November 5, 2019
FOOTBALL
There are no Late Consensus Picks on the pair of MAC games tonight. But I do have an opinion
NORM'S LATE THOUGHTS: Over the years Toledo's made its home in the Glass Bowl a very formidable place. These Rockets aren't quite the same level but I believe they're still good enough (even with their #1 QB hurt) to handle a very mediocre Kent State team. Our winning selection of the Cowboys last night in "Late Thoughts" brought our recent streak to 15-4 and we'll step out again tonight behind the Rockets.
TAKE: Toledo -7 Kent State
BASKETBALL
Monday record: 3-0
Season so far: 14-13
Boston -6 Cleveland
Orlando--OK City UNDER 204 1/2
Denver -5 Miami
Lets go get 'em again tonight!
November 4, 2019
FOOTBALL
There are no Late Consensus Picks on the NFL Monday nighter between Dallas and the Giants. But.........
NORM'S LATE THOUGHTS: The more I've studied this game the more comfy I've gotten with the Dallas side. They'll be healthy and, after wasting the Eagles, they appear primed to make a bit of a run. The NFL world seems to have figures out the Giants some and they carry a four game losing streak into this one. I might be wrong but I believe we're seeing the start of a run by the Cowboys. And, the line has gotten more favorable over the last 2-3 days.
TAKE: Dallas -6 1/2 NY Giants
BASKETBALL
Sunday record: 2-0
Season so far: 11-13
Brooklyn -3 1/2 New Orleans
Houston -6 1/2 Memphis
Milwaukee -6 Minnesota
Happy Monday!
November 3, 2019
FOOTBALL
Here are your Late Consensus Picks for the NFL games of Sunday, Nov. 2
VERY STRONG PLAYS: None
STRONG PLAYS: Baltimore +3 New England
REGULAR PLAYS:
Minnesota -4 Kansas City
Houston -1 1/2 Jacksonville
Tampa Bay +4 1/2 Seattle
NORM'S LATE THOUGHTS: We split our two plays yesterday making us 14 -3 our last 17 in this spot. Today we have two plays for you. The more I considered Pittsburgh the more I felt that the Steelers were circling the wagons around young QB Mason Rudolph.
And the more I looked at a desperate Cleveland team the more it seemed they'd focus on a kid QN starting for Denver in an already awful Denver offense. So:
TAKE: Pittsburgh -1 Indianapolis
Cleveland -4 Never
BASKETBALL
Saturday record: 0-1-1
Season record so far: 9-13
Sacramento -1 1/2 NY Knicks
Dallas -4 1/2 Cleveland
Good hunting today!
November 2, 2019
FOOTBALL
Here are your Late Consensus Picks for the college games of Saturday
Nov. 2.
VERY STRONG PLAYS: None
STRONG PLAYS: USC +3 1/2 Oregon
Michigan -21 1/2 Maryland
Bowling Green -6 Akron
REGULAR PLAYS:
Memphis -6 SMU
N. C. State +7 Wake Forest
Northwestern +10 1/2 Indiana
Boston College +3 Syracuse
Texas A&M -38 1/2 UTSA
Washington +3 Utah
Fresno +2 1/2 Hawaii
NORM'S LATE THOUGHTS: I have a pair of plays for you this week. I expect a nice "bounce back" effort from Pitt today and they catch Georgia Tech celebrating its recent success. But I believe GT's still a very poor side that Pitt handles. Also, Charlotte's been a very, very poor home team and, despite their rally against defenseless North Texas last week, I believe Mid Tenn's the superior side
TAKE: Pitt -7 1/2 Georgia Tech
Middle Tennessee -3 1/2 Charlotte
BASKETBALL
Friday record: 0-1
Season so far: 9-12
Portland -1 1/2 Philadelphia
Denver -4 Orlando
BREEDER'S CUP
Here are a handful of the horses I like to win today. In many of these cases I like the anticipated prices over horses that may be just a tad more talented
RACE 4---#9 Spiced Perfection
RACE 5--#10 Eddie Haskell (Alas there is no horse named "The
Beaver" to wager on today)
RACE--7--#2 Sistercharlie (Most likely winner on the card)
RACE 9---#9 Circus Maximus
RACE 11---#9 Bricks and Mortar
RACE 12--The Classic is a VERY contentious race. I'm passing because I'm leery of the favorite McKinzie but have major questions about the rest of the real contenders also. The filly Elate interests me but not enough to recommend as a play.
Have a fantastic Saturday!!!
November 1, 2019'
FOOTBALL
There are no Late Consensus Picks on the lone college game tonight,
BASKETBALL
Friday record: 1-0
Season so far: 10-11
Dallas +1 1/2 LA Lakers
HORSES
On this first of the two day Breeders Cup at Santa Anita here are horses I like in some of the races:
RACE 5---#10 A'Ali
RACE 7---#4 British Idiom
RACE 8---#13 Selflessly
RACE 9---#6 Eight Rings
Good hunting today!
