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November 8: Green Bay wins in New England, Cincinnati takes Madrid, Reaves scores 43, and all 56 games across the covered sports are final.

Covered action date: Sunday, November 8, 2026, Eastern Time. All 56 games across the five covered sports were verified final: thirteen NFL games, seven NBA games and 36 NCAA men’s basketball games. FBS and MLB had no games. These are sports results, not ISR’s paid-pick performance.

NFL — thirteen finals

  • Green Bay won 45–27 at New England. Jordan Love completed 23 of 29 passes for 372 yards and three touchdowns; Christian Watson caught seven for 171 yards and a score.
  • Cincinnati beat Atlanta 34–17 in Madrid. Joe Burrow completed 24 of 29 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns; Ja’Marr Chase caught ten passes for 155 yards and a touchdown.
  • Chicago edged Tampa Bay 27–24. Caleb Williams passed for 279 yards and two touchdowns but also threw four interceptions. Bucky Irving ran for 97 yards and two scores for Tampa Bay.
  • San Francisco beat Las Vegas 38–17. Brock Purdy passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns; Kirk Cousins threw three interceptions for the Raiders.

ISR analysis: The winning margins and passing yardage do not erase the turnovers. Preserve the possessions after each giveaway when reviewing scoring control.

NBA — seven finals

  • The Lakers won 121–116 at Detroit. Austin Reaves scored 43 and Walker Kessler collected sixteen rebounds; Daniss Jenkins scored 31 for Detroit.
  • Boston won 117–97 at Milwaukee. Paul George scored 27, Derrick White supplied seven assists and Neemias Queta had nine rebounds.
  • Dallas beat Brooklyn 130–93. Cooper Flagg had 25 points and twelve assists; Morez Johnson Jr. collected nine rebounds.
  • Minnesota beat Utah 115–100. Ayo Dosunmu scored 26 and Rudy Gobert had fifteen rebounds. Darryn Peterson scored 26 for Utah.

ISR analysis: The Lakers’ close finish and the larger Boston and Dallas margins created different competitive settings. Keep actual lineup usage and competitive minutes beside the individual totals.

NCAA men’s basketball — 36 finals

Matchup / box scoreAway–homeStatus
Arkansas Razorbacks at Virginia Cavaliers72–91Final
California Golden Bears at Houston Cougars68–86Final
Iona Gaels at St. John's Red Storm65–104Final
Wichita State Shockers at USC Trojans86–93Final
Ripon Red Hawks at Milwaukee Panthers48–99Final
Princeton Tigers at Siena Saints68–82Final
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at South Carolina Gamecocks68–78Final
Marist Red Foxes at UMass Lowell River Hawks61–63Final
Sacred Heart Pioneers at New Hampshire Wildcats81–76Final/OT
Manhattan Jaspers at Maine Black Bears68–62Final
Fairfield Stags at Bryant Bulldogs68–59Final
Central Penn Knights at Navy Midshipmen46–102Final
Allen Yellow Jackets at Wofford Terriers67–100Final
Keuka Storm at Cornell Big Red59–99Final
Merrimack Warriors at UAlbany Great Danes73–60Final
Green Bay Phoenix at St. Thomas Tommies76–67Final
Campbell Fighting Camels at Western Michigan Broncos71–87Final
Quinnipiac Bobcats at Vermont Catamounts79–76Final
Harvard Crimson at Chicago Maroons63–47Final
Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Dartmouth Big Green78–71Final/OT
Brown Bears at Lehigh Mountain Hawks65–55Final
Butler Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos81–100Final
Southern Jaguars at Drake Bulldogs68–75Final
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles94–97Final
Idaho State Bengals at Air Force Falcons82–89Final
Saint Peter's Peacocks at NJIT Highlanders52–54Final
Rider Broncs at Binghamton Bearcats63–75Final
Saint Mary's Gaels at Nevada Wolf Pack95–96Final/OT
Lincoln (CA) Oaklanders at Idaho Vandals69–108Final
Richmond Spiders at Temple Owls79–53Final
Norfolk State Spartans at William & Mary Tribe73–104Final
North Dakota State Bison at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners80–91Final
Incarnate Word Cardinals at UTEP Miners60–79Final
Portland Pilots at Bethesda Flames130–56Final
Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions82–76Final
UT Arlington Mavericks at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors62–71Final
  • Virginia beat Arkansas 91–72 at neutral-site Capital One Arena. Thijs De Ridder had sixteen points and ten rebounds; Chance Mallory supplied six assists.
  • Pittsburgh beat Penn State 82–76. A’lahn Sumler scored 26 and had four assists; Penn State’s Ivan Juric collected thirteen rebounds.
  • Houston beat California 86–68. Dedan Thomas Jr. scored twenty with eight assists; Delrecco Gillespie had eight rebounds.
  • USC beat Wichita State 93–86. Rodney Rice had 32 points and nine assists; Adonis Ratliff collected thirteen rebounds.

ISR analysis: Neutral-site results should retain their actual locations and current lineups. Opening records alone do not account for opponent quality or the conditions of a win.

FBS and MLB — no-game status

No November 8 FBS or MLB games were listed. 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 8 preview package at 7:41 a.m. EST that day. These are archived source snapshots, not universal closing lines, market-movement claims, recommendations or ISR paid-pick results.

  • Cincinnati covered -3 with its seventeen-point win; 51 combined points finished under 52.5.
  • Green Bay covered +3 with its eighteen-point win; 72 finished over 44.5.
  • Tampa Bay covered +6 in its three-point loss; 51 finished over 47.5.
  • The Lakers covered +4.5 with their five-point win; 237 finished over 222.5.
  • Virginia covered -3.5 with its nineteen-point win; 163 finished over 162.5.

Sources and completion check

Every game in the tables links to its ESPN box score. Highlights were checked against the game summaries and player statistics. Full schedule checks: NFL, FBS, MLB, NBA and NCAA men’s basketball. All 56 games are complete; no result is pending or omitted.

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