Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites.
College basketball teams playing the slowest tempo:
— Wagner
— Virginia
— Air Force
— Minnesota
— North Texas
— Seton Hall
Quote of the Day
“I mean, they’ve been kicking everybody’s ass. So I’m fortunate enough to, again, just to be on a team that’s rolling like that. And whatever I can do to help, that’s what I’m here for.”
Jamal Adams, on why he signed recently with the Detroit Lions
Wednesday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers before Mike Tomlin?
Tuesday’s quiz
John Calipari led UMass to the Final Four in 1996.
Monday’s quiz
Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming
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Wednesday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy night of basketball…….
— Rough night for the ACC; their teams went 1-8 against the SEC in their annual challenge, with Clemson’s win over Kentucky the only bright spot.
— Clemson 70, Kentucky 66
Clemson F Schieffelin was 4-20 from floor, also had 20 rebounds.
Clemson is 8-1, with three top 100 wins.
Kentucky is 7-1, splitting two top 100 games.
— Arkansas 76, Miami 73
Miami led this game by 7 with 6:51 left to play.
Arkansas was 11-23 on arc, Miami 9-29.
I’m still a little amazed that Kentucky didn’t want Calipari to coach anymore.
— Missouri 98, California 93
Cal Bears led 51-33 at halftime.
Mizzou was 32-44 inside arc, 3-9 outside arc, 25-38 on foul line.
Cal is an ACC team, by the way. No idea why, but they are.
Mizzou is off to a 7-1 start, after going 0-18 in SEC last year.
— Ole Miss 86, Louisville 63
7-1 Rebels shot 65% inside the arc.
Ole Miss was 8-20 on arc, Louisville 5-30
This was Louisville’s 4th top 60 game in the last seven days.
— Oklahoma 72, Georgia Tech 61
Tech led this game 34-30 at halftime.
Oklahoma was 26-30 on foul line, Tech 12-18.
Sooners are 8-0, with three top 100 wins, plus this win.
— South Carolina 73, Boston College 51
Gamecocks were 10-19 on the arc, BC was 2-15.
Opponents are shooting 44.6% inside arc vs Carolina (#39)
Eagles are shooting 46.3% inside arc (#298) vs schedule #284.
— Famous birthdays, December 4th:
Jeff Bridges, 75
Bernard King, 68
Lee Smith, 67
Frank Reich, 63
Marisa Tomei, 60
Jeff Blake, 54
Blake Snell, 32
Paul Blackburn, 31
Jackson Holliday, 21
— Clemson won the last eight times they played in the ACC football championship game; last time they lost was in 2009, 39-34 to Georgia Tech.
— Michigan 67, Wisconsin 64
Wolverines are off to a 7-1 start, after going 8-24 LY.
Michigan is forcing turnovers 23.3% of time (#14 in country).
— Iowa 80, Northwestern 79
Hawkeyes outscored Northwestern 12-5 over the final 1:43
Iowa led 38-21 late in the first half.
— Villanova 68, Cincinnati 60
Wildcats get their first top 100 win in four tries.
Villanova was 14-17 on foul line, Bearcats 6-11.
Cincinnati is 6-1, but they’ve played schedule #308.
— Army 103, LeMoyne 100 3OT
Army led by 14 with 5:07 left in regulation.
Teams combined to shoot 18-70 on the arc; no bueno.
LeMoyne’s subs outscored Army’s bench, 35-5.
— Murray State 63, Evansville 61
Purple Aces shot 55% inside arc, but never led this game.
Murray State starts five seniors; three of them played 38:00+.
Evansville is 3-5; this was their first loss by less than 11 points.
— Cavaliers 118, Wizards 87
Washington is 2-17; they’ve lost 15 games in a row.
Wizards are 2-6-1 ATS in their last nine games.
Washington’s last win was October 30th. Oy.
NBA
Wednesday, December 4
Trend Report
Detroit vs Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Indiana vs Brooklyn
Indiana is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Indiana is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing at home against Indiana
LA Lakers vs Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games on the road
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Orlando vs Philadelphia
Orlando is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Orlando is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Orlando
Philadelphia is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Orlando
Atlanta vs Milwaukee
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Atlanta's last 24 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota vs LA Clippers
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home