Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites.
Some teams who have played tough schedules so far…….
4) Auburn 7-1
5) San Diego State 5-2
6) Alabama 7-2
7) North Carolina 4-4
9) Baylor 5-3
10) Memphis 7-1
Quote of the Day
“It’s a really significant day for Las Vegas, for Nevada. There will be more of that. We’ll have the groundbreaking, we’re going to have a (stadium) topping off party and were going to have Opening Day. We’re going to have many years of Major League Baseball.”
Las Vegas Stadium Authority Chairman Steve Hill
Friday’s quiz
What year did the A’s move from Kansas City to Oakland?
Thursday’s quiz
Super Bowl III was the biggest upset in Super Bowl history, when the 18-point underdog Jets upset the Baltimore Colts, 16-7.
Wednesday’s quiz
Bill Cowher was coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers before Mike Tomlin.
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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Thursday……..
— Good day to be an A’s fan…….
A’s relocation to Las Vegas cleared a major hurdle Thursday with the approval of three long-anticipated agreements that were needed before ballpark construction can begin.
A’s will play in Sacramento the next three years, hope to begin playing in a new stadium on the Las Vegas Strip in 2028.
Damn near choked on my lunch Thursday when I got a text saying the A’s signed P Luis Severino to a 3-year, $67M contract, the biggest contract the A’s have given out since 2004, when Eric Chavez got paid.
This past year, Severino was 11-7, 3.91 in 31 starts for the Mets, after previously pitching for eight years in the Bronx. His career record is 65-44, 3.81 in 156 starts.
— Lions 34, Packers 31
Lions drove 63 yards, kicked 35-yard FG at the gun.
Detroit won its last eleven games (8-3 ATS).
Goff threw for 283 yards, three TD’s.
Detroit was 7-15 on third down, 4-5 on 4th down.
Only 5 of Packers’ 44 plays were on 3rd down (1-5).
Green Bay’s first three drives: 10 plays, 46 yards, no points.
Green Bay rest of the game: 34 plays, 249 yards, 31 points.
Detroit led 17-7 at halftime.
Packers scored two TD’s in first 3:45 of third quarter.
GB is 17-7 ATS in last 24 games as a road underdog
— North Carolina has interviewed 72-year old Bill Belichick about their coaching job; while Belichick has won six Super Bowls, he’s never coached in college.
Tar Heels just fired 73-year old Mack Brown as coach, after going 23-16 the last three years.
Belichick’s son is defensive coordinator for the Washington Huskies.
— If you like the NFL, Hard Knocks on HBO Max is great to watch; this year’s show is focusing on the entire AFC North. Get to see some behind-the-scenes stuff, which is educational.
— Quarterbacks/receivers should get stat credit for interference penalties.
— UCLA fired offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy after the Bruins ranked 126th in scoring this year, 118th in yardage. Bieniemy gets paid $1.2M to go away.
Bieniemy worked for the Washington Commanders LY, after working with the Chiefs for ten years before that. Rumor was he didn’t get along well with Patrick Mahomes, but Kansas City won two Super Bowls while he was there.
UCLA replaces Bieniemy with Indiana OC/QB coach Tino Sunseri.
— Oklahoma State fired both coordinators after their 3-9 season, where they were 0-9 in Big X games. Problem is, OSU had gone to bowl games the previous 18 years, going 12-6 in the bowl games and suddenly, this year the assistants aren’t good enough?
Offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn has worked for the Cowboys since 2011; that had to be a tense/awkward conversation when he was told to take a hike.
— Famous birthdays, December 6th:
Larry Bowa, 79
Steven Wright, 69
Bill Hanzlik, 67
Lance Blankenship, 61
Sarah Rafferty, 52
Judd Apotow, 57
Kevin Cash, 47
Johnny Manziel, 32
Giannis Antetokounmpo, 30
— Penn State 81, Purdue 70
Nittany Lions led by 27 midway thru second half.
Purdue turned ball over 24 times in their conference opener.
— TCU 76, Xavier 72
Xavier led by 6 with 7:28 left in the game.
Horned Frogs put five guys in double figures, including two subs.
Xavier shot 63% inside the arc, only 9-28 outside arc.
— Detroit 79, Fort Wayne 78
Mastodons led Detroit by 8 with 8:51 left in game.
Titans shot 11-25 on the arc.
Detroit is 5-5 under new coach Montgomery; they were 1-31 last year.
— Oakland 66, Wright State 64
Wright State shot 16-31 on arc, but 6-20 inside arc, only 4-5 on foul line.
Oakland starts four seniors; they played non-conference schedule #8.
— Drake 66, Valparaiso 60
Drake is 8-0, with four starters who used to play D-2 ball.
Bulldogs are forcing turnovers 22.4% of time (#27)
Drake already has three top 100 wins.
— Long Beach State 73, Fullerton 56
Long Beach gets its first win in nine D-I games.
Favored Titans were 1-13 on arc, 9-18 on foul line.
— Cal-Irvine 82, Bakersfield 66
Irvine was 33-40 on foul line, Bakersfield 17-19.
Anteaters are 9-0, with only two top 150 wins.
Six of Irvine’s eight I-A wins are by 12+ points.
NCAAB
Friday, December 6
Trend Report
Delaware vs Duquesne
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Delaware's last 5 games on the road
Delaware is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Duquesne's last 18 games at home
Duquesne is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Brown vs Bryant
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brown's last 5 games when playing Bryant
Brown is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Bryant
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brown's last 5 games when playing Bryant
Brown is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Bryant
Siena vs Niagara
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Siena's last 5 games when playing on the road against Niagara
Siena is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Niagara's last 5 games when playing at home against Siena
Niagara is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Siena
Miami-Ohio vs Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami-Ohio's last 12 games on the road
Miami-Ohio is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Indiana is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games at home
Georgetown University vs West Virginia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Georgetown University's last 9 games on the road
Georgetown University is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against West Virginia
West Virginia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Georgetown University
West Virginia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Georgetown University
Merrimack vs Canisius
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Canisius's last 7 games at home
Canisius is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Mount St. Mary's vs Marist
Marist is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Marist's last 5 games at home
Quinnipiac vs Rider
Quinnipiac is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Rider
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Quinnipiac's last 6 games when playing on the road against Rider
Rider is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Quinnipiac
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Rider's last 6 games when playing at home against Quinnipiac
Iona vs Sacred Heart
Iona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Iona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Charleston Southern vs Davidson
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Davidson's last 11 games at home
Portland vs Kent State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 8 games on the road
Portland is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Kent State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Manhattan vs Saint Peter's
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Manhattan's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Manhattan's last 6 games when playing Saint Peter's
Saint Peter's is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Manhattan
Saint Peter's is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Manhattan
Kennesaw State vs Georgia State
Georgia State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Campbellsville-Harrodsburg vs Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Prairie View A&M vs UAB
UAB is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home
North Texas vs High Point
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Texas's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Texas's last 6 games on the road
East-West vs Western Illinois
Western Illinois is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Illinois vs Northwestern
Illinois is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Northwestern
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Illinois's last 14 games on the road
Northwestern is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Illinois
Northwestern is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home