CNOTES 2021-2022 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

[Udog]

BROOKLYN is 14-2 ATS (11.8 Units) after 2 consecutive non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=108 points/game in the current season.

MILWAUKEE is 28-15 ATS (11.5 Units) after leading in their previous game by 15 or more points at the half in the last 3 seasons.

GOLDEN STATE is 14-4 ATS (9.6 Units) after playing a home game in the current season.




NBA

Thursday, December 30

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Philadelphia @ Brooklyn
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games

Cleveland @ Washington
Cleveland
Cleveland is 15-2 ATS in its last 17 games
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Washington
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games

Milwaukee @ Orlando
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee

Golden State @ Denver
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Denver
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State


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The Sixers are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games.
The Nets are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games.
The Sixers are 1-4 ATS in their last five matchups against Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last six Nets' games.


The Warriors are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games against Denver.
The Nuggets are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
The Warriors are 4-1 SU in their last five road games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Nuggets' games.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, December 30

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday?s 6-pack:
NFL leaders in rushing yards:
1,626? Jonathan Taylor, Ind
1,159? Joe Mixon, Cin
1,143? Nick Chubb, Clev
1,067? Dalvin Cook, Minn
984? Najee Harris, Pitt
937? Derrick Henry, Tenn

Quote of the Day
?I don?t ever speak in definites or guarantees. That?s just not what I?ve ever done or who I am. But looking at the bigger picture, I would say that all signs are pointing that this could be it.?
Ben Roethlisberger, hinting at his retirement

Friday?s quiz
Who was the Steelers? starting QB before Ben Roethlisberger?

Thursday?s quiz
Patrick Mahomes played his college football at Texas Tech.

Wednesday?s quiz
First Super Bowl was played in the Los Angeles Coliseum.

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Friday?s Den: Some suggestions to make the (sports) world better

It is easy to sit here and criticize everything, so before I sit here and criticize everything, here are some good ideas that have been put into play:

? NHL, NFL moving their drafts around the country? Anything that gets the fans closer to the league is a good thing. NHL started this; NFL kind of stumbled into it, but it helps them.

I?m guessing the NFL Draft in Las Vegas this spring should be fun.

? Hard Knocks in season? Brilliant idea they?re doing this year for the first time. The more people see behind the curtains, the better for the league?s business. Plus, the Colts are hot now, so it makes the show more interesting.

? Whoever put the TV camera in the end zone pylon deserves a raise; gives us an interesting view of the action.

? Baseball adding the Wild Card needed to happen, now they want to expand the playoffs further, maybe to 14 teams.

Why? To make more money from the networks (that?s the answer to every question)

Some suggestions to make the (sports) world a better place:
Non-sports stuff:
? More game shows, less of these BS talk shows where the hosts stage arguments so they can yell at each other. Game shows were excellent, made people at home think some.

? We need to respect each other more; just because we disagree about something doesn?t mean we have to hate each other. Agree to disagree, but maintain respect for each other. Debating stuff can be fun.

Sports stuff
Baseball
? Universal DH is a must. Why?
a) Pitchers suck at hitting
b) Pitchers get hurt hitting/running bases
c) DH?s make more $$$ than relief pitchers; the players? union likes the DH.
d) More offense equals a more interesting game.

? Banning shifts. Why?
a) Line drives in the gap are more fun to watch than having every guy swing for the fences.
b) More balls in play equals quicker games, more action.
c) Great fielding plays make for better highlights, which attract fans.

? Allow draft picks to be traded.
a) This will give smart teams (maybe with less $$$) to outwit rich, impatient teams.
b) Gives fans/media more stuff to talk about.
c) Anything that keeps baseball in the forefront of conversation is a good thing.

? Market the game better. How?
a) Create an NFL Films-type group that produces a Hard Knocks show where we can see some of the inner workings of baseball. It would be great.
b) Imagine last cuts in spring training? Would be good television.
c) Trade negotiations at the deadline? It would be like watching Moneyball all over again.
d) Show Winter League games from Central America.
e) Get rid of all TV blackouts; you WANT people to watch baseball.

? Geographic realignment. Why?
a) Create more local rivalries? Padres TV guys were complaining that every time they visit Dodger Stadium, they pass thru Anaheim, yet they rarely play the Angels.

b) More rivalries mean bigger crowds, better TV ratings, more $$$
c) Reduce travel costs.
e) All five California teams in one division; those teams would play 119 of their 162 games in California.

? Market ALL the teams, not just New York, Boston and the Dodgers.
a) Every team has to appear on Sunday Night baseball every so often.
b) Mike Trout is really good; put the Angels on national TV more.

c) Houston/San Diego are big cities; show the Astros/Padres more on national TV.

? Make Wild Card playoffs best-of-3. One game just doesn?t cut it; you fight for six months to make the playoffs, then lose one game and you?re out. 2 out of 3 would be better, plus it gives the other playoff teams a few days to rest up for their playoffs.

? Showing games from Japan/Korea in the mornings wouldn?t be a bad idea, either.

Basketball
? Let kids go straight from high school to the NBA, the way it was when Lebron James was in high school. Kids going to college for one year is a farce.

? They?ve turned college basketball into a glorified version of AAU; players transfer at the drop of a hat. Kid at a mid-major makes two layups in a row, he wants to play in the ACC. Not too sure how to fix it, but having obvious pro prospects skip college altogether would help.

? Shorten NBA playoff series, make series best-of-5, increase the drama. Upsets now and then are a good thing, like the NCAA tournament.

? I?m curious to see how this play-in tournament is going to work. It?ll shorten the regular season by four games

? Big East should host their conference tournament at Butler?s Hinkle Fieldhouse one year, the gym where they filmed the end of Hoosiers. You have Butler in your league, take advantage of it.

Football
? No more Thursday Night Football, except for Week 1 and Thanksgiving. Instead, they should have Monday night doubleheaders, 7:00/10:30 kickoffs. It would be popular. Football wasn?t meant to be played on three days? rest.

? Add a second bye week for each NFL team, play a 19-week schedule with 17 games, and have the Super Bowl on Sunday of Presidents? Day weekend, when everyone is off on Monday.

? Add the AAF?s onside kick rule, when instead of an onside kick, the kicking team gets the ball on their own 35-yard line, 4th-and-15. They get the first down the keep the ball; the onside kick rule they use now isn?t good. Too hard for a recovery by the kicking team.

? If a kickoff goes thru the goal posts, the kicking team gets one point.

? Higher seed in playoffs chooses their opponent in playoffs; they do this in the G-League and it is a good idea. Would make for a good TV show when they choose their opponents.

? College football needs to change their recruiting calendars, to end the insanity of the coaching carousel before bowl season. What happened this fall was embarrassing, schools throwing $$$ at coaches, just before the early recruiting period.

Too many bowl games with lame duck coaches and quarterbacks transferring as soon as they?re not the starter anymore.

? College football playoffs should be 12 teams; cut out some of these low-level bowl games which mean nothing.

These are just suggestions, but they would improve things.
What do you think? Have any ideas?

 

[Udog]

BOSTON is 24-7 ATS (16.3 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 6+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game in the current season.

SACRAMENTO is 8-23 ATS (-17.3 Units) in home games after 2 straight wins by 6 points or less since 1996.

MIAMI is 12-4 ATS (7.6 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games versus horrible foul drawing teams - attempting <=21 free throws/game in the current season.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 13-4 ATS (8.6 Units) versus horrible foul drawing teams - attempting <=21 free throws/game in the current season.

SAN ANTONIO is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

UTAH is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) in home games after 5 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.

LA LAKERS are 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) in home games versus poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 3+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, December 31

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Phoenix @ Boston
Phoenix
Phoenix is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games
Phoenix is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games

Chicago @ Indiana
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Indiana's last 16 games when playing at home against Chicago
Indiana is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Chicago

Dallas @ Sacramento
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas

Miami @ Houston
Miami
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home

Atlanta @ Cleveland
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

LA Clippers @ Toronto
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing LA Clippers

San Antonio @ Memphis
San Antonio
San Antonio is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Memphis
Memphis is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 7 games at home

New York @ Oklahoma City
New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing New York
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Minnesota @ Utah
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Portland @ LA Lakers
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Portland


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, December 31

 

[Udog]

The Blazers are 2-10 SU and 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games.
The Lakers are 2-7 ATS in their last nine games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five matchups between the Lakers and Blazers.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last six Blazers' games.

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday?s 6-pack:
NFL leaders in tackles:
170? Bobby Wagner, Sea
166? Foyesade Oluokun, Atl
155? Jordyn Brooks, Sea
148? Roquan Smith, Chi
142? C.J. Mosley, NYJ
138? Denzel Perryman, LV

Quote of the Day
?Everybody needs a passion. That?s what keeps life interesting. If you live without passion, you can go through life without leaving any footprints.?
Betty White

Saturday?s quiz
Where is the Gator Bowl football game played?

Friday?s quiz
Tommy Maddox was the Steelers? starting QB before Ben Roethlisberger.

Thursday?s quiz
Patrick Mahomes played his college football at Texas Tech.

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Saturday?s Den: Happy New Year, everyone??.

13) Alabama 27, Cincinnati 6:
? Alabama had 8 of the top 38 picks in last year?s NFL Draft, but here they are again, playing for the national title. Nick Saban is the best college coach ever.
? Total yardage: Alabama 482, Cincinnati 218
? Yards rushing: 301-74. Not a fun game to watch.

12) Georgia 34, Michigan 11:
? SEC started 0-5 in bowl games, but now it is Georgia-Alabama for the national title.
? Dawgs outgained Michigan, 521-328
? Georgia converted 10-16 third down plays.

11) Wake Forest 38, Rutgers 10:
? Wake Forest is smallest school in country with a Power 5 football team.
? Last six years, Demon Deacons are 45-30 SU.
? How come no one talks about Dave Clawson for bigger $$$ jobs?

Whats the deal with starting bowl games at 11am? That means the pregame meals are at 7am, which isn?t normal. No game should start before noon, local time.

10) Central Michigan 24, Washington State 21:
? Pac-12 teams are 0-4 in bowl games this season, 4-9 ATS in last 13 bowls.
? Good TV exposure on CBS for the MAC?s Chippewas.
? It rained at the Sun Bowl, which pretty much sums up the last two years.

9) Purdue 48, Tennessee 45 OT:
? Fantastic game, probably best bowl this year, maybe best game all season.
? In a 3:23 span of 4th quarter, each team scored 14 points.
? Total yardage: Tennessee 666, Purdue 627
? Vols had 14 penalties for 128 yards.

8) Purdue QB Aidan O?Connell turned down offers to play D-III college football and walked on at Purdue; in 2017, he was the 8th-string (out of nine) QB- he played WR on the scout team.

At the start of the 2019 season, he was still only the 4th-string QB, but he didn?t transfer, he hung in there, and this year he threw for 3,712 yards, 28 TD?s. Good for him.

Reading Twitter during the 4th quarter/OT of this game was fun; everyone was watching it. Troy Aikman even tweeted about it. Purdue won the game, but both teams won, in terms of exposure and how recruits view their program.

7) Wisconsin 20, Arizona State 13:
? Badgers killed off last 9:57 of this game with a 19-play, 90-yard drive.
? Wisconsin threw only 15 passes, but averaged 9.1 yards/attempt.

6) South Carolina 38, North Carolina 21:
? Gamecocks had TD passes of 69-66 yards in first 7:15 of this game.
? Total yardage: 543-333, South Carolina.
? UNC began season as a top 10 team; they finish season 6-7.

5) Am reading a book written by Chris Andrews, who runs the sportsbook at SouthPoint Casino in Las Vegas; two years ago, when 49ers-Chiefs played in Super Bowl, when SouthPoint posted the props for the game, not the spread but the props, they took $150,000 in action in the first 25 minutes after they were posted. People love prop bets.

4) Was watching the East Tennessee-Chattanooga basketball game Thursday night; it was weird, the voice on the game was a split-second ahead of the picture. Announcer would say a shot was good, before it went thru the hoop on the screen.

3) RIP Betty White, who passed away Friday at age 99, three weeks before her 100th birthday.

Betty White had a great career; she danced on a TV show in Los Angeles in freakin? 1939!!! In the 70?s, she was a co-star on the Mary Tyler Moore show. She was in a bunch of shows after that; she is the oldest person ever to host Saturday Night Live.

Betty White was funny as hell when women on TV weren?t expected to be funny; in real life, she was married to game show host Allen Ludden, who hosted Password. She was actually in the Odd Couple episode where Felix/Oscar are on Password; they lost to Betty and her partner.

RIP ma?am.

2) Rams? WR Cooper Kupp played I-AA football at Eastern Washington; he comes from a football background; his dad was a QB who was drafted by the Giants in the 5th round of the 1990 Draft- he got into one NFL game, going 3-7 for 23 yards for the Cardinals in a 1991 game.

Kupp?s grandfather played 11 years as a lineman in the NFL, for the Saints/Cowboys.

1) I hope all of you have a Happy New Year; 2021 was better than 2020 (it didn?t take much); hopefully 2022 will be a lot better than both those years. Thanks for reading.

 

[Udog]

NEW ORLEANS are 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in road games versus good defensive teams - allowing <=108 points/game over the last 2 seas...

CHICAGO is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) versus teams who average 7 or less steals/game on the season in the current season.

SAN ANTONIO is 854-734 ATS (46.6 Units) versus horrible offensive teams - scoring <=104 points/game since 1996.

HOUSTON is 7-26 ATS (-21.6 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

GOLDEN STATE is 14-4 ATS (9.6 Units) after playing a home game in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Saturday, January 1

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New Orleans @ Milwaukee
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 10 of New Orleans's last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans

San Antonio @ Detroit
San Antonio
San Antonio is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
San Antonio is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home

Chicago @ Washington
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home

LA Clippers @ Brooklyn
LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 7 games
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing LA Clippers

Denver @ Houston
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games

Golden State @ Utah
Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Utah
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Utah
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Golden State
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, January 1

 

[Udog]

The Warriors are 2-5 SU in their last seven matchups against Utah.
The Jazz are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 matchups against Golden State.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six Warriors' games.
The Jazz are 1-7 ATS in their last eight games.

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday?s 6-pack:
NFL team leaders in passing yards:
4,500? Tampa Bay
4,277? Kansas City
4,240? Dallas
4,208? LA Chargers
4,154? Las Vegas
4,141? LA Rams

Quote of the Day
?Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.?
Alan Alda

Sunday?s quiz
Nevada basketball coach Steve Alford played 169 games in the NBA; 57 for Golden State, the other 112 for which team?

Saturday?s quiz
Gator Bowl football game is played in Jacksonville.

Friday?s quiz
Tommy Maddox was the Steelers? starting QB before Ben Roethlisberger.

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Sunday?s Den: Wrapping up the first day of 2022??.

13) Ohio State 48, Utah 45:
? Buckeyes kicked FG with 0:09 left for the win.
? Smith-Njigba caught 15 passes for 347 yards, most receiving yards EVER in a bowl.
? Utah led 35-21 at halftime.
? Pac-12 finishes 0-5 SU in bowl games this year.

12) Oklahoma State 37, Notre Dame 35:
? Notre Dame led 28-14 at halftime.
? Irish threw 68 passes, ran ball 21 times.
? Most passes they threw this year under Kelly: 46 vs Cincinnati.
? Notre Dame was 11-20 on third down, Cowboys 3-12.

11) Kentucky 20, Iowa 17:
? Wildcats scored game-winning TD with 1:48 left.
? Kentucky led this game 13-3 at halftime.
? Iowa ran for 173 yards, threw three INT?s (-2 in TO?s).
? Kentucky finishes season 10-3.

10) Arkansas 24, Penn State 10:
? Hogs outscored Penn State 17-0 in second half.
? Arkansas ran ball 58 times for 353 yards.
? Arkansas ran 78 plays, Nittany Lions 63.
? Penn State completed only 15-35 passes.

9) Baylor 21, Ole Miss 7:
? Ole Miss QB Corral hurt his leg in first quarter, didn?t return.
? Only score of first half: Baylor?s 97-yard pick-6 in 2nd quarter.
? Ole Miss was 6-22 on 3rd down, 5-7 on 4th down.
? Baylor completed only 7-17 passes for 40 yards.

8) Creighton 75, Marquette 69, 2OT:
? Creighton led by 17 early in second half.
? Bluejays hit 3-pointer at buzzer to force the second OT.
? Creighton took 19 foul shots, Marquette only 7 (at home)

7) Baylor 77, Iowa State 72:
? Baylor wins battle of unbeatens to open Big X play.
? Iowa State was 1-14 on arc; they shot 62% inside arc.
? Two guys on Baylor scored double figures off bench.

6) Villanova 73, Seton Hall 67:
? Seton Hall had only 8 players available; 2 of them fouled out.
? Villanova out-rebounded the Pirates 42-28.
? Seton Hall was +9 in turnovers (17-8).

5) San Diego State 62, UNLV 55:
? Aztecs have now won 18 of last 20 series games.
? San Diego State is now 32-4 SU in last 36 Mountain West games.
? UNLV shot 29.7% from floor; they?re 0-6 vs top 100 teams.

4) It is tiring listening to TV guys say ?this team is well-coached? because they never, ever say which teams aren?t well-coached. Obviously, some coaches are better than others.

Just once, I?d like a TV analyst to say, ?This guy is a hell of a recruiter, but his game coaching could use some work.?

Players win games, so if you have a really talented roster and keep your tactics simple, you?ll win your fair share of games.

3) On Opening Night of the NBA this season, players had an average age of 26.1 years, the youngest the NBA has ever been.

2) Looking at the top six conferences in college basketball, totaling 76 teams, only four of those schools didn?t take in a transfer this season:

UConn, Purdue, Stanford, Villanova.

1) Pointspread for the college football national title game:
Georgia -2.5 vs Alabama

 

[Udog]

INDIANA is 51-29 ATS (19.1 Units) off a home loss against a division rival since 1996.

BOSTON is 6-22 ATS (-18.2 Units) versus teams who average 7 or less steals/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

SACRAMENTO is 5-19 ATS (-15.9 Units) in home games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 14-4 ATS (9.6 Units) versus horrible foul drawing teams - attempting <=21 free throws/game in the current season.

CHARLOTTE is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) in home games when the total >=230 over the last 2 seasons.

LA LAKERS are 4-20 ATS (-18 Units) in home games off a home win by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Sunday, January 2

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New York @ Toronto
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York

Orlando @ Boston
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games on the road
Orlando is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Boston is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Orlando

Indiana @ Cleveland
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Indiana's last 13 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Miami @ Sacramento
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Sacramento
Sacramento is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Sacramento's last 20 games when playing Miami

Phoenix @ Charlotte
Phoenix
Phoenix is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Dallas @ Oklahoma City
Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Oklahoma City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Minnesota @ LA Lakers
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Minnesota


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[Udog]

The Pacers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games.
The Cavaliers are 1-4 SU and ATS across the last five games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last nine Pacers' games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last nine Cavaliers' games.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, January 2

 

[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, JANUARY 2
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

NY at TOR 03:30 PM
NY +8.0
+500

IND at CLE 06:00 PM
IND +3.0
+500

MIA at SAC 06:00 PM
SAC +3.5
+500

ORL at BOS 06:00 PM
BOS -11.5
+500

DAL at OKC 07:00 PM
OKC +9.0
+500

PHO at CHA 07:00 PM
CHA +2.5
O 232.0
+500 +500

MIN at LAL 09:30 PM
MIN +8.0
O 223.0
+500 +500

 

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JANUARY'S NBA OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units

01/02/2022.........2-5-2...........33.33%..........-17.50



BEST BETS!

01/02/2022.........3-3-1............50.00%..........-1.50


01/02/2022

 

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Armadillo Sports

Monday?s 6-pack:
Interesting Week 18 spreads:
? New England (-5.5) @ Miami
? NJ Jets @ Buffalo (-17)
? Dallas (-1.5) @ Philadelphia
? Seattle @ Arizona (-6.5)
? San Francisco @ LA Rams (-5.5)
? LA Chargers (-3) @ Las Vegas

Quote of the Day
?I thought he was at his best when his best was required. He?s a mentally tough guy and that?s what you want from your quarterback.?
Sean McVay, talking about Matthew Stafford

Monday?s quiz
Who holds the NFL?s single season record for receiving yards?

Sunday?s quiz
Nevada basketball coach Steve Alford played 169 games in the NBA; 57 for Golden State, the other 112 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Saturday?s quiz
Gator Bowl football game is played in Jacksonville.

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Monday?s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday

Cincinnati 34, Kansas City 31:
? Chiefs led this game 28-17 at halftime.
? KC in first half: 45 plays, 292 yards, 28 points.
? KC in second half: 23 plays, 122 yards, 3 points.
? Chiefs are 9-14-1 ATS in last 24 games coming off a win.
? Kansas City is 8-0 if it allows 17 or less points, 3-5 if they allow more.

? Bengals drove 74 yards in 6:01, kicked GW field goal at 0:00.
? Burrow threw for 446 yards and four TD?s (971 PY last two games).
? Chase caught 11 passes for 266 yards, three TD?s.
? Bengals are 9-1 scoring 24+ points, 1-5 otherwise.

LA Rams 20, Baltimore 19:
? Rams drove 75 yards in 3:33, scored winning TD with 0:57 left.
? LA converted only 3-9 on third down, turned ball over three times.
? Beckham caught a 4th down pass on final drive, also scored GW TD.
? Rams outscored last four opponents 85-43 in second half.
? Rams won their fifth game in a row.

? Ravens lost last five games, after an 8-3 start.
? Four of the five losses were by 1 or 2 points.
? Baltimore ran ball for 165 yards, converted only 4-14 on third down.
? Ravens? only touchdown was scored by their defense.
? Last four years, Ravens are 5-0 ATS as home underdogs.

Tampa Bay 28, NJ Jets 24:
? Brady threw 33-yard TD pass with 0:15 left for winning TD.
? Tampa Bay converted 9-15 on third down.
? Brady threw for 410 yards, three TD?s.
? Buccaneers are 3-6 ATS as road favorites this season.

? Jets led this game 24-10 with 1:00 left in third quarter.
? Jets ran ball for 150 yards, 423 yards last two weeks.
? Jets lost seven of their last nine games (4-5 ATS).
? Over is 10-3 in last thirteen Jet games.

Las Vegas 23, Indianapolis 20:
? Las Vegas won last three games by total of nine points.
? Raiders drove 60 yards to kick GW FG with 0:00 left.
? Last four games, Raiders are minus-12 in turnovers (0-12)
? Zay Jones caught eight passes for 120 yards.

? Colts were outgained 326-262, converted 3-11 on third down.
? First time in eight games Colts trailed at halftime.
? Taylor ran 20 times for 108 yards and a TD.
? Last four Indy games stayed under the total.

Chicago 29, NY Giants 3:
? Giants lost six of seven games since their bye (1-6 ATS)
? Last four games, Big Blue was outscored 74-19 in first half.
? Giants have scored six TD?s on their last 64 drives.
? Giants lost last four road games by a combined 150-53.

? Bears are 4-2 with Dalton/Foles starting at QB, 2-8 with rookie Fields.
? Chicago?s first two TD drives were 2-24 yards.
? Giants completed 4-11 passes for 24 yards, but lost 34 yards in sacks.
? Giants have been outscored 98-19 in last 2:00 of each half.
? Under Nagy, Bears are 17-11-1 ATS as a favorite.

Buffalo 29, Atlanta 15:
? Falcons led this game 15-14 at halftime.
? Atlanta in second half: 26 plays, 77 yards, no points.
? Last three games, Atlanta was held to 275-254-265 total yards.
? Falcons are now 0-5-1 ATS TY the week following a win.

? Bills won last three games, scoring 31-33-29 points.
? Buffalo ran ball for 233 yards, converted 7-12 on third down.
? Allen was only 11-26 passing, with three INT?s.
? Last six games, Bills outscored opponents 83-32 in second half.

Tennessee 34, Miami 3:
? Miami?s first four drives: 13 plays, 25 yards, no points.
? Dolphins competed only 18 of 39 passes (4.2 yards/attempt).
? Loss snaps Miami?s 7-game winning streak, after a 1-7 start.
? With this loss, Dolphins slip to #10-seed in AFC.

? Three of Tennessee?s four TD drives were less than 60 yards.
? Titans were 7-15 on third down, Miami 3-12.
? Titans converted 24 of last 49 third down plays.
? Right now, Titans are #1-seed in AFC.

New England 50, Jacksonville 10:
? Jaguars lost last eight games, and 28 of last 30.
? Jaguars are 0-7 ATS the last seven weeks.
? Jacksonville has ten losses by 10+ points.
? Last six games, Jacksonville is minus-12 in turnovers (2-14)
? Jaguars are 9-17-2 ATS last 28 games as road dogs.

? New England clinched playoff spot, is tied with Buffalo atop AFC East.
? Patriots are 21-5 ATS last 26 games aa double digit favorites.
? Last seven games, Patriots outscored foes 119-36 in second half.
? New England is 31-17-3 ATS last 51 games as home favorite.
? Patriots are +19 in turnovers in their wins, minus-9 in losses.

Philadelphia 20, Washington 16:
? Eagles won six of last seven games (9-3 ATS last 12).
? Philly outscored last four opponents 70-14 in second half.
? Eagles were 4-12 on third down, Washington 9-15.
? Eagles won eight of last ten series games.

? Washington led this game 16-7 at halftime.
? Washington?s 1st four drives: a TD, three FG?s.
? Washington?s last four drives: 27 plays, 81 yards, no points.
? Washington lost its last four games.

Arizona 25, Dallas 22:
? Arizona snaps 3-game skid, keeps hopes alive for NFC West title.
? Cardinals scored on five of first six drives (2 TD, 3 FG)
? Arizona converted 40 of last 84 third down plays.
? This season, Cardinals went 6-0 ATS as road underdogs.

? Dallas ran for only 45 yards, converted 3-11 on third down.
? Dallas was outgained 399-301, ran only 57 plays (Cards ran 72)
? Cowboys have outscored foes 92-12 in last 2:00 of each half.
? Dallas slips to #4-seed in NFC, could play Arizona in Wild Card game.

New Orleans 18, Carolina 10:
? Panthers led this game 10-9 at halftime.
? Panthers in 2nd half: 29 plays, 51 yards, no points.
? Carolina lost 11 of last 13 games after a 3-0 start.
? Carolina is 0-11 if it allows more than 14 points.

? Saints held Carolina to 2.7 yards/pass attempt.
? New Orleans outgained the Panthers, 280-179.
? Last four games, Saints allowed three TD?s on 44 drives.
? Last eight weeks, New Orleans was outscored 99-48 in first half.

LA Chargers 34, Denver 13:
? Broncos lost four of last five games, scoring 9-10-13-13 in losses.
? McManus kicked a 61-yard FG to end the first half.
? Denver is 6-1 if it scores 23+ points, 1-8 if it doesn?t.
? Broncos are 2-6-1 ATS in last eight AFC West road games.

? Chargers? TD drives were only 55-49-52 yards.
? Roberts ran a kickoff back 101 yards for a touchdown.
? LA is 7-2 when it scores 27+ points, 2-4 when it does not.
? Right now, Chargers are #7-seed in AFC.

San Francisco 23, Houston 7:
? Texans led this game 7-3 at halftime.
? Houston in second half: 32 plays, 178 yards, zero points.
? Texans are 2-0 vs Jaguars, 2-13 vs everyone else.
? Texans are 5-8 ATS in last 13 games as a road underdog.

? Rookie QB Lance threw for 249 yards in his 2nd NFL start (1-1).
? 49ers ran for 175 yards, averaged 10.0 yards/pass attempt.
? Mitchell carried ball 21 times for 119 yards.
? Right now, 49ers are #6-seed in NFC.

Seattle 51, Detroit 29:
? Seahawks led 31-7 at halftime.
? Detroit in second half: three TD?s, three INT?s.
? Seattle scored six TD?s, kicked two FG?s on 11 drives.
? Right now, Lions would have 2nd pick in April?s NFL Draft.

? First six drives, Seattle scored four TD?s, kicked a FG.
? Seattle ran ball for 265 yards, threw for 232 more.
? Seattle is 9-5 ATS last 14 games coming off a loss.
? Seattle is 6-1 if it scores 28+ points, 0-9 if it doesn?t.

Green Bay 37, Minnesota 10:
? Minnesota lost four of its last six games SU.
? Green Bay outgained Vikings, 481-206.
? Packers were 7-13 on third down, Minnesota 2-12.
? Minnesota has been outscored 122-34 in last 2:00 of each half.

? Packers clinch #1 seed in NFC playoffs.
? Green Bay is 11-3-1 ATS in its last fifteen games.
? In their last six games, Packers scored 36 ppg
? Packers are 17-7 ATS in last 24 home games (7-1 TY)