Tuesday’s 6-pack
Six interesting college football spreads:
— Virginia Tech @ West Virginia (-3)
— Cincinnati (-3.5) @ Indiana
— Minnesota @ Colorado (-2)
— USC (-8.5) @ Washington State
— Mississippi State (-3) @ Memphis
— Auburn @ Penn State (-6)
Quote of the Day
“I want to be exceptionally clear: our university and its leadership are committed to winning national championships and restoring USC football to glory.”
USC AD Mike Bohn, who is either clueless or a puppet for rich boosters
Tuesday’s quiz
Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders have won three Super Bowls; John Madden won the first one. What coach won the other two?
Monday’s quiz
Mike Ditka, Lovie Smith are head coaches who led the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl.
Sunday’s quiz
Davey Johnson has most wins as a manager in New York Mets’ history.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……
13) Raiders 33, Ravens 27 OT
— Carr tossed a 31-yard TD pass in OT to end the game.
— Raiders kicked FG in last 0:05 of each half.
— Las Vegas threw for 409 yards, survived two red zone turnovers.
— Over is 7-1-1 in Raider home games since they moved to Las Vegas.
— Jackson’s fumble in OT set up the winning score.
— Baltimore averaged 5.6 yards/rush; Jackson ran for 86 yards.
— Ravens converted only 3-12 third down plays.
— Raiders ran 80 plays from scrimmage, Baltimore 67.
12) Mariners 5, Red Sox 4:
— Mitch Haniger’s 3-run HR in 7th was difference.
— Seattle is only two games out of last Wild Card spot.
11) When I think about Week 1 of any NFL season, “overreaction” is the word most often used. It is one game out of 17, but then today I heard that in college football, USC fired Clay Helton after they lost to Stanford Saturday. Talk about overreaction!!!!
USC was 46-24 under Helton; lot of college football programs are run by delusional rich people who have no patience- they think their school should win the national title every other year, if not more often. Texas fired Tom Herman and hired a guy who had previously been fired for showing up drunk, but hey, the guy worked for Nick Saban after that, so maybe…….
Hard to feel too sorry for Helton; his buyout is in the $12M range, but still…….
10) All four teams in AFC West, all four in NFC West won this weekend; NFC North went 0-4 this weekend.
9) Really good rule change by the NFL: if the replay official sees an obviously wrong call, he can beep in and change the call, without the team having to challenge the call.
8) Washington QB Ryan Fitzpatrick is out 6-8 weeks with a hip injury; Taylor Heinicke is the new starter. Washington signed QB Kyle Shurmur to the practice squad Monday; his dad is the offensive coordinator for the Broncos.
7) New Orleans Saints are living/practicing in the Dallas area this week; there’s a chance that if things go well in New Orleans as far as power being restored, Saints could play their Week 4 game with the Giants in the Superdome. Their next home game after that isn’t until Week 8.
6) Arkansas Razorbacks are in college football’s top 25 for first time since 2016.
5) San Francisco Giants clinched a playoff spot Monday night, the first team to clinch a spot in this year’s postseason. Quite a run they’re on.
4) Last QB drafted #1 in the NFL Draft to win his first NFL start?
David Carr, for Houston in 2002.
3) 14 different New York Mets have homered three times in one games: Yoenis Cespedes is the only Met who did it twice.
When DH comes back to the National League next year, I wonder if Cespedes will re-surface.
2) I’m flipping around the TV late at night and I stumble across Addams Family re-runs; it was on TV way back in the 60’s when I was 5-6 years old— loved that show, especially Cousin Itt and Thing.
Funny thing is, my mother never let me watch the Three Stooges, for whatever reason, but she was OK with me watching the Addams Family, which was 1,000 times weirder. Some of the stuff in that show is downright strange.
Go figure.
1) 49ers/Bears both used their rookie QB’s in short yardage situations Sunday; only a matter of time before both of them are starting.
Trey Lance’s situation is odd; he only played one college game last year; he came from a I-AA program. He just doesn’t have a lot of experience. Will be an interesting decision for Shanahan, when to throw the rookie QB into the fire.
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SEPTEMBER WNBA Best Bet Record:
Date w-l-t % units record
09/13/2021........0-2-0............0.00% ..........-11.00
09/12/2021........3-3-0...........50.00%...........-1.50
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5-3-0...........62.50%.........+ 8.50
Totals:............22-22-0...........50.00%.........- 11.50
BEST BETS:
9/13/2021..........0-2-0............0.00%..........-11.00
09/12/2021........2-3-0...........40.00%...........-6.50
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%.........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5 - 3 - 0........62.50%........+ 8.50
Totals:............21-22-0...........48.83%........, - 16.00Leave a comment:
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
DAL at LV 03:00 PM
LV -10.5
O 164.0
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Monday, September 13
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Dallas @ Las Vegas
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 9 games on the road
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Las Vegas is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
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Monday’s 6-pack
College football leagues ATS so far this season:
— ACC teams are 2-6 ATS away from home.
— Big 14 teams are 9-3 ATS as favorites.
— Big X teams are 2-7 ATS as favorites.
— Mountain West teams are 6-3 ATS as a road underdog.
— Pac-12 teams are 3-6 ATS as favorites.
— Sun Belt teams are 2-5 ATS on the road.
Quote of the Day
“He (Pat Riley) took out this velvet bag full of championship rings and he dumped them all across the table. He picked one up, and he looked me dead in my eyes and he said, ‘You give it back to me when we win one together.”
Chris Bosh, who gave the ring back to Riley this weekend
Monday’s quiz
Which two head coaches led the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl?
Sunday’s quiz
Davey Johnson has most wins as a manager in New York Mets’ history.
Saturday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the 2016 World Series, they beat Cleveland.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday
Cincinnati 27, Minnesota 24 (OT)
— Vikings drilled a 53-yard FG at gun to force OT.
— Minnesota threw 50 passes, ran ball only 22 times.
— penalties: Vikings 12 for 116 yards; Bengals 3 for 15
— Vikings are 0-4-1 SU, 0-5 ATS last five road openers.
— Cincinnati kicked 33-yard FG on last play of overtime.
— Bengals’ first three drives: 11 plays, 14 yards, 0 points
— Bengals’ next three drives: 24 plays, 225 yards, 21 points
— Cincinnati started out 1-0 five of last eight years.
San Francisco 41, Detroit 33
— SF led this game 38-10 with 5:00 left in third quarter.
— 49ers got pick-6 that made it 28-10 with 1:10 left in half.
— 49ers averaged 11.5 yards/pass play.
— 49ers won 9 of last 11 season openers.
— Detroit had ball on 49ers’ 25 in last 0:30 to tie game.
— Lions lost five of last seven home openers.
— Over 9-3 in their last 12 home openers.
— Lions’ last 11 season openers went over the total.
Pittsburgh 23, Buffalo 16
— Steelers blocked a punt for a TD.
— Steelers’ first five drives: 21 plays, 38 yards, 0 points.
— Steelers’ last four drives: 34 plays, 231 yards, 16 points.
— Steelers are 11-3 ATS in last 14 games as road underdogs.
— Bills ran 79 plays for 371 yards; Steelers 55 for 252.
— Buffalo had ball in red zone four times, scored only 16 points.
— Bills converted 8-18 on third down; Steelers only 4-12.
— Buffalo averaged only 4.7 yards/pass attempt.
Carolina 19, NJ Jets 14
— Jets’ first eight drives: 37 plays, 68 yards, 0 points.
— Jets scored TD’s on two of their last three drives.
— Jets started 0-1 five of last six years.
— Last 5+ years, Gang Green is 10-23-2 ATS as road underdogs.
— Panthers had 14-yard edge in starting field position.
— Total yardage: Carolina 381, Jets 252.
— Panthers’ QB Darnold threw for 279 yards and a TD.
— Last 6+ years, Carolina is 16-9 ATS vs AFC teams.
Philadelphia 32, Atlanta 6
— Total yardage: Eagles 434, Falcons 260
— Three trips to red zone, Eagles scored 22 points.
— Philly had 14 penalties for 89 yards; Falcons 12 for 99.
— Eagles won five of last six season openers.
— Falcons were only team in 1:00 games not to score a TD.
— Atlanta was also only team not to have a play of 20+ yards.
— Last 5+ years, Falcons are 15-19 ATS as home favorites.
— Falcons lost five of last six Week 1 games
Arizona 38, Tennessee 13
— Arizona scored on four of first five possessions (24 points)
— Total yardage: Cardinals 416, Tennessee 258
— Murray threw for 289 yards, four TD’s.
— Cardinals had 17-yard edge in starting field position.
— Titans’ first four drives: 15 plays, minus-16 yards, 0 points.
— Henry was held to 58 yards on 17 rushes.
— Tennessee lost SU last four times they opened season at home.
— Titans are 2-6 SU last eight home openers (2-8 ATS last ten)
Seattle 28, Indianapolis 16
— Seahawks averaged 9.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Seattle scored TD’s on three of first four drives.
— Seattle won last 3 road openers 28-26/38-25/28-16.
— Seattle is 8-4-1 ATS last 13 games vs AFC teams.
— Colts started out 0-1 the last eight years.
— Indy had ball in red zone four times, scored only 16 points.
— Colts had only one play of 20+ yards.
— Seattle had 10-yard edge in starting field position.
LA Chargers 20, Washington 16
— Chargers converted 14 of 19 third down plays.
— Keenan Allen caught nine passes for 100 yards.
— Chargers are 5-0-1 ATS last six Week 1 road games.
— Bolts are 7-2-1 ATS last ten road openers.
— QB Fitzpatrick left with hip injury in first quarter.
— Washington kicked a FG on three of first five drives.
— Total yardage: Chargers 424, Washington 259
— Washington ran only 49 plays; Chargers ran 78.
Houston 37, Jacksonville 21
— Jaguars were 3-12 on 3rd down, Houston 12-21.
— Jaguars threw three INT’s, were minus-3 in turnovers.
— Lawrence did throw for 332 yards in his NFL debut.
— Jaguars are 2-6-2 ATS last 3+ years in AFC South road games.
— Texans won last seven series games.
— Houston scored on five of seven drives in first half.
— WR Cooks caught five passes for 132 yards.
— Tyrod Taylor is now 25-21-1 as an NFL starter.
Kansas City 33, Cleveland 29
— Cleveland led 15-3 midway thru second quarter.
— Browns in first half: 3 drives, 25 plays, 231 yards, 22 points.
— Browns in second half: 5 drives, 24 plays, 126 yards, 7 points.
— Cleveland averaged 10.1 yards/pass attempt.
— Last 19 years, Super Bowl loser is 4-15 ATS in Week 1 the next year
— Chiefs won last seven season openers (4-1 ATS last five)
— Last six years, they scored 33-42-38-40-34-33 in Week 1.
— Over 5-0-2 in their last seven home openers.
Miami 17, New England 16
— Miami scored a TD on first drive of each half.
— Dolphins ran ball 23 times for only 74 yards.
— Since 1994, under is 23-5 in Miami’s road openers (13-0 last 13)
— Dolphins are 9-4 ATS in last 13 games as road underdogs.
— New England fumbled on Dolphins’ 11-yard line with 3:31 left
— Patriots outgained Miami 393-259.
— New England scored 13 points on four red zone drives.
— Patriots were 11-16 on third down, Miami 4-11.
New Orleans 38, Green Bay 3
— Green Bay had ball in red zone twice, turned ball over both times.
— Packers ran ball 15 times for 43 yards.
— Green Bay converted only 1-10 on third down.
— Packers, Falcons were only teams not to score a TD this week.
— Winston completed 14-20 passes for 148 yards, five TD’s.
— Saints are 18-6 ATS in last 24 games on natural grass.
— New Orleans had 13-yard edge in starting field position.
— Saints are 9-1-1 ATS in last 11 games as single digit underdog.
Denver 27, NY Giants 13
— Denver ran ball for 165 yards, outgained Giants 420-314.
— Gordon ran ball 11 times for 101 yards.
— Broncos scored four of last five times they had ball.
— Last 9+ years, Denver is 21-14-2 ATS vs NFC opponents.
— Giants started 10 of last 11 seasons 0-1.
— Last 4+ years, Giants are 9-23-1 ATS at home.
— Big Blue is 1-9 SU, 0-10 ATS last ten home openers.
— Last 2+ years, Giants are 1-8 ATS vs AFC opponents.
LA Rams 34, Chicago 14
— Chicago punted only once, went out on downs three times.
— Montgomery ran for 108 yards but appeared to hurt his hand.
— Bears are 2-5 ATS last seven road openers.
— Last 5+ years, Chicago is 10-17-1 ATS as road underdogs.
— Stafford threw three TD passes, two of them 67-56 yards.
— Under McVay, Rams are 5-0 SU in Week 1.
— Rams won/covered last seven home openers.
— LA in 2nd half: 3 drives, 24 plays, 220 yards, 21 points.
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SEPTEMBER WNBA Best Bet Record:
Date w-l-t % units record
09/12/2021........3-3-0...........50.00%...........-1.50
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5-3-0...........62.50%.........+ 8.50
Totals:............22-20-0...........52.38%.........+ 0.00
BEST BETS:
09/12/2021........2-3-0...........40.00%...........-6.50
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%.........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5 - 3 - 0........62.50%........+ 8.50
Totals:............21-20-0...........51.21%........., - 5.00Leave a comment:
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
WAS at CHI 03:00 PM
WAS +8.0
O 169.0
+500 +500
IND at MIN 07:00 PM
MIN -11.5
U 158.5
+500 +500
SEA at LA 09:00 PM
LA +7.0
U 154.0
+500 +500
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Sunday, September 12
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Trend Report
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Washington @ Chicago
Washington
Washington is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Chicago
Washington is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Indiana @ Minnesota
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Indiana's last 16 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Indiana
Seattle @ Los Angeles
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games at home
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Sunday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders, RBI:
107— Jose Abreu, CWS
104— Salvador Perez, KC
102— Rafael Devers, Bos
101— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
99— Adam Duvall, Atl
98— Austin Meadows, TB
Quote of the Day
“I apologize to our fan base, to our university, to all Seminoles for the performance we had. I take ownership of it, but we go in and work, correct the things that have to be corrected to play to the level we’re capable of playing. This team has talent, they have heart, they truly do believe in what we can accomplish, but we have to go execute.”
Florida State football coach Mike Norvell, after losing to a I-AA team Saturday
Sunday’s quiz
What manager has the most wins in New York Mets’ history?
Saturday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the 2016 World Series, they beat Cleveland.
Friday’s quiz
Dak Prescott played his college football at Mississippi State.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday
13) Oregon 35, Ohio State 28:
— Ducks ran ball for 269 yards, pulled a big upset.
12) Stanford 42, USC 28:
— USC’s kicker was tossed for targeting on the opening kickoff.
— RB Peat ran ball only six times, but for 115 yards.
— USC alums ain’t going to be happy with this score.
11) Jacksonville State 20, Florida State 17
— Gamecocks hit a 59-yard TD pass on last play for the huge upset.
— WR caught ball on the 19 and avoided several defenders to score.
— Dieter Brock’s alma mater is I-AA; this is a horrendous loss for FSU.
Dieter Brock was a great QB in the CFL; in 1985, at age 34, he signed on to play for the Rams, and he helped them win the NFC West (12-5 as a starter), won a playoff game, then lost NFC title game. That was his only season in the NFL.
10) BYU 26, Utah 17:
— Cougars win this rivalry game for first time since 2009.
9) TCU 34, California 32:
— Golden Bears went 0-3 on 2-point conversions, blew a 19-7 lead.
8) Notre Dame 32, Toledo 29:
— Toledo grabbed 29-24 lead with 1:35 left.
— Notre Dame drove 75 yards in three plays to avoid the upset.
7) Upsets of the Day:
— Stanford (+17.5) 42, USC 28
— Oregon (+15) 35, Ohio State 28
— BYU (+7) 26, Utah 17
— Vanderbilt (+6.5) 24, Colorado State 21
— Arkansas (+6) 40, Texas 21
— Iowa (+4) 27, Iowa State 17
6) Brewers 3, Indians 0:
— Corbin Burnes/Josh Hader combined to throw a no-hitter.
— Indians are first team to be no-hit three times in a season.
— Zach Plesac started all three of those games for Cleveland.
— This was Milwaukee’s first no-hitter since 1987 (Juan Nieves).
5) Toronto swept a twinbill in Baltimore:
— Toronto 11, Orioles 10— Jays scored four runs in last inning.
— Toronto 11, Orioles 2— Trailing 1-0 in last inning, Jays erupted for 11 runs.
4) Air Force 23, Navy 3:
— Since start of last year, Navy has started six different QB’s.
— This was first win for Air Force in last five visits to Navy.
3) Arkansas 40, Texas 21:
— Texas fired Tom Herman after he went 32-18 in four years, 22-13 in Big X games, 4-0 in bowl games.
— Just because someone worked with Nick Saban (Sarkisian), it doesn’t make him a great coach.
2) Texas A&M 10, Colorado 7:
— Don’t see lot of 10-7 college games.
— A&M’s QB got hurt early on; his backup threw game-winning TD pass with 2:41 left.
— Total yardage: A&M 288, Colorado 260
1) Miami 25, Appalachian State 23:
— Miami kicked a 43-yard FG with 2:04 left for the win.
— App State had a 100-yard kick return for a TD.
— Total yardage: 375-326, Miami
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SEPTEMBER WNBA Best Bet Record:
Date w-l-t % units record
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5-3-0...........62.50%.........+ 8.50
Totals:............19-17-0...........52.77%.........+ 1.50
BEST BETS:
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%.........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5 - 3 - 0........62.50%........+ 8.50
Totals:............19-17-0...........52.77%.........+ 1.50
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
NY at DAL 08:00 PM
DAL -4.5
U 158.0
+500 +500
CONN at PHO 10:00 PM
CONN -3.5
O 149.5
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Saturday, September 11
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New York @ Dallas
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
Connecticut @ Phoenix
Connecticut
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
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