 4-1 SU/ATS in bowls the last five years.


— These teams haven’t met since 2016.
— Underdogs are 6-4 ATS in last 10 ReliaQuest Bowls
— Last 8 years, SEC is 6-2 vs Big 14 in this bowl.
— since 2019, Big 14 teams are 11-6 ATS vs SEC opponents.


Fiesta Bowl (@ Glendale, AZ)
Liberty vs Oregon (-16.5)
Liberty (13-0)
— Last five years, Liberty is 47-16 SU/38-25 ATS
— Flames are 13-0 SU/9-4 ATS TY.
— 11 of Flames’ 13 wins were by 10+ points.
— Liberty was double digit favorite in 8 of last 10 games.
— Flames are 16-5 ATS in last 21 games as an underdog.
— In his career, HC Chadwell is 16-8-1 ATS as an underdog.
— 5 starters back on offense, 3 on defense
— 98 starts back on offensive line
— soph QB started four games LY.
— Last eight games, Liberty ran the ball for 332.8 yards/game.
— Flames have a +9 turnover ratio.
— Six of their last seven games went over the total.
— New HC Chadwell went 39-22 coaching Coastal Carolina.
— Liberty is 3-1 SU/4-0 ATS in bowls, but this is a step up in competition
— AAC non-conference underdogs are 12-20 ATS


Oregon (11-2)
— Oregon has scored 31+ points in every game this season.
— Nine of their 11 wins were by 14+ points.
— Ducks’ only losses were 36-33/34-31, both vs Washington.
— Oregon threw ball for 367+ yards in four of last five games.
— 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 96 starts back on offensive line.
— Senior QB Nix QB has 60 career starts, 34 of them at Auburn.
— Last 5+ years, Ducks are 56-18 SU.
— under Lanning, Ducks are 15-6 ATS as a favorite.
— Oregon is 11-17-2 ATS in last 30 non-league games.
— Under is 8-4 in Oregon’s I-A games.
— Ducks are 3-2 in last five bowl games; all three wins were by one point.
— Pac-12 non-conference favorites are 15-7 ATS


— These teams haven’t met in this century.
— Favorites are 5-3 ATS in last eight Fiesta Bowls.
— since 2014, Pac-12 teams are 0-3 SU/ATS in this bowl.
— since 2017, AAC teams are 9-1 ATS vs Pac-12 opponents.


Citrus Bowl (@ Orlando)
Iowa vs Tennessee (-6)
Iowa (10-3)
— Iowa has an excellent defense, a terrible offense.
— They fired the OC during the year, the coach’s son.
— Iowa won four of its last five games, giving up 11.9 ppg.
— Hawkeyes scored 0-10-0 points in their three losses.
— Iowa has four wins where they scored 15 or fewer points.
— Hawkeyes gained 291 or less TY in 11 of 13 games.
— 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 114 starts back on offensive line
— Iowa QB McNamara tore his ACL, is out for year.
— soph backup QB is completing 49.4% of passes (5 TD, 6 INTs)
— Iowa is 8-5 ATS in last 13 games as an underdog (2-2 TY).
— Iowa is 14-6 ATS in last 20 non-conference games.
— Iowa is 5-3 ATS in games with single digit spread.
— under is 8-0 in their last eight games.
— Iowa won four of its last five bowl games (5-0 ATS)
— Big 14 non-conference underdogs are 4-5 ATS.


Tennessee (8-4)
— QB Milton has quit; freshman QB Iamaleava gets first start here.
— Tennessee lost two of last three games, after a 7-2 start.
— Vols are 7-0 when they score 30+ points, 1-4 if they don’t.
— Vols are 1-4 when they run for less than 200 yards.
— Tennessee scored 16-20-7-10 points in its losses.
— 5 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 93 starts back on offensive line.
— freshman QB is making his first start.
— under Heupel, Tennessee is 17-7 ATS as a favorite.
— under Heupel, Tennessee is 10-2 ATS in non-conference games.
— Vols are 2-4 ATS in games with single digit spread.
— four of their last six games went over the total.
— In his career, Heupel is 2-3 in bowl games.
— Vols are 4-1 SU/ATS in their last five bowls.
— SEC non-conference favorites are 14-17 ATS.


— These teams haven’t met since 2014.
— Favorite covered six of last seven Citrus Bowls.
— since 2019, Big 14 teams are 11-6 ATS vs SEC opponents.


Rose Bowl
Alabama vs Michigan (-2)
Alabama (12-1)
— Alabama won its last 11 games (8-3 ATS).
— Crimson Tide’s only loss was 34-24 at home to Texas.
— Longhorns threw for 349 yards in that game.
— Alabama gave up 20+ points in its last seven I-A games.
— 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 41 starts back on offensive line.
— soph QB has completed 65.5% of passes (23 TDs, 6 INTs)
— since 2016, Alabama is 2-1 ATS as an underdog.
— In his college career, Saban is 51-31-3 ATS as an underdog.
— Crimson Tide is +6 in turnovers in its last five games.
— Alabama is 12-7 ATS in last 19 non-conference games.
— seven of their last nine games went over.
— Crimson Tide won six of its last eight bowls.
— SEC non-conference underdogs are 3-5 ATS


Michigan (13-0)
— Wolverines covered seven of their last nine games.
— their last three wins were by 9-7-6-26 points.
— Michigan is 2-0 ATS as a single digit favorite TY.
— Last four games, Michigan was held to 282.3 ypg.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 145 starts back on offensive line.
— junior QB McCarthy completed 74.2% of passes (19 TD passes, 4 INT).
— Michigan is 8-15 ATS in last 23 non-conference games (0-3 TY).
— Michigan is 19-12-2 ATS in last 33 games as a favorite.
— seven of last nine Michigan games went over the total.
— Michigan is 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in last five bowls, giving up 40.3 ppg in last four
— Michigan is 2-0 in Big 14 title games (42-3/43-22- last two years)
— Big 14 home favorites are 12-14 ATS


— These teams haven’t met since 2019.
— underdogs covered six of last seven Rose Bowls.
— Alabama won Rose Bowl three years ago.
— Michigan is in Rose Bowl for first time in 17 years.
— since 2019, Big 14 teams are 11-6 ATS vs SEC opponents.


Sugar Bowl (@ New Orleans)
Washington vs Texas (-4)
Washington (13-0)
— Washington was 10-0 SU/4-5-1 ATS in Pac-12 games.
— Last six games, Huskies allowed 29.2 ppg.
— Last four games, Washington is +4 in turnovers.
— Huskies’ last four wins were by 7-2-3-3 points.
— 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 36 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB has 43 starts; 30 here, 13 at Indiana.
— under DeBoer, Huskies are 4-0 ATS as an underdog.
— In his career, DeBoer is 5-1 ATS as an underdog.
— Washington is 6-1 ATS in last seven non-league tilts.
— Last three Washington games stayed under the total.
— Last year was Washington’s first bowl since 2019.
— since 2016, Huskies are 2-3 SU in bowls.
— Pac-12 non-conference underdogs are 4-5 ATS.


Texas (12-1)
— Longhorns won their last seven games (4-3 ATS)
— Texas scored 26+ points in every game this year.
— Longhorns’ only loss: 34-30 (-4) vs Oklahoma.
— Texas is 6-6 ATS as a favorite this season.
— Texas gave up 300+ PY four of last seven games.
— 10 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 101 starts back on offensive line
— starting QB Ewers is back in lineup
— In his career, Sarkisian is 38-29 ATS as a favorite.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— under Sarkisian, Texas is 6-4 ATS in non-league games.
— over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.
— Texas is 4-1 in last five bowls; they were underdog is 3 of the 4 wins.
— Big X non-conference favorites are 10-13 ATS


— Washington (+3) upset Texas 27-20 in Alamo Bowl last year.
— Favorites are 5-3 ATS in last eight Sugar Bowls.
— since 2013, Big X teams are 4-3 SU in Sugar Bowl.
— since 2018, Big X teams are 14-8 ATS vs Pac-12 opponents.




NCAAF

Bowl Season

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Trend Report
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January 1

Wisconsin @ Louisiana State
Wisconsin
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wisconsin's last 5 games
Louisiana State
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Louisiana State's last 16 games
Louisiana State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Liberty @ Oregon
Liberty
Liberty is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Liberty's last 7 games
Oregon
Oregon is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Oregon is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games

Iowa @ Tennessee
Iowa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Iowa's last 5 games
Iowa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Tennessee
Tennessee is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tennessee's last 6 games

Alabama @ Michigan
Alabama
Alabama is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Alabama is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Michigan
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Michigan is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games

Texas @ Washington
Texas
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Texas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games


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[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
12/29/2023	7-1-0	87.50%	+2950	Detail
12/28/2023	3-3-0	50.00%	-150	Detail
12/27/2023	4-4-0	50.00%	-200	Detail
12/26/2023	3-3-0	50.00%	-150	Detail
12/23/2023	6-8-0	42.86%	-1400	Detail
12/22/2023	1-1-0	50.00%	-50	Detail
12/21/2023	1-1-0	50.00%	-50	Detail
12/19/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail
12/16/2023	5-6-1	45.83%	-800	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

2023 BOWL BEST BETS !

12/29/2023.......................7 - 1.......................87.50%.............+ 29.50
12/28/2023.......................3 - 3......................50.00%.............- 1.50
12/27/2023.......................4 - 4......................50.00%..............- 2.00
12/26/2023.......................3 - 3 - 0.................50.00%.............- 1.50
12/23/2023.......................5 - 7 - 0.................41.66%..............- 13.50
12/22/2023.......................1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...............- 0.50
12/21/2023.......................1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...............- 0.50
12/19/2023........ ..............2 - 0 - 0...............100.00%...............+ 11.00
12/16/2023.......................5 - 4 - 1................55.55%................+ 3.00

TOTALS...........................31 - 24 - 1................56.36%................+ 24.00

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
— McNeese State 87, Michigan 76- Southland Conference Cowboys are now 11-2.
— San Diego State 84, Gonzaga 74- Impressive road win for the Aztecs.
— Magic 117, Knicks 108- Much-improved Orlando is 19-12 this year.
— Kings 117, Hawks 110- Sacramento outscored Atlanta 31-19 in 4th quarter.
— Bucks 119, Cavaliers 111- Cleveland shot 6-43 on the arc.
— 76ers 131, Rockets 127- Philly outscored Houston 41-30 in 4th quarter.

Quote of the Day
“They definitely told me I was going to be benched and all that. That whole bye week I didn’t know what was going to be the case. I was going to be ready to play, I wanted to go to Buffalo and beat Buffalo [Nov. 13]. … I wasn’t going to remove the injury guarantee, this game is such a physical game, I’ve played 12 years and all that.”
Broncos’ QB Russell Wilson, who might be an ex-Bronco fairly soon

Saturday’s quiz
Which college football team won the first three Fiesta Bowls (1971-73)?

Friday’s quiz
Jan Stenerud was the first kicking specialist inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Thursday’s quiz
Weeb Ewbank coached the Jets when they won their only Super Bowl, 16-7 against the Colts in Super Bowl III.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy couple of days​

— Browns 37, Jets 20
Browns’ first two drives were both 7 plays, 75 yards and a TD.
Cleveland led 34-17 at halftime.
Flacco threw for 309 yards and three more TD’s.
Cleveland won/covered its last four games, winning by 4-3-14-17 points.
Browns averaged 10 yards per pass attempt.
Each team scored on a pick-6 in first half.
Under Saleh, Jets are 5-11 ATS in games coming off a win.
This season, Jets are 1-4 ATS as a road underdog.

— Cleveland’s win clinches that they’ll finish ahead of the Steelers this season, the first time they’ve done that since 1989. Browns also clinched a playoff spot Thursday, the third time they’ve made the playoffs since re-booting in 1999.
The fact that Cleveland’s season has been saved by QB Joe Flacco coming out of nowhere is one of the NFL’s best stories this season. Flacco has thrown for 1,616 yards and 13 TD’s and will lead the Browns into the playoffs. Pretty unlikely.

— When the Saints play at Tampa Bay Sunday, it’ll be their first game outdoors since Week 5 at New England. New Orleans is 2-1 outdoors this season.

— Texans rookie QB CJ Stroud is going to start Sunday against Tennessee; Stroud missed the last two games with concussion problems.
Vikings are switching QB’s again; rookie Jaren Hall will get his second start when Minnesota hosts Green Bay Sunday night. Hall started a game in Atlanta in Week 9, but got KO’d in the first quarter with a concussion.
Jaguars will start backup CJ Beathard at QB this week; Trevor Lawrence has several injuries, so Jacksonville is sitting him out. Beathard is 2-10 as an NFL starter; his last start was in 2020.

— ESPN’s play-by-play guy on the Pop Tarts Bowl Thursday admitted on air that he had never had a Pop Tart in his life, so he had his first one on camera- got to keep the sponsors happy.
I’m oblivious about certain things, having forgotten that Pop Tarts can be toasted; I’ve had more than my share of Pop Tarts, but never had one toasted.

— OF Kevin Kiermaier re-upped with the Toronto Blue Jays, getting $10.5M for one year; he hit .265 last year, with a .741 OPS, his best OPS since 2017. His biggest strength is his defense.

— P Lucas Giolito signed on with the Red Sox, for two years, $38.5M; last year, he was 8-15, 4.88 in 33 starts for three different teams, but he was 2-9, 6.96 in 12 starts after the White Sox traded him.
In 2021-22, Giolito was 22-18, 4.18 in 62 starts for Chicago.

— Word of the Day: Analytics- Information resulting from the systematic analysis of data or statistics.

— Boston College 23, SMU 14
Hometown Eagles outscored SMU 13-0 in second half.
Boston College blocked a punt and a field goal.
Eagles ran the ball 41 times for 262 yards.

— Rutgers 31, Miami 24
Rutgers took lead for good with a blocked punt TD in 3rd quarter.
I’m sure the boosters at Miami will be thrilled with their 7-6 season.
Hurricanes have now lost five now games in a row.

— Kansas State 28, NC State 19
Freshman QB Johnson threw for 178 yards, two TD’s.
RB Giddens ran ball 28 times for 152 yards and a TD.
Favorites covered Pop Tarts Bowl seven of last eight years.

— Arizona 38, Oklahoma 24
Oklahoma turned ball over six times on 15 drives.
Arizona’s first four drives: 28 plays, 182 yards, 13 points.
Arizona’s freshman QB Fifita threw for 354 yards, two TD’s.

— Clemson 38, Kentucky 35
Clemson drove 63 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:17 left.
Kentucky led 21-10 after the third quarter.
Clemson won its last five games, after a 4-4 start.

— Notre Dame 40, Oregon State 8
Neither starting QB played in this game.
Notre Dame outgained the Beavers, 476-197
Notre Dame was 9-14 on third down, Oregon State 1-9

— Memphis 36, Iowa State 26
Memphis had TD plays of 51-70-11 yards in first quarter, led 19-0.
Memphis QB Henigan threw for 364 yards, four TD’s.
Underdogs are 7-1 ATS in last eight Liberty Bowls.

— Missouri 14, Ohio State 3
Buckeyes led 3-0 at halftime.
Mizzou outgained the Buckeyes, 331-203.
Missouri’s two TD drives were 95, 91 yards.

— Celtics 128, Pistons 122, OT
Detroit led by 19 at the half; game was tied after three quarters.
Pistons have now lost 28 games in a row.
Detroit starters were a combined +9, their subs minus-39.

 

[Udog]

NCAAF
Weather Report

Bowl Season

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MISS at PSU	12:00 PM	PSU -6.0 U 52.5	+500 +500
AUB at MD	02:00 PM	AUB -4.5 U 48.0	+500 +500
UGA at FSU	04:00 PM	FSU +21.0 O 46.0	+500 +500
TOL at WYO	04:30 PM	WYO -4.0 O 44.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
12/30/2023	2-6-0	25.00%	-2300	Detail
12/29/2023	7-1-0	87.50%	+2950	Detail
12/28/2023	3-3-0	50.00%	-150	Detail
12/27/2023	4-4-0	50.00%	-200	Detail
12/26/2023	3-3-0	50.00%	-150	Detail
12/23/2023	6-8-0	42.86%	-1400	Detail
12/22/2023	1-1-0	50.00%	-50	Detail
12/21/2023	1-1-0	50.00%	-50	Detail
12/19/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail
12/16/2023	5-6-1	45.83%	-800	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

2023 BOWL BEST BETS !

12/30/2023.......................2 - 6.......................25.00%.............- 23.00
12/29/2023.......................7 - 1.......................87.50%.............+ 29.50
12/28/2023.......................3 - 3......................50.00%.............- 1.50
12/27/2023.......................4 - 4......................50.00%..............- 2.00
12/26/2023.......................3 - 3 - 0.................50.00%.............- 1.50
12/23/2023.......................5 - 7 - 0.................41.66%..............- 13.50
12/22/2023.......................1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...............- 0.50
12/21/2023.......................1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...............- 0.50
12/19/2023........ ..............2 - 0 - 0...............100.00%...............+ 11.00
12/16/2023.......................5 - 4 - 1................55.55%................+ 3.00

TOTALS...........................33 - 30 - 1................52.38%................+ 1.00

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
— Pacers 140, Knicks 126- Haliburton had 22 points, 23 assists.
— Timberwolves 108, Lakers 106- Minnesota is 14-1 at home this season.
— Jazz 117, Heat 109- Olynyk had 19 points, 10 assists off the bench.
— Mavericks 132, Warriors 122- Doncic had 39 points, 10 assists.
— Red Sox traded P Chris Sale to Atlanta for 2B Vaughn Grissom.
— Reds signed P Frankie Montas for one year, $16M.

Quote of the Day
“People need to see what happened tonight, and they need to fix this. It needs to be fixed. It’s very unfortunate that they (Florida State) have a good football team and a good football program, and they’re in the position they’re in.”
Georgia coach Kirby Smart

Sunday’s quiz
Who played QB for the Cleveland Browns in their last playoff game?

Saturday’s quiz
Arizona State won the first three Fiesta Bowls (1971-73).

Friday’s quiz
Jan Stenerud was the first kicking specialist inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up the last Saturday of the year​

— Cowboys 20, Lions 19
Detroit scored TD with 0:23 left, went for two points but failed.
Lions in first half: 35 plays, 168 yards, 3 points.
Lions in second half: 34 plays, 232 yards, 16 points.
Under Campbell, Lions are 34-15-1 ATS overall.
Prescott threw a 92-yard TD pass on the Cowboys’ second series.
Dallas was 7-14 on third down, Detroit 4-13.
CeeDee Lamb caught 13 passes for 227 yards and a TD.
Cowboys only ran the ball 21 times for 60 yards.

— Cowboys inducted Jimmy Johnson into their Ring of Honor at halftime and ESPN showed the whole thing. Not really sure why, they never show other ceremonies.

— Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25
Ole Miss QB Dart threw for 379 yards, three TD’s.
Both teams had 500+ yards of total offense.
Rebels outscored Penn State 11-0 in third quarter.

— Maryland 31, Auburn 13
Terrapins led 21-0 after the first quarter.
Maryland’s first three drives: 19 plays, 226 yards, 21 points.
Maryland won its third straight bowl game.

— Wyoming 16, Toledo 15
Wyoming kicked a 24-yard FG at the gun for the win.
Toledo led 15-6 after the third quarter.
Last game for Cowboys’ coach Bohl, retiring after 42 years as a coach.
Wyoming has won four of its last five bowl games.

— Georgia 63, Florida State 3
College football has a problem; they need concrete rules for who makes the playoff.
At least 12 Florida State players opted out of this game; who would watch it?

— Five of the ten college football leagues have finished their bowl games:
AAC- 3-3 SU, 3-3 ATS
ACC- 5-6 SU, 4-7 ATS
MAC- 2-4 SU, 4-2 ATS
Mountain West- 3-4 SU, 2-5 ATS
Sun Belt- 5-7 SU, 4-7-1 ATS

— Word of the Day: Reckless- without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action.
Going for a 2-point conversion from the 8-yard line when a kicked PAT would tie the game is an example of reckless coaching.

— Marquette 72, Creighton 67
Bluejays led by 11 early in game.
Marquette won despite going 9-31 on the arc.

— Michigan State 87, Indiana State 75- This is the first time these teams met since 1979, when Magic Johnson/Larry Bird shared the spotlight. Sycamores led this game by 5 with 10:38 left to play, but got outscored 26-11 over the final 10:00.

— Oregon 64, UCLA 59
UCLA is 6-7; their 7-man rotation doesn’t have a senior in it.
Oregon is 10-3, 2-0 in Pac-12; they shot 10-25 on the arc.

— Cal-Northridge 84, Long Beach State 68
Matadors are 11-3, with this win and a win at UCLA.
Last winning season for Northridge was a 17-14 season in 2009.
Long Beach was minus-10 on boards; they shot 2-22 on the arc.

— South Alabama 61, Old Dominion 59
Old Dominion led 49-27 with 14:08 left in game.

— Florida Gulf Coast 72, Florida Atlantic 68
This loss won’t help FAU’s at-large chances in March.

— Pistons 129, Raptors 127
Pistons snap their 28-game losing streak.
Cade Cunningham scored 30 points, had 12 assists.

— Thought of the Day: Just before midnight tonight, stand up and raise your left leg; that way, you’ll be sure to start off 2024 on the right foot.
Happy New Year, everyone.

 

[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
— Stanford 100, Arizona 82- Cardinal made 16-25 shots on the arc.
— Utah 95, Washington 90- Huskies led 46-35 at halftime.
— Arizona State 71, Cal 69- Sun Devils were down 14 with 8:36 left.
— Oakland 88, Youngstown State 81- Grizzlies shot 13-25 on the arc.
— Milwaukee 91, Wright State 83- Panthers shot 16-30 on the arc.
— Fort Wayne 91, Detroit 56- Woeful Titans are 0-15, with #354 eFG%.

Quote of the Day
“We are never going to take for granted being able to get wins. There were things that we did to try to not win this game today, but our guys found a way. Sometimes you need these types of games. It seemed we were a little off, but they kept staying together.”
Sean McVay, coach of the playoff-bound Rams

Monday’s quiz
Which NFL team did Lane Kiffin used to coach?

Sunday’s quiz
Baker Mayfield played QB for the Cleveland Browns in their last playoff game, in 2020.

Saturday’s quiz
Arizona State won the first three Fiesta Bowls (1971-73).

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

Saints 23, Buccaneers 13
Saints/Bucs are tied for first in NFC South, with 8-8 records.
New Orleans led 17-0 at halftime.
Saints were 8-18 on third down, Tampa Bay 2-8.
since 2018, New Orleans is 14-5 ATS as a road underdog.
Buccaneers in first half: 18 plays, 45 yards, no points.
Buccaneers in second half: 18 plays, 45 yards, no points.
Tampa Bay turned ball over four times on their 11 drives.
Bucs are 2-7 when they allow more than 18 points.

Cardinals 35, Eagles 31
Eagles’ loss clinches #1 seed in NFC for the 49ers.
Eagles took 14-3 lead on a 99-yard pick-6 by Brown.
Philadelphia led 21-6 at halftime.
Eagles are 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in last five games.
Cardinals drove 70 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:32 left.
Arizona ran ball for 221 yards, threw it for 228 yards.
Cardinals outgained Philadelphia, 444-275.
Arizona in sec0nd half: 4 drives, 34 plays, 270 yards, 29 points.

Rams 26, Giants 25
Rams are 6-1 SU/5-2 ATS last seven games, scoring 31.3 ppg in last six.
Williams ran ball for 87 yards and three TD’s.
Rams converted only 2-8 third down plays.
Rams are 8-3 when they run ball for 92+ yards, 1-4 when they don’t.
Giants had an 80-yard TD pass, 94-yard punt return for a TD.
Giants failed on 2-point play to take lead with 3:27 left.
Crosby missed 54-yard FG with 0:30 left.
Giants lost last three games, giving up 24-33-26 points.

Ravens 56, Dolphins 19
Ravens won five in row, nine of last ten games.
Baltimore scored 8 touchdowns on 11 drives.
Ravens ran 55 plays, only seven of them on third down.
Last nine games, Baltimore scored 32 TD’s on 92 drives.
Dolphins-Bills play next week for AFC East title.
Miami is 1-4 SU vs teams that have a winning record.
Baltimore averaged 14.4 yards/pass attempt.
Ravens scored a TD on five of first six drives.

Bills 27, Patriots 21
Patriots ran opening kick back 98 yards for a TD.
In first half, Patriots turned ball over four times on six drives.
Five of NE’s last six losses were by six or fewer points.
New England is minus-10 in turnovers this year (+38 from 2019-22).
Bills took 20-7 lead on 40-yard pick-6 by Douglas.
Buffalo visits Miami next week, playing for AFC East crown.
Bills are 5-1 SU/4-2 ATS in last six games.
Buffalo scored 28.0 ppg in six games since firing their OC.

Bears 37, Falcons 17
Chicago won/covered five of last seven games.
Bears’ first four drives: 30 plays, 214 yards, 21 points.
Last two games, Bears ran ball for 250-192 yards.
Chicago outgained the Falcons, 432-307.
Falcons threw four INT’s, missed two field goals.
Atlanta is 7-15-2 ATS in last 24 games coming off a win.
Falcons are 3-10-1 ATS in last 14 games with spread of 3 or less points.
Atlanta completed only 13 of their 33 passes (4.9 yards/attempt).

Colts 23, Raiders 20
WR Adams caught 13 passes for 126 yards and two TD’s.
Adams went over 1,000 receiving yards for fourth year in a row.
Raiders are 5-2-1 ATS TY in games with spread of 3 or less.
With the loss, Las Vegas is eliminated from the playoff race.
Colts are 6-2 SU/5-3 ATS in last eight games.
Colts are 0-7 giving up 29+ points, 9-0 allowing 28 or fewer points.
Colts averaged 9.0 yards/pass attempt.
RB Taylor ran ball 21 times for 96 yards and a TD.

49ers 27, Commanders 10
SF is 7-1 since its bye week (5-3 ATS), scoring 31.6 ppg.
With Eagles’ loss, 49ers clinched #1 seed in NFC.
49ers scored 27+ points in wins, 17-17-17-19 in losses.
SF is 6-2-1 ATS as a road favorite this season.
49ers outscored Washington 14-0 in second half.
Washington lost seven in row, 12 of last 14 games (3-7 ATS last ten)
Last eight games, Commanders are minus-9 in turnovers (5-14).
Washington is 11-17 ATS last 28 games coming off a loss.

Jaguars 26, Panthers 0
Of 16 AFC QB’s who started in Week 1, only five of them started this week.
Jaguars are in a 3-way tie atop AFC South, with one week left.
Carolina’s loss clinches #1 pick in 2024 Draft for the Bears.
Carolina was 2-7 ATS as a road underdog this year.
On its first series, Carolina was stopped on downs at Jaguars’ 31.
Panthers went 3/out on their next six drives.
Jaguars kicked FGs on 3 of first 4 drives, led 9-0 at halftime.
Carolina was outgained 317-124; they were 1-13 on third down.

Texans 26, Titans 3
Two teams combined to convert only 4 of 23 third down plays.
Houston outgained the Titans, 312-187.
Titans lost seven of their last nine games.
Tennessee is 1-10 this year when they score 17 or fewer points.
Texans took 17-0 lead on sack/fumble/TD in second quarter.
Last six games, Texans are +6 in turnovers (9-3).
Houston is 5-2 ATS this year in games coming off a loss.
Houston visits Indianapolis next week; they’re in 3-way tie atop AFC South.

Steelers 30, Seahawks 24
Steelers ran ball for 202 yards, averaged 10.6 yards/pass attempt.
Last two weeks, with Rudolph at QB, Pittsburgh scored 34-30 points.
Steelers are 15-10 ATS in last 25 games as a road underdog
QB Rudolph is now 7-4-1 as an NFL starter.
Steelers were 6-13 on third down, Seattle 3-9.
Loss eliminates Seattle from the playoff race.
Seahawks are 6-0 if they run for 100+ yards, 2-8 if they don’t.
Seahawks are 5-10-1 ATS in its last 16 games as a home favorite.

Broncos 16, Chargers 9
Chargers lost seven of their last eight games.
Chargers were 2-11 on 3rd down, Denver 7-17
Bolts are 1-6 ATS in last seven games as an underdog.
Under is 10-3-1 in last fourteen Charger games.
Denver swept the Chargers this year, 24-7/16-9.
Chargers are 0-4-1 ATS in last five visits to Denver.
Eight of last eleven Bronco games stayed under the total.
QB Stidham was 20-32/224 passing in his first Denver start.

Chiefs 25, Bengals 17
Chiefs outscored Cincinnati 12-0 in second half.
KC only scored one TD; Butker kicked six field goals.
Under is 8-3-1 in Kansas City’s last dozen games.
Chiefs held 11 of last 13 foes under 5.7 yards/pass attempt.
Bengals’ first three drives: 34 plays, 158 yards, 17 points.
Bengals rest of game: 38 plays, 124 yards, no points.
Cincinnati was 8-16 on third down, Chiefs 3-12.
Bengals are 6-1 giving up 20 or less points, 2-7 allowing more than 2o.

Packers 33, Vikings 10
Green Bay outgained the Vikings, 470-211.
Green Bay was 9-14 on third down, Minnesota 3-10
Last six games, Packers are +6 in turnovers (9-3)
Packers are 14-7 ATS last 21 games as a road underdog
Green Bay makes the playoffs if they beat Chicago next week.
Vikings lost five of their last six games (the win was 3-0).
Vikings are 4-8 ATS in last dozen NFC North home games.
Minnesota lost seven of last ten games against the Packers.

 

[Udog]

 

[Udog]

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[CNOTES]

MONDAY, JANUARY 1​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
WIS at LSU	12:00 PM	WIS +9.0 U 57.5	+500 +500
IOWA at TENN	01:00 PM	IOWA +5.5 U 36.5	+500 +500
LIB at ORE	01:00 PM	LIB +17.5 O 70.5	+500 +500
ALA at MICH	05:00 PM	ALA +2.0 U 45.5	+500 +500
TEX at WASH	08:45 PM	WASH +4.0 O 62.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

2023 BOWL BEST BETS !

01/01/2024.......................4 - 3.......................57.14%.............+ 3.50
12/30/2023.......................2 - 6.......................25.00%.............- 23.00
12/29/2023.......................7 - 1.......................87.50%.............+ 29.50
12/28/2023.......................3 - 3......................50.00%.............- 1.50
12/27/2023.......................4 - 4......................50.00%..............- 2.00
12/26/2023.......................3 - 3 - 0.................50.00%.............- 1.50
12/23/2023.......................5 - 7 - 0.................41.66%..............- 13.50
12/22/2023.......................1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...............- 0.50
12/21/2023.......................1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...............- 0.50
12/19/2023........ ..............2 - 0 - 0...............100.00%...............+ 11.00
12/16/2023.......................5 - 4 - 1................55.55%................+ 3.00

TOTALS...........................33 - 30 - 1................52.38%................+ 4.50

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Most career wins amongst active NFL coaches:
333— Bill Belichick
279— Andy Reid
180— Mike Tomlin
180— Pete Carroll
177— Mike McCarthy
171— John Harbaugh

Quote of the Day
“Good night…..and good news!!”
Ted Baxter, from The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Tuesday’s quiz
Who played QB for the Baltimore Ravens, the first time they won a Super Bowl?

Monday’s quiz
Lane Kiffin went 5-15 coaching the Oakland Raiders in 2007-08.

Sunday’s quiz
Baker Mayfield played QB for the Cleveland Browns in their last playoff game, in 2020.

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

Michigan 27, Alabama 20 OT
Michigan drove 85 yards, scored TD with 1:34 left that forced overtime.
Total yardage: Michigan 351, Alabama 288
Teams combined to convert 5 of 24 third down plays.
This is only 2nd win for Michigan in their last six bowl games.
SEC went 4-2 against the Big 14 in bowl games this season.

Washington 37, Texas 31
Washington QB Penix was 29-38/430 passing, with two TD’s.
Game was 21-21 at half; Huskies outscored Texas 10-0 in 3rd quarter.
Texas had ball on the Washington 13-yard line when game ended.
Total yardage: Washington 532, Texas 498

— Second half of the Texas game started at 11:05 pm here in the East; doesn’t matter much to me, since I’m a night owl, but they have to lose lot of viewers in this part of the country.

— Early betting line on the college football national title game:
Michigan opened as a 4.5-point favorite vs Washington.

LSU 35, Wisconsin 31
LSU drove 98 yards, scored game-winning TD with 3:08 left.
Badgers led 14-0 in first quarter.
Wisconsin was 6-15 on third down, LSU 3-9
Total yardage: 506-492, Wisconsin

Tennessee 35, Iowa 0
Iowa was 9-4; in their losses, they scored 0-10-0-0 points.
Iowa WON four games that they scored 15 or fewer points in.
Total yardage: Tennessee 383, Iowa 173
Vols’ freshman QB Iamaleava was 12-19/151 passing in his first college start.

Oregon 45, Liberty 6
Liberty led 6-3 after the first quarter.
Oregon led 31-6 after the second quarter.
Total yardage: 584-294, Oregon
Oregon QB Nix, in his 61st college start, was 28-35/363 passing, with 5 TD’s.

Elsewhere………
— Tampa Bay Rays’ SS Wander Franco was arrested in the Dominican Republic Monday, for his failure to appear at a summons last week; Franco is the subject of an ongoing investigation into his alleged inappropriate relationships with multiple minors.
In November of 2021, Franco signed an 11-year contract extension worth $182M with Tampa Bay; he got paid all of last season, even though he didn’t play after August 12.

— Daily baseball trivia: Babe Ruth threw 29.2 consecutive scoreless innings for the Red Sox in 1918, an MLB record that stood until Whitey Ford broke it in 1961.

— Word of the Day– Ubitquitous- things that seem or encountered everywhere, whether they actually are or not.
For example, smartphones are now a ubiquitous technology; almost everyone has one.

— If you like college basketball, Highly recommend getting ESPN+; they have tons of games on from all over the country. Nothing like watching Big West games on the tube at 2am.

— NFL announced their Week 18 schedule Sunday night:
Saturday doubleheader is:
Steelers @ Baltimore, then Texans @ Indianapolis.
Sunday night game is Buffalo at Miami, with the AFC East title on the line.

— Bill Cowher said on TV Sunday that if he was coaching the Ravens, Lamar Jackson wouldn’t play this week- the game means nothing to Baltimore, it means everything to Pittsburgh, No sense risking an injury to your star QB.
Reader named Conquistador sent me a good note: Sunday was Jackson’s second NFL game with a perfect passing rating; the first one was in 2019, also against Miami.

— In case you were wondering, AFC beat the NFC 46-34 head-to-head this season. Every game in Week 18 in a divisional game, so the only inter-conference game left is the Super Bowl.

— Rams changed kickers again Monday; they brought back Brett Maher, who was 17-23 on field goals for the Rams earlier this season.

— If you’re a Lions’ fan, you have to love coach Dan Campbell; he led Detroit to its first division title in 30 years this season, but jeez, some of his game management decisions are interesting.
Saturday night, after the sketchy penalty call negated a Lions’ 2-point conversion, Detroit had the ball on the 8-yard line. Instead of just kicking the PAT to go to overtime, Campbell went for two from the 8 and the Lions lost the game, 20-19. Why?
Did Campbell not want his players playing an overtime, and risk injury? The game wasn’t life-or-death for Detroit, but it could’ve helped their seeding and given them home field for the second round of the playoffs, if they get that far.

— USFL/XFL have merged into an 8-team league called the UFL; their season begins March 30. San Antonio Brahmas announced Monday that Wade Phillips is their coach.

— QB DJ Uiagalelei started his college career at Clemson, he started for two years there, then transferred to Oregon State this year, but after the Beavers’ coach bolted to Michigan State, Uiagalelei packed his bags and will play next season at Florida State.

— UNLV freshman QB Jayden Maiava hit the transfer portal, really bad news for a UNLV program that played in its first bowl game in 10 years this season.
Maiava threw for 3,085 yards with 17 TD’s; he also ran for 277 yards and three TD’s. Big loss for the Rebels, who went 9-5 this season.

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
NBA teams with the most triple-doubles (players/total):
— Lakers (28 players, 355 triple-doubles)
— Sacramento (30 players, 299 triple-doubles)
— Boston (27 players, 231 triple-doubles)
— Oklahoma City (23 players, 217 triple-doubles)
— Denver (18 players, 210 triple-doubles)
— Philadelphia (33 players, 197 triple-doubles)

Quote of the Day
“I am deeply passionate about this team and regret my behavior on Sunday. I should have let NFL stadium security handle any issues that arose. I respect the NFL’s code of conduct and accept the League’s discipline for my behavior.”
Carolina Panthers’ owner David Tepper, after he was fined $300,000 Tuesday

Wednesday’s quiz
Which Hall of Fame QB won a Super Bowl, when he was 6-7 passing for the whole game?

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

Monday’s quiz
Lane Kiffin went 5-15 coaching the Oakland Raiders in 2007-08.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— College basketball refs travel a lot, and they bank a lot of $$$.
Ref named Keith Kimble worked a game five of the last six nights:
Dec 28- UCLA @ Oregon State
Dec 29- Arizona @ California
Dec 30- Ohio State vs West Virginia, in Cleveland
Dec 31- Washington State @ Colorado
Jan 2- Chicago State @ Kansas State
Lot of NBA players don’t like playing games on back/back nights, but refs who are twice their age work five games in six nights, in five different states.
Go figure.

— Colorado State 76, New Mexico 68
Two of the four best teams in the Mountain West met in the conference opener.
New Mexico star House was in foul trouble, only scored 14 points.
Colorado State was 18-21 on foul line, Lobos were 4-11.

— St John’s 86, Butler 70
Red Storm is off to a 10-4 start under Hall of Famer Rick Pitino.
St John’s has made the NCAA’s three times in the last 20 years (last time in 2019).
St John’s starts four seniors; they shot 59.6% inside the arc.

— Purdue 67, Maryland 53
Purdue is 13-1 against schedule #9, but they’re suspect until they win in March.
Boilermakers are shooting 38.9% on the arc (#14)
In last year’s NCAA’s loss to #16-seed FDU, Purdue was 5-26 on the arc.

— North Carolina 70, Pitt 57
This was first time in 70 years that UNC’s first true road game came in January.
Tar Heels have played a tough schedule (#18), but had five neutral court games.
Pitt was 5-29 on the arc; they’re 0-3 in the ACC, 0-5 vs top 100 teams.

— Wyoming 75, San Jose State 73
Visiting Spartans led by 17 in first half, 47-35 at halftime.
Wyoming was 23-25 on foul line, San Jose 9-12.
Wyoming is 8-0 giving up 73 or less points; they gave up 78+ points in all six losses.

— Bowling Green 92, Eastern Michigan 90 OT
EMU led by 14 points in first half.
Bowling Green star Hill was 13-17 on foul line; EMU’s whole team was 9-14.
Eastern Michigan only played seven guys, in an overtime game.

— Daily baseball trivia: Zack Greinke was the last pitcher to bat in a World Series but not hit 9th in the batting order; he hit 8th in Game 4 of the 2021 World Series. Greinke went 1-2- he was taken out after the 4th inning.

— Word of the Day– Precarious- dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments.
The fates of most NFL teams are precarious; there’s a fine line between winning/losing.

— Summit League/Big Sky Conference are having a basketball challenge this weekend; best game of the lot appears to be South Dakota State at Weber State. Good mid-major basketball, will be interesting to see which league comes out on top.

— When ESPN first started up 40+ years ago, one of the first leagues that let them show their games was the Sun Belt Conference. These days, the Sun Belt is still a decent league; they are the #17 league this year, partially because they have 14 teams now and the bottom teams have been dragging the league’s rating down some- they were the #14 league three of the last five years.
ESPN would be wise to set aside two hours a week to show a weekly Sun Belt game; their games are on ESPN+, but putting them on ESPNU would thank the league for helping ESPN get off their feet 40 years ago.

— Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper was fined $300,000 by the NFL after he threw a drink at Jaguar fans after the Panthers lost 26-0 in Jacksonville Sunday.
Tepper is the wealthiest owner in the NFL, worth over $16B; fining hm $300,000 is like fining me $3.

— 2024 NFL Draft has lot of interesting quarterbacks in it; one of the TV networks needs to get Jon Gruden out of retirement to do those pre-draft interviews he did with the QB prospects- he is he best at that kind of stuff.

— Hard to believe that in lot of states, high school basketball still doesn’t have a shot clock; five starts are adding the shot clock next season. Basketball without a shot clock is a totally different game, often a lot less fun to watch.

— They drew 47,313 fans in Seattle Monday for the outdoor hockey game between the Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights. NHL has struck gold with its stadium series games.

— In the college football national title game Monday night, Michigan is favored by 4.5 points over Washington, with a total of 55.5.

 

[Udog]

Jim Harbaugh is 27-15 ATS (10.5 Units) vs. poor passing defenses - allowing a comp. pct. of 58% or worse (Coach of MICHIGAN)




NCAAF
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Bowl Season

Washington @ Michigan
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Michigan
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Michigan is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games