CNOTES 2023- 2024 HNL NEWS BEST BETS AND OPINIONS !

[Udog]

PITTSBURGH is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) in road games after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

NY RANGERS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) when playing 3 or less games in 10 days over the last 2 seasons.

ANAHEIM is 18-50 ATS (-37 Units) in home games after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.




NHL

Friday, February 9

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Minnesota's last 18 games at home

NY Rangers @ Chicago
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

Edmonton @ Anaheim
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Anaheim's last 12 games when playing Edmonton


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, February 9

 

[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PIT at MIN	08:00 PM	PIT -129 O 6.0	+500 +500
NYR at CHI	08:30 PM	NYR -290 O 5.5	+500 +500
EDM at ANA	10:00 PM	EDM -284 O 6.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Completed Picks ( LAST 2 DAYS )​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
02/09/2024	4-2-0	66.67%	+805	Detail
02/08/2024	9-4-1	67.86%	+2580	Detail

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams whose subs play the fewest minutes:
14.9%— Princeton
16.8%— Ball State
17.6%— Indiana State
17.6%— Citadel
18.2%— Tulane
18.9%— Air Force

Quote of the Day
“It’s always been the turnover or the loose ball or the rebounding that has to get better. Without question, it’s our defense. We’re slow laterally, we’re unathletic and we’re small.”
St John’s coach Rick Pitino

Saturday’s quiz
Where did Brock Purdy play his college football?

Friday’s quiz
Bill Russell played 13 years in the NBA, won 11 titles; he went to college at San Francisco

Thursday’s quiz
Daryle Lamonica was the Oakland Raiders’ QB in Super Bowl II.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a winter night……​

— We start today with a TV recommendation: Rolling Along, with former NBA player/US Senator Bill Bradley talking about his life from Missouri childhood to Princeton basketball fame, the NBA, and his 18 years in the Senate.
Rolling Along is on HBO Max; it is like listening to a college History class, taught by someone who was there.

— Purdue’s basketball team is 21-2 this season, 10-2 in conference play; they’re on their way to being a #1-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Will they get there?
Let’s take a look at coach Matt Painter’s March resume:
In Purdue’s last two NCAA tourney games, things didn’t go well:
2022- lost 67-64 to Saint Peter’s in Sweet 16, as a 13-point favorite.
2023- lost 63-58 to FDU in first round, as a 23-point favorite.
Not good, but a small sample size; here is his whole March resume:
1st round- 10-5 SU/10-5 against the spread
2nd round- 6-4 SU/7-3 ATS. He’s been a good first weekend coach, except for last year.
Sweet 16- 1-5 SU/1-5 ATS. No bueno. Purdue was an underdog in 4 of those 6 games.
Elite 8- 0-1 SU/ATS
Overall, Painter is 10-8 ATS in NCAA’s as a favorite, 7-6 as an underdog. I’m not sure why Zach Edey hasn’t gone to the NBA yet, but this will be Painter’s best chance to get to a Final Four.

— I’m guessing the Las Vegas Raiders aren’t thrilled that the arch-rival Chiefs are using their facilities to practice for Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Patrick Mahomes, by the way, is 10-1-1 ATS as an underdog in his career. He made $37M this season; 49ers’ QB Brock Purdy is on a 4-year contract, worth a total of $3.73M ($932,000/year)

— Chiefs/49ers both get 16% of the tickets for the Super Bowl; the host team Raiders get 4% of the tickets to sell.

— NFL is going to have a regular season game in Brazil next year, one in Spain in 2025.

— Netflix is going to do a Hard Knocks-type show on the Boston Red Sox this season; not sure exactly when it will be on TV, but it will be about the 2024 season. This is something that is long overdue; baseball needs all the TV exposure it can get.

— With spring training starting next week, interesting to note that the Atlanta Braves have won the NL East six years in a row, and they’re favored to win it again this season.

— Baseball Note of the Day: Active career leaders in strikeouts:
3,367- Max Scherzer
3,342- Justin Verlander
2,944- Clayton Kershaw
2,189- Chris Sale
2,152- Gerrit Cole

— Movie of the Day: The Intern (2015)- A 70-year old retiree becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site. Robert DeNiro is the intern, Anne Hathaway is the person who owns the fashion site. She doesn’t intend to give him much work, but he proves to be quite useful, a source of support and wisdom. Good movie.

— Boston College hired Bill O’Brien as its new football coach; O’Brien was 54-52 as coach of the Houston Texans from 2014-20. He was 15-9 in two years at Penn State (2012-13) and spent the last three weeks as Ohio State’s new offensive coordinator, after working with the Patriots this past season.

— Ohio State filled the OC opening by hiring UCLA Chip Kelly, who once upon a time, went 28-36 coaching in the NFL (Eagles/49ers). Kelly was 46-7 in four years coaching Oregon, 35-34 in six years at UCLA.
UCLA has to act fast to replace Kelly, because in today’s bizarre world, UCLA’s players will get poached by other schools if the Bruins don’t name a new head coach soon.

— Michigan Wolverines hired former Ravens/Giants DC Wink Martindale as its new defensive coordinator, where his biggest job will be how to stop Kelly’s offense next November.

— Amazon Prime Video is going to have a Wild Card playoff game on TV next season

— Guard named Ish Smith holds the NBA record for most teams; he’s played on 13 different teams in his career.

— There are eight sets of twins playing college basketball this season.

— Last defending champion to make the Sweet 16 in the NCAA basketball tournament was Duke, way back in 2016.

— VCU 49, Dayton 47
Only 2nd loss in last 18 games for the Flyers.
Teams combined to shoot 9-38 on the arc.
Dayton was only 9-18 on foul line.

— Nevada 70, San Diego State 66, OT
Teams combined to shoot 6-32 on the arc.
Wolf Pack won four of its last five games.
San Diego State lost four of last five road games.

 

[Udog]

ST LOUIS are 12-3 Over (8.7 Units) in road games after playing 2 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.

VANCOUVER is 15-2 ATS (12.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more in the current season.

NY ISLANDERS are 7-1 Over (5.9 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the current season.

DALLAS are 7-1 Over (5.9 Units) after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 42-66 ATS (-30.6 Units) after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 8-1 Over (6.9 Units) in road games second half of the season in the current season.

OTTAWA is 9-20 ATS (-13 Units) in home games after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 58-59 ATS (-6.9 Units) second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 17-36 ATS (-22.6 Units) in road games after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.

NEW JERSEY is 10-2 Over (7.8 Units) after playing 2 consecutive home games in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 9-3 ATS (5.7 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

ARIZONA is 7-2 ATS (4.8 Units) after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game in the current season.

EDMONTON is 10-0 Under (10 Units) after having won 15 or more of their last 20 games in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Saturday, February 10

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Trend Report
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St. Louis @ Buffalo
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing St. Louis

Vancouver @ Detroit
Vancouver
Vancouver is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Vancouver is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Detroit
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

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

Calgary @ NY Islanders
Calgary
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Islanders's last 11 games when playing at home against Calgary

Washington @ Boston
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

Colorado @ Florida
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado

New Jersey @ Carolina
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
Carolina
Carolina is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey

Tampa Bay @ Columbus
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Tampa Bay is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Columbus
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Columbus is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Toronto @ Ottawa
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Toronto
Ottawa is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games

Seattle @ Philadelphia
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games on the road
Seattle is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle

Pittsburgh @ Winnipeg
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games

Arizona @ Nashville
Arizona
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Nashville
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Nashville's last 9 games
Nashville is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Arizona

Edmonton @ Los Angeles
Edmonton
Edmonton is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Edmonton's last 12 games
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, February 10

 

[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
VAN at DET	01:00 PM	DET +123 O 6.5	+500 +500
DAL at MON	01:00 PM	DAL -224 O 6.5	+500 +500
CAL at NYI	01:00 PM	CAL -104 U 6.0	+500 +500
STL at BUF	01:00 PM	STL +146 O 6.0	+500 +500
WAS at BOS	03:30 PM	WAS +223 O 5.5	+500 +500
COL at FLA	06:00 PM	FLA -133 O 6.5	+500 +500
TB at CLB	07:00 PM	CLB +157 O 6.5	+500 +500
PIT at WIN	07:00 PM	WIN -148 U 5.5	+500 +500
TOR at OTT	07:00 PM	OTT +121 O 7.0	+500 +500
NJ at CAR	07:00 PM	CAR -157 U 6.5	+500 +500
SEA at PHI	07:00 PM	PHI -107 O 5.5	+500 +500
ARI at NAS	08:00 PM	NAS -136 U 6.0	+500 +500
EDM at LA	10:00 PM	LA +109 U 6.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Six of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ best prospects:
1) Jordan Lawlar, SS
2) Druw Jones, OF
3) Tommy Troy, SS
4) Ivan Melendez, 1B/3B
5) Geno Groover, 3B
6) Jansel Luis, 2B/SS

Quote of the Day
“When you look annoyed all the time, people think you’re busy.”
George Costanza, on Seinfeld

Sunday’s quiz
Who holds the record for the longest field goal in Super Bowl history?

Saturday’s quiz
Brock Purdy played his college football at Iowa State.

Friday’s quiz
Bill Russell played 13 years in the NBA, won 11 titles; he went to college at San Francisco

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday​

— Gonzaga 89, Kentucky 85
Kentucky has lost 3 in row at home, for first time since 1966.
Wildcats led by 6, with 12:30 left in game.
Zags shot 56% inside arc; this is a huge win for their NCAA resume.

— SEC
Alabama 109, LSU 92
Bama starts four seniors; they were 18-44 on the arc.
Crimson Tide has won 11 of its last 13 games.
This was a 78-possession game, NBA-level tempo.

Florida 81, Auburn 65
Riley Kugel scored 22 points in 29:00; he didn’t start.
Gators have won five of their last six games.
Auburn never led; they were only 14-26 on foul line.

Texas A&M 85, Tennessee 69
Aggies were 11-28 on arc; for year, they’re shooting 27.2% on arc (#357)
A&M had 14 offensive rebounds; they’re #1 in country on offensive boards.

— Big East
Marquette 86, St John’s 75
There were 59 3-pointers taken in this game, only 15 foul shots
Tyler Kolek scored 27 points, dished out 13 assists.
St John’s led by 15 late in first half.
Marquette shot 59.4% inside arc, made 14-27 on the arc.

— Big X
Kansas 64, Baylor 61
Jayhawks star McCullar didn’t play.
Kansas was +13 (21-8) in turnovers, only won by 3.
Baylor was 8-26 on the arc, 11-20 inside the arc.

Houston 67, Cincinnati 62
Cincinnati led this game 32-29 at halftime.
J’Wan Roberts was 10-15 from floor; rest of Cougars were 17-54 (31.5%)
Houston has the best eFG% defense in the country.

— Pac-12
UCLA 61, California 60
UCLA won, despite shooting 36.2% from the floor.
Bruins won 7 of their last 8 games, after a 6-10 start.

— AAC
South Florida 69, Rice 65
Bulls made 12-27 shots on the arc.
USF has won nine in row, 15 of last 16 games.
Last 3 years, Bulls were 21-47 in AAC play; they’re 10-1 this year.

— Horizon League
Green Bay (+11.5) 84, Youngstown State 83
Green Bay made 14-29 on arc; they were down 8 early in 2nd half.
Green Bay is 12-2 in its last 14 games; last 3 years, they were 16-71.

— Upsets of the Day:
UNLV (+12.5) 80, New Mexico 77
Green Bay (+11.5) 84, Youngstown State 83
Arizona State (+11.5) 85, Utah 77
Cal-Riverside (+8.5) 88, Cal-Irvine 78
Buffalo (+8.5) 82, Georgia Southern 81 OT
Pepperdine (+7.5) 72, LMU 63
Tarleton State (+7.5) 82, Seattle 77
Kansas City (+6.5) 65, North Dakota 47
Canisius (+6.5) 73, Iona 69

— Baseball Note of the Day: Last year, Blake Snell was the first Cy Young Award winner in 64 years to lead the major leagues in walks allowed.

— Movie of the Day: The Big Short (2015)- In 2006-07, a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market, because they discovered how flawed and corrupt the market is. They wound up making a lot of $$$.
Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Marisa Tomei, Christian Bale lead a stellar cast; the guy who wrote the book, Michael Lewis, is same guy who wrote Moneyball.

— Appalachian State 109, Toledo 104, 2OT
App State was down 9 with 2:19 left in regulation.
Four Toledo starters played 41:00+.
Sun Belt went 9-2 against the MAC in their inter-league challenge Saturday

— Yale 80, Cornell 78
Cornell led by 15 with 4:53 left in first half.
Yale was 21-27 on foul line, Cornell 8-11.
Both teams entered the day 6-0 in Ivy League games.

— UNLV 80, New Mexico 77
Rebels swept New Mexico this year, 83-73/80-77
UNLV won its last four games, after a 9-9 start.

— Cal-Riverside 88, Cal-Irvine 78
Ben Griscti, a 6-11 Australian, hit 6-10 on arc, scored 26 off bench.
Loss drops the Anteaters into a first-place tie with Cal-Davis.

— Vermont 72, UMBC 70
UMBC led this game 25-5 with 9:40 left in first half.
Vermont started week 8-0 in league, lost by hoop Thursday.
Catamounts’ win keeps them a game ahead of Bryant in America East.

— Lehigh 94, Lafayette 90, 2OT’s
Lafayette led 33-12 midway thru first half.
Lehigh was 28-33 on foul line, Lafayette 10-14
Lafayette is 9-3 in Patriot League, 1-12 in non-conference games.

— Rutgers 78, Wisconsin 56
Scarlet Knights made 10-17 on the arc.
Wisconsin has lost four in a row, after a 16-4 start.
Badgers are 4-8 when they allow 72+ points, 12-0 when they allow less than 72.

 

[Udog]

MONTREAL is 12-7 ATS (4.3 Units) in February games in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 1-10 ATS (-10 Units) in home games in February games in the last 3 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, February 11

NHL

Sunday, February 11

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St. Louis @ Montreal
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Montreal
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Vancouver @ Washington
Vancouver
Vancouver is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
Washington is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Vancouver
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Vancouver


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[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
STL at MON	01:00 PM	STL -118 O 6.0	+500 +500
VAN at WAS	01:30 PM	VAN -177 U 6.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
02/11/2024	4-0-0	100.00%	+2000	Detail
02/10/2024	17-9-0	65.38%	+4710	Detail
02/09/2024	4-2-0	66.67%	+805	Detail
02/08/2024	9-4-1	67.86%	+2580	Detail

 

[Cnotes53]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Six of the Atlanta Braves’ best prospects:
1- AJ Smith-Shawver, P
2- Hurston Waldrep, P
3- JR Ritchie, P
4- Owen Murphy, P
5- Spencer Schwellenbach, P
6- David McCabe, 1B/3B

Quote of the Day
“Buddy, when he’s over the shot, shut the hell up, man. Come on, he’s trying to hit a damn golf shot here. It’s our (bleep)ing job.”
Golfer Billy Horschel, scolding a fan at the Phoenix Open

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Chiefs’ quarterback before Patrick Mahomes?

Sunday’s quiz
Steve Christie held the record for the longest field goal in Super Bowl history, before there were two field goals longer than his last night. Harrison Butker now holds the record for the longest FG in a Super Bowl- 57 yards.

Saturday’s quiz
Brock Purdy played his college football at Iowa State.

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Monday’s Den: Super Bowl knowledge and other stuff…….​

Chiefs 25, 49ers 22, OT
Second overtime game in Super Bowl history; Kyle Shanahan was the OC for Atlanta in the other overtime game, when the Falcons blew a 28-3 lead and lost to New England.
Chiefs’ first four drives: 15 plays, 89 yards, no points.
Chiefs’ last four drives: 37 plays, 224 yards, 15 points.
Chiefs are first team in 20 years to win back/back Super Bowls.
49ers were 0-6 this season when they scored less than 24 points.
Chiefs were 9-19 on third down, San Francisco 3-12.
Over the last 23 Super Bowls, #1-seeds are 2-10 when playing an opponent who wasn’t a #1-seed.
Mahomes threw for 333 yards, ran for 66 more; he is 89-25 SU as an NFL starter, 15-3 in playoff games.
AFC won seven of the last ten Super Bowls.
Underdogs are 9-4 ATS in last 13 Super Bowls.
This was the 15th Super Bowl with a scoreless first quarter.
There has never been a punt returned for a TD in a Super Bowl.
49ers’ WR Jauan Jennings joins Nick Foles as the only two players with a TD pass and a TD catch in a Super Bowl.

— Word of the Day: Pinnacle- the most successful point, the highest point of a person’s career.
Not to be confused with pinochle, a card game for 2+ players using a 48-card deck.

— Seattle Seahawks are hiring Ryan Grubb as their offensive coordinator; he was supposed to have that job at Alabama next season, but now that isn’t happening. Grubb is expected to being offensive line coach Scott Huff with him from Tuscaloosa.

— Tom Brady is expected to own 7% of the Las Vegas Raiders fairly soon; my calculator tells me that his share of the team will be worth $406M.

— Baseball Note of the Day: Tampa Bay Rays signed manager Kevin Cash, MLB’s longest-tenured manager, to a contract extension. Cash is 754-636 managing the small-market Rays, going 15-19 in playoff games.

— Movie of the Day: The Rainmaker (1997)- An underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company; Matt Damon is the lawyer, Danny DeVito also works for the firm. Jon Voight is the opposing lawyer in a wrongful death suit; Danny Glover is the judge.
John Grisham is a great story teller; this movie is no exception.

— Here are the 11 Big East teams, and their national rankings, as far as the %age of their points they get on the foul line. Apparently there aren’t a lot of fouls called in Big East games.
#85- DePaul
#88- Georgetown (#333 on 2-point shots)
#143- Seton Hall
#157- Xavier
#190- Villanova
#209- UConn
#214- Butler
#224- Providence
#300- St John’s
#345- Marquette
#347- Creighton (there are 362 teams in Division I)
Weird thing is, top two teams on the list are the two worst teams in the league.

— Georgia Tech has beaten both Duke/North Carolina in ACC games this season, but despite that, Yellow Jackets are 3-10 in the ACC- they beat Clemson in a double overtime game.

— Creighton is 4-1 ATS as a Big East road favorite; they’re 0-6 ATS as a home favorite.

— In his last five games, Virginia senior Jake Groves is 16-22 on 3-point shots.

— 17 of the top 25 teams in last week’s college basketball poll lost this week.

— Clemson G Joe Girard played in 125 games in his four years at Syracuse; had to be weird for him when the Tigers visited the Carrier Dome Saturday. Girard scored 18 points in Clemson’s 77-68 win Saturday.
This season, Girard is making 43.9% of his 3-point shots; Clemson is 16-7 and is likely headed to the NCAA’s for the first time since 2017, and third time since 2012.

— Referee Doug Shows’ itinerary so far this month:
2/1- Appalachian State @ Georgia State
2/2- St Bonaventure @ Dayton
2/3- Tennessee @ Kentucky
2/4- UAB @ Southern Methodist
2/6- Ole Miss @ South Carolina
2/7- Alabama @ Auburn
2/10- Mississippi State @ Missouri
2/11- UAB @ Tulsa
Shows worked eight games in the first 11 days of February; he’s in his 50’s.

 

[Udog]

CALGARY is 42-26 Under (13.4 Units) after playing 2 consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 5-19 ATS (-15.9 Units) off 2 or more consecutive road losses in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 31-34 ATS (-6.4 Units) after a division game in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) off a close home win by 1 goal over the last 2 seasons.




NHL

Monday, February 12

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Trend Report
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Seattle @ New Jersey
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games

Calgary @ NY Rangers
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Arizona @ Philadelphia
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Arizona's last 18 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games

Minnesota @ Vegas
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Vegas
Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, February 12

 

[Cnotes53]

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ARI at PHI	07:00 PM	PHI -145 O 6.0	+500 +500
SEA at NJ	07:00 PM	SEA +115 O 6.5	+500 +500
CAL at NYR	07:00 PM	CAL +140 O 6.0	+500 +500
MIN at VEG	10:00 PM	VEG -142 O 5.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Six of the Baltimore Orioles’ best prospects:
1- Jackson Holliday, SS
2- Samuel Basallo, C
3- Coby Mayo, 3B
4- Colton Cowser, OF
5- Heston Kjerstad, OF
6- Joey Ortiz, 2B/SS

Quote of the Day
“I’m excited and honored to be back with a great organization. I’m thrilled to work with Mike McCarthy, for whom I have had a ton of respect in our NFC North days, and to do anything I can do to help the Joneses and the Cowboys.”
Mike Zimmer, the Cowboys’ new defensive coordinator

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the 49ers’ coach, last time they won a Super Bowl?

Monday’s quiz
Alex Smith was the Chiefs’ quarterback before Patrick Mahomes.

Sunday’s quiz
Steve Christie held the record for the longest field goal in Super Bowl history, before there were two field goals longer than his last night. Harrison Butker now holds the record for the longest FG in a Super Bowl- 57 yards.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..​

— If you want to bet on next year’s Super Bowl, the AFC team is -1, with a total of 48.5.
Next year’s Super Bowl is in New Orleans, the 11th Super Bowl on Bourbon Street.

— Patrick Mahomes is 3-1 in Super Bowls; Chiefs trailed by 10+ points in all four games.

— San Francisco 49ers have now been in the postseason six times since 2012; all six times, 49ers went WWL in the playoffs.
Was little surprised to read that the 49ers’ players didn’t know the new overtime rules for the playoffs; Kansas City’s players had gone thru the new rules during training camp.

— Dallas Cowboys are hiring Mike Zimmer as their new (old?) defensive coordinator; Zimmer was the Cowboys’ DC from 2000-06. He was the Vikings’ head coach from 2014-21.

— Pittsburgh Steelers told QB Mitch Trubisky to take a hike, saving them $3M on next year’s salary cap, leaving Kenny Pickett as the only QB on their roster, fueling speculation that they might trade with Chicago for Justin Fields.

— UCLA hired Deshaun Foster as its new football coach; he had just taken a job as running backs coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. Foster played at UCLA, then played seven years in the NFL, before working the last 10 years as an assistant with the Bruins; he’ll help as far as keeping the current roster intact.

— Baseball Note of the Day: Pittsburgh Pirates signed C Yasmani Grandal for one year, $2.5M.

— Word of the Day: Prescient- having knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen. A good handicapper needs to be prescient.

— Tennessee Vols are 17-6 this season, 7-3 in the SEC; last 3.5 years, Tennessee is 87-34, 42-21 in SEC games.
Rick Barnes has been a college head coach since 1987. Here is some of his March resume:
15-12 SU in first round games, 8-18-1 ATS. 8-18-1 es no bueno.
8-7 SU in second round (7-8 ATS)
3-5 in Sweet 16 games (3-5 ATS)
1-2 in Elite 8 games, 0-1 in national semifinals (2003, with Texas)
Breaking down his first round record, Barnes is 7-0 SU if a #3-seed or better, 8-12 if he isn’t.
Overall, he is 15-28-1 ATS as an NCAA Tournament favorite, 4-6 as an underdog.

— Indiana State is in the top 25 this week, for the first time since 1979, when Larry Bird played there.

— Duke 77, Wake Forest 69
Duke shot 63.3% inside the arc.
Teams combined to shoot 13-51 on the arc.
Duke has won 14 of its last 16 games.

— Texas Tech 79, Kansas 50
Tech was 10-26 on the arc, Kansas 3-16.
Jayhawks are 1-5 in Big X road games.
Kansas coach Self got ejected with about 6:00 left.

— Charlotte 49ers named Aaron Fearne their full-time basketball coach, taking the interim tag off his title. Fearne was hired as interim coach last June, when Ron Sanchez quit as head coach to become an assistant at Virginia.
Charlotte is 15-8 this year, 9-2 in the AAC. Fearne has been at Charlotte for five years, after spending 17 years with the Cairns Taipans of the Australian Basketball League.

— A basketball hoop is exactly two basketballs wide.

— Only three weeks until the first college basketball conference tournament gets started.

— Spring training starts this week; never a bad thing.

— There are two outdoor hockey games at Giants Stadium in New Jersey this weekend; Devils play Philadelphia Saturday night, Rangers-Islanders play Sunday afternoon.

— Monday was Abraham Lincoln’s 214th birthday; always enjoyed February 12 when I was working, since it was a day off. Happy birthday, sir.

 

[Udog]

WASHINGTON is 11-0 Under (11 Units) revenging a road loss versus opponent by 2 goals or more in the current season.

BUFFALO is 12-3 Under (8.7 Units) after 3 consecutive non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

COLUMBUS are 24-16 ATS (6.4 Units) off a home loss by 2 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

ANAHEIM is 21-67 ATS (-52.7 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 6-1 ATS (4.9 Units) in road games second half of the season in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 8-16 ATS (-9.6 Units) in road games off a road win scoring 4 or more goals in the last 3 seasons.

NY ISLANDERS are 7-1 Over (5.9 Units) in home games after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the current season.

CAROLINA is 17-4 ATS (12.6 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

NASHVILLE is 33-16 Over (15.4 Units) after playing 2 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

VANCOUVER is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the current season.

DETROIT is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 13