Volume 32

The CT cover Teeny Mates this week are Mookie Betts (Left) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Right) they are just two of the many stars in the World Series.

College Football Top 25

The CT College Football Top 25 rankings were shook up last week. Here they are:

1. Ohio State 7-0

2. Indiana 8-0

3. Texas A&M 8-0

4. Georgia 6-1

5. Alabama 7-1

6. Oregon 7-1

7. Georgia Tech 8-0

8. Vanderbilt  7-1

9. Ole Miss 7-1

10. BYU 8-0

11. Texas Tech 7-1

12. Miami (FL) 6-1

13. Notre Dame 5-2

14. Louisville 6-1

15. Cincinnati 7-1

16. Oklahoma 6-2

17. Tennessee 6-2

18. Memphis 8-1

19. Virginia 7-1

20. Missouri 6-2

21. Utah 6-2

22. Navy 7-0

23. USC 5-2

24. Texas 6-2

25. Michigan 6-2

Today’s CT Top Matchups:

#8 Vanderbilt @ #24 Texas

#16 Oklahoma @ #17 Tennessee

#15 Cincinnati @ #21 Utah

Connor Bedard

NHL former first overall draft pick Connor Bedard got his first career hat trick on Tuesday, October 28 against the Ottawa Senators. Bedard scored his first goal late in the first period, putting his Chicago Blackhawks up 3-0. Bedard’s second goal came a few minutes into the second period and extended Chicago’s lead. Bedard’s third goal was early in the third. The Blackhawks beat the Senators 7-3.

NFL Week 8 Recap

• The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Minnesota Vikings 37-10

• The Miami Dolphins beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-10

  • Miami snapped their three-game losing streak, improving to 2-6 on the season

  • Tua Tagovailoa threw four TD passes

• The New York Jets beat the Cincinnati Bengals 39-38

  • New York got their first win of the season, moving to 1-7

  • The Jets went 2/2 on two-point conversions

  • The game-tying TD was a trick-play pass by RB Breece Hall. Nick Folk added the go ahead extra point

• The New England Patriots beat the Cleveland Browns 32-13

  • Drake Maye tossed three TD passes

  • Myles Garett had 5 sacks in a losing effort

• Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants 38-20

  • Saquon Barkley rushed for 150 yards

• The Buffalo Bills beat the Carolina Panthers 40-9

  • James Cook rushed for 216 yards and two TDs

  • Josh Allen added three TDs

• The Baltimore Ravens beat the Chicgao Bears 30-16

  • Tyler Huntley started at QB for Baltimore, as Lamar Jackson is still injured

  • Derrick Henry scored two TDs

• The Houston Texans beat the San Francisco 49ers 26-15

• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New Orleans Saints 23-3

• The Denver Broncos beat the Dallas Cowboys 44-22

• The Indianapolis Colts beat the Tennessee Titans 38-14

  • Jonathan Taylor rushed for three-TDs

  • The Colts have an NFL-best 7-1 record

• The Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-25

  • Jordan Love outdueled former long-time Packer Aaron Rodgers

• The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Washington Commanders 28-7

• The Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, and Jacksonville Jaguars were on bye

World Series 

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1. The Dodgers won 5-1 in Game 2 behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s complete game masterpiece. The Dodgers won an 18-inning Game 3 marathon with a Freddie Freeman walk-off HR. The Blue Jays won Game 4, 6-2 and then took Game 5, 6-1. The Dodgers evened the series and forced Game 7 with a 3-1 win in Game 6. Game 7 is tonight (Saturday November 1, 2025) at 8:00pm ET. This year the MLB playoffs started in September and the last round (World Series) will finish in November.

Marshall Plane Crash Anniversary

November marks the 55th anniversary of one of the saddest stories in college football. On November 14, 1970, as the Marshall Thundering Herd football team was flying home from their game that week, their Southern Airways Flight 932 was set to land at the Tri State Airport in West Virginia. The plane crashed short of the runway killing, everyone on board, which included 37 Marshall University football players, five coaches, seven staff members, 21 boosters, two pilots, two flight attendants, and a charter coordinator. Marshall was coming off of a 17-14 loss to East Carolina. On St. Patricks Day in, 1971 Jack Lengyel was named Marshall’s next head coach. The NCCA granted Marshall permission to use freshman on their varsity squad that season– something that was not allowed at the time. Marshall finished the 1971 season with only two wins. But by keeping the team going, it kept the spirits of the fallen Thundering Herd players and coaches alive. Though it would take a long time, Marshall would rebuild into a strong and relevant program, featuring all-time great players like QB Chad Pennington and WR Randy Moss.

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NBA Recap

Three teams are still undefeated this young NBA season. The Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs are both 5-0. The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder are 6-0.

• Chicago is 5-0 versus teams with a combined record of 11-16 by an average of 8.8 points.

• San Antonio is 5-0 versus teams with a combined record of 7-19 by an average of 14.4 points.

• Oklahoma City is 6-0 versus teams with a combined record of 9-21 by an average of 9.3 points.

Do these teams deserve to be undefeated or were they just aided by weak schedules to start the season? We’ll find out.

NHL Odds

The CT has established odds for each team to win their division. This has been determined by what I have seen so far from each team, mixed with how their schedule has played out.

Atlantic

1. Tampa Bay Lightning 20%

2. Florida Panthers 18%

3. Montreal Canadiens 17%

4. Ottawa Senators 13%

5. Toronto Maple Leafs 11%

6. Boston Bruins 9%

7. Detroit Red Wings 9%

8. Buffalo Sabres 3%

Metropolitan

1. Carolina Hurricanes 24%

2. New Jersey Devils 22%

3. Pittsburgh Penguins 21%

4. Columbus Blue Jackets 10%

5. Washington Capitals 10%

6. New York Rangers 6%

7. Philadelphia Flyers 4%

8. New York Islanders 2%

Central

1. Colorado Avalanche 17%

2. Winnipeg Jets 16%

3. Dallas Stars 14%

4. Utah Mammoth 14%

5. Nashville Predators 12%

6. Chicago Blackhawks 11%

7. Minnesota Wild 8%

8. St. Louis Blues 8%

Pacific

1. Vegas Golden Knights 27%

2. Los Angeles Kings 19%

3. Edmonton Oilers 16%

4. Seattle Kraken 10%

5. Anaheim Ducks 10%

6. Vancouver Canucks 9%

7. San Jose Sharks 6%

8. Calgary Flames 4%