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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
college football trends:
— ACC home favorite of 7 or less points: 2-9 ATS
— Big 14 road favorites are 5-2-1 ATS.
— Pac-12 home favorites: 4-8 ATS
— AAC favorites of 10+ points are 2-5 ATS.
— SEC favorites of 10+ points: 7-3 ATS. Less than 10: 4-6 ATS
— Big X favorites of 7 or fewer points: 6-0 ATS
Quote of the Day
“Be the change you want to see in others.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Wednesday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Seattle Seahawks before Pete Carroll?
Tuesday’s quiz
Bill Belichick was the last coach of the old Cleveland Browns, before they moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens; Ted Marchibroda was first coach of the Ravens.
Monday’s quiz
The hamburger was invented in New Haven, CT, in 1895.
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Wednesday’s Den: How NFL teams do on their first drive of each half:
Teams have played five games, so we’re looking at 10 drives for each team:
Offense
— Teams that scored most points on their first drive of game:
Vikings 24, Bills 21, Chiefs 20, Rams/Bears 17
— Teams that gained most yards on their first drive of game:
Chiefs 71.8 yards/drive, Vikings 57.8, Lions 50.8, Rams 49.2
— Teams that scored least points on their first drive of game:
Ravens, Bengals, Raiders, Jets 0
Broncos, Saints, Titans, Washington 3
— Teams that scored most points on their first drive of 2nd half:
Rams 28, Chiefs/Titans 21, Bengals 20
— Teams that scored least points on their first drive of 2nd half:
Jaguars, Seattle 0
Cardinals, Vikings, Eagles 3
— Teams that scored most points on first drive of all 10 halves:
Rams 45, Bills 41, Chiefs 38, Bears/Dallas 31
— Teams that scored fewest points on first drive of all 10 halves:
Jaguars, Jets 7
Ravens, Saints 10
Cardinals, Eagles, Washington 13
Defense
— Teams that allowed fewest points on first drive of game:
Panthers, Dallas, Giants 0
Bills, Jaguars, Steelers, Bucs, Titans 3
— Teams that allowed most points on first drive of game:
Washington 24, Eagles 20, Falcons, Lions, Packers, Chiefs, Seattle 17
— Teams that allowed fewest points on first drive of 2nd half:
Raiders, Eagles, Giants 0
Bills, Bengals, Saints, Titans 3
— Teams that allowed most points on first drive of 2nd half:
Chargers 28, Dolphins 24, Ravens/Giants 21
— Teams that allowed fewest points on first drive of all 10 halves:
Bills, Dallas, Titans 6
Panthers/Raiders 7, Steelers 9, Bengals/49ers 10
— Teams that allowed most points on first drive of all 10 halves:
Washington 41, Chargers/Dolphins 38, Ravens 35
Falcons, Browns, Lions, Seattle 34
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
college football trends:
— ACC home favorite of 7 or less points: 2-9 ATS
— Big 14 road favorites are 5-2-1 ATS.
— Pac-12 home favorites: 4-8 ATS
— AAC favorites of 10+ points are 2-5 ATS.
— SEC favorites of 10+ points: 7-3 ATS. Less than 10: 4-6 ATS
— Big X favorites of 7 or fewer points: 6-0 ATS
Quote of the Day
“Be the change you want to see in others.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Wednesday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Seattle Seahawks before Pete Carroll?
Tuesday’s quiz
Bill Belichick was the last coach of the old Cleveland Browns, before they moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens; Ted Marchibroda was first coach of the Ravens.
Monday’s quiz
The hamburger was invented in New Haven, CT, in 1895.
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Wednesday’s Den: How NFL teams do on their first drive of each half:
Teams have played five games, so we’re looking at 10 drives for each team:
Offense
— Teams that scored most points on their first drive of game:
Vikings 24, Bills 21, Chiefs 20, Rams/Bears 17
— Teams that gained most yards on their first drive of game:
Chiefs 71.8 yards/drive, Vikings 57.8, Lions 50.8, Rams 49.2
— Teams that scored least points on their first drive of game:
Ravens, Bengals, Raiders, Jets 0
Broncos, Saints, Titans, Washington 3
— Teams that scored most points on their first drive of 2nd half:
Rams 28, Chiefs/Titans 21, Bengals 20
— Teams that scored least points on their first drive of 2nd half:
Jaguars, Seattle 0
Cardinals, Vikings, Eagles 3
— Teams that scored most points on first drive of all 10 halves:
Rams 45, Bills 41, Chiefs 38, Bears/Dallas 31
— Teams that scored fewest points on first drive of all 10 halves:
Jaguars, Jets 7
Ravens, Saints 10
Cardinals, Eagles, Washington 13
Defense
— Teams that allowed fewest points on first drive of game:
Panthers, Dallas, Giants 0
Bills, Jaguars, Steelers, Bucs, Titans 3
— Teams that allowed most points on first drive of game:
Washington 24, Eagles 20, Falcons, Lions, Packers, Chiefs, Seattle 17
— Teams that allowed fewest points on first drive of 2nd half:
Raiders, Eagles, Giants 0
Bills, Bengals, Saints, Titans 3
— Teams that allowed most points on first drive of 2nd half:
Chargers 28, Dolphins 24, Ravens/Giants 21
— Teams that allowed fewest points on first drive of all 10 halves:
Bills, Dallas, Titans 6
Panthers/Raiders 7, Steelers 9, Bengals/49ers 10
— Teams that allowed most points on first drive of all 10 halves:
Washington 41, Chargers/Dolphins 38, Ravens 35
Falcons, Browns, Lions, Seattle 34