Month: September 2019

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College Football Power Ratings Week 4

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Here are my power ratings heading into the week four matchups. Ohio State is the big mover among the top 10 so far this year. I have them nearly 3 1/2 points better than my preseason rating. The other top gainer still is Wisconsin, who had moved up to number eight, despite admittedly a week schedule to start the year. That changes this week. Rank Team RTG 1 Alabama 0.0 2 Clemson 1.7 3 Georgia 5.4 4 LSU 7.5 5 Ohio State 7.7 6 Oklahoma 8.6 7 Auburn 12.6 8 Wisconsin 12.7 9 Notre Dame 13.0 10 Texas A&M 14.5 … Continue reading College Football Power Ratings Week 4

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Week 4 Betting Log

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MLB 9/17: NY Yankees -323 Win9/17: Cleveland -286 Win9/17: Minnesota -208 Win9/17: Oakland -256 Win9/17: Atlanta -189 Loss9/17: Boston -208 Loss9/18: Oakland -250 Win9/18: NY Yankees -278 Loss9/18: Cleveland -294 Win9/18: Minnesota -256 Loss9/18: Houston -455 Win9/20: Houston -333 Win9/20: Minnesota -263 Win9/20: Washington -233 Win9/20: Atlanta -208 Win9/20: Milwaukee -196 Win9/20: LA Dodgers -333 Win9/20: NY Yankees -294 Win9/21: Minnesota -303 Loss9/21: Oakland -270 Win9/21: Milwaukee -204 Win9/22: Minnesota -222 Win9:22: Houston -526 Win9/22: Washington -192 Loss9/22: Atlanta -208 Loss9/22: Milwaukee -294 Win9/22: LA Dodgers -345 Win9/23: NY Mets -2229/23: Washington -1929/23: Tampa Bay -189 NFL 9/22: Pittsburgh +7.5 … Continue reading Week 4 Betting Log

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Smoked Chicken

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We use to grab rotisserie chickens quite often, but have been buying whole chickens and cooking them in the Instapot mostly lately. We are able to get more meat that way, generally. But, I was able to get off work a little early and decided to smoke the one we grabbed this weekend. It was on the smaller side, and only took 2 1/2 hours to get to 165 degrees. I then threw it in the cast iron skillet and flash broiled it a couple minutes to crisp up the skin. I have a propane cabinet smoker, and I went … Continue reading Smoked Chicken

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Eastern Michigan, Really?

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Eight point favorites at home, and they lost to Eastern Michigan. This is such an Illini thing to do. Eight-point road dogs winning are not exactly rare, but this one will almost assuredly shake things up. When I started my new job, I had to go back to using a Windows laptop. That also meant moving on from the far superior Macbook Pro trackpad and going back to a mouse. I haven’t used a mouse since 2012. I also use a glass-top bar for my desk, so I had to borrow a mouse pad from my coworker. I’ve used it … Continue reading Eastern Michigan, Really?

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This Week in WTF Box Scores

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I scroll through box scores on occasion, looking for the weird and not repeatable. It helps to spot the outliers. One of my bets this week was Michigan State -14 vs Arizona State. They lost in heartbreaking fashion, making a game-thing FG before penalty negated it and then missed the retry. But it never should have been a game. The Spartans nearly doubled up ASU in yardage. They ran 22 more plays. They averaged 1.3 yards more per play. And scored seven points. ASU had a total of two scoring opportunities, and won. This gets an official WTF box score. Continue reading This Week in WTF Box Scores

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Mule Runners Win Lawrenceville Invite

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WIth five runners in the top 15, Justin Sanders’ Fairfield Mules won the Lawrenceville Invitational Saturday. The Mules finished with 35 points, followed by the host Indians in second with 45. Paris was third at 58 and Dieterich was fourth with 77. Five other teams had runners, but not a full team. Casey-Westfield’s Cort Ross won the boys’ race in 16 minutes, 2 seconds. Lawrenceville’s Brayden Green was a distant second at 17:25.3. Fairfield’s top finisher was Austin Schuster in fourth at 18:06.5. Boys Results Place Runner School Time 1 Cort Ross Casey-Westfield 16:01.97 2 Brayden Green Lawrenceville 17:25.28 3 … Continue reading Mule Runners Win Lawrenceville Invite

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Mules Move to 3-0 With Third Straight Shutout

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Sometimes, stingy can be a positive. Case in point, the Fairfield Mules’ defense. For the third straight week to open the season, Justin Townsend’s Mules did not allow a point and the Mule Train kept rolling with a 36-0 road win in Chester. Fairfield moved to 3-0 with the win. And while the stinginess is a continuation of a trend this year, they can add greediness to the repertoire as well, as the defense got in on the scoring act with two defensive touchdowns and a safety on the night. That helped supplement what is a pedestrian offering for this … Continue reading Mules Move to 3-0 With Third Straight Shutout

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NFL DFS Week 2

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Here we go for week 2. Made money last week with a 36% ROI gain. This week, we got cash on the left, GPP-only on the right. I tend to enter my cash in a GPP or two as well. Too many times of having my cash lineup go off and wishing I had it in a GPP, so I throw it in a cheap GPP most weeks. Cash-wise, Jacobs will be the most owned RB this week, and Waller the same at TE, as we try to take advantage of the Draftkings pricing coming out before the late Monday … Continue reading NFL DFS Week 2

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The Pitch Six

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Here is the #pitchsix from the Mules game last night. Senior Cade Carter had the interception and return to midfield before pitching to teammate Wyatt Gilbert, who scored as the clock ran out to end the first half. Fairfield went on to a 36-0 win at Chester, improving to 3-0. Hey @SportsCenter @Hudl pic.twitter.com/VKTzVDnrKz — Cade Carter (@ccadecarter) September 14, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading The Pitch Six