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

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

UCLA vs Rutgers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of UCLA's last 7 games on the road
UCLA is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Rutgers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Rutgers's last 20 games at home

Boston College vs Notre Dame
Boston College is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Notre Dame
Boston College is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Notre Dame
Notre Dame is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Boston College
Notre Dame is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home

Wofford vs Furman
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Wofford's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Wofford's last 17 games when playing on the road against Furman
Furman is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Furman is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Wofford

Texas A&M-Commerce vs UTRGV
UTRGV is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Campbell vs Elon
Elon is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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MONDAY, JANUARY 13​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PV at ARPB	06:00 PM	ARPB +4.0 U 163.5	+500 +500
UCLA at RUTG	06:30 PM	UCLA -3.5 U 139.0	+500 +500
MINN at MD	06:30 PM	MD -15.5 U 139.5	+500 +500
WOF at FUR	07:00 PM	FUR -5.5 O 140.5	+500 +500
AMER at L-MD	07:00 PM	L-MD -2.0 U 135.0	+500 +500
BC at ND	07:00 PM	BC +11.0 U 140.5	+500 +500
ALST at ALCN	07:00 PM	ALCN +3.5 O 143.0	+500 +500
TXSO at MVSU	07:00 PM	MVSU +17.5 O 135.0	+500 +500
DSU at NCCU	07:30 PM	NCCU -6.5 U 147.5	+500 +500
NICH at IW	07:30 PM	IW -1.0 O 143.5	+500 +500
COOK at SOU	07:30 PM	SOU -6.5 O 138.0	+500 +500
SELA at SFA	07:30 PM	SFA -5.5 O 132.0	+500 +500
TAMC at UTRGV	07:30 PM	TAMC +12.0 U 148.5	+500 +500
COPP at HOW	07:30 PM	HOW -13.0 U 146.5	+500 +500
NORF at MORG	07:30 PM	NORF -10.0 O 153.0	+500 +500
UMES at SCST	07:30 PM	SCST -13.5 U 145.5	+500 +500
MCNS at HBU	08:00 PM	MCNS -15.0 O 139.0	+500 +500
AAMU at JKST	08:00 PM	JKST -8.5 U 144.5	+500 +500
NWST at AMCC	08:00 PM	AMCC -8.5 O 143.5	+500 +500
UNO at LAM	08:00 PM	LAM -12.0 U 147.5	+500 +500
FAMU at GRAM	09:00 PM	GRAM -7.5 O 134.0	+500 +500
CAMP at ELON	09:00 PM	ELON -7.5 U 137.5	+500 +500

 

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COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !

01/13/2025...........10 - 15 - 1....................40.00%.................- 32.50
01/12/2025............13 - 11 - 1....................54.16%.................+ 4.50
01/11/2025...............7 - 2 - 0....................77.77%..................+ 24.00
01/10/2025........ .....9 - 11 - 0...................45.00%...................- 15.50
01/09/2025.............33 - 22 - 1...................60.00%..................+ 44.00
01/08/2025.............21 - 31 - 0...................40.38%...................- 65.50
01/07/2025.............19 - 20 - 0...................48.71%...................- 15.00
01/06/2025...............7 - 14 - 0...................33.33%...................- 42.00
01/05/2025..............15 - 12 - 0..................55.55%...................+ 9.00
01/04/2025..............57 - 50 - 1...................53.27%..................+ 10.00
01/03/2025...............9 - 14 - 0...................39.13%...................- 32.00
01/02/2025..............34 - 34 - 3...................50.00%..................- 17.00
01/01/2025................11 - 6 - 0...................64.70%..................+ 22.00

TOTALS................245 - 243 - 7....................50.20%..................- 105.00

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

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Leading scorers in the NBA:
31.4— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
31.4— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
31.2— Nikola Jokic, Den
28.1— Jayson Tatum, Bos
27.1— Kevin Durant, Phx
26.6— De’Aaron Fox, Sac

Quote of the Day
“With everything that’s going on with our community, everything that these guys have gone through, I thought they epitomized and represented the city the right way.”
Sean McVay

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Oceans Thirteen, what well-known actress played Al Pacino’s assistant running the new Bank Casino?

Monday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played his college football at Northern Iowa.

Sunday’s quiz
Dan Quinn was the Falcons’ coach the last time they played in the Super Bowl.

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

This needs to be said first today……in 2017, when the Rams hired Sean McVay as coach at age 30, the Rams had missed the playoffs 13 years in a row. Now they’ve made it to the playoffs six times in eight years, won two NFC titles and a Super Bowl.
McVay is well on his way to getting a gold jacket in Canton.

— Rams 27, Vikings 9
Rams sacked Sam Darnold nine times, scored a defensive TD.
LA’s first two drives: 15 plays, 132 yards, 10 points.
In regular season, Rams were outscored 92-30 in first quarter.
Rams advance to to play the Eagles in Philadelphia Sunday.

— Rutgers 75, UCLA 68
UCLA has lost four in a row, after an 11-2 start.
Rutgers was 21-32 on foul line, Bruins 12-15.
Scarlet Knights shot 56.2% inside the arc.
Just second win in last six games for Rutgers.

— Maryland 77, Minnesota 71
Gophers led by 7 early in the second half.
Maryland shot 55.6% inside the arc.
Home team is 6-0 in Maryland’s conference games.
Minnesota drops to 0-6 in the Big 18.

— Wofford 81, Furman 62
7-point underdog Terriers led by 40-20 at halftime.
Wofford was 13-32 on the arc, Paladins were 8-34.
Wofford had 20 offensive rebounds, out-rebounded Furman 52-35

— Elon 81, Campbell 68
Elon improves to 12-5, 3-1 in the CAA.
Elon shot 63.3% inside the arc.
Elon has #23 eFG% defense in country.

— Notre Dame 78, Boston College 60
Notre Dame led by 2 with 10:00 left in the game.
Notre Dame was 23-27 on foul line, Eagles were 6-6.
Boston College slips to 1-5 in ACC games.

— Famous birthdays, January 14:
Faye Dunaway, 84
Swen Nater, 75
Ron Behagan, 74
LL Cool J, 57 (real name James Todd Smith)
Jason Bateman, 56
Byron Leftwich, 45
Aaron Brooks, 40
D’Andre Swift, 26

— NFL Hall of Famer Ed Reed is going to be offensive coordinator next fall at Chamblee HS in Georgia. Lot of former players have turned to high school/small college coaching.

— The last running back to win a rushing title and a Super Bowl in the same season?
Denver’s Terrell Davis, in 1998.

— Mike McCarthy is apparently out after coaching the Dallas Cowboys for five years, going 49-35 in regular season, 1-3 in playoff games. Where Dallas goes from here for a coach will be very interesting to watch.

— Michael Cooper spent his entire 12-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers as a defense-minded guard who helped the Showtime Lakers win five NBA titles. Cooper played in 76+ games in 10 of his 12 NBA seasons.
Monday night, the Lakers retired Cooper’s #21, putting it in the rafters between #32 of Magic Johnson and James Worthy’s #42.

— Seattle Mariners signed IF Donovan Solano for one year, $3.5M; Solano can earn an additional $1M in performance bonuses for plate appearances: $200,000 each for 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500.
Solano has played for six teams in his 11-year career; last year, he hit .286 in 96 games for Seattle, with an OPS of .760. He plays all over the infield, which makes him more marketable in today’s baseball.

— Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who is expected to be a big star, has narrowed his field of potential suitors down to three teams: Dodgers, Padres, Blue Jays.
The window for signing international players opens Wednesday and stays open for 8 days.

— On my flight home from Las Vegas 10 days ago, was thinking again how amazing it is to me how something as big as an airplane lands so easily on the airport runway. I get queasy more than landings than take-offs, but there isn’t any reason to, other than me thinking too much.

 

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Tuesday, January 14

5 of Tuesday’s best college basketball games:

Mississippi State @ Auburn (-7.5)
Mississippi State (14-2, 2-1)
KenPom rating: 19
Tempo: 170
Experience: 87
Continuity: 132
Miss State won eight of its last nine games.
Bulldogs allowed 87-95 points in their two losses.
Miss State is 7-3 vs top 100 teams, 2-1 vs top 50 teams.
Bulldogs are shooting 56.8% inside the arc (#41)
Miss State is #43 team in country on offensive boards.

Auburn (15-1, 3-0)
KenPom rating: 1
Tempo: 171
Experience: 27
Continuity: 40
Auburn is 3-0 SU/0-3 ATS in its SEC games.
Tigers have won eight games in a row, overall.
Auburn is 9-1 vs top 100 teams.
Tigers’ only loss: 84-78 at #2 Duke.
Auburn is shooting 60.1% inside the arc (#7)


Auburn won seven of last eight series games.
SEC home favorites are 11-5 ATS in conference games.


Ole Miss @ Alabama (-10.5)
Ole Miss (14-2, 3-0)
KenPom rating: 23
Tempo: 200
Experience: 3
Continuity: 144
Ole Miss is 3-0 in SEC games, giving up 60.7 ppg.
Rebels gave up 80-87 points in their two losses.
Ole Miss is 6-2 vs top 100 teams.
Rebels are forcing turnovers 22.7% of time (#12)
Ole Miss has true road wins at Louisville, Arkansas.

Alabama (14-2, 3-0)
KenPom rating: 8
Tempo: 2
Experience: 19
Continuity: 89
Alabama won its last eight games overall.
Crimson Tide is 3-0 SU/2-1 ATS in SEC, scoring 96.2 ppg.
Alabama was held to 78-81 points in its two losses.
Crimson Tide is 10-2 vs top 100 teams, 6-2 vs top 50 teams.
Alabama is shooting 61.7% inside the arc (#3)


Alabama has won the last seven series games.
SEC home favorites are 11-5 ATS in conference games.


Texas A&M @ Kentucky (-6.5)
Texas A&M (13-3, 2-1)
KenPom rating: 15
Tempo: 221
Experience: 13
Continuity: 7
Texas A&M won nine of its last ten games.
Aggies are 8-2 vs top 100 teams, 6-2 vs top 50 teams.
Texas A&M is grabbing 44.1% of its missed shots (#1)
Aggies are forcing turnovers 21.3% of time (#35)
Texas A&M don’t shoot well (#259 eFG%).


Kentucky (13-3, 2-1)
KenPom rating: 21
Tempo: 30
Experience: 4
Continuity: 355
Kentucky is 3-2 in last five games, after a 10-1 start.
Wildcats are 2-1 in SEC, despite giving up 90.7 ppg.
Kentucky is 6-3 vs top 100 teams.
In their losses, Wildcats were held to 65-66-69 points.
Kentucky has #24 eFG% in the country.

A&M beat Kentucky twice LY, including 97-87 in SEC tourney.
SEC home favorites are 11-5 ATS in conference games.


Baylor @ Arizona (-5.5)
Baylor (11-4, 3-1)
KenPom rating: 18
Tempo: 283
Experience: 29
Continuity: 231
Baylor is 3-1 SU/ATS in conference games.
Three of their four losses were by 15+ points.
Baylor is 1-3 SU in true road games.
Baylor is 5-4 vs top 100 teams.
Bears are forcing turnovers 21.5% of time (#26)
Baylor is #20 team in country on offensive boards.

Arizona (12-4, 2-3)
KenPom rating: 51
Tempo: 21
Experience: 60
Continuity: 28
Arizona is 4-0 SU in Big X, 0-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Road team is 4-0 ATS in Arizona’s Big X games.
Wildcats won their last six games, after a 4-5 start.
Wildcats are #9 team in country on offensive boards.
Arizona is 4-5 against top 100 teams.


Big X home favorites are 14-10 ATS in conference games.


Central Florida @ Arizona State (-5.5)
UCF (11-4, 2-2)
KenPom rating: 76
Tempo: 57
Experience: 70
Continuity: 261
UCF lost two of last three games, after a 10-2 start.
Knights are 4-4 against top 100 teams.
UCF is #314 team on defensive boards.
Knights are shooting 47.6% inside arc (#291)
UCF is forcing turnovers 19.8% of time (#67)

Arizona State (10-5, 1-3)
KenPom rating: 60
Tempo: 184
Experience: 110
Continuity: 292
ASU lost four of its last six games, after an 8-1 start.
Sun Devils are 5-5 against top 100 opponents.
ASU has #56 eFG% defense in country.
Sun Devils are 5-2 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
ASU is shooting 36.2% on the arc (#62)


Big X home favorites are 14-10 ATS in conference games.

 

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
VILL at XAV	06:30 PM	VILL +2.5	+500
LOU at SYR	07:00 PM	LOU -8.0	+500
MISS at ALA	07:00 PM	MISS +12.0	+500
ILL at IND	07:00 PM	IND +3.5	+500
UNT at ECU	07:00 PM	UNT -3.0	+500
BUFF at BGSU	07:00 PM	BGSU -7.5	+500
SLU at VCU	07:00 PM	SLU +10.0	+500
EMU at CMU	07:00 PM	CMU -7.0	+500
MSST at AUB	07:00 PM	AUB -8.0	+500
M-OH at NIU	07:00 PM	M-OH -10.0	+500
BALL at OHIO	07:00 PM	OHIO -10.0	+500
TAM at UK	07:00 PM	TAM +6.5	+500
WMU at KENT	07:00 PM	KENT -13.0	+500
MARQ at DEP	07:00 PM	MARQ -12.5	+500
TOL at AKR	07:00 PM	AKR -6.5	+500
VALP at BEL	07:30 PM	BEL -7.0	+500
CHAR at WICH	07:30 PM	WICH -10.5	+500
GTWN at SJU	07:30 PM	SJU -9.5	+500
EVAN at UNI	08:00 PM	UNI -13.5	+500
UTSA at RICE	08:00 PM	RICE -4.0	+500
UALR at SEMO	08:30 PM	SEMO -1.5	+500
PROV at CREI	08:30 PM	PROV +9.0	+500
OSU at WIS	09:00 PM	WIS -6.5	+500
TTU at KSU	09:00 PM	KSU +7.0	+500
MIA at DUKE	09:00 PM	MIA +23.5	+500
CLEM at GT	09:00 PM	CLEM -6.0	+500
ARK at LSU	09:00 PM	ARK -1.0	+500
OKST at BYU	09:00 PM	BYU -14.0	+500
WYO at BSU	09:00 PM	BSU -12.5	+500
AFA at NEV	10:00 PM	AFA +19.0	+500
UNM at SJSU	10:00 PM	SJSU +9.5	+500
IOWA at USC	10:30 PM	IOWA +2.5	+500
BAY at ARIZ	11:00 PM	ARIZ -5.5	+500
UCF at ASU	11:00 PM	ASU -3.5	+500
CSU at SDSU	11:00 PM	SDSU -7.0	+500

 

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COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !

01/14/2025.............9 - 9 - 0.......................50.00%.................- 4.50
01/13/2025...........10 - 15 - 1....................40.00%.................- 32.50
01/12/2025............13 - 11 - 1....................54.16%.................+ 4.50
01/11/2025...............7 - 2 - 0....................77.77%..................+ 24.00
01/10/2025........ .....9 - 11 - 0...................45.00%...................- 15.50
01/09/2025.............33 - 22 - 1...................60.00%..................+ 44.00
01/08/2025.............21 - 31 - 0...................40.38%...................- 65.50
01/07/2025.............19 - 20 - 0...................48.71%...................- 15.00
01/06/2025...............7 - 14 - 0...................33.33%...................- 42.00
01/05/2025..............15 - 12 - 0..................55.55%...................+ 9.00
01/04/2025..............57 - 50 - 1...................53.27%..................+ 10.00
01/03/2025...............9 - 14 - 0...................39.13%...................- 32.00
01/02/2025..............34 - 34 - 3...................50.00%..................- 17.00
01/01/2025................11 - 6 - 0...................64.70%..................+ 22.00

TOTALS................254 - 252 - 7....................50.19%..................- 109.50

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Six most experienced teams in college basketball:
— Kansas (12-3, 3-1)
— Xavier (11-7, 3-4)
— Ole Miss (15-2, 4-0)
— Kentucky (14-3, 3-1)
— Memphis (13-3, 3-0)
— Louisville (13-5, 6-1)

Quote of the Day
“I never split 9’s.”
Wayne Gretzky, playing blackjack in a Bet MGM commercial.

Sunday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens came into being in 1996; they weren’t an expansion team. Where did the Ravens call home, before they moved to Baltimore?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Oceans Thirteen, Ellen Barkin played Al Pacino’s assistant, running the new Bank Casino.

Monday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played his college football at Northern Iowa.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— Missouri 83, Florida 82 OT
Mizzou survived going 18-29 on foul line.
Caleb Grill had 22 points for Mizzou; he didn’t start.
Loss ends Florida’s 16-game home winning streak.

— Marquette 85, DePaul 83 OT
DePaul led by 4 points with 0:54 left in regulation.
DePaul is 0-7 in Big East; three of the losses were in overtime.
Blue Demons have lost their last 40 Big East regular season games.
Marquette is 6-0 in Big East, with four wins by 8 or fewer points.

— Ole Miss 74, Alabama 64
Ole Miss was +14 in turnovers (21-7)
Alabama had scored 96.3 ppg in its first three SEC games.
Malik Dia scored 23 points, had 19 rebounds for Ole Miss.
Crimson Tide was only 5-20 on the arc.

— Central Florida 95, Arizona State 89
Keyshawn Hall scored 29 points……in the first half.
UCF was 12-26 on the arc, Sun Devils were 12-24.
Arizona State is 2-5 in its last seven games; they’re 1-4 in Big X.

— St John’s 63, Georgetown 58
St John’s has won four in row, 10 of last 11 games.
Hoyas led by 15 with 2:43 left in first half.
St John’s was +9 in turnovers (19-10)
Red Storm was 8-24 on arc (21.3% in seven Big East games)

— Famous birthdays, January 15:
Andrea Martin, 79
Bobby Grich, 76
Ernie DiGregorio, 74
Randy White, 72
Delino DeShields, 56
Eddie Cahill, 47
Drew Brees, 46
Matt Holliday, 45
Mitch Garver, 34
Triston Casas, 25

— Arizona 81, Baylor 70
Arizona has won seven in a row, after a 4-5 start.
Wildcats led this game 42-19 at halftime.
Baylor is 1-4 in true road games; the win was in OT at Arizona State.

— LSU 78, Arkansas 74
LSU was 26-28 on foul line, Razorbacks 11-13.
Arkansas led by 12 points, midway thru first half.
Arkansas is 0-4 in SEC games, after going 11-2 out of conference.

— Wisconsin 70, Ohio State 68
Badgers led this game 37-20 at halftime.
Wisconsin was 25-28 on foul line, Buckeyes 13-15.
Ohio State lost three of last four games, is 2-4 in Big 18.

— USC 99, Iowa 89
Trojans are 3-3 in Big 18, scoring 85-82-99 points in the wins.
In their conference losses, USC was held to 60-74-69 points.
USC shot 10-15 on the arc; they led 48-32 at halftime.

— Upsets of the Day:
Western Michigan (+13) 94, Kent State 83
Ole Miss (+12) 74, Alabama 64
Missouri (+10.5) 83, Florida 82
Central Florida (+5.5) 95, Arizona State 89
San Jose State (+8.5) 71, New Mexico 70
Tex-San Antonio (+4) 90, Rice 84

— The other night I stumbled upon an NFL Films show on the Roku Channel, about the 2023 draft. The show featured on the draft rooms of Panthers, Jaguars, Colts, Cowboys.
It was startling that two of Jerry Jones’ grandsons were sitting just behind him near the head of the table, and that he asked them questions a couple times. He pays his scouts/coaches a ton of money, not sure why he was asking the young people questions, though one of them had gone to school with a player that Dallas was considering taking.
Anyway, if you have the Roku Channel and you like the NFL, it is worth watching.

— Troy Aikman said something startling on SportsCenter after the Wild Card Game Monday night; Scott Van Pelt called the Cowboys’ head coaching job “a coveted job” but Aikman didn’t agree, saying it wasn’t a coveted job, inferring that the front office interferes enough that it makes the coach’s job more difficult than it should be.

— Minnesota Vikings went 14-4 this year; two different times, they lost consecutive games to the Lions/Rams- they were 0-4 against those teams, 14-0 against everyone else.

— As I type this, Ravens are a 1-point road favorite in Buffalo Sunday night; this would be the first time in 19 home NFL playoff games that the Bills have been an underdog.

— Ex-UNLV QB Matthew Sluka, who played at Holy Cross before transferring to UNLV, has now transferred to James Madison, where he re-unites with coach Bob Chesney, who coached him at Holy Cross.
Sluka played three games for UNLV this year but bolted after three games because of a dispute over NIL money; Rebles played better when Hajj-Malik Williams became UNLV’s QB.

— Cleveland Browns named TE coach/tight ends coach pass game specialist Tommy Rees their new offensive coordinator, replacing Ken Dorsey, who was fired after one season.

 

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Wednesday, January 15

5 of Wednesday’s best college basketball games:

South Carolina @ Vanderbilt (-8.5)
South Carolina (10-6, 0-3)
KenPom rating: 74
Tempo: 273
Experience: 125
Continuity: 85
South Carolina is 0-3 in SEC games, losing by 35-20-3 points.
Gamecocks are 1-5 vs top 100 teams.
South Carolina’s best win: 91-88 in OT over #28 Clemson
Gamecocks are getting 23.5% of their points on foul line (#24)

Vanderbilt (13-3, 1-2)
KenPom rating: 54
Tempo: 51
Experience: 65
Continuity: 343
Vandy lost its last two games, after a 13-1 start.
Commodores are 13-0 when they score more than 70 points.
Vandy is 3-3 vs top 100 teams.
Commodores are forcing turnovers 22.4% of the time (#17)
Favorites are 3-0 ATS in their SEC games.


Teams split their last six series games.
SEC home favorites are 13-7 ATS in conference games.


Kansas @ Iowa State (-6.5)
Kansas (12-3, 3-1)
KenPom rating: 7
Tempo: 142
Experience: 1
Continuity: 106
Kansas won five of its last six games
Jayhawks are 7-3 vs top 100 teams (schedule #13)
In its losses, Kansas was held to 63-67-61 points.
Jayhawks are 2nd-worst team in country at getting to foul line.
Kansas is #4 eFG% defense in country.

Iowa State (14-1, 4-0)
KenPom rating: 4
Tempo: 102
Experience: 23
Continuity: 35
Iowa State won its last eleven games.
Cyclones are 8-1 vs top 100 teams (schedule #54)
Iowa State is forcing turnovers 22.2% of time (#21)
Cyclones are shooting 58.6% inside arc (#14)
Iowa State’s only loss: 83-81 on neutrals court, to #1 Auburn.


Kansas won eight of last ten series games.
Big X home favorites are 16-11 ATS in conference games.


Georgia @ Tennessee (-11.5)
Georgia (14-2, 2-1)
KenPom rating: 36
Tempo: 222
Experience: 142
Continuity: 221
Georgia has won nine of its last ten games.
Dawgs are 5-2 against top 100 teams.
Georgia’s losses: 80-69 Marquette/63-51 Ole Miss
Dawgs have #12 eFG% defense in country.
Georgia is #9 team in country on offensive boards.


Tennessee (15-1, 2-1)
KenPom rating: 5
Tempo: 322
Experience: 18
Continuity: 156
Tennessee has #2 eFG% defense in country.
Vols are 5-1 vs top 100 teams.
Tennessee is #7 team in country on offensive boards.
Vols’ only loss: 73-43 at #6 Florida last week.
Florida game was only time TY Vols allowed more than 70 points.

Tennessee won last four series games.
SEC home favorites are 13-7 ATS in conference games.


Texas @ Oklahoma (-2.5)
Texas (11-5, 0-3)
KenPom rating: 38
Tempo: 219
Experience: 17
Continuity: 274
Texas lost its last three games, giving up 80.3 ppg.
Longhorns are 2-5 against top 100 teams, 0-5 vs top 50 teams.
Texas’ best win: 67-58 vs #91 St Joe’s.
Longhorns have #28 eFG% defense in country.
Texas has #21 eFG% offense in country.

Oklahoma (13-3, 0-3)
KenPom rating: 45
Tempo: 199
Experience: 64
Continuity: 249
Oklahoma lost its last three games, giving up 86.3 ppg.
Sooners are 4-3 vs top 100 teams.
Oklahoma has #28 eFG% in the country.
Sooners are #319 team in country on defensive boards.
Oklahoma is 4-1 in games decided by 5 or fewer points.


Texas won last seven series games.
SEC home favorites are 13-7 ATS in conference games.


Utah State (-4.5) @ UNLV
Utah State (16-1, 6-0)
KenPom rating: 43
Tempo: 109
Experience: 111
Continuity: 167
Utah State won its last six games.
Aggies are 3-0 on MW road, winning by 1-5-7 points.
Utah State’s one loss: 75-73 at home to #65 Cal-San Diego.
Aggies are 7-1 vs teams ranked in the top 125.
Utah State is shooting 58.4% inside arc (#15)

UNLV (9-7, 3-2)
KenPom rating: 103
Tempo: 285
Experience: 118
Continuity: 228
UNLV lost its last two games, scoring 59-62 points.
Rebels are 0-7 vs top 100 teams.
UNLV’s best win: 72-65 over #125 New Mexico State
Rebels are shooting 38.2% on the arc (#25)
UNLV is #325 team in country on defensive boards.


Utah State won last six series games.
Mountain West home dogs are 5-7 ATS in conference games.

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday, January 15​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
WCU at VMI	06:00 PM	VMI -3.0 U 147.0	+500 +500
SCAR at VAN	06:00 PM	SCAR +8.5 U 143.0	+500 +500
LAF at ARMY	06:00 PM	ARMY +1.0 U 137.5	+500 +500
LEH at BU	06:00 PM	BU -4.0 O 133.0	+500 +500
DAV at LAS	06:30 PM	DAV -1.5 O 147.0	+500 +500
STAN at WAKE	06:30 PM	WAKE -7.5 U 142.0	+500 +500
CHSO at WIN	06:30 PM	WIN -10.5 U 160.0	+500 +500
SCUS at UNCA	06:30 PM	UNCA -12.0 O 162.0	+500 +500
SAM at MER	07:00 PM	SAM -5.5 U 165.0	+500 +500
UAB at USF	07:00 PM	UAB -2.5 U 156.5	+500 +500
SIU at MOSU	07:00 PM	MOSU -4.5 O 135.5	+500 +500
CIT at UNCG	07:00 PM	CIT +17.0 O 132.0	+500 +500
KU at ISU	07:00 PM	KU +6.0 O 144.0	+500 +500
MASS at FOR	07:00 PM	MASS +1.0 U 153.5	+500 +500
IPFW at WRST	07:00 PM	WRST +1.0 U 152.0	+500 +500
ETSU at FUR	07:00 PM	ETSU +3.0 O 142.5	+500 +500
NKU at CLEV	07:00 PM	CLEV -4.0 U 130.5	+500 +500
GMU at DAY	07:00 PM	DAY -7.5 O 134.0	+500 +500
NCST at VT	07:00 PM	NCST -2.0 U 133.0	+500 +500
RICH at SBON	07:00 PM	SBON -13.0 O 133.0	+500 +500
DUQ at GW	07:00 PM	GW -3.5 O 135.5	+500 +500
HALL at BUT	07:00 PM	BUT -6.5 O 138.0	+500 +500
WOF at CHAT	07:00 PM	CHAT -3.0 U 147.5	+500 +500
CAL at UNC	07:00 PM	CAL +14.5 U 161.0	+500 +500
HC at BUCK	07:00 PM	HC +6.0 O 134.0	+500 +500
WEBB at RAD	07:00 PM	RAD -5.5 U 145.5	+500 +500
COLG at NAVY	07:00 PM	COLG -3.5 O 137.0	+500 +500
FAU at TULN	07:30 PM	FAU -1.5 O 153.0	+500 +500
TROY at ULM	07:30 PM	TROY -12.0 O 136.0	+500 +500
PSU at MSU	07:30 PM	MSU -11.5 U 156.0	+500 +500
MURR at UIC	08:00 PM	MURR +1.0 U 139.5	+500 +500
WVU at HOU	08:00 PM	HOU -17.0 O 123.5	+500 +500
UGA at TENN	08:00 PM	UGA +11.0 O 134.0	+500 +500
USM at USA	08:00 PM	USM +11.5 U 139.5	+500 +500
UTAH at TCU	08:00 PM	TCU -4.5 U 143.0	+500 +500
GAST at TXST	08:00 PM	TXST -9.5 U 146.0	+500 +500
INST at BRAD	08:00 PM	BRAD -7.5 U 154.5	+500 +500
PITT at FSU	09:00 PM	PITT -2.0 U 150.5	+500 +500
ILST at DRKE	09:00 PM	DRKE -9.5 O 124.0	+500 +500
NEOM at DEN	09:00 PM	DEN +4.5 O 150.0	+500 +500
CIN at COLO	09:00 PM	CIN -2.5 O 135.0	+500 +500
URI at L-IL	09:00 PM	L-IL -5.0 U 145.0	+500 +500
SMU at UVA	09:00 PM	SMU -6.5 U 135.0	+500 +500
PUR at WASH	09:30 PM	PUR -7.0 O 146.0	+500 +500
TEX at OKLA	10:00 PM	OKLA -2.5 U 149.0	+500 +500
USU at UNLV	11:00 PM	USU -4.5 U 149.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !

01/15/2025...........19 - 28 - 0....................40.42%................- 59.00
01/14/2025.............9 - 9 - 0.....................50.00%.................- 4.50
01/13/2025...........10 - 15 - 1....................40.00%.................- 32.50
01/12/2025............13 - 11 - 1....................54.16%.................+ 4.50
01/11/2025...............7 - 2 - 0....................77.77%..................+ 24.00
01/10/2025........ .....9 - 11 - 0...................45.00%...................- 15.50
01/09/2025.............33 - 22 - 1...................60.00%..................+ 44.00
01/08/2025.............21 - 31 - 0...................40.38%...................- 65.50
01/07/2025.............19 - 20 - 0...................48.71%...................- 15.00
01/06/2025...............7 - 14 - 0...................33.33%...................- 42.00
01/05/2025..............15 - 12 - 0..................55.55%...................+ 9.00
01/04/2025..............57 - 50 - 1...................53.27%..................+ 10.00
01/03/2025...............9 - 14 - 0...................39.13%...................- 32.00
01/02/2025..............34 - 34 - 3...................50.00%..................- 17.00
01/01/2025................11 - 6 - 0...................64.70%..................+ 22.00

TOTALS................273 - 280 - 7....................49.36%..................- 168.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Six of the least experienced teams in college basketball:
— IU Indy (Horizon)
— Tarleton State (WAC)
— Tennessee-Martin (OVC)
— Eastern Washington (Big Sky)
— Citadel (Southern)
— Fresno State (Mountain West)

Quote of the Day
“This time of year doesn’t really reward you to be timid.”
Rams’ QB Matthew Stafford

Thursday’s quiz
What Hall of Fame coach led both the Rams and Eagles to a Super Bowl?

Wednesday’s quiz
Baltimore Ravens came into being in 1996; they weren’t an expansion team; they were the Cleveland Browns, before they moved to Baltimore.
The Browns were an expansion team starting in 1999, but the NFL let them keep all the old Browns’ records.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Oceans Thirteen, Ellen Barkin played Al Pacino’s assistant, running the new Bank Casino.

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

— Our thoughts go out to Chargers’ coach Jim Harbaugh, who will have a cardiac ablation this offseason. Harbaugh had an issue this season with atrial flutter, a type of arrhythmia that causes the heart to beat at an abnormally high rate.
Harbaugh wore a heart monitor for two weeks during the season.
He will also have a hip replacement during this off-season.

— Iowa State 74, Kansas 57
Cyclones have won 12 games in a row; their only loss was on November 25.
Iowa State is forcing turnovers 22.3% of time (#18)
Kansas is 5-4 in its last nine games, after a 7-0 start.
Jayhawks are only 13-10 in their last 23 Big X regular season games.

— Butler 82, Seton Hall 77
Bulldogs snap their nine-game losing skid.
Butler shot 65.5% inside the arc.
Seton Hall has lost seven of its last eight games.

— Fort Wayne 120, Wright State 113, 2 OTs
Wright State led by 5 with 0:29 left in the first OT.
Fort Wayne shot 16-33 on the arc, scored 1.32 points/possession.
Fort Wayne was +9 in turnovers (16-7).

— LaSalle 79, Davidson 76
Davidson led by 17 with 4:40 left in first half,
Explorers were 16-23 on foul line, Davidson 6-8.
Deuce Jones played all 40:00, had 23 points, five assists.

— Famous birthdays, January 16:
Glen Walker, 73
Dave Stapleton, 71
Gerald Henderson, 69
Jack McDowell, 59
Don MacLean, 55
Joe Horn, 53
Jack Cust, 46
Albert Pujols, 45
Joe Flacco, 40
Mark Trumbo, 39
Brendan Donovan, 28
Andrew Nembhard, 25

— Chattanooga 83, Wofford 81 OT
Wofford led by 6 with 1:07 left in regulation.
Wofford led 34-14 midway thru the first half.
Chattanooga shot 16-33 on the arc.

— Upsets of the Night:
George Mason (+7.5) 67, Dayton 59
Mercer (+5.5) 73, Samford 70
Duquesne (+4) 73, George Washington 65

— Texas Longhorns’ QB Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL Draft; he was 21-5 as the Texas QB, led Longhorns to the national semi-finals the last two years. He threw for 3,472 yards this year, with 31 TD’s, 12 INT’s.

— Chicago Bears have already interviewed 11 people for their vacant head coaching job; the Jets have interviewed 10 candidates for their head coaching job.

— When ESPN has Sunday Night Baseball, teams are only allowed to be on five times a year; the Dodgers’ five appearances will all be in the first ten weeks of the season.

— The International Signing Period in baseball started Wednesday; Orioles signed 22 players

— A’s signed an 18-year old Japanese kid for $1,510,500; he plays shortstop and pitches.
Two things are unusual here:
1) Japanese players very rarely skip the NPB completely before they bolt the country.
2) The A’s paid a living human being $1.5M to play ball; good for them.

— OF Manuel Margot played for the Twins last year; he was 0 for 30 as a pinch-hitter, he hit .263 in his other 285 at-bats.

— Roy Hibbert is a studio analyst for CBS Sports Network; he told a story Tuesday night, about when he was playing and had a rough game, as he walked to the locker room, a disgruntled fan said to him, “I hope you tear your ACL”
Fans can be fickle, for sure.

 

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, January 16

5 of Thursday’s best college basketball games:

Memphis (-8.5) @ Temple
Memphis (13-3, 3-0)
KenPom rating: 34
Tempo: 50
Experience: 5
Continuity: 316
Memphis won last four games, last two by 4 points each.
Tigers are 6-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100.
Memphis is shooting 40% on the arc (#6).
Memphis is getting 23.7% of its points on foul line (#21)
Tigers are #324 team on defensive boards.

Temple (10-6, 2-1)
KenPom rating: 121
Tempo: 68
Experience: 49
Continuity: 191
Temple won five of its last seven games.
Owls are 0-2 vs top 100 teams, losing by 9-29 points.
Temple’s best win: 62-61 vs #109 Davidson
Owls have #54 eFG% defense in country.
Temple is getting 24.6% of its points on foul line (#10)


Memphis won last six series games.
AAC home underdogs are 5-4 ATS in conference games.


Appalachian State (-3.5) @ Old Dominion
Appalachian State (9-7, 3-2)
KenPom rating: 133
Tempo: 142
Experience: 79
Continuity: 258
App State won its last three games, by 11-23-20 points.
ASU is 0-4 in true road games, scoring 60.8 ppg.
App State is 3-1 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
ASU has #42 eFG% defense in country.
App State is 2-4 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.

Old Dominion (8-9, 4-1)
KenPom rating: 295
Tempo: 213
Experience: 237
Continuity: 269
Old Dominion is 4-1 in Sun Belt, with two OT wins.
Monarchs are 2-7 vs teams ranked in top 200.
Old Dominion has #343 eFG% in country.
Monarchs are #268 team on defensive boards.
Old Dominion is 5-4 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.


App State won three of last four series games.
Sun Belt home underdogs are 16-9 ATS in conference games.


Merrimack @ Quinnipiac (-2.5)
Merrimack (8-8, 5-0)
KenPom rating: 188
Tempo: 322
Experience: 275
Continuity: 127
Merrimack is 7-2 in last nine games, after a 1-6 start.
Warriors are 7-1 vs teams ranked outside top 200.
Merrimack forces turnovers 21% of time (#39)
Warriors are #359 team on defensive boards.
Merrimack has allowed only 59 ppg in its MAAC games.


Quinnipiac (9-8, 5-1)
KenPom rating: 211
Tempo: 46
Experience: 174
Continuity: 28
Quinnipiac won four of its last five games.
Bobcats have #345 eFG% in the country.
Quinnipiac is 1-4 vs teams ranked in top 200.
Bobcats’ best win: 75-69 OT over #179 Hofstra.
Opponents are shooting only 46.9% inside arc (#52)

This is teams’ first meeting as MAAC rivals.
MAAC home favorites are 11-11 ATS in conference games.


Cal-Riverside @ Cal-Santa Barbara (-6.5)
Cal-Riverside (10-7, 3-2)
KenPom rating: 183
Tempo: 185
Experience: 280
Continuity: 34
Riverside lost last two games, giving up 81-83 points.
UCR is 2-5 vs teams ranked in top 150.
Riverside has #298 eFG% in the country.
UCR is 6-2 in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
Opponents are shooting 53.8% inside arc (#267)

Cal-Santa Barbara (11-5, 3-2)
KenPom rating: 139
Tempo: 321
Experience: 57
Continuity: 171
UCSB won its last three games, by 3-12-3 points.
Gauchos are 2-3 vs teams ranked in top 200.
UCSB is shooting 38.9% on the arc (#19)
Gauchos are #48 team in country on defensive boards.
UCSB is 4-2 in games decided by 6 or fewer points.


Riverside won four of last five series games.
Big West home favorites are 11-7 ATS in conference games.


Gonzaga (-9.5) @ Oregon State
Gonzaga (14-4, 5-0)
KenPom rating: 9
Tempo: 63
Experience: 11
Continuity: 2
Gonzaga is 5-0 SU/1-4 ATS in WCC games.
Zags are 5-4 against top 100 teams.
Gonzaga has #31 eFG% offense, #52 eFG% defense.
Zags are 2-4 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Gonzaga is shooting 57.4% inside the arc (#26)

Oregon State (13-5, 3-2)
KenPom rating: 67
Tempo: 316
Experience: 239
Continuity: 260
OSU split its last six games, after a 10-2 start.
Beavers are 1-4 vs top 100 opponents.
OSU’s best win: 67-55 over #56 Cal-Irvine.
Beavers have #51 eFG% defense in country.
Three of their five losses were by 3 or fewer points.


WCC home underdogs are 4-6 ATS in conference games.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Thursday, January 16

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday, January 16​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
UNH at UMBC	06:00 PM	UMBC -13.5 O 151.5	+500 +500
STON at DEL	06:30 PM	DEL -10.5 O 150.5	+500 +500
BRY at ALBY	06:30 PM	ALBY +2.5 U 159.5	+500 +500
UWG at FGCU	06:30 PM	FGCU -12.5 O 143.0	+500 +500
LIP at BELL	06:30 PM	BELL +14.5 O 144.0	+500 +500
MSM at RID	07:00 PM	MSM -1.5 U 139.0	+500 +500
WM at HAMP	07:00 PM	HAMP +3.5 O 151.0	+500 +500
UNA at JAC	07:00 PM	JAC +1.0 U 142.5	+500 +500
LT at JVST	07:00 PM	JVST +3.0 O 140.5	+500 +500
ELON at DREX	07:00 PM	DREX -1.5 U 133.5	+500 +500
MRST at SPC	07:00 PM	SPC -1.0 O 122.5	+500 +500
NIAG at FAIR	07:00 PM	FAIR -1.0 O 135.5	+500 +500
MICH at MINN	07:00 PM	MICH -10.0 U 144.5	+500 +500
MRSH at JMU	07:00 PM	JMU -6.5 O 146.0	+500 +500
MEM at TEM	07:00 PM	TEM +8.5 O 156.5	+500 +500
GASO at CCAR	07:00 PM	CCAR -1.5 O 140.5	+500 +500
NMSU at FIU	07:00 PM	NMSU -3.0 O 143.5	+500 +500
HP at LONG	07:00 PM	HP -4.5 O 152.5	+500 +500
CAN at IONA	07:00 PM	IONA -11.5 U 142.0	+500 +500
APP at ODU	07:00 PM	ODU +3.5 O 135.0	+500 +500
BING at UVM	07:00 PM	UVM -11.5 O 126.5	+500 +500
MONM at NCAT	07:00 PM	NCAT +2.0 U 153.5	+500 +500
NE at UNCW	07:00 PM	UNCW -6.0 O 142.5	+500 +500
SHSU at KENN	07:00 PM	KENN +1.0 O 161.5	+500 +500
CARK at UNF	07:00 PM	UNF -10.0 U 158.5	+500 +500
HOF at TOWS	07:00 PM	TOWS -4.5 O 124.5	+500 +500
MW at QUIN	07:00 PM	QUIN -3.5 O 134.0	+500 +500
SHU at SIE	07:00 PM	SIE -1.0 U 143.5	+500 +500
COFC at CAMP	07:00 PM	COFC -4.5 U 153.5	+500 +500
QNC at STET	07:00 PM	QNC -5.0 U 157.0	+500 +500
WIU at MORE	07:30 PM	MORE -7.5 U 130.5	+500 +500
UMKC at NDSU	08:00 PM	NDSU -9.0 U 140.5	+500 +500
ULL at ARST	08:00 PM	ARST -17.0 O 147.5	+500 +500
EKY at PEAY	08:00 PM	EKY -3.0 O 141.5	+500 +500
UVU at UTA	08:00 PM	UVU -1.0 U 145.5	+500 +500
CBU at TST	08:00 PM	CBU -3.0 U 130.5	+500 +500
SAC at NAU	08:00 PM	NAU -8.0 U 137.5	+500 +500
PRST at UNCO	08:00 PM	UNCO -10.0 O 153.5	+500 +500
ORU at SDAK	08:00 PM	SDAK -8.0 O 172.5	+500 +500
UND at SDST	08:00 PM	SDST -12.0 U 156.5	+500 +500
SIUE at TNST	08:30 PM	SIUE -1.0 U 142.5	+500 +500
SEMO at TNTC	08:30 PM	TNTC -1.5 U 144.0	+500 +500
EIU at UTM	08:30 PM	UTM -5.5 U 136.5	+500 +500
LINW at USI	08:30 PM	USI -1.5 O 143.5	+500 +500
MTST at IDST	09:00 PM	IDST -2.0 O 138.5	+500 +500
AC at GC	09:00 PM	AC +13.5 O 144.5	+500 +500
MONT at WEB	09:00 PM	WEB -1.5 U 146.0	+500 +500
UTEP at LIB	09:00 PM	UTEP +8.0 O 134.0	+500 +500
MD at NW	09:00 PM	NW +2.5 U 140.0	+500 +500
RUTG at NEB	09:00 PM	NEB -8.5 U 146.5	+500 +500
DSU at SEA	10:00 PM	DSU +11.5 U 141.0	+500 +500
PAC at PORT	10:00 PM	PORT -2.5 O 147.5	+500 +500
WSU at USD	10:00 PM	WSU -12.0 U 154.5	+500 +500
SF at PEPP	10:00 PM	SF -6.5 U 149.0	+500 +500
UCRV at UCSB	10:00 PM	UCSB -6.0 U 140.5	+500 +500
SCU at LMU	10:00 PM	SCU -5.0 U 148.5	+500 +500
UCD at CP	10:00 PM	CP -4.5 U 156.0	+500 +500
CSF at UCI	10:00 PM	CSF +19.5 O 136.5	+500 +500
UCSD at LBSU	10:00 PM	LBSU +14.5 U 136.5	+500 +500
GONZ at ORST	11:00 PM	ORST +9.5 U 151.0	+500 +500