Rainey Duck Benedict

OBITUARY

It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Rainey Duck Benedict on Monday October 28, 2024, at the age of 94 years old. Rainey is survived by her two daughters from different marriages, Cheyann Benedict and Rainey L. Hanley and four step children, Betsy Benedict, Jon Benedict, Laurel Benedict, and William Benedict. She will also be lovingly remembered by her vast Weaver family who originated in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Roanoke VA. Born in Roanoke, in 1930 to Geneva and Elmer Weaver, a timber and farming family, Rainey was the third of ten children. She is survived by her siblings June Burks, Bonnie James, Gloria Brown, and JC Weaver. Upon leaving home, Rainey moved to Washington DC were she was one of the first women hired by the State Department. Rainey eventually moved to San Diego. During the span of her second marriage, Rainey and her spouse, George Benedict, a prominent San Diego attorney, built Benedict Properties. Rainey Duck loved nature, the occasional practical joke, reading the mornings thrifty ads, her Unitology Horoscopes, and beautiful clothes. Throughout her life, her daughter Cheyann proudly kept her mother’s wardrobe in tip top style. Cheyann, George, and Rainey were also obsessive Scrabble players often playing two games a day together. Rainey was the last survivors of the 1930s polio epidemic.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Grant Sergent threw six touchdown passes, five in the first half, and San Diego rolled to a 45-6 win over Stetson Saturday.

San Diego (7-3, 5-2) remains tied with Butler for second place in the Pioneer Football League, a game behind Drake, but Bulldogs hold the tiebreaker after a 30-28 head-to-head win. The Toreros play their regular-season finale Saturday at Morehead State.

Sergent opened the game with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Cole Monach, then hit Ja’seem Reed twice in just over a minute — from 24 yards out and again from 30 to make it 21-0 after one quarter. Then he made it three straight to Reed with a 15-yard toss. His 23-yard strike to Josh Heverly with :38 left in the half made it 35-0 at the break.

Stetson’s lone touchdown came on a 52-yard run by Trey Clark with :48 left in the game.

Sergent was 20-of-28 passing for 311 yards. Isaiah Smith carried 17 times for 110 yards and Reed had five catches for 121 yards.

Kael Alexander was 19-of-33 passing for 148 yards and was picked off twice. Clark finished with 81 yards on eight carries while the Hatters finished with just 80 net yards rushing.

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The San Diego State Aztecs (3-6, 2-2 Mountain West) and UNLV Rebels (7-2, 3-1) meet Saturday. Kickoff from Allegiant Stadium is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s college football odds around the San Diego State vs. UNLV odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.

The Aztecs suffered a tough 21-16 loss to New Mexico at home last Friday as a 1.5-point favorite, a costly blow to the team’s bowl eligibility hopes. Now, San Diego State must win out to qualify for a bowl. The Aztecs have failed to cover in the past 2 outings, too, while the Under is 2-1 in the past 3 games.

For the Rebels, losses to Syracuse and Boise State in the past 2 home games have derailed talk of a potential run to the College Football Playoff, but a win over Hawaii last week was the team’s seventh victory of the season. The Rebels failed to cover, and they’re just 1-4 against the spread (ATS) in the past 5 outings. The Over has cashed in 4 of the past 6 games.

San Diego State has won 4 straight meetings, and 8 of the past 9 since Sept. 27, 2014. The Rebels are 4-1 ATS in the past 5 in the series, with the Under cashing in 6 of the previous 7 contests.

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San Diego State at UNLV odds

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• Moneyline (ML): San Diego State +980 (bet $100 to win $980) | UNLV -2000 (bet $2,000 to win $100)
• Against the spread: San Diego State +21.5 (-115) | UNLV -21.5 (-105)
• Over/Under (O/U): 54.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

San Diego State at UNLV picks and predictions

Prediction

UNLV 32, San Diego State 19

Moneyline

UNLV (-2000) will cost you 20 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not nearly enough reward. Even as part of a multi-leg parlay, include the Rebels makes absolutely no sense.

AVOID.

Against the spread

SAN DIEGO STATE +21.5 (-115) is a bit of a risky play, but the hope is that it plays with a ton of urgency given the fact that a loss means no chance of a bowl game.

The Aztecs are a respectable 2-1 ATS in the past 3 games on the road, while the Rebels are a dismal 1-4 ATS in the past 5 games, including 2 straight outright losses in the past 2 at home.

While the Rebels are 4-1 ATS in the past 5 meetings, the Aztecs have won 8 of the past 9 in the series outright. The double-digit under in the past 4 meetings has cashed at a 3-1 ATS rate.

Over/Under

UNDER 54.5 (-105) is worth playing lightly.

The total has gone low in 6 of the past 7 meetings in this Mountain West series.

The Under has hit in 2 of the past 3 games for San Diego State, while going 2-1 in the past 3 games for UNLV.

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