Cnotes 2022-2023 nhl trends, news, best bets and opinions thru the playoffs !
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
| PIT at WAS | 07:00 PM | PIT +105 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at TB | 07:00 PM | BOS -120 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| DET at MON | 07:00 PM | MON +145 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at MIN | 08:00 PM | MIN -230 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| NJ at NAS | 08:00 PM | NJ -130 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| BUF at WIN | 08:00 PM | BUF +155 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| ANA at COL | 09:00 PM | ANA +320 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHI at CAL | 09:00 PM | CHI +320 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| STL at ARI | 09:00 PM | STL -150 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 01/26/2023 | 9-8-1 | 52.78% | +2325 | Detail |
| 01/25/2023 | 6-4-0 | 60.00% | +1950 | Detail |
| 01/24/2023 | 8-12-2 | 40.91% | -2675 | Detail |
| 01/23/2023 | 5-3-0 | 62.50% | +1250 | Detail |
| 01/22/2023 | 6-4-0 | 60.00% | +1275 | Detail |
| 01/21/2023 | 11-16-1 | 41.07% | -3500 | Detail |
| 01/20/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 01/19/2023 | 18-8-0 | 69.23% | +4800 | Detail |
| 01/18/2023 | 6-3-1 | 65.00% | +1700 | Detail |
| 01/17/2023 | 7-8-1 | 46.88% | -600 | Detail |
| 01/16/2023 | 8-10-0 | 44.44% | -1175 | Detail |
| 01/15/2023 | 3-3-0 | 50.00% | -575 | Detail |
| 01/14/2023 | 18-10-0 | 64.29% | +3425 | Detail |
| 01/13/2023 | 2-4-0 | 33.33% | -875 | Detail |
| 01/12/2023 | 11-13-0 | 45.83% | -250 | Detail |
| 01/11/2023 | 5-3-0 | 62.50% | +675 | Detail |
| 01/10/2023 | 13-6-0 | 68.42% | +3625 | Detail |
| 01/09/2023 | 4-4-0 | 50.00% | -800 | Detail |
| 01/08/2023 | 6-10-0 | 37.50% | -1850 | Detail |
| 01/07/2023 | 8-9-1 | 47.22% | -350 | Detail |
| 01/06/2023 | 3-8-1 | 29.17% | -2550 | Detail |
| 01/05/2023 | 11-8-1 | 57.50% | +1975 | Detail |
| 01/04/2023 | 3-2-1 | 58.33% | +850 | Detail |
| 01/03/2023 | 16-6-0 | 72.73% | +5425 | Detail |
| 01/02/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -300 | Detail |
| 01/01/2023 | 7-3-0 | 70.00% | +1975 | Detail |
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Friday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams with best 2-point FG% defense:
41.3%— USC
42.1%— Houston
42.4%— Alabama
42.4%— Northwestern
42.8%— Tennessee
42.9%— Oklahoma
Quote of the Day
“As far as my relationship with Jerry (Jones), just using his words, we’re in an excellent spot. The partnership that we have, he’s excited about. He told me a number of times this week that he wants me to coach here as long as Coach Landry did. And I said, ‘OK, that’s a long time.’ I feel really good about our relationship. I think our ability to discuss and disagree, we do a good job of that, and I think that’s important.”
Cowboys’ coach Mike McCarthy
Friday’s quiz
In what city where the baseball scenes in The Natural filmed?
Thursday’s quiz
Since 2000, UConn has won four national titles in basketball; Jim Calhoun was coach for three of those titles. Kevin Ollie was the coach of UConn’s 2014 championship team.
Wednesday’s quiz
First time Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, Brad Johnson was their QB.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Happy 89th birthday to the great Bob Uecker, a baseball legend who became a way bigger star after he stopped playing and became a TV personality. He used to be on The Tonight Show just because Johnny Carson thought he was funny, which he is.
Uecker was also in a TV series (Mr Belvedere) and in the classic baseball movie Major League, as well as countless beer commercials. He made himself a fortune by not taking himself too seriously.
Uecker still broadcasts some Milwaukee Brewer games; there is a statue of him in the upper reaches of Miller Park. Happy birthday sir!!!
— Five actors who appeared in both M*A*S*H and The Sopranos:
Bruce Kirby
Burt Young— Best known as Rocky Balboa’s brother-in-law
Peter Riegert— One of the guys from Animal House
Val Bisoglio
Joe Pantoliano— Guido the Pimp from Risky Business
— Carolina Panthers hired Frank Reich as their new coach, which raised some eyebrows around the NFL. Reich went 40-33-1 coaching the Colts, despite having a different starting QB every year.
Carolina is 29-53 the last five years; their owner David Tepper is NFL’s wealthiest owner, and rich people tend to be impatient.
Tepper fired Matt Rhule when the Panthers started this season 1-4; interim coach Steve Wilks led Carolina to a 6-6 record— there was some thought that he would get the job, but he didn’t, which is what raised the eyebrows.
— New Jersey Jets hired Nathaniel Hackett as their new offensive coordinator; Hackett had a lot of success as a coordinator in Green Bay, raising speculation that QB Aaron Rodgers could be headed to the Jets, but they said that when he got hired in Denver too, and that didn’t work out very well.
— Oakland A’s traded P Cole Irvin and a prospect to the Orioles, for minor league IF prospect Darell Hernaiz, who hit .305 in the Class A South Atlantic League, but then went 6-53 in a cameo appearance in the AA Eastern League.
A’s have added a lot of pitching prospects because they’ve traded all their good players, so now they’re trying to find new position players so they don’t go 60-102 again.
I’m not optimistic, in case you haven’t noticed.
— Houston Astros won the World Series last year, then they fired their general manager, which was genuinely odd. Astros hired a new GM this week; Dana Brown, who was a longtime scouting executive with the Braves.
No pressure here; your predecessor just won the World Series and got fired, because the Astros’ owner listens more to former players than the GM.
— When USC/UCLA leave the Pac-12 in couple years, what will the Pac-12 do? Will they go back to being the Pac-10 or will they add San Diego State and either UNLV/Boise State and stay with a 12-team format?
— Auburn Tigers had their 28-game home winning streak snapped this week, leaving UCLA (19) and Kent State (16) with the longest home winning streaks in the country.
Speaking of UCLA……..
— USC 77, UCLA 64— Bruins have won 19 in a row at home, but they got outscored 52-27 in the second half of this game against their crosstown rivals. USC is a bubble team; this is a very big win for them.
— Arizona 73, Washington State 68— Arizona never trailed, but they only played seven guys and they won by 5 points against the 9-13 Coogs. Wazzu outscored Arizona 16-3 on the foul line; I’m unsure if this is a red flag for Arizona, but it sure could be.
— Purdue 75, Michigan 70— Wolverines are 11-9, 5-4 in conference; they’re heading straight towards the NIT. Michigan is 4-8 in games decided by 7 or less points, or in OT.
— Cal-Fullerton 62, Cal-Irvine 61— Titans outscored Irvine 8-2 over the final 2:02, draining a 3-pointer with 0:03 left for the win. Fullerton won despite shooting 35.4% from the floor. Big West tournament is going to have a lot of close games.
ESPN+ is a lot of fun; can watch all these games and learn about the teams to get ready for March. One of the small down sides of ESPN+ is that some of these leagues have announcers who aren’t………how can I say this? ……..who aren’t good.
This game had at least one student announcing; he seemed to know a lot about baseball and the NFL and well, gambling— he quoted the line on this game before the last possession.
— Cal-Santa Barbara 65, Hawaii 64— Gauchos were down by a point on last possession; they gave the ball to Ajay Mitchell and didn’t really run a play, he just went 1-on-1 and banked in a leaner with 0:01.5 left to give UCSB a dramatic win, which kept them in first place.
— Washington 69, Arizona State 66 OT— Sun Devils led 12-0 early, then trailed 32-20 at the half; Arizona State shot 30.7% from the floor in their third straight loss, which is bad for a bubble team.
— Louisiana-Monroe 86, Marshall 82, 2OT— Warhawks were a 16-point underdog; their bench played a total of 18:00 in a double overtime game. Two of their guys played all 50:00.
Sun Belt is a wide-open league; every team has lost 2+ games.
— RIP to basketball icon Billy Packer, who passed away at age 82; Packer was the lead college basketball TV analyst for 34 straight Final Fours. He was blunt and smart- he played ball at Wake Forest, helping the Deacons make the 1962 Final Four.
When Packer was in a 3-man TV booth with Dick Enberg/Al McGuire, it was great TV; you could learn so much about basketball listening to them.
Billy Packer taught me a lot about basketball; I appreciate that. RIP, sir.
Friday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams with best 2-point FG% defense:
41.3%— USC
42.1%— Houston
42.4%— Alabama
42.4%— Northwestern
42.8%— Tennessee
42.9%— Oklahoma
Quote of the Day
“As far as my relationship with Jerry (Jones), just using his words, we’re in an excellent spot. The partnership that we have, he’s excited about. He told me a number of times this week that he wants me to coach here as long as Coach Landry did. And I said, ‘OK, that’s a long time.’ I feel really good about our relationship. I think our ability to discuss and disagree, we do a good job of that, and I think that’s important.”
Cowboys’ coach Mike McCarthy
Friday’s quiz
In what city where the baseball scenes in The Natural filmed?
Thursday’s quiz
Since 2000, UConn has won four national titles in basketball; Jim Calhoun was coach for three of those titles. Kevin Ollie was the coach of UConn’s 2014 championship team.
Wednesday’s quiz
First time Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, Brad Johnson was their QB.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Happy 89th birthday to the great Bob Uecker, a baseball legend who became a way bigger star after he stopped playing and became a TV personality. He used to be on The Tonight Show just because Johnny Carson thought he was funny, which he is.
Uecker was also in a TV series (Mr Belvedere) and in the classic baseball movie Major League, as well as countless beer commercials. He made himself a fortune by not taking himself too seriously.
Uecker still broadcasts some Milwaukee Brewer games; there is a statue of him in the upper reaches of Miller Park. Happy birthday sir!!!
— Five actors who appeared in both M*A*S*H and The Sopranos:
Bruce Kirby
Burt Young— Best known as Rocky Balboa’s brother-in-law
Peter Riegert— One of the guys from Animal House
Val Bisoglio
Joe Pantoliano— Guido the Pimp from Risky Business
— Carolina Panthers hired Frank Reich as their new coach, which raised some eyebrows around the NFL. Reich went 40-33-1 coaching the Colts, despite having a different starting QB every year.
Carolina is 29-53 the last five years; their owner David Tepper is NFL’s wealthiest owner, and rich people tend to be impatient.
Tepper fired Matt Rhule when the Panthers started this season 1-4; interim coach Steve Wilks led Carolina to a 6-6 record— there was some thought that he would get the job, but he didn’t, which is what raised the eyebrows.
— New Jersey Jets hired Nathaniel Hackett as their new offensive coordinator; Hackett had a lot of success as a coordinator in Green Bay, raising speculation that QB Aaron Rodgers could be headed to the Jets, but they said that when he got hired in Denver too, and that didn’t work out very well.
— Oakland A’s traded P Cole Irvin and a prospect to the Orioles, for minor league IF prospect Darell Hernaiz, who hit .305 in the Class A South Atlantic League, but then went 6-53 in a cameo appearance in the AA Eastern League.
A’s have added a lot of pitching prospects because they’ve traded all their good players, so now they’re trying to find new position players so they don’t go 60-102 again.
I’m not optimistic, in case you haven’t noticed.
— Houston Astros won the World Series last year, then they fired their general manager, which was genuinely odd. Astros hired a new GM this week; Dana Brown, who was a longtime scouting executive with the Braves.
No pressure here; your predecessor just won the World Series and got fired, because the Astros’ owner listens more to former players than the GM.
— When USC/UCLA leave the Pac-12 in couple years, what will the Pac-12 do? Will they go back to being the Pac-10 or will they add San Diego State and either UNLV/Boise State and stay with a 12-team format?
— Auburn Tigers had their 28-game home winning streak snapped this week, leaving UCLA (19) and Kent State (16) with the longest home winning streaks in the country.
Speaking of UCLA……..
— USC 77, UCLA 64— Bruins have won 19 in a row at home, but they got outscored 52-27 in the second half of this game against their crosstown rivals. USC is a bubble team; this is a very big win for them.
— Arizona 73, Washington State 68— Arizona never trailed, but they only played seven guys and they won by 5 points against the 9-13 Coogs. Wazzu outscored Arizona 16-3 on the foul line; I’m unsure if this is a red flag for Arizona, but it sure could be.
— Purdue 75, Michigan 70— Wolverines are 11-9, 5-4 in conference; they’re heading straight towards the NIT. Michigan is 4-8 in games decided by 7 or less points, or in OT.
— Cal-Fullerton 62, Cal-Irvine 61— Titans outscored Irvine 8-2 over the final 2:02, draining a 3-pointer with 0:03 left for the win. Fullerton won despite shooting 35.4% from the floor. Big West tournament is going to have a lot of close games.
ESPN+ is a lot of fun; can watch all these games and learn about the teams to get ready for March. One of the small down sides of ESPN+ is that some of these leagues have announcers who aren’t………how can I say this? ……..who aren’t good.
This game had at least one student announcing; he seemed to know a lot about baseball and the NFL and well, gambling— he quoted the line on this game before the last possession.
— Cal-Santa Barbara 65, Hawaii 64— Gauchos were down by a point on last possession; they gave the ball to Ajay Mitchell and didn’t really run a play, he just went 1-on-1 and banked in a leaner with 0:01.5 left to give UCSB a dramatic win, which kept them in first place.
— Washington 69, Arizona State 66 OT— Sun Devils led 12-0 early, then trailed 32-20 at the half; Arizona State shot 30.7% from the floor in their third straight loss, which is bad for a bubble team.
— Louisiana-Monroe 86, Marshall 82, 2OT— Warhawks were a 16-point underdog; their bench played a total of 18:00 in a double overtime game. Two of their guys played all 50:00.
Sun Belt is a wide-open league; every team has lost 2+ games.
— RIP to basketball icon Billy Packer, who passed away at age 82; Packer was the lead college basketball TV analyst for 34 straight Final Fours. He was blunt and smart- he played ball at Wake Forest, helping the Deacons make the 1962 Final Four.
When Packer was in a 3-man TV booth with Dick Enberg/Al McGuire, it was great TV; you could learn so much about basketball listening to them.
Billy Packer taught me a lot about basketball; I appreciate that. RIP, sir.
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NY ISLANDERS are 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) after scoring 2 goals or less in 4 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 6-0 Over (6 Units) in road games after playing 2 consecutive home games in the current season.
LOS ANGELES are 108-67 Under (34.3 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 146-125 ATS (8.5 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 142-162 ATS (-36.2 Units) at home when the total is >=6 since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 7-1 Over (5.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games in the current season.
VANCOUVER is 9-2 Over (6.8 Units) after allowing 6 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) after playing 4 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 6-0 Over (6 Units) in road games after playing 2 consecutive home games in the current season.
LOS ANGELES are 108-67 Under (34.3 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 146-125 ATS (8.5 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 142-162 ATS (-36.2 Units) at home when the total is >=6 since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 7-1 Over (5.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games in the current season.
VANCOUVER is 9-2 Over (6.8 Units) after allowing 6 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) after playing 4 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.
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Friday, January 27
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Trend Report
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San Jose @ Carolina
San Jose
San Jose is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Carolina
Carolina
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Los Angeles @ Florida
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit @ NY Islanders
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games on the road
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
Vegas @ NY Rangers
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games
NY Rangers is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games
Ottawa @ Toronto
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Ottawa is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
New Jersey @ Dallas
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Calgary @ Seattle
Calgary
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle
Seattle is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Seattle is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Columbus @ Vancouver
Columbus
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vancouver's last 10 games
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Friday, January 27
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Trend Report
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San Jose @ Carolina
San Jose
San Jose is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Carolina
Carolina
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Los Angeles @ Florida
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit @ NY Islanders
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games on the road
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
Vegas @ NY Rangers
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games
NY Rangers is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games
Ottawa @ Toronto
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Ottawa is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
New Jersey @ Dallas
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Calgary @ Seattle
Calgary
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle
Seattle is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Seattle is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Columbus @ Vancouver
Columbus
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vancouver's last 10 games
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
| VEG at NYR | 07:00 PM | NYR -155 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| LA at FLA | 07:00 PM | FLA -140 U 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| DET at NYI | 07:00 PM | NYI -180 O 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| SJ at CAR | 07:00 PM | SJ +240 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| OTT at TOR | 07:00 PM | TOR -200 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| NJ at DAL | 08:30 PM | NJ +140 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| CLB at VAN | 10:00 PM | VAN -180 U 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| CAL at SEA | 10:00 PM | SEA -125 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 01/27/2023 | 9-5-2 | 62.50% | +1325 | Detail |
| 01/26/2023 | 9-8-1 | 52.78% | +2325 | Detail |
| 01/25/2023 | 6-4-0 | 60.00% | +1950 | Detail |
| 01/24/2023 | 8-12-2 | 40.91% | -2675 | Detail |
| 01/23/2023 | 5-3-0 | 62.50% | +1250 | Detail |
| 01/22/2023 | 6-4-0 | 60.00% | +1275 | Detail |
| 01/21/2023 | 11-16-1 | 41.07% | -3500 | Detail |
| 01/20/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 01/19/2023 | 18-8-0 | 69.23% | +4800 | Detail |
| 01/18/2023 | 6-3-1 | 65.00% | +1700 | Detail |
| 01/17/2023 | 7-8-1 | 46.88% | -600 | Detail |
| 01/16/2023 | 8-10-0 | 44.44% | -1175 | Detail |
| 01/15/2023 | 3-3-0 | 50.00% | -575 | Detail |
| 01/14/2023 | 18-10-0 | 64.29% | +3425 | Detail |
| 01/13/2023 | 2-4-0 | 33.33% | -875 | Detail |
| 01/12/2023 | 11-13-0 | 45.83% | -250 | Detail |
| 01/11/2023 | 5-3-0 | 62.50% | +675 | Detail |
| 01/10/2023 | 13-6-0 | 68.42% | +3625 | Detail |
| 01/09/2023 | 4-4-0 | 50.00% | -800 | Detail |
| 01/08/2023 | 6-10-0 | 37.50% | -1850 | Detail |
| 01/07/2023 | 8-9-1 | 47.22% | -350 | Detail |
| 01/06/2023 | 3-8-1 | 29.17% | -2550 | Detail |
| 01/05/2023 | 11-8-1 | 57.50% | +1975 | Detail |
| 01/04/2023 | 3-2-1 | 58.33% | +850 | Detail |
| 01/03/2023 | 16-6-0 | 72.73% | +5425 | Detail |
| 01/02/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -300 | Detail |
| 01/01/2023 | 7-3-0 | 70.00% | +1975 | Detail |
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Saturday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams with best eFG% defense:
38.5%— Tennessee
40.7%— Houston
41.3%— Alabama
42.3%— Utah
43.1%— Auburn
43.5%— Hawai’i
Quote of the Day
“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard… is what makes it great.”
Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own
Saturday’s quiz
When ESPN’s Dick Vitale coached college basketball, what team did he coach?
Friday’s quiz
The baseball scenes in The Natural were filmed in Buffalo.
Thursday’s quiz
Since 2000, UConn has won four national titles in basketball; Jim Calhoun was coach for three of those titles. Kevin Ollie was the coach of UConn’s 2014 championship team.
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Saturday’s Den: College hoop teams/leagues I need to see in February
Little more than a month until the college basketball conference tournaments start; having ESPN+ on my TV now gives me a good chance to watch a lot of games from smaller leagues, so why you’re sleeping, I’ll be watching mid-major basketball.
Here are teams/leagues I need to see more of before then:
— Charleston is 21-1 vs schedule #286, Florida Atlantic is 20-1 vs schedule #198; ESPN has FAU as an 8-seed, so they might be able to survive a loss in the C-USA tournament, but Charleston is listed as an 11-seed, so they’ll probably need to win the CAA tournament to make the NCAA’s.
Both teams had their only loss way back on November 11.
— Towson has won seven of last eight games; they’ve got best continuity number in CAA, so they figure to be Charleston’s biggest threat.
— UAB is 14-7, 5-5 in C-USA, but their star G Jordan Walker missed their last four games; they are a threat in C-USA tourney if they Walker back, but only if. North Texas would be the other team that could make FAU squirm- they lost 66-62 to the Owls couple weeks ago.
— VCU, Saint Louis and Dayton are the three best teams in the A-15; this could be the first time since 2002 that the A-15 only gets only one team in the NCAA’s.
VCU won 11 of its last 12 games; they have sketchy losses to Duquesne, Jacksonville; a 63-59 loss to fellow bubble team Arizona State won’t help any.
Saint Louis beat Memphis/Providence, but lost to SIU-Edwardsville.
— I haven’t seen any Big Sky games yet this season; I’ll fix that today by watching a couple. Right now, Eastern Washington is 15-7/9-0; they’ve won their last 11 games, but lost to Texas Tech, which is winless in the Big X, and FIU, which is 4-6 in C-USA.
Montana State has best continuity number in Big Sky; they’re 7-2 in league games, but their non-league resume is pretty dismal.
Whoever wins the Big Sky tournament better enjoy it; they won’t last long in NCAA’s.
— There are 13 teams in the WAC this year, as schools migrate in/out of the league for mostly football-related reasons. Southern Utah has most experienced team; Seattle is the contender with best continuity number, while Sam Houston State has wins over Oklahoma/Utah to boost its resume. Bearkats are shooting 40.6% on arc, #2 in country.
Traditional WAC power New Mexico State has been in NCAA’s 8 of the last 10 years, but Aggies have had lot of off-court problems this year- they’re 0-8 in WAC games this year, which leaves the door ajar for someone new to represent the WAC in March.
— Missouri Valley Conference is #14 league so far this year, its 2nd-lowest ranking in the last 20 years. This is a one-bid league no matter what; Drake/Southern Illinois have best experience, continuity numbers, while Belmont is 9-2 in its first season in the Valley.
One thing about conference tournaments is that you need depth to win three games in three days. Belmont/Salukis have more depth than Drake does.
Northern Iowa is 8-3 in MVC games; they were 4-6 in pre-conference games.
— Sun Belt has 14 teams, stretching from Virginia to Texas; Marshall/James Madison have most experienced teams, Louisiana/Marshall have best continuity numbers. Mike D’Antoni’s brother has been the coach at Marshall for nine years; they play fast, #30 tempo in country.
With four top 100 teams, need to watch some Sun Belt ball in February. Every team in league has already lost 2+ conference games, so their conference tournament should be interesting.
— I’ve watched decent amount of Big West games already; looks like there are five teams with a legit shot at winning their league tournament. Cal-Davis has won six of its last seven games; along with Cal-Santa Barbara, they’re two teams with best experience/continuity numbers.
Cal-Riverside has the best team they’ve had since moving up to D-I; they’ve won eight of their last ten games. Cal-Irvine/Hawai’i are also good teams; Anteaters are little less experienced than usual, but they’re shooting 3’s better than they have since 2015, when they made the NCAA’s.
— ESPN needs to get some Southern Conference games on TV; this is a pretty good league, the league Steph Curry played in. This year, Samford, Furman, NC-Greensboro will be the favorites to win the league tournament; Greensboro has best experience/continuity numbers, Samford has #43 eFG% in country, so they can score the ball.
Furman is the team to watch; they’re 7-2 in SoCon games this year, 86-30 the last seven years, but they haven’t won the SoCon tourney during that time, losing the final in OT last year, also getting bounced in OT the year before. Paladins last made the NCAA’s in 1980.
— ESPN carries lot of Mid-American Conference games on TV, mostly Friday nights; Toledo and Kent State are the favorites this year, along with Akron.
Toledo is 14-6, 5-2 this year; they’ve got an older, experienced team with good continuity. Last three years, Toledo is 37-9 in MAC games, but they haven’t won the MAC tournament- their last NCAA appearance was 1980, just like Furman.
— MAAC tournament used to be here in Albany, but now they play it in Atlantic City, because they have casinos there. Not sure the league makes more $$$ this way, but some teams didn’t like playing the tournament on Siena’s home court every year.
Siena whacked Iona Friday night; they’re 8-2 in MAAC, just ahead of Rider, the team with the best experience/continuity numbers in the league. Iona has made five of last six NCAA’s, but they’re not as experienced this year, are 2-3 in their last five games.
Quinnipiac has won six games in a row; they’re 15-5 as they try to make the NCAA’s for the first time. Mike Dunleavy’s son is the Bobcats’ coach.
Saturday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams with best eFG% defense:
38.5%— Tennessee
40.7%— Houston
41.3%— Alabama
42.3%— Utah
43.1%— Auburn
43.5%— Hawai’i
Quote of the Day
“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard… is what makes it great.”
Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own
Saturday’s quiz
When ESPN’s Dick Vitale coached college basketball, what team did he coach?
Friday’s quiz
The baseball scenes in The Natural were filmed in Buffalo.
Thursday’s quiz
Since 2000, UConn has won four national titles in basketball; Jim Calhoun was coach for three of those titles. Kevin Ollie was the coach of UConn’s 2014 championship team.
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Saturday’s Den: College hoop teams/leagues I need to see in February
Little more than a month until the college basketball conference tournaments start; having ESPN+ on my TV now gives me a good chance to watch a lot of games from smaller leagues, so why you’re sleeping, I’ll be watching mid-major basketball.
Here are teams/leagues I need to see more of before then:
— Charleston is 21-1 vs schedule #286, Florida Atlantic is 20-1 vs schedule #198; ESPN has FAU as an 8-seed, so they might be able to survive a loss in the C-USA tournament, but Charleston is listed as an 11-seed, so they’ll probably need to win the CAA tournament to make the NCAA’s.
Both teams had their only loss way back on November 11.
— Towson has won seven of last eight games; they’ve got best continuity number in CAA, so they figure to be Charleston’s biggest threat.
— UAB is 14-7, 5-5 in C-USA, but their star G Jordan Walker missed their last four games; they are a threat in C-USA tourney if they Walker back, but only if. North Texas would be the other team that could make FAU squirm- they lost 66-62 to the Owls couple weeks ago.
— VCU, Saint Louis and Dayton are the three best teams in the A-15; this could be the first time since 2002 that the A-15 only gets only one team in the NCAA’s.
VCU won 11 of its last 12 games; they have sketchy losses to Duquesne, Jacksonville; a 63-59 loss to fellow bubble team Arizona State won’t help any.
Saint Louis beat Memphis/Providence, but lost to SIU-Edwardsville.
— I haven’t seen any Big Sky games yet this season; I’ll fix that today by watching a couple. Right now, Eastern Washington is 15-7/9-0; they’ve won their last 11 games, but lost to Texas Tech, which is winless in the Big X, and FIU, which is 4-6 in C-USA.
Montana State has best continuity number in Big Sky; they’re 7-2 in league games, but their non-league resume is pretty dismal.
Whoever wins the Big Sky tournament better enjoy it; they won’t last long in NCAA’s.
— There are 13 teams in the WAC this year, as schools migrate in/out of the league for mostly football-related reasons. Southern Utah has most experienced team; Seattle is the contender with best continuity number, while Sam Houston State has wins over Oklahoma/Utah to boost its resume. Bearkats are shooting 40.6% on arc, #2 in country.
Traditional WAC power New Mexico State has been in NCAA’s 8 of the last 10 years, but Aggies have had lot of off-court problems this year- they’re 0-8 in WAC games this year, which leaves the door ajar for someone new to represent the WAC in March.
— Missouri Valley Conference is #14 league so far this year, its 2nd-lowest ranking in the last 20 years. This is a one-bid league no matter what; Drake/Southern Illinois have best experience, continuity numbers, while Belmont is 9-2 in its first season in the Valley.
One thing about conference tournaments is that you need depth to win three games in three days. Belmont/Salukis have more depth than Drake does.
Northern Iowa is 8-3 in MVC games; they were 4-6 in pre-conference games.
— Sun Belt has 14 teams, stretching from Virginia to Texas; Marshall/James Madison have most experienced teams, Louisiana/Marshall have best continuity numbers. Mike D’Antoni’s brother has been the coach at Marshall for nine years; they play fast, #30 tempo in country.
With four top 100 teams, need to watch some Sun Belt ball in February. Every team in league has already lost 2+ conference games, so their conference tournament should be interesting.
— I’ve watched decent amount of Big West games already; looks like there are five teams with a legit shot at winning their league tournament. Cal-Davis has won six of its last seven games; along with Cal-Santa Barbara, they’re two teams with best experience/continuity numbers.
Cal-Riverside has the best team they’ve had since moving up to D-I; they’ve won eight of their last ten games. Cal-Irvine/Hawai’i are also good teams; Anteaters are little less experienced than usual, but they’re shooting 3’s better than they have since 2015, when they made the NCAA’s.
— ESPN needs to get some Southern Conference games on TV; this is a pretty good league, the league Steph Curry played in. This year, Samford, Furman, NC-Greensboro will be the favorites to win the league tournament; Greensboro has best experience/continuity numbers, Samford has #43 eFG% in country, so they can score the ball.
Furman is the team to watch; they’re 7-2 in SoCon games this year, 86-30 the last seven years, but they haven’t won the SoCon tourney during that time, losing the final in OT last year, also getting bounced in OT the year before. Paladins last made the NCAA’s in 1980.
— ESPN carries lot of Mid-American Conference games on TV, mostly Friday nights; Toledo and Kent State are the favorites this year, along with Akron.
Toledo is 14-6, 5-2 this year; they’ve got an older, experienced team with good continuity. Last three years, Toledo is 37-9 in MAC games, but they haven’t won the MAC tournament- their last NCAA appearance was 1980, just like Furman.
— MAAC tournament used to be here in Albany, but now they play it in Atlantic City, because they have casinos there. Not sure the league makes more $$$ this way, but some teams didn’t like playing the tournament on Siena’s home court every year.
Siena whacked Iona Friday night; they’re 8-2 in MAAC, just ahead of Rider, the team with the best experience/continuity numbers in the league. Iona has made five of last six NCAA’s, but they’re not as experienced this year, are 2-3 in their last five games.
Quinnipiac has won six games in a row; they’re 15-5 as they try to make the NCAA’s for the first time. Mike Dunleavy’s son is the Bobcats’ coach.
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ST LOUIS are 32-20 ATS (10 Units) on the road when the total is >=6 in the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 5-1 ATS (3.9 Units) in road games after failing to cover 12 or more of their last 15 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the current season.
MONTREAL is 18-9 ATS (8.1 Units) off a home loss against a division rival in the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 7-1 Over (5.9 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the current season.
WINNIPEG is 12-2 ATS (9.8 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the current season.
SAN JOSE is 10-34 ATS (-27.4 Units) on Saturday games in the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-7 ATS (11.3 Units) in home games on Saturday games in the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.
CHICAGO is 97-87 ATS (1.3 Units) in road games after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
SEATTLE is 10-3 ATS (6.7 Units) in January games in the current season.
ARIZONA is 5-1 ATS (3.9 Units) in road games after failing to cover 12 or more of their last 15 against the spread in the last 3 s...
ARIZONA is 5-1 ATS (3.9 Units) in road games after failing to cover 12 or more of their last 15 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the current season.
MONTREAL is 18-9 ATS (8.1 Units) off a home loss against a division rival in the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 7-1 Over (5.9 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the current season.
WINNIPEG is 12-2 ATS (9.8 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the current season.
SAN JOSE is 10-34 ATS (-27.4 Units) on Saturday games in the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 19-7 ATS (11.3 Units) in home games on Saturday games in the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.
CHICAGO is 97-87 ATS (1.3 Units) in road games after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
SEATTLE is 10-3 ATS (6.7 Units) in January games in the current season.
ARIZONA is 5-1 ATS (3.9 Units) in road games after failing to cover 12 or more of their last 15 against the spread in the last 3 s...
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NHL
Saturday, January 28
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Trend Report
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St. Louis @ Colorado
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 14 of St. Louis's last 17 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
Boston @ Florida
Boston
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games at home
Philadelphia @ Winnipeg
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 13-1 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Montreal @ Ottawa
Montreal
Montreal is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 10 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ottawa's last 11 games at home
Ottawa is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal
San Jose @ Pittsburgh
San Jose
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing San Jose
Los Angeles @ Tampa Bay
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Vegas @ NY Islanders
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games at home
Buffalo @ Minnesota
Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Columbus @ Seattle
Columbus
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Chicago @ Edmonton
Chicago
Chicago is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona @ Anaheim
Arizona
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games at home
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Saturday, January 28
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Trend Report
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St. Louis @ Colorado
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 14 of St. Louis's last 17 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
Boston @ Florida
Boston
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games at home
Philadelphia @ Winnipeg
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 13-1 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Montreal @ Ottawa
Montreal
Montreal is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 10 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ottawa's last 11 games at home
Ottawa is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal
San Jose @ Pittsburgh
San Jose
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing San Jose
Los Angeles @ Tampa Bay
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Vegas @ NY Islanders
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games at home
Buffalo @ Minnesota
Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Columbus @ Seattle
Columbus
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Chicago @ Edmonton
Chicago
Chicago is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona @ Anaheim
Arizona
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games at home
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
| STL at COL | 03:00 PM | STL +185 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at FLA | 06:00 PM | BOS -160 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| SJ at PIT | 07:00 PM | SJ +215 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| MON at OTT | 07:00 PM | OTT -192 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| LA at TB | 07:00 PM | TB -220 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at WIN | 07:00 PM | WIN -220 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| VEG at NYI | 07:30 PM | NYI -110 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| BUF at MIN | 09:00 PM | MIN -185 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHI at EDM | 10:00 PM | CHI +325 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| CLB at SEA | 10:00 PM | CLB +220 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| ARI at ANA | 10:30 PM | ANA -110 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 01/28/2023 | 10-11-1 | 47.73% | -1125 | Detail |
| 01/27/2023 | 9-5-2 | 62.50% | +1325 | Detail |
| 01/26/2023 | 9-8-1 | 52.78% | +2325 | Detail |
| 01/25/2023 | 6-4-0 | 60.00% | +1950 | Detail |
| 01/24/2023 | 8-12-2 | 40.91% | -2675 | Detail |
| 01/23/2023 | 5-3-0 | 62.50% | +1250 | Detail |
| 01/22/2023 | 6-4-0 | 60.00% | +1275 | Detail |
| 01/21/2023 | 11-16-1 | 41.07% | -3500 | Detail |
| 01/20/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 01/19/2023 | 18-8-0 | 69.23% | +4800 | Detail |
| 01/18/2023 | 6-3-1 | 65.00% | +1700 | Detail |
| 01/17/2023 | 7-8-1 | 46.88% | -600 | Detail |
| 01/16/2023 | 8-10-0 | 44.44% | -1175 | Detail |
| 01/15/2023 | 3-3-0 | 50.00% | -575 | Detail |
| 01/14/2023 | 18-10-0 | 64.29% | +3425 | Detail |
| 01/13/2023 | 2-4-0 | 33.33% | -875 | Detail |
| 01/12/2023 | 11-13-0 | 45.83% | -250 | Detail |
| 01/11/2023 | 5-3-0 | 62.50% | +675 | Detail |
| 01/10/2023 | 13-6-0 | 68.42% | +3625 | Detail |
| 01/09/2023 | 4-4-0 | 50.00% | -800 | Detail |
| 01/08/2023 | 6-10-0 | 37.50% | -1850 | Detail |
| 01/07/2023 | 8-9-1 | 47.22% | -350 | Detail |
| 01/06/2023 | 3-8-1 | 29.17% | -2550 | Detail |
| 01/05/2023 | 11-8-1 | 57.50% | +1975 | Detail |
| 01/04/2023 | 3-2-1 | 58.33% | +850 | Detail |
| 01/03/2023 | 16-6-0 | 72.73% | +5425 | Detail |
| 01/02/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -300 | Detail |
| 01/01/2023 | 7-3-0 | 70.00% | +1975 | Detail |
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Armadillo Sports
Sunday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams with best shooting %age on 2-point shots:
62.3%— Dayton
57.4%— Gonzaga
57.4%— South Dakota State
57.0%— Furman
56.8%— Belmont
55.7%— Delaware
Quote of the Day
“You put humanity above team loyalty. You showed the world unity over division. I am not surprised by it, but I am deeply grateful and I will be forever thankful and indebted to that.”
Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin, thanking the people of Cincinnati in a video message Saturday
Sunday’s quiz
First time the Philadelphia Eagles played in a Super Bowl, who was their QB?
Saturday’s quiz
When ESPN’s Dick Vitale coached college basketball, he coached at Detroit Mercy.
Friday’s quiz
The baseball scenes in The Natural were filmed in Buffalo.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday
— Big X went 7-3 against the SEC Saturday in the last Big X-SEC Challenge; SEC will get the last laugh when they poach Oklahoma/Texas away from the Big X down the road, but for this year, there is no doubt that the Big X is the best league in the country.
— West Virginia 80, Auburn 77
Texas Tech 76, LSU 69
Oklahoma 93, Alabama 69
West Virginia/Texas Tech/Oklahoma have a combined Big X record of 4-20, so of course they went 3-0 against the SEC Saturday.
— Oklahoma 93, Alabama 69— Lot of people were touting Alabama as the best team in the country, and they may still be, but they played their worst game here. Sooners scored 1.27 points/possession, led by 17 at the half in a shockingly easy win.
— West Virginia 80, Auburn 77— Mountaineers’ senior guard Erik Stevenson is a 23-year old senior who has seen the country as a college ballplayer:
2018-20— Wichita State, 68 games
2020-21— Washington, 26 games
2021-22— South Carolina, 30 games
2022-23— West Virginia, 21 games
Stevenson scored 31 points in this game; he takes difficult shots, but he made them in this game, going 10-17 from floor, 7-10 on arc. West Virginia is a bubble team; they’ll need Stevenson to be very good down the stretch to make the Field of 68.
— Baylor 67, Arkansas 64— Bears were 21-24 on foul line, Arkansas 6-11. Razorbacks have lost six of last nine games, have some injury issues- they used a 7-man rotation in this game, and only two of the seven guys scored more than 7 points.
Hogs led by 8 early in second half; Bracketology has them listed as an 8-seed, Eric Musselman is a very good coach— he’s coached two NBA teams, but they need to start winning some games pretty soon.
— Kansas 77, Kentucky 68— Jayhawks snap a 3-game losing skid; Bill Self is a great coach, he’s never had a 4-game losing skid at Kansas. He has experienced losing as a head coach, though.
Self’s first head coaching job was at Oral Roberts; he went 6-21 his first year there, in 1993-94, with a 16-game losing streak. He went 10-17 the second year, but then 39-16 the two years after that, and he starting climbing the coaching ladder, all the way to the top of the college game.
— Western Illinois 81, South Dakota State 73, OT— Rob Jeter has the Leathernecks headed for their first winning season in 10 years; they’re 14-8, 7-4 in the Summit League, after going 36-104 in Summit games the previous nine years.
Western Illinois trailed the Jackrabbits 39-17 in this game; they were down 18 with 8:48 left in the game. They out-rebounded South Dakota State 45-28.
— Oral Roberts 73, Omaha 64— Golden Eagles are 19-4, 10-0 in Summit League; they’re four games ahead of everyone else in the league, but Bracketology has them listed as a 12-seed, so they better win the Summit tournament if they want to make it to the NCAA’s.
— Milwaukee 75, Northern Kentucky 74— Norse led this game by 23 at one point, 47-27 at halftime, but Milwaukee stormed back for the road win. BJ Freeman was 3-10 from the floor, but 17-17 on foul line for the victorious Panthers.
— Louisiana 94, Georgia Southern 87— Ragin’ Cajuns were down 19 at the half, but they wound up shooting 31-40 on foul line and improved to 8-2 in the Sun Belt, tied with Marshall for first place. All five Louisiana starters scored in double figures.
— Clemson 82, Florida State 81— Clemson led this game 16-2 early on, but they were down 3 in last minute and needed a 3-point play from Chase Hunter with 0:04 left to nip the Seminoles, who made 13-30 3-pointers.
Clemson is having a dream season; they’re 18-4, 10-1 in ACC games, and only play one senior. Pat Riley called this type of season The Innocent Climb, when players first develop a trust that everyone is working towards the same goal and that greatness can be achieved, without anyone caring who gets the credit. Tigers are 8-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Saint Mary’s 57, BYU 56— Grinding, slow game (only 58 possessions) but the Gaels prevail and have now won nine D-I games in a row- they’re 8-0 in WCC, a game ahead of Gonzaga.
Bracketology has them listed as a 7-seed, but they also haven’t played the Zags yet- they play in Moraga next Saturday.
— Hofstra 85, Charleston 81— We talked about this the other day; this was Charleston’s first CAA loss, their first loss anywhere since November 11, but now they probably need to win the CAA tournament to make the NCAA’s. A loss in the CAA tourney would be another bad loss; Hofstra is hovering around the #100 mark— five of their top seven players are seniors, though.
— Creighton 84, Xavier 67— Bluejays have won four in row, seven of last nine games; they shot 66.7% inside arc in this a game, a game with only 13 foul shots taken the whole day.
Creighton is shooting 56.2% inside arc, their opponents 46.2%; they’re still only 6-7 against top 100 teams, but they’ve played really well the last couple weeks.
— St Bonaventure 61, VCU 58— Bonnies are 11-11, 5-4 in A-15, despite having a whole new team this year; they’re #358 out of 363 teams in continuity. Mark Schmidt is an excellent coach; how some big $$$ program hasn’t gobbled him up is beyond me.
Draw a 100-mile circle around Olean, NY; tell me how many big-time high school players live in that circle, then explain to me how St Bonaventure is 100-49 in conference games the last nine years.
Sunday’s 6-pack
College basketball teams with best shooting %age on 2-point shots:
62.3%— Dayton
57.4%— Gonzaga
57.4%— South Dakota State
57.0%— Furman
56.8%— Belmont
55.7%— Delaware
Quote of the Day
“You put humanity above team loyalty. You showed the world unity over division. I am not surprised by it, but I am deeply grateful and I will be forever thankful and indebted to that.”
Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin, thanking the people of Cincinnati in a video message Saturday
Sunday’s quiz
First time the Philadelphia Eagles played in a Super Bowl, who was their QB?
Saturday’s quiz
When ESPN’s Dick Vitale coached college basketball, he coached at Detroit Mercy.
Friday’s quiz
The baseball scenes in The Natural were filmed in Buffalo.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday
— Big X went 7-3 against the SEC Saturday in the last Big X-SEC Challenge; SEC will get the last laugh when they poach Oklahoma/Texas away from the Big X down the road, but for this year, there is no doubt that the Big X is the best league in the country.
— West Virginia 80, Auburn 77
Texas Tech 76, LSU 69
Oklahoma 93, Alabama 69
West Virginia/Texas Tech/Oklahoma have a combined Big X record of 4-20, so of course they went 3-0 against the SEC Saturday.
— Oklahoma 93, Alabama 69— Lot of people were touting Alabama as the best team in the country, and they may still be, but they played their worst game here. Sooners scored 1.27 points/possession, led by 17 at the half in a shockingly easy win.
— West Virginia 80, Auburn 77— Mountaineers’ senior guard Erik Stevenson is a 23-year old senior who has seen the country as a college ballplayer:
2018-20— Wichita State, 68 games
2020-21— Washington, 26 games
2021-22— South Carolina, 30 games
2022-23— West Virginia, 21 games
Stevenson scored 31 points in this game; he takes difficult shots, but he made them in this game, going 10-17 from floor, 7-10 on arc. West Virginia is a bubble team; they’ll need Stevenson to be very good down the stretch to make the Field of 68.
— Baylor 67, Arkansas 64— Bears were 21-24 on foul line, Arkansas 6-11. Razorbacks have lost six of last nine games, have some injury issues- they used a 7-man rotation in this game, and only two of the seven guys scored more than 7 points.
Hogs led by 8 early in second half; Bracketology has them listed as an 8-seed, Eric Musselman is a very good coach— he’s coached two NBA teams, but they need to start winning some games pretty soon.
— Kansas 77, Kentucky 68— Jayhawks snap a 3-game losing skid; Bill Self is a great coach, he’s never had a 4-game losing skid at Kansas. He has experienced losing as a head coach, though.
Self’s first head coaching job was at Oral Roberts; he went 6-21 his first year there, in 1993-94, with a 16-game losing streak. He went 10-17 the second year, but then 39-16 the two years after that, and he starting climbing the coaching ladder, all the way to the top of the college game.
— Western Illinois 81, South Dakota State 73, OT— Rob Jeter has the Leathernecks headed for their first winning season in 10 years; they’re 14-8, 7-4 in the Summit League, after going 36-104 in Summit games the previous nine years.
Western Illinois trailed the Jackrabbits 39-17 in this game; they were down 18 with 8:48 left in the game. They out-rebounded South Dakota State 45-28.
— Oral Roberts 73, Omaha 64— Golden Eagles are 19-4, 10-0 in Summit League; they’re four games ahead of everyone else in the league, but Bracketology has them listed as a 12-seed, so they better win the Summit tournament if they want to make it to the NCAA’s.
— Milwaukee 75, Northern Kentucky 74— Norse led this game by 23 at one point, 47-27 at halftime, but Milwaukee stormed back for the road win. BJ Freeman was 3-10 from the floor, but 17-17 on foul line for the victorious Panthers.
— Louisiana 94, Georgia Southern 87— Ragin’ Cajuns were down 19 at the half, but they wound up shooting 31-40 on foul line and improved to 8-2 in the Sun Belt, tied with Marshall for first place. All five Louisiana starters scored in double figures.
— Clemson 82, Florida State 81— Clemson led this game 16-2 early on, but they were down 3 in last minute and needed a 3-point play from Chase Hunter with 0:04 left to nip the Seminoles, who made 13-30 3-pointers.
Clemson is having a dream season; they’re 18-4, 10-1 in ACC games, and only play one senior. Pat Riley called this type of season The Innocent Climb, when players first develop a trust that everyone is working towards the same goal and that greatness can be achieved, without anyone caring who gets the credit. Tigers are 8-2 in games decided by 8 or less points.
— Saint Mary’s 57, BYU 56— Grinding, slow game (only 58 possessions) but the Gaels prevail and have now won nine D-I games in a row- they’re 8-0 in WCC, a game ahead of Gonzaga.
Bracketology has them listed as a 7-seed, but they also haven’t played the Zags yet- they play in Moraga next Saturday.
— Hofstra 85, Charleston 81— We talked about this the other day; this was Charleston’s first CAA loss, their first loss anywhere since November 11, but now they probably need to win the CAA tournament to make the NCAA’s. A loss in the CAA tourney would be another bad loss; Hofstra is hovering around the #100 mark— five of their top seven players are seniors, though.
— Creighton 84, Xavier 67— Bluejays have won four in row, seven of last nine games; they shot 66.7% inside arc in this a game, a game with only 13 foul shots taken the whole day.
Creighton is shooting 56.2% inside arc, their opponents 46.2%; they’re still only 6-7 against top 100 teams, but they’ve played really well the last couple weeks.
— St Bonaventure 61, VCU 58— Bonnies are 11-11, 5-4 in A-15, despite having a whole new team this year; they’re #358 out of 363 teams in continuity. Mark Schmidt is an excellent coach; how some big $$$ program hasn’t gobbled him up is beyond me.
Draw a 100-mile circle around Olean, NY; tell me how many big-time high school players live in that circle, then explain to me how St Bonaventure is 100-49 in conference games the last nine years.
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WASHINGTON is 312-293 ATS (-10.3 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
CAROLINA is 22-8 ATS (11.3 Units) against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.
NHL
Dunkel
Sunday, January 30
NHL
Sunday, January 30
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Trend Report
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Boston @ Carolina
Boston
Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Washington @ Toronto
Washington
Washington is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Washington is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
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CAROLINA is 22-8 ATS (11.3 Units) against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.
NHL
Dunkel
Sunday, January 30
NHL
Sunday, January 30
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Trend Report
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Boston @ Carolina
Boston
Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Washington @ Toronto
Washington
Washington is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Washington is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 29
| BOS at CAR | 05:00 PM | BOS +110 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at TOR | 05:00 PM | TOR -140 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
