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Post by Gooba on Oct 5, 2023 8:09:45 GMT -5
Four best-of-3 series, four sweeps. Not what the MLB office had in mind for this week.
— Rangers 7, Rays 1 Rookie Carter homered, Eovaldi got 20 outs, allowing one run. Tough end to year for Tampa squad after their 99-63 season. Attendance for two games: 19,704/20,198— disappointing. Texas moves on to play the Orioles next.
— Texas manager Bruce Bochy hit 26 home runs in his playing career; he was mostly a backup catcher, but he has one great claim to fame as a player.
Bochy is the only player ever to hit a walk-off home run against Nolan Ryan.
— Twins 2, Blue Jays 0 Sonny Gray tossed five shutout IP for Minnesota. Twins used five relievers to get the last 12 outs. Minnesota moves on to play the Astros in the next round.
— Diamondbacks 5, Brewers 2 Zac Gallen gave up 2 runs in first inning, nothing for next five innings. Alek Thomas homered for Arizona. Diamondbacks move on to play their division rival Dodgers next.
— Phillies 7, Marlins 1 Bryson Stott hit a grand slam. Aaron Nola allowed only four baserunners in 7 shutout IP. Phillies move on to play their division rivals, the Braves
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Post by Gooba on Oct 5, 2023 8:11:04 GMT -5
NFL Week 5
Thursday’s game
Bears (0-4) @ Commanders (2-2)
— Chicago lost its first four games, giving up 34.3 ppg. — Opponents have scored 14 TDs on 40 drives. — Bears are 9-29 SU/13-23-2 ATS the last 2+ years. — Chicago threw for 300 yards LW (averaged 148/first 3 games) — Chicago is 5-12-1 ATS in last 18 games as road underdogs. — Fields is 5-24 SU as an NFL starter. — Chicago has been outscored 73-38 in second half of games. — Bears are 14-24-3 ATS in last 40 games coming off a loss. — NFC North teams are 4-7-1 ATS outside the division. — Team total: under 3-1. Opponents’ team total: over 4-0
— Washington gave up 33-37-34 points the last three weeks. — Commanders have converted only 16-48 third down plays. — Washington is 5-10 ATS last 15 games as a home favorite. — Last three games, Washington has 9 TD’s on 31 drives. — Last two weeks, Commanders were outscored 45-17 in 2nd half. — Under is 12-5 in Washington’s last 17 games. — 2nd-year QB Howell is 3-2 as NFL starter. — Washington is 8-11 ATS in last 19 games coming off a loss. — Team total: 2-2. Opponents’ team total: over 4-0
— Commanders won eight of last nine series games. — Bears are 3-2 ATS in last five visits here. — Over is 4-1 in last five meetings. — Bears beat Washington 73-0 in NFL title game a long time ago, 1940.
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Post by Gooba on Oct 5, 2023 8:12:12 GMT -5
Thursday’s games
Sam Houston State @ Liberty
Sam Houston State (0-4) — Bearkats lost first four games, by a combined 100-38. — This is Sam Houston’s first season in I-A football — Sam Houston was outscored 65-10 in its three road games. — Coach Keeler has been here for 10 years. — 7 starters back on offense, 9 on defense — 50 starts back on offensive line — senior QB has 22 starts. — Bearkats are 2-1 ATS as road dog (lost 14-0/13-3/38-7). — Bearkats gained 435 yards in LW’s OT loss (443 total first three games). — Last three years, Sam Houston was 26-5 SU, at I-AA level.
Liberty (4-0) — Last 4+ years, Liberty is 38-16 SU/33-21 ATS — Flames won/covered all four games TY, scoring 37.5 ppg. — Flames won their two home games, 34-24/33-17. — Last 3+ years, Liberty is 10-8 ATS as a home favorite. — 5 starters back on offense, 3 on defense — 98 starts back on offensive line — soph QB started four games LY. — Liberty has run the ball for 271.3 yards/game TY. — Flames have a +7 turnover ratio. — New HC Chadwell went 39-22 coaching Coastal Carolina.
— These teams haven’t met recently. — Favorites are 4-2 ATS in C-USA conference games.
Western Kentucky @ Louisiana Tech
Western Kentucky (3-2) — WKU gave up 499 yards/game in its four I-A games (2-2). — Hilltoppers are +7 in turnovers; last two years, were +10/+11. — 7 starters back on offense, 4 on defense — 56 starts back on offensive line. — senior QB started 14 games LY, threw for 4,744 yards, 40 TD’s. — WKU scored 41.3 ppg in its wins (+8 turnovers). — WKU was held to 10-24 points in its losses (minus-1 turnovers). — under Helton, WKU is 6-3-1 ATS as a road favorite. — Under is 3-1 in their I-A games. — Hilltoppers are 13-4-1 ATS in last 18 conference games. — WKU has been to a bowl the last four years (3-1).
Louisiana Tech (3-3) — last 2+ years, Tech is 3-9/3-9/3-3. — Tech allowed 17-10 points in I-A wins, 38-40-28 in its losses. — Last four I-A games, Bulldogs gave up 247.3 rushing yards/game. — Tech is 6-2 ATS in its last eight games as a home underdog. — 8 starters back on offense, 4 on defense — 76 starts back on offensive line. — junior QB started 29 games at Boise State. — Under is 4-1 in its I-A games. — Bulldogs haven’t been to a bowl since 2020.
— These teams haven’t met since 2018. — Teams split their previous six meetings. — Favorites are 4-2 ATS in C-USA conference games.
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