Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….

World Series, Game 2:
Dodgers 4, New York 2
Hernandez/Freeman hit back/back HR’s in third inning.
Yamamoto threw 6.1 IP, retired the last 11 batters he faced.
Ohtani appeared to dislocate his left shoulder stealing a base in 7th inning.
Dodgers lead series, 2-0; Game 3 is Monday night.

Three of the six umpires in this World Series are in their first World Series.

— Indiana 31, Washington 17
Hoosiers are 8-0 for first time since 1967.
Washington’s defensive coordinator is Steve Belichick, Bill’s son
Washington’s offfensive coordinator is Brennan Carroll, Pete’s son

— Ohio State 21, Nebraska 17
25-point favorite Buckeyes scored game-winning TD with 6:04 left.
Ohio State was 1-10 on 3rd down; they ran ball 31 times for 64 yards.
Nebraska is 5-3; they haven’t gone bowling since 2016.

— TCU 35, Texas Tech 34
Tech led 31-14 with 4:00 left in third quarter, 34-21 with 9:00 left in game.
TCU threw an 84-yard TD pass with 5:10 left for the game-winning TD.
Tech was 8-20 on 3rd down, 2-2 on 4th; TCU was 3-9 on 3rd down.

— Kansas State 29, Kansas 27
K-State kicked a 51-yard FG with 1:42 left for the win.
Wildcats have now beaten Kansas 16 times in a row.
Jayhawks are 5-4 ATS in last nine of those meetings.
Kansas is 2-6 this year, with five losses by 6 or fewer points.

Upsets of the Week:
Kennesaw State (+25) 27, Liberty 24
Ball State (+13) 25, Northern Illinois 23
Tulsa (+8) 46, Tex-San Antonio 45
North Carolina (+4) 41, Virginia 14

— SMU 28, Duke 27 OT
SMU blocked a short field goal on last play of regulation.
Duke scored TD in OT, went for 2 points/win, but failed on the try.
Mustangs have won five in a row, are 7-1 this season.

— Underdogs were 4-0 ATS in the Conference USA games during the week.

— Baylor 38, Oklahoma State 28
Baylor snapped an 8-game home losing streak in Big X games.
OSU is 0-5 in Big X games, giving up 307.2 rushing yards/game.
Baylor gained 565 yards on 58 plays (9.7 yards/play)

— Ball State 25, Northern Illinois 23
This is a bad loss for Notre Dame; they lost to NIU, which is now 4-4, 1-3 in the MAC, which isn’t a great league. 

Famous birthdays, October 27th:
John Cleese, 85
Pete Vuckovich, 72
Matt Cavanaugh, 68
Rick Carlisle, 65
Jim Leonhard, 42

Brady Quinn, 40
Jon Niese, 38
Mark Barron, 35
Francisco Mejia, 29
Lonzo Ball, 27

— Tulsa 46, Tex-San Antonio 45
Roadrunners led this game 35-7 at halftime.
Tulsa scored two TD’s in the last 2:26 to pull out a dramatic win.
UTSA threw ball for 443 yards, but had 12 penalties for 129 yards.

— Memphis 33, Charlotte 28
Charlotte scored TD with 1:20 left to take a 28-24 lead.
Memphis threw a 24-yard TD pass with 0:31 left for the win.
Tigers are 7-1; their only loss was 56-44 at Navy.

— James Madison 32, Southern Mississippi 15
Since 2014, Dukes are 113-25 SU (45-24 ATS last 69 games)
In this game, JMU ran ball 41 times for 199 yards.
Southern Miss is 17-38 SU in its last 55 games.

— Wake Forest 27, Stanford 24
These schools are 2,729 miles apart; why are they in the same league?!?!?!?
Deacons kicked a 23-yard field goal with 1:48 left to win the game.
Wake ran ball for 173 yards, had four takeaways (+2).

— Utah State 27, Wyoming 25
Utah State drove 53 yards, kicked a 40-yard FG at the gun for a road win.
Wyoming ran ball for 276 yards (6.6 yards/carry) but turned ball over twice. 

Author: Armadillo Sports

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