Sentences with phrase «blowout losses»

It also comes after the Cavaliers lost six of their last eight games to markedly lesser competition, including blowout losses to the Pelicans, Pacers and Magic.

On the other end of the spectrum, rising tension and players fighting in the Bears locker room after back to back blowout losses shows that the Bye week couldn't have come at a better time for people to take a step back before and reevaluate before the second half of their season began.

But that game exists as a template that informs the fans who stick around for blowout losses today.

Senior James Knapke, BGSU's 2014 starter after incumbent Matt Johnson got hut, started atop the depth chart; he did alright against North Dakota but bombed in the three blowout losses.

USC is off to a rocky start to its 2016 season (blowout losses to Alabama and Stanford) and things could be getting worse for the Trojans.

Mike Leach is pretty much the best air raid coach ever, and even he's seemed to peak at like 8 - 9 wins with blowout losses against every half decent defense his team faces

Even in the blowout losses to Arkansas and TCU, the defense did its part.

They do have some blowout losses, but both were on the road at Georgia and Auburn in a brutal stretch.

The Padres 2018 record will be 69 - 93 (but they will be a better team overall, fewer blowout losses, but more close losses).

Because of this and blowout losses to Penn State and Iowa State in non-conference play (plus a tight loss at Troy), Akron finished with a rare 7 - 7 record.

Missouri: Despite the blowout loss in the rain to Alabama, the Tigers did add a QB commit in Eddie Printz Jr., who was committed to UCLA earlier in the year.

And if that wasn't enough his marriage is on the rocks, he's feeling increasingly alienated from his 8 - year - old son, and after a blowout loss in his home opener, he discovers that the local sports reporter is pursuing a vendetta against him.

The writing was on the wall for Els to be named the next International captain following their blowout loss at Liberty National last fall.

They have had two full weeks to stew on this blowout loss and will be looking to come out with a vengeance on Sunday night against # 11 Team Dean.

That means taking teams after a blowout loss, fading «élite» teams and backing teams that frequently fail to cover the spread.

This year, Ohio State has a 15 point loss and a 31 point blowout loss to a 7 - 5 team.

And I really wish I knew what Palmer's iPod was loaded up with in the event of a blowout loss.

The Wolverines lost an all - time soul - crusher to Michigan State (No. 7), then finished with a blowout loss to rival Ohio State.

The Musketeers have more momentum than the Wildcats heading into the tournament on a 12 - 1 SU and 8 - 5 ATS run, but that one loss came in a 95 - 79 blowout loss at home to Villanova.

He has been blown out (we'll call a blowout a loss by 17 - plus points) five times, while Muschamp suffered such a loss seven times in four years.

Zaire completed nine of 20 passes for 170 yards in the Irish's blowout loss to USC on November 29, but more importantly, he didn't commit any turnovers during his five possessions.

Ole Miss nearly won the SEC West, thanks to an early - season win over Alabama, but a blowout loss to Florida and a last - second loss to Arkansas prevented the Rebels from reaching the SEC Championship Game for a rematch with Will Grier-less Florida, with the potential to win the whole conference.

The Dolphins surged into the wild card picture with a six - game winning streak, but they suffered a setback with a blowout loss to the Ravens.

But the last - second loss to Michigan State and the blowout loss to Ohio State leave a poor taste in the mouth of this program.

But Sparty's run through 2015 felt like a Cinderella story during March Madness, merging exciting wins and eventually a discouraging blowout loss.

Both teams are coming off bye weeks, with the Bears looking to avenge a 38 - 17 loss to Green Bay in Week 4 and the Packers hoping to erase the bad taste of their last Sunday night game, a 44 - 23 blowout loss to the Saints.

The Warriors can also have a game where they throw the ball away carelessly, where Curry goes the entire second quarter without scoring, where LeBron can dominate, where the Cavaliers can get to within one point, and still end the game with a blowout loss because Durant wipes away any type of competitiveness that tries to creep into the matchup.

The Wolfpack beat ranked FSU and Louisville teams on their way to a 6 - 1 start, and despite a blowout loss to Notre Dame, they put themselves in position to end Clemson's CFP hopes the very next week.

That means taking teams after a blowout loss, fading «élite» teams and backing teams that have consistently failed to cover the spread.

Recent history suggests that playoff teams have been able to bounce back after a blowout loss, but that was far from the case for a bulk of the 2000s.

In the Stanley Cup Final, teams are 5 - 3 after a blowout loss.

Since 2005, ranked teams coming off a double - digit loss have gone just 97 - 134 ATS (42.0 %) which indicates that bettors should be fading Stanford after last week's blowout loss against Washington.

Maryland's upset victory and subsequent blowout loss typified play during the first two days of the tournament.

We have also written at length about how it is profitable to bet against ranked College Football teams, fade NFL teams in «must - win» situations, take NBA underdogs after a blowout loss and pound the over in bad weather NFL games.

We've previously discovered that teams are undervalued following a blowout loss in the NBA and NFL, and wanted to use that information to improve our results.

Miami gained 100 yards (6.3 per play) and scored seven points on its first two drives against Florida State, then gained just 175 (4.3) thereafter in a blowout loss.

Then, things went a bit sour; UCLA lost two of three games, turning the ball over six times in a jarring, blowout loss to California and not completely showing up against Oregon State until it was too late.

In 2011, the Hogs got all the way to third and took an early lead at No. 1 LSU, then allowed a 41 - 3 run in a blowout loss.

Sportsbooks shade their lines to exploit human tendencies, and the public are typically unwilling to take teams who are coming off a blowout loss or are in the midst of a prolonged losing streak.

Our contrarian strategy focused on betting against the public, fading trendy underdogs, and buying low after a blowout loss.

One of the best ways to buy low, as we detailed in an earlier blog article, is taking teams after a blowout loss.

Despite a blowout loss to Texas Tech, I still have West Virginia making a BCS bowl as an at - large pick.

Christian McCaffrey was 4th on the list at +1000, but struggled in Stanford's blowout loss at Washington on Friday night.

And if the playoffs weren't enough incentive — not to mention revenge for a blowout loss earlier this season — Bell fired a shot across Steelers management's bow on Thursday, suggesting he would retire after this season rather than accept another franchise tag.

But playing the Big Cheeze has meant a blowout Loss for every opponent they've had this Spring..

Team Max suffered a blowout loss this week and consequently a drop in this week's Power Rankings.

We also found that over that same stretch of two plus years, teams coming off a blowout loss have gone 7 - 3 ATS (70 %) and teams coming off an ATS blowout loss have gone 6 - 3 ATS (66.7 %).

Regardless of sport, we've found that teams tend to be undervalued following a loss — particularly a blowout loss.

Knowing that we could buy low after a blowout loss, we wanted to find the sweet spot for this contrarian staple.

Over this stretch of two plus years, teams coming off a blowout loss have gone 37 - 35 ATS (51.4 %) and teams coming off a blowout ATS loss have gone 35 - 33 ATS (51.5 %).