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| WHAT'S BREWING TODAY Monday, April 18 On Today's Scorecard Separating The Edges |
| It's looking like the Sixers' bench could determine the series between Philadelphia and Toronto. In each of their two post-All-Star losses to the Raptors, Joel Embiid recorded a positive plus-minus, with the Sixers outscoring Toronto by 15 points in his 75 total minutes. But Philly was outscored 61-36 in Embiid's 21 minutes on the bench. And if that sounds familiar, it's because the Sixers were outscored by 109 points in 99 minutes with Embiid off the floor in their 2019 conference semifinals series against the Raptors. Embiid is the first center in 40 years to average 30+ PPG. Click here to read a detailed preview on this NBA playoff series matchup. |
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| There is always a quarterback on the NFL draft board who is considered too small, too light and/or maybe even too slow, but has a pile of passing yards and touchdowns. This year, that quarterback is Barry Zappeof Western Kentuckuy, who will be shoved down the board for some because he is barely over six feet tall at 6-foot 1/2 and 215 pounds. And while that is almost the same measurement of Liberty's Malik Willis, who is one of the top quarterbacks on the board at 6-foot 1/2 and 219 pounds, Zappe will need a quarterbacks coach or an offensive coordinator to pound the proverbial table for him far more than Willis will. Zappe set FBS records for passing yards in a season (5,987) and touchdowns in a season (62) in the Hilltoppers' high-volume passing game. He had two games with at least 500 passing yards, along with eight of at least 400 yards. "I don't think there's a single quarterback in history that wouldn't want to throw 680 times in a season,'' Zappe said. "It's amazing. Coach (Zach) Kittley gave me, like he said, keys to a Lamborghini." History hasn't always been kind to these kind of QBs, but his NFL future will hinge on whether a coach believes there is enough to work with moving forward. |
| Grinding Out The Profits Home Alone |
| From the well-oiled machine: NBA home teams in Game Two Round One matchups, coming off a home loss in Game One, are 40-23 ATS since 1990, including 7-1 SUATS if they were not favored by 4 or more points in the loss. With Dallas 10-1 ATS as a non-division dog in Game Two of the playoffs, including 6-0 ATS the last six, the season is on the line for the Mavs tonight. Hold your nose and grab the points. |