CNOTES 2024 - 2025 COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS-BEST BETS-OPINIONS THRU THE CHAMPIONSHIP !

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COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR DECEMBER !

12/30/2024.............13 - 18 - 1......................41.93%............- 34.00
12/29/2024............26 - 24 - 1.......................52.00%............- 2.00
12/28/2024..............18 - 8 - 1........................69.23%............+ 46.00
12/25/2024..............2 - 3 - 2..........................40.00%............- 6.50
12/23/2024...............7 - 4 - 0.........................63.63%............+ 13.00
12/22/2024.............17 - 26 - 1......................39.53%.............- 58.00
12/21/2024.............44 - 37 - 0.......................54.32%............+ 16.50
12/20/2024...............12 - 7 - 1.......................63.15%............+ 21.50
12/19/2024................9 - 9 - 2.........................50.00%............- 4.50
12/18/2024................25 - 21 - 1....................54.34%............+ 9.50
12/17/2024................13 - 16 - 0....................44.82%.............- 23.00
12/16/2024...................7 - 3 - 0.....................70.00%.............+ 18.50
12/15/2024.................12 - 16 - 0..................42.85%.............- 28.00
12/14/2024.................12 - 23 - 4..................34.28%..............- 66.50
12/13/2024.....................3 - 8 - 1...................27.27%..............- 29.00
12/12/2024.....................4 - 6 - 0...................40.00%..............- 13.00
12/11/2024...................12 - 8 - 1...................60.00%...............+ 16.00
12/10/2024...................10 - 15 - 0.................40.00%...............- 32.50
12/09/2024......................4 - 4 - 0.................50.00%................- 2.00
12/08/2024....................15 - 18 - 0................45.45%................- 24.00
12/07/2024...................43 - 21 - 1.................61.81%................+ 54.50
12/06/2024......................9 - 6 - 0.................60.00%................+ 12.00
12/05/2024......................5 - 5 - 1.................50.00%................- 5.00
12/04/2024...................19 - 20 - 1.................48.71%................- 15.00
12/03/2024...................20 - 19 - 0.................51.28%................- 4.50
12/02/2024......................2 - 8 - 0.................20.00%................- 34.00
12/01/2024..................... 4 - 6 - 0.................40.00%................- 13.00

TOTALS....................367 - 359 - 17.................50.55%................- 177.00

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Favorites to win the 2025 Australian Rules Football Grand Final:
11-2— Brisbane
13-2— Hawthorne
15-2— Carlton, Greater Western Sydney
8-1— Collingwood
9-1— Fremantle, Geelong, Sydney
12-1— Western Bulldogs

Quote of the Day
“I thought a lot about it. I thought about it leading up to the game. I thought about it last night. I told the staff. But I ended up settling on, the right thing to do was play these guys because we owed it to the team…..the biggest thing is there was things that we wanted to do better than we did last week and we did. We cleaned a lot of things up offensively, I thought. Defensively, we talked about getting takeaways. We got takeaways. That will always serve you well going into next week.”
Lions coach Dan Campbell, on why he played his starters Monday night

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Minnesota Vikings’ QB, last time they won a playoff game?

Monday’s quiz
Daryle Lamonica was the first quarterback to pass for 400+ yards in a playoff game; he threw for 401 yards against the Jets in a 1968 playoff game.

Sunday’s quiz
In the movie A Star is Born, Bradley Cooper’s character is from Arizona.

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

Lions 40, 49ers 34
Lions had eight drives; they scored five TD’s, kicked two field goals
Goff threw for 303 yards; Detroit was 9-14 on third down.
Detroit won 13 of its last 14 games (10-4 ATS).
Under Campbell, Detroit is 23-11 ATS as a favorite.
Under Campbell, Lions are 10-3 ATS as a road favorite.
49ers led 21-13 at halftime.
49ers outgained Lions, 475-439
Purdy threw for 377 yards, but threw two INTs.
Purdy hurt his elbow near end of game, will have an MRI on it.
49ers lost six of last seven games, are 1-7 ATS since their bye.

— Missouri 27, Iowa 24
Iowa led 24-14 with 2:00 left in third quarter.
Mizzou kicked two field goals in 4th quarter, 51-56 yards.
Tigers outgained Iowa, 376-297.
QB Cook threw for 287 yards, ran for 54 more.

— One of the best parts of being in Las Vegas is the conversations I have with total strangers, mostly in sports books, but also at the bar while playing video poker.
Was talking to a guy named Mark from Orange County; he was giving me tips on video poker strategy; turns out he is a Rams’ fan too.
Watching NFL games here the last two weekends, I met a variety of people; one guy played a 25-team parlay that he said would’ve paid $63,000 if it hit— he lost two of the 25 bets. Not good.
There is a saying I like “We have more in common than what separates us” and for me, that is never more true than when I’m here.

— If you run the Minnesota Vikings, do you sign QB Sam Darnold to a big contract and trade rookie JJ McCarthy, or do you let Darnold walk as a free agent and go forward with McCarthy/Daniel Jones as your quarterbacks?
Vikings are 14-2, are playing for the #1-seed in the NFC Sunday; if you saw the post-game celebration after the Green Bay game on social media, it is obvious that Darnold is beloved by his teammates. Going to be difficult to let him walk.

— Jets are going to interview Rex Ryan for their head coach opening, which is interesting; Ryan was 50-52 as Jets’ coach from 2009-14, then 15-16 as Buffalo’s coach in 2015-16. Jets haven’t made the playoffs since Ryan was coaching them, in 2010.
Will be fascinating to see what happens; hopefully owner Woody Johnson’s teenage sons won’t have any say in who the team hires.

— Washington Nationals signed 32-year old P Trevor Williams, for two years, $14M.
Williams was 6-1, 2.03 last year, in an injury-plagued, 13-start season. He is 50-55, 4.30 in 161 career starts in his nine-year career, mostly with the Pirates.

— 3B Alex Bregman is still a free agent; he’s a good player, but this stat is a little odd, since Bregman is a right-handed hitter:
2023: Bregman hit .282 vs righties, .215 vs lefties.
2024: Bregman hit .274 vs righties, .224 vs lefties.
2023: His home OPS was .764, road OPS .840
2024: His home OPS was .784, road OPS .755
For his career, his home OPS is .846, road OPS .850.
Houston is a good hitters’ ballpark; Bregman is a good stick, no matter where he is hitting. Curious to see where he winds up.

— Famous birthdays, December 31st:
Ben Kingsley, 81
Tim Matheson, 77
Val Kilmer, 65
Rick Aguilera, 63
Brent Barry, 53
Heath Shuler, 53
Esteban Loaiza, 53
Jason Campbell, 43
Ryan Yarbrough, 33

— Gonzaga 89, Pepperdine 82
Zags led 52-32 with 19:51 left, but Pepperdine cut the lead to 2 points.
Gonzaga shot 66.7% inside the arc, Pepperdine 59%
6-5 frosh Olvera scored 27 for the Waves; I’m guessing bigger schools are already trying to poach him for next season.

— Kansas State 70, Cincinnati 67
K-State was 16-20 on foul line, Bearcats 4-7 in their first Big X road game.
Cincinnati is 10-2 vs schedule #245; they’re 2-2 vs top 100 teams.
K-State snapped a four-game skid; they’re 1-4 vs top 100 opponents.

— San Francisco 97, Santa Clara 94 OT
Both teams shot over 65% inside the arc.
6-5 senior Thomas scored 34 points, had 8 rebounds.
6-10 O’Neil scored 20 points off the bench for Santa Clara.

— Iowa State 79, Colorado 69
Cyclones were +10 in turnovers, had 20 offensive rebounds.
Colorado led 55-50 with 12:01 left in game.
Iowa State was 17-22 on foul line, Buffaloes 6-8

— Arizona 90, TCU 81
Arizona shot 72.2% inside the arc.
Wildcats’ lead was only 49-48 with 15:07 left in game.
6-4 senior Love scored 33 points, had seven assists.

— RIP to President Jimmy Carter, who passed away this weekend at age 100.
Carter was the 39th President of the United States, from 1976-80; he is the only President who graduated from the US Naval Academy. He was a peanut farmer before he got into politics.
His writings after his Presidential term include political memoirs, commentary on global affairs, and books of poetry. He was a decent man who was heavily involved in Habitat for Humanity, helping build many houses for less fortunate families.
We could use more decent people in public service. RIP, sir.

— RIP to actress Linda Lavin, 87 who passed away this week; she is best-known for the TV comedy show Alice. Lavin became a role model for working moms as Alice Hyatt, a widowed mother with a 12-year-old son working in a roadside diner outside Phoenix.
That was a good show, a funny show. She was an excellent actress. RIP, ma’am.

— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 6-1 SU/6-1 ATS
ACC 1-9 SU/1-9 ATS
Big 18 4-2 SU/5-1 ATS
Big X 3-2 SU/2-3 ATS
C-USA 1-3 SU/1-3 ATS
MAC 4-2 SU/4-1-1 ATS
M West 1-3 SU/1-3 ATS
SEC 4-3 SU/4-3 ATS
Sun Belt 3-3 SU/2-3-1 ATS

Favorites: 15-15-1 ATS
Totals: over 17-14

 

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Tuesday, December 31

 

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NCST at UVA	12:00 PM	UVA -1.0 U 122.5	+500 +500
WVU at KU	02:00 PM	WVU +12.5 O 143.0	+500 +500
URI at DUQ	02:00 PM	DUQ +2.5 O 142.0	+500 +500
WAKE at SYR	02:00 PM	WAKE -2.0 U 144.0	+500 +500
SLU at FOR	02:00 PM	SLU -1.5 O 153.0	+500 +500
TULN at CHAR	02:00 PM	CHAR -2.5 U 145.5	+500 +500
HALL at XAV	02:00 PM	XAV -9.5 U 132.5	+500 +500
DAV at GMU	02:00 PM	DAV +7.0 O 137.5	+500 +500
UCF at TTU	02:00 PM	UCF +12.5 O 147.0	+500 +500
UTAH at BAY	02:00 PM	UTAH +12.0 U 152.5	+500 +500
MASS at JOES	02:00 PM	JOES -9.5 O 150.0	+500 +500
BRWN at UK	02:00 PM	UK -24.0 U 155.5	+500 +500
VCU at SBON	02:00 PM	SBON +2.5 U 135.0	+500 +500
LAS at DAY	02:00 PM	LAS +17.5 O 146.5	+500 +500
ND at GT	02:30 PM	ND +1.0 U 144.5	+500 +500
ECU at USF	03:00 PM	USF -2.0 O 144.5	+500 +500
NORF at TENN	03:00 PM	NORF +30.5 O 140.5	+500 +500
SJU at CREI	04:00 PM	CREI +2.0 U 154.0	+500 +500
GW at RICH	04:00 PM	RICH +3.5 O 146.5	+500 +500
UAB at UNT	04:00 PM	UNT -5.0 U 141.0	+500 +500
UNLV at AFA	04:00 PM	AFA +7.5 O 133.0	+500 +500
ASU at BYU	04:00 PM	BYU -10.0 U 148.0	+500 +500
SFA at AC	04:00 PM	AC -3.5 U 134.5	+500 +500
VT at DUKE	04:30 PM	DUKE -25.0 O 136.0	+500 +500
CSU at SJSU	05:00 PM	SJSU +3.0 U 140.5	+500 +500
MARQ at PROV	06:00 PM	PROV +6.0 O 142.5	+500 +500
UNM at FRES	08:00 PM	FRES +15.5 O 160.0	+500 +500
MORE at USI	08:30 PM	MORE -1.0 O 140.0	+500 +500
BSU at WYO	08:30 PM	WYO +6.5 O 137.5	+500 +500
USU at NEV	10:00 PM	USU +3.0 O 144.0	+500 +500

 

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COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR DECEMBER !

12/31/2024.............18 - 17 - 0......................51.42%............- 3.50
12/30/2024.............13 - 18 - 1......................41.93%............- 34.00
12/29/2024............26 - 24 - 1.......................52.00%............- 2.00
12/28/2024..............18 - 8 - 1........................69.23%............+ 46.00
12/25/2024..............2 - 3 - 2..........................40.00%............- 6.50
12/23/2024...............7 - 4 - 0.........................63.63%............+ 13.00
12/22/2024.............17 - 26 - 1......................39.53%.............- 58.00
12/21/2024.............44 - 37 - 0.......................54.32%............+ 16.50
12/20/2024...............12 - 7 - 1.......................63.15%............+ 21.50
12/19/2024................9 - 9 - 2.........................50.00%............- 4.50
12/18/2024................25 - 21 - 1....................54.34%............+ 9.50
12/17/2024................13 - 16 - 0....................44.82%.............- 23.00
12/16/2024...................7 - 3 - 0.....................70.00%.............+ 18.50
12/15/2024.................12 - 16 - 0..................42.85%.............- 28.00
12/14/2024.................12 - 23 - 4..................34.28%..............- 66.50
12/13/2024.....................3 - 8 - 1...................27.27%..............- 29.00
12/12/2024.....................4 - 6 - 0...................40.00%..............- 13.00
12/11/2024...................12 - 8 - 1...................60.00%...............+ 16.00
12/10/2024...................10 - 15 - 0.................40.00%...............- 32.50
12/09/2024......................4 - 4 - 0.................50.00%................- 2.00
12/08/2024....................15 - 18 - 0................45.45%................- 24.00
12/07/2024...................43 - 21 - 1.................61.81%................+ 54.50
12/06/2024......................9 - 6 - 0.................60.00%................+ 12.00
12/05/2024......................5 - 5 - 1.................50.00%................- 5.00
12/04/2024...................19 - 20 - 1.................48.71%................- 15.00
12/03/2024...................20 - 19 - 0.................51.28%................- 4.50
12/02/2024......................2 - 8 - 0.................20.00%................- 34.00
12/01/2024..................... 4 - 6 - 0.................40.00%................- 13.00

TOTALS....................367 - 359 - 17.................50.55%................- 180.50

DECEMBER TOTALS..............367 - 359 - 17...........50.55%..........- 180.50

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting NFL spreads this week
— Bengals (-3) @ Pittsburgh
— Saints @ Tampa Bay (-14.5)
— Dolphins (-2.5) @ Jets
— Chiefs @ Denver (-9.5)
— Commanders (-3.5) @ Dallas
— Vikings @ Detroit (-3)

Quote of the Day
“Light travels faster than sound; this is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.”
Alan Lightman

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Catch Me If You Can, what famous actor played Leonardo DiCaprio’s father?

Tuesday’s quiz
Kirk Cousins was the Minnesota Vikings’ QB, last time they won a playoff game.

Monday’s quiz
Daryle Lamonica was the first quarterback to pass for 400+ yards in a playoff game; he threw for 401 yards against the Jets in a 1968 playoff game.

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Wednesday’s Den: Happy New Year, everyone……..

— Happy New Year to all you readers out there; hope that 2025 is an excellent year for you.

— Louisville 35, Washington 34
Down 35-28, Washington scored a TD with 0:09 left, went for 2 but failed.
Louisville opened the scoring with a pick-6 2:45 into the game.
Cardinals led 35-21 after the third quarter.
Louisville ran ball for 207 yards (6.3 yards/carry)

— Michigan 19, Alabama 13
This is the 2nd-biggest bowl upset (Michigan +16.5) of all-time.
Alabama lost games this year when favored by 22, 14, 16.5 points. Not ideal.
Michigan led 16-0 after the first quarter.
Total yardage: Alabama 260, Michigan 190. Ugly game.

— Illinois 21, South Carolina 17
Illinois scored game-winning TD with 7:29 left to play.
Illini led 7-3 at halftime.
Gamecocks were stopped on 7-yard line with 3:00 left in game.
South Carolina was 9-16 on third down, Illinois 8-12.

— LSU 44, Baylor 31
LSU’s first four drives: 26 plays, 209 yard, 21 points.
Tigers led 34-17 at halftime.
LSU scored on a pick-6 and a 95-yard kickoff return.
Baylor QB Robertson threw for 445 yards and two TD’s.

— Penn State 31, Boise State 14
Nittany Lions ran for 216 yards (5.3 yards/carry).
Penn State’s first two drives: 13 plays, 128 yards, 14 points.
PSU had 10 penalties for 98 yards, Boise 13 for 90 yards.
Boise’s star RB Jeanty had 30 carries for 104 yards

— Arizona State gave football coach Kenny Dillingham a new contract Friday, with a big raise; ASU won the Big 12 this year after being picked to finish 16th last summer. He was making $4.05M this year, but earned bonuses of $2.5M. He’ll be making a lot more now.

— Famous birthdays, January 1st:
Frank Langella, 87
Stephanie Faracy, 73
Bob Brudzinski, 70
Bob Owchinko, 70
Ronnie Lester, 66

Fernando Tatis, Sr, 50
Glen Davis, 39
Dallas Keuchel, 37
Tyler Higbee, 32
LaMonte Wade, 31

— West Virginia 62, Kansas 61
WVU never trailed; two of their best three players didn’t play.
Senior G Small scored 13 points, had 11 rebounds, six assists.
WVU was 4-6 on foul line, Kansas 19-21.

— North Texas 78, UAB 75
UAB led 48-31 at halftime.
They also blew a 27-point lead in an OT loss to Arkansas State
North Texas is 10-3; they’re #4 in country at forcing turnovers.

— Virginia 70, NC State 67
Wolfpack led 43-29 early in second half.
Virginia shot 60.7% inside the arc.
NC State is 3-5 in its last eight games.

— Creighton 57, St John’s 56
St John’s led by 11 early in the game.
Red Storm was only 2-9 on the arc; they shot 39% inside arc.
St John’s lost despite being +10 in turnovers (19-9)
Senior G Ashworth had 18 points, also had 10 turnovers.

— Wake Forest 81, Syracuse 71
Wake Forest was 9-19 on arc, Syracuse 5-22.
Syracuse led by six with 13:51 left to play.
Deacons are 10-4; they’re #43 in country in continuity.

— Utah State 69, Nevada 64
Wolf Pack led 33-28 at halftime.
Anderson scored 16 points in 25:00; he didn’t start.
Utah State is 13-1, 3-0 in MW, vs schedule #76.
Nevada is 8-6, 0-3 in MW, vs schedule #68

— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 6-1 SU/6-1 ATS
ACC 2-9 SU/1-10 ATS
Big 18 7-3 SU/9-1 ATS

Big X 3-3 SU/2-4 ATS
C-USA 1-3 SU/1-3 ATS
MAC 4-2 SU/4-1-1 ATS

M West 1-4 SU/1-4 ATS
SEC 5-5 SU/5-5 ATS
Sun Belt 3-3 SU/2-3-1 ATS

Favorites: 17-18-1 ATS
Totals: over 19-17

 

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Wednesday, January 1

 

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
IPFW at NKU	12:00 PM	IPFW +2.0 O 143.0	+500 +500
UNCG at WOF	12:00 PM	UNCG +1.5 O 138.0	+500 +500
VMI at ETSU	12:00 PM	ETSU -16.0 U 147.0	+500 +500
MIA at BC	12:00 PM	BC +1.5 O 144.5	+500 +500
FUR at WCU	01:00 PM	WCU +9.5 O 144.5	+500 +500
HOW at YALE	01:00 PM	YALE -14.0 U 146.5	+500 +500
CAL at PITT	02:00 PM	PITT -13.5 O 154.0	+500 +500
EVAN at SIU	02:00 PM	SIU -9.0 U 139.0	+500 +500
CONN at DEP	02:00 PM	CONN -11.5 U 146.5	+500 +500
DRKE at UIC	03:00 PM	DRKE -6.5 O 132.5	+500 +500
CHAT at MER	03:00 PM	CHAT -2.5 U 155.0	+500 +500
RICE at TLSA	03:00 PM	TLSA -2.5 U 141.5	+500 +500
STAN at CLEM	04:00 PM	CLEM -10.5 U 142.0	+500 +500
UNC at LOU	06:00 PM	LOU -1.5 U 165.0	+500 +500
VILL at BUT	06:30 PM	VILL -2.0 O 146.0	+500 +500
BRAD at INST	07:00 PM	BRAD -3.5 O 157.0	+500 +500
CIT at SAM	07:30 PM	SAM -19.5 O 156.0	+500 +500
VALP at MOSU	08:00 PM	MOSU -4.0 U 141.0	+500 +500
BEL at UNI	09:00 PM	UNI -6.5 U 157.0	+500 +500

 

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COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !

01/01/2025...................11 - 6 - 0.....................64.70%....................+ 22.00

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DECEMBER TOTALS..............367 - 359 - 17...........50.55%..........- 180.50

 

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Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Boston College 78, Miami 68- Miami led by 19 at one point.
— Ill-Chicago 74, Drake 70- First loss this season for the Bulldogs.
— Northern Kentucky 69, Fort Wayne 68 OT- Matadors led by 15 early in 2nd half.
— Pitt 86, California 74- Golden Bears led 39-23 with 4:19 left in first half.
— NC-Greensboro 68, Wofford 66- UNCG was +9 in turnovers (3-12)
— Villanova 73, Butler 65- Villanova ended the game on a 20-1 run.

Quote of the Day
“I think like anything in this game, you have competition. Obviously, Zeke (Elliott) had great years here, and he will always be part of the Cowboys’ history, but we went into the season having these guys compete and Rico became the No. 1 back.”
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy

Thursday’s quiz
Who was the Miami Hurricanes’ coach the last time they won a bowl game?

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Catch Me If You Can, Christopher Walken played Leonardo DiCaprio’s father.

Tuesday’s quiz
Kirk Cousins was the Minnesota Vikings’ QB, last time they won a playoff game.

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Thursday’s Den: 13 of my favorite TV/movie quotes…….​

13) “There’s no such thing as a sure thing, thats why they call it gambling.”
Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple

12) “I’ve got a trig midterm tomorrow and I’m being chased by Guido, the killer pimp.”
Miles, Risky Business

11) “You’re a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”
Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday

10) “He’s a great player, but I don’t think we can get him in academically.”
Jerry Tarkanian, Blue Chips

9) “You just got lesson number one: don’t think. It can only hurt the ballclub.”
Kevin Costner, Bull Durham

8) “…..you find out life’s this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game – life or football – the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don’t quite make it. One half second too slow, too fast and you don’t quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They’re in every break of the game, every minute, every second……”
Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday

7) “Listen, Lupus, you didn’t come into this life just to sit around on a dugout bench, did ya? Now get your ass out there and do the best you can.”
Walter Matthau in The Bad News Bears

Famous birthdays, January 2nd:
Calvin Hill, 78
Jim Essian, 74
Edgar Martinez, 62
David Cone, 62
Christy Turlington, 56
Dax Shepard, 50
Kate Bosworth, 42
Fernando Tatis Jr, 26
Kyle Stowers, 26

6) “God likes me!!! He really, really likes me!!! What a day!!! What a fabulous day!!!”
Richard Dreyfuss in Let It Ride

5) “Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It’s not about winning. It’s about you and your relationship with yourself, your family and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn’t let them down because you told them the truth…….”
Billy Bob Thornton, Friday Night Lights

4) “……here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.”
Mike McDermott, Rounders

3) “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

2) “Who’s the U-boat commander?”
Auto repair guy, in Risky Business, when the Tom Cruise’s father’s Porsche winds up in Lake Michigan, and then in a repair shop to be cleaned up

1) “Do whats in your heart, son. You’ll be fine.”
Robin Williams, from Good Will Hunting

— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 6-1 SU/6-1 ATS
ACC 2-9 SU/1-10 ATS
Big 18 8-4 SU/10-2 ATS
Big X 3-4 SU/3-4 ATS
C-USA 1-3 SU/1-3 ATS
MAC 4-2 SU/4-1-1 ATS
M West 1-4 SU/1-4 ATS
SEC 6-5 SU/5-6 ATS
Sun Belt 3-3 SU/2-3-1 ATS

Favorites: 18-19-1 ATS
Totals: over 21-17

 

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[Cnotes53]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Boston College 78, Miami 68- Miami led by 19 at one point.
— Ill-Chicago 74, Drake 70- First loss this season for the Bulldogs.
— Northern Kentucky 69, Fort Wayne 68 OT- Matadors led by 15 early in 2nd half.
— Pitt 86, California 74- Golden Bears led 39-23 with 4:19 left in first half.
— NC-Greensboro 68, Wofford 66- UNCG was +9 in turnovers (3-12)
— Villanova 73, Butler 65- Villanova ended the game on a 20-1 run.

Quote of the Day
“I think like anything in this game, you have competition. Obviously, Zeke (Elliott) had great years here, and he will always be part of the Cowboys’ history, but we went into the season having these guys compete and Rico became the No. 1 back.”
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy

Thursday’s quiz
Who was the Miami Hurricanes’ coach the last time they won a bowl game?

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Catch Me If You Can, Christopher Walken played Leonardo DiCaprio’s father.

Tuesday’s quiz
Kirk Cousins was the Minnesota Vikings’ QB, last time they won a playoff game.

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Thursday’s Den: 13 of my favorite TV/movie quotes…….​

13) “There’s no such thing as a sure thing, thats why they call it gambling.”
Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple

12) “I’ve got a trig midterm tomorrow and I’m being chased by Guido, the killer pimp.”
Miles, Risky Business

11) “You’re a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”
Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday

10) “He’s a great player, but I don’t think we can get him in academically.”
Jerry Tarkanian, Blue Chips

9) “You just got lesson number one: don’t think. It can only hurt the ballclub.”
Kevin Costner, Bull Durham

8) “…..you find out life’s this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game – life or football – the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don’t quite make it. One half second too slow, too fast and you don’t quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They’re in every break of the game, every minute, every second……”
Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday

7) “Listen, Lupus, you didn’t come into this life just to sit around on a dugout bench, did ya? Now get your ass out there and do the best you can.”
Walter Matthau in The Bad News Bears

Famous birthdays, January 2nd:
Calvin Hill, 78
Jim Essian, 74
Edgar Martinez, 62
David Cone, 62
Christy Turlington, 56
Dax Shepard, 50
Kate Bosworth, 42
Fernando Tatis Jr, 26
Kyle Stowers, 26

6) “God likes me!!! He really, really likes me!!! What a day!!! What a fabulous day!!!”
Richard Dreyfuss in Let It Ride

5) “Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It’s not about winning. It’s about you and your relationship with yourself, your family and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn’t let them down because you told them the truth…….”
Billy Bob Thornton, Friday Night Lights

4) “……here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.”
Mike McDermott, Rounders

3) “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

2) “Who’s the U-boat commander?”
Auto repair guy, in Risky Business, when the Tom Cruise’s father’s Porsche winds up in Lake Michigan, and then in a repair shop to be cleaned up

1) “Do whats in your heart, son. You’ll be fine.”
Robin Williams, from Good Will Hunting

— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 6-1 SU/6-1 ATS
ACC 2-9 SU/1-10 ATS
Big 18 8-4 SU/10-2 ATS
Big X 3-4 SU/3-4 ATS
C-USA 1-3 SU/1-3 ATS
MAC 4-2 SU/4-1-1 ATS
M West 1-4 SU/1-4 ATS
SEC 6-5 SU/5-6 ATS
Sun Belt 3-3 SU/2-3-1 ATS

Favorites: 18-19-1 ATS
Totals: over 21-17

 

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 2​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
L-MD at HC	06:00 PM	L-MD +2.5 O 140.5	+500 +500
TROY at APP	06:30 PM	APP +2.5 O 133.5	+500 +500
WM at HOF	07:00 PM	HOF -5.5 U 150.5	+500 +500
TOWS at UNCW	07:00 PM	UNCW -5.5 O 137.5	+500 +500
USM at JMU	07:00 PM	JMU -11.5 O 141.5	+500 +500
HAMP at COFC	07:00 PM	COFC -10.0 U 146.0	+500 +500
DEL at NE	07:00 PM	DEL +5.5 U 151.5	+500 +500
ARST at ODU	07:00 PM	ODU +12.0 O 153.5	+500 +500
DREX at CAMP	07:00 PM	DREX -4.0 U 137.0	+500 +500
USA at GAST	07:00 PM	GAST +3.5 U 139.0	+500 +500
BUCK at LEH	07:00 PM	LEH -3.0 U 139.0	+500 +500
FGCU at UWG	07:00 PM	FGCU -8.0 U 138.0	+500 +500
MTU at FIU	07:00 PM	FIU +3.5 O 150.0	+500 +500
MEM at FAU	07:00 PM	MEM -3.5 U 163.0	+500 +500
BU at LAF	07:00 PM	LAF +1.5 O 127.0	+500 +500
RMU at DET	07:00 PM	RMU -5.5 U 140.0	+500 +500
ELON at NCAT	07:00 PM	ELON -6.5 O 150.5	+500 +500
ULL at CCAR	07:00 PM	CCAR -2.0 U 137.5	+500 +500
TXST at MRSH	07:00 PM	TXST +1.0 U 143.0	+500 +500
STON at MONM	07:00 PM	MONM -6.0 U 144.0	+500 +500
WKU at LIB	07:00 PM	WKU +9.0 O 145.5	+500 +500
NW at PSU	07:00 PM	PSU -4.5 U 144.5	+500 +500
AMER at NAVY	07:00 PM	AMER -2.0 U 139.0	+500 +500
ARMY at COLG	07:00 PM	ARMY +6.0 O 145.5	+500 +500
BELL at UNA	07:00 PM	UNA -14.5 O 148.0	+500 +500
ULM at GASO	07:00 PM	GASO -10.0 U 148.0	+500 +500
STET at QNC	07:00 PM	QNC -10.0 O 154.5	+500 +500
MILW at OAK	07:00 PM	OAK +1.0 O 145.5	+500 +500
LIP at JAC	07:00 PM	JAC +5.0 O 140.5	+500 +500
RAD at HP	07:00 PM	HP -9.0 O 145.0	+500 +500
GB at WRST	07:00 PM	WRST -13.0 U 153.5	+500 +500
ILST at MURR	08:00 PM	MURR -5.5 O 137.0	+500 +500
IDST at NAU	08:00 PM	NAU -4.0 U 141.5	+500 +500
SDAK at UMKC	08:00 PM	UMKC -4.0 O 156.0	+500 +500
PUR at MINN	08:00 PM	PUR -5.5 U 135.5	+500 +500
NEOM at UND	08:00 PM	UND -4.5 U 150.5	+500 +500
UCI at CP	08:00 PM	UCI -8.0 U 157.5	+500 +500
WEB at UNCO	08:00 PM	WEB +6.5 O 151.0	+500 +500
STT at NDSU	08:00 PM	NDSU -2.5 O 152.5	+500 +500
RUTG at IND	08:30 PM	RUTG +5.5 O 157.5	+500 +500
EKY at CARK	08:30 PM	EKY -7.0 U 152.0	+500 +500
SEMO at TNST	08:30 PM	TNST -2.5 U 151.5	+500 +500
UALR at UTM	08:30 PM	UTM -1.0 U 137.5	+500 +500
USI at TNTC	08:30 PM	TNTC -3.5 U 146.0	+500 +500
LINW at EIU	08:30 PM	EIU -3.0 O 137.5	+500 +500
PORT at GONZ	09:00 PM	PORT +34.0 O 159.5	+500 +500
MTST at IDHO	09:00 PM	IDHO +1.5 U 145.0	+500 +500
LT at UTEP	09:00 PM	UTEP -3.0 U 138.0	+500 +500
SHSU at NMSU	09:00 PM	NMSU +1.0 O 149.0	+500 +500
MONT at EWU	09:00 PM	EWU +2.0 O 154.5	+500 +500
DEN at SDST	09:00 PM	SDST -15.0 O 151.0	+500 +500
WIU at SIUE	09:00 PM	SIUE -7.5 O 134.5	+500 +500
MD at WASH	09:30 PM	MD -6.0 O 148.0	+500 +500
UCD at CSB	09:30 PM	UCD +1.5 O 134.5	+500 +500
SCU at USD	10:00 PM	USD +13.0 U 151.5	+500 +500
PEPP at SMC	10:00 PM	PEPP +17.0 U 142.5	+500 +500
SF at PAC	10:00 PM	PAC +13.5 O 141.0	+500 +500
UCRV at LBSU	10:00 PM	LBSU +4.0 O 137.5	+500 +500
ORST at LMU	10:00 PM	ORST -3.0 U 137.0	+500 +500
CSN at CSF	10:00 PM	CSF +4.5 U 142.5	+500 +500
ILL at ORE	10:00 PM	ILL +4.5 O 155.5	+500 +500

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
UCSB at HAW	12:00 AM	HAW -3.0 O 134.0	+500 +500

 

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COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !

01/02/2025................34 - 34 - 3....................50.00%....................- 17.00
01/01/2025.................11 - 6 - 0.....................64.70%....................+ 22.00

TOTALS.....................45 - 40 - 3.....................52.94%....................+ 5.00

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DECEMBER TOTALS..............367 - 359 - 17...........50.55%..........- 180.50

 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
Players who played the most games as a DH:
2,029- David Ortiz
1,643- Harold Baines
1,426- Hal McRae
1,403- Edgar Martinez
1,310- Frank Thomas
1,287- Don Baylor

Quote of the Day
“Championship teams don’t come about just because of talent. It’s the commitment that each player makes to each other.”
Steve Kerr

Friday’s quiz
Which NFL team lost the first Super Bowl?

Thursday’s quiz
Mark Richt was the Miami Hurricanes’ coach the last time they won a bowl game, in 2016.

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Catch Me If You Can, Christopher Walken played Leonardo DiCaprio’s father.

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Friday’s Den: It is good to be home again……..​

— Since the NFL moved to a 16-game schedule in 1978, 168 teams started a season 1-4; of those 168 teams, only 11 of them (6.5%) made the playoffs.
There were six of those 1-4 (or worse) teams this year; the LA Rams won the NFC West after starting out 1-4, so make it 12 of 174 teams.
Impressive job by Sean McVay and the players to stay focused and post an impressive comeback season.

— After two weeks in Las Vegas, it is good to be home again; Southwest Airlines reinstated the Albany-Las Vegas non-stops, which makes travel so much easier.
Las Vegas is always fascinating; you can bet on ANYTHING: Australian football, soccer from a number of countries, car racing, golf, tennis, you name it. A half hour before midnight on New Year’s Eve, the poker room at the Westgate had three tables going strong.
The fireworks display at midnight was also impressive.
Now I’m home and once I get caught up on laundry, shopping and organizing my mail, it is time to get back to work. At some point soon we’ll start posting write-ups on the five best college hoop games every day, plus other stats/notes from all over the country.
College basketball promises to be fun this season.

— Ole Miss 52, Duke 20
Duke’s QB bolted to greener pa$ture$, so this game sucked.
Ole Miss had a pick-6; Duke ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Ole Miss QB Dart threw for 404 yards and four TD’s.
Total yards: Ole Miss 589, Duke 280
The guy who was supposed to be Duke’s QB this year got poached by Notre Dame; Duke poached Tulane’s QB for next year- they’re paying him $4M a year for two years.
Seriously, they are.

— Notre Dame 23, Georgia 10
Notre Dame scored 17 points in a 0:54 span of late 2nd/early3rd quarter.
Notre Dame plays Penn State in the national semi-finals Thursday in Miami.
Soph QB Stockton was 20-34/234 passing in his first college start.

— Lebron James’ younger son Bryce James committed to go to Arizona next year; Bryce isn’t a highly touted recruit- he scored 6.6 ppg in AAU play last summer, but he knows some players who are highly touted recruits, and in this day/age, that matters.

— By the way, starting next season, college basketball teams can have 15 players on scholarship; right now, the limit is 13.

— In the last five years, 13 of the 18 ACC basketball teams have changed coaches.

— Las Vegas airport was really crowded Thursday and security was tighter than usual, after the shenanigans earlier this week. They had a dog trolling around the security line.

— Famous birthdays, January 3rd:
Victoria Principal, 75
Mel Gibson, 69
Jim Everett, 62
Danica McKellar, 50
Eli Manning, 43
Doug McDermott, 33

— Cal-Irvine 98, Cal Poly 89 OT
Anteaters were 28-31 on foul line, Cal Poly 8-11
Irvine led by 16 midway thru first half.
Cal Poly is much-improved this year, but they’re 1-42 in last 43 Big West games.

— Illinois 109, Oregon 77
Impressive road win for the 10-3 Illini, who are only 4-3 vs top 100 teams.
Illinois has the #5 eFG% defense in country.

— Detroit Mercy 78, Robert Morris 76 OT
Colonials led by 14 late in first half.
Robert Morris lost despite grabbing 18 offensive rebounds.
Teams combined to shoot 7-35 on the arc.

— Western Kentucky 71, Liberty 70
Flames led 35-21 at halftime, at home.
Hilltoppers were 10-19 on foul line, Liberty 8-16. No bueno.

— Idaho State 72, Northern Arizona 67
Lumberjacks led by 19 with 13:32 left in the game.
Dylan Darling had 20 points, 7 assists for the Bengals.

— Cal-Santa Barbara has five foreign players on its basketball team; if you’ve ever been on the UCSB campus, you’d think recruiting wouldn’t be a problem. When I was there, maybe half the cars in the parking lot had surfboards on them.
UCSB coach Joe Pasternack is married to the sister of ESPN announcer Roxy Bernstein.

— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 6-1 SU/6-1 ATS
ACC 2-10 SU/1-11 ATS
Big 18 8-4 SU/10-2 ATS

Big X 3-4 SU/3-4 ATS
C-USA 1-3 SU/1-3 ATS
MAC 4-2 SU/4-1-1 ATS

M West 1-4 SU/1-4 ATS
SEC 7-6 SU/6-7 ATS
Sun Belt 3-3 SU/2-3-1 ATS

Favorites: 19-19-1 ATS
Totals: over 21-18

 

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NCAAB

Friday, January 3

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Trend Report
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Fairfield vs Merrimack
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Fairfield's last 17 games on the road
Fairfield is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Fairfield's last 17 games on the road
Fairfield is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road

Akron vs Bowling Green
Akron is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Bowling Green
Akron is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Bowling Green
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Bowling Green's last 5 games when playing Akron
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Bowling Green's last 10 games when playing at home against Akron

Marist vs Iona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Marist's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Marist's last 16 games when playing Iona
Iona is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Marist
Iona is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Marist

Manhattan vs Siena
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Manhattan's last 5 games on the road
Manhattan is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Siena
Siena is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Manhattan
Siena is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against Manhattan

Chicago State vs Wagner
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago State's last 5 games on the road
Chicago State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago State's last 5 games on the road
Chicago State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road

Iowa vs Wisconsin
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa's last 5 games when playing Wisconsin
Wisconsin is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Wisconsin is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Iowa

Quinnipiac vs Saint Peter's
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Quinnipiac's last 7 games when playing on the road against Saint Peter's
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Quinnipiac's last 10 games when playing Saint Peter's
Saint Peter's is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Quinnipiac
Saint Peter's is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Quinnipiac

Wichita State vs Temple
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Wichita State's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Wichita State's last 12 games when playing Temple
Temple is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Wichita State
Temple is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

Michigan State vs Ohio State
Michigan State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Michigan State's last 7 games when playing Ohio State
Ohio State is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
Ohio State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Michigan State

Xavier vs Georgetown University
Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Georgetown University
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Xavier's last 5 games when playing Georgetown University
Georgetown University is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Georgetown University is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Saint Joseph's vs Saint Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saint Joseph's's last 6 games on the road
Saint Joseph's is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Saint Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Saint Joseph's
Saint Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Creighton vs Marquette
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Creighton's last 5 games when playing on the road against Marquette
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Creighton's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Marquette's last 5 games when playing at home against Creighton
Marquette is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Nevada vs New Mexico
Nevada is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing New Mexico
Nevada is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Mexico
New Mexico is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
New Mexico is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Nevada


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[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
FAIR at MW	03:00 PM	MW -7.5 U 139.0	+500 +500
AKR at BGSU	06:00 PM	BGSU +5.5 O 153.5	+500 +500
MAN at SIE	07:00 PM	SIE -3.5 U 142.5	+500 +500
MRST at IONA	07:00 PM	MRST +2.0 U 134.0	+500 +500
WICH at TEM	07:00 PM	WICH +1.5 O 153.0	+500 +500
QUIN at SPC	07:00 PM	SPC -2.5 O 138.0	+500 +500
IOWA at WIS	07:00 PM	WIS -5.5 O 162.0	+500 +500
STONE at MEHST	07:00 PM	STONE -2.0 U 134.0	+500 +500
LMC at LIU	07:00 PM	LIU -2.5 U 145.0	+500 +500
CCSU at SFPA	07:00 PM	CCSU -5.5 U 137.0	+500 +500
CHS at WAG	07:00 PM	WAG -9.0 U 125.5	+500 +500
XAV at GTWN	08:00 PM	GTWN -1.5 U 148.5	+500 +500
MSU at OSU	08:00 PM	OSU -2.0 O 149.5	+500 +500
JOES at SLU	09:00 PM	JOES +2.0 O 152.0	+500 +500
CREI at MARQ	09:00 PM	MARQ -8.5 U 147.5	+500 +500
NEV at UNM	11:00 PM	UNM -5.5 U 151.0	+500 +500