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November 6: UConn wins the Michigan rematch, Dončić scores 53, SMU posts 51, and all 86 games across the covered sports are final.

Covered action date: Friday, November 6, 2026, Eastern Time. All 86 games across the five covered sports were verified final: five FBS games, nine NBA games and 72 NCAA men’s basketball games. NFL and MLB had no games. These are sports results, not ISR’s paid-pick performance.

NCAA Football FBS — five finals

  • SMU beat Virginia Tech 51–28. Kevin Jennings completed 24 of 32 passes for 350 yards and four touchdowns; Yamir Knight caught three touchdown passes.
  • Illinois defeated Nebraska 24–13. Katin Houser threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns; Collin Dixon caught eight passes for 129 yards and two scores.
  • Arizona edged TCU 29–28. Noah Fifita passed for 313 yards and two touchdowns; Giovanni Richardson caught eleven passes for 171 yards.
  • East Carolina beat South Florida 20–17 behind two Emory Williams touchdown passes. New Mexico won 31–3 at Nevada; Scottre Humphrey ran for 107 yards and two scores.

ISR analysis: The five margins ranged from one point to 28. Keep the close finishes separate from evidence of sustained offensive control; a win label alone does not explain how the possessions unfolded.

NBA — nine finals

  • The Lakers beat Portland 124–118. Luka Dončić scored 53; Walker Kessler had twelve rebounds. Deni Avdija supplied 22 points and eleven assists for Portland.
  • Cleveland beat Philadelphia 119–95. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 23 points and eight assists; Jaylen Brown scored twenty for Philadelphia.
  • Oklahoma City won 128–97 at Memphis. Ajay Mitchell scored 35; Isaiah Hartenstein had seven assists. Ty Jerome scored 21 for Memphis.
  • Boston won 119–80 at Charlotte. Jayson Tatum produced 34 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

ISR analysis: Dončić’s high-volume scoring came in a six-point game, unlike the larger Cleveland, Oklahoma City and Boston margins. Preserve the actual competitive setting before comparing the individual lines.

NCAA men’s basketball — 72 finals

Matchup / box scoreAway–homeStatus
UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines85–77Final
Northeastern Huskies at Virginia Cavaliers72–97Final
Wagner Seahawks at Miami Hurricanes57–83Final
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks45–89Final
Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Iowa State Cyclones57–83Final
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Alabama Crimson Tide86–101Final
North Florida Ospreys at UCLA Bruins63–114Final
James Madison Dukes at Kentucky Wildcats80–89Final
Omaha Mavericks at BYU Cougars67–108Final
Massachusetts Minutemen at Boston College Eagles55–71Final
West Florida Argonauts at Florida International Panthers75–85Final
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at Baylor Bears53–109Final
Eastern Washington Eagles at Oregon Ducks71–98Final
Valparaiso Beacons at Purdue Boilermakers83–80Final/2OT
South Carolina State Bulldogs at South Carolina Upstate Spartans78–70Final
Youngstown State Penguins at Ohio State Buckeyes65–89Final
Midway Eagles at Eastern Kentucky Colonels68–106Final
Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks at Kent State Golden Flashes50–102Final
Newberry Wolves at Charleston Cougars66–112Final
Erskine Flying Fleet at The Citadel Bulldogs57–100Final
New Haven Chargers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights54–81Final
New College Mighty Banyans at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles67–89Final
Stetson Hatters at West Virginia Mountaineers53–91Final
Yale Bulldogs at UCF Knights75–87Final
Holy Cross Crusaders at Villanova Wildcats66–95Final
Michigan Dearborn Wolves at Cleveland State Vikings79–103Final
UNC Greensboro Spartans at Elon Phoenix65–74Final
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers57–68Final
Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets83–95Final
Coppin State Eagles at George Mason Patriots51–68Final
East Tennessee State Buccaneers at NC State Wolfpack63–77Final
Austin Peay Governors at Kennesaw State Owls69–71Final
Wofford Terriers at North Carolina Tar Heels70–109Final
American University Eagles at Clemson Tigers73–82Final
Boston University Terriers at Brown Bears72–67Final
Saint Louis Billikens at Missouri Tigers90–84Final
Alma Scots at Central Michigan Chippewas50–93Final
Indiana State Sycamores at Ball State Cardinals69–66Final
Troy Trojans at Florida State Seminoles68–91Final
Eastern Michigan Eagles at Xavier Musketeers53–76Final
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Georgia Bulldogs77–91Final
Texas Lutheran Bulldogs at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks32–89Final
Florida Atlantic Owls at Wright State Raiders71–97Final
Delaware Blue Hens at Wisconsin Badgers64–73Final
Nicholls Colonels at UAB Blazers63–70Final
Robert Morris Colonials at UIC Flames56–79Final
Truman State Bulldogs at Missouri State Bears62–79Final
Mississippi U for Women Owls at Alabama A&M Bulldogs47–103Final
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns67–60Final
Texas Southern Tigers at LSU Tigers51–92Final
Northern Kentucky Norse at Texas A&M Aggies67–104Final
Stony Brook Seawolves at Northwestern Wildcats65–78Final
Southern Jaguars at TCU Horned Frogs54–106Final
St. Thomas Tommies at Minnesota Golden Gophers62–76Final
Detroit Mercy Titans at Marquette Golden Eagles32–93Final
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at Oklahoma Sooners57–84Final
Idaho State Bengals at Wyoming Cowboys62–93Final
Eastern Illinois Panthers at Iowa Hawkeyes47–91Final
Central Arkansas Bears at Ole Miss Rebels60–92Final
Idaho Vandals at Colorado State Rams67–78Final
Northern Colorado Bears at Arizona State Sun Devils63–90Final
Queens University Royals at Oklahoma State Cowboys68–118Final
Cal State Northridge Matadors at Kansas State Wildcats78–95Final
Southern Illinois Salukis at Kansas City Roos93–100Final
Briar Cliff Chargers at South Dakota State Jackrabbits49–71Final
UT Arlington Mavericks at Portland Pilots89–85Final
California Baptist Lancers at Oregon State Beavers68–96Final
Tarleton State Texans at San Diego Toreros90–96Final/OT
Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Stanford Cardinal63–81Final
North Dakota State Bison at San Francisco Dons70–79Final
Lincoln (CA) Oaklanders at Loyola Marymount Lions50–102Final
Bethesda Flames at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors44–116Final
  • UConn beat Michigan 85–77 at neutral-site TD Garden. Braylon Mullins scored 23 for the Huskies; Trey McKenney had 22 for Michigan.
  • Valparaiso won 83–80 at Purdue. Rakim Chaney scored 35 with eight rebounds and six assists; Daniel Jacobsen scored 28 for Purdue.
  • Saint Louis beat Missouri 90–84. Amari McCottry scored seventeen; Alon Michaeli collected nine rebounds. Missouri’s Bryson Tiller scored 26.
  • Wright State beat Florida Atlantic 97–71. C.J. O’Hara scored 24 and Andrea Holden had eleven rebounds; Kanaan Carlyle scored 25 for FAU.

ISR analysis: The early-season slate included a neutral-floor rematch and road wins. Location and opponent quality belong beside the opening records, rather than treating every 2–0 or 1–1 start as equivalent.

NFL and MLB — no-game status

No November 6 NFL or MLB games were 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 6 preview package at 7:37 a.m. EST that day. These are archived source snapshots, not universal closing lines, market-movement claims or betting recommendations.

  • UConn covered -7.5 with its eight-point win; 162 combined points finished over 144.5.
  • SMU covered -6.5 with its 23-point win; 79 finished over 56.5.
  • Illinois covered +4.5 with its eleven-point win over Nebraska; 37 finished under 50.5.
  • Cleveland covered +2.5 with its 24-point win over Philadelphia; 214 finished under 229.5.
  • The Lakers covered -2.5 with their six-point win; 242 finished over 231.5.

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 86 games are complete; no result is pending or omitted.

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