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11-12-22 | Jackson State +12.5 v. Tulsa | 79-85 | Win | 100 | 4 h 14 m | Show | |
Tulsa went 11-20 overall a season ago while going 8-8 at home. The Golden Hurricane averaged 67.4 points per game last season, 29.0 in the paint, 15.2 off of turnovers, and 8.9 on fast breaks. Jackson State went 5-15 on the road and 11-19 overall a season ago. The Tigers averaged 11.4 points off of turnovers, 11.1-second-chance points, and 3.8 bench points last season. |
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11-12-22 | Ball State +8 v. Indiana State | 71-83 | Loss | -110 | 3 h 27 m | Show | |
Ball State head coach Michael Lewis earned a victory in his first opportunity as the Cardinals head coach, as BSU coasted to a 70-point win. The 47-year-old former Indiana Hoosiers player previously served as an assistant coach at Butler, Nebraska, and UCLA, where he was a part of the Bruins' 2021 Final Four team. Senior guard Demarius Jacobs paced the team with 19 points on 87.5 percent shooting, while junior guard Kaiyem Cleary added 17, and sophomore center Payton Sparks scored 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Six Cardinals scored in double digits versus Earlham. Sparks, the 2021 MAC Freshman of the Year, made his presence felt on both sides of the court. |
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11-12-22 | UL-Monroe v. Georgia State -13.5 | Top | 31-28 | Loss | -110 | 21 h 25 m | Show |
Louisiana Monroe is one of the worst defensive teams in the country, giving up 36.8 points per game. They gave up 30 points in their last game and will need to do a better job if they want to stay within the number. |
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11-12-22 | Liberty v. Connecticut +14 | 33-36 | Win | 100 | 20 h 31 m | Show | |
UConn is 4-1 since losing three straight to Syracuse (48-14), Michigan (59-0) and NC State (41-10). “It’s gonna be another great defense and we’re prepared because we played against a lot of great defenses this year,” UConn running back Devontae Houston added. After a loss to Ball State, where the Huskies let the game slip away in the second half, UConn has claimed New England FBS bragging rights by handling Boston College and UMass at home. A win over Liberty, which allowed 24 points to UMass, would take another pronounced performance by the defense and likely need one of the best showings of the season on the offense side of the ba |
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11-12-22 | Vanderbilt +17.5 v. Kentucky | Top | 24-21 | Win | 100 | 19 h 9 m | Show |
If attaining bowl eligibility with last weekend's win over Missouri wasn't enough to keep complacency from becoming an issue with Kentucky, the Wildcats got another boost with Tuesday night's release of the latest College Football Playoff rankings. The Wildcats (6-3, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) will take a No. 24 CFP ranking into Saturday afternoon's matchup with Vanderbilt in Lexington, Ky. It is the second consecutive season the Wildcats have earned a spot in the CFP's Top 25. They finished No. 22 in last season's final pre-bowl poll. At his weekly media conference earlier in the day, coach Mark Stoops talked about the importance of a strong finish for his team. "With three games left in November, we still have to be relentless in our improvement," Stoops said. "We've got to finish strong. That old saying 'remember November' is no joke. You want to remember how you finish." The Wildcats will be going for their 40th win in the last five seasons when they open a three-game homestand against the Commodores (3-6, 0-5). Matchups against Georgia and Louisville will follow. An improbable sweep of all three would put the Wildcats in position for a second consecutive 10-win season, including a bowl game. |
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11-12-22 | SMU v. South Florida +17.5 | 41-23 | Loss | -110 | 19 h 1 m | Show | |
USF’s offense has scored more than 24 points in every game but two this season, but has played without Baylor transfer Gerry Bohanon at quarterback the last two games. SMU coaches, however, would be quick to point out that the Bulls have talent. USF has the fifth-highest talent composite ranking in the American Athletic Conference, a statistic from 247Sports that uses high school recruiting rankings to say how talented each college team is. It’s not perfect, but it’s worth considering, especially when SMU is ranked only one spot higher in the conference rankings. |
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11-11-22 | Fresno State -9.5 v. UNLV | Top | 37-30 | Loss | -107 | 12 h 0 m | Show |
The Fresno State Bulldogs will try to continue their dominance over the UNLV Rebels when the teams meet in a Mountain West Conference game on Friday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Bulldogs have won the last four matchups against the Rebels. The average score over those four games has been 46-22. Fresno State last lost to UNLV in October 2017, losing 26-16. The Bulldogs (5-4, 4-1 in MWC) enter this season's game tied atop the West Division. The Rebels (4-5, 2-3), who have lost four in a row, are in fourth place. Simply put, UNLV has run out of gas. |
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11-11-22 | Colorado v. USC -34 | Top | 17-55 | Win | 100 | 11 h 4 m | Show |
The USC defense has excelled at generating turnovers, boasting 18 through nine games. Coupled with Williams' savvy play at quarterback -- he has thrown 28 touchdown passes against one interception -- the Trojans enjoy the nation's best turnover margin at plus-16 for the season. Colorado (1-8, 1-5) will try to jump-start its struggling offense, which ranks worst among all Power Five conference teams and ahead of only Colorado State and Massachusetts in FBS scoring averages. The Buffs are producing 15.6 points per game, backsliding after a promising, 34-point effort in an Oct. 29 loss to Arizona State. Colorado managed 10 points in a 39-point loss to Oregon last week. The Buffs have never beaten USC in program history, a streak encompassing 15 games and dating back to 1927. Since Colorado joined the Pac-12 in 2011, the Trojans have won the 10 meetings by an average of 17.4 points per game -- though three of the last six were decided by four points or fewer. |
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11-11-22 | Sharks v. Stars -1.5 | 5-4 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 16 m | Show | |
Considering the success they have enjoyed in Dallas, and against the San Jose Sharks there in recent years, the Stars might be in good shape to rebound from their worst defeat of the young season. The Stars will look for a fifth win in six home games Friday night when they face the Sharks, who will try to avoid a season-high sixth straight defeat -- and eighth in a row at Dallas. The Stars outscored their opponents 18-6 during a three-game winning streak they brought into their Tuesday visit to face the surging Winnipeg Jets. After Jason Robertson extended his career-high consecutive goal streak to six games by opening the night's scoring in the second period, the Jets scored four times during the frame and handed Dallas a 5-1 loss. |
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11-11-22 | Georgia v. Wake Forest -7 | 71-81 | Win | 100 | 11 h 13 m | Show | |
Wake Forest will once again be relying on the transfer portal, with former Delaware player Andrew Carr, former Florida player Tyree Appleby, and former Kansas State player Davion Bradford coming in. The Demon Deacons opened the season with a 71-59 win against Fairfield. Daivien Williamson and Andrew Carr led the team with 14 points each. Wake Forest held Fairfield to 38.2% shooting from the field. The Demon Deacons have a lot of turnover in their roster from last season, but the team was able to use the transfer portal successfully last year, and Wake Forest will try to do so again during the 2022-2023 season. |
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11-11-22 | Pennsylvania +13.5 v. Missouri | 85-92 | Win | 100 | 12 h 36 m | Show | |
For as bad as Penn was on offense in their opener, let's not forget that the Tiger defense looked nonexistent in their first. At this point, I expect the Quaker's offense to be better in this one with 13 points being too much to lay. |
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11-11-22 | Mississippi State v. Akron +6.5 | Top | 73-54 | Loss | -115 | 11 h 21 m | Show |
Akron (1-0) carries plenty of momentum into Friday's dustup as well after an 81-80 overtime win at home over South Dakota State in its season opener. Greg Tribble canned the game-winning free throw with 2.4 seconds left in the extra period to lift the Zips to the victory on Monday. Xavier Castaneda led Akron with a career-high 31 points that included an 8-of-12 showing from 3-point range. Enrique Freeman added 23 points and 14 rebounds and Trendon Hankerson scored 11 points in the win. |
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11-11-22 | Duquesne v. Kentucky -17.5 | Top | 52-77 | Win | 100 | 10 h 28 m | Show |
No. 4 Kentucky likely will be without All-American Oscar Tshiebwe again when they host Duquesne on Friday in Lexington, Ky. Tshiebwe, the reigning Naismith Award and Associated Press Player of the Year, sat out Monday's season-opening, 95-63 win over visiting Howard to continue his recovery from minor knee surgery on Oct. 13. "If he wants to play Friday, I'm going to have to work him out myself and see," Kentucky coach John Calipari said. "If I did play him, he would probably play 10 or 15 minutes, just to get his legs under him." |
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11-11-22 | College of Charleston v. North Carolina -21 | 86-102 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 18 m | Show | |
No. 1 ranked North Carolina will continue their four-game homestand on Friday night after what can be described as a sluggish start to the season with a 69-56 victory over UNC-Wilmington. The Tar Heels will welcome a familiar opponent to the Smith Center in College of Charleston, who will face off against North Carolina for the third consecutive year. In Hubert Davis' first season at the helm, North Carolina took a trip to The Palmetto State to face the Cougars in a non-conference matchup. Despite trailing 42-36 at halftime, the Tar Heels rallied to earn a 94-83 win on the road behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Armando Bacot and 22 points from Caleb Love. |
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11-11-22 | Belmont +9.5 v. Furman | Top | 74-89 | Loss | -115 | 10 h 14 m | Show |
Let's see if the Bruins are better than last season when facing teams above .500 ATS, after dropping five of their last six last season. |
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11-11-22 | Villanova -5.5 v. Temple | 64-68 | Loss | -115 | 10 h 11 m | Show | |
Replacing a head coach with more than 500 victories, four trips to the Final Four and two national championships would be a daunting challenge for some people. Not for Kyle Neptune. In Neptune's first game in place of Hall of Famer Jay Wright, No. 16 Villanova cruised past La Salle 81-68 on Monday. The Wildcats (1-0) will now face another Big 5 rival when they visit Temple on Friday in Philadelphia. There will be two more Big 5 games waiting against Pennsylvania and Saint Joseph's. "I get all the hype that's out there -- first game, Big 5 game, a new coach's first game," Neptune said. "Being a part of this program for so long, I think we have a unique resolve about playing and coaching for each other. That's truly all we think about. When you think that way, there's nothing to be nervous about." Caleb Daniels led the way with 24 points and 10 rebounds and Eric Dixon added 20 points and three blocked shots. |
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11-11-22 | Northern Iowa +8.5 v. Richmond | 55-68 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 5 m | Show | |
The Northern Iowa Panthers have played just one game of their regular season but if they're shooting statistics are any sign, Northern Iowa should fare well this season despite their opening night opponent being a division III team. Northern Iowa shot 59.7% overall and 40.6% from behind the three-point line. The Panthers took good care of the ball, turning it over only 12 times and the Northern Iowa defense forced Wartburg into 22 turnovers. |
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11-11-22 | Kansas State -6.5 v. California | 63-54 | Win | 100 | 10 h 48 m | Show | |
On Monday, the Kansas State Wildcats played UT Rio Grande Vaqueros and easily vanquished them with a final score of 93-59. In an inspiring milestone for the team, forward Keyontae Johnson scored 13 points in since being cleared for heart issues after collapsing during a game in December 2020. Kansas State coach Jerome Tang coached his first game as KSU head coach in the win. |
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11-11-22 | Toledo v. UAB -4.5 | 93-85 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 23 m | Show | |
The UAB Blazers did incredibly well on the offensive side of the floor in their opening game of the season against the Alabama State Hornets as they were able to score 111 points. They shot 34-of-64 (53.1 percent) overall, 9-of-21 (42.9 percent) from beyond the arc, and attempted an outstanding 45 shots at the charity stripe. Senior guard Jordan Walker has been dominant as he finished with 38 points, one rebound, three assists, and two steals in 27 minutes of action to lead the offense. |
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11-11-22 | Fresno State v. UC-Santa Barbara | 54-61 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 52 m | Show | |
Consistency has always been a concern of mine when betting the Gauchos. What they appear to be in their previous game doesn't always carry over to the next. Santa Barbara finished on a 4-9-1 ATS run the game after a SU win. |
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11-10-22 | Blackhawks +1.5 v. Kings | Top | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 17 h 23 m | Show |
The Chicago Blackhawks have not had much success in their past six games, but they did beat the Los Angeles Kings in that span. The Blackhawks will try to turn results around against the Kings once again on Thursday night at Los Angeles. Chicago beat the visiting Kings 2-1 in overtime on Nov. 3, ending a four-game winless streak. Chicago was shut out for the second time this season on Saturday, giving up three power-play goals in a 4-0 loss against the Winnipeg Jets to start the current three-game trip. The loss dropped the Blackhawks to 1-3-2 in their past six games, watering down their impressive 4-2-0 start to the season. The Blackhawks returned to Chicago after the loss to Winnipeg and held a long practice on Tuesday, looking to improve on their offensive zone play. |
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11-10-22 | Predators v. Avalanche -1.5 | Top | 3-5 | Win | 140 | 16 h 49 m | Show |
Winning a title is hard, but the Colorado Avalanche are starting to learn that repeating is even tougher. A beat-up Colorado team returns home on Thursday night to face the Nashville Predators after sweeping Columbus in the two-game Global Series at Finland last weekend. The organization suffered a loss with the passing of longtime broadcaster and U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer Peter McNab, who died Sunday after battling cancer. McNab has been part of the Avalanche broadcast team since the franchise moved to Denver from Quebec in 1995. The team will honor him before Thursday's game. Colorado is home for three games -- its longest home stretch so far this season -- but will be short a couple of big pieces. The team announced that top-six forward Valeri Nichushkin will undergo ankle surgery and miss approximately a month, while defensemen Bowen Byram and Sam Girard are also out, with Byram's status said to be "week-to-week" due to a lower-body injury. |
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11-10-22 | North Dakota v. Creighton -26.5 | Top | 61-96 | Win | 100 | 16 h 23 m | Show |
North Dakota won its opening game of the regular season by 8 points over Incarnate Word but the Fighting Hawks struggled shooting the ball, hitting only 42.0% of their overall field goals and 25.0% from behind the three-point line. North Dakota was also careless with the ball as the Fighting Hawks committed 13 turnovers. |
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11-10-22 | Blazers v. Pelicans -6.5 | Top | 106-95 | Loss | -110 | 15 h 24 m | Show |
The Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of a very successful road trip, while the New Orleans Pelicans are just glad to be back home for the first time six days. The Blazers are off to a 3-1 start on their six-game trip and will look to improve upon that mark when they visit the Pelicans on Thursday night. Damian Lillard overcame a sluggish start to score 26 points, making six 3-pointers, in a 105-95 victory at Charlotte on Wednesday night. Portland played without 7-foot center Jusuf Nurkic (adductor) and 6-foot-8 forward Jerami Grant (ankle). "Not having them out there makes us pretty small," Lillard said. "That puts us in a position where we might be vulnerable against a team that is always crashing the boards. So they hurt us with that. But we never stopped competing." |
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11-10-22 | Illinois State -9.5 v. Eastern Illinois | Top | 54-49 | Loss | -105 | 16 h 30 m | Show |
Eastern Illinois has been one of the worst cover teams in all of College Basketball (17-37). They've also failed to cover 21 of their last 28 games against teams playing under .400 ball. |
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11-10-22 | Coyotes v. Islanders -1.5 | Top | 2-0 | Loss | -105 | 14 h 18 m | Show |
The New York Islanders are aware they probably can't count on overcoming multi-goal deficits for wins every night. It just seems like that this week. The Islanders look to continue their early season surge Thursday night when they host the Arizona Coyotes in Elmont, N.Y. Both teams were off Wednesday after earning road wins Tuesday night. The Islanders came back from another two-goal, third-period deficit to edge the rival New York Rangers 4-3, while the visiting Coyotes never trailed in a 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. New York's seventh victory in eight games was particularly notable for the Islanders, who overcame a two-goal, third-period deficit in a second straight win for the first time in franchise history. New York scored twice in the third Monday night before Noah Dobson scored in overtime to cap a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames. |
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11-10-22 | Tulsa v. Memphis -6.5 | Top | 10-26 | Win | 100 | 14 h 2 m | Show |
Memphis will look to end a four-game losing streak when it hosts struggling Tulsa in American Athletic Conference play on Thursday. The Tigers (4-5, 2-4 AAC) are coming off a 35-28 loss to visiting UCF in which the No. 25 Knights broke open a tie game with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to deal Memphis its longest losing streak since 2013. Tulsa (3-6, 1-4) fell behind 17-3 midway through the second quarter and never recovered in a 27-13 loss at No. 19 Tulane. It was the Golden Hurricane's fifth defeat in their past six games. Memphis must win two of its final three games to be bowl-eligible for the ninth straight season, while the Golden Hurricane must win their final three games to qualify for the postseason for the third straight year. |
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11-10-22 | Senators v. Devils -1.5 | 3-4 | Loss | -100 | 14 h 59 m | Show | |
The New Jersey Devils did plenty of things wrong Tuesday and captain Nico Hischier acknowledged the flawed performance. Yet things are going so well for the Devils that the sub-par start did not prevent the Devils from winning. The hottest team in the Eastern Conference seeks an eighth consecutive victory Thursday night when it hosts the struggling Ottawa Senators at Newark, N.J. New Jersey has won seven straight for the first time since it won eight consecutive in February of 2011. This season's streak vaulted the Devils to the top of the Metropolitan Division standings as New Jersey also is 10-1-0 since opening the season with consecutive 5-2 losses to the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings. In the first four games of the winning streak, the Devils outscored opponents by a dominating 19-5 margin. The past three games required some sort of comeback to earn one-goal wins, as the Devils built the longest active winning streak in the East. |
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11-10-22 | Western Carolina +21.5 v. Maryland | Top | 51-71 | Win | 100 | 15 h 33 m | Show |
Maryland men’s basketball is off to a good start, pulling away from Niagara, 71-49, in its first win of the season, and Kevin Willard’s first win as head coach. Par for the course in game one of a new era, it wasn't always pretty as Willard tinkered with lineups and offensive and defensive schemes. But, Maryland’s starters looked comfortable playing together and dominated when they were on the floor. The Terps now turn their attention to Western Carolina, which they tip off against Thursday at 7 p.m. at the XFINITY Center. Western Carolina lost its opener to Georgia and is by no means a difficult matchup for Maryland, but the Terps will still have to take care of business in their nonconference games against inferior opponents. |
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11-09-22 | IUPU-Indianapolis v. Drake -28 | Top | 48-80 | Win | 100 | 12 h 27 m | Show |
Iowa State handled the Jaguars with ease in their season opener, as IUPUI shot just 33.3 percent from the floor and 15.4 percent from behind the arc. Sophomore guard Jlynn Counter led the Jags with 16 points on 45.5 percent shooting, as he was the only IUPUI player to score more than six points. The starting five consisted of three freshmen and two other newcomers, as 12 players made their team debuts for the Jaguars. IUPUI turned the ball over 29 times, resulting in 31 Iowa State points. |
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11-09-22 | Rockets +9.5 v. Raptors | 109-116 | Win | 100 | 12 h 21 m | Show | |
The Houston Rockets ended a six-game losing streak Monday against the Orlando Magic and will try to build on that Wednesday night when they visit the Toronto Raptors. The Rockets defeated the Magic 134-127 for their first road win of the season and only their second victory overall. The Raptors lost 111-97 Monday night at Chicago to split a home-and-home series with the Bulls as they continue to play without Pascal Siakam (adductor strain). The Rockets had an abundance of firsts on Monday: most points, field goals (46), 3-pointers (24), and assists (31), as well as their best shooting percentage (52.9 percent) and best 3-point percentage (50 percent). They also had their top individual scoring game with 34 points from Jalen Green and their top individual assists game with 11 from Kevin Porter Jr. |
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11-09-22 | Jazz v. Hawks -3.5 | 125-119 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 18 m | Show | |
There is little time for the Atlanta Hawks to celebrate their win over previously unbeaten Milwaukee, as the Western Conference-leading Utah Jazz will come to town for their only visit of the season on Wednesday night. The Hawks erased an 11-point, first-quarter deficit to blow away the Bucks 117-98 on Monday and win their third straight game. Atlanta played without leading scorer Trae Young, who participated in pregame warmups but was held out by the staff because of right-shin soreness. His status for Wednesday is uncertain. The Jazz hammered the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers 139-116 on Monday to extend their winning streak to three games. Utah's stop in Atlanta is the first game in a three-game road trip. Utah swept the two-game series with the Hawks last season and has won four straight against Atlanta. A key for Utah's fast start has been depth. The Jazz has six players who average in double figures, including Lauri Markkanen, who scores a team-high 21.9 points per game and has five double-doubles, equaling the number he had in the two previous seasons. |
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11-07-22 | Cavs v. Clippers +4 | Top | 117-119 | Win | 100 | 13 h 38 m | Show |
On an eight-game winning streak with consecutive victories on their current road swing, the Cleveland Cavaliers will return to the same building Monday when they pay a visit to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Cavs pulled off an impressive 114-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon when Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points and put a charge in Cleveland's dominating second half. The Cavs held the Lakers to 36 second-half points and won after trailing 80-77 with just under four minutes remaining in the third quarter. Cleveland's 17-0 run that extended nearly two minutes into the fourth quarter was the difference. "That wasn't who we are," Mitchell said on the Bally Sports Cleveland broadcast about a six-point halftime deficit. "It's never going to be perfect. That's going to happen, but it's how you respond through adversity. ... Coming out the way we did to start the fourth, that's big time." Mitchell now has 251 total points this season and became the third player with at least 250 points in eight games for his new team, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Wilt Chamberlain (317 points) with the Philadelphia Warriors and Kyrie Irving (255) with the Brooklyn Nets also accomplished the feat. Daruis Garland had 24 points for Cleveland, while Jarrett Allen (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Kevin Love (10 points, 10 rebounds) each had a double-double. Garland (knee) and Mitchell (ankle) each played after not taking the court Friday in a victory at Detroit. The Cavs are in a stretch where they play six of seven games on the road and visit Sacramento and Golden State once they leave Los Angeles. |
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11-07-22 | Knicks +3 v. Wolves | 120-107 | Win | 100 | 9 h 33 m | Show | |
The Minnesota Timberwolves continue a four-game homestand on Monday, seeking consecutive wins when the New York Knicks visit Minneapolis. Minnesota opened its home stretch on Friday dropping a 115-102 decision to the Milwaukee Bucks, the third straight loss for the Timberwolves. They rebounded in the second leg of the weekend back-to-back on Saturday, outpacing the Houston Rockets 129-117. Seven Wolves scored in double figures Saturday, including all five starters. The 129 points mark the second-most by a Timberwolves' offense that has struggled to find consistency early in the season. Minnesota has averaged 121 points per game in wins, and 107.8 in losses. Since scoring 126 in an overtime loss to the Utah Jazz during the second game of the campaign, the Timberwolves have not scored more than 107 in any of four defeats. The Wolves' Karl-Anthony Towns scored a team-high 25 points on 9-of-14 field-goal shooting against Houston. |
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11-07-22 | Blazers v. Heat -7.5 | Top | 110-107 | Loss | -115 | 8 h 26 m | Show |
The Miami Heat have played two straight games without their leading scorer, Jimmy Butler, who has been absent due to a sore left hip. The Portland Trail Blazers have played four straight games without their leading scorer, Damian Lillard, due to strained right calf. Even worse for the Trail Blazers, they've played two straight games without starting guard Anfernee Simons, who has left foot inflammation. The Blazers and Heat will hope to welcome back these important pieces on Monday when Portland visits Miami. Lillard, who is averaging 31.0 points, was upgraded to questionable for Monday. Simons, who is second on the Blazers in scoring (22.0) and third in assists (3.9), is doubtful. Butler, who leads Miami in points (21.5) and ranks second in assists (5.5) and rebounds (6.4), could also be back on Monday after the Heat didn't list him on their injury report. The Heat, who are set to start a four-game homestand, are coming off a two-point loss at the Indiana Pacers. |
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11-07-22 | Bucks v. Hawks +4.5 | 98-117 | Win | 100 | 8 h 22 m | Show | |
The Milwaukee Bucks will take their perfect record on the road Monday night when they open a five-day, three-game trip against the Atlanta Hawks. Benefitting from a schedule that has seen them play seven of nine at home, the Bucks have opened with nine wins in a row, matching the 14th-longest run ever to begin an NBA season. A 10th consecutive win would move Milwaukee into a tie with the 1972-73 Boston Celtics, 1993-94 Seattle SuperSonics and 2000-01 Philadelphia 76ers for 11th on the all-time list. Among the Bucks' nine victims were the Hawks in a 123-115 decision in Milwaukee on Oct. 29. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday paced the win with 34 points apiece, allowing the Bucks to prevail on a night on which Trae Young exploded for 42 points for the visitors. Milwaukee survived a rare close encounter with a 110-108 home win over the Detroit Pistons in their next game, and have since rolled on with 25-, 13- and 14-point victories. The Bucks are coming off a 108-94 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. Milwaukee will also see the Thunder on this trip, in between visits to Atlanta and San Antonio. |
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11-07-22 | Suns v. 76ers +2.5 | Top | 88-100 | Win | 100 | 10 h 10 m | Show |
Injuries and illness have hampered the Philadelphia 76ers through the first 10 games, although their most important player is on the mend. Joel Embiid, who has been sidelined with a non-COVID illness for three straight games, is close to a return as the Sixers get set to play host to the Phoenix Suns on Monday. Fellow Philadelphia star James Harden is out for at least one month with a strained tendon in his foot. For the Sixers to rebound after a 4-6 start, Embiid's return is vital. "I was 50/50 watching him at shootaround," Sixers head coach Doc Rivers said Saturday after a 106-104 loss to the New York Knicks. "I thought he was really struggling. He went through like 25 percent of shootarounds. You can see he wasn't feeling great, showed up, went out on the floor, got shots, and just felt bad. |
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11-07-22 | Pelicans -5.5 v. Pacers | 122-129 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 12 m | Show | |
The New Orleans Pelicans are doing well during regulation. In overtime, not so much. They will try to take care of business in four quarters when they visit the Indiana Pacers on Monday. The Pelicans are 4-1 in games decided in regulation, but they've lost all three games that have gone into overtime, including a 124-121 loss at Atlanta on Saturday. "We've got to grow," New Orleans coach Willie Green said. "At the end of the day, the game is going to come down to getting stops and executing offensively. We start the overtime with the turnover. We missed a layup with a chance to tie the game in overtime. There are things that we can clean up, but our execution has to be better." The loss to the Hawks came one night after a 114-105 home victory against the short-handed Golden State Warriors. |
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11-06-22 | Jazz v. Clippers -3 | 110-102 | Loss | -110 | 11 h 12 m | Show | |
Somewhat in sync after a rough start, although still missing their best player, the Los Angeles Clippers will take a three-game winning streak into a home contest against the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Kawhi Leonard has played in just two games for the Clippers this season and none of the last six as he is attempting to return from a knee procedure that cost him the entire 2021-22 season. Leonard has played just 42 minutes and has come off the bench in his two appearances. His availability issues were instrumental in the Clippers' 2-4 start, although they now have consecutive victories over the Houston Rockets as well as another win Friday against the San Antonio Spurs. Paul George has been a force of late, however, scoring 32 points in the 113-106 victory over the Spurs. George has averaged 31.7 points over the past three games. |
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11-05-22 | Spurs v. Nuggets -11.5 | 101-126 | Win | 100 | 8 h 57 m | Show | |
Lost in the controversy surrounding San Antonio waiving former first-round pick Joshua Primo is the fact that the Spurs are off to a good start, and their wins haven't come against tanking teams. San Antonio is 5-4 with impressive victories at Indiana, Philadelphia and Minnesota, but the Spurs will be tested with a road game against the relatively rested Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. The contest will be the first of a home-and-home set between the teams, as a rematch is set for Monday in San Antonio. The Spurs are at a disadvantage after losing to the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 113-106 on Friday night and flying to Denver after the game. The Nuggets haven't played since earning a 122-110 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. San Antonio released Primo on Oct. 28 after he was accused of indecent exposure by a former Spurs clinical psychologist, who has since filed a civil suit against the organization. Then in the Spurs' Sunday win over the Timberwolves, rookie guard Blake Wesley tore his left medial collateral ligament, and he is expected to miss six to eight weeks. Losing two ballhandlers within a week is tough for any team, especially for one as young as San Antonio. The Spurs started the season with the league's third-youngest roster. Wesley was going to get seasoning in the G-League before Primo was released, leading to him being called into action. Now the rest of the young roster will try to continue the surprising start for veteran coach Gregg Popovich. In some ways, youth might be helping the team to a better-than-expected start. |
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11-05-22 | James Madison +7 v. Louisville | 10-34 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 53 m | Show | |
There might have been a few problems lately with two straight losses, but the run defense remained the best in the nation. The Dukes are only allowing 55 yards per game even after giving up a season-most 167 yards in the loss to Marshall. The defensive front is amazing at getting into the backfield and creating negative plays, the passing game should push for 300 yards, and the secondary won’t allow much to this bunch. Louisville can throw, but it’s not always consistently connecting. |
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11-05-22 | Auburn +13 v. Mississippi State | Top | 33-39 | Win | 100 | 9 h 50 m | Show |
Auburn interim coach Carnell "Cadillac" Williams will hope to salvage the Tigers' season, beginning with a game at slumping Mississippi State on Saturday night in Starkville, Miss. Williams, who was in his fourth season of coaching the Tigers' running backs, replaced Bryan Harsin after he was dismissed on Monday after less than two seasons on the job. "I truly believe Auburn has the potential to be a championship program once again," Harsin wrote in a statement on Tuesday. "The resources, financial support, and fan base are in place." The Tigers (3-5, 1-4 SEC), mired in a four-game losing streak, went 9-12 under Harsin, with losses in 10 of their past 13 games dating to last season. Mississippi State (5-3, 2-3) is coming off a 30-6 loss at then-No. 6 Alabama, the Bulldogs' second straight loss after opening the season 5-1. The Bulldogs and Tigers play contrasting styles of offense. |
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11-05-22 | Texas -2.5 v. Kansas State | Top | 34-27 | Win | 100 | 8 h 21 m | Show |
Kansas State is coming off a historic victory. Now it's time to prove that it was not a fluke. The Wildcats, ranked No. 13 in the first College Football Playoff poll, defeated then-No. 9 Oklahoma State 48-0 last Saturday, the largest shutout ever over a top-10 team by a team lower in the rankings. It was the Wildcats' first victory over the Cowboys in Chris Klieman's four years as head coach. They'll face another squad Klieman hasn't defeated when No. 24 Texas comes to Manhattan, Kan. on Saturday for a primetime showdown. K-State (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) played exceptionally well against the Cowboys, and two Wildcats earned Big 12 player of the week honors. Quarterback Will Howard, who played for injured starter Adrian Martinez, earned offensive player of the week after going 21-of-37 for 296 passing yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Punter Ty Zentner was selected special teams player of the week after serving as punter, placekicker, and kickoff specialist. He hit both field goals and all six extra points, plus placed two of his four punts inside the 20 without a touchback. The defense shut out the Cowboys, who came into the game averaging 44.7 points per game, tied for third in the FBS. The last time the Cowboys were shut out was Nov. 28, 2009, when they were blanked by Oklahoma, 27-0. The Cowboys also were held to 217 yards of total offense, less than half their season average (466.9 yards per game). |
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11-05-22 | Kings v. Magic +3.5 | 126-123 | Win | 100 | 4 h 4 m | Show | |
The Sacramento Kings can steal from Golden State's game plan once again Saturday night as they play their fourth consecutive game against a recent Warriors opponent when they visit the Orlando Magic. The Kings have taken advantage of the unusual schedule to triumph in two of their last three games, winning at home over the Miami Heat two days after they had faced the Warriors, prevailing at Charlotte two days after they'd seen the Warriors and losing in a rematch with the Heat one day after the Warriors had visited Miami. In the Magic, Sacramento will see a team coming off its most impressive win of the season. Yes, it came against the Warriors on Thursday, a 130-129 thriller at home. Coincidentally, the Kings and Warriors will meet Monday in San Francisco in each team's first game after a lengthy Eastern swing. Both the Kings and Magic have had more than their fair share of close contests so far. Sacramento is coming off a 110-107 loss at Miami on Wednesday that was its sixth game out of seven determined by seven or fewer points. In fact, Wednesday's tight defeat might have gone into overtime if the referees had called Miami's Tyler Herro for traveling before his game-winning 3-pointer. As is customary, the NBA reviewed the play a day later and agreed with Kings coach Mike Brown that Herro had indeed traveled. |
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11-05-22 | Central Florida v. Memphis +3 | Top | 35-28 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 53 m | Show |
UCF just passed a pressure-packed test, one that coach Gus Malzahn admittedly would have preferred his team not have to take. Now the Knights, No. 25 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, have to prove they can win on the road. UCF (6-2, 3-1 American Athletic Conference) travels to Memphis (4-4, 2-3) on Saturday afternoon. The Knights are coming off a 25-21 home win over conference power Cincinnati, which was 20th in the AP poll a week ago and was a CFP playoff team last season. Leading 10-6 in the third quarter, UCF twice fumbled in the red zone. Those missed opportunities loomed large when they trailed 13-12 entering the fourth. Led by not-so-ordinary backup quarterback Mikey Keene, UCF capped a 77-yard drive with a touchdown with 4:36 left to take an 18-13 lead, surrendered a TD and two-point conversion about 1 1/2 minutes later and trailed 21-18, then responded again with RJ Harvey's 17-yard scoring run with 48 seconds left. |
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11-05-22 | New Mexico +14.5 v. Utah State | 10-27 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 55 m | Show | |
The Utah State Aggies (3-5) host an MWC battle against the New Mexico Lobos (2-6) on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. In last week’s game, the Aggies lost to the Cowboys from Wyoming 28-14, and the Lobos lost to Fresno State 41-9 in Mountain West Conference play. The Lobos come into the game at 2-6 and have struggled to balance the offense and defense this year in a very challenging year for the Lobos. New Mexico started the year with two wins over Maine and UTEP and a loss to Boise State over their first three games. The Lobos have hit a losing streak since then, falling to LSU, UNLV, Wyoming, New Mexico State, and Fresno State in succession. |
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11-05-22 | Blackhawks +1.5 v. Jets | 0-4 | Loss | -130 | 2 h 5 m | Show | |
Following a slow start, the Winnipeg Jets have found a nice rhythm. Meanwhile, the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks are just looking for some consistency. The Jets try to extend their point streak to six games when they host the Blackhawks on Saturday. Winnipeg lost three of its first five games but has gone 4-0-1 since. Kyle Connor scored 1:45 into overtime Thursday, as the Jets improved to 3-1-0 at home with a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Connor recorded a career-high 47 goals during his personal-best 93-point 2021-22 season. However, Thursday marked just the second time he has scored through 10 games this season. "Sometimes it comes in bunches," Connor said. "So, I'm just going to keep playing, keep trying to improve and get better every game. Hopefully, we can get on a little stretch here." Connor has four goals with five assists during his last five games versus Chicago, with Winnipeg winning four of those. Jets teammate Connor Hellebuyck, who has a 2.35 goals-against average in eight starts, has stopped 76-of-82 shots while winning two of his last three home outings versus Chicago. Backup David Rittich has yielded six goals in his two starts this season, and 14 in four against the Blackhawks during his career. Chicago opened the season with back-to-back road losses, then won four in a row. Following that run of success, the Blackhawks went 0-2-2 before Jonathan Toews scored 1:31 into overtime of a 2-1 home victory against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. All but two of the Blackhawks' 11 games this season have been decided by one or two goals. |
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11-05-22 | South Florida v. Temple +3.5 | Top | 28-54 | Win | 100 | 3 h 14 m | Show |
Temple and South Florida are the only teams yet to win a game in American Athletic Conference play this season. Off to 0-4 starts in league play, Temple and USF are hoping to emerge with the elusive AAC victory when the teams convene Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. Temple (2-6, 0-4 AAC) has dropped conference games to Memphis, Central Florida, Tulsa, and Navy. The Owls absorbed a 70-13 loss to UCF on Oct. 13, took an early 10-point lead in a 27-16 loss at Tulsa, and succumbed in overtime during last week's 27-20 loss to Navy. Amad Anderson Jr. caught a 20-yard touchdown for the Owls and finished with eight receptions for 114 yards. E.J. Warner, the son of Kurt Warner, completed 24 of 48 passes for 268 yards and was intercepted twice. Perhaps the most encouraging sign came from the defense's showing against the Navy's triple-option. The Owls conceded 224 yards from scrimmage -- well below Navy's 370 yards per game entering last week. |
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11-05-22 | Marshall -3.5 v. Old Dominion | Top | 12-0 | Win | 100 | 3 h 9 m | Show |
Nearly four months later, they’re still coming one at a time. When the Monarchs host Marshall at 2 p.m. Saturday, they don’t plan to look past nightfall. That’s when time and football will tell whether ODU (3-5, 2-2 Sun Belt) will have taken an important step toward bowl eligibility or whether an already uphill climb will have grown steeper. After Saturday, the Monarchs will face James Madison, Appalachian State, and South Alabama — all teams with records above .500. But Rahne, true to form, remains singularly focused on the Thundering Herd (4-4, 1-3) with three wins needed to make the postseason. |
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11-05-22 | North Dakota -11 v. Indiana State | 42-7 | Win | 100 | 2 h 4 m | Show | |
North Dakota was selected seventh overall in the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll as voted on by the league's coaches, media, and SIDs. The Fighting Hawks received 190 total points in the poll. North Dakota featured five players that earned MVC Preseason All-Conference accolades led by wide receiver Bo Belquist, as well as Donny Ventrelli (OL), Devon Krzanowski (LB), C.J. Siegel (DB), and punter Cade Peterson. North Dakota already bosts a pair of wins over ranked opponents in the 2022 season as the Fighting Hawks topped No. 24 Northern Iowa (29-27) and No. 7 Missouri State (48-31). The Fighting Hawks have also posted a pair of nonconference wins over Northern Arizona and Abilene Christian on the year. Bo Belquist has lived up to his billing as one of the top receiving threats in the MVFC on the year with a league-high 5.88 receptions per game. |
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11-04-22 | Jazz v. Lakers -3 | 130-116 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 29 m | Show | |
Feeling at least slightly better about the road ahead, the Los Angeles Lakers will take their first winning streak of the season into a home contest Friday against the Utah Jazz. The Lakers started the season 0-5 but have since defeated the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans in succession, needing overtime to get past the Pelicans 120-117 at home Wednesday. The Lakers blew a 16-point third-quarter lead but forced their way into overtime when sharpshooter Matt Ryan drilled an off-balance 3-pointer at the fourth-quarter buzzer. Los Angeles won despite LeBron James shooting just 1 of 5 from the field in the extra period. Lonnie Walker IV led the Lakers with a season-high 28 points and has averaged 23 per game in the back-to-back victories. That compares to Walker's scoring average of 16.1 points overall. A heavier reliance on Walker was needed with James appearing sluggish on the court. After the game, it was revealed that James was dealing with a non-COVID illness earlier in the week. |
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11-04-22 | Warriors +10.5 v. Pelicans | 105-114 | Win | 100 | 6 h 32 m | Show | |
The Golden State Warriors are wrapping up a five-game road trip that has gone very poorly. The New Orleans Pelicans are back home for one game after a road trip that could have been a success but wasn't. The Warriors have lost four consecutive games as they visit the Pelicans on Friday night. Golden State has lost to the Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, and Orlando Magic, and the reigning NBA champions are 0-5 on the road this season. "We haven't been in this position in a while," Golden State guard Stephen Curry said. "We've got to pick each other up. Everybody in that locker room has to figure it out. That's what the job requires. We understand that. Our energy and effort were there." In a 130-129 loss to Orlando on Thursday, the Warriors scored 64 second-half points but gave up 77 as they lost a 12-point halftime lead. Golden State coach Steve Kerr admitted postgame that changes might be necessary. |
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11-04-22 | Hornets v. Grizzlies -11 | 99-130 | Win | 100 | 5 h 7 m | Show | |
After a hard-fought 111-106 win over Portland ended a four-game road trip out West, the Memphis Grizzlies are riding momentum and will return home Friday to take on the slumping Charlotte Hornets. The steady hand of point guard Ja Morant continues to run the show. Morant ranks fifth in the NBA in scoring (31.4 points per game) and is dishing out 6.4 assists per game. But fellow guard Desmond Bane has been fantastic early on. After he sat out a Halloween loss to Utah with an ankle injury, Bane returned Wednesday and scored 20 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Grizzlies to a victory over the first-place Trail Blazers. |
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11-04-22 | Clippers v. Spurs +4.5 | 113-106 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 56 m | Show | |
The Los Angeles Clippers will look to build on the momentum forged in back-to-back wins when they square off against the up-and-down San Antonio Spurs in the final game of a two-game road trip on Friday. The Clippers head to the Alamo City after a 109-101 win in Houston on Wednesday that evened their season record at 4-4. Paul George led the way with 28 points and key baskets down the stretch and Marcus Morris Sr. added 21 points (18 of them in the first half) and 10 rebounds in the victory, Los Angeles' second straight (both over Houston) after four consecutive losses. Moses Brown added 13 points off the bench for the Clippers while Reggie Jackson hit for 12 in the victory. |
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11-03-22 | Kings -1.5 v. Blackhawks | 1-2 | Loss | -100 | 1 h 55 m | Show | |
The Chicago Blackhawks have a goalie crisis and Arvid Soderblom will look to be at least the short-term answer Thursday night against the visiting Los Angeles Kings. The Blackhawks lost Alex Stalock on Tuesday night when he was knocked out of a 3-1 loss to New York in the opening minutes after a collision with the Islanders' Casey Cizikas. Petr Mrazek is already out due to a groin strain. Stalock is in the concussion protocol, and Cizikas was hit with a game misconduct penalty and fined $5,000 Wednesday for goalie interference. Soderblom, 23, entered three minutes in and allowed two goals while making 28 saves as the Blackhawks dropped their fourth straight (0-2-2). |
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11-03-22 | Eagles -13.5 v. Texans | 29-17 | Loss | -110 | 1 h 43 m | Show | |
Jalen Hurts was born in Houston and grew up about 25 miles from NRG Stadium. As a child he dreamed of playing at the stadium the Houston Texans call home. On Thursday night he'll finally get that chance when he leads the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles (7-0) against the lowly one-win Texans (1-5-1). "I never had the opportunity to go play in Reliant as a kid, now known as NRG," he said. "I spent a lot of time in the Houston Texans facility, my godfather being on staff as a child, and I have a lot of memories at that place, so it'll be exciting." Houston coach Lovie Smith knows Hurts will be amped up to play so close to home, but he isn't going to roll out the welcome wagon to meet the young star. |
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11-02-22 | Pelicans v. Lakers +3.5 | 117-120 | Win | 100 | 10 h 56 m | Show | |
Fresh off their long-awaited first victory of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers will see if they can make success a theme Wednesday when they host the New Orleans Pelicans. The Lakers started the season on a five-game losing streak before scoring a 121-110 victory at home Sunday over the Denver Nuggets. They were the last team in the NBA to finally win a game this season. It was also the first victory for new Lakers head coach Darvin Ham, who has somewhat extended himself on a limb with his decision to use Russell Westbrook off the bench. The plan took flight against the Nuggets, with Westbrook scoring 18 points and sealing the victory with a driving basket with 1:36 remaining. Westbrook's consistency issues last season, his first with the Lakers, and his caustic tone throughout, have not been a good look. So Ham made the change in roles, asking the veteran scorer to embrace the team concept while swallowing his pride. |
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11-02-22 | Jazz +6 v. Mavs | 100-103 | Win | 100 | 8 h 50 m | Show | |
During their surprise start, the new-look Utah Jazz have taken on and beaten teams with elite players, including Nikola Jokic, Karl-Anthony Towns, Zion Williamson and Ja Morant. On Wednesday night, they'll get their first shot at another superstar, Luka Doncic, when they visit the host Dallas Mavericks. Judging by the way they've played in the aftermath of the Donovan Mitchell-Rudy Gobert-Quin Snyder era, the Jazz certainly aren't going to quiver at the challenge. They might not have any NBA superstars, per se, but the Jazz aren't lacking in hustle and determination. It's led them to six wins in eight games, making them one of the most intriguing success stories of the early season. "Nobody is backing down or afraid of anything," Jazz guard Mike Conley said after Utah defeated Memphis 121-105 Monday night in Salt Lake City. "That's who we are. We are that team and it's fun to be around that -- guys who are scrappy that don't care about getting elbowed and don't care about fouling too many times." |
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11-02-22 | Kings v. Heat -6 | 107-110 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 53 m | Show | |
The Sacramento Kings will be without star point guard De'Aaron Fox. The Miami Heat may be without star combo guard Tyler Herro. The health of those two players will play a key role in the Wednesday game between the host Heat and the suddenly hot Kings, who have won two straight following a four-game skid. Herro, who entered Miami's Tuesday game averaging 19.9 points, got poked in the left eye in the second quarter of the contest against the visiting Golden State Warriors. He sustained a contusion and did not return, finishing with two points in 10 minutes. The Heat went on to beat the defending NBA champions 116-109. Following the game, Herro said he briefly lost his vision. However, he said he had it back by the end of the contest. |
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11-01-22 | Panthers -1.5 v. Coyotes | Top | 1-3 | Loss | -109 | 12 h 19 m | Show |
After rolling up five victories and 11 points in their first nine games of the Paul Maurice era, the Florida Panthers head west for a four-game road trip beginning Tuesday night in Tempe, Ariz., against the Arizona Coyotes. Florida hit the road following a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, firing a franchise-record 58 shots on goal in the process. That came on the heels of a 51-shot effort in a 4-3 loss at Philadelphia on Thursday. The Panthers jumped out to a 2-0 first-period lead against the Senators on goals by Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov while outshooting Ottawa an eye-popping 26-4. But Ottawa battled back to tie the game 2-2 early in the second period. Despite finishing with a 58-26 shot advantage, Florida didn't score the game-winner until Brandon Montour one-timed Barkov's pass from the top of the right circle with 3:32 remaining. Matthew Tkachuk sealed the win with an empty netter with 14 seconds left. |
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11-01-22 | Seattle Kraken v. Flames -1.5 | Top | 5-4 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 12 m | Show |
Jordan Eberle's and Martin Jones' wives both gave birth to baby boys last Friday. The next night, their husbands delivered in their own way. Eberle scored his first goal of the season and Jones made 32 saves to lead the Seattle Kraken to a 3-1 victory against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. The Kraken is scheduled to open a three-game trip in Calgary on Tuesday night. "Obviously, midseason you have a baby there's a lot going through your head, but once you get out there you kind of just zone into it a bit," said Eberle, who has been through this once before. For Jones, it was a first. "It's been a roller coaster," Jones said. "Just tried to wrap my head around playing hockey (Saturday) and sometimes when you're not thinking too many things work out for you." |
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11-01-22 | Senators +1.5 v. Lightning | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 9 h 16 m | Show | |
After his club's 5-3 loss in Florida on Saturday, Ottawa coach D.J. Smith hopes the worst is behind the Senators. After watching eight October games that Ottawa managed to split, Smith said the first 20 minutes against the Panthers wasn't indicative of his side's abilities. "The first period is, well, it's our worst period of the year for sure," Smith said. "Just weren't ready when the game started. We battled back and we gave up a goal at the end of the second period, and then we give up a goal with three minutes to go. I mean, we kept battling but we've got to be better than that." Following that defeat, Ottawa heads up the Gulf Coast to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday in the first of three matchups on the season. The Senators are seeking their first road win of the season after three losses. With the additions of Claude Giroux and Alex DeBrincat, the Senators are aiming to become a contender in the Atlantic Division, which is off to a strong start. None of the eight teams has a losing record, leaving Ottawa and its eight points in last place. |
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10-31-22 | Grizzlies v. Jazz +2.5 | 105-121 | Win | 100 | 7 h 7 m | Show | |
After Saturday's entertaining back-and-forth contest wasn't decided until the final buzzer, the NBA schedule-makers might be feeling pretty good about a quick turnaround meeting between the Memphis Grizzlies and Utah Jazz. Fresh off a wild 124-123 win, the surprising Jazz will host the Grizzlies for the second time in three nights Monday in Salt Lake City. Viewers can only hope it's as fun to watch as the previous meeting, during which Lauri Markkanen and Kelly Olynyk each scored 23 points and hit a string of key shots late in the fourth quarter for the slim win. "You got to give the Jazz credit," Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. "They outcompeted us for 48 minutes." |
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10-31-22 | Kings v. Hornets +3 | 115-108 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 2 m | Show | |
The Sacramento Kings open a four-game road swing Monday when they travel to Charlotte to meet a Hornets team coming off an overtime win over the reigning NBA champion. Charlotte experienced the lows and highs of a weekend back-to-back, losing a 113-93 rout on the road Friday to the previously winless Orlando Magic. The Hornets rebounded at home the following night with a 120-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Charlotte built a 15-point lead in the third quarter before the Warriors rallied, but the Hornets held the Warriors to just six points in the extra frame. "It says a lot about the guys in the locker room. They sucked it up. We were tired," Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said. "A bunch of guys played well to make the plays at the end of the game. It's a really good win for our team." |
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10-31-22 | Capitals v. Hurricanes -1.5 | 2-3 | Loss | -100 | 5 h 14 m | Show | |
The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes have something in common going into Monday night's meeting at Raleigh, N.C. Both teams are coming off road victories, but they weren't achieved under ideal circumstances. The edge on Monday could go to the team that adjusts best to its situation. Right winger T.J. Oshie and defenseman John Carlson exited early for the Capitals in their 3-0 triumph at Nashville on Saturday. "They're both lower-body (ailments) and we're evaluating them," Washington coach Peter Laviolette said. The Hurricanes were far from smooth at Philadelphia on Saturday, yet they came out on top 4-3 in overtime. "We can't play like that and expect to be too successful," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. Monday's game brings Laviolette back to Raleigh. He was the coach of the Hurricanes in 2006, when they won the Stanley Cup with Brind'Amour as the captain. Both teams had challenging road assignments across the opening couple of weeks of the season. Monday's game completes a four-game road stretch for the Capitals. The Hurricanes returned from an early Western Conference swing and played on back-to-back nights, losing at home to the New York Islanders on Friday before facing the Flyers. Brent Burns scored the winning goal Saturday night, another step in his acclimation to the Hurricanes. "I think it has been an adjustment, but that's what he does," Brind'Amour said of Burns coming up big in clutch situations. That could also be true of Hurricanes forward Martin Necas, who has been consistent to start the season. Brind'Amour said Necas might be considered Carolina's best player to date with 11 points (five goals, six assists). "Just try to be better at 5-on-5," Necas said about his hot start. "Just be prepared for the season as much as possible. So far it has been good, but it's only eight games in a season." If Necas continues to be a factor at this rate, it will open areas on the ice for the Hurricanes' other skilled skaters. |
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10-30-22 | Nuggets v. Lakers +4 | 110-121 | Win | 100 | 8 h 21 m | Show | |
Bones Hyland went off against Utah on Friday night, sinking seven 3-pointers to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Jazz. That type of shooting is unheard of from the Los Angeles Lakers this season. The Lakers lost at Minnesota on Friday night and have lost their first five games of the season. It ties the 2014-15 team for the worst start in franchise history. That team finished 21-61 and unless the shooting improves, this year's squad could struggle to hit 20 wins. They'll go for their first Sunday night when they host the Nuggets in a rematch of Wednesday's game. Los Angeles played Friday without center Anthony Davis, who woke up that morning with back tightness but is hopeful to return against the Nuggets. The Lakers will have guard Russell Westbrook available after he missed the 110-99 loss in Denver. Westbrook scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds off the bench in the loss to the Timberwolves. It is the first time since early in his rookie year, 2008-09, that he has come off the bench. The veteran and 2017 NBA MVP talked with head coach Darvin Ham about being a reserve to provide a spark for the second unit. |
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10-30-22 | Jets v. Golden Knights -1.5 | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 56 m | Show |
The Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights will both put three-game winning streaks on the line when they meet late Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas. It will be the second meeting in an 11-day span between the teams. Vegas, jumping out to a 4-0 first-period lead that featured a pair of goals by Jack Eichel, won the first one 5-2 on Oct. 20 in Vegas. The Golden Knights, who lead the Pacific Division with a Western Conference-best 14 points, seem to have bought into a more defensive-oriented system brought in by new head coach Bruce Cassidy. Entering Saturday, Vegas led the NHL with a 1.78 goals-against average and has allowed two goals or fewer in six of its nine games. The Golden Knights also lead the Western Conference with a plus-13 goal differential. And rookie goaltender Logan Thompson, who made 29 saves in a 4-0 victory over Anaheim on Friday, owns two shutouts. "He's been awesome," Vegas forward Reilly Smith said of Thompson. "He's just picking up more and more confidence every game. It's great to see." Thompson sports a 1.69 goals-against to go along with a sparkling .943 save percentage. He credited his teammates for playing a big part in his good start. |
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10-30-22 | Rangers -1.5 v. Coyotes | 3-2 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 50 m | Show | |
During their first four-game losing streak under coach Gerard Gallant, the New York Rangers had little to show for an abundance of shots on goal, though they vowed the goals would eventually appear. On Saturday, the Rangers finally produced the goals they were seeking and hope to continue their production Sunday night when they visit the Arizona Coyotes in their new, temporary arena in Tempe, Ariz. In the prior four games, New York had taken two home defeats -- one in overtime, one in a shootout -- along with a 5-1 loss to the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets and a 3-0 loss to the host New York Islanders on Wednesday. During those games, the Rangers averaged 35.2 shots on goal, and produced 46 and 41 respectively in the final two games of the skid. On Saturday afternoon, New York finished with 27 shots in a 6-3 victory at Dallas. In a game in which they produced their second-lowest amount of shots on the season, the Rangers scored two power-play goals and three in a span of 2:07 in the third period. |
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10-30-22 | Magic v. Mavs -9 | Top | 105-114 | Push | 0 | 6 h 15 m | Show |
Rookie Paolo Banchero has received plenty of fanfare by scoring at least 20 points in each of his first six games to begin his NBA career. Banchero also has shown that he's willing to distribute the basketball following his season-high seven-assist performance in the Orlando Magic's 113-93 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday. The top overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft will look to fill the box score yet again on Sunday when the Magic visit Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Banchero, 19, collected 21 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Magic to their first win of the season on Friday. He is averaging 23.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3 blocks this season. His 141 points over the first six games of his NBA career trail only Hall of Fame member Shaquille O'Neal for the most in franchise history. |
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10-30-22 | Wolves v. Spurs +6 | 98-107 | Win | 100 | 7 h 37 m | Show | |
There will be plenty of familiarity in the mix when the San Antonio Spurs host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday in the third game between the teams over a stretch of seven days. The teams spilt the two previous contests in Minneapolis, with the Spurs winning 115-106 on Monday and Minnesota prevailing 134-122 on Wednesday. The Spurs have been one of the surprise teams in the early going, winning four of their six games including a 129-124 victory at home over Chicago on Friday. Keldon Johnson scored a season-high 33 points and canned a pair of free throws in the final seconds to lead San Antonio. Jakob Poeltl added 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Spurs, with Zach Collins tallying 16, Jeremy Sochan scoring 13, Josh Richardson hitting for 12 and Tre Jones and Blake Wesley contributing 11 and 10 points, respectively. |
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10-30-22 | Warriors -6 v. Pistons | Top | 114-128 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 49 m | Show |
The optimism surrounding the Detroit Pistons entering this season has been tempered by an early five-game losing streak. In order to end the slide, they'll have to defeat the defending champions. Detroit hosts Golden State on Sunday and will need to shore up its porous defense to have any chance of pulling an upset. The Pistons were defeated twice at home by Atlanta this week, getting blitzed by guard Trae Young and his teammates. Young scored 35 points in the Hawks' 118-113 victory on Wednesday, then erupted for 36 points and 12 assists in just three quarters on Friday as Atlanta rolled to a 136-112 triumph. Coach Dwane Casey questioned his team's defensive pride after the latest loss. "They shot almost 57 percent and that's just a sign of lack of commitment," he said. "We have to make up our minds that teams aren't going to walk in and do whatever they want to us." A big night for franchise player Cade Cunningham was wasted in the process. Despite foul trouble, Cunningham scored a career-best 35 points and also contributed nine rebounds and eight assists. However, his teammates shot 36.5 percent from the field. |
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10-30-22 | 49ers v. Rams | 31-14 | Win | 100 | 4 h 31 m | Show | |
The Los Angeles Rams' rivalry with the 49ers has been thoroughly, shockingly one-sided in San Francisco's favor over the past several seasons. Well, except in the one meeting that mattered the most. But that NFC championship game victory by the Rams last January meant nothing when San Francisco routed LA yet again four weeks ago. It means even less this Sunday before the Rams' second meeting of the season - and fourth meeting of 2022 - with the 49ers, who have won a whopping seven consecutive regular-season games against Los Angeles. Even the Rams' only victory over the 49ers since 2018 was hardly convincing: San Francisco had to blow a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, and Niners safety Jaquiski Tartt had to drop a surefire late interception while the Rams surged into the Super Bowl. With fresh optimism after their bye week, the Rams (3-3) are hoping this will be the week they finally break through in decisive fashion against the 49ers (3-4), who have lost two straight and have beaten only one team other than Los Angeles since Week 2. |
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10-29-22 | Missouri +3.5 v. South Carolina | 23-10 | Win | 100 | 4 h 34 m | Show | |
South Carolina has climbed back into the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since Week 2 of the 2018 season. Now the No. 25 Gamecocks (5-2, 2-2 SEC) will try to maintain their national ranking when they host Missouri (3-4, 1-3 SEC) Saturday in Columbia, S.C. "When you are the head coach and you are ranked, it is certainly something we are proud of but not satisfied with," South Carolina coach Shane Beamer said Tuesday. "I look at it more as it is just the next step. Credit the players and the people in this program." South Carolina moved back into prominence by winning at No. 13 Kentucky 24-14 on Oct 8, then holding off Texas A&M 30-24 at home last Saturday. |
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10-29-22 | Temple +15 v. Navy | 20-27 | Win | 100 | 3 h 57 m | Show | |
The Temple defense is fantastic at coming up with third-down stops. No, the run D isn’t amazing, but overall the Owls have a problem against teams that can throw enough to make open things up for everything else. Teams that weren’t able to throw – Rutgers, UMass, Lafayette – also didn’t run for a score. Navy might not be able to throw outside of a few plays here and there, but there won’t be a whole slew of worries about the air show. Temple should be able to hold up against the run by selling out to keep the Midshipmen from getting to the outside |
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10-29-22 | Old Dominion +3.5 v. Georgia State | 17-31 | Loss | -108 | 3 h 46 m | Show | |
Georgia State’s defense has been funky. It got ripped up by the Appalachian State running game in last week’s loss, got hit with 359 passing yards in the win over Georgia Southern a few weeks ago, and Old Dominion’s offense can adapt to whatever works. The passing game has been steady enough to be a sure thing to hit 200 yards, and the ground attack rumbled all over Coastal Carolina in a shocking win a few weeks ago. With a great pass rush to bother Panther QB Darren Grainger, the defense should be okay |
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10-29-22 | Charlotte +15.5 v. Rice | 56-23 | Win | 100 | 2 h 40 m | Show | |
Can the offense overcome the other issues? The 49ers might not be able to run all that well, but if Chris Reynolds is able to limit the mistakes, the passing game will work. The Rice defense is decent, but the pass defense will give up 200 yards as long as the 49ers are able to hit the midrange throws. The Owls will turn it over – they’ve given it away three times in each of the last two games and 16 times in the six FBS games |
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10-28-22 | Bulls v. Spurs +5 | 124-129 | Win | 100 | 7 h 22 m | Show | |
DeMar DeRozan will be chasing a milestone in a familiar neighborhood when his Chicago Bulls visit the young and feisty San Antonio Spurs on Friday. Both teams have won three of their five games this season, with the host Bulls coming off a 124-109 win against Indiana on Wednesday and San Antonio returning home after a 134-122 loss in Minnesota on the same day. DeRozan had 17 points in Wednesday's win and drew to within seven points of becoming the 54th player in NBA/ABA history to reach the career 20,000-point plateau. He will likely reach that mark in San Antonio, where he was the go-to player for the Spurs for three seasons ending in 2021. Only six active players have reached the milestone. |
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10-28-22 | Yale -2.5 v. Columbia | 41-16 | Win | 100 | 6 h 35 m | Show | |
Two Ivy League programs meet up on Friday night as the Yale Bulldogs will travel to New York City and take on the Columbia Lions. Yale and Columbia come in playing impressive football on the season as the Bulldogs sit at 4-2 and the Lions sit at 3-3. A win in this game could put Yale in a good position for the remainder of the season in the Ivy League. Columbia is 0-3 in the conference, which likely won't be something they can overcome this season. Yale will come into this one after a tough 20-13 loss against UPenn. Columbia has now dropped two in a row after a 27-24 loss against Dartmouth and a 34-14 loss against UPenn. |
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10-28-22 | Ducks v. Golden Knights -1.5 | 0-4 | Win | 100 | 5 h 15 m | Show | |
The Golden Knights aim to record their second three-game winning streak of the young season and hand the Anaheim Ducks their seventh straight setback on Friday when the Pacific Division rivals meet in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights posted a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday before Phil Kessel enjoyed a milestone night in a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. Kessel scored the 400th goal of his career on Tuesday while playing in his NHL-record 990th consecutive game. That type of performance caught the eye of baseball's ironman Cal Ripken Jr., who congratulated Kessel over social media. |
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10-27-22 | Utah v. Washington State +7 | 21-17 | Win | 100 | 7 h 51 m | Show | |
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham is pleased that the 14th-ranked Utes will return to action earlier than normal this week when they visit Washington State on Thursday. The Utes had a bye last week following a 43-42 home win over then-No. 7 Southern California on Oct. 15. "I think this is the ideal scenario, if you have a bye, to have it come (ahead of) a Thursday (game) so you get an extra couple of days the following week," Whittingham said. "I think sometimes you can get a little stale going the full two weeks, so I think if you were to map it out, this is exactly how we would want it to play out." Washington State is in the same situation, having last played Oct. 15 at Oregon State, a 24-10 loss. The Utes (5-2, 3-1 Pac-12) need to keep winning to keep pace with No. 8 Oregon (6-1, 4-0) in the Pac-12 standings. Those teams play will meet in Eugene, Ore., on Nov. 19. Washington State (4-3, 1-3) is hoping to end its two-game losing streak, with both losses coming on the road against USC and Oregon State. The Cougars are 3-1 at home. Utah is 1-2 on the road. |
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10-27-22 | Mavs v. Nets +3 | 129-125 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 46 m | Show | |
When the Dallas Mavericks visited the Brooklyn Nets on March 16, they constantly frustrated Kevin Durant with double teams and then escaped with a two-point win on a game-winning 3-pointer by Spencer Dinwiddie against his former team. The Nets are off to a frustrating start after an eventful summer, and the Mavericks will attempt to make things difficult for them again when the teams get together Thursday night in New York. In the previous meeting, Dallas held Durant to 23 points and forced him to miss 12 of 20 shots. The Mavericks emerged with a 113-111 win when Dinwiddie hit the game-winning 3-pointer in front of Brooklyn's bench. |
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10-27-22 | Virginia Tech +13.5 v. NC State | 21-22 | Win | 100 | 4 h 29 m | Show | |
Some extra time is just what No. 24 North Carolina State needed, and now the Wolfpack will try to rebound Thursday night against struggling Virginia Tech in Raleigh, N.C. "You have to kind of reassess each week," NC State coach Dave Doeren said. "How can you achieve the greatest things that you can?" The Wolfpack (5-2, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) needed to recuperate after an Oct. 15 loss at Syracuse, which all but knocked NC State out of contention in the ACC's Atlantic Division. With Preseason Player of the Year Devin Leary out for the season with an injury, Jack Chambers was thrust into the starting quarterback role against Syracuse. Now, he should be more prepared, with 12 days between games |
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10-27-22 | Panthers v. Flyers +1.5 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 4 h 21 m | Show | |
The Philadelphia Flyers have many reasons to be optimistic following a surprising start of four wins over their first six games. But they also have to deal with the bitter reality of losing James van Riemsdyk with a fractured finger for at least a month. The short-handed Flyers will host the Florida Panthers on Thursday without van Riemsdyk, who has compiled two goals and three assists in six games. |
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10-27-22 | Red Wings v. Bruins -1.5 | 1-5 | Win | 105 | 4 h 17 m | Show | |
The Boston Bruins have won three consecutive games to vault to the top of the NHL standings. They've done so in different ways, taking games to a shootout and overtime before a defensive-minded effort in closing out Tuesday's 3-1 win over Dallas. The Detroit Red Wings will be Thursday's visitors to Boston, where the Bruins are 5-0-0. |
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10-25-22 | Panthers -1.5 v. Blackhawks | 2-4 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 42 m | Show | |
Dangerous with a deficit. That's the Chicago Blackhawks, who have trailed 2-0 in the first period in three straight games. Somehow, the Blackhawks have won all three of those games, and they will ride that winning streak into Tuesday night's matchup with the visiting Florida Panthers. "Definitely impressive," Blackhawks first-year coach Luke Richardson said of Chicago's Comeback Kids. The streak started with a 5-2 win in San Jose on Oct. 15 when Sam Lafferty scored the tying and go-ahead goals. Back home, Chicago trailed the Detroit Red Wings, 2-0 and 3-1. Defenseman Connor Murphy scored short-handed for the tying goal midway through the third period, and Max Domi scored in overtime for a 4-3 win. |
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10-25-22 | Mavs v. Pelicans +6 | 111-113 | Win | 100 | 5 h 52 m | Show | |
The New Orleans Pelicans lost their top two players as well as their home opener on Sunday night. On Monday, they announced that one -- All-Star forward Brandon Ingram -- has entered the concussion protocol. There was no timetable announced for Ingram's return. Zion Williamson (bruised hip, sore back) has been ruled out for Tuesday night, when the Pelicans host the Dallas Mavericks. "They're a little banged up," coach Willie Green said after practice Monday. The same is true of starting forward Herbert Jones, who has a sore knee and fouled out of Sunday's 122-121 overtime loss to the Jazz. Jones has also been ruled out against the Mavs. |
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10-25-22 | Pistons +6 v. Wizards | 99-120 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 36 m | Show | |
Each game is a learning experience for the youthful Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards, who meet in the nation's capital on Tuesday night. The first week of the season has been a mixed bag, but both have a reason for optimism. Detroit has lost two games following its season-opening win over the Orlando Magic, while Washington began with two successive wins before losing 117-107 in overtime to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. The Pistons boast an impressive core of young players led by second-year point guard Cade Cunningham, who is averaging 18.3 points and seven assists. Cunningham led the Pistons with 22 points in a 124-115 loss to Indiana Pacers on Saturday. Detroit led by 14 points in the first quarter but struggled defensively in the second half. The defense has been an early concern for the Pistons, who have allowed an average of 121 points in their first three games. |
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10-23-22 | Kings +10 v. Warriors | 125-130 | Win | 100 | 8 h 2 m | Show | |
Mike Brown will get to take a bow in front of his former fans Sunday night when the ex-assistant coach for the NBA title-winning Golden State Warriors leads his new team, the Sacramento Kings, into San Francisco to duel the reigning champs. Brown spent the past six seasons as Steve Kerr's chief assistant, helping guide Golden State to championships in 2017 and 2018 before last season's NBA Finals triumph over the Boston Celtics. Brown hadn't even experienced the Warriors' championship parade in June before he was named head coach of the Kings, who had fired Luke Walton early in the season and then did not retain interim replacement Alvin Gentry after the club completed its 16th straight season without a playoff berth. The Kings have yet to win for Brown, dropping tight decisions at home to the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers. The latter occurred on Saturday night, 111-109. Brown, who previously served as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers, knew it wouldn't be easy reversing the fortunes of Northern California's "other" team. So he spent much of his summer trying to connect with Sacramento's key players, including De'Aaron Fox. |
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10-23-22 | Blue Jackets v. Rangers -1.5 | 5-1 | Loss | -115 | 5 h 31 m | Show | |
The New York Rangers could have Vitali Kravtsov back in the lineup Sunday for their game against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. The right ringer has been cleared to play after suffering an upper-body injury early in the opening game of the season, although Rangers coach Gerard Gallant would not say whether Kravtsov would play Sunday. |
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10-21-22 | Pistons v. Knicks -7 | Top | 106-130 | Win | 100 | 5 h 9 m | Show |
For Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey, a comeback from a double-digit deficit Wednesday provided some much-needed optimism in the midst of an extended rebuild. For the New York Knicks, their attempt to overcome a double-digit deficit offered another hard-earned lesson about the narrow margins between happiness and disappointment under coach Tom Thibodeau. The Pistons will look to build off their recent rally on Friday night when they visit New York for the Knicks' home opener. Both teams were off Thursday after back-and-forth season openers Wednesday night. The Pistons outlasted the visiting Orlando Magic, 113-109, while the Knicks fell to the host Memphis Grizzlies, 115-112, in overtime. The Pistons, who finished with the third-worst record (23-59) in the NBA last season while missing the playoffs for the third straight time and the 11th time in 13 years, got off to a slow start Wednesday, when the Magic raced out to a 21-6 lead. But the Pistons led 57-55 at the half and led by as many as 12 in the third quarter before fending off a comeback by the Magic, who tied the game at 99-99 with 5:17 left. Detroit scored the next seven points and finally finished off Orlando when Isaiah Stewart drained a 3-pointer with 11.6 seconds remaining to extend the lead to 111-107. |
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10-20-22 | Clippers v. Lakers +6 | 103-97 | Push | 0 | 7 h 58 m | Show | |
Kawhi Leonard plays in a game that matters for the first time in 16 months when the Los Angeles Clippers battle the host Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. It will be the season debut for the Clippers. The Lakers opened with a 123-109 road loss against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. The Clippers went 4-0 against the Lakers last season and have won the past seven meetings. Even though LeBron James and Anthony Davis will be on the floor for the Lakers, the presence of Leonard will be the focal point of the latest matchup between the crosstown rivals. Leonard tore his right ACL on June 14, 2021 during Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz. He underwent surgery a month later and missed the 2021-22 campaign. Leonard recently addressed the long period of rehabbing the knee. |
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10-20-22 | Sharks v. Rangers -1.5 | 3-2 | Loss | -115 | 4 h 8 m | Show | |
On Feb. 8, 2018, the New York Rangers sent a letter to their fans announcing they were rebuilding, and three months later David Quinn was anointed to coach the retooling effort. Quinn's tenure lasted three seasons before he was replaced by Gerard Gallant, whose first season saw the Rangers reach the Eastern Conference finals in an electrifying postseason run last spring. After a year away Quinn is off to a rough start with his new team and makes his return to New York when the San Jose Sharks attempt to halt an ugly season-opening, five-game skid Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. Quinn was 96-87-25 in 208 regular-season games with the Rangers, who hired him to follow Alain Vigneault's tenure that saw a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2014 and a trip to the conference finals in 2015. Quinn's only playoff appearance resulted in three losses in the qualifying round to the Carolina Hurricanes in the Toronto bubble in 2020 when the playoff field was expanded to 12 teams after a four-month COVID-19 pause. At the time of the pause, the Rangers were in the midst of going 14-7-1 to get into playoff contention while transitioning from Henrik Lundqvist to Igor Shesterkin in goal and enjoying the first season of Artemi Panarin. When the league played a 56-game season and the Rangers lost seven of their final 11 games, Quinn was fired along with general manager Jeff Gorton and president John Davidson. After Quinn was axed, Gallant guided the Rangers to 52 wins, seven-game wins over Pittsburgh and Carolina in the first two rounds before losing a six-game series to Tampa Bay. |
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10-19-22 | Hornets +1 v. Spurs | 129-102 | Win | 100 | 6 h 57 m | Show | |
The Charlotte Hornets and host San Antonio Spurs will be carrying differing expectations when they square off in the season opener on Wednesday. There is a lot of similarity between the two teams, as both are in rebuilding mode. Both teams made the conference play-in tournament as the 10th seed, then lost in the first game, in each of the past two seasons. Charlotte brought back veteran coach Steve Clifford in the offseason to steer its combination of youthful players and proven veterans. Clifford, who was previously at Charlotte's helm from 2013-14 to 2017-18, will look to help the Hornets build a defensive presence that can spark a deep postseason run. The Hornets are led by all-star point guard LaMelo Ball, who averaged 20.1 points, 7.6 assists and 6.7 rebounds per game last year in his second season. Ball is expected to miss Wednesday's game with a sprained left ankle after getting injured in the Hornets' preseason loss to the Washington Wizards on Oct. 10. Charlotte will go big on Wednesday with a starting five of forwards Kelly Oubre Jr., Gordon Hayward and P.J. Washington, center Mason Plumlee and point guard Terry Rozier in Ball's stead. Rozier averaged 19.3 points per game in 2021-22. |
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10-19-22 | Jets v. Avalanche -1.5 | 4-3 | Loss | -100 | 5 h 28 m | Show | |
The Colorado Avalanche made some tough choices in the offseason, and so far they're paying off. Colorado signed Josh Manson and Valeri Nichushkin to long-term deals, which didn't leave enough cap space to keep Nazem Kadri around. Keeping Manson and Nichushkin have looked like good decision three games into the new season. Both scored in a 6-3 win at Minnesota on Monday night to complete a quick two-game road trip. Now the Avalanche head home to face the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night. Nichushkin revitalized his career with Colorado and was rewarded with an eight-year, $49 million contract in the summer. Manson, acquired at the trade deadline last season, is locked up for four years. Both have played a vital role in the first three games this season. Manson ended up having the game-winning goal against the Wild; Nichushkin added an empty-netter to go along with his two assists, and he now has four goals playing on the top line. But Colorado's motor is Nathan MacKinnon, who signed an extension that will kick in after this season and, for now, will make him the highest-paid player in the NHL. He has done nothing to make the Avalanche regret the investment; he has two goals and five assists in the first three games. |
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10-19-22 | Knicks v. Grizzlies -4 | 112-115 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 37 m | Show | |
The last decade has been a fortuitous one for long-suffering NBA teams, with four franchises ending lengthy championship droughts. On Wednesday night, the Memphis Grizzlies will open a run toward a possible first championship in team history against the visiting New York Knicks, who have, perhaps, the NBA's most infamous title drought of all. The Grizzlies tied their franchise record for wins last season, when they went 56-26 and earned the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs before falling to the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors in the second round. The Knicks, who reached the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons in 2020-21, struggled to build on that momentum last season and finished 37-45. They were six games out of 10th place in the Eastern Conference and the final spot in the play-in tournament. With an exciting core of home-grown players, the Grizzlies open the season as a popular pick to advance deep into the playoffs next spring. Memphis, led by All-Star point guard Ja Morant, averaged 115.6 points per game last season, second-most in the NBA. Morant has loads of optimism after he missed 25 games during the regular season due to various injuries before he missed the final three games of the playoff series against the Warriors due to a bone bruise in his right knee. An All-Star for the first time last season, Morant said his goal is to not only lead the Grizzlies to the NBA Finals for the first time since the franchise was founded in Vancouver in 1995 but to win it all. The Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors all ended decades-long title droughts since the spring of 2015. |
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10-17-22 | Ducks v. Rangers -1.5 | 4-6 | Win | 114 | 4 h 35 m | Show | |
Road trips are excellent for team bonding and camaraderie, but the Anaheim Ducks just want to play better when they visit the New York Rangers on Monday night. The Ducks were embarrassed in the opener of their five-game road trip on Saturday night, losing 7-1 to the New York Islanders. "It's embarrassing for everyone," Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins said. "I think this is where you've got to (do) a little bit of soul-searching. It should hurt like (heck)." The Islanders scored five goals on Anaheim goalie John Gibson, ending his night after two periods. They tacked on two more in the third period against backup Anthony Stolarz. |
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10-16-22 | Yankees v. Guardians +1.5 | 4-2 | Loss | -120 | 7 h 18 m | Show | |
The Cleveland Guardians saw plenty of pitches early on from Gerrit Cole in Game 1 on Tuesday. The Yankees again turn to Cole in an attempt to keep their season going while the Guardians are hoping to capitalize on their familiarity with the right-hander Sunday night in Game 4 of the American League Division Series in Cleveland. Cleveland is seeking its sixth trip to the AL Championship Series, first since 2016, and third ALDS win over the Yankees (1997, 2007). The Guardians are on the verge of eliminating the Yankees after getting two wins in their final at-bat thanks to Oscar Gonzalez. The rookie's three hits in the ninth inning or later match David Ortiz (2004) for the most in a single postseason in MLB history. Gonzalez delivered the tiebreaking single in the 10th inning Friday against Jameson Taillon to even the series with a 4-2 victory in New York. On Saturday, he was down to his final strike against Clarke Schmidt before getting a two-run bases-loaded single to give the Guardians a 6-5 walk-off win. Cole (1-0, 1.42 ERA 2022 postseason, 13-8, 3.50 ERA regular season) limited Cleveland to one run on four hits in 6 1/3 innings in the series opener. He threw 60 of his 101 pitches in the first three innings when Cleveland had ample opportunities to add to an early lead. The Yankees won the opener 4-1. |
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10-16-22 | Panthers +11 v. Rams | 10-24 | Loss | -128 | 36 h 30 m | Show | |
Not many NFL offenses have struggled more than the Los Angeles Rams' unit this season. The Carolina Panthers' offense is one of them. The Panthers' struggles aren't exactly surprising, since their top three quarterbacks are either injured or ineffective. Carolina (1-4) took drastic steps to fix its larger problems Monday by firing coach Matt Rhule, and Steve Wilks will make his interim head coaching debut Sunday when the Panthers visit the defending Super Bowl champions (2-3) at SoFi Stadium. Wilks' quarterback is all but certain to be P.J. Walker, the seldom-used veteran backup who's the last man standing behind Baker Mayfield and Southern California natives Sam Darnold and Matt Corral. |
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10-15-22 | Arkansas State +4.5 v. Southern Miss | 19-20 | Win | 100 | 26 h 11 m | Show | |
The Red Wolves haven’t been able to do anything on the ground, but James Blackman and the passing game have been fine, they’ll hit at least 250 yards against the Southern Miss defense, and then they have to get the pass rush going. The Golden Eagles aren’t going to control the clock – they’re awful on third downs – partly because the offensive front gives up too many plays in the backfield. The ASU pass rush isn’t anything special, but the line will come up with tackles for loss. |
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10-15-22 | Connecticut v. Ball State -9 | 21-25 | Loss | -117 | 21 h 21 m | Show | |
The MAC is always wide open. It has proven true for the 2022 season thus far, and Ball State is in the thick of it in the West Division. The Cardinals collected a check from Tennessee but followed that with close losses to Western Michigan (MAC) and Georgia Southern. Their three wins against Murray State, Northern Illinois, and Central Michigan have brought the Cards to 3-3 and second place in the division behind Toledo. Some players on this Ball State team have championship experience. Plenty of older players were a part of the Cardinals when BSU captured the MAC Championship in 2020, defeating Buffalo. Nevertheless, a championship attitude is what Mike Neu has preached to his team this season, "We talk about being the best team and the best family, and we have to have each other's back no matter how it happens." |
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