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Some interesting Week 13 NFL spreads:
— Detroit @ Chicago (-3)
— Cincinnati @ Miami (-11)
— Indianapolis (-2.5) @ Houston
— Jacksonville @ Minnesota (-9.5)
— Las Vegas (-8) @ NJ Jets
— New Orleans (-3) @ Atlanta

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Armadillo: Tuesday's Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

12) NFL pushed Ravens-Steelers game back to Wednesday at 3:40 in the afternoon, so maybe Baltimore can get in some practicing Tuesday. This also means Sunday’s Washington-Pittsburgh game will have to be moved back in the schedule.

Game is in the afternoon because NBC is showing the Christmas tree lighting in Rockefeller Center Wednesday night- that’s a lucrative gig they didn’t want to give up. What TV wants, TV gets.

11) 49ers are moving to Arizona for a few weeks, because of Santa Clara County’s ban on contact sports. 49ers will host Buffalo/Washington in the Cardinals’ stadium in Glendale.

10) Bad news for the Indiana Hoosiers; QB Michael Penix Jr is done for the year with a torn ACL. Indiana is having an excellent season; this puts a major damper on it.

9) Jacksonville Jaguars won their opener, haven’t won since; they fired GM Dave Caldwell Sunday, but kept coach Doug Marrone, at least until they have a new GM.

8) Last NFL team to shut out a divisional rival twice in same year? 2002 Falcons blanked Carolina 20-0/41-0.

7) One of the bad beats of last week was Pepperdine (+7) at UCLA. Visiting Waves were up 7 at the half, but wound up losing 107-98, in triple OT. The right side doesn’t always win the bet.

6) This season, there are 17 Division I basketball coaches who are coaching their son(s)

5) Texas 78, Davidson 76— They’re playing the Maui Classic this week in Asheville, NC; this was a good ballgame. Longhorns shot 68% inside arc, Davidson 78%. Game was 43-all at the half; Wildcats had couple of shots to tie/take lead at the end, but Texas prevailed and plays Indiana in the semifinal Tuesday.

4) Thru Sunday, these basketball conferences were doing well ATS:
7-3 ATS: MAC, Mountain West
5-3: SoCon
9-6: ACC
8-6: WCC

3) Thru Sunday, these basketball conferences were doing poorly ATS:
3-8: C-USA
3-6: AAC
2-4: Big West
4-6: SEC

2) Houston Texans WR Will Fuller has been suspended six games for violating the NFL’s performance enhancing drug policy.

1) Last year, Mississippi State beat Ole Miss 21-20 in the Egg Bowl rivalry game; Rebels scored a TD with 0:04 left, but missed a longer PAT after the Ole Miss player who scored the TD got an excessive celebration penalty for miming a dog peeing in the end zone. Not good.

After the game, both teams fired their head coach; those firings ended up impacting the jobs of nearly 300 coaches or staffers throughout the country, in a remarkable chain reaction.

52 I-A schools lost or hired a coach or off-field staffer as a result of the post-Egg Bowl shakeups. I-AA, Division II, D-III, junior college, high school and even six NFL staffs were affected

**Udog** · 12-01-2020, 09:12 AM

601USC -602 BYU
USC is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.

603OAKLAND -604 PURDUE
OAKLAND is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.

605NEBRASKA-OMAHA -606 CREIGHTON
CREIGHTON is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in home games versus good defensive teams - shooting pct defense of <=42% over the last 2 seasons.

605NEBRASKA-OMAHA -606 CREIGHTON
NEBRASKA-OMAHA is 2-10 ATS (-9 Units) in road games vs. winning teams over the last 2 seasons.

609WI-GREEN BAY -610 WISCONSIN
WI-GREEN BAY is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better in the last 3 seasons.

611W KENTUCKY -612 LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games versus teams who are called for 17 or less fouls/game over the last 2 seasons.

613CLEVELAND ST -614 TOLEDO
CLEVELAND ST is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) versus poor shooting teams - making <=42% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.

613CLEVELAND ST -614 TOLEDO
Dennis Gates is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) versus poor shooting teams - making <=42% of their shots (Coach of CLEVELAND ST)

615VALPARAISO -616 IL-CHICAGO
IL-CHICAGO is 30-14 ATS (14.6 Units) in home games after a game forcing opponent to commit 8 or less turnovers since 1997.

617OKLAHOMA ST -618 MARQUETTE
MARQUETTE is 21-8 ATS (12.2 Units) off a home win in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 12-01-2020, 09:15 AM

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Tuesday, December 1

**Udog** · 12-01-2020, 09:17 AM

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**Udog** · 12-01-2020, 09:19 AM

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, December 1

Maui Classic (@ Asheville, NC)
Texas vs Indiana
Texas (2-0)
— 5 starters back from LY’s 19-12 team
— picked 5th in Big X by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #9 by KenPom
— Texas beat Davidson 78-76 Monday; three starters played 31:00+.
— Texas shot 66.2% inside arc in its first two games.
— Longhorns start two juniors, two seniors.

Indiana (2-0)
— 4 starters back from LY’s 20-12 team
— picked 8th in Big 14 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #14 by KenPom
— Indiana won its first two games by 30-21 points.
— Hoosiers mainly play six guys; two played 30:00+ Monday.
— Indiana won 20 games last year, first time in four years.

Davidson vs Providence
Davidson (1-1)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 16-14 team
— picked 4th in A-14 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #77 by KenPom; jumped six spots after Monday’s loss.
— Davidson lost 78-76 to Texas Monday.
— Wildcats played nine guys double digit minutes yesterday.
— Davidson made 69.5% of their shots inside the arc.

Providence (1-1)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 19-12 team
— picked 5th in Big East by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #61 by KenPom
— Friars lost by 21 to Indiana yesterday, shooting 3-17 on arc.
— Providence was minus-9 on boards vs Indiana; they also have young guards.
— Providence was 12-6 in Big East LY, its best record in 23+ years.

UNLV vs Alabama
UNLV (0-2)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 17-15 team
— picked 3rd in MW by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #148 by KenPom
— Rebels lost first two games, by 13-27 points.
— UNLV led 13-0 yesterday, but was down by 33 eventually.
— Losing to North Carolina is no big deal, but they lost by 13 to Montana State.

Alabama (1-1)
— 4 starters back from LY’s 16-14 team
— picked 3rd in SEC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #58 by KenPom- dropped 10 spots yesterday.
— Alabama lost 82-64 to Stanford, going 7-29 on arc.
— Crimson Tide starts three seniors, two sophs.
— Alabama wants to play fast, shoot 3’s; they’re 14-60 in two games.

Stanford vs North Carolina
North Carolina (2-0)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 14-19 team
— picked 3rd in ACC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #15 by KenPom
— Carolina beat Charleston by 19, UNLV by 27 so far.
— Tar Heels start a freshman, two sophs.
— UNC was down 13-0 yesterday, but were up 7 by halftime.

Stanford (2-0)
— 4 starters back from LY’s 20-12 team
— picked 4th in Pac-12 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #26 by KenPom
— Stanford used a 6-man rotation Monday, took only 15 3-pointers.
— Cardinal turned ball over 22 times; all five starters played 29:00+.
— Cardinal has an experienced team, is expected to make NCAA’s.

Elsewhere……
USC vs BYU (@ Mohegan Sun)
USC (2-0)
— 1 starter back from LY’s 22-9 team
— picked 8th in Pac-12 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #59 by KenPom
— Trojans beat Cal Baptist in OT, beat Montana by 14.
— USC starts a freshman, two sophs; they were 24-39 on foul line vs Montana.
— Trojans were 2-0 vs WCC teams LY, winning by 11-7 points.

BYU (3-0)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 24-8 team
— picked 2nd in WCC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #79 by KenPom
— BYU beat New Orleans by 25, Utah Valley by 22 in its D-I games.
— Cougars turned ball over 23.9% of time in first three games.
— BYU starts two juniors, two seniors; they’re 21-52 on arc last two games.

Michigan State @ Duke
Michigan State (2-0)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 22-9 team
— picked 4h in Big 14 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #12 by KenPom
— Spartans won first two games, over Eastern Michigan by 16, Notre Dame by 10.
— MSU starts four juniors and a senior.
— Spartans played 9 guys vs Notre Dame, none more than 26:00.

Duke (1-0)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 25-6 team
— picked 2nd in ACC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #3 by KenPom
— Duke won its opener 81-71 over Coppin State.
— Blue Devils turned ball over 22 times (-14).
— 8 of their 10 guys who played are frosh/sophs.

Western Kentucky @ Louisville
Western Kentucky (2-1)
— 5 starters back from LY’s 20-10 team
— picked 1st in C-USA by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #68 by KenPom
— WKU went 2-1 in Sioux Falls; all three games were decided by 6 points.
— Hilltoppers start four seniors, one junior; big man Bassey played only 19:00 vs WVU.
— WKU went 2-1 despite opponents shooting 34-71 on arc against them.

Louisville (3-0)
— Louisville has 4 starters back from LY’s 24-7 team
— picked 5th in ACC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #27 by KenPom.
— Louisville beat two stiffs, nipped Seton Hall 71-70.
— Cardinals start two frosh, two sophs; they used a 7-man rotation.
— Louisville lost 75% of scoring, 66% of rebounding from LY.

Oklahoma State @ Marquette
Oklahoma State (2-0)
— 1 starter back from LY’s 18-14 team
— picked 8th in Big X by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #35 by KenPom
— Cowboys can’t go to NCAA’s this year; probation.
— OSU beat Tex-Arlington by 7, Texas Southern by 20.
— Cunningham is one of nation’s best freshmen; he’s so good they hired his brother as an assistant coach. Go figure.

Marquette (2-0)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 18-12 team
— picked 7th in Big East by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #28 by KenPom
— Marquette beat couple stiffs by 42-25 points.
— Marquette starts three seniors; they got to foul line 34 times vs Eastern Illinois.
— Under Wojciechowski, Marquette is 49-57 in Big East conference games.

Kentucky vs Kansas (@ Indianapolis)
Kentucky (2-0)
— 0 starters back from LY’s 25-6 team
— picked 2nd in SEC by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #21 by KenPom
— Kentucky hammered Morehead St, lost to Richmond by 12.
— Kentucky was 0-10 on arc vs Richmond; they play 7 guys.
— Wildcats start four freshmen; there will be growing pains.

Kansas (2-0)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 29-3 team
— picked 2nd in Big X by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #5 by KenPom
— Kansas scored 92 ppg in splitting pair with Gonzaga, St Joe’s.
— Jayhawks have decent depth; talent may be down some this year.
— Kentucky won last meeting 71-63 at home two years ago; not many guys on either side are left from that day.

Omaha @ Creighton
Omaha (1-2)
— Creighton is in Omaha, but teams haven’t met since Omaha has been D-I, so this has to be a pretty big deal for Omaha.
— 2 starters back from LY’s 16-16 team
— picked 5th in Summit by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #201 by KenPom
— Mavericks went 1-2 on Florida trip, scoring only 61.3 ppg.
— Omaha turned ball over 28% of time, shot 18.2% on arc; no bueno.

Creighton (1-0)
— 4 starters back from LY’s 24-7 team
— picked 2nd in Big East by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #17 by KenPom
— Won their opener by 11 over North Dakota State.
— Creighton was only 8-35 on arc in their opener, 7-9 on line.
— Bluejays have good guards; they only had 4 turnovers.

Oakland @ Purdue
Oakland (0-4)
— 3 starters back from LY’s 14-19 team
— picked 7th in Horizon by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #298 by KenPom
— Grizzlies scored 54 ppg in first three games, then took Michigan to OT before losing.
— Oakland led Michigan by 6 with 11:10 left.
— Oakland starts two freshmen, three juniors.

Purdue (1-1)
— Purdue has 3 starters back from LY’s 16-15 team
— picked 11th in Big 14 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #32 by KenPom
— Purdue split pair in Florida, beating Liberty, losing 81-70 to Clemson.
— All of Purdue subs who played so far are freshmen.
— A 7-foot-4 freshman scored 36 points in 37:00 in the two games.

Green Bay @ Wisconsin
Green Bay (0-1)
— 1 starter back from LY’s 17-16 team
— picked 7th in Horizon by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #267 by KenPom.
— Green Bay is coached by Will Ryan, Bo Ryan’s son; this will be a big deal for him.
— Phoenix lost their opener by 30 at Minnesota; was 53-22 at halftime.
— They’re changing styles; the last coach played fast tempo. Going from fast to slow tempo isn’t going to be easy.

Wisconsin (2-0)
— 4 starters back from LY’s 21-10 team
— picked 1st in Big 14 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #8 by KenPom.
— Badgers won first two games, by 10-34 points.
— Wisconsin made 40.5% of its 3’s in first two, stress-free games.
— Badgers play Marquette Friday; will they look ahead?

South Dakota @ Nebraska
South Dakota (0-2)
— 1 starter back from LY’s 20-12 team
— picked 2nd in Summit by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #230 by KenPom

— Lost five of top six scorers from LY.
— Scored 57 ppg in losses by by 23-16 to Colorado/Drake.
— Coyotes made 5-34 on the arc in first two games.

Nebraska (2-1)
— 2 starters back from LY’s 7-25 team
— picked last in Big 14 by Blue Ribbon
— ranked #104 by KenPom
— Cornhuskers won two of three games, losing by 3 to Nevada.
— Nebraska made only 18-73 on arc in last two games; lot of 3’s.
— Nebraska starts three juniors and a senior.

**Udog** · 12-01-2020, 09:22 AM

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