CNOTES 2024-2025 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, April 20

NBA

Sunday, April 20

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Trend Report
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Memphis VS Oklahoma City
Memphis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games.
Memphis is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games against Oklahoma City.
Memphis is 0-9 SU in its last 9 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 15-2 ATS in its last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games.
Oklahoma City is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games against Memphis.

Orlando VS Boston
Orlando is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Orlando is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Orlando is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games against Boston.
Orlando is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games.
Boston is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games against Orlando.
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.

Miami VS Cleveland
Miami is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games.
Miami is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games.
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Cleveland.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games.
Cleveland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games against Miami.
Cleveland is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home.

Golden State VS Houston
Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
Golden State is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games.
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Houston.
Golden State is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games against Houston.
Houston is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games.
Houston is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games against Golden State.


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[Cnotes53]

Sunday, April 20​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MEM at OKC	01:00 PM	OKC -13.5 U 230.5	+500 +500
ORL at BOS	03:30 PM	BOS -13.5 U 206.0	+500 +500
MIA at CLE	07:00 PM	MIA +12.5 O 215.5	+500 +500
GS at HOU	09:30 PM	GS +1.0 U 213.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/20/2025..................5 - 1 - 0...............83.33%.............+ 19.50
04/19/2025..................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/18/2025..................0 - 3 - 0...............00.00%............- 16.50
04/16/2025..................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%............- 11.50
04/15/2025..................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00

TOTALS.....................11 - 12 - 0...............47.82%.............- 11.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in runs scored:
145— Cubs
126— Bronx
120— Diamondbacks
117— Reds
112— Brewers
111— Giants

Thought of the Day
“I’m lucky to coach the guys that I do. Players win games. It’s our job to try to help them along a little bit here and there.”
Steve Kerr

Monday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes was the 10th player taken in the 2017 NFL Draft; who was the only QB taken ahead of Mahomes in that draft?

Sunday’s quiz
Mike Trout has played in three playoff games; they were against Kansas City, in 2014.

Saturday’s quiz
In his major league baseball career, Mike Trout has played in three playoff games.

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Monday’s Den: Baseball trends after the year’s first seven series…….​

— Arizona (13-9)
Diamondbacks are 6-1 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Arizona is 11-5 vs right starters, 2-4 vs lefties.
Under is 5-1 in their last six home games.

— Braves (8-13)
Atlanta won five of its last six home games.
Braves are 2-11 on the road.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

— Cubs (14-10)
Chicago won 12 of its last 18 games.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine home games.
Cubs haven’t played any divisional rivals; they lead NL Central by a game.

— Reds (11-11)
Reds won seven of their last nine games.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
Reds are 1-3 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Rockies (4-17)
Colorado lost eight of last nine games, scoring 17 runs in the losses.
Rockies are 1-11 on the road (under 8-4).
Rockies fired their hitting coach, hired former manager Clint Hurdle to replace him.

— Dodgers (16-7)
Dodgers are 8-7 since their 8-0 start.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Dodgers are 15-3 when they score 3+ runs.

— Marlins (9-12)
Marlins are 1-6 in series openers.
Miami scored in 1st inning in only one of last ten games.
Over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.

— Brewers (12-10)
Milwaukee won nine of its last 12 home games.
Brewers are 0-5 on the road if they score less than seven runs.
Brewers scored in 1st inning in only three of 22 games.

— Mets (15-7)
Mets won 13 of their last 17 games.
Mets are 6-1 in series openers.
Under is 11-5 in their last 16 games.

— Phillies (13-9)
Phillies are 11-5 vs righty starters, 2-4 vs lefties.
Phillies won Cristopher Sanchez’ last 11 starts.
Philly scored in 1st inning in seven of last 10 home games.

— Pirates (8-15)
Pittsburgh is 6-7 at home, 2-8 on the road.
Under is 8-3 in their last 11 games.
Pirates haven’t made the playoffs since 2015.

— St Louis (9-13)
Cardinals are 8-4 at home, 1-9 on road.
Eight of their last eleven games stayed under the total.
St Louis is 1-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Padres (16-6)
Padres are 12-1 at home, 4-5 on the road.
San Diego is 15-3 when they score 2 or more runs.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
1B Luis Arraez got hurt Sunday (concussion??); check status

— Giants (14-8)
Giants are 12-2 vs rightly pitchers, 2-6 vs lefties.
SF is 9-3 vs American League teams, 5-5 vs NL teams.
Over is 9-2 in their last eleven games.

— Washington (9-13)
Nationals lost six of their last nine games.
Washington 3 or fewer runs in six of last seven games.
Nats scored in 1st inning in 4 of 9 home games, 2 of 13 on the road.

— Famous birthdays, April 21st:
Dick Green, 84
John Vella, 75
Tony Danza, 74
Mark Olberding, 69
Jesse Orosco, 68
Andie McDowell, 67
Gerald Paddio, 60
Rob Riggle, 55
Craig Nall, 46
Tony Romo, 45
Rodney Stuckey, 39
Joc Pederson, 33

— Orioles (9-12)
Baltimore is 6-10 in its last 16 games.
Orioles are 8-1 when they score 5+ runs, 1-11 when they don’t.
Over is 8-1 in their last nine home games.

— Red Sox (12-11)
Boston won four of its last five games.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Red Sox are 11-8 vs righty starters, 1-3 vs lefties.

— White Sox (5-16)
Chicago lost 13 of its last 16 games.
White Sox are 4-8 at home, 1-8 on the road.
Chicago scored 19 runs in its last eight games.

— Cleveland (12-9)
Cleveland is 6-1 in series openers.
Cleveland is 7-2 against its AL Central rivals.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

— Detroit (13-9)
Detroit is 6-1 at home, 5-7 on the road.
Tigers are 12-2 when they score 4+ runs.
Under is 11-3 in their last fourteen games.

— Houston (10-11)
Astros are 1-9 in the game following a win.
Under is 6-3 in their road games.
Astros haven’t scored a first inning run in 12 home games.

— Royals (9-14)
Kansas City is 6-4 at home, 3-10 on the road.
Royals’ last five home games stayed under the total.
KC is 7-13 vs righty starters, 2-1 vs lefty starters.

— Angels (11-10)
15 of the Angels’ 21 games have been on the road.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
Halos are 5-1 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Twins (7-15)
Minnesota is 4-5 at home, 3-10 on the road.
Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Twins are 7-3 when they score 4+ runs, 0-12 otherwise.

— Ne
w York (14-8)
New York won seven of its last nine games.
Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
New York is 11-5 vs righty starters, 3-3 vs lefties.



— A’s (10-12)
A’s are 2-7 in Sacramento, 8-5 on the road.
A’s are 2-5 in series openers.
Over is 9-5 in their last fourteen games.



— Seattle (12-10)
Mariners won nine of their last 12 games.
Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Seattle is 8-5 at home, 4-5 on road.



— Tampa Bay (9-13)
Rays lost 12 of their last 18 games.
Under is 14-8 in their games.
Rays are 2-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.



— Texas (13-9)
Texas won 10 of its last 12 home games.
Rangers scored 12 runs in their last five games.
Under is 12-1 in their home games.



— Toronto (12-10)
Blue Jays are 6-4 vs their AL East rivals.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Toronto is 9-9 vs righty starters, 3-1 vs lefties.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, April 21

NBA

Monday, April 21

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Detroit VS New York
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Detroit is 6-13-1 ATS in its last 20 games against New York.
New York is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games against Detroit.
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home.

Los Angeles VS Denver
LA Clippers is 14-4 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 6 games.
LA Clippers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
LA Clippers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Denver.
Denver is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games against LA Clippers.
Denver is 2-13 ATS in its last 15 games at home.


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[Cnotes53]

Monday, April 21​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DET at NY	07:30 PM	DET +7.0 U 222.0	+500 +500
LAC at DEN	10:00 PM	LAC -1.0 O 218.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/21/2025..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.............+ 9.50
04/20/2025..................5 - 1 - 0...............83.33%.............+ 19.50
04/19/2025..................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/18/2025..................0 - 3 - 0...............00.00%............- 16.50
04/16/2025..................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%............- 11.50
04/15/2025..................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00

TOTALS.....................14 - 13 - 0...............51.85%.............- 1.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Most 3-pointers made in the NBA regular season this year:
320— Anthony Edwards, Minn
319— Malik Beasley, Det
311— Steph Curry, GState
265— Derrick White, Bos
255— Payton Pritchard, Bos
251— Tyler Herro, Miami

Thought of the Day
“I did know that Luka was important to the fan base. I didn’t quite know it to what level.”
Mavericks’ GM Nico Harrison, who might be bad at his high-paying job

Tuesday’s quiz
Before Monday night’s win in New York, who was the Detroit Pistons’ coach the last time they won a playoff game?

Monday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes was the 10th player taken in the 2017 NFL Draft; Mitch Trubisky was the only QB taken ahead of Mahomes in that draft, by the Chicago Bears.

Sunday’s quiz
Mike Trout has played in three playoff games; they were against Kansas City, in 2014.

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

— If you ran an NFL franchise right now, would you want Aaron Rodgers on your team?
He won a Super Bowl, but it was 15 years ago; his career record is 164-97-1, 11-10 in playoff games, but his last playoff game was 2021. Rodgers will be 42 in December; he tore his achilles tendon two years ago. His record the last three years is 14-21.
NFL Draft is this week; there are still a couple teams who need a veteran QB, but would Rodgers be the guy you want as a mentor to a young QB? It is an interesting question.

— Late at night at this time of year, I listen to a couple of fantasy baseball podcasts, trying to learn things that could help me improve my team; I’ve found a couple where the guys give out opinions, and they’re smart guys. It helps.
My question is this; sometimes these podcast guys are critical of ballplayers; do any players listen to stuff like this? “Hey honey, the nerdy guy on YouTube thinks I take too many pitches!!!”
Imagine making $15M a year playing ball and caring what some jerk like me sitting on his couch thinks? Makes me laugh.

— Mets-Cardinals game Friday night, they had actor Timothy Robbins in the TV booth for an inning; he was the pitcher in Bull Durham, and is a knowledgeable baseball fun.

— Mackenzie Gore is a very good pitcher for the Washington Nationals; he is 2-2, 3.41 in five starts so far this season.
In his last two starts, Gore struggled a little, giving up six runs in 12 IP, but the Washington bullpen gave up 16 runs in only five innings in those two games. No bueno.

— I was out having lunch last week; one of the TV’s at the bar had cornhole on, for whatever reason. High school kids were playing in some tournament; one of the kid’s first name is Espn, his freakin’ first name is actually Espn.
Why in the name of Chris Berman would someone name their son Espn?
Oy.

— I’m not sure how many buyers they’ll have, but they’re selling pieces of the damaged roof from Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, the roof that got destroyed by a hurricane this winter.

— Tuesday night in Houston, Blue Jays-Astros. Yordan Alvarez comes up with a man on 2nd and two out and Toronto gives him an intentional walk, even though Alvarez is 0-12 with eight strikeouts in his career against Kevin Gausman.
Pitching coach came out to the mound; Gausman looked less than happy. Analytics are fun to think about, but different teams handle them differently, that’s for sure.

— Famous birthdays, April 22nd:
Jack Nicholson, 88
Spencer Haywood, 76
Moose Haas, 69
Terry Francona, 66
Freeman McNeil, 66
Jimmy Key, 64
Jeff Hostetler, 64
Chris Makepeace, 60
Mickey Morandini, 59
Bimbo Coles, 57
Ken Dorsey, 44
Marshawn Lynch, 39
Kevin Kiermaer, 35
Duncan Robinson,. 31
Bowden Francis, 29

NBA playoff series have begun………
— Pistons 100, Knicks 94
Detroit snapped a 15-game losing streak in playoff games.
Cade Cunningham had 33 points, 12 rebounds.
Pistons were 28-34 on foul line, Knicks 16-19
Series is 1-1.

— Clippers 105, Nuggets 102
Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points.
Nuggets out-rebounded Clippers, 50-32.
Denver was only 14-22 on the foul line.
Series is 1-1.

Game 1 summaries:
— Thunder 131, Grizzlies 80
Most decisive Game 1 beating in any series, ever.
Oklahoma City led 68-36 at halftime.
No one on the Thunder played more than 26:00.

— Celtics 103, Magic 86
Boston outscored Orlando 30-18 in third quarter.
Banchero/Wagner shot combined 24-51; rest of Magic were 10-30
Derrick White scored 30 points for the Celtics.

— Cavaliers 121, Heat 100
Ty Jerome scored 28 points in 26:00 off the bench.
Cavaliers outscored Miami 34-21 in 4th quarter.
In his last seven playoff series, Donovan Mitchell scored 30+ points in Game 1.

— Warriors 95, Rockets 85
Golden State led 47-34 at halftime.
Steph Curry scored 31 points (5-9 on arc)
This was the 100th career playoff win for coach Steve Kerr.

— Pacers 117, Bucks 98
Indiana led 67-43 at halftime.
Pacers shot 51.9% from the floor.
Antetokounmpo was 14-23 from floor, other four starters were 5-20.

— Timberwolves 117, Lakers 95
Minnesota led 59-48 at halftime.
Timberwolves made 21-42 shots on the arc.
Doncic/James were 20-40 from floor, rest of Lakers were 13-43 (30.2%)

— Duke star Cooper Flagg surprised no one by saying he will officially enter the NBA draft.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 22

NBA

Tuesday, April 22

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Milwaukee VS Indiana
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 12 games.
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Indiana.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 12 games.
Indiana is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Indiana's last 20 games against Milwaukee.
Indiana is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home.

Memphis VS Oklahoma City
Memphis is 7-13 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis' last 6 games.
Memphis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Memphis is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 11 games against Memphis.
Oklahoma City is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home.

Minnesota VS Los Angeles
Minnesota is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games.
Minnesota is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against LA Lakers.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers' last 5 games against Minnesota.
LA Lakers is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Lakers' last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota.


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[Cnotes53]

Tuesday, April 22​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIL at IND	07:00 PM	IND -4.5 O 228.5	+500 +500
MEM at OKC	07:30 PM	OKC -14.5 O 229.0	+500 +500
MIN at LAL	10:00 PM	MIN +5.5 U 211.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/22/2025..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
04/21/2025..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.............+ 9.50
04/20/2025..................5 - 1 - 0...............83.33%.............+ 19.50
04/19/2025..................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/18/2025..................0 - 3 - 0...............00.00%............- 16.50
04/16/2025..................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%............- 11.50
04/15/2025..................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00

TOTALS.....................18 - 15 - 0...............54.54%..............+ 7.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
First QB taken in last six NFL Drafts……..
2024— Caleb Williams, Bears (USC)
2023— Bryce Young, Panthers (Alabama)
2022— Kenny Pickett, Steelers (Pitt)
2021— Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars (Clemson)
2020— Joe Burrow, Bengals (LSU)
2019— Kyler Murray, Cardinals (Oklahoma)

Thought of the Day
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
Vidal Sassoon

Wednesday’s quiz
Joe Burrow was the first player taken in the 2020 NFL Draft, by the Bengals; who was the next QB taken in that draft?

Tuesday’s quiz
Before Monday night’s win in New York, Flip Saunders was the Detroit Pistons’ coach the last time they won a playoff game.

Monday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes was the 10th player taken in the 2017 NFL Draft; Mitch Trubisky was the only QB taken ahead of Mahomes in that draft, by the Chicago Bears.

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Wednesday’s Den: AL teams’ W-L record, with each starting pitcher​

Records thru Tuesday’s games

— Orioles
Eflin 2-1
Morton 0-5
Kremer 2-3
Sugano 3-1
Povich 1-3
Young 1-0

— Red Sox
Crochet 4-1
Houck 1-4
Buehler 4-1
Pitts 0-3
Newcomb 2-2
Dobbins 2-0
Bello 1-0

— White Sox
Burke 2-3
Cannon 0-5
Perez 2-2
Smith 0-4
Martin 1-4

— Guardians
Lively 3-2
Williams 3-2
Bibee 3-2
Ortiz 2-2
Allen 3-1

— Tigers
Skubal 2-3
Flaherty 1-4
Olson 3-1
Jobe 4-0
Mize 3-1
Montero 1-1

— Famous birthdays, April 23rd:
Lee Majors, 86
Gail Goodrich, 82
Joyce DeWitt, 76
Joe Ferguson, 75 (Bills’ QB)
Uwe von Schamann, 69
Valerie Bertinelli, 65
Greg Meisner, 65
Andruw Jones, 48
Emilio Bonifácio, 40
Gavin Sheets, 29

— Astros
Valdez 2-3
Brown 3-2
Arrighetti 1-1
Blanco 3-2
Wesneski 2-2
Gusto 1-1

— Royals
Ragans 2-3
Lugo 2-3
Bubic 3-2
Lorenzen 1-3
Wacha 2-3

— Angels
Kikuchi 1-4
Soriano 2-3
TAnderson 4-0
Hendricks 2-2
Kochanowicz 2-2

— Twins
Lopez 1-2
Ryan 1-4
Ober 3-2
Paddack 0-4
Woods-Richardson 2-2
Festa 1-1
Topa 0-1

— New York
Rodon 2-3
Fried 5-0
Warren 3-2
Carrasco 2-2
Schmidt 1-1
Stroman 2-1

— Movie of the Day: Draft Day (2014)- At the NFL Draft, Cleveland Browns GM Sonny Weaver (Kevin Costner) has the chance to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick in the draft, but he trades a lot to get it.
Denis Leary plays the Browns’ coach, Frank Langella the Browns’ owner, Jennifer Garner is the Browns’ salary cap expert, Ellen Burstyn plays Costner’s mother.

— A’s
Severino 1-4
Springs 3-2
Bido 3-2
Sears 2-2
Ginn 1-1
Estes 0-2

— Mariners
Gilbert 4-1
Castillo 2-3
Miller 2-3
Woo 2-2
Hancock 1-1

— Rays
Pepiot 2-3
Littell 0-5
Bradley 2-2
Rasmussen 1-3
Baz 3-1
Boyle 1-0

— Rangers
Eovaldi 2-3
Leiter 2-0
Mahle 4-1
deGrom 2-2
Rocker 2-2
Corbin 2-1

— Blue Jays
Berrios 3-2
Gausman 3-2
Bassitt 2-3
Francis 2-2
Lucas 2-2
Scherzer 0-1

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, April 23

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Orlando VS Boston
Orlando is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games.
Orlando is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
Orlando is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Boston.
Orlando is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games.
Boston is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games against Orlando.
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.

Miami VS Cleveland
Miami is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games.
Miami is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games.
Miami is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Cleveland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games against Miami.
Cleveland is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home.

Golden State VS Houston
Golden State is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games.
Golden State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games against Houston.
Golden State is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games against Houston.
Golden State is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games.
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games against Golden State.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 23

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday, April 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ORL at BOS	07:00 PM	BOS -10.5 O 196.5	+500 +500
MIA at CLE	07:30 PM	MIA +12.5 O 212.0	+500 +500
GS at HOU	09:30 PM	GS +3.5 U 204.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/23/2025..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
04/22/2025..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
04/21/2025..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.............+ 9.50
04/20/2025..................5 - 1 - 0...............83.33%.............+ 19.50
04/19/2025..................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/18/2025..................0 - 3 - 0...............00.00%............- 16.50
04/16/2025..................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%............- 11.50
04/15/2025..................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00

TOTALS.....................22 - 17 - 0...............56.41%..............+ 16.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in total bases:
65— Kyle Tucker Chi/Aaron Judge NYY
62— Corbin Carroll, Ariz
60— Pete Alonso, NYM
58— Fernando Tatis Jr, SD
54—Tyler Soderstrom A’s/Cal Raleigh Sea
53— Tommy Edman, LA

Thought of the Day
“It’s really about feeling that I did my best work, feeling that we told the story we wanted to tell in the way we wanted to tell it. That’s really the definition of success.”
Matt Damon

Thursday’s quiz
Last time the New Orleans Saints drafted a QB in the first round, who did they take?

Wednesday’s quiz
Joe Burrow was the first player taken in the 2020 NFL Draft, by the Bengals; Tua Tagovailoa was the next QB taken in that draft, by Miami.

Tuesday’s quiz
Before Monday night’s win in New York, Flip Saunders was the Detroit Pistons’ coach the last time they won a playoff game.

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

— Last weekend in Denver, a rookie on the Colorado Rockies hit a home run to left field; it was his first major league home run, and also his first major league hit, a very big deal for him.

My question is this: If you got that baseball, what would you want from the team in exchange for it? You have all the leverage; the guy has to get that baseball, his first major league hit.

A young couple had the ball, and the Rockies’ TV guy interviewed them, and asked about the negotiations.
Rockies apparently offered a signed baseball in exchange for the ball (seriously??? That’s it?!?!) and that got rejected. The fan then asked for $1,000, which got rejected. They eventually settled on a signed bat, I’m assuming by the player who hit the ball.

I’ve thought about this some, and my request would be:
1) a signed batting helmet
2) a signed bat from Hall of Famer Todd Helton, a Rockies alum
3) a signed jersey from Kris Bryant, probably the Rockies’ biggest current star
4) signed baseballs from Bud Black/Clint Hurdle
5) four tickets to a future game, later in season, when the weather is warmer
Team has all that stuff laying around, not a lot to ask for.

— College sports is a mess; they need to come up with rules that everyone will follow, to make things less hideous.
Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava wasn’t happy making $2.4M a year, so he bolted to UCLA. No one is saying how much UCLA is paying, but apparently it ain’t $2.4M (I saw someone post $1.5M as “an educated guess”). UCLA also gets younger brother Madden Iamaleava, a freshman QB who had committed to Arkansas.

After that move was announced, QB Joey Aguilar transferred from UCLA to Tennessee, after he bolted from Appalachian State to the Bruins. Aguilar started for App State the last two years; he threw for 3,002 yards and 23 TD’s last year, for a 5-6 App State squad.
So basically Tennessee/UCLA made a trade; we’ll see how this works out. Would be fun if UCLA played Tennessee in a bowl game next December.

— July 31 in Canton, OH, Chargers-Lions is the NFL Hall of Fame Game; Charger alum Antonio Gates is one of four players getting inducted into the Hall of Fame.

— Celtics 109, Magic 100
Jaylen Brown scored 36 points; Boston only played eight guys.
Kristaps Porsingis scored 20 points, was 10-14 on foul line.
Celtics lead series, 2-0

— Cavaliers 121, Heat 112
Cleveland led 68-51 at halftime.
Both teams took more 3-point shots than 2-point shots.
Cavaliers lead series, 2-0

— Rockets 109, Warriors 94
Jalen Green was 8-18 on arc, scored 38 points.
Rockets out-rebounded Golden State 47-33.
Series is even, 1-1.

— This season, 17 NBA teams shot 36%+ on 3-pointers; 14 of them made the playoffs.
13 teams shot less than 36% on the arc; only two of those teams made the playoffs.

— Famous birthdays, April 24th:
Shirley MacLaine, 91
Carroll Dale, 87
Barbra Streisand, 83
Eric Bogosian, 72
Vince Ferragamo, 71
Michael O’Keefe, 70
Ernie Grunfeld, 70
Dino Radja, 58
Melinda Clarke, 56
Chipper Jones, 53
Carlos Beltran, 48
Welington Castillo, 38

— Mets 4, Phillies 3 (10)
Starling Marte had the walk-off hit for the Mets.
Mets have now won seven games in a row.
Mets are 12-1 at Citi Field this season, lead NL East by 5 games.

— Reds 5, Marlins 2
Reds won 24-2 Sunday in Baltimore, then scored a total of 11 runs in their next three games, losing two of three to the Marlins.

— Tigers 6, Padres 0
Reese Olson got 22 outs, allowed only two hits.
Justyn-Henry Malloy homered/doubled for the Tigers.
Detroit is 9-4 at home this season.

— Pirates 3, Angels 0
Former Angel Andrew Heaney struck out the first six hitters. retired the first 13 guys he faced.
Oneil Cruz hit a 463-foot home run, 4th-longest home run this season.
Angels lost seven of their last nine games.

— Cubs 7, Dodgers 6
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 3-4, with a homer, four RBI
Chicago bullpen allowed only one baserunner, no runs in three IP.
Dodgers are 8-9, after their 8-0 start.

— A’s 5, Rangers 2
Rookie 1B Nick Kurtz got his first major league hit/RBI
Lawrence Butler homered in a 4-run first inning.
A’s improve to 3-8 in Sacramento; they’re 11-13 overall.

— Rays 7, Diamondbacks 6 (10)
Arizona had bases loaded, one out in bottom of 10th, but Perdomo grounded into a double play to end the game.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Dodgers, Giants, Diamondbacks
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Rangers. Wild Cards: Guardians, Mariners, Astros

 

[Udog]

NBA

Thursday, April 24

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Trend Report
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New York VS Detroit
New York is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 11 games.
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
New York is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games.
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games against New York.

Oklahoma City VS Memphis
Oklahoma City is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games against Memphis.
Oklahoma City is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games against Memphis.
Memphis is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
Memphis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis' last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis' last 6 games at home.

Denver VS Los Angeles
Denver is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games.
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Denver is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games against LA Clippers.
Denver is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games against LA Clippers.
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
LA Clippers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Clippers' last 8 games against Denver.
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, April 24

 

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Thursday, April 24​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NY at DET	07:00 PM	NY -1.0 U 214.5	+500 +500
OKC at MEM	09:30 PM	OKC -9.5 O 227.0	+500 +500
DEN at LAC	10:00 PM	DEN +5.5 U 213.0	+500 +500