The Golden Eagles captured
road wins against Xavier and Butler over the weekend, but in the eyes of the voters, that wasn't enough to repair the damage done by losing to Creighton at home the week before and on the road against DePaul the week before that.
... Tampa Bay has two wins all - time in Minnesota, the least amount of
road wins against a single team.
Will a close
road win against a potential bowl team be enough for the 11 - 0 Herd to crack the rankings?
They tied the 1995 - 96 Chicago Bulls» previous record with
a road win against their top challengers in San Antonio, then sealed the deal at home against Memphis on the final day of the season.
The Patriots will try to earn their ninth Super Bowl berth in franchise history this Sunday afternoon with
a road win against the Denver Broncos.
Nevertheless, Arsenal will get the chance this weekend for a strong early
road win against a team higher up in the standings, as well as vengeance for 2013's 3 - 1 loss.
Atlanta United come off an ugly 1 - 0
road win against Minnesota where things started off promising with a 3rd minute goal but went down with the temps from there.
Schmetzer's side earned
a road win against the best team in the Western Conference, ended their goal drought and got their captain back.
Not exact matches
Sherman then celebrated a Thanksgiving night
win in a
road game
against the 49ers the following season by eating a turkey leg on the 50 - yard line.
We definitely weren't supposed to
win against Portland, especially on the
road.
But series
wins on the
road (especially those
against top 25 teams) speak volumes for RPI and end of the season selection seedings and hostings, and I sure do judge a season on that.
Because of
road games
against bad teams and home games
against decent ones, USM has only two games with a
win probability below 30 percent, three above 65, and a full seven projected within a touchdown one way or the other.
Tampa Bay lost a
road game
against the Indianapolis Colts, who somehow continue to find ways to
win with Matt Hasselbeck while Andrew Luck is out.
Before the season we wrote our annual College Basketball and Betting
Against the Public article, which found that
road underdogs of 10 - 20 points had
won at a 54.6 % clip since 2008.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (43 - 48 ATS overall, 22 - 24 ATS on the
road) are just one
win away from an NBA Finals rematch
against the Golden State Warriors, but first they will need to take care of...
The
road will not be easy, but they can
win against any Team out there.
The Chicago Bulls pulled off a huge
road win Wednesday
against the Toronto Raptors, 114 - 103.
Back at the top of the table, rounding out the top five in action this weekend are Liverpool -LRB--205) on the
road against Crystal Palace (+550 to
win, +340 to draw) and Manchester United -LRB--475) hosting Swansea City (+1300 to
win, +500 to draw).
The Cleveland Cavaliers (43 - 48 ATS overall, 22 - 24 ATS on the
road) are just one
win away from an NBA Finals rematch
against the Golden State Warriors, but first they will need to take care of business
against the Boston Celtics (52 - 46 ATS overall, 22 - 28 ATS at home).
After dropping seven consecutive games and losing its coach, Ole Miss rebounded with an impressive offensive performance
against a stellar defensive team, and showed enough fight to pick up its first
road win in conference.
After a convincing
win against the San Diego Chargers on the
road, the Carolina Panthers will head home to take on another AFC West opponent in the Oakland Raiders.
The Chicago Bulls go for back - to - back
road wins to open their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup
against the top - seeded Miami Heat, and they'll kick off Wednesday's NBA schedule that closes with the San Antonio Spurs seeking a Game 2 victory
against the Golden State Warriors.
It may only have been
against the EPL's bottom club Swansea City but it will have given our opponents a nice boost as it keeps them in the top half of the league and was their third
win in six games and a rare three points on the
road.
Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson hasn't been shy about giving his young star guards high praise; after an emotional, 100 - 91 Game 2
win that snapped a 30 - game
road losing streak
against the San Antonio Spurs, his tone was more of the same.
That was confusing, considering that the Tigers have one home
win against a CFP top - 15 team, while OU has three (and two were on the
road).
He made a huge play to close out the Pistons on the
road and later
won the Finals MVP
against the Lakers.
Portland (+225 to
win, +245 to draw) continues its five - game
road trip with a match
against the New York Red Bulls (+115) on Saturday.
Texas A&M has
won two straight, both on the
road, heading into its regular - season finale on Saturday at home
against Alabama.
If Tennessee can somehow pull off a second straight
win on the
road against a favored opponent, it would be time to reassess the Titans.
The Texans are a respectable 4 - 1
against the spread on the
road of late, which isn't to say that they're going to
win, but I would gladly take a touchdown here.
If they can keep that up
against better teams, they have a shot to
win some games coming down the
road.
His best performance came on Oct. 11,
against the New England Patriots, when his fourth - quarter heroics — six carries for 47 yards and one touchdown, plus four catches for 25 yards and another score — brought the 49ers from behind for a 24 - 12
road win.
Since their victory
against Tottenham last month Arsene Wenger's side have only lost one of their next six top flight games but come into this game having
won just two on the
road this season.
or simply trying to prove us all wrong again by showing that he could play just about anybody anywhere and
win a game on the
road against a top opponent; something he hasn't done in quite some time... regardless of the reasons, there is simply no excuse for the goings - on at this club... unfortunately it's unlikely that any real change will come without a dedicated effort on the part of those that feed the beast... our absentee landlord doesn't invest his own money into this club, so in order to force out Kroenke, Wenger and whatever other vermin currently haunt our hallowed halls we need to hit him where it really hurts... continually filling «his» stadium and the constant buying of endless merchandise, like one of the 58 different jerseys available over the last few years, makes us the greatest enablers of all time... have we no self - respect?
Tony Romo thumbed his nose at those that would question his ability to make big plays late in games, leading the Cowboys on a seven - play, 80 - yard touchdown drive to give the Cowboys a huge
win on the
road against the Giants.
The Ravens are one of two teams with a
winning playoff
road record at 10 - 5 while quarterback Joe Flacco holds the record with seven
road playoff
wins and he will arrive off the back of an impressive performance
against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
(For what it's worth: Ohio State and Notre Dame share two common opponents, Purdue and Michigan State: the Buckeyes
won 17 - 16 at Michigan State and 29 - 22 in overtime at home
against Purdue; Notre Dame beat Michigan State 20 - 3 on the
road and needed a Tommy Rees - led field goal drive in the final two minutes to top Purdue 20 - 17.
The Stars fell to 3 -8-1 away from home and have just one
win in seven
road games
against fellow Central Division teams.
He
won the Long Beach round of
Road to Vegas Challenge, an eSports competition to find 10 sim racers to compete
against the 20 Formula E drivers in a million - dollar eRace in (you guessed it) Las Vegas.
Arsenal are currently small
road favorites with a game total of 2.5, so this isn't exactly a slam dunk like last year
against Aston Villa (
winning 5 - 0 on Super Bowl Sunday).
The Pittsburgh Steelers took the hard
road to Super Bowl XL,
winning three straight
road games
against the toughest teams in either conference.
The Cubs will try to extend that
road winning streak in a three - game series
against the Milwaukee Brewers starting Friday night.
Getting a
win on the
road against the Panthers won't be easy, but the Cardinals are 5 - 0 SU and 4 - 1 ATS in their last five
road games according to the OddsShark NFL Database and would be dangerous in the Super Bowl if they do pull off the upset on Sunday.
Ten of those
wins have come
against teams with
winning records and more than half of them have come on the
road.
The Spurs were playing without Tony Parker and on the
road against a potent offense so it was understandable, but they were able to stymie Houston to
win 103 - 92.
With the line remaining static for this NFC South matchup, nearly seven out of ten spread wagers remain confident in the 7 - 5 Falcons
winning by four points or more on the
road against Cam Newton and the 4 - 8 Panthers.
After opening at -6 at Pinnacle last week, the 9 - 2 Steelers were looking pretty good to hit double - digit
wins on the
road against well - documented chili hound Andy Dalton and the Bengals.
Though I don't think there are many Eagles doubters left any more, if they can pull off a
win on the
road against Seattle, I don't think anyone can deny that they are the best team in the NFC.
However, the betting public seems to have a short memory, as 8 out of 10 spread bets are sticking with Atlanta to
win by 7 or more
against a 5 - 4 Titans team who has been plagued by inconsistency, yet looked good last week in a 30 - 3 upset victory on the
road against the high - flying Panthers
Granted, that will require us to
win our next three (home
against the Clips and the Warriors and on the
road at the Lakers) before the season finale showdown at Portland with the winner taking the 3 seed.