Friday, December 2, 2022

CATHOLIC LEAGUE

Brother Rice at Montini, 7:00

DePaul at St. Laurence, 7:00

Leo at Providence-St. Mel, 7:00

Loyola at Marmion, 7:00

St. Ignatius at Providence, 7:00

CENTRAL SUBURBAN – NORTH

Maine West at Highland Park, 7:00

Niles North at Maine East, 7:00

Vernon Hills at Deerfield, 7:00

CENTRAL SUBURBAN – SOUTH

Glenbrook North at Niles West, 7:00

Glenbrook South at Evanston, 7:00

Maine South at New Trier, 7:00

CHICAGO PREP

Ellison at Hope Academy, 7:00

Northtown at Walther Christian, 7:30

DU KANE

Batavia at Wheaton North, 7:00

Glenbard North at Geneva, 7:00

Lake Park at St. Charles East, 7:00

Wheaton-Warr. South at St. Charles North, 7:00

DU PAGE VALLEY

Metea Valley at DeKalb, 7:00

Naperville North at Neuqua Valley, 7:00

Waubonsie Valley at Naperville Central, 7:00

EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC

Marian Catholic at Nazareth, 7:00

Marist at Joliet Catholic, 7:00

Notre Dame at St. Patrick, 7:00

FOX VALLEY

Burlington Central at Dundee-Crown, 7:30

Crystal Lake South at Crystal Lake Central, 7:30

Hampshire at Cary-Grove, 7:30

Huntley at Jacobs, 7:30

McHenry at Prairie Ridge, 7:30

ILLINOIS CENTRAL EIGHT

Lisle at Streator, 6:45

Manteno at Wilmington, 7:00

Peotone at Coal City, 6:45

Reed-Custer at Herscher, 7:00

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

Lake Forest Academy at Elgin Academy, 6:00

Morgan Park Academy at Francis Parker, 6:00

Northridge at North Shore, 6:00

INTERSTATE EIGHT

Kaneland at Rochelle, 7:00

Morris at Ottawa, 7:00

Plano at LaSalle-Peru, 7:00

Sycamore at Sandwich, 7:00

LAKE SHORE ATHLETIC

Beacon at British School, 5:30

Waldorf at Lycee Francais, 6:00

LITTLE TEN

DePue at Somonauk, 7:00

Earlville at Serena, 7:00

Leland at Hinckley-Big Rock, 6:45

Newark at Hiawatha, 7:00

METRO PREP

Universal at Islamic Foundation, 5:30

METRO SUBURBAN – BLUE

St. Francis at Chicago Christian, 7:00

METRO SUBURBAN – RED

Ridgewood at Elmwood Park, 7:00

MID-SUBURBAN – EAST

Buffalo Grove at Hersey, 7:30

Prospect at Rolling Meadows, 7:30

Wheeling at Elk Grove, 7:30

MID-SUBURBAN – WEST

Barrington at Conant, 7:30

Fremd at Schaumburg, 7:30

Palatine at Hoffman Estates, 7:30

NIC – 10

Belvidere North at Harlem, 7:30

Boylan at Belvidere, 7:15

Freeport at Jefferson, 7:15

Hononegah at Guilford, 7:00

Rockford East at Auburn, 7:30

NORTHEASTERN ATHLETIC

Alden-Hebron at South Beloit, 7:00

Christian Life at Our Lady Sacred Heart, 5:30

PUBLIC LEAGUE RED-WEST / NORTH

Lincoln Park at Prosser, 6:30

Orr at Farragut, 5:00

Westinghouse at Clark, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-NORTH

Foreman at Sullivan, 5:00

Mather at Amundsen, 5:00

Northside at Senn, 5:00

Schurz at Von Steuben, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-WEST

Collins at Crane, 5:00

Jones at Legal Prep, 5:00

Marshall at Austin, 5:00

Payton at Raby, 7:30

PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-NORTH

Alcott at ASPIRA-Bus&Fin, 5:00

Chicago Math & Science at Disney, 5:00

Marine at Uplift, 5:00

Rickover at North-Grand, 5:00

Roosevelt at Intrinsic-Belmont, 5:00

Steinmetz at Chicago Academy, 5:00

PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE-WEST

Chicago Collegiate at Phoenix, 5:00

Clemente at Chicago Tech, 5:00

Douglass at Kelvyn Park, 5:00

Little Village at Juarez, 5:00

Spry at Manley, 5:00

RIVER VALLEY

Clifton Central at Tri-Point, 7:00

Donovan at Beecher, 7:00

Gardner-So. Wilmington at Illinois Lutheran, 7:00

Grace Christian at Grant Park, 7:00

St. Anne at Momence, 7:00

SOUTH SUBURBAN – CROSSOVER

Bremen at Reavis, 6:00

Eisenhower at Lemont, 7:00

Hillcrest at Oak Lawn, 6:30

Richards at Oak Forest, 6:30

Thornton Fr. North at Argo, 7:00

Thornton Fr. South at Shepard, 6:30

Tinley Park at Evergreen Park, 6:00

SOUTHLAND

Rich at Crete-Monee, 6:30

Thornridge at Thornwood, 6:30

Thornton at Bloom, 6:00

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE – EAST

Joliet Central at Plainfield South, 6:30

Plainfield Central at Plainfield East, 6:30

Romeoville at Joliet West, 6:30

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE – WEST

Oswego at Plainfield North, 6:30

Oswego East at Minooka, 6:30

West Aurora at Yorkville, 6:30

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN – CROSSOVER

Andrew at Homewood-Flossmoor, 6:30

Lincoln-Way Central at Lincoln-Way East, 6:30

Lincoln-Way West at Lockport, 6:30

Stagg at Bolingbrook, 7:00

TRI-COUNTY

Henry-Senachwine at Seneca, 7:00

Lowpoint-Washburn at Roanoke-Benson, 7:30

Putnam County at Dwight, 7:00

Woodland at Midland, 7:00

WEST SUBURBAN – GOLD

Addison Trail at Leyden, 7:30

Downers Grove South at Hinsdale South, 7:30

Willowbrook at Morton, 7:00

WEST SUBURBAN – SILVER

Glenbard West at Proviso West, 7:30

Hinsdale Central at York, 7:30

NON CONFERENCE

Ashton-Franklin Center at Marquette, 7:00

Cristo Rey at Mansueto, 6:30

Hansberry at Holy Trinity, 6:00

Kankakee at Harlan, 6:30

Lake Zurich at Lakes, 7:00

Marian Central at Johnsburg, 7:30

North Chicago at Waukegan, 7:00

Ogden at Danville, 6:30

Oregon at Indian Creek, 6:45

Richmond-Burton at North Boone, 7:00

Wauconda at Woodstock, 7:00

Winnebago at Rockford Christian, 7:00, NC

CAHOKIA

Hyde Park vs. Father Tolton (MO), 4:20

CHICAGO ELITE CLASSIC

at Credit Union 1 Arena

Lane vs. Taft, 6:00

Oak Park-River Forest vs. Fenwick, 7:30

Benet vs. Riverside-Brookfield, 9:00

MT. VERNON / BELLEVILLE LINDENWOOD

Antioch vs. Hazelwood Central (MO), 7:30

AURORA CHRISTIAN

Aurora Central vs. St. Edward, 6:00

Aurora Christian vs. IMSA, 7:30

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It appears Justin Fields will be back at quarterback for the Bears when they host the Packers on Sunday. And as long as there’s little-to-no risk of him further damaging his separated left shoulder, that’s a good thing for him and the team.

The Bears got a firsthand look at what they are without Fields last week against the Jets: hopeless. But with his unparalleled running ability and increasing capacity as a passer, he gives them a chance to keep pace with Aaron Rodgers.

Fields practiced in full Thursday and Friday, something he had not done since Nov. 18, and coach Matt Eberflus didn’t designate a game status for him against the Packers. That means there’s no injury-related reason to hold him out.

Fields was out last week against the Jets, and backup Trevor Siemian started in his place. Siemian strained an oblique muscle in warmups, played through it, but was out of practice this week and has been ruled out for Sunday.

The Bears probably will promote Nathan Peterman from the practice squad as Fields’ backup. They signed Tim Boyle to their active roster off the Lions’ practice squad Wednesday, but it is highly unlikely they’d trust him ahead of Peterman, who has been with the team since May.

The Bears’ top two rookies, safety Jaquan Brisker and cornerback Kyler Gordon, both will miss the game because of concussions.

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The Chicago Bulls head to California to face the defending champion Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

The Chicago Bulls have been a rollercoaster ride in 2022-23 that to this point, has been closer to pukeworthy than entertaining. At 9-12, the conversations surrounding this team are already at a rock bottom, clamoring for this team to sell its’ assets and tank for Victor Wembanyama.

While Wembanyama appears to be special, I’d be shocked, at least at this stage of the season to see the Chicago Bulls pull the plug so hard that they would actually be a contender for one of the worst records in basketball. If we are entering that conversation, the plug needs to be pulled now, and I just don’t see that as realistic.

Waiting any amount of time would be far too late to enter the tank conversation, and not to mention, the Bulls just enacted that strategy and it left them with multiple 7th overall picks, and a 4th overall pick, missing out on the likes of Trae Young, Luka Doncic, Deandre Ayton, Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, RJ Barrett, Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball. Why should we have any confidence that A: we can tank so hard to be a bottom four team, and B: even if that is the case, it’s a 25% chance at best to land the top pick.

Tanking now just isn’t an option and frankly, while I don’t believe this team is a contender when entirely healthy, I do believe that we will see a stronger more consistent team as the season wears on.

Personally, I have been suggesting since the offseason that this Bulls team is more of a sleeper to make a trade for a superstar if the asking price comes down. Sam Smith of SI, affirmed my thoughts this week, suggesting the Bulls should be in on Kevin Durant.

The hard truth is that the Chicago Bulls are in a very tough position where they aren’t really a viable team to tank or get into the tank sweepstakes unless multiple trades are made this month, and on the flip side, unless they make a trade or one of their current players takes a huge step forward, there isn’t much of a path to construct a contending roster.

I beg that people will have some patience with this team, on one hand because it is still far too early to throw in the towel, or because if they want to get the best value for trades whether it be selling off assets, or attempting to sell young assets for a star, these guys need to maximize their value on the court.

That was obviously a bigger intro and ramble than I usually lay down for the best bet blogs, but I do feel the need to add some realism to our situation here.

The best bet blog has been a horror show these last few weeks after starting 6-2, but as I’ve stated before I won’t rest until this thing is a hungry winning machine whether the Bulls are rattling off wins or not. We’re going back to a guy that has been our most profitable pick this season on these blogs. It’s going to be a tough one tonight in the Bay Area, let’s strap on the war helmets and get to work. See red and GO BULLS!!

2022 Bulls Best Bet Record: 9-12 (3L Cold Streak)Last Pick: Chicago Bulls +5.5 – L

Patrick Williams Over 9.5 Points (Sportsbook odds may vary)

Despite the noise surrounding Patrick Williams, and the expectations that he has fell short of, if you have been watching him on the Bulls team, you will see a significantly more confident player than what we saw to open the season.

His impact on the defensive end has risen to arguably the most consistent defender on the team, his role is increasing, and although the last game against the Suns saw a cold shooting night, he leads the team in three point percentage at 43.5%.

I have called for Williams to get more and more opportunities to shoot anywhere on the court, but especially from three point land on a team that ranks 28th in the NBA in three-pointers made per game. Patrick Williams is one of the biggest keys to boosting that number.

We’ve seen so far in spots where the Bulls have had ugly outcomes, the following game, Williams has had a sense of urgency and a boost in tenacity. I like his chances to hit a couple of deep shots tonight, but I also expect him to attack the rim a bit tonight.

I understand the feelings towards Williams are low, but going back to my opening rant, Patrick Williams is such a massive key to the future of this team. That can mean multiple things, not just expecting him to elevate into a star player.

If the Chicago Bulls front office decides he isn’t the guy, they still need to be able to showcase his talents on the floor to entice another team, or if he is the guy, or this is the core of players that they move forward with, barring a big signing, Williams taking the next step would be the key to the Bulls taking a step forward themselves.

Have some patience with the kid, he is seriously talented on both ends of the floor, he just needs to continue gaining more and more confidence. If the Bulls can’t find a way to instill that confidence, they will need to find another way to change the future of this team. I’m riding with the kid tonight to hit double figures, best of luck, see red and GO BULLS!!

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