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<p>Looking to win big? The Gamecocks and Pirates face off at 3:30 ET on Ball. The Pirates are hosting the game at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL. The over/under for this non-conference contest is set at 134.5 points, with East Carolina being favored by -3 over Jacksonville State.</p><h3>JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS VS EAST CAROLINA PIRATES BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: East Carolina Pirates -3</p><p>This game will be played at Ocean Center at 3:30 ET on Thursday, November 21st.</p><h3>WHY BET THE EAST CAROLINA PIRATES:</h3><ul><li>We have this one finishing with a projected score of 80-66 in favor of the Pirates.</li><li>Not only will East Carolina pick up the win, but look for them to cover at -3.</li><li>The over/under is currently sitting at 134.5 points, and we like the over with a projected 146 points.</li></ul><h3>Does Jacksonville State Have What it Takes on the Road?</h3><p>Jacksonville State improved to 2-1 on the season with a 71-53 win over Coastal Carolina on Sunday. The Gamecocks were -2.5 point favorites on the road and covered the spread with the victory. The total points for the game were 124, which fell under the O/U line of 133.5.</p> <p>Jacksonville State took control early, leading 38-21 at halftime. In the 2nd half, they scored 33 points while allowing 32, maintaining their lead to secure the win.</p><p>Jaron Pierre Jr. led the way for Jacksonville State, scoring 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc. As a team, the Gamecocks shot 51.9% from the field, with an effective field goal percentage of 57.4%.</p> <p>They connected on 59.5% of their two-point attempts and hit 6-of-17 from three-point range (35.3%). Jacksonville State also shot 75% from the free-throw line, going 9-of-12.</p><p>Jacksonville State put on a defensive clinic, holding their opponent to just 53 points on 35% shooting from the field. They limited damage inside, allowing only 11 two-point baskets on 30 attempts (36%).</p> <p>From beyond the arc, Jacksonville State gave up 8 threes on 23 attempts, a 34% shooting performance. They also sent their opponent to the line 14 times, where they hit 7 free throws (50%). Jacksonville State allowed 6 offensive rebounds.</p><h3>Can East Carolina Grab a Win at Home?</h3><h3>East Carolina Pirates Recent Game/Games</h3> 

<p>The Pirates pulled off a narrow 78-77 win over George Mason on Saturday, November 16th. East Carolina, who entered the game as +3.5 point underdogs, not only secured the victory but also covered the spread. The combined points for the game reached 155, surpassing the O/U line of 137.</p> 

<p>East Carolina led 35-31 at halftime but allowed George Mason to score 30 points in the 2nd half while managing only 26 points themselves. Despite being outscored in the 2nd half, the Pirates held on for the win.</p><p>East Carolina's offense put up 78 points in their last game, despite shooting just 32.9% from the field and 22.2% from three-point range. Their effective field goal percentage was 38.2%, but they made up for it with 24 offensive rebounds and 23 made free throws at a 69.7% clip.</p> <p>RJ Felton led the way with 27 points, shooting 8/25 overall and 2/10 from deep. Darius Maddox added 20 points, while Jordan Riley contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds.</p><p>East Carolina's defense gave up 77 points in their last game, despite holding their opponent to just 32% shooting from the field. The Pirates allowed 25 made field goals on 76 attempts.</p> <p>From beyond the arc, East Carolina's defense limited their opponent to 8 threes on 36 attempts, a 22% shooting rate. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 33 times, where they converted 23 of those attempts.</p>

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<p>FOX will broadcast the week 11 NFC North matchup between the Bears and Packers from Soldier Field in Chicago. The Bears are the underdog with a point spread of +6.5, and the money line odds have the Packers as -269 favorites. The game is set to kick off at 1:00 ET, and the over/under line is at 41.5 points.</p><h3>GREEN BAY PACKERS VS CHICAGO BEARS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Chicago Bears +6.5</p><p>This game will be played at Soldier Field at 1:00 ET on Sunday, November 17th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE CHICAGO BEARS:</h3><ul><li>We have the Bears winning this one by a score of 27 to 20</li><li>Not only do we have the Bears winning straight-up, we have them covering the spread at +6.5</li><li>Look for this game to go over the line of 41.5 points</li></ul><h3>Will The Packers Win As Road Favorites?</h3><p>Heading into week 11, the Packers are 6-3, giving them a 77.5% chance of making the playoffs. They rank 5th in our NFL power rankings, but their 0-2 division record has them 3rd in the NFC North. Green Bay is 3-2 at home and 3-1 on the road, and they’ll be on the road this week against the Bears.</p> <p></p><p>Against the spread, the Packers are 4-5 and have failed to cover in three straight games. In week 9, they lost 24-14 to the Lions, and they couldn’t cover the +2.5 spread. Their O/U record is 4-4-1, with their games averaging 47.1 points per game.</p><p>Heading into week 11, the Packers rank 12th in our offensive power rankings. They are 7th in the NFL in points per game, averaging 25.6, and are 3rd in yards per game with 390. Despite ranking 17th in passing attempts, they are 7th in passing yards per game, with 235.2. On the ground, Green Bay ranks 5th in rushing attempts and 3rd in rushing yards per game, averaging 154.8.</p> <p>In week 9, Jordan Love threw for 273 yards, completing 23 of 39 passes, but did not have a touchdown and threw an interception. Josh Jacobs led the rushing attack with 95 yards on 13 carries, while Jayden Reed had 5 receptions for 113 yards. The Packers struggled on 3rd down, converting just 3 of 12 attempts, and went 1 for 4 in the red zone.</p><p>In their 24-14 loss to the Lions, the Packers' defense allowed 137 passing yards on 18 completions. The Packers gave up one passing touchdown and allowed the Lions to complete 81.8% of their passes. Despite this, the Packers did well on third downs, allowing the Lions to convert just 33.3% of their third down attempts.<p></p>On the ground, the Lions rushed for 124 yards on 32 attempts, averaging 3.9 yards per attempt. The Packers' defense managed one sack and had two more quarterback hits and tackles for loss than the Lions.</p><h3>Are The Bears Going Win In At Upset At Soldier Field</h3><p>After three straight losses, the Bears are now 4-5, including a 19-3 home loss to the Patriots in week 10. Chicago was favored by 6 points but couldn’t get the win, and they now sit 4th in the NFC North. They are 4-1 at home this season but have yet to win on the road (0-4).</p> <p>Our projections give the Bears a 4.3% chance of making the playoffs and just a 0.1% chance of winning their division. They rank 23rd in our NFL power rankings heading into week 11. Chicago is 5-4 against the spread, but they have failed to cover in three straight games. Their O/U record is 3-6, with the under hitting in three consecutive games.</p><p>Heading into week 11, the Bears rank 24th in our offensive power rankings. They are 21st in the NFL in points per game (19.4) and 30th in passing yards per game (169.6), despite ranking 13th in passing attempts. On the ground, Chicago is 15th in rushing attempts and 24th in rushing yards per game (108.1). They have struggled on 3rd down, converting just 28.7% of their attempts, which ranks 29th in the league. However, the Bears have been efficient in the red zone, ranking 3rd in the NFL with a 61.9% conversion rate.</p> <p>Caleb Williams has been sacked 18 times over the last three games, including 9 sacks in week 10 against the Patriots. He finished that game with 120 yards on 16/30 passing. Chicago’s offense failed to score in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th quarters in week 10, with Keenan Allen leading the team with 44 receiving yards on 5 catches. D’Andre Swift had 59 rushing yards on 16 carries.</p><p>In their 19-3 loss to the Patriots, the Bears' defense gave up 184 passing yards and one touchdown through the air. They did manage to intercept one pass and held New England to 35.7% on third down conversions. However, the Bears struggled to stop the run, allowing 144 rushing yards on 35 attempts, resulting in a 4.1 yards per attempt average.<p></p>Chicago's defense also struggled to generate pressure, as they finished with only one sack and lost the tackles for loss battle by a significant margin. The Patriots finished with 13 more tackles for loss than the Bears.</p>

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears Betting Pick & Prediction 11/17/24

Wake yourself up bright and early, or just don’t sleep at all, for this weekend’s UFC event because it will start bright and early in North America. UFC Fight Night 162 or UFC on ESPN+ 20 will be held in Singapore on October 26. It will be a 5:30 a.m. start in the Eastern Time Zone for the prelim card and the main card will go off at 8 a.m. At least you can make it a full day of sports with college football after that.

In any event, we’ll break down this card with a main event of Demian Maia vs. Ben Askren and 10 additional fights. We usually see a lot of local fighters on UFC cards, but that really isn’t the case this week.

Heavyweights Raphael Pessoa and Jeff Hughes get underway, with Hughes the -250 favorite at 5Dimes Sportsbook. Pessoa is coming off of his first career loss, which came at the hands of Ciryl Gane, who will be a rapidly rising prospect in the heavyweight division, if he isn’t already. Hughes, a Dana White Contender Series find, seems like a big favorite here, given that he’s 0-1 with a Could Not Continue in his official UFC fights. Pessoa is a live dog here.

In the strawweight division, Aleksandra Albu and Loma Lookboonmee make up one of the two women’s fights on the card. Lookboonme hails from Thailand and is 3-1 in her career. At the age of 21, it would seem like she’s giving up some experience to the 29-year-old Albu, but Albu only has four official MMA fights on her resume. She lost to Emily Whitmire earlier this year in her first fight in 18 months. She’s technically 2-1 in UFC. This is a really hard fight to call, with little to go on with each girl. Lookboonme is a -125 favorite.

Maurice Greene is +195 to Sergei Pavlovich’s 13-1 in another heavyweight fight. Pavlovich is giving up four inches to Greene, but his long limbs could serve him well as he still maintains a reach advantage. Greene, who was on cycle 28 of The Ultimate Fighter, lost in the semifinals, but impressed enough to get a contract. He’s won all three fights since then. Pavlovich beat Marcelo Golm earlier this year after a loss to Alistair Overeem to start his UFC career. It is best to look to the dog in fairly even heavyweight fights and that’s true of this one as well.

Undefeated Movsar Evloev is a -175 favorite against Enrique Barzola at 145 pounds. Barzola is 17-4-1 in his career and has fared well of late with wins in four of his last five. The 25-year-old Evloev had a nice win over Seungwoo Choi and is now stepping up in class a bit as he tries to keep his perfect 11-0 record in tact. He was a titleholder with several defenses in M-1 and looks like a good parlay piece here.

Alex White is +170 and Rafael Fiziev is -200 in this lightweight matchup at UFC on ESPN+ 20. The 31-year-old White has suffered all five career losses in UFC since joining the promotion in 2014. He is coming off of a nice win over Dan Moret to snap a two-fight winning streak. For Fiziev, this is his second career UFC fight after getting knocked out in 86 seconds my Magomed Mustafaev. He’s a big favorite to bounce back here, deservedly so, and looks like a good pairing with Evloev in the previous fight.

The main event of the prelim card is the only other women’s fight on the docket with Randa Markos against Ashley Yoder. Markos was originally scheduled to face Yan Xiaonan, but Yan pulled out of the fight about a month ago due to injury. Markos is -155 in this one as she looks to avoid falling to .500 in her pro career. She’s 2-2-1 in her last five fights, including a win over Angela Hill and a loss to Claudia Gadelha this year. Yoder lost three straight decisions before beating Amanda Cooper and Syuri Kondo in her last two fights. She’s on an upswing, but Markos is just the better all-around fighter.

<strong>Laureano Staropoli (+155) vs. Muslim Salikhov (-175)</strong>

The entire card is on ESPN+, but this is the first fight of the main card between Laureano Staropoli and Muslim Salikhov. This is the third fight in the UFC for Staropoli, as he has wins over Hector Aldana and Thiago Alves, both by unanimous decision. Staropoli is 9-1 in his career and has a little bit of a height advantage here. His reduced striking ability in his first two UFC fights could be the reason for the underdog line here, as it’s hard to fault most of what he’s done in his career. That being said, this is the first time he’s fought twice in a year since 2015.

Muslim Salikhov has showcased the punching and striking power in the UFC. Salikhov has back-to-back knockout wins after suffering his second career loss in his UFC debut. Salikhov’s most recent knockout, a first-round win over Nordine Taleb, came at UFC 242. That makes this a quick turnaround for him of less than two months, but he didn’t take any punishment in that Taleb fight.

<strong>Pick: Muslim Salikhov</strong>

<strong>Don’Tale Mayes (+300) vs. Ciryl Gane (-360)</strong>

Ciryl Gane is a big prospect in the heavyweight division and it’s extremely difficult to see him losing anytime soon until steps up in class a little bit more. Don’Tale Mayes was very impressive in his third try on the Dana White Contender Series. He’ll get his chance here to really prove himself, but the 27-year-old will likely be outgunned here by Gane.

<strong>Pick: Ciryl Gane</strong>

<strong>Frank Camacho (+140) vs. Beneil Dariush (-160)</strong>

Frank Camacho scored his first knockout win in nearly three years with his second-round victory over Nick Hein back in June. He’ll try to do the same here, but it won’t come easy against Beneil Dariush. Camacho had lost three of four fights before the matchup against Hein.

This line seems light with that in mind, doesn’t it? Maybe Dariush hasn’t been the fighter that everybody thought he’d be earlier in his career. He’s just 2-2-1 over his last five fights. But, he’s still an extremely talented fighter, just one that hasn’t lived up to his potential as of yet. Dariush is riding wins over Drew Dober and Thiago Moises, so he hasn’t beaten good fighters, but he’s gotten some confidence back and maybe that will be enough.

<strong>Pick: Beneil Dariush</strong>

<strong>Stevie Ray (+250) vs. Michael Johnson (-310)</strong>

Stevie Ray has dropped three of his last four fights and it looks like he is very likely to drop another one in this bout. He’s a +250 underdog in this matchup against Michael Johnson. Ray has lost to Leonardo Santos, Kajan Johnson, and Paul Felder, with a decision win over Jessin Ayari in his last few scraps. He hasn’t been impressive.

Johnson’s record is unimpressive, but the 33-year-old has lost to the likes of Justin Gaethje and Nate Diaz in his career. He’s just 3-5 in his last eight fights, with losses to Dariush and those aforementioned losses to Gaethje and Diaz. This is a step down in class for him, as the line suggests. He’s an open parlay piece or something to pair with some of the lesser fighters on the undercard.

<strong>Pick: Michael Johnson</strong>

<strong>Demian Maia (+160) vs. Ben Askren (-185)</strong>

How does Ben Askren respond from his first career loss? The One Championship champion made his UFC debut and beat Robbie Lawler. Then he lost in five seconds to Jorge Masvidal. He’ll get a chance to get back on the right track against Demian Maia. Maia, who is 41 years old now, is fighting for the third time this year. He’s actually won both of his previous fights over Lyman Good and Anthony Martin. Before that, Maia was losing to quality fighters like Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington, and Tyron Woodley.

It is interesting to see how Askren will do here as he gets another chance. Askren spent a lot of time being a champion in smaller promotions. He’s 1-1 in UFC and seems to have a big head about his ability and has been very selective with who he wants to fight. It seems he wants Maia, who had his time in the spotlight and is now on the downside of his career, despite the two wins. In all honesty, looking at Maia here does make some sense.

<strong>Pick: Demian Maia</strong>

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