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November 5: Jacksonville wins in Baltimore, FAU upends UTSA, Golden State extends its run, and all 70 games across the covered sports are final.

Covered action date: Thursday, November 5, 2026, Eastern Time. All seventy games across the five covered sports were verified final: one NFL game, two FBS games, two NBA games and sixty-five NCAA men’s basketball games. MLB had no game. These are sports results, not ISR’s paid-pick performance.

NFL — Jacksonville 33, Baltimore 10

Matchup / box scoreAway–homeStatus
Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens33–10Final
  • Trevor Lawrence completed sixteen of 26 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown.
  • Joe Fagnano’s first NFL start produced sixty passing yards on ten completions in eighteen attempts, with two interceptions.
  • Justice Hill ran for 85 yards and Baltimore’s touchdown; Jacksonville improved to 6–2 and Baltimore fell to 4–5.

ISR analysis: Baltimore’s changed quarterback assignment is essential context for reviewing the passing result. Do not combine this game uncritically with earlier Jackson-led possessions.

NCAA Football FBS — two finals

  • FAU defeated UTSA 60–29. Caden Veltkamp threw four touchdown passes, three to Easton Messer; Leonard Farrow rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown.
  • UTSA’s Owen McCown passed for 265 yards and three touchdowns. Mekhi Anderson caught six passes for 117 yards and two scores in the loss.
  • James Madison won 54–23 at Southern Miss. JC Evans passed for 251 yards and a touchdown; Corey Scott had six catches for 138 yards.
  • JMU’s JT Hooten recorded three sacks. Southern Miss quarterback John White passed for 266 yards; Kaden Saunders caught six for 122.

ISR analysis: The actual quarterback usage is important: Evans and White led Thursday’s passing, rather than simply carrying forward the season-leader names in pregame materials. Preserve that change in the next matchup review.

NBA — two finals

Matchup / box scoreAway–homeStatus
Orlando Magic at Phoenix Suns104–117Final
Miami Heat at Golden State Warriors100–120Final
  • Phoenix beat Orlando 117–104. Devin Booker scored thirty and supplied eight assists; Miles Bridges had thirteen rebounds.
  • Orlando’s Wendell Carter Jr. scored 27 and collected thirteen rebounds. Franz Wagner had fifteen assists.
  • Golden State beat Miami 120–100 for its sixth straight win. Stephen Curry scored 29; Draymond Green supplied eleven assists.
  • Davion Mitchell led Miami with 22 points and eight assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo had fourteen rebounds on the second night after Miami’s overtime win in Los Angeles.

ISR analysis: Miami’s previous overtime workload is relevant context, not proof of the cause of the result. Keep available lineups and individual minutes alongside the margin.

NCAA men’s basketball — sixty-five finals

Matchup / box scoreAway–homeStatus
Jacksonville Dolphins at Florida Gators57–88Final
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Duke Blue Devils52–113Final
Pennsylvania Quakers at Illinois Fighting Illini70–112Final
Cal Poly Mustangs at Arizona Wildcats84–104Final
Toledo Rockets at Michigan State Spartans61–91Final
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns50–98Final
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders58–76Final
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Vanderbilt Commodores51–74Final
McNeese Cowboys at North Texas Mean Green67–77Final
Virginia Lynchburg Dragons at Morehead State Eagles60–114Final
King's Monarchs at Lafayette Leopards67–104Final
Chattanooga Mocs at Penn State Nittany Lions93–97Final
Bellarmine Knights at Indiana Hoosiers69–92Final
Mount St Mary Knights at Army Black Knights41–118Final
Long Island University Sharks at Seton Hall Pirates60–67Final
Fort Valley State Wildcats at Florida A&M Rattlers75–70Final
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets at Texas State Bobcats66–135Final
Central Bible Saints at Lindenwood Lions46–120Final
Kalamazoo Hornets at Western Michigan Broncos52–99Final
Southern Virginia Knights at Richmond Spiders46–107Final
College of Biblical Studies Ambassadors at Prairie View A&M Panthers90–103Final
Georgia State Panthers at Charlotte 49ers67–77Final
Howard Bison at Alcorn State Braves94–83Final
Hofstra Pride at Princeton Tigers58–60Final
Cornell Big Red at Lehigh Mountain Hawks64–71Final
SUNY Old Westbury Panthers at Columbia Lions58–120Final
Green Bay Phoenix at Cincinnati Bearcats64–81Final
Maine Black Bears at Sacred Heart Pioneers74–72Final
New Hampshire Wildcats at Rider Broncs66–55Final
Bryant Bulldogs at Quinnipiac Bobcats56–66Final
UMass Lowell River Hawks at Merrimack Warriors71–61Final
UAlbany Great Danes at Manhattan Jaspers72–68Final
Delaware State Hornets at Navy Midshipmen60–66Final
UMBC Retrievers at Marist Red Foxes80–88Final
NJIT Highlanders at Iona Gaels49–72Final
Vermont Catamounts at Fairfield Stags79–67Final
Mercer Bears at Virginia Tech Hokies67–96Final
Mercyhurst Lakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish56–83Final
Chicago State Cougars at Incarnate Word Cardinals66–54Final
Columbia International Rams at Charleston Southern Buccaneers49–86Final
Binghamton Bearcats at Saint Peter's Peacocks58–55Final
Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Syracuse Orange49–102Final
Buffalo Bulls at Pittsburgh Panthers61–80Final
Union (TN) Bulldogs at North Alabama Lions66–76Final
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers48–82Final
Arkansas Monticello Boll Weevils at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs17–76Final
Centre Colonels at Belmont Bruins45–75Final
Jackson State Tigers at Tulane Green Wave87–85Final
Stonehill Skyhawks at Fordham Rams63–83Final
Northwestern State Demons at Mississippi State Bulldogs44–82Final
Central State Marauders at Illinois State Redbirds55–100Final
Jacksonville State Gamecocks at South Alabama Jaguars80–83Final/2OT
East Texas A&M Lions at Rice Owls72–71Final
Northern Illinois Huskies at Tulsa Golden Hurricane75–94Final
East West Phantoms at Tennessee State Tigers61–127Final
VMI Keydets at SMU Mustangs70–95Final
West Georgia Wolves at Loyola Chicago Ramblers53–76Final
Le Moyne Dolphins at Creighton Bluejays55–83Final
Grace University Lancers at Southern Utah Thunderbirds53–97Final
Calumet St. Joseph Crimson Wave at Air Force Falcons58–107Final
South Florida Bulls at DePaul Blue Demons80–82Final
Towson Tigers at Utah Utes57–67Final
Menlo Oaks at UC Davis Aggies52–65Final
Stanton Elks at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners54–93Final
La Sierra Golden Eagles at Pepperdine Waves66–106Final
  • Duke beat Coastal Carolina 113–52. Patrick Ngongba II scored 28, Cayden Boozer had twelve assists and Sebastian Wilkins eleven rebounds.
  • Florida defeated Jacksonville 88–57. Rueben Chinyelu scored 21; Alex Condon had twelve rebounds and eight assists.
  • Penn State edged Chattanooga 97–93. Josh Reed led the Nittany Lions with 25 points; Chattanooga’s Kobe McDowell-White had 28 and eight assists.
  • Jackson State won 87–85 at Tulane. Dorian McMillian scored 23 and Daeshun Ruffin supplied eight assists.

ISR analysis: The night included comfortable favorites’ wins and close road results. Keep opponent strength, playing time and competitive minutes attached to the opening-week numbers.

MLB — no-game status

No November 5 MLB game was listed. All covered-action dates use Eastern Time, including late games completed after midnight.

Betting notebook: explicitly identified source snapshots

These comparisons use the DraftKings lines displayed by ESPN and retained in ISR’s November 5 preview package at 12:59 p.m. EST that day. These are archived source snapshots, not universal closing lines, market-movement claims or betting recommendations.

  • Jacksonville covered -10 with its 23-point win; 43 combined points finished over 39.5.
  • FAU covered +6.5 with its 31-point win over UTSA; 89 finished over 72.5.
  • James Madison covered -13.5 with its 31-point win; 77 finished over 57.5.
  • Phoenix covered -1.5 with its thirteen-point win; 221 finished under 222.5.
  • Golden State covered -7.5 with its twenty-point win; 220 finished under 233.5.

Sources and completion check

Every game in the tables links to its ESPN box score. Highlights were checked against those game summaries and player statistics. Full schedule checks: NFL, FBS, MLB, NBA and NCAA men’s basketball. All seventy games are complete; no result is pending or omitted.

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