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November 12: Washington wins the rematch, Memphis and Louisiana prevail, Cunningham scores 52, and BYU stays unbeaten. All 36 games are final.

Covered action date: Thursday, November 12, 2026, Eastern Time. All 36 games in the five covered sports were verified final: one NFL game, two FBS games, four NBA games and 29 NCAA men’s basketball games. MLB had no game. These results are not ISR’s paid-pick performance.

NFL — one final

Matchup / box scoreAway–homeStatus
Washington Commanders at New York Giants24–21Final
  • Washington beat the Giants 24–21 in their divisional rematch. Jayden Daniels completed 23 of 33 passes for 249 yards and three touchdowns, with two interceptions.
  • J.J. McCarthy threw for 293 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Cam Skattebo rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns; Isaiah Likely caught nine passes for 127 yards and a touchdown.
  • New York led total yardage 399–340, while both teams committed two turnovers. The yardage advantage and the final result describe different parts of the game.

NCAA Football FBS — two finals

Matchup / box scoreAway–homeStatus
Memphis Tigers at South Florida Bulls52–41Final
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at UL Monroe Warhawks42–21Final
  • Memphis won 52–41 at South Florida. Marcus Stokes threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns; Jaylin Carter rushed for 109 yards and two scores. Jemyri Davis caught five passes for 161 yards and a touchdown. Memphis finished with 581 total yards.
  • USF quarterback Luke Kromenhoek passed for 271 yards and three touchdowns and rushed thirty times for 146 yards and another score. The Bulls finished with 552 yards, but Memphis retained the eleven-point margin.
  • Louisiana beat ULM 42–21. Steven Blanco rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown as Louisiana accumulated 274 rushing yards. ULM gained 372 total yards to Louisiana’s 339, but committed three turnovers against none by the visitors.

ISR analysis: The two road wins came with different yardage and turnover profiles. Preserve those components instead of treating the final margins as interchangeable evidence.

NBA — four finals

  • Detroit beat Washington 144–140 in double overtime. Cade Cunningham supplied 52 points and eleven assists. Trae Young had 37 points and fourteen assists; Anthony Davis collected fifteen rebounds for Washington.
  • Minnesota beat Dallas 133–94. Bones Hyland scored 24, LaMelo Ball supplied nine assists and Jaden McDaniels collected nine rebounds. Zaccharie Risacher scored 22 for Dallas.
  • Philadelphia beat Toronto 123–112. Tyrese Maxey had 27 points and eight assists. RJ Barrett finished with 31 points and fourteen rebounds for Toronto.
  • Phoenix held off Charlotte 101–96. Devin Booker scored thirty and supplied seven assists. Coby White scored 21 and Moussa Diabaté collected thirteen rebounds for Charlotte.

ISR analysis: Detroit–Washington’s 284 points include two overtime periods. Keep that extra playing time attached before comparing its total with the other three games.

NCAA men’s basketball — 29 finals

Matchup / box scoreAway–homeStatus
Montana State Bobcats at BYU Cougars71–86Final
Kansas City Roos at George Mason Patriots68–76Final
Bradley Braves at Coppin State Eagles56–54Final
Johnson & Wales Griffins at Boston University Terriers74–100Final
Morgan State Bears at UMBC Retrievers70–85Final
Mercyhurst Lakers at Penn State Nittany Lions57–72Final
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Indiana Hoosiers66–90Final
Virginia Lynchburg Dragons at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers54–103Final
Western Michigan Broncos at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons81–59Final
LaGrange Panthers at Kennesaw State Owls54–107Final
Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Sacred Heart Pioneers79–75Final
Monmouth Hawks at Quinnipiac Bobcats74–70Final
Stetson Hatters at Howard Bison62–75Final
Mercer Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers61–75Final
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds at Towson Tigers60–90Final
Southern Utah Thunderbirds at High Point Panthers59–88Final
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners at Western Illinois Leathernecks91–83Final
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at Rhode Island Rams47–67Final
Canisius Golden Griffins at Brown Bears86–81Final
Niagara Purple Eagles at Bowling Green Falcons76–88Final
West Florida Argonauts at Alabama A&M Bulldogs83–85Final/OT
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas A&M Aggies69–88Final
Loyola Marymount Lions at South Alabama Jaguars72–79Final
Southern Jaguars at Minnesota Golden Gophers61–91Final
Richmond Spiders at Southern Illinois Salukis70–80Final
Lincoln (CA) Oaklanders at Cal State Fullerton Titans71–101Final
New Mexico State Aggies at UTEP Miners58–60Final
Grace (CA) Talons at Cal State Northridge Matadors69–108Final
UC Riverside Highlanders at San José State Spartans80–75Final
  • No. 23 BYU beat Montana State 86–71 to move to 4–0. Robert Wright III had 22 points and seven assists; Jaxon Kohler collected six rebounds.
  • Indiana beat Tennessee Tech 90–66. Samet Yigitoglu scored eighteen, Markus Burton supplied seven assists and Aiden Sherrell collected eight rebounds.
  • Texas A&M beat Oklahoma State 88–69. PJ Haggerty scored 22, Jordan Pope supplied six assists and Josh Irving collected ten rebounds. The complete table preserves all other Thursday finals.

MLB — no-game status

No MLB game was listed for November 12. NFL, FBS, NBA and NCAA men’s basketball all had completed action; no inactive-sport result has been invented.

Betting notebook: retained morning source lines

The following comparisons use DraftKings lines displayed by ESPN and retained in ISR’s November 12 package at 7:25 a.m. EST that day. These are identified historical snapshots, not closing-line claims, market-movement claims, recommendations or ISR paid-pick performance.

  • The Giants did not cover -2.5 in their three-point loss; 45 combined points finished over 40.5.
  • Memphis covered -3.5 with its eleven-point win; 93 finished over 50.5.
  • Louisiana covered -10.5 with its 21-point win; 63 finished over 49.5.
  • Minnesota covered -5.5 with its 39-point win; 227 finished under 227.5.
  • Philadelphia covered -9.5 with its eleven-point win; 235 finished over 221.5.

Sources and completion check

Each score in the tables links to its ESPN box score. Highlight statistics were checked against the game summaries and player/team box-score data. The dated November 12 preview package supplies the explicitly identified market snapshots.

Full schedule checks: NFL, FBS, MLB, NBA and NCAA men’s basketball. Eastern calendar dates determine coverage, including games finishing after midnight. All 36 games are complete; none is pending, postponed, canceled or omitted. No earlier pending recap was skipped.

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