deskgameIn Sunday’s regular-season finale that will decide the NFC’s No. 1 seed, Gibbs meets a Minnesota rushing defense that hasn’t been as great as usual. Overall this season, the Vikings rank fourth in the league with 1,168 rushing yards allowed to running backs with an average of 3.97 yards per carry.
deskgameAuburn forward Johni Broome, second from left, looks to shoot as Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn, left, looks to block him during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala.
deskgameNew York has lost three of its last four games. Towns is averaging 24.9 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, but Jalen Brunson has shot under 45 percent from the field in three of his last four games and the Knicks rank 22nd in Defensive Efficiency, per TeamRankings.
deskgame“Joker” averages a triple-double (29.7/13.7/11.7) and leads the NBA in rebounds and assists per game. He’s also an extremely efficient shooter, hitting 56.3% of his attempts and 56.4% from beyond the arc.
deskgameDid I mention this year’s Pop-Tarts Bowl features a high-quality matchup between a pair of 10-win teams that narrowly missed the CFP? Iowa State has never won 11 games in a season. Miami’s last 11-win campaign came in 2003.
