CNOTES 2023- 2024 HNL NEWS BEST BETS AND OPINIONS !

[Udog]

WASHINGTON is 11-4 ATS (6.6 Units) revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more in the current season.

NY ISLANDERS are 36-51 ATS (-20.1 Units) in non-conference games in the last 3 seasons.

EDMONTON is 13-4 Over (8.6 Units) when playing their 3rd game in 4 days over the last 2 seasons.

BOSTON is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) revenging a loss where team scored 1 or less goals over the last 2 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Monday, February 26

NHL

Monday, February 26

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Trend Report
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Ottawa @ Washington
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
Washington is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home

NY Islanders @ Dallas
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
NY Islanders is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Dallas's last 19 games at home
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

Los Angeles @ Edmonton
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles

Boston @ Seattle
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 14 games
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games at home


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[Cnotes53]

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
OTT at WAS	07:00 PM	OTT -132 O 6.5	+500 +500
NYI at DAL	08:00 PM	DAL -162 U 6.5	+500 +500
LA at EDM	09:30 PM	LA +138 O 6.5	+500 +500
BOS at SEA	10:00 PM	SEA +132 U 5.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Kansas State 94, West Virginia 90 OT- Wildcats led by 22 at the half.
— K-State has now won its last 12 overtime games.
— North Carolina 75, Miami 71- Miami kept it close, going 14-30 on arc.
— St Louis Cardinals signed SS Brandon Crawford.
— Dodgers traded OF Manuel Margot to the Twins, for a minor leaguer.
— UMass is joining the Mid-American Conference, starting in 2025-26.

Quote of the Day
“The one stat that doesn’t show up on the stat sheet is heart and poise and togetherness and just fight.”
Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard

Tuesday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell Curry played in the NBA for 16 years, scoring 12,670 points; where did he play his college basketball?

Monday’s quiz
Last time the Knicks were in the NBA Finals was 1999; Jeff Van Gundy was their coach.

Sunday’s quiz
Marcus Camby led UMass to the Final Four in 1996; John Calipari was their coach back then.

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Tuesday’s Den: Conference tournament trends…….​

Conference tournament trends……..
— ACC
Duke- since 2017, they’re 15-2 in ACC tourney games.
From 2012-14, Louisville won 3 straight conference tourneys; since joining the ACC, they’re 3-7 in conference tournament games.
Miami- since 2006, they’re 15-3 in their first ACC Tourney game each year.
North Carolina hasn’t won an ACC Tournament since 2016; they’ve gone WL in five of seven tournaments since then.
Syracuse- since joining the ACC, they’re 5-8 in conference tournament games.

— Big East
Since joining the Big East…….
Butler is 3-9 in the Big East Tournament
Creighton is 9-9
DePaul is 5-15
Marquette is 14-16 (won tournament LY)
Xavier is 8-11 (4 of last 5 tournament losses were in OT)
Midwestern teams haven’t fared too well in this event (Creighton is 0-4 in Finals)
Tournament is played in Madison Square Garden, one of St John’s’ home floors; they haven’t won a Big East tournament since 2000.

— Big 14
since 2011, Illinois is 8-11 (won ’21 tournament)
since 2014, Indiana is 6-9 (0-1 all-time in tournament finals)
since 2007, Iowa is 9-15 (was 4-0 in winning ’22 tournament)
since 2012, Michigan State is 18-7, won four tournaments (last one, 2019)
last two years, Purdue is 5-1; they won the tournament last year.

— Big X
since 2006, Kansas Jayhawks are 36-7 in the Big X Tournament.
since 2015, Baylor is 112-60 in regular season Big X games, 3-8 in Big X tourney.
since 2014, Iowa State won four Big X Tournaments; the other six years, they were 1-5 in the first round.
since 2003, Kansas State is 12-19 in the Big X Tournament.
since 2017, Oklahoma is 1-6.
Since 2014, Texas Tech is 3-9.

— Pac-12
Arizona won five of the last eight Pac-12 Tournaments.
since 2011, Colorado is 11-1 in its first tourney game (2-8 in last 10 second games)
since 2013, Oregon is 20-7 in Pac-12 Tournaments (won 3 tournaments).
USC has gone WL in six of last seven tournaments, WWL in the other.
UCLA hasn’t won Pac-12 Tournament since 2014 (WWL each of the last two years).
Utah is 1-7 in last seven tournaments.

— SEC
Alabama won two of last three tournaments.
Arkansas went WL the last three years.
You’re reading armadillosports.com
Mississippi State went WL the last six years.
Missouri went WL the last four years.
since 2010, Auburn is 7-11 (3-1 in ’15, 4-0 in ’19, 0-10 the other 10 years).
from 2015-18, Kentucky won four straight tournaments; since then, they’re 2-4.
since 2016, South Carolina is 1-6.
Since 2018, Tennessee is 9-5.

— Atlantic 15
since joining the A-15, VCU is 16-8, winning the tournament twice.
since 2011, #1-seed has won only three of the 13 tournaments.

— Big West
Last 11 tournaments, eight different schools have won a title.

— CAA
Last seven years, six different teams have won this tournament; Charleston is only team with two tournament titles in that span.

— MAAC
Iona won this tournament six of last eight years; since 2013, they’re 27-4.

— MAC
Last four tournaments, four different teams won a tournament title.

— Mountain West
This event is played in Las Vegas; UNLV hasn’t won it since 2008, and is 2-5 since 2019.
since 2014, San Diego State is 25-7, 3-6 in tournament title game.
#1-seed won this tournament the last three years.

— WCC
since 2004, Gonzaga is 41-4 in the WCC Tournament.
since 2010, Saint Mary’s is 19-12 (3-9 against Gonzaga).
Last time someone other than Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s won the WCC Tournament was 2008, when #3-seed San Diego won.

 

[Udog]

TAMPA BAY is 34-37 ATS (-6.7 Units) after scoring 3 goals or more in 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

VEGAS are 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent of 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

DETROIT is 7-2 ATS (4.8 Units) after 3 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

FLORIDA is 12-1 Under (10.9 Units) vs. division opponents in the current season.

MONTREAL is 60-58 ATS (-3.8 Units) after having lost 8 or more of their last 10 games since 1996.

OTTAWA is 29-57 ATS (-33.7 Units) in non-conference games in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 35-26 ATS (6.4 Units) in road games second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 34-15 Over (17.5 Units) in home games after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.

CALGARY is 18-24 ATS (-8.4 Units) in home games after a division game in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 10-2 Over (7.8 Units) in home games after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 14-29 ATS (-17.9 Units) in road games after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

SAN JOSE is 8-30 ATS (-25 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 27

 

[Udog]

NHL

Tuesday, February 27

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Washington @ Detroit
Washington
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home

Buffalo @ Florida
Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Florida
Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Buffalo
Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

Arizona @ Montreal
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Montreal
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Montreal is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games

Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Tampa Bay is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Vegas @ Toronto
Vegas
Vegas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Vegas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Carolina @ Minnesota
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina

Ottawa @ Nashville
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

St. Louis @ Winnipeg
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Winnipeg is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing St. Louis

Los Angeles @ Calgary
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Calgary is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games

Dallas @ Colorado
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Colorado
Colorado is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas

Pittsburgh @ Vancouver
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Vancouver is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home

New Jersey @ San Jose
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games on the road
New Jersey is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
San Jose
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
San Jose is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games


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[Cnotes53]

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ARI at MON	07:00 PM	MON +106 O 6.0	+500 +500
WAS at DET	07:00 PM	DET -161 O 6.5	+500 +500
BUF at FLA	07:00 PM	FLA -224 U 6.0	+500 +500
TB at PHI	07:00 PM	TB -122 O 6.0	+500 +500
VEG at TOR	07:00 PM	TOR -157 U 6.0	+500 +500
STL at WIN	08:00 PM	WIN -193 O 6.0	+500 +500
CAR at MIN	08:00 PM	MIN +129 U 6.0	+500 +500
OTT at NAS	08:00 PM	NAS -149 U 6.5	+500 +500
LA at CAL	09:00 PM	LA +111 O 5.5	+500 +500
DAL at COL	09:30 PM	COL -134 O 6.5	+500 +500
PIT at VAN	10:00 PM	PIT +135 U 6.5	+500 +500
NJ at SJ	10:30 PM	SJ +230 U 6.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Cavaliers 121, Mavericks 119- Strus hit a 60-footer at the buzzer for the win.
— Warriors 123, Wizards 112- Curry was 4-17 on arc; other Warriors were 17-30.
— Celtics 117, 76ers 99- Boston shot 65.4% inside the arc.
— T’wolves 114, Spurs 105- SA’s starters were +6, their subs minus-51.
— Pistons 105, Bulls 95- Chicago was 2-29 on the arc.
— Dodgers 9, White Sox 6- Some guy named Ohtani hit a home run.

Quote of the Day
“If we had better quarterback play, I may not be standing here at the podium.”
new Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris

Wednesday’s quiz
Who is the only coach to win both an NBA championship and a college national title?

Tuesday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell Curry played in the NBA for 16 years, scoring 12,670 points; he played his college basketball at Virginia Tech, which don’t recruit his two sons, both of whom are in the NBA.

Monday’s quiz
Last time the Knicks were in the NBA Finals was 1999; Jeff Van Gundy was their coach.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..​

— From 2006-10, UConn went 0-5 in the Big East Tournament; during that time, they went 55-31 in Big East regular season games, but they came up empty at MSG in March, even losing a 6-overtime game to Syracuse in 2009.
UConn made it to the Final Four in 2009, after that 6-overtime loss, but the next two years, Huskies were 16-20 in Big East games- the natives were restless. Jim Calhoun had won two national titles, but it had been six years since the last one.
So what happened? UConn, after losing four of its last five regular season games, goes 5-0 and wins the Big East Tournament, then as a #3-seed, they won the national championship, in coach Calhoun’s 2nd-to-last season at UConn.
My point? March Madness is great because…..you never know what’s going to happen.

— NFL Combine is this week; ESPN/NFL Network will show lot of guys running the 40-yard dash and doing drills. Best part of the Combine we don’t see; the interviews teams do with players, as they try to figure out which players they should draft.
By the way, it has been 52 years since New Orleans Saints drafted a QB in the first round; they drafted Archie Manning that year, Peyton Manning’s father.

— There were six NBA games Tuesday with a double-digit favorite, the most of any night so far this season.

— In the NFL, of the 14 players with the biggest salary cap hit for 2024, four of them play for the LA Chargers.

— In college football, Boise State is bringing back former HC (1998-2000) Dirk Koetter as offensive coordinator; he’s been a head coach at Boise, Arizona State, Tampa Bay Bucs.
UMass is jumping from the A-15 to the MAC, which is very bad news for its basketball program; A-15 is the #8 basketball league in country, MAC is #24 league. UMass isn’t the first school to sacrifice its basketball team to try and save its football program.
Last five years, the Minuteman are 6-46 on the gridiron, as an independent.

— In baseball……..
LA Dodgers signed utility guy Kike Hernandez for one year, $4M.
San Francisco Giants signed SS Nick Ahmed.
Speaking of the Giants, the last 17 years on Opening Day, San Francisco started a different left fielder every year, and this year figures to make it 18 in a row.
Switching from DirecTV to YouTube TV last year has mostly been a plus for me; one of the best parts is I can watch replays of baseball games all night long, if I want, which is really good during spring training. Not great for my sleeping habits, but whatever……

— Movie of the Day: Against All Odds (1984)- A gangster hires an ex-football player to find his girlfriend. When he finds her, they fall in love, and then things get complicated.
Jeff Bridges is the football player, James Woods is the gangster, Rachel Ward is his wife. Also in this movie: Richard Widmark, Alex Karras.

— Famous people with birthdays on February 28:
Mario Andretti, 84
Bubba Smith, 79
Bernadette Peters, 76
Brian Billick, 70
John Turturro, 67
Ickey Woods, 58
Luka Doncic, 25

— Kansas State’s basketball team has won its last 12 overtime games.

— North Carolina (2016/2017) is the last team to make the Final Four two years in a row.

— Old Dominion basketball coach Jeff Jones retired; he had a 560-418 career record as a coach, after his playing days at Virginia.
— 34 of the last 46 national champs in college basketball (73.9%) were 10-1 or less to win the national title when the tournament started.

— BYU 76, Kansas 68
Jayhawks led by 12 early in 2nd half; their 19-game home win streak ends.
Kansas is 6-5 in last 11 games, after a 13-2 start.
Kansas is 3-2 when McKullar doesn’t play.

— Kentucky 91, Mississippi State 89
Bulldogs led by 13 early in second half.
Reed Sheppard hit a 14-foot runner with 0:00.5 left for the win.
Loss snaps Miss State’s 5-game winning streak.

— Indiana 74, Wisconsin 70- There was a 15-minute delay in second half, when a fire alarm went off in the arena. Game was tied when that happened. Badgers are 2-6 in their last eight games.

— UNLV 75, Wyoming 69 OT
Rebels have won eight of their last nine games.
Kalib Boone had 24 points, 12 rebounds (7 offensive)

— Northern Illinois 75, Toledo 72
Rockets were a 15-point home favorite.
Toledo led by 9 with 14:33 left to play.
NIU was 10-23 on the arc, Toledo 6-19.

— Clemson 69, Pittsburgh 62
Pitt was +8 in turnovers, led by 10 midway thru first half.
Clemson starts four seniors; they’re 6-1 in last seven games.

 

[Udog]

COLUMBUS are 10-6 ATS (3.4 Units) in road games in February games in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 7-2 ATS (4.8 Units) off a loss by 2 goals or more to a division rival in the current season.




NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, February 28

NHL

Wednesday, February 28

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Columbus @ NY Rangers
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Columbus's last 17 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games

St. Louis @ Edmonton
St. Louis
St. Louis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home
Edmonton is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games


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[Cnotes53]

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CLB at NYR	07:00 PM	NYR -254 O 6.5	+500 +500
STL at EDM	08:30 PM	STL +245 U 6.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Highest payrolls for the 2024 baseball season:
$290,541,666— New York (A)
283,801,859— New York (N)
237,303,141— Houston
237,182,617— Philadelphia
222,601,784— Toronto
221,315,000— Atlanta

Dodgers are #9, at $209,121,666- $68M of Ohtani’s salary is deferred.

Quotes of the Day
“My problems aren’t superficial. They just pour out of me. My (comedy) act is therapy for other people. They can all go away feeling they’re better off than me.”
comedian Richard Lewis, back in 1990
“Richard and I were born three days apart in the same hospital and for most of my life he’s been like a brother to me. He had that rare combination of being the funniest person and also the sweetest. But today he made me sob and for that I’ll never forgive him.”
Larry David

Thursday’s quiz
Who is the New Orleans/Utah Jazz’s all-time leader in triple-doubles?

Wednesday’s quiz
Larry Brown is the only coach to win both an NBA championship and a college national title.

Tuesday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell Curry played in the NBA for 16 years, scoring 12,670 points; he played his college basketball at Virginia Tech, which don’t recruit his two sons, both of whom are in the NBA.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……​

If you’re reading this, that means the power/internet in my house stayed on, despite it being hideously windy outside.

— Where do baseball teams get their prospects from? The following info is from the Baseball America Prospect Handbook, which lists the top 30 prospects for each team.

Of the Tampa Bay Rays’ 30 top prospects, only 19 of them are home-grown, the fewest of any major league team. 11 of their top 30 prospects were acquired via trade, the most of any team; St Louis Cardinals are next, with eight prospects acquired via trade.

— Atlanta Braves are only team that doesn’t have a top 30 prospect that was acquired via trade.

— Cardinals/Oakland A’s are only teams that don’t have an international player among their top 30 prospects.

— Who has the most international prospects in their top 30?
15- Bronx
14- Angels
13- Red Sox
12- Rockies

— Houston Astros/Baltimore Orioles both have 19 college players in their top 30; Cardinals and Royals both have 18, Braves have 16.
Red Sox have only 5 college players in their top 30; Guardians have 6, Angels 8.

— Red Sox, Padres, Blue Jays have 9 high school players in their top 30, the most of any team; Tigers/Mariners have 8.
Bronx has only two top 30 prospects who went pro out of high school; Orioles-Cardinals-Astros have three each.

— Teams approach their prospects differently; the big $$$ teams will try and trade them to cheaper teams for star players, the cheap teams will promote their prospects, and play them until they hit their arbitration years, then they trade them to the big $$$ teams.

— Word of the Day: Corrupt- acting dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

— Pretty cool baseball record that I never knew about, until Monday night; former Seattle 1B Alvin Davis reached base safely in his first 47 major league games, which is the all-time high for any player at the start of their career.

— Stolen bases were up 41% last year from 2022; the rule changes worked.

— Under is 38-12-1 in NBA games, since the All-Star break.

— Minnesota Vikings named former NFL QB Josh McCown their new QB coach.

— Famous people with birthdays on February 29:
Tony Robbins, 64
Terrence Long, 48
Tyrese Haliburton, 24
February 29 has to be the worst day to have a birthday right? You only have a birthday once every four years.

— Drake 107, Ill-Chicago 105, 3OTs
DeVries, the coach’s son, scored 39 points, with 13 boards, 7 assists.
Drake won six of its last seven games.
UIC shot 16-35 on the arc, only 15-42 inside the arc.

— Tennessee 92, Auburn 84
Dalton Knecht scored 39 points for the Vols.
Auburn led by 8 with 12:17 left in game.
Tennessee has won five in row, 11 of last 13 games.

— Iowa State 58, Oklahoma 45
Cyclones are 22-6, 11-4, in 2nd place in the Big X.
Iowa State forces turnovers 25.8% of time (#2 in country)
Teams combined to shoot 7-33 on the arc.

— Fort Wayne 79, Wright State 77 OT
Neither team led by more than six points.
Fort Wayne’s bench outscored Wright State’s subs 25-4.

— Illinois 105, Minnesota 97
Gophers lost despite shooting 14-20 on the arc.
There were a TOTAL of only 9 turnovers in this game.
Minnesota is 17-11 SU this year, but 24-4 against the spread.
Minnesota scored 1.48 points/possession; over the last 15 years, teams that scored that many points/possession are now 310-2.

— Alabama 103, Ole Miss 88
Crimson Tide outscored Ole Miss 64-46 in second half.
Both teams shot 60%+ inside the arc.
Alabama gets 38% of their points on 3’s, #22 in country.

— Upsets of the Night:
Wichita State (+7.5) 74, UAB 66
Green Bay (+7.5) 69, Cleveland State 61
Fort Wayne (+6.5) 79, Wright State 77 OT
South Carolina (+5.5) 70, Texas A&M 68
Northwestern (+5.5) 68, Maryland 61
Wofford (+5.5) 91, Samford 69

— RIP to Richard Lewis, a stand-up comedian and a star of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” who passed away at age 76. Known for his self-deprecating humor and acerbic wit, he was very funny.

RIP, sir.

 

[Udog]

BUFFALO is 9-0 Under (9 Units) after covering 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the current season.

VEGAS are 13-6 ATS (8.2 Units) against good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game in the current season.

NY ISLANDERS are 45-60 ATS (-21 Units) after a game where they covered the spread in the last 3 seasons.

COLUMBUS are 15-12 ATS (1.8 Units) in February games in the last 3 seasons.

MONTREAL is 60-70 ATS (-17 Units) in road games revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more since 1996.

ARIZONA is 6-4 ATS (1.6 Units) in road games after having lost 15 or more of their last 20 games in the last 3 seasons.

DALLAS are 10-0 Over (10 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 8-3 ATS (4.7 Units) in road games second half of the season in the current season.

CHICAGO is 14-56 ATS (-47.6 Units) vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 49-69 ATS (-26.9 Units) when playing their 3rd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

VANCOUVER is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game in the current season.

ANAHEIM is 22-68 ATS (-52.8 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Thursday, February 29

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Vegas @ Boston
Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games
Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games at home

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

NY Islanders @ Detroit
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
NY Islanders is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games at home

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

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

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

Winnipeg @ Dallas
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Winnipeg is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

Minnesota @ Nashville
Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Colorado @ Chicago
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games

Pittsburgh @ Seattle
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games on the road
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

Los Angeles @ Vancouver
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Anaheim @ San Jose
Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Anaheim is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing Anaheim


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, February 29

 

[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CAR at CLB	07:00 PM	CAR -250 O 6.5	+500 +500
MON at FLA	07:00 PM	MON +288 O 6.0	+500 +500
ARI at TOR	07:00 PM	TOR -218 O 6.5	+500 +500
BUF at TB	07:00 PM	TB -153 O 6.0	+500 +500
NYI at DET	07:00 PM	DET -108 U 6.5	+500 +500
VEG at BOS	07:00 PM	VEG +142 U 5.5	+500 +500
MIN at NAS	08:00 PM	NAS -107 O 6.0	+500 +500
WIN at DAL	08:00 PM	DAL -129 U 6.0	+500 +500
COL at CHI	09:00 PM	COL -265 U 6.5	+500 +500
PIT at SEA	10:00 PM	SEA -115 U 6.0	+500 +500
LA at VAN	10:00 PM	LA +130 U 6.0	+500 +500
ANA at SJ	10:30 PM	SJ +115 O 6.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Lowest payrolls for the 2024 baseball season:
$45,525,000- Oakland A’s
$68,014,000- Pittsburgh Pirates
$84,433,928- Cleveland Guardians
$84,648,333- Cincinnati Reds
$86,535,000- Miami Marlins
$88,458,712- Tampa Bay Rays

Quote of the Day
“I want a guy that can lead, that wants to compete. I want a guy that’s not afraid of a challenge because this is a big challenge that we have in front of us. We’ve got the world champs in our division again.”
Las Vegas Raiders’ coach Antonio Pierce, talking about the Raiders’ next QB

Friday’s quiz
Butler Bulldogs lost the national title game two years in a row, when Brad Stevens was their coach. What league was Butler in back then (2010/2011)?

Thursday’s quiz
Pete Maravich is still the New Orleans/Utah Jazz’s all-time leader in triple-doubles, with seven.

Wednesday’s quiz
Larry Brown is the only coach to win both an NBA championship and a college national title.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….​

— I can’t put my finger on why, maybe it is because I’m getting older, but if I was an NFL team with a high draft pick, no way in hell would we draft USC QB Caleb Williams. Just a feeling in my gut that he ain’t worth the trouble.
I’m not a big fan of starting QB’s who transfer; he bolted from Oklahoma to USC, then USC lost five of its last six games last year, Williams skipped the Trojans bowl game (they won 42-28). Too much drama; after a loss to Washington; he was sobbing in the stands with his parents after the game.
By the way, I feel the same way about Wake Forest/Notre Dame QB Sam Hartman; you don’t start at QB for a team for four years, then jump ship to another college. You want to jump ship, go to the NFL; that would’ve made a lot more sense.
Now this week in Indianapolis, Williams isn’t working out, and he declined the medical exams, which are considered to be one of the most essential elements of the combine.
An NFL source thinks Williams is the first player to attend the NFL Combine after declining the medical exam. He isn’t doing any passing at the Combine, either.
NFL Draft is April 25; it should be interesting.

— Old Dominion is hiring Maryland assistant Mike Jones as its new basketball coach; Jones is an Old Dominion alum who led the Monarchs to NCAA tournaments as a player in 1992, 1995. He’s also worked as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech.

— There was a lot of complaining about court storming after the Duke-Wake Forest debacle the other night, when Kyle Filipowski limped off the floor while the Wake Forest students ran on the court to celebrate the Deacons’ win.
Four nights later, after a lot of complaining on TV, Filipowski played 30:00, had 9 points, 10 rebounds, six assists in an easy win over Louisville, so he survived the incident.
For the record, there is a way to have court storming while making sure the visiting team gets off the floor safely; set the clock at 1:00 or 1:30 when the game ends, get the visitors off the floor, then the fans can run on the court when the clock hits 0:00.

— One of the cool parts of spring training is that some teams bring in retired players to mentor the younger players on skills. Mets had Darryl Strawberry in camp this week; Reds had former big league OF Brett Butler teaching their players how to bunt for base hits.

— Time flies, man; Atlantic Sun basketball tournament starts Monday; three other conference tournaments start Tuesday. One of the best times of the year is almost here.

— Word of the Day: Quirk- an unusual habit or way of behaving.

— Of the fifteen teams in the Atlantic 10 (Atlantic 15???), three of them have Rams as their mascot; Fordham, Rhode Island, Virginia Commonwealth.

— People who run college sports should keep the NCAA Tournament the way it is; it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

— 41 years ago this week, the last episode of M*A*S*H aired on CBS; 105.9M people watched it, the end of one of the best TV shows ever.

— Utah State is 8-0 this season in games decided by 5 or less points; four of their five losses were by 13+ points. Aggies are 23-5 this season, despite not having any players on their team who scored a point for Utah State last year.

— In his last 11 games, Edmonton Oilers’ star Connor McDavid has 26 points, but only one goal- he scored the game-winner in overtime against St Louis Wednesday night.

— Famous people with birthdays on March 1st:
Roger Daltrey, 79
Ron Howard, 70
Chris Webber, 51
Trevor Cahill, 36
Michael Conforto, 31
Tyreek Hill, 30
Justin Bieber, 30

— Charleston 96, Campbell 73
Cougars win the CAA regular season title for the first time.
Charleston has won 8 in a row; they still need to win CAA tourney to get in the field of 68.

— Ohio State 78, Nebraska 69
Buckeyes are 3-1 since they fired their coach, including a win over Purdue.
Ohio State was 24-28 on foul line, Nebraska 7-8.

— South Dakota State 72, North Dakota 62
Jackrabbits were down 3 at half; they shot 12-26 on the arc.
South Dakota State clinches the Summit League regular season title.

— Saint Mary’s 83, Pepperdine 57
On December 2, Saint Mary’s was 3-5, a very, very disappointing start.
On March 1, Saint Mary’s is 24-6, 15-0 in WCC; they’re the ONLY team in the country that hasn’t lost a conference game this season.

— Gonzaga 86, San Francisco 68
Zags outscored USF 51-34 in the second half.
Gonzaga shot 71.1% inside the arc.
Gonzaga hasn’t lost to the Dons since 2012.
USF made some extra $$$; this game was in the Warriors’ arena.

— Washington 94, UCLA 77
Huskies shot 15-24 on the arc.
UCLA lost its last three games, they’re 14-14, 9-8 in Pac-12.
Bruins have the #334 eFG% in the country.

— Eastern Washington 89, Montana 79
Eagles lost their first six D-I games this season, but they’re 18-4 in last 22 games.
EWU will be the #1-seed in Big Sky Tournament; they’ve got #8 eFG% in country.

 

[Udog]

ARIZONA is 6-4 ATS (1.6 Units) in road games after having lost 15 or more of their last 20 games in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 19-37 ATS (-21.7 Units) in home games after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

ANAHEIM is 5-23 ATS (-20.3 Units) in March games in the last 3 seasons.




NHL

Friday, March 1

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Trend Report
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Arizona @ Ottawa
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Arizona is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Ottawa
Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 21-3 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games at home

New Jersey @ Anaheim
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Jersey's last 8 games when playing Anaheim
New Jersey is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Anaheim's last 8 games when playing New Jersey
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Jersey


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, March 1

 

[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, MARCH 1​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ARI at OTT	07:00 PM	ARI +165 O 6.5	+500 +500
PHI at WAS	07:00 PM	PHI -139 O 6.0	+500 +500
NJ at ANA	10:00 PM	NJ -282 U 6.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in runs scored last year:
149— Ronald Acuna
131— Freddie Freeman
127— Matt Olson
126— Mookie Betts
122— Marcus Semien
117— Austin Riley

Quote of the Day
“Your job, thought your entire life, is to disappoint as many people as it takes to avoid disappointing yourself.”
Glennon Doyle

Saturday’s quiz
Atlanta Braves have won the NL East six years in a row; what was the last team other than the Braves to win the NL East?

Friday’s quiz
Butler Bulldogs lost the national title game two years in a row, when Brad Stevens was their coach. Butler was in the Horizon League back then (2010/2011).

Thursday’s quiz
Pete Maravich is still the New Orleans/Utah Jazz’s all-time leader in triple-doubles, with seven.

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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….​

— Long time ago, I went to Colonie High School here in beautiful upstate New York; our mascot was a Garnet Raider, a Native American guy riding on a horse.
Found out this week that the NY State Board of Regents voted to drop all mascots that were tied to Indigenous people; more than a dozen schools in this area are changing their nickname.
Now a Raider isn’t necessarily a native American (see Las Vegas Raiders) but the powers that be announced this week that Colonie teams will now be the Wolfpack (one of the main streets near the high school is Wolf Road).
No one asked me, but I would’ve kept “Raiders” and just changed the picture of the mascot, but that isn’t going to happen. Strange times we live in.

— When you’re making our your college basketball brackets in a couple weeks, remember that Gonzaga has been in the Sweet 16 the last nine years, but when the Zags have been lower than a #4-seed under Mark Few, they’ve only made the Sweet 16 three of ten times.
Gonzaga will almost definitely be lower than a #4-seed this year.

— 20 of the last 22 national champs in college basketball were a #3-seed, or better; the two exceptions were both UConn, in 2014 (#7-seed) and last season (#4-seed).

— Out in the Big West, Cal Poly fired hoop coach John Smith, who in five years is 30-114 coaching the Mustangs, 8-74 in conference games. Cal Poly has been in the NCAA’s once in this century, back in 2014.

— Prop Bet of the Week: You could bet on whether someone will get a hole-in-one at the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic this weekend:
Yes, -130
No, +120
Nick Dunlap got a hole-in-one on the 7th hole Friday, cashing the win tickets.

— Three weeks ago, Bill Vinovich was the referee at the Super Bowl, a game watched on TV by 123.7M people; Thursday night, he was one of the refs at the Stephen F Austin-Cal Baptist basketball game, where the attendance was 2,111.

— Average salary in major league baseball last year was $4,525,719, a 7.1% raise over 2022.

— Philadelphia Phillies are ditching their popular promotion “dollar hot dog nights” because of rowdy fans and long lines at concession stands.
Instead of $1 hot dogs every Thursday, Phillies will run a 2-for-1 frankfurt promotion on certain days, April 2nd/16th being the first two.

— Diego Castillo is a 26-year old shortstop who had an interesting winter:
December 22- DFA’d by Arizona
January 5- claimed by the Mets
January 12- DFA’d by the Mets.
January 19- claimed by Bronx.
January 29- DFA’d by Bronx.
February 5- claimed by the Phillies.
February 13- DFA’d by the Phillies.
February 16- claimed by the Orioles.
February 20- sent to AAA by the Orioles.
He’ll start the season playing for AAA Norfolk.

— Famous people with birthdays on March 2nd:
Terry Steinbach, 62
Jon Bon Jovi, 62
Ben Roethlisberger, 42
Reggie Bush, 39
Adolis Garcia, 31
Tua Tagovailoa, 26