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

[Cnotes53]

JANUARY'S NBA OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

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

01/12/2022.........6-1-1..........85.71%.........+24.50
01/10/2022.........7-7-0..........50.00%...........-3.50
01/09/2022.........9-9-0..........50.00%............-4.50
01/08/2022.........6-6-0...........50.00%..........-3.00
01/07/2022.........9-8-0...........52.94%.........+1.00
01/06/2022.........5-3-0...........62.50%..........+8.50
01/05/2022.......13-5-1...........72.22%........+37.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%..........+3.50
01/03/2022.......7-11-0...........38.88%..........-24.50
01/02/2022.........2-5-2...........33.33%..........-17.50

TOTALS...........68-58-4...........53.96%..........+22.00


BEST BETS:

01/12/2022.........4-1-1...........80.00%........+14.50
01/10/2022.........4-6-0...........40.00%.........-13.00
01/09/2022.........3-3-0...........50.00%...........-1.50
01/08/2022.........4-4-0...........50.00%..........- 2.00
01/07/2022.........6-4-0...........60.00%.........+ 8.00
01/06/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%.........+ 3.50
01/05/2022.........9-5-1...........64.28%........+17.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%.........+ 3.50
01/03/2022.........1-2-0............33.33%.........- 6.00
01/02/2022.........3-3-1............50.00%.........- 1.50

TOTALS............38-34-3............52.77%.........+23.00


01/12/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday?s 6-pack:
? Michigan State 71, Minnesota 69? Spartans scored with 0:00.1 left.
? Temple 69, Tulsa 64? Owls? first-ever win in Tulsa.
Why are Temple/Tulsa in same league? 1.280 miles apart
? Villanova 64, Xavier 60? Teams shot combined 9-44 on arc.
? UCF 74, Memphis 64? Tigers were 6-18 on foul line; 6 for 18???
? UConn 86, St John?s 78 OT? Sanogo had 26 points, 18 rebounds.
? Tulane 68, Wichita State 67? Pretty big upset in the AAC.

Quote of the Day
?I kept thinking during the season we had hit rock bottom, then each week it got a little worse.?
Giants? owner John Mara

Thursday?s quiz
First time Chiefs won the Super Bowl, Hank Stram was their coach; what NFL team did he coach after he left Kansas City?

Wednesday?s quiz
Seth Curry of the 76ers played three years of college basketball at Duke, after transferring from Liberty.

Tuesday?s quiz
Mark Richt was Georgia?s football coach before Kirby Smart.

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Thursday?s Den: Baseball stuff on a winter day??.

Before starting today, I?d like to wish Mattie Clune a (belated) happy 100th birthday?..

Mrs Clune lives in Oneonta; I met her 44 years ago, went to college with her son Rob, who was a great ballplayer for the Albany Great Danes. Mr/Mrs Clune came to lot of our games, which wasn?t an easy trip (75-80 miles to Albany, and in winter, it is often a tough drive).

She is a terrific lady; happy birthday, Mrs Clune!!!

We?re talking baseball today; my driveway is an icy mess, so have to think warm thoughts??
13) Last year in Baltimore, there were 277 home runs hit in Oriole home games, 176 in thei road games. Baltimore?s baseball people decided they wanted to help the pitchers some, so they?re raising the left-field fence five feet and moving it back as much as 30 feet in some places.

Orioles have some solid pitching prospects on their way up the ladder; when they get to the majors, Camden Yards will be a more pitcher-friendly ballpark.

12) Fenway Park has a short left-field fence, but it is more of a doubles park than a homer park. Last year, there were 884 doubles hit in 81 games at Fenway, 652 in Boston road games.

There were 494 home runs hit in Red Sox home games, 540 in their road games.

11) Cincinnati is another hitters? ballpark; Reds scored 861 runs at home (44-37) last year, 685 on the road (39-42). Reds? offense was rolling until Jesse Winker got hurt; Nick Castellanos is a free agent. If he signs elsewhere, that?ll hurt.

10) Last year, Colorado Rockies were 48-33 at home, 26-54 on road; they used the same guys in all those games, so how does that happen? Rockies hit .280 at Coors Field, .217 on the road. Not going to win many games when you hit .217.

9) Oakland Coliseum has more foul ground than any ballpark; LY, there was 169 foul outs in A?s home games, 125 in their road games. Foul outs help pitchers, hurt hitters.

8) Matt Olson probably won?t be with Oakland much longer; he hit 22 homers vs lefties LY, 17 vs righties. I laughed when teams would bring in some mediocre southpaw to face him. He?s a great hitter, no matter who the pitcher is.

It?ll be a cruddy day when the A?s trade him, so they don?t have to pay him (This is what annoys the players? union, by the way)

7) Avasail Garcia signed a pretty big contract with the Marlins; you need to pay attention when he goes to the plate. Garcia swung at the first pitch 256 times, took the first pitch 259 times, by far the highest first-pitch swing %age in the majors.

Garcia hit .353 when he put that first pitch into play, hitting seven home runs in 85 AB?s.

6) Tampa Bay catcher Mike Zunino hit .342 vs lefties last year, only .151 vs righties; how does this happen? Zunino is a catcher, he must see the ball well. If he is good enough to hit .342 vs lefties, how can he not hit .200 vs everyone else?

For his career, Zunino hits .223 for lefties, .194 vs righties.

5) Players who had the most lead-changing RBI last year:
40? Salvador Perez, KC
38? Matt Olson, A?s
37? Kyle Seager, Sea
36? Ozzie Albies, Atl

4) Players who hit the most home runs on the road LY:
25? Pete Alonso, Mets
24? Aaron Judge NYY/Fernando Tatis SD
23? Marcus Semien, Tor

3) Batters who got the most intentional walks:
23? Juan Soto, Wash
20? Shohei Ohtani, LAA
15? Freddie Freeman, Atl

2) Pitchers who got the best run support LY:
AL:
? Steven Matz, Tor
? Hyun Jin Ryu, Tor
? Dylan Cease, CWS

NL:
? Julio Urias, LA
? Wade Miley, Cincy
? Max Fried, Atl

1) Only five times LY did a pitcher throw 120+ pitches in a game:
129? Gerrit Cole
126? Trevor Bauer
124? Jordan Lyles
122? Blake Snell
121? Shane Bieber

Little more than six weeks until the first spring training games.

 

[Udog]

MILWAUKEE is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 49-70 ATS (-28 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game in the last 3 seasons.

BROOKLYN is 3-15 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game in the current season.

DENVER is 38-55 ATS (-22.5 Units) after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.




NBA

Thursday, January 13

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Trend Report
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Golden State @ Milwaukee
Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games on the road
Golden State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Milwaukee is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home

Minnesota @ Memphis
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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

Oklahoma City @ Brooklyn
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Oklahoma City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games at home

Portland @ Denver
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 9 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 9 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing at home against Portland


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The Warriors are 10-5 SU in their last 15 matchups against Milwaukee.
The Bucks are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.
The Warriors are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six matchups between Golden State and Milwaukee.


The Blazers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven matchups against Denver.
The total has gone OVER in eight of the last nine matchups between Portland and Denver.
The Blazers are 6-12 ATS in their last 18 games.
The Nuggets are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, January 13

 

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Thursday, January 13
Vince Akins

ATS Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Golden State at Milwaukee (TNT, 7:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Warriors are 0-8 ATS since March 23 with less than three days rest when they made no more than 35 field goals last game.

OU Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Golden State at Milwaukee (TNT, 7:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Bucks are 0-8 OU since 2017 facing a rested opponent when they are off a loss that went under the total by at least 23 points.

Choice Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Oklahoma City at Brooklyn (NBA League Pass, 8:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Thunder are 0-9-1 OU since March 2018 when the total is under 232 and they are coming off a game where they covered while allowing 120+ points.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

GS at MIL 07:30 PM
MIL -1.5
U 224.5
+500 +500

LAC at NO 08:00 PM
NO -3.5
+500

MIN at MEM 08:00 PM
MEM -4.0
O 230.5
+500 +500

OKC at BK 08:30 PM
O 216.5
+500

POR at DEN 10:00 PM
O 211.5
+500

 

[Cnotes53]

JANUARY'S NBA OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

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

01/13/2022.........6-1-0..........85.71%.........+24.50
01/12/2022.........6-1-1..........85.71%.........+24.50
01/10/2022.........7-7-0..........50.00%...........-3.50
01/09/2022.........9-9-0..........50.00%............-4.50
01/08/2022.........6-6-0...........50.00%..........-3.00
01/07/2022.........9-8-0...........52.94%.........+1.00
01/06/2022.........5-3-0...........62.50%..........+8.50
01/05/2022.......13-5-1...........72.22%........+37.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%..........+3.50
01/03/2022.......7-11-0...........38.88%..........-24.50
01/02/2022.........2-5-2...........33.33%..........-17.50

TOTALS...........74-59-4...........55.63%..........+46.50


BEST BETS:

01/13/2022.........5-1-0...........83.33%........+19.50
01/12/2022.........4-1-1...........80.00%........+14.50
01/10/2022.........4-6-0...........40.00%.........-13.00
01/09/2022.........3-3-0...........50.00%...........-1.50
01/08/2022.........4-4-0...........50.00%..........- 2.00
01/07/2022.........6-4-0...........60.00%.........+ 8.00
01/06/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%.........+ 3.50
01/05/2022.........9-5-1...........64.28%........+17.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%.........+ 3.50
01/03/2022.........1-2-0............33.33%.........- 6.00
01/02/2022.........3-3-1............50.00%.........- 1.50

TOTALS............43-35-3............55.12%.........+42.50


01/13/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday?s 6-pack:
? Iowa 83, Indiana 74? Hoosiers are 0-4 in true road games.
? Wisconsin 78, Ohio State 68? Badgers won 12 of last 13 games.
? Texas Tech 78, Oklahoma State 57? Tech is pleasant surprise at 13-3.
? Belmont 92, Tennessee Tech 77? Bruins won their last eight D-I games.
? Oakland 70, Cleveland State 65? Two best teams in Horizon faced off.
? As I?m typing this at 12:38am, Gonzaga leads BYU 93-67 with 9:07 left in game.

Quote of the Day
?We got on a roll there, and were playing really good ball until the final two weeks of the season. We have processes in place. I?m not going to overreact. But I?m pissed. We embarrassed ourselves.?
Colts? GM Chris Ballard

Friday?s quiz
Who was the Houston Texans? QB, first time they played a playoff game?

Thursday?s quiz
First time Chiefs won the Super Bowl, Hank Stram was their coach; he later coached in New Orleans, after he left the Chiefs.

Wednesday?s quiz
Seth Curry of the 76ers played three years of college basketball at Duke, after transferring from Liberty.

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Friday?s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here??..

13) NFL Playoffs start this weekend; Rams play Monday night, with QB Matthew Stafford looking for his first playoff win in his 13 NFL seasons.

Stafford played his first 12 seasons for Detroit, which hasn?t won a playoff game in 30 years. All three of Stafford?s playoff games were on the road.

Monday night, the NFC West champ Rams are at home and there is a lot of pressure on Stafford to get a win. He?s had a good season: 4,886 yards, 41 TD passes, a division title- his first.

Here is the narrative that the talk show morons will go with Tuesday morning:
? Rams win: They?ll blame Kliff Kingsbury and speculate on his job security.
? Rams lose: Stafford is a fraud and LA screwed up trading for him.

Thats what talk show morons do; really wish ESPN would go back to showing poker during the day, instead of their annoying talk shows. No one learns anything listening to them; they just yell at each other, kind of like pro wrestling interviews.

12) Rams? safety Jordan Fuller hurt his ankle, is done for this season; Rams brought Eric Weddle out of retirement to play in Fuller?s place.

Weddle played 13 years in NFL, played in six Pro Bowls, but he hasn?t played in two years.

11) Oregon 84, UCLA 81:
? Dana Altman gets his 700th career win.
? Ducks blew a 6-point lead in last 0:36 of regulation.
? Game was played in a mostly-empty arena (family only) with UCLA shutting down their campus to the public until at least January 21, because of COVID.

Non-basketball thing I learned from listening to Bill Walton: Snoop Dawg and Billie Jean King went to the same high school.

10) Florida Gators are 0-3 in the SEC, first time since 1981 they?re 0-3 in conference play.

9) Las Vegas Raiders have won six games this season on the final play of the game, the most by any team in NFL history.

8) Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman had shoulder surgery Thursday and is expected to miss at least two games; he hurt his shoulder during practice few weeks ago, when he collided with a player during a drill.

Assistant coach Keith Smart is the interim coach.

7) Today is January 14, and there are several college basketball teams who haven?t even played a conference game yet.

George Mason, Portland, Wyoming, Tennessee Tech, among others. There weren?t too many games cancelled last night; hopefully things are getting closer to normal now.

6) Houston Texans fired coach David Culley after only one season; Texans went 4-13, playing without Deshaun Watson. Where they go from here is anyone?s guess.

Culley is 66 years old; he had only been a coordinator once in his career, and that was in 1990, at Texas-El Paso. Not really sure why they hired him, but the Texans played hard all year but with a rookie QB? those teams rarely win? not sure why they fired him, either.

Texans will have an interesting offseason:
? what will they get for Watson?
? who will their next coach be?
? who will they draft with all the picks they get for trading Watson?

5) Major League was on TV the other night; one of my favorite movies. Still think Bob Uecker should?ve been nominated for best supporting actor for his role as Harry Doyle, the Indians? radio announcer.

4) I don?t know anyone who bets a lot of NBA games; this season, performances have been so erratic, not sure how you would handicap them.

Bulls won by 46 the other night, then lost by 26 the next night. Golden State was down 77-38 at halftime against the Bucks Thursday. Bulls/Warriors are good teams and they?re erratic as hell.

3) One team that is much-improved is Cleveland; so far this season, the Cavaliers:
? won in Miami for first time since 2010.
? won in Portland for first time since 2013.
? won in Utah for first time since 2014.

2) Jon Lester retired Thursday, after pitching in the big leagues for 16 years; he won 200 games, had a postseason record of 9-7, 2.51 in 26 games (22 starts).

1) Batman the TV series started 56 years ago this week; still remember the animated opening sequence, when they showed the credits. Whap!!! Pow!!! Biff!!!

When you?re six years old and your name is Biff, seeing that name on TV every week was a big deal. Batman was weird but it was a fun; lot of famous actors played villains on the show, and Adam West wound up with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Obscure trivia:
Six actors/actresses who appeared in both Batman and Magnum PI:
? Cesar Romero (Joker on Batman)
? Jill St John
? Alan Hale (Skipper on Gilligan?s Island)
? Barbara Rush
? Howard Duff (he played Magnum?s grandfather)
? Elisha Cook (Icepick in Magnum PI)

 

[Udog]

CHARLOTTE is 14-3 ATS (10.7 Units) in home games in the current season.

TORONTO is 2-13 ATS (-12.3 Units) in road games versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=108 points/game over the last 2 seasons.

PHOENIX is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) when playing 6 or less games in 14 days in the current season.

BOSTON is 27-12 ATS (13.8 Units) in road games versus good defensive teams - allowing <=108 points/game in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%) in the current season.

SAN ANTONIO is 501-418 ATS (41.2 Units) in home games versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=108 points/game since 1996.

HOUSTON is 21-39 ATS (-21.9 Units) as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

DALLAS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) off an upset loss as a road favorite over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, January 14

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Trend Report
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Orlando @ Charlotte
Orlando
Orlando is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte
Charlotte is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Charlotte is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Toronto @ Detroit
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Phoenix @ Indiana
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Indiana is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Phoenix

Boston @ Philadelphia
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

Golden State @ Chicago
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Golden State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Chicago is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games

Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Atlanta's last 22 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games

Cleveland @ San Antonio
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Cleveland's last 13 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Antonio's last 13 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing Cleveland

Houston @ Sacramento
Houston
Houston is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Houston's last 15 games
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 7 games when playing at home against Houston

Dallas @ Memphis
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, January 14

 

[Udog]

The Warriors are 6-1 ATS in their last seven matchups against Chicago.
The Bulls are 9-1 SU in their last ten home games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five matchups between Chicago and Golden State.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Warriors' games.


The Grizzlies are 10-1 ATS in their last ten games.
The Mavericks are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last nine Grizzlies' games.
The total has gone UNDER in seven of the last eight Mavericks' games.

 

[ejthree]

POD...

POD...

Pistons un 213....

 

[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

ORL at CHA 07:00 PM
O 223.0
+500

TOR at DET 07:00 PM
O 211.0
+500

BOS at PHI 07:00 PM
U 207.5
+500

PHO at IND 07:00 PM
IND +6.0
+500

GS at CHI 07:30 PM
GS +2.5
+500

ATL at MIA 08:00 PM
O 221.0
+500

CLE at SA 08:30 PM
O 220.5
+500

DAL at MEM 10:00 PM
MEM -2.5
+500

HOU at SAC 10:00 PM
HOU +5.0
+500

 

[Cnotes53]

JANUARY'S NBA OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

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

01/14/2022.........4-4-0..........50.00%...........-2.00
01/13/2022.........6-1-0..........85.71%.........+24.50
01/12/2022.........6-1-1..........85.71%.........+24.50
01/10/2022.........7-7-0..........50.00%...........-3.50
01/09/2022.........9-9-0..........50.00%............-4.50
01/08/2022.........6-6-0...........50.00%..........-3.00
01/07/2022.........9-8-0...........52.94%.........+1.00
01/06/2022.........5-3-0...........62.50%..........+8.50
01/05/2022.......13-5-1...........72.22%........+37.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%..........+3.50
01/03/2022.......7-11-0...........38.88%..........-24.50
01/02/2022.........2-5-2...........33.33%..........-17.50

TOTALS...........78-63-4...........55.31%..........+44.50


BEST BETS:

01/14/2022.........3-3-0...........50.00%.........- 1.50
01/13/2022.........5-1-0...........83.33%........+19.50
01/12/2022.........4-1-1...........80.00%........+14.50
01/10/2022.........4-6-0...........40.00%.........-13.00
01/09/2022.........3-3-0...........50.00%...........-1.50
01/08/2022.........4-4-0...........50.00%..........- 2.00
01/07/2022.........6-4-0...........60.00%.........+ 8.00
01/06/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%.........+ 3.50
01/05/2022.........9-5-1...........64.28%........+17.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%.........+ 3.50
01/03/2022.........1-2-0............33.33%.........- 6.00
01/02/2022.........3-3-1............50.00%.........- 1.50

TOTALS............46-38-3............54.76%.........+41.00


01/14/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday?s 6-pack:
Top six teams in 2-point FG%:
63.6%? Gonzaga
61%? Oklahoma
60.7%? Belmont
58.7%? Wake Forest
58.3%? Arizona
58.2%? San Francisco

Quote of the Day
?You?re either humbled and hungry like they were trying to pull off the so-called upset, or you?re arrogant without cause because we?ve won nothing.?
UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin, after Thursday?s loss to Oregon

Saturday?s quiz
Michigan Wolverines were in the Final Four four years ago; who was their coach?

Friday?s quiz
TJ Yates was the Houston Texans? QB first time they played a playoff game, a 31-10 win over Cincinnati ten years ago.

Thursday?s quiz
First time Chiefs won the Super Bowl, Hank Stram was their coach; he later coached in New Orleans, after he left the Chiefs. *

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Saturday?s Den: Trends for college basketball conference games??.

Following stats are for conference games only:
(thru Thursday?s games)

Pac-12
? Double digit home favorites are 1-6 ATS
? Single digit home favorites are 6-2 ATS
? Home underdogs are 4-1 ATS

Big 14:
? Home favorites of less than 12 points: 14-6 ATS
? Home favorites of 12+ points: 0-4 ATS

SEC home favorites are 11-6 ATS

Summit League:
? Single digit home favorites are 3-6 ATS
? Double digit home favorites are 4-1 ATS
? Home dogs of 6 or less points are 1-5 ATS
? Home dogs of 7+ points are 5-0 ATS

Big Sky
? Home favorites 6-10 ATS
? Home underdogs are 2-5 ATS

AAC home favorites are 5-11 ATS.

Southern Conference:
? Home favorites are 9-4 ATS
? Home underdogs are 4-2 ATS

C-USA home favorites are 12-6 ATS

ACC home favorites are 9-20 ATS.

MAAC:
? Home favorites are 3-8 ATS
? Home underdogs are 5-3 ATS

A-14 home favorites are 5-9 ATS, home dogs are 0-2.*

Big X single digit home favorites are 6-3 ATS

Big East:
? Home underdogs are 4-9 ATS
? Home favorites are 6-5 ATS

Big West home teams are 6-4 ATS.*

CAA:
? Home underdogs are 5-1 ATS
? Home favorites are 3-4 ATS

Horizon home favorites are 10-14 ATS

Ivy League home teams are 5-3 ATS

MAC:
? Home favorites are 7-5 ATS
? Home underdogs are 5-4 ATS

Missouri Valley
? Home favorites are 5-7 ATS
? Home underdogs are 4-1 ATS

Mountain West home teams are 6-4 ATS

Sun Belt home favorites of 5 or less points are 9-5 ATS

WCC favorites are 8-2 ATS

 

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TORONTO is 13-4 ATS (8.6 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.

BROOKLYN is 14-3 ATS (10.7 Units) in home games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

NEW YORK is 50-31 ATS (15.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - shooting pct defense of >=46% in the last 3 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=108 points/game in the current season.

MIAMI is 15-5 ATS (9.5 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game in the current season.

SAN ANTONIO is 501-418 ATS (41.2 Units) in home games versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=108 points/game since 1996.

LA LAKERS are 47-78 ATS (-38.8 Units) off a road loss against a division rival since 1996.

DALLAS are 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in home games when playing 4 or less games in 10 days in the last 3 seasons.

 

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NBA

Saturday, January 15

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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Milwaukee
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home

Portland @ Washington
Portland
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Portland

New York @ Atlanta
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games

New Orleans @ Brooklyn
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Orleans's last 10 games when playing Brooklyn
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Brooklyn's last 10 games when playing New Orleans

Philadelphia @ Miami
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

Cleveland @ Oklahoma City
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Chicago @ Boston
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Boston
Chicago is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

LA Clippers @ San Antonio
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Antonio's last 10 games when playing LA Clippers

LA Lakers @ Denver
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Denver
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 8 games at home

Orlando @ Dallas
Orlando
Orlando is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Dallas's last 11 games at home


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NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, January 15

 

[Udog]

The Lakers are 8-2 SU in their last ten matchups against Denver.
The total has gone OVER in eight of the last 11 matchups between the Nuggets and Lakers.
The Nuggets are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last six Lakers' games.