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

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GameTime(ET)PickUnits
POR at PHI07:00 PMO 229.0+500
GS at CHA07:00 PMO 228.0+500
WAS at MIA07:30 PMO 218.0+500
ATL at MEM08:00 PMO 251.5+500
HOU at OKC08:00 PMO 228.5+500
SAC at DAL08:30 PMU 231.5+500
DET at UTA09:00 PMDET -11.0+500
 

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NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/03/2025..............................3 - 4 - 0..........................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025..............................6 - 3 - 0..........................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025..............................3 - 6 - 0..........................33.33%..................- 16.50

TOTALS.................................12 - 13 - 0..........................48.00%..................- 10.00
 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:

Teams who’ve played the easiest non-conference schedules this year:
364- Georgetown 16-13
363- George Washington 19-11
362- Marist 20-7
361- Maryland 22-7
360- Columbia 12-14
359- Penn State 15-15

Quote of the Day
“Integrity is doing what you say you’ll do. It’s being who you say you are. Integrity is not something you can have in degrees; either you have it or you don’t. There is no such thing as partial integrity.”
Paul Jolicoeur

Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks, what pitcher has the most wins?

Monday’s quiz
Of all the baseball players who have played since 1970, Manny Ramirez had the most RBI in a single season- he knocked in 165 runs in 1999.

Sunday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell scored 12,670 points in his NBA career; he played his college basketball at Virginia Tech, which didn’t recruit Steph Curry. Whoops.

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

— Here’s a tip; don’t bet on exhibition games, in any sport. The teams don’t care who wins, they’re just taking a look at players to fill their roster with.

I tell this story once a year:

Long time ago, maybe 2010 or 2011, I’m at the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League. Great event to go to if you like the NBA, the two arenas are air conditioned, lot of games all day, lot of famous NBA people are around, and when the games are over, you’re still in Las Vegas.

You can bet on games in the NBA Summer League. Think the limit was $500, but still……

I’m sitting there with my friend Dennis, who is a professional gambler. Two guys sit in front of us in the smaller gym at UNLV, which seats around 3,000 people. One of the guys was huge, had to be some kind of body builder. He is bragging to his friend how he made “a great bet” on this game, since the casino he was staying at “posted a bad line” on this game.

Oy.

Team A had won its game the day before by 20-25 points, Team B lost its game the day before, but the line was basically a pick ‘em, so Mr Body Builder thought he had a sure thing.

One small problem; Team A, the team that won the day before, played different guys in this game then they did the day before. It is Summer League; they’re there to see the young guys play, so most everyone gets a chance to play.

The game starts, and Team B gets off a fast start and Mr Body Builder goes on tilt before the first quarter is over. I was going to tap him on the shoulder and explain the deal, but then I realized the phrase “they kill the messenger” was in play here, so Dennis and I moved over to a seat in a different section.

Moral of the Story: Las Vegas casinos don’t post bad lines on games.

— Trayce Thompson is trying to make the Red Sox as a backup OF; he’s played in 369 big league games over seven seasons for five different teams. He hit 23 homers in AAA ball last year.

However, Trayce Thompson is, at best, the 3rd-best athlete in his family; Klay Thompson is his brother- he’s scored over 16,000 points and won four NBA titles in his great basketball career.

His father is Mychal Thompson, who scored 12,810 points in his 12-year career, playing for three different teams. He was the first player taken in the 1978 NBA Draft.

Another brother, Mychel Thompson, played five games for the Cavaliers in 2012.

— Dodgers’ OF Michael Conforto also has good genes; his father played football at Penn State, his mother won an Olympic gold medal and a silver medal in synchronized swimming in 1984 and 1988.

— Imagine being a really good college pitcher when the amateur draft happens, and you get drafted by the Colorado Rockies. You must go puke right? What pitcher wants to play for a cheap team that plays in very high altitude, so your stats will never be very good?

— New York Mets have 12 players this season who are earning $10M+ in 2025.

Miami Marlins have one; Sandy Alcantara; they’re also paying Avasail Garcia $12M, but Garcia is a free agent right now, isn’t on anyone’s roster.

— Lakers are 6-2 when Luka Doncic is in their lineup.

Big night for the Lakers Tuesday; Lebron James has 49,999 points- he’ll go over 50,000 when the Lakers host the New Orleans Pelicans.

— Former Cowboys/Dolphins coach Jimmy Johnson retired from the NFL pre-game show he was on for the last 31 years; Johnson won a college national title with the Miami Hurricanes, won two Super Bowls in Dallas. He is 81 years old now.

Famous birthdays, March 4th:
Doug Plank, 72
Kay Lenz, 72
Catherine O’Hara, 71
Patricia Heaton, 67
Steven Weber, 64

Kevin Johnson, 59
Robert Smith, 53
Draymond Green, 35
Nick Castellanos, 33
Jordan Fuller, 27

Houston 65, Kansas 59
Houston is 22-1 in its last 23 games, after a 4-3 start.
Cougars won despite shooting 35.3% from the floor.
Houston was +14 in turnovers (20-6)

North Texas 68, Wichita State 66
Mean Green shot 56.7% inside the arc.
North Texas has won six in row, 12 of last 14 games.
Wichita is shooting 29.9% inside the arc (#342)

Queens 71, Florida Gulf Coast 65
#6-seed upsets #3-seed in ASUN tournament.
Queens is in semi-final now, but is ineligible to go to NCAA’s this year.
Queens was 20-29 on foul line, FGCU 8-12

Jacksonville 78, Eastern Kentucky 67
EKU led by 11 points at halftime.
Jacksonville shot 61.9% inside the arc.
Dolphins play #2-seed North Alabama Thursday.

Lipscomb 84, Central Arkansas 66
Both ASUN teams that won Sunday got spanked Monday
Lipscomb shot 13-36 on arc, 18-25 (72%) inside arc.
Lipscomb has #21 eFG% offense in country.

UCLA 73, Northwestern 69
Bruins out-rebounded Northwestern, 38-24.
UCLA is 10-3 in last 13 games, after an 11-6 start.
Bruins are forcing turnovers 22.8% of time (#6)

Montana 83, Eastern Washington 72
Grizzlies shot 60% inside arc, clinch #2-seed in Big Sky.
Montana has won 11 of its last 12 games.
Eagles made first nine shots, led 19-5 early on.
 

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Houston vs Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 13 games on the road
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Houston
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston

Toronto vs Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Toronto's last 17 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Orlando's last 17 games when playing at home against Toronto

Milwaukee vs Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 12 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Golden State vs New York
Golden State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against New York
Golden State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
New York is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games

Cleveland vs Chicago
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games at home

Philadelphia vs Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 13 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 13 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Brooklyn vs San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Brooklyn's last 17 games
San Antonio is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games

LA Clippers vs Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 8 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers

New Orleans vs LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games on the road
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games


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GameTime(ET)PickUnits
TOR at ORL07:00 PMU 207.5+500
HOU at IND07:00 PMIND -4.5
O 230.5
+500 +500
GS at NY07:30 PMGS +4.0+500
CLE at CHI08:00 PMO 243.0+500
PHI at MIN08:00 PMU 221.5+500
BK at SA08:30 PMU 229.0+500
 

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NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/04/2025..............................3 - 4 - 0..........................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025..............................3 - 4 - 0..........................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025..............................6 - 3 - 0..........................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025..............................3 - 6 - 0..........................33.33%..................- 16.50

TOTALS.................................15 - 17 - 0..........................46.87%..................- 17.00
 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Some teams who get the highest %age of their points on 3-pointers:
45.2%— North Dakota State
41.8%— Princeton
41.3%— IU Indy, Furman
41.2%— Northern Illinois
40.6%— Cal-Santa Barbara
40.5%— Liberty

Quote of the Day
“I don’t understand why we are not teaching our officials to call travel in this league. They do a great job and work their tails off and communicate well, but I see five or six travels a game that aren’t called…….the entire game is based on footwork. We need to enforce traveling violations and we are not doing it and I don’t understand why.”
Steve Kerr

Wednesday’s quiz
Who replaced Phil Jackson as coach of the Lakers, in 2011?
(Hint: He’s also coached two other NBA teams)

Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson has the most pitching wins.

Monday’s quiz
Of all the baseball players who have played since 1970, Manny Ramirez had the most RBI in a single season- he knocked in 165 runs in 1999.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

Famous birthdays, March 5th:
Samantha Eggar, 86
Phil Roof, 84
Joe Scarpati, 82
Rocky Bleier, 79
Kent Tekulve, 78
Mike Munchak, 65
Scott Skiles, 61
Michael Irvin, 59
Roman Phifer, 57
Paul Konerko, 49
Wally Szczerbiak, 48
Kyle Schwarber, 32
Bo Bichette, 27
Tanner Bibee, 26
Justin Fields, 26

— Rough week for the Dallas Mavericks and their fans; not only are the Lakers thriving with Luka Doncic in their lineup, but 32-year old Kyrie Irving tore his ACL Monday and is out for the season. Irving is the only player this season averaging 20+ ppg, shooting 40%+ on the arc and 90%+ from the foul line.
As if that wasn’t enough, Mavericks also raised their ticket prices 8.6% for next year.

— Super Bowl champion Eagles signed RB Saquon Barkley to a 2-year, $41.2M contract extension that makes him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.
Happy birthday to former Eagles/Saints DB Joe Scarpati; in 1970, he was the holder for Tom Dempsey’s 63-yard field goal, which for a long time was the longest FG in NFL history.

— Dallas Cowboys signed DT Osa Odighizuwa to a 4-year, $80M contract, with $58M of that money guaranteed. Odighizuwa would’ve made $25.1M in 2025 had the Cowboys put the franchise tag on him.

— For second year in a row, Cincinnati Bengals placed the franchise tag on WR Tee Higgins; he’ll make a guaranteed $26.2M next season. Higgins caught 73 passes for 911 yards and ten touchdowns for the Bengals last year.

— Milwaukee Brewers signed 36-year old P Jose Quintana for one year, $4.25M; he was 10-10, 3.75 in 31 starts for the Mets last season.

— Orioles closer Félix Bautista pitched a scoreless inning in an exhibition game Monday, the first time he was in a game since August, 2023, 556 days in between games.
Bautista had 33 saves for Baltimore in 2023, before he got hurt.

— Bronx P Luis Gil will start the season on the injured list with a shoulder injury; he is expected to miss at least six weeks. Gil was 15-7, 3.50 in 29 starts last season, was Rookie of the Year.

— First home run for the Houston Astros this spring was hit by Joseph Sullivan, a young OF who was picked by Houston in the 7th round of last summer’s draft.
Joseph Sullivan is the grandson of former NFL QB Pat Sullivan, who was a backup QB for the Atlanta Falcons for four years, after he won the Heisman Trophy in 1971.
 

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Portland vs Boston
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 10 games when playing Portland

Minnesota vs Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Charlotte's last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games

Utah vs Washington
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Utah's last 13 games
Utah is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Miami vs Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Dallas vs Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

Sacramento vs Denver
Sacramento is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Denver is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Sacramento

Oklahoma City vs Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Memphis is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

Detroit vs LA Clippers
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
LA Clippers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Detroit


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GameTime(ET)PickUnits
POR at BOS07:00 PMPOR +9.5
O 224.0
+500 +500
MIA at CLE07:00 PMMIA +12.5
O 222.5
+500 +500
DAL at MIL08:00 PMMIL -11.0
U 225.0
+500 +500
OKC at MEM09:30 PMMEM +8.0
O 252.5
+500 +500
DET at LAC10:30 PMDET -4.5+500
 

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NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/05/2025....................3 - 6 - 0.....................33.33%..................- 18.00
03/04/2025....................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 4 - 0......................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025....................6 - 3 - 0......................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025....................3 - 6 - 0.......................33.33%..................- 16.50


TOTALS.......................18 - 23 - 0.......................43.90%..................- 35.00
 

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
Teams who shoot the highest %age on 2-point shots:
60.7%— Creighton
59.9%— Cornell
59.8%— Alabama
59.2%— BYU
59%— Saint Louis
58.5%— Northern Colorado

Quote of the Day
“I talked to them this offseason about that (playing in OF). Just in case a guy was available [at first] that we needed to have, needed to get. I’d be more than open to it, if we had a guy like that who was going to change our lineup or change the demeanor of our team. They like me at first base. But I’d go out there to have a guy who was going to play first base and hit 35 or 40 homers.”
Bryce Harper

Thursday’s quiz
Of the 32 teams in the NFL, how many have never had the first pick in the draft?

Wednesday’s quiz
Mike Brown replaced Phil Jackson as coach of the Lakers, in 2011.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson has the most pitching wins.

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

— Florida 99, Alabama 94
Gators shot 60% inside arc, had 16 offensive boards.
Florida won eight of its last nine games.
Alabama lost four of its last six games.

— Ole Miss 78, Tennessee 76
Underdogs were 3-0 SU in SEC games Wednesday.
Tennessee led by 8 early in second half.
Brakefield had 19 points in 24:00 off the Rebels’ bench.

— UConn 72, Marquette 66
Huskies out-rebounded Marquette, 44-29
Marquette shot 62.9% inside arc, 3-22 on arc.
UConn won both meetings this year, by 8-6 points.

— Maryland 71, Michigan 65
Terps were 14-19 on foul line, Michigan 4-7
Maryland won 10 of its last 12 games.
Terps have #31 eFG% defense in country.

— Oklahoma 96, Missouri 84
Big win for a Sooner team that is squarely on the bubble
Sooners shot 64.1% inside arc, 25-26 on foul line.
Freshman G Fears scored 31 points, had five assists.

— Texas Tech 91, Colorado 75
Red Raiders shot 16-33 on the arc.
Tech won 12 of its last 15 games.
Colorado slips to 2-17 in conference games.

— Sun Belt tournament
Georgia Southern 78, Southern Miss 64
Old Dominion 67, Louisiana 49
Both teams that won Tuesday got whacked Wednesday.

Famous birthdays, March 6th:
Cookie Rojas, 86
Jerry Rhome, 83
Bob Trumpy, 80
Rob Reiner, 78
Mike Boryla, 74
Connie Britton, 58
Shaquille O’Neal, 53
Michael Finley, 52
Sage Rosenfels, 47
Jake Arrieta, 39
Josh Hart, 30
Joe Milton, 25

— I’m going to sound like an old guy here, which is fine, but there was a great basketball player named Artis Gilmore who led Jacksonville to the Final Four in 1970. Yes, Jacksonville played in a Final Four; they haven’t been in the NCAA Tournament since 1986.
Artis Gilmore was a lefty big man who wound up playing 17 years in the ABA/NBA, scoring 24,941 points. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.

His first eight years as a pro, Gilmore played in EVERY GAME, 84 in his five ABA seasons, 82 in his NBA years. He played 37+ minutes/game in seven of those years, he played 35.1 mpg in that eighth year.
My point is this: today’s NBA players are coddled; the game is softer, travel is way easier. In 1978-79, Gilmore played games on back/back nights 15 times, and four other times, the Bulls played games on three consecutive nights (yes, NBA teams played Fri-Sat-Sun at times back then). And no, teams didn’t have chartered planes back then; they flew commercial.

— There is a college basketball ref, Doug Sirmons. Here is his schedule for the last week or so:
Feb 25- Mississippi State @ Alabama
Feb 26- Vanderbilt @ Texas A&M
Feb 27- UAB @ Wichita State
Feb 28- Iowa @ Northwestern
March 1- Arizona @ Iowa State
March 2- Missouri State @ Drake
March 3- Kansas @ Houston
March 4- Baylor @ TCU
March 5- Colorado @ Texas Tech
Colorado @ Texas Tech was the 103rd game Sirmons has worked this season; that is 103 games in 122 days. No load management for college basketball refs.

— Dallas Cowboys created nearly $57M in salary cap space by re-working the contracts of QB Dak Prescott, WR CeeDee Lamb.

— Chicago Bears have a new head coach, Ben Johnson, who is a QB guru; Bears have already traded for two offensive linemen to protect QB Caleb Williams.
Bears traded a 4th-round pick to Kansas City for G Joe Thuney, a 6th-round pick to the Rams for G Jonah Jackson.
Thuney is 32 years old, has only one year left on his contract; Chiefs were $14M over the salary cap Wednesday morning, they’re $2M under the cap now. In this day and age, that matters.
Jackson signed a 3-year, $51M deal with the Rams last year, but was banged up and played in only four games. Jackson played for the Lions, so he knows Ben Johnson’s system.

— Las Vegas Raiders signed DE Maxx Crosby to a 3-year, $106.5M contract extension; he is now the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history.
$91.5M of that money is guaranteed; he is under contract thru 2029.

— In 10 days, Cubs/Dodgers are playing two games that count in Japan, as Shohei Ohtani plays in his home country, as well as a few other players.
This is where I point out that Major League Baseball should have a Hard Knocks-type program that could take us behind the curtain to events like this, to promote the sport better.
Seems to have worked for the NFL. I’m just sayin’……..
 

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Chicago vs Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Chicago's last 25 games when playing Orlando
Orlando is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
Orlando is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago

Indiana vs Atlanta
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Atlanta's last 16 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing at home against Indiana

Philadelphia vs Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia

Golden State vs Brooklyn
Golden State is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Golden State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Brooklyn's last 14 games at home

Houston vs New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

New York vs LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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GameTime(ET)PickUnits
CHI at ORL07:00 PMCHI +7.5
O 218.0
+500 +500
GS at BK07:30 PMGS -10.5
U 223.0
+500 +500
PHI at BOS07:30 PMBOS -13.5
O 218.0
+500 +500
IND at ATL07:30 PMIND -3.5
O 247.0
+500 +500
HOU at NO08:00 PMHOU -4.5
O 231.0
+500 +500
NY at LAL10:00 PMLAL -3.5
O 230.5
+500 +500
 

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NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/06/2025....................4 - 5 - 0.....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/05/2025....................3 - 6 - 0.....................33.33%..................- 18.00
03/04/2025....................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 4 - 0......................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025....................6 - 3 - 0......................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025....................3 - 6 - 0.......................33.33%..................- 16.50

TOTALS.......................22 - 28 - 0.......................44.00%..................- 42.50
 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
Teams who shoot the highest %age on 2-point shots:
60.7%— Belmont 25-8
60.4%— Gonzaga 28-4
58.6%— Vermont 28-6
58.5%— Wake Forest 25-10
57.1%— Arizona 33-4
57%— Winthrop 23-9

Quote of the Day
“The fact that they missed the playoffs by one game, and didn’t go out and add an impact bat or two when you have the best pitching staff in baseball just seems absurd to me.”
Justin Turner, talking about the Seattle Mariners

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Seattle Mariners, who has scored the most runs?

Thursday’s quiz
Of the 32 teams in the NFL, three teams have never had the first pick in the draft- Ravens, Broncos and Seahawks.

Wednesday’s quiz
Mike Brown replaced Phil Jackson as coach of the Lakers, in 2011.

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

— Modern college basketball: Duke assistant coach Jai Lucas is going to be the new head coach at Miami. Lucas is leaving Duke after Saturday’s game with North Carolina; he won’t be there for the ACC or NCAA Tournaments, which is unusual.
The transfer portal opens March 24; Miami is 6-24 this season, they need players and Lucas has a reputation as a relentless recruiter. Miami was in the Final Four two years ago, in the Elite 8 the year before that; we’ll see how he does.

— Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Alex Jensen is the new coach of the Utah Utes; Jensen played for the Utes when they made the Final Four in 1998, under Rick Majerus. He’s been an NBA assistant for the last 12 years, for the Jazz/Mavericks.

— Back in the day, when ESPN was a better product than it is now, they had tripleheaders on Big Monday: Big East/Big 10/Big West games. They should go back to that.
FOX has the Big East now, but ESPN shows Big X/ACC games every Monday. Why not strike a deal with the Big West and/or Big Sky to show a midnight game every week?

— Oregon football coach Dan Lanning signed a new contract, will bank $11M/year for coaching the Ducks, thru 2030.
Lanning made $8.2M last year; he has a 35-6 record at Oregon, and becomes the 8th college football coach who is getting paid $10M+/year.

— ESPN had a Phillies-Tigers game on the other day; Phillies manager Rob Thomson was on the mike during one inning, when Detroit hit home runs on three consecutive pitches, off of newly-acquired Jesus Luzardo.
Awkward silence followed; Thomson didn’t say a word for a few minutes.

— 35-year old IF Jose Iglesias signed a one-year, $3M deal with the Padres; he hit .337 in 118 games for the Mets last year, after playing AAA ball in 2023. Iglesias has played for seven teams in his 12-year career.

— NFL’s Chargers released 5-time Pro Bowl DE Joey Bosa, which frees up $25.3M of salary cap space. Bosa has missed 23 games the last three years, but only three of those were last year. He may go play for the 49ers, where his brother Nick plays.

— Jacksonville Jaguars are trading WR Christian Kirk to division rival Houston, in exchange for a 7th-round draft pick in 2026. Kirk caught 27 passes for 379 yards in eight games LY; he’s caught 404 passes, scored 29 TD’s in his 7-year career with Cardinals/Jaguars.

Famous birthdays, March 7th:
Jeff Burroughs, 74
Lynn Swann, 73
Tommy Kramer, 70
Bryan Cranston, 69
Kent Hill, 68
Joe Carter, 65
Flipper Anderson, 60
Steve Beuerlein, 60
Ricky Proehl, 57
Jeff Kent, 57
Jenna Fischer, 51
Pharoh Cooper, 30
Pablo Lopez, 29
Michael Harris, 24
Joshua Karty, 23

— ASUN tournament
Lipscomb 81, Queens 75 OT

#6-seed Queens led #1-seed Lipscomb by 10 with 7:43 left to play.
Queens’ subs outscored Lipscomb’s subs 36-2. 36 to 2
Bisons were 27-29 on foul line at home; Queens was 9-12.

— Horizon tournament
Oakland 72, Milwaukee 64

Favored Panthers lost, shooting 3-12 on foul line.
Oakland shot 58.3% inside the arc.
Oakland played the #5 non-conference schedule; this is the payoff.

— Sun Belt tournament
Old Dominion 64, Texas State 61

Three guys on ODU played 38+ minutes.
Monarchs won despite shooting 35% from floor.
Texas State led by 6 with 5:33 left in game.

— Michigan State 91, Iowa 84
Hawkeyes led by 10 with 12:18 left in game.
Spartans were 20-30 on foul line, shot 64.7% inside arc.
Michigan State has won six in row, 20 of last 23 games.

— MVC tournament
Southern Illinois 86, Indiana State 85

Both teams shot over 58% inside the arc.
Ali Dibba scored 30 points, played all 40:00.
Indiana State ended season on a 2-6 skid.

— WCC tournament
San Diego 81, Pacific 77

Toreros won their last two games, after an 0-16 skid.
Pacific led by 5 with 7:18 left in the game.
San Diego moves on to play Loyola Marymount Friday.

— Sam Houston State 89, UTEP 87
Miners led by 9 with 14:16 left in game.
Wilkerson scored 29 points, had 2 assists; his job is to score.
Bearkats shot 63.6% inside the arc.
 

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Cleveland vs Charlotte
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The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
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Memphis vs Dallas
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Utah vs Toronto
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Minnesota vs Miami
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Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
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Portland vs Oklahoma City
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Phoenix vs Denver
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San Antonio vs Sacramento
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New York vs LA Clippers
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